{"id":24918,"date":"2020-07-17T14:20:25","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T14:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=24918"},"modified":"2020-07-17T14:20:31","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T14:20:31","slug":"messi-tags-barca-weak-team-blames-inconsistency-for-laliga-title-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=24918","title":{"rendered":"Messi tags Barca \u2018weak team,\u2019 blames inconsistency for LaLiga title loss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Lionel Messi has blamed Barcelona\u2019s inconsistency and weakness as reasons they failed to successfully defend their Spanish La Liga title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barca fell to a shock home defeat to Osasuna on Thursday night while Real Madrid defeated Villareal to clinch the title for the 34th time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Messi\u2019s side were leading the pack before the coronavirus pandemic forced football activities to be halted in Spain, but a few draws after resumption caused major setbacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t expect to finish in this way, but it sums up the year for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are a weak team who can be beaten with enough intensity and enthusiasm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have lost a lot of points which we shouldn\u2019t have done. We have been very inconsistent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe need to be self-critical, starting with the players, but also across the entire club. We are Barcelona, and we are obliged to win every game.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barcelona are still in the Champions League. They host Napoli in the second leg of their round-of-16 clash next month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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