I was looking at some numbers on our pressing game under Setien. Only really looked at the attackers. Of course, Messi and Suarez have some liberties, but Messi& #39;s numbers aren& #39;t that terrible. 8.6 pressures p90. Sterling has 10.6 for comparison. +

In the bigger games however, Messi is still a handful for the opponent defenders. Against the top 8 in La Liga and CL teams, he made 12.1 pressures p90. That should tell you something about how he should be managed. But is the whole pressing problem at Barca a myth then? +

Oh, no no. Here& #39;s the real problem. Under Valverde, Suarez made 11.1 pressure p90. Respectable enough considering it& #39;s mostly mid and final third pressing. Under Setien, that went down to 4.8 pressure p90. What happened between Valverde and Setien? I& #39;ll tell you that +

Suarez had his knee surgery. It& #39;s really sad that his body declined so much, but perhaps it& #39;s no coincidence that our season football fell apart when suddenly it wasn& #39;t Messi& #39;s pressing that needed to be compensated for, but rather it was Suarez& #39;s.