fc barcelona style of play
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FC Barcelona gameplay
• What is the essence of FC Barcelona’s style of play?• Where was it originated?• What are its main characteristics?• What makes Messi’s game so special?
FC Barcelona gameplay
Origins
Rinus Michels1970s. Ajax, FC Barcelona and Netherlands’ manager
Netherlands, 1974 World Cup Final
versus Argentina
“Since I was a kid I was told that when you have one more man than the opposing team in the midfield you have more control over your team’s offense
and defense. Some people may say: this is useless! And they might be right; they’re not interested in this one more man. I traveled, I went abroad, to Italy,
Mexico and Qatar, but still this is the lesson that stuck in my head”
Pep Guardiola, 2013
• Piggy in the middle (5’)
• Tiki taka analysis (4’)
• UEFA Final 2011: FC Barcelona – Manchester United (4’)
• Messi is a dog (12’)
FC Barcelona gameplay
• The role of the playmaker is vital in FC Barcelona’s style of play.
• Xavi Hernández has been one of the best playmakers ever and possibly the best Spanish soccer player in history.
• The playmaker is like the QB in American football.
Playmaker
FC Barcelona gameplay
• The attacking midfielder very often is the most skilled player in the game. They have vision, technique, power and goal.
• Andrés Iniesta is the most talented attacking midfielder in the last 5-10 years.
• He scored the most important goal in Spanish soccer history.
Attacking midfielder
FC Barcelona gameplay
• In the 1990s in Europe children grew up with Captain Tsubasa (Oliver & Benji) cartoons.
• They were set in Japan, a country with no soccer tradition, but nonetheless they conquered world cups.
• The actions they described were utterly unrealistic but amazing.
Benji’s appearanceThe “infernal catapult”Learning geography and physics with Captain Tsubasa