it's crazy how so many star midfielders came to barca and replaced iniesta and xavi often but busquests remained the only guy who always played, doesnt matter how the team changed around him

Press resistence pivot like Busquets is once in a century talent

Johan Cruffy once said"When Busquets is out of barcaa you will notice how important he was "

For the financial/economic challenges we’re facing. A manager like De Zerbi or Nagelsmann will be the best bet. Managers who don’t need to rely on financial backing to be successful.

I keep screaming this on socials when curlers scream xavi,lewi roberto out like idiots busi is so under appreciated he put out so many fires before they started and his awareness was truly one of a kind and we'll be missing him for a long time

You need to talk about Inter and Simone Inzaghi They're destroying Serie A and are one of the UCL favourites to win it all

Good job to focus on particular issues, when tactical giants leave a club who solved primary problems of many teams to control the transition from winning the ball to dominate in the opposition half also without exposing the defence in depth. Romeu is individually not agile and lacks of positioning to do the Busquets job in combination with de Jong.

Recent matches experimenting with Andreas Christensen have been working, the team seems balanced. Now our problem is motivation and lack of concentration, we oftenly conceed stupid goals because of players mistakes.

You always give me better understanding to football and I really how you display them. I just wished you will do it more frequently.. especially giving up post match analysis on big matches in the top 5 league

Players don't run like every single team does. They walk like we start every game winning 10-0

execellent videos, editing and information. great channel

A tactician like Nagelsmann is required bcs he’s a very unpredictable coach who adapts his style of play against every opponent unlike Xavi and even Flick. Edit: Watch The Purist Football's video on him and Flick

Interesting video. Pointing out correct issues in Barcelona system and where they need to improve.

Impressive as usual , each time you're just being better than before

Great Analysis Dude. 💯

I've always wondered how a high D-Line WM style formation could be beaten. This video gives great insight. Great work, mate 😎👍⚽

Top class analysis

Always accurate. Can you make a video about Roma of De Rossi, compared to Mourinho style?

One player we miss is Gavi busquets would one day have to go we need to focus on the future. Props to Xavi for bringing Christensen into that position not to control possesion but just to protect the defense but is that enough I think know we need Gavi back

nice to see you again man

Excellent video & analysis. Im a cule & I agree with you 100% on this not so much the player but the role in the overall system. Like all systems in the world there is always a cog at the heart & in ours is the no. 6 position. If look through our history & our most successful period during & after Cruijff you will notice something. We have always had a homegrown hand crafted person in that postion from Pep to Xavi & Busquests. Other players have been relatively successful like Thiago Motta, Cocu. So as I've always maintained throughout our successful periods under Pep & Lucho it wasn't Messi or Xavi or Iniesta that made us great, they made the difference don't get me wrong but the environment for them to thrive was created by the no. 6 just ask them all. So Busquests then mastered the position which is rare & then lasted so long. Now Xavi comes & wants to play the system he loves & knows very well but reaslises it wont work without the number 6 but also some players just didn't understand the basics of positional play. So whoever the coach if you want to play the Barça way you need a no. 6 from La Masia trained on the position. Busquests leaving or aging was catastrophic because 1 we have no replacement for the position nor do we have 1 for the player himself. Hence Deco was saying the "Model" is broken. It is cause its main requirement does not exist at the moment.

Great video mate… can you make a video about Alonso at leverkusen

Good video 👌

I have said this for a long time: Messi, Ronaldo, Mbappe, Suarez and the like are superstars, but only because they get the highlights. CDMs and Full-backs are the real stars of football teams because of all the work they do to allow them to do the shining. Azpilicueta, Ivanovic, Alonso, Xavi, Busquets (Barcelona's domination is more due to Xavi and Busquets than Messi) ... it took the footballing world 15 years to realize the value of a Makelele-like or Keane-like anchorman. I knew it when I was a child. Insane how the media took this long to realize it.

Please make a videos on Inzaghi’s Inter Milan and his tactics. Inter is killing this season in both Serie A and UCL

Can you make a video on which manager would best fit barcelona tactically?I would love to know your perspective❤

What’s your thoughts on Ten Hag tactically on and off the ball structurally as I don’t really understand his style of play. He relys a lot on transitions which concerns me as we don’t create enough chances through build up play. I think the pressing structure is all over the place and teams find it easy to create chances against United do you know why teams find it easy to create chances?

Barce miss alba and busi and they where so effective last season but barce didn't manage to sign players who have same profile girmaldo was free and he was the nearst profile to get busi replacement wasn't easy , also some players lost thier form xavi succeeded team who has crisses hope he come back and win as coach

It’s not Xavi’s fault.Individual mistakes,player injuries,and out of form players like lewa messed up our season.give Xavi another season with good signings and less injuries then see how he dominates

Can you please make video about Christensen, i feel him playing as a cdm for the past weeks has helped Barcelona a lot.

I would give Casado a chance at the pivot role.

Congratulations! Could you please name the programming that you use to move the players on the field? Thanks a lot

Still cant believe that there is no one in the world to carry on the role served by busquets . De jong cant be a replacement for him because de jong has his unique way

doing a good job

Please make a video on Inter Milan's way of playing football as they've won the serie A & was the finalists of last season UCL

I believe De Zerbi will be the best choice. He has an agressive and ofensive stile of play. And its cheaper e more easy to convince to come.

Can you please, make a video of the the 4-5-1 formation tactics?

When Gavi was successfully implemented in defensive midfield, the defensive problem seemed to be solved, but unfortunately he suffered a serious injury shortly afterwards. "The heart of the team" (Xavi) was lost. As a result, Barca's game not only suffers from a missing pivot, but also from a dangerous left winger. Thanks for the great video!

I had onioin-caramelized hummus for breakfast. But this video is so well organized and well informed i might find it a better part of the day than my hummus breakfast

Fabulous work on .My question is who is perfect for Liverpool after Klopp.

recently I started noticing good performance after we started seeing chirs in the midfield

I believe that deZerbi would be the ideal name, he is a great coach to control the game and create spaces, but the ideal would be to hire a midfielder with similar characteristics to Busquets.

Flick or De Zerbi, any of them for me would have my approval and my support

i think de zerbi

Marc Bernal is the best long term candidate from La Masia to replace Busi, but he is way too young and wont be first team ready for at least another 2-3 years. Pau Prim is another special talent as well who can take over that pivot role but he is not first team ready as well, the next manager though is going to have to find a way with this economic situation to find a suitable bridge option at DM. Outside of Zubimendi I dont see many players on the market that can be a suitable bridge option to hold it down until bernal/prim are ready. Christensen is the best option we have right now but he is a major press trigger. We do not have any resistance in our 2nd line and we desperately miss Gavis intensity and Busi’s ball recovering ability and saavy positioning.

Make a video about Rúben Amorim, please!

Everything u said all leads to tactics, i still believe a great coach can restore us

Christensen is currently playing in the same role as busquets in Xavi’s Barca as a Pivot in the midfield, his passing, game iq and defending could make him the most suitable replacement for Busquets

Nice beard bro

A video on Simone Inzaghi’s tactics?

What is it with players like Busquets and Rodri that makes them particularly difficult to replace? To what extent do players need to develop into this role?

Oh man. Busquets was there in the first two years of Xavi and Barca didn't manage to go past the first round of UCL. Barca won La Liga last year because the la Liga level was really low. Most of Lewandowski's goals last year were very very similar and would usually from the wings. Now, let me tell you where the problem, cause the problem is not because Busquet is gone and that Xavi couldn't replace him, cause that is flat wrong. The problem is Xavi. Xavi uses the exact same old tactics of 2008-2012. But that period had Messi, Iniesta and Xavi in it. As a matter of fact, the last year of that period, they started to become predictable and that is why Guardiola left. And when Enrique arrived, he completely changed it with the MSN, which uses a lot more vertical plays and fast counter-attacks. Fast forward to now and Xavi failed to adapt to the new world order. He spent too much time in Qatar and failed to evolve. Guardiola evolved, Bayern Munich evolved with Flick and Nagelsmann. Xavi made two crucial mistakes. One, she should have left Qatar and coached FCB B team to gain experience. Second, with his lack of experience, he should have brought very experienced assistants. Instead, he brought in his brother, with very similar philosophy as his. When Phil Jackson took over the Bulls in the 80's, he brought in a very experienced assistant in Tex Winter. Xavi was doomed before he even began. Lastly, Xavi only saw one type of football throughout his entire career, that is why it was crucial that he gained experience before taking such a job at FCB. Now look at Xabi Alonso and successful he is. He saw different kinds of football throughout his career and he also went step by step by coaching Real Sociedad B team first.

Thiago Motta to take over Barca should be the reasonable move.

I would like to see a video on how after the departure of Michael Carrick from Man Utd they haven't found a replacement yet.

Xavi should try double pivot style but in order to make it works he need to sacrifice the fullback position then change into three CB formation, with gundogan/christensen or de jong/romeu duo it will be a worth to try that

Now culers would have realized why he always played busquets!!! He was irreplaceable

Graham potter a choice for them😮

Since Xavi moved Christensen to the pivot position we are playing better, I think he is the key. Ofc he can't wear Busquets' shoes, but his defensive abilities + De Jong's skills with the ball can

Please can anyone tell me how does this guy understand so many tactics I wish I was this type of guy I always watch the game but it makes me so exhausted that why can't I focus on tactics and formation

The same will happen with RM once Kroos retires...some people rate Modric ahead of toni and I don't disagree..but IMO it'll be a lot easier to replace Modric than Kroos. Casemiro might have been better defensively but toni controls the game like none other

Can you review Inter Miami?

I know I sound crazy but hear me out. The only managers that can work with what they have is either Sean Dyche or Arsene Wenger (coming out of retirement of course).

I think they also miss an accurate passer like Xavi himself in the ground.

Does anyone know what program he uses for the analysis?

Hello, please whate application you use for the board tactic?

Gavi's injury was a tragedy, not only because of the impact that it had for barcelona, but because he is one of the best future prospects in the world, and most players never fully recover after an injury this serious. I hope he manages to pull through and keep his extremely high level once he's back.

Roberto de zibery or Tiago mota

Can we pls get new manager ideas for Chelsea

They could have bought Brozovic from Inter last year and solved the playmaker/defensive midfielder problem. But Xavi also need a better tactician for the defensive phase. Because either barca defenders are overrated (i don't think so) or something doesn't work as intended, since too many times it seemed too easy to score againts them.

I think Klopp might be the best solution with our current players and financial situation

Declan rice have great potential to replace Sergio Busquet in Barcelona, young and have most similar attributes that can be trained to be like him. Need to acquire him early to accustomed to the Barcelona or Busquet way of playing. I have tried to research over the years to find a replacement and I see Declan rice is the closest we can get, just a pity it could cost more than a 100mil which could prove too costly at our current situation

Ruben Amorim next??

Been saying this since the beginning of the season. Unfortunately most funs have 0 football knowledge and blame it all on Xavi.

Nagelsman. He literally was recorded taking about how important is to start planning tactics with THE PLAYERS YOU ACTUALLY HAVE. Barca has no money so being flexible to plan to maximize existing profiles, NOT DEMAND explicit players for your imaginary perfect tactics is a must. I just don't see flick doing that. He is to similar to Xavi basically. De zerbimaybe great, BUT his record is rn about making rigid templates for Medicare players. Should de zerbi be chosen? I honestly am not sure...if he can be flexible to accommodate more freedom to players AND still be successful?

It was evident the CDM was going to be a problem. It's not just how good Busquets was. He was slow and old when he left. Still good, but not in his prime. It's the fact they chose not to spend on a replacement. I know momey is tight, but they did bring players for many other positions. Romeu was evidently not good enough. He was brought because he was cheap and had played for Barca before, but he was never an elite player. However, en elite CDM could have cost above USD 100 mil. Enzo Fernandez, Caicedo, Rice, all went for those values. The problem now is that Barca will need a striker in the next window, as Lewandowski will not last much more. And Barca will have to choose between going all in a striker or a CDM. Leverkusen's Palacio will probably go for far less than USD 100 ml.

Why does the title say "couldn't fix", he's still there

De zerbi

You forget that before Bousquet Xavi himself was playing there. Xavi and Iniesta made everything seem easy.

What Xavi was able to achieve within just half a season in 2021-22 season with Barca going 8th to 2nd in laliga and even beating Madrid 4-0 can't be achieved that easily, Lewandowski only and only worked when dembele and alba were on the wings serving him putting in good balls, dribbling in the box pulling away from Lewandowski.

This is what I'm talking about, the absence of Busquets exposes barca. Remedy for it is to switch to double pivot or opt for stronger defence

This is basically what is going on at Chelsea, minus the goal scoring number nine...

“If you watch the game you do not see Busquets, but if you watch Busquets you see the whole game.” -Vicente Del Bosque

There is player that could replace Busquets - his name is Mats Wieffer and he play for Feyenoord. Amazing player.

The problem is that Xavi is too prideful to accept his own mistakes. Of course, he could do much more with Busquets and Alba on the pitch, but he played with them for years and knew exactly where they excel at. After all his mates left, he struggles to bring the best out of all players. The pressing also seems to be all over place, sometimes i feel like the only point in pressing is to catch the team while the ball is at defense, if they play through our (very un organised press) we have no idea what to do. Also all the better games with higher scores come from adding more vertical play to our game, in which Ferran, Roque and Raphinia can excel, yet we dump this idea and only focus on possesion most of the time, possesion that is slow, and has no meaning behind it. Also we need to have a proper ballwiner as CDM, or re-organise pressing and tactic to the likes of De Jong, Fermin, Gavi (when he comes back) etc. Girona played for half a season without a proper ballwiner, and they were amazing, so it is possible to do, you just need to know what to do, and that's where Xavi's big problem lies. He should've been assistent first, or coach some lower clubs before to try out different ideas.

in my opinion the day paulinho left barcelona it all went downhill. they expected more but didn’t give enough time

This make me feel the system just doesn't suit the player at hand.

I actually like Xavi and I don’t think anyone but Guardiola could do a better job given the situation.

I will be hated for this but I will say it. Busquets role could be replicated by Pedri and Pedri could do better due his level of discipline because role discipline is one of the strength qualities of busi.. obviously dejong and ilkay g can take on the advance role 8 n 10 which they are both better and more matured than Pedri there but Pedri do have what they no longer have, positional discipline and barley lose de ball. As for Gavi his strength can't be wasted at the defensive mdfl role.. what do I mean by role/positional discipline? The ability to remain at your role, never to be caught off position and don't lose the ball at your position too and this are all the things that made busi

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Whoever manages Barca now is just keeping the seat warm for when Busquets wants it.

Barca midfielder rarely shoot outside the box so it’s pretty easy to defend against them.

Play dejong in the position of busquets. Xavi knows this but the Gavi and Pedri injuries didn't allow him to do that consistently...

#1 In hindsight, Xavi's issue was that his game became predictable and #2 Further hindsight would be to say that Busquets was the hidden GOAT

It's funnily crazy how lightly PPL say "second season" for a new coach and a club In ruin ☠️

Sorry folks, the right Manager is the one you all drummed out the door on social media! Xavi will be missed more than you know and has accomplished miracles with what he has without Busquets, Alba, Gavi and even Pedri for much of the time. These other managers have no idea of the Barca way so you will see Barca decline into irrelevance for some years to come.

De Zerbi should replace Xavi. If you were the Barca manager how would you adjust the team, Football Meta?

All the kids wanna be Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar, mbappe but no one wants to be a Sergio 😞

Because that grasscutter is way too inexperienced, no world-class managers are over-dependent on one specific type of player at specific position just to make their system works properly and well-balanced in defence and attacks Either sack that grasscutter or the sporting director

Considering the financial trouble Barca is in they need a manager who is used to maximising results with cash-strapped clubs. That's right, Barca's best bet is Sean Dyche!

Xavier simons will be the answer for barcrlona ❤