Butzquez finally chose a safer approach and passed the football back to central defender Pique.
Then he continued to move to meet Pique.
Of course, he didn't forget to look back at Ledesma.
Obviously, Ledesma's defense just left a deep impression on him.
For ordinary fans, most of them may not be able to see what was so subtle about Lazio's defense just now.
Anyway, they saw Barcelona's attack, and then Ledesma stood in front of Butzquez. Then Butzquez hesitated and then passed the football sideways.
They didn't know that Lazio had completed a successful defense, and they didn't know that Butzquez was in trouble.
Even if the football was passed, they didn't think Lazio's defense was successful.
Because in the game, doesn’t Barcelona often pass the ball like this?
Only Butzquez clearly knew how good Ledesma's defense was just now.
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Chang Sheng saw this scene from the sidelines, with a faint smile on his face.
Ledesma's bid is good, and this kind of defense is one of the weapons Lazio uses against Barcelona.
To deal with Barcelona, a team that is very proficient in passing and cutting, and has many breakthrough experts in the team, it cannot use man-to-man defense, but must use zone defense.
Defend the opponent's ball player and receiving player at the same time.
To put it simply, it is to block the opponent's passing route when defending, especially the opponent's forward passing route.
Force them to pass across or preferably back.
As long as they can't move the football forward, the pressure on the defense will be much less.
This defense sounds simple, but it is not easy to implement it.
Stuck passing lane.
It's such a simple sentence, but the price you need to pay is huge.
First of all, Lazio's coaching staff must repeatedly study Barcelona's game routes, know everyone's running and passing characteristics, and then draw Barcelona's passing route map based on their characteristics.
Then based on this legendary road map, Lazio's defensive positioning map is formulated.
But this is just a static picture. In the game, your opponent will not let you stand in a stable position and then attack.
The situation will constantly change during the game.
The opponent's passing route summarized by the coaching staff is only a rough result and cannot be accurate.
Then, this dynamic diagram is transformed into a moving animation. According to the opponent's different running positions and passing routes, how should Lazio position and move in defense.
Let everyone understand it through animation.
It's clear at a glance.
Then comes training, allowing the players to practice this type of defense against Barcelona.
It's really aimed at Barcelona, only a team like Barcelona would rely so much on passing.
This process does not take a week.
Lazio started preparations as soon as the quarter-final and semi-final draw results came out.
It can be said that Chang Sheng has not considered other possibilities at all. He does not think that CSKA Moscow will cause trouble for him, and he does not think that Arsenal can eliminate Barcelona.
The teams that can reach the semi-finals in the end are definitely his Lazio and Guardiola's Barcelona.
Fortunately, the winning coaching staff is very familiar with Barcelona's tactics, so it saves a lot of effort when making targeted tactical arrangements and training.
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Barcelona finally stepped up their attack.
It was just that after going around in a circle, he broke forward from the side and hit.
Because they went around in a circle and wasted time, Lazio's defense had already been organized.
So there was no threat to the gate guarded by Handanovich.
Next it was Lazio's turn to attack.
When Modric took the ball in the backcourt and brought it forward, passed the midfielder, and planned to pass the ball forward, he encountered the same problem as Butzquez.
Barcelona players got stuck in his passing lane.
Want to pass the ball?
You can pass it backwards or sideways, but don't even think about passing it forward easily.
It's best to pass it back.
Therefore, Lazio's attack could only choose a cross pass.
In the end, the attack ended without any decent shot.
The result was that less than five minutes into the game, both sides had an attack, but no one created a better scoring opportunity.
Then the attack was over.
In the eyes of those who are just watching the excitement, the game may not have really started yet, and both sides are just testing the waters or finding their form.
But in the eyes of those who understand, the fierce competition has already begun.
What is contested is the route of the passing lane.
Just like transportation arteries, whoever controls the road channels in a war will have a greater chance of winning.
Because you can continuously send your troops and supplies up there.
If the transportation line is cut off by the opponent, there will be no way to support the front line, and you can only watch your frontline troops run out of ammunition and food, and then be wiped out by the opponent.
It's the same thing in football. How can you organize an attack if you can't pass the ball forward?
If you can't organize an offense, how can you threaten the opponent's goal? How can you score?
If you can't score, what can you do to win the game?
Of course, this defensive tactic does not mean that you are invincible. The opponent does not even have a chance to pass the ball forward.
There is no defense in the world that can block opponents 100%, and there are no players in the world who can execute tactics meticulously and flawlessly for ninety minutes. Coaches' "paper tactics" will always have some deviations after they are implemented by players on the court.
Players are human beings and make mistakes.
And since everyone's defensive strategy is the same, it's better to respond to this.
If you want to cut off my forward passing route, then I will work hard to create opportunities, keep running, and find opportunities to pass forward.
There are players on both sides with great personal abilities, and one of them may change the situation of the game.
In short, even if everyone adopts the same targeted tactics in this game, it does not mean that the game will be dull, but it will be more exciting and intense.
Because overall, this game is an offensive battle!
The best defense is offense!
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Lazio took the lead and launched a more fierce offensive.
In the eyes of outsiders, the ten-minute "testing period" has passed, and then it's time for Lazio to exert its strength.
Lazio's offense also has a winning style.
It's speed!
This is the second disagreement between Chang Sheng and Guardiola.
Chang Sheng believes that as Tiki-taka develops later, if you want to go further and continue to maintain a competitive advantage, you have to add the element of speed. Although this will sacrifice ball control, the effect is very good and it will become more threatening and advance.
There are more clubs and it is easier to win games.
But Guardiola thinks it's not that simple.
He believes that control is the essence of Tiki-taka. No matter how it is changed, this essence cannot be changed. All practices that sacrifice control in order to pursue other effects are wrong. However, the pursuit of speed is inevitable.
You have to sacrifice controllability. Because speed means risk and difficulty in control. Just like driving, the car is always easy to control when the speed is slow. Once the speed of the car becomes faster and faster, it will become more and more controllable and slightly uncomfortable.
If you are careful, the car may be damaged and people may be killed.
If you want to ensure control, you must reduce the speed, and Chang Sheng is actually willing to sacrifice control for the sake of speed.
In Guardiola's view, this is very wrong and dangerous.
He would rather control the ball than speed. He believes that as long as he can control the football under his feet, he will definitely score. It is just a matter of sooner or later.
If you pursue speed, you will frequently make various mistakes. These mistakes will provide the opponent with opportunities to attack and even score goals...
Having speed can indeed improve your scoring rate, but perhaps more often than not, your goal has already been breached by the opponent before you score...
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When Lazio's attack speed increased, Barcelona's defensive strategy remained unchanged. They still kept running and blocking the opponent's passing route.
It's just that he runs faster and changes positions more frequently than before.
Guardiola has explained this in advance.
Based on his understanding of Lazio, it was natural that he would not be prepared to face Lazio's fast attack strategy.
After defending these quick attacks from Lazio, it was Barcelona's turn to attack.
Guardiola asked the players to be patient during the game and wait for Lazio to make mistakes.
In fact, he studied all the video of Lazio's games in the past three months. Lazio's offense is fast, but there are also many mistakes, especially their offense is a bit chaotic because it is too fast.
The reason why these mistakes and confusion did not cause Lazio to lose is simply because Lazio's opponents were too weak.
But it's different now, now Lazio's opponent is Barcelona!
Such an opponent is very capable of seizing opportunities.
We will not squander those opportunities easily like those teams...
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When Lazio attacks, everyone keeps running.
Running around just to prevent Barcelona from blocking their passing route.
They have to keep running to find opportunities.
Of course, the passing is faster and the running is faster, so the number of passing errors has indeed increased.
So Barcelona is not without opportunities to attack.
The two sides just went back and forth, fighting each other.
And both sides fully demonstrated their characteristics in offense.
Barcelona's precise control and Lazio's high-speed team push.
The commentators applauded the wonderful performances of the players from both sides from time to time. The atmosphere in Rome's Olimpico Stadium was stimulated by this confrontation, and there was no time to let down.
The fans in front of the TV were also enjoying watching it. Even the Chinese fans who stayed up late to watch the game were not tired at all.
Falcao got an offensive opportunity in the penalty area, but his shot was slightly on target and was hugged by Handanovic.
Immediately after, Lazio launched an attack, and after a series of rapid passes, the football was pushed to the 30-meter area near Barcelona.
David Silva made a sudden pass, Gotze succeeded in countering offside, and then shot!
The football was shot out of bounds by Valdez.
"Beautiful! This round of offense and defense is really beautiful! When Barcelona attacked, they patiently looked for opportunities in front of Lazio's penalty area. In the end, after a series of dazzling and complicated passes, the football was given to Falcao, and Falcao's shot Just right. Then Lazio responded quickly... Their rapid advance almost hit the football into the penalty area in the blink of an eye, forcing Valdes to make a wonderful save... This kind of game is what we want The pinnacle showdown I saw! Both teams demonstrated their characteristics to the fullest!" (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)
