Quote from: makishart on Today at 08:59:20 AM

Quote from: topbitcoin on Today at 04:36:07 AM

As for Lewandowski's penalty goal, I think it was good luck because if they didn't get a penalty they could have won a draw in this match.

I don't get it too. Barcelona's performance was average even though the club has been making so many goal attempts but most of these chances are wasted. Xavi has not been solving the problem faced by lewandowski.
He had been making another complaint toward xavi's strategy at this moment. I must say barcelona's performance was not good or bad but it's enough or in average performance of barcelona.

Barcelona was winning the game through penalty, not from open play. I saw that if barcelona's performance was dropping compared with the previous match before that.

Actually, looking at Xavi's positioning and strategy, I think it would be better if he tried Ferran or Ansu as wingers and Gavi returned to his normal position.
Although they are still doing quite well in terms of results, but if you look at their intensity, especially in terms of goal productivity, I think this is indeed a problem for Barcelona.
Lewandowski is a forward waiting in the wings to finish, but he rarely gets a decent ball in matches with several opposing defenders marking him.

Quote from: KTChampions on Today at 10:43:04 AM

Quote from: topbitcoin on September 04, 2023, 01:26:02 PM

Quote from: KTChampions on September 04, 2023, 12:39:34 PM

As always, great possession of the ball (71%) with only 4 shots on target. I continue to believe that all this comes from the coach and Xavi is trying to implement a scheme that has not been working for a long time. They got lucky yesterday, but that won't always happen, plus when we say that Barcelona got lucky against Osasuna, things are bad.
Judging by the way Lewandowski started the season modestly (and how often Bellingham scores), he does not shine to become a top scorer this season.

There's nothing wrong with their possession as their tiki taka is very troublesome but on the other hand we seem to be on the same page in this regard as Barcelona still have a lot of problems especially in attack at the moment.
Indeed, their attacking line and the chances they create are still fairly good but the final finishing is still bad if we compare their current condition with the record of goals in each match.
Even looking at the match against Osauna yesterday we can see in terms of opportunities Osasuna was a little better.

Lewandowski still hasn't rediscovered the form of his first season on the other hand, it seems Xavi still wants to make some experiments by continuing to try to exploit Gavi on the winger and wants to give Lamine Yamal a chance but I think it would be better to try to put Gavi in an ideal position and give Ansu time.

Tiki taka is outdated garbage because no one is going to fight for the ball anymore if the team focuses on ball control. It is enough to stand on the defensive and keep the zones closed. In essence, tiki taka is a bus + possession of the ball. If a team does not risk going on the attack for fear of losing the ball, then in modern conditions it will suffer from draws with outsiders and even defeats (due to counterattacks).

I agree because instead of trying to take the initiative to recover the ball against a club that plays tiki taka it is better to wait and strengthen the defense so their tiki taka cannot penetrate the box.
Things like this happen often now so that Barcelona's attack pattern is always readable because they have difficulty penetrating the defense and only play with ball possession.
A few seasons ago this might have been effective but now it seems difficult to use in multiple games continuously.