#levante ud

[didalexiabreakupwitholgaisback]

the game just ended and someone is already discussing tactics and changes for the next one. 😤

source: barcafemenifoto on twitter

okay, listen everyone, i'll have more complete thoughts later but bandwagon fans can leave now. everyone else, this is not the end of the world.

this is a huge learning opportunity. after the man city loss, look how the team regrouped.

you can't complain about lack of rotation and younger players not getting minutes, and then get upset when they are starting. clearly, they need more time together but they can't improve if they don't play.

football is a team sport. having 47 shots and only 1 goal and conceding 2 goals off 6 total shots is pitiful and not the fault of any single player.

so stop the doom and gloom and let's keep believing this in team! som-hi 💙 ❤️

[0na22]

STOP SPAIN ARE SERIOUSLY SERVING US ONA CONTENT LIKE THE PHOTOS ARE JS A MASTERPIECE.

ALSO, THAT SECOND PHOTO OF ONA LOOKING BACK? GIRL IS KILLING ME.

[danilixouz]

Dear Diary: I’m going to commit suicide ✍️

- For the first time in history we have suffered defeat at the Estadi Johan Cruyff.

- This is the first Liga F defeat since May 21, 2023

- Sack Pere Romeu, he is burning out our starters and never giving playing time to the B team players.

- The B team would work if it had more experience.

- I miss Patri.

- We shouldn’t have subbed off Esmee imo.

- Pere Romeu’s Barça lacks creativity.

- Not a good look on Ellie Roebuck but to be fair shes barely got experience.

- Play Sydney Schertenleib for the love of God, Pere stopped playing her when she made a few mistakes. She’s 18, she’s learning and needs support.

- Aitana and CGH need rest but Pere is too self-centered to acknowledge it.

- Ingrid’s performance was solid in the first half, but she overthinks and lacks confidence.

- Ingrid made a crucial mistake that cost us a goal being conceded but people criticizing her for it should shut up because your favs can’t shoot to save their lives. (Not criticizing any players but the toxic fans)

- Someone teach Pere how to rotate his players.

- Im the most sane culer.

- Visca Barça I visca Catalunya!

- Im happy for the loss (because it gets boring) but I wouldn’t want to lose against a team in the relegation zone, not a good look.

- No I’m not crashing out about losing a match, it’s more like I can’t recognize my club anymore.

- Congratulations Levante on winning today though, played well today 👏

- Did I mention that I’m killing myself?

I will update this when I think of something else

BONUS:

Fuck you Pere Romeu.

[talking-woso]

In this week’s post I broke down Levante’s low block, historic win and touched on just why Barcelona struggled to overcome it - you can read the full article here

[morellb]

drawing that I made of my favourite Italian singer, Levante

[22plus15]

this is so cute i'm crying 🥹

lucy and ona proposal at the johan when

[sccpmccabe]

the best la liga f duo fr

[imvges-football]

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[azzurriandspanishcalciofamilies]

José Luis Morales and Ruth are expecting their first child! 🧡

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[didalexiabreakupwitholgaisback]

Can you please give us your full match breakdown if you have the time? I love reading your thoughts and it helps me learn so much about the game.

hi anon - thanks! okay, here are my general thoughts below the cut:

tl;dr it's not a castrophic loss but if you look at the trend of league matches, we saw it coming. february is the one month we have to get our shit together before the champions knockout matches start! so there's more to learn from a loss than a win at this stage! this is do or die time for pere 🙏

so we have to note that it's the first home loss ever at estadi johan cruyff and it was against levante, a team that i've discussed a lot on my blog as being an example of a good team that has fallen from grace. it's women's team budget was cut and the team sold off all its top players, and levante is now facing potential relegation in the league.

this is a levante who fired its previous coach (who is facing serious allegations against him) and so you could say that levante has that "new coach bounce" feeling about them. they had a gameplan (low block and attack on counter) and they executed it well.

with that background, it was obvious that pere would be playing the "b" team, meaning mostly squad players. now when we talk about rotation in the team and that includes using bench players for matches against these lower ranked teams. they need to get minutes and game time and these are the "safer" matches to play. because at the end of the day, thankfully there's really no major consequence to the loss here but we know more about what areas the squad need to work on.

having said that, pere got his tactics wrong with this line-up. it felt like they hadn't played together and weren't on the same page with each other. now even when you play your "b" team, they should at least be able to anticipate each's others runs and be unified in the plan to break down a low block. that didn't happen here tonight and that's on pere with a lack of training against this type of defense from the opposition.

as evidence of that, there were too many moments when passes were mishit because of lack of anticipation of player runs or a player was on a run and then had to double back because the player with the ball was a step behind and they had to catch up. the reason we practise rondos and these small sided drills it to minimise this. but i saw way too much sloppiness today.

we need to be more disciplined. you saw errant passes or shots on goals when our players were getting frustrated, either due to a lack of calls by the referee or after time wasting by levante. you can't let opposition tactics get under your skin like that.

can pere please rest aitana for once? you can't start aitana and play her for 90+ minutes match after match and expect her to be effective as a leader for this "b" team. the same goes to caro who has just come back from injury. having said that, they had some great crosses, but we couldn't finish them...

by that same token, you can't throw on alexia and ewa and expect them to clean up your mess if the tactics are messed up from the start.

this is the most extreme example of what we have been battling with all season. there were so many matches with a weak first half and where we didn't score until the second half or get our flow going until the second half. it was too little, too late tonight.

we need to be more clinical on finishing. salma missed chances, aitana missed chances, esmee missed chances, kika missed chances, alexia missed chances. caro missed chances. it wasn't flowing for anyone. this has likewise been an issue since the beginning of the season. 47 shots and only 1 goal to show for it is unacceptable!

and to drill down on scoring, we need to be better on set pieces like corners and free kicks. we had 18 corners, 18! you can't have that many opportunities and not capitalise on them!

i can't put this loss on ellie but this is why we need more reps for her because we need to build up her confidence so that she's in total command of the defense and we don't have incidents like the second goal. by that token, not a great defensive performance. we can't ball watch and we need a better understanding as a unit. engen was okay in the first half and had a few mistakes in the second. but patri is injured and it doesn't help engen to say she's washed and be overly critical. just like everyone else, there are areas where she can improve too!

anyway, like cata says, with this team to the death, so let's watch the game tape back and make damn hell sure that we are learning from this! 🙏

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[periodista-de-leganes]

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[realmadridnews]

Official announcement

Maria Mendez joins Real Madrid from Levante UD Femenino.

Previous match: Levante UD Femenino

Position: Central defender

Age: 23

Height: 1,70 m

Matches played last season: 32

Goals scored last season: 3