Alex Song
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xaviniesta
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this guy seriously surprised me with his consistency. as much as i saw him at arsenal, he was always all over the picth no matter what position he played. but yesterday he was defensivly rock solid and very mature, always covering the defenders. also you can see that he was way stronger than anybody else on the pitch.
did also some good stuff with the ball, but really needs to learn more how to make himself available for a pass and how to get ball faster up the field. otherwise a very, very solid performance i would say. i would have to eat my own word if he keep playing like this i guess...
as for played both him and busquets on the pitc...no. i want to see song at CB too. see what he can do there. and then i can see him rotating CB and DMF. and thats it. no double pivot or any crap like this and busquets is not a AMF.
did also some good stuff with the ball, but really needs to learn more how to make himself available for a pass and how to get ball faster up the field. otherwise a very, very solid performance i would say. i would have to eat my own word if he keep playing like this i guess...
as for played both him and busquets on the pitc...no. i want to see song at CB too. see what he can do there. and then i can see him rotating CB and DMF. and thats it. no double pivot or any crap like this and busquets is not a AMF.
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Giannino
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He was awesome, as I expected. You can't blame him for not doing the same stuff Busquets is doing, because Busquets is the best in what he's doing, but he was very solid yesterday. But he's not ready though, he was out of position a few times, especially when Adriano or another teammate was pressing early, he tried to cover their positions instead of holding his position, which resulted in a huge gap behind the two central midfielders (Xavi en Cesc), Valencia didn't profit though.
Pepe Silvia
Active member
I was interested about the lineup you posted a few days ago but forgot to ask about the logistics of it... now you have me really curious with this one. How would it work up front being so narrow (movement I mean)?
ElliottDonald
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I think those six passes were ones that didn't go to their intended targets but ended back to Barcelona, like I can remember a couple of long balls where a Valencia player intercepted songs pass by heading the ball out of play. So we didn't lose the ball but the pass wasn't complete
Richard.H
Senior Member
There are basically no wings with that lineup.
Gaines10
New member
I thought he had a great home debut, solid play all game, good composure never looked nervous on the ball and just kept his game simple which is needed in that position.
I like the strength & bite he brings to the side aswell, plus hes far better defensiovely in the air than Busi.
With him now aswell it also gives us the option to play something like the below, would tighten our defense up alot and make us really hard to break down! i.e. against RM.
.............VV
Alves Pique Puyol Alba
.........Song Busi
Pedro.....Xavi....Iniesta
............Messi
I like the strength & bite he brings to the side aswell, plus hes far better defensiovely in the air than Busi.
With him now aswell it also gives us the option to play something like the below, would tighten our defense up alot and make us really hard to break down! i.e. against RM.
.............VV
Alves Pique Puyol Alba
.........Song Busi
Pedro.....Xavi....Iniesta
............Messi
Poor_Sunyol
In Lucho we trust!
We paid a little more than we wanted, but he looks like a great deal all ready.
Poor_Sunyol
In Lucho we trust!
He is not a very good CB.
Aryagorn
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No. Apparently losing a ball means you get tackled cleanly and lose posession on the ball. An incomplete pass is not considered as losing the ball
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