ESPN FC's Julien Laurens explains why Ousmane Dembele is finding himself in hot water at Barcelona and what he needs to do to fix it. BARCELONA, Spain -- Ernesto Valverde had a question for Javier Fernandez. Were Barcelona transitioning too quickly? Would they be able to create more space by slowing down and letting the opposition retreat first? Fernandez got to work. Eventually, he came up with an answer. It was relayed back via multiple visualisations. Valverde liked what he saw and put the information into practice. The coach passed the message on to his players, more or less, by drawing two lines on a tactics board. It had...
Thursday, November 22, 2018
Barcelona incorporate data analysis into their Cruyff-inspired principles
ESPN FC's Julien Laurens explains why Ousmane Dembele is finding himself in hot water at Barcelona and what he needs to do to fix it. BARCELONA, Spain -- Ernesto Valverde had a question for Javier Fernandez. Were Barcelona transitioning too quickly? Would they be able to create more space by slowing down and letting the opposition retreat first? Fernandez got to work. Eventually, he came up with an answer. It was relayed back via multiple visualisations. Valverde liked what he saw and put the information into practice. The coach passed the message on to his players, more or less, by drawing two lines on a tactics board. It had...
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