8 - Pedri
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serghei
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You need Pedri to win possession vs Elche? Seriously?
We shouldn't. But some folk keep riding Frenkie's shaft so there it is.
Has to be said, Elche are only behind us and Madrid in stats possession.
JamDav1982
Senior Member
Barca didnt even bother about trying to win any possession battle.
It was the old Lucho tactics of leaving 3 or in this case 4 attackers up park at times and dare opposition to make it and open game and back their attackers when do.
It was the old Lucho tactics of leaving 3 or in this case 4 attackers up park at times and dare opposition to make it and open game and back their attackers when do.
JamDav1982
Senior Member
Nah Barca do use possession when see fit but yesterday wasnt it and open game suited Barca and to go forward early.
At times front players made a lot of poor decisions but it served its purpose in yesterdays game.
At times front players made a lot of poor decisions but it served its purpose in yesterdays game.
serghei
Senior Member
We'll see if we face a team that actually wants to control possession and challenges us on that front. Haven't faced any side like that except PSG. Which we lost possession against.
JamDav1982
Senior Member
That makes no sense... Barca use possession to win games whether teams want to battle Barca for ball or not.
Plenty teams will sit back and Barca decide to be more patient than yesterday and work scenarios with more time on ball.
Barca v PSG went forward early a lot also and clearly part of the tactics then to try and get in behind them.
Most teams dont think they can get better of Barca on the ball and way Elche tried.
serghei
Senior Member
Teams don't want to battle barca for ball and even if they did there's 3-4 sides we could lose possession against normally. And against those we lose possession. Simple as that.
JamDav1982
Senior Member
You dont even understand the point being made as per usual.
serghei
Senior Member
I understand very well. Elche is more of a possession side than us, albeit with a much lower quality squad.
JamDav1982
Senior Member
Fake news.
If Barca wanted to out pass Elche they could do it with ease.. they wanted to win.
serghei
Senior Member
Fake news all you want. It's no shame in it, we're just less of a possession side than we used to be and more direct. If you check the last time a newly promoted side won possession at our home you probably go back decades.
More of a transition team this Barca, the possession is just a by product of the technical quality of the players. Even if you put Simeone in charge of Barcelona you'd win possession almost all the time by default.
JamDav1982
Senior Member
Aye and yesterday Barca won game by being direct as a plan.
There was no desire to out pass Elche as a tactic.
Barca are a far far better side in possession of ball than were under Xavi.
There was no desire to out pass Elche as a tactic.
Barca are a far far better side in possession of ball than were under Xavi.
In my opinion, we won so much games last year because we played direct. This year we tried it with more possession and lost our attack power but not our defensive weakness because we played the same high line. Also against real madrid, they tried to get controll without attacking power. Maybe flick realized that and now we will see better attacking football
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