4 winners and 4 losers from Girona 0-1 Barça

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Loads of speaking factors from a tricky Derby win

Barcelona are six factors clear on the high of the La Liga desk due to a hard-fought 1-0 win in opposition to Girona on the Montilivi Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Barça performed one among their worst video games of the season and wanted loads of luck to flee with a slender victory, however Pedri’s second half objective was sufficient to offer them the win.


Within the first installment of a brand new collection on Barca Blaugranes, listed below are 4 winners and 4 losers from the sport.


Notice: Making use of the labels “winners” and “losers” shouldn't be meant to be a judgment on the expertise or character of any of those gamers. It’s only a easy strategy to grade their efficiency in a single sport. No disrespect is meant.



Winners

Girona v FC Barcelona - La Liga Santander Photograph by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Pictures

Pedri: Choosing the man who scored the game-winner as a winner is fairly low cost, however on a day the place Barça performed very poorly there isn't any different strategy to begin than with Pedri. He capped his one centesimal look for the membership with a objective and was the perfect participant on the pitch, and although the staff didn’t play effectively they all the time appeared their most harmful with the Spanish star concerned within the motion.


Jordi Alba: Not seeing Alba within the beginning lineup was a shock and his absence was felt from the very starting, however his introduction at halftime made the assault look extra competent and although his help to Pedri gained’t formally rely due to Girona goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga’s deflection, Alba was an important a part of the perfect attacking transfer of all the sport from an in any other case horrible Barça show.


Jules Kounde: If Pedri didn’t exist, I might really feel very snug calling Kounde Barça’s greatest participant. It's exceptional simply how a lot he has modified the protection along with his pace, poise and positioning. He’s growing increasingly more as a full-back and changing into extra snug making overlapping runs and taking part in glorious passes by way of the strains to seek out teammates in harmful positions. Kounde is the entire defender and calm presence this staff wanted.


Ronald Araujo: Kounde deserves his flowers however Araujo was additionally a giant a part of the win on this one with some glorious anticipatory strikes to recuperate the ball and/or break up assaults, an important goal-line clearance and a few loopy shows of athleticism.


Losers

Girona v FC Barcelona - La Liga Santander Photograph by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Pictures

Raphinha: The Brazilian’s tough debut season at Camp Nou hit maybe its lowest level at this time. His set-piece supply was inexplicable, and his ending and decision-making killed the only a few promising assaults the staff created within the first half. Ousmane Dembélé’s harm will imply extra minutes for Raphinha in an important February, and he merely should discover a strategy to play higher. What he’s doing proper now shouldn't be adequate.


Barça’s assault: This was the third 1-0 win in a row, however the different two video games featured moments of good-to-great assault that merely lacked ending. This was totally different and regarding: Barça had been uncreative, lazy, missed simple passes and made unhealthy choices time and time once more. It felt like watching Ronald Koeman’s staff once more, which may be very worrying going right into a month of big video games in opposition to excellent groups.


The brand new equipment: I'm a fan of the Senyera uniforms. They honor the membership’s roots and usually function a really good yellow and pink scheme, however the brand new ones simply don’t work in any respect. The skinny horizontal pink stripes throughout the chest simply don’t make sense, and the membership’s crest within the middle of the shirt appears to be like unusual and is hidden by all of the pink. Right here’s hoping we don’t must see it once more.


Girona’s mascot: Meet SISA the Fly, Girona’s mascot and the worst dancer of all time:






Yikes.

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