Starting with Real Madrid

Chapter 1224 Messi can't do it!

"Tonight, Pochettino prepared meticulously."

In the stands, Lucas turned his head with a smile and said to Gao Shen.

After Mbappé took the lead, the game entered a stalemate.

Barcelona started a counterattack, but Leeds United decisively adopted a steady defense.

Unlike the opening game, when they were repeatedly beaten behind by Barcelona, ​​after Leeds United held firmly, their overall performance improved a lot.

Calvin Phillips suppressed Coutinho very well, restrained Coutinho, and the threat of Barcelona's midfield dropped sharply. Although Vidal has a wide coverage and a strong ability to insert behind, his organization and creation Chance's abilities are not outstanding.

At this time, Messi often appears in the middle.

Rodri, Ruben Dias, and Dericht are like a triangle, placed in the middle of the penalty area, of which Rodri is at the front, like a spire, aimed specifically at Messi.

As Gao Shen said before, Kimmich may not be able to defend Messi in a single defense, but Rodri did a good job, and with someone behind him to fill the position, Leeds United's defense is very solid.

Felipe Anderson on the left kicked the left with his right foot, so when Arnold was defending, he was more on the inside.

It is different on Robertson's side. Since Messi often appears in the middle, his position is pressed up. On the one hand, he can support Mbappe, and on the other hand, he can contain Vidal.

The most amazing pen is Milinkovic.

At the beginning of the game, when everyone saw him pressing Pique and Lenglet, they must have thought he was a center forward, but in fact, he was more like a false center forward, and the entire position was very flexible.

When the team pressed forward, he directly pressed Pique and Lenglet, and when the team retreated, he pinched Busquets.

But the key point is that when the team switches from defense to offense, he will immediately appear in the space between Busquets and the central defender to respond, becoming a fulcrum for the team.

Just now, Mbappe's goal transitioned from his point.

This is definitely a coup for Pochettino's targeted tactics tonight.

"The use of Milinkovic is very clever." UEFA President Ceferin also praised.

He actually likes sports very much and often plays indoor football, but he doesn't know much about football because he used to be a lawyer.

But Ceferin's words made Gao Shen secretly a little proud.

Whether it was at the beginning of the season that he proposed to reuse Milinkovic, or later speculated that Pochettino would use Milinkovic, the facts have proved that this is very correct.

"On the football field, no matter how the skills and tactics change or how they develop, there is always one theme, higher, faster and stronger." Gao Shen said lightly.

Some people may question, what about Messi and Ronaldinho?

Please, go and see what Messi looked like when he first debuted.

At that time, Messi was weak and his skills were very good, but he was abused all day long and injuries were common. How many people worried that he would "die"?

How did it change after that?

Just train your body.

Being able to carry the defenders in the middle to attack, does Messi really think he is weak?

Let alone Messi, even for a winger like Neymar, his physical strength confrontation is very good.

In the European League, if physical strength is not enough to fight, it will be over long ago.

The reason why they look a little thin, or not strong enough, is caused by their technical characteristics.

Just imagine, if Messi crazily trains his muscles like Drogba, he can still make so many and so fast movements?

Many people wonder, when Ronaldo was young, he was very skilled and gaudy, why did he grow crooked later?

The answer is that in order to adapt to the Premier League, in order to maximize his threat, he set up a banner at Manchester United and constantly improved his physical strength to fight, but it was precisely these muscles that prevented him from being as strong as he was when he was young. After making technical moves, he can only play more and more concisely, causing many people to suspect that he will not be outstanding.

After all, the player's body serves the role he plays on the court.

And no matter how your skills and tactics change and how you develop, there is a type of player who will never fall behind.

That is a player who can use his body to suppress the opponent's defense and create offensive space for himself and his teammates.

It doesn't have to be a center, it can also be Milinkovic or Fellaini.

Because they are a tactic in themselves.

Unlike Fellaini, Milinkovic's foot skills are better, his passing ability and running ability are also excellent, and his ability to adapt to diverse tactics will be stronger.

Just like now, Milinkovic can mark Busquets when he retreats, press forward to suppress Pique and Lenglet, and when the team switches from defense to offense, he can appear in the first place where the center forward retreated to respond. Click on it to meet your teammates.

Needless to say, from this point of view alone, he is the most important tactical point for Leeds United on the pitch tonight.

His existence suppressed Barcelona's forward pass line from the backcourt, making it difficult for them to go directly to Coutinho and Messi, coupled with Calvin Phillips, causing Barcelona's forward pass route to be basically blocked. cut off.

As a result, Messi had to stay away from his most threatening area and retreat to catch the ball.

But Messi retreated too deep, which immediately exposed another problem of Barcelona.

In the past, in the middle of the midfield, after Messi retreated, Iniesta and Harvey could form a fast pass and cut cooperation with him in a small area. This is the magic weapon that Barcelona has been invincible in the past so many years.

But now Messi retreats, Coutinho is good, but it is difficult to have a chemical reaction with Messi, and Vidal...

Forget it, let's not talk about him.

This has led to the fact that after Messi retreats to get the ball, it is difficult to find someone to pass the ball.

No one is passing the ball to cooperate, relying on Messi to single-handedly dribble the ball forward again and again. Even if Maradona is alive, Messi can't do it.

On the scene, the two sides began to see-saw back and forth near the center line.

Leeds United deployed heavy troops in this position, but it was difficult for Barcelona to effectively open up the situation and enter the hinterland of Leeds United.

From Leeds United's retreat to more than 20 minutes later, the whole situation is basically the same.

At the beginning of the game, the White Rose had a good ball possession rate, but then it gradually fell back.

Now, Barcelona is in control of the ball and the scene, but cannot effectively open the situation.

"With the current situation, if we hold it, we must have a chance in the first half." Gao Shen said confidently.

Lucas and Borell both nodded.

Conceding the goal at the beginning, and then being unable to attack for a long time, Barcelona will definitely want to equalize the score in the first half, or even reverse it.

Otherwise, entering the intermission with a goal behind will be a big blow to the morale of Barcelona, ​​​​who are playing at home.

Especially with Leeds United unable to do anything throughout the first half, Barcelona's offense will be questioned.

Confidence is very important in football.

And if Barcelona wants to score in the first half, with the current situation, they must strengthen their offense.

Don't forget, what Leeds United is best at is actually counterattack.

The current situation is actually more beneficial to Leeds United.

Of course, the premise is that the midfield can defend.

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Time quickly skipped thirty minutes.

Everyone noticed that the game had become a bit stalemate.

Barcelona didn't have a good way to defend Leeds United, and the Camp Nou fans at the scene were a little impatient.

This is a superb team!

That **** guy is sitting in the stands!

How can you lose face in front of him?

As a result, the Barcelona fans in the stands began to shout louder, constantly shouting for the team to press up and attack!

Seeing the players pass back, once is okay, but after several times, they will be dissatisfied.

Especially after 35 minutes, Valverde couldn't sit still anymore, and immediately went to the sidelines, signaling the team to strengthen the pressing and oppression in the midfield and try to create a goal as much as possible.

After equalizing the score, the second half was much easier.

Pochettino seemed to be full of confidence in his players, and did not retreat, but chose to continue fighting with Barcelona near the center line.

Rodri, Calvin Phillips and Bruno Fernandez, as well as Milinkovic who retreated to suppress Busquets, Leeds United's midfield configuration has become more and more harmonious, and it has begun to play a role. Live the situation of the team.

Especially Calvin Phillips.

The youngster's running ability and pressing ability are very good. In the Premier League last season, he averaged 2.7 tackles, 1.5 interceptions and 1.7 clearances per game, and he also ran the most in Leeds United. one of the players.

So many people say that he is the big Kanter.

When the game progressed to the 39th minute, seeing that the time was about to enter 40 minutes, and the first half was about to end, Alba came forward to participate in the attack a little anxiously. When passing the ball to Coutinho, some I was too anxious and didn't pass it on.

When Coutinho stopped the ball, Calvin Phillips had already rushed to keep up, forcing the Brazilian midfielder to pass the ball quickly, only to be blocked by Calvin Phillips.

In an instant, the entire midfield was a little chaotic.

Phillips was the first to catch up and passed the ball to the nearby Milinkovic.

After the Serbian midfielder reacted, he caught up, blocked Busquets with his body, stopped the ball with his right foot sideways, and passed it to Bruno Fernandez.

The Portuguese midfielder didn't stop the ball and directly passed a through ball behind him.

The football passed between Pique and Lenglet. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com At this time, Barcelona's defense line had already pushed out of the 30-meter area, and there was a large space behind them.

I saw that Mbappe was already ready to go, sprinting forward at a very fast speed.

In an instant, the entire Camp Nou screamed again.

With a speed advantage visible to the naked eye, Mbappe quickly surpassed Pique, and after catching up with Bruno Fernandez's pass at the top of the penalty area, he waded into Barcelona's large penalty area.

Goalkeeper Cillessen decisively abandoned the goal, but Mbappe stabbed the ball past the goalkeeper faster, and he accelerated to catch up.

At the front of the small penalty area, Mbappe caught up with the football and easily pushed the empty goal.

But this time, he learned from his previous experience at Stamford Bridge and poured all his strength into it. After kicking out, he lost his balance and fell to the ground.

But football quickly got into Barcelona's goal.

Two to zero!