The main issue in deciding alignments remains how to cover the lower Puyol, assuming that there is no substitute central guarantees (it is clear that Milito is not and Pep remains undecided to give opportunities to the owners of Team B) the change was to slow today Busquets position and place Mascherano in the natural position of the youth squad.
soon became apparent that this position was purely virtual because the team's starting center midfielder resumed his work in the midfield with his back covered by the Argentine. A reasonable decision given that the Athletic chose to place only pointed Llorente, the result is that visitors only created danger with a shot Bilbao ram Pinto turned in a great stop (it is fortunate that our goalkeeper is well seasoned through Cup matches).
Barca again met with a favorable marker to the first hurdle by combining Xavi, Alves-the-it-is (although we must say in all honesty that the rally should be canceled for offside Brazilian .) There was then a classic situation in which the local computer (the local Barca always plays regardless of ownership of the stadium) played to control the ball and try to increase the lead while the visitors did not change one iota his defensive tactics. Anyway again noted difficulties on offense against a team so close when the walls and one-touch combinations are blocked by a forest of legs.
Villa from the center forward position contributed rather little (though important goals is getting damned if I care) and Peter had several worthwhile interned here by the left, a situation that left as the sole benchmark Alves attack from the right, however Messi moved far away from the danger zone and in addition lost more balls and missed more controls than it is usual therefore continued to give the feeling of being in a half-cycle low. It was to rest with the feeling that the game could have been resolved and without contrast showed signs of wanting to make war, just as in the meeting last Tuesday which left no room to float in some concern. And there was
for less since shortly after the meeting resumed indecision between Abidal and Busquets resulted in the latter was forced to make the penalty that put the tie on the scoreboard. A play that opens once again the eternal debate about the shocking way this team played the ball out from behind a philosophy that seems indispensable but difficult goals from time to time.
Again the tie and dark memories of that poor run of two seasons ago (which made the team lost no less than eight consecutive points) became ever more tangible. But it was precisely at that moment when the team showed they have more faith and profession that many of his followers, was the time when Messi awoke from his mediocre game and again the living legend that is, the time when Iniesta decided to throw the game to the backs and multiplied throughout the country causing an inferno in the Atleti defense. I will not say now that the goal was a matter of time, it looked like it could come at any moment but that could very well not have happened, did happen and luckily traced shape the first half goal: high pass from Xavi on Alves sagging, this time to Messi, who turned the match leaving sentenced. A difficult test
well surpassed that leaves several issues on the table. It is clear that bending all crew positions is a chimera but can not be that low on defense on the bench not find a replacement guarantees and has to pull all these alternative tactics that cause confusion. On the other side of this form of play of our team has several weaknesses: the recklessness in defense, counterattack almost disappeared as an alternative in the offensive play, the lack of verticality in attacking the opponent's goal and commitment to bring the ball under control almost to the goal line. If you think about it is circumstances that can be seen at once as advantages and disadvantages, they are those who have led us to be what we are now. But above all today's game I stay with the reaction of the team that gave him hell when necessary, a quality that others seem to boast exclusive.
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