Super Marshal

Habit is a very scary thing, it will subtly change many things and many people.

Chinatown has developed a very bad habit. They always cannot play well in the first half.

This is quite a bizarre thing.

Some Spanish media have counted the number of reversals of 20 La Liga teams this season, and Chinatown is far ahead. If the league's points ranking is divided according to the first half and the second half, Chinatown in the first half is basically close to relegation, and In the second half, Chinatown was almost in contention for the championship.

Of course, not every game in Chinatown can turn around successfully, and sometimes it can even turn into a big defeat. For example, the home and away game against Barcelona was such a disastrous defeat, but there are also good comebacks, such as the away game against Real Madrid.

Some people praise Chinatown for its strong integrity, the players are very united, and have tenacious willpower, which allows them to achieve reversals one after another; but others blame Chinatown's coaching staff, believing that they have not been able to solve this problem. The team has had a long-standing problem.

Pochettino also felt very helpless about this. Even if he made sufficient preparations before the game and arranged all the details, on the court, his players would still make various mistakes, which would eventually lead to goals.

Everyone knows that this is not a good thing, and they all know that it must be changed, but they can't change it no matter what.

As someone joked, Chinatown only really enters the game after conceding a goal.

As a head coach, Pochettino's favorite scene is to see Paris Saint-Germain coached by Gao Han. It has strong overall strength and obvious advantages. Whether it is in Ligue 1, the French Cup, or the Europa League, it can easily win an overwhelming victory. The advantage of nature allows the opponent to always feel the terrifying pressure and win in the end.

This is the strength and temperament a championship team should have.

But things like Chinatown are very depressing. You may say you have the strength, but you can't always play well in the first half. But you may say you don't have the strength, but you can always turn around in the second half. If it's just one or two games, it can be said to be luck. But for so many games in a row, is it just luck?

Chinatown itself has also summed up a lot of experience. Many media reporters and fans have also helped Chinatown find the crux of the problem. Some people think it is caused by the team being too young and lacking experience, while others think it is caused by the team's lack of strength. , and some people think that there is a problem with the team's training methods.

But what is really recognized by everyone is that it is basically a psychological factor and a habit.

Habit is a very scary thing, especially when a team habitually loses the first half, it is even more desperate, because it is impossible to lose the first half in every second half. The ball was recovered and even reversed.

Especially when the opponent is Barcelona, ​​especially when the opponent scores two goals.

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Drawing on the experience of playing against Real Madrid, Pochettino's strategy for this game was a defensive counterattack, but his method was based on the strategies of Arsenal and Manchester City when playing against Barcelona, ​​and he did not blindly retreat to defend.

The two wide players, Hazard and Aubameyang, actively retreated to the midfield to help defend the wings, leaving Pellet in front.

Guardiola was equally cautious and still adopted a four-three-three formation, but made some adjustments. Fabregas, Xavi and Busquets started together, and Iniesta served as the left winger. This obviously strengthened control. ball signal.

It was difficult for Chinatown to hold the ball throughout the first half. Barcelona took control of the game naturally, but on the defensive end, Chinatown was very well organized. It was just a little chaotic at one point and Barcelona scored two goals, but in In the last ten minutes of the first half, Chinatown regained its footing.

But falling behind by two goals, it looked like another disastrous defeat.

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"In the second half, the team changed sides and fought again. Barcelona continued to control the situation on the field and launched a fierce attack on Chinatown."

"Messi takes the ball on the right, takes it to the center, and passes into the penalty area."

"Ibrahimovic grabbed the first spot. The Swedish center was tall and powerful, and his advantage was very obvious."

"Iniesta followed up and hit the goal directly."

"De Gea flew and saved the ball."

"But the ball still didn't fly far and landed on the outside of the penalty area."

"Busquets took the ball, reorganized it, handed it to Fabregas, and then passed it across to Xavi."

"Xavi took the ball and passed it into the penalty area..."

"Messi, danger..."

"Beep..."

"The referee's whistle sounded. Hazard tripped Messi from behind while returning to defense. The referee showed him a yellow card. This was also a penalty awarded to Chinatown."

"Hazard performed very well when he played Real Madrid before and was known as Messi II, but his performance in this game was relatively sluggish. This has something to do with Chinatown's failure to gain possession of the ball. He is a player who needs the ball."

"Messi took the penalty himself."

"De Gea was ready in front of goal and kept moving."

"Messi...shoot!"

"Didn't get in, oh my god!"

"De Gea saved Messi's penalty!"

"It's so surprising."

"De Gea's body is very flexible. After saving the penalty kick, he quickly jumped up from the ground and grabbed the ball before Ibrahimovic took the supplementary shot."

"The Spanish goalkeeper showed a very high level and saved the penalty quickly and accurately."

"Look at De Gea, he got up from the ground, shouted towards the front quickly, and gave a big kick."

"The ball fell to the right and Barcelona's defense was quickly back to defend, but..."

"Aubameyang, who is very fast, got the ball ahead of Puyol and pushed the ball forward."

"Okay, if you have the chance, do it alone!"

"The ball went in!!!!!!"

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!"

"In the 53rd minute, in the 53rd minute, Aubameyang used his lightning speed to tear apart Barcelona's defense, received a goal kick from De Gea, and scored single-handedly!"

"Valdes struck decisively, but Aubameyang's shot was very calm and decisive."

"This shot came very timely. It is an away goal worth thousands of dollars."

"We saw that everyone in Chinatown was extremely excited, and Pochettino was jumping up and down on the sidelines."

"At the critical moment, Chinatown's tenacious will once again helped them save the situation and keep hope."

"Two to one, Chinatown was temporarily behind, but this score gave them hope again. After all, a precious away goal can change a lot."

"Pochettino made decisive substitution adjustments. Illarramendi will come on as a substitute and replaces Pelle."

"This is a signal to actively strengthen the defense in the midfield."

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"Pochettino still has to defend and counterattack."

I don’t know since when, sitting in Gao Han’s office and watching games in Chinatown together has become a habit of the Paris Saint-Germain coaching staff, and they are all used to it.

And this team is indeed worth studying, especially when they watch Pochettino and his team slowly improve and mature step by step. The feeling is really different.

"Barcelona's biggest problem right now is the two wings. It's very problematic for Puyol to play on the left. Just now Aubameyang simply used his speed to eat up Puyol and Barcelona's defense. Alves on the right The pressure is very strong and the hidden dangers are not small, so Pochettino should seize the two sides to attack."

"There are nearly 40 minutes left in the game and there is still time to play. The situation has turned somewhat."

"No! Do you think it's strange? Why does this team have to wait until the second half to show its strength?"

While everyone was discussing, they suddenly heard Sergio Garcia's doubtful question. Everyone looked at each other and smiled helplessly, including Gao Han.

Is there an answer to this question?

I'm afraid it's difficult.

Many people try to analyze it from various aspects, and some even say it is psychological factors, but Gao Han thinks it may be the result of a combination of various factors. Of course, psychological factors are gradually becoming the main cause.

If you don't concede the ball, you won't be able to play football. The disadvantages of this are obviously obvious, but there are also advantages. For example, in this game, two goals were conceded in the first half, but the team played as usual in the second half, and there was not much nervousness or anxiety. ,Why?

Get used to it.

With more reversals, the psychological quality will improve, and you will become accustomed to experiencing such scenes again.

As for changing the situation of the team not playing well in the first half, Gao Han felt that this season was probably out of the question, but he could prepare well for the summer training camp. He decided to ask Dr. Steve Peters to help.

This British psychology expert is already familiar with this aspect.

After taking down Pellet, there were basically only two lines left in Chinatown. The four players on the back line lined up in front of the penalty area, and the six players in the midfield stood in a wave shape. Among them, Aubameyang Both ends with Hazard are further forward, like two sharp knives pointing directly at Barcelona's weaknesses.

"Pochettino's defense in the middle is very tight, layered and integrated, making it difficult for Barcelona to break through."

"The next step is to test your patience."

Barcelona quickly organized waves of offensives. Guardiola made Puyol's first substitution, replaced him with Pedro, pulled Iniesta back to the center, and let Pedro Apply pressure down the left wing.

This is definitely an aggressive formation, and only a team like Barcelona that has absolute possession of the ball would dare to do this.

However, Chinatown still defended tightly, and the entire defensive formation was integrated, leaving no space or gaps for Barcelona's offense. This made Barcelona feel extremely depressed.

Pochettino quickly made a second substitution, replacing Aubameyang with Koke. This was another substitution to strengthen the wing defense. The purpose was to block Barcelona's left offensive and protect Kava. Safety on Hal's side.

As the game time ran out, the stalemate between the two sides became more intense.

Barcelona wanted to score another goal to establish an advantage, but Chinatown held on for the last breath and refused to relax. The game was extremely brutal, but the two sides were in dangerous situations, but they could not really break the deadlock.

In the later stages of the game, Alves almost pressed forward, using himself as a winger.

But in the 83rd minute, Chinatown intercepted the ball in the backcourt and quickly passed it to the right.

Carvajal moved forward without thinking and passed to the feet of Cork on the right.

Koke passed the ball laterally to Herrera, who passed the ball diagonally across the center line and landed directly in front of Rakitic.

The Croatian sprinted quickly during the counterattack and caught up with the ball. Under Xavi's interference, he took the ball all the way into Barcelona's 30-meter area, but was forced to pass the ball to the left.

Hazard picked up the ball on the left side of the penalty area, and Alves chased him all the way back to the penalty area and got stuck. Xavi also returned to the penalty area immediately to help defend Alves.

They all know that Hazard's one-on-one ability is too strong.

The Belgian dribbled towards two Barcelona players, but instead of going it alone, he suddenly passed the ball back.

Rakitic was at the front of the penalty area, facing Hazard's back pass, and without thinking, he directly raised his right foot and fired a curved ball.