FC Barcelona's coach Gerardo Tata Martino looks on against Valencia during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014 (Photo: AP)
Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino has asked his players to concentrate on the future after they lost 3-1 to Real Sociedad on Saturday.
The Catalan side were undone by Sociedad's potent attack and relinquished top spot in La Liga to Real Madrid.
"We have to move forward," Martino was quoted as saying on Barcelona's official website.
"I didn’t read the game correctly," he added.
The Barcelona coach tried to reinforce his defence by playing with two holding midfielders in Sergio Busquets and Alex Song.
"Having three forwards implies that we wouldn’t be playing with four midfielders. I thought that it was better to line up a double pivot, with Song."
"Rotations are good when the results are positive," he concluded.
Barcelona are second in the table with 60 points, three behind arch-rivals Real Madrid.
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