Luis Garcia
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Podcast Appearances
Once and again and again, they were brilliant.
He knew it's been worked, that they have to wait.
And much more when the line is right in the middle of the park.
You know that there is no side right after.
And the line was just right there.
So I don't even have to do these U-turns or these movements first to try to break that line.
You just have to make the run into the space.
And when you face a team with so much speed on the wide areas, you are going to struggle all the time.
We've seen a few times this season.
I remember right now the Sevilla game when they found their way.
I don't think that it's just because others know what they have to do.
It's about what Barcelona can do to don't feel it or don't break it.
When Barcelona is making a good...
It's not losing the ball as easy as we've seen it today in the middle of the park.
When Barcelona is putting a high pressure intensity in the middle of the park, when the ball, you know that it's more difficult, it's when the teams can have this option.
As you can see, when Barcelona is in transition, there's so much space between the midfielder and the line of defence.
That space gives the opportunity to the Atletico Madrid players to have the time to look up.
and put the ball wherever they want.