Copa del Rey: RCD Espanyol 0-0 FC Barcelona
By: Armando | January 24th, 2009
Now that’s more like it. Alright, I understand it was against an under-strength Barca side that was starting Bojan all by his widdle-self up front, grey haired Silvinho and Alex Hleb’s pale ineffectual ghost on the wing, but my god we were impressive. I mean, come on, 12 seconds in we’ve already gotten stuck-in at midfield, we’ve counter-attacked with pace on the left wing by Nene, and but for a clumsy first touch by Moises, Espanyol might have scored. They almost did on the subsequent corner as well but Pinto punched it just as it was swerving in towards goal. Luis Garcia was caught offside 3 minutes in which is a good sign as he’s our one dominant forward left and he needs to be on the defender’s shoulder trying to beat the offside trap. We harried them on the wings, Sanchez had a great game as did Jarque in the back, and wonder of wonders, miracle of miracles we showed heart and determination against a much better opponent?
More on Pochettino next time, but the appointment of a young coach with club credentials and a fiery disposition was just what the anti-relegation doctors ordered. If we can catch that energy and bottle it for the league this weekend, we might just celebrate an escape from Montjuic and La Segunda at the same time at the Nou Sarria.
Category: Espanyol Team News
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