Tiki-taka with this material? We are not Barcelona 8 years ago – PRAVDA.sk

Not even a 77 percent possession of the ball and seventeen shooting attempts were enough for FC Barcelona footballers to triumph in Monday’s match of the 5th round of the Spanish La Liga.

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21.09.2021 06:40

Sergio Busquets of Barcelona after a missed chance in the match against Granada.

The Catalan favorite at home only drew 1: 1 with Granada, at least a point for him in the final minute of regular time was saved by Ronald Araújo.

The guests took the lead at Camp Nou in the 2nd minute thanks to Domingos Duarte. The home team tried for a long time to balance, it was brought to them only by a change of tactics.

Compared to the duel with Bayern Munich, coach Ronald Koeman gave a chance from the start of the match to up to four new players – Sergin Dest, Yusuf Demir, Philippe Coutinh and Alejandro Balde.

Jordi Alba and Pedri González are still unable to play on the injury. Experienced tracker Gerard Piqué got to the lawn instead of Demira only in the 75th minute, even before the striker.

Barcelona took control of the situation on the pitch, the players sent up to 54 centers to the opponent’s penalty area. He took the only one of them with a goal point from the headed Araujo.

“We changed our usual game style a bit. Instead of moving the ball in the middle of the field, we tried to play across the wing areas.

We tried to push through the centered balls, we had a big advantage. Too bad the balancing goal didn’t come sooner.

I am convinced that we would still have time to add a second one and bring the match to a victorious end, “said the Barcelona coach, whose fans criticized for changing the style of play.

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“If they took a better look at our roster, they would find that we can’t play tiki-taka with this player material.

In addition, the middle of the field was overcrowded, we did not have room to combine. I had to react, “Koeman defended his decision.

According to him, the current team cannot be compared to that eight years ago. He was interrupted by the opponent’s delay and the referee did not react adequately.

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“We lost a lot of time because of nonsense and injuries that weren’t even injuries. The referee set only four minutes, this must change. The team that intends to play football needs help, “he added.

“It’s a shame. If we had scored earlier, we could have thought of winning. The opponent scored a goal very quickly and then began to defend a close lead.

And it was difficult for us, “commented 22-year-old Araújo, to whom only 17-year-old talent Gavi scored.

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Barcelona is in 7th place in the table with eight points. Granada has not yet won in the new year of the highest Spanish competition, after a valuable draw in Barcelona, ​​with three points, it ranks 17th just above the relegation zone.

“We knew that Barcelona was not going through the best period, so it was important that we gained an advantage by scoring an early goal.

The point at Camp Nou is always a good result, but we could have had three. We were close to them. On the other hand, the home team stepped up the pressure in the end and the division of points is fair, “said goal scorer Granada Duarte.