Madrid Pirates used a high press to press Catalonia United in the final. This was quickly seen by everyone after the game started.
If there is a pressing after the opening, it may be a special design made by head coach Parotti for the kick-off situation.
So when Catalonia took a throw-in from the sideline, the Madrid Pirates still used a one-on-one man-to-man defense in the frontcourt. Senior fans can understand to some extent.
After the Catalan United players threw the throw-in, the Madrid Pirates players made another pass.
This time, although Catalonia United finally won the ball with their excellent team chemistry and personal skills, they also lost the best opportunity to attack.
When they advanced to the frontcourt, they still faced pressure and pressing from the Madrid Pirates.
Every time a Catalan player gets the ball, one or two Madrid Pirates players will immediately rush to grab it. Even if they can't grab it, it will cause a lot of trouble for the Catalan player and prevent him from playing the ball well.
The closer you get to Madrid Pirates' penalty area, the greater this resistance becomes.
In this way, when they advanced into the defensive third zone of the Madrid Pirates, they finally made a passing error and the ball was intercepted by the Madrid Pirates.
Then the Madrid Pirates quickly counterattacked. Toni and Camara ran all the way in the ribs. Vukovic passed a long diagonal ball to Kamara, and Hulay and Dikunzo also ran in front to respond.
It's a pity that the Madrid Pirates' counterattack was not completely successful in the end.
However, the Pirates players who rushed forward on the counterattack did not run back to the backcourt. Instead, they continued to stay in the frontcourt and implemented one-on-one man-to-man defense against the Catalan United players in the frontcourt.
As a team that is good at controlling the ball, Catalonia rarely launches attacks with long passes, and their goalkeepers rarely take goal kicks.
Therefore, faced with the high-position pressure from the Pirates, Catalonia United could not simply drive into the frontcourt and cause trouble.
They still have to deal with Madrid Pirates in the midfield and backfield.
So it was back to the state it was in when the ball just kicked off.
Even if Catalonia can break through the siege and reach the frontcourt, Madrid Pirates players will quickly appear next to each of their players with the ball, as if they can move instantly.
If it can be snatched away, the Madrid Pirates will directly launch a quick counterattack without tangling with Catalan United in the backcourt.
If they can't grab it, it will force Catalonia United to not be able to play high-quality offense.
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"What a bold move by Parotti!"
Li Ziqiang, who was in the stands, saw this scene from a high position and said with emotion.
"Perhaps there is no choice." Hu Lixin said next to him.
"Actually, the situation of Madrid Pirates is much better now than in the second leg of the semi-finals. At least there is no need to adopt such a radical high-position press. Such a high-position press at the beginning requires a lot of physical fitness..." Li Ziqiang shook his head.
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In front of the Catalan United coaching bench, Vicente stood up and walked to the sidelines. Then, taking advantage of the dead ball, he gestured to the Catalan United players on the court, telling them not to panic and to run more actively and pass the ball.
The speed of the ball increases a little more.
After doing all this, he returned to the coaching bench, sat down, opened a bottle of water, and said to his assistant coach: "It seems that it is not only us who have learned from the experience of Ruhrlein, but also Parotti."
"Indeed, their opening strategy is exactly the same as that of Ruhrlein..."
Vicente took a sip and said: "This is very dangerous for us, but it also means a huge opportunity. Parotti hopes to use high pressure to do both defense and offense at the same time, but when attacking, the team's formation must be
It’s difficult to balance the need to spread out and shrink when defending. As long as we can let them know that this kind of high press is useless, they will be discouraged. Of course, the best thing is that we can use the space behind them to score goals.”
After saying that, he screwed the cap of the water bottle back on, sat on the coach's chair, and continued to watch the game intently.
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The game lasted twelve minutes, most of which
Catalonia was always in possession of the ball, passing the ball back and forth, and the Madrid Pirates players were chasing the football.
It seems like an amateurish approach, but the effect is very good.
Catalan United really failed to organize a threatening attack under the pressure of the Madrid Pirates players.
On the scene, Madrid Pirates, who had less possession of the ball, seemed to have the advantage.
Because they take more shots:
In the twelve minutes of the game, the Madrid Pirates had already had three shots, although none of them hit the goal frame.
Catalonia United only had one shot, and it also missed.
During the opening period of the game, due to the high pressure of the Madrid Pirates, the rhythm of both sides was actually very fast.
Therefore, there are actually many mistakes. Sometimes, although the Madrid Pirates can win the ball through high pressure, they will quickly give up the ball again due to their own active mistakes.
"It's really unbelievable that the opening of the Champions League final turned out like this... Pirates of Madrid directly dragged Catalonia United and took off. The two teams played at a fast pace, as if they were rushing to get off work...
...I think this is a good thing for neutral fans. But for Chinese fans, it is like a roller coaster! If the Madrid Pirates continue to play like this, be careful of being suddenly penetrated by the Catalan United... Now it is obvious
, when Catalonia was attacking, they consciously looked for space behind the Pirates... Kabangca's through ball just now was a little bigger, otherwise Lima would have caught it."
He Feng, who was commentating on the final, said this.
Just as he was talking, Catalonia United organized an attack in the backcourt.
When advancing to the midfield, the team's captain and midfield commander Gaspar Rosas took the ball and was blocked by Vukovic.
He followed the way he used to play football, trying to get rid of Vukovich by spinning in circles.
At first he did keep Vukovic behind him by spinning around.
But when he turned around, he found Di Kunzo right in front of him!
He stretched out his foot and knocked the ball off his feet!
DiCunzo then quickly passed Rosas and caught up with the football.
Looking up, there is a huge gap between the two central defenders of Catalonia!
And Hu Lai is diagonally inserting himself into that gap!
So he pushed the football over without hesitation!
"Di Kunzo! Through ball! Chance! Hu Lai!"
He Feng in the commentary box roared.
Madrid Pirates fans in the stands were also cheering.
The Catalan United fans were booing desperately.
Amid cheers and boos, Hulay led the football into the penalty area, and then faced the attacking Catalan United goalkeeper Toney Schulman with his foot and poked him!
The football rolled past Schulman's armpit!
Then he crossed the turf in the penalty area, crossed the goal line, and rolled into the net!
"Oh my God! Thirteen minutes into the game, Hu Lai scored! This is Hu Lai's second shot in this game, and it is also the first shot that hit the goal frame! It's a goal!" He Feng raised his arms high.
call.
"HUUUUUUUUGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!" Spanish commentator Sanchez shouted to the sky. "GOOOOOOOOOOL!! Hu! Hu! Lai! He opened the scoring for Madrid Pirates! This is his 21st goal in the Champions League this season! It's terrible
!This ability to score goals! It’s unique in history!”
There seemed to be huge waves in the sky above the Iron Dome.
The momentum created by nearly half of the Pirates fans in the stands completely suppressed the equal number of Catalan United fans.
Many people in the latter group looked at the stadium with their hands on their heads and their mouths wide open, speechless.
After scoring, Hulay took the lead and ran towards the corner flag area, preparing to make his signature celebration.
The Catalan United players ran to the referee and complained to him that Hulay was offside just now - they believed that when Di Kunzo passed the ball, Hulay just ran through the path between the two central defenders.
Wire.
Especially Paul Fortune was convinced that Hulay was offside.
Because when he saw Rosas' ball being intercepted and realized that he was too far away from Hulay and had no time to get close to him, he decisively chose to press forward to cause offside.
They even strongly recommended that the referee watch the VAR replay.
Hulay and the Pirates players ignored the Catalan players who were besieging the referee. He took the lead and ran to the corner flag area, then jumped high and made his own celebration...
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"HUUUUU!!!"
When Hu Lai landed, Li Qingqing in the stands did the same celebration as Hu Lai, and at the same time let out a thunderous shout together with the Pirates fans at the scene.
Then she laughed heartily.
Xie Lan was also laughing, and they both laughed happily.
Hu Lixin smiled reservedly and just kept applauding his son's performance.
Li Ziqiang turned his eyes away from the three people around him and turned to the surrounding Spanish Pirates fans.
They were also cheering, and many people were chanting Hu Lai's name.
Not "Hu", but:
"Hu! Lai! Hu! Lai! Hu! Lai!"
Uniform and very rhythmic.
Tens of thousands of people are crazy about one person.
Speaking of which, this was the first time Li Ziqiang watched Hu Lai play live after he became a professional player.
He used to be his coach and watched many games from the sidelines. After many years, he once again came to watch Hu Lai play.
But everything has changed since then.
The stage has changed, the fans have changed, and many things have changed.
Even my own identity has changed.
Back when that young man had a flattering face in front of him and a smile that was vulgar and ugly, who would have thought that he would have such achievements and status today?
He still remembered why he recruited Hu Lai into the school team.
Because she hopes that through harsh training, he will give up and make her daughter realize that the classmate in her eyes is not a football-loving teenager at all, but just a liar who likes to brag.
His innocent and kind-hearted daughter must not be deceived by such a gangster!
But later, it seemed that it turned into a grudge between him and this young man. Not only did the young man persist in his first month of training, he even had the courage to ask him for a chance to play.
In Li Ziqiang's view, this was simply a naked provocation to his authority.
So he also set a very, very difficult, almost inhumane test out of anger.
Not only did he hope to persuade Hu Lai to quit, but he also wanted him to make a big fool of himself in front of his daughter.
result……
Who could have thought of that barb?
Li Ziqiang still remembers that Huo Shaoyun was very beautiful that day, and now that he thinks about it, he has a very mysterious feeling:
The beautiful fire cloud seemed to symbolize something, but no one realized it at the time.
The story... seems to have started from that moment on the playground of a middle school in a third-tier town in southwest China.
Li Ziqiang, who was lost in thought, suddenly felt something in his heart, and he turned to look around him.
He saw his daughter pointing at the court and smiling at him:
"Dad, your student!"
Li Ziqiang's serious face forced a smile.
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PS, you all say that I am a spoiled person, but it turns out that I am relatively stable in Argentina. Except for the big upset in the first game, no one expected it. I guessed the outcome and score of the two consecutive games correctly.
There is a reason why I am optimistic about Argentina.
Unlike four years ago, this time Messi finally has a group of good teammates around him. They are willing to sacrifice themselves for Messi and are willing to fight for Messi.
This is Messi's blessing.
With such a united team, after passing through the group stage, I think there shouldn't be much of a problem reaching the finals.
although
However, I have no basis for saying this, it is purely intuition.
But sometimes intuition is more reliable than various professional analysis...
In short, Argentina has qualified and will play Australia in the quarter-finals. Is there any suspense? What a great gift!
Even though Poland played so poorly, they were still able to advance, all thanks to the support of the same group...
Of the four games today, in the first game between Croatia and Belgium, I am cautiously optimistic that Croatia will beat Belgium by one goal.
In the second game between Canada and Morocco, I think the two teams will tie.
In the third game between Japan and Spain, Spain won with three goals and eliminated the Japanese team!
In the fourth game between Costa Rica and Germany, there is no suspense. Germany will qualify for a life-and-death battle. They will defeat Costa Rica with two goals.
