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    Hans-Dieter Flick

    It was a double pivot when got best out of Rodri and won CL etc. IT was double pivot which allowed Rodri more freedom to get forward and help towards balondor for both club and country. Who claimed City played with four midfielders? That just more you not having clue how City played.
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    Hans-Dieter Flick

    Who listed four midfielders?
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    Hans-Dieter Flick

    No team is trying to play a strict 4231 not even Barca but City have played double pivot in centre midfield for years and still are now. They have almost all adapted for now to have a double pivot in build up to offer better options in building up from back. Rodri didnt just improve and have...
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    Hans-Dieter Flick

    Pep has played double pivot for years on and off.. mostly on. Quite clearly two deeper and one more attacking midfielder on front of them in the set up. Played it last season and this also.. with Reijnders/Nico struggling with it a bit. Its where Gundogan played the season before Barca signed...
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    Hans-Dieter Flick

    False. Almost all coaches now are setting up with the double pivot and a clearly defined more attacking player on front of that.
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    Hans-Dieter Flick

    City played Rodri and Gundogan in a double pivot with Gundogan the one of the two that had more freedom. Clear as day. They defended in more or less 442 and built up with double pivot. When Gundogan went forward Stones stepped up into midfield to help. Same as happened if Rodri was the one...
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    Hans-Dieter Flick

    You literally named teams lilke Peps City and Rodri as playing 433 when they didnt.... Dont make those comments if dont like being corrected on them. Xavi for most part played ahead of Busi...It was a clear single pivot 433 set up compared to what teams are playing now. There are also a ton...
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    Hans-Dieter Flick

    It is when you are saying teams dont play 2 midfielders starting deeper when those same teams do. When name midfielders like Rodri who got to his level in a two and coaches like Pep who won playing that way. There can always be tweaks but pointing to PSG is useless as Barca cant play that way...
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    Hans-Dieter Flick

    Thats not true and again likes of Real had unbelievable wide players and full backs. Rodri was not even a sure starter at City before went to double pviot and it took that for Pep to win the CL. That is a bad example. Same with Spain.. took double pivot to win again after years of Busi...
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    Hans-Dieter Flick

    Change the midfield and still have same issues of Kounde, Balde, Gerrard, Araujo etc being poor in build up and midfield being asked to help a lot. Still have likes of Kounde being poor 1v1 defender and having to help him with double up any time 1v1. Have no striker to do what Dembele does or...
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    Hans-Dieter Flick

    Who is the 3 man midfield? Xavi tried playing three man midfield and it failed. More or less no other team play 3 man midfield in way want Barca to and they have the funds to sign who want a lot more. Dont make out Lewa was a top signing and Dembele was over rated if want team to even attempt...
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    Hans-Dieter Flick

    Which is allowed due to players they have. Such as the current balondor who most claimed was over rated at Barca while bumming up Lewa as some top signing. Or Kounde at RB.
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    Hans-Dieter Flick

    There midfield can play that way as have far more freedom in middle of park due to their FBs and wide players posing such a threat... they are good at it when left in that room also. The main difference by far is the full backs and wide players they have it allows them to play that way. It is...
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    Hans-Dieter Flick

    You are missing the fact that PSG have those attackers and full backs that stretch the game and allow for far more freedom for their midfield to be in middle of park and game ticking. Barca cant just decide to play that way. Dont have the players and the issue of lack of same quality full...
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    Hans-Dieter Flick

    Cant really compare how the midfield of PSG are asked to play when have those full backs and those attacking 1v1 players. It massively stretches the pitch, gives room to midfield and less need to go into those areas. Barca have not signed a single 1v1 dribbling attacker by comparison and spent...
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    Hans-Dieter Flick

    Allowing midfield to do there job in middle of park and not constantly have to help defenders that are poor on ball or doubling up with defenders who are weak 1v1 would help also.
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    La Liga Round 10: Real - Barca 2-1

    Rudiger played 55 games. New rules though for anyone who has issues is it? Mendy missed one league game through injury before the 15th of March and wasnt the set starter in that time.
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    La Liga Round 10: Real - Barca 2-1

    Fake news.
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    Premier League 25/26

    Fake news. The fact you believe that is sensational though. 'Casado is better than Frenkie'. Not a clue. Keep playing the numbers game. Will work eventually to get one right at some point and many many more wrong.
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    Premier League 25/26

    Trying too hard. Your boys Tonali, Reijnders, Enzo all fail if Arsenal win the league. Tielemans, Bruno G etc also. Be sure one can win though to gloat about and ignore others that didnt. From the lad who didnt want Xavi to sign Zubi when linked initially. Respond with laugh emoji if agree...
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