Barcelona tactics under Pep Guardiola

The most important thing: KEEP POSESSION

Having the ball has 2 sides:
1. Attacking
2. Defensive
While you have the ball, you can dictate the tempo of the game.
Mentally it is much easier to play with ball than chace it.
The longer you keep it, the more frustrated and tired opponents get.
Sooner or later there will be caps between players.
HIGH PRESSING
When you don't have the ball, the whole team need to work to get it back as soon as possible.
Almost the whole squad is on opponents haft, which makes it very hard to the opponents
The most important thing is just to pressure them to the mistake, not to make fouls.
Intant danger when you win the ball 30m from goal.
When you win back the ball there are 30 meters to goal rather than 80 - Pep Guardiola.
SWITCHING POSITIONS
We are defenders who attack. we are attackers who defend.
HIGH DEFENSIVE LINE
MAKE THE FIELD SMALL AND BIG
While defending you have to make the field "small"
When  you win the ball you have to make the field "big"
The game is now spread and there is bigger caps between defenders
GOALKEEPER WHO IS COMFORTABLE WITH THE BALL
SHORT GOALKICK

SHORT CORNERS
CREATING SPACE FOR TEAMATES
DOMINATE THE MIDFIELD AND ATTACK AS A UNIT
FORMATION

Busquests drops between the two center backs

The gaps between 2 CB is huge, which allow them to go far up the pitch.