Quote from: red4slash on Today at 05:35:53 PM

Quote from: topbitcoin on Today at 02:11:13 AM

Xavi has always provided a situation where players must be asked to be ready in several positions even though it's good if players can improve but sometimes not all can be like that.
Talking about Balde and Cancelo I would agree with what you said if we talk about the speed issue because seeing from what is happening right now Balde still cannot be compared to Cancelo but on the other hand another possibility of Xavi trusting Balde more is to give him flight hours because we know that even though Cancelo is very good in the game and speed but he will only last 1 season which of course if there is no habit and time for Balde from now on maybe it will be complicated for Barcelona in the future.

In yesterday's match Barcelona seemed to be still very troubled to maintain their performance, especially for defense problems. They struggled to face Almeria and almost even played a draw in this match if Sergio Roberto did not become a hero with his Brace in this match.

I understand that his aim is good because at the end of the day it's also for the survival of Barcelona especially with Cancelo's loan contract only being for one season but that doesn't mean there should be a few tries in every game.
At the beginning of the season he liked to explore some players like De Jong or Gavi who were placed in positions that were not really their positions and indeed it can still be said to be successful even though I still think it is not optimal and now he is trying again in defence even though if you look at this match their defence is quite problematic especially with 2 mistakes made by their 2 defender centres.
It's a good thing they managed to get the 3 points in this one because otherwise I think the wave of criticism would have continued for Xavi.

Today we will see Madrid take on Alaves. I'm quite looking forward to this one as it will also be quite important for Madrid to reclaim the top spot which is still held by Girona due to their impressive form.

Almeria's performance was ordinary but they played very well in their defense especially for some saves made by the goalkeeper yesterday that deserves appreciation.
In addition, Barcelona's current attack pattern has increased even though they still cannot take advantage of many opportunities but the intensity of the attacks carried out by Barcelona has increased enough, it's just that when their attack pattern remains the same as Xavi scheme now, the opposing players will also definitely do the same scheme as other opponents by waiting in the defense area until they get the momentum to make a quick counterattack especially when Barcelona's defense is currently in trouble.

Alaves' match against Madrid has seen who the favorite is even though this time Madrid will play away but seeing the layout of the difference in strength owned of course this gives full confidence for Madrid to get 3 points back in this match.
I think this will be an easy bet to make even though the odds are quite small.