How Barcelona are facing a defensive crisis (Part 4)
As Andreu Fontas lacks the experience required to play in big games, Sergio Busquets has to sacrifice and has to play in the centre back role whenever Barcelona are short of defenders. With the Catalan youngster missing out on his midfield duties, the team misses his role behind the play makers. He is simply phenomenal when it comes down to winning the ball in the midfield and distributing it to Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta who help the strikers in scoring goals.
Moreover, with Sergio Busquets in charge of the holding midfield position, Barcelona can easily play any midfielder they want; including the relatively less experienced http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 now have Cesc Fabregas who can play in the attacking midfield position while Xavi Hernandez can drop back to the holding midfield position. However, with Xavi playing in a defensive role, the Catalans find it hard to dominate in the centre of the pitch.
Xavi Hernandez is simply outstanding when it comes down to pulling the strings of other teams. For two consecutive seasons, Xavi Hernandez has shown that he is the best option in the centre of the pitch. That is the basic reason why Josep Guardiola is playing Cesc Fabregas in the false-nine position – the position where http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 featured for most of the fixtures last season.
With Cesc Fabregas playing in the false-nine role, Lionel Messi plays in his old right wing position. Messi can play in any of the attacking positions and that is the reason why he is an important asset in the Barcelona team and that is also the reason why he is the best player in the world.
Whenever Sergio Busquets falls behind, it is the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-Busquets-c33048 as a first choice.
Javier Mascherano has usually played as a centre back player for the Catalans. He is improving with time and he has shown that he can always be opted in the first team as Josep Guardiola selected him over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Javier-Mascherano-c18071 who was simply phenomenal throughout the fixture and helped Barcelona win the game 3-1.
Another “flaw” in the Barcelona defensive line is their right back position. Even though http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 done for the Catalans.
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