FC Barcelona superstar Luis Suarez has been in poor form this season so far, and this expert believes Lionel Messi has something to do with it.
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The 30-year-old has hit the back of the net just three times across all competitions in this campaign, but Spanish author and journalist Guillem Balague believes it could be down to the fact that Messi is playing in a more central role, forcing the Uruguayan wider.
"Barcelona have been very impressive defensively," Balague told Sky Sports.
"Everybody is working very hard without the ball and they have only shipped three goals so far.
"But their football is not spectacular and there's a couple of reasons why.
"They are playing without wingers, which tightens everything up in the central areas. With little space to work, their play becomes more industrial and Luis Suarez suffers.
"Now that Lionel Messi is working more through the middle, Suarez has to move wider.
"That's not his natural habitat."
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Suarez's three strikes have come in 12 matches, while he has assisted a further three goals in 2017/18 so far.
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