Chapter 213 Politically Incorrect (10/134)

Harvey ran onto the court, quickly called his teammates, and then conveyed the coach's words to them. m

Like Xavi's initial reaction, everyone was surprised by Guardiola's decision.

Their head coach didn't even feel confident for ten minutes.

There are still ten minutes left in the game to enter the intermission. In such a short time, can they still be scored by Lazio?

"Don't think about it. Since the coach said it, he has a reason. And he is right, he really knows this Lazio better than us." Captain Puyol , stood up to speak for Guardiola.

Harvey also nodded to express his agreement and support for the coach's approach.

Several bosses in the team nodded, who dares to talk nonsense?

In this way, Barcelona decided to play in accordance with Guardiola's adjustments. Slow down the tempo, mostly defend, defend with ball control.

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Lazio's goal made the commentators particularly excited because the deadlock was broken.

Now you can start to expect more goals.

They began to look forward to all kinds of wonderful scenes after the game started. Smooth head-to-head battles, thrilling goals and shots... and more.

But when the game started, everyone quickly discovered that these things they were looking forward to did not appear. On the contrary, compared with the fast-paced offense and defense, the rhythm of the game slowed down.

Especially when Barcelona got the ball, they started to do more crosses and back passes.

If they were forced to do so by Lazio's defense before, they are willing to do so now.

They have to use this method to defend.

With the football at your feet, it is impossible for the opponent to organize any threatening attacks.

Chang Sheng turned to look at Guardiola.

It is no surprise that Guardiola did this. If it was Guardiola in that time and space, he might not do this.

But now Guardiola...

Chang Sheng smiled.

That's what he wanted to see.

Slow down the tempo and the game will not look good. At that time, many people will criticize Guardiola for this point.

Because one of -taka's big selling points is that it looks good.

You can win without playing well. This is a unique feature of -taka.

If it's just for winning... isn't counterattack better than -taka?

And after Lazio's performance over the years, everyone's appetite has also been raised.

If there is no Changsheng in this world, he would have started playing -taka back in 2001. So now that Guardiola plays like this, no one will think that Pisa is not good-looking, and people are still obsessed with Barcelona's passing art.

That's because you've never seen it play so well before.

But with Changsheng, after Lazio.

On the one hand, everyone is used to seeing it, and they are used to the way Barcelona is playing now.

There is also a comparison on the other hand.

No matter what it is in this world, I am afraid of comparison... As the saying goes, people are more popular than others.

With Lazio's fast pass and cut overall promotion football, and then looking at Barcelona's football that back and forth in the midfield, not many people will find it beautiful, they will only feel that it delays the game time. Felt bland and drowsy.

Chang Sheng bets that if Guardiola really plays like this, then after the game is over. There will be many such voices in the media.

Especially the Barcelona club also has a strange old man who is too emperor Cruyff.

This old man is no longer the head coach of Barcelona, ​​and he no longer holds any position in the club, but he always has to dictate the performance of the club and the team.

Moreover, he has abnormally high demands on his own team-he wishes Barcelona to be the "cosmic team".

If Guardiola does anything that damages the spirit of Barcelona, ​​he will definitely be bombarded mercilessly by Cruyff.

With Cruyff's influence in Catalonia, his bombardment will definitely put enough pressure on Guardiola.

Then wait until the second round of the game. Guardiola had to be forced to give up his plan and fight to the death with the ever-victorious Lazio at home. It's just that at that time, how much physical strength can his team have to support a 90-minute game?

Having said all that, is Guardiola's response correct?

Of course, his choice to slow down the pace and deal with Lazio slowly is correct from a tactical point of view.

But……

At this level of football games, the comparison is no longer about skills and tactics.

The battle between the two giants. Sometimes in addition to technical tactics, political factors must also be considered.

Just like when Mourinho first arrived at Real Madrid, he played the national derby against Barcelona for the first time. Before the match, the Madrid media revealed that he was going to play three midfielders, which immediately caused an uproar in the public opinion, and also made Real Madrid's senior management very dissatisfied with his arrangement.

How can our majestic giants Real Madrid come up with such a low profile and rough formation tactics when playing against Barcelona? What a disgrace!

no! We, Real Madrid, must face off against Barcelona!

Eventually Mourinho was forced to change his tactics and formation.

The media in Madrid cheered for Real Madrid's kingly demeanor, and Real Madrid's top management was also quite satisfied.

The results of it?

Jose Mourinho and Barcelona combined to slap these guys in the face at the Nou Camp.

Real Madrid lost 0:5 away.

This is the real shame!

This is a typical example of club politics affecting the technical and tactical arrangements of the head coach.

From a technical and tactical perspective. Mourinho's tactics are the most correct without any problems.

But... politically incorrect.

So he was killed.

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Chang Sheng thought well.

This game is highly anticipated. So many celebrities came to the scene to watch the game.

Among them is the overlord Cruyff of the Barcelona club.

-taka's godfather-level task Cruyff frowned when he watched Barcelona go full rhythm after conceding the ball, gave up offense and turned to defense.

This is definitely not the Barcelona he wants to see.

Facing a strong enemy, Barcelona should go forward bravely and defeat the enemy in the way they are best at. Instead of the current situation... Concession!

Yes.

Cruyff thought Guardiola was giving in. He was overwhelmed by Lazio's sharpness.

In Cruyff's view, Lazio's -taka is nothing more than a faster speed, nothing unusual.

Guardiola shouldn't have acted so unkindly.

After conceding a goal, what any team should consider is how to equalize the score as soon as possible. So at this time, the offensive desire of the players is the strongest. Guardiola did not take advantage of the situation and give full play to their offensive desire, but instead suppressed their offensive desire and let them defend...

Cruyff could not agree with Guardiola's approach at all.

He was already thinking about how to beat Guardiola after the game.

Don't think that he can get carried away if he leads the team to win the Triple Crown and Six Crowns!

He needs to know which team's head coach he is!

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With Barcelona deliberately controlling the rhythm. Lazio didn't have many chances to attack, but Lazio didn't slow down, as long as the ball was at their feet. They will stick to their own characteristics, pass and cut quickly, advance as a whole, and run all over the field.

In stark contrast to Barcelona.

Chang Sheng seems to want to make up for Guardiola again, completely erecting the image of Guardiola as a villain.

At the same time, he has more important plans.

Lazio is determined not to let the game enter the rhythm of Barcelona because it does not want to give Barcelona a chance to rest. They have to ensure that Barcelona's exhausted team is in a high-intensity, fast-paced game throughout the game.

Thereby completely draining their physical energy.

In this way, it is good if Lazio can end the suspense of the two rounds at home, but if it cannot end, it can also allow Barcelona to return to their home court and there is not much left.

The final is a two-round home and away game system. Sometimes you can't just think about this game, you have to take a long-term view. To put the two games together, do a comprehensive consideration.

So the last ten minutes of the game at work, for Barcelona. It's still tough, even though they've slowed down -- they've slowed down, but only when they have the ball, when they don't? Doesn't that mean that Lazio can play whatever they want?

Unless they can snatch each other's football.

But when Lazio passes and cuts quickly, they have to steal the ball. Just have to run faster than Lazio.

This is simply killing them...

Their already considerable physical strength is even more at risk...

Barcelona players now understand why Guardiola said that if they don't change their style of play. Even if it is ten minutes, there is a great possibility that Lazio will score again, not one, but two.

Look at Lazio's current offensive, it is like a storm, wave after wave, it seems that it will never stop, it will always be the same rhythm.

The Barcelona players were secretly startled.

This kind of high-intensity and fast-paced football, they can't stand it after playing for 30 minutes in a row. Lazio can keep playing until the end of the first half!

These Barcelona players know best how much energy is consumed by such a style of play...especially the defensive method that blocks the passing line...If it is not against Lazio, this defensive mode, they usually face average in the game At most, his opponents played for ten minutes straight, so they had to take a break, change their method, and change their rhythm. Otherwise, it will collapse sooner or later.

And Lazio persisted for forty-five minutes!

The physical fitness of these people... is simply too terrifying!

The media called them the "cosmic team", perhaps not referring to the football they played, but referring to their physical fitness?

A team with this kind of physical ability is really not like what should exist on earth...