Barcelona’s La Liga debate – Forget about improving the defence (Part 3)
With many experts thinking that the Spanish Champions need to have a good defence line and they need to buy a new centre back or a left back; the attackers simply compensate the poor mistakes.
All the goals conceded by Barcelona were defensive flaws. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Javier-Mascherano-c18071 and Eric Abidal are not the best defenders at the moment. While Abidal could not perform in the centre back position as Barcelona played at the Santiago Bernabeu, Javier Mascherano
is still trying to adapt to the new position as he is actually a holding midfielder.
Barcelona have Gerard Pique and Carles Puyol as first team centre backs while Eric Abidal can play in the left back position. For now, the Spanish Champions are relying on Javier Mascherano who plays in the centre back role and replaces Carles Puyol as he
partners up with Gerard Pique.
The left back position is taken by Eric Abidal while http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 won.
Adriano is the former Sevilla player who can perform not only in the left back position but also on the right and in the midfield.
Barcelona also have a suitable replacement for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Maxwell-c25051 has a groin problem and he cannot feature in all the fixtures but he is good enough to be a replacement for the first team players.
The centre back position can be taken by a number of players. While Carles Puyol is currently injured, he is a first choice centre back. Moreover, Gerard Pique performs in the centre back position. Javier Mascherano, despite being a holding midfielder, he
is started feeling comfortable in the centre back role
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Seydou-Keita-c33177 can perform
in the holding midfield.
Another player who can also be played in the centre back position is the young http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 defender Andreu Fontas. The left footed player has played in the first team and also performed in the UEFA Champions League and scored a goal.
His left foot gives him an added advantage as he can also be played in the left back position. Josep Guardiola has tested Andreu Fontas in the centre back and the left back position and after impressing the Catalan coach, Fontas is now a part of the Barcelona
A team.
It is true that Barcelona do not have the best of defences in the world once http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carles-Puyol-c8331 is taken out of the equation. However, with such an outstanding midfield and attack, no matter how many goals they concede, the strikers will score more.
Josep Guardiola definitely thought about it as he signed a midfielder and a striker and not a defender. He knows that his team is complete and that is why they were able to beat one of the best Spanish sides – Real Madrid.
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