La Liga Round 32: Barca - Celta 4-3

[JamDav1982]

Yeah De Jong is closest to Borja and forming a back 3 there, how the hell can he move up and leave Borja alone with the CBs caught wide is another big fuck up by him after the error for the 2nd goal.

If you form a 3 line, you drop to take on Borja there. You are the closest one.

Don't know what is the issue with him, but it was a horrible week of football from the Dutch.

That didnt happen on the third goal and De Jong was probably Barcas best player away to Dortmund even if got caught on it a few times.

The 2nd was a bad mix up with Inigo that Frenkie should have dealt with.

 

[BerkeleyBernie]

There are high lines then there high lines.

That Barca line for 3rd was 20 yds in Celta half with no one near their striker I believe.

It wasnt even a pass from Celta as much as a random hoof up the park and Borja was through on goal.

That is poor communication and organisation there and not the high line Flick is asking them to play.

Yep,, just said the same thing a few posts back. Absolutely naive.

 

[serghei]

That didnt happen on the third goal and De Jong was probably Barcas best player away to Dortmund even if got caught on it a few times.

The 2nd was a bad mix up with Inigo that Frenkie should have dealt with.

Yes, it did. De Jong is central. He should drop, move back instead of forward, and deal with Borja. He makes a sign to Cubarsi to take on Borja but you don't hand out a player like that. Cubarsi was too wide. Fecking dumb. Inigo instead who was also wide instructs De Jong to take on Borja, but De Jong pushes forward like an idiot.

What is the point of dropping to CB line if you don't play the part?

 

[JamDav1982]

That third is on the CBs.

There is absolutely no way FDJ is expected to mark the CF and have two CBS either side of him there.

Inigo and Cubarsi fell asleep.

 

[JamDav1982]

Yes, it did. De Jong is central. He should drop and go back and take Borja. He makes a sign to Cubarsi to take on Borja but you don't hand out a player like that. Cubarsi was too wide. Fecking dumb.

No.. FDJ is the midfielder.. there is no scenario he should be back marking the lone striker as CBs go spare either side.

The CBs are too high and too wide and fell asleep.

 

[serghei]

No.. FDJ is the midfielder.. there is no scenario he should be back marking the lone striker as CBs go spare either side.

The CBs are too high and too wide and fell asleep.

Except he isn't. He is a CB there in a back 3. Like he was in the 2nd goal when he also fucked it up.

It was probably done to have Inigo and Cubarsi in charge with build-up on the sides more than fecking Martin.

 

[JamDav1982]

Except he isn't. He is a CB there in a back 3.

No he isnt.. he is positioned as a midfielder.. and told Cubarsi when came out to pick up the striker.

There is zero chance Flick wants FDJ marking the CF there. It makes zero sense.

That is on the CBs.

There is no chance whatsoever Flick wants FDJ picking up Borja there.

 

[serghei]

No he isnt.. he is positioned as a midfielder.. and told Cubarsi when came out to pick up the striker.

There is zero chance Flick wants FDJ marking the CF there. It makes zero sense.

That is on the CBs.

There is no chance whatsoever Flick wants FDJ picking up Borja there.

You're simply wrong. If he is a midfielder he is not in line with Cubarsi and Inigo.

He is more advanced and Inigo and Cubarsi are behind him in a narrower shape.

We simply transitioned to a back 3 at some point and De Jong fecked it up as a CB.

 

[JamDav1982]

You're simply wrong. If he is a midfielder he is not in line with Cubarsi and Inigo.

He is more advanced and Inigo and Cubarsi are behind him in a narrower shape.

No you are wrong.,

There is zero chance Flick wants FDJ to pick up the striker there.

It is on the CBs to mark him.

Cubarsi and Inigo are in line as they are far too high up/wide and oblivious to the one player between them they should be marking.

 

[serghei]

No you are wrong.,

There is zero chance Flick wants FDJ to pick up the striker there.

It is on the CBs to mark him.

He was a midfielder here also?

Come on... it was obvious it was an in game adjustment that De Jong botched completely.

Flick wanted to build wide with Cubarsi and Inigo and he dropped Frenkie. In this way, he had 3 deep players in charge with build-up who are good on the ball and able to progress the ball better. Especially as Kounde and Martin had stinkers on the ball.

De Jong simply performed like a clueless CB there when tasked with this, causing us to concede two goals.

Look at the image, De Jong is clearly marking Borja. Same as for the 3rd goal, but he fecked it up. It doesn't mean I hate De Jong, but the roles were clear and he fecked it up.

 

[JamDav1982]

No you are wrong and this was discussed yesterday.

From their goal kicks as Flick often does he will get FDJ to go back on the CF and put the CBs wide.. probably so have x3 of height to try and cope with it and not easier ball out of the x3.

That is what was happening on 2nd goal and FDJ fucked up thinking Inigo was going for ball.

The third is nothing like that. It is general play where Flick absolutely will not want FDJ marking the CF.

The other difference is that second goal is on half way line. On the third the Barca CBs are 20 yds in their own half marking no one at all and far too wide. Unlike the photo above when both marking wider players and deeper.

The x2 situations are nothing alike. Not even remotely. The second is on the CBs more than anyone.

 

[serghei]

So, you're saying that in the above image De Jong is obviously marking Borja, but for the 3rd goal no, it wasn't on him? You even see De Jong making a sign to Cubarsi to take on Borja, but basically gives him no time to do so. Poor Cubarsi is caught off guard.

When you hand a marker like that, it's not enough to just signal to some player to take Borja on. You have to make sure that player is in a position to do it, before you go forward. He simply behaved like a child. Oh it's much cooler to just join the attack than to guard my man, let's do that.

If this was a test for Inter match by some chance, De Jong failed it badly.

 

[JamDav1982]

Yes clear difference between the two as explained to you.

There is zero chance whatsoever Flick wants FDJ marking the CF for where the game was on third goal.

 

[serghei]

Your explanation makes no sense. The images speak much more clearly than your assumptions about what Flick may want or don't want.

That's actually my main beef with you. There's nice football discussions to be had, but you're so stubborn you won't even concede anything, just pushing things into a "yes, he did, no he didn't" loop.

 

[JamDav1982]

Your explanation makes no sense. The images speak much more clearly than your assumptions about what Flick may want or don't want.

Explanation makes complete sense for the difference between the two.

I can tell you with 100% certainty Flick does not want FDJ back marking the CF when Barca have the ball in opposition box.

First image is a goal kick where FDJ often picks up CF. Compltetly different scenario.