At the start of the season our team overloaded the middle and tried playing combinations and linkup plays and created chances. In the last few matches the team didn't try any linkup plays in the middle. That might be due to losing the ball. But at the start of the season we weren't afraid to do that cos we would counter press immediately and win the ball back. The bad run of games began when we were reluctant to play in the middle because of losing the ball and running a lot to recover the ball. Also this indeed puts more pressure on the flanks for lamine on chance creation and relied heavily. While he was out it made it more evident and kounde was isolated on the flanks which made it worse for him that resulted in his bad form.The aggressive counter press,relationisim (through the middle) and out running our opponents made us score a lot of goals.The passive approach in our attack in the last few games (except ath madrid) made the ball circulation slow and off the ball movement predictive.
I've also criticized Lewandowski based on his positioning and failure to stay in the box (qualitative analysis). If you want to cherry pick what I've said, that's a different issue.
@@BarcaNews29 it's just against ATM you criticised him we've seen his deficiencies for the past month and half, and you talked down everyone that said "Lewandoski needs to improve" cos he's the top scorer in UCL and La liga that's what I'm saying
@@wisdomekanem1725 Well part of the qualitative analysis of what's going on with Lewy is realizing that his dip in form is directly related to the team's dip in form. Strikers depend heavily on how well their team is doing. Against Atlético, that wasn't the case. Because the team did great while Lewy did awful. So no, I'm not just looking at his numbers. There's a lot more to it.
I would agree about the lack of motivation some games ago but at Atletico de Madri match I saw how hard they fought how miserable they felt at the end. Lewi failed a lot at receiving the ball, deciding his play ( pass or shooting ) but he did tried a lot he was well guarded we all saw how he was getting beaten by the Atletico CBS the problem was him failing the few chances he got.
25:24 expected goals is not THAT meaningless, it tells ypu the quality of chances you created. Now it shouldn't be the absolute deal breaker, but just a small stat to see how the team performs
LW - Rafael Leão (Levels above any other option) ST - J. David for free then go for Haaland in maybe 2026 LB - Any quality LB who can actually cross the ball and technically brilliant unlike.... RB - Any natural quality RB who isn't shaky when being pressed by opponents and who can progress the ball without losing it unlike....
Expected Golas is a Statistical calculation to find whats known to be a long run average expected outcome in an experiment in the long run. It works pretty good in figuring out the long term average outcome of a game, and many other real life experiments. However, when it comes to a player scoring goals, the expected goal, doesnt really provide an accurate answer!! lol! Sorry, im a math Professor, and I teach Statistics!! I love your channal! Keep up the good work.
It's pathetic and stats don't say anything about what happens in football..the only legit stat in football is goals..The rest are use less like assists.. Someone can play awful then pass 1 yard to his teammates then it'd be recorded as "aSsiSt" as if he did anything special to aid that goal.. Absolute joke football knowledge has been rendered to
@@GrowthInProgress247 Yeah you're right but scoring means more than giving 1 yard pass to be called assists.. But overall I understand that scoring can be overrated in terms of judging players overall performance
@@Catalan012 I agree, it doesn’t take much skill at all to be able to tap in a ball or assist from close range. Which is why it is important to watch games for full context instead of relying on stats to determine if a player had a good game
What about the rumours of antonio cordero? Mo didnt want barca to sign him in the winter since summer is to risky? Any news on that and varela the 16year old
Guys, the team got their hunger back now they just need to get clinical and deadly once again I see improvements every time they worsen is something they didn't use to show.
I will not look at the signing of vitor roque because he is still at the club and he still 18 they room of improvement He is not playing like a worldclass striker now but he can become one with minute but the problem is that barca fan expected every young player to put in a 10 out of 10 every matches they have even started the same thing with pau vitor
@@streetfighter534 Roque is almost 20 and there are no signs that he will become a world class striker when he's done growing. Will he become a good striker? Sure. World class? I don't see it.
@@BarcaNews29 what are the signs of a player becoming worldclass he still has 5 more year still his prime and this is his first full season in europe he is not even two years yet
Why do you so badly underate Xavi's contribution to Barcelona???? Sometimes I enjoy your analysis but this one is a complete disappointment. Xavi is legend of the club who has given his best to this Club
As a player, Xavi is an absolute Legend. As a coach, Xavi is mediocre at best. If you can't separate the two, that's a different issue. No one had a problem separating Koeman the legendary Barca player from Koeman the mediocre coach. Why can't you do the same with Xavi?
If it was about fatigue, the team wouldn't have had great performances in the UCL and against Atlético Madrid. Their performances would've kept getting worse and worse as they played more and more matches. But that hasn't been the case. Also, how did Bayern win a sextuple with Flick ball if you can't play it for that long?
I agree with most of your takes usually but lewa needs to leave this summer. He eats up so much salary cap and is very inconsistent. He has scored 2 goals in the last 7 la liga matches. Your are always saying if players aren't barca level they need to go. I love lewa and am very grateful for him but he is very inconsistent. He has missed multiple sitters in front of goal the last couple weeks and it's disgraceful.
Ooh, Mo. I am not with you today: 1) It is jarring to hear you joke about Ansu. His is a tragic story, and his sale will be a sad day for Culers. 2) I don’t think you are right about them being arrogant and lazy. I think they are tired. Even Raphinha said so. Kounde, Raphinha, Pedri, Casado, Balde, Lewa, Cubarse and Inigo played a lot of minutes every 3 days. I saw them trying hard with Leganes after they scored. They just had heavy legs. They need rotation and time to adapt to Flick’s intensity. 3) You keep defending Lewa by saying his numbers are good. Some of his goals are pens, and others ugly tap ins. True he has had a couple of artful bangers. He has not scored on set pieces. He just isn’t consistent. We should be buying a serious young competitor this Summer.
You ignored where Raphinha said they have dropped their level. If it was only about tiredness, you wouldn't be able to explain how the team has done well in the UCL (Red Star, Brest, and Dortmund), against Mallorca, and against Atlético. If it was about fatigue, the team's performance would've kept on getting worse and worse as they accumulated matches.
[he's fantastic lol] we're confused about olmo and haven't processed yet … where's this nkunku coming from so annoying he wants a new contract or something. keep my club's name out ur mouth 😭
Stats are pathetic and don't say anything about what happens in football..the only legit stat in football is goals..The rest are use less like assists.. Someone can play awful then pass 1 yard to his teammates then it'd be recorded as "aSsiSt" as if he did anything special to aid that goal.. Absolute joke football knowledge has been rendered to
I don't agree. A player could also do all the work for a fellow player to tap in a easy goal. I think assists are important stats right after goals. Some players are play makers, they specialize in creating opportunities for their teammates.
And? Xavi got thrashed by Villarreal (by 5 goals), Girona (by 4 goals TWICE), by Athletic Club (by 4 goals), and by Real Madrid (by 4 goals). You want to talk about nevers, Flick has never been thrashed.
@@chila890 Bruh you're consumed by hatred making you say false narrative..Messi was earning £500K a week .. Lewandowski is earning something close to £200K 🤡
@@BarcaNews29 There's no need to speak badly of Xavi as a coach, as he did a good job considering the circumstances. The team lacks quality up front, we can't depend on Lewi, and Ansu and Ferran don't help much!
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Ansu is trying a lot. He's putting so much effort i pray cos nothing will gladden my heart than see him back to even half his former self.
At the start of the season our team overloaded the middle and tried playing combinations and linkup plays and created chances. In the last few matches the team didn't try any linkup plays in the middle. That might be due to losing the ball. But at the start of the season we weren't afraid to do that cos we would counter press immediately and win the ball back. The bad run of games began when we were reluctant to play in the middle because of losing the ball and running a lot to recover the ball. Also this indeed puts more pressure on the flanks for lamine on chance creation and relied heavily. While he was out it made it more evident and kounde was isolated on the flanks which made it worse for him that resulted in his bad form.The aggressive counter press,relationisim (through the middle) and out running our opponents made us score a lot of goals.The passive approach in our attack in the last few games (except ath madrid) made the ball circulation slow and off the ball movement predictive.
but you are defending Lewandowski based on his stats ( quantitative analysis) instead of qualitative analysis
Exactly😂. When he was talking about Xavi and Flick the same thought came to my mind.
I've also criticized Lewandowski based on his positioning and failure to stay in the box (qualitative analysis). If you want to cherry pick what I've said, that's a different issue.
@@BarcaNews29 it's just against ATM you criticised him
we've seen his deficiencies for the past month and half, and you talked down everyone that said "Lewandoski needs to improve" cos he's the top scorer in UCL and La liga
that's what I'm saying
@@wisdomekanem1725 Well part of the qualitative analysis of what's going on with Lewy is realizing that his dip in form is directly related to the team's dip in form. Strikers depend heavily on how well their team is doing. Against Atlético, that wasn't the case. Because the team did great while Lewy did awful. So no, I'm not just looking at his numbers. There's a lot more to it.
I would agree about the lack of motivation some games ago but at Atletico de Madri match I saw how hard they fought how miserable they felt at the end. Lewi failed a lot at receiving the ball, deciding his play ( pass or shooting ) but he did tried a lot he was well guarded we all saw how he was getting beaten by the Atletico CBS the problem was him failing the few chances he got.
25:24 expected goals is not THAT meaningless, it tells ypu the quality of chances you created. Now it shouldn't be the absolute deal breaker, but just a small stat to see how the team performs
5:16 I have prefect name for Fati, Ansu Fatinjured
LW - Rafael Leão (Levels above any other option)
ST - J. David for free then go for Haaland in maybe 2026
LB - Any quality LB who can actually cross the ball and technically brilliant unlike....
RB - Any natural quality RB who isn't shaky when being pressed by opponents and who can progress the ball without losing it unlike....
Kvara could be better option than leao, salary wise too
Raphina?
If Nkunku can come on loan, is a hug +. I like the guy. The only problem i am having with him is injury.
Expected Golas is a Statistical calculation to find whats known to be a long run average expected outcome in an experiment in the long run. It works pretty good in figuring out the long term average outcome of a game, and many other real life experiments. However, when it comes to a player scoring goals, the expected goal, doesnt really provide an accurate answer!! lol! Sorry, im a math Professor, and I teach Statistics!! I love your channal! Keep up the good work.
It's pathetic and stats don't say anything about what happens in football..the only legit stat in football is goals..The rest are use less like assists..
Someone can play awful then pass 1 yard to his teammates then it'd be recorded as "aSsiSt" as if he did anything special to aid that goal..
Absolute joke football knowledge has been rendered to
@@Catalan012Works the same way with someone playing bad and scoring a goal. But yeah stats are mostly useless
@@GrowthInProgress247 Yeah you're right but scoring means more than giving 1 yard pass to be called assists.. But overall I understand that scoring can be overrated in terms of judging players overall performance
@@Catalan012 I agree, it doesn’t take much skill at all to be able to tap in a ball or assist from close range. Which is why it is important to watch games for full context instead of relying on stats to determine if a player had a good game
I will wait and and see what flick will win
That would be more rational than what some people are doing with the arbitrary stats.
What about the rumours of antonio cordero? Mo didnt want barca to sign him in the winter since summer is to risky? Any news on that and varela the 16year old
Guys, the team got their hunger back now they just need to get clinical and deadly once again I see improvements every time they worsen is something they didn't use to show.
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I will not look at the signing of vitor roque because he is still at the club and he still 18 they room of improvement
He is not playing like a worldclass striker now but he can become one with minute but the problem is that barca fan expected every young player to put in a 10 out of 10 every matches they have even started the same thing with pau vitor
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There's nothing world class about what Roque is doing.
@@BarcaNews29 he is still 18 and he is growing at betis currently but we are not patient
@@streetfighter534 Roque is almost 20 and there are no signs that he will become a world class striker when he's done growing. Will he become a good striker? Sure. World class? I don't see it.
@@BarcaNews29 what are the signs of a player becoming worldclass he still has 5 more year still his prime and this is his first full season in europe he is not even two years yet
Since it's Christmas season, can we become Santa for once and gift Ferran Torres to some other club for free?? 😃🤩
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😂ur right menh
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Ferran hate gotta stop withhim vs bvb we would lost
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20m for roque ain’t bad would help with financial flexibility
with buy back ofc !
@@BarcaBastoBuy back clause for what?? I'd even give him for free if we weren't in financial turmoil
@@Catalan012 potential
We paid 30m for him. 20m would be a failed operation.
Why do you so badly underate Xavi's contribution to Barcelona???? Sometimes I enjoy your analysis but this one is a complete disappointment. Xavi is legend of the club who has given his best to this Club
Is style of play always the same always
As a player, Xavi is an absolute Legend. As a coach, Xavi is mediocre at best. If you can't separate the two, that's a different issue. No one had a problem separating Koeman the legendary Barca player from Koeman the mediocre coach. Why can't you do the same with Xavi?
It's not about motivation - it's about fatigue! You can't play flick football with this squad over a longer period of time.
If it was about fatigue, the team wouldn't have had great performances in the UCL and against Atlético Madrid. Their performances would've kept getting worse and worse as they played more and more matches. But that hasn't been the case. Also, how did Bayern win a sextuple with Flick ball if you can't play it for that long?
I agree with most of your takes usually but lewa needs to leave this summer. He eats up so much salary cap and is very inconsistent. He has scored 2 goals in the last 7 la liga matches. Your are always saying if players aren't barca level they need to go. I love lewa and am very grateful for him but he is very inconsistent. He has missed multiple sitters in front of goal the last couple weeks and it's disgraceful.
Ooh, Mo. I am not with you today:
1) It is jarring to hear you joke about Ansu. His is a tragic story, and his sale will be a sad day for Culers.
2) I don’t think you are right about them being arrogant and lazy. I think they are tired. Even Raphinha said so. Kounde, Raphinha, Pedri, Casado, Balde, Lewa, Cubarse and Inigo played a lot of minutes every 3 days. I saw them trying hard with Leganes after they scored. They just had heavy legs. They need rotation and time to adapt to Flick’s intensity.
3) You keep defending Lewa by saying his numbers are good. Some of his goals are pens, and others ugly tap ins. True he has had a couple of artful bangers. He has not scored on set pieces. He just isn’t consistent. We should be buying a serious young competitor this Summer.
You ignored where Raphinha said they have dropped their level. If it was only about tiredness, you wouldn't be able to explain how the team has done well in the UCL (Red Star, Brest, and Dortmund), against Mallorca, and against Atlético. If it was about fatigue, the team's performance would've kept on getting worse and worse as they accumulated matches.
[he's fantastic lol] we're confused about olmo and haven't processed yet … where's this nkunku coming from so annoying he wants a new contract or something. keep my club's name out ur mouth 😭
Stats are pathetic and don't say anything about what happens in football..the only legit stat in football is goals..The rest are use less like assists..
Someone can play awful then pass 1 yard to his teammates then it'd be recorded as "aSsiSt" as if he did anything special to aid that goal..
Absolute joke football knowledge has been rendered to
I don't agree.
A player could also do all the work for a fellow player to tap in a easy goal.
I think assists are important stats right after goals. Some players are play makers, they specialize in creating opportunities for their teammates.
Stats are not the problem. It's how people use them.
Lmfao dude talking about his dump 🤣🤣🤣
Ansu Hospital Ward Fati
Xavi never loose to athletico
And? Xavi got thrashed by Villarreal (by 5 goals), Girona (by 4 goals TWICE), by Athletic Club (by 4 goals), and by Real Madrid (by 4 goals). You want to talk about nevers, Flick has never been thrashed.
sell Fati and bring in Nkunku
Lewandowski will go and roque will stay 😅😅😅😅😅
Roque is awful..He wouldn't even start for Barça women's team
@Catalan012 better than old lewandowski missionary who earn more than messi
@@chila890 Absolute joke!! Lewandowski at 36 is miles better than Roque WTF are you talking about?? 😂😂
@@chila890 Bruh you're consumed by hatred making you say false narrative..Messi was earning £500K a week .. Lewandowski is earning something close to £200K 🤡
@Catalan012 we will see🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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You should clean your mounth with soap before talking about Xavi
Or maybe you should grow thicker skin when listening to criticism of Xavi 😉
@@BarcaNews29 There's no need to speak badly of Xavi as a coach, as he did a good job considering the circumstances. The team lacks quality up front, we can't depend on Lewi, and Ansu and Ferran don't help much!
@@sergivaque Xavi did not do a good job. Not even close.