Chapter 210 The First Difference (9/134)

Barcelona, ​​which kicked off first, did not pass forward as soon as it kicked off, trying to hit Lazio's goal with the fastest speed. m

That's Mourinho's style, not Guardiola's.

Falcao passed the football to Messi, and didn't bury his head and rush to the goal.

Instead, press forward slowly.

Messi turned and passed the football back.

Then it is passed on layer by layer, and when it is passed depends on Lazio's reaction.

If Lazio wants to press up, then Barcelona can pass all the way to the foot of goalkeeper Valdes.

Then move forward quickly.

What if Lazio doesn't come up?

Then Barcelona can keep reaching their feet in the midfield, ensuring that the football is under their feet, and then slowly advance.

Take advantage of the extraordinary tacit understanding and excellent personal skills between Barcelona players to push the football forward and put pressure on the opponent little by little.

At critical moments, Barcelona still has a player like Messi who has the ability to charge forward.

In Guardiola's view, this Barcelona team is a more perfect team than Lazio in a sense, because not only can it pass the ball, but it also has a superstar who can solve the battle with one person-Messi.

It is a team that truly integrates the team and the individual.

If it was Chang Sheng five years ago, or seven years ago, when he saw his opponent doing this, he would make the team shrink accordingly. If he didn't go up, he would patiently wait for the opponent to attack in his own backcourt.

But do it now.

It's not because the former scene is not good-looking.

It's because it makes no sense.

So when Barcelona started to pass the ball back, the ever-victorious Lazio pressed forward collectively, layer after layer, like origami, pulling up layer after layer.

Very coherent, a connected whole.

Doesn't Chang Sheng know what Barcelona's pass back means?

He knows it all too well!

Because he used to play this trick all the time.

At the earliest time he was at Getafe. Play the Copa del Rey final with Mallorca. After the kick-off, he passed all the way back and passed to the goalkeeper.

Then the goalkeeper passed the football to the central defender. If Mallorca's players couldn't come up, the two central defenders of Getafe just passed it to me. I pass it on to you. It went back and forth for ten minutes!

It's crazy!

In comparison, Guardiola's Barcelona has a lot more integrity.

This return has one and only one purpose. That is to pull out the opponent's players and tear apart the opponent's formation, like a net, you shrink into a ball. Naturally there are no gaps, but if you tear the net apart, you will see a lot of meshes, which is empty space.

Barcelona is pulling the net right now.

Generally, if the team knows what the opponent is doing, they will try to avoid being successfully pulled out by the opponent.

Chang Sheng knew, very clearly, but why was Lazio still dragged out?

Because Chang Sheng knows. If their own people don't go up, Barcelona, ​​who can't find a chance, will become more cautious.

When the football is in their backcourt, it is very difficult to get it off.

It is rare for Barcelona to be directly countered by the opponent for conceding the ball in the backcourt.

Their defense is very good and they are currently the team with the fewest goals conceded in La Liga. This comes from their excellent ball control.

Guardiola has applied what he learned at Lazio to Barcelona.

By Chang Sheng's side, he has a deep understanding that control can be used not only for offense, but also for defense.

How can they concede a goal when football is always at Barcelona's feet?

So Barcelona must be allowed to send the football up. Only when the football is here, when Barcelona must speed up the attack, the football under their feet will be more likely to be broken.

Because when the offense advances to this place, the pressure will increase, and the accuracy requirements for their passing and receiving are also very high.

That doesn't mean it's a Lazio trap against Barcelona.

Nothing is guaranteed to break the ball from Barcelona's feet, Lazio play the football up and as long as they control it well they have a good chance of scoring.

It's just that it also increases Lazio's chances of breaking the Barcelona ball.

So while this can be dangerous, it's the best course of action.

This is the first disagreement between Chang Sheng and Guardiola.

Guardiola emphasizes control because it is safer.

And Chang Sheng believes that football needs some adventures, especially when the situation cannot be opened. And Chang Sheng is also very clear that with the success of -taka, more and more teams will develop ways to deal with Barcelona's tactics. When you face the Iron Barrel Formation, you must dare to take risks, otherwise, if you continue to entangle with the other party, you can only kill time and let the other party's

Guardiola asked him back then: "Aren't you a conservative?"

Chang Sheng replied: "I am a pragmatist. For me, conservatism works better, so I use the conservative approach. Taking risks works better, so I use the risky approach."

Rudy Gonzalez commented on the side: "In short, in simple terms, it is unethical."

Chang Sheng glared at him.

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Lazio pounced, and Barcelona responded immediately.

Instead of continuing to pass back, they passed the football wide.

After pulling Lazio's formation from the depth, it has to continue to pull from the width. Such a shrunken net, finally presented to everyone, is a real net full of eyes...

Lazio was also very obedient, and the wide players rushed forward.

See the goal has been achieved.

The football landed at Butzkes' feet.

The son of the former Barcelona goalkeeper Carlos Butzquez, although because of that performance, he is an actor in the eyes of many fans.

But for Barcelona, ​​Butzquez is very important.

It can even be said, why is Guardiola's Barcelona so powerful? Just because they had a Butzkes.

Compared with Rijkaard's Dream Team 2, many positions have not changed much. The most significant change is that the central defender recalled a Pique, the midfielder promoted a Butzkes, and the right back bought Sebastian. Villa's full-back Dennis Alves.

so far. The foundation of the dream team was built.

The role of Butzkes in the midfield is very important.

He has excellent defensive ability, but this is not where Guardiola values ​​him. What Guardiola appreciates about him is his superb ball intelligence and his ability to deliver football forward. He can tandem defense and offense. Become a hub of offense and defense.

His presence is equivalent to adding an extra point of entry in the midfield.

What is different from the Barcelona of Rijkaard's era is the place. Whether it is Van Bommel or Edmilson, they are all midfielders. Defense is greater than offense, and the ability to pass the ball forward cannot meet Guardiola's requirements for the midfielder. Butzkes was just right.

When Xavi and Iniesta were in trouble, Butzquez could dribble forward and be a playmaker.

The person who has similar characteristics and functions to him is Pique.

Central defender Pique if there is no Puyol around him. That is a big rough colander.

But Puyol can wipe Pique's ass, so that he has no worries. In this way, when he is attacking, he can use his characteristics of advancing forward and participating in the offense to break the deadlock for the team.

This is why later when Puyol was frequently injured and often missed Barcelona games, Pique's performance began to fluctuate and was criticized by others.

This is why Pique cannot compete with Jose Passarella in the Spanish national team.

Obviously he and Puyol are partners in Barcelona. A tacit understanding has been cultivated, and the Spanish country can directly transplant this combination.

As a result, Bosque insisted on choosing Jose Passarella and Puyol as a partner.

Why?

It is because of Jose Passarella's defense that he beat Pique by ten blocks.

In the club, Guardiola gave Piqué the power to press forward, which Bosque would not dare to do in a world-class competition. In that kind of cup game that determines the outcome, Pique's mistake may have disastrous consequences for Spain.

Therefore, although Bosque's Spanish national team is still playing -taka, Jose Passarella is still the main force of the Spanish national team.

And as early as in the Spanish national team where Aragones won the European Cup in 2008, Jose Passarella was the main central defender. Pique, who only took the position in Barcelona, ​​is far behind Jose Passarella in terms of qualifications, so naturally he can't compete with Jose Passarella.

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After receiving the ball, Butzkes directly passed the football back to Pique, and then he ran laterally without the ball and received the football sent by Pique.

At this time he turned to the attacking direction.

He is in the backcourt, so Lazio's defense against him is not very strict.

As long as Butzkes is no more than the midfielder, he is not a big threat to Changsheng, and there is no need to press.

Butzkes did not choose to pass the ball directly, but rushed forward with the ball.

It is not easy to mess up Lazio's defense with a simple pass. Because they are also good at passing the ball.

What can break the balance must be a breakthrough.

Butzkes rushed forward with the ball, and when he crossed the halfway line, Ledesma appeared diagonally in front of him. It didn't force it up, it was just stuck in his passing route. If Butzkes wanted to pass the football to Harvey or Alves, Ledesma would be in charge in this direction.

Butzkes froze for a moment.

He did intend to pass the ball over there, to give the football to Harvey.

His purpose of dribbling the ball forward is mainly to attract defensive players like Ledesma to come up and then create gaps.

As a result, Ryders couldn't come up right away!

Well, since I can't trick you into coming up, I'll just pass the ball directly.

Butzkes decides to pass the ball.

He intends to pass the football to Harvey as originally planned.

But when he decides to do it.

He found himself unable to pass the football directly.

Because Ledesma happened to be stuck between himself and Harvey, and also took care of Alves on the wing.

If he passes the ball directly, there is a high probability that the football will be cut off by Ledesma.

If you must pass the football to Harvey, you have to pass the ball overhead. In this case, the accuracy of the pass is too high, and it is easy to make mistakes.

Or just make a transfer, but this will delay the time.

The opponent can rearrange their defenses... Wouldn't the meaning of pulling them out before be lost?

Of course, Harvey can also run.

But it's useless if he just goes off the track a little bit.

Because it is far away from Butzkes, Harvey has to run enough to open the angle to pass the ball. But Ledesma, who is closer to Butzkes, only needs to take one step to block this route again.

Unless Harvey goes to another place.

Of course, he could do that, like run to the other side.

but……

Butzkes looked around, and he saw a lot of Lazio players, and they were staggered. At first glance, they thought it was a common position. Now, after Ledesma reminded him, he found that... maybe Are there hidden mysteries in these positions?

For a while, Barcelona's offensive and defensive hubs fell into a situation where they didn't know what to do!

And the game had just started less than five minutes ago!