All eyes are usually on some other Inter players, but imo Mkhitaryan is their most important player. All due respect to Barella, Bastoni, Thuram and Lautaro.
The Barca defenders were far from great (especially on set-pieces), but the high line and the lack of help from the 3-4 attacking players, were the main reasons for that petty defensive performance.
The Barca defenders were far from great (especially on set-pieces), but the high line and the lack of help from the 3-4 attacking players, were the main reasons for that petty defensive performance.
But something I find interesting is how tactically weak La Liga and its coaches are. This Barcelona team has been winning and leading the table for a whole season with this defensive style. If a team played like this in Serie A, I think they’d only manage results for about 10 weeks before others figured them out with counter-tactics.
Teams have no idea how to defend anymore. Im not asking them to go prime atletico but basic defending has been on a decline. Barca defense particularly looked like amateur league. There has been quite a lot of talk about their high line and playing with fire. Still doing it. Barca did score some special goals there but that Ferran goal was cheap too. Amateur level defending at times from both teams.
But something I find interesting is how tactically weak La Liga and its coaches are. This Barcelona team has been winning and leading the table for a whole season with this defensive style. If a team played like this in Serie A, I think they’d only manage results for about 10 weeks before others figured them out with counter-tactics.
But something I find interesting is how tactically weak La Liga and its coaches are. This Barcelona team has been winning and leading the table for a whole season with this defensive style. If a team played like this in Serie A, I think they’d only manage results for about 10 weeks before others figured them out with counter-tactics.
Teams have no idea how to defend anymore. Im not asking them to go prime atletico but basic defending has been on a decline. Barca defense particularly looked like amateur league. There has been quite a lot of talk about their high line and playing with fire. Still doing it. Barca did score some special goals there but that Ferran goal was cheap too. Amateur level defending at times from both teams.