Stuart Robson
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Even when they're down to 10 in the third goal, the two players on the right-hand side, Eric Garcia was playing at right-back in the centre-half,
they just allow the space for the ball to be played in between.
There's no recovery runs whatsoever.
The timing of the pass is good.
To be a top-class side, you have to defend well as going forward.
Teams weren't used to it, so teams didn't plan so much for it, which they should have done after about three weeks.
We could say, look at the high line that Barcelona are playing.
But teams kept on getting caught offside and ran too early.
Now teams are looking at it and coaches are looking at it and saying, this is easy to break down.
We only have to play first time, balls in behind them, front players, don't make your run until the ball's played.
We can hit switches of play and get on the big diagonal.
And they're not doing it as well.
So I think their philosophy is totally wrong and teams are finding ways to go past it so easily.
He's got everything you want from a wide player.