Tactical analysis: How Barcelona’s defensive structure evolved and finally clicked against Celta Vigo. (Thread🧵)

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Usually in these threads I cover everything that happened in the game, on and off the ball, but this time the focus has to be on the defensive side. After all the chaos we’ve seen this season, Flick finally made real adjustments worth breaking down. So let's get started

Tactical Analysis: Barcelona vs Girona (Thread🧵)

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From the start, it was clear Rashford played LW and Toni acted as a false 9, not the opposite like we thought so it wasn't the expected 4-2-3-1 with Pedri as CAM, but a 4-3-3. Casado was the lone pivot, with Pedri & Frenkie as interiors.

Tactical Analysis on why and how Flick's Barca won 3-2 against Ancelotti's Real Madrid in the Copa Del Rey final (Thread)

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The only real uncertainty regarding the lineup was the LB position. while Martin was decent defensively I believe Fort could have made a bigger impact in the first half. With the amount of freedom our left-back was getting, Fort’s presence could have made a real difference

Tactical Analysis: How Flick's Barcelona Won 3-2 Away Against Dortmund (Thread)

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I was worried hearing rumours about Ferran and Frenkie possibly starting, as Dortmund away is one of the toughest fixtures, leaving no room for experimentation or rotation. So it's not anything against those players it's just not the right time to try something new.

Tactical Analysis of why and how Flick's Barcelona won 4-0 against Real Madrid

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Flick went with the “don’t change a winning team” philosophy, keeping the exact lineup from the last game. I’m assuming Olmo wasn’t ready to start since he would’ve been ideal against Madrid’s compact defense, given his skill in tight spaces.

Tactical Analysis of why and how did Flick's Barcelona beat Bayern Munich 4-1 (Thread)

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Flick chose the best possible lineup. With Olmo still not ready to start, Fermin was the best replacement, especially considering Fati's performance in the last game, which showed starting him in a big match like this wasn't ideal.

Tactical Analysis of why and how did Xavi's Barcelona win against PSG (Thread) 1/Lineup
Xavi went for the expected lineup, the only surprise was Roberto starting over Christensen but it seems like Chris wasn't ready to start so Xavi had two choices, either go for Fermin or Roberto and even though i prefer Fermin, i think Roberto wasn't a bad choice

Tactical analysis of why and how Xavi's Barcelona convincingly defeated Napoli to qualify for the UCL quarterfinals.

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A lot of people including me didn't like the lineup before the game, Xavi chose the usual 8 starters that start almost every game but for the other 3 he made three crucial decisions by Starting Fermin and Cubarsi and also putting Raphinha on the left