Lord of Greenery

Chapter 451 Crash?

Even Li Ze himself didn't expect that he could score another goal in such a short period of time.

Rather, this time the goal almost completely copied the previous goal, and it was Sneijder's through ball and his single-handedly.

Because of the almost identical routine and another goal, the Barcelona fans who came to watch the away game couldn't bear it, and their voices were much quieter.

When the fans feel guilty, the players are under even greater psychological pressure.

Whether it is tactics or team configuration, Barcelona is the most perfect in the world today.

All Barcelona fans, Barcelona players and even the management think so.

In this game, apart from Puyol's absence due to injury, Barcelona played perfectly.

Puyol's ability is strong and his role is obvious, but Barcelona is not going to die without him.

What's more, Puyol also has a record of being blown up by Li Ze, and it might be a good thing without him.

At least, that's what some Barcelona fans thought before the game.

However, the fact is that Puyol was blown up that time, not because of his personal ability, but because of the team's tactics.

The team needs him to assist in the midfield, and there are very few people who can grasp his weakness.

Replaced by Mascherano and Busquets, their weaknesses will only become more obvious without major changes in tactics.

The Barcelona players don't understand this very well, there is only one thing they can clearly know——

With their perfect lineup, they scored two goals in a row!
Perfection is what everyone is after, but true perfection cannot stand any setbacks.

Just like Barcelona, ​​in the praise of the outside world, even they themselves regard themselves as perfect.

It is precisely because of this that when they encounter setbacks, their perfection is broken, and their mentality also collapses.

They had the best players and played the most advanced tactics, but they were still beaten by their opponents.

So they're overwhelmed and don't know how to improve.

Just like Guardiola, he knows what he needs to do to help the team change and save the situation.

But he didn't know what he could do.

There is nothing wrong with their tactics and their players are very good.

Even Javier Mascherano, who had problems, was once known as the world's number one defensive midfielder.

As for Busquets, now that Puyol is injured, no one can do better in the central defender position.

Is there a problem with this layout?
no problem!

Just because there is no problem, Guardiola does not know how to change.

Under the situation that the more changes can only get worse, Guardiola found that he could do nothing.

It's not because I'm nervous, or because I can't resist stress, but because I'm at a loss and don't know how to change.

Barcelona, ​​without a second tough tactic, would have nothing left as soon as its "perfect" shell was pierced.

The changes in small places are nothing more than changing the soup but not the medicine, and they will never be hidden from Benitez's eyes.

And the gaffe has progressed to such a point that Barcelona's biggest weakness has been exposed——

Their "perfect" tactics.

Barcelona's tactics, or tiki-taka tactics, were almost perfect in attack.

During Guardiola's time, almost even the defensive problems were solved.

With the help of the new rules, Barcelona can overwhelm any team in the world.

But this tactic has a fatal flaw——

This tactic is risky.

Using the ball to enhance the defense, of course, can make the opponent lose the ball and then lose the opportunity to attack.

But at the same time, the ball is always under the feet, which will inevitably attract the opponent's press.

The ball is always at your feet and you have to pass the ball before the opponent presses.

Such tactics require a lot of psychological quality of the players.

It's okay in normal times. If there is not too much pressure, the passes of Barcelona's players will hardly make mistakes.

But when there is a psychological problem, or when they panic, this kind of defensive tactic will immediately make huge mistakes.

And Barcelona's current tactic is destined to give the opponent a very good chance to counterattack once the players make a mistake.

Why are Barcelona and Guardiola's performances stronger in the league after they separated?

Because in the league, not many opponents can give them such a great psychological pressure.

But in the Champions League, this is not the case.

Barcelona, ​​who encountered Inter Milan's tenacious resistance and even a strong counterattack, realized that they had a problem but did not know where the problem was, their mentality was more or less affected.

Especially Messi.

As a player who plays quietly, Messi's mentality is not very good.

His skills may be above Maradona, above the pinnacle of Maradona.

But if you compare your mentality, in the context of the failure of the Falklands War, Maradona stood up and hit back England with football. This kind of big heart is not comparable to ordinary people.

In that game, when Maradona scored the perfect goal with five players in a row, the Argentine commentator cried.

It is precisely because of this that Maradona became the hero of the Argentines.

Messi has the ability to do the same, but he doesn't have that courage when it matters.

In the tailwind or even the headwind, Messi is almost the strongest in history.

But in a desperate game, Messi will only fall down with his teammates.

In this regard, he never proved himself.

At this moment, Messi has not experienced two major reversals in the future.

Seeing that the scene is still at a disadvantage but aggressive Inter Milan, what Messi recalls is last season's Champions League final.

Are you going to lose again?
In Messi's heart, a possibility that bored him and frightened him quietly rose.

Messi tried to do something, but his mind was disturbed, and his steps were also confused with his heart.

In the 71st minute, Harvey passed a wonderful one-handed ball, but Messi's shot after breaking through was weak.

Seeing that shot, Messi himself was stunned.

He never thought that such a ridiculous shot would come from his feet.

And the Barcelona players who witnessed his kick didn't say anything, and felt more and more heavy in their hearts.

In the 82nd minute, when Abidal was receiving the ball, Li Ze rushed forward to press.

Li Ze was just putting pressure on him, but Abidal's muscles tensed up the moment he saw him.

The ball, originally intended to be passed back to the goalkeeper, was distorted and passed between Pique and Valdes.

The most terrible thing about this pass is that neither Pique nor Valdes was sure who the ball was passed to, and both of them hesitated.

Li Ze saw the opportunity immediately, and hurriedly accelerated to grab the landing point before Pique.

Even so, Li Ze, who was held tightly by Pique, had no possibility of continuing to advance.

Before grabbing the landing point, Li Ze's excellent vision ability has already told him that someone has already stepped forward to assist in the midfield.

Time was running out and he didn't see clearly who the other party was.

But Li Ze, who didn't want to just take a free kick, passed the ball without hesitation.

The next moment, he was knocked to the ground by Pikla.

On the other side, Vidal received a pass from Li Ze, and all the defensive players around him were attracted by other Inter players.

Vidal was fortunate but also very angry. He felt Barcelona's contempt for him.

Thinking of this, Vidal held his breath, glanced twice, and shot directly outside the penalty area.

Valdez was shaken by Li Ze in front of him, but he has not returned to his position yet.

Facing Vidal's shot, he didn't have time to return to defense at all.

"gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!"

(End of this chapter)