Retro Analysis: FC Barcelona’s 3–4–3 in 2011/12
<p>Pep Guardiola’s reign from 2008–2012 goes down in history as one of the most successful this sport has ever witnessed. The Spaniard wasn’t just successful at winning titles, he also revolutionised football with his unique style of play.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://medium.com/@christophthetactician/retro-analysis-fc-barcelona-2010-11-f2de6b80c7b9" rel="noopener">2010/11 season</a> is often regarded as Barcelona’s greatest season under Pep Guardiola. The Catalan’s won the Champions League, the Spanish League and the Spanish Supercopa. Additionally, their way of winning these trophies was outstanding. The Barcelona of 2010/11 was purely based on positioning, aiming to create different kinds of superiorities (e.g.: numerical, positional, qualitative…) to progress and eventually create goal-scoring chances.</p>
<p>It was a tough task to beat this highly successful season and improve the squad even more. However, the tactical mastermind, Pep Guardiola, accepted the challenge. Inspired by his earlier coach, <a href="https://medium.com/@christophthetactician/retro-analysis-how-cruyffs-3-1-2-1-3-outclassed-real-madrid-in-1994-4ad0033c44a0" rel="noopener">Johan Cruyff</a>, Guardiola brought in a 3-Diamond-3/3–3–4 formation. Nevertheless, that wasn’t the only difference. The style of play also changed to a more fluid one.</p>
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