From coaching Real Madrid

Chapter 843 Capture of Camp Nou

"It's still Barcelona who controls the ball in the midfield."

"Give it to Iniesta, take it forward, and try to pass it to Aguero."

"Rakitic cut off the passing lane."

"Nice interception!"

"Rakitic launched a counterattack, and Manchester City's counterattack is coming again!!!"

"Yaya Toure dribbles the ball forward and passes it to the left."

"Gareth Bale picked up the ball on the left flank and burst forward."

"Xavi and Busquets are on this side, Alves is running back."

"Let's see what Gareth Bale will do this time!"

"Force start!"

"Gareth Bale is so fast!!"

“Flying Welshman!!!”

"Xavi and Busquets can't stop Gareth Bale!"

"Oh my god, he's so fast!!!"

"Go directly from the left rib to the left side of the penalty area, and Pique comes to defend!"

"It's gone again!!!"

"Barcelona is in danger!!!"

"Bell's cross from the left went to the back point!"

"Suarez header!!"

"The ball went in!!!"

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"Three to zero!"

"Manchester City leads 3-0!"

"In the 63rd minute of the second half, Manchester City once again used a quick counterattack. Gareth Bale assisted Suarez with a header. Puyol wanted to block the position, but Suarez jumped up and hit the head!"

"My God, Manchester City's counterattack is very threatening."

"As we just said, Manchester City's attack at the beginning of the second half failed to work, but the subsequent counterattacks were accurate. Barcelona had no way to deal with such a counterattack."

"With the midfield and frontcourt unable to open up the situation, Barcelona's defense was fully exposed."

"Zero to three, now Guardiola has to think about it."

"A complete defeat at home is not good news at all. He must come up with better and more effective coping strategies."

"But now, when we look at Barcelona's lineup, it seems that there are not many adjustments that can be made."

"At least on a tactical level, Barcelona really can't come up with a better way."

…

When Gao Shen saw Suarez score with a header, he raised his fists high, as if he was sure of victory.

This move immediately caused him to receive a wave of boos and abuse from more than 90,000 Barcelona fans in the stands.

Even the Barcelona fans in the stands behind the visiting team's coaching bench were frantically throwing things at the visiting team's coaching bench, hoping to kill Gao Shen at Camp Nou.

But it is a pity that the trick they used against Figo more than ten years ago is no longer useful now.

"We played really well tonight." Brian Kidd laughed.

Gao Shen took a bottle of water from Carlo's hand, unscrewed the bottle cap, and while drinking water, he found that all the Barcelona fans in the stands seemed to be skinning and cramping him, which made him feel "aggrieved"

"He sighed.

"I'm innocent too!"

Carlo and Brian Kidd were stunned at first, not understanding what Gao Shen meant. When they followed Gao Shen's line of sight and saw the fans in the stands behind them, they shook their heads and laughed.

Damn it, now that you're in this situation, why are you still pretending to be innocent?

Gao Shen ignored the inner complaints of his assistants. He turned around and glanced at his old friend Guardiola, feeling quite sorry for this kid.

It has reached the Champions League finals three times and won only one Champions League. This is not the first time in the history of the Champions League. Juventus has experienced it once in the 1990s. In addition to defeating the defending champion Ajax, it has defended the Champions League without any success after the reform.

In addition to the glorious tradition of the team successfully defending the title, the other two losses were to Dortmund and Real Madrid.

But the tragedy for Guardiola is that he is now stuck in a deadlock at Barcelona.

Xavi, Iniesta, Messi, Puyol and Pique have all become the symbols and spiritual strength of Barcelona. These players will be the main force that Barcelona cannot move and a force in the locker room that cannot be shaken.

Guardiola has a very good relationship with these players, but many of these players are obviously on the decline.

But in this case, Guardiola had no way to shake them.

Not to mention selling, I can't even withstand the pressure and let them substitute.

Even if someone like Thiago Motta comes to Barcelona with the aura of Champions League champion, isn't he still a substitute?

Puyol is the captain, and Pique has an even stronger background.

He is a second-generation rich man who was born with a golden key. His grandfather worked at Barcelona as vice-president in charge of finance for 20 years. He was once a member of the Spanish Football Federation’s presidium and a special envoy to UEFA. This gives Pique a unique identity.

Different origins.

In a special team like Barcelona, ​​the rich second generation's gameplay is obviously different from others.

For example, in Gao Shen's memory, Pique was very influential even before he retired, and he was also involved with the local political forces in Catalonia. His ambitions were not small.

Perhaps, in Pique's eyes, he not only wants to be the chairman of Barcelona, ​​but also wants to do what Laporta wants to do but cannot do.

His family background and his conduct as a person make Pique very important in the locker room.

The local gang dominates the locker room, which can be a good thing, but it can also be a bad thing.

The key depends on how things develop.

To put it simply, when you keep winning, it is a good thing. You can find the good things to praise when you are not good.

But when you start losing, it's different.

In Gao Shen's previous life, I saw this paragraph in Guardiola's autobiography. He explained that the reason why he left Barcelona was emotional. He had no way to attack these old officials who had cooperated with him for many years, so he resigned.

But regarding his resignation, he fell out with Barcelona chairman Rosell and his right-hand man Vilanova.

Gao Shen had a vague feeling that behind this, all parties with interests related to Barcelona were wrestling with each other.

In the end, Guardiola chose to leave.

Facts have also proved that Gao Shen was right in rejecting Barcelona.

Even Guardiola, one of our own, can't handle it. He, an outsider, has to be eaten alive in the Barcelona dressing room?

By that time, his reputation will be completely lost.

…

When trailing by three goals, Guardiola made substitutions.

Fabregas came on for Aguero, followed by Thiago Motta for Sanchez.

As a result, Barcelona changed into a three-back formation.

Puyol, Thiago Motta and Pique formed the defense line, and the two full-backs Vargas and Alves moved forward to play as wide midfielders.

Busquets and Xavi partner in the center, with Fabregas and Iniesta in front, and Messi as the forward.

This adjustment has a very obvious sign, that is, Barcelona's midfield control is stronger.

With Fabregas, Iniesta, Busquets and Xavi, plus Messi, Barcelona's entire midfield and frontcourt have become very controlling, and their ability to pass and control the ball is also stronger.

The attack on the wing has also been released, and the two full-backs Alves and Vargas have also become more active in the attack.

This immediately caused Barcelona to launch a fierce offensive on the court.

Gao Shen had to make adjustments quickly, allowing the defensive midfielders Rakitic and Yaya Toure to actively retreat, and at the same time replaced Robben with David Silva, and then adopted a 4141 formation.

Strengthen the team's defense.

After Manchester City barely stabilized their position, Gao Shen secretly thought that after the game, many media and fans would blame Guardiola, why didn't he come up with this tactical play as soon as possible.

They will say: Look, after adopting the three-back play, the entire offense became smoother, the midfield control was strengthened, and Manchester City couldn't stop it. If they played like this at the beginning, why did they lose three goals?

But for this statement, Gao Shen can only say haha.

If Guardiola adopts this style of play at the beginning, Barcelona may die even worse due to Manchester City's continuous attacks, especially due to the defensive flaws on the two wings.

The reason why Guardiola used it now is because he withstood Manchester City's two attacks at the beginning of the first and second half. Now that the ball and the rhythm of the game are controlled by Barcelona, ​​he dared to use it like this.

If you have the ability, can you try it out at the beginning?

…

Barcelona's attack was very fierce, but Manchester City also defended very steadily.

Gao Shen has coached in Italy for three years, and defense is not for nothing.

If he really gets anxious, he can hold on for ninety minutes.

Of course, this is not a sophisticated style. After all, it is too passive, and once a player makes a mistake, it is difficult to come back.

But Barcelona's fierce attack was very powerful and threatening, but they just couldn't score.

In the 76th and 83rd minutes, Barcelona twice created threatening shots in the penalty area.

One came from Messi and the other came from Cesc Fabregas, but both times were resolved by Neuer.

The German goalkeeper performed extremely bravely.

Manchester City was also forced into a very embarrassing situation. Although they counterattacked several times, they failed to pose a threat.

But Blue Moon's defense ultimately secured a 3-0 victory at Camp Nou and did not allow Barcelona to score.

Three to zero, Manchester City sealed a zero against Barcelona!

Gao Shen captured Camp Nou again!

…

When the referee blew the final whistle, Gao Shen seemed to hear the cries in the stands of Camp Nou.

This score was basically a death sentence for Barcelona.

However, it's good that Gao Shen knows what's going on.

Whether it was later in the locker room or in front of the media, Gao Shen would emphasize again and again that three to zero is the most dangerous score in the world.

Don’t be unconvinced!

It can be said that this victory very straightforwardly tore apart Barcelona's current weaknesses and completely exposed them to the world.

But it is by no means an easy task to rely on these to defeat Barcelona.

A team with average strength simply cannot force out these weaknesses of Barcelona. A stronger team, even if they force them out, cannot take advantage of them.

But this is still an opportunity.

Gao Shen believes that from now on, Barcelona's hard days will come one after another.

Guardiola came over and shook hands with Gao Shen as soon as the whistle sounded. This is the demeanor a head coach should have.

But it was obvious that he looked very lonely.

This was not only because he lost the game, but also revealed the helplessness in his heart.

"No matter what, it's better to lose to you than to someone else!" Guardiola could only comfort himself in the end.

Gao Shen has some feelings.

But this is professional football!