Xavi's mistake? The 4-middle system did not work and generated more doubts in Barça

In the previous of the party, Xavi Hernández had invoked in 'cruyffismo' as it consigns to impose to the Real Madrid in the final of the Supercopa of Spain. It had worked them it does a year, but the effect has been entirely adverse. The virtues of the FC Barcelona went back easily in lacks and all the plan of party went to rack and ruin in ten minutes, with the doublet of Vinicius Jr. From there, and in spite of the goal of Robert Lewandowski, the picture culé did not have arguments to litigate him the title to the madridistas.

It is the hardest defeat and can appeal to the referee's decisions, to the important drops of the staff or the bad luck, but is necessary to recognise that it is a party that gathers to all the ghosts that have pursued to the Barça in what it goes of season. And of the that it is necessary to do a lot of self-criticism to be able to go out of a pozo that can be dangerous. Tonight they failed the players and, especially, the trainer. In his approach and the fault of reaction and correción.

The Barça remained portrayed to defensive level

It influences what did the rival, yes, but the Barça was conscious of all the virtues of a White House that came to rhythm imparable. Xavi had bet for going back to the approach of four midfield players, taking advantage of of the return of Pedri. It left it by behind Lewandowski, with Of Jong and Gündogan hit to the base and Sergi Roberto more by the left. It was the most logical approach for a night 'big', because it promised a more territorial command of the team.

The plan seemed to succeed. To the five minutes Ferran Torres had remained in a privileged situation in which it could open the marker, but little more. Two minutes afterwards, exactly, began to observe the numerous errors and problems of a Barcelona picture that left his very advanced defence and with a lot of spaces that allowed to the attackers of the Madrid find spaces 'almost' without looking for them. Jude Bellingham found to Vinicius Jr for the 1-0 with a pass filtered that sold to the Barça. And there it began the history of terror.

To this it was necessary to add him that the defence remained very 'alone' when the rival advanced lines, without helps by part of the midfield players. The central had the triple of work and of there that they suffered so much in front of the charged of, especially Rodrygo Goes and Vinicius Jr, along the party. Besides, in spite of the populated that was the medullary culé, neither had reinforcements in the sides. And this also happened a lot of bill.

A Barça without options to the hour to attack

Of face to the attack, the change of system neither caused a lot of advantages. The desborde -without Raphinha- did not exist and surprised to see to Alejandro Balde reconverted in an extreme, by the left, to the that awarded him a lot of responsibilities in attack without being able to serve of 'complement' in offensive tasks. The Barça went back to be a flat team, with a lot of balloon and without clear ideas of what do. A plan that took advantage of Carlo Ancelotti and that finished condemning to Xavi Hernández and company.