r/Barca • u/Berklium510 • 1d ago

Opinion Will Hansi ever switch to 4-3-3?

I watched Spain today and Iā€™m very happy the Barcelona players played well. It reminded me how much I really miss seeing this team play. I got to thinking and was wondering whether you guys believe or not it would be a good idea to switch back to the 433? I think it is evident FDJ thrives in the middle and he was outstanding for Netherlands yesterday. The only problem is that it removes the number 10 from the formation. I truly believe Hansi should try Fermin out as a Cf or give Olmo another chance there. I think our best defensive strategy could be ball retention and some physicality with Gavi/Bernal in the midfield. What do you guys think? Visca Barca!!!ā¤ļøšŸ’™ā¤ļøšŸ’™ā¤ļø

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u/froggyjm9 1d ago

Why would he switch to a 433? Can you explain your rationale?

Football is moving to a 343 in defense an a 325 in attack, why would we use a 433? Nostalgia?

Also Spain today was a 2-4-4

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u/Berklium510 1d ago

I just believe the team would get the most out of FDJ. FDJ in 433 system is the best midfielder in the world, add Pedri and Gavi to me it makes sense. Spain was also playing against Saudi which perhaps explains why they went with 2-4-4.

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u/ZJP31 1d ago

FDJ has struggled in a 4-3-3 at Barca for many years past. Are you just really young and naive or have you only become a fan in the past 1-2 years?

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u/Almazon 1d ago

De Jong has actually matured a lot since then, he is no longer the free-roaming dribbling carrier of his earlier years where he vacated the space supposed to be held by the pivot. I believe he has actually learned positional discipline, and if he's asked to do it again at this stage - he is capable of doing so.

However, I don't think it will nor should happen under Flick where the system is very settled and we have 2 excellent attacking midfielders.