8 - Pedri

khaled_a_d

Senior Member
Nah that could cook, Zubi can play as a single Pivot He's shown he has the ability.

Moving on from single pivot is the best thing Flick has done.

Zubi "can" do it, but he is far better in double pivot. Almost no CDM in the past decade is better as single pivot. Even Rodri and Busquets plays better when supported by another CDM (Busi best season since treble was 17/18 with Raki as 2nd pivot, Rodri played great with Stones moving essentially as 2nd CDM).

It is an outdated concept that requires a player that doesn't exist.

That doesn't even touch the fact that both Pedri and Frenkie are better deeply, allowing our build up to improve especially under pressing.
 

jamrock

Senior Member
Moving on from single pivot is the best thing Flick has done.

Zubi "can" do it, but he is far better in double pivot. Almost no CDM in the past decade is better as single pivot. Even Rodri and Busquets plays better when supported by another CDM (Busi best season since treble was 17/18 with Raki as 2nd pivot, Rodri played great with Stones moving essentially as 2nd CDM).

It is an outdated concept that requires a player that doesn't exist.

That doesn't even touch the fact that both Pedri and Frenkie are better deeply, allowing our build up to improve especially under pressing.

Moving on from a single pivot was done before Flick, because we didn't have a player to play the position; that's the whole point.

That player could be Zubi.

Rodri can play it and excelled at it for multiple seasons.

We definitely didn't use Rakitic as a double pivot; I don't know what you're talking about with that. He was a box-to-box midfielder in a 3-3.

We moved to 2 with busi because he was old and de jong can't play in midfield outside of a double pibot

I don't know what you mean by Pedri playing deep. His heat map for two seasons tells us exactly where he's playing, and that's as a CM, which is the exact same way he would play in a 4-3-3.

You were wrong on basically everything there
 

JamDav1982

Senior Member
Barca move on from single pivot when still had Busquets.

Just more Jamrock nonsense.

The same Busquets who was the 'best midfielder Barca have' according to some at time.

Pedri plays deeper and is there to get on balll early when can with game on front of him.

This idea he had to be most advanced midfielder was never true.

Xavi played Pedri in a 3 and he has been far better since moved away from it and not most advanced midfielder.

If the argument is Pedri in 433 plays same way then this isnt a double pivot anyway....

Just inane arguments as ever.
 

jamrock

Senior Member
Moving on from single pivot is the best thing Flick has done.

Zubi "can" do it, but he is far better in double pivot. Almost no CDM in the past decade is better as single pivot. Even Rodri and Busquets plays better when supported by another CDM (Busi best season since treble was 17/18 with Raki as 2nd pivot, Rodri played great with Stones moving essentially as 2nd CDM).

It is an outdated concept that requires a player that doesn't exist.

That doesn't even touch the fact that both Pedri and Frenkie are better deeply, allowing our build up to improve especially under pressing.

433 is so out dated PSG is the best team in Europe playing that system, with two midfielders most here laughed at a few seasons ago.

Ruiz & Vitinha lol, come on, what we even talking about right now
 

JamDav1982

Senior Member
PSG can play differently as they have those full backs who stretch the game in way most others dont.

Aloso they do usuall have two dropping they just rotate it more often.

It is not a strict 433 at all.

Teams were crowding the Barca DM too often as with other sides and it worked which is why teams move to a two.
 

JamDav1982

Senior Member
If Pedri is playing the same role as he would in a 433 what is the argument here?

In that case Barca are not playing a double pivot anyway.

Or if they are Pedri and the DM play in same way as do in a 433.
 

jamrock

Senior Member
Barca move on from single pivot when still had Busquets.

Just more Jamrock nonsense.

The same Busquets who was the 'best midfielder Barca have' according to some at time.

Pedri plays deeper and is there to get on balll early when can with game on front of him.

This idea he had to be most advanced midfielder was never true.

Xavi played Pedri in a 3 and he has been far better since moved away from it and not most advanced midfielder.

If the argument is Pedri in 433 plays same way then this isnt a double pivot anyway....

Just inane arguments as ever.

Da fuck are you ever trying to say here
 

JamDav1982

Senior Member
Da fuck are you ever trying to say here

From the lad who argues Pedri is playing role would in a 433 anyway which in turn doesnt make it a double pivot.

Numpty.

Go tell us again how Pedri is worse in a two than Gavi or Frenkie and simply has to be the most advanced midfielder.

Or how Pedri can easily be replaced soon by a La Masia midfielder while Gavi is much more important.
 

khaled_a_d

Senior Member
Moving on from a single pivot was done before Flick, because we didn't have a player to play the position; that's the whole point.

That player could be Zubi.

Rodri can play it and excelled at it for multiple seasons.

We definitely didn't use Rakitic as a double pivot; I don't know what you're talking about with that. He was a box-to-box midfielder in a 3-3.

We moved to 2 with busi because he was old and de jong can't play in midfield outside of a double pibot

I don't know what you mean by Pedri playing deep. His heat map for two seasons tells us exactly where he's playing, and that's as a CM, which is the exact same way he would play in a 4-3-3.

You were wrong on basically everything there

We played 442 most of the time under EV first year, with double pivot. This was Busquets best season between treble and retirement, same for Raki really.

Pedri plays as part of double pivot, which is niether a CM or CDM in the sense you are describing.

Pedri and Frenkie gets to play from deeper point in build up, with both doing it. This is the basic concept of double pivot. It helps both players in getting their best form and help the team escape pressing better.

You keep using the word "can" , and sure they "can" do it. But none plays his best there. As I said, even those who "can" play single pivot are better in double pivot. It serves no one any good to go back there.

And in his last season Xavi tried to force Romeu in single pivot, and later tried the same with Frenkie, and both failed miserably.
 

JamDav1982

Senior Member
We played 442 most of the time under EV first year, with double pivot. This was Busquets best season between treble and retirement, same for Raki really.

Pedri plays as part of double pivot, which is niether a CM or CDM in the sense you are describing.

Pedri and Frenkie gets to play from deeper point in build up, with both doing it. This is the basic concept of double pivot. It helps both players in getting their best form and help the team escape pressing better.

You keep using the word "can" , and sure they "can" do it. But none plays his best there. As I said, even those who "can" play single pivot are better in double pivot. It serves no one any good to go back there.

And in his last season Xavi tried to force Romeu in single pivot, and later tried the same with Frenkie, and both failed miserably.

Jamrock doesnt even know what he is arguing.

Claims Pedri is already playing the role of a 433 midfielder.

Basically he claims this as always arrogantly said Pedri could not play in a two any better than Gundo, Gavi or Frenkie and had to be more advanced midfielder.

This is his way of trying mental gymanastic on that numpty claim.
 

jamrock

Senior Member
We played 442 most of the time under EV first year, with double pivot. This was Busquets best season between treble and retirement, same for Raki really.

Pedri plays as part of double pivot, which is niether a CM or CDM in the sense you are describing.

Pedri and Frenkie gets to play from deeper point in build up, with both doing it. This is the basic concept of double pivot. It helps both players in getting their best form and help the team escape pressing better.

You keep using the word "can" , and sure they "can" do it. But none plays his best there. As I said, even those who "can" play single pivot are better in double pivot. It serves no one any good to go back there.

And in his last season Xavi tried to force Romeu in single pivot, and later tried the same with Frenkie, and both failed miserably.

What is the function of a Central midfielder?

What is pedri doing now for barca?

Exactly
 

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