Chapter 423: Anxiety (Eighty-Eight/One Hundred and Thirty-Four)

Barcelona was frightened by Lazio's two consecutive long pass transfers and was completely panicked. They even forgot that the basic element of defense is calmness.

As a result, they both dropped Mario Gotze.

Gotze is an important figure in Lazio's offense. If in normal times, Lazio presses forward as a whole and passes the ball back and forth slowly, then Gotze is definitely a player that Barcelona cannot ignore. He will get the ball many times. He is in Lazio's offense. Plays a very important role.

But unfortunately, they forgot about Gotze this time.

As a result, Gotze received the ball without being marked. If Gotze received the ball in that position in the penalty area, it basically meant that the ball was lost.

With Gotze's ability, there is no doubt about scoring.

Indeed it is!

"G000000000...0000000L! Mario Gotze! He opened the scoring for Lazio!!"

Amid loud cheers from the commentator, Lazio fans jumped up from their seats in the stands and cheered.

"Lazio——!!"

"Götze scored! Lazio are leading in the final and they have a great start!"

"Beautiful! Gotze! In this final, whoever scores first will have the upper hand! Now Lazio has the upper hand!"

Some commentators also noticed the difference in Lazio's attack.

"This goal... Lazio's offense is a little different from previous attacks... They all used long passes. Two long passes were transferred to tear apart Barcelona's defense, and then Azpilicueta finally It's not that difficult to call a direct pass... This is really surprising. You must know that Lazio's offense is all about short passes, all kinds of fast short passes, passing the football back and forth, and Lazio's attack this time. The offense relies more on long passes. It's very simple. Three passes form a shot..."

"Is this still the Lazio we are familiar with? The sudden long pass caught Barcelona off guard - I think the Barcelona players probably did not expect that Lazio would attack like this... Such long passes are strictly prohibited in the game... …”

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Guardiola turned his head in shock and looked at the cheering people in the coaching bench next door.

Chang Sheng is also among them.

He was really shocked.

Chang Sheng actually abandoned him-TAKA

The attack just now was definitely not TAKA's way!

What is the difference between Lazio's offense and other teams?

He was so shocked by this that when his team conceded a goal, he felt nothing at all.

He thought again of the long pass and lob goal in Lazio's game against Manchester United.

He continued to think, thinking about the battle between Chang Sheng and his own ideas.

Chang Sheng insists on sacrificing ball control and pursuing speed, but this is not the purpose of TAKA. So there was a conflict between him and Chang Sheng, which was ultimately the reason why he went solo.

It seems that from that time on, Chang Sheng has been walking a completely different path from his own...

Now the gap between him and himself is getting wider and wider...,

While he was still clinging to the tradition of -TAKA, he was getting further and further away from -TAKA.

Although he started his career as -TAKA, he is not a defender of -TAKA.

He never was.

In his eyes, the most important thing is not Watt's philosophy, but victory and the glory of the championship.

He is a utilitarian through and through.

When -TAKA encounters problems and is easily restricted by the opponent, he will abandon -TAKA without hesitation and choose other methods that can help him win.

And when -TAKA can easily solve the problem, he will transform and become a loyal supporter of -TAKA

Guardiola suddenly realized that this game might be a very serious challenge for his Barcelona.

Not only does he want to win the championship, he also wants to defend the ideals of -.

For him, this may be more important than winning a championship.

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Guardiola walked to the sidelines, called Xavi who was closest to him, and then gave him instructions.

"When we have the ball, we have to slow down the pace, make sure we control the football at our feet, and don't give away possession easily..."

Harvey listened and nodded.

There is nothing surprising about Guardiola's arrangement. In fact, it just emphasized that TAKA's routine is something that Barcelona players can do with their eyes closed.

Xavi thought Guardiola had called him over to make some new adjustments.

I didn’t expect that after I finished talking, I didn’t hear anything new.

He asked his head coach strangely: "Is that all, sir?"

Guardiola nodded: "Yes, that's all."

Xavi glanced at Guardiola again and finally ran back to the court.

Guardiola's natural way Xavi is wondering about something.

He asked Xavi to come back. In fact, he just wanted to reiterate what Barcelona did.

Since Lazio wants to turn its back on Vabei, he must insist on defeating Lazio with -TAKA.

This is the best response!

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After the game started, Barcelona followed Guardiola's order and adopted -TAKA to deal with Lazio.

They passed the ball back and forth in the midfield and backcourt, moving forward bit by bit.

At the same time, Messi was very active and shuttled freely in the frontcourt, looking for holes in Lazio's defense.

The Barcelona fans in the stands cheered and cheered for their team.

They hoped that the team could equalize the score as soon as possible and get the game back on track.

In their opinion, Barcelona fell behind not long after the game started, which was just an accident.

Lazio's attack was too lucky. Two long passes and one through pass actually scored a goal... This doesn't make sense!

It doesn't fit the "TAKA football" at all.

These ordinary fans can't catch up with professional coaches like Guardiola in their vision and knowledge, so they didn't realize what Lazio showed in this attack. They just thought Lazio was lucky. Modric's long diagonal pass happened to be passed to David Silva's feet, and David Silva's long pass happened to be steadily caught by Azpilicueta, and Azpilicueta's through pass happened to make Gache succeed in offside...

In short, luck played the most important role from beginning to end.

How could a team that can only rely on luck beat the powerful Barcelona?

The last time Barcelona was eliminated by Lazio, these Barcelona supporters were very dissatisfied. In their view, today's final is a perfect opportunity for them to take revenge.

That goal was just an accident.

When Barcelona goes all out, Lazio will see our horror!

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Barcelona fans have been looking forward to Barcelona showing their full strength, so that the Lazio bastards can open their eyes!

After losing the ball, Barcelona also launched several attacks, one of which really threatened Lazio's goal.

However, Messi's shot was saved by Handanovic.

The next corner kick did not pose any threat to Lazio.

Instead, Lazio counterattacked and almost scored another special...

The Lazio fans in the stands sighed loudly, feeling sorry for the team's failure to score this time.

And the Barcelona fans held their heads with their hands, their hearts pounding - they were scared enough.

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Barcelona's attack did not succeed, so it was Lazio's turn to attack.

When Lazio attacked again, Guardiola watched carefully from the side.

He was sure of one thing.

Lazio's attack suddenly seemed to have no rules and no unified style.

Sometimes they looked like they were playing -taka, sometimes they looked like they were playing rules and counterattacks, and sometimes they were playing long passes.

But it was not completely without rules and disorder.

Although they looked like "kick whatever they could", it was not the case. Their attack still had certain rules.

No matter what method they chose to attack, it must be the most suitable for the situation on the field.

For example, if Barcelona defended high, Lazio's long passes would begin to increase.

And when Barcelona defended with hand speed, Lazio would play -taka.

If Barcelona attacked, then Lazio would definitely play standard defensive counterattack.

Their tactics were based on the choice of Barcelona, ​​the opponent...

The more he studied, the more frightened Guardiola felt.

Because he suddenly realized... this Lazio was very strong.

Very strong.

Not just ordinary strong.

If he is not mistaken, Lazio's tactics are very flexible. No matter what tactics or adjustments you make, they will always have a trick to deal with you...

On the basis of -TAKA, Changsheng has integrated many other tactical features into it. As long as it is beneficial to him, he has absorbed it.

-TAKA ensures the team's passing and receiving ability, which is the most important foundation on the football field. If the foundation is well laid, anything can be built on it.

Even if it is to play defensive counterattacks and long passes, Lazio can play better than other teams!

Guardiola stared at the court and fell into silence.

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While he was silent, Lazio was wreaking havoc on Barcelona's defense on the court.

The Barcelona players also felt that today's Lazio's offense was difficult to defend, and it seemed to be a little stronger than the last time they played.

When they thought Lazio was going to do this, Lazio did that.

They thought Lazio was going to make short passes continuously, but Lazio made long passes directly.

They thought Lazio was going to pass the ball long, but Lazio passed it short...

This made them feel very confused.

They didn't know what to do in defense.

So when Lazio attacked, Barcelona's defense looked very embarrassed.

They had a hard time defending, and it seemed that they could lose the ball at any time!

And Barcelona seemed to have never felt this kind of game feeling before...

It has always been Barcelona's opponents who have such a feeling. Watching Barcelona pass the ball back and forth, they were nervous, not knowing when their goal would be lost.

And now, Barcelona has finally enjoyed this kind of nervous treatment!

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