Arabia Cup: Barca - Real

Birdy

Senior Member
Should play Gavi just for him to fuck with Vini.

The decising factor will be if Mbappe learned to escape the offside trap or not. Would prefer Ferran or Olmo at 9 instead of tractor but that's not gonna happen.

Actually having both will be a great idea...
Gavi in the position he played against Bilbao, and Olmo as false 9 as Lucho was using him in Spain.

Olmo receiving deep, being able to turn and feed through balls to on-rushing Lamine and Raphina for 1v1s with the keeper...

Hansi, please...
 

jamrock

Senior Member
The alternative is the current Lewa, it's not that hard to be better than that.

Many things could be worse.

Like pointing to Olmo and Euro 21,where Spain won a grand total of 0 games he started in 90 minutes.

Where I think Spain won 2 games in the entire tournament. None of which Olmo started.

And where he started primarily as a winger.

That's not to mention flick system doesn't work with a false 9.

You play Olmo as a winger or 10 that's it.

Better to try Torres if you want someone else.
 

TheStig

Member
Many things could be worse.

Like pointing to Olmo and Euro 21,where Spain won a grand total of 0 games he started in 90 minutes.

Where I think Spain won 2 games in the entire tournament. None of which Olmo started.

And where he started primarily as a winger.

That's not to mention flick system doesn't work with a false 9.

You play Olmo as a winger or 10 that's it.

Better to try Torres if you want someone else.

I'm not saying it will work, just that it's worth to try, we don't have anything to lose. Olmo didn't play with Rapha and Yamal in Spain. If it didn't work than with other players it doesn't mean it can't in a different system.

Could also be Ferran for 60 minutes and then "better than R9" enters for the last half hour.
 

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