[football] walk side by side

While Iniesta was observing Chelsea's defensive strategy, Cyril was also observing Barcelona's offensive strategy.

Yes, offensive tactics.

As Barcelona's six crowns shocked the world, its proud Tiki-Take tactics have gradually become widely known. In order to defeat Barcelona, ​​many head coaches are racking their brains to think about the solutions. Among them, The one that did the best was undoubtedly the Inter Milan under Mourinho in 2010.

Before this game, in addition to training with the team to maintain the state, Cyril himself also found a lot of Barcelona game video research in recent years, and among them, he is most concerned about 2010. The one between Inter Milan VS Barcelona.

尽管在诺坎普的次回合中,国际米兰纵使是摆出了9-0-1阵型,也没能保持不败之身，但不可否认的是，发生在梅阿查球场的首回合,那个漂亮的3-0却是的的确确,给了巴塞罗那当头暴击的。

The core concept of Tiki-Take is to control the ball, which is why it is often difficult for any team against Barcelona to have an advantage in the ball possession rate, because Barcelona's tactic is to use constant inversions to pass the ball , to create possession of the ball, and finally use the possession of the ball to create space on the court.

Throughout the first 20 minutes of the first half, the Barcelona players actually would not let the football stay under their feet for too long, because Barcelona's tactical requirement is to control the ball. At this time, too much dribbling will only increase the loss. ball possible.

Cyril did not first consider Barcelona's defensive loopholes, because for Chelsea, only by truly ensuring a firm foothold in defense can they attack with confidence.

In general, most of the time, Barcelona's midfielders are casually flipping their feet, but this kind of randomness is only superficially random, and it is more like using flips to find better offensive opportunities. Although the midfielder There are Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets, but Cyril found that it is not unreasonable for Xavi to be called the "lung" of Barcelona.

It's not that Iniesta and Busquets are not as effective in the midfield as Harvey, but that Harvey plays a more important role in Barcelona's team.

Maybe when it comes to Barcelona, ​​many people will immediately put their attention on Leo Messi as the top star, but Cyril found that Messi, as an opponent, has a high degree of threat, but he is still A striker, once he does not get support from the midfield, even Messi is also useless.

Rather than staring at Messi, who slips like a loach and jumps like a flea, it is more effective to restrict Harvey.

While actively running, Cyril quickly sorted out his inner thoughts.

In the 27th minute of the game, taking advantage of a gap between kick-offs in the middle circle, Cyril gathered his teammates together and shared his understanding and ideas.

Cyril did not directly tell the other Chelsea players what they should do.Instead, he simply combined the situation he observed, combined with the information he collected before the game, and shared it with his teammates after sorting it out - winning this year's league championship was not due to Cyril alone, Chelsea players themselves Not underdogs.

At this time, Cyril only mentioned a few words, and his teammates almost understood what he meant, nodded their heads, and returned to their positions thoughtfully.

Instead, Lampard hesitated for a while, and asked aloud, "You..." He opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to speak.

Cyril understood what he wanted to say-in fact, Chelsea have not failed to limit Barcelona, ​​or more precisely, limit Xavi.

As early as when Mourinho was still at Chelsea, Lampard, who was the midfielder, and Makelele, who was still the midfielder of Chelsea at the time, teamed up to lock Xavi, which paralyzed the entire Barcelona midfield , In the end, he was sadly out of the Champions League that year.

But this is no longer the case.

Firstly, the current Barcelona midfielder is not what it used to be. When Xavi is running, he will often form a small triangle with Iniesta and Busquets. It will continue to extend, expand, and form another triangle. If you want to restrict Harvey in this situation, the difficulty is by no means comparable to that of the past.

Secondly, as a defensive midfielder, Lampard's strength is indeed stronger than back then, but in terms of defensive strength, Cyril today may not be comparable to Makelele back then.

Lampard hesitated in his heart, but it was hard to ask. He couldn't tell Cyril straightforwardly: "I think your defensive ability may not be as good as Makelele'?"

But this did not prevent Cyril from understanding Lampard's meaning. He shook his head, but his expression was relaxed: "It's different."

"In terms of defensive ability alone, I am indeed inferior to Makelele." Cyril admitted this frankly, and he explained: "But I also have advantages that Makelele did not have back then... Sometimes, I want to To limit a midfielder, it is not only steals that can be done."

Lampard actually didn't fully understand the meaning of Cyril's words at first.

Until the game restarts—

In the 30th minute of the game, Alves launched an attack in the backcourt. He played the ball in the backcourt to Harvey in the midfield. The latter immediately observed Chelsea's defensive formation after receiving the ball. As usual, he insisted on Chelsea's chain defense left no loopholes for Barcelona to exploit.

this is nothing.

Because from the first 30 minutes of the game, there was such a scene on the court.Harvey is not worried that Chelsea have no space to play, because Barcelona can always use their rich offensive methods to force a hole!

Harvey glanced ahead.

At this moment, Harvey is actually only about 30 meters away from Chelsea's penalty area. In Guardiola's view, Tiki-Take has a very obvious advantage-when ordinary teams must find ways to dribble the ball to attack in order to attack. When advancing close to 80 meters, Barcelona's tactics created enough space for them to start advancing at 30 meters.

Therefore, he just took the ball at this moment, and what he faced in front of him was Chelsea's full defensive line of defense from forwards, midfielders, and defenders.

When Alves passed the ball from behind, Lampard, who has been marking Xavi since this game, immediately posted it. Xavi tentatively pulled the football to the side, and Lampard did not hesitate. He faltered and kept up a step. Seeing that Lampard was not fooled and Harvey did not delay any longer, he made a decisive decision and slammed the ball across the sidewalk!

This pass seems to be forced, but in fact it is still within the attacking range of Barcelona, ​​because even in normal times, Harvey will often pass the ball to Messi from the side. The direction is also the direction of Messi.

"...Harvey, score the ball from the side! Messi..." Martin Taylor originally wanted to say that Messi received the ball. According to the practice of the first 30 minutes of this game, the next step should be Messi dribbling the ball and cutting into the penalty area A shot, or a pass with one foot on the ground, or a high-altitude ball at a 45-degree angle would be a good choice.

But this time, Barcelona's offense stopped there.

Harvey did stuff the ball into the middle in time, but one person was quicker to perceive his intention—Cyril suddenly started at the moment Harvey passed the ball laterally, and directly crossed between Harvey and Messi In the meantime, it seemed that the ball did not seem to be passed to Messi, but fell to Cyril's feet naturally.

Harvey thought it was just an accident.

In the first 30 minutes of the first half, this kind of accident happened several times. After all, no matter how fierce Barcelona's offense is, there is a possibility of being intercepted by Chelsea. Therefore, when this pass is missed, Harvey didn't immediately take it seriously and take it to heart.

Until this time, the Barcelona fans in the stands are still trying to convey their voices to the players on the field. Although they can't suppress the voices of Chelsea fans, they are happy!

Can you be unhappy?Look at the scene on the court!

How many shots did Barcelona take?eight times!

How many shots did Chelsea take?once!

As for more data, Barcelona fans can guess it without looking at it: the ball possession rate must be more than 3-4 times that of Chelsea, and the shooting and shooting must be several times that of Chelsea. Compared with Chelsea's shrinkage at the moment In this way, it is obvious that Barcelona has the advantage, and it also has the strength and beauty of the game!

In the stands at the same time, Mourinho let out a "huh" and couldn't help laughing.

He really deserves to be... the child he brought out with his own hands.

Thinking of this, Mourinho's eyes turned to the familiar figure on the Barcelona coach's bench.

Although he can't lead Real Madrid to face Guardiola in the Champions League again, but that guy must feel uncomfortable at the moment, right?

When Harvey's third exquisite pass was abruptly erased by Chelsea's skills and tackles, Harvey finally noticed something was wrong.

At this time on the coaching bench of the visiting team, Guardiola had no expression on his face, but only he knew that the Barcelona coach at this time wanted to scold his mother.

Although it is very strange and a little inexplicable, Guardiola feels like this at this time-damn, the result of the Champions League final is this familiar feeling again!Why is that Portuguese man named Mourinho always so lingering? !

Iniesta, who is also good at reading the game, froze and his face became heavy.

Indeed, until now, Chelsea's actions have only been a satisfactory defense.

But compared to the previous defense, Chelsea at this time has been very different.

Their actions are still rough and stealing equally, and the focus of defense is directly shifted to Harvey. Lampard is responsible for stopping Harvey head-on, and Cyril, although he rarely directly participates in steals because of his defensive shortcomings, has repeatedly used himself. The technology that turned Harvey's exquisite pass into a "mispass".

Iniesta and Busquets want to take over Harvey's organizational burden, but the problem is that Harvey's role is not yet completely replaceable by Iniesta or Busquets. Chelsea, who have adopted a defensive strategy, did not give them a chance to support. Whenever Iniesta or Busquets wanted to receive the ball, there would be corresponding Chelsea players who would cooperate with Cyril to separate Xavi from other Barcelona players. open.

In this way, Barcelona's space is not reduced, but it is cut off by the precise part of Chelsea!

And without Harvey's midfield support, the threat Messi can pose immediately becomes limited!

In terms of defensive concept, Chelsea’s approach is very similar to Inter Milan’s defense back then. They used technology and steals to partially cut off Barcelona’s midfield, but at the same time, when Chelsea defended, they integrated into the international The ferocity that Milan doesn't have!

If it is said that this defensive concept allowed Chelsea to successfully block Barcelona's attack, then after matching this fierceness, Chelsea further interrupted Barcelona's offensive rhythm. Every time when Barcelona's attack is close to smooth, Forcibly stop!

For the Barcelona players who have always been accustomed to cooperating in a small area and playing smooth pass and control on the ground, it can be said that they are really aggrieved!

Harvey gritted his teeth, trying to maintain a calm expression on his face, but the fire in his heart had already begun to sneer out!

What the hell is this!

No technology, no smooth teamwork, replaced by endless rhythm interruptions and unreasonable interceptions!At this moment, Xavi has no doubt that if Barcelona loses this game-then this game will probably become the most humiliating defeat he has ever experienced!

As a well-known commentator in England, Martin Taylor, of course, immediately saw the way.Although he is not a Chelsea fan, he is definitely biased towards the Premier League team at the moment, so when he explained the situation on the field at the moment, he couldn't help but put a little smile on his face——

"Chelsea's defense has been further strengthened-some fans may think that it is useless to strengthen the defense when neither side has scored a goal. In fact, the opposite is true. For Chelsea and Barcelona, ​​​​no matter Whichever team loses the ball first will make the team who loses the ball passive."

"Under such circumstances, consolidating the defense and conducting an effective offense on the basis of a certain defense will be a very clear choice. Although Chelsea did not score a goal at the moment, they have gradually begun to gain the upper hand on the scene. "

Fans who don't know much may wonder about this: Isn't Barcelona still attacking Chelsea's goal now?Chelsea is still on the defensive, how can it be called "Chelsea has the upper hand"?

Yes, defense does not bring victory.

But it is the most important premise that can bring victory in heavyweight competitions!

"Through the game data during this period, we can see that from the No. 30 minute of the game, Barcelona's offensive efficiency began to decline significantly." Martin Taylor commented: "Xavi was beaten by Lampard and Slade. The combination was strangled, his pass success rate dropped sharply after 10 minutes, and Barcelona's proud attack was kicked off the altar at the feet of Chelsea."

"Chelsea used their best way to restrict Barcelona's performance. They strangled Harvey's role in Barcelona and let Messi return to the level of the Argentine national team."

It was different from the first game, it was also defensive, but at this time Barcelona was extremely "trapped" by Chelsea's defense.

This feeling is definitely not unfamiliar to the Barcelona players. In last year's Champions League knockout match, the Inter Milan team belonging to Mourinho brought them the same aggrieved feeling in defense.

In the 37th minute of the game, Messi unloaded the ball with the outside of his left foot on the right side of the penalty area. This position and the reality are not the best time to shoot, but the small triangle with Messi as the front end was cut by Chelsea in good time, making Messi West couldn't find a teammate who could pass the ball at all, so he could only force a shot, which was naturally easily confiscated by the well-prepared Cech.

Cech put the football under his feet. He glanced ahead, but instead of kicking his feet, he kicked Bosingwa who was closest to him.

The football stayed at Bosingwa's feet for less than a second, and he passed it out-this is what the head coach has emphasized many times before the game. Try to minimize the time for holding the ball. Once you get the ball, Then when counterattacking, we must increase the speed and rhythm as much as possible, do not seek the ball possession rate, do not seek a good-looking scene, and it does not matter if there are few chances to shoot for a long time. Improve the quality of counterattacks!

From the moment Chelsea switched offense and defense, many Chelsea players quickly started to move, so Bosingwa had a lot of passing options at this moment. When the nearest Barcelona player was 3-4 meters away, he sent a diagonal pass directly.

Cyril broke through immediately after getting the ball.

His speed is very fast, which makes it easy for him to get rid of the marking of Busquets and Alves. In terms of speed, Messi may still be able to catch up with him, but as a defensive player, Cyril is completely There is no need to worry about being intercepted by Messi.

Defense, after all, is not an area that Messi is good at.Even if Cyril with the ball was caught up by Messi without the ball, the weakness in defense made it difficult for Messi to block Cyril.

When Cyril drove forward with the ball, he never looked back, but he could feel the figure chasing after him. Barcelona's frontcourt defense also quickly made corresponding moves to cut Chelsea's Attacking formation.

At this time, Cyril's mind has completely turned to attack.

He observed most of the game, of course not just to trap Barcelona.Defense is the basis of winning the game, but offense is an indispensable step to win!

Chelsea's best defense is useless if they cannot score goals.In the same way, this conclusion is also true for Barcelona-if they can't really score goals, even if their possession rate is three times or four times that of Chelsea, and their shooting and passing are far ahead of Chelsea, it is of no use.

Chelsea don't care about possession.

Because from the moment this game started, Chelsea threw away possession.

While Cyril was observing Barcelona's offensive strategy, he was also paying attention to Barcelona's defensive strategy.

Tiki-Take's tactics are actually similar to an upgraded version of Total Defense. The triangle they form when attacking is also the most advantageous weapon when defending.With the ball, the triangle formed by the movement between the players can help them pass the football better, and even without the ball, the triangle formation can allow Barcelona players to quickly form a siege against Chelsea players holding the ball .

If Chelsea want to attack, they will inevitably face the siege of Barcelona.

But this is not to say that under the siege of Barcelona, ​​​​Chelsea will not find many opportunities.

For a long time, compared with Chelsea's midfielder, Barcelona's midfielder is actually a bit "soft".The lack of defense is one aspect, and it is true that Xavi, Iniesta and others are not tough.

Under such circumstances, the interception ability of the Barcelona midfielder is definitely not enough.

Therefore, facing the three Barcelona midfielders who immediately surrounded him, Cyril was very relaxed. In terms of defense, he had seen too many defensive players who were both skilled and fierce. At this moment, Cyril only slightly Dayton, before the opponent's triangle was formed, the football was sent out.

The ball flew out of the gap between Iniesta and Busquets and went straight to Lampard's feet.

Lampard glanced at Barcelona's defense line, and made a long-range shot.

The long-range shooting skills of the Blues' deputy team have always been the focus of Chelsea's opponents, and this time is no exception.As soon as he saw Lampard's movement change, Pique immediately flew to block him!

Just when Barcelona's defense line was slightly pulled forward by Lampard's fake action, Cyril, who had successfully played the ball, continued to stride forward in a straight line without the ball, and when Abidal rushed forward aggressively, Unexpected crosscut into the right!

This action allowed him to get rid of Abidal in an instant, and also allowed Lampard, who had attracted Barcelona's partial defense, to take advantage of the situation, and an unexpected return was sent to Cyril's feet.

At this moment, the Wembley Stadium, which had been bustling for most of the game, fell silent for an instant!

Chelsea fans are excited and nervous, while Barcelona fans are nervous and scared!

Because at this moment when Cyril received the football on the right, he got rid of Abidal and entered an unmarked state. What would happen if Cyril got rid of the defense outside the penalty area?

Fortunately, Mascherano.

This defensive player, who only moved to Barcelona this year, has always possessed a fierceness in defense that Barcelona defenders do not have. Now seeing Cyril appearing on the right side of the penalty area, he immediately strode over and went straight to Cyril. .

And just as Mascherano rushed towards Cyril——

Cyril suddenly scored an overhead cross and sent the football back to the middle.With the cooperation of Lampard and Cyril, this pull and pull successfully opened a bright wound in Barcelona's defense line!Drogba, who followed up in the middle, took off on the spot without being marked, shook his head at the football, and slammed the football into the goal vigorously!

Originally, Valdés was ready to meet Cyril's shot, but Cyril and Drogba's positions were completely different, and even the height of the shot was very different. The Barcelona goalkeeper could only pounce on the bottom left corner. At that time, I watched the football hang into the dead corner on the upper left!

The football hit the net hard and fell, slowly rolling out of it.

The Wembley Stadium was full of seats, and in an instant, cheers, screams, and shouts ignited the entire stadium!

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!! The goal has been scored! Didier Drogba!! Beautiful frontcourt cooperation, the interspersed running positions of Lampard and Slade made Barcelona's defense line dangerous for a while, and the cooperation involving each other is even more important. A bloody gash has been opened in Catalonia's defensive line!"

"In the 401st minute of the game, Chelsea barely managed to complete the second shot in the first half of the game, but it was this second shot that helped Chelsea take the lead over Barcelona in the final! Not for possession, but for effectiveness! Chelsea, who used their defense to trap Barcelona, ​​took a further lead after gaining a foothold!"

"Look at Chelsea's series of attacks! Quick, accurate, and fierce! Chelsea, which has found a counterattack opportunity, is like a lion that has been asleep for most of the game. It is aimed at Barcelona with a fierce bite!"

"In this game, Slade still maintained his high-profile performance since the group stage. He and Lampard restricted Xavi, who is crucial to Barcelona, ​​and cooperated tacitly in the counterattack, creating for Chelsea. A precious chance to shoot! It can be seen that Slade's state in this game is also very hot!"