Lionel Messi has rightfully been the main man at Barcelona for many years.
Since the departure of Pep Guardiola, who helped usher the Argentine to the pinnacle
of the game, coaches such as Tata Martino, Luis Enrique and now Ernesto Valverde have
had little need to deviate from basing their game plan around Messi.
Their number 10 has rarely struggled with injury problems and has consistently performed
at an incredibly high level, with much of Barca's offensive play hinging on Messi
making the difference.
Since the arrival of Ernesto Valverde, Barca haven't had to take risks.
In controlling possession and cutting out mistakes, they build a solid foundation while
on the ball to allow Messi freedom.
The purchase of Ousmane Dembele in the summer and Philippe Coutinho in January have begged
the question of how all of these very talented pieces are going to fall into place, but it
has transpired that Dembele is not the Neymar replacement as perhaps first expected.
The young Frenchman looks set to build up a relationship with Messi down the right-hand
side for Barca, with the two set to work together in simple yet effective fashion to pull defences
around as they did against Chelsea in their Champions League second leg at Camp Nou.
Away from his association with Dembele, Messi continues to get the same freedom as he always
has under Valverde and his predecessors.
When Barcelona are building from the back, with their full backs yet to get into truly
threatening areas, the Argentine can drop in to link up in midfield and to help bring
his teammates further upfield.
Dembele can hold his width, while Luis Suarez leads the line, leaving Messi to associate
with both Rakitic and Busquets.
If he receives possession under pressure, he can move the ball on quickly and then reposition
further forward, but should he have the chance to turn and drive, having Dembele and Alba
out wide becomes interesting in terms of having an option to stretch play or feed in behind.
Can show Messi moving from being in a front two, to coming deeper into central midfield.
Could also animate him then turning and having the option to find Alba wide on the left,
or Dembele wide on the right.
Messi usually takes up a position as the right-sided forward, but also has the freedom to pull
out to the right wing and allow Dembele to replace him up front.
When that occurs, the Frenchman steps up to occupy the space alongside Suarez, ensuring
that Barca maintain a front two and ensure that the opposition defence remains stretched
in the same manner.
If possible, a one-versus-one situation for Messi in a wider area would be a very good
scenario to carve out.
Allows for Messi to get a 1v1 run at the wing back, as he can receive possession in space
out on the right and have a chance to drive forward and get up to top speed.
His positioning out wide stretches the opposition defence and asks the question of whether a
defender should follow him into a deeper area, which in turn opens up some space for Dembele
to potentially use his pace in behind.
If he chooses to stay put and maintain his position alongside Suarez, Messi would be
receiving possession into feet, allowing for opposition defence to collapse in around him.
By spending some time centrally, and pulling deep and wide to the right at times too, it
doesn't allow for defences to settle down and get used to Barcelona's patterns of
play.
They instead must react to whether it is Messi or Dembele sitting wide and come to terms
with the possible consequences of both situations, allowing for a chance of a lack of cohesion
for their defensive organisation as decisions must be made in terms of how to mark and where
they must commit defensive bodies.
Against Chelsea, Messi had plenty of joy against Marcos Alonso, with he and Dembele swapping
regularly.
When Messi was infield, Dembele held the width of the attack on the right, and both players
were happy to under and overlap one another.
Messi will continue to hold the key, with Barca having a very fluid and interesting
attack, where teams visiting Camp Nou will have to get used to facing different players
with different attributes in similar areas of the field.
Dembele and Messi are just getting started in terms of building a working relationship
on the field, but the future looks bright.
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