Super Marshal

"Barcelona's crisis is here!"

Gao Han said very calmly in the office of the Saint-Germain Leon training base in Paris.

At this moment, the 20th round of La Liga was being broadcast live on the TV. The match between Chinatown and Barcelona at home was just entering the halftime break, which gave Gao Han and others more time to summarize the first half.

One to two, this is the score at the end of the first half.

There is no doubt that Barcelona continued to occupy the ball on the court, dominating the game with nearly twice the ball possession rate in Chinatown, and they scored two goals in half an hour. Messi and Ibrahimo Vic scored goals one after another and performed well.

But sometimes, data can be deceiving.

Judging from the start, Barcelona did play more actively. The fast and diverse offense made the visiting team's offense very sharp. Pochettino's team continued to adopt high-pressing tactics without giving in, but at a heavy cost. .

Less than a minute into the game, Messi got a single chance to successfully counter offside. A pass from Ibrahimovic allowed Messi to easily face goalkeeper De Gea directly, but Messi's The shot failed to hit the goal and went slightly wide.

But soon, there was another cross from Alves on the right. Messi deliberately missed it from the front of the penalty area. After Ibrahimovic got the ball, he passed Godin and shot directly from the outside of the penalty area, piercing Chinatown. goal.

After a bad start, Chinatown quickly launched a counterattack. First, they took advantage of a set-piece opportunity in the frontcourt. Griezmann took the first shot, but unfortunately it hit the side netting and failed to score. Then there was another pass from Hazard, and Griezmann took a long shot from the edge of the penalty area, but it missed slightly.

Barcelona quickly reorganized, and Xavi began to exert his strength. He once again tore apart Chinatown's defense with a precise through ball. Messi inserted into the penalty area and scored from close range in front of the goal, making it 2-0.

After that, the two sides exchanged offense and defense. Chinatown once scored a goal, but was whistled for offside by the referee. Barcelona also had a threatening attack. Messi kicked the goal but hit the post.

When the game progressed to the 41st minute of the first half, Chinatown made a counterattack from the right. Danilo dribbled the ball along the right to the right side of the penalty area and directly passed the ball. Griezmann grabbed it. The first landing point was a nod, and it flew to the top of the penalty area.

After Pellet blocked two Barcelona central defenders with his body, he stopped the ball with his chest, turned and passed diagonally to the left. Hazard quickly stepped in and hit the far corner with his left foot, scoring a key goal for Chinatown. .

Chinatown had another chance after that. After Isco passed the ball, Hazard took a kick from the left side of the penalty area 12 meters away from the goal, but was saved by goalkeeper Valdes.

Looking at the entire first half, if we analyze it from the data and scores, Barcelona undoubtedly has the advantage, especially the two goals within the first half hour and the ball possession rate of more than 60%. Quite a desperate thing.

But I believe that everyone watching the live game will not feel this way. On the contrary, they will feel that there is not much difference between Barcelona and Chinatown. The two teams have offensive and defensive offenses and look similar.

Even, to some extent, Chinatown plays with more passion than Barcelona.

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"This season they have been undefeated in nineteen rounds. Their record of eighteen wins and one draw is only slightly worse than ours. Vilanova's team is very well organized in both offense and defense. From the data point of view, it is absolutely unbeatable. Picky.”

Sergio Garcia took up Gao Han's words and analyzed this game in depth.

Paris Saint-Germain is aiming for the Champions League this season, and teams like Barcelona will be Paris Saint-Germain's strong rivals.

"If we study Barcelona's player data in depth, it is not difficult to find that in fact, this season, whether it is player running or pressure in the midfield and frontcourt, Vilanova has consciously weakened their overall control. It’s declining.”

Gao Han nodded in agreement with Sergio Garcia's analysis.

"In fact, Guardiola already knows what you said. The same group of players, who have played together for so many years and won so many honors, will show fatigue sooner or later. Puyol and Puyol Xavi is already quite old, and after becoming famous, it will be difficult for them to maintain the high-intensity pressing and pressing they did before."

"But the paradox is that Guardiola's success in Barcelona is precisely based on the players running tirelessly to press the opponent, and they not only press the opponent's players and seize advantageous positions, but also compete with their own teammates. Being in close contact with each other allows Barcelona to switch between attack and defense faster."

"Vilanova's change is understandable. After the players get old and show fatigue, it is unreasonable to continue to maintain the high-intensity pressing tactics. But judging from their performance in this game, they The pressing aspect has been weakened too obviously and too much, so it probably has something to do with it within the team."

Even when Guardiola was here, he couldn't operate on the players on the team. As an assistant coach, Vilanova was naturally even more unable. What's more, Vilanova's health was also very problematic. He had been in the hospital and Going back and forth between teams, Lula simply couldn't control the group of stars in the team.

Judging from the situation in the first half, Chinatown definitely still has a chance in the second half. It depends on whether Pochettino can adjust and how Vilanova plans to deal with it.

"Illarramendi is in good form this game. He obviously has more experience playing against Barcelona." Zidane also analyzed.

"Many teams often find it difficult to restrain Messi when they encounter Barcelona, ​​but in this game Illarramendi's positioning was very smart. Not only did he often block Messi's inward cuts, but he also often blocked Messi's inward cuts. Press Xavi forward."

After a pause, Zidane added: "I don't know if you have noticed, but several times Messi cut inside and received passes from Xavi and Iniesta, and Illarramendi stood beside Messi. In front of me, he protected the defense very well and did not give Messi a chance. I think this point should be continued to be strengthened in the second half."

"As long as Messi and Ibrahimovic are frozen, the second half will be completely winnable."

Gao Han and Sergio Garcia looked at each other and laughed in unison.

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It turns out that Pochettino also saw what Zidane said.

After the start of the second half, Chinatown consciously froze Messi and Ibrahimovic.

With the two most threatening players in the frontcourt frozen, although Barcelona had possession of the ball, it lacked penetration and could not launch a sharp attack. On the contrary, Chinatown frequently seized Barcelona's mistakes to launch counterattacks.

In the 55th minute, Chinatown made a counterattack. After Griezmann and Danilo formed a cooperation on the right side, they passed the ball from the right and was blocked from the baseline, resulting in a corner kick. Griezmann took the corner kick himself.

This time the free throw was placed very accurately. Miranda's header in the penalty area was sent to the back point. Hazard faced the incoming ball without any defense and volleyed directly, once again piercing Valdez's goal. goal.

Two consecutive goals, almost both at the same position, Alves' defense in this game is indeed unsatisfactory.

But after Chinatown scored two goals in a row, it was unstoppable and continued to pursue Barcelona's attack.

The momentum shown by the home team once made Barcelona very afraid and had to adopt a more conservative posture.

The two sides continued to attack and defend each other, and both teams also made frequent substitutions and adjustments.

Pochettino brought on youngster Morata to replace center Pelle in the frontcourt.

Although the Italian center did not score a goal in this game, he took the greatest credit for the team's first goal, which fully demonstrated his tactical value in the team.

He doesn't score goals, but he can help his teammates score goals.

Hazard, who scored twice, continued to stay on the court and was still very active.

The game entered injury time. Two minutes of stoppage time made everyone doubt that the game would probably end in a draw.

Unexpectedly, in the first minute of stoppage time, Hazard's dribbling from the left was intercepted, resulting in a foul ball.

Alex Sandro took a throw-in. After Isco received the ball on the left wing, under the double-teaming of two Barcelona defenders, he just took the ball out and curled the ball with his left foot on the left side of the penalty area. Pass the small penalty area.

Morata quickly shook off Pique and stepped in, pushing the ball from close range and sending the ball into Valdez's goal again.

Barcelona's goalkeeper made a fatal mistake. He could have struck, but he hesitated.

Three to two, Chinatown reversed Barcelona at the last minute!

This is also Barcelona's first defeat this season.

The entire Brock Stadium went completely crazy, with more than 10,000 Chinatown fans shouting wildly.

Teenager Morata was even more excited. He rushed to the sidelines and celebrated excitedly with his teammates who were catching up.

After this game, he will definitely become famous with one goal!

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The game ended with a score of three to two.

Chinatown relied on Hazard's brace and Morata's goal to reverse Barcelona 3-2 at home.

But this is not just a league game, not just three points, not only the node that ends Barcelona's nineteen-game unbeaten run, it is more like a turning point in La Liga.

"The post-Barcelona era is here!" Gao Han said excitedly after watching the game.

The Dream Team dynasty brought about by Guardiola came to an end with this game.

This short ninety-minute game has condensed too many things, but one thing is without doubt, after tonight, Barcelona will no longer be the daunting dream team. Being undefeated is more like a comeback for the Dream Team 3 dynasty.

Chinatown used an iron-blooded reversal to tear apart Barcelona's fig leaf to the world.

Perhaps, from now on, Barcelona can still win the championship and win, but they are no longer a nightmare in La Liga, and they are no longer an invincible Cosmos team.

After this round, Barcelona continues to lead the La Liga standings with an overwhelming advantage, followed by Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid. Chinatown relies on the three points scored by Barcelona in this round to once again lead the standings. Counterattack and returned to fifth place.

One round of heaven, one round of hell.

Pochettino's team stubbornly reversed Barcelona after falling two goals behind at home, which is enough to prove the team's tenacity and determination to win, which will be a huge help for the team's next journey.

Looking back at Barcelona, ​​after this battle, Chinatown has torn open their wounds with blood and exposed them to the whole of Europe. Maybe they can continue to lead in La Liga, but with such a performance, it is difficult to win in the Champions League. Making a difference on the field.

Especially now that the team is facing internal and external troubles.