AC Milan vs. Barcelona – Comparing the two teams: Holding Midfielders
A key position which is often neglected by most of the football fans in the holding midfield position. A holding midfielder is meant to break play and distribute the ball to the play makers in order to change the cause of the game.
All the dirty work is done by the holding midfielder and he really helps the team retain the ball in the midfield.
While playing behind the midfielders and right in front of the centre backs, a holding midfielder is not only helping the team through ball distribution and tackling; in fact, he might just cover the main play maker of the opposing team.
Holding midfielders are an important asset to a team and most of the big clubs in the world make good use of them.
Teams like Manchester United, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 are losing their touch mostly because their holding midfield position is not as strong as most of the bigger clubs in the world.
Currently, United have http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lucas-c22528 and he is also
not the best holding midfielder out there.
In comparison, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 and Milan have brilliant holding midfielders. As both the teams are going to face each other at the San Siro tonight, comparing the two holding midfielders is an important aspect of the game.
For Barcelona, Sergio Busquets will be taking the holding midfield position while for Milan it is going to be the experienced Mark Van Bommel. Both the players add another dimension to the team’s style of play.
While Sergio Busquets connects the perfect tackles and his quick feet help him make a recovery tackle as soon as possible, Mark Van Bommel is the roughest of tacklers on the pitch and he might not be the quickest of players on the pitch for Milan.
Sergio Busquets is famous for sacrificing the opportunity to move up the flank. While the team’s full back, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gerard-c14664 Pique drifts to the right.
Barcelona operate in a way where a player can play in more than one position.
On the other hand, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mark-van-Bommel-c24148 does not only sit back and become a part of the defence. In fact, he also helps the team in play making.
Both these holding midfielders are good at tackling and distributing the ball. What makes Sergio Busquets so special is his ability to pass the perfectly. The young Spaniard completes most of the passes which he plays and with assistance from Xavi Hernandez,
he is simply unstoppable as the two are exchanging most of the passes in the centre of the pitch.
On the other hand, Van Bommel would rather distribute the ball to the flanks and his pass completion might not be the best on the pitch. However, his ability to tackle is incredible and his experience alone is a huge asset for the team.
While playing against Barcelona, Bommel has the experience while Busquets has the pace and the brain. In games such as these, experience alone can win matches but it will not only go down to these two men to make a difference in the game.
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