Some people say that the right person is chosen, and Valentine's Day is celebrated every day. On the green field, find the right manager, the fans wake up is a victory.
If Adama, Aubameyang, Alves and Ferran Torres are plug-and-play under Xavi, then the recovery of Dembele, Luke De Jong and Pique, as well as the growth of Pedri and Garvey, prove that Barca is good now because Xavi is good.
Sweeping Real Madrid 4-0 away, Xavi put Barca back to what they were 13 years ago.
01. Xavi's Barcelona: Interpreting the Full Offense, All Defending
a. Dembele on the defensive end: became a fierce man
As Xavi's tuning of this Barca team deepens, we will feel that the team's offensive and defensive conversion rhythm is getting faster and faster, and the sense of oppression is getting stronger and stronger.
Dembele's presence in Harvey has almost three steals per 90 minutes, which is truly impressive. What used to be the iron man on the offensive end is now the fierce man on the defensive end.
As soon as Vinicius tried to get the ball, Dembele returned, frightening his opponent to almost stop the ball in the crotch.
Vinicius managed to stop the ball and found that the road in front of him was blocked by Dembele. In desperation, he wanted to cut inside with the ball and look for opportunities to pass the ball to his teammates.
As a result, Vinicius waited not for his Real Madrid teammates, but for Aubameyang. The Barca striker broke the ball directly in the 30m area of his side, and this is the change brought by Xavi.
b. Is it true that Vinicius did not want to defend? It was Dembele running too fast!
We can compare Bartha's first goal, when Dembele picked up the ball on the flank, his stopping quality was much better than Vinicius'.
In fact, Vinicius also wants to defend ah, Real Madrid's tactical literacy is not bad, otherwise it will not reverse Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. Dembele turned out to be unreasonable, and before Vinicius could retreat, he had accelerated his breakthrough, leaving the Brazilian without a chance to appear on camera.
Dembele, who has played a total of 8 la Liga games this season, has scored 9 assists, reaching the second place in the La Liga assist list.
The quality of the cross was too high, and Aubameyang's header was spot on. I don't know what kind of mood Icardi and C Ronaldo are in at the moment after watching this ball.
02. Golden Boy Shine + New Signings Break Out: Xavi's Barca are getting better and better
Xavi's understanding of the offense is excellent, and even reminds countless red and blue fans of Guardiola. Even in some details, Harvey has a more rhythmic sense and a stronger game-breaking effect. "After a year, Barca will have the same level of competitiveness as Bayern", Xavi's words are still in his ears, and he is taking it step by step.
Right-back Alves closed in as a midfielder, with wingers Dembele or Adama bracing up a wing to overwhelm opponents. Under Xavi, Pedri fills in the gaps on the defensive end and organizes a tandem in the position where the offensive end can reach the front waist. On the front line, Ferran Torres and Aubameyang are ready to take off, leaving the left-back Alba in the outside corridor.
In the tough battle of winning Atletico 4-2, seeing Alves assist Alba's goal, and then Alba throwing a peach and letting the Brazilian right-back score, will you have the illusion of dreaming back to dream three.
That year, Alves was "not just a right-back", the current second master is still a special existence, and Alba has also "not just a left-back".
When you witness this scene, will you thank Barca for doing a good job of reinforcements in the winter window, or will Xavi tactically train well?
More importantly, Harvey not only used new recruits, but also allowed young people to thrive under his command.
Watching Pedri complete the repetition of the action of Pulling the ball through the crotch under Xavi's feet, is this really not what the Barca manager himself taught in training?
It was a slight pity that De Jong's subsequent direct attack on Adama was unsuccessful, and he could not save the whole process more perfectly with a single goal.
Barca's young talents are not just Pedri, but many more. When the "superhuman" Adama, who can't get the data in the Premier League, sends a cross and the youngster Garvey's header breaks the goal, you have to believe that Xavi is the real master of cooking.
When Harvey has prepared the dish, the delicious "cake" is delivered to the player's mouth, and the aroma is overflowing with one bite.
03. Tune the "old and difficult" into a real thing: Harvey did it!
In the battle against Osasuna, Barca had 72% of the ball, leading their opponents in the number of shots on goal, and the absolute scoring opportunity was 6-0! Was it a surprise to win a 4-0 victory in the end? Under Harvey's tactical arrangement, even the players who have always been difficult have played at a high level.
Dembele, who was once called "three stinky games" by fans, has only started 7 games in La Liga this season, substituted four times, played 676 minutes (equivalent to 7.5 full-time games), and has contributed 1 goal and 7 assists.
This time Dembele, along with Alves and Pedri, played Tiki-Taka's sense of rhythm, and finally stepped out of a Messi-style line and delivered a scalpel-like precision straight ball that allowed Felan Torres to score.
In previous games, Duel Fernando Torres had borne a heavy psychological burden because of the many scoring opportunities. However, Harvey's trust in him was clear at a glance, and he kept giving opportunities to finally wait to be rewarded.
Having scored three goals in two consecutive La Liga games, the secret of Ferran Torres' success is to keep trying to shoot. Although his turnover rate in the game is not low, his firm scoring conviction and excellent no-ball movement have given Ferran Torres a touch of Ronaldo's style.
The Camp Nou even gave Dembele a round of applause, and with the encouragement of the fans, the French winger, who was in trouble with a contract extension, scored twice in an assist against Osasuna, dominating Barca's three goals.
In today's national derby, Dembele once again assisted twice, and the first goal was to find his friend Aubameyang, who scored his seventh goal in game 7 after coming to La Liga.
When The outgoing player Aubameyang, who was sacked by Arsenal, became a "gift from God", when Dembele spent eight full-time games to reach the second place in the La Liga assist list, plus Xavi gave Ferran Torres "a shooting boot", it seemed that all the problems were not a problem in front of Xavi.
03. High pressing + rhythm acceleration: Barca dream back to the appearance of the Guardiola era
After Xavi joined the team, the transformation of Barca is mainly reflected in two aspects: high-level pressing + offensive and defensive conversion acceleration. So now Barça, the advantage in the game scene is often huge.
Whether the team can win or not depends more on the shooting feeling of the forward players, and other aspects of the work, Xavi has been arranged to the extreme.
When Dembele successfully participated in the high-level pressing, the Frenchman, who was questioned that he might not be able to work, also regarded Harvey as his own Bole and was willing to do his best for him.
It's not just moving fast on the defensive end, it's also moving fast on the offensive end. The no-ball swaps of Alves, Dembele and Pedri, combined with the no-ball in the secondary movement, can attract defensive attention and create space for teammates. Barca's attack is getting faster and faster, and it is because of this coordination.
The teammates in the front court played so smoothly that Pique also had the opportunity to show his side. Nice stops, back-footed left-footed shots, which are effects that many centers can't do, but it's always less difficult for Pique.
Conclusion:
Barca, which is mainly attacking and defending, highlights the technical and tactical advantages in too many details.
Barca's football philosophy is focused on beauty and attack, and it is not the first time that a four-goal victory over Real Madrid will be and there will be even more in the future. That's why we love Barca and why we've been with us along the way.