Lord of Greenery

Chapter 449 Barcelona's Only Weakness

This season, Barcelona's formation can be called perfect, even in the worst position, there are world-class players standing.

Even if these players are not playing the current tactics, they are still very strong.

What's more, in this Barcelona, ​​the first team has Messi, Pedro, Busquets, Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol, Pique and Valdez, eight players from La Masia's youth training. .

Their familiarity with and adaptation to each other's tactics made them feel like ducks in water when they played together.

If all these players play, it will be the strongest Barcelona.

In fact, Barcelona's formation in this game is very strange, or in other words, there is one and only one place that is very good.

Others may not think there is anything, but Li Ze felt that it was outrageous to see Busquets standing in the central defender position and Mascherano kicking the midfielder.

In the absence of injuries, Barcelona's ideal central defender combination should be Puyol and Pique.

The two of them were born in La Masia, seamlessly connecting the tactics of Barcelona's first team.

But like Inter Milan, Barcelona also suffered injuries.

What is better than Inter Milan is that Barcelona's central defender only injured Puyol.

Pique, who is over 1.9 meters tall, is still doing well, which is very important to Barcelona.

In the past, Barcelona suffered a lot from the height of the players, and there was even a dilemma where the height of the two central defenders was less than 180cm.

Including Puyol, Puyol's jumping ability is very strong, and the header in the attack is also very good, but his height is really less than 180cm.

It is no news that La Masia prefers players who are 1.7 meters or below.

As a rare high school defender produced by La Masia, Pique's ability to control the air is very good.

He doesn't shine in attacking headers, but few can match him defensively.

At least in his prime.

It can be said that the existence of Pique made Barcelona's opponents have to give up two tactics——

Crosses from the wing and set-piece attacks.

In the previous dream team two, these two tactics were a big problem for Barcelona.

Therefore, it can be said that Pique's starting position in the central defender is almost unshakable.

Even if his future level drops a lot, the significance to Barcelona is not just personal ability.

With a height of 1.9 meters and the ability to adapt to Barcelona's tactics, he is a treasure for Barcelona.

Not to say irreplaceable, but Barcelona is destined to be very difficult without him.

However, the absence of Puyol has also had a significant impact on Barcelona.

Before the arrival of Dream II, when Barcelona was most difficult, Puyol's performance was outstanding.

At that time, the team's overall performance was not very good, but Puyol was able to compete for the best central defender in Europe by virtue of his personal ability.

Barcelona fans once compared him to Hierro, the legendary captain of Real Madrid, but then everyone stopped calling him that. He is the only Puyol.

For Barcelona, ​​his role is not only defensive, he often advances to the midfield to assist the team.

It can be said that he is the connection point between Barcelona's defense line, midfielder and even striker.

Although he is occasionally beaten by players like Torres because of this style of play, his role and ability are beyond doubt.

In this game, even Mascherano and Busquets may not be able to fill his vacancy.

More importantly, the positions of the two people are reversed.

In other words, no one can think that Mascherano can play as a central defender, including himself.

When he was in Argentina, Mascherano was once a talented midfielder known for his skills, but he was gradually cultivated into a beast in Europe, and even became the world's number one in this position.

And after coming to Barcelona, ​​after playing for half a season, Mascherano discovered that he and Barcelona's tactics were simply incompatible.

His various advantages seem to be inconsistent with Barcelona's overall tactics.

Teammates don't need him to run around, it will interfere with their passing tactics.

Especially when Barcelona has a midfielder like Busquets who fully understands and fits the tactics of the first team, Mascherano is even more embarrassed.

Regardless of the fact that he occupied the position of the midfielder in this game, in fact, it was entirely because the position of the central defender was more critical, and they thought he could only play the position of the midfielder, so the Argentine was able to start the game.

Mascherano himself was able to realize this.

Therefore, now he even thinks that he will not stay in Barcelona for long.

Even after this season, he will be terminated and left.

However, Barcelona as a whole did not take this weakness too seriously.

Puyol did suffer from injuries, but Inter Milan's problems in this area are even more serious.

Chivu and Cordoba?
Against Messi, Pedro and Villa?

No one will be optimistic about the former.

In order to limit Barcelona's offense, Benitez put on an iron barrel array.

Facts have proved that the best way to face the current Barcelona is to play iron buckets and play the three midfielders.

Benitez has not been a maverick either.

In a sense, it's a disgrace to him, and to every other manager.

They have no way to defeat Barcelona with their own unique tactics. All they can do is passive defense and give Barcelona the initiative.

This kind of aggrieved feeling has made everyone in the industry praise Barcelona.

At least in this time period, no team dared to play against Barcelona.

Seeing Inter Milan's tactics, while Barcelona had a headache, they couldn't help laughing in their hearts.

Before the match, Li Ze was not so cowardly when he spoke harshly.

On the scene, Inter Milan is also an absolute disadvantage.

Being kicked by Barcelona is not uncommon at all.

Many Inter Milan fans also know this, but seeing the dangers of Inter Milan's defense on the field, they still can't help but tremble.

Even Benitez, who is not showing signs of emotion or anger, can't take care of his notebook at this time, and he is watching the game wholeheartedly.

Mascherano is a player he knows very well, and the Barcelona of ​​Dream Three is the key object of study by head coaches all over the world.

Benitez asked himself, as the head coach, he had done all the preparations he could do before the game.

But that alone is not enough.

That alone is not enough to beat Barcelona!
The current Barcelona team has only one weakness.

To seize this weakness requires not only his tactics, but also the performance of the players.

Benitez focused on Li Ze and Sneijder.

If Inter Milan wants to win this game, the two of them must play well.

Moreover, they must create and seize opportunities with limited helpers.

In terms of defense, Benitez's tactics are very detailed, but in terms of offense, he can only choose to trust the two of them.

For Benitez, placing the focus of tactics on the player's personal ability is more painful than asking him to play with iron barrels!

Therefore, he can only choose to believe them.

Believe that they can do it, believe that they can win the game, believe that they can wash away the humiliation in his heart.

(End of this chapter)