Barcelona defender Inigo Martinez has famous that it’s not all the time right down to the defenders when their excessive offside line is overwhelmed by opponents. Martinez has been praised for his marshalling of the backline because the veteran presence within the Blaugrana backline, however they’ve come undone of late.
The 33-year-old was requested earlier than Barcelona’s conflict with Brest within the Champions League on Tuesday evening whether or not he ever asks Flick to drop the road, or in the event that they focus on dropping it. Martinez was clear that it was all a operate of what’s taking place forward of them.
“The coach could be very clear concerning the peak of the line of defense. That peak doesn’t all the time must be in the midst of the sphere. It’s when the opponent is effectively pressed up entrance. If it’s not, it’s suicide. In the previous couple of video games we’ve been pushing it a bit an excessive amount of. We now have to do it when the opponent is effectively pressed.”
Flick agreed after Martinez appeared with the press that the entire workforce needed to be on the identical wavelength, one thing the Basque additionally expressed.
“I believe that is for the entire workforce, not simply the line of defense. The strain begins with these up entrance, and if it’s not good, we undergo on the again. All of us assault and defend. Aside from these final two video games, the workforce’s work has been good. That is the road we should comply with.”
Flick: “It is essential to win these three factors at house. We’re solely specializing in that; if we win, we’ll be in scenario.”
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Barcelona have struggled at occasions with out their beginning XI on the pitch this season, and that was the case with Gerard Martin at left-back on Saturday. Pau Cubarsi and Martinez have performed just about all of Barcelona’s video games with uncommon exceptions from Eric Garcia and Sergi Dominguez from Barca Atletic. Alejandro Balde is out on Tuesday, thus it should seemingly be certainly one of Martin or Hector Fort at left-back in opposition to Brest.