Lord of Greenery

Chapter 300 Changes in Barcelona

If a professional player is injured, can he rest?

Most of the time it is possible to rest, but there are also cases where it is not.

For example, in this game against Barcelona, ​​his teammates were working hard on the field, and he was resting at home alone, is it appropriate?

Coming to Camp Nou with the team, Li Ze wants to prove that his heart is with his teammates.

Next to him, his girlfriend Claire also came with him.

Claire didn't make many appearances in front of the media, and many of Li Ze's fans were still unfamiliar with her.

Except for a small number of Li Ze's female fans, others are still looking at her curiously.

This is also the effect Claire wants to have.

Of course, this kind of thing is too much, and Clare knows how to measure it.

This time Li Ze was injured, and she flew all the way to the away game, so no one could say anything about her.

Even if Li Ze had guessed what she was thinking, he was still a little moved.

It was true to come to gain his fame, but it was also true that flying away with her would cost her working time.

For such an important game against Barcelona, ​​he could only watch from the audience, which made Li Ze very uncomfortable.

Now that someone is with me, it feels completely different.

Li Ze was still in the mood to think before the game started, but he was not in the mood after the start.

After only watching for 5 minutes, Li Ze's expression became much more serious.

In this contest, Li Ze thinks that there is nothing wrong with his absence.

Yes, he is very important to the team, but Inter Milan is also a top giant without him.

Moreover, he was not the only one who was injured in today's game. Both Messi and Ibrahimovic were injured, and Barcelona's striker was almost useless.

Although in fact, Messi's injury caused Guardiola a headache, but Ibrahimovic's injury made Guardiola secretly happy.

Instead, Guardiola has Henry, Pedro and Iniesta up front.

Iniesta plays as a winger, or a full-back to be precise, and his level is quite good.

Later, everyone called Barcelona's midfield iron triangle "Habbai", which is the combination of Xavi, Busquets and Iniesta.

But at least for now, Iniesta can't be said to be a midfielder.

In times of emergency like now, he can also play as a winger.

Although the speed is not very fast, but he can't stand Iniesta's good feet, and the average full-back really can't help him.

Of course, these are not the point.

"Barcelona's style of play has changed." Li Ze frowned.

"Changed?" Claire looked at him in bewilderment.

"It's just..." Li Ze just wanted to explain, but felt that it was unnecessary, "You don't watch football, why do you know this?"

This time it was Li Ze who was puzzled.

"Because you really want to explain." Claire said with a smile.

"..." Although Li Ze was in a bad mood, he really had no way to refute.

"Since Cruyff took over, Barcelona's tiki-taka has a lot of Dutch Total Football shadows."

"No matter how the head coach changes over the years, Cruyff has maintained a full right to speak, and his philosophy has always been implemented."

"But in fact, although Barcelona was also good at possession of the ball and emphasized possession of the ball before, they only use the possession of the ball to attack." Li Ze pointed to the positions of Puyol, Busquets and Xavi on the field, " They're defending with possession now."

"Why didn't they do this before?" Claire asked curiously.

"I never thought of doing this before." Li Ze explained.

He looked at Barcelona's self-defeating backcourt pass control on the field, and really didn't know what to say.

The last time they played against each other, Barcelona didn't play like this.

In this short period of time, Guardiola has completed his transformation?

Or was it because he lost the last game that prompted him to make a change?
Li Ze didn't know what to say. Right now, he was just a spectator, and he could only watch his teammates fall from the audience.

On the field, even a midfield master like Sneijder, even an experienced veteran like Zanetti, didn't know how to deal with it for a while.

"It's too dangerous." Assistant coach Steven couldn't help but said.

"..." Mourinho also frowned.

Pass and control in the backcourt, keep the ball at your own feet to achieve the purpose of strengthening the defense.

It is not that no one has proposed this idea, but almost no one has practiced it.

The reason is also very simple. If you control the ball in the backcourt, once you make a mistake, it will be a one-shot for the opponent to seize the opportunity!

The risk is too great!
The main purpose of defense is to reduce risks. This style of play is completely opposite to the original intention of defense. It was originally a method that only fools would come up with.

That's right, if Mourinho had been told that someone would use this tactic against him, Mourinho would have laughed with disdain.

but now……

"As expected of Barcelona." Mourinho let out a long breath.

Ordinary teams also pass the ball in the backcourt, but their passing is just passing, far from passing control.

The biggest difference is that Barcelona can use this style of play stably and treat this tactic as a routine tactic.

Using high-risk things as routine tactics, the risks are so great that they have not changed!

"Barcelona is different."

This is a team that has insisted on passing and controlling for many years. Passing and controlling is already La Masia's instinct.

The way they play is different from the way other teams play.

They seem to have a big striker when they play like this, but it just keeps Inter Milan from touching the ball.

If the high press is a tactic that requires courage, then Barcelona's tactic is even better. It is a suicidal defensive tactic that is played comfortably and with a little art.

Faced with this absolutely unreasonable tactic, Mourinho was a little confused.

At this time, what he cares most about is not the outcome of the game, but to find out the tactics of Barcelona's game.

His intuition told him that Barcelona will use such tactics in the future, many times!
If he doesn't crack this tactic as soon as possible, he will still suffer next time!
Mourinho observed carefully, and at the same time signaled his players to be cautious, not to give Barcelona players a chance easily.

In the audience, Li Ze obviously understood Mourinho's tactical arrangement, and he let out a long sigh.

"This game is over."

Facing Barcelona's pass control, it cannot be allowed.

At the very least, it is also necessary to arrange for players to press continuously to put more pressure on the opponent.

Even if Barcelona's youth training is perfect and Guardiola's tactics are perfect, the players who execute the tactics are definitely not perfect.

With more pressing, they can be forced to make more mistakes.

Even if you don't do this, it is also a way to win the game by placing a strong midfielder in the midfield and letting the team's sharp striker seize the few opportunities to score.

but……

Looking at Sneijder sitting on the bench, Li Ze really felt bad.

(End of this chapter)