Looking at Arsenal who were retreating across the board, Xavi showed rare hesitation.
Not just because Arsenal's counterattack was sharp.
Arsenal's current formation is indeed very strong in counterattack, but Barcelona's offensive ability is equally strong, with Ronaldinho on the left, Messi on the right, and Habaiya Toure in the middle. If we really want to say that, their winning rate is even higher. a little.
But, this is the Champions League final!
There is a saying called [Unknown Game in the Final].
This is actually like the college entrance examination. Most people take the exam casually in school, but they even confirm it repeatedly when filling out the answer sheet for the college entrance examination.
This is because huge psychological pressure makes people become much more cautious than usual!
Thoughts affect actions, and Xavi is the brain of Barcelona. With his hesitation, the tactical tendencies of the entire Barcelona team became visible to the naked eye. Even the Barcelona fans in the stands noticed this, and the crowd gradually began to become restless. , some were cheering, and some were yelling.
"He's numb, but he can't relax yet."
The atmosphere on the sidelines was getting more and more restless. How could Chen Mo not know what the fans knew. Seeing Harvey in a state of hesitation, Chen Mo felt happy, and then quickly became nervous.
Harvey, as the brains of the team, controls the team's destiny. At this time, he is carrying the greatest pressure on the team, so he is naturally more susceptible to numbness, but the same cannot be said for other players, especially those two guys!
Upon thinking of this, Chen Mo will immediately focus on Ronaldinho and Messi!
Ronaldinho is an optimist. You can never look at someone who goes to the Dragon Kingdom to do promotional activities, and then recruits his stepdaughter in the middle of the night. to any tension.
And Messi rarely shows any perseverance on his face, but a child with dwarfism can step onto the top of the world. Without a strong heart, it is impossible to do this. !
"We must guard both sides!"
Without any hesitation, Chen Mo immediately called on his teammates to slightly pull the defensive formation to both sides!
"Smart boy!"
The moment he saw this scene, Wenger clenched his fists excitedly on the sidelines!
Normally, if the formation is stretched to both sides, there will definitely be holes in the center, but Arsenal is now in a 451 formation with a lot of midfielders. Even if it is stretched, the defense in the center will still not have much impact.
Faced with this situation, Barcelona can only completely cover the two full-backs, or even move to the winger position to help Messi and Ronaldinho attract defensive players. After all, Ronaldinho and Messi are now in a state of being defended by two. But in this way, Barcelona's ability to resist counterattacks will become even worse!
Chen Mo's command this time was equivalent to directly driving Barcelona into a dead end!
Either the midfielder and backcourt are 100% defensive, or the whole team is 100% offensive. There is no option to have both offense and defense!
In this situation, let alone Xavi on the field, even Guardiola couldn't make up his mind at once!
The coach is hesitating, and so is the brain on the field!
There is no doubt that as time goes by, Barcelona starts to play more and more uncomfortable. Although Ronaldinho and Messi have been trying to find ways to retreat to get the ball, they have no way to cause damage.
The two full-backs Gabel or Di Maria are guarding, and there is Rakitic or Pony Ma's replacement next to them. In fact, even if they get past three people, they will eventually have to face the Arsenal central defender!
Three lines of defense!
Faced with this kind of iron wall, it is impossible for Messi to complete the blast with his own strength even if he has three legs!
Uncomfortable!
Barcelona played very uncomfortablely, and the root cause of all this was, "The midfield operation is not delicate enough!"
On the sidelines, watching Barcelona gain momentum but not score, Guardiola rubbed his hair anxiously.
Passing and controlling not only emphasizes attack on the wing, but also emphasizes various sharp movements in the center, and then combines the wings and center to contain each other, but now Harvey is locked in the back.
Not only is Chen Mo's pressing effect good, but also because Yaya Toure does not have the ability to act as a metronome and guide the midfield and backcourt. Yaya Toure is not doing this kind of thing.
Therefore, the defensive midfielder of this team is Yaya Toure, but Xavi can only be dragged behind to guide the ball, and relying on Iniesta alone to press forward is not effective.
Of course, Yaya Toure can also press forward, but the problem is that Yaya Toure's offensive method is simple and violent, mainly directly attacking the penalty area, and does not have the Tiki-Taka pass and run ability of Habai who stands at the top of the arc in a small area. Effect.
If Yaya Toure and Iniesta press forward together, it will be a chicken-and-duck situation, each playing his own game.
This is where Barcelona is struggling now. At the same time, this is why Chen Mo has been studying Yaya Toure's game video before the game, and why Chen Mo dared to kick 451 and huddled behind!
Barcelona's central attack looks strong, but in fact it is very inconsistent and cannot form an effective attack!
If there is no threat in the middle, Barcelona's wings will be under more defensive pressure!
"It's a pity, I wish I had one more year!"
With a face full of anxiety, Guardiola glanced at a Barcelona player on the bench who had a face that looked like a big nut - Busquets!
Busquets was promoted by him from Barcelona B team starting in 2006. Busquets was also trained as a defensive midfielder according to the characteristics of Xavi Iniesta and Barcelona!
His main ability is to support him from behind, connect the midfield and backcourt, and pass the ball to threaten the ball to speed up. And despite his slow movements, he is actually quite good at protecting the ball.
As long as Busquets is on, Xavi can confidently go up to the front and dance the cha-cha with Iniesta. By then, Barcelona's midfield operation will be completely perfect!
The overall operation will definitely be perfect if the style of play is adapted and there is no pressure, but that is under no pressure!
Busquets was promoted to the first team from Barcelona B just four months ago!
It's the Champions League final now. If Busquets plays, he will face Chen Mo directly!
Do you understand what it means to reduce ten levels with one force?
Guardiola wouldn't dare let Busquets play unless absolutely necessary!
Guardiola on the sidelines was anxious and pained, while the game on the court continued.
Guardiola's analysis is indeed correct. The center cannot be opened. Even though Barcelona's offensive is becoming more and more fierce, it has been unable to cause effective damage, but Barcelona must cause damage!
In this case, Barcelona can only forcefully attack!
In the 47th minute of the game, Barcelona right back Alves directly stepped forward to attract Marcelo from the winger position. At the same time, Messi retreated from the right to get the ball.
Messi.
Bale—Maggie Ma—Chen Mo—Rakitic—Di Maria.
Messi is Barcelona's biggest flash point right now. There is no doubt that as soon as he retreated, Bale immediately stuck to him. At the same time, Ma Mao, who was close to that side, also moved closer to the wing.
After passing Bell, there is Ma Ma Ge's replacement. Even if Ma Ma Ge is passed, there is the central defender's sister-in-law behind him to rush for the first time.
The three lines of defense were under great pressure, but amid the cheers of the Barcelona fans, Messi, who got a one-on-one opportunity with Bale near a 45-degree angle, still straightened his upper body, licked the ball with his left foot and slowly advanced forward. At the same time, his eyes were fixed on Bell's feet in front of him.
"He's going to die. Wait! What's going on with this guy?"
As soon as Messi took this posture, the corner of his eye glanced at the timer of 47:23. Chen Mo knew it in his heart, but at this moment, the corner of his eye suddenly glanced at a huge black shadow advancing rapidly in the middle!
Yaya Toure? !
Seeing Yaya Toure's forward penetration, Chen Mo was stunned, his eyes full of surprise. However, he did not approach Messi immediately to fill the position, nor did he care about Yaya Toure's forward penetration. Instead, he positioned himself Get closer to Iniesta.
"Damn! What is he doing?!"
Catching Chen Mo's movements, Iniesta, who was just about to move forward to the top area of the arc to help build the wall, also had a strong look of confusion in his eyes.
Messi is a left-footed right winger who relies on cutting inside. After cutting inside, he often likes to find teammates at the top of the arc to act as a wall, and then use his left foot to circle the arc.
At this time, the biggest test for teammates is their ability to move and play the ball in a small area. When Messi wants to cut in, the threat of Iniesta and Xavi going forward is much greater than that of Yaya Toure!
But Yaya Toure stepped forward!
No team dares to have all the midfielders advance at the same time, let alone Iniesta. Even Guardiola on the sidelines was stunned for a moment after seeing Yaya Toure advance, and then quickly rushed to the sidelines and yelled!
There is no doubt that this is not their pre-match arrangement! But under the high-intensity mental pressure during this period, Yaya Toure made the wrong tactical choice!
Just two seconds after Yaya Toure made a forward move, Messi also completed the get rid of Bell with a left shoulder, and drove the ball all the way to the top of the arc.
Run!
The moment he got rid of Bale and was caught up laterally by Pony Ma, Messi immediately looked for a wall on Arsenal's forward line!
What is a wall? !
To put it bluntly, A passes the ball to B, and B passes the ball to A. This B is the wall.
This wall is crucial!
Don't underestimate it. It's just a flick, but just that flick can put Messi without the ball in less than a second, so he can adjust the pace as he wants!
You must know that Messi's cadence when in possession of the ball is already very scary, and it is even more terrifying without the ball. He can even rely on this moment to block the opponent's cadence!
It's not luck that Messi has so many crotch shots. Anyone who has played football games knows that when there is a defensive player in front of him, most of the shots will be directly blocked by extending his legs. However, Messi can penetrate the crotch, such as in the World Cup. Ke sends the Eye of God, such as kicking Mexico in the crotch and sealing the throat with a sword, all of which capture the opponent's pace!
This wall is the key step for Messi to make final adjustments!
It can be directly understood as an amplifier!
Very critical!
But soon, Messi, who was dribbling the ball all the way inside, was confused!
No walls!
Villa was deathly entangled by Chiellini and could not stretch out his legs at all. Iniesta was stuck in front of Chen Mo as he advanced. Not to mention stretching his legs, he could only see Iniesta hugging him from behind. Chen Mo's hand!
All Messi could find was Yaya Toure, who was standing on the penalty area line and stuck his sister-in-law with his body!
Yaya Toure has space to receive the ball, but!
"He has no path to the ball!"
"I passed the ball and couldn't come back, and he couldn't finish it by himself!"
"Their attack failed!"
Yaya Toure can catch the ball, but his position is too far inside and he can't bounce out when he catches the ball!
Messi understood all this, and not far away, Chen Mo also understood all this. In the flash of lightning, Chen Mo was ready to fight back, but in the next second, in Chen Mo's eyes that gradually widened, a figure with long brown hair appeared. About five meters outside the top of the Arsenal arc!
That is? !
"Puyol?!"
"Damn it!"
The moment he saw the figure clearly, Chen Mo's head went numb. Without any hesitation, he gave up on Iniesta and turned towards the penalty area. Just a second before he turned around and sprinted, he cut Messi diagonally from right to left at the top of the arc. A direct kick passed the ball to Puyol outside the top of the arc. The next second, facing the rolling ball, Puyol made an emergency stop and pulled his center of gravity back amid the exclamations of the fans in the audience. , then, the right foot is flat, and the arch of the foot pushes towards the ball rolling from the right!
Pick the ball!
Backspin pick!
The ball drew a rainbow in the heavy rain and was hoisted directly to the right side of the Arsenal penalty area, in the direction of Yaya Toure's turn and forward!
"Oh my God! Puyol went forward! No one in Arsenal's 451 formation can defend Barcelona's defenders! Will playing 451 be the worst decision Chen Mo made in this game?!"
"Never mind that! Puyol lobbed the ball! Yaya Toure moved forward! Thiago Silva couldn't stop him!"
Amidst the exclamations of the fans in the audience, the ball fell to the right side of the Arsenal penalty area!
The ball is flying in the sky, and Yaya Toure is chasing it on the ground!
Also rushing towards the ball was Arsenal goalkeeper Almunia!
The whole place was in an uproar, but the ball was only halfway through the air.
"Damn knees!"
"He passed the ball too big!"
The moment he saw the flight path of the ball clearly, Puyol gritted his teeth and immediately turned back to defend!
Puyol, like Ramos, was an early full-back with passing ability, but he injured the cruciate ligament in his right knee in the first half of the season.
Of course, the injury was not serious and he returned to the game after two months of rest, but the impact of the injury still exists!
Just kidding, even Chen Mo had to go through hellish rehabilitation training and plug-ins before he fully recovered, not to mention Puyol, and the lob in this high-pressure formation will be cleared if he loses one point, and will be cleared if he takes more If you use too much force, the goalkeeper will pounce on you, which is a great test of your foot skills!
And obviously, he didn't pass the ball well!
A very strange situation!
The entire Barcelona team was pressing forward, and the entire Arsenal team was also retreating. However, Chen Mo and Puyol were like fish swimming upstream, rushing in the opposite direction. As the ball dropped, the audience once again erupted into a shocking eruption. The exclamation!
"Beautiful! Goalkeeper Almunia attacked Yaya Toure and caught the ball! Barcelona's attack was blocked! Wait! What's going on?! Why is Chen Mo there?!"
“Arsenal’s counterattack is coming!!!”
The whole audience exclaimed. With everyone watching with wide eyes, goalkeeper Almunia immediately wanted to make a long pass, but as soon as he took the ball and took two steps forward, Yaya Toure got in front of him!
Don't give the ball!
Yaya Toure stared at the ball in Almunia's hand, always ready to use his big black legs to destroy it as long as Almunia let go of the ball and prepared to pass the ball long!
"Damn it!"
Seeing Yaya Toure's movements, Almunia's face was filled with anxiety!
Chen Mo was almost reaching the center line at this time, but he didn't have the skills to throw the ball with a strong hand!
You can't throw it that far with your hands, but you can't just throw it out with your feet!
anxious!
My balls hurt!
And at this moment, he caught a figure retreating from the wing out of the corner of his right eye!
Di Maria, wearing Arsenal's red and white No. 11 jersey, is waving anxiously from the right!
