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Barca reliant on MSN?
- Updated: September 19, 2016
How Luis Enrique has moved away from Pep Guardiola’s collective approach to get the most out of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar…
Barcelona thrashed Celtic in the Champions League last week, with Messi, Suarez and Neymar scoring six of their seven goals. It was the first time Barca’s front three had started together for more than 100 days and they showed just why they are so important to Enrique’s team.
The trio were all on target against Leganes on Saturday, too, taking their combined scoring record to an incredible 270 goals in 318 appearances since the summer of 2014 when Suarez joined Messi and Neymar at the Nou Camp.
After the Celtic match, Andres Iniesta said: “We play and work to make sure the three of them are happy, that they get chances. All we can hope is that they keep scoring like that.”
Those words sum up the change Barcelona have gone through under Enrique’s management since the days of Guardiola.
When Guardiola was in charge, it was all about the team as a collective. Now, Barcelona’s tactics are based on getting the ball to Messi, Suarez and Neymar …
