2023-11-04 23:57:57
BarcelonaAfter the defeat in the classic and Gündogan’s statements, a reaction was expected in San Sebastià. And for 90 minutes, nothing. Sort of for Araujo, who in the last minutes decided to play as a forward, as Alexanko or Piqué did some time ago, to achieve a key victory. We’ll talk about the game…
Girona, the capital. Maybe it’s hard to admit it to those friends from Girona who have always said they live in the best city in the world, but we can’t hide it: when it comes to football, Girona is the capital of Catalonia. It’s true that playing in Sant Sebastià with some casualties is expensive, but right now, if you only have 90 minutes of your day available to watch football, it’s a good idea to dedicate them to Girona. They play well, have heart, a recognizable idea and never falter. There we have it, Girona, at the top of the standings ahead of an erratic Barça that wins by suffering too much. If Girona enjoys, Barça survives. While waiting for key players to return or others to regain form, Xavi’s team pushes forward as best they can. This is the reality: Girona is flying and Barça is sputtering behind them.
The effect of John has faded. They entered through the big door and now, pushed by the dynamics of the team, they have been getting better. Their first matches were a wonder, like first love. They arrived, cheered and scored. Now it seems that reality has clipped their wings. They no longer manage to break down the rival defenses, Cancelo’s position offers more doubts and Felix appears infrequently. It’s probably not their fault, since they’re part of a group, but it’s still symptomatic. Xavi Hernández tries to figure out how to grow a team that competes, but he can’t find peace. He always has to suffer. Those 5-0 thrashings when the Portuguese arrived are a long way off. Now, the reality is that, in some games, you have to survive. And the two John they don’t smile anymore
The VAR, that incomprehensible invention. The controversial action in the last minute of the first half on João Félix allowed many people to focus on criticizing VAR and the referees, not to mention the game itself. There are many people who prefer to feel attacked, persecuted, the victim of a conspiracy, before self-criticism. Yes, there is a clear contact that the Portuguese takes advantage of to let himself fall. Yes, penalties like this have been called. But you only have to dive into the networks, if you have the guts, to see that all the fans still do not understand VAR. Perhaps we were wrong, thinking that with the advent of technology, everything would be easier, forgetting that it is still a tool in the hands of people, with their doubts and flaws. Was it criminal? Penaltito, we would say, using the lexicon of referees. The VAR, by the way, avoided the refereeing error in Araujo’s goal. Exit the screen, in this case. Seeing how things are going, better to talk about the game and avoid conspiracy theories.
Put the microphones away from Gündogan. What must the German player think of it all? After causing a small fire with his statements, in which he accused some Barça players of not taking things seriously enough, as they were apparently looking at their phones and joking after losing to Madrid, a key game was coming up for see if the team reacts. It didn’t happen. Barça did not play well, nor did they look like a team eager to erase the memory of that defeat. Maybe Gündogan was right, now, his game was nothing out of the world either. Sort of Araujo. The Uruguayan, firm in defence, ended up being a better centre-forward than Lewandowski. A Uruguayan doesn’t need anyone to tell him how to play football. It’s in the blood. He talks on the pitch.
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