"Ship him off to Saudi," "MLS material" - Barcelona fans destroy 2 players following 5-3 Arsenal defeat
Barcelona fans on Twitter have slammed forward Ferran Torres and defender Sergino Dest following the team's preseason friendly against Arsenal.
The Catalans took on the Gunners on Wednesday, July 26, at the So-Fi Stadium in Los Angeles. This was the Spanish giants' first preseason match, while last season's Premier League runners-up were playing in their fourth such contest.
The differences in their fitness levels showed as Arsenal romped to a 5-3 victory despite being 1-0 and 2-1 down in the first half. Mikel Arteta's side had multiple star performers, while quite a few of Barcelona's first-team stars disappointed.
Among those was Dest, who invoked the wrath of the Blaugrana's Twitter fanbase after a forgettable display. One fan tweeted about him:
Another wrote about the USA international:
Meanwhile, in response to Torres defiantly claiming that he will stay at the Spotify Camp Nou after the game, a fan tweeted:
Here are some more reactions from fans:
Dest started for Barcelona in defense on Wednesday alongside Ronald Araujo, Andreas Christensen and Marcos Alonso. While none of them really covered themselves in glory, the American was particularly poor.
He completed just four of his seven passes, was dribbled past twice, lost possession four times and won none of his three ground duels. Dest was replaced by Sergi Roberto at half-time.
Torres, meanwhile, came on at half-time for Robert Lewandowski. He had a decent outing, completing 11 of his 12 passes and even scoring in the 88th minute to make it 4-3. However, following a disappointing 2022-23 season, many fans want him gone and his statement after the match didn't seem to go down well with them.
Both Dest and Torres are expected to be sold by the Catalans if they
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