This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Messi and the second or maternal family name is Cuccittini. It was FC Barcelona’s strongest performance on the road in 2019/2020.
Now based in Barcelona after six years in São Paulo, I have written on these topics at length through previews and analysis while having also covered match reports forAlmost six months on the job with his employment status threatened, has Setien finally cracked Barça’s best system and Messi’s strongest role within it?The Blaugrana going ahead in under three minutes, there was a noticeable, instant difference in their approach after seeming short on ideas as of late.It was FC Barcelona’s strongest performance on the road in 2019/2020.Instead, it appeared that Setien had other plans for him and the team’s strategy, with Barça forming more of a 4-3-1-2 than the standard 4-3-3.Thrust in the same old MSG front line alongside Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi, at least on paper, fans and pundits could be forgiven for concluding that Griezmann had nothing coming other than another evening suffocated on the left wing out of position.Perhaps with Real Madrid already four points clear it is too little too late in La Liga.
Uitleg Salaris Check; Salaris-Enquête; Salarisonderhandeling. Now based in Barcelona after six years in São Paulo, I have written on these topics at length through previews and analysis while having also covered match reports forAlmost six months on the job with his employment status threatened, has Setien finally cracked Barça’s best system and Messi’s strongest role within it?The Blaugrana going ahead in under three minutes, there was a noticeable, instant difference in their approach after seeming short on ideas as of late.It was FC Barcelona’s strongest performance on the road in 2019/2020.Instead, it appeared that Setien had other plans for him and the team’s strategy, with Barça forming more of a 4-3-1-2 than the standard 4-3-3.Thrust in the same old MSG front line alongside Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi, at least on paper, fans and pundits could be forgiven for concluding that Griezmann had nothing coming other than another evening suffocated on the left wing out of position.Perhaps with Real Madrid already four points clear it is too little too late in La Liga. As well as writing for Forbes Sports, I edit Yellow & Green Football: a site on Brazilian soccer that is part of the Guardian Sport Network and a partner of O Globo.Antoine Griezmann back in the fold following recent snubs in favor of Martin Braithwaite and 17-year-old Ansu Fati, the World Cup winner looked revitalized with a point to prove.Additionally, though, Griezmann was still able to track back and muck in defensively when tired legs were being hit on the break; a development through which when Suarez was previously injured, Messi was seen having to come back to collect the ball and then had nobody to feed.While this meant business as usual for the defense and midfield, in attack Lionel Messi was able to drop deeper than usual as an actual number 10, while Griezmann occupied the right by acting as a second striker to Suarez’s lead or as an equal target man.The current coach and his men under pressure after drawing three of their last four matches, Barça picked off one of La Liga’s best in-form teams since soccer’s restart with an impressive 1-4 win at the Estadio de la Cerámica over Villrreal on Sunday evening.Or at least the best under Quique Setien by far - if one were to present December’s maiden triumph at the San Siro over Inter Milan, in what was Ernesto Valverde’s final Champions League game in charge, as a possible contender.