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luni, 16 ianuarie 2012

FC Barcelona: Real Betis a Dress Rehearsal for Real Madrid?

BARCELONA, SPAIN - JANUARY 15: Javier Matilla (L) of Real Betis Balompie tries to keep up with Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona during the la Liga match between FC Barcelona and Real Betis Balompie at the Camp Nou stadium on January 15, 2012 in Barcelona, Spain.  (Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)


FC Barcelona faced Real Betis at Camp Nou and was able to win the match. La Blaugrana advanced in the 2011-12 La Liga standings as well.
While La Blaugrana should be congratulated for their victory, it almost never happened. Xavi and Lionel Messi did a superb job with their goals within the early minutes of the match.
After Messi scored, La Blaugrana went to sleep during the match. The result was that Castro and Santa Cruz scored for Real Betis while goalkeeper Victor Valdes appeared surprised.
The match was almost a disaster for Barca until Alexis Sanchez and Messi saved the day with two goals. Messi was able to score on the basis of a penalty.
I am thinking to myself, is the match against Real Betis a dress rehearsal for the upcoming Real Madrid match? The answer is no since the match should be a wake-up call to initiate necessary changes.
The first change should involve the goalkeeper. Jose Mauel Pinto should replace Valdes as the goalkeeper.
Pinto is more flexible and alert than Valdes and does not concede goals easily. The next change involves tactics.
La Blaugrana should continue to use their 4-3-3 positioning and maybe an alternate position. The purpose is to fortify the defenses and not allow any port of entry for the opponent.
FC Barcelona has a good chance of winning if they at least make a start on these changes. Whether they do remains a question mark.

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