JamDav1982
Senior Member
Masch zings more long balls than any defender can think of.
Up there with Marquez on that front.
14 - Javier Mascherano
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Masch zings more long balls than any defender can think of.
Up there with Marquez on that front.
The tactics were to play the ball early to forward players? That's a strategy for counter attacks, not starting your opening possession when the other team has barely even made it out of their starting positions.
JamDav1982
Senior Member
It wasnt a pointless pass. You dont have a clue what you are speaking about.
Not all long passes are counter attacks.
I just mentioned that one ball cause Pique and Bartra basically never fail at it.
What I have no clue about is what exactly you are trying to say.
If the plan is to get the ball to the forwards early, what is the plan after that? To hope Messi can, by himself, take on multiple defenders, somehow find Suarez, who can somehow score? That's stupid. Or was the plan for Messi to pass the ball back to the back line? Because that is pointless. It's not like Messi was in a wide open position that'd give him time to control the ball, turn, find a man, and dribble.
JamDav1982
Senior Member
It was early in the game and clearly they were not wanting to take any risks on a crap pitch.
He was getting closed down and played a long pass to Messi. Not the greatest pass in world but defender was hungrier for it and won it.
Very rarely will a long pass to a winger come back and result in a goal like that.
He was getting closed down and played a long pass to Messi. Not the greatest pass in world but defender was hungrier for it and won it.
Very rarely will a long pass to a winger come back and result in a goal like that.
yahudi
New member
Not necessarily. Throughout the entire first half the team tried tomove the ball quickly to the wings and then work their way inside. Something similar was done in the Liga game, albeit at a slower tempo and with more control.
The pass Masch tried was actually far from pointless. If we really need someone to shift the blame on, Messi could've come closer to receive the ball. But honestly, this was a great interception and an even better counterattack by Atletico.
I've seen Bartra misplace quite a few long passes, same with Pique. In terms of distribution, there are really few defenders that can put it up with Masch
From "That was a not a poor pass" to "Those were the tactics" to "Not the greatest pass".
Seems like we're getting somewhere.
JamDav1982
Senior Member
Those were the tactics and it was not the greatest pass..... they are not contradictory im afraid.
Didn't say they were.
But the way I started off this little discussion (Not with you, I'm aware) saw everyone hopping all over me for daring even suggest Mascherano played a poor pass.
JamDav1982
Senior Member
Your main point seemed to be it was a 'pointless' pass. The idea of it as much as the execution.
vinni
Member
The last goal I remember him scoring was 5 years ago, in february 2010,against Unirea Urziceni, a team from Romania that no longer exists.
Damn i cant find any video of it. How was it? Golazo?
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