BARCELONA – Barcelona will have their first match in the 2020-2021 Spanish League against Villarreal. According to the schedule, the match will take place at the Estadio Camp Nou on Monday 28 September 2020 at 02.00 WIB.
Barcelona should have played three Spanish League matches 2020-2021. However, because Barcelona went far in the 2019-2020 European club competition, the LFP as the operator of the Spanish League competition gave compensation.
(Barcelona coach, Ronald Koeman)
As a result, Lionel Messi and his friends were given additional breaks. Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman used the additional break time to finalize his playing pattern.
Since Koeman’s control, Barcelona have tried out three trial matches. As a result, Barcelona always won, 3-1 each over Gimnastic de Tarragona and Girona, and 1-0 against Elche.
In the three matches above, Koeman played two patterns, namely 4-2-3-1 and 4-3-3. However, if you look at the results obtained, Koeman is likely to play a 4-2-3-1 formation in Barcelona vs Villarreal. Now the question is, who is Koeman’s front line trio?
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So far, Koeman has always played a different trio. When defeating Gimnastic, the trio of Pedri, Messi and Dembele (PMD) were trusted from the start of the match. Then in the match against Girona, it was Trincao, Griezmann and Coutinho (TGC) ‘s turn to be played.
Furthermore, when winning over Elche, there was a trio of Messi, Griezmann and Ansu Fati (MGA). If you look at the results in test matches, Koeman is likely to play the trio of Trincao, Griezmann and Coutinho (TGC).
(Messi and Griezmann, Barcelona mainstay players)
In the 3-1 win over Girona, this trio produced one goal and one assist. One more thing, this trio also allows Messi to appear as a second striker, which is his favorite position. Because it’s not surprising, Messi scored two goals in the match against Girona.
One thing is certain, Koeman is always bothered to find the best trio composition every week. This is because Barcelona have at least two players in each position who are equally good.
Take for example the right winger, there are Trincao and Pedri. Shifting to the left are Ousmane Dembele, Philippe Coutinho and Ansu Fati. For the central attacking position, Martin Braithwaite can replace Griezmann’s position if he appears below expectations.
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