Barcelona: The Picture of Team Football.
By: chris | March 18th, 2009They’re brilliant. Everybody knows it. You know, I know it, they know it. As far as slick, ball on the floor footballing goes, they have no equal – even with their recent, now long forgotten, hiccup. On their day, Barcelona are simply above and beyond.
After soundly thumping Lyon to announce they’d awoken, they displayed it against Almeria on the weekend just to confirm matters. A 2-0 away win is pedestrian by their standards, but it was how the second goal which went in that’s now making noise after the fact. Not because Bojan’s second took a deflection on its way into the net, but because Barcelona had strung together 35 – thirty-five, that’s not a typo – passes before so casually putting it into the back of the net.
And while a simple tap in on a simple pass would’ve sufficed to cap their moment of brilliance, Dani Alves, Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta combined the genius of quick feet and quicker thinking for Bojan’s silver platter service. The first video is a bit grainy, so check out the HQ:
I’m pretty sure Ray just did man and wife stuff.
Anyway, according to Barca’s official site, it went down like this:
In the 53rd minute with Barça ahead by 0-1, Xavi picked up the ball in midfield and passed to Messi. It was to be the first of 37 passes before Bojan stuck the ball past Diego Alves exactly 1 minute and 49 seconds later.
All the Barça players except central defender Rafa Márquez and keeper Víctor Valdés took part in the move: Alves (6 times), Piqué (5), Sylvinho (5), Xavi (5), Keita (5), Bojan (4), Iniesta (3), Messi (3) and Touré (1).
They claim 37 passes while the video offers 35. I don’t think two passes matter in the grand scheme – it’s pretty genius any way you count.
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Tags: 2-0, 35 passes, Almeria, Andres Iniest, Barcelona, Bojan Krkic, Dani Alves, Lionel Messi, World FootballSubscribe
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35 or 37, FCB has a style that no one else can match. I understand how Man Utd claim to be the best team in the world but Man Utd cant ever match what FCB does week in and out.
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Canada
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Absofukinlutely brilliant.
It reminded me of good ol days @ Roma !
Ah give me some Man love !Posted from
United States -
two-touch football at it’s finest.
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United States -
It will be very interesting to watch this team in the 1/4 final in the CL. I cant wait to see they try to break down the best Def. in the world. Man.U. Chels. L’pool. Very exciting!!
Fredrikstad FK Fan
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Norway -
Prem League teams are going down. Possesion futbol will be the demise of ManU, Chel, L’Pool.
FORZA BARCA!!!!
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United States -
I agree that Barcelona are probably the greatest team right now, but anyone can string 37 passes together when you’re pretty much just playing it in your own half without the opposition pressuring you. Just look at who had the most passes. Three defenders!
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United States -
I strongly disagree. All this demonstrates is that it takes them 40 odd passes to break down a mediocre opposition. And need a deflected shot to score. I’ll take Man United’s more direct, less boring and just as flamboyant approach any day – would you rather score with 5 passes or 35? Well 5, then you can score more goals…
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Any Defense has its own weaknesses so i have no worry when we do face any English team because we all know they can concede and when they do Barca well always score another as always…
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United States
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