“I want to see more anger.” Gundogan criticized Barcelona players
Liam Garcia
Dailysports's expert
In the first "El Clásico" of the current season, Barcelonamissed the victory at Estadio Olímpico in Barcelona.
The scoring was opened by Ilkay Gündogan in the sixth minute, and the "blaugranas" maintained their lead until the 68th minute. However, an incredible goal by Jude Bellingham from outside the penalty area, following a pass from Luka Modrić, gave an opportunityCarlo Ancelotti's team tosnatch the win in that match.
After the game, the scorer of the only goal for the hosts shared insights about the Barcelona’s dressing room.
"I entered the dressing room, and it was obvious that people were disappointed after such a game, such an important game, and such an unimaginable result. I would like to see more anger, more disappointment. This is part of the problem: they need to express more emotions when you lose, and when you know you can play better. We need to perform better in certain situations, but we aren't reacting.
I came here not to lose games like this or allow problems to arise. As a more senior player, I also bear responsibility to prevent such things from happening; we need to hold ourselves to a higher standard."
As a result of the loss in yesterday's match, Barcelona remains in third place on the La Liga table, trailing the leaders, Real Madrid and Girona, by four points. In fourth place in the Spanish championship, Atletico Madrid lags behind Barcelona by two points with two games in hand.