Nine Hundred and Ninety-Seven Barcelona's Gravediggers

Ramos' internal suspension cannot be concealed at all.

No matter how concealed it was, when Gao Shen announced the 18-man roster for the Nou Camp and everyone discovered that there was no captain Ramos, they had already guessed the clue.

Yellow card suspensions in the Copa del Rey and the league are counted together, but red card suspensions are counted independently.

In other words, the red card Ramos received in the league will be suspended for the next round, but it will not affect the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey.

But Gao Shen excluded him from the big list when he was employing people, the meaning was quite obvious.

Although Ramos is only the vice-captain of Real Madrid, everyone knows that he is the future captain of Real Madrid and the future captain of the Spanish national team. Gao Shen's ban on him still caused a lot of repercussions.

Even, many tabloids are afraid that the world will not be chaotic and think that this matter will be comparable to Mourinho's ban on Casillas last season.

But in fact, it did not cause too many waves.

To everyone's surprise, even Real Madrid captain Iker Casillas said in an interview with the media that this is not a big problem, "We had regulations in the locker room before. He made a mistake and accepted the punishment. so."

Even Ramos himself is unwilling to talk too much outside, but admits his mistakes, hoping that it will not affect the team's performance, especially the Copa del Rey and the Champions League.

"I hope that even if I'm not here, the team can still defeat strong opponents in the next game."

He has repeatedly reiterated that he will listen to the call at any time and stand with the team.

Ramos said he will go away with the team.

Between the words, he still feels that he is very important, and hopes that the head coach can change his mind.

But in the big list for the Nou Camp, there is no Ramos name at all.

Gao Shen showed his firm determination.

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In the first round, the Bernabéu stadium suffered a 0-4 defeat. After returning to the Nou Camp, Barcelona still did not give up hope.

As soon as the game whistle sounded, Barcelona, ​​who took the lead in kick-off, launched a fierce attack towards Real Madrid.

33 seconds into the opening,

Barcelona blasted the first shot of the audience, a long shot from Sanchez's left rib.

Real Madrid continued their tactics in the first round and resolutely tightened the front line.

Gao Shen arranged for this game with Varane and Pepe as the central defenders, and Carvajal and Arbeloa on the wings.

The iron triangle in the midfield, with Xavi Alonso behind, Toni Kroos and Modric in the middle.

The frontcourt is Ronaldo, Yinguain and Di Maria.

Real Madrid's defensive strategy is still to focus on the small and enlarge.

Tighten the three lines, focus on deploying defenses near the center line, give up the pressure on Barcelona's two central defenders, focus on pinching Busquets, and suppress Barcelona's midfielder at the same time.

This set of play is similar to the first round.

Barcelona obviously know this too.

The tactic adopted by Jordi Lula, the temporary head coach of Barcelona, ​​​​is to let the two central defenders actively participate in the organization and attack forward. Instead, Busquets' position is more flexible, withdrawing to the central defender's position from time to time.

Barcelona's first shot was planned by a long pass after a dribble from Puyol.

This is a relatively new change.

But after several similar cooperations, gradually, Barcelona returned to the old way.

Ten minutes before the game, Barcelona shot four shots, showing aggressive momentum, what about Real Madrid?

Not a single shot.

The whole team was forced to retreat to their own half.

But gradually, everyone discovered a very interesting phenomenon.

Barcelona's offense has the upper hand, with great momentum and loud kicks, but there is no threat.

If it is said that Barcelona's problem at the Bernabeu was that the ball could not reach the frontcourt, then this problem has indeed been solved tonight.

The ball can go upfield.

Sanchez, Messi and Pedro are all able to get the ball.

But what happened?

Barcelona still played without threat.

No, not non-threatening, but looking threatening but not threatening.

...

"Do you know why I dare to block Ramos?"

Gao Shen stood in front of the coach of the visiting team and asked Zidane and Hierro beside him.

Both assistants shook their heads.

"Because playing for Barcelona has always relied on the overall defense, not the individual ability of the players, so Ramos is very important, but not that important."

Gao Shen's words were a bit convoluted, but Zidane and Hierro really understood.

To beat Barcelona, ​​it actually depends on the team's overall coordinated operations, and tactical discipline and execution are the key.

Ramos' personal ability is very strong, and his tactical discipline and execution ability are also very good, but Varane is not bad.

Especially since the last few games, the performance of the French central defender has also continued to rise, becoming more and more general-like.

"Barcelona's success is based on the passing and possession system, but now their failure is precisely because of this system."

He elaborated his understanding of Barcelona football.

"You see, we have four defenders and three defensive midfielders. The two lines organize a tight defense, and the protection of the center and ribs is very strong. In this case, the team usually chooses to play on the side. Open a breakthrough on the side, and then turn back to the center."

"But what about Barcelona? Once, again, and again, every time I go to the frontcourt, I still use the ribs and the center."

"This team has lost the ability to attack from the side. All of them, even the full-backs Alves and Alba who came in from behind, all focused on rushing to the penalty area."

This is actually a very interesting question.

In other words, not playing on the wing is a comprehensive consideration made by Guardiola when he tailored tactics for Barcelona.

During Rijkaard's period, Barcelona actually had traditional wings, such as Giuly.

At that time, Ronaldinho dribbled the ball in from the left to find Eto'o and Giuly to form a connection. This is Barcelona's conventional tactic and it is hard to defend.

But now?

The left also cuts inside, the right also cuts inside, all inside.

long pass?

If it does not exist, the success rate of that thing is not high enough, and the risk is too great.

Barcelona has become accustomed to relying on the flexible and skillful small-scale cooperation between their players to carve out breakthroughs in the opponent's tight defensive formation, which is Barcelona's advantage.

But in this way, it seems that defending Barcelona is no longer a difficult task.

No, in the first round at the Bernabeu, he was beaten by Real Madrid.

In the first round of the knockout round of the UEFA Champions League round of 16, at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy, it was tied 0-0 by AC Milan.

Now, Real Madrid's schedule is under a lot of pressure, and Barcelona is not too light.

"In this world, there has never been a so-called invincible tactic or system, especially in European football. The only thing that remains constant is that it keeps changing. If you remain unchanged, you will be eliminated."

Both Zidane and Hierro nodded reassuringly.

It's true for Barcelona, ​​it's true for Real Madrid, it's true for all teams.

After reaching the peak, you should have the courage to seek change, instead of continuing to live on the credit book.

This sounds simple to say, but it is very difficult to actually do it.

But it's also very realistic.

You don't change, sooner or later someone will force you to change.

Maybe a year, maybe two years, anyway, there will always be such a day.

And this process will be very painful, just like Barcelona now.

All of a sudden, it seemed that all the teams in European football could beat Barcelona to death.

This is because, everyone knows how to face Barcelona.

And in this, Gao Shen is an indispensable booster.

He is the gravedigger of Barcelona's tactical system.

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Real Madrid successfully defended the start and also defended Barcelona's offensive.

Gao Shen is patiently waiting for the opportunity to appear.

Throughout the process, Barcelona had the advantage and seemed to be in control of the game.

Until the 31st minute, during a frontcourt attack by Barcelona, ​​Sanchez's ball was blocked out of bounds by Carvajal, which became a foul kick by Barcelona.

Alba quickly ran over to open the ball, but the ball was intercepted by Real Madrid at the front of the penalty area.

After grabbing the ball, Barcelona launched a counter-grab on the spot, but Real Madrid's midfielder passed it continuously.

Modric played the ball back down the right flank to Carvajal.

At this time, Real Madrid's right back quickly sent the ball behind him, and passed it directly to the right line.

I saw Ronaldo slanting behind Barcelona's defense at the fastest speed, catching up with Carvajal's pass.

Real Madrid's front trident has crossed positions again.

After catching up with the ball, Ronaldo took the ball forward and strode towards Barcelona's penalty area.

Puyol pursued all the way, trying to entangle Ronaldo.

But the benefits of cross-transposition are on display.

Di Maria was the right winger in Real Madrid before. Everyone knows that he is best at left footed. Puyol is a right footed player who plays left center back. The defense in this area is just right for Di Maria.

But now, Ronaldo is a right-footed player, and the direction of his dribbling makes it difficult for Puyol to defend.

The Portuguese is also very aware of this. When he advanced to the outside of the right corner of the penalty area, he paused deliberately, waiting for his teammates to follow up from the middle, and Puyol also logically returned to the penalty area and stood still.

Almost in an instant, Ronaldo quickly started, changing his feints continuously, making an inward cut.

He is also very capable with his left foot.

Puyol responded immediately, but Ronaldo suddenly changed direction, and the ball went to the bottom line of the penalty area with his right foot.

Although the captain of Barcelona had been prepared for a long time, he is a right-footed player and his left foot can't stop him. Ronaldo broke through from his right side, which made it difficult for Puyol to defend, and he was directly rushed past.

The Portuguese rushed to the outside of the right corner of the small penalty area, glanced at the penalty area, and made a horizontal pass with a low flat ball.

The line of this pass is very good, not close to the penalty area, so that the goalkeeper Valdez dare not attack rashly, but the ball is very fast.

Yin Guayin in the middle followed up with the fastest speed, and sent the ball into Barcelona's goal before Pique.

This made Di Maria, who was following up at the same time, quite depressed, and pointed at Yin Guayin, as if to say: My position is better, buddy!

But Yin Guayin ignored him, turned around and rushed out of the court, celebrating wildly.

It was at this moment that the Camp Nou stadium burst into exclamation from Barcelona fans.

Real Madrid's counterattack was too fast!

Before even the fans in the stands had time to react, the ball had already been scored.