He FC Barcelona has returned to the path of victory, once again displaying its image as a dominant team. He scored three goals against a rival that had not lost a game this season. UEFA Champions League after four days and had only conceded three goals, showing themselves as one of the most solid defensive teams in the tournament. Despite this, the Barça team managed to overcome that solid fortress thanks, in large part, to an important tactical change in their initial formation.
At this point, the Barcelona He had to reevaluate his ideas to get the team ‘fuelled’ again. Without Lamine Yamal, Hansi Flick He had to reconfigure his strategy on an offensive level. How did he achieve it? Constantly appealing to a concept that resonated in the ‘Xavi era’, the famous ‘square’. This change in scheme was brought about by the abundance of natural midfielders on the field of play.
What tactical variant did Hansi Flick introduce for the duel against Stade Brestois?
Although nominally the Barcelona started with a 4-2-3-1the scheme was transformed on more than one occasion practically into a kind of 4-4-2. Because? This change was due to the distribution in the spinal area. Although the base of the midfield remained the same, with Marc Casadó y Pedri Gonzalez managing the ‘engine room’ with great ease, especially the latter, who had a sublime match against the Brest Stadiumsetting the pace of the game and standing out with some exceptional technical details, being even applauded when he was replaced.
Now how did it turn to the famous ‘square’ by Xavi Hernández? Simple. Hansi Flick decided to locate Dani Olmo more centralized, placing him as a midfielder, instead of placing him as a left winger, as in the cross against Celta de Vigo (2-2), to make the most of his creativity. Result? The player from Terrassa performed at a stellar level, scoring a great goal and distributing the game with great simplicity, even entering the rival area on some occasions.
Likewise, the final piece that completed this ‘square’ was Fermin Lopez, who started as a theoretical left winger, but who repeatedly moved to the center of the field to create superiority, also showing qualities as a midfielder. The player from Huelva became a threat in the attacking zone, helping to concentrate the game in the central lane and providing support to the two most outstanding pieces in attack, Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha.
This bet turned out to be a definitive success and represents a new tactical solution for Hansi Flickwho has once again found the formula to revolutionize the Barcelona. At the same time, it is emerging as a valuable resource, especially when Lamine Yamal is not available, although his return is expected for the next match against the UD Las Palmas (11/30) or RCD Mallorca (03/12).
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