The highest property of ‘Flick time’, 80%, not all

He FC Barcelona They have picked up just 5 points from the last 18 in the League, a decline that has squandered their firm lead in the competition. This fall, if called kind, can have many explanations, from psychological to physical and those that are directly related to the development of the game, both you and your rival. Ironically, some of them were the most praised until the beginning of “shameful November”, like the coach himself. Hansi Flick It pointed to the bad dynamic that started to show negatively in the results since the defeat against Real Sociedad (1-0). The last fight. against Leganés at Montjuïc, confirmed the terrible culé inertia in the League. The 0-1 defeat came, precisely, on a day when Barça had the most possession since Flick took over, with 80% not even serving to score a goal against a team that fighting to avoid relegation to the Second Division.

Win is the key, with possession tight or lost

Actually, Barça flip He distinguished himself more for the sheer damage he inflicted on opponents than the statistical value of having the ball. In fact, the most prestigious victories of the season were achieved with the tightest percentage of ball possession: the 0-4 against Real Madrid came with 59% ball possession, the 1-4 at Girona was achieved with 56 % and even in the Champions League, Bayern lost 4-1 with fewer balls (39%). Only in Monaco, in an atypical match due to the dismissal of Eric Garcia in the 10th minute, they lost both on the scoreboard (2-1) and in possession of the ball (44%). On the other hand, the bad results came with a high percentage of ball possession: the 4-2 against Osasuna took place with 75% of Barça’s ball, the 1-0 against Real with 70%, the 1-2 against Las Palmas with 71% and the 0-1 against Leganés, with 80%. Private possession of the ball barely made, statistically, 4 shots on goal. Barça, as if in a ‘déjà vu’ that seems to have forgotten Flick, repeated that attack over and over again, due to overmaturity, decaying, over and over again like the movement of a windshield wiper, with balls on the wing, several centers destroy and lack a long shot to open the two walls of 5 set by Leganés.

From 12 offsides by Madrid to one between Betis and Leganés

There are more factors that could explain the decline in performance. One of the greatest signs of identity that, in general, defines Barça flipthe ease with which the opponent is offside, has clearly decreased in recent games: against Leganés, only one illegal position was caused. while in the previous match in the Liga, against Betis, even, that hardly served to draw 2-2. These are numbers that are a far cry from the 12 offsides that Real Madrid suffered in the 0-4 Clásico at the Bernabéu, the 11 in which Alavés fell (0-3) or the 11 of Mallorca (1-5) as a positive oasis in the phase it of harmful markers. Rivals are now coming in from the second line of attack to avoid this resource that requires analysis.

Pedri spoke about the motivational bonus

The psychological element has to do with motivation. The midfielder explained it Peter the defeat against Leganés still hurts: “We have to give in the League 5% more than we give in the Champions League.” In fact, after the defeat on the opening day of the League phase of the Eurotournament, Barça won all its continental matches with great authority: 4-1 against Bayern, 5-0 against Young Boys, 2 -5 against Red Star, 3 – 0 against Brest and 2-3 in Dortmund against Borussia on Wednesday. Exactly, the German team was offside up to 6 times, a sign of the defensive concentration with which Barça played.

Ferran, on a roll, does not enter an eleven with a single change

Managing rounds also supports debate. And, perhaps, it also helps to understand that almost the same lineup that was empty to win in Dortmund (2-3) started the game on Sunday quite relaxed against a Leganés that has not won a game outside its stadium and he did everything he did in attack in the first 4 minutes of the game, where he created a very clear chance that nullified a save from Iñaki Peña and where he scored his goal with a very comfortable header from ‘pepinero’ Sergio Gonzalez at the exit of the lone visitor’s corner, for the sterile 8 thrown by a Barça with little return in exploiting the set piece. Only in Dortmund’s starting eleven Pau Cubarsi jump to play Eric Garcia. The rest, just the same. Because of the wearing meritocracy, perhaps this is the day to see Ferran Torres after he scored four goals against Mallorca, Betis and Borussia. Against Leganés, it is noteworthy that with 0-1 down and half an hour left, the replacement was Pichichi, Robert Lewandowskino matter how much he missed two so-called goals. Perhaps this is a good opportunity to use more direct football by pairing him Ferran in place.

The worst way to deny ‘laminedependence’

Furthermore, if you want to deny ‘lamine dependency’ it doesn’t seem like a good idea to keep the young player on the field afterwards Yamal received a nasty tackle on his right ankle, which recently kept him out. Even in the first half, the winger asked for a change that didn’t happen until the 75th minute, no matter how good he was. Laminate He is still 17 years old. It’s about looking after him and making sure the others can beat Leganés at home.

Without a score since August

Changes in direction with a game gone wrong won’t bode well for Barça this season either: of the 7 games in which they’ve started by conceding a goal, they’ve won just 2, and both in August, at Valencia and Vallecas. Even against Osasuna, Monaco, Real Sociedad, Las Palmas and Leganés the score did not change.

Another punishment in limbo

Finally, although losing to Leganés sounds like an “excuse” you want to avoid flip Since its arrival, arbitration has also admitted the debate. The former referee Stop Muniz Fernandezin TVhe didn’t understand how VAR didn’t inform the referee Alejandro Quintero González after pushing both hands in the ‘pepinera’ area of Javi Fernandez in blue Raphinha“punishment, because football is played with the feet and not with the hands.” There it was raining in the wet, after missed penalties were made to Pau Cubarsi and Pau Victor in Barça-Las Palmas or the excessive dismissal of Flick in Betis-Barça, which ruled him out of the match against Leganés due to suspension and will separate him from Barça-Atlético de Madrid next Saturday (9 pm).