Basically, Ajax and the Netherlands play the way we're supposed to play. So do Man City. We play this way because Valverde has put the playmaking responsibilities on the FBs, Alba in particular, and obviously Messi when he's available.
EV, ok, you say that he is wrong.
Lucho=skipped the midfield. Midfield was just babysitting for MSN. And MSN were creators.
Tata=slow possession game with bad results plus Alves making 13 useless crosses per match.
Each coach played differently.
And none system looked like Barca's.
I have doubts whether this team and Messi could play different.
Remember:
Pep bought right players for his system and his ideas.
Klopp the same.
Ten Hag picked right players also.
At Barca:
Messi won't press.
Suarez bad and old, but we are even worse without him.
Semedo, useless in attack.
Roberto, useless as a CM.
Busquets, can't play faster football.
Raki, also.
Dembele, dumbele.
What is left?
Griezmann
Frenkie
And imo, a big question whether Arthur can play a faster football.
Alba
So, you guys want to copy Pep, Klopp, Ajax, yet half of our team is more suitable for slow Italian football from 90s.
Someone will reply: Liverpool has Milner and Henderson.
Well, they can run and release the ball fast to 3 fast attackers.
We don't have any of those.
80% of our team lacks 1 or both of those skills.
With or without EV.
In a DNA of our players is: not to run too much, pass slowly against parked buses.
Play rondos and keep sterile possession.
We will be able to play faster when we will buy 5-10 new players.
But since Barto is saving for Neymar, we will keep these players.
Don, imagine if you were a coach today:
1. Try to make a lineup where we have faster players
2. Where Frenkie is a pivot
3. Where we have a true 9 Suarez
4. Where Messi and Griezz are in a lineup
5. Where we can play a faster football, without wingers since we have none.
The closest to that would be 4231 with Frenkie-Arthur double pivot.
And Suarez, Griezz, Messi, Dembele/Roberto attack.
But then: Busi won't play.
A team will lose automatism.
We will need a lot of time to adjust to 4231.
And it won't work against better teams since Messi and Suarez don't press.
Plus, all players will be forced to pass to Messi in each action. And big teams will neutralize that idea easily.
I can't imagine any 433 with current players where Frenkie will be a pivot and where we will play faster and more direct with fast players.