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Mbappé will always be faster than defenders, Verratti will always need just milliseconds to make a decision, Marquinhos will always put the ball at the feet of a teammate regardless of the distance.
But it is having the ball what allows you to choose what happens in a game.
But it is having the ball what allows you to choose what happens in a game.
Want to have balance and be conservative? Have the ball. Defend with it. By giving it away, especially with teams that have top-class footballers, you hand the advantage to the opponent to dictate what occurs during matches.
Barça's decline started when they lowered their standards of excellence.
Positional play requires great work in the details, the micro. Saying you believe in this model to then make exceptions against X team and not work on the details is not conviction.
https://www.martiperarnau.com/juego-de-posicion-under-pep-guardiola/
Positional play requires great work in the details, the micro. Saying you believe in this model to then make exceptions against X team and not work on the details is not conviction.
https://www.martiperarnau.com/juego-de-posicion-under-pep-guardiola/
Again and again we are seeing moments of lack of coordination in all phases. Evident in the pressing, where running a lot is flashy but pointless if all players don't work in unison.
﹙Forget here about whether it was Dembélé cause this gets repeated regardless of the player﹚. https://twitter.com/futcat14/status/1361823152150618112
﹙Forget here about whether it was Dembélé cause this gets repeated regardless of the player﹚. https://twitter.com/futcat14/status/1361823152150618112
Barça have not worked on the timings to press, to move as a block. Indetermination because club / coach have not shown a firm believe in an identity.
If you believe in a style of play, you are convinced it will increase your chances regardless of the rival. You don't abandon it.
If you believe in a style of play, you are convinced it will increase your chances regardless of the rival. You don't abandon it.
It is not, either, a problem of pressing, but of being disorganised with and without the ball. Defence / attack are not 2 separated phases, but are very interconnected.
Having the ball and being properly positioned optimises your efforts, makes them shorter to recover the ball.
Having the ball and being properly positioned optimises your efforts, makes them shorter to recover the ball.
Man City's true improvement this season, in defence and attack, hasn't simply been for the addition of an individual like Rúben Dias, but the tactical and collective work. More players around the ball, more organised, more protected.
Not running more, but running better. https://twitter.com/thesinglepivot/status/1355168834613874691
Not running more, but running better. https://twitter.com/thesinglepivot/status/1355168834613874691
Barça do not need players who are faster or stronger. Our differential value will be with players who think faster.
How to think faster? By having automatisms internalised, with all players having instructions that are reasonable between each other, and developing the cohesion.
How to think faster? By having automatisms internalised, with all players having instructions that are reasonable between each other, and developing the cohesion.
ʿʿI want players who can make decisive moves in small spaces, I want them to work as little as possible to save energy for that decisive actionʾʾ
Johan Cruyff
Johan Cruyff
And of course, having individuals who make poor decisions, lose the ball too early and occupy spaces poorly will just provoke that the team's organisation in defence and offence is damaged.
Barcelona have become mediocre for their lack of conviction. The debate on the physique was present a decade ago too and Barça combated it by being proactive.
The club has tried to say they defend a model or ideology without believing or working on its core principles.
The club has tried to say they defend a model or ideology without believing or working on its core principles.
