742 The boat of friendship can capsize at any time
If in the first twenty minutes of the game, Bayern and Barcelona were throwing their arms away and wanting to make big things happen, then after the enemy and we each scored a goal, they both calmed down and sobered up.
Bayern is not a soft persimmon that can be manipulated by others. Barcelona's passing, possession, advancement and penetration are also difficult to guard against.
Even if they are as strong as Bayern, facing Barcelona who are in possession of the ball, they can only adopt a defensive posture.
Bayern's body has an advantage, whether it's height or strength, so set kicks are also a very important scoring weapon.
But Mourinho has obviously strengthened his precautions in this regard. Bayern failed to take advantage of several free kicks and corner kicks in the first half. Su Dong, Lucio and Pepe were all faced with tight marking.
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In the end, the two sides shook hands one to one in the first half and entered the intermission.
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From leading by one goal to being equalized by the opponent, only two minutes passed.
I have to say that conceding a goal was a huge blow to Bayern.
Heynckes was quite satisfied with the team's performance in the first half, but there were also serious problems.
According to Bayern's pre-game plan, the team should start to press the opponent from the forward line and prevent the opponent from passing the ball into the midfield. When the frontcourt pressure fails, Bayern will immediately retreat and organize a solid defensive line.
This plan looked beautiful, and with Bayern's tactical discipline, it was not difficult to implement. However, when it came time to implement it during the game, there were still some deviations.
Many of Mourinho's tactics involve direct long passes to find Ibrahimovic. This results in Bayern being forced to quickly position themselves to organize the defense before they even start to press and press from a high position. The pressing and pressing in the frontcourt is basically
Gone.
Although Barcelona's long pass turnover rate is very high, and Ibrahimovic was not able to take advantage of Lucio and Pepe, Barcelona's frontcourt pressing ability is very strong, and the midfielder's ball control ability is very strong.
Superior, this allows them to form a frontcourt press immediately after the long pass fails.
Barcelona actually pressed forward as a whole, while Bayern retreated as a whole.
Especially after the one-on-one match, Barcelona began to invest troops in the frontcourt, which made Bayern's situation even more passive. The ball possession rate was only 30%, and Barcelona had an overwhelming advantage.
This was originally a situation that was beneficial to Bayern because Bayern could counterattack.
However, Barcelona invested a lot of troops in the counterattack after losing the ball. The key was Bayern's two wings. Franck Ribery and Robben did not perform ideally under the impact of Alves and Maxwell.
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Alves was very active. In several forward attacks, Ribery was forced to retreat deeply, but there were still several embarrassing scenes, and Robben was not much better. Maxwell
Although he is not as sharp as Alves, Maxwell was the key to Barcelona's goal two minutes after conceding the ball.
In that goal conceded, Robben was absent.
Maxwell and Iniesta were able to penetrate Lahm's side because Robben did not perform the task of following Maxwell.
After one-on-one, both Ribery and Robben began to pay attention to following up the full-backs. After becoming more reliable, Bayern's offense was also curbed, especially on the wing.
In the first half, Ribery and Robben tried to break through with the ball 14 times, and only succeeded twice, but they failed to create a threat.
With the winger absent, Su Dong was closely guarded by Barcelona after scoring the goal, so Bayern's offense was naturally lackluster.
The offense is not great, but the defense is quite well organized.
Especially after the one-on-one match, Barcelona had more possession of the ball, but was still unable to create a threatening offensive. It was even difficult to dominate the rhythm of the game. Instead, it was very frustrating to be restrained by Bayern.
They wanted to go slow, but Bayern took over at a fast pace, which made Barcelona play awkwardly.
During the halftime break, Heynckes focused on praising the team's performance on the overall defensive formation.
Throughout the first half, especially after the 1-1 draw, Bayern put a lot of energy into maintaining the overall formation, keeping the team's three lines compact and orderly, and not giving Barcelona players too much space to get the ball.
It can be said that Bayern has done a very good job in this aspect.
"In the second half, we must maintain this focus and continue to contain Barcelona's passing organization and penetration. While stabilizing the defense, we must actively counterattack. The focus is to attack Barcelona's wings."
Heynckes drew two circles on the two wings behind Barcelona's defense on the tactical board, reminding the players to hit these two areas when counterattacking.
Both Ribery and Robben must retreat appropriately to follow Alves and Maxwell, and the contact point in the frontcourt is Sudong.
Heynckes hopes that Su Dong can move to the wing more during counterattacks.
"They built a steel cage for you in the middle. After you get the ball, you can easily fall into a circle, so I think you should expand your range of activities, especially to the wings."
This is not only done by Su Dong, but also by Messi. In this game, he was the one behind Ibrahimovic in the 4411. He had a wide range of activities and was very free.
This change by Heynckes was actually liberating the Soviet Union.
Su Dong was free in the frontcourt. Players such as Ribery and Robben came in from behind and naturally followed Su Dong.
This actually further established Sudong's tactical core position.
"Understood!" Su Dong nodded in agreement, "If possible, pass to the right side more often."
Heynckes and everyone else were stunned, "Why?"
Everyone in the locker room was confused.
Isn't it?
What's the difference between the left side and the right side?
Su Dong pointed at Puyol on the tactical board, smiled slightly and said: "This guy has short legs!"
Everyone was stunned at first, and then burst into laughter.
This reason is absolutely perfect!
But if you think about it carefully, Su Dong's words are not unreasonable.
Mourinho is a head coach who pays great attention to details. How meticulous is he?
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In the combination of two central defenders, Puyol and Pique, the left and right positions of the two are actually often changed. It depends more on their authority. For example, Pique is more reckless and he is responsible.
Go up and grab the ball, and Puyol is responsible for holding back to help defend and fill the position.
This is actually quite interesting, because Puyol used to be an attacking central defender, but now it was his turn to drag behind Pique and wipe his ass, and he actually performed quite steadily.
But tonight Puyol is on the left. This is obviously not aimless, but because Puyol's pursuit is faster and he is guarding Robben on the right side of Bayern, especially Robben's inward cut. Puyol is
His right foot just blocked Robben from cutting inside.
So the question is, Pique is also right-footed, and Bayern's Ribery on the left is also good at cutting inside. What should we do?
Although Yaya Toure was playing deep in the midfield in this game, he actually often returned to a position almost equal to that of the central defender.
This is just a little thought in arranging troops, but from a habitual point of view, it is indeed helpful to contain the opponent.
And what Su Dong said is the same.
He is tall and has long legs. If he cuts inside with his back foot, Puyol's legs are short and it will be difficult to completely block Su Dong's shooting angle.
Of course, this is just theory, and it is not that easy to put into practice.
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After the halftime break, the players from both teams left the locker rooms.
In the player tunnel, Su Dong met the Barcelona players and felt that everyone's expressions were particularly serious.
Before the game, they would take the initiative to greet Su Dong, chatting and laughing with each other, but now they seem to be mortal enemies.
I have to say, it was at this time that there was really a bit of a rivalry atmosphere.
"What's going on? What did you go through during halftime?" Su Dong jokingly walked up to Messi and Iniesta and asked with a smile.
He was confident in the second half and naturally wouldn't worry too much.
Messi looked before and after, and whispered to Su Dong: "Don't laugh, our boat of friendship has capsized."
"Ah?" Su Dong was stunned.
Can this boat of friendship capsize easily?
"The madman in our family said that we are too polite to you, especially to you." Iniesta stabbed him again.
Su Dong couldn't stand hearing this anymore.
"We must speak conscientiously. Come on, come on, look, who kicked this?"
Su Dong pointed to the red scratch on the outside of his right calf, which was still bleeding.
Iniesta was immediately embarrassed, "I was really in a hurry at the time. Who knew you wouldn't close your legs?"
"Fart, the ball is at my feet, I retract my legs? Why don't you just let me pass the ball to you?"
Now not only Messi and Iniesta were amused, but even Puyol and Xavi couldn't help laughing.
"You are so ridiculous, Karls. You used many dirty tricks on me in the first half. I remember them all." Su Dong complained.
Puyol smiled and waved his hands, "Okay, just come over here!"
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The game restarts in the second half.
Barcelona continued their ball control advantage in the first half and suppressed Bayern from the beginning.
Bayern continued its stable defense in the first half and continued to organize the defense steadily.
Bayern's traditional advantage is discipline, the players' tactical execution is very high, and the overall defensive organization is very good. Even Ribery and Robben actively retreated to defend Alves and Maxwell.
The space in the frontcourt is basically reserved for Su Dong.
Bayern's ball possession rate has always remained at around 30%, and Barcelona controlled the ball most of the time.
Su Dong actively ran and participated in the pressing of Barcelona's defense and Yaya Toure. As soon as Bayern steals the ball, he will immediately run towards the nearest wing.
Barcelona was also on guard against this, after all, Bayern also played like this in the first half.
Su Dong patiently looked for opportunities.
When the game reached the 53rd minute, Bayern stole the ball in the backcourt, moved it to the left, and handed it to Marcelo.
Marcelo stopped the ball and moved forward, instigating a counterattack.
After dribbling the ball across the center line, it was intercepted by Alves. Marcelo spiked the ball towards the center line and glanced ahead. Ribery and Bastian Schweinsteiger were moving forward quickly, but they were surrounded by Barcelona players.
players.
Where is Su Dong?
Marcelo couldn't find Su Dong's figure in the front or in the middle. He glanced at the right side in the distance and saw the familiar red figure.
Su Dong ran towards the gap and raised his hand for the ball.
Marcelo made a prompt decision and sent a long diagonal pass with his left foot.
