Josep Guardiola looked at Eto'o running on the sidelines. Although he equalized the score for the team, he didn't like him very much.
When Guardiola first took office at the beginning of the season, during a training, based on his tactics of diamond movement in the midfield and frontcourt, Guardiola asked Eto'o to move according to his own understanding. Unexpectedly, the Cheetah has a distinctive and very strong personality.
I yelled at him directly: Is there anything wrong with you? The situation was very embarrassing at that time.
Afterwards, Eto'o said: "Pep was not a great player in the past. He can only be regarded as a pretty good player. And he is also a midfielder. I am the best striker in football now. How can he
Can you guide me on how to move?"
There are two things to say. In the world of football, teaching a top forward to move is a kind of denial of the players. This is indeed a great disrespect. But in the coach’s tactical system, no matter who he is, he should cooperate with the coach.
Otherwise it will just be abandoned.
But Guardiola can't abandon Eto'o, because he is really good at scoring goals, and Barcelona's forward line is still inseparable from him.
This incident has done great harm to Guardiola's prestige in the locker room. Although the team's outstanding performance this season has given him enough confidence, and Eto'o is as stubborn as his words, he still gives Guardiola some face in his actions.
, especially in the second half of the season, the number of times he took the initiative to quarrel increased significantly, giving Messi behind him more room to move. However, the gap between them has never been bridged.
To be honest, Guardiola didn't see the subtlety of Zhuo Yang's diagonal pass to Kaká a few minutes ago. Of course, he would not think that the responsibility for conceding the ball lies with Messi who failed to catch up with Kaká.
In the tactical concept, there is no unbreakable defense in football. If you want to improve the quality of defense, the best way is to control the ball, control the football under your feet, reduce the time the opponent holds the ball, and naturally reduce the probability and probability of the opponent's attack.
efficiency.
So when Barcelona plays 'tikitaka' continuously, even if it is looking for an opportunity to attack, it is still defending. From this point of view, no matter how reluctant you are to admit it, Barcelona's tactics are actually a defensive counterattack in another sense.
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The person who controls the rhythm of Barcelona's transition from defensive ball control to offensive ball control is the team's brains, Xavi Hernandez Creus.
In the 1998-99 season, Barcelona midfielder and captain Josep Guardiola was out for most of the season due to injuries. After recovering from the injury the following year, he found that he had lost his main position in the team. The 20-year-old Xavi
He became a new manipulator on the court. As a result, the 30-year-old Guardiola left Barcelona and retired after five years of wandering.
Xavi forced Guardiola away at the age of 20, but at the age of 29, he regained his absolute main position. In the later period of Rijkaard's coaching, Jie Shuai appreciated and trusted the Portuguese German more.
Coe, Xavi must share playing opportunities with Deco.
In the 2006 Champions League final against Madiburg, Xavi sat on the bench for 90 minutes. After the game, the media attributed this to one of the main reasons for Barcelona's defeat to Madiburg, but in fact, in that game, Deco
He performed very well and put great restrictions on Zhuoyang in the midfield. Madibao's victory was mainly due to God's blessing and his character.
With Guardiola taking over as Barcelona coach last year, Xavi ushered in a turning point. Guardiola not only did not hold grudges that Xavi's rise had forced him to leave, but he also admired Xavi's style very much, and he also trusted his La Masia background.
Deco, a direct descendant of Barcelona, ​​was sold to Chelsea at a low price and formed the most famous midfield triangle in the Premier League with Ballack and Lampard. Xavi once again became Barcelona's brains on the court.
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Today, Xavi's main opponent on the court is Pirlo. Both Sleepy and Xavi are very worried about each other. In fact, the 'five No. 10' midfielders that Ancelotti arranged today made Guardiola
It's very surprising, because it is unbelievable to face Barcelona without a full-time defensive midfielder.
According to Guardiola's prediction, AC Milan will at least send out two key defensive midfielders, Flamini and Gattuso. When he got the list, Gattuso was already surprised that Gattuso did not start. After the start of the game, he was surprised.
Discovering that Flamini was actually playing at left-back made him wonder how to deal with it.
An Pang abandoned the double defensive midfielder or even the three defensive midfielders that are most commonly used in football to deal with Barcelona, ​​and tried to compete with the opponent for the ball. Moreover, facing Barcelona's very effective midfield and frontcourt press, any of the five No. 10s can become an attacker.
The organizer keeps you surrounded.
Ancelotti thought to himself: That means the formation doesn't allow it, otherwise I'll bring Seedorf on board too. Hey, six No. 10s, I can't scare you to death!
In the 20th minute, Harvey lobbed a small high ball, and Henry rushed in front of the goal and missed; in the 23rd minute, Pirlo passed through, and Inzaghi's shot was confiscated by Valdes.
In the 30th minute, Xavi took a corner kick from the left. Eto'o headed the ball over 8 meters in front of the goal. He arranged for 6 of Barcelona's first 8 shots. In the 36th minute, Beckham knocked down Ine.
Star and Xavi took the free kick 28 meters away from the goal on the left side, but unfortunately it was slightly higher than the near corner.
A minute later, Pirlo immediately returned the favor. He passed to Zhuoyang in the penalty area, and Puyol performed a thrilling "scorpion tail swing" to save the ball, narrowly resolving the inevitable crisis.
Neither Pirlo nor Xavi are the top midfield defenders, but they are both candy-type technical defensive masters. Although Milan and Barcelona have rarely played against each other in recent years, the Italian and Spanish national teams are old rivals.
They are also old enemies. In the national team, due to the overall disadvantage in midfield strength, Pirlo is basically at a disadvantage when facing Xavi.
Ancelotti also understood that the Italian national team's use of traditional double midfielders could not contain Spain, which was based on Barcelona's style of play, so he played the amazing shot of "five number 10s" after careful consideration.
When he was in the national team, Pirlo was restricted in every situation against Spain. Today, although he and Xavi still couldn't completely restrict each other, compared to the national team, Milan's Pirlo had more points for the ball when attacking.
In the 43rd minute, Pirlo took advantage of his advantage of being 7 centimeters higher and raised his elbow to suppress Xavi during the fight. He saw the right opportunity and gave the football to Zhuo Yang who was cutting inside. Seeing Zhuo Yang holding the football firmly, he passed the ball.
With his own feelings, Sleepy pushed Harvey away with his elbow and let out a sigh of relief: It's not easy.
It is even more difficult for Zhuoyang. Not only does he have to be Messi's first barrier defensively today, he also has to face Busquets and Puyol offensively, especially the Puyol team. This is a player who can almost compete with Ness today.
A monster from the same realm.
Even though his brain was spinning and he went through all the trouble to get back to such an ideal position, Zhuoyang still couldn't completely get rid of Puyol. The Barcelona captain squeezed him from the side and behind. Although he was almost 10 centimeters shorter, he still couldn't get rid of Puyol.
Puyol's weight is not inferior to Zhuo Yang's, and he still has the upper hand in terms of pure upper body strength.
Chapter completed!