serghei
Senior Member
The problem is that when he is on the ball, he always needs to provide service to men situated at considerable distances from him and with those men not making any moves to free themselves. Busi does not have a perfectly clean service over long distances, especially not when the margin of error is so slim. When Busi and Gomes make the same mistakes when playing at DM, it's clear that the position needs rethinking. And the solution is to switch from a rigid positional play, to a more fluid type of football, where players move more with their teammates adjusting their positions, in order to fill any gaps that are created, and thus mantain a correct shape in positional. Basically, bring back juego de posicion and stop with this rigid football.
Busi was used with always having 1-2-3 options for a clear pass, one that was productive, and was within the acceptable margins of error. Now, he is stripped from that, he needs to put extra risk in his passes, because the spaces are bigger, the markings tighter, and our movement a lot weaker. Basically, every thing that was tactically thought out to easen up the burden of passing for our players has been eliminated, so the conditions in which we have to pass the ball are more stresfull. Which leads to more mistakes.
So when Busi has the ball, the positions of our midfielders needs to be redrawn. Because, as things are now, our midfield positions remain mostly the same with or without the ball. If anything, when someone is on the ball, the strategy is not to provide viable passing options but to push up, leaving the player on the ball to figure things out on his own. And not only that, but we base our tactics considering that said player WILL MANAGE TO DO THAT. Which is why we brought few playmakers, and mostly false-midfielders who are more dangerous near the box, then inside the center circle, including Rafinha, Denis, even Gomes to some extent or Arda.
Busi was used with always having 1-2-3 options for a clear pass, one that was productive, and was within the acceptable margins of error. Now, he is stripped from that, he needs to put extra risk in his passes, because the spaces are bigger, the markings tighter, and our movement a lot weaker. Basically, every thing that was tactically thought out to easen up the burden of passing for our players has been eliminated, so the conditions in which we have to pass the ball are more stresfull. Which leads to more mistakes.
So when Busi has the ball, the positions of our midfielders needs to be redrawn. Because, as things are now, our midfield positions remain mostly the same with or without the ball. If anything, when someone is on the ball, the strategy is not to provide viable passing options but to push up, leaving the player on the ball to figure things out on his own. And not only that, but we base our tactics considering that said player WILL MANAGE TO DO THAT. Which is why we brought few playmakers, and mostly false-midfielders who are more dangerous near the box, then inside the center circle, including Rafinha, Denis, even Gomes to some extent or Arda.
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