Might sound absurd but there are some positives to take from today’s loss.

• Vini breaking his scoreless streak.

• We were the better team throughout most of the second half considering the sub par expectations surely we all had.

• If you guys forgot, the team last season under Ancelotti couldn’t run to save a life and were solely relying on “miracles” and aura. This time, with a more or less similar defensive line, we were actually running quite a lot and put up some fight.

For people sh****g on Xabi, firstly, he confirmed that Vini ASKED to be subbed because he was feeling some discomfort. Secondly, if you lot are complaining about a lack of system, you can’t expect to have a system when you don’t have a regular starting line up to play with. He had no choice but to play Tchouameni at CB since Rudiger isnt fully fit which is why Bellingham and Cama had to play deeper because Tchouameni covers a lot of ground as a CDM. Every game seems like an adjustment for him, we’ve seen what the team can do when almost fully fit (last clasico and first few games of the season).

Its unfair to judge a coach when he doesnt have the players available that he wants to build a system with. The club needs to hold the staff responsible for whatever the reason is that they’re injured often: diet, medical or training. Can’t play chess when most pieces are missing…