How Real Madrid learned from Barcelona and came close to beating them (Part 1)
Barcelona are considered to be one of the best sides not only in the world but in the history of the game. Since the arrival of the Catalan boss Josep Guardiola, Barcelona have reformed themselves.
It is true that many criticize Josep Guardiola over the fact that he took over a team which had a lot of brilliant players. However, what really matters is Guardiola’s approach. The Catalan boss has changed the team altogether – not only in terms of players
but also in terms of strategy and style of play.
Josep Guardiola introduced a totally new system of tiki taka. Moreover, the Barcelona coach also played attacking football where at least six players are in the opposition’s half. This way it is hard for the other side to keep hold of the ball for a long
time and with so many players pressurizing the opponents, they make mistakes and lose possession easily.
This “pressure play” allows http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 to keep hold of the ball for long period of time. Moreover, as they follow “tiki taka” football, there is always a man available to receive the pass and that is how the Catalans keep hold of the ball for a long time.
Barcelona are considered to be one of the best teams not only because they win games but also because they are a treat to watch. Joesp Guardiola’s men are simply superb in the final third. The way they combine with each other and how their first touch is
inch perfect is remarkable. They are all skilled and each and every player knows his place in the team.
With this style of play, Josep Guardiola was able to shine in his very first year in charge of the club. The Catalan boss helped Barcelona win six trophies in a single season. Barcelona won the Spanish La Liga, the Copa Del Rey, the Super Copa, the European
Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup and the UEFA Champions League.
Josep Guardiola, despite having such an extraordinary attacking trio; decided to change things round. The Cataln boss swapped Samuel Eto’o with the Inter Milan man http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zlatan-Ibrahimovic-c38029. Even though the Swedish striker did not work perfectly in the Barcelona
system, the Catalans still managed to win the Super Copa, the Spanish La Liga and the Copa Del Rey.
While Barcelona were trying to become a force in Europe, Jose Mourinho was out proving himself with the Italian side http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan. The Portuguese coach did phenomenally well to stop the Catalan Giants in the UEFA Champions League semi finals.
While Barcelona were the favourites to win the game against the Italian side, Mourinho deployed the best defensive tactics and helped Inter Milan win the semi final and later, win the UEFA Champions League final against Bayern Munich.
Jose Mourinho was considered to be the best coach in Europe and that was the reason why the Spanish Giants, Real Madrid decided to make him their head coach. The Portuguese man came on to replace http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Manuel-c23383 Pellegrini at the Santiago Bernabeu and expected to
win the league title during his first year in charge of the club.
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