Hans-Dieter Flick

[JamDav1982]

Yea all the glaze after elche was a false flag, as I said in the yamal and Pedri trend.

Just making things up.. no one was making any huge predictions on Elche other than team played well against a team likes of Real have dropped points against.

Pedri has played worse v worse teams than Elche this season also.

But that never matters.

 

[vegitot]

There is reason why Pep in City always think about defenders. But Pep can buy while Flick can not.

Can't blame Flick if he doesn't want to continue after his contract expire.

 

[Porque]

Biggest thing on Flick was that Balde was getting rinsed whole of first half on attacks. Should have made him stop going forward and recalibrate the fullbacks to both be defensive during the storm.

On one of the goals Balde as at AML.

Atleti just kept hitting the same pattern over and over again with same success.

 

[JamDav1982]

Balde and Kounde are also massively exposed in the system as any player would be and teams know to go wide and pull the narrow high line apart and try to break it from there or dribble.

Every single full back and defence would struggle with being asked to defend like that and opposition approaching as above.

The whole things results in aboslute chaos and players scrambling out of position for last ditch defending too often.

Any opposition coach worth their salt is saying v Barca..

1. Break quickly and as they push up and narrow if no clear obvious through ball in space go wide.
2. Go wide to pull the fullbacks out the narrow line and force them to close down/engage.
3. Striker/AM now is time to make runs in behind as defence high but spread out.
4. If wide player is quick and has room judge whether taking fullback on is the better option and look for attackers hitting box with ball across early.

Near on every team is doing this now and getting joy.

It is taking J Garcia or last ditch defending too often v poor teams to try and stop it.

Like playing poker and showing the other players one of your cards.