However, even though he couldn't figure it out, Rijkaard also realized one thing, that is, Carlos was in good condition today and was not affected by off-field factors.
Rijkaard realized that he had made a mistake in judgment. So he walked to the sidelines and made a gesture to signal the team to change their offensive strategy: give up the tactic of attacking the center and try playing on the wing now.
At the same time, Li Ang was sitting on the coaching bench, and he was also surprised.
Although team doctor Lucatelli said Carlos was physically ready to play, Li Ang thought it would be good if Carlos could perform at 60% of his usual strength. Of course, Carlos, who performed at 60% of his usual strength, also made Li Ang feel a little bit better.
He was somewhat confident, which is why he gave Muntari more offensive tasks.
However, Li Ang did not expect Carlos to perform so well. This is not the case with Carlos, who has six achievements. Even compared with when he was in good condition, he was not inferior.
"Where is the D here? This is obviously the G!" Banderas also exclaimed.
"What?" Li Ang asked.
"Nothing." Banderas said vaguely, "I'm just surprised at Carlos' state today."
Li Ang nodded. Maybe he was very excited because he had just become a father? Li Ang guessed.
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When Juan Carlos' defensive pressure eased, Inter Milan's offense became more active.
Carlos frequently gives the ball to Muntari, who passes the ball to launch the attack. Don't underestimate this step. All offenses come from here, and the importance of a defensive midfielder is demonstrated through this step. If the football is behind
The waist is always being passed inexplicably, so no matter how good the forwards and wing attackers this team has, it is useless. Not only is the offense unable to go up, but the defense of the team will also frequently
Counterattack on the spot facing the opponent. Therefore, a defensive midfielder who can snatch the ball is only half good. A defensive midfielder who can snatch the ball and control the football and send it to where it should go is the real defensive midfielder.
World class excellence.
Obviously, Carlos is now a world-class defensive midfielder. It is obviously impossible for him to organize the offense. However, being able to complete the defense and pass the football out is the top performance of a defensive midfielder!
In today's game, Li Ang's most creative tactic was to let Muntari organize more attacks!
This is something no one could have imagined!
Of course, Muntari is not actually a precise organizer, he is at best a organizer, but this is already a very important tactical change.
Carlos is in charge of defense.
After Muntari gets the ball, he sorts it out and then passes the football to Mata or Arshavin. These two people will launch a fatal attack. At this time, Muntari will penetrate deeper and participate in the attack.
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This is Li Ang’s tactical setting today!
Muntali's tactical tasks today are different from Modric's. Modric is the real organizer, he is the central brain of Inter Milan. Montali is not, at most he is a 'pseudo core'!
However, this is exactly the tactic that Li Ang specially set for Muntari for this game, and it is very targeted.
With Muntari's physical condition, he has the upper hand in the confrontation with Barcelona players, which makes the subsequent sorting work possible.
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When Muntari gets the ball, he faces Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure.
Muntari, who concentrates on attacking, is not afraid of Yaya Toure's defense. Although in terms of physical confrontation, Muntari may not have the advantage. Of course, he does not suffer. The two are evenly matched, which also means that Muntari may lose.
The ball, but he is not afraid!
Because he knew that even if he lost the ball, Carlos would be there to wipe his behind.
This is exactly the benefit of a team having a world-class defensive midfielder like Carlos!
At this time, Muntari also experienced the refreshing feeling that Modric felt when playing on the court.
Although Muntari is a bit poor at finesse, he has a wide range of activities and a broad field of vision: Muntari has a long pass!
So, now, Muntari can use his passing skills, such as using the instep of his outside foot to rub the football into space on the wing, or directly passing the ball over the top and hitting behind Barcelona's defense without stopping the ball.
At this time, if Yaya Toure is pressing very fiercely, he will pass the football to Carlos behind him, and then run, pulling Yaya Toure away, creating an opportunity for Carlos to step in. If Yaya
Toure was not pulled away by him. At this time, Carlos would pass the football to Muntari again. Usually at this time, Mata or Arshavin had already come to take over, and Inter Milan could already do it in a small area.
Formed an offensive numerical advantage!
In short, these two people can attack and defend, but Muntari is not top-notch on both offense and defense. Under such circumstances, allowing Muntari to participate in the offense without distractions can actually maximize Montali's performance.
The ability in attack!
When Modric was injured, Li Ang quickly reused Muntari and tailored this tactic for the team!
This tactic makes Barcelona very uncomfortable, especially when they only have a player with excellent defensive ability like Yaya Toure in the midfield.
Moreover, Barcelona will find that if they want to mark or freeze Carlos or Muntari, it is useless, because the real offensive threats of Inter Milan come from Mata and Arshavin as well as Diego on the striker.
Milito and Adriano, if they focus on Carlos or Muntari, other Inter Milan offensive players will start to have fun.
However, if you don't focus on defending Muntari, the Ghanaian is still capable of creating a threat!
Therefore, Barcelona played very awkwardly!
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At the same time, after Rijkaard shifted the focus of his attack from the center to the wing, he soon discovered that the reality was not as smooth and beautiful as he imagined: Barcelona's wing tactics did not produce effective results.
This time, Barcelona had the ball.
After Yaya Toure received the ball, he directly passed the football back to Marcos. Then he ran horizontally without the ball and received the football sent by Marcos.
Then, looking ahead, Yaya Toure wanted to continue dribbling the ball, but Xavi raised his hand to ask for the ball.
Yaya Toure passes the football.
When Xavi got the ball, he first subconsciously looked at Inter Milan's defensive center, especially when he saw Carlos eyeing him. After Xavi took a feint, he passed the ball to the wing.
Henry dropped back and he received the pass.
The former King of Highbury pulled the ball and turned around. After shaking continuously, he suddenly accelerated and he threw away Muntari.
This makes Henry very happy, he likes this feeling of running with the ball so fast.
However, he soon encountered a tough interception from Zanetti!
To be precise, it is an interception like brown candy!
Zanetti never blindly attacks the ball. He just follows Henry and prevents him from dribbling the ball comfortably. At the same time, he is very experienced and uses half of his body to block Henry's path to cut inside.
