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"Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 4-2 again, and Madrid returned to the top of the list. Real Madrid has proved with their strength that they are still the leader of La Liga. No one can challenge this team!"

After the battle between Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​the media's comments also returned to the favorable evaluation of Real Madrid.However, in fact, it is said that it is back to the top of the list, but in fact, Real Madrid is only two points ahead of Barcelona. The gap of two points can be said to be catching up at any time. The gap is actually not that big, and there is always the danger of being overtaken.

Compared with last season, the struggle between the two sides is obviously more intense this season.After half a season last season, Real Madrid took the lead and locked in the championship very early. It is impossible to see this season.After all, Barcelona's tactics have improved a lot this season. Although it is still not perfect, it is not a problem to kill other teams in La Liga.

Of course, after the game, Barcelona also accused Real Madrid of not attacking well, but playing counterattack as usual.But this time, Zhao Yaning also wanted to understand: Although Zhao Yaning is very clear that football should not pursue defensive counterattacks to win, but this should not be a reason not to use counterattacks.Pursuit and reality are two different things.You push people out, the number has an advantage, you have the ball in midfield, you leave a huge problem behind your butt, you don't want to solve it yourself, but ask others not to fight back-this good thing can't be all yours , Such a request is somewhat unreasonable.

However, having said that, he also realized that Barcelona's tactics are terrible.A giant with a new look is terrifying. For Barcelona's tactical changes, Real Madrid must be careful.After the game, Ancelotti didn't say much.This surprised Zhao Yaning.He doesn't believe that Ancelotti can't see the embarrassment of Real Madrid against Barcelona, ​​so why doesn't he think about how to deal with it? [

This has also become a question for Zhao Yaning.He believed that a coach of Ancelotti's level must have his own arrangements, but after waiting for a long time, he did not see Ancelotti speak about it.

After Real Madrid played against Barcelona, ​​the remaining two games were immediately against Valencia and Villarreal.Before the arrival of the winter break, Real Madrid's devil's schedule of Seville, Barcelona, ​​Valencia and Villarreal has just completed half of it.

In the subsequent game against Valencia, Real Madrid was already very tired, and in the game, they were once again drawn by their opponents.Although there is a good enough bench depth, the goal of Ruud van Nistelrooy, who played in rotation, opened up the situation, but the leakage of the ball in the backcourt made Real Madrid lose the ball again.

Immediately afterwards, Real Madrid defeated Villarreal again 1-0.This time, it was Raul who scored the team's only goal.Relying on the performance of the veteran, Real Madrid played the last devil's schedule before Christmas and entered the winter break.

Real Madrid has [-] wins, [-] wins and [-] draws in [-] games. It has not lost since the season.Barcelona has [-] games, [-] wins, [-] draws and [-] losses. It has the same points as Real Madrid, but it falls behind because of the relationship between victory and defeat.

At this time, the team was about to enter a state of rest. Ancelotti specially ran into the team's locker room, greeted everyone one by one, and asked everyone about their holiday arrangements.His attitude made everyone very happy, but Zhao Yaning's doubts were still unsolved.

It also prompted him to walk straight into Ancelotti's office.

"Joey... hello, what's the matter? I remember that the Chinese don't celebrate Christmas, so you don't rest on Christmas, right? It's also good to eat Chinese food during Christmas. Where can I find good Chinese food in Spain? Restaurant, you Chinese should know about it? Tell me about it?”

"Carol, I'm not here to chat and eat." Zhao Yaning said, "I'm here for other things."

Ancelotti motioned for him to go on.

"In the game against Barcelona, ​​you can see from the comparison that the opponent's tactics are quite distinctive." Zhao Yaning said, "I think they are very strong. For such a strong team, I don't want to always rely on counterattacks and sneak attacks. Way to win, is there any way for us to fight them head-on and win?"

Counterattack is not pursuit - Zhao Yaning knows this very well.This is like a confrontation between two armies. Always thinking about winning by sneak attack is not a long-term solution.The pursuit of defeating the enemy head-on is like the way of an upright teacher of the king.Counterattack can be used, but it cannot be used as the ultimate goal.Otherwise, no matter how proficient you practice, you will inevitably be like the Italian national team, where no one can predict the outcome.

"That's your problem? Christmas is coming and still thinking about tactics?"

"Someone has to think about it. I waited for a long time, but I didn't see you mentioning it, so I had to run over to ask you." Zhao Yaning was a little dissatisfied.

"Indeed, I didn't mention it... Joey, you know, I'm not a quick-thinking person. Many times, I like to think slowly-the more powerful the tactic, the more it is like food. Thinking and tasting are all costs." It's a matter of time. Barcelona's tactics are quite "excellent", so I think I will tell you the answer after more thinking... However, since you asked, then let's talk casually. I The train of thought has not been fully clarified, we can exchange views with each other."

Ancelotti said, and also took out his tactical board, "During the game, I noticed a problem: your attack has always been aimed at the left side, why?"

"The opponent has Dani Alves on the right and Abidal on the left. Abidal defends much better than Alves... Is there anything wrong with that?"

"But in terms of personal strength, it is true. However, have you noticed that Abidal is the most disconnected link in Barcelona's entire tactical system. Their diamond-cut running positions will always meet here. The problem is, their left-back is their biggest weakness, but you keep aiming for the right-back."

Zhao Yaning played teammates with Abidal. He knew that Abidal’s defense was excellent and he was unwilling to touch him. However, at this time, Ancelotti brought up this topic, which surprised Zhao Yaning: Seems to have chosen the wrong side. [

What he was focusing on was the strength of the players, but he really didn't think carefully about the issue of tactical coordination.

"Then, why didn't you say it during the game?" Zhao Yaning asked back.

"I came to the conclusion after watching the video after the game. As I said, my thinking is not so quick. During the game, it is better to appreciate the game. These things can be done after the game."

This made Zhao Yaning quite angry: the game is over, what's the use of seeing it, "So, the next time they encounter a counterattack, they will kick Abidal's side."

"I think Guardiola won't give us too many chances. If I were him, I wouldn't let you fight back so easily. I still remember last season when Real Madrid played against Barcelona. The first round of the game? I will take that approach. The rhythm is kept to the slowest, and the slow backcourt is used to slowly advance. On the one hand, the reliability of the advance is guaranteed, and on the other hand, the The formation allows your team to maintain an interception formation at any time and maintain the possibility of defense. In this way, if you can reduce the chance of the opponent's counterattack to about three or four times by relying on rhythm changes and layered interceptions, Then, our attack opportunity is basically gone."

"Have you considered this? Considered so much?"

"Is this inevitable? I'm the head coach. I have to do some work. I can't just eat." Ancelotti continued to analyze, "After that game, I have been thinking about how to play. My The original idea was to suppress the opponent's attack by relying on a dense defense of 30 meters. You have also seen that Barcelona has no center forward, and their style of play relies on interspersed running positions. They defend the third zone firmly and never come out. They are just wiper football, and they don't do much. Because they don't have a center forward and players with enough footwork, their headers and long-range shots also have problems. There is no way to break the deadlock. Not much. In terms of attack, we can counterattack and fight casually. But, it seems that you don’t like it very much, and there is also a big problem with this style of play, that is, if our defense makes a mistake, you know, Sergi Ao and Pepe make mistakes, and if they make a mistake and the referee lifts the little red thing, then we're all done."

Ancelotti knew in his heart that this way of playing in the third zone was the easiest way to play.Stability is what is needed to play against giants, and this style of play is undoubtedly the most stable, so it is also his first consideration.Barcelona's lack of a center that can serve as a bridgehead is a flaw. Therefore, as long as they hold on to the defensive third area, it is really possible to make all their attacks return.However, this also has two problems.One is the problem of foul control, and the other is that Zhao Yaning doesn’t like it, which is also within his expectation: counterattack football is a game for the weak, and no one will like a player with a little achievement and a little pursuit.

Some players seek to win, while others seek to be upright, and winning is something to talk about.

"Then, we have to find a way to attack Barcelona." Ancelotti saw Zhao Yaning's literature online and said, "This is difficult, but it is not impossible. First of all, our defense needs to be advanced, so that we can Compress the opponent's running space. If the defense line is advanced to a distance of about 25 meters from the goal, then, relying on the advance of the midfielder and defender, the sweeping range will increase, and the opponent's attack line will be blocked. The pressure is very strong. If they let Messi and Henry keep returning to catch the ball, then the distance between their three offensive lines will be greatly compressed. It will be much more difficult for them to launch some attacks. Then , is their passing problem. As you can see, their passing within 15 meters is quite wonderful. With their skills, it is almost impossible to intercept the ball in such a range. So simply Think about it from another angle. If our running position is like a diamond cut, it will have the effect of intercepting the pass, stretch the distance between them as much as possible, and expand the distance between them to more than 15 meters. In this case, their Passing and controlling the ball will become jerky, and the fluency will be greatly reduced. It can even be said that there is not much threat in attack.”

Oppressing the opponent's striker is pressing up, and it is more difficult to pull the opponent's midfield pass.The two methods proposed by Ancelotti are indeed possible to misfire Barcelona's offense.

Zhao Yaning nodded. What Ancelotti said really moved him very well. Although Ancelotti was indeed slow in thinking and hadn’t thought about the details of the tactics for so long, but being able to have such a Zhao Yaning is satisfied with the meticulous arrangement.

"So, what about defensively, but offensively?"

"Joy, have you watched the Yellow Submarine, Deportivo, and Valencia against Barcelona? According to their style of play, I came up with an idea to play against them. Counterattack." Ancelotti laughed, "It's just that you have to be a little tired."

ps: It is Chelsea's trick to deal with Barcelona by sticking to the defensive third area.Oppressing the opponent's striker to return is Manchester United's trick, and blocking the opponent's midfield pass is Arsenal's trick.Among them, only Chelsea won, Manchester United's physical problems, 11 only played half of the game, and Arsenal won at home, but the away game, the one committed by Van Persie, has not been played until now I feel incomprehensible.

It is not impossible to attack Barcelona, ​​but the problem is that better players and more serious tactical arrangements are needed.Ferguson once tried to attack, but lost at halftime.But even so, I still feel worthy of respect for daring to make such an attempt.The three La Liga teams mentioned are all models of confrontation with Barcelona. Among them, Huang Qian's few games against Barcelona were quite exciting.

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