Super Storm

The Premier League and the League Cups of various countries have come to an end one after another, and the world has gradually turned its attention to this Champions League final to be held at the Olympic Stadium in Rome.

This is a world-renowned peak matchup.

Liverpool, already holding three Premier League championship trophies, and Barcelona, ​​which have already won two La Liga and Kings Cup championship trophies, will create the history of national football no matter who wins.

What is more exciting is that these are two very different teams.

Liverpool is known for its offensive and defensive balance. Although Benitez brought the rigorous tactics of Continental Europe and created a meticulous offensive and defensive system, the technical capabilities of the players are far less refined than Barcelona, ​​and the enthusiasm and tradition of English traditional football are still retained in his heart Bloody.

The Catalan media even ridiculed Liverpool without exaggeration, thinking that the only player of this team capable of standing on the first team in Barcelona was Yang Yang. The rest of them arrived in Barcelona, ​​and I am afraid they could not even play the bench.

This is enough to prove that the characteristics of Barcelona are completely different from Liverpool.

From Cruyff in the 1990s to later Van Gaal to the subsequent Rijkaard, Barcelona's traditional tradition is to control the ball, and this was once again carried forward after Guardiola took office.

From 2008 to 2009, Barcelona's average ball control rate was as high as 65.7 percent and the passing success rate was close to 90 percent. This transcript can almost be said to make all opponents feel terrified. .

Football matches are complex and complicated, but simple and simple.

The ideas of Guardiola and Barcelona are as simple as possible. The ball is only one. As long as the ball is firmly controlled, you can put yourself in an undefeated position, which forces your opponent to take the initiative to expose the flaw.

Relying on this seemingly simple concept of football, Guardiola's team has gone through all the obstacles to the end, and they have reached the end of the Champions League final, facing the Liverpool offensive and defensive balance.

It can be said that this is the collision of two very different ideas.

Benitez was born in Real Madrid, but his philosophy is deeply influenced by Serie A, and he emphasizes the balance of offense and defense. Guardiola is a native Catalan leader. The idea of ​​passing the ball has been deeply rooted in the bones.

So much that in Spain, many people think that this seemingly Liverpool and Barcelona contest is actually a struggle between Real Madrid and Barcelona.

The decisive battle is coming, how to face Barcelona's pass and control, which has become a big problem for Liverpool.

The next morning after receiving the Premier League trophy at home, after the training session, Benitez called Yang Yang, Gerrard, Xavi Alonso and Carragher to the core central axis players. Office, discuss with the coaching staff how to restrain Barcelona's tactics.

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The first thing Liverpool play against Barcelona is defense.

Some people may find it very strange that Liverpool have not lost to Barcelona at all in terms of offensive ability, and there is a big killer like Yang Yang sitting in the town. Why should they consider defending?

The reason is simple. There is no advantage in passing the ball.

The truth on the football field is very simple. Whoever holds the ball will take the initiative.

In the face of Barcelona with such a good ability to pass and control, Liverpool did not have a choice at all, and even all teams in the entire European football team have no choice, only to grasp the defense.

"From the information we have obtained so far, Messi, Eto'o and Henry, these three people are certain, Xavi and Iniesta in the midfield must also go up, but there is suspense in the midfield position, in the end is Yaya Toure is still Busquets, it is not clear for the time being, but from all the signs before the game, it is likely that Busquets. "

Duff Mcdonov is a tactical analyst at Liverpool. He has been following Barcelona for two weeks in a row and is preparing for this upcoming final.

"The back line should not be a big problem, Abidal, Pique, Puyol and Daniel Alves, this is Barcelona's current main line of defense, if there is no accident, it should be so configured."

After Yang Yang listened to McDonov seriously, the first thing that flashed in his mind was Crouch.

"Can we start the game and grab a wave?" Yang Yang suggested.

The people present were all smart people and the core of Liverpool. They all knew what Yang Yang meant.

In the opening game, Crouch, using the advantage of the English Goblin, grabbed a start to fight for the advanced ball.

Benitez shook his head, "I thought about it, but it was risky."

It is said that the Spaniard walked to the tactical board and explained, "If you use Crouch in the opening, our frontcourt will be affected and the mobility will be a problem."

"Barcelona has excellent assists on both sides, especially Daniel Alves on the right. I know this player very well. His ability to play with offensive backs can almost be said to be the best in European football today. "

Yang Yang nodded, but he felt that his friend, Maicon, who played for Inter Milan, did not lose to Alves.

"If we play Crouch, then we can only play three forwards and the midfield will become weak, especially the midfielder."

In Liverpool's deduction, Guardiola may not put Messi on the right side, but assuming he really put Messi on the right side, then Messi is bound to cut in. There will not be enough players on the back waistline to provide Protection will definitely not work.

Even more frightening is that Barcelona's two midfielders Xavi and Iniesta also have very strong back-insertion capabilities.

"I said that the most terrible part of this set of Barcelona's transmission and control system is two points. One is the ball control outside the 30-meter area. This depends on their midfield and back line, but to be honest, to do It ’s not difficult to get to this point, many teams can do it, even we can. ”

“The key to Barcelona ’s strength today is that they have achieved the first point while also achieving the second point, which is the pass and control of the ball outside the big penalty area. They pass between Xavi, Iniesta and Messi. Skilled and tacit understanding of the small-area pass-and-control coordination, torn open the opponent's defense at the front of the penalty area. "

"In the face of such a play in Barcelona, ​​one-on-one can't hold it at all. It can only rely on the advantage of the number of people to pile up, and rely on strict defensive positions and positions to block the opponent's pass and control space."

"When Mourinho's Chelsea faced Barcelona, ​​foul tactics were his favorite, but Guardiola now pushed Xavi, Iniesta and Messi to the front of the penalty area. The foul in this area is It ’s very fatal, we do n’t do it, so we can only use strict tactics to compress each other. ”

Everyone heard this and immediately understood what Benitez meant.

Three backs, playing Barcelona can only use three backs.

The combination of Harvey Alonso and Mascherano ’s double midfielders can be called unparalleled in the world, but no matter how strong they are, they are inserted in the face of Harvey and Iniesta. Messi ’s inner cut, even It may be that Alves's set offense cannot be stopped at all.

"I can suppress Alves." Yang Yang said confidently.

"No." Benitez shook his head without hesitation. "You are the key to our offense. Whether you can win this game depends on you, not only because of your personal ability, but because you are our frontcourt. The only player capable of holding the ball under the oppression of the opponent is very important for our counterattack. "

Benitez's implication is that Yang Yang will still be arranged in the middle, but it is not clear how to arrange it.

If Gerald really kicks three backs, Gerald is responsible for suppressing the position of Busquets or Yaya Toure, then there are two forwards left in the frontcourt, which is what Benitez said just now, dare not let Crow Strange reason.

No one can ask a player with a height of more than two meters, like a one-meter-eight player to run desperately and press and oppress, and the ball is not as good as the player. Yang Yang must also invest more in the running position and respond to the backcourt. In the case of the ball, Kuyt, who is actively running and snatching, is obviously more suitable.

If it is an ordinary game, Benitez will definitely gamble, but this is the Champions League final.

Sometimes this is the case. In the finals, the head coach's tactical starting point is to make himself invincible first.

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"Three backs should be able to cut off the connection between Iniesta, Xavi and Messi, and Eto'o and Henry, but the next two days, we need to strengthen in training." McDowell Nov analyzed.

"There is one more point." Benitez added, "Guardiola has Messi playing in the middle several times this season. If we use a double midfielder, once Messi plays in the middle, Eto'o will play with Henry. Messi retreated to find Xavi and Iniesta, and we will fall into great passiveness. "

The crowd nodded one after another.

In this final, any possibility will appear, and we must not be lucky.

"This will definitely be a hard fight." Benitez looked at Yang Yang, Gerrard and Xavi Alonso.

"Barcelona's advantage in passing and controlling the ball is too obvious. I even think that our ball control rate in this game will probably be less than 30%. In this way, the opportunity left to us by the audience will not be There are too many, and we do n’t know at all when exactly such an opportunity will appear. "

This is the huge psychological pressure on the opponent caused by the pass and control tactics. Because the ball is under the control of the opponent, you can only wait for the opponent to make mistakes to get the opportunity.

Of course, in theory, there is no team that does not make mistakes.

But for players on the court, you do n’t know when this opportunity will come and how many times?

Maybe the game will come once in the entire 90 minutes, and it will not be given to you in the first 90 minutes, but it will be given to you at the last moment.

If you can't maintain absolute focus and devotion, you can't maintain enough patience and calmness, when the opportunity arises, you simply can't grasp it.

The reason Barcelona is terrible is not only their advantage of passing the ball on the court, but more importantly, the great psychological pressure that their advantage of passing the ball brings to their opponents.

"Relax, as long as you get the chance to pass the ball to me, I can hold it!" Yang Yang stood up and promised loudly.

Everyone looked at him one after another, and trust and dependence appeared in his eyes.

With the exception of Yang Yang, no one in Liverpool has the confidence to do this.

Even Gerald.