The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 805
"Hi Messi!"

In the player channel of the Allianz Arena, a hand suddenly stretched out behind him and put it on Messi's shoulder.

Looking back, it was Robben. Messi nodded with a smile, "Hello, Robben!"

The two just said hello and passed by, because they didn't have any friendship.

Not far away, several players in the team were talking to Bayern Munich players. They didn't seem to have much thought, perhaps, this was because they were inherently optimistic and positive.

After Ye Qiu played Bayern Munich in the first round, in the game against Sunderland, he really hid many players in the team in one breath. Many people may not notice it, but Messi is very clear. The ban is true, or in other words, this is Ye Qiu's most severe warning.

Having played with Ye Qiu for so many years, Messi understands Ye Qiu's character very well. First, he lost to Southampton, and then suffered a tragic draw with Bayern Munich at home. Ye Qiu must be mad, because so far this season, the team The momentum is unprecedentedly good, the FA Cup is very lucky, there is no strong opponent, and the league has come early.

Under such circumstances, Ye Qiu must have pinned his hopes on the Champions League, but the team's performance made him very dissatisfied, and the locker room was furious. The snow hidden during the Sunderland game was all he gave to all the players. It was a wake-up call, he was reminding everyone not to offend his Ni Lin.

Although he was not named, Messi is also very clear that his performance this season is indeed poor. Ye Qiu has also mentioned this several times in the past, and in the games against Southampton and Bayern Munich, Messi's performance was not enough Ideal, especially against Bayern Munich, he seemed to have disappeared, which made Ye Qiu very dissatisfied.

Sometimes when I think about it, Messi doesn’t know what he is doing for. He loves Tottenham Hotspur and respects everyone in the team, including Mauro Tassotti, but he always feels a little Not motivated enough, not excited enough to play football. He used to be happy for a while when he scored a goal, and sometimes he even felt that scalp tingling feeling.

But now, for him, scoring goals is as common as eating and sleeping.

Many times he repeatedly reminded himself to work hard, be diligent and persevere, but for some reason, after a game, he might score a goal, or assisted, or he performed well, but he just couldn't find that kind of performance earlier. The feeling I had when I played football in [-], the feeling that every game is full of anticipation and freshness.

"Is it really because I'm slack?" Messi secretly sighed in his heart.

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Bayern Munich played at home in this game. The goalkeeper is Neuer, the defense is Alaba, Dante, Boateng and Rafinha, and the midfielder is Schweinsteiger. And Ram, the frontcourt is Thomas Muller, Toni Kroos and Robben, and the lone striker is Mandzukic.

This is also the most powerful main lineup of Bayern Munich this season. It is different from the 433 tactics that Guardiola advocated in Barcelona in the past. It is a 4231 double midfielder tactic.

Tottenham Hotspur is still the main left back Marcelo in this game, the goalkeeper Cech, the defense is Azpilicueta, Thiago Silva, Kompany and Kyle Walker , the midfielder is Ramsey, Matic and Vidal, and the frontcourt is a combination of Ribery, Lewandowski and Messi.

Because it is a home game, at the Allianz Arena, Bayern Munich pressed up from the beginning, adopting the midfield pressing and pressing tactics that Barcelona are good at, while Tottenham Hotspur's opening is to seek stability, so they shrink relatively return.

After the opening, Bayern Munich quickly created a chance. Thomas Müller on the left received a pass from Schweinsteiger behind him and wanted to cut inside, but Vidal had already blocked the position first, so he Direct kick pass, want to find Mandzukic in the middle.

At the front of the Tottenham Hotspur penalty area, Mandzukic leaned against Thiago Silva with his body and stopped the ball with his foot. He felt that Thiago Silva behind him obviously restricted his left side, that is, to prevent him from turning to the right of Tottenham Hotspur, because he is a right-footed player, and it is very convenient to turn around and hit the goal with his right foot.

As a last resort, Mandzukic could only choose to turn to the left, but his left foot is not good, and it is outside the penalty area, and Kompany is also interfering, so this shot did not have any strength at all, and was cut directly. He confiscated it.

After that, Bayern Munich still adopted a very proactive style of possession, but their style of play is very different from Heynckes' period, or from Guardiola's Barcelona period, but there are also many similarities. The place.

For example, when the team gets the ball from the defense, the first thing Bayern Munich thinks of is not to counterattack immediately, but to find a way to control the ball first, observe the situation clearly before launching an attack, but in this way , There is no way to talk about counterattacks, and some golden time for counterattacks is wasted.

This is also very similar to the Barcelona period. For example, Harvey's turning in circles is actually to protect the ball.

Ye Qiu knows Guardiola very well. It's not that the Spaniard doesn't understand the current football situation and trends. He does, but he is proud to find his own football. , further seeking changes in rhythm, and incorporating more things, such as height and body.

There is no so-called good or bad style of play. If Guardiola follows this set of ball control and effectively finds an operating mechanism that can suddenly play high-speed offense in slow ball control, then their set The style of play will become very threatening, but from the current point of view, there are many things restricting him.

For example, Bayern Munich's players' technical skills, lack of passing and receiving skills and running skills make Bayern Munich's threatening passes much less than Barcelona's. So at first glance, they have an advantage on the scene, but in fact they are not effective. Offensive means, they lack offensive weapons with strong penetrating power.

Previously in Barcelona, ​​there were Harvey, Iniesta, and Pedro, plus Van Persie in front, and a whole set of technical and tactical frameworks as the foundation, so Guardiola's Barcelona could play smoothly and gorgeously, but Mandzukic Not Van Persie, Schweinsteiger and Ram nor Xavi and Iniesta.

A lot of details made Guardiola's set of tactics a little unacceptable.

When Ye Qiu and Mauro Tassotti were preparing for the game, they combined their experience in the first round to clearly formulate a set of targeted tactics. Thomas Muller restricted his inside cut, cut off his connection with Mandzukic and Toni Kroos, and did not let him bottom, but allowed him to cross.

Because of such a cross, it is difficult to pose much threat to Tottenham's defense.

Azpilicueta on the right defends Robben differently. Robben's sharpest weapon is cutting inside, and his left foot will be on the right, so he is allowed to bottom, but try to minimize his crosses. And the connection with Mandzukic.

From the opening point of view, Tottenham Hotspur's defensive formation was stretched very wide. Bayern Munich actively pressed up, adopting high-intensity midfield pressure, trying to directly press Tottenham Hotspur in the half. , Even hit within a 30-meter area.

To use what Guardiola joked when he met Ye Qiu before the game, he wanted Ye Qiu to see the progress he had made after resting for a year, and at least let Ye Qiu see the difference between him and Guardiola in the past .

In fact, there are differences, but not necessarily progress. This kind of thing is different for the beholder, and the wise see the wisdom.

At least, if you look at the dominance of the game, Bayern Munich is not as good as Barcelona at its peak.

Tottenham Hotspur played away and sought stability at the beginning, so they played in no hurry, but Bayern Munich was very committed from the beginning, especially the kind of troops that actively created numerical advantages in local areas through frequent running of players, and invested troops. It was big, but after playing for 10 minutes in the opening game, Guardiola also realized the danger and did not dare to continue playing like this.

As soon as Bayern Munich retreated, Tottenham Hotspur's overall formation was pressed out, and the two sides began to stalemate in the midfield. However, since the opening, Tottenham Hotspur had very little possession time. On the contrary, Bayern Munich, almost Completely controlled possession advantage.

Seeing that his own side has such an obvious advantage in possession of the ball, but failed to form an effective offensive in terms of offense, Schweinsteiger also began to further increase his efforts to advance forward. After all, there is a Ram beside him. .

But just when Schweinsteiger advanced forward, Vidal, who had been prepared for a long time, chased back from the front, and formed a steal, and stabbed the ball to Kyle Walker.

At the moment of losing the ball, Bayern Munich's reaction mechanism is exactly the same as that of Barcelona. The difference is that none of their players can stick to Kyle Walker in the first place. Many people have to run over, such as Thomas Muller.

Kyle Walker caught the ball on the right, saw Thomas Müller and Schweinsteiger pressing towards him, and immediately passed the ball back, behind the centre-back Kompany, and Belgium The centre-half ran back and passed the ball back into the penalty area before Mandzukic could get close.

Cech couldn't hold the ball with his hands, but he stopped the ball with his feet and kicked it out to Thiago Silva. At this time, the Brazilian central defender had already pulled to the left side of the top of the penalty area. When he got the ball, he turned around calmly, because Cech passed the ball to him, which was actually reminding him that he was safe beside him.

If it is unsafe, Cech will sound a reminder, or even pass the ball to him at all.

Thiago Silva turned around and Mandzukic was a little far away, so he led himself forward, pulled Robben over, and then distributed it to Azpilicueta who was close to the left wing. After the Spaniard stopped the ball, without waiting for Rafinha to get close, he passed back to Matic who pressed forward in the middle.

After Matic stopped the ball, Lahm was in front of him. At this time, he was already close to the center line, but Matic did not stick the ball too much, because he saw Rafinha go up and there was a large space behind him. , while Ribery was sticking to the left and raising his hand for the ball.

I saw the Serbian rubbed his left foot, and then split the ball to the left. He crossed the center line and came to the left side of the front of Bayern Munich's 30-meter area. In front, he quickly chased after him, and there was no one guarding him at all.

After Ribery rushed into the 30-meter zone, Boateng realized the danger and left the penalty area, but as soon as he moved, Ribery made a diagonal pass behind him, and Ramsey quickly passed from Boateng Rushing into the penalty area, after receiving the ball on the left sideline of the penalty area, crossed the middle, Lewandowski followed up and pushed with his right foot.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!"

"Lewandowski scored a goal! Tottenham Hotspur No. 17 minutes, scored a goal!!!"

"It was a well-planned counterattack after stealing the ball. Bayern Munich's pressing tactics in the midfield did not work against Tottenham Hotspur, especially their excessive emphasis on zonal pressing, which made their players press too high. Alright, there's a large space behind me!"

One by one, Tottenham Hotspur rushed off the pitch, rushed to the sidelines, and huddled together.

"The total score is 2:1. Tottenham Hotspur are leading temporarily. The current situation is not good for Bayern Munich because they need to strive for goals. This may make them play more proactively!"

After seeing Lewandowski's goal, Ye Qiu laughed, "He said he would give me a report card, so I'll teach him a good lesson!"

Mauro Tassotti, who was standing beside Ye Qiu, was also in a good mood. In fact, this was the detail he focused on before the match.

Vidal stared at Schweinsteiger, don't force the little pig too hard, but give him some opportunities and space, let him press up, after he presses up, try to steal the ball and then fight back.

Bayern Munich has a culprit, or in other words, it is also the midfield oppression, but their oppression and pressing efficiency is much worse than that of Barcelona, ​​so they often have to invest more running and troops, but there are only so many people on the field. More, the more troops you invest, the more flaws will be exposed in other areas.

This is a detail issue that affects the whole body!
After the re-kick-off, Bayern Munich is obviously strengthening the attack and pressure on Tottenham Hotspur. Spurs, in terms of defensive solidity, they are not as good as Tottenham Hotspur, and even in terms of midfield strength, they are still not as good as Tottenham Hotspur.

In this situation, the only thing they can rely on is possession and pressing tactics.

Guardiola has yet to find an effective way to enrich the team's offensive methods.

The offense is not flexible enough. This is an old problem that has existed since the Heynckes period, so don’t watch Bayern Munich play their opponents all over the place in many games. But when they encounter a team with a compact defensive formation, or It is said that it is a team with a better defense, Bayern Munich has nothing to do.

Just like the beginning of this game, in the first ten minutes, Tottenham retreated to play, adopting a stable defensive strategy, let you attack, I will see how you attack!
The results of it?Bayern Munich began to reverse, began to cross, from left to right, from right to left, non-stop backwards, non-stop passing, but they were all back passes and cross passes, there was no way to pass a deep threatening ball.

It should be said that the only more threatening offensive routine of Bayern Munich is on the right. It is often very advantageous to see some teams whose defensive formation is not rigorous enough, or the coverage of the front of the penalty area is not strong.

But Tottenham Hotspur shrunk the overall formation back after the opening, even if Tottenham Hotspur only adopted a defensive posture because of the away game, but Bayern Munich had no way at all, because once the right was restricted, they There is no power to parry.

Therefore, after conceding the ball, Bayern Munich wanted to counterattack, but they did not dare to press on the right side easily. It was more relying on Robben to fight alone in front, and Rafinha was asked not to press so much. Go up, so Bayern Munich's offense is greatly reduced.

Tottenham Hotspur wasn't in a hurry either. Ye Qiu didn't ask the team to retreat this time, but asked them to press forward and play against each other.

So a very interesting phenomenon appeared on the scene. When the ball reached Bayern Munich's feet, the rhythm slowed down, but once the ball was intercepted by Tottenham Hotspur, the rhythm was immediately sped up.

"We have to admire that the Tottenham Hotspur players can always find a quick way to get the ball and a point of contact on the pitch, so they are very skilled with one kick and very fast!"

The commentator's praise is not too much, because Tottenham Hotspur have played the ball several times through simple and direct two or three kicks, and directly passed the ball to Bayern Munich's half, even the 30-meter area Inside.

It was as if this time, it was another three-legged pass. Ramsey made a diagonal pass from the center line to the left. Running after Ribery.

In the penalty area, Lewandowski rushed to the right corner of the small penalty area alone, Vidal had already rushed to the top of the arc of the large penalty area, and Ramsey was also rushing forward quickly, which made Bayern Munich's entire defense Attention is on the front and center.

Facing Rafinha, Ribery made a one-on-two on the left, but faced Rafinha, the French scarred face accelerated sprints, stopped suddenly, accelerated sprints, and changed speed continuously, finally earning money from the Brazilian full-back. After reaching some gaps, after pulling out half a body, he crossed with his left foot.

I don't know if the pass was intentional, or the strength was not accurate. In short, it didn't fall to the front and middle of the penalty area. Dante jumped up, but still couldn't get the ball.

While Messi and Alaba were on the right side of the small penalty area, they saw Messi get stuck first, stop Ribery's pass with his chest, and he still stopped in front of him, on the right side of the small penalty area One area, and then he quickly caught up, and hit a very difficult arc shot with his left foot.

There was a bang, and the ball crossed a strange arc and shot towards the goal. Even Messi didn't know if he could hold the ball down and hit the goal!
(End of this chapter)