How Flick Destroyed The Bayern Machine | Tactical Analysis : Barcelona 4-1 Bayern Munich |

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[James-bbix]

"We used to pray for times like this"

[amirulsyafiq]

That Casado player impressed me so much...calmness n precision in passes, future star.

[nkuzya]

And to think 6 players out of 11 starting against Bayern came directly from La Masia... this might actually be the real rebirth of Barcelona after 10 years. It's unbelievable how Flick transformed this team in just some months, it almost seems like they played this way since a decade.

[vibe]

I would like to mention the indvidiual ability of Barcelona's players, as that was one of the main reasons Barça eventually figured out the Press. Casado and Pedri were both excellent in taking 2 or 3 touches even under the pressure and slowing the tempo and beat their man, which goes along way aganist a m2m system.

[pierreeduardo]

I’ve been learning so much from this guy
I’m able to read tactics, and change in shapes depending on situations rather than focusing only on the ball getting into the net and me fussing or peaking over it

[Bra_wroboht]

I remember when you did a video about bayern and how they would tremble against good team with their tactics

[Bilal-tklh]

For me Casado was just incredible the way he play whole game with high intensity It was lethal.

[thabisosamsam]

I think Barca did exceptionally well I remember saying someway or the other leaving Minjae and Upa in 1 v 1 duels will always be dangerous we saw with Marmoush in Frankfurt and now with Barcelona. No point in dominant possession to lose 4-1 in the end. Not moved at all by Bayern this season unless they have defensive stability

[Zazzyaga]

What's still very astonishing for me is that he's using mostly (literally) children to play like this. It's incredible to watch. Bayern we're all over the place in the second half, didn't know what to do!

[gror]

Mostly homegrown players who live and breath Barca led by an astute German coach make for a spectacular combination! This is why La Masia is critical to Barca's success and not burning cash on the likes of mercenaries such as Dembele, Coutinho or Griezzman!!!

[Enny_Footy]

That moment from Pedri in the first half changed the whole trajectory of the game.
It looked Barca couldn’t find a way out of Bayern’s man to man press until that moment.
Individuality is key

[ViscaBarca_Forever]

This match was a great example of both teams trying to do the exact same thing but one doing it better. What a game! 🎉

[orclibrarian]

That match yesterday was a double gamble from both sides with both coaches knowing what the other would have prepared for his team and Barca won it due more confidence on their strengths. Interesting also, that Flick is a comparable similar situation with young talents from La Masia like Pep 16 years ago. We don't know, if Xavi overloaded these young players with tactical duties, the way how Flick communicates his ideas is different, maybe they have a more liberated feeling on the ball?

[sxvxgee]

haha its funny that the first ever video i watched from this channel was the analysis of 8-2 3 years ago. now we're here

[diulikadikaday]

Great tactics from Hansi Flick, but we also have to applaud his man management. He has liberated the players. For the last 2 years, Raphinha was inconsistent, Lewandowski last year was uninterested, Martinez was unreliable. But Flick has filled them with confidence.

[hafiz]

Very happy to see Barca finally being the ones with the younger squad and pacy forwards. With all due respect to these players when they were at their peak, we used to keep the likes of Lenglet, Arturo Vidal, Busquets, Pique, Rakitic and many more who were well past their prime for games like this. There was even a time when we had random guys like Malcolm, Douglas, Arthur, Paulinho, Frank Kessie, Griezmann, in the team. Some were 1 hit wonders and others were just a complete waste of money. It's a long time coming but am happy to see a resurgent Barca. Credits to Xavi for helping initiate change but it was right for him to go and be replaced by Flick. Sure, injuries ravaged the team last season but he couldn't keep a level head most of the time.

[babibau]

And all of this tactics got pulled off by some 17 yrs old in barca team ??? Just crazy, future looking bright for Barcelona

[bigrandomun]

Raphinia on the left was brilliant. I never would’ve thought he’d be so good on the left but he seems so natural on both feet, it’s Ribery-esque.

[DKing-duxr]

The main reason why im not worried against madrid is that we didn’t even have a perfect game against bayern tactically. Our flanks were getting overwhelmed a lot. But madrid can have a goal or two if they can score them. I’m just confident that we will outscore them and also have much more of the ball. It should be much easier to play around madrid’s defense, if recent games are anything to learn from. Madrid’s main threat is the left side in the form of Vini Jr who can eliminate two or three players and break your lines. But again, I absolutely don’t see them being more dangerous than us. I am confident the worst we can do is draw against them. Not to be overconfident, but I really fail to see how they will win. Then again, I remember saying this against man city and they made it through…

Heck I don’t even care if we don’t win. As long as we play high intensity football and the lads are enjoying themselves, I’ll take it.

Coming into this week, many expected a humiliation against bayern and a defeat at madrid. With already 3 point and a historic spanking of bayern, I’d say we already beat expectations regardless of saturday’s game. That being said, as long as there is no red card or anything like that, I see us winning 3-1.

[shottskies]

Yeah I thought Barca’s HIGH LINE 4 LYF MATE defence in the first half was too suicidal. I think Barca were lucky that Bayern couldn’t convert a number of good positions or opportunities that they were creating with the space in behind. Most of the first half looked like Bayern having most of the ball and creating the most chances despite conceding very early. But Barca really capitalised on a few chances that fell their way. In the end it was a good CL match with two high quality teams showing their prowess. Always good to see the class on the ball. This is the difference of the CL and why we enjoy watching it.