cartoon_soldier
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Last year in the classico we had a vertical setup with DiMaria and Bale, it gave us speed and the ability to penetrate through the wings. We lost both league games.
This year we have Isco/James - more possession style oriented players with the ability to hold on to the ball given their positions. We'll so how this fares against a team who likes possession play.
Kroos and Alonso is the other noteworthy change - we're going to need the youth as Barca will be attacking our mid hard! Illara may need to be brought on as well later in the game to tone things down.
Barca will play better possession style football any day. Even against Liverpool there were times when the ball was given away easily which will be a deathbed against Barca.