Zhang Sheng seemed a little helpless about Barcelona's change of pace.
In the Chinese Super League and AFC Champions League, my team is famous for its sudden changes in rhythm during continuous passes. Unexpectedly, it is now my turn to face such an opponent.
Barcelona's defensive style of play is easy to say - to strengthen the defensive layering and maintain the flexibility of the formation, but it is very complicated to implement in the game. In addition to the team having extremely detailed defensive tactical arrangements,
The player's ability must also reach that level, otherwise everything will be in vain.
Specific to this game, Zhang Sheng could only devote as much of the team's resources to defense as possible.
Like in the previous few minutes, the Longteng team appropriately expanded their formation and invested a little more in the attack, and immediately the opponent got a free kick opportunity in front of the penalty area.
Fortunately for Zhang Sheng, both Messi and Neymar were not present in this game. There really was no one on Barcelona's side who was good at free kicks. Sure enough, Rakitic's free kick hit the wall set up by the Dragons.
On the court, the Longteng team player reacted and drove to the frontcourt with a big kick.
As the Longteng team once again shrunk their formation appropriately, Barcelona's chances became less and less. The most threatening through balls were basically blocked by the Longteng team because the receivers did not have much room to sprint.
The gatekeeper confiscated it.
Seeing this situation, Barcelona began to take advantage of its ability to move the ball quickly, pull the Longteng team's defensive formation, and let the forwards quickly penetrate back to obtain shooting opportunities in the penalty area.
In the 34th minute, Iniesta passed a good ball after passing through the midfield, and directly moved 45 degrees into the penalty area. Munir went straight from the right side of the penalty area.
In the Longteng team's penalty area, compared to the previous method of using two full-backs to press forward and then move to the center and then pass the ball to the forward, this way of the midfielder directly finding the forward is more direct. This is also a change in Enrique's tactics.
part of.
The Longteng team's defensive players really did not expect Barcelona's style of play. When Munir went straight into the penalty area, no player ran with him. Fortunately, Munir himself did not predict where the ball would land.
When he caught up with the pass, he barely reached the ball with his legs, but the shot was weak and Zhou Wei, who struck in time, firmly pinned the ball to the ground.
He Wei was shocked by the ball: "Iniesta's pass, Munir! Fortunately, Zhou Wei was very focused and attacked quickly. You can see Barcelona's use of the two wingers.
It is very flexible. It can not only form an inverted triangle offensive combination with the assist players on the wing and several players in the midfield, but also directly link up with the players in the midfield. We must pay attention to it."
"In the final analysis, their midfielders are too strong." Xu Yang grasped the key, "Their two styles of play rely on the movement coordination and passing of the three players in the midfield. Especially Yili.
Nesta, if you are too close to him, the ability of his feet can make a breakthrough forward. If you are a little farther away from him, like this time, he can pass out with great power without running.
, the excellently positioned pass goes directly to the penalty area. Therefore, when our players maintain a good defensive distance from him, they must pay full attention to his passing. In every area of defense, no one can be missed. Mooney just now
You were just missed."
Xu Yang's analysis was still very good. Just three minutes later, Iniesta really showed his ability to break through. He played a one-two with Roberto on the left and passed Pato, then faced the right
Wei Zhouzhou's defense continued to push the ball and make fake moves. Finally, he suddenly accelerated out of the passing angle and passed the ball into the penalty area using a bottom pass.
Fortunately, Ma Yongli was in a good position and pushed out of the penalty area before Munir.
Observing the situation on the court, Zhang Sheng began to shout loudly to the players, because the score of the first half had already reached nearly forty minutes. This was also the physical and mental strength of the Longteng players who had been suppressed for almost half a half.
A stage where your strength is almost reaching its limit.
In the past, when the Chinese Super League teams played against Japanese and Korean teams, they would always be in danger at this time and even lose the ball because the team was unable to take the initiative for a long time and was suppressed to the limit both physically and mentally. The Longteng team
In the past two years, due to the strong overall strength in Asia, this situation has been eliminated, but now when facing Barcelona, Zhang Sheng must be vigilant.
As expected by Zhang Sheng, in the last seven or eight minutes of the first half, Barcelona's high-position pressing tactics were used again. For a time, there was a tremor in front of the Dragons' penalty area.
In the 39th minute, Rakitic suddenly shot a long shot from outside the penalty area. The ball drew a strange arc and flew straight to the upper right corner of the goal. Zhou Wei tried his best to get the ball out.
Bottom line.
Barcelona then issued a tactical corner kick. After Iniesta switched with Roberto on the wing to open up a gap, the former's pass accurately found Suarez in the penalty area, and the latter's header shot was directed towards the goal.
In the upper left corner, Suarez's header hit the goalpost hard and bounced into the penalty area. However, it was Barcelona's player Busquets who grabbed the second point. His shot hit the goal and blocked it with his body.
After being blocked, Ma Yongli's body bounced to the left side of the penalty area, and then Roberto's close-range shot actually went over the crossbar and flew out of the baseline.
Barcelona's three consecutive shots made the Longteng team's penalty area go crazy. He Wei breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Roberto's shot go high: "It was too dangerous just now. Barcelona was continuously allowed to grab the first goal in the penalty area."
On the second and third points, it can be said that the Longteng team’s defensive position is completely messed up.”
"The closer it is to the last moment of the game, the less likely it is to give the opponent a chance." Xu Yang was also shocked, "I hope the Longteng team can survive these few minutes."
But Barcelona seemed determined to score at this time. When the Longteng team's goalkeeper passed the ball to the defender as usual, all the Barcelona players in the frontcourt started a crazy high press. Zhou Zhou, who was slightly slower, was once again beaten.
Roberto snatched the ball away, and then Roberto passed the ball to Iniesta, whose long shot from outside the penalty area was slightly higher than the crossbar.
"Too passive." He Wei said worriedly, "Now the players of the Longteng team obviously have physical problems. Stop passing the ball in the backcourt like this. The first half is about to enter injury time. Hurry and finish this period."
A minute or two."
"Goalkeepers should just kick a lot." Xu Yang even began to blame the Longteng team for their playing style. "Usually, you can play more with your feet, but now at the critical moment, it is better to keep it simple."
As if he heard Xu Yang's instructions, Zhou Wei slowly took the ball from the ball boy's hand, and then kept waving his hands forward to signal his teammates to press forward. The referee was always a little nervous.
I got impatient and drove the ball to the frontcourt with a big kick.
Although Chavez did not grab the first point this time, he forced Busquets to push the ball out of the sideline, and the Longteng team got a sideline ball in the frontcourt.
After the sideline kick was taken, the Longteng team cleverly passed the ball back to their own half, and the game time in the first half came to an abrupt end.
After a stunning opening performance and a tight defense later on, the Longteng team successfully kept the score at 0:0 in the first half.
During the intermission, He Wei and Xu Yang, who returned to the studio, made comments together with the guest Gong Lei who came to comment.
Gong Lei was full of praise for the Longteng team's performance: "The Longteng team performed very well in the 45 minutes of the game. Except for the panic in the last few minutes of the game, their defensive formation was maintained very well at other times, especially in the opening game.
The counterattack during that period was very threatening. It was the best choice for a weak team to play against a strong team."
"Indeed. To be honest, I was overjoyed that the Longteng team didn't concede a goal in the first half." He Wei looked very relaxed. "It's a pity that we failed to score in the previous attacks, and we were suppressed later.
Go back. Especially Pato’s shot, it was such a pity.”
Then Xu Yang expressed his worries: "The Dragons have no problem when their physical fitness is good. But in the second half, we may not be able to keep up physically in twenty or thirty minutes. I don't know when that will happen."
How to deal with it?”
"Sometimes in addition to personal ability on the court, we also need to have tenacious willpower." He Wei is more optimistic, "The fact that these young guys from the Longteng team can reach the Club World Cup has proven their strong will. I
I believe they can persevere.”
At this time, in the locker room at halftime, both sides were making arrangements for the second half.
The Longteng team is seizing all the time to help the players with massage and recovery. At the same time, Zhang Sheng is also encouraging the players: "I am very satisfied with the 0:0 score. The process of the game is very clear. They rely on two points now.
, one is Iniesta's scheduling, and the other is Suarez's personal impact. I don't ask you to completely watch them to death, which is unrealistic. What I ask is that when they are moving, you should be better than them.
Work harder in the half. If my guess is right, they will have a very strong pressure after the start of the second half. After all, the further the game goes, the worse it will be for them. During this period, we may get cards or lose.
The ball, but you must grit your teeth and hold on."
"At the same time, this period is also the time when their defense is most empty." Zhang Sheng clenched his fists, "If we don't invest in offense, it will be fine. Once we invest in offense, don't be stingy, because we won't have many opportunities."
In another locker room, Enrique was not satisfied with the first half of the game: "This is just an Asian team. But now we haven't taken the lead yet. I'm not dissatisfied with just the score,
It's about your attitude on the court. If we can maintain the kind of pressure in the final stage, they will make more mistakes and the defensive system will be more chaotic."
"So once we continue to put pressure on them, goals are inevitable. Then it's time for us to expand the score." Enrique has already made a strategic plan for this game. "Continuous goals are the most direct way to defeat the opponent.
method."
Sure enough, after the start of the second half, Barcelona continued the crazy high-position press at the end of the first half. The situation for the Longteng team was also very difficult.
Only one minute into the second half, Zhou Zhou had to pay the price of a yellow card and pulled Iniesta down to the left side of the penalty area. Otherwise, Zhou Zhou's slight hesitation under high pressure caused a huge passing error.
It's possible that it could end with a goal lost.
Zhou Zhou's foul also gave Barcelona a free kick in the frontcourt. Two high-point players, including Pique and Busquets, ran into the penalty area. Obviously they wanted to score a goal.
This time Rakitic's passing accuracy improved a lot, and he directly found Pique's point. Pique did head the ball, but due to the interference of Lu Zhihui, his header went wide of the goal.
"Barcelona came up with a fierce attack." He Wei did not expect that the opponent would be so eager to score. "During this period, the players of the Longteng team have just rested and their physical fitness is sufficient. They must do a good job in defensive running.
Bit."
"The longer the game drags on, the worse it will be for Barcelona." Xu Yang said, "Once they can't score a goal, the Longteng team will play with more and more confidence. Sometimes a weak team plays against a strong team. This tone is raised, and it's a miracle.
It just showed up.”
The players of the Dragon Team seemed very confident at this time, because Barcelona's tactics were obviously as Zhang Sheng expected during the halftime break, and they were not frustrated by the Dragon Team's several counterattacks at the beginning of the first half.
Conservative, but determined to keep the flames of war in the Dragons' backcourt.
Since the head coach has anticipated this situation, the players can rest assured and play according to the head coach's arrangements. At least the opponent did not make any mistakes.
In the next game, Barcelona completely overpowered even its last defender, Pique, through the half, forming a siege on the Dragons. Especially the full-backs on both sides were completely used as wingers, and most of the balls were played.
The power is also at their feet.
The advantage of Barcelona playing like this is that it creates a lot of offensive space for Barcelona. When they can't attack, they can easily return to the two central defenders to organize the next attack.
Of course, this style of play is also very dangerous, because the space in the ribs is infinite, giving the opponent a chance to counterattack.
In the fourth minute of the second half, Alba, who was more active in this game, once again attacked Zhou Zhou, who had a yellow card on his back. In view of the fact that he already had a yellow card, Zhou Zhou seemed very cautious. Facing Alba's dribbling,
The only option was to force him towards the sideline and baseline. This approach left a lot of space behind Zhou Zhou. Alba also saw this opportunity and made a sudden stop while dribbling the ball and then passed a pass.
Crotch ball, after the ball passed Zhou Zhou, it was picked up by Roberto who came out of the penalty area to receive the ball.
After Roberto got the ball, he knocked back the ball without stopping and handed it to Iniesta. Facing Lin Feng's defense, the latter moved the ball horizontally and passed it to the right, because
The Dragons' current defensive focus is entirely on the left, and Munir on the right is completely open.
