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🧵How Barca's switch to 3-4-3 solved the problem of the 4-3-3 against Alaves:

The 1st half was lacklustre and Alaves' disciplined defence controlled spaces both centrally and in wide areas effectively without the ball. How did Xavi's formation switch win the game?

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Mendilibar's sides are known for their pressing, and Alaves put up a defensive masterclass in the first half. They set up in a compact 4-4-1-1 shape denying space between the lines with wide midfielders tucking in narrow and the defensive line holding a midblock.
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Their pressing structure managed to dominate the central spaces and Barca looked out of ideas even in possession. The front 2 create a 2v2 and Busi is closely marked. Pedri is also outnumbered in the inside channel and the wide wingers are marked 1v1. Dest is the only free man. Image
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🎙| #AlavesBarça | Jordi Alba: “Feelings are good right now. We need to create more chances and move the ball well with patience.” #fcblive
Alba: “This win gives us a lot of confidence.”
Alba: “We could’ve created more chances today.”
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🎙| #AlavesBarça | Ter Stegen: “Happy to win this difficult match.” #fcblive
Ter Stegen: “We tried until the end, the players looked for the goal and got it, a win would give us confidence.”
Ter Stegen: “This match gives us a lot of confidence.”
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🎙| #AlavesBarça | Xavi: “We struggled a little bit but tonight’s win calms us. It’s not easy to win on this pitch, buy we’re happy with the 3 points.” #fcblive
Xavi: “The club is currently not in one of the best states but this win gives us a lot of confidence.”
Xavi: “Frenkie deserved the goal after what he did today.”
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🎙| #AlavesBarça | Frenkie de Jong: “The win was very important, but we have to improve our game.” #fcblive
Frenkie: “It was difficult because the pitch was frozen.”
Frenkie: “I’m sorry after the Real Madrid match because we said we were proud, after losing against Real Madrid you can’t be proud.”
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🎙| #AlavesBarça | Live Thread: Xavi’s press conference ahead of tomorrow’s game against Alaves.
Xavi: “Alavés is similar to Athletic’s style. We will find ourselves in a similar match and try to improve. We urgently need a victory.”
Xavi: “Miss Ansu Fati? It’s a difficult time now.”
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