Chapter 365 A Perfect Multi-Core Attack (Sixty-Eight/One Hundred and Thirty-Four)

When Azpilicueta received the ball, the task of organizing the attack fell on his shoulders. m

He must have observed the situation on the field before receiving the ball, but the situation he saw at that time must be different from now.

Because the game situation changes rapidly, the players on both sides are always running on the field.

Now because of his lateral breakthrough and the running positions of other players, new situations have appeared on the field.

For example, there is a gap in front of the center of Bayern Munich's penalty area.

This gap does not look big now, of course, with Gotze's running position, I believe it will become larger and larger, enough to squeeze a person in.

So now there is a choice question in front of Azpilicueta.

First of all, should he use this gap?

This is for sure. Isn't the purpose of passing the ball back and forth in the offense to create and use gaps like this?

Then the question comes-how to use this gap?

This is a test of a player's ability to organize an attack.

Seeing a gap and then using it is the consensus of everyone.

But how to use it and use it well requires a certain level.

Ordinary players may directly send the ball to this gap.

But given the size of the gap now, if he does this, it is very likely that he will pass the ball directly to the opponent.

First, Van Buyten can quickly rush into this gap to intercept the pass.

Second, even if Van Buyten can't catch up with him, he can always follow Klose who comes up to respond, so that Klose can't directly shoot.

Third, even if he doesn't pass to Klose, he can pass it to other players. Who else? Only Ballack. But on the one hand, Ballack is still a distance away from the gap, and on the other hand, there is Bayern Munich's midfielder Gustavo next to him.

If he goes forward to the gap at this time, Gustavo is not an idiot, and he will definitely follow him. There is a Gustavo between him and Azpilicueta, and the success rate of this pass is much lower.

So how to use this gap,

Rely on passing or breaking through to mobilize the opponent's defense, so that Lazio can finally successfully use this gap to score. This is a test of Azpilicueta's organizational ability as a full-back.

What are the things that reflect organizational ability?

Vision, overall view, awareness, passing skills and determination.

First, he must see the gap, and then he must know how to pass the running position to guide the opponent's defender to run according to his own ideas, and then you must have a good enough passing skill to pass the ball to where you want it to go, and finally, of course, it is determination. Once you decide. Don't hesitate and miss the opportunity, take action immediately!

In normal training, Changsheng emphasizes the improvement of the organizational ability of all players.

Various tactical classes and various offensive routines training.

It is used for this time!

When a full-back like Azpilicueta receives the ball, he will also know what to do!

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After Azpilicueta made a horizontal breakthrough, Gotze came up to meet him, and the two were very close. Azpilicueta can also pass the ball directly to Gotze, and then move horizontally or vertically, and play two-on-one with Gotze.

But he didn't do this because it was not the best choice.

If he moves horizontally. If he runs to the empty space, he will attract the defensive players there, and the empty space will be gone.

If he moves vertically, the full-back Contento will still be there. The chance is not high.

Since he wants to organize an attack, he naturally aims to score a goal.

So Azpilicueta chose to maximize the use of the empty space - he passed the ball horizontally. Let Gotze, who ran up to meet the ball, become a cover, and his main function is to pull Badstuber away and create an empty space.

Then he passed the ball directly to Klose on the other side!

Klose did not come forward to meet the ball, and he also realized that this was an empty space, so he chose to stay where he was. Although he did not come forward to receive the ball, Van Buyten, who was defending him, did not go around to defend, because he noticed Ledesma's forward run.

He was afraid that if he went around to defend, it would be fine if he successfully destroyed the pass. If he failed, Klose would receive the ball and pass it behind him, which would be a perfect breakthrough!

Ledesma will break into the penalty area with no one defending him, and then face goalkeeper Butt alone.

This is too dangerous.

So Van Buyten chose a relatively conservative defensive strategy - blocking Klose's back and not letting him turn around easily.

This method can take care of two people, defending Klose and keeping an eye on Ledesma.

If Klose wants to use his heel to knock the ball to Ledesma, he can also turn back to defense at the first time and hand Klose to Altintop who is returning to defense.

While Klose received the ball, Ledesma continued to move into the penalty area. David Silva chose a completely opposite strategy. He moved sideways and came in front of Klose, that is, behind the attack.

The advantage of doing this is that it increases Klose's passing points. Klose can knock the ball to Ledesma with his heel or pass it back to him. He is facing the goal in this position and can either shoot directly from a distance or reorganize the attack.

Lahm was in a dilemma because of Ledesma's forward run - should he follow David Silva? Or run to defend Ledesma?

If he went outside to defend David Silva, then in the penalty area, it would be Ledesma and Klose, two Lazio players, against Van Buyten alone, which was a very dangerous two-on-one!

Lahm finally chose to defend his position instead of blindly pressing out to mark man.

It seems that Bayern Munich's defensive strategy is man-to-man defense, but in fact it is zone defense. Everyone has an area they should cover. Position is very important in defense. As long as you can stand in position, you increase the success rate of defense. If you lose your position, there will be gaps, which may be fatal!

These things happened at the same time and very quickly.

Klose did not let the ball stay at his feet for too long.

Because then he would be surrounded.

This attack should be closed quickly!

Use fast passing and cutting to completely disrupt the opponent's defense. Let Bayern Munich's players feel dizzy and at a loss when defending.

Now he has to make a choice, just like Azpilicueta.

When the ball is at his feet, he is the offensive organizer, and he has to make the right choice. He can either dribble the ball, turn around and shoot, or use his heel to knock the ball to Ledesma who is advancing, or pass the ball to David Silva, or pass the ball back to Gotze.

He has many choices. Having more choices in offense is both a good thing and a bad thing.

The bad thing is that you don’t know which choice is the most correct. If you make the wrong choice, the attack that the whole team has worked hard to create may almost be wasted.

Making the right choice is also a quality that an organizer should have.

Klose made the right choice.

He pushed the ball diagonally into the penalty area.

The destination of the ball is the middle space that appeared at the beginning!

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It was a pure space, and Van Buyten was pressed behind him. It was a bit far from the space.

Badstuber was withdrawn by Gotze, and now it takes time to turn around.

After a series of passes and runs, this gap has been completely formed!

So who is this gap for?

"Michel Ballack——!"

With the commentator's roar, Ballack, who was hesitating in front of the penalty area before, has shaken off Gustavo who was defending him like lightning and inserted into the penalty area!

Gustavo was completely attracted by Lazio's pass just now. When the ball was at Klose's feet, he couldn't help but look over there. So much so that he temporarily ignored his defensive target!

When he reacted now, it was too late!

Ballack shook him off and rushed into the penalty area!

At the same time, Bayern Munich's goalkeeper Butt abandoned the goal and attacked!

Badstuber turned around in a hurry. To defend Ballack, intending to clear the ball before Ballack.

Other Lazio players did not stand there to watch the show.

Ledesma continued to move forward and entered the penalty area, ready to make up for the shot.

Gotze also turned forward. Also ready to make up for the shot.

Klose did not join in the fun in front of the goal, he moved behind Ballack. If Ballack's attack was unsuccessful and was cleared, he might fall to his feet and form a second attack.

This is a perfect offensive cooperation!

Many people think that an attack is as simple as player A passing the ball to player B, player B passing it to player C, and then player C kicks the ball and the ball flies into the goal.

In fact, if you focus on the ball, it is of course a cover-up, and you will only see the situation around the ball.

But when you look at the overall situation, you will find that a seemingly ordinary attack is actually very complicated, and there is a lot of knowledge and mystery in it.

It must be the team's clear division of labor and cooperation that allows the final shooter to shoot and score.

For example, this time, if there were no other Lazio players running and involving, how could there be a gap, and how could Ballack use the gap?

And even if Ballack had entered the penalty area and ran to the gap, other Lazio players were still running and cooperating with him.

In addition to shooting, they took all situations into consideration and prepared them in the attack.

However, Ballack did not let his teammates' preparations for any eventuality really come in handy.

He caught the ball before Butt and Badstuber!

He did not dribble the ball, nor did he adjust, he just kicked the ball and shot!

It was not a powerful volley, the ball passed over Butt who had already fallen to the ground, drew a parabola, and then fell into the empty goal behind Butt!

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"Beautiful teamwork!" The Italian commentator cheered, "Lazio broke the deadlock in the 34th minute! The goal was scored by Michel Ballack! The German captain broke the goal of his old club!"

"Balak! Ballack! Ballack! Lazio leads Bayern Munich 1:0! Will the game enter the Lazio rhythm again?!"

"Balak's forward run was very timely, making perfect use of the space in the middle! This was a well-planned attack! When Bayern Munich's defense in the middle was the tightest, the ball was finally scored from the middle! Lazio's ability to break through dense defense is amazing! They seem to be competing with Bayern Munich - you focus on defending the middle? Then we focus on attacking the middle! Beautiful! This is why Lazio's attack is always so pleasing to the eye! Their attack is like a smooth stream, full of movement and rhythm!"