New signing Aubameyang hat-trick! Golden Boy Pedri showed the wind of a general, and the younger Garvey sent an assist!
Harvey, who had the word "offense" written all over the tactical board, smiled on the sidelines. His plan has always been so beautiful, all he wants is for the striker to have the ability to shoot.
Aubameyang, who seemed to have some "bad teeth" at Arsenal, had a big appetite after putting on a red and blue shirt, in addition to Xavi, which teammates should he thank?
01. Xavi let Barca fly on both wings: the middle is still very full
a. Barca with two wings flying together: Alba became a key launch point for the attack
Under Harvey's tactical philosophy, the reliance on wingers and full-backs is clear. On the left, Alba drives the left winger, and on the right, Dembele or Adama leads the right-back attack.
Relatively speaking, Dembele is more suitable for partnering Dest, Alves and Adama are a match made in heaven, and Alba on the left can cooperate with any one (the left winger is mainly a swimming adductor two forward, or a speed point to pull away from the wing).
The positions of the winger and the full-back are matched, and when the winger pulls away the width, the full-back will come relative to the rib inside.
After Alba's incognito, his pass was worth a lot. Barca's first goal was a long pass from Alba's midfield position to Aubameyang in the front to complete the break.
Aubameyang was so fast that he suddenly couldn't keep up with him. After fully adjusting the shot to score without confrontation, Barca's "cake factory" is obviously more pure than Arsenal.
Barca's second goal still came from Alba's pass from the middle. His crucial penultimate pass allowed Dembele to unleash his speed advantage and give De Jong an assist on the empty goal.
Barca now have a lot of forward speed elements, so that the characteristics of midfield passing are fully released. Of course, Harvey's training quality is very high, and the team's interspersed movement is also the basis for success.
Alba is valuable on the offensive end, not a breakthrough winger, but with a better breakout effect than a winger.
The key point is that his passing, the rate of reception on the offensive end, and the insight into space are all top-notch. Barca are trying to find a left-back successor, and it is really not easy.
b. Harvey expresses his heart with action: leave Dembele
If there's one person in barcelona who likes Dembele, it's Harvey. If it weren't for Harvey's insistence, perhaps Dembele would not have had another chance to play.
More importantly, Harvey's use of Dembele was very successful. He conveyed his heart with his actions: to keep Dembele.
Dembele made his first start against Real Madrid in this game, played very low-key, and even completed a series of safety goals after the opening, and it is very rare to concede only 6 balls in the whole game.
However, he dominated the team's 2 goals in key moments, while successfully playing 5 of the 7 one-on-one matches, sending 3 direct shots to his teammates.
Barca's second goal, Dembele's no-ball forward insertion was very beautiful. Originally on the outside, which was not noticed by his opponents, he suddenly activated to receive Alba's over-the-top ball, rushed past Mauriba and sent de Jong a just right empty cross, allowing the latter to score an easy goal.
Barca's third goal, Dembele switched to the role of Alba and became the starting point of the attack.
In contrast, Garvey's empty catch this time is much easier than Dembele's high-speed forward insertion. In front of goal, Aubameyang once again pushed the empty goal, allowing Barca to establish a three-goal lead in the half.
Dembele's ability to find teammates with this straight ball is very prominent, and he has tried to give Dest several times in this game, and he has also found the opportunity to cross from the open position. This time Garvey handled it better, so Barca scored.
In the second half, Barca even let Dembele more of a midfield attack, this time he took the ball and sent a straight plug to Garvey can be said to be very beautiful.
02. Barca's defence is a stubborn problem: there is no other way but to buy people
Aubameyang doesn't just score goals: high pressing is also worth a lot
Aubameyang scored a hat-trick in this game (Pedri's world wave was counted on his head), but his contribution in the game was not only goals, but also a lot of positive counter-attacks.
Although this game was not as good as the last game against Napoli, the three fouls also proved that Aubameyang was very hard working.
This was also emphasized in the scouting report when he joined the team. Aubameyang's first six months at Barca will be a honeymoon period, and the key depends on whether his running enthusiasm and counter-attack can be maintained in the next 3 years of the contract.
The value of Aubameyang in the high press is that he has speed without the ball. The effect of sudden grabbing is very good, and the opponent is easy to get busy.
Of course, high-level pressing has never really served the defense, and the pursuit is still offensive maximization. This time Aubameyang broke the ball and Ferran Torres returned the pass, giving Pedri a good chance to shoot.
Looking at this front-court counter-attack, it is important that Aubameyang suddenly accelerates to the Napoli players in the middle, resulting in mistakes on the part of the opponent. Unfortunately, Ferran Torres did not pass to Aubameyang, who was vacant on the outside line, and he lost the center of gravity and lost the opportunity to counterattack.
b. The post-Pique era: The Barca defence must be reinforced
Pique was suspended for a red card in this game, and Barca used three people in the center-back position, and the effect was not good.
Araujo is arguably the most trusted presence in the current defensive line, but it still has many flaws.
This wave of valencia counter-attacks, Moriba's long pass to the striker, Araújo's blow-off foul in the confrontation, and indeed the referee's home whistle in it.
However, Araujo's hand movements are objectively present when dealing with high balls and confrontations. When it comes to meeting better and more experienced strikers, Alaujo is also being shaded and teased more often.
In addition, when dealing with crosses and high balls, Araujo's bounce was excellent, but his prediction of the landing point was not very good. This time Sorell's goal was blown away, but Araujo's prediction of the second drop point was indeed unshot.
Garcia could only turn around and couldn't move her feet. With a height of 1 meter 82, there is often a 2 meter giant in the penalty area, not once or twice.
Barca's goal conceded in the second half is still a problem for air defense in the post-Pique era. The distance between Araujo and Mingosa was too long, and Araujo had a mediocre anticipation of the landing point, without peak Pique's ability to retreat and control the landing point of the high ball.
Mingosa was so unconscious that he gave his opponent too much of a chance to hit the space behind Araujo, which eventually led to a loss of the ball.
This ball Araujo can only say that he is not as strong as Peak Pique, and Mingosa is completely failed.
As the centre-back behind, he had to tighten the distance between him and Araujo. Failing to do this is that the minimum defensive principles are not done well. Personal ability is not enough to turn the tide, and conceding the ball is the inevitable result.
03. The whole team was laughing: only Ferran Torres reached out at the far end
A. Ferran-Torres worked hard: but it wasn't enough
In the last round of the Europa League, Ferran Torres won only 1 of his 15 one-on-one encounters on foot and only 1 of his 9 shots on goal (that penalty), which put him under a lot of pressure.
Facing the boos of Theron fans, Ferran Torres tried very hard to prove himself, but all 5 attempts failed. Fortunately, Ferran Torres is a player with a very low rate of active errors, so he has conceded only 16 goals in the whole game.
Harvey's offensive tactics have always been eager to play the ribs of the team transposition and interspersed. However, this time, after his teammates covered the run, Ferran Torres received Alba's pass and cut through the penalty area, but he was still half a step away from holding the ball.
Looking at the attack this time, perhaps due to the influence of the last shot on goal, This game Ferran Torres was a little hesitant after getting the opportunity to face the box. He doesn't know how to be good at his feet, and he loses scoring opportunities by taking a few more steps.
b. When Barca scored: Ferran Torres pulled far away
Under Barca's tactical system, Alba will close in and will ask Ferran Torres to pull the side first. The problem is that Alba has so many better passing options that Felan Torres' position is awkward.
When Aubameyang received a long pass and got a knife, Ferran Torres was forgotten on the sideline.
Barca's second goal, when Alba crossed the top to find Dembele, Fellan Torres was once again regretted on the far-end sideline.
Seeing that he did not get a chance on the left, In the second half Felan Torres switched to the right, only to find himself a spectator.
When Dembele cut inside with the ball to deliver a straight plug for Garvey, Ferran Torres beckoned for the ball at the far end, but was it necessary for his teammates to pass to him?
Barca may hope that the young Ferran Torres will be the next Villa, but in reality it is not so easy to succeed.
He has a good sense of no-ball interspersing, good speed and good efficiency in scoring points. But if you want to play well, Felan Torres still has to be patient and confident at the same time.
Don't take too many balls to try the parts he's not so good at, and still have to be confident in his shots when chances arise. Otherwise, it will enter the strange circle and go farther and farther.
Conclusion:
This Barca team is very young, and the coach of the team is also very young. Maybe it will take some time for the team to get back to the top. However, the midfield skeleton has been formed, and Barca can succeed in the defensive line and front line, and how to go in the future is really clear at a glance.