Monday 12 April 2010

[Zonal Marking] Real Madrid 0-2 Barcelona: Xavi runs the show yet again

Atat despre El Clasico, cred...

"As much as formations and tactics are important, the clearest different between the two sides was their overall outlook on how to create chances. Whereas Barca had ten outfield players comfortable in possession, each capable of both retaining the ball sensibly and playing a more ambitious pass, Real looked almost anachronistic in how compartmentalized their team played. It seems a ludicrous thing to say, but Real’s problem was that their players simply filled their job description. The defenders defended, the defensive midfielders tackled, the winger ran up and down, the creative players tried their tricks and the striker looked to score. That’s pretty much the idea of football, but they were up against a side whose attackers could defend, and whose defenders could attack. " 

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