Enormous. Second big game of the season Xavi’s Barcanot Dembélé, nor Lewandowski, Xavi, who took advantage of the occasion to pass some bill against those who said, who wrote, that his team won pyrrhically and playing little to what he wants and what the rules of the game dictate. Barcelona DNA.
Yesterday Xavi was interested in talking about how, something that he dodged in the pyrrhic 1-0 and 0-1 of recent weeks, when he grabbed and did well, what the heck! to the happiness of adding three by three and reinforcing his magnificent and spectacular leadership, that whatever he does today Real Madrid in front of Valenciathey turn him into one of the most impressive winter champions everWell, only three Barças, yes, yes, three Barças They have achieved more than 50 points in the first round: Barça 2017-18 (51), Barça 2010-11 (52) and Barça 2012-13 (55). All three were won by Barça.
Yes, there is a starting team
The excellent, very, very excellent match of Barça at the Benito Villamarin, which ended again with a minimal victory but nothing to do with the previous three, is based on the confirmation that, contrary to what is stated in the press room for keep all his players motivated, he does have a starting team and it’s the one from last night… with Dembélé in Raphinha’s place. And point.
And not only that: it also has a definitive drawing. And it is, curiously or not so curiously, the traditional one (in other teams) 4-4-2discarding the mythical 4-3-3, which is religion, dogma of faith, in ‘can Barça’. This evolution, carried out by more than one Culé coach who took sticks to the roof of his mouth, is allowed for Xavi because he not only has better midfielders than forwards, but also, as he continues to attack just as well, It shows that, against big, dangerous teams, with four good midfielders, the only way to dominate, to control, to prevail is by equalizing the number of pawns in midfield. And let’s stop talking, as Xavi acknowledged yesterday: “Barça football has always been about midfielders.”
Because the four midfielders that Barça have are impressive. And thanks that they didn’t get rid of Dejong. and thank you Busquets He plays wonderfully and very pleasantly when he is protected with three by his side and the three of them work so that he can air his football with greater serenity and efficiency.
We will be able to count milongas as the drawing has nothing to do with the how. We can, yes, but it is clear and clear that as they are forwards as Ansu Fati, ferran torres or the same scorer from last night, raphinhaIt is better to bet on a fourth midfielder and let them loosen up in attack Pedro, Gavi either Bucketwhich yesterday was the eighth wonder of Benito Villamarin.
Barça has 8 points more than Real Madrid today and no ‘winter champion’ has lost the title with that advantage.
The first Barça without Dembélé was not only effective but brilliant, ending up adding, in the first round, 50 out of 57 possible points, on the way to the League of 100. Barça is so effective that it has only conceded 7 goals in 19 games (three Real Madrid scored them and one was Koundé’s own goal last night) and if today, which won’t happen right?, they end the first round with an 8-point advantage over Carlo Ancelotti’s team, because the whites lost with the disastrous Valencia, who once again asks Voro for his ninth miracle, would be virtually League champion, since history says that there is no ‘winter champion’ with that advantage (more than 5 points) who has not been proclaimed champion.
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It was Xavi himself, with his good sense, common sense and experience, who said that victory is still a long way to go. Great advice, but Barça has already visited stadiums as difficult as San Sebastián, Sevilla (Sánchez Pizjuan and Benito Villamarin), Bernabéu, Valencia and Wanda Metropolitano. It is evident that games at the Camp Nou can be lost, of course, but everyone would choose a second round like the one that the culé team has, playing at home against many greats.
By the way, Xavi didn’t do it, but he was also able to pass the bill of his numbers with respect to ronald koeman after 67 games, he has won more games than the Dutchman (42 against 39), tied one more (13 against 12) and lost four fewer (12 against 16). And another fact in favor of the Catalan ‘míster’: his statistics alone in the League are also better than those of ‘TinTin’.