i_bleed_blaugrana
Senior Member
Formation & Tactics
Nothing too much to talk about here outside of the line-up selection. Really feel like Puig should be given plenty of minutes in this role and formation. His strongest traits right now are his ability to set a quick tempo to our play and that is going to be key to making our 433 work again.
He is a lot faster than people give him credit for as well, can cover a lot of ground out there so having him sit deeper and a bit more conservative than Pedri would mitigate any physical shortcomings in his game. If Gini comes, I am sure he will start as in this role and he can offer a bit defensively and give us a target man in the box but Puig will make the system work better overall. We can get a lot lore out of Gini off the bench when we need something different than starting in this formation.
Otherwise, pretty standard. Emerson will need to underlap at times but he can really help Messi with his energy on that flank. Aguero occupying and pushing the back line combined with Ansu/Depays pace in behind gives us goal threat and should give Messi more space to operate between the lines in.
This is the one formation where Gini starting makes sense. If he does not come, Moriba in this role could be strong. We just need our two CMs to be very defensively strong and can cover ground so Pedri/Puig/Kays should really only be offensive subs if we are chasing a goal/changing shape.
Dest in the LWB role here could really give this shape some offensive bite too. Like I said, he really is not a bad shooter and the pace and energy him and Royal would provide on the wings could be great.
de Ligt or Garcia can both be great in the libero role but de Jong should still be an option there. I really like this formation when we are going to face an open opponent and away from home when we need to be more direct.
Especially if we face a team like Chelsea or anyone else who is running 3/5 back system, this needs to be our answer tactically speaking.
I still think the false 9 could work especially with mobile, aggressive CBs that can defend a high line well. It is even more crucial in a traditional 433 and especially with de Ligt and/or Martinez and Araujo, we have CBs with the recovery speed and reading of the game to not get destroyed like we did when we played high with Lenglet-Pique.
de Jong covering the space left by the fullbacks will be important, as will be squeezing the field and overloading the ball side. One thing I forgot to illustrate in the graphic but I am sure is obvious is the need for overlapping fullbacks here.
Wingers have to provide width to stretch back lines and open up spaces for the midfield and Messi to attack. Both CMs in the box is a must for this formation to work so I again, can see someone like Gini having some joy in this formation. If not, either Moriba or Puig could work there. Kays would also really shine being able to drift out wide occasionally and occupy the space left by the LW.
Felt like this was the best place to post all of this. Excuse the length, I really try to be a lot more concise and brief than this but we got a big task on our hands.
I am excited however! I think Laporta is doing a great job so far in the situation and I do not think a lot of my suggestions stray too far from what is reasonably plausible.
Let us hope together with Alemany & Cruyff, Koeman can expand his ideas and help implement a template that we can continue with into the future.
Nothing too much to talk about here outside of the line-up selection. Really feel like Puig should be given plenty of minutes in this role and formation. His strongest traits right now are his ability to set a quick tempo to our play and that is going to be key to making our 433 work again.
He is a lot faster than people give him credit for as well, can cover a lot of ground out there so having him sit deeper and a bit more conservative than Pedri would mitigate any physical shortcomings in his game. If Gini comes, I am sure he will start as in this role and he can offer a bit defensively and give us a target man in the box but Puig will make the system work better overall. We can get a lot lore out of Gini off the bench when we need something different than starting in this formation.
Otherwise, pretty standard. Emerson will need to underlap at times but he can really help Messi with his energy on that flank. Aguero occupying and pushing the back line combined with Ansu/Depays pace in behind gives us goal threat and should give Messi more space to operate between the lines in.
This is the one formation where Gini starting makes sense. If he does not come, Moriba in this role could be strong. We just need our two CMs to be very defensively strong and can cover ground so Pedri/Puig/Kays should really only be offensive subs if we are chasing a goal/changing shape.
Dest in the LWB role here could really give this shape some offensive bite too. Like I said, he really is not a bad shooter and the pace and energy him and Royal would provide on the wings could be great.
de Ligt or Garcia can both be great in the libero role but de Jong should still be an option there. I really like this formation when we are going to face an open opponent and away from home when we need to be more direct.
Especially if we face a team like Chelsea or anyone else who is running 3/5 back system, this needs to be our answer tactically speaking.
I still think the false 9 could work especially with mobile, aggressive CBs that can defend a high line well. It is even more crucial in a traditional 433 and especially with de Ligt and/or Martinez and Araujo, we have CBs with the recovery speed and reading of the game to not get destroyed like we did when we played high with Lenglet-Pique.
de Jong covering the space left by the fullbacks will be important, as will be squeezing the field and overloading the ball side. One thing I forgot to illustrate in the graphic but I am sure is obvious is the need for overlapping fullbacks here.
Wingers have to provide width to stretch back lines and open up spaces for the midfield and Messi to attack. Both CMs in the box is a must for this formation to work so I again, can see someone like Gini having some joy in this formation. If not, either Moriba or Puig could work there. Kays would also really shine being able to drift out wide occasionally and occupy the space left by the LW.
Felt like this was the best place to post all of this. Excuse the length, I really try to be a lot more concise and brief than this but we got a big task on our hands.
I am excited however! I think Laporta is doing a great job so far in the situation and I do not think a lot of my suggestions stray too far from what is reasonably plausible.
Let us hope together with Alemany & Cruyff, Koeman can expand his ideas and help implement a template that we can continue with into the future.
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