CL: Barca - PSG 1-2

jamrock said:

Xavi played 4222 in his last two seasons and 433 in the first.

If we play a 433, we need a player who can play single pivot every few of those around, and de jong maybe able to play CM now In that system has he's matured, but he's never played well for us in a 433.

Wether it is at DM and CM

With koeman it was a different system, under Xavi he started playing well in the 4222 and with flick it's 4231

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That is a lie.

Frenkie was Barcas best midfielder in the run up to the formation change in title winning season in the 433 and he was best midfielder in Xavis run of form the previous season when beat Real 4-0 in Bernabeu etc.

Was far ahead of likes of Gavi.

In Koemans season Frenkie played CB, DM, CM, B2B and was Barcas best player after Messi. Should really have won the double.

The main reason for the defeat was a complete lack of physicality and fittness . Compared to PSG's players, Barcelona's players looked like juniors. Yamal and Rushford were particularly hopeless, playing for themselves and preferring circus performances over teamwork. No long-range shots. by midfielders . Barca needs a "strong" number six (a la Bousquets). Maybe it would have been better to play Garcia higher up, who can fight, and bring in Arajuo in defense.

The issue with Araujo in defence is that Kounde and Gerard are already shite under pressure from the back and adding Araujo just makes it worse.

Be as well playing him to fucking just run and up and down right hand side and try to smash Mendes.

Barcaman said:

That's it. Said yesterday that we couldn't match their intensity.
PSG has deeper bench and more athletic squad overall and some of our players couldn't, or wouldn't, give 100%.
Has to be said PSG can afford to take it easier in their league and go all in for these matches.

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Seriously you're gonna pull Xavi's and Harmorim's "intensity" arguments to deflect from the real elephant, style of play and tactics. Vit was giving about 65% from his usual intensity which is the right thing to do when not recovered fully. Martin's adrenaline was pumping trying to stave off real footballers, granted creampie was kinda stoned but that's the norm for him so can't use that as an excuse either.

You know both teams were more motivated for this match than any other this season so far.