Windhook
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Xavi whole idea of 'defensive squares' as if he still in today's football gets to pull the LCB/RCB with a winger and play that ball to false 9 from Pique and play a RCM (himself in that video in Pep Barca scenario) is just so old
It's total football in Xavi's mind, the fluidity of positions. Dani Alves in the last Atletico Madrid game played most of the time as second DM in a way. Depends on opponent's style and adapting to it. Every team needs quality players to execute a certain system and Barca did a great job in the last game.
Also nobody expects a manager to bring out of the bag all his secrets, no matter the level of experience, in a YouTube video. Xavi in those clips is talking fundamentals he was taught at FC Barcelona. Similar video on that channel is Jordi Cruyff talking about total football.