Even Coquelin — our most steelied player, is not physically as fast or strong or tall as other midfielders and is usually relying on his dogged attitude to get by
which against top opposition isn't always enough.
Not exact matches
awesome line up but our defenders must remain in defense instead of trying to become the
top scorers, we need to stop counter attacks
against us so Belerin and Monreal / Kolasinc must drop back at all times, this will stop rapid counter attack's
against us
which in return
opposition teams must play further up and stop parking the bus and free up the box for our forwards to be able to have space to do their magic
Elsewhere,
top - flight teams tend to rotate a little in the cups these days,
which means that away games
against half - decent
opposition can become potentially tricky.
However, it shouldn't come at the expense of naive defending,
which a better class of
opposition, the teams we are competing
against for a
top four spot, will take advantage of.
Neymar does get a lot of hype, no doubt he has quality but all those flicks will get drowned out
against top opposition in europe / champions league, probably suits la liga in
which players go to ground quicker than a wardrobe thrown off a building, he has a lot to prove.
While the visitors are the big favourites and they are expected to win with a rotated squad, they're facing a team who have belief
against top flight
opposition, at a ground
which will be packed full of fans hoping for a cup shock.