Six things we learned from Spanish Super Cup – La Liga Special (Part 3)
We will continue our insights from the Spanish Super Cup and what we learned about the two Spanish giants form the Spanish Super Cup. We discussed how Real Madrid have no answer to the brilliance of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 as well as the extraordinary goalscoring haul
the Argentine has against Real Madrid in the first part.
We diverted our focus in the second part to Real Madrid’s Brazilian full-back Marcelo and how he will continue to start in his favoured position despite the addition of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-c13152 Coentrao from Benfica. This sentiment can be relayed to Barcelona, whose additions
will have to wait for their chances to establish themselves in the first team. And now we conclude our dialogue on the subject in this final part.
5. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pepe-c29670 and Jose Pinto cannot control their primal urges
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984 defender Pepe was in the thick of things in the Spanish Super Cup’s two legs while Barcelona reserve goalkeeper Jose Pinto managed to get involved in the proceedings as well. Both the players will be remembered for their brutish acts, both on and
off the field, which reached new heights in the final minutes of the game.
Pepe was in a sour mood from the start with revenge on his mind. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dani-Alves-c9869 can vouch for the notorious state of mind the stopper was as he was on the receiving end of a bad challenge from the Portuguese. The central defender is known to lose his concentration
but he easily overtook his previous best in the two legged affair. He was a key protagonist of the mass brawls taking place during the cup.
While Pepe actually took part in the game, Jose http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pinto-c30032 was not even involved for a single minute of the proceedings. However, he could not stay away from controversy and was actively involved in all the fights that stained the beautiful footballing extravaganza
on show.
6. Barcelona are weak on corners kicks
For a team who were without their most valued possession in defence, Barcelona did well to concede the least amount of goals in La Liga last season. However, they look frail at the back and Real Madrid exploited their deficiencies to the maximum. Los Blancos
scored three of their four goals from set-pieces and they would have run away with the trophy had French striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Karim-Benzema-c20350, headed home from inside the six-yard box.
It was http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629 and then Karim Benzema profited in the second leg. Throughout the two-legged affair, the Catalan defence was pierced on numerous occasions from set
pieces, especially on the far post. Such was the vulnerability that Madrid players battled with each other for the ball on the far post.
The Capital-based side managed 9 corner kicks in the first leg at Santiago Bernabéu and 8 at Camp Nou. Real Madrid made full use of the set-pieces in light of the developments after failing to get anything out of their twenty one shots on goal in the competition
and they reaped the results with two goals in the away leg.
Barcelona have to look into this matter before the start of the league. Their shaky backline has raised many eyebrows across the country. With a small window before the start of the league, they have very little time to work on their problems.
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