kelty_par, Thu 10 Apr 14:59

One can MessiPar and with good cause. When you are miles better than your opponents, win 3-0 and pass the ball around like you`re playing a 90 minute game of Rondo it becomes a pointless exercise and - yes - boring to watch. When they were up against the better teams domestically and in Europe and had to do something special to break down a defence or create angles nobody had seen until the pass was made then yes, it was interesting and occasionally exciting. Technically they were exceptional but they weren`t always exciting. A lot of Barcelona games in that era were the kind of matches you`d have on in the background as wallpaper, they weren`t much watch spectacles.

Gaz3822, Thu 10 Apr 15:31

I personally got bored with Barcelona after a few years of them doing what they did.

Yip they were the best of the best at that time but just eventually bored me to tears.

kelty_par, Thu 10 Apr 14:59

One can MessiPar and with good cause. When you are miles better than your opponents, win 3-0 and pass the ball around like you`re playing a 90 minute game of Rondo it becomes a pointless exercise and - yes - boring to watch. When they were up against the better teams domestically and in Europe and had to do something special to break down a defence or create angles nobody had seen until the pass was made then yes, it was interesting and occasionally exciting. Technically they were exceptional but they weren`t always exciting. A lot of Barcelona games in that era were the kind of matches you`d have on in the background as wallpaper, they weren`t much watch spectacles.

thebear, Thu 10 Apr 17:32

But usnt that what Paris did to Aston villa last night, so it can work if you have skill and quality

Not your average Sunday League player.

Par Dan, Thu 10 Apr 15:32

I genuinely think people should watch Barcelona from 2008-2013 and understand that this is the only genuine tiki taka football and absolutely everything since has been a terrible copy.
That’s the greatest side of the modern era imo because of those players and the set up . It’ll never happen again like that .

saltonsgonagetu, Fri 11 Apr 11:42

I think Tiki Taka , evolved into Tippy Tappy Tosh , which is what Man City have been for the past few years , as was said earlier, the waste of Grealish was a direct action from this kind of football.
The 2 Champions league days were much more attacking , and hopefully this is the way the game continues.
On a Pars note, Archie Stevens looked great in his first game , facing up the defender and taking him on, since he`s reverted to what most modern players do, take the easy option, no real effect on the game , but your stats may look good .

saltonsgonagetu, Fri 11 Apr 11:42

I think Tiki Taka , evolved into Tippy Tappy Tosh , which is what Man City have been for the past few years......

Not your average Sunday League player.

par-91, Fri 11 Apr 11:04

Tiki-taka is fast-paced possession football. Quick passing with a clear intent on getting the ball forward. You didn’t get anywhere near the number of backwards and sideways passes that we saw under Tidser. Even when the ball was played backwards or sideways, it was very quickly moved forward again.

Having a CB stopping the ball and standing still is absolutely nothing like what tiki-taka is. You need a much higher calibre of player than anything we’ve ever seen at the club, to be able to play possession based football effectively. Anyone at this level is limited, or they wouldn’t be here. We need to play to the strengths of our players, rather than asking them to do things that they can’t.

Not your average Sunday League player.