Eric García

It'll be quite difficult because he's, of course, rotating, uh, every few games a little bit of, you know, two or three players.

The question is really, where is he gonna make these rotations? I believe that Flick will go with this lineup on the screen right now with Joan Garcia in goal, a back four of Eric Garcia, Balcbarsi, Gerard Martin, and Xavi Espart.

Midfield three of Pedri, Rodri, and Fermin Lopez.

Front three, Lamine Yamal, Anthony Gordon, and Karim the Dream Adeyemi.

Coming in the 28th minute, and it comes in transition, because Gordon on one side, while he did have an arm dragging him back, does not get the call for the PK.

Instead, what do I tell you where Barcelona is most susceptible to danger? It's right through the middle, so a quick diagonal through the middle on the counter from Galatasaray, puts Eric Garcia in a 1v1 situation against Rafael Leal.

And I heard a bunch of people saying that Koundé should have started here instead of Eric for this very reason.

Not sure.

Koundé has also struggled in similar 1v1 situations.

Just too much space for, as we've talked about, any, I mean, really any of Barcelona's backline defenders that I don't want to see on the sideline having to defend in space for a player that is so mercurial and like Rafael Leal.

So Leal beats Eric Garcia on the dribble with the cutback.

It's found wide open because whether it was Rodri who didn't get back in time, whatever it was, the midfielders weren't in the proper shape to help protect that back line.

It was very interesting because we were following him for our Spanish broadcaster, a camera on him at 90 minutes.

First 45 minutes, he was nervous, he was upset, he was reprimanding his teammates, especially Eric Garcia on that right flank.

Also reprimanding Rodri for not giving him the ball in one of those movements he was doing.

Um, towards the referee, he was very upset.

It was Joan Garcia in goal.

A back four of Eric Garcia, Balde, Gerard Martin, and Joao Cancelo.

Midfield, three, of Pedri, Rodri, and Fermin Lopez.

Front three of Lamine Yamal, Anthony Gordon, and Dani Olmo starting in the false nine.

We had a, you know, a penalty shout, which I don't think was a penalty.

They go on the counter.

Leao beats Eric Garcia for pace 'cause he didn't wanna go one v one with him 'cause he knew that Eric Garcia was absolutely gonna lock him down.

Puts a cross in behind.

Uh, Dani Olmo can play anywhere on the pitch, as a central midfielder, as a number 10, can play as a number nine as well, can play on the left.

And that ability to move the players, not only following the needs of the team, but also following what kind of opponent you're facing, that is key, and this is Hansi Flick.

I, I totally agree with you, Herc.

Yeah.

Second yellow, and he's off.

Yeah, I feel for Chino Huerta 'cause he's not looking at this player.

He's not looking at the opponent.

That said, does strike him studs up.

Él se inventó a Raphinha como goleador.

Él se inventó a Eric García como lateral, como central, como mediocampista defensivo.

Él ha potenciado a muchos futbolistas.

Koundé con Xavi era un lateral que defendía, con Hansi Flick es un lateral que ataca.

[ríen] Cada año es lo mismo.

O sea, tiene-- para mí, incluso te digo, en la defensa sigue perdiendo piezas claves.

Entiendo que haya llegado Rodri, que-- y es positivo y que Eric García es un buen jugador, pero si vamos viendo lo que siempre tuvieron un problema, que fue la parte defensiva, la verdad que ofensivamente se pla-- se plantearon bien y en el medio también estaba bien planteado el Barcelona, pero al fin y al cabo, desde que arrancó Hansi Flick, tenían a Íñigo Martínez, que era un jugador recontra importante para ellos, y hoy tienen a Eric García y bueno, Cubarsí para mí es un gran jugador, pero digo, quizás Cubarsí, si no tiene una experiencia grande al lado, no es tampoco, eh, no es Sergio Ramos.

Entonces, le, le falta, que es normal, es un gran jugador y bien acompañado por un jugador, tampoco te digo alguien ex-extraordinario, porque Laporte, eh, Laporte no es un jugador extraordinario y así todo hizo que tuviera un gran mundial.