Chinese players in Europe

Chapter 728 Dilemma in Barcelona

After a brief pause, the game resumed.Huddlestone took the free kick to the right. Could it be that after receiving the ball, he was going to follow the attack of the previous goal, going all the way to the bottom line and then crossing. However, this time Barcelona paid a lot of attention to his defense. Not only Al Weiss and Butzquets put pressure on him back and forth, and even Harvey ran back and was ready to cover at any time.

Could it be that he didn't get entangled with them, and after feinting a shot, he pushed the ball to Modric in the middle.However, Modric received no worse treatment than him. Both Iniesta and central defender Pique rushed over. In desperation, he could only hoist the ball into the penalty area.Ibisevic missed the point and was controlled by Puyol.

The game has been going on for more than 20 minutes. Although there are unexpected situations that interrupt the progress of the game from time to time, the game is generally smooth. Busacca still has a strong ability to control the game, and the scene is not dull, because both sides It is a team that insists on attacking, and they all attack very characteristically.

Barcelona's offense is good at controlling the scene, advancing layer by layer, and those exquisite moves and continuous passes are pleasing to the eye.Tottenham Hotspur's offensive is fast, sharp and direct. Although it lacks the beauty of art, it is full of the beauty of speed and power, which makes people more excited.

Barcelona were not to be outdone after Tottenham showed what football they were good at, initiated by Puyol who intercepted the ball, then Xavi transitioned from midfield, and after a series of wonderful passes, Pedro nodded in the back. The door was thrown down by Neuer.

Naturally, Tottenham's quick counterattack followed. Under Murphy's leadership, Tottenham always insisted on their fast attacking style of play, which made Barcelona a little uncomfortable.Especially when Tottenham's players started pressing from the frontcourt.

Teams with the ball are afraid of pressing, and Barcelona is no exception, but few teams can consistently press down, so that Barcelona is under pressure anytime and anywhere.Of course, Barcelona's dozens of consecutive quick passes without making mistakes can easily make the crazy pressing opponent lose confidence and fall into despair.

For this game, Tottenham are fully prepared, and this pressing is naturally included.In this game, Redknapp asked everyone to participate in the defense. If the forward loses the ball in the frontcourt, he must fight back on the spot. The nearby teammates should also go up to help, and it is best to form a siege.More importantly, also pay attention to blocking the passing lanes of the players with the ball.Everyone knows that Barcelona's short pass penetration is the best in the world, and if they can't prevent their pass, then there is no way to talk about pressing.

Barcelona pays attention to siege, and Tottenham Hotspur will do the same.

However, Barcelona's siege has little effect on Tottenham, because each player in Tottenham does not hold the ball for a long time. They know that playing pass and catch in front of Barcelona is purely self-defeating, so they They all pass the ball quickly.Since the football stays under your feet for very little time, you can't grab it if you press.

Especially in the midfield, before the game, Guardiola warned the players that he is the core of Tottenham's midfield and everyone should be on guard. As a result, there is not much time for possession of the ball in this game. In addition to rushing, most of the time, after getting the ball, it will be passed quickly. The time for the football to pass through the midfield is very short. Every time, the Barcelona players are just about to pounce, but halfway through the run, they find that the goal has already passed. Pass the football out.

When Tottenham attack, they pay attention to fast passing and quick receiving. In this game, Tottenham made full use of the "fast" characteristics, which made Barcelona play very uncomfortable.

Just as Huddlestone passed the ball to Mo Fei, Butzketz just wanted to pounce on Mo Fei, not giving him space to sprint with the ball, Mo Fei flicked his ankle and passed the football to Modri ​​not far away. strange.Butzketz's goal of preventing Mo Fei from sprinting has been achieved, but the entanglement is out of the question.

After Modric received the ball, he didn't hesitate to pass it for a long time. He shifted to the left and the football fell to Bale's feet.

Bell took two steps forward, and before Adriano came up to defend, he stabbed the football to Ibisevic who retreated in the middle.

Ibisevic's back was facing the attacking direction, and he couldn't turn around, so he passed the football back to Mo Fei who was pulled to the middle. Mo Fei received the ball in this position and faced Butsquets who followed .

Butzketz posted it, but Murphy knocked the football with his heel to Parker who was plugging in next to him. Parker kept the ball and distributed the ball to the left again. Bell didn't catch the ball and directly kicked the ball into the penalty area.

At this time, Ibisevic just ran into the penalty area, and suddenly jumped up during the sprint, and it was a powerful header against the football. However, although the strength of this header was enough, it was a bit straight, and was directly hit by Valdes. In my arms.

Although the goal was not scored and the threat was not great, this series of dazzling fast pass and run cooperation still amazed the fans on the scene. So far, Tottenham's attack on Barcelona has not even touched the ball. It is indeed very powerful.

Tottenham Hotspur's offense during this time period is basically the same. Don't get entangled with the opponent, and quickly transfer the ball when they catch a counterattack. As long as Ibisevic rushes into the penalty area, he will upload to him. Anyway, Ibisevic has the body and height, they just want to use this kind of fast high-altitude cross to threaten Barcelona's goal.Although the success rate of this style of play is not high, as long as the leading Tottenham Hotspurs make their opponents feel tricky and helpless, if they continue to spend time with each other like this, they can drag Barcelona to death.

I was skeptical about Tottenham Hotspur's ability to enter the final before, thinking that they were lucky people. After watching the game for more than 20 minutes, I have to admit that Tottenham Hotspur can go all the way to the final. And in the past two seasons, they have been in full swing in European football, and they really have their own set. This kind of football that will be played to the extreme quickly is really not something that any team can do.

In fact, most Tottenham players are only running according to their respective positions. For example, the full-backs shuttle up and down, and the full-backs need to switch positions in addition to shuttles up and down. Others' running positions are also nothing. The strange thing is that most teams can do it.

But why can Tottenham Hotspur be so fast?That's because they have Mo Fei in their formation.

Although Mo Fei's position is the right midfielder, everyone who has watched the Tottenham game knows that Mo Fei's position is not fixed, he is equivalent to a free agent, the front, middle and back three positions, as long as he wants, he can do it. Random running.Redknapp gave him the greatest autonomy on the pitch. He can go wherever he wants. Anyway, Mo Fei has a very wide range of running, and his excellent physical fitness can support Mo Fei to complete this goal, so Mo Fei Running across the court not only effectively creates obstacles to the opponent's offense, but also connects teammates who follow their respective running routes.To give a simple example, if the right back wants to pass the football to the left midfielder, it is usually a long diagonal pass with a big foot. In the past, it could only be passed to players on the left wing, and it was relatively easier to defend.But with Murphy's running, the right back can transfer the football to Murphy, and then Murphy can pass or dribble the ball to send the football over. And there are many ways to choose from. You can pass the ball with your teammates to achieve the final purpose of passing the ball, or you can take the football over by yourself. Where to take the ball, this increases the difficulty of the defender.

When the football is passed to Murphy's feet, Tottenham's offense has many possibilities, and Barcelona's defense will also face more choices. The big-footed long pass is a multiple-choice question with only one alternative answer. To Mo Fei is a multiple-choice question with multiple alternative answers.

This is the role of Murphy in Tottenham's tactical system.This is why the core of Tottenham is Murphy instead of Modric.Of course, if Mo Fei didn't have the physical ability to run to death, an excellent overall view, and excellent passing and ball-handling skills, this set of tactics would not be implemented.

It is precisely because Murphy is so unique that Tottenham Hotspur have unique football.

Judging from this period of time, Barcelona is in a bit of a panic. Their offense can't be played, because they have to spend more energy on defense. When they lose the ball in the frontcourt, they don't even have time to organize the frontcourt. , it is necessary to quickly return to defense.If you don't return to the defense, the backcourt will appear very empty, which is even more in the hands of Tottenham, who is playing defensive counterattacks.

It's not that they haven't done this before. After losing the ball, they didn't return to defense immediately, but surrounded them. As a result, the opponent passed the football before they surrounded them, and then played a fast break. Could it be that they chose randomly in the frontcourt? A point pass threatened the empty Barcelona goal. If Valdez hadn't performed well, I'm afraid they would be two goals behind Tottenham.

Redknapp's strategy of playing a defensive counterattack after taking the lead before the game, and then using his team's fast characteristics to create pressure on Barcelona now undoubtedly seems to be very successful.

From the perspective of the scene, Barcelona undoubtedly has some advantages. After all, they have a lot of ball possession time, as high as 70.00%.But Tottenham, with only 30.00% ball possession rate, can create a greater threat. Their quick counterattacks can often make Barcelona's defense jump for a while.In fact, this is what Redknapp learned from Mourinho: Anyway, I can't beat you in possession and passing. Don't you want the ball possession rate?I give you.But don't think that not having the ball means that we have surrendered. Our defensive counterattack will make you uncomfortable until you want to hit the wall.

The current situation is like this, Barcelona's offensive has an advantage, but Tottenham is not helpless to fight back, on the contrary, their counterattack is more aggressive.This made many fans and media who advocated that Barcelona would easily defeat Tottenham to win the championship before the game all speechless. No one expected that the game would become such a weird situation. It seemed that Barcelona had the advantage, but in They are also in danger. It seems that every quick counterattack by Tottenham will make people feel frightened and worried.

The current Barcelona is indeed playing very naturally. Tottenham's style of play makes them very angry, but there is nothing they can do.The Barcelona players on the field can see that Tottenham are using an alternative tactical style of play to interpret the phrase "kill you while you are sick", but they just have no choice but to attack, right?You know, Barcelona is behind now. If they say that they are not in a hurry, it is a lie.

However, it is also very risky to attack with all their strength. On the one hand, the pressure that Tottenham puts on them is too much, and on the other hand, they have to be cautious. I don't want to be killed by the opponent's counterattack.If the opponent scores another goal, this game will be really difficult to play.

For a while, the mighty Barcelona seemed caught in a dilemma...

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