BigBarcaBoy
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Sergio kicks puppies as well apparently
Sergio Busquets
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klc123
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Yannik
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pretty sure that this wasnt meant to be an actual statement, but rather something that Busquets must have been thinking during that game, hence the quotation marks around that sentence. Basically meaning that instead of safe passing he'd rather pass it vertically to make something happen, even if that might fail.
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klc123
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It doesn't work that way though.
It's the exact same as people complaining that Xavi has no penetration in his game now.
The reality is that the players running into space to receive the ball are the ones dictating whether the ball is passed forwards or sideways, not the actual passer. Players of this level are capable enough to hit a forward pass to an open team mate every time, but the team mate has to be in/moving into the space for it to be possible.
A lack of penetration isn't a reflection on the play maker, it's a reflection on the receiving players. It would be the exact same as criticising a goalkeeper for not making any saves when he didn't have any shots to deal with.
Yannik
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That is indeed true, but nevertheless the passing player does still have a decisive influence on where the move is directed to, and that is hugely dependend on his courage and his own positioning.
If the opponent comes up with 2 compact defensive and the game has been relatively slow the whole time anyway, then there is relatively few space for attackers to run into. Passing ways are often covered and pressing is on the passing player forcing him to drop deeper.
At this point so-called "safe passing" looks like the only possible thing to do, but there has to be the moment where you have to risk it, play a difficult pass through a narrow corridor of defenders that might end up in their ball retention. The reward might be worth it however. Its a mental game, a destructive, ugly match discourages many players from trying too much.
Now the two pictures above against Malaga and Bayern are quite extreme examples. Malaga was all defensive with 2 backlines of 4 defensive players (thats the usual park-the-bus setup) and Bayern was playing open, with lots of space in the midfield so of course that might have been easier for Busquets. Major difference here was in the Malaga match Busquets was always directly in front of Malagas 4-4-2 rows, he never ran inbetween their lineup, he was always in front of them which is why his passes are always sideways and slightly upfront, edging Malagas 2 pressing strikers. That brings me to a second decisive factor and that is his own positioning. Against Bayern he was more upfront the pitch, he ran inbetween the Bayern players, he created and abused lots of space. The game became a lot less static and these spaces to play upfront and the spaces for attackers to run into where just opccuring more often.
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EdmondDantes
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There's no one like him in world football. He's unique; if Chelsea are bidding 100 million for Pogba; Sergio's fee would be well over a billion.
Galning
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The best ever.
Blaugrana Bull
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It is pretty obvious and nothing new.
Catalan Fan
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I did comment on that in Match Chat.He goes unnoticed when he plays, but when he's not there it usually disrupts our rhythm.
Barcafan 2304
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Pretty much the case yes. He is key to us and massively underrated in world football. Can't speak highly enough of him
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