Ronald Koeman was left relatively pleased after a 'perfect' match despite Barcelona losing 2-1 to Red Bull Salzburg in the final game of their tour of Germany and Austria on Wednesday.
The Catalans were second best on the night, with the Austrian side far superior than their LaLiga Santander counterparts, but Koeman is focusing on the positives.
"It's the best thing for us because we're in pre-season but we've found an opponent who played with high intensity," Koeman said after the game. "It was a good session and we've had to run a lot.
"Both teams pressed a lot and played at a high tempo. It was perfect, but I don't like to lose. I'm happy after this week."
Koeman opted to line Barcelona up in a 3-5-2 formation as opposed to his usual 4-3-3, which had been used in pre-season prior to Wednesday's game.
"It's important to change system," Koeman said. "I think this gave us a lot last season, and all of the data tells us that this was our best formation.
"We have to be able to go back to it and to change in the middle of a game. That isn't to say that it will be our regular setup."
Brightberry
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Koeman right now be like. 😂😂
dokabiklmu
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This game shows that still need to strengthen some possisions,especialy in the deffensive side. İ told it before some players need to offload for example: S.Busquets - he is very slow and not so effective like before we can change him in the midfield with the T.Ndombele from Tottenhem. He is young and can either play like A/M and also D/M. İn left back we have serious problems Alba made many mistakes and not so effective also in this possition ww have no other option, İ think we can add Gaya from Valencia. İn the middle of deffence only R.Araujo is good. Pique,Lenglet and Umtity are all floop so many mistakes... İ suggest P.Torres from Villeareal young and tallented.
FootballJay
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Where are all the optimistic fans who thought we would be strong contenders in Europe after a win against a Spanish Third Division club and a Mid Table club in German league? It's good to stay optimistic but you also need to understand the reality of the situation.
PAARTHBAKSHI07
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barca attack wants to score but they know it will be of no help as they will concede just after that[Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
Mosanya
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When Barca return from Germany, I hope they leave Lenglet there itself.
KingJerryTheGreat
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Koeman right now
diarchby
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Koeman is an arrogant, He can't accept the fact that barca is fucked up. This is the shiitiest defence in the world even C grade teams can beat barcelona.Football has a change in this Decade,Young players are fast and is more technical so to defend them we need best defenders. Pique, Lenglet and Alba can't handle that escpecially Lenglet, He have zero commitment. Umititi was the dumbest defender I have everseen. What was Griezmann doing there.. Barca Need consistent players but Griezman is not consistent. Yusuf Demir, Ronald Araujo, Balde, Memphis and Dejong was good. But I could not see any commitment from French men. We would have Sold Lenglet, Umititi and Griezmann and Would have signed Christian Romero, Pau torres, Laporte etc to strengthen our defence. and In the midfield Like wise Busquets can't handle those modern Players So we need a young Dmf and also Yestersays match proves that without Messi or Pedri The midfield can't connect to the attackers. Very poor performance from Barca. Why don't you have some practice rather than Having Mario Kart Race and Golf practice.I hope Laporta sells old DF and signs new..😕💙❤️
ShottaDice45
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Perfect ? What are the positives from that game????? Only thing I realize is that when we go in the champion league “If we make it” we gonna get embarrassed again