Chapter 236 How to compete with Barcelona for possession of the ball
After the game, the Hamburg fans sang and danced as if they were celebrating a festival or winning some major competition, and no one wanted to leave the stands.
The St. Pauli fans left early.
Of course their mood is not beautiful.
Not only did the team lose to their rival in the same city, but they also lost by the largest score in history. This really made them unable to hold their head high in the city for a long time to come.
The media reporters were extremely excited and couldn't wait to start conducting interviews.
This game is so selling!
St. Pauli head coach Varabek screamed before the game and was slapped in the face, eight times in a row, causing swelling!
Hamburg head coach Pan Yi calmly accepted the call and launched a 163-attack formation, creating the largest points difference in Derby!
If this kind of report is written, it will definitely attract a lot of attention.
Not to mention the local fans in Hamburg, even fans of teams such as Bayern and Dortmund will pay attention out of curiosity.
Reporters immediately flocked to the press conference room.
There were a lot of reporters and they were very enthusiastic. Pan Yi even felt that this was even more exaggerated than when they played Bayern in the Super Cup.
And what about St. Pauli head coach Valabek?
He lost eight goals and his face was swollen. How could he have the nerve to participate?
He ran away immediately after the game, and the assistant coach who attended in his place also said a few words and ran away.
So the press conference after the game was completely Pan Yi's stage.
Pan Yi first praised the players as usual:
"Our players all played well, and they did not relax their demands on themselves because their opponents were too weak."
Of course, while boasting, he didn't forget to hurt his opponent.
He was too lazy to talk before the game, but with the results after the game already in front of him, Wallabek's remarks had already become a laughing stock, and Pan Yi could take advantage of it.
Even if he was not familiar with Wallabek, he still wanted to add insult to injury.
It’s not that he really wants to vent his anger or anything, the main reason is that just as Varabek’s stepping on Hamburg can increase his support among St. Pauli fans, Pan Yi’s stepping on St. Pauli is also popular among Hamburg fans.
Fans are the cornerstone of a club. When he leads the team to win, isn't it just to make the fans happy?
So since hurting the rivals in the same city can make the fans happier, why not?
"Our players will also thank St. Pauli because many people scored goals. Even Vardy, who came off the bench, scored a hat-trick. He should always remember such a gift."
"I am also very grateful to St. Pauli. This is the biggest victory I have achieved since I took office, no, since I started professional football. I will remember this day."
"Varabek? His team conceded so many goals in one game. Obviously he is a bit unlucky. But he may be lucky at the same time, because in a few years, ten years, or even decades
, he may also be remembered by fans because of this game..."
The reporters all nodded, and they couldn't help but sympathize with Wallabek in their hearts.
After all, this is a game that created a historical record.
Of course, Valabek is fortunate that even 0:8 is not a losing record in German history. Even the Bundesliga record is higher than this.
In the last round of the 1977-1978 season, Monchengladbach slaughtered Dortmund 12:0. Heynckes, Bayern's future meritorious coach, completed a hat trick in the first half.
Therefore, St. Pauli's 0:8 is still far away. Even if such a massacre occurs again in German football in the future, Wallabek's St. Pauli will not be qualified to be mentioned.
However, if we take stock of the European derby where the score is the most disparate, then this game will definitely be selected.
After all, a game that can be called a "derby" is usually relatively close in terms of strength, and it is unlikely that such a big score will be scored.
A game like AC Milan's 6:0 Inter Milan in the 30th round of Serie A in 2001 was actually unexpected.
Inter Milan's disastrous defeat, in which they conceded 6 goals in a row without warning, can be regarded as a vivid display of the ever-changing and unpredictable charm of the football field.
And when it comes to the Hamburg Derby specifically, there is no way to escape today’s game.
After all, this is the biggest defeat in a hundred years!
In the following decades, whenever people mention the Hamburg Derby, they may think of this game and St. Pauli coach Valabek who was at a loss in this game.
The reporters all sincerely sighed: "Warrabek is really so pitiful!"
Then after returning home, in order to make the reports of his own media stand out among many peers, he chose a very attractive name——
"Hamburg Derby: Boasting Wallabek was too embarrassed to attend the press conference"
"A huge humiliating moment! St. Pauli conceded 8 goals in a row, destined to nail Varabek to the pillar of shame in history"
"Pan Yi declared that the owner of Hamburg City is the Hamburg team! Wallabek can only survive in the sewers with his St. Pauli"
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The seventh round of the Bundesliga started with Dortmund's 5-0 victory over Freiburg.
Klopp's team went on a killing spree at the Westfalenstadion, with Reus scoring a hat-trick and Lewandowski also scoring twice.
This can also be regarded as a breath of anger for their loss in the Champions League last week.
At that time, Klopp tried his best to defeat Hamburg in the league, but he only ended up with a draw.
Then Dortmund tasted the consequences of no rotation. They were exhausted and were defeated 2:1 by Napoli in the Champions League.
But this five-goal victory still allowed them to temporarily top the Bundesliga standings with a goal difference advantage.
In the other two key games, Bayern only defeated Wolfsburg 1:0 at the Allianz Arena, while Leverkusen defeated Hannover 96 2:0.
Hamburg's game was the last to start.
If they fail to win this game against Frankfurt, then Hamburg will suddenly fall from the top to fourth place.
But even under such pressure, Pan Yi still sent out a starting lineup with mainly rotating players in accordance with the established strategy, and achieved good results.
Eintracht Frankfurt, playing at home, took the lead. Czech forward and FM's famous monster Kadlec scored a goal to help the home team take the lead.
But just three minutes later, Hamburg equalized the score.
Japan captain Makoto Hasebe used a long shot to penetrate the gate guarded by Trapp.
Before the end of the first half, Lin Zhijian received an assist from left back Jansen and scored the second goal.
After a change of sides in the second half, Calhanoglu's corner kick assisted and Yonatan Tower scored a header, sealing the victory for Hamburg.
In the end, Hamburg relied on the outstanding performance of the rotation lineup to reverse Frankfurt 3:1 away from home and take all three points.
This also allows Hamburg to continue to be closely linked with the traditional top three of the Bundesliga and still stand in the championship group.
However, Pan Yi's eyes soon shifted from the Bundesliga to the Champions League.
They will soon face the challenge of Barcelona at home. This is the real test!
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If Hamburg is already in very good shape among the five major leagues this season, Barcelona will be the first to express dissatisfaction.
In the seven rounds of La Liga that have ended, Barcelona has started with a terrifying seven-game winning streak!
There are also big scores such as 7:0 Levante, 4:0 Rayo Vallecano, and 4:1 Real Sociedad.
Coupled with the excellent result of a 4-0 victory over Ajax in the first round of the Champions League group stage, Barcelona fans are convinced that under the leadership of current Argentina coach Martino, Barcelona will reproduce the glory of the Cosmos era this season!
No one can stop Barcelona's progress, including Pan Yi's Hamburg of course!
This view is obviously also mainstream.
After all, if you put the two names of Hamburg and Barcelona together, regardless of their results this season, Hamburg will naturally be lowered.
But Pan Yi doesn't pay much attention to such comparisons.
He has seen this kind of thing too many times!
Whether they are playing Bayern, Milan, or now Barcelona, don't the media and fans always dislike them?
It's not because the team's historical factors play a role in stereotypes.
But as long as Hamburg can win and continue to win, one day everyone will reverse this impression and think that Hamburg has truly become a strong team that can make all teams fearful!
Of course, it is indeed not easy to win against Barcelona.
Haberbumé is still at his peak. This season he has also added super talented new stars like Neymar. The overall strength even feels improved compared to the Barcelona team that won the La Liga championship with 100% last season.
So Pan Yi started studying this Barcelona team a long time ago.
Pan Yi had never had time to systematically discuss countermeasures with the coaching staff because he was busy playing in the German Cup and Bundesliga. Now he is finally free.
"... Let's talk about the opponent's head coach Batino. In the current Barcelona, he pursues a relatively high-intensity pressing strategy."
"As for the passing method, it also adheres to Barcelona's consistent style of intensive short passing, including the preference for short passing in the defensive area."
"So, do we have any good methods to deal with their habits?"
As Pan Yi was talking, he suddenly asked questions.
This is also the method he often uses in meetings now, so that all members of the coaching staff can use their brains and participate together.
This is more effective than Pan Yi giving lectures alone.
Moreover, when everyone adds firewood, there may be some key points that Pan Yi missed that will be discovered and raised by the teaching assistants, so that more problems can be solved.
"Actively compress the distance between the defense line and the three lines to engage in defensive counterattacks? This is the method you used to play against Barcelona when you were in Milan." Inzaghi quickly replied.
"This is indeed a way, but I want to have an offensive battle with Barcelona at home this time." Pan Yi said with a smile, "Everyone says that no one can play against Barcelona and control the ball. I want to give it a try. .”
Everyone looked up at Pan Yi, with a hint of surprise in their eyes.
After all, Barcelona is the best ball-controlling team in the world, bar none!
Almost all teams will be at a disadvantage in terms of ball possession when facing Barcelona.
This is not because all teams do not want to compete with Barcelona for possession of the ball, but because they simply cannot control it!
Hababerme, these four people can kill all the team's midfielders.
Therefore, when facing Barcelona, most teams will obediently give up the ball and then respond with quick counterattacks.
Real Madrid has done this in recent years, and Pan Yi did the same when he was in Milan, and in the end it achieved good results.
But now, Pan Yi actually said that he wants to compete with Barcelona in possession of the ball? Isn't this a little too arrogant?
"When I talk about ball possession, I don't actually mean that we have to overwhelm Barcelona in terms of ball possession. This is really difficult to do, and there is no need." Pan Yi explained, "We only need to do it according to their style of play.
By responding to and finding their weaknesses to launch an attack, we can form a ball control advantage in a local area and within a local time, which is enough."
"We can use fast-paced passing to deal with the opponent's high pressure, and at the same time raise the encounter line to limit Barcelona's short passing ball organization." After listening to Pan Yi's words, Nargelsmann thought for a while and said, "Then targeted
Keep an eye on the opponent's central midfielder, especially midfielder Busquets, in order to strangle their main ball release point in the midfield and backcourt, so that you may be able to compete with them for possession of the ball."
Pan Yi nodded appreciatively at Nagelsmann and motioned for him to continue speaking.
Nagelsmann took out his iPad and swiped it a few times, and some images and tables appeared on the big screen in the conference room.
This is based on the analysis of Barcelona's recent game data collected by scouts and coaches, which can effectively help the coaching staff objectively study the opponent's situation.
"Barcelona's offense can be said to be strong without any blind spots. The three-way offense and defense are balanced, and the offensive methods are diverse - through balls, short passes, and crosses are all proficient. In fact, it is difficult to target."
"But comparing their offensive and defensive data vertically, we can find that their access to the ball and the number of defensive actions in the backcourt are less than average. This shows that Barcelona adopts a high defense line, that is, the backcourt
Players press deeper."
"In this case, we can arrange the forward forwards to stay close to the opponent's defenders and advance immediately as soon as the ball comes to suppress their high defense line. This can make them afraid to press forward too much, and it can also allow us to regain a certain amount of points.
Initiative.”
Pan Yi nodded again.
Among the coaches he has now, Nagelsmann is indeed the strongest.
Not only will he have a deeper understanding of tactics, but he will also be better at using data to conduct scientific analysis and then find the opponent's weaknesses.
This is the power of science!
"Then let me add something." Pan Yi pointed to the left position on the tactical board, "In fact, Barcelona also has weaknesses. First of all, it is their starting left back, Adriano."
"His ability is far inferior to that of right back Alves. We can set up a pressure trap based on this point to induce the opponent's players to pass the ball to his feet, and then use steals and counterattacks."
"So in terms of overall tactics, we will choose to defend the center and let their two wingers get more of the ball. At the same time, we also have to keep an eye on the opponent's three contact points in the center."
"The encounter line really requires preconditions to interfere with Barcelona's short passes and force the opponent to separate the sides early when the ball is released in the backcourt. Then what I just said is to lock their right side and put left back Adria
Nuo broke through along the sideline, but was prevented from connecting with the powerful central group with his right foot."
"This will make it easier for our two-man side to press and strangle the isolated Adriano."
"Of course, it is not 100% possible to prevent him. If he succeeds in breaking through after a sudden attack, his cross will still have a chance for Messi, Neymar or Pedro in the middle to grab a shot."
"Therefore, we need to use the physical advantage of our central defender to drive their forwards away from the penalty area to reduce the side effects of Adriano's mistakes leading to the opponent's cross and shot."
"At the same time, we must also cooperate with the high encounter line and regain the ball when the opponent is playing and advancing!..."
Listening to Pan Yi's words, everyone in the conference room nodded slightly while thinking.
Pan Yi's words are basically an expansion of the tactics Nagelsmann said, and they are more detailed and targeted.
Especially the targeted deployment of Barcelona left back Adriano, it was like digging a big hole for Barcelona to jump into.
At this time, Inzaghi raised his hand: "We have freed up Adriano on the left, but Alves and Messi on the right are still a great threat to the connection. How to suppress their performance?"
Pan Yi pointed to the position of Barcelona’s right center back on the tactical board:
"Through Pique. When our forwards are pressing, they should try to force Pique to use his left foot. This can cut off his path to the right for Alves as much as possible. At the same time, this will also help to drive the ball to
Pressure trap on the left.”
"In this way, Adriano, who is weaker and isolated on the left, will be more likely to take on the task of advancing. This is the result we most want."
"With more attacks on the left, Alves on the right will naturally get less of the ball, and the threat posed by the connection between him and Messi will naturally be weakened."
Nagelsmann also asked: "What about their midfield? Busquets will often return to the central defender position to get the ball, and he can also transfer the ball to Alves."
Pan Yi smiled and said: "This is the question I want to talk about next."
Indeed, every time a team meets Barcelona, everyone will study Messi, Xavi and Iniesta, but sometimes there are always people who forget Busquets.
But Pan Yi will never forget it.
Busquets is known as one of the greatest defensive midfielders in the history of football. He redefined the single defensive midfielder's style of play. He is the most overlooked superstar of this era. He is called a "ball-blind filter" by fans.
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"If you watch the whole game, you won't see Busquets, but if you watch Busquets, you will see the whole game." This is the most famous comment made by Spanish national team coach Del Bosque to Busquets.
When the young Busquets made his Barcelona debut, Cruyff, the discerning godfather of Barcelona, gave him such a high evaluation: "Whether he has the ball or not, he plays so expertly. When there is the ball,
He can make complex situations simple with one or two touches, and without the ball, he can get into the right position ready to intercept and counter-attack."
Busquets is a typical player who plays with his brain. Cruyff likes him, Guardiola likes him, Del Bosque also likes him very much, including now Martino and later Enrique... all like him.
Him, this in itself shows his strength.
But when you think of Busquets, are his goals the first thing you think of? Probably not.
In the UEFA Champions League semi-finals of the 2009-10 season, Busquets performed one of the most famous scenes of his career. Facing Inter Milan midfielder Thiago Motta, he exaggeratedly covered his face and fell to the ground, causing Motta to be sent off.
What is more famous is the amazing glimpse left by Busquets. Since then, Busquets has been named "Professor Bu" because his acting skills can be regarded as the level of an acting professor at the Academy of Art.
But in fact, Busquets is full of fake moves when he plays football, and he has 200 thoughts. He is well-deserved to be called "Professor Busquets".
Busquets' iconic V-shaped pull looks very simple, but all the simplicity is the result of calculations made by his brain running at high speed.
In the single defensive midfielder position, Busquets can quickly catch the ball, get rid of it, and release the ball. He can accurately give the frontcourt space at the first time and easily break the pressure. In Busquets' turn, Barcelona and Spain can complete the offense and defense.
conversion.
It can be said that Busquets is like a book. When the pages are spread out, they are inconspicuous. When they are closed, what we see is a masterpiece.
And to defeat Barcelona, the first thing to do is to tear this book apart!
"... His physical fitness is not very good, the coverage area is not enough, and the backcourt pressure is not enough. Especially when Barcelona's TIKI-TAKA system is crushed by us, Busquets' shortcomings will be exposed."
"In other words, every time they handed the ball to Busquets, we had to squeeze and fight for him mercilessly, forcing him to fight us hand-to-hand. Especially when he tried to pass to Alves on the right.
Ball time!”
"In this way, his shortcomings will be infinitely magnified, and his advantages of good position selection and simple handling of the ball will not be brought into play. In this way, the connection between him and Alves will be cut off, and then he will have no choice but to
Then pass the ball back to Adriano on the left..."
After talking about various targeted arrangements for Barcelona, Pan Yi talked about some of his own tactics.
"We use a deep-lying midfielder + two central defenders, which is equivalent to three defenders playing the ball to deal with Barcelona's forward pressure. The other two central midfielders must also retreat in time to serve as the ball-delivering point for the defensive midfielder to make up for the midfielder's pressure.
The shortcomings of insufficient midfield coverage.”
"This can form a short passing system of three central defenders + two midfielders, and can smoothly liberate both defenders and enter the high position."
"Among them, our right back Carvajal will be the core of the game. I will ask the players to use more short passes + go to the right more often, and use the right back as the first point to receive the ball from the backcourt.
, take on more advancement tasks.”
"In front of him, right winger Salah will actively support Carvajal's advancement. The purpose is for the two of them to hug each other, forming an ultimate wing overload and completely defeating the pressure trap that has been tortured over and over again.
Adriano again!”
"At the same time, in order to prevent their wingers and midfielders from helping the wings to defend, our offensive wings need to be narrowed to contain these opponents' players in the center as much as possible."
"This allows the two of us to hug the wings and play 2 on 1 to destroy the opponent's single full-back."
"Finally, we will have a backup offensive line on the left, that is, against Barcelona's right, allowing Robertson and Son Heung-min to use flexible road movements to stretch and attack the space behind Alves, which can also limit their right side.
The performance of Lu finally shifted their offensive focus to the left..."
Listening to Pan Yi's explanation, everyone now understands.
In general, Pan Yi's tactics include almost all instructions and player responsibilities, which are all based on a well-founded pursuit of Barcelona's weaknesses.
And as long as Barcelona's weakness is discovered and destroyed, the initiative in the situation will naturally come to Hamburg.
As a result, the coaches began to believe what Pan Yi said at the beginning of the meeting.
It is really possible for them to regain control at Barcelona's feet and defeat Barcelona in the way Barcelona is most familiar with!