At Benfica João always played behind a physically strong striker, this is the secret to make him play good. A strong striker and liberty to move freely.

@ronin36963

7 ай бұрын

It makes sense. He just arrived and hes playin wit Lewandowski like hes been there all along.

@kaixtellmo2344

7 ай бұрын

Same whit Atleti when they got Suarez, he was balling on a different level

@jaylucas8352

7 ай бұрын

Second striker is perfect for him

@Mr_CM_

7 ай бұрын

Im a Benfica fan, and i love felix for obvious reasons, every academy player is special to us You totally right And i totally don't understand how some managers can't see that, and im not talking only about felix. So many players underappreciated just cuz they are playing in the wrong style... just don't buy them, so easy

@waterhouse87

7 ай бұрын

Which joao?? Lol

Was waiting for this 😂 Felix has shown everyone how good he is

@feliperodriguez3972

7 ай бұрын

X2 😂

@matthewkitchen9585

7 ай бұрын

Because he’s in a team that wants to play football🙄

@darkgenesis342

7 ай бұрын

@@matthewkitchen9585the thing is he also had some good games at Atletico, he just wasn’t consistent, I feel like people are getting a lil too excited

@lu-sen

7 ай бұрын

​@@darkgenesis342simeone has a more defensive playstyle and he also didnt gave felix free roam at all, he needs it to play his game (in Chelsea it was the lack of a good manager)

@ERizzo5

7 ай бұрын

@@darkgenesis342nah nah nah we’re not getting ahead of ourselves. This team barring injury of course will compete for the UCL championship. Barca is back to being Barca!

On the ball Pedri is better but off the ball gavi is miles ahead. He fights and presses very well. Tough choices for xavi.

@tobbynakanyala600

7 ай бұрын

Idgaf about this offthe ball bullshit on the ball Gavi offers nothing but run around like a headless chicken💯 he can't pass well,no vision,can't create anything for the strikers🚮

@zorojuro6958

7 ай бұрын

Yep and gavi x pedri long term is match made in heaven. I think with cancelo, romeu will lose his position often with gundo/pedri being that offensive midfielder.

@emilfrederiksen.1622

7 ай бұрын

Why not play them both tho with De Jong or Romeu as a DM.

@clyski

7 ай бұрын

more options for xavi, in securing a lead and maintaining possession, Gavi is a good choice upfront

@abrahamsalazar5783

7 ай бұрын

@@emilfrederiksen.1622 in big games I think you have to start gundo. His experience and deadliness at the top of the box is needed. Fdj is our best player so it’s either gavi or Pedri who sits. I don’t know man that’s tough. I guess depends on the opponent?

7:48 the way dude blurred the snake. I love it🤣

@vishnu_kr_madappally

7 ай бұрын

I was searching like if anyone noticed it 😂 censored for un- seriousness 🤣

You cant forget about frenkie. Absolutely class and definetly one of is not the best midfielder right now

You just made me realize that Barca is playing like this without Pedri. I can't imagine how it'll be when he comes back.

@shubhamkumar-gw4vb

7 ай бұрын

There will be problems

@SamiLY55

7 ай бұрын

It won't be much of a difference tbh, because the ones who play now are of the same quality

@elli6062

7 ай бұрын

@@SamiLY55nah his ball contro and iq is unmatched , he is like a fox.

we actually need those two joao's next season. but if barca's financial still be a problem I consider to pick cancelo over felix. because its harder to get a pure rb that can plays inverted than winger.

@emilfrederiksen.1622

7 ай бұрын

Barca also has players like Roque and Fati coming into the team next season so it would make sense to prioritise Cancelo because his profile is unique and he is a lot cheaper than Felix.

@Oldheadontheblock

7 ай бұрын

Felix is irreplaceable. You won't find another player that can do what he does anytime soon.

@williamkgasi

7 ай бұрын

Laporta has already started making plans on how he will find money to buy Felix.

@Himsagi-Artz

7 ай бұрын

@@williamkgasiif they can get deep in the champions league this would help

@Fenix-lr6ez

7 ай бұрын

and because Atlético will ask a ton of money for Felix. Not so much with Cancelo and City

Lmao Dembele's face blurred 😅. As always top quality video man.

@shley9915

7 ай бұрын

I also noticed it 😂😂

@critical_analysis

7 ай бұрын

The one who ruined one of the best CL seasons of Messi in 2019? That miss might have changed the course of recent history of Barca. A champions league win in 2019 might have changed the course for Barca and probably Messi would have been in the team for couple of more year of glory. A costly chance like that will forever make Dembele a villain.

@shley9915

7 ай бұрын

@@critical_analysis chill buddy, nobody is defending dumb bulence here

Gundogan's ability to play intricate and precise passes forward in tight spaces is truly top class. It was one of the things we missed last season because no one except Pedri was taking those risks.

@Novice-bn1xu

7 ай бұрын

"no one except Pedri was taking those risks." Really ? Pedri is Barca's safest player ... no ??

@bconni2

7 ай бұрын

but this video is about the Joaos. anything you want to add about that.?

@shadow1624

5 ай бұрын

​@@Novice-bn1xuNo, he is just the most intelligent. Takes the risks when it is needed, but is also the tenposetter of the game and can take control of the game in Barcas favour by slowing down og speeding up the tempo. He is the safe player when needed because others doesnt understand when to do what

pedri is the guy that could be used in almost every role in the middlefield...he is a gem but unfortunately his injuries in recent years are disturbing

@suryanshbiswas

7 ай бұрын

yes bro, this season we have quality in our midfield so i hope we can give pedri some rest else its risking his career

@pedrovskidantini2324

7 ай бұрын

Pedri was over used. Same happened to Fati

Im really hoping we get a big win in the cl that would skyrocket the confidence of this team

Nice that you have corrected your last view on DeJong. For me, DeJong has been the best player for FCB this season. He is finally allowed to be himself with the departure of Busquets. He is the beating heart of the team now, just like Xavi was during Pep's tenure. Now, when Pedri is back, then it's clear for me that Gavi will be dropped. Gavi is not bad, he keeps on improving and giving a 110%, but he is still young and learning and his movement is still quite static in the build up phase and offensively. Another player that becomes a bit one dimensional is Balde. But I guess he is still very young as well and lacks experience. I am sure Felix will help him combine and time his run. I wished Barcelona had a way to keep Alba just to serve as a mentor for Balde.

@karhackkante6544

7 ай бұрын

He can learn a lot from Alonso in the final third

@JoshuaFCB

7 ай бұрын

@@karhackkante6544Yeah Alonso is our best fullback at the final third.

@zelymvyst7203

7 ай бұрын

Good comment 🐙

Cancelo was all over the pitch against Antwerpen, and I mean that in a good way. Pretty much a fullback and a sitting midfielder at the same time.

@Looking4Better

7 ай бұрын

This is what happens when a player has no rest...

The amount of minutes FDJ has played without getting injured and performing at the highest level possible for Barcelona is simply magnificent. He's in top 3 best mids in the world for sure

@Garmin316

7 ай бұрын

:/

@utkarshgupta7228

7 ай бұрын

And he got injured last night😭😭

@hasnatrafi8075

7 ай бұрын

You just jinxed it bro

@pruthvia.s2732

7 ай бұрын

WHY DID U SAY THIS nvm , we will miss him a lot in el clasico

@martijn_yt

7 ай бұрын

And in the dutch team as well 😢

i feel like barca's strat team is watching purist football's video analysis and implementing the changes accordingly lol

It seems that selling Fati and using the money to keep Felix would be the intelligent thing to do. Although negotiating with Atletico was always a pain in the ass. Cancelo seems a more easy option although I fear that we would need to raise funds again somehow again in the Summer.

@jaylucas8352

7 ай бұрын

Mendes and Laporte have obviously thought of a plan to keep Felix they are not amateurs

@TheRealBWH

7 ай бұрын

Really hope that atm would accept a swap deal between fati and felix 😅

@KonDamian

7 ай бұрын

The thing is that nobody really wanted to seriously commit this summer to Felix after he publicly said that his dream club is Barca while paying him those ridiculous wages. He kind of prisoned himself to Atletico or Barca. @@TheRealBWH

@williamkgasi

7 ай бұрын

@@jaylucas8352 Laporta has already started making plans on how he will raise funds to buy Felix and Mendes is said to be keen that Felix stay at Barca permanently because he is no more Ronaldo agent and Felix is the only top player he is left with. So he doesn't want Felix to return to Atletico or Chelsea where his form was affected and value went down. Felix is performing good since came here.

@Fenix-lr6ez

7 ай бұрын

@@williamkgasi I've heard that too, but in the end it's up to Atlético. From what I've heard, even if Simeone doesn't like him, the Atlético president feels Felix like his personal project. So if Felix continues to do this well at Barça, they will be very loath to sell him, thus asking for an unreasonable amount of money. Mendes is useful to have on our side, but it's going to be up to Atlético in the end sadly

Xavi really does have a predicament when choosing a starting 11 for big games, been waiting for this for years. Really excited for this season!

@keviscold

7 ай бұрын

I won't be surprised if Xavi plays Sergi Roberto in big matches 😂

I'd like to see a video of barca 2011 tactics and how today's barca has changed as we heard Busquets and Lewandowski say that we cannot play the same way again as football had evolved.

It is a good thing that Pedri will have this sort of quality to compete against. It will make him better and I think it will relief a lot of the pressure on him to perform

Benfica Felix had sooo many different combinations in his locker. Different goal types and different assist types. As broken as the Sharingan that can copy any move. This is just the beginning. Can totally see a 40+ G/A season from him (without penalties).

@emilfrederiksen.1622

7 ай бұрын

Thats mad bro like that is just insane yes Felix is in very good form now. But he will probably have bad runs also he has a shaky injury record.

@athreyathandeswaran7510

7 ай бұрын

40+ G/A 1) Across all comps 2) Won't count penalty goals. But will count penalty assist (winning a pen via foul not via handball) 3) The dummy for Lewy counts as a Felix assist for me. He'll do a lotta shit like that and I'm counting those as assists.

I agree with you. In big matches the trio would be De jong, pedri and gundagon. With Gavi coming from the bench or playing from the right with if we need to dominate the game. While felix will come in for Gavi

You blurred out dembele's face😂😂

Interesting point you mentioned here .. Pedri as insider forward while having Gundogan in the midfield .. one of his best performances in his first season was there, last season when he played there we miss him alot in the midfield as he was our main creative midfielder.. this season is long so we will see alot of formations which is really exciting! Can’t wait for Pedri to be back !

It will be interesting to see how the team pans out defensively in the Champions League. Last season saw Man City pivot away from using players like Cancelo and Zinchenko to more typical defenders who can consistently win in 1v1s. If Balde and Cancelo are first choice it may cause some trouble there

@p.matthias5806

7 ай бұрын

i hope we dont start balde and cancelo together against big teams. i believe we'll start with last season formation 325 i prefer balde over cancelo as a fullback and the other fullback would be kounde, but if the house is burning and the team needs more creativity in the final third then at second half, late in the game you can shift that formation to a 235, it gives us versatility

@user-dp3yq5sp2v

7 ай бұрын

Then we use Oril and de jong and gavi in the middle then

@chukwuemekadavid4452

7 ай бұрын

I believe we can solve that issue by playing defending upfield and having Romeo and araujo in big games, Romeo intercepts and araujo destroys the striker

@wale26.

7 ай бұрын

Barca have traditionally been a score more than our opponent kind of team 🤷🏾‍♂️

Felix is the closest thing to Messi. He will always be the man of the match in a team like Barca. Their system is identical to Benfica. It would be a mistake to let him go to city or Liverpool. He loves Barca.

@defjam137

7 ай бұрын

Tebas is doing everything he can to make sure Barca or any other la liga clubs can't buy any players

@critical_analysis

7 ай бұрын

Yes, Felix is very technical and elegant with the ball, his play reminds a bit of Marco Van Basten/Kaka. There is a sense of ease in his play and what I see is, he is very much a team player and passes precisely when needed instead of going for individual glory. A right man for the right team and hopefully Barca win the UCL this time. I will not compare anyone with Messi though, as players like Messi are once in a lifetime.

@user-of5ge2cy7j

7 ай бұрын

​@@critical_analysisu are 100000% right 🎉

Thank you so much for this video! You're an amazing teacher. I'm learning a lot about tactics and this makes me enjoy a different part of the game that I wasn't as familiar with!

I was looking forward to this so much❤️💙 please make more Barça videos!!! Love your content so much

I have been waiting for this video since the Antwerp victory. Thank you so much Purist, this was a really compelling watch!

7:48 I actually loled

OMG I absolutely love your barça analysis. You are definitely the BEST on YT. Keep up the good work!

This is exacttly what ive been checking your channel for the last few days for

Thanks for making this I love the breakdown of game tactics that u do in ur vids

The blurr on Dembele 😂

I told my friends how bad I would Love Felix at Barca even when he was at Athletico as I felt we lacked a bit of flair. Felt like he is playing like Ansu needed too off of Lewa. Cancelo was just a plus. Araujo and Pedri back is only going to strengthen our core. Cannot wait to see how we fare in Champs.

I was actually waiting for your uploads

I love this channel so much, I have been waiting for this

I've been waiting for your video on the Joaos.... You're brilliant as always 💪🏾

I love your content man. Drop more often.

The analysis I have been waiting for these past few days... thanks for your hard work and insightful explanations

Have been waiting for this like 😇 I feel happy hearing from u

we need more content from you!

Pedri won’t be an issue because it lessens his burden of responsibility on the team. Now that we can operate without araujo or pedri, they can really work on their injuries and return and ADD to the team. Rotation will be key, especially with them returning from injury. We have to protect them

i think we still have to be calm! ofc the last two games were outstanding but the games before that were very disappointing so i think we will need to see some more games to really get hyped up on this squad! we can also get big problems if lewandowski, cancelo or balde get injured

Absolutely love your videos bro! Another banger!

These are the best Barca analysis videos I’ve found. Thanks for the tactics lessons!

Your videos never disappoint.

YOU sir, have no idea how long I've been anticipating your analysis and/or update on the problems u mentioned earlier and how they have seemingly worn out after the Jaoaos' arrivals and/or the general upgrade all together. Thank you all the way from Nigeria🇳🇬. Now let me learn from the masterpiece as always😎

Been waiting on this video

Always love these videos

Your videos are CLASS 👌🏼

7:45 i love that you censored Dembele, thank you!

I've been waiting for this video for weeks

Always enjoy your videos. I'm not a Barca supporter (and don't see much of them other than the big matches) but I'm a sucker for tactics. You noted the Cancelo and Felix roles as holes before the season and you called Felix a dream signing months earlier. Those signings show that you know your team and the game very well. Keep up the great work.

I love this... Please more of this

Great Video, man. Keep up the Barca content its awesome :)

this man is so good at analyzing games and figuring out the issues with teams i’m convinced he could become a great coach

haha i literally asked you to make a video about this yesterday! keep up the great work!

I am very pleased with your observations. You have an excellent grasp of the game

Finally! Enjoying your analysis/rants on Twitter! I have been waiting for this! I bet many have been cause xavi has reverted back to the X4VI BALL we love or should I say X5VI BALL

Love how you address PEDRI💯

Nice video! I noticed you blurred out Dembele’s face massive respect for that 😂

Was waiting for this.😅😅

I been waiting for you to analyse Barca

Like the voice and explanation with good research

I was really waiting on this video from you 💙❤️🇯🇲

Cancelo is just pure class, weird his erratic movements, but no doubt one of the best in the world on his day.

Excellent vid💯

Love these Barca videos!

Solid analysis

What a video class as always3>

This is what i was waiting for

7:47 love it when you hide dembele face xD

Great video. I would be interested in the same kind of video dealing with Leverkusen from Germany

Great video. Vamos Xavineta!

Censored for un-seriousness 7:48 😭😭😭

I miss your videos and analysis. We need more videos

Really a nice video. I wish it was longer😂

Purist... It's about time ❤

Dembele censored for unseriousness 😂

You The goat more video of barca

I need you man I need more of your vids on a weekly basis... you haven't been there for us culers in the last few weeks 😢...

I've found that the previously used 2-3-5 in position changes a lot to something like a 2-4-4 in build up and one or two from the midfield arrives in the second wave (I hope English calls this the same), so more movement into space rather than occupying them initially. I like that evolution, seems to be more direct and enables more quick combinations with having overload on the midfield.

Finally understand what changes in formation Tq

But the question about what position pedri gets into is really good, because I don’t see myself taking either of Felix, Frenkie or Gundo out of the squad in the biggest of games. But pedri has to be in the team!😭 good problem to have tbh

GREAT VIDEO

Amazing video! Would love a piece on how and why Newcastle's midfield + wingers is not working properly

excellent video

Man you are amazing

Bro you did dembulence dirty lol. Btw I have grown to love your videos man! Awesome work

You so good W for me better analysis

Yes! It's an exciting time to be a Barca fan

Your analyses are really great. Ps. I googled plural for analysis😂

Make more barca videos man... we need these!

Lol'd at the censoring of Dembele for unseriousness XD. Well done

I liked it how you blurred Denpele😂.

Pedri was is and will always be the problem of barcelona.. he’s a sweet poison.. without him our team last season was literally toothless… I remember even after so many injuries the only player i missed on field was pedri … every time pedri goes down it gives me a headache… sheer quality that I don’t think anyone can replace… what a player that too just 20…now let’s see how xavi accommodates him..

@vishnu_kr_madappally

7 ай бұрын

After messi is gone, he is my motivation for watching football. The little magician ❤

I have been waiting for Football purist takes on recent Barca development It is worth it

I actually think this is Barça's best XI: Ter Stegen - Cancelo, Araujo, Koundé, Baldé - Gündogan, De Jong, Pedri - Raphinha, Lewandowski, Félix You have to choose Pedri before Gavi or bench Gündogan for Pedri. Pedri is the main man and Barça's central piece, thats just how important he is. Pressing and intensive wise Gavi is a great option in midfield. I just think that Gundo and Pedri Are above in terms of decision making, creativity, maturity and offensive threat. Gavi is sometimes too much chaos and Barça’s Game is Control. Exciting team anyways, they have all the talent to win the CL.

What a good day to be a barca fan.

great one