Xavi has the instruction manual in hand, the Barca system activates Felix, no need to go back to Atletico, right?

The last time Dembele met Xavi, who became La Liga's assist king, this time the dusty golden boy Felix came to Barca, and has scored three goals and one assist in the last two games. Is this a coincidence? Obviously, Harvey has his own secret to the use of attackers.

Especially considering that Felix has fallen out with Atletico, his success also stems from the co-production with the Barca system, the instruction manual is in the hands of Xavi, if Atletico release people, I am afraid that the buyout fee will have to be discounted to the red and blue team.

01. Left-leaning striker: Harvey gives him perfect marks

a. If you position it right, things will be easy

Xavi's use of Felix has been successful, as can be seen in the position he has given Felix on the pitch. Portugal's Golden Boy is best at playing as a left-leaning striker, as demonstrated in the Champions League games against Liverpool and Manchester United two years ago.

At the same time, Barca's overall running volume is very large, and the team's sprint and offensive commitment are very high, which can just make up for Felix's shortcomings and release his advantage.

As can be seen from the first goal of Barça's match against Antwerp, Lewandowski was characterized by a wide range of drawdowns. After all, his confrontational advantage is not obvious at this time, and it is not easy to score goals by entangled central defenders in the box.

Using Lewandowski's running ability to get him to pull back, put Felix in the front position, and swim in the box, is a good idea.

Lewandowski is a superstar not only because he scores so many goals, but also because his range and intensity of movement are amazing.

After Felix took the ball as an arrow, Lewandowski ran back into the box, even giving the former the shooting space and line.

This goal, it can be said that Lewandowski activated Felix. From the Polish centre-forward pulling back to the reverse box, Felix finally had the ball on goal, and only one of the opposing defenders was in the defender, and the others could not even interfere.

This has something to do with the weakness of Antwerp's players, but it is also the success of Xavi's tactical play.

Felix's first goal at Barca actually had a lot to do with Lewandowski.

Cancelo broke the ball, Romeu launched a counter-attack over the ball, and the Betis centre-back saw Lewandowski's position and was very anxious to move closer to him, so the space behind him was left to Felix. 2 consecutive touches and scored a small angle shot.

b. Under the two-striker tactic: Felix's header technique is good

Felix has scored three goals in all four of his last two games on target since arriving at Barca. The efficiency is staggering.

After all, Felix's shooting skills are not his greatest advantage. The reason for this result is that Harvey's tactics are too suitable for him.

Not only did Lewandowski pull back the arrow scorer who was at the top of the line, Felix also formed a two-striker position with Lewandowski on the goal on many occasions.

Taking this wave of attacks as an example, Rafinha quickly ran to the outside to meet Balder, leaving Lewandowski and Felix in the box to attack.

In the end, Rafinha's cross was somewhat fortunate enough to produce an own goal, with Felix and Lewandowski in the middle of the field preparing to grab the spot.

If anyone thinks it was accidental (Rafinha's move was clearly a deepening tactical implementation), then this goal in the second half is better proof that this is Xavi's plan.

Rafinha's cross was sent to the back post, and Lewandowski in the centre attracted the defensive attention and sent an unmarked Felix header into the goal. The Portuguese Golden Boy has a good technique of handling high balls and has always been very efficient in scoring with headers without confrontation.

02. It doesn't work to go back to Atletico: Barca's right style of play is the reason for the outbreak

a. Felix pulls back to get the ball: the value is seriously discounted

Felix's technical characteristics are actually more suitable for a more advanced position, and he cannot be required to participate too much in the promotion and organization.

This is because after Felix withdrew to get the ball, he was prone to problems in confrontation and made more mistakes. Although his pass is actually good, it should also be retreated from the forward line to find an empty position to receive, pass a good ball, and then insert himself into the striker.

Felix's enthusiasm after coming to Barca goes without saying, it is truly breathtaking.

This time he tackles the ball beautifully, but then tries to think too much about it in the push forward and fails.

The highlight of Felix pulling back to take the ball forward was his quick comeback to the striker. The problem was that he made a mistake in the retreat and needed teammates to counter-steal and control the penalty in order to play the overall effect.

Atletico have a small number of people in attack and often cannot support him. Barca, on the contrary, presses forward in the overall formation, and allows Felix to complement each other.

It is clear from the lens that this is a very typical example of the Barça system making up for Felix's shortcomings.

When he retreated to get the ball and wanted to pass it, he was cut off without suspense. Barca then had a second chance to attack, and by the time Balder won the ball on the wing, Felix was already at the top of the striker.

Although Valdeneche passed the ball and Felix did not get it, such a wave of highly mobile attacks still played well.

b. Only 3 of the last 10 attempts have been successful: Atletico can't afford it

Barca's last two games against Betis and Antwerp have not been good defensively, but Felix has tried 10 passes in the last two games, only three of them, and only eight of his 23 one-on-one ground matches.

However, he made a total of 64 passes in these two games, and only missed 4 times. It can be said that Felix has found his best positioning in Barca's attacking system.

In this wave of attack, Felix looked for Ferran Torres with a ball over the top and what was even more exciting was that he quickly cut into the box.

However, when faced with defenders, Felix still lost the ball. He needs a very mobile overall run to create space for him to make more open passes.

Looking at the attack again, De Jong accelerated with the ball and passed to Felix, who wanted to attack inside and lost the ball again.

It can be seen that the effect of Felix's self-initiated assault is not ideal. Atletico don't have enough teammates to pick up and cover on this side, and Felix is unlikely to succeed.

Against Antwerp, Felix's assist was also typical. He still picks up the ball in front of the left in attack, then cuts inside to attack.

The opposing defensive end really gives him a lot of space, so Felix can use Gundogan to attract the defensive attention in the middle and send a wonderful pass to Lewandowski at the back post.

Felix's passing is imaginative and of a high standard. But if he is allowed to play his passing characteristics, he needs space and the defender to give him room to make moves.

Barca's attack is very mobile overall, and the quality of the opponent's defense in the last two games is not high, which has contributed to Felix's explosion.

03. Only Barça can be used: will Atletico get a discount?

Felix can't go back to Atletico: neither tactics nor public opinion supports

Because during the summer window, Felix publicly said: "Joining Barca is what I have longed for since I was a child", "It would be great if I could come to Barca", all of which angered Atletico fans, and from the public opinion, he has no room for return.

On the other hand, Barca can let Lewandowski cover Felix, but Simeone's football philosophy cannot accept a maximum of 9 people to retreat (Morata cover, Felix burst forward, it is difficult to retreat deeply).

This is the essential concept conflict between Simeone and Xavi, coupled with the difference in overall formation and back-row support, Felix will definitely not be able to play Barca's effect when returning to Atletico.

b. Mendes and Atletico Madrid have mostly had a gentleman's agreement

Of course, Felix's transfer operation depends mainly on Mendes' plans. Before this time out on loan at Barca, Felix renewed his contract with Atletico Madrid, while reducing and then increasing his annual salary, leaving it for payment in the following year.

This operation ensures that Felix will not be free, and secondly, it makes it unlikely that Atletico will ask for a long contract (after all, staying in the team is paid).

The most likely outcome is that Mendes has a gentleman's agreement with Atletico and has an approximate intention figure for Felix's transfer fee.

So a year from now, if no other club has taken it (such as Chelsea's sudden price gouging), perhaps the amount of money Barca bought out of Felix is not necessarily high.

Of course, this is just speculation, the transfer market is changing rapidly, and what Felix will do in the tough battle cannot be determined at the moment.

Conclusion:

In any case, Barca acquired Felix on loan and the help to this season is obvious. In particular, the Champions League group stage was signed, making it possible to be invincible throughout the season.

As long as they can remain competitive for a long time in the La Liga title race (even if they finish runners-up) and go as far as possible in the Champions League (even if it is only the round of 16 or the last eight), this season's red and blue team will receive enough applause from the fans.

What if there's a bigger surprise? Then Felix will continue to work hard and prove that his achievements are not just a Golden Boy with goals.