Chapter 212 The difference in physical fitness (guarantee
This equilibrium situation between the two sides lasted for about thirty minutes.
During these thirty minutes, there was always a mutual attack and defense.
Both sides had seemingly good opportunities, but it was a pity that no one took them.
So the score has always been 0:0.
Although it was still 0:0, no one would find the game boring.
On the contrary, the competition is always conducted at a very high level.
Whether it's Lazio's rapid advancement or Barcelona's precise control, it's mesmerizing to watch.
Because both sides have a high level of ball control and good defense, there are actually not many shots on goal.
But no one cares about this.
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The Catalan commentator looked at the time and saw that the game had been going on for thirty minutes. Barcelona, who were playing away from home, showed no sign of being at a disadvantage. Although they did not score a goal, they did not allow the home team to score a goal either.
This kind of performance is already considered very good in the eyes of this commentator.
You know this is Lazio’s home court!
Across Europe, everyone now knows how difficult Lazio's home ground is.
It is indeed Guardiola, and fortunately Barcelona’s head coach is Guardiola, otherwise this away game will definitely be lost without any suspense...
"Barcelona are now locked in a stalemate with Lazio and their performance is outstanding!"
He said so.
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Barcelona's players also thought they performed very well, but in fact they were not easy.
At the beginning of the game, facing Lazio's rapid advancement, they defended according to the coaching staff's requirements and felt quite relaxed.
They can even organize an attack that can threaten Lazio's goal when Lazio has the advantage.
For example, the one given to Falcao just now.
However, when the thirty minutes of the game passed, they gradually felt tired.
They found that their running could not keep up with Lazio's fast movement.
Sometimes, I saw Lazio's intentions of passing and running, but my body couldn't keep up. He wanted to run over, but his body was half a beat too slow. So by the time they ran over, the opponent had already given away the football.
Simply put, Barcelona's players feel tired!
This surprised them because the game only started thirty minutes ago!
If there are thirty minutes left in the game and they feel tired, then maybe it's normal.
But how is that possible now?
But they just felt tired and began to gasp for air.
This kind of tiredness is not a psychological effect caused by the pressure of playing away games.
It's really physically tiring.
In fact, the Barcelona players are in good mental condition, but they just feel physically tired.
It was as if their physical energy had been quickly drained of energy during the thirty-minute match, and it was continuously draining out of their bodies, like water from a floodgate.
They were shocked inside - how is this possible!?
Everyone knows that Barcelona's physical fitness is very good, because their Tiki-taka tactics require very high physical fitness. If the physical fitness is not good, they will not be able to play at all.
So after Guardiola went to Barcelona, the first thing he did was to improve his physical fitness.
Although he was in such good physical condition, he felt tired thirty minutes into the game...
It would surprise anyone.
Even if it is an ordinary team, it will not be like this...
Moreover, when other teams played against Lazio, they didn't seem to notice that they felt tired within the first 30 minutes of the game.
Why did it appear in Barcelona?
Did they eat badly yesterday? Or did they not sleep well, causing them to lack physical energy?
None.
In fact, it has something to do with themselves.
It has to do with their own defensive tactics.
This kind of defensive tactic of blocking the opponent's passing route is very energy-consuming.
Especially when the opponent passes and moves very quickly, in order to keep up with the opponent's rhythm, Barcelona has to increase their speed. The result of this is that their physical energy is consumed more and more than usual.
quick.
However, the defensive tactics used by Lazio and Barcelona are almost the same. Why do they still seem to be in good physical condition?
First of all, because Barcelona's attack speed is not fast, they just wait for Lazio to set up their formation before rushing forward. Secondly, because Barcelona's speed is not fast, Lazio needs much less running time and distance to defend.
Third, Lazio's physical condition is inherently stronger than Barcelona's. In the league, Barcelona is always being chased by Real Madrid and cannot get rid of Real Madrid. Naturally, the league takes up more of their energy without rest.
time. Unlike Lazio, they have a big lead in the league, so they can easily rotate and rest more key players.
Fourth, Barcelona arrived in Rome after two days and one night of long-distance travel by bus. The long journey and journey made their conditions poor and had a great impact on their physical fitness. Lazio, on the other hand, was waiting for work.
Fifth, and the most important point - during this period of winning, the team has been continuously using game skills that reduce the speed of physical energy consumption. Even though it is at the end of the season, Lazio's physical fitness is better than Barcelona.
When Barcelona's physical fitness began to feel difficult, their defensive quality naturally declined.
In the 35th minute, Lazio launched an attack.
Barcelona still only blocks passing lanes and then surrounds and picks up players.
As a result, they made mistakes in cooperation this time and the steps were inconsistent.
Let Modric pass the football.
Straight pass!
Gotze retreated to receive the ball. With his back to the direction of attack, he did not turn around, but directly used the outside instep of his right foot to pass the football to Ledesma next to him.
Then he turned and ran.
Ledesma still passed the ball with one kick.
He transferred the football to David Silva.
David Silva passed the ball forward to Cavani.
Because Barcelona's defense was not organized at the beginning, Barcelona's subsequent defenses collapsed, one after another, and they could not keep up with the speed of Lazio's passing in the attack.
When Cavani gets the ball, he doesn't even turn his back to the direction of the attack because he's also running.
Cavani received the ball in the penalty area and then made a move to shoot, attracting everyone's attention.
However, he lifted his right foot and knocked it to the side...
He passed the ball again!
Puyol, who intercepted him in front of him, quickly followed the football and chased him.
But it's too late...
"Mario Gotze——!!"
In the commentator's prolonged roar.
Gotze rushed into the penalty area and then volleyed towards the football!
The football rushed over before Puyol's flying tackle, broke through Valdez's fingers, and finally... hit the net hard!
"The ball goes in! The ball goes in! The ball - goes - in -!!"
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!! Gotze! Gotze! Mario Gotze!!"
"Beautiful coordination! A typical Lazio attack, so fast that Barcelona can't keep up! Bang bang bang bang - continuous passes, Lazio players appeared in every position where they should be through movement.
!And then completed the goal!"
The commentators cheered.
Chang Sheng on the sidelines also walked out of the coaching bench with his fists raised high to celebrate the goal.
As soon as the goal was scored, he was at least half relieved.
Lazio is good at hitting downwind balls, and scoring the first goal is equivalent to laying the foundation for victory.
But in this goal, what made him most happy was not the result, but Barcelona's performance in this goal.
He could see that Barcelona couldn't keep up with Lazio's speed.
After all, the season is approaching the end, and it is normal for Barcelona's physical fitness to be unable to keep up.
Coupled with the long journey and exhaustion, it would be abnormal if they still had the physical strength to run all over the place.
This goal shows that the tactics I developed against Barcelona are effective.
Just keep kicking!
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While Chang Sheng was cheering for the goal, Guardiola looked annoyed.
He couldn't help but be upset.
Tactically there is no problem, tit for tat.
But in the end we still lost the ball.
why is that?
He has already seen it.
Because my physical fitness cannot keep up.
In theory, the tactics are correct.
But in actual operation, physical fitness is a very important factor that affects the results of tactical performance...
After Lazio picked up speed, Barcelona couldn't keep up.
If the players had come by plane, they might not have been able to last through the first half... He has reduced the training time after arriving in Rome to try to let the players rest.
But it's still not enough...
Guardiola decided to adjust.
Don't rush to attack. If the football is at their feet, use control of the ball to slow down the rhythm and delay time, so that the players can recover some physical fitness.
If it really doesn't work, I would rather lose the game like this. A small loss by one goal is better than a complete collapse...
As for the problem that such an adjustment would inevitably damage the scene, Guardiola couldn't care less.
Having been with Chang Sheng for many years, Guardiola has become somewhat infected with Chang Sheng's utilitarian habits.
Of course, the most important reason is this game, or this encounter, this semi-final, Guardiola doesn't want to lose.
This is a battle of ideas. If you lose, does that mean your idea is wrong?
This is unacceptable in any way.
Even worse than losing the championship!
While the Lazio players were still celebrating the goal, Guardiola called Xavi over.
Give him face-to-face instructions.
"Control the rhythm, slow down the game, try not to let Lazio players have too much time on the ball, and don't let them intercept the ball. If they want to play a fast break, then surround them in the midfield and let them intercept the ball.
They can't get up quickly."
Guardiola was talking and Xavi was listening.
But after listening, he also had questions: "What about the offense, coach?"
Guardiola shook his head: "We don't need to attack before the end of the first half!"
Harvey looked at his head coach in surprise.
He really didn't expect such words to come from his head coach.
When was Barcelona always a team that pursued offense...
"Before the end of the first half, all we have to do is one thing, it is very simple - no more conceding goals. It is better to go into the halftime break with a score behind by one goal than by two goals or three goals.
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Seeing that Xavi was a little surprised, Guardiola explained.
"There are only ten minutes left, can they still score two more goals against us?" Harvey wondered.
"If we continue to play like before, based on what I know about this Lazio team..." Guardiola nodded. "They are fully capable of doing this."
After speaking, he patted Harvey on the shoulder: "Okay, go up and tell them, try not to concede the ball first!"
Harvey was pushed back onto the court.
Just like a gambler pushing a bunch of chips into the game.
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