Archive for 10/26/13
Match Preview El Clasico : Barcelona Vs Real Madrid
New coach Tata Martino is not changing a lot of things. While Ancelotti is trying to implement a new system, Martino wants to bring back the defensive pressure Barcelona had with Guardiola in charge. For a team that has been playing together for six seasons, Martino was probably right when he decided to keep playing the same 4-3-3 formation.
As always, FC Barcelona is a possession-oriented squad. it will not be possible to keep the ball away from them. Rayo Valecano managed to do that last month in Vallecas' tiny pitch, and Barcelona still succeeded and won that game 0-4. Messi and his teammates had won it all before traveling to Pamplona to play against Osasuna. There, Barcelona couldn't score a single goal and the match finished with a scoreless draw. Three days later, Barcelona visited AC Milan and could only get a 1-1 draw at San Siro. Two recent draws that might have shown Ancelotti the way to stop Messi and company.
