The Barça changes: the possession of the balloon no longer is so positive for the team

Keep the possession of the balloon during the greater part of the parties was one of the specialitys of the FC Barcelona in the last decade. With Pep Guardiola took forces the 'tiki taka' and the short passes in the field that generated tiredness to the rivals in the attempt to steal the balloon to the players blaugrana. Big part of the success of the Barça of Pep is due to that, as it expressed it the Catalan trainer in his moment, tried to keep the balloon and play with him all the time. Of there it was born the famous 'sextete' of the season 2009-2010 with which the culés turned into an unprecedented team in the history.

However, the time happens and the players notice it in his physicist. During all these years, the Barça has tried to keep his style and ideals in the terrain of game, but to this point, to ten years of the 'sextete' is practically impossible and the results see in the field. Of the team of gold of this period, in the Camp Nou remain Jordi Alba, Lionel Messi, Sergi Roberto, Sergio Busquets and Gerard Hammered, all greater of 30 years to exception of the right side. Although his talent is indisputable, do not have the same physicist neither rapidity. In spite of this, the team has adapted to the game of the four.

That has been the main reason by which in the last seasons, in which the Barça has not won the expected, has kept at all times the greater possessions to the ones of the rivals. However, in the 20 official parties of Ronald Koeman like trainer of the team (14 in LaLiga and 6 in the Champions League), has showed that, between greater possession of the balloon, lower is the effectiveness of the culés and therefore, the results are more negative.

The Dutch technician has understood that no all his players can run by an hour, much less by the ninety minutes of the party, by what has implemented some changes that have done that it was possible to play with and without balloon, something at all common in the City Condal. The statistics and results back the idea that it no longer is necessary adueñarse of the spherical during all the clash and that, in fact, is better to yield it to the rival.

Although the Barça in what it goes of season has had always more the balloon that his rivals, is curious that in the two parties in which the possession was of 80%, the ones of Ronald Koeman did not achieve the victory. In paper, with a so high possession, the command of the azulgana had to be absolute, but at all more move# away of the reality. It was in front of the Sportive Alavés and Cádiz where the Barça achieved this figure. In Vitoria did not happen of the tie and in Ramón of Carranza fell by two goals to one, after a monumental error of the defence.

The third party in which the possession was very high was in front of the Getafe, with 73%, and this night the FC Barcelona also fell defeated. To his time, in front of Valencia, with 72% of the possession of the balloon, the Barcelona club finished the meeting in tables, with a 2-2 in the marker.

A new way?

It is true that the FC Barcelona has registered a beginning of season very irregular and has yielded victories very important by punctual errors of players and the fault of reaction of the team, that has punished him in several opportunities. With Koeman, the Barça great 12 victories, 3 ties and 5 five defeats. The most worrisome is that it has lost three very important clashes: in front of the Real Madrid, the eternal rival, the Athletic of Madrid and in front of the Juventus in the Camp Nou, although before they had surpassed him in the Allianz Stadium of Turín.

Still it subtracts a lot of season and there is opportunity that Ronald Koeman modify the structure of the team, as it has done it with the tactical system in the last party, with the end to go back definitively to the way of the victory. For now, the Dutch technician knows that sor team can yield more the balloon to his rivals and the same find positive results.