What's wrong with Barcelona? Why do you think they aren't doing well?

Could the formation be part of the problem? Is Enrique employing the best one?

This may slightly denature Barca, but, with the new squad they have, I personally think they best switch from 4-3-3 to 4-2-3-1. Rakitic, for example, is more capable of playing a defensive role, which wasn't the case with Xavi and Iniesta. They are more exclusively passing oriented, a reason why they stayed ahead of Busquets with the 4-3-3 formation.

Another reason to switch formation is Luis Suarez. Suarez comes from 31 league goals with Liverpool to almost equalling his biggest goal drought. He is most effective in the middle as opposed to the wing, but Enrique may be concerned, to Suarez's expense, about Messi's discomfort if shifted to the wing. 4-3-3 May accomodate Suarez and Messi with less compromise. Here's how it could look:

Suarez

Neymar Messi Iniesta

Busquets Rakitic

Alba Mathieu Mascherano Alves

I am simply suggesting this switch may help, although there may be a bigger reason for their poor form than discomfort in positioning.

What's wrong with Barcelona? Why do you think they aren't doing well?

Could the formation be part of the problem? Is Enrique employing the best one?

This may slightly denature Barca, but, with the new squad they have, I personally think they best switch from 4-3-3 to 4-2-3-1. Rakitic, for example, is more capable of playing a defensive role, which wasn't the case with Xavi and Iniesta. They are more exclusively passing oriented, a reason why they stayed ahead of Busquets with the 4-3-3 formation.

Another reason to switch formation is Luis Suarez. Suarez comes from 31 league goals with Liverpool to almost equalling his biggest goal drought. He is most effective in the middle as opposed to the wing, but Enrique may be concerned, to Suarez's expense, about Messi's discomfort if shifted to the wing. 4-3-3 May accomodate Suarez and Messi with less compromise. Here's how it could look:

Suarez

Neymar Messi Iniesta

Busquets Rakitic

Alba Mathieu Mascherano Alves

I am simply suggesting this switch may help, although there may be a bigger reason for their poor form than discomfort in positioning.

What's wrong with Barcelona? Why do you think they aren't doing well?

Could the formation be part of the problem? Is Enrique employing the best one?

This may slightly denature Barca, but, with the new squad they have, I personally think they best switch from 4-3-3 to 4-2-3-1. Rakitic, for example, is more capable of playing a defensive role, which wasn't the case with Xavi and Iniesta. They are more exclusively passing oriented, a reason why they stayed ahead of Busquets with the 4-3-3 formation.

Another reason to switch formation is Luis Suarez. Suarez comes from 31 league goals with Liverpool to almost equalling his biggest goal drought. He is most effective in the middle as opposed to the wing, but Enrique may be concerned, to Suarez's expense, about Messi's discomfort if shifted to the wing. 4-3-3 May accomodate Suarez and Messi with less compromise. Here's how it could look:

Suarez

Neymar Messi Iniesta

Busquets Rakitic

Alba Mathieu Mascherano Alves

I am simply suggesting this switch may help, although there may be a bigger reason for their poor form than discomfort in positioning.

What's wrong with Barcelona? Why do you think they aren't doing well?

Could the formation be part of the problem? Is Enrique employing the best one?

This may slightly denature Barca, but, with the new squad they have, I personally think they best switch from 4-3-3 to 4-2-3-1. Rakitic, for example, is more capable of playing a defensive role, which wasn't the case with Xavi and Iniesta. They are more exclusively passing oriented, a reason why they stayed ahead of Busquets with the 4-3-3 formation.

Another reason to switch formation is Luis Suarez. Suarez comes from 31 league goals with Liverpool to almost equalling his biggest goal drought. He is most effective in the middle as opposed to the wing, but Enrique may be concerned, to Suarez's expense, about Messi's discomfort if shifted to the wing. 4-3-3 May accomodate Suarez and Messi with less compromise. Here's how it could look:

.............Suarez

....Neymar Messi Iniesta

......Busquets Rakitic

...Alba Mathieu Mascherano Alves

I am simply suggesting this switch may help, although there may be a bigger reason for their poor form than discomfort in positioning.

Neymar/Suarez/MessiXavi/Busquets/RakiticAlba/Mathieu/Mascherano/AlvesStill not good enought!