Barcelona had a bad run of form in the middle of this season A lot of times we just barely managed to win or tie because of Messi's last-minute goals. The team was performing pretty bad. Let's analyze the problems responsible for the bad form -
1) Unstable midfield: Rakitic was playing horrible, Iniesta was out for some time in between. Busquets had no reliable support left. Without the midfield being stable Barcelona's entire game got affected. They couldn't attack with their wish. They couldn't keep the possession of the ball for too long. Barcelona's system just doesn't work without a stable midfield.
2) Poor full backs: Roberto and Alba were not being utilized to their potential, or even close to their potential. Maybe it was because of the manager's inability to build a proper system using them or maybe just their bad form. It is tough to tell. But whatever the reason, neither Alba or Digne nor Rroberto or Vidal were up to the mark. Vidal finally was showing progress in the last couple of games before he got injured, unfortunately.
3) Unstable positions: After a couple of bad games Luis Enrique panicked and started experimenting too much. Gomes will start LCM one game CDM the next and then RCM. Same with Rakitic. The midfield was being changed too much.
4) Weak aerial: Barcelona has a very weak aerial strength. A lot of goals were conceded from the set pieces because of this. This problem still lies in the the team.
Let's hope we don't have to see bad form like this again this season.
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