Traffic jam, disconnection and errors: Xavi 'returns' to 4-3-3 and the plan does not go very well

Xavi Hernández did not expect a so complicated party in the Camp Nou, against the Real Betis, a team that always gives 'war', but that few times had been able to surpass to the Barcelona. The egarense did not explain, neither, with the desaciertos (and disappearance) of two of his forwards and much less the shock of Gavi that forced him to abandon the terrain of game. We will not know what had happened if, as in previous parties, Memphis had had a minute of inspiration or if the one of The Palaces and Villafranca contested all the party... But yes we know that the team suffered (as it accustoms) more than the account.

The FC Barcelona, with Koeman or Xavi, always plays with fire. Sometimes it reaches him to win or even empatar, but other times (as against the Betis) finishes paying expensive by his errors and burning. It goes further of the approach, but the trainer has a lot of responsibility. It needs time so that his team was reliable and can have a significant margin of improvement, is true, but for now the "this is what there is" echoes deep down. Because there is not much more that a team to the that is very easy to hurt him.

The case is that Xavi, that knew that in Villarreal was about to to carry a big discontent in the marker, changed of drawing for the crash against the Betis. PRoasted of the 3-4-3 to the 4-3-3, with several changes: it bet by Lenglet to accompany to Ronald Araújo, whereas it ranged to Sergiño Dest by the right band. Gavi Went back to play in the centre of the field, beside Nico and Busquets, whereas Abde and Coutinho served of extremes, although in the first minutes 'Cou' served of interior and Gavi was like false extreme.

It put it of the of Terrassa keeps on being the same: look for amplitude, that the Barça have the balloon and that from this possession are born played offensive, as well as keep the high pressure and recover up and so rapido as it can . With the 3-4-3 or 4-3-3 the plan will keep on being the same. The problem, in any case, the how long are able to follow it, and for the moment, is by very little.

The egarense continues looking for the form to play with the very open extremes, but for the moment, further of what is contributing Abde and Ousmane Dembélé, going in always in the second part, does not have differences. The Barça, split to party, follows with his same plan to go out very enchufado and with spirits of golear, but banishes very fast. This Saturday the energy lasted 20 or 25 minutes, little more. Dembélé Improved, almost by himself only, to the team in the second part and the Barça left the feeling that it had stepped forward, but remained in this: a feeling.

The history of always

The Barça can be enchufado, with spirits to command or in his best moment, but the defensive fragility keeps on being the same. To the minimum pressure of the rival, there is goal. There is line of three or of four. The disconnection of the players, the leave free of marks to the rivals is punishing too much, more than the account, to the Barcelona. To the point that it begins to seem more desmérito of the culés, that merit of the rival.

In the forward, the wrap is greater. The goal resists him too much to the Barça. It is true that in the staff there is not a 'killer' pure, but equally results a surprise as, in 20 parties, the Barcelona only register 25 goals, when the year happened to these instances were 44, and Messi was not in his best moment, all the contrary. There is not who mark if it is not Memphis (with intermittence) or Ansu Fati, when it can play. It is a greater problem and the solutions seem scarce.