Messi will play every match in the false nine position, because that's what he wants. I don't like the attitude but luckily that's also the best tactical option for us, and if Tata is a good coach he'd play him like that anyway. Hopefully Neymar takes away messidependencia.
Gerardo "Tata" Martino
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Faceless
No more faces at night
No. We need the whole team to take away messidependencia. We don't want to have neypendencia! Lets hope Tata can teach Messi to mature up.
Fourteen
Monster Masch
We certainly don't. It sounds like an incureable disease.
Good luck Tata
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PhilS
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Tata has some big challenges. Some of the biggest involve how to evolve the roles of his biggest stars.
The good news is that the big personnel improvement should lessen Messidependencia. The team now has a second big-time goal scorer. We know that it takes at least 3 defenders to have any chance against Messi. It also takes at least two defenders to cover Neymar. The best play for this season will be the pass from Messi to wide-open Neymar, or the other direction. I think Neymar will be on the field every minute Messi is on the bench. It will be interesting to see if he stays at LF or slides over to CF. This is a big improvement on the strike force without Messi of last year.
Neymar needs to take over all the corner kicks and free kicks from the left side. Can Xavi deal with this? Does Tata have the guts to make this happen?
Cesc will have his chance this year to play as much midfield as he can handle. I think he might get more playing time than Xavi. The offensive midfield rotation of Iniesta-Xavi-Cesc is the strongest in the world, regardless of which pair starts the biggest games. Can either Xavi or Cesc handle missing a lot of the biggest games?
Regardless of which CB gets added, Barca will not have the size and strength to defend corners. There is no way to coach your way out of this, it is brutal physics.
Last year, I though the coaching staff was stupid to keep trying long corners. Face the facts, switch to all short corners.
Some of Tito's worst mistakes last year were sticking too much with the big stars. Playing Messi and Busquets injured was disastrous. Thiago left because Xavi and Iniesta were overplayed.
The good news is that the big personnel improvement should lessen Messidependencia. The team now has a second big-time goal scorer. We know that it takes at least 3 defenders to have any chance against Messi. It also takes at least two defenders to cover Neymar. The best play for this season will be the pass from Messi to wide-open Neymar, or the other direction. I think Neymar will be on the field every minute Messi is on the bench. It will be interesting to see if he stays at LF or slides over to CF. This is a big improvement on the strike force without Messi of last year.
Neymar needs to take over all the corner kicks and free kicks from the left side. Can Xavi deal with this? Does Tata have the guts to make this happen?
Cesc will have his chance this year to play as much midfield as he can handle. I think he might get more playing time than Xavi. The offensive midfield rotation of Iniesta-Xavi-Cesc is the strongest in the world, regardless of which pair starts the biggest games. Can either Xavi or Cesc handle missing a lot of the biggest games?
Regardless of which CB gets added, Barca will not have the size and strength to defend corners. There is no way to coach your way out of this, it is brutal physics.
Last year, I though the coaching staff was stupid to keep trying long corners. Face the facts, switch to all short corners.
Some of Tito's worst mistakes last year were sticking too much with the big stars. Playing Messi and Busquets injured was disastrous. Thiago left because Xavi and Iniesta were overplayed.
"Was offering the best squad"
i pray this match does not encourage him not to buy any cb.when next are we playing a big team.
ceefoo
New member
You must be confusing him with a certain Frenchman with eyesight problems, from North London.
Gohan
Super Saiyan
You must be confusing him with a certain Frenchman with eyesight problems, from North London.
Jadentheman
Active member
Neymar-Messi-Alexis= Nemesis
Are you referring to the same Alexis that has played for Barca for the last two years?
It is odd how this chap has gained such a big reputation with some people here without showing anything on the field of play.
It must be some form of black magic, hypnosis or voodoo.
Ask yourself this question
If he was anyway as good as people suggest and is just having a difficult time/ low confidence etc (pick your excuse) and thus available (probably on the cheap) why is no other club bidding for him of courting him?
Ala Cesc
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DonAndres
Wild Man of Borneo
I know you have some bone to pick with Alexis but really assess our other options. Tello is unbelievably one dimensional and always remains invisible against teams with organized defenses. Pedro also remains invisible a lot of the time, at least more so than Alexis. Alexis himself, while he has some issues, has been improving a lot over the past 4-5 months or so. He doesn't need to have a lot of the ball to play well and his main qualities are movement and linkup, so Messi and Neymar can keep the creative/dynamic duties for themselves. He adds without taking away, and is our current best option. Don't get me wrong, he is also inconsistent and hasn't proven himself yet, but he's improving and deserves a chance.
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