Eetu
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Barca draws Man City
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Sir Alupp Heynrguson
Can Aguero outproduce Messi? Can Navas outproduce Neymar? Can Silva outproduce Fabregas? Are Zabaleta and Clichy better going forward than Alba and Alves? Will your LW/other striker outproduce Alexis? Personally, I just don't see that happening.
choose between aguero and negredo. they won´t play both. Just for the record: you are a city fan since when? 2008?
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And what was the results?
The only time Barcelona thrashed Shakhtar was when Fernandinho wasn't playing.
DonAndres
Wild Man of Borneo
If City sit deep vs Barca they aren't going to do well either. At least with a high line they would push Barca back and keep the pressure away from goal, if they were to sit deep and try to absorb attacks, Toure and Fernandinho would be the only chance of winning the ball back in defense and if we were to get it past them the back line would be completely disorganized and unable to stop it.
City have absolutely nothing to show for defensively, but their strength in attack is what makes this game very close. It's going to be a pure goalscoring contest. Barca are favorites but only by a slight margin, it'll come down to which team's attack is in the mood that day and are able to capitalize on defensive weaknesses.
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They won't intend to sit deep. It is Barcelona that will push them deep into their own half, wich is the wrong thing to do because you're going to raped on the counter attack.
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DonAndres
Wild Man of Borneo
That's why I'd suggest Cesc and Iniesta as midfield. They can't hold possession like Xavi can but hogging possession could be the very thing that weakens us defensively. I'd rather have Fabregas getting dispossessed a few times while we still have cover at the back than Xavi making us keep the ball so long that we commit 9 men forward and are just inviting a homicidal counterattack.
It's best to go quick attack vs quick attack. Our defense and forward line are slightly better than yours so if both teams play the same type of game (quick transitions) then we should edge it out.
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City's defensive isn't that bad. Most goals are conceded in the last 15 minutes due to fatigue or complacency. Then there's many goals conceded as a result of failed offside traps, set pieces and goal keeper howlers. Joe Hart was literally dropped for 2 months because he was making howler after howler. Bayern Munich's goals at the Etihad were a result of Joe Hart howlers. At the Allianze Arena, Bayern didn't score any legitimate goals. They scored 2 goals that should have been ruled offside. City's defense isn't that bad, it really isn't.
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That's the best way really, you must be quick with the ball, you can't hog the ball for too long .
Ghosting
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Raping us on the counter attack is literally what every team hope to achieve, hell Elche tomorrow will be hoping to score on the counter attack. We have faced many teams great at counter attacking many times, Man City have not will they ever play a team like Barca again.
DonAndres
Wild Man of Borneo
You can bet Messi/Neymar/Alexis will take full advantage of those errors or moments of complacency, just refer to Alexis's goal vs Madrid to show that even some space given can result in a goal.
Eetu
Adormit
Just pointing out factually inferior statements.
* ...when Fernandinho wasn't starting.
JamDav1982
Senior Member
The idea that Barcelona struggle 'against teams on the counter attack' is a bit misleading.
None of the top teams have the ability to take on Barca in a possession game they are forced to play on the counter attack.
Basically all that is being said is that Barca struggle against the better teams which is same for every club the world over.
Perhaps this years Bayern are the only team that can take on this Barca in a possession game. Even then I doubt they would try it.
None of the top teams have the ability to take on Barca in a possession game they are forced to play on the counter attack.
Basically all that is being said is that Barca struggle against the better teams which is same for every club the world over.
Perhaps this years Bayern are the only team that can take on this Barca in a possession game. Even then I doubt they would try it.
Alarcón
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Of course they will, why shouldn't they?
Let's not be arrogant, City are a very good team who could beat us if we played carelessly or Pellegrini's tactics prevailed over Martino's. That said, we're still clear favourites, on paper and in reality.
Gohan
Super Saiyan
I think Tata will try to outplay Pellegrini tactically because he needs to. Everyone knows how to win against our traditional possesion play.
People underestimate Barcelona's counterattacks, they are deadly.
Celtic. Away. Only goal was a countergoal.
Real Madrid. Home. Alexis counter goal.
Milan. Away. Messi countergoal.
Our strength lies within variation, do something our opponents don't expect.
People underestimate Barcelona's counterattacks, they are deadly.
Celtic. Away. Only goal was a countergoal.
Real Madrid. Home. Alexis counter goal.
Milan. Away. Messi countergoal.
Our strength lies within variation, do something our opponents don't expect.
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