Valencia CF 2-0 FC Barcelona: Hits and Flops | La Liga 2019-20

Flop: Quique Setien

Setien had a terrible night in comparison to Celades and has much to think about going ahead.

The former Betis manager's dream is turning into a nightmare as he is unable to get his side to purr like he knows they can. Injuries have surely hindered his ability to field the XI that his system would demand, as was evident with the presence of a 17-year-old in the starting line-up for such a clutch fixture.

His side looked extremely dull while attacking and made a lot of useless passes in the opposition half when they could have just had a go on goal instead. Their needless passing was extremely drab and very unfruitful as Valencia had no problems in just sitting back, absorbing the pressure and countering at full speed when they could.

The absence of Luis Suarez is being felt hard as his team-mates miss his physical presence up-top to ruffle up some feathers in the opposition half while allowing others to play off him.

Barcelona lack a great deal of squad depth when it comes to attack, and Setien will be more than eager to invest in that area of the pitch once summer comes. He's rumoured to be looking for options now, including one of his opponents tonight, Rodrigo Moreno, but it seems unlikely that they'd get a deal done for a top talent in such short time.