Barca Transfers and Rumors

[Messi983]

You want us to play like RM? *gasp*

They play 4-3-3-3

 

[Giginho75]

They play 4-3-3-3

i bet the final "three" are referee and two assistants, the best assist-men of cr7...

 

[George_Costanza]

4-2-3-1

------------------------ Mats/Cillesse
RB/Vidal----Pique/Marlon ----- Umtiti/Davinson----Alba
------Jean Seri/Roberto ----------Busquets------------
----Deulofeu/Messi ------Messi/Dembele------Neymar/Dembele
-------------------------Suarez/Paco---------------

The only issue both Marlon and Davinson are right footed.

 

[khaled_a_d]

4-2-3-1

------------------------ Mats/Cillesse
RB/Vidal----Pique/Marlon ----- Umtiti/Davinson----Alba
------Jean Seri/Roberto ----------Busquets------------
----Deulofeu/Messi ------Messi/Dembele------Neymar/Dembele
-------------------------Suarez/Paco---------------

The only issue both Marlon and Davinson are right footed.

We have rarely had a left footed CB anyway, that isn't an issue.
At least in comparison to lack of leadership and experience in defense. And not sure why you would want only Alba as LB?

 

[wisconsincule]

4-2-3-1

------------------------ Mats/Cillesse
RB/Vidal----Pique/Marlon ----- Umtiti/Davinson----Alba
------Jean Seri/Roberto ----------Busquets------------
----Deulofeu/Messi ------Messi/Dembele------Neymar/Dembele
-------------------------Suarez/Paco---------------

The only issue both Marlon and Davinson are right footed.

I would keep Digne as Albas back up and then we'd have midfield depth of Iniesta, Rakitic and Gomes. Yes please. Not sure Id even bring back Deulo. Dembele would be the every day starter and Vidal can back him up along with backing up the new RB.
Also if we did switch to this formation would it be better to have a more defensive RB and Demebele would be able to provide necessary width that we were lacking this year?

 

[George_Costanza]

We have rarely had a left footed CB anyway, that isn't an issue.
At least in comparison to lack of leadership and experience in defense. And not sure why you would want only Alba as LB?

No, Alba with another LB but I didn't have a name and I think Digne will leave. Also Busquets with another DM back up, maybe Samper.

I would keep Digne as Albas back up and then we'd have midfield depth of Iniesta, Rakitic and Gomes. Yes please. Not sure Id even bring back Deulo. Dembele would be the every day starter and Vidal can back him up along with backing up the new RB.
Also if we did switch to this formation would it be better to have a more defensive RB and Demebele would be able to provide necessary width that we were lacking this year?

Then no need to bring Deulofeu back and play Dembele there since he is a versatile player. He can play AM/LW, wide midfielder and maybe RW.

 

[serghei]

4-2-3-1

------------------------ Mats/Cillesse
RB/Vidal----Pique/Marlon ----- Umtiti/Davinson----Alba
------Jean Seri/Roberto ----------Busquets------------
----Deulofeu/Messi ------Messi/Dembele------Neymar/Dembele
-------------------------Suarez/Paco---------------

The only issue both Marlon and Davinson are right footed.

Not a fan of the 4-2-3-1 for Barca, but that looks good. Except Deulofeu can't start for us there. So it's a better player there instead of him, and that's Dembele with Messi playing a clear no10 role.

So you'd have Dembele taking 80% of the minutes on RW, with maybe Paco a sub in the lesser games.

 

[Jombi]

Not a fan of the 4-2-3-1 for Barca, but that looks good. Except Deulofeu can't start for us there. So it's a better player there instead of him, and that's Dembele with Messi playing a clear no10 role.

So you'd have Dembele taking 80% of the minutes on RW, with maybe Paco a sub in the lesser games.

We'd get slaughtered defensively. Dembele-Messi-Neymar AND Suarez with only 2 midfielders? Might work against weak teams at home but its not a sustainable situation.

 

[gasgas]

We'd get slaughtered defensively. Dembele-Messi-Neymar AND Suarez with only 2 midfielders? Might work against weak teams at home but its not a sustainable situation.

Works for Juventus with

.........khedira.......pjanic......
Cuadrado....Dybala.........Mandzukic
....................Hjguain

And they are the most formidable defence around, kept MSN scoreless

 

[Jay Jay]

Rakitic play thath 10 role for Croatia sometimes, and he was good. IMO he would give us more there, than in midfield. Same for Rafinha, maybe even Gomes, but at this point I havent' clear opinion on him. If we don't trust them, then beside Seri we should buy Naby Keita.

 

[KingMessi]

@gas

Cuadrado and Mandzu are essentially auxiliary wingbacks in addition to being wingers.

 

[Jay Jay]

Works for Juventus with

.........khedira.......pjanic......
Cuadrado....Dybala.........Mandzukic
....................Hjguain

And they are the most formidable defence around, kept MSN scoreless

Defense workrate that do Cuadrado and Mandzukic are far from Dembele? and Neymar.

 

[GetIn]

Rakitic play thath 10 role for Croatia sometimes, and he was good. IMO he would give us more there, than in midfield. Same for Rafinha, maybe even Gomes, but at this point I havent' clear opinion on him. If we don't trust them, then beside Seri we should buy Naby Keita.

The only reason the 4-2-3-1 is being considered is because it allows Messi to play behind Suarez while still having a winger to cover the right flank. There is no way we play Rakitic there.

 

[gasgas]

Defense workrate that do Cuadrado and Mandzukic are far from Dembele? and Neymar.

They won't need to have as much defense work rate since they are better attackers.
The defensive work rate they lack (compared to Mandzu and Cuads) will be compensated by attacking output.


Dembele is quite good defensively though. He helps his RB quite a lot

 

[KingMessi]

That's not how that works at all.