How Barcelona are facing a defensive crises (Part 1)
The Spanish La Liga kicked off and Barcelona are considered to be the favourites to win it fourth time in a row. Despite the fact that Real Madrid have one of the best coaches in the world Jose Mourinho, Barcelona are still considered to be the favourites
to win the title.
The reason why Barcelona are considered to win the Spanish League is because of the overly balanced squad that they have. A relatively good goalkeeper with extraordinary defenders, midfielders and strikers simply shows that Barcelona are one of the best
sides in the world.
Up front, Barcelona rely on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ibrahim-Afellay-c16547 and
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pedro-c29582 Rodriguez in the first team. With these amazing strikers, the Spanish Champions have shown that they are simply phenomenal while going into the final third.
Barcelona have one of the best midfield in the world. The two best midfielders in the world Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta combine in the midfield along with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-Busquets-c33048 who easily does what is required from him. Andres Iniesta performs his role in
the attacking midfield while Xavi Hernandez plays right behind him as a centre midfielder and distributes the ball to the whole team. Sergio Busquets, being the genius he is; covers up for Daniel Alves in the defence as the Brazilian full back completes his
run forward on the right flank.
Now, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 skipper does not only play in the midfield role but also has the ability to move forward and score goals while playing in the false nine role.
With so many players up front, the Catalan Giants do not totally rely on the goal scorers but also have a great defence when the full team is ready to perform. It is the club’s captain http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carles-Puyol-c8331 who performs his duties in the centre back position along
with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gerard-c14664 Pique. Both these players are considered to be the best partners in the centre back position.
In the left back role it is Eric Abidal; the Frenchman does wonders for Barcelona whenever he plays and with his versatile defensive technique, he can perform in the centre back position if there is a player missing. On the other flank it is the Brazilian
full back http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Daniel-c9879 Alves. Even though he is attack minded, he is still considered to be one of the best right backs in the world.
To support the defensive lines, it is Victor Valdes who stands between the sticks. The Catalan goalkeeper managed to keep the highest number of clean sheets in the Spanish La Liga last season – more than the best goalkeeper in the world, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Iker-Casillas-c16815 who
plays for Real Madrid.
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