Barcelona vs Tottenham Hotspur (Joan Gamper Cup) 19.00 Tonight

[13VanDerBale13]

Porro at RB is just a recipe for disaster, we need to find alternative positions for him (vs higher calibre opponents at least)

 

[Tucker]

This is looking ominous.

 

[TheChosenOne]

Most commentary is shit anyway mate. I’m in the US and watching on Fox Deportes and don’t speak a lick of Spanish but the commentary is sexy!

I’m in Ireland watching Fox Deportes also !

 

[PrettyColors]

Porro is utter rubbish in defence.

Sporting robbed us and we happily obliged to please the wig wearing cnut.

The first of many times that he will sabotage our high line this year, he doesn’t seem to understand defensive principles.

 

[glacierSpurs]

Have to fly Romero and VdV there now.

 

[Timberwolf]

Sanchez did ok, was Porro that let Lewandowski go unmarked.

Yup - this pre-season has basically been a compilation of why you can't play Porro at RB against any team with a vaguely competent attack....or the Lion City Sailors.

 

[tony0379]

It's not as if we've needed a new defence in the last 8 weeks

 

[Colonel_Klinck]

Barca attacks and almost 2-0

 

[Cornpattbuck]

I don't get why we'd play a 2nd string against what is basically Barca starting 11.

Really?

 

[tubbygold]

Obviously Davinson Dier and Porro are poor defenders. But that was just so so easy, I don’t like our 4-4-2 defensive shape. I feel like we’re going to ship a ton of stupid goals under Ange.

also, Vicario didn’t do well on that goal imo.

Not sure I'd blame Vicario, shot was at an awkward trajectory and very hard struck.

 

[muppetman]

This is going to be a cricket score.

 

[waresy]

I'm not sure how much of the ball we will see in this match.

 

[keenu]

Awful challenge on Skipp

 

[glacierSpurs]

What a shit tacker there. Fuck off.

 

[Huddlebone]

Total chaos, is it Dier or Sanchez or every other manager over the years.... my guess is D and S

 

[SSC]

First thing I heard on commentary after seeing Raphina miss from 4 yards to make it 2-0.. 'looks like Spurs are having trouble holding onto the ball' - oh joy!

 

[Tucker]

Who’s this on co commentary on spursplay?

 

[rabbikeane]

Sporting robbed us and we happily obliged to please the wig wearing cnut.

The first of many times that he will sabotage our high line this year, he doesn’t seem to understand defensive principles.

They didn't rob us, he's very good just not at what we are using him for.
Disastrous transfer strategy between two manager philosophies

 

[Bluto Blutarsky]

can't get into spurs play GRRR...

 

[bceej]

I don't get why we'd play a 2nd string against what is basically Barca starting 11.

To practice being under the cosh? Our back line probably would relish the test, and it’s likely to inform Ange about certain players’ viability.