He’s back – Lionel Messi starts first game since injury and immediately bags two goals in Barca thrashing
Pressure the key says manager as Roma are demolished 6-1
The way Barcelona pressure the opposition as a team is the key to their success, coach Luis Enrique said after their 6-1 demolition of AS Roma in the Champions League.
Last season's treble winners were at their breathtaking best with the fit again Lionel Messi back in the starting lineup and helping them cut open Roma but Luis Enrique focused on their work rate.
“We go into each game with the knowledge that we need to pressure and the more that you do that then the better you get at it,” he said after his team secured top place in Group E with a match to spare.
“Messi has fitted back into the side, I saw Suarez pressuring after 92 minutes, Neymar pressuring and it is the same as we have been playing before. All the team attacking and defending as a line.”
There were also goals for Gerard Pique and Adriano while Roma's only reply was from Edin Dzeko in stoppage time.
Luis Enrique singled out Suarez for praise.
“He is like a talisman because he brings so much positivity and intensity to our play and he is crucial when you consider, on top of that, his quality.”
Luis Enrique, though, believes there is still margin for improvement.
“When you see your players enjoying themselves then that is nicer but there are things to improve clearly,” he said.
“Tomorrow when we are training we will look at ways that we can do things better. When you have eleven players then there is always going to be ways that they can coordinate better.”
