Our tactics were identikit to Barcelona's we were just nowhere near as good at implementing it.
With better players it would have been more effective but we lacked pace and were nowhere near as effective pressing without the ball.
This season has been better than any Poyet season but that's...
At times we were brilliant under Poyet. The difference now is the quality of personnel and depth of squad.
Systems and tactics are all well and good but most of all you need good players and we've got about eighteen of them at present.
Barcelona & Spain dominated football for several years...