The half field of the Madrid, more dominant that the one of the Barça?

The 2-6 of the Bernabéu, the 5-0 of the Camp Nou. Two of the exhibitions that never will forget the fans culés by the result, logically, but also by the how produced . Dominating with the balloon in the feet, always by the flat -that would say the Argentinians- to a speed endiablada. One, two touch. Mobility. Tactical reading. Break the white defence with a rondo gigantic that seemed not having end. Which time those.

But the current Barça has changed the style. Voluntarily (or no), the connection with the three from above does not arrive from the centre of the field. There is an empty of connectivity. As if it went in in a tunnel and lost the connection, the balloon no longer feels the docile deal to the that had him accustomed Xavi. The ball happens now of the defence to a so lethal forward that asks it in depth for later finalise with individualities near at hand of very few.

The bajón of Iniesta and Busquets

The irregularity of the Barça can explain of a lot of ways. One of them, and that probably was the most important, is the loss of control in the centre of the field. Busquets and Iniesta are not signing his best season. The first, by a load of parties (accumulation of minutes) that him saturan physically and, in consequence, mentally, ralentizando his decisions and minimising his capacity of placing to recover balloons in contrary field. The second, by a series of small injuries that have prevented him find the regularity. The manchego needs to be with spark to deploy, to these heights of his career, his best football. And this ilusionismo/virtuosity to the that had us accustomed only appears in dropper, parking his verticality to win in control and temper.

And the third in discord is Rakitic, that during the month of January and February chained several parties like acting. Luis Enrique tested with André Gomes, but to the luso was missing him confidence in his possibilities, divagando by the field without knowing where situate to be productive; more advance with Denis Suárez, very shy and with less defensive work that the Croat and Gomes; and finally with Rafinha and Burn, although always they decanted to the band to delay slightly the position of Messi.

Zidane has found the key

Curiously, as if it treated of something cíclico, is now the Real Madrid the one who dominates his parties from the centre of the field. When they play four (Kroos, Casemiro, Modric and Isco/James/Kovacic), the group of Zidane is very consistent; when they do it three (Kroos, Casemiro and Modric), the "BBC" takes out party of the sacrifice of the Brazilian and of the talent of the Croatian and the German to beat to his rivals with a hit already incorporated in the "white" DNA.

Casemiro Does of link of union between the defence and the forward, with Modric and Kroos visualising all the movements from a privileged position, as if of two lighthouses lighting up the way to a ship treated . Having in Marcelo and Carvajal to two carrileros with a route non-stop, brake them does almost impossible.

Of little it serves all the lived in the last weeks, neither so at least the classification or the feelings. A Classical is imprevisibile… But the one who dominate the centre of the field will have a lot of livestock. And here, to day of today, have changed the returns.