La Liga Round 3: FC Barcelona - Real Valladolid 4-0

[Givenchy]

Is it really a back 3? or is he seriously playing Araujo at bloody RB again

 

[mc_lovin]

So, people here are desperate now for Roberto at RB?

How the times change.

 

[kattanib]

Here I have said it. XAVI IS AN IDIOT.

Playing two pure wingers, and then having a winger LB that goes up a lot = overlap in positions.

Playing 4 at the back and shifting mid game to 3 CB via having the RB as the 3rd CB instead of the CDM dropping back = no one defending the right midfield part.

Playing Gavi instead of a defensive workhourse CM while playing with only 3 CB = conceiving dangerous counters and goals if the opponent team pressed high.

Xavi did not learn from his past two game, and if our opponents press high today we will suffer.

 

[kattanib]

What he should have done.

Sergio as RB and Aruajo as CB

Fati or Aubo or Ferran instead of two pure wingers

Ding Dong instead of Gavi

 

[xXKonan]

In warmups Kounde is the RB while Araujo and Garcia are CBs.

 

[mc_lovin]

What he should have done.

Sergio as RB and Aruajo as CB

Fati or Aubo or Ferran instead of two pure wingers

Ding Dong instead of Gavi

Dembele and Raphina are hardly two pure wingers... both cut inside plenty.

 

[kattanib]

Dembele and Raphina are hardly two pure wingers... both cut inside plenty.

They cut in after getting the ball not before. You ideally want someone to complement Lewa. If Lewa drops back then Fati becomes the striker for example, and Fati can drop back and create space for Lewa to be a free striker. So in essence, just like the back is dynamic 4 or 3 defenders, the attack with the involvement of the LB we can have 4 attackers two of which are strikers

 

[khaled_a_d]

So what's xavis plan for next season? Why is he not slowly moving away from Busquets and try to build something new. Busquets should be gone next season.

Xavi won't coach the team next year if he doesn't win Liga or at least compete to the last leg

If he sees Busquets as his best chance to win,he will stick to it

 

[JerseyAddict]

Kounde on RB.

 

[jamrock]

Araujo in the middle with his passing? ...

 

[kattanib]

Kounde as a RB is giving me Abidal vibes. I like

 

[ThwiX]

Raphinha so fucking good tonight. What a player.

 

[Devils]

Leeeeeewwwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

 

[El Ilusionista]

Raphinha reminds me so much of Di Maria worth every single penny

 

[kattanib]

One good thing Xavi did vs the past matches is that he told the RB to stick to being a RB instead of flipping into a CB mid game