Xavi's Christensen pivot experiment
Christensen is a highly progressive player and one with great ball-playing capabilities, but he isn't an evasive dribbler and lacks the press-resistance in tight spaces.
Christensen is a highly progressive player and one with great ball-playing capabilities, but he isn't an evasive dribbler and lacks the press-resistance in tight spaces.
Sustained pressure is about recovering the ball high and not letting the opposition settle. This is where Barcelona's evolution shines.
Ansu Fati doesn't seem to be a player on Hansi Flick's mind. Instead, Ferran Torres and Pau Victor are ahead of the once-fabled La Masia prodigy. But should that be the case? Is Torres so much better than Fati now?
Hansi Flick's verticality is wildly misunderstood. In this episode, we find out if his Barca are really that vertical. And if so, how is that different from Xavi?
Playing with a red card is never easy. But can a suboptimal situation be maximised through tactics, training and mentality?