BarcelonaVictory for Barça at the Gamper against Tottenham. Blaugrana came back in the second half to leave the trophy at home. Brilliant performance from Lamine Yamal and Ez Abde to liven up a game that was lost. Next, some hot notes.
A bit misleading. 4-2 on the scoreboard, joy because Ferran and Ansu score and cheers because the youngsters take a step forward. But the initial Barça, theoretically the starter, did not make much fun. Before the substitutes shook the tree, Gamper was putting the Blaugrana in place six days before the official start of the campaign. The spurs they started losing, but turned the score around and had a few chances to widen it. Although they finished seventh in the last Premier League and were missing Harry Kane, who is one step away from leaving for Bayern, they had a lot of superiority during a long stretch of the duel. Is it true that Gündogan has come to Barça to live better and not have to run as much as he did at City? We hope not.
Let Kounde wear whatever he wants. A left wing made up of ex-Madrid player Reguilón and the ever-present Croat Perisic revealed one of Barça’s shortcomings: the right-back. Araujo was a starter in this position but fell injured, and this forced Sergi Roberto to fight against footballers faster than him and without much help from Raphinha in the covers. With Christensen and Iñigo unavailable, Kounde was unable to leave the axis. If no more reinforcements arrive, we will have to continue surviving with what we have. And from this humble section we believe that the right-back, except when there is Vinícius or similar to the rival, must be the French defender. No, it is not a central differential. And no, there isn’t a better right-back than him in the current squad.
An ‘eel’ of only 16 years. With Dembélé on the starting ramp and, for this reason, exempt from Gamper, Xavi had to fill the wings in the second half with two cheeky youngsters who can perfectly inherit the unbalancing function that will leave Mosquit orphaned. Really: Ez Abde and Lamine Yamal are enough. The one on the left and the other on the right were the only ones able to add a little sauce to a Gamper that, until his irruption, left more questions than answers. Now, let’s stop with the teenage talent raised in la Torreta. He has just turned 16 and is in spectacular condition. He moves his body like an eel, with sensational agility and coordination, and he makes decisions that make sense. Ousmane, good wind and new boat!
A product for guiris. The Gamper is always for tourists. It’s been years since Barça removed it from the season ticket and uses it to attract visitors under the name of Gamper Fest. The reopening in Montjuïc did not change the dynamics. The problem is what will come next, with less than 20,000 members in the stands and the imperative need to make a drawer with the rest of the chairs. From the start, it has already been seen that there is operational work to improve, since occupied seats were sold and the entertainment groups were angry because the organization has already informed them that they will have less space than planned to do the that they are asked. In his initial parliament, Xavi asked for support in a “difficult” course. Do you notice his fear of playing for customers instead of fans? I do.
2023-08-08 20:03:17
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