Barcelona, which kicked off first, did not pass the ball forward as soon as the kickoff started, trying to hit Lazio's goal as quickly as possible.
That's Mourinho's style, not Guardiola's.
Falcao passed the ball to Messi and did not rush to the goal with his head down.
Instead, press forward slowly.
Messi turned around and passed the football back.
Then it is passed layer by layer, and when it is passed depends on Lazio's reaction.
If Lazio wants to press forward, Barcelona can pass the ball all the way to goalkeeper Valdes.
Then pass it forward quickly.
What if Lazio doesn't come up?
Then Barcelona can keep reaching their feet in the midfield and backfield, ensuring that the football is at their feet, and then slowly advance forward.
Take advantage of the extraordinary tacit understanding between Barcelona players and their excellent individual skills to push the football forward and put pressure on the opponent bit by bit.
At critical moments, Barcelona still has a player like Messi with the ability to attack forward.
In Guardiola's view, this Barcelona team is, in a sense, a more perfect team than Lazio, because it can not only pass the ball and organize the ball, but also has a superstar who can solve battles with one person - Messi.
It is a team that truly integrates team and individual.
If it was five years ago, or seven years ago, if he had a winning streak, if he saw his opponent doing this, he would make the team shrink accordingly. If he didn't advance, he would wait patiently in his backcourt for the opponent to attack.
But do it now.
It’s not because the former scene isn’t pretty.
It's because this approach makes no sense.
So when Barcelona started to pass the ball back, the always-victorious Lazio pressed forward, layer by layer, like origami, pulling up layer after layer.
Very coherent, a connected whole.
Chang Sheng doesn’t know what Barcelona means by passing the ball back like this?
He knows too much!
Because he used to do this trick all the time.
The earliest time he was in Getafe was in the Copa del Rey final against Mallorca. After the kick-off, he passed the ball all the way back to the goalkeeper.
Then the goalkeeper passed the ball to the center back. Seeing that Mallorca's players couldn't come up, Getafe's two center backs just passed it to me and I passed it to you. It lasted ten minutes!
It’s so heartbreaking!
In comparison, Guardiola's Barcelona is much more disciplined.
This kind of backpass has one and only one purpose, which is to pull out the opponent's players and tear the opponent's formation apart. It's like a net. If you huddle up, there will naturally be no gaps, but you tear the net apart.
, many meshes will be opened, which will be empty space.
Barcelona is pulling the strings right now.
Generally speaking, if a team knows what the opponent is trying to do, they will try their best to avoid being successfully pulled out by the opponent.
Chang Sheng knew it, very clearly, but why was Lazio still dragged out?
Because Chang Sheng knows that if his people don't go up, Barcelona, which can't find opportunities, will become more cautious.
When the football is in their backfield, it's very difficult to steal it.
Barcelona rarely loses the ball in the backcourt and is directly counterattacked by the opponent.
Their defense is very good and they are currently the team that concedes the fewest goals in La Liga. This comes from their excellent ball control.
Guardiola took what he learned at Lazio and applied it to Barcelona.
Being with Chang Sheng, he deeply understood that control can be used not only for offense, but also for defense.
How could Barcelona concede a goal when the ball is always at their feet?
Therefore, Barcelona must be allowed to send the football up. Only when the football is here, when Barcelona must speed up the attack, the football at their feet will be more likely to be interrupted.
Because when the offense advances to this place, the pressure will increase, and the accuracy requirements for their passing and receiving are also very high.
This doesn't mean this is a trap for Lazio against Barcelona.
There is no sure way to stop the ball from Barcelona's feet. Lazio plays the ball up and as long as they control it well, they have a great chance of scoring.
It just also increases Lazio's chances of intercepting Barcelona's ball.
So even though this can be dangerous, it's definitely the best thing to do.
This was the first disagreement between Chang Sheng and Guardiola.
Guardiola emphasizes control because it is safer.
Chang Sheng believes that football requires some risks, especially when the situation cannot be opened. Chang Sheng also knows that with the success of Tiki-taka, more and more teams will develop methods to target Barcelona.
Tactical response method. When you face the iron barrel formation, you must dare to take risks, otherwise entangled with the opponent will only kill time and let the opponent's
Guardiola asked him back: "Aren't you a conservative?"
Chang Sheng replied: "I am a pragmatist. For me, conservatism is more effective, so I will use a conservative approach. Risk-taking is more effective, so I will use a risky approach."
Rudy Gonzalez commented from the side: "In short, to put it simply, there is no moral integrity."
Chang Sheng glared at him.
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Lazio pounced, and Barcelona responded immediately.
They did not continue to pass back, but passed the football to the wing.
After pulling Lazio’s formation from the depth, it has to continue to pull from the width. Such a shrinking net is finally presented in front of everyone’s eyes. It is a real net with eyes everywhere...
Lazio was also obedient, and the wide players followed suit.
See that the goal has been achieved.
The football fell to Butzquez.
The son of former Barcelona goalkeeper Carlos Butzquez, although he is an actor in the minds of many fans because of that performance.
But for Barcelona, Butzquez is very important.
It can even be said, why is Guardiola's Barcelona so good? It's because they have Butzquez.
Compared with Rijkaard's dream second team, many positions have not changed much. The most significant change is that the center back has recalled Pique, the midfielder has promoted Butzquez, and the right back has bought Sergio Pique.
Villa's full-back Denis Alves.
At this point, the foundation of Dream Team Three has been established.
Butzquez's role in the midfield is very important.
He has excellent defensive ability, but this is not what Guardiola values him. What makes Guardiola appreciate him is his superb football intelligence. He has the ability to deliver football forward. He can connect defense and offense and become the hub of offense and defense.
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His presence is equivalent to adding an extra ball outlet in the midfield.
The difference from Barcelona in the Rijkaard era is one thing. Whether it's Van Bommel or Edmilson, they are both defensive midfielders. Their defense is greater than their offense. Their ability to pass forward cannot satisfy Guardiola's midfield requirements.
For your requirements, Butzkes is just right.
When Xavi and Iniesta are in trouble, Butzquez can dribble forward and act as an organizer.
A person with similar characteristics and functions to him is Peake.
If central defender Pique didn't have Puyol next to him, he would be a rough colander.
But Puyol can wipe Pique's butt, so that he has no worries. In this way, he can use his characteristics of going forward to participate in the attack when attacking and break the deadlock for the team.
This is why when Puyol was frequently injured and often missed Barcelona games, Pique's performance began to fluctuate and he was criticized.
This is also the reason why Pique cannot compete with Jose Passarella in the Spanish national team.
Obviously he and Puyol were partners in Barcelona and developed a tacit understanding. The Spanish country can just transplant this combination.
As a result, Del Bosque insisted on choosing Jose Passarella to partner with Puyol.
Why?
It's because of Jose Passarella's defense that he beat Pique ten blocks away.
In the club, Guardiola gives Pique the power to press forward and attack. In world-class competitions, Bosque would not dare to do this. In a cup match where the outcome is determined, a mistake by Pique may end the game.
Spain had disastrous consequences.
Therefore, although Del Bosque's Spanish national team still plays Tiki-taka, Jose Passarella is still the main player of the Spanish national team.
And as early as in the Spanish national team when Aragones won the European Cup in 2008, Jose Passarella was the main central defender. Pique, who only came to the position in Barcelona, is more senior than Jose Passarella.
It's far behind, and naturally he can't beat Jose Passarella.
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After receiving the ball, Butzquez passed the football directly back to Pique. Then he ran horizontally without the ball and received the football sent by Pique.
At this time, he turned to attack.
He was in the backcourt, so Lazio's defense against him was not very tight.
As long as Butzquez can't reach the midfield, he won't pose much of a threat to a regular victory, so there's no need to press.
Butzquez did not choose to pass the ball directly, but rushed forward with the ball.
It is not easy to disrupt Lazio's defense by simply passing the ball. Because they are also good at passing the ball.
What can break the balance must be a breakthrough.
Butzquez rushed forward with the ball. When he passed the center line, Ledesma appeared diagonally in front of him. He didn't press forward, he just got stuck in his passing route. If Butzquez
If the football is to be passed to Xavi or Alves, Ledesma is responsible for this direction.
Butzkes was stunned for a moment.
He really intended to pass the ball over there and give the football to Xavi.
His main purpose of dribbling the ball forward is to attract defensive players like Ledesma to come up and create space.
As a result, Ledes couldn't come up right away!
Well, since I can't trick you into coming up, I'll just pass the ball directly.
Butzquez decided to pass the ball.
He planned to pass the football to Xavi according to the original plan.
But when he decided to do it.
He found that he could not pass the football directly.
Because Ledesma was stuck between himself and Xavi, and he also took care of Alves on the wing.
If he passes the ball directly, the ball will most likely be intercepted by Ledesma.
If the football must be passed to Harvey, it must be passed over the top. In this case, the accuracy of the passing is too high and it is easy to make mistakes.
Or just make a transfer, but this will waste time.
The opponent can rearrange their defense lines... wouldn't the meaning of pulling them out before be lost?
Of course Xavi can also make moves.
But if he just goes a little off track, it's useless.
Because he is far away from Butzquez, Xavi has to run far enough to open up the angle to pass the ball. But Ledesma, who is closer to Butzquez, only needs to take one step to block this pass.
route.
Unless Harvey goes somewhere else.
Of course, he can do this, such as running to the other side.
but……
Butzquez looked around and saw many Lazio players. They were standing in an orderly manner. At first glance, he thought the positions were ordinary. But now after Ledesma reminded him, he found... maybe
Are there any secrets hidden in these positions?
For a time, Barcelona's offensive and defensive hub fell into a situation where they didn't know what to do!
And the competition has just started less than five minutes! (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)
