This is how Koeman has transformed FC Barcelona midfielders

Ronald Koeman arrived to the FC Barcelona entirely decided to implant the double pivote to give security to the centre of the field and can have of more footballers of offensive cut by in front. Like this the things, in the first months of the Dutch in the bench of the Camp Nou, the 4-2-3-1 was the saint grial of the system of game of the Dutch technician, although with the step of the days was of more to less.

The irregularity of the FC Barcelona forced to Ronald Koeman to look for solutions and, after crowd of injuries of long length -as the ones of Gerard Hammered, Ansu Fati, Sergi Roberto and Philippe Coutinho- and of an ephemeral step by a system with three defences, the Dutch seems to have given with the ideal tactics: a 4-1-4-1 with which the culés already accumulate three victories in the three parties of this 2021.

Many describe the new system of Ronald Koeman​ like a 4-3-3, but there are a lot of nuances that certify that what sees on the field is a 4-1-4-1. The key of all this is the change of role that have experienced the midfield players during these last weeks. Basically because the Dutch technician has bet by a mediocentro only and for recovering the drawing with two interiors, although with many aim.

Sergio Busquets has consecrated like the mediocentro positional, whereas Frenkie of Jong and Pedri González have done it like interiors. The big novelty of the system of Ronald Koeman contribute it precisely the Dutch and the grancanario, to the that the technician culé has given them full freedom to arrive to the area and win offensive positions taking advantage of the spaces that leaves Leo Messi when it abandons by moments the position of '9' of which splits.

Two very offensive interiors

The key of this 4-1-4-1 is that now, any one of the two interiors -Frenkie of Jong and Pedri González- or of the two extremes -Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembélé- has the freedom to go in to the finish and occupy the spaces that leaves Leo Messi. It is thus that differentiates this line of four with extremes and interiors with the Argentinian, that plays like only tip but that continuously is permutando.

In the party against the Granada, Frenkie of Jong and Pedri gave more than half of his passes in contrary field, in addition to stepping area with recurrencia. That is the new paper that Ronald Koeman wants for his midfield players and one of the keys of the improvement of this FC Barcelona. Curiously, the ex of the Ajax began the season like pivote and the ex of The Palms like mediapunta, but now both play ranged and with the same power of arrival.