Golden Greenery

Josep Guardiola looked at Eto'o sprinting down the pitch and disliked him even though he had equalized for his team.

When Guardiola first took office at the beginning of the season, during a training, based on his tactics of diamond movement in the midfield and frontcourt, Guardiola asked Eto'o to move according to his own understanding. Unexpectedly, the Cheetah has a distinctive and very strong personality. She directly attacked him: There is nothing wrong with you, right? The scene was very embarrassing at that time.

Afterwards, Eto'o said: "Pep was not a great player in the past. He can only be regarded as a pretty good player. And he is also a midfielder. I am the best forward in football now. How can he Can you guide me on how to move?"

There are two things to say. In the world of football, teaching a top forward to move is a kind of denial of the player. This is indeed a huge disrespect. But in the coach's tactical system, everyone should cooperate with the coach, otherwise they will only be abandoned.

But Guardiola cannot abandon Eto'o, because he is indeed good at scoring goals, and Barcelona's forward line is still inseparable from him.

This incident has greatly damaged Guardiola's prestige in the locker room. Although the team's outstanding performance this season has given him enough confidence, and Eto'o is as stubborn as his words, he still gives Guardiola some face in his actions. , especially in the second half of the season, the number of times he took the initiative to sideline the situation increased significantly, giving Messi behind him more room to move. But the gap between them has never been bridged.

To be honest, Guardiola did not see the subtlety of Zhuoyang's diagonal pass to Kaka a few minutes ago. Of course, he would not think that the responsibility for conceding the ball lies with Messi, who failed to catch up with Kaka. In Guashuai’s tactical philosophy, there is no unbreakable defense in football. If you want to improve the quality of defense, the best way is to control the ball, control the football under your feet, reduce the time the opponent has the ball, and naturally reduce the opponent’s time. Probability and efficiency of attack.

So when Barcelona plays ‘tikitaka’ continuously, even if they are looking for opportunities to attack, they are still defending. From this point of view, no matter how reluctant you are to admit it, Barcelona's tactics are actually a defensive counterattack in another sense.

The person who controls the rhythm of Barcelona's transition from defensive ball control to offensive ball control is the team's brains, Xavi Hernandez Creus.

In the 1998-99 season, Barcelona midfielder and captain Josep Guardiola was sidelined for most of the season due to injuries. After recovering from injury the following year, he found that he had lost his main position in the team. The 20-year-old Harvey became a new manipulator on the court. So, the 30-year-old Guardiola left Barcelona and retired after five years of wandering.

Xavi forced Guardiola away at the age of 20, but at the age of 29, he regained his position as the absolute main force. In the later period of Rijkaard's coaching, Jieshuai admired and trusted the Portuguese Deco more, and Xavi must share playing opportunities with Deco.

In the 2006 Champions League final against Madiburg, Xavi sat on the bench for 90 minutes. After the game, the media attributed this to one of the main reasons for Barcelona's defeat to Madiburg, but in fact, Deco performed very well in that game and greatly restricted Zhuoyang in the midfield. Madiburg's victory was mainly Or because of God's favor and character.

With Guardiola taking over as Barcelona coach last year, Xavi ushered in a turning point. Guardiola not only did not hold grudges that Xavi's rise had forced him to leave, but he also admired Xavi's style very much, and he also trusted his La Masia background. A direct descendant of Barcelona. Deco was sold to Chelsea at a low price and formed the most famous midfield triangle in the Premier League with Ballack and Lampard. Xavi once again became Barcelona's brains on the court.

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Today, Xavi's main opponent on the court is Pirlo. Both Sleepy and Xavi are very troubled by each other. In fact, Guardiola was very surprised by Ancelotti's "five No. 10" midfielders today, because it is unbelievable to face Barcelona without a full-time defensive midfielder.

According to Guardiola's prediction, AC Milan will send at least two lock-in midfielders, Flamini and Gattuso.

When he got the list, Guardiola was already surprised that Gattuso didn't start. After the game started, he discovered that Flamini was actually playing left back, which made him not know how to deal with it.

An Pang abandoned the double defensive midfielder or even the three defensive midfielders that are most commonly used in football to deal with Barcelona, ​​in order to fight with the opponent for the ball. Moreover, facing Barcelona's very effective midfield and frontcourt press, any of the five No. 10s can become an attacker. The organizer keeps you surrounded.

Ancelotti thought to himself: That means the formation doesn't allow it, otherwise I'll bring Seedorf on board too. Hum, six No. 10s, I can't scare you to death!

In the 20th minute, Harvey lobbed a small high ball, and Henry rushed in front of the goal and missed; in the 23rd minute, Pirlo passed through, and Inzaghi's shot was confiscated by Valdes.

In the 30th minute, Xavi took a corner kick from the left, and Eto'o headed the ball over 8 meters in front of the goal. He arranged for 6 of Barcelona's first 8 shots. In the 36th minute, Beckham knocked down Iniesta, and Xavi took a free kick 28 meters from the left side of the goal. Unfortunately, it was slightly higher than the near corner.

A minute later, Pirlo immediately returned the favor. He passed to Zhuoyang in the penalty area, and Puyol performed a thrilling "scorpion tail swing" to save the ball, narrowly resolving the inevitable crisis.

Neither Pirlo nor Xavi are the top midfield defenders, but they are both candy-type technical defensive masters. Although Milan and Barcelona have rarely played against each other in recent years, the Italian and Spanish national teams are old rivals, and they are also old enemies. In the national team, due to the overall disadvantage in midfield strength, Pirlo is basically at a disadvantage when facing Xavi.

Ancelotti also understood that the Italian national team's use of traditional double midfielders could not contain Spain, which was based on Barcelona's style of play, so he played the amazing shot of "five number 10s" after careful consideration.

When he was in the national team, Pirlo was restricted in every aspect when facing Spain. Today, although he and Xavi still cannot completely restrict each other, compared with the national team, Milan's Pirlo has more points for attacking.

In the 43rd minute, Pirlo took advantage of his advantage of being 7 centimeters higher and raised his elbow to suppress Xavi during the fight. He saw the right opportunity and gave the football to Zhuo Yang who was making a roundabout cut inside. Seeing Zhuo Yang hold on to the football and accept his love, Sleepy pushed Harvey away with his elbow and let out a sigh of relief: It's not easy.

It’s even more difficult for Zhuoyang. Today he not only has to be Messi’s first barrier defensively, but also has to face Busquets and Puyol offensively, especially the Puyol team. This is a player who can almost compete with Ness today. Monsters in the same realm.

Even though his brain was spinning and he went through all the trouble to get back to such an ideal position, Zhuoyang still couldn't completely get rid of Puyol. The Barcelona captain squeezed him from the side and behind. Although he is nearly 10 centimeters shorter in height, Puyol is not inferior to Zhuo Yang in terms of weight, and he still has the upper hand in terms of pure upper body strength.

Zhuoyang knew that if he struggled for one more second, Busquets would come up, and if he struggled for two more seconds, Yaya Toure would come up as well. So, he waited for three seconds.