Sentences with phrase «barca backline»

As one of Argentina's most capped players and because he won 17 trophies during his time in Catalonia, Mascherano leaves some big shoes to fill in the heart of the Barca backline.

The Barca backline dropped deeper but we didn't own the space between their lines to make them hurt.

Not exact matches

I can see Elneny at City to shore up their frail backline and Iwobi at Barca to add some flair.

With a lack of quality depth behind Samuel Umtiti and Gerard Pique in defence, he'd arguably be a great addition for the backline moving forward, giving Barca a long - term option in that department.

The 24 - year - old has steadily established himself as a pivotal figure in the Barca line - up, forming an important partnership with Gerard Pique in the heart of the backline.

A superb addition to the backline, Jordi Alba has been a brilliant buy for Barca since joining the club from Valencia in the summer of 2012.

Neville even threw the new signing, Guillherme Siqueira, into the deep end in the match against Barca when he had been at the club scarcely two days, an indication of the mess the backline was, and still is, in.

Their invincible backline is no longer feared, and in Real Madrid's case, loved as Barca's defensive flaws suit the tactical nature of Madrid's play, quick counter-attacking football which the slow Barcelona backline can no longer cope with.

Two years ago, the idea that Barca's backline would not be able to cope with the speed of counter attackers as the players aged were immediately rubbished.