Comments on: Barcelona Cruises Past New York Red Bull http://www.sinnacle.com/2008/08/06/barcelona-cruises-past-new-york-red-bull A blog about soccer and less important things like life. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:03:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: OldRightBack http://www.sinnacle.com/2008/08/06/barcelona-cruises-past-new-york-red-bull/comment-page-1#comment-327 OldRightBack Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:51:25 +0000 http://www.sinnacle.com/2008/08/06/barcelona-cruises-past-new-york-red-bull#comment-327 That was a scary game from the Red Bulls side... They couldn't keep their form with the Barca onslaught. Not sure if it's a confidence thing playing against Barca or what. One thing that stood out is that RB's would punt the ball down field and loose possession instead of trying to pass it up the field. This reminds me of how we used to play in the backfield in the 70's (here in the States) - get your foot on the ball & clear it. If this is a US 'thing', we really need to outgrow it fast. The game certainly did highlight the differences between a top-flight team and a lower team. That was a scary game from the Red Bulls side… They couldn’t keep their form with the Barca onslaught. Not sure if it’s a confidence thing playing against Barca or what. One thing that stood out is that RB’s would punt the ball down field and loose possession instead of trying to pass it up the field. This reminds me of how we used to play in the backfield in the 70′s (here in the States) – get your foot on the ball & clear it. If this is a US ‘thing’, we really need to outgrow it fast.

The game certainly did highlight the differences between a top-flight team and a lower team.

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