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Not having played much at Barcelona probably messed with Thomas Vermaelen's confidence and mindset, he got quickly sent-off against Port last Wednesday in the Champions League qualifying match. The end result for the first leg was 1-1 thanks to Felipe's own goal and Andre Silva's equalizer at Stadio do Dragao, but the main news from the match was Vermaelen's red card because of how dangerous his foot straight to the rival's face was.
After the match, manager Luciano Spalletti was surprised for Vermaelen's behavior, he told Mediaset Premium that: "A player of Vermaelen's experience should not have got that first yellow card, but the second was more understandable. He should not have committed the first foul. For the second one, the striker was heading towards goal and he had to take a chance, which is what he did. After 30 minutes we had both centre-backs booked and considering the football we were playing and the way we were dominating, we absolutely cannot be in that situation.
"We received cards that were avoidable and put us under extra pressure throughout the game. We gave the ball away too much towards the end of the first half after we had taken the lead. We were trying to force things a bit too much when we should have been looking to control the game. Instead, we forced the situation and an experienced team like ours cannot do that."
He added: "I am very happy with the performance. It was the first official match of the season and a pleasure in general to see them on the field. We battled from the off at a hostile ground. We started very well, always played the ball, fought hard and I really liked the team. We stayed compact after Vermaelen's sending off when we had to re-organise ourselves. I knew I had a strong side and I got confirmation of that."
Photo credit: AS Roma
