It all comes down to composure and ability and tactical awareness. Barcelona play such a simple game but its so so effective. All they do is pass into space and move. They make themselves available for every single pass, they make the pitch as big as it is, they cover every blade of grass available. When you've got 11 players all doing that, they all know that a pass will be available to a teammate who has made himself available by running into space, limitless stamina and running, all have good control and composure, it's easy. The other team just gets F***ing knackered and then they hurt you. It's so simple but absolutely brilliant to watch IMO, what a philosophy to have. Patient build-up, no rush, total confidence on the ball and in each other.
I can imagine they do 'piggy in the middle' a lot in training sessions. They have so much confidence in their own ability and each other's ability to patiently keep the ball and probe it around, they all look sky high confident on the ball. They believe in their philosophy and it's clear they've got a bright future ahead, and fair play to them.
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