Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

"I shouldn't have traveled back in time, right? Messi actually dropped back to the midfield and stopped leading the striker?"

Li Ang looked at Messi who was almost out of his sight in surprise, and subconsciously asked himself.

He didn't expect that Messi's retreat would be used in Barcelona's tactical system so early.

After all, after passing his peak period, Messi chose a suitable playing style of retreating because of his declining physical fitness and his gradually improving vision and footwork.

But Messi is at his peak now, and retreating is a waste of his unstoppable breakthrough ability!

Not only Li Ang, Mourinho and most of the Real Madrid players on the field were also very surprised.

After being surprised, they, like many fans now, subconsciously looked at Li Ang.

However, this kind of attention did not make Li Ang feel very useful. Instead, he spread his hands in the live broadcast footage.

Please, even if Guardiola asked Messi to retreat in this game for one of the many reasons, his match-up marking was one of them.

But fans who have watched the past few Spanish El Clasico games know that he was all a nubuck-style entanglement and interference.

And under his marking restrictions, Messi has not missed goals or assists.

Of course He Wei understood this in his heart, but this did not prevent him from joining Xu Yang in praising Li Ang.

Even after finishing talking about Li Ang, looking at the rhythm of the opening battle that was different from the past, He Wei was a little confused about where to start his explanation.

Barcelona played very solidly today.

After they gained the right to kick off, they did not rush to use their technical advantages to involve the opponent's defense to launch a probing attack as usual.

Messi's retracement of the ball made Barcelona's midfield and backcourt conduction more smooth and clear.

And Iniesta, who was slightly wider today, was not uncomfortable at all.

After all, he has played on the wing before, and today, with Messi helping him share the responsibility of organizing forward passes, he can have more time to take the ball and try to advance.

However, neither he nor Cesc Fabregas, who retreated to get the ball, chose to force a breakthrough when trying to advance.

Barcelona's ball control advantage seems to be limited to the center circle today. When they are not sure, they would rather be conservative and continue to control the ball in the midfield.

When they played like this, Real Madrid's players couldn't figure out their intentions.

Barcelona stopped pressing forward and attacking, so Real Madrid naturally had no chance to counterattack.

But let Real Madrid take the initiative to attack and give Barcelona a threatening opportunity to counterattack in the half?

Then Mourinho didn’t agree!

The head coaches of the two teams stood on the sidelines and turned to look at each other. At the moment of eye contact, they turned back tacitly and pretended that nothing happened.

Guardiola indeed gave Mourinho a tactical surprise.

But Mourinho is not panicking at this moment.

After all, this round of El Clasico starts at Camp Nou, and neither he nor Real Madrid players have to worry about being booed by their own fans.

For Real Madrid, it is good to get three points, but it is not unacceptable for him to get away with one point in the end.

At worst, the two teams will have to compete with other mid-to-lower teams for stability and ability to abuse.

If everything is stable, it will be too late to return to Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in the 26th round of the league and have a showdown with Barcelona.

Anyway, there is not much pressure on his league record this season, but it is hard to say whether Guardiola will be put under pressure from Barcelona's unreliable senior management.

Thinking of this, Mourinho, who was still in a relaxed mood, first made a tactical gesture and asked his disciples to play slowly and not to panic.

Then he sat back on the coaching bench leisurely.

Guardiola had a panoramic view of this scene. To be honest, he felt a little unhappy, but Guardiola had anticipated Mourinho's reaction in advance.

When necessary, Mourinho did not need Guardiola to show weakness. Facing the more powerful Barcelona, ​​he dared to take the initiative to find opportunities to press and attack.

But now Real Madrid has the capital and confidence to continue competing with Barcelona in the league.

Therefore, Mourinho is not very interested in the so-called "six-point battle".

Guardiola understands Mourinho's thoughts, and the Real Madrid players on the field naturally understand better.

"The boss still wants to win steadily. Now Barcelona wants to seduce us into making tactical mistakes first. They have made a wrong calculation."

Li Ang expressed what he was thinking when communicating with Brother Long.

Alonso obviously agreed with him and had no objections. He didn't think it was a good idea to attack Barcelona instead.

But Li Ang's next words left Brother Long speechless.

"It's a pity. I also said that after winning against Barcelona today, I invited Messi out for a meal."

Shi Xiao shook his head, and Brother Long finally slapped Li Ang on the back of the head.

"Where do you come from so many conjectures! Defend well. If Messi really seizes the opportunity to help Barcelona succeed today, I think it's his turn to invite you to dinner on purpose!"

Li Ang carelessly rubbed the back of his head and smiled, then calmed down and paid close attention to Barcelona's ball control and offensive testing patterns today.

Overall, Barcelona is not completely out of ideas of attack.

Focusing on Messi's forward pass, Pedro and Iniesta can get sufficient offensive ball rights in the rib area of ​​Real Madrid's half.

Sometimes Messi will not follow the forward pressure, and the Barcelona offensive players who test to no avail will pass the ball back to his feet in time.

But sometimes Messi will ambush behind Fabregas or Pedro, and when they attract the attention of Real Madrid's defense, he suddenly catches the ball and makes a sudden wave.

Li Ang kept up with his offensive rhythm and was already close to the front. Messi would pass the ball to Iniesta who was moving on the left.

If Li Ang fails to keep up, then Messi will try a long shot when he feels right outside Real Madrid's penalty area!

Li Ang finally understood that the previous few times Messi occupied the center of the striker, attracted the attention of Real Madrid's defense and then created offensive opportunities for the Barcelona forwards on both wings, which had no effect on Real Madrid.

Therefore, Guardiola has a clearer understanding of who the big daddy is in Barcelona's offensive system.

So he reversed the tactic of selling the core and made it into a tactic of fully protecting the core.

Fabregas and Pedro act as tactical human shields, with Iniesta on the side and Messi playing the role of a free man in the frontcourt.

He is still a serious frontcourt libero with few tactical restrictions.

From the organizational end to the second forward with unlimited firing rights, Messi had a great time, and he didn't have to face off too much against himself to consume his energy.

For this tactical authority, it can only be said that Guardiola really dotes on Messi too much and trusts Messi too much.

Of course, keeping Messi away from Real Madrid's penalty area is the biggest flaw of this tactical play. But there was nothing Guardiola could do.

Who makes the current Barcelona team only have Messi as a top scorer?

If Messi is exposed to Real Madrid's defense, then Li Ang will not care about anyone and will only stare at Messi and make defensive articles.

So try to save Messi's physical energy so that he can find the feeling outside the penalty area and shoot a few more shots, which is considered a no-win solution.

If Guardiola really wants Pedro and Cesc Fabregas to continue to throw these kicks, then Barcelona fans may not be able to boo their own players at Camp Nou.

Again, Messi only has so much physical fitness in a game. If you let him focus on breaking through and shooting in the penalty area, then don't let him do too much instigating the offense.

On the other hand, let him be responsible for instigating offense and seizing opportunities to take long-range shots, then don't let him hold the ball too much and make strong breakthroughs.

Otherwise, Barcelona's outcome will be no different from the previous confrontations with Real Madrid.

Messi's physical energy was exhausted in advance, and he also gained personal data, but the result was that Barcelona lost 1-3 or 2-4.

Real Madrid has Li Ang who can withstand pressure and act as a tactical player, but no one in Barcelona can restrict Ronaldo's performance well.

Besides, there are Benzema and Di Maria next to Ronaldo, including Higuain who is now on the bench.

He is also better at scoring goals than Pedro and Sanchez.

It can only be said that Guardiola's tactical approach to protecting Messi is on the right track.

But regarding the shortcomings of Barcelona's current lineup, Guardiola, who did not receive enough support in the summer window, is powerless.

After all, Aguero, whom he wanted most, was completely popular among Manchester City's tycoons, and they were not short of money, so they simply ignored Barcelona's offer.

Other than that he just wants Benzema.

Ibrahimovic, who had been exiled by him once, was now completely out of his sight.

So when it only cost more than 20 million euros to try to recruit the Swedish Magic Tower again, Barcelona didn't make any movement at all.

It is impossible to deal with Aguero, it is impossible to contact Benzema, and it turns a blind eye to Ibrahimovic.

Guardiola's stubbornness has also given Barcelona's transfer department a headache.

The summer window has been delayed, and there is still a large transfer fee on hand but it is difficult to spend it. Barcelona's top management is also at a loss.

This egotistical energy has allowed Guardiola to achieve great success and high personal reputation in the past few seasons.

But it also puts him in the embarrassing situation of wanting to rebuild his forward line but struggling to find suitable players.

Nowadays, it is very difficult for Guardiola to make concessions to his ideals on the tactical end and play a conservative game.

However, the Barcelona fans who were clearly irritated and dissatisfied did not understand the difficulties of their meritorious coach.

It's not enough to boo, but the noise of dissatisfaction reached the ears of Barcelona players and Guardiola and seemed particularly harsh.

Mourinho has so many lice on his body that he doesn't have to worry about being bitten.

But at this moment, Guardiola suppressed his emotional fluctuations and forced himself to be determined to fight this tactic to the end.

It’s just a shame for the East Asian fans who stayed up late tonight.

I expected to see a goal-scoring battle.

As a result, they all had beer and snacks ready, but what they saw was a health bureau?

No, how come these two famous coaches, who together hold five Champions League trophies in their hands, do what they want?

You two would have a great time fighting!

I just have a sore throat now, and I should be able to resume normal updates tomorrow.

It has to be traditional treatment methods that work well.

After taking a hot bath, taking medicine, and covering myself in the quilt all afternoon, my mind suddenly became clear!