Chapter 421 Barcelona's Strategy

( )    When the players finished warming up and returned to the locker room, they were only 20 minutes away from the official game. m

The music continued.

In the music, Changsheng said: "Since the European Champions Cup was transformed into the Champions League, no team has been able to successfully defend the championship of this event. No matter how powerful those teams are, they can only fail in the end. Defending the championship has become a curse."

"So this is something that no one has ever done before, and no one has ever walked this road. The road ends here. Next, every step we take is to create history. Defending the championship is difficult, very difficult, otherwise why has no team been able to do it for so many years? But it is precisely because it is difficult that it is worth doing. If we can't even do this, what can we talk about creating history?"

"We have been shouting slogans such as 'create history' and 'walk a path that has never been walked before' this season. Now it's time to fulfill our slogans. Whether we can only talk, let's use this game to prove it!"

"Let's go out and show them!"

Changsheng pointed to the door.

The players stood up from their seats almost at the same time.

They were moved by the boss's words and were full of fighting spirit.

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At the same time, in the Barcelona locker room, Guardiola was also making pre-war mobilization.

"When we won the treble and the six crowns, the whole of Europe praised us. At that time, we were in the limelight. But when we lost to Lazio, everything changed. The glory and praise were gone. Lazio replaced us. When the media praised them, they always used us as a negative example... You see, this is football. The winner is the king. When we win, we are the best team in the world, and all kinds of honorary titles fly over. Once we lose the game, only humiliation and ridicule are waiting for us. This is football. If you want to regain the respect of others, you must win the game first."

"Last season, we were eliminated by Lazio. Now God has given us a great opportunity. Let us meet them again in the final! I am full of fighting spirit for this. Because we have a chance to prove ourselves again. "

"After we were eliminated by Lazio, there was such a saying in the media.

They believed that Barcelona's triple crown and six crowns were not valuable enough. Because we won the championship only after Lazio was eliminated by Bayern Munich. We did not face Lazio head-on, so our championship lacked persuasiveness. Well, now we can prove it again - Barcelona's championship is upright and can withstand doubts! "

Guardiola obviously knows what Lazio means to Barcelona players.

So he used Lazio to boost morale before the game.

In fact, before he coached Barcelona, ​​the two teams had a grudge.

Lazio did not hurt Barcelona once or twice.

As early as the Dream II era, Barcelona met Lazio in the European Super Cup. As a result, the powerful Dream II team lost to the then unknown Lazio in the Super Cup. That game was also regarded by later generations as the beginning of the decline of the Dream Team II.

So Barcelona has too many reasons to seek revenge on Lazio.

What Guardiola said is just one aspect.

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After the players of both sides stood in their respective formations on the court.

The referee blew the whistle and the game began!

Lazio lost the right to choose sides in the pre-match toss, but they got the right to kick off.

They can make good use of this kick-off.

After the kick-off, Lazio was not in a hurry to attack.

They passed the ball back.

Slowly passed the ball in the backcourt.

The pace of the game was not fast.

Everyone was used to it.

When two controlling teams met, this was bound to be the result.

Lazio's goal in the backcourt was to attract all the Barcelona players and tear their formation apart.

And Barcelona really pressed forward.

This is not to say that Barcelona was fooled.

But high-pressure pressing is the way to deal with teams like Lazio, since other teams can use this method to deal with Barcelona. Then Barcelona can also use this method to deal with Lazio.

And Barcelona's own defensive feature is front-court pressing.

So they can't shrink in the backcourt and wait for Lazio to attack.

They will actively press forward.

If they can intercept Lazio's ball in the frontcourt. Then directly launch a counterattack, it will be even better.

This season, many teams have used this trick to deal with Lazio, but they have failed without exception.

So is this method wrong?

No, no one has ever doubted the effectiveness of this method.

The reasons for those failures are the same, that is, physical exhaustion.

High-position defense and front-court pressing require a high level of physical fitness for the team.

Because the players have to run non-stop. They have to run from the backcourt to the frontcourt, and then run from the frontcourt back to the backcourt.

This back and forth sprint is very physically demanding.

If the physical strength is exhausted, the high-position defense can only last for half a game at most.

For Lazio, they still have half a game left.

Even if they are suppressed by the opponent's high defense in the first half, they can regain control of the game in the second half and completely defeat their opponents.

But Barcelona is different.

Barcelona's physical fitness is very good.

In today's European football, the two teams with the best physical fitness are Lazio and Barcelona.

If Barcelona also adopts high defense, their physical fitness will be their biggest advantage.

Maybe they can use high defense to the extreme, maybe they can make Lazio fall into a difficult battle?

This is the wish of many Barcelona fans.

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High defense is indeed the best weapon to deal with such a controlling team.

Guardiola's Barcelona has encountered such situations many times this season.

Over time, he has also studied high defense.

Now the game with Lazio is just the right time to use his research results.

Barcelona's high defense does have an advantage that other teams cannot match.

That is physical fitness.

In addition, Barcelona has always emphasized frontcourt pressing in normal games, so they hardly need to adapt. High defense can be used.

Lazio has encountered high defense when facing Juventus and Manchester United.

The opponent's high defense still caused them some trouble, which is one of the main reasons why Guardiola chose to use high defense to deal with Lazio.

In addition, while defending high, Pique was also following Klose closely.

This is to defend against Lazio's long pass.

In the game against Manchester United, Lazio faced Manchester United's high defense. Their response surprised many people-they chose the long pass that Lazio had never tried before.

The result was very good.

The football directly passed Manchester United's high defense area and hit behind Manchester United's defense line. And Manchester United's players were all concentrated in the front, and it was completely too late to return to defense immediately.

In this way, Manchester United watched Lazio score a goal in the way of English football.

Guardiola paid close attention to this game and naturally knew this detail.

It seems that Lazio has made new adjustments and arrangements for high defense.

So while Barcelona defends at a high position, they also have to beware of Lazio's long passes.

It is relatively simple to defend Lazio's long passes. All you have to do is defend Lazio's offensive bridgehead Klose in the frontcourt.

If Lazio wants to play a long pass, the ball will definitely be passed to Klose. Then let Klose ferry the ball with a header.

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When Changsheng saw Barcelona's players pressing high on the one hand and blocking their long passes on the other, he laughed.

Barcelona's reaction was completely within his expectations.

He knew Guardiola would do this.

Guardiola couldn't help but study his opponents.

If you study, you will easily come to a conclusion.

For Guardiola, there is no suspense about his own team.

So if Guardiola thinks he will use long passes to break the dense defense... then he is wrong!

I closed my training for a week, not just for trickery.

During this week, Changsheng made the whole team familiar with the multi-core tactics.

Facing the opponent's high defense and front-court pressing, there is no limit on who has the ball at their feet. Anyone can launch an attack, which is the solution to the victory.

Your high defense always has to have a specific defensive target. For example, Modric, Ledesma, Ballack... these specific players.

And Lazio's multi-and tactics weaken the role of these specific players.

The time the ball stays at their feet is no longer than the time at the feet of goalkeeper Handanovic.

So if you think Modric, Ledesma and Ballack are the core of Lazio, they are responsible for organizing the offense, so you should focus on them for defense, that's a big mistake.

Even there will be problems!

The essence of multi-core tactics is that anyone can organize the offense, so no one is the core. Without the core, you will be at a loss when defending.

Because the defense of any team must be targeted. This point will be arranged by the head coach before the game starts. Who are you responsible for defending in the game, and who are you responsible for defending.

Even in regional defense, there is such a similar arrangement.

However, as the game progresses. Barcelona players will soon find that Lazio's arrangements have made their pre-match targeted defensive tactics meaningless! (To be continued...)

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