▁Sh ield . ▁During ▁the ▁match ▁Guard i ola ▁also ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Premier ▁League ▁manager ▁to ▁receive ▁a ▁yellow ▁card ▁from ▁the ▁ref eree . ▁ ▁T act ics ▁▁ ▁Under ▁Guard i ola ' s ▁prede cess or ▁Frank ▁R ij ka ard , ▁Barcelona ▁were ▁known ▁for ▁a ▁ 4 – 3 – 3 ▁with ▁plenty ▁of ▁fla ir ▁with ▁Ron ald inho ▁being ▁the ▁centre ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁attack . ▁Under ▁Guard i ola , ▁however , ▁the ▁team ▁became ▁more ▁discipl ined ▁with ▁a ▁greater ▁focus ▁on ▁possession ▁and ▁a ▁discipl ined ▁and ▁ag gress ive ▁pressing ▁style . ▁The ▁leader ▁in ▁defense ▁and ▁Guard i ola ' s ▁right ▁arm ▁was ▁Rafael ▁M ár quez ▁who ▁created ▁ch ances ▁from ▁the ▁back ▁with ▁his ▁long ▁balls . ▁He ▁often ▁played ▁a ▁high ▁def ensive ▁line ▁with ▁the ▁full ▁back s ▁( part icular ly ▁D ani ▁Al ves ) ▁pushing ▁high ▁up ▁their ▁respective ▁sides ▁while ▁re lying ▁on ▁the ▁passing ▁of ▁X avi ▁and ▁And rés ▁In i esta ▁to ▁retain ▁possession ▁and ▁employ ing ▁a ▁pressing ▁style ▁without ▁the ▁ball . ▁During ▁stri ker ▁Samuel ▁E to ' o ' s ▁time ▁at ▁Barcelona , ▁Lion el ▁Mess i ▁was ▁deployed ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁hand ▁side , ▁though ▁following ▁his ▁departure ▁Mess i ▁largely ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁forward ▁role ▁in ▁a ▁false ▁nine ▁capacity . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁season , ▁Guard i ola ▁made ▁increasing ▁use