I miss watching the midfield maestro Xavi. The man was on another level picking out passes, pressing defenders, his movement with the ball. In my humble opinion the best Spanish midfielder ever.
Messi is still the greatest in this team all the players know it Henry eto ect just humble guys but the know with great respect for all they have won in the game but they all know he is the main star in the team Messi the day he took over world football wee all know him as a youngster scoring a hat trick aginst Madrid but this was the game that made him a superstar where not one person could touch him
Xavi is definitely one of the best midfielders ever... The passes & how he retains the ball exceptionally well for a player who's not known as a speedster or trickster, he's a genius
@@Ballondorwinner if you ever put one step one the field u will understand why he's so talented. Look at the way he changes the direction of the attack wave and the wave he holds the ball which pretty simple but annoying as fuck
One of the few matches when a goalkeeper (casillas) concedes 6 goals yet still has the right to be said he played well- because he did, and he made some great saves. its just barca played better.
@@dominictoretto9645 is he underrated? I've always considered him as one of the best and I don't think anyone sane puts him out of the top 10 all time.
As a Real Madrid fan, this is the humiliating game we have played in recent times. If it weren’t for casillas this would have possibly been our worst loss this century by far. Xavi iniesta and Messi toyed with our midfield, which was world class, as if they were amateurs
@@ChidiAmadi-f3o and that's not even mentioning Ramos or even Cannavaro, one of the best defenders ever (only defender that has won the FIFA world best player)
I loved Casillas. Even if he was with Real Madrid. And honestly speaking I felt sorry for him. He was not doing anything wrong. Yet the score line was humiliating.
what are you even on about, he's recognized as one of the best ever, played brilliantly in barca and was part of the arsenal invincibles squad also "none one" lmao
Imagine that here in Greece Valverde is considered one of the best coaches that existed because he happened to train one of the most despicable and hated team in the world Olympiacos. So sad...
First they said he's nothing without Xavi n Iniesta...then "how would he have won the ucl without Neymar??" ...now , "After Iniesta's gone he got nothing" Great people 😂😂Great 👏👏👏👏
Xavi was the MOTM for me. He gives such an edge being in Barca's midfield over Real Madrid. His turns, great first touches and passing needs to be more appreciated! He doesn't lose the ball unnecessarily and presses well. He makes it all look so simple too. What a player.
@@tittymeister8358 we win treble and sixtruple ( something madrid ) never did every year we win la liga or copa de rey while you guys take time one cup in one year
@@DBDYAKU well tell me who won la liga and super copa last year ? Its madrid, and didn't barca go completely trophy less last season ? So what you said literally doesn't hold true.
@@DBDYAKU we won laliga with record 121 goals and 100 points first and only time in laliga history in the time of peps barcelona squad lmao.Something barcelona will never do.As for treble ask eto and mourinho of inter milan
That’s partly because he took such long, graceful strides. Even when he was sprinting past defenders, his legs looked like they were moving at 3/4 speed.
Yes. Blown away by Iniesta’s touch too at 1:48-Robben takes on 4 defenders, pressures the CB with the pass, a striker is charging from behind: Andres cooly plays it through the legs of Diarra and on. Breathtaking little touch.
Spain won 2 European Cups and 1 World cup on the trot thanks to him and Iniesta. Both each should had got a ballon d'or. They all went to Messi instead. Xavi got very close points wise to surpass Messi for the ballon d'or.
I've been watching Barca played since childhood and I've been loving the way they played but this is the first time I've seen an in depth in to the Guardiola era. Love the work you've done here showing exactly how the tiki taka works.
This helped me so much to understand false 9s and how Messi is literally the best at the position, he gets the ball deep and creates space for runs, he also drives the ball up to push the offside line back
really now who cares about barca and real??? they won so much....FUCK THEM!! why do you want barca overpowered again?! how sad and repetitive are you? inst it boring as fuck to see barca barca barca real real real every single fuckin year for mosre than 10 years?!? whats the excitement to see that? explain to me!
WILL well you should pay more attention he captained the one of the greatest sides ever, the way he controlled the field was masterful. Please look up some videos of how he pulled the strings and slowed down the game, his first touch, vision, awareness of the pitch. All the best pro players then and now know he’s a complete legend, just look up the quotes about him
@@shaansiton7884 i dont rely on quotes to determine my views, and you havent exactly given me a good breakdown of xavi outside the usual platitudes i watched/analysed him for 5 years, hes a great system player but not one of the greatest
Good video. I went back after I read a book on the subject, to rewatch Brazil in the 1970 World Cup, and they began the idea of the "false 9." Back then, teams used to man mark strictly, so Brazil's Manager started moving his fowards out of the middle of the field to pull their man away, creating space foe the midfielders and defenders to run into. The center forward was Tostao, with Pele and Jairzinho (who scored in ever game) as the wingers. Rivelino, the inventor of the elastic, was the midfielder. Brazil moved Tostao to the left wing, withdrew Pele to midfield, and had Jairzinho and Carlos Alberto running down the right wing, and Rivelino down the left. Look at the goal against England. It was Pelele advancing into the center and doing a simple touch pass to Jairzinho, who was unmarked, for the only goal. Rivelino scored four goals advancing on the left, and the second most famous goal in WC history, Carlos Alberto's rocket, also came from Pele doing a touch pass to the fullback. Can you make a video on that?
This is why I love Barcelona and Messi. Madrid always had great players and they are the best club in football history, I have to admit. But Barca made me fall in love with its tactical and beautiful football. For me, the legacy of Barca is beyond UCLs and league titles and no matter how how hard the time is, I'll always support Barcelona. ❤️💙❤️💙
@@marcininho They're top of the league. And Messi scored 51 goals under Valvarde last season. He's also using Messi in a much more complex role than this rudimentary false 9 role. Valvarde's fault is what he does with other players like Griezmann, not what he does with Messi.
There is a few reasons as to why messi played as a false 9 to which you named some but you did not mentioned the most important one. Messi played as a false 9 and dropped to midfield to create superiority in the mid. Sometimes it would be a 4v2 in the mid. Once barca had control of the mid, the game was already won. Creating space was important, but as you may see in the second half, Madrids CB no longer followed messi once he dropped so the was no longer there, they stayed in their positions, but this made the back four very flat, because they weren't really marking anyone, which lead to the fourth goal. Also a 4-4-2 is suicide against barca lol
See, every time a false 9 drops mid, it carries a defender since the defender thinks that player is a threat. That alone creates space for straight forwards. An example is Henry's goal. A false 9 cannot come back too much to the mid since it will automatically make it a regular mid and the defenders will stop chasing. A false 9 is placed to create spaces/ opportunities. Another reference you can find is Cesc Fabregas in the 2012 euro.
@@Mullakabaralulla 😂😂 Your ass. They were defeated 6-2 on home soil. While barca were only beaten 4-0 or 3-0 on home soil. shambolic knowledge and common sense.
I remember watching this game on TV and seeing Casillas as the best goalkeeper of all time, if it weren't for him Barcelona would have scored 10+ goals easily
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This is why messi has so many assists alongside his goals. The false 9 position. And only Messi can play in that position. He can give the right pass at the right time, and dribble past the defenders and score the goal by himself. Genius.🎉
messi is a tactical genius extreemly wonderfull player no one come close watching him everytime brings me joy and feel happy i t's like watching football porn ......... craaazyy !
M. westbrook WESTBEAST and messi executed it, if this is was ronaldo he wouldnt perform this instead he would try to step over get tackled and whine like he always does
That Barca team was the greatest team I have ever seen during all my years watching the sport. Messi, Xavi, Iniesta... so much talent and such a beautiful style of playing!
It took two midfield magicians; Xavi and Iniesta to counter the attacking brilliance of Raul. The world best second striker who has connected with every single center forward that was put alongside him. This was indeed a very big match in the history of this game and important to light a fire under Madrid's ass.
I love how the commentators sounds like they're just having a conversation about the game. And then when Barca scores they remember that they're commentators. And then they go back to enjoying the sheer pleasure of watching this Barca team play.
It was a combination. The false 9 play wouldn't have worked without the depth of talent around it. And just perhaps, this team would have done as well without the false 9. There is something about the style that supersedes positioning. they knew each other, they just had a wonderful team rhythm. there is some magic that tactics can't buy you.
no you dont nostalgiaddict, you dolts couldve easily replaced him with fabregas or thiago (fabregas twice the player, thiago half) you've bought arthur who is pretty much xavi and theres many many players like winks, verratti, seri, pjanic who can play xavi's role, possibly better
Xavi, messi, both 10/10 Henry 9.7 eto 9 iniesta 8.9 i mean props to guardiola as well. He just pushes his players to have class through and through their games. And tbh thid match casillas and cannavaro were amazing. Barca was just way to creative.
Even here you can see how guardiola wanted to deploy messi, but messi was just too good... his understanding of the game is unrivalled, the only guy who can come close to messi's understanding is Johan Cruyff
Pep Guardiola is genius and he had the biggest impact on today's football. He made a revolution. He made this game even more beautiful and he made Barcelona best team ever
I doubt no one will ever reach the peak of what this Barcelona team did. Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Henry, Puyol, Busquets, Guardiola. How can you ever be like them again or beat it?
I love how even the commentators do not understand the brilliance of this system. They think it's only one player that did it fantastic while in fact is the whole team and more the midfielders and attack for the scoring! It is mental how good and well organised was the false 9, Messi always went back and became a magnet for the defensive line! It was like an anti-offside scoring plan! Brilliant and what a Barcelona that was! So sad witnessing this empire to fall cause it became a brand of a team... But well, I was lucky enough to have seen there moments
Puig and Coutinho. We have dembele as a winger but yeah we need another winger until fati grows. For now we should use Messi as RW and Dembele as LW with Grizzy in the center. If messi plays 9 Trincao can play LW or maybe Dembele RW and Fati LW. Koeman should try these out
@Naughtybeadle no he isn't. Barto is not negotiating him and his release clause can't be made. So they have to go to court to extend his clause which Messi will probably lose and would be a horrible way to let Messi go so I don't even see it going to court.
@NaughtybeadleHe might not leave if he stays this season as a new board and Zavi will come for the 2021 season.Ttbh I hope Messi wins the court, I want him to leave and not waste his final syears but I just dont see his agrument that strong
I miss watching the midfield maestro Xavi. The man was on another level picking out passes, pressing defenders, his movement with the ball. In my humble opinion the best Spanish midfielder ever.
I would say the best midfielder ever.
the way he uses his body to fake out defenders is out of this world
I would say - the best Spanish player ever
@@miltonnavaia Best midfielder ever. Point.
Oh man best Spanish mdfldr ever... No doubts about that. He might be the best midfielder who ever played the game. He is up there in the conversation!
Times when messi was just one of the stars in Barcelona...
And now he is the greatest
Leo Messi G.O.A.T yup..salvation of football
punjikara Not Just A Star He Was Greatest Back Then
But he was like 21 or 22 so you can't really judge him at that age
Messi is still the greatest in this team all the players know it Henry eto ect just humble guys but the know with great respect for all they have won in the game but they all know he is the main star in the team Messi the day he took over world football wee all know him as a youngster scoring a hat trick aginst Madrid but this was the game that made him a superstar where not one person could touch him
Xavi is definitely one of the best midfielders ever... The passes & how he retains the ball exceptionally well for a player who's not known as a speedster or trickster, he's a genius
Yep. Best midfielder ever for a possession oriented team, IMO.
ye hes also good as manager
iniesta was better.
@@lessavini absolutely right
He’s so precise
Xavi was just on another level in this match..
mistook him for messi
Iniesta too.
Xavi was just on another level
xavi is overrated
@@Ballondorwinner if you ever put one step one the field u will understand why he's so talented. Look at the way he changes the direction of the attack wave and the wave he holds the ball which pretty simple but annoying as fuck
One of the few matches when a goalkeeper (casillas) concedes 6 goals yet still has the right to be said he played well- because he did, and he made some great saves. its just barca played better.
Casillas super underrated. One of the most titled goalkeeper from a young age
Yes he did excellent except he didn’t need to come out on the Henry goal.
@@dominictoretto9645 lmao casillas is not underrated at all. Whenever someone mentions top 5 goal Keepers of all time he's name is always there.
@@fateavaraccus6563 yes to people who understand this beautiful sport
@@dominictoretto9645 is he underrated? I've always considered him as one of the best and I don't think anyone sane puts him out of the top 10 all time.
As a Real Madrid fan, this is the humiliating game we have played in recent times. If it weren’t for casillas this would have possibly been our worst loss this century by far. Xavi iniesta and Messi toyed with our midfield, which was world class, as if they were amateurs
Worldclass With Diarra
@@ChidiAmadi-f3o and that's not even mentioning Ramos or even Cannavaro, one of the best defenders ever (only defender that has won the FIFA world best player)
That happens when u got only fking mercenaries who play for money. Fk Europe.
You are so mature sir , thank u for your sincerity
I loved Casillas. Even if he was with Real Madrid. And honestly speaking I felt sorry for him. He was not doing anything wrong. Yet the score line was humiliating.
Henry made those finishes look so easy. Chilled and relaxed.
King of swagger
He has class on his feet
One of the classiest
His side foot was fucking lethal... He could place a ball anywhere
He's one of goat
Xavi, Messi & Henry in the same side just isn't fair.
Xavi, Messi, Henry, Iniesta and Puyol in the same side are cheatcode...
+Eto'o,Puyol as well.
@@franciscarolinahernandez3859 nesta, puyol, r carlos,/ messi, zidane, xavi,/ronaldo, ronaldo would be enough without 11 players
@@nathanhosea489 true
Remember when they had Ronaldinho too? Lol
Xavi was the one who made the difference...around him every single player looked even better
Messi was amazing and always will be. The BEST. He deserves it
@Prisoner of the Internet Preach
I agree Messi is the Best..
But don't Praise him in a silly comment section when we are praising Xavi
I love Messi but it is so annoying that his fans always went aggressive everytime
@Prisoner of the Internet if you feel annoyed then gtfo here bruh I'm not even talk to you
Barcelona played this game like it was a practice game. They were so relaxed.
We needed this relaxed team in anfield or in rome
It was a practice game...why do you think this game took place on our training ground? 🤔 😂
@@muradmustafayev6396 1.it's bernabeu
2. now lord valverde is taking over
The power of Xavi in the midfield
it's because of henry just watch how he moves and how he scored his 1st goal.. relaxed
None one talks about Henry, one of the best strikers ever! period!
The most dangerous and clinical striker in the 2000’s era EPL
Dude everyone talks about him
what are you even on about, he's recognized as one of the best ever, played brilliantly in barca and was part of the arsenal invincibles squad
also "none one" lmao
For me he is the most underrated player ever
Amazing player indeed. One of a kind.
No one talks about Mertesacker who is in the line up instead of Metzelder
I was scrolling down in the comments section wondering if it was just me pausing the video after seeing that lol. Greetings to y'all from Algeria.
same xD
they just sound similar (not even that much)
@@theengineerish3r367 yoo same
Ye exactly i was shocked like MERTESACKER PLAYED FOR REAL???
11:31 that turn from xavi ! World class
So trueeeee, truly a genius on field.
holy fuck yes!!!
most players can do that
@@Ballondorwinner but most players dont do it
@@joaquinmunoz7096
yes if defence was that terrible
Watching this in 2019 with Valverde as the manager... I’m crying...
Imagine that here in Greece Valverde is considered one of the best coaches that existed because he happened to train one of the most despicable and hated team in the world Olympiacos. So sad...
I'm from Italy and I'm an AC MILAN fan. Are you serious man? 😢
Awww stop crying , do u need a tissue?
Well that’s a bit *gay*
@@TheRocker9159 HAHAHA
Even as a Madrid fan, I can't help but applaud at the genius of this man.
yeah genius of iker casillas
Henry or Iniesta?
lol the times when messi scoring 26 in the league was considered "incredible". what a player
36*
No 26 in the league but 36 over all
@@sebbizz3101 he scored 2-6 haha
Fraud
He changed the game. And now people complain when he doesn't score 1 match.
lol remember when they used to say he’s nothing without Xavi and iniesta
Raonak Kaushik never won a champions league since Iniesta retired !! Never won shit with Argentina too.
Uber Ikea yeah he’s the worst player in the history of the game
@@uberikea3162 is that why he's the most individual trophy adored player this year?
@@uberikea3162 Iniesta retired 2017. Two years, are you healthy?
First they said he's nothing without Xavi n Iniesta...then "how would he have won the ucl without Neymar??" ...now , "After Iniesta's gone he got nothing"
Great people 😂😂Great 👏👏👏👏
Xavi was the MOTM for me. He gives such an edge being in Barca's midfield over Real Madrid. His turns, great first touches and passing needs to be more appreciated! He doesn't lose the ball unnecessarily and presses well. He makes it all look so simple too. What a player.
This was the best football team I've ever seen. Absolutely devastating.
I remember watching this game where no one from the madrid team can take that ball away from xavi.....stay healthy legend!
"Madrid has that winning mentality"
Guardiola: Well yes, but no
well, guess who's ended up with 4 champions leagues in 5 years eh ? Spoiler alert : Not barcelona lmaooo
@@tittymeister8358 we win treble and sixtruple ( something madrid ) never did every year we win la liga or copa de rey while you guys take time one cup in one year
@@DBDYAKU well tell me who won la liga and super copa last year ? Its madrid, and didn't barca go completely trophy less last season ? So what you said literally doesn't hold true.
@@DBDYAKU we have more La Liga than u
@@DBDYAKU we won laliga with record 121 goals and 100 points first and only time in laliga history in the time of peps barcelona squad lmao.Something barcelona will never do.As for treble ask eto and mourinho of inter milan
My takeaway from this match is that I forgot how good Xavi was. Absolute class of a player
Thank you for the deep explanation that shows you how important a good manager is
Wow, a lot of all-time greats in this game. The analysis was highly entertaining.
Henry looks like he’s barely trying
AXAAXXAXA
Messi did all the work just play you’re positions
Thats just how he plays he is really calm
That's what made him so lethal. He only did what he need to do to get the job done. That's how he was able to stay so long in the sport.
That’s partly because he took such long, graceful strides. Even when he was sprinting past defenders, his legs looked like they were moving at 3/4 speed.
Ramos vs every clubs: 89ovrl
Ramos vs barca: 70ovrl
i will give 50
Ramos vs Messi : phil jones card
Luca Maret Phil Jones is the best defender in world football though.
@@yurhomi4478 ahahahhahahahahahhhahahahahhahahahahahahhah no
Luca Maret ahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Somehow Henry is underrated. One of the greatest players I've ever seen.
He's known as the Arsenal legend.But still lil bit underrated
yes 8-2
@@faizulhadi9138 how funny you are. barcelona rent free in your head
Not too popular in Ireland though...
@@mohammad_ahnaf_afique and barca
They look so calm and relaxed, they truly believed in Pep’s plan. Peak Barca right here
11:31 Xavi creating goal chance from literally nothing. This man was a fucking genius in the game.
Yes. Blown away by Iniesta’s touch too at 1:48-Robben takes on 4 defenders, pressures the CB with the pass, a striker is charging from behind: Andres cooly plays it through the legs of Diarra and on. Breathtaking little touch.
Aaahh, Pep with hair and Barca with the treble, how mighty everything has changed
Pep lost all of his hair seeing Barca's downfall
I can't believe it's been 1 year since the downfall
Pep has remained great and done quite well at Man City.. His Man City side is arguably as good as Barca, with only exception obviously being Messi
Look at all the legends on the Barca team. Every position has legends that have won everything.
7:59 Xavi knowing he was hugging the best player of all times, as he has said many times. Grande Xavi!
Xavi so underrated. Rarely made a mistake and was special in international play.
Much better than overrated Zidane
Spain won 2 European Cups and 1 World cup on the trot thanks to him and Iniesta. Both each should had got a ballon d'or. They all went to Messi instead. Xavi got very close points wise to surpass Messi for the ballon d'or.
Underrated? 😂 most of people consider him one of the greatest if not the greatest midfielder ever play the beautiful game
@@Xoman08 It was because of Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets, Alonso and Silva but more it was the style of Barcelona that made Spain shine
More undervalued are Busquets, Alonso and Silva
Thank you for this wonderful trip down the memory lane! God I miss the Barcelona with Xavi and Iniesta!
Everytime that pause and rounding came i thought my connection is poor
😂
lmao
Meitei Pakhang 😂😂
YOURE RIGHT
This is not football, this is art.
Man this footage makes me wanna cry. This was Barça
4:02 ramos the genius
Like Van Dijk in 2019
Ironic phrase
😂😂
Good try though
A for effort
😂😂😂😂😂😂
I've been watching Barca played since childhood and I've been loving the way they played but this is the first time I've seen an in depth in to the Guardiola era. Love the work you've done here showing exactly how the tiki taka works.
xavi at his prime had no rival,he was controlled the midifield like no one
Juan Esteban Kruh Sanmguel pirlo, laudrup and schooes say hi
@@kendyjapri7869 all those guys were nowhere near Xavi's level on his peak, He won everything with Barca and Spain
No no no, they are on xavi levels, xavi wins more because spain had they golden era, thats all.
Maybe Zidane ?
man isnt even top 20
My goodness what a classic! It gives me the goosebumps to see all these players were once on one field!
It’s really nostalgic to watch these matches, so many legends
Thanks for making this! This is the team that made me fall in love w footy/barca. They were an absolute joy to watch.
this team loved each other, you can see their faces when they score
This helped me so much to understand false 9s and how Messi is literally the best at the position, he gets the ball deep and creates space for runs, he also drives the ball up to push the offside line back
The Barca that every team was afraid of, Barca nowadays is like any other team, nobody is afraid of it anymore
#Valverdeout
absolutely true
they just need good midfielder and a genius coach, absolutely barca will become a beast again
The other team only afraid of messi not the whole barca team. #valverdeout
really now who cares about barca and real??? they won so much....FUCK THEM!! why do you want barca overpowered again?! how sad and repetitive are you? inst it boring as fuck to see barca barca barca real real real every single fuckin year for mosre than 10 years?!? whats the excitement to see that? explain to me!
Messi, Iniesta, xavi, Thierry Henry, eto's, puyol, pique .....ohh what a team that was
+Yaya Toure... fuck... this team was scary.
+Dani alves
+Ronaldinho.
And then Busquets came too
Watching it after Messi's departure. Smiling and crying at the same time
6:07
Orgasmic football, listen to commentator. It's so refreshing watching this Barca team now in 2017.
"they played us like a damn fiddle"-real madrid
Xavi-Iniesta-Messi-Eto'o-Henry
when this five players on top of their performance, the game already end.
+ yaya toure and alves
@Hector Ricardo casillas puyol (captain) r. carlos busquets xavi neymar cristiano ronaldo ST messi
@Hector Ricardo best
@Hector Ricardo alves ramos lahm
Neuer (Buffon)
Cafu Nesta Cannavaro Maldini
Scholes (Zidane) Xavi (Pirlo)
R10 (Kaka)
Messi R9 (Sheva) CR7
xavi ! what an amazing player
average* player
WILL you know nothing he’s one of the greatest ever
@@shaansiton7884
no he's just really good, but i wouldn't say he's one of the greatest
WILL well you should pay more attention he captained the one of the greatest sides ever, the way he controlled the field was masterful. Please look up some videos of how he pulled the strings and slowed down the game, his first touch, vision, awareness of the pitch. All the best pro players then and now know he’s a complete legend, just look up the quotes about him
@@shaansiton7884
i dont rely on quotes to determine my views, and you havent exactly given me a good breakdown of xavi outside the usual platitudes
i watched/analysed him for 5 years, hes a great system player but not one of the greatest
Good video. I went back after I read a book on the subject, to rewatch Brazil in the 1970 World Cup, and they began the idea of the "false 9." Back then, teams used to man mark strictly, so Brazil's Manager started moving his fowards out of the middle of the field to pull their man away, creating space foe the midfielders and defenders to run into. The center forward was Tostao, with Pele and Jairzinho (who scored in ever game) as the wingers. Rivelino, the inventor of the elastic, was the midfielder. Brazil moved Tostao to the left wing, withdrew Pele to midfield, and had Jairzinho and Carlos Alberto running down the right wing, and Rivelino down the left. Look at the goal against England. It was Pelele advancing into the center and doing a simple touch pass to Jairzinho, who was unmarked, for the only goal. Rivelino scored four goals advancing on the left, and the second most famous goal in WC history, Carlos Alberto's rocket, also came from Pele doing a touch pass to the fullback. Can you make a video on that?
As great as that 70 team was, the legendary Hungarians of the early 50s invented both the false 9 role and what became known as total football.
This is why I love Barcelona and Messi.
Madrid always had great players and they are the best club in football history, I have to admit. But Barca made me fall in love with its tactical and beautiful football. For me, the legacy of Barca is beyond UCLs and league titles and no matter how how hard the time is, I'll always support Barcelona. ❤️💙❤️💙
Xavi was the MOTM for me, he was the engine that made this car run past madrid
Holy shit, Pep is a genius
Lmao nope
Anyone's a genius when they have Messi.
@@prabhu9420 yes valverde to right?
@@marcininho They're top of the league. And Messi scored 51 goals under Valvarde last season. He's also using Messi in a much more complex role than this rudimentary false 9 role. Valvarde's fault is what he does with other players like Griezmann, not what he does with Messi.
@@prabhu9420 4:3
Xavi had the mind and the touch, Messi has the mind, the touch, the physical ability ect ect. Legends
There is a few reasons as to why messi played as a false 9 to which you named some but you did not mentioned the most important one. Messi played as a false 9 and dropped to midfield to create superiority in the mid. Sometimes it would be a 4v2 in the mid. Once barca had control of the mid, the game was already won. Creating space was important, but as you may see in the second half, Madrids CB no longer followed messi once he dropped so the was no longer there, they stayed in their positions, but this made the back four very flat, because they weren't really marking anyone, which lead to the fourth goal. Also a 4-4-2 is suicide against barca lol
See, every time a false 9 drops mid, it carries a defender since the defender thinks that player is a threat. That alone creates space for straight forwards. An example is Henry's goal. A false 9 cannot come back too much to the mid since it will automatically make it a regular mid and the defenders will stop chasing. A false 9 is placed to create spaces/ opportunities. Another reference you can find is Cesc Fabregas in the 2012 euro.
Fernando Rive
Idk about 4-4-2 being suicide. Thats been atletico madrids formation for years and they give barca trouble all the time
@@migueljasso1188 Atleti have very poor record against barca
@@mohammadaatif7924 almost every club has poor record against barca, especially at the time when Pep was the manager lol.
11:31
Xavi's stroll after he knows he's done his job.
Class act!
I see everyone here hailing Messi, Henry, and Xavi, but my salutations to Pep Guardiola, the real genius behind Real Madrid's massacre.
lol what massacre.massacre is 8-2 and 7-0
@@Mullakabaralulla 😂😂 Your ass. They were defeated 6-2 on home soil. While barca were only beaten 4-0 or 3-0 on home soil. shambolic knowledge and common sense.
I'm still watching this 2019 lol
Ya why not
now we got Lord Valverde and backpasser Rakitic
Xavi was a beast and rumour has it that Madrid players are still chasing after him till this day.
I remember watching this game on TV and seeing Casillas as the best goalkeeper of all time, if it weren't for him Barcelona would have scored 10+ goals easily
The fact that Casillas is the best goalkeeper of all time is exaggerated by the Madrid press.
@@asm7406same as Ronaldo
@@metube6299you are a penaldo fanboy, that's why 😂
@@bekhruzabdukhafizov6326 you have weak comprehension
@@metube6299 keep crying a lot penaldo tapinaldo the camel goat and the bench warmer's fanboy with zero ball knowledge, here is a ticket 🎫🎫 to the ➡️ Airport ✈️✈️🛫🛫 your idol penaldo camelnaldo is waiting for you to cry together and board the plane to Portugal 😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣
Xavi was hands down the best midfielder in the history of spain and probably the best ever.
Im miss the old barca time )’: .
This is why messi has so many assists alongside his goals. The false 9 position. And only Messi can play in that position. He can give the right pass at the right time, and dribble past the defenders and score the goal by himself. Genius.🎉
The beginning of Barca's golden era. That match was the big bang and the realization that barca is in a different level.
The first time the video paused and those red circles came up, my high ass thought RUclips broke and those circles were the new buffering icons
NerdvanaNC 😂
Same
Exact same to me tonight aha
Whos here after he announced he wants to leave barca
power play he ain't leaving
@@jawadhussain4232 but i want him to leave, he need to get out of that mess
@@bangunny yeah team just has 13 professional players with experience
Others are newbies or injured all the time
Who
U clearly know nothing about football u piece of shit
Commentator: there is going to be goals in this one for sure.
yeah he got that right
One of the best tactical masterclasses of all time if not the best.
if I have to say a Complete player, then its non other than Leo Messi... No one comes close to him. Lucky to witness the greatness of Leo Messi...💕
My god I keep forgetting Roben played for Real. Jeez.
What about mertesacker? Had no idea at all.
@@tashiwangdu4747 Holy shit, for real? Had no idea as well
Tashi wangdü lol Mertesacker never played for Real Madrid... I think you mean Metzelfder. also Robben was pretty good at Real
Robben.
Watching this in the Valverde era and well, I am sad.
Same dude same.
😭
Ah henry's finishing 😍, wish he never left arsenal
It’s amazing how these conmentators are oblivious to the tactics and are just crediting the whole thing as an “offside trap”
messi is a tactical genius extreemly wonderfull player no one come close watching him everytime brings me joy and feel happy i t's like watching football porn ......... craaazyy !
M. westbrook WESTBEAST and messi executed it, if this is was ronaldo he wouldnt perform this instead he would try to step over get tackled and whine like he always does
@@lxt7399 🤣 facts
messi is a low IQ player
@@Ballondorwinner and what are u? If he is a low iq player, you must be Mr. Bean
@@iamconfusion9042
mr bean lol
That Barca team was the greatest team I have ever seen during all my years watching the sport. Messi, Xavi, Iniesta... so much talent and such a beautiful style of playing!
This was Peps barca
Really miss those days😭
Hallo bro okee men
Barca
It took two midfield magicians; Xavi and Iniesta to counter the attacking brilliance of Raul. The world best second striker who has connected with every single center forward that was put alongside him.
This was indeed a very big match in the history of this game and important to light a fire under Madrid's ass.
So many brilliant Barca players that it’s hard to pick one to focus on. And in that brilliant group Messi still reigns supreme.
Best attacker-Messi
Best midfielder-Xavi
Best defender-Puyol
Best coach-Pep
And now
Best attacker-Messi
Worst coach-Valvarde.
Those were the days!!!
you must be feeling so smart when in reality youre a fuckin kitchen bug...
jose was and is better manager than fraudfiola
iniesta was better
@@tiagomota4734 best coach - klopp
Now:
Best coach: Jurgen Klopp
Best Defender: Van Dijk
Best full backs: TAA/Robertson
Best GK: Alisson
Xavi was a cold blooded monster. 🥶
I love how the commentators sounds like they're just having a conversation about the game. And then when Barca scores they remember that they're commentators. And then they go back to enjoying the sheer pleasure of watching this Barca team play.
It was a combination. The false 9 play wouldn't have worked without the depth of talent around it. And just perhaps, this team would have done as well without the false 9. There is something about the style that supersedes positioning. they knew each other, they just had a wonderful team rhythm. there is some magic that tactics can't buy you.
We miss xavi so bad 😭
no you dont nostalgiaddict, you dolts couldve easily replaced him with fabregas or thiago (fabregas twice the player, thiago half)
you've bought arthur who is pretty much xavi
and theres many many players like winks, verratti, seri, pjanic who can play xavi's role, possibly better
WILL only one I’d say is verratti
@@reubencasa-grande8659
winks as well
@WILL fabregas twice the player of xavi? Are you taking drugs.
@@reececairns9263
no that is literally a fact
Xavi, messi, both 10/10 Henry 9.7 eto 9 iniesta 8.9 i mean props to guardiola as well. He just pushes his players to have class through and through their games. And tbh thid match casillas and cannavaro were amazing. Barca was just way to creative.
very good video and very good explained
back when barcelona didn’t rely on messi, miss those days🤧🤧
Messi makes me so emotional watching him 😢 Maradona was my idol in the 80s,and now my 5year old son is a Messi crazy child 😮as a father I love it 🥰
This Xavi could play with any half decent striker and make him a god.
4:02 Messi being the great assistant that he has been always since inmemorial times, that's why he is the best!!!
Even here you can see how guardiola wanted to deploy messi, but messi was just too good... his understanding of the game is unrivalled, the only guy who can come close to messi's understanding is Johan Cruyff
Pep Guardiola is genius and he had the biggest impact on today's football. He made a revolution. He made this game even more beautiful and he made Barcelona best team ever
How are they even not breaking a sweat. When I play football I sweat like crap
+Traffer tactical bro
their conditioning is great. I'm not all that of a player, but when I'm in tip top shape I do t sweat as much.
Professional
you don't need to run that much. You just need to be where you should be. For e.g, Carrick.
The air con in the stadium was good
Honestly this was the barca most fell in love with. Hopefully this comes back
I doubt no one will ever reach the peak of what this Barcelona team did. Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Henry, Puyol, Busquets, Guardiola. How can you ever be like them again or beat it?
Discipline and understanding amazing Futbol
Qué delicia xavi, cómo manejaba el mediocampo. Messi arriba era un demonio
I love how even the commentators do not understand the brilliance of this system. They think it's only one player that did it fantastic while in fact is the whole team and more the midfielders and attack for the scoring! It is mental how good and well organised was the false 9, Messi always went back and became a magnet for the defensive line! It was like an anti-offside scoring plan! Brilliant and what a Barcelona that was! So sad witnessing this empire to fall cause it became a brand of a team... But well, I was lucky enough to have seen there moments
wouldnt work without amazing midfield like xavi and iniesta. also barca doesnt have clinical wingers like henry , or neymar anymore
Each plan should have kind of players that can inplement it properly
@@ملككاتلونيا in the future maybe. right now? can't really tell.
Puig and Coutinho. We have dembele as a winger but yeah we need another winger until fati grows. For now we should use Messi as RW and Dembele as LW with Grizzy in the center. If messi plays 9 Trincao can play LW or maybe Dembele RW and Fati LW. Koeman should try these out
@Naughtybeadle no he isn't. Barto is not negotiating him and his release clause can't be made. So they have to go to court to extend his clause which Messi will probably lose and would be a horrible way to let Messi go so I don't even see it going to court.
@NaughtybeadleHe might not leave if he stays this season as a new board and Zavi will come for the 2021 season.Ttbh I hope Messi wins the court, I want him to leave and not waste his final syears but I just dont see his agrument that strong