With criticism coming thick and fast towards Barcelona defender Clement Lenglet, former Blaugrana player Jeremy Mathieu sees similarities from his time at the Camp Nou.
Lenglet was video'd in tears as he left the Camp Nou following the weekend draw against Cadiz, in which he gave away a late penalty and thus meant Barcelona dropped two more points in the LaLiga Santander title race.
"I had a very bad time in my last year with Barcelona," Mathieu told RAC1. "I felt that the defeat in Turin was my fault.
"But I don't understand why they went for me as eleven players play football. I felt alone in the dressing room. No one offered support. For me, that's not football.
"Everyone is killing Lenglet now, and I know what that's like. He has to try and be positive and to turn it around, and try his best."
Another Barcelona player who has come in for criticism, is Antoine Griezmann, who hasn't shown his Atletico Madrid form since moving to the Blaugrana.
"He isn't at the level he was at Atletico," Mathieu went on. "I think he was wrong to sign for Barcelona.
"At Atletico he was an important piece of the team, and I don't know if he has that place at Barcelona."
DjMnH
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you can make one mistake, not dozens of mistake.. Lenglet has caused us lose 4 matches by conceding foul, and 4 matches in any league is important
fekbstyz
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DEFENDING BEGINS AT THE ATTACKERS AND THEN TROUGH MIDFIELD AND THEEENNN THE DEFENDERS. But at Barca they leave alll the DEFENDING for the DEFENDERS ‼️football is a TEAMSPORT . Loook at Griezman , he still has ATM DNA in him, because when they loose possession, the ONLYYY ATTACKER WHO’s BEHIND HELPING THE DEFENSE IS GRIEZMAN ‼️‼️
PepRichie
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Yeah I think the hate lenglet gets is too much. He's a person ffs
Tataiostz
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In football, it is mostly defenders who get blamed. That's because defenders play in a dangerous position. But they are part of a team. When a goal is scored it's usually a forward who gets the credit, but that goal belongs to the team too, just like the mistakes. Everyone on the team makes mistakes, but because of where they are on the pitch, defenders' mistakes are more costly. Mistakes are inevitable.