The Catalan club left Galicia after a thrilling favourable 4-5 result, but have plenty to questions to answer about their shaky and leaking defence.
Barcelona’s start to 2012/13 La Liga season is one of the best they have managed. At the Riazor, the Catalan club registered another victory, taking their tally to seven victories in eight domestic matches.
With http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 continuing his prolific streak, the Catalan club are scoring goals at will. Nevertheless, Tito Vilanova’s reign has been marred league with defensive lapses by his players. Their eight domestic outings have resulted in 11 goals conceded.
The total after 12 competitive matches is a much poor reading, 17 in all.
Pep Guardiola’s long time understudy understands the problems that he has to tackle but has admittedly decided to take a look at the positives.
After the victory at in Coruna, the assured strategist took note of the difficulties, especially the sending off of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Javier-Mascherano-c18071 after the interval following his second bookable offence.
"I'll take the positive, with the team's response to the difficulties, such as being the entire second half with ten, and we went to Madrid," Tito Vilanova said.
In contrast to the 11 goals Barcelona have let in after eight La Liga rounds, they conceded a paltry four last season. The numbers are thrice of what they would have liked, and the latest 4-5 result is the first time in four years that Victor Valdes was
forced to pick the ball from his own net four times.
In their last three La Liga games, Vilanova’s men have conceded eight goals against. Michel’s men exposed their defence with their two goals at the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ramon-c30533 Sanchez Pizjuan, Madrid followed up with two in El Classic at the Camp Nou, while their trip to Riazor
resulted in four breaches.
Without http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 were bound to have a difficult time but the numbers are far from reassuring for Les Cules. Vilanova’s hesitance to utilize the services of 2012 summer transfer window
signing, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-Song-c4804, make up for a bleak picture.
There are still two months of regular football action before La Blaugrana can reinforce their squad, leaving La Blaugrana faithful to pin their hopes on Messi to keep outscoring rivals on all fronts.
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