Valencia vs. Barcelona. Barcelona wins 1-0 =]
I believe Valencia was in a 4-4-2 and Barcelona was in a 4-3-3.
For these games I focused more on the center defenders instead of outside defenders. For Valencia these players were #20 Costa, and #15 Dealbert. For Barcelona-- #16 Busquets and #3 (My favorite) Pique.
Valencia's center defender (ah I forget which one) - made a great play on Messi by dropping into the goal when the goalie came out. He made a save by doing that.
Messi slightly dominated. He is unbelievable with his ball control and 1v1 moves. He is so persistent and never gave up. He was always open for the ball because he was always moving Love him!
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Manchester City vs. Aston Villa.
Man City wins 3-0
So this video wasn't the greatest because it mostly just showed highlights from the offensive thirds.. But both teams had a flat back four.. and it looked like a 4-3-3 for both but it's difficult to say...
The players in my positions were too difficult to see because the video quality was not good.
There was no unique individual play that I saw from the defenders, but as a unit the Man City defense seemed to move very well. Offensive players were marked and they maintained a good shape. Aston Villa defense got beat on a through ball. It appeared that the center defenders allowed a striker between them on a dead run and got caught on their heels.
Ball movement-- Every pass was with a purpose. Players without the ball kept wide spacing, especially with the defensive backs.
Favorite player for the game-- Couldn't see his number but one of the center defenders for Man City.. Tall and good looking? (at least from the video quality I could tell!)
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