Yaya Toure

[Djab]

The one and only Heskey.

 

[Cule4life]

The Argentine Arbeloa Messi?

 

[xavisionary]

Inb4 not best player in the league any more blah blah blah

 

[Alarcón]

busquets is better

 

[abual3bed1]

I wish Tata watched yesterday how Mourinho isolated Yaya. Matic was a beast going head to head with Yaya last night which kept the whole City team at bay.

 

[Theconomist]

I wish Tata watched yesterday how Mourinho isolated Yaya. Matic was a beast going head to head with Yaya last night which kept the whole City team at bay.

We don't have a player like Matic tho, maybe Mascherano in a double pivot midfield but you know Tata, he won't risk it, he'll play it safe.

 

[abual3bed1]

Playing it safe is to try Mascherano next to Busquets. Although I'm not as concerned as I was of the City game after seeing how easily they can get exposed without Fernandinho. And I don't recall Pellegrini to ever parking the bus against us. So...

 

[Flavia]

Playing it safe is to try Mascherano next to Busquets. Although I'm not as concerned as I was of the City game after seeing how easily they can get exposed without Fernandinho. And I don't recall Pellegrini to ever parking the bus against us. So...

It's one tactical variation Barça have, and it's not used anymore... a midfield with more muscle. It could be really helpful.

 

[abual3bed1]

Sadly true. I'd say Song over Mascherano but Mascherano has the advantage of speed, great last man tackle and knows how to do high and early pressure. This could prove very vital in such game.

 

[DonAK]

They will most likely be without Fernandinho in the 1st leg which would be a boost for us.

 

[ammarfcb]

are you people serious about playing a double pivot, i thought it was poor sarcasm at first but now i fear your serious.

our problem is creating in the final third, a double pivot is another measure for keeping possession but we never lacked that. we only lack the killer pass or the penetrating dribble, it certainly won't come from crossing to the wingers and back, so our only problem really is tata.

 

[DinhoR10]

are you people serious about playing a double pivot, i thought it was poor sarcasm at first but now i fear your serious.

our problem is creating in the final third, a double pivot is another measure for keeping possession but we never lacked that. we only lack the killer pass or the penetrating dribble, it certainly won't come from crossing to the wingers and back, so our only problem really is tata.

Alba+Iniesta+Neymar solves the problem you speak of. Our left flank is deadly.

 

[ammarfcb]

a flank can only go so far. everything starts and ends in the middle. cause in the end the goal is ded bang in the middle. with a double pivot and tata's urge to always take the ball to the touchline u just give the opposition premisses for the perfect counter.

 

[Hamzah]

We should play Messi off a striker. Like when pep played Messi behind Alexis in a clasico. It worked well.

 

[beautifulgame]

a flank can only go so far. everything starts and ends in the middle. cause in the end the goal is ded bang in the middle. with a double pivot and tata's urge to always take the ball to the touchline u just give the opposition premisses for the perfect counter.

Pep would say you got it backwards.