24 hours left and today Xavi said there is a possibility for us to lose the game tomorrow against Manchester United and Erik Ten Hag players because as you know they don't have many important players for this match Gavi and Pedri and Dembele but I don't think if that's real because even without of these players Xavi can replace other players this speech from him can be just part of the plan a day before the games start, regardless of that we all know Ten Hag will have hard day tomorrow against Barcelona.
Gavi, Pedri and Dembele are important players in the Barcelona squad, but of the three names the most influential in my opinion is Pedri, because he is a midfielder who is able to maintain the rhythm of the game, especially without Busquets who is not in the line-up, so the regulator Attacks only rely on Sergi Roberto, Frenkie De Jong and Franck Kessie, so Barcelona's strength will be a little weak in the midfield.
Erik Ten Hak had a difficult day playing at Camp Nou, but his skills and strategy were able to hold Barcelona to a draw, now the real burden comes from Xavi because they came to Old Trafford at a time when Manchester United was in good form and the support of the fans was an additional capital for them.
That is why I did mention Weghorst's work rates in my post. From time to time it happens that nobody understands why a coach picks a certain player, but it might be the perfect missing piece to complete the idea the coach in mind. I remember when Mourinho was a fan of Khedira, you remember too? I didn't ever like Khedira, but Mourinho must have had his reasons to let him player a full season. The work rate was great again but he wouldn't hit the target from two meters even if the goal was empty. Players with high work rates have a value that is as important as goals and assists.
But believe me tonight he will score at least one goal, Erik Ten Hak is a typical coach who does not rely on the individual qualities of players, Manchester United's football philosophy is more about quick attacks and long passes in the past. But since Erik Ten Hak became a coach, short passing from foot to foot with a level of accuracy resembling the tiki-taka philosophy is very visible and still maintains fast counter-attack combinations, which Erik Ten Hak does differently from previous Manchester United coaches.
Back to Weghorst, this player has the advantage of distracting the opposing defenders and also has the ability to open up empty space for other players, so that the wing strikers and attacking midfielders have more freedom to be in the right position to score goals, I think this is what Erik Ten Hak defended when Weghorst played.
Hm let's see if you are right!
Now this situation where Barcelona took the lead is exactly what they were hoping for because now their strong defense comes into play and can really enfold its effect. One advantage for Manchester United is that Barcelona lacks a couple of players with speed tonight and despite their lead they can't really play high speed counter attacks. But still Manchester now must find away to get through their defense. Lewandowski is dangerous, but he has a hard time scoring when there are no fast wingers available. I am not saying that Raphinha is slow, but Dembele and Pedri are a bit better I would say.
