Barcelona continued to play at a slow pace in the second half, and Lazio also continued to play at a fast pace.
The two sides just came to blows.
But at the same time as the slow pace, Barcelona also has some changes.
That's Messi.
Guardiola doesn't know when his team will run out of energy. He can only ask the players to attack and equalize the score while they still have energy.
As long as there is an away goal, he has completed his mission this time.
The semi-finals are played in two rounds, home and away. The victory in the first game is not the final victory. The victory by the total score is the most important.
He can accept the defeat in the first round because it is not a real defeat. Even if he goes back with a defeat, no one will blame him or criticize him.
As long as he can make a comeback in the second round.
The important basis for a comeback in the second round is...not to lose too badly in the first round, and there must be away goals.
Chang Sheng considered this semi-final from a two-legged perspective, and Guardiola did the same.
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In the second half, Messi had more chances to get the ball.
Of course, Messi retreated deeper.
In the first half, Messi's position was relatively high. As a result, it was difficult for him to receive passes from his teammates. Therefore, his performance in the first half was also average, with no threatening performance.
In the second half, Guardiola asked Messi to retreat from a winger to a full midfielder position.
In this way, although Messi is further away from the goal, he can catch the ball in a relatively relaxed environment and then lead it forward. With his personal ability, this is not difficult.
And Messi was indeed active at the beginning of the second half, using his personal skills many times to get rid of Lazio players and advance Barcelona's offense.
"This is the real Messi!"
After Messi passed Modric, the Catalan commentator said proudly.
Now that Barcelona is behind, everyone is pinning their hopes of equalizing the score on this Argentine genius.
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"Messi got the ball again!"
The commentators became excited, not to mention the Barcelona fans in the stands.
Although in the eyes of many professionals, Xavi, Iniesta and Butzquez are all indispensable players for Barcelona, in the eyes of more people, Messi is Barcelona's most famous star and Barcelona's
The ace is the core of Barcelona.
The football is at his feet, just wait and see the show!
We have Messi, and this alone is enough to completely defeat Lazio!
Now, the Barcelona fans in the stands cheered and waited to see the show!
Although they are behind by one goal, as long as Messi recovers his form, they will not take the disadvantage of being behind by one goal at all!
For Messi, Chang Sheng did not arrange any man-to-man tactics.
Man-to-man tactics are not suitable for Lazio's current offensive tactics.
Man-to-man marking is mainly used by teams that play defensive counterattacks. They stay in their own penalty area most of the time, which makes it easier to defend.
But Lazio can't do it. They have to press out and attack most of the time. If they play man-to-man, there will be a problem of insufficient manpower - you have marked Messi, then do you want to mark Xavi? Do you want to mark Iniesta? Or
Should I keep an eye on Butzquez? Also, Falcao and Pedro are not vegetarians, right?
If some people think that only Messi is the best in Barcelona, it is worth noting that everyone else does not matter... then they are simply worse than fake fans.
So it will be very hard to play man-to-man.
Lazio uses a zone defense.
Whichever area the opponent's player is in, the Lazio players in this area are responsible for defending him.
Two or three players quickly surrounded him and blocked him.
Use your excellent robbery ability to grab the football.
This is all about the player's ability.
Tactically, we have achieved the ultimate goal. Whether we can succeed next depends on the ability of the players.
Messi's personal ability goes without saying.
In order to deal with him, Chang Sheng replaced the main center midfielder Cazorla in this game, and Meireles started.
When attacking, Ledesma can play as a guest organizer, while when defending, the two of them return to their respective duties.
Guardiola asked Messi to retreat, which naturally made it easier for Messi to establish contact with his teammates.
But invisibly, Messi also fell into the trap of Meireles and Ledesma.
As soon as Messi receives the ball, he has to fight with these two midfielders who are like mad dogs.
However, with his superb personal skills, he can still have a slight upper hand.
But he only had a slight advantage. He could not completely get rid of these two mad-dog midfielders. Unless he left the central area, Meireles and Ledesma would chase him all the way to the back line.
Before, finally, forming a pincer attack with Lazio's centre-back.
By this time, if Messi doesn't pass the ball, he will basically be unsustainable.
And if Messi wants to pass the ball, Lazio is not afraid.
Because Lazio players blocked his passing route.
Surrounded by three Lazio players, it would be difficult for Messi to deliver the football accurately.
Of course he can also pass to the space behind Jose Passarella.
But at this time Modric will fill in that position, mainly to block the passing route.
When Lazio sealed all the loopholes that could be plugged, they forced Messi to fight with them.
When it comes to one-on-one combat, I'm really not afraid of winning.
Because he has Jose Passarella.
This central defender with excellent anticipatory ability is perfect for dealing with Messi.
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After receiving the ball, Messi turned around with the ball and dodged Meireles who came up to attack him.
Then he made an emergency stop and changed direction, turning the football net to the left.
As soon as he pushed the football away, Ledesma's leg collapsed.
Even though Messi tried his best to dodge, he was still tripped by Ledesma and staggered a little.
At this time, Meirelles had already rushed forward again.
Italy's chain defense!
It makes people feel like you can never get enough of them.
Messi still controlled the football despite Meireles' pressing.
He turned around and tried to pass back to Butzquez. Meireles was tricked by him and leaned forward. As a result, Messi used his right foot to push the football behind him, then turned around and wiped it out between the two.
past!
"Beautiful..." Before the Catalan commentator could finish cheering, Messi fell to the ground.
"foul!"
The referee's whistle sounded.
Barcelona fans in the stands booed.
However, their boos were quickly drowned out by the cheers of Lazio fans.
Lazio fans cheered a successful defense.
The concept of Italian football is that as long as you can defend it, it doesn't matter whether you commit a foul or not.
The referee came up and verbally warned Ledesma who was pulling the ball.
Ledesma bowed his head and admitted his mistake with a humble attitude, so the referee did not take out the card.
This is a sub-tactic in defensive tactics.
That's a foul.
Because Ledesma and Meireles are positioned very forward, near the center circle, fouls in this position will rarely be given a card as long as they are not very bad.
So this is where Meireles and Ledesma can... foul.
Messi's breakthrough just now was truly wonderful, but it was a pity that it was only half as wonderful as Ledesma's hand ended it.
When Ledesma saw Messi turning back, he knew something was going to happen and asked him to turn around. It was obviously too late, so he quickly reached out and grabbed Messi's jersey. Under the influence of inertia, Messi fell
Falling to the ground...
In the eyes of Barcelona fans, this is a despicable foul.
But in the eyes of Lazio fans, this is a very smart defense.
Messi also looked very angry.
He lay on the ground and waved to the referee: "Do I need to be given a card?"
The referee was indifferent.
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After Ledesma knocked down Messi, Messi still had many chances to get the ball, but most of the time he couldn't even get past Ledesma and Meireles, let alone face Jose Pasa.
Leila pulled.
Lazio has obviously tightened its restrictions on Messi.
Ledesma and Meireles, no matter who they are, are getting more and more physical contact with Messi.
Under this kind of heavy equipment, it is difficult to control the football well, let alone make a breakthrough.
Messi had no speed and couldn't show it. As soon as he started, he fell into the defense of Ledesma and Meireles.
This situation will be much better if he is on the wing.
But with Messi's characteristics, he is far less of a threat on the wing than in the center. So in the end he will definitely have to return to the center.
After Messi repeatedly encountered obstacles in the middle, he chose to go to the side and then seek opportunities from the side.
He broke through with the ball from the wing, and then suddenly cut inside when he was about to reach the 30-meter area.
But then...he entered Jose Passarella's defensive range.
Jose Passarella played left center back in this game, and this position was specially arranged for Messi.
Messi is a right winger. When he cuts inside, he will immediately enter the defensive radius of Jose Passarella.
Messi just cut inside and took a step forward when he met Jose Passarella.
Messi quickly flicked the football with the outside instep of his right foot, intending to cut inside again to break through.
He often plays this way and always succeeds. This is due to his short height and excellent cadence. Because he is not too tall, his center of gravity is not high and his center of gravity is not high. He can naturally adjust faster than taller players.
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People often use Messi's height to criticize him, but actually this is his advantage.
The two recognized world champions, Pele and Maradona, are not tall.
There may also be some reasons for their achievements and their height.
The fast pace allows Messi to quickly adjust his pace after changing direction, start accelerating again, and get rid of his opponents.
The high frequency of those short legs is also the reason why Messi is so fast.
Messi has done this before, which is unexpected and makes defenders unable to defend, and he always succeeds.
But this time...he didn't succeed.
It was as if Jose Passarella knew Messi would do this.
One leg was already there waiting for him.
The football passed by Messi hit his foot directly.
Immediately afterwards, Messi's feet also collided with each other through the football.
Two people are equal to each other!
The huge inertia caused Messi to fall sideways, but the ball was still at the feet of Jose Passarella.
"Messi fell again! But this time it was not a foul! Jose Passarella's defense was very precise!" (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!)
