werdna10Many times watching Barca under pep I saw a triangular arrangement of players that form. Though many think that it is busquets, xavi, and iniesta who form the triangle in the middle, a more deadly and attacking triangle of xavi, iniesta, and messi was found to be working quite well. instead of a deep lying triangle of Busquets, Iniesta, and Xavi leaving messi stranded, Messi, Xavi, and Iniesta formed a triangle higher up the pitch. You can see this on the first goal of the 5-0 el classic when messi picks up the ball in the middle, plays it to iniesta ahead of him on his left and iniesta plays it through for xavi. Also another key concept of this formation is the RW having freedom do drift into the middle allowing alves to shoot up the wing. Pedro is seen on that Xavi goal cutting through the middle drawing defenders with him.

20.09.2013