Ivan Rakitić
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Cheers, I think I typed some out but couldn't be bothered to press send as I didn't want to throw my hat into the ring or because someone else had basically already said it.
Messigician
Senior Member
Bbz has a point defensively we are crap in away games
Lapi
Member
Wow...
I thought - by a huge naivety - that 99.9999 percent of Barca fans (with sufficient vision below 12 diopters or so) have simply noticed that we are defensively crap in away games.
But it seems some people of this forum need BBZ's signature and short confirmations for that...
He has a point? Yes, at least 578 points in immaculate order, embellished with data that serves as a braille-writing for those who happen to be visually impaired.
Amazing.
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CatalinR10
Senior Member
Barca defense bible:
1. Do not lose the ball (cover the ball and flip your back to you opponents; and patiently play safe passes)
2. Pressure opponents high on the pitch when losing the ball
3. Implement perfect offside traps
4. Mark your player and do not get caught watching the ball
5. On set pieces communicate effectively with your GK
Under EV I believe we fail miserably with number 2 and 4, and we fail (less miserably) with number 1 and 3. The irony is that few years back our weakness was point number 5 which I don’t believe is the case today
1. Do not lose the ball (cover the ball and flip your back to you opponents; and patiently play safe passes)
2. Pressure opponents high on the pitch when losing the ball
3. Implement perfect offside traps
4. Mark your player and do not get caught watching the ball
5. On set pieces communicate effectively with your GK
Under EV I believe we fail miserably with number 2 and 4, and we fail (less miserably) with number 1 and 3. The irony is that few years back our weakness was point number 5 which I don’t believe is the case today
BusiTheKing
Senior Member
75% of a midfielder's defensive contribution is being at the right spot and taking up the physical space. This requires constant movement to close off passing options, being there not to allow the opponent space and time to turn, moving in to support a teammate that is liable to be dribbled past.
I'd say 2 out of 3 games we play, unless the opponent is out of balance, there are at least two defenders on whoever has the ball for us. Wingers face two guys when they're dribbling, Messi faces 3 or 4 in the middle.
Meanwhile, when they have the ball, there are almost always only one defender on the opponent with the ball.
It doesn't matter if you're Van Dijk or Riqui Puig, two defenders are always better than one.
This is where we're shit defensively. It's got nothing to with our players being physically weak or bad at tackling. We're bad because we simply are not there. We don't outnumber them like they do to us. This is not something Rakitic fixes in anyway or any other physically strong midfielder for that matter.
It's about disciplin, confidence and young players who can run.
I'd say 2 out of 3 games we play, unless the opponent is out of balance, there are at least two defenders on whoever has the ball for us. Wingers face two guys when they're dribbling, Messi faces 3 or 4 in the middle.
Meanwhile, when they have the ball, there are almost always only one defender on the opponent with the ball.
It doesn't matter if you're Van Dijk or Riqui Puig, two defenders are always better than one.
This is where we're shit defensively. It's got nothing to with our players being physically weak or bad at tackling. We're bad because we simply are not there. We don't outnumber them like they do to us. This is not something Rakitic fixes in anyway or any other physically strong midfielder for that matter.
It's about disciplin, confidence and young players who can run.
messi2140
6racies Xavi
This is a Forum de amigos worthy post , a PM will be sent with further details on how to proceed.
KingLeo10
Senior Member
"We are defensively crap in away games" is insight on the order of "Things always fall down when thrown".
You only need a pair of eyes to intuit this.
Now if you can provide a mechanism for why this is the case, then congratulations, you are Newton/Einstein and should be first choice Barcelona manager.
Evidence tells me BBZ and his beloved lover EV are NOT that, considering one's typing self-contradicting diatribes on a forum (rather than contributing something meaningful to society with his supposed insight) and the other's next managerial destination is the Greek or Turkish league.
You only need a pair of eyes to intuit this.
Now if you can provide a mechanism for why this is the case, then congratulations, you are Newton/Einstein and should be first choice Barcelona manager.
Evidence tells me BBZ and his beloved lover EV are NOT that, considering one's typing self-contradicting diatribes on a forum (rather than contributing something meaningful to society with his supposed insight) and the other's next managerial destination is the Greek or Turkish league.
Lapi
Member
Potroh
New member
1 = Yes
2 = Yes
There are some BBZ gems in these posts, but I don't wanna steal you valuable time with sarcastic remarks.
I rather put up a simple question to the redundant statistical expert, although there's 99% chance he will not answer, as usually.
I've asked that once (obviously without getting an answer) but if he fills 16 pages of the problem, probably it worth to go back to the roots.
So my humble question is:
What is the difference between home and away games?
What are the most outstanding 2-3 differences that determine an Away Game?
serghei
Senior Member
Yep, this is right up there, to the standards of Forum de Amigos in terms of wit and irony.
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José Mourinho
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Is this guy still on the roster?
1.5 years after a 90m offer was rejected ����
1.5 years after a 90m offer was rejected ����
serghei
Senior Member
That offer was bogus. Nobody in their right mind would pay that for a has been like Rakitic with attitude problems. I think the guy who wrote that story put a 0 next to the 9 by accident.
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