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F1_STK
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It was Kessie for Balde and Rafinha for Pedri in the field, both on 77' and 78'
Gnidrologist
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Certainly play better with 4 mids. Tonight they were just wasteful.
ZenI
Professor Balthazar
Meh, Kulusevski is not all that - he alright, but I have never seen him dribble a single player... that's not ok, even Imhotep have some dribbles every match - and that is from an ancient DM lol. Nah stay clear of Kulusevski - we need more technical players.
JamDav1982
Senior Member
Stats say he has most dribbles in Spurs team this season and more than any Barca player bar Dembele.
Who is saying to buy him?
soul24rage
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iniestaGOAT
Senior Member
Xavi is cooking something.
I can smell it.
I can smell it.
serghei
Senior Member
The team is still playing far too much on a low speed, complacent level. Xavi is mad about it, but he'll have his hands full teaching these slow Spanish players to play proper tempo football for 90 mins. If he even can.
It's not even tactical as some believe, it's just that most Spanish players are just not used to pushing themselves physically. How many Spanish players you know that are superb athletes, and look like they actually spend time building their physique?
Most look like skinny kids well into their 20s. Rather short, technical no doubt, and most look slightly fitter than a normal dude (not speaking about those that eat pizzas and drink sodas every day).
I don't look at likes of Pedri and see an athlete.
So, considering we have this limitation, stop buying more of these like FUCKING FERRAN TORRES! We are already covered in the technical area. Time to bring in some men in this team that can compete physically with the best. Not all of them are crap technically, there are physical players out there who are very good on the ball also. Find them and sign some.
It's not even tactical as some believe, it's just that most Spanish players are just not used to pushing themselves physically. How many Spanish players you know that are superb athletes, and look like they actually spend time building their physique?
Most look like skinny kids well into their 20s. Rather short, technical no doubt, and most look slightly fitter than a normal dude (not speaking about those that eat pizzas and drink sodas every day).
I don't look at likes of Pedri and see an athlete.
So, considering we have this limitation, stop buying more of these like FUCKING FERRAN TORRES! We are already covered in the technical area. Time to bring in some men in this team that can compete physically with the best. Not all of them are crap technically, there are physical players out there who are very good on the ball also. Find them and sign some.
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te amo barca
Blaugrana al vent
Positional play is as much about "la pausa" as it is about fast-tempo tiki-takaing... Xavi wouldn't sing praises for Busi every time he speaks otherwise. Sometimes you need to slow the play down, it's impossible to be rabid for 90 mins without burnout, but we are doing it too much and too readily once we go ahead.
JamDav1982
Senior Member
It is on Xavi to increase the intensity.
It isnt the intensity anyway so much as team looks lost at times as how to break down teams sitting with 5 at back.
Xavi always blames the players for something or other.. 'positional play' or 'intensity'.. well that is his job to improve those.
He is the ones that choses to think Busi etc is best DM in the world or pay big money for a 34 year old striker.
Dont take evrything coaches say at face value either.. he is not picking teams or making subs to improve intensity a lot of the time and sets the team out to try and control ball and wait for it to open up often.
It isnt the intensity anyway so much as team looks lost at times as how to break down teams sitting with 5 at back.
Xavi always blames the players for something or other.. 'positional play' or 'intensity'.. well that is his job to improve those.
He is the ones that choses to think Busi etc is best DM in the world or pay big money for a 34 year old striker.
Dont take evrything coaches say at face value either.. he is not picking teams or making subs to improve intensity a lot of the time and sets the team out to try and control ball and wait for it to open up often.
serghei
Senior Member
Our La Pausa lasts 30 mins.
ajnotkeith
Senior Member
Got absolutely zip to do with intensity or speed if I'm honest, the key for us to winning is whether or not the opponent doubles Dembele.
All the offensive production practically flows through him at this point and in this 4 midfielder setup the other flank is dead. He is both our key to success and our route to failure.
All the offensive production practically flows through him at this point and in this 4 midfielder setup the other flank is dead. He is both our key to success and our route to failure.
serghei
Senior Member
KingLeo10
Senior Member
Many of the Bayern players didn't look jacked before they entered that club...Goretzka being a prime example.
Onus is on the manager and the management to set the culture to adapt to the physicality of modern football. I understand that certain profiles of players are easier to mould, and that we should also be looking to recruit differently, but still, can't bring it all down to just the profile of players alone.
Onus is on the manager and the management to set the culture to adapt to the physicality of modern football. I understand that certain profiles of players are easier to mould, and that we should also be looking to recruit differently, but still, can't bring it all down to just the profile of players alone.
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