Chinese players in Europe

Chapter 729 Pickenbauer
Guardiola stood on the sidelines frowning, thinking about ways to reverse the situation from time to time.Barcelona's current situation is indeed very bad. As we all know, Barcelona is a team that is good at passing and catching the ball, which is almost like "boiling frogs in warm water". And this kind of fast is still using the "dragging tactics", with a variety of methods, whether it is a foul or a quick counterattack, it will always interrupt Barcelona's rhythm.

To be honest, this kind of tactic is not new to Barcelona, ​​​​their arch-rivals Real Madrid often use this routine, but Barcelona still have the ability to put the rhythm of the game back into their orbit.But Tottenham Hotspur... This team has done too well, almost all the people are soldiers, either encircling them, or drawing fouls, so as not to give Barcelona a chance to find a space.

If it were normal, Barcelona would not be afraid of this kind of tactics. The big deal would be to drag on with Tottenham, and they would always be able to find the opponent's flaws. After all, there is no team in the world that can play normally for nine to 10 minutes without making mistakes. Barcelona seized the opportunity The ability is very strong, as long as the opponent makes a mistake, their attack is fatal enough.But the current situation is that Barcelona can't afford it. On the one hand, it is because they are behind in the score, and on the other hand, Tottenham's counterattack is too sharp. If they are so exhausted, they may not wait until Tottenham make a mistake. They themselves conceded the ball again.

"Gerald! Gerald!"

Guardiola suddenly yelled at the field, and made multiple gestures in succession, as if conveying his latest instructions to Pique.

Pique saw the coach's gesture and understood the other party's instructions.In fact, without the head coach reminding him, he is also planning to rush forward and attack. Barcelona is now at a disadvantage.

Pique plays a very important role in Barcelona's defense, but at the same time he also has his own responsibilities in the offense. When the situation cannot be opened, Pique will advance to assist the offense, and his forward penetration is very powerful for Barcelona Weapons can often receive miraculous effects.Hence his nickname "Pickenbauer".In fact, Pique's idol is Real Madrid's legendary central defender Hierro, but out of the disdain of his sworn enemy, the Catalan media called him "Pickenbauer".The reason why he is compared with Beckenbauer is firstly because of his strong personal attack power, and secondly because of his excellent ability to organize offense and connect the whole team in the back row.Guardiola often uses him as a center forward in tight situations because of his scoring ability.In the Spanish national team, his scoring ability is also very much needed by the national team.When the team is in trouble, it is often his offense that opens the door to victory for the team.

"Football Emperor" Beckenbauer has always praised Murphy, thinking that Rangnick has trained Murphy as his successor.This is because Mo Fei can play in any position and be competent in any position during his time in the Bundesliga. There is no place on the court that he can't cover, and there is nothing he can't do well.However, he also attaches great importance to Pique, saying that it is his honor to be called "Pickenbauer", and he will not be angry because of it.

Both of these two people have been highly praised by Beckenbauer. He believes that if there is anyone in today's football who has the potential to become a "free man" in the new era, then Mofei and Pique are the best candidates.

The Catalan media once said with disdain that Pique is the real "Pickenbauer" when Murphy was also compared with Pique, because he has proved himself in the Champions League and the World Cup. A comprehensive ability, but could it be?Apart from winning a league championship in the Bundesliga and a tasteless German Cup championship, his resume in other aspects is almost blank.

Of course, this voice of doubt has disappeared, but it has become much smaller. Could it be that in the past two years in the Premier League, he has led the team to gain a lot of honors, and has continuously defeated a number of European giants, and he has become a national team again? World Player of Football, if you compare Murphy with Pique now, no one will dare to say that Murphy is inferior to Pique.Even the always arrogant Catalan media dare not bluntly say that they are not as good as Pique. If they really do this, they will definitely be considered stupid by fans all over the world-the World Footballer is not as good as Pique?Just blow it up, if he is so good, why did he get Mr. Fei and not this "Pickenbauer"?

But in any case, there is no doubt that Pique is an excellent and comprehensive player.Now Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur are at a stalemate, and there is even a faint tendency to lose the wind. Pique will definitely rush to participate in the attack.

He wants to reverse this unfavorable situation.Almost all of Barcelona's offensive players have been thoroughly studied by Tottenham. Harvey had Parker staring at him. Before that, he had a flying shovel that was similar to a foul and knocked Xavi to the ground with the ball. The referee only gave a verbal warning and did not play cards.Parker, a rare starter, thus showed Harvey his mighty strength and dominance at the front of the restricted area.

Messi was stared at by Huddlestone, and Gallas was still staring at him from the sidelines.Although it is possible to get rid of it, it is extremely difficult and takes too long, which is not conducive to Barcelona's overall offense.Of course, more importantly, Harvey's passing route has been cut, and it is still difficult for him to receive help from behind, so the threat is naturally greatly reduced.

As for Iniesta, Pedro and Villa, they are all deeply involved in Tottenham's overall defense.

Currently in the frontcourt, the offensive and defensive order of the two sides is balanced, and this balance is simply a stalemate.Tottenham are leading temporarily, they are not in a hurry, but it is very unfavorable for Barcelona. If they want to reverse the situation and bring the game back into their control, they must break this "balance"!
Pique has been observing, has been waiting, waiting for the time to plug in.He believes that his back-to-back assists are an important means to break this deadlock. He has proved in many previous games that he is capable of completing this task, and this time will be no exception.

Tottenham Hotspur had just finished an attack, and the players quickly returned to the defense.This is their characteristic. After completing the offense and forming a dead ball, they will never stay in the frontcourt for a while. They will all retreat to their defensive positions. It was like ebbing tide, and it was completely evacuated in an instant.

Valdés kicked the football upfield, and Parker had the upper hand in the aerial battle with Xavi, and he pushed the football back into the Barcelona half.

The football fell to Butzketz's feet, and when he was about to pass the ball forward again, he heard Pique's cry from behind: "Sergio! Pass the ball to me!"

Butzketz knew that Pique was going to charge forward. After he turned around and passed the football to Pique, he ran back and came to Pique's central defender position to make up for him.

Pique waded on the football and rushed up.Facing Ibisevic's interception, Pique just changed direction and accelerated to throw him away.Modric rushed up, but Pique suddenly accelerated and rushed past him. When he tried to turn around to intercept him again, Pique held him stiffly with his body, and Modric couldn't move at all.He finally understood how good this "Pickenbauer" was physically.

As a central defender, Pique has very rare and delicate foot skills, which may be related to his training in the La Masia youth training camp since he was a child. Barcelona lacks high center forwards, but there is no shortage of skilled talents with excellent foot skills. Players in the goalkeeper position can play tricks with their feet from time to time.

Could it be that instead of stepping forward to force him, he took two steps back instead.Mo Fei turned his head and looked at Messi. This talented star who is very popular in the world football has not performed much in his current position, but this is not enough to make people take him lightly. In fact, the team that takes him lightly In the end, they all lost miserably.Therefore, this is a player who may explode at any moment and can give a fatal blow at any moment.At this moment, Messi is waiting on the right side, and Huddlestone is following him, but Mo Fei feels that it is not safe enough, so he retreats to a position between the wing and the center, just in front of Messi, and he uses this Pique, who is forced forward by the position, dare not pass the ball to Messi-if you want to pass the ball, I will cut it off.

Mo Fei tapped Harvey on Barcelona's brain again, and then gestured to Parker beside him, signaling him to follow Harvey closely.The passing lanes of Messi and Xavi, two important figures, were blocked, so that Pique had to dribble forward himself.Don't you think that Pique will suddenly possess Maradona's soul, and give all Tottenham players one-stop, and when he rushes to the front of the penalty area...he will have nowhere to go.

Sure enough, after Pique passed Modric, there were only two Tottenham midfielders in front of him. He looked left and right, and quickly gave up his plan to pass the ball—Messi and Harvey were both caught by the opponent. The defensive player watched it hard, the intention was too obvious, the opponent was just waiting for him to pass the ball.As long as he dares to pass, there is no need to ask about the final result. Either he is intercepted by the opponent halfway, or he dribbles the ball and knocks the receiver to the ground.

As for the other teammates, Iniesta, Villa, and Pedro are not in the best position to receive the ball. It is better to pass the ball forward to them.

Pique found that there was an obvious blank corridor in front of him. In this corridor, there was no Tottenham player who could kill them to the front of their penalty area and then face the opposing central defender.

This is a huge temptation, as long as it can break through successfully, it can disrupt Tottenham's defense.

Pique doesn't think there will be any traps in it. In fact, even if there are traps, he is not afraid. He is fully confident in his own strength, and he can quickly distribute the football and get away calmly.Barcelona's overall coordination can guarantee this.

Thinking of this, he made a fake move to pass the ball to Messi, tricked Mo Fei to take a step back, and followed him to throw the football forward in a straight line, breaking through!

"Pique! Pique! He broke through with the ball!"

"This is an offensive method that Barcelona is good at! The central defender inserts in the back row and disrupts the opponent's defense!"

"Tottenham Hotspur's defense doesn't seem to have expected Pique to advance so resolutely... They don't know what to do! This is a dangerous signal!"

The commentators in the commentary screamed one after another, as if they believed that Tottenham had been caught off guard.

But in fact, the Tottenham players almost vomited watching the Barcelona game video, so how could they not know the characteristics of Pique?
When Parker saw Pique dribbling the ball forward, he rushed over immediately.When he appeared in Pique's field of vision, Pique handed the football to Harvey, and then continued to run forward.

Two over one!

Xavi didn't stop the ball and gave it back to him like a bouncing wall.

Pique received the ball and he was already facing Tottenham's central defender directly, which is a very dangerous distance.At this distance, Pique can cooperate with Barcelona's flexible forwards in various ways. As long as his teammates run out of space, Piqué can launch a through ball.Or he doesn't need to look at his teammates' running positions at all, and just pushes the open pass, and if he can receive it, it is a lore.Can't catch it...Impossible not to catch it. Barcelona players have played together for so many years. They have received football training with the same style since the youth training camp. The tacit understanding has reached a perverted level. What about the pass?
Of course, the simpler approach is not to pass the ball, but to take a long shot directly.Such a short distance still guarantees the success rate of long-range shots, but compared to tearing the opponent's defense line with a through plug and facing the goalkeeper directly, the success rate is much lower.

Tottenham players have watched the Barcelona game video countless times, and they are all familiar with the characteristics of these players. They are very clear that Barcelona is a team that can pass the ball to the goal and never shoot. The goal of the team, so most people think that Pique will pass the ball straight.

In fact, Pique also made a prelude action before passing the ball. He lowered his head and adjusted the football, his eyes constantly scanning the situation in the penalty area, while Barcelona's "MVP combination" (Messi, Villa, Pedro's former team) Tridents on the field, each taking their initials, so they were dubbed the "MVP combination" by the fans) also became active in cooperation, and began to run in various positions in the penalty area, seeming to be preparing for the ball...

But everyone was fooled by Pique... Tottenham players will study Barcelona game videos, but conversely, Barcelona players will also study Tottenham game videos, and they are also familiar with Tottenham's offense or defense Routine.

If in the past, when Pique rushed to the front of the penalty area, most of them would pass the football, but after experiencing Tottenham’s different offensive play in this game, he changed his mind, and he also wanted to do the opposite. And if you do it, maybe you will receive miraculous effects...

With this kind of thinking in mind, watching Tottenham’s defensive players focus on their running teammates as if facing a big enemy, the high-level "Pickenbauer" swung his right leg grandiosely to make a move. He passed the ball, but what no one noticed was that his right calf was stretched straight, which was a sign of energy accumulation.

"Pique! Pique! Pique! He passed the ball... oh no, my God, he just took a long shot..."

"What an unexpected shot, the power of this shot is really great!"

"The Tottenham players were completely stunned. Pique is really a player who plays with his brain!"

The voices of commentators exclaimed or admired came from the live broadcast, while the fans on both sides in the stands were staring at the football flying in mid-air, so nervous that they dared not even vent their breath.

(End of this chapter)