Tiki-Taka is an excellent match strategy. It is very beautiful as well as very functional. Barcelona's Tiki Taka tactics have surprised and impressed us in the past. Currently, Xavi wants to bring back the Tiki-taka technique. It won't be easy. The players in his squad are not familiar with this technique. So they need time to adapt to this skill. Also, there are still several weaknesses within the Barcelona team. So even if Xavi wants to go back to the tiki-taka trick, it won't be easy for him.
Most of team know how to destroy tic tac strategy. It has become useless strategy. This time defensive - counter attack strategy has become even more effective especially to face tic tac strategy. You play with the ball until you forgot that if there will something must be defended.
Tic tac was focusing in the ball possessions but you shall take a look at how so many team with big ball possessions were losing against counter attack strategy. Football is not about how beautiful you play but it's about how you can make the goal.
You can have 90% ball possessions but once you will be losing 1 goal and the result will always be the same as you were losing the game. The main aim from any team was to winning the match not to play beautiful