Barcelona beat Elche 4-0, did Havic's move play a role?
After the end of the international break schedule, Barcelona is short of players. In addition to the long-term illness Pepper and Deng team, Christensen and Frankie De Jong were also unable to play due to injuries, plus a suspended Rafinha.
This round of Barcelona is facing Elche, who is at the bottom of the league. It is not a difficult problem to win, so in this game, Harvey inherited Guardiola's excellent historical tradition and boldly moved Eric Garcia Placed in the position of the single midfielder.
The good news is that from the overall situation of the game, Eric Garcia has completed the basic tasks relatively well, but from the details, Eric, who played this position for the first time, is indeed not familiar enough.
In the opening stage of the game, it can be seen that Araujo took on a lot of tasks to push the ball out of the backcourt, while Eric Garcia's job was simply to distribute the ball. The location of the two can also be clearly seen from the heat map of the two.
Of course, after the game gradually entered the rhythm of Barcelona, Eric Garcia's pass gradually became handy. The pass to Garvey and the scheduling to the left all reflected Garcia's pass very well. capabilities and vision.
According to the data analysis chart, in the face of the weaker Elche, Barcelona's dominant offensive method is still mainly penetrated by the center, the attack on the left relies on Alba, and the attack on the right relies on Ferran. It can also be seen from Alba's position that Alba's tactical arrangement is not as deep as Baldr's offense, but more like a full-back position. In the middle, Fati's retreat to cooperate with penetration.
Under the pressure of the central midfield, Barcelona's first goal came from a set-piece opportunity.
Alba passed into the penalty area, Araujo headed back, and Lewandowski scored in the penalty area. Since then, Elche's offensive intensified in the rest of the first half, creating many opportunities in front of Barcelona.
In the first half of the game, Elche did not behave like a team at the bottom of the league, and even beat Barcelona for a period of time. In the first half, although Barcelona had 64% possession of the ball, judging from the number of corner kicks of both teams, Elche created six corner kicks, Barcelona only had one, and we can also see Elche's offensive posture .
Barcelona's second goal came from a counterattack directly after Barcelona's successful defense in the backcourt. After taking the ball, Ferran Torres directly found Fati in the frontcourt. Fati took the ball to the front of the penalty area and faced the defenders. The long-range shot directly scored.
Judging from the opening stage of the second half, Eric Garcia performed significantly better in the position of the midfielder, and did a good job in passing the ball forward, but the problem is that Eric Garcia seems to be Without the ability to control the rhythm, Garcia's job in Barcelona's offense is to use the ability to send the ball forward, and it is rare for him to take the ball and control the game. In the first half, it was also exposed that Garcia was not firm enough in the face of confrontation.
Judging from Barcelona's passing route map in the second half, after 60 minutes, Garcia's position gradually became independent. Araujo no longer needs to advance his position. Barcelona's main offensive route still relies on the center and right.
And Barcelona's third goal came from a counterattack. Under the high pressure of Barcelona's frontcourt, Elche's players who just came on the field were not stable in holding the ball, and they were directly robbed by the two strong men, Conte and Garvey. It was 3-0.
In this defense, Araujo preemptively suppressed the opposing player, and at this time, Eric Garcia's sense of position was still a little weaker. The player he followed got the ball before him, but Master Ye said Yes, this court is really slippery.
Barcelona's last goal came from the former concubine Ferran Torres. This goal came from the offensive organization from the backcourt to the left. Roberto and Alba made a pass and cooperated, and finally Lewandows retreated. Kei replaced the original role of Pedri, and made a long diagonal pass to find Ferran Torres at the far end. At this time, Casey moved diagonally to the upper left to attract the attention of the defenders. Ferran got the space and hit the far foot with his left foot. Score.
Judging from the score of this game, Barcelona should have won an overwhelming victory, but judging from the scene, Elche is not completely without opportunities, and Elche's players have never given up on offense.
Elche nearly pulled one back several times in the final ten minutes. Hawthorne's shot went wide and Fidel's header hit the crossbar five minutes later. Seconds later, Guti had two great chances.
Just judging from this performance, Eric Garcia can develop in the midfielder position. Of course, it all depends on whether the player himself can make more progress in this position. Secondly, after leading 4-0, Harvey is still very cautious in using young people. Pablo Torre and the young player Garrido who played for the first time are exciting. It's a pity that Alarcon didn't get the chance.
With the win, Barcelona temporarily extended their lead at the top of La Liga to 15 points. The pressure is now on Real Madrid as they host Real Valladolid at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday.
