Barcelona - Real Madrid La Liga rounds: One team has bad defense, the other team has bad offense

Barcelona and Real Madrid won both after two rounds, but no team was convincing in the game.

After two rounds of matches, both Barcelona and Real Madrid won, although their match process and score gaps vary. Barcelona beat Mallorca in their first game but then made a tough comeback against Levante. Real Madrid beat Osasuna with a penalty kick, and they then defeated Real Oviedo 3-0, but the result of the game was not confirmed until the end of the second half.

Barcelona's match against Levante was very difficult.

Below, we will take a look at what problems exist between the two giants after these two rounds.

Barcelona and the defender's concerns

With Inigo Martinez's departure and Hansi Flick's promise to change the defense, it is believed that Barcelona will be more cautious. But this is not the case. Barcelona had used offside traps very frequently last season, and this season they continued to use this tactic, and even the entire defense line was close to the midfield line.

Those who think Flick will change don't understand the German coach's approach, and when he has achieved a lot of success, there is no reason to change. Barcelona's offside trap is not only to put the opponent's forward in the trap, it also helps it easier to press and compete in the opponent's half, as the space for the battle is compressed. The more you retreat, the more space you open, the more difficult it is to defend.

Barcelona continues to use offside traps at high frequencies.

The debate over whether Ingo Martinez will no longer play for the club will lead to a decline in the ability to break the leg, as players like Bausque or Ronald Araujo are not as clear as the central defender in the Basque Country. In fact, Barcelona still put Levante's striker in an offside trap six times, and when Ingo was still in the club, the trap was not dropped in time in many games.

In the game against Levante, the mistakes mainly came from the untimely retreat of the midfield and the winger. The first goal witnessed Yamr's failure to retreat. Garcia and Cassodo jumped up together to compete with a Levante player, resulting in another Levante player succeeding. Alavio did not take the initiative to resolve the danger, and even Rashford let the target he guarded run to the frontcourt to participate in the offense.

Therefore, Barcelona's offside problem does not actually lie in personnel changes, nor does it lie in the fact that the opponent has figured out the rules. Using offside rules requires all players' actions to be kept in sync, and any one's mistakes can lead to a trap.

Real Madrid: Who is stirring up the situation in the transfer market?

Real Madrid won 2 games, Mbappe scored in both games, and Vinicius performed well against Real Oviedo after a substitute in the second half. Both games have maintained a clean sheet so head coach Habi Lopeti can be happy with the current start.

Mbappe and Real Madrid strikers often faced numerous defenders in their last two games.

Two things have brought obvious offensive difficulties to Real Madrid in both games, that is, they have not been able to break through the deadlock without Mbappe's personal shining. For defensive teams that play more cautiously, Real Madrid may not find a chance to surpass them.

Many Real Madrid fans complain that the quality of opportunities created has declined since Tony Cross retired, and Real Madrid lacks passers who can "unlock". In fact, the question is exactly the opposite: Real Madrid does not lack passers, but who are they? Who is creating chaos in Real Madrid's penalty area? Who runs in the 16.50-meter area, giving the passer the option to send the ball in? Since few people run, the opponent's penalty area is often unattended.

Look at the strikers of Real Madrid, you will understand: Mbappe, Rodrigo, Vinicius, Brandon Diaz, etc.... They all tend to break through and dribble, and if they run, they all start from the second team. No one has been there since the qualifiers of 16.50 meters, and no one can score long shots.

Mbappe's hot map before the match against Oviedo: center position, but movement and touch are almost only outside the penalty area.

Real Madrid has a strong center in the club World Cup for the World Cup is Gonalo Garcia, but Habi Alonso seems to be still "binding" people and still having to use Mbappe, Vinicius or Rodrigo. Garcia is not only a midfielder pass option in the club World Cup, he also attracts the opponent's close defense and creates offensive opportunities on the wing or second line for Valverde or other players.

Real Madrid has returned to last year's offensive style, but this time it can't be said that they have no other choice because they have a Gonzalo Garcia in front of them to use. Continue to play in the current style and see how long Real Madrid can maintain offensive efficiency.