Midfielder

If you can't beat your opponent at home, can you still expect to win away? Rijkaard couldn't fail to understand this, so he made a decisive substitution less than 60 minutes into the second half.

All three lines were adjusted, and Belletti, who had a big loophole in defense, was the first to be replaced. Barcelona changed to a three-back formation, with Marquez, Puyol, and Van Bronckhorst staying.

No matter how unstable this formation is, Rijkaard can only choose to take risks. If this is an ordinary La Liga game, he may choose to grind with the opponent in a rigid manner, but now Barcelona is playing in the Champions League, and the opponent is a team with good defense. Playing steadily can only make himself die more thoroughly.

Barcelona has played against English teams 29 times in the Camp Nou in the past 30 years, and only lost once. Rijkaard doesn't want it to happen to him the second time and be embarrassingly recorded in history.

There is no other way except taking risks. Even if the defense line is in danger of being penetrated by the opponent again, it can only be done this way.

But now Rijkaard doesn't have to worry about Belletti's assists leaving space behind him. Compared to him, Puyol sometimes breaks into the opponent's penalty area, but his defensive ability is always better than Belletti.

The only thing that is not too reliable may be the middle road guarded by Marquez. In the one-on-one situation between him and Drogba, it is obvious that Marquez suffers more. It is not easy to block Drogba head-on.

But compared with the two wingers, Rijkaard can only choose to let Marquez and Drogba fight to the end.

At this time, many Barcelona fans may miss Edmilson who is out of action due to injury. Although that guy often makes mistakes in defense, he is much better than Marquez in personal defense.

However, the defense of La Liga teams has always been like this. Most of the time, they are used to one-on-one defense and are not used to playing any regional defense with opponents. The defensive style like Valencia is actually rare.

But now they have suffered this loss. Lin Yi's goal was made by taking advantage of the loopholes in their individual defense. He passed one player and when the second player rushed over, he had the space to control the ball and get rid of the opponent again.

This scene is probably not so dangerous in the Premier League or Serie A. At least when the Serie A teams are playing, they will not let the opponents have such a leisurely opportunity to control the ball. Even the defense of the two La Liga giants is so full of loopholes.

This is a habit created by the league, which has little to do with the team. Barcelona wants to change, but it will not be changed in a day or two. Moreover, in their bones, they are born to use offense as their main weapon.

Although Marquez's defense is not so powerful, Rijkaard can only let him go on like this. Apart from taking a gamble, there seems to be no other way out. If Marquez is put on the wing, it will be a bigger disaster. The guy's turning speed is really slow. Letting him on the wing is no different from waiting to die.

Who will keep an eye on Robben and Duff? Even if Puyol takes the initiative to pull to the wing, it is actually not safe!

Now Rijkaard finally understood the pain Ferguson and Wenger felt when they encountered Chelsea. Chelsea seemed to have not invested much in the offense, but with just five or six people, they could turn the world upside down.

Robben and Duff attacked together on the wing, Drogba and Lampard attacked hard in the middle, and Lin Yi, who was ambushed behind them and didn't know when to go crazy, was really fucking uncomfortable!

But complaining at this time would not help. In addition to praying that there would be no more problems with his back line, Rijkaard could only hope that this change in formation would make the team's offense sharp again.

Attack instead of defense, Barcelona can only do this now. If they don't attack once with all their might, they can't explain to anyone.

Especially for the more than 80,000 fans sitting on the scene, if they don't risk their lives to fight the opponent to the end, it is estimated that those Barcelona fans will greet their team with the craziest boos, and they will never be polite.

In order to prevent the fans from turning against him in front of the team, Rijkaard now has to hit the opponent even if he knows that the opponent is a stone!

In Cruyff's eyes, Rijkaard's change of formation was the Dutchman's offensive factor preparing for a desperate attack, just like when he led Barcelona to overtake Real Madrid in the last round for two consecutive years.

But Cruyff had a guy like Redondo to snipe Real Madrid in Tenerife. Whether Rijkaard has this luck depends on the last 40 minutes of the game. Maybe he can only pray.

Iniesta replaced Belletti and was directly pushed to the midfield by Rijkaard to partner with Xavi. The task of these two small guys is to use flexible running and interweaving abilities to find defensive gaps in the opponent's defense.

In the first half, the three midfielders of Barcelona were obviously a bit weak in the follow-up of the offense.

At this time, Iniesta was sent to add a person who can pass the ball to Xavi and Deco.

Albertini's current task is more about controlling the rhythm on the field, and this Italian has his own unique vision in defense. Rijkaard also hopes that this junior from AC Milan can help him.

At least he hoped that Albertini could help the already shaky defense. If he had the energy, it would be best to put some pressure on Lin Yi together with Deco, so as not to let that kid continue to be so crazy on the court.

With Iniesta, Xavi, Albertini and Deco in the Barcelona midfield, it can now be said that the personal skills of the Barcelona midfielder have reached a peak level. In terms of individual combat capabilities, these few They are all top-notch players, and Rijkaard is determined to open a gap with ball control and technique.

On the forward line, the Dutch also made adjustments. Maxi Lopez replaced Giuly. The Frenchman's performance in the second half of the first half and the beginning of the second half did not satisfy Rijkaard. .

Especially when this guy puts all his energy into the one-on-one struggle with Ferreira, the threat he can create on the wing is gradually declining, and now Barcelona is obviously going to fight a positional battle.

Players like Giuly who cannot continue to pose a threat on the wing are bound to give up their main positions to stronger centers, especially when neither Eto'o nor Ronaldinho is a standard powerful center.

It can be seen that when Giuli was substituted, the expression on his face was very gloomy. He missed such an opportunity for face-to-face revenge. Anyone else would probably be unhappy. He sat on the bench silently.

But Rijkaard does not have the extra energy to take care of everyone's mood at this time. Now he needs to mobilize everyone's combat effectiveness. Otherwise, what awaits Barcelona will definitely be an embarrassing defeat.

Maxi Lopez may be the only powerful center in the Barcelona team. The 1.88-meter-tall former River Plate main forward may be a very rare big forward in Argentina.

Maxi Lopez, who was once nicknamed "German" by many Spanish media, may now be Rijkaard's biggest gamble. He hopes that this kid, who is fondly called the new Batty by Argentines, can really be like Batty kills everyone on the court like that. At least he hopes that this guy can create a gap in Chelsea's defense. What is a strong center? He is the kind of guy who can be used as a battering ram at critical moments!

Although Maxi Lopez's position on the field may overlap a bit with Eto'o, Rijkaard doesn't care so much at this time, as long as that guy can compete under the encirclement of Carvalho and Terry. At a high point, being able to create shooting opportunities for Ronaldinho and Eto'o is a reflection of his value on the court.

Rijkaard's speed of mobilizing troops is not unsatisfactory, but Mourinho's response speed is also amazing.

The moment Iniesta and Maxi Lopez came on the court, he had a keen sense of what Barcelona was trying to do with these actions. Mourinho made a gesture to Lampard without hesitation.

"The boss is telling us to recycle, just like he arranged before the game. I retreat to the midfield, you are in front of me, and you are always careful to send Drogba the kind of through ball that can directly hit the opponent behind." After seeing Mourinho's signal, Lampard grabbed Lin Yi and told him the tactical adjustments very quickly.

Lin Yi knew that this was a tactic that Mourinho had arranged a long time ago. He did not hesitate at all. He immediately retreated after taking the lead, and then used his passing to create opportunities for counterattack. This is Chelsea's usual tactical adjustment.

"OK, no problem, let the African elephant wait. As long as he can beat the central defender, I won't let him down." Returning to his familiar rhythm, Lin Yi knew that he would play It's more convenient.

Just like Rijkaard cannot afford to lose this game, a guy like Mourinho is not afraid of an ugly game. With a one-goal lead, he only needs to repeat what he did in the Premier League again. Counterattack tactics.

Efficiency, what he wants is for the team to play with high efficiency, and he wants to use this efficiency to grind out his opponents.

Can't you control football? OK, as you wish, you can control the ball to more than 70% if you want, but what if you want to score a goal? Sorry, the doors to Chelsea are ready to be locked at the moment!

Barcelona doesn’t want to lose at home. Similarly, Mourinho doesn’t want his unbeaten record in the Champions League this season to be ended. What’s more, his opponents have said boldly before the game that they want to give Mourinho and Chelsea a gift here. The team lost its second consecutive game. The best way to deal with this kind of provocation is to slap him in the face with reality.

Tighten the fence and wait for Barcelona to attack again. . .

(Now the Spurs, Lakers, and Celtics have all entered a period of adjustment... This... the old ones are still hotter.)