Chapter 237 Is this the group of death?

Forwards: Neymar, Messi, Pedro.

Midfielder: Iniesta, Busquets, Xavi.

Defenders: Adriano, Bartra, Pique, Alves.

Goalkeeper: Valdes.

On October 3, at the People's Park Stadium, Barcelona head coach Martino indeed put together a starting lineup that was almost exactly the same as Pan Yi expected.

In fact, Barcelona's current lineup is not difficult to guess, it's just whether Fabregas will play or not.

If Fabregas starts, he will usually stand in the center position, while Messi moves back to the right.

And if Pedro starts like today, then Messi is standing in the middle.

However, with Messi's habits, even if he is in the middle, he will often go to the right to support the attack, creating a strong offensive side for Barcelona.

Another point is that at the center back position, Martino used Bartra and Pique to partner in this game, instead of Mascherano.

It is said that Ma Ma was slightly injured before the game. Maybe this was a helpless move.

But this is also a good thing for Hamburg.

After all, Pony Ma has a large defensive coverage area, accurate positioning, and strong stealing ability. He is also tireless on the court. Whether he is playing as left center back, right center back, or as the defender in the middle of the three defenders, Mascherano can excel.

complete the task.

It can be said that Barcelona really solved the defensive problem in the midfield and backfield after Mascherano withdrew as a central defender.

He is not present today, and the weakness between Bartra, who replaced him as left center back, and left back Adriano will be further amplified, and it will be easier to be caught and killed by Pan Yi's tactics!

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Hamburg's starting lineup is the strongest lineup that Pan Yi can currently produce.

Forwards: Son Heung-min, Vardy, Salah.

Midfielder: Kante, Casemiro, De Bruyne.

Defenders: Robertson, Rudiger, Van Dijk, Carvajal.

Goalkeeper: Navas.

Now that Barcelona's lineup and style of play are basically under Pan Yi's control, the targeted tactics Hamburg deployed before the game will obviously come in handy.

Point the needle at Mai Mang and kill him!

To achieve this goal, it is natural to use the players with the strongest strength and best execution ability.

After all, the personal abilities of Barcelona players are definitely among the best in the world!

No matter how good the tactics are, they still need matching personnel to execute them.

Otherwise, if the strength of the players on both sides is too far apart, to the point where three or four players cannot guard one person, then the tactical arrangement will be meaningless to a large extent.

Take today's game as an example. Pan Yi identified the left wing composed of Adriano and Bartra as the breakthrough point, but if the ability of his own players is not even better than Adriano in a 2-on-1 situation,

Yanuo is strong, so why is he so powerful?

Of course, it is difficult for such a situation to occur in Hamburg today, but Pan Yi hopes to use a more reliable plan to implement this tactic.

In one-on-one situations, Carvajal or Salah can actually suppress Adriano.

Wouldn't it be even easier to use Pan Yi's tactics to form a two-on-one situation?

"After the Champions League group draw, everyone said that our group is the group of death. But I hope that after today's game, everyone will find that this group is indeed the group of death, but it is the three teams that died.

It has nothing to do with us.”

In the locker room, Pan Yi was doing his final mobilization.

With the correct tactics, you also need the confidence and fighting spirit of the Hamburg players to fully unleash the power of the tactics.

So it is necessary to step on Barcelona at this time.

"Think about the game at San Siro two weeks ago. They were also considered a giant, a giant that could crush us, but weren't they defeated by us? The same goes for Barcelona."

"So the so-called group of death is not scary at all, and the wealthy teams are not difficult to beat at all. As long as you follow my arrangements and follow my tactics, I believe that we will definitely get a satisfactory result."

"Today we are at home, and the support of the fans will also give us more strength. We want the fans who support us at the People's Park Stadium to see that even if we face Barcelona, ​​we can still play the football we want, and at the same time

Beautiful football!”

"Go on, get on the court and fight for our victory!"

The players responded in unison, and then there were applause, shouts, and roars!

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Only ten minutes into the game, fans at the scene and in front of the TV, as well as commentators and media reporters, all saw a somewhat strange situation.

The competition between the two sides is basically concentrated on Barcelona's left wing, which is Hamburg's right wing!

Hamburg, in particular, frequently used Carvajal's insertion and Salah's cross-positioning to create threatening attacks, and Vardy and De Bruyne formed three or four good shots in a row.

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Barcelona, ​​on the other hand, encountered great difficulties.

Their offensive organization often suffers heavy losses during the ball release stage.

Due to Hamburg's targeted marking, the two wingers will take the initiative to move in to help the central midfielder Kante, who is positioned behind, to keep an eye on Barcelona's two midfielders Xavi and Iniesta, forming a numerical advantage in the middle and leaving space for

The opposing full-back’s path to the ball.

Once the Barcelona full-back gets the ball, the Hamburg winger will immediately turn around to press the opponent's full-back, running from the inside to the outside, and also cutting off Barcelona's contact with the center.

This will lead to whether Adriano or Alves has the ball, they will be faced with a situation where no one can pass the ball, and they can only break through with the ball.

Alves' side was sometimes able to get past the defense of Hamburg winger Son Heung-min through his super personal ability, but he could not get past the defensive full-back Robertson.

And Adriano's side was even worse.

Due to the inductive nature of Pan Yi's tactics, the ball comes to him more often.

And when he dribbles the ball, he is often immediately entangled by Salah, and the ball may have been lost before Carvajal can step forward to steal it.

This is what Pan Yi requested before the game, to lure the opponent's ball path to our advantageous area and strangle it.

"Sun Tzu's Art of War: Nine Places Chapter" says: Therefore, in military matters, one must follow the enemy's will, engage the enemy consistently, and kill generals from thousands of miles away. This is said to be accomplished by cleverness...

That's pretty much what it means.

When Barcelona gets the ball in the middle, because Hamburg has taken the initiative to narrow the wings and the full-backs have moved in, Barcelona's three midfielders will immediately face the opposition defense of several Hamburg players, and they can only distribute the ball to the side.

road, especially the left.

As a result, poor Adriano will face Hamburg's strong offensive side composed of Salah and Carvajal alone in a huge space, and he will be easily intercepted again and played in a 2-on-1 attack.

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Hamburg's continuous attacks from the right finally paid off in the 18th minute.

Carvajal and Salah played an exquisite one-two, and Carvajal dribbled the ball and left Adriano far behind.

When the opponent's central defender Bartra came to cover, Carvajal quickly sent a direct pass to the feet of Salah in front.

Salah is just outside the right corner of Barcelona's penalty area, right in the gap between Bartra and Pique.

When the ball was passed, the Egyptian winger stopped the ball and turned around, dribbling the ball horizontally inside, directly past Pique, and then sent a through pass with his left foot to the entire Barcelona defense.

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At this time, everyone saw Vardy suddenly start, break away from Alves' defense, rush to the front of the small penalty area, catch up with Salah's pass, and shoot directly.

The ball hit the net, 1:0!

"The ball went in!!! Vardy opened the scoring for Hamburg!"

"Less than 20 minutes into the game, Hamburg used a clear offensive combination to penetrate Barcelona's defense!"

"During the whole process, the Barcelona players didn't even touch the ball. I felt completely stunned by Hamburg's attack!..."

In an instant, the entire People's Park stadium was boiling!

All the Hamburg fans were cheering like crazy.

Pan Yi also jumped up with excitement and cheered loudly for the players.

Tactical design is important, but it still depends on the player's execution and the final results after execution.

If the scene is beautiful and the attack is fierce, but it is all thunder and no rain, then it is meaningless.

Facing a strong team like Barcelona, ​​if you have the advantage and don't score, you will be punished!

Opposite us, there is a superstar like Messi who can change the game with just a flash of inspiration!

Fortunately, such a thing did not happen, and Pan Yi could take a long breath.

Today's tactics were successful, and the game was progressing in the ideal direction!

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To be continued...