I have said on a chat, imo, our new lineup is even worse than our lineups from the last 2 seasons.
For me, Frenkie and Arthur are still "possession-robots", players perfect to resist press, drive the ball into an attacking 3rd and recycle possession.
But none of them isn't too comfortable in the attacking third.
They can score and make an assist here and there, but they lack something for a world class level in that area.
Busi-Arthur-Frenkie trio created 0 chances against Dortmund.
And today 0 chances in the first half against Inter.
Also, defensively, we were eaten alive with those 3 in defense BOTH against Dortmund and Inter (1st half) where we could have conceded 8-10 goals in those 145 minutes and we couldn't score nor 1.
Another problem is Griezmann.
A world class player.
But for different teams, for different setups.
For me, he is a horrible LW. I would rather play both Coutinho and Dembele than him as a LW. This is how bad is he for me as a LW.
As a CF, he is not even a CF either, but a second striker, which we don't need.
Imo, main reasons for our horrible form in the beginning of the season were:
1. Griezmann as a LW
2. a new midfield which lacks a final punch in the attacking third
3. injured Messi
4. weird preseason, lots of injuries
5. RB Semedo paired with midfield who lacks a punch in the attacking third
Today, when Vidal entered, our midfield got more steel and running than with Busi.
Vidal was a connection between midfield and attack (unlike any guy in Busi-Frenkie-Arthur trio).
Also, our defense improved a lot with Vidal.
Imo, not only due to his individual skills but due to automatism and chemistry with a team.
The same happened with Dembele.
He offered pace, width, a will to dribble and try something around the box (unlike Griezz who can't do any of those).
Also, he offered more chemistry and automatism.
Basically, in the 2nd half, EV returned to his winning lineup from the last season with:
Dembele/Coutinho-Suarez-Messi
And Vidal-Arthur-Frenkie (instead of Raki).
Basically, this was a team from the last season plus Frenkie.
A totally different story than "the new Barca" with Semedo as a RB, Frenkie-Arthur-Busi midfield, Griezz in attack.
A team from the last season won't win a CL, but it can at least win La Liga and get wins like today.
A team with Griezz, RB Semedo and similar, probably won't win even La Liga and would be with 0-1-2 shots per game in a CL.
** Also, it is hard to tell whether Inter got tired or we improved a lot in the 2nd half, but once when Vidal stepped in and when we got rid of a slow Busi, Inter hadn't created a single chance in the 2nd half, while they had 5-6 clear chances in the first half.
This guy is criminally underrated. He is the perfect DM for Frankie and Artur
He is actually a perfect CAM for a Frenkie-Arthur-Vidal trio and the only guy who can offer a connection between midfield and attack (unlike anyone in Busi-Arthur-Frenkie trio).
(he was not at the club back then, iirc).
