Football: start copying peak Messi attributes

Chapter 255 Ancelotti personally came to spy on the military situation, the attention from Real Madrid!
Seeing that Manchester City fought back again, Lin Quan was like a runaway wild horse in the frontcourt, and once again dribbled the ball towards Barcelona's penalty area.

Messi is a little helpless, this guy, why are you everywhere?

You can be seen on the offensive end, and you can be seen on the defensive end. Even if I take a free kick, you can block it for me. Are you my nemesis?
Just now after he finished playing the ball, he felt it. He didn't expect to be blocked by Lin Quan instead of being thrown by Joe Hart.

This makes Messi feel extremely depressed. The opponent's offensive ability is not lost to him, but his defensive contribution is much greater than him.

The most important thing is that this guy seems to have better physical fitness than himself. Running back and forth in this way did not exhaust him, which made Messi envious.

If he can have such ample physical fitness, he will not often walk on the court.

Barcelona's defensive line shrunk very much and successfully prevented Manchester City's counterattack this time.

Although he finally blocked the opponent's counterattack, it made Martino more and more worried.

He felt that Manchester City's tactic seemed retro, but it seemed to hit Barcelona's weakness.

Barcelona's pass-and-control football focuses on oppression and control. To achieve this effect, they need to invest a large number of players in the offense.

Sometimes one's own back line even has to overwhelm the center line, and the goalkeeper needs to leave the goal and move around the center circle, acting not only as a rear exit point, but also as an interceptor at the back of the defense line.

And the defensive line is pressing so hard, the space in the backcourt must be extremely huge.

Once the opponent bypasses the midfield and kicks the ball directly to Barcelona's backcourt, then Barcelona's defense will not have time to settle.

In the last game, Manchester City defeated Barcelona with a quick and concise pass and extreme counter-attack speed.

And this time, they took this point further to the extreme: People can arrive first, but the ball must arrive first!

These few counterattacks against Manchester City's passes seemed to be passing blindly. They either went to the players in the frontcourt at all, or kicked the ball to the frontcourt in a clearance style.

The key is that doing so can not only have the effect of clearing the siege, but also pose a threat to Barcelona's goal, which is very uncomfortable.

The success rate of the tactic of long pass and lob is not high, and it is easy to be offside.

Second, the farther the distance, the lower the pass success rate, and the defensive players have enough time to defend when the football is flying.

And it is very difficult to catch this kind of long pass from teammates, especially when someone is defending, if you are not careful, you will be intercepted and destroyed.

Therefore, the long pass of most teams is to give the ball to the opponent, which not only has no effect, but also increases the opponent's offensive opportunities.

It is precisely because of this that the tactics of long passing and rushing are gradually declining.

However, neither of these two problems seems to be a problem for Manchester City.

In terms of passing and receiving the ball, Manchester City played behind Barcelona, ​​letting their forwards compete for speed with Barcelona's defenders.

So even if the transmission is not accurate, it doesn't matter.

If it was Kroos or De Bruyne who passed the ball, then it would not be a problem.

As long as they can find Lin Quan, with Lin Quan's ability to stop the ball, he can easily catch the long pass to find him.

If it doesn't work, Negredo can take a ferry and make the ball for him.

Moreover, most of the players in the Manchester City team are stars, and their passing ability is far better than that of the players of those teams in the middle and lower reaches.

The long pass of an ordinary team player is likely to be crooked to a foreign country, but Manchester City's long pass is much more accurate.

Even if it is not as accurate as the precise guidance of Kroos and De Bruyne, it basically runs to the area where the players are, and the deviation will not be too large.

In case of luck, if passing masters such as Kroos and De Bruyne complete the pass, the success rate will be further improved, and the threat of counterattack will also suddenly increase.

As for the consequences of the failure of the long pass tactic, it is even less of a problem.

Anyway, Barcelona's possession rate is much higher than that of Manchester City, and football is under their control most of the time.

As long as Manchester City's defense is as solid as Mount Tai and does not give the opponent a chance, even if Barcelona intercepts Manchester City's long pass, it will not have much effect.

It's nothing more than handing over the ball to the opponent in the opponent's half.

And compared to the threat of being forced to steal the ball by the opponent in one's own half, conceding the ball in the opponent's half is much less of a threat to the goal.

Therefore, this tactic of Manchester City is actually the same as Barcelona's pass control. It seems to be an offense, but it is actually a defense, but if it is successful, it can become a deadly threat.

This tactic is very good, but it is a bit costly forward.

So Pellegrini prepared two wingers and one striker on the bench for backup. When these players in the frontcourt couldn't run anymore in the second half, he started to make substitutions.

He wants to see if you Barcelona still have so many defenders to spend with me!
After the opening, Manchester City has been using this method to deal with Barcelona.

Although no goals have been scored for the time being, it makes Barcelona feel very angry.

The opponent made a long pass as soon as they got the ball, so that Barcelona's defenders had to compete with the opponent's winger to grab the ball.

Before the half-time was over, Barcelona's defenders were almost exhausted.

What's even more exasperating is that their defensive line passively moved back a lot when the opponent's long pass was repeated.

As a result, their support for the frontcourt decreased accordingly, and without the investment in the back line, only relying on the players in the frontcourt, the oppression and control of Barcelona's pass-and-control tactics have declined significantly.

Damn!

Martino cursed inwardly!
He could see that Manchester City's long pass was actually a cover.

The purpose is not to attack, but to consume Barcelona's energy and disrupt their attack.

Don't fall into the opponent's rhythm!
Thinking of this, Martino quickly beckoned Alves over and asked him to pass on his words to the players on the field.

Barcelona's tactics changed immediately. They became more patient in the frontcourt and resolutely refused to give the opponent a chance to counterattack.

Even if you want to play a long pass, you have to have the ball at your feet. If you don't even have the ball, then it's a fart.

As long as Barcelona further improves the ball possession rate and eliminates the opportunity for the opponent to counterattack from the source, Manchester City's tactics will naturally fail.

The decision worked quickly, and as Barcelona became more cautious in their passing and possession, City's possession declined further and so did their chances of counter-attacking.

However, after Barcelona's delivery became more cautious, apart from the rapid increase in the ball possession rate, other data including the number of shots, the number of times of scoring in the 30-meter area, the number of frontcourt set kicks and corner kicks, etc. have all declined. .

Seeing this scene, Pellegrini returned to his seat with satisfaction and sat down with peace of mind.

He knew that he already had the upper hand in the contest with Martino, a fellow South American.

The opponent's adjustments all fell into the trap of Manchester City. The reason why Barcelona's pass and control tactics are terrible is not because of their exaggerated ball possession rate, but the oppression they bring to the opponent when they control the ball.

Barcelona's [-] kicks in the backcourt are not as threatening as a forward pass.

The ball possession rate is just a matter of looking at it. It doesn't make much sense. After all, you are in the backcourt and I don't go up to grab it. Then you will naturally have a high ball possession rate.

It's just that things like falling in the backcourt were considered in the 70s and [-]s as a passive way of playing when a weak team met a strong team and had no choice but to keep a tie.

Barcelona is willing to play like this, and Manchester City is very happy, because Manchester City is now leading.

Even if Barcelona 0:0 at home, Pellegrini can fully accept it. Anyway, Manchester City is the final promotion. What can't he accept?

However, he felt that Martino should not be so stupid, he should soon discover these and make adjustments.

Martino didn't find any abnormalities for the time being. After seeing Manchester City's counterattacks drop, he was relieved.

However, he failed to notice that in order to ensure that the ball was not conceded, Barcelona's players passed more and more times back, and the number of forward passes gradually decreased.

On the field, Harvey was the first to discover this.

Because he himself is aware that under the pressure of Manchester City players, in order to ensure that he does not lose the ball, he will subconsciously choose a safer passing direction.

And passing it backwards is definitely safer than passing it forwards.

So in Xavi's past four-legged passes, three were backwards and only one forward.

However, in this way, the threat to Manchester City's goal is getting smaller and smaller, and their pressing force is getting stronger and stronger.

The tables turned a little bit and now it was the turn of the Barcelona players to get nervous.

Seeing the opponent's forwards stalking near the center line, they understand that once the ball is lost, the opponent's irritating long-pass counterattack will come again.

Can't go on like this!
Realizing that something was wrong with the rhythm of the game, when Harvey received a pass from his teammate again, he didn't return the pass immediately, but chose to turn around and get rid of the Manchester City player's tackle.

Yaya Toure was a little surprised by Harvey's choice. Harvey had passed the ball back many times under his pressure before, so Yaya Toure subconsciously thought that the opponent would do the same this time.

Unexpectedly, Harvey pierced through his mind, and a magic power of love circled around and passed him by.

Yaya Toure used to be teammates with Harvey, and he knows Harvey's strength very well.

Can't let Harvey pass!
Yaya Toure almost didn't think about it, and went straight to the foul.

Harvey seemed to have guessed the other party's intentions and passed the ball forward to Messi before Yaya Toure knocked him down!

Go, Messi!
As if hearing Harvey's voice, Messi especially cherishes this hard-won opportunity created by his teammates.

After receiving the ball, he quickly got rid of Kroos's interception. After raising his speed, he passed Lescott again. Before Demichelis and Zabaleta completed the double team, he flashed out from between .

Joe Hart's scalp was a little numb, the opponent's brilliance was unreasonable. Counting Kroos, Messi completed a breakthrough against the four of them.

Is this the strength of Messi?
Can you save the opponent's shot?
He hurriedly adjusted his center of gravity, staring intently at Messi's every move, ready to make a save.

However, the moment Messi's shot was completed, Joe Hart surrendered.

The ball was out of his range and he could only pray that Messi missed it.

Unfortunately, Joe Hart's prayers did not work. The football flew into the corner between the far post and the crossbar and bounced into the net.

This is a dead corner in an absolute sense. Even if Joe Hart has just completed the save action, it is impossible to save the ball.

"Messi! Messi! Leo Messi! He stepped up and saved Barcelona from the brink!"

"Barcelona is now 1:0 ahead of Manchester City, and the total score is 4:4 with Manchester City, but they are still at a disadvantage in away goals, and they still need to continue to score goals!"

On Spanish TV, after seeing Messi's goal, several commentators were very excited.

Finally scored a goal, if you don't score again, Barcelona will really be eliminated!

"The first half is not over yet, Barcelona still has enough time to expand their lead!"

Compared with the excited Spaniard, the British commentator is much more depressed.

Martin Taylor shook his head and sighed: "Messi handled this ball so beautifully. His dribbling and passing are really amazing."

Andy Gray nodded in agreement and said:

"Even as an opponent, we have to admit that it is definitely a great blessing in life to be able to enjoy Messi's wonderful performance on the football field!"

As a professional player, he is more aware of how difficult it is to complete such breakthroughs and shots in a small space in the penalty area under the opponent's double-teaming and pressing!
At least he can't do it himself!

Messi's goal, if nothing else, should be selected as the best goal of this round of the Champions League.

"Manchester City needs to pay attention. It can no longer allow Messi to receive the ball so comfortably. If Messi can't be restricted, then it may only be a matter of time before Barcelona scores the second goal."

Martin Taylor seriously warned Manchester City. In the other game, Manchester United fell behind Bayern 0:2 in the away game. If Manchester City loses this time, the last spark of the Premier League will also be extinguished.

Messi was very excited after scoring the goal. While running to the stands where the Barcelona fans were, he couldn't help kissing the team emblem on his jersey.

In two consecutive games, Messi was suppressed too hard, and this goal finally released his suppressed emotions.

In the stands, more than 5000 Barcelona fans who traveled with the team were also very excited.

On and off the field, Barcelona players and coaches are also very excited.

Messi's goal helped Barcelona equalize the score and let them see the hope of advancing.

But this is not enough, they are still at a disadvantage in terms of away goals, they still need to score another goal, as long as they score one more goal, then Barcelona will create a historical record of breaking into the semi-finals of the Champions League for seven consecutive seasons!

Martino also firmly believes that his adjustment has achieved results through Messi's goal.

Sure enough, as long as Manchester City's counterattack is limited, the victory belongs to Barcelona.

Seeing Messi score, Pellegrini couldn't help shaking his head.

That's the role of superstars, who can change the tide of a game with an occasional flash of inspiration.

There was no way for this ball, the players tried their best, and he couldn't blame his players.

Fortunately, Manchester City still has the advantage of away goals. As long as they don't concede a goal, the place to advance to the semi-finals still belongs to them.

Continue to implement the tactics of the first half, as long as the first half is not 2:0, then everything is acceptable.

Pellegrini's ultimate move will not work until the second half!
And, it's not just Barcelona that have superstars, we have them too!

Thinking of this, Pellegrini looked at Lin Quan.

With Lin Quan around, he felt much at ease, even if he fell behind temporarily.

Manchester City's players and their coach have the same thoughts. Seeing Lin Quan on the field, their emotions are very stable, and they will not panic or even panic because of Barcelona's goal.

Messi's goal is really wonderful, and it's not like they haven't seen such a goal.

After being teammates with Lin Quan, they have seen such an almost impossible goal several times.

Lin has even staged more exciting goals in previous games, such as the lore against Chelsea!

After the goal, Barcelona gained momentum and took the opportunity to launch a fierce attack on Manchester City, wanting to expand their lead.

However, Manchester City's players were very focused and defended extremely tenaciously. Although they were a little passive, they did not give the opponent an opportunity.

The score of 1:0 was maintained until the moment when the halftime whistle sounded!
The Manchester City players returned to their locker room in a calm mood, and the Barcelona players also returned to the visiting team's locker room, talking and laughing.

Judging from the expressions on the faces of the players on both sides, it seems that they are satisfied with the current results?
In the stands of the Etihad Stadium, a middle-aged man with a wide body and a fat body was chewing gum while observing the expressions on the faces of the players of the two teams.

After watching for a while, he turned his head and said to the assistant beside him:

"Paul, Manchester City are stronger than we thought."

Real Madrid assistant coach Paul Clements nodded:
"You're right, Carlo. Their ability to beat Barcelona in the away game is enough to prove that their strength is beyond the outside world's predictions."

Ancelotti shook his head: "I don't mean this, I mean the mentality of the players."

"Have you noticed that when the score is behind, there is no anxiety and anxiety on the faces of the Manchester City players. They don't look like a team that has reached the quarter-finals for the first time, but a team with A team with rich knockout experience and a very mature mentality."

"It is very difficult to beat such a team on the field!"

"After the game against Paris Saint-Germain, we have to prepare seriously, otherwise, once we encounter them, we are likely to overturn!"

As the number one favorite in the Champions League this season, Ancelotti and Real Madrid's goal is naturally to win the Champions League trophy.

Therefore, they did a lot of research on several other possible opponents before the game.

Among them, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are their opponents in the league. They know each other well, and there is no need to specifically understand them.

And Bayern has always been the top team in Europe. Real Madrid has played against them a lot, and they also attach great importance to them, so they have a deep understanding of Bayern's strength.

Only they don't know much about Manchester City's new Champions League team.

This is why Ancelotti went out in person and brought his assistant coach to the Etihad Stadium to watch the game live.

Although tomorrow will be against Paris Saint-Germain at home, but in Ancelotti's view, Paris Saint-Germain is just a rookie who inserts the bid and sells the first, let them slaughter it!

Once they break into the semi-finals, Real Madrid will face truly terrifying opponents.

In Ancelotti's heart, he obviously already considers Manchester City as a strong opponent who can be ranked on the same level as Bayern and Barcelona.

"However, Barcelona is leading now? If Manchester City wants to enter the semi-finals, they have to pass the barrier of Barcelona first!"

Clemente's evaluation of Manchester City is far lower than that of Ancelotti, and he thinks Manchester City is the same.

How strong can a team that plays long balls in the knockout stage of the Champions League be?

Ancelotti looked at his assistant coach, who originally planned to leave him this summer and go out on his own.

But now Ancelotti feels that he is taking him for a year before letting him go!

Otherwise, just release it like this, and it will harm other teams.

"Barcelona is only taking the lead temporarily. Manchester City has not used a real killer move. The decisive battle of this game will be in the second half!"

Ancelotti looked towards the pitch, his eyes finally fell on Manchester City's No. [-] player, and his tone was exceptionally firm.

　Ask for a monthly pass!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)