yeah apparently after that they told him to change his style of play propably which is a little bit of bullshit,cause alexis is really fast and very good at dribbling you dont see that anymore after the real madrid super cup game last yearI miss the Alexis of his 1st game at Barca, where he totally destroyed Marcelo. Wasnt afraid to try things out and dribble... Where is the Alexis of Udinese?I was so excited when the deal went official, couldnt wait to see what he'd bring us, but apart from the 1st game, I havent seen that much of his skills with the ball at all...
Also, he was barely injured back @Udinese, dont know what the f is goin on with him here now.
raskolnikov
Well-known member
The guy would probably do much better at Real,Juve or some epl sides.
Its just the style that Barca has with all the ball possesion causes teams to defend more and give up less space therefore we need technical players, alexis is more a counterattacking guy who needs to be allowed to do what he does.
I expect him to leave in the summer to be honest.
He can play and succeed at Barcelona too. Everyone knows what he is capable of, especially the Barcelona-people since they signed him.
The problem must be either
A) Alexis is doing a Afellay and playing it safe. Too scared to mess things up by dribbling.
B) As already mentioned, he has been instructed to not dribble and do like Pedro, strech the enemy backline by running on the sides and then pass to another player.
I think theres something with this coaches-told-Alexis-not-to-dribble-thing. Why else wouldnt he dribble when that obviously is one of his main strengths? In manu sitations he came 1v1 against a defender and even tho he has enough space to beat him, he ALWAYS chooses(must?) to pass. He clearly does not use the skills he possesses. And somehow, I think it is not his fault, it is not up to him.
evilhita666
Barçapocalypse NOW!
I don't think the direct orders are to stop dribbling and just passing back... The orders must be along the lines of keeping possession, not risk the ball, always look for the better option, which for a player who is used to go head first into a defender must be hard to come to terms with, so that's when the problems arise... In Barca you are "obliged" to think your next move instead of just following your instincts, that's why you see Alexis having second thoughts on what to do, sometimes he feels he's got to dribble past defenders, but then it's like his brain tells him to remember what the coaching staff said and he ends up screwing it up, hahaha...
Thankfully, that's one aspect he can work on and can definitely improve on it...
Thankfully, that's one aspect he can work on and can definitely improve on it...
DennyCrane
Senior Member
Spot on. Instinct-driven footballers definitely have a hard time to fit into such a disciplined system. They have a year of time at best to learn what the canteranos spent their whole youth on.
You might be right, but somehow I still find it weird tho. It does look more like NO dribbling at all, you must pass.
I mean, just think about it. He was dribbling all over the place back at Udinese and he succeeded most of his attempts. Then he comes to Barcelona and in his 1st game ever he destroys Marcelo, he takes the enemies on and tries to dribble past them. After that game, it is like his abilities to dribble just disappeared. If we were lucky we would see him try it out 1-3 times per game and that is sooo not him. It looks more like a strict order because he does not try to dribble even when he is on 1v1 vs a defender with LOTS of space to move on. We can compare this to Iniesta. He pretty much ALWAYS goes for the dribble when he sees the chance, both from the wing and when he comes up from the middle. Why is Iniesta allowed to do the riskier things, and not Alexis?
Also, every time Alexis plays with Chile, he doesent hesitate to take players on when he is in the position to do so, so that rules out the he-is-just-to-shy-theory.
Way to go screwing up a good player stupid coaches...
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jtmx12
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This season, specially in the beginning, I've seen Alexis "attempt" to dribble a lot times, and with a really poor success. That, added to the fact that he was missing every single goal chance he had, I think he realized that "it was not working" (basically lost confidence on himself) so he just decided to stop doing it too often, play it safe and pass the ball instead. Everyone is allowed to dribble, as long as they do it properly. The reason why "Iniesta" can do whatever he wants, is because the ball on his feet is the safest place it can be. Every time the guy loses the ball is because a defender did a fault on him. I said it last match, if Thiago had "eyes" on his back like Iniesta & Xavi he would be awesome.
P.S: Even Villa did actually use his "bad" dribbling skills the last match and won a 1v1 against a defender last match. None in his right mind would tell Alexis to stop using his "awesome dribbling skills" when that's the reason why we signed him at the first place.
P.S: Even Villa did actually use his "bad" dribbling skills the last match and won a 1v1 against a defender last match. None in his right mind would tell Alexis to stop using his "awesome dribbling skills" when that's the reason why we signed him at the first place.
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Jadentheman
Active member
Because Alexis is a component a component in the device that is the iphone (Messi)
Armando929
New member
Alexis at his best is an excellent dribbler. Whats clear is he's lacking in confidence and thinking too much out there. He's so scared to make a mistake and leads to hesitation and thats all it takes in this game to mess up. You hesitate for 1 second, and you lose the ball, miss a shot, have your shot saved, etc. I know because I've played the game and thats what happens.
Ultimately, he'll have to step up or possibly end up being sold, especially if Neymar is coming. But then again, there is the possibility that its Villa who will be sold for Neymar.
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damunk
Guest
Alexis back in first time training now? It is better if he does not play either Betis or Valladolid match. Barcelona are in the best run of form now since a few years ago and he will ruin the balance of play they have right now. It is crucial to play Tello instead of Alexis. There will be more chances i.e copa del rey and next year in la liga towards the end to give him good run.
Trickykid
Active member
Pardon my french, but that's bullshit. Since the Mallorca match, Tello hasn't exactly set the world alight, to say the least, and saying that it would ruin the balance of the team if Alexis plays is just silly. If he's indeed ready, he should have just as big a chance of playing as Tello and Villa.
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damunk
Guest
I did say the next two away matches. I am sure he will be ready in the new year for a good run.
You should pardon your french until you read all of the statement and understand. For the next few matches I would be thinking he will not be as ready as Tello or Villa are considering he is coming back from injury and I still feel from watching all of the matches with Sanchez the team can be off balance (my opinion this part).
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Trickykid
Active member
Yeah, I understood what you meant. However, you need to explain to me how exactly Alexis unbalances the team, and how he will do so in replacing a Tello who's by no means a better player, let alone playing well at the moment. I'm confident that Alexis won't start the Betis match, and probably not the one after either, however if he does, it's because he's ready, which means he should do the job just as well as Tello would've.
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damunk
Guest
What I mean by balance is the equilibrium. It is hard to explain on a pitch but I'll try.
When I see Pedro on the right and any other player bar Sanchez "on the left" it does not feel there is any fluidity of the play being slowed down either on the left or the right side.
And if it is, it is constant on both sides.
The last 10 or so matches without Sanchez you don’t get the feeling that barca are forcing the issue through either wing, hence the balance. The flow through either wing seems pretty equal.
Is it wrong to say with Sanchez is seems a little "stop start". And to put him straight in in these two crucial away games could be "bad" for him if the results are not 3 points for both games.
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