Uggh …

By: Cesar | March 21st, 2011

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I didn’t watch the entire 1-0 defeat to Sevilla yesterday, so I can’t form concrete opinions on what transpired.
But from the little I saw and the comments I’ve seen posted around the internet, we looked blah …

That’s been the general opinion of the squad for the past three matches.

Hey, what can ya do? We’re trying, no?

Small opinions:

- Please Please PLEASE don’t play Bruno and Dealbert anymore. I know, they’re what we have to work with. But I think I could be a better defender.

- Jonas and Soldado … I like coach Unai Emery working with two strikers. It’s unfortunate we misfired or couldn’t score. Let’s praise Sevilla ‘keeper Javi Varas, who played an exceptional match.

- What is it about this squad that frustrates year in, year out? It’s not like the talent isn’t there, minus the defense. What’s up?

- Our Beloved’s players paid their respects to the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan by wearing special one-off shirts that had their names written in Japanese. Classy move, VCF.

Overall, a blah match. That’s what I gathered from it. The referee could have granted us some penalties. But really, why whine over spilled milk?

Unfortunately, Marco Ruben’s header put Villarreal up to third in La Liga with a 1-0 win at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday. So we’re fourth now. Bugger …

Having impressed in qualifying for the Europa League quarter-finals by beating Bayer Leverkusen on Thursday, Villarreal appealed more to their battling qualities to move up to 54 points with nine games left.

They took possession of the last automatic Champions League qualification place as Valencia dropped down to fourth on goal difference.

Our Beloved have now lost their last two league games since being knocked out of Europe’s elite club competition.

Afterwards, Emery pointed this way and that, gesticulating like a hopped up drug addict.

“We put in a good performance and really didn’t deserve to lose this game. The first half could have gone either way, but we were the better [team] overall against a direct rival,” he was quoted as saying by Marca, that beacon of the Spanish free press.

Emery remained positive despite the loss and pointed out that Valencia have nine more crucial games ahead.

“We might have lost a battle here, but the war isn’t over just yet. We have nine more finals coming up. I don’t know whether the international break comes at the perfect moment for us.”

Nine finals? Oh jeez …

VCF’s attackers failed to impress in front of the Sevilla goal, but Emery was still pleased with the performance of his forwards.

“The attackers did a good job and created several good chances. They were just unlucky not to find the ‘net, but I absolutely don’t blame them for the loss,” he concluded.

Uggh … I dunno what else to say.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m not ready to jump over a bridge just yet. But the results of the past few matches make me somewhat apprehensive and worried about the next ‘nine finals’.

Next week it’s Getafe, who gave Barcelona a pretty good match.

Final #1.