Chapter 174 The only way to deal with it (guarantee
After losing the ball, Casillas seemed helpless. He didn't understand how a gap suddenly appeared in the originally tight defense.
Originally, the football was always passed outside the penalty area, which made him feel safe. It seemed that the defense of his teammates left Valencia with nothing to do. They were helpless, so they could only keep crossing or passing back. But who would have thought that,
Passed by, the football came to me!
It's not easy for him to yell at Hierro loudly. Everyone on this defense is his senior.
But conceding the ball frustrated him.
Because in this opponent's attack, there was really not much he could do, and he couldn't even be a hero to save the team. The opponent's goal seemed so easy... which made him feel particularly powerless.
Hierro is also reflecting.
In fact, I blamed him for losing the ball just now.
Because if he had not stepped forward to attack Ibrahimovic, there would have been no space behind him.
Because he suddenly stepped forward to defend, the other teammates on the defensive line did not react and did not catch up in time to cause an offside. This made his original position a gap and the entire defense line became a danger.
It is shaped like an inverted horseshoe, with the middle protruding forward and the two sides trailing behind.
So Ibrahimovic passed through Real Madrid's defense with a simple pass, allowing Villa to seize the opportunity.
He didn't know whether Ibrahimovic's retreat was an accident or necessity.
Although Ibrahimovic also did this when the two sides last played against each other.
But that was the case, and I never saw this kind of dismissal in subsequent games in Valencia.
So Hierro is not sure.
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Hierro was not sure, but Del Bosque was right.
This goal reminded him of last season's Copa del Rey final.
When Chang Sheng needed to attack, he was deeply impressed by the fact that he replaced Aimar, because at that time, both the commentators and the media were confused, and he, as a coach, was also confused.
Everyone knows Aimar’s abilities, so why did Chang Sheng choose to replace Aimar?
What happened next gave Bosque the answer.
It turns out that Valencia does not need to rely on Aimar and can still threaten Real Madrid's goal.
Because Ibrahimovic can also do what Aimar does.
Moreover, after Ibrahimovic is pulled out, his defense will be at a loss as to how to cooperate, which will lead to many problems.
For example, the ball that was lost just now is like this.
It's just that Bosque didn't think of this before the game.
Because this style of play only appeared once in the King's Cup final, the time was still very short.
After that, Valencia resumed its normal mad dog tactics.
It's hard to find their tactics that day anymore.
It wasn't until today that Bosque remembered it.
Ibrahimovic pulls out, creates space, and then creates space for wingers like Villa and Vicente.
Football tactics, to put it bluntly, are the strategies of how to compete for space and time.
Ibrahimovic's retreat created space for Valencia's other teammates.
Compared with the previous 4231 tactic, the 433 tactic has the three forwards closer together, allowing them to utilize the created space more comprehensively and quickly.
After all, the situation on the court changes at any time and at any time. Maybe after this space is created, it will disappear in less than ten seconds.
If your teammates are too close, you won't be able to take advantage of them.
Now that the three forwards are very close to each other, they can make full use of this space.
For example, just now, Ibrahimovic passed the ball as soon as he created space, and Villa appeared there very quickly.
Chang Sheng's tactical adjustments are not aimless, and they have indeed strengthened the team's use of space and time.
This is something that many people have not considered. Everyone only looks at the stars and thinks that a team with stars must be strong. But in fact, Real Madrid has so many superstars, but Valencia, which does not have a superstar, is one step ahead.
ball.
Del Bosque suddenly hoped that this game could bring some enlightenment to Florentino and allow Florentino to understand football. Superstars are not everything.
Makelele was clamoring for a salary increase before the season, but Florentino refused to give it because, in his opinion, Makelele is not a superstar. There is no need to catch a lot of such players.
Too much money is wasted on players.
But Del Bosque knows how important Makelele is to the team.
But he couldn't convince Florentino either.
Ever since the team won its ninth Champions League, the chairman's ego has been extremely inflated.
Obviously, he believes that he brought this situation to Real Madrid and that his superstar policy brought the team the ninth Champions League trophy.
Bosque shook his head, now is not the time to think about this here.
At least when it comes to victory, he and Florentino have a common language.
I don’t want to lose this game, let alone the Spanish Super Cup.
Faced with Valencia's practice of pulling out the center and only using space in the penalty area, what should we do?
Bosque thought of a way, but this method was risky.
That's causing offside.
There are risks in offside tactics, but Real Madrid's risk is particularly high in this game because they did not specifically train for offside before the game.
But this is currently the only way that Bosque can come up with to deal with this winning move.
He can only trust the tacit understanding of this defense line.
After all, this is a line of defense that has been worked together for many years.
I also believe in captain Hierro’s ability to command defense.
So while Valencia was still celebrating, he waved over Hierro.
Hierro jogged all the way to the head coach.
Del Bosque flagged offside.
Hierro frowned: "But we haven't practiced before the game, sir."
"I know, but there is nothing we can do. We can only rely on your experience and tacit understanding." Bosque also seemed helpless when he heard Hierro's doubts.
Hierro did not loosen his eyebrows until he came back on the field.
Offside...the risk is too great.
If you fail, you will be in a desperate situation!
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When the game restarted, Real Madrid took advantage of their kick-off and launched a fierce attack on Valencia's goal.
Valencia faced Real Madrid's attack in two stages. The first stage was to encircle the frontcourt and try to prevent the opponent from getting the ball and passing the midfield. But once Real Madrid had passed the midfield, Valencia
Rencia quickly shrank its defense and huddled at the front of the penalty area. This is the second paragraph.
Only at this time can we vaguely see the Valencia team that was good at defensive counterattacks...
Because two defensive midfielders are arranged in the midfield, although Valencia has fewer midfielders, its defensive strength has not actually weakened, and has even increased. Because most of last season, there was only one full-time defensive midfielder.
The defensive midfielder is either Albie or Baraja, and the two rarely play at the same time.
There is no such problem now.
In addition, Deco can also defend, so when switching to defensive mode, Valencia's interception ability in the midfield is quite excellent.
Every time Zidane cuts in from the left to the center, he will be stubbornly blocked by Valencia.
So Real Madrid's attack can only be in vain.
When it was Valencia's turn to attack, Real Madrid began to cause offside.
This move initially restricted Valencia.
When Ibrahimovic retreated, Real Madrid's back line immediately pressed forward collectively, ensuring that Hierro could continue to put pressure on Ibrahimovic and also create offside situations.
Valencia did not expect that Real Madrid would cause an offside, so at this time the ball was passed through, resulting in continuous offsides.
At first they thought it was a coincidence, but later they discovered it was not as simple as they imagined.
This is a conscious offside!
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Chang Sheng turned around and looked at Bosque, who was also standing on the sidelines like him.
Use offside to turn the space created by Ibrahimovic into a trap for Valencia.
Being able to come up with this move, Del Bosque is truly a famous coach. He is really capable of leading Real Madrid to the ninth European Champions Cup.
Del Bosque's adjustments are very simple. In fact, a true coach is often seen in these details.
Famous coaches don't necessarily have to make any shocking substitutions, often just small and inconspicuous adjustments can turn the tide of the battle.
Del Bosque's adjustment seems simple, but it is not easy.
but……
Chang Sheng smiled.
If Real Madrid had specifically practiced offside before the game, then this was really an adjustment that could turn the tide of the game.
But did Real Madrid practice before the game?
Judging from various collected information, Real Madrid did not practice offside defense before the game. Because offside defense is not a characteristic of Real Madrid, they will not practice it at all without special reasons.
Such hasty adjustments may work initially, but loopholes and problems will always arise due to lack of practice.
Maybe they can make the right decision by relying on their own tacit understanding and experience, and make nine successful offside calls out of ten defenses, but as long as they fail once, it will be a doomed situation.
So what you need to do to win is very simple, that is, let the team increase through balls.
If your opponent wants to cause offside, then you will keep trying.
Anyway, if you are offside, you will not get a card. If you are offside a hundred times in a game, no one will be sent off.
But as long as you succeed again, you win.
Now he is one goal ahead and has an away goal, so he doesn't need to worry at all.
Not being anxious is the psychological basis for the Mad Dog tactics to work perfectly.
So he also walked to the sidelines and shouted Deco's name. When Deco looked at him, he made a gesture for a through ball and repeated it.
Deco nodded to show that he understood. This was asking the team to increase the number of through balls.
In the next game, Valencia regained control of the ball.
Then they continued to pass the ball back and forth, crosswise or back-passing as before.
Real Madrid's defense moved slowly with them. No matter how the football was passed, the defensive center of gravity was always facing the area where the opponent's football was.
They are very cautious now.
Then Valencia's three forwards began to move frequently.
But the final signal of the fatal blow was Ibrahimovic's sudden retreat.
The timing of Ibrahimovic's retreat is in Deco's hands.
When Deco thinks the time is right, he will make a move, a signal, and then Ibrahimovic will suddenly retreat and pull Hierro out. At this time, Deco will immediately pass the ball into the space.
Here, leave it to Villa or Vicente who is running.
This set is an offensive routine that Valencia has practiced countless times in pre-season training. It uses Ibrahimovic's retreat to create opportunities for the team.
Ibrahimovic's scoring ability was sacrificed here, but he created a winning opportunity for his teammates.
This requires Ibrahimovic to keep an eye on Deco when playing football.
When he saw Deco make that special move, he would immediately run back and pretend to receive Deco's pass, attracting all the defensive attention to him. Then Villa and Victoria
Center will insert appropriately and attack the space.
To deal with such a dismissal, Real Madrid could only cause offside.
Of course, they don't have to follow it, in which case Ibrahimovic will be unmarked - Makelele has to follow Deco, while Helguera has to take care of other Valencia players.
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You must know that everyone can participate in Valencia's overall offense, so don't think that only a few people in Valencia participate in the offense. In fact, basically every player in Valencia's midfield and frontcourt can participate in the offense.
And they all have the ability to threaten the opponent's goal.
Everyone saw this last season. Valencia's firepower was very scattered.
Therefore, Helguera did not dare to abandon others and run to defend Ibrahimovic. Ibrahimovic's defensive work could only be left to center back Hierro.
Otherwise, Baraja has a long-range shot.
When the time comes, let Ibrahimovic receive the ball when he is facing the goal outside the penalty area, and Hierro does not dare to go up, Ibrahimovic can do too much.
He can shoot by himself, and he can also shoot from long range. He can also pass by himself, and he can also use the midfielder to make a fatal pass from here...
In short, there are too many possibilities.
In order to prevent Valencia from turning these possibilities into reality, Real Madrid could only let Hierro go up to defend Ibrahimovic and interfere with him.
Then he committed offside while defending.
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Deco, who was running without the ball, made a retreat gesture, and Ibrahimovic was ready to run back.
Teammate Albelda, who was in possession of the ball, passed the football over.
Because Deco is always under Makelele's defense, he cannot hold the ball for a long time. He can pass the football when needed.
Seeing the football passed towards Deco, Ibrahimovic started to run away.
Hierro followed closely, and at the same time the other three Real Madrid defenders also pressed forward.
Deco received the football, and Makelele rushed forward, dragging and kicking him in an attempt to steal the ball.
Deco didn't bother with him, just flicked his ankle and sent a through ball.
The football flew past Ibrahimovic and landed behind the Real Madrid defense.
Then Vicente received the ball.
But at the same time, the referee's whistle also sounded - Valencia was offside!
Vicente was surprised. He pointed with both hands at the linesman raising the flag to indicate that he was not offside.
But the linesman ignored him and the referee firmly ruled that he was offside.
Vicente shook his head and ran back.
The Real Madrid fans in the stands cheered for the team's beautiful offside defense.
On the Real Madrid coaching bench and on the bench, everyone was also shouting.
Bosque breathed a sigh of relief.
At least it worked... (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to become a registered member of Piaotian Literature to recommend this work. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
