When Jose Mourinho declared that this was the “worst Barcelona in many, many years,” the comment wasn’t taken too kindly as they were on top of the La Liga, in the Champions League round of 16 and had booked a date with Real Madrid in the Copa Del Rey final. After a 2-0 victory at the Etihad against Manchester City, Cesc Fabregas asked Mourinho to “mind his own business.” “When you have players like Leo, Xavi and Andres [Iniesta], you can beat them but not if you cant take the ball away from them,” said the Spaniard. While many experts agreed with Fabregas and waxed lyrical on Tata Martino’s tactical nous, it was just a matter of time before the cracks began to appear. Their last three defeats to Atletico Madrid, Granada and Real Madrid have precisely shown that they can be beaten despite the opponents seeing little of the ball. And mind you, this has resulted in them being eliminated from two competitions and their chances to win the league have slipped considerably as they are now the third favourites.
Posted on: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 19:30:16 +0000
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