The reason I dont like Barcelona's style of play is its boringness.
Under manager Pep Guardiola, the team has become quite invincible- 18/20 wins in La Liga, GF 122, GA 21 ( a record both ways) for a 38 match season. So why is success in this case boring?
Its the way they play.
The team is full of steady(they have 80% match attendance) creative, short players- (most under 5'8 -tallest being Villa) who keep passing the ball between themselves (70-75% possession in most matches), tiring out the opposition and using the awesome quartret of Messi, Carles Puyol, Gerard Pique and David Villa to score.
My team Chelsea normally has 50-55% possession (balanced team, athletic and talented) and a good winning record, Inter had 45% possession and won Champions league last year.
This also is something Arsenal practices- while it does make for some beautiful football, so much science also drains the fun from the beautiful game.
Get creative, Barca.
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