princely elegance

Chapter 252 Excessive war (third update)

At this time, there were only Cannavaro and Heinze on the defense line of Real Madrid. Pepe and Ramos' young and frizzy shortcomings made all Real Madrid fans curse in their hearts.

Ramos is not there, Cannavaro can only go up to face Messi, and Heinze looks at the other Eto'o, but fortunately Diarra is closely following Henry, so that Casilla Si was exposed to the opponent's gunfire.

Facing the defense of the captain of the Italian national team, the newborn Messi did not flinch in the slightest. He dribbled the ball at high speed for two consecutive quick changes of direction, shaking Cannavaro's foothold.Then without giving him a chance to foul, he dribbled the ball directly into the penalty area and faced Casillas single-handedly.

Amidst the exclamation of the fans, Casillas was possessed by God again, and he stretched his legs subconsciously to block Messi's volley.

"St. Igor, I think at this moment all Real Madrid fans are thanking God for giving them a patron saint. As long as he stands in front of the goal, there is still hope!"

After Casillas blocked the shot, Messi shook his head annoyedly. He played a series of actions just now at a super level, and the feeling of the final shot was also very good, but he met the best goalkeeper.

After Casillas blocked the ball, Pepe, who had just rushed back, immediately kicked the ball out of the sideline with a big kick, without giving Eto'o a chance to make up the shot.

Facing the apologetic expressions of Pepe and Ramos, Casillas tried to scold them with a cold face, but at this time Barcelona took a sideline kick and immediately called them to concentrate on defense.

Gago also returned to his own half at this time. After Barcelona kicked the ball, facing Real Madrid's neat defense, he could only enter a positional battle.But Real Madrid is the least afraid of positional battles. Real Madrid has conceded the fewest goals in the league this season. Cassie is likely to win the first Zamora Award in his career. Although there are [-] teams in La Liga Among the team, he made the most saves, but the Real Madrid goalkeeper's strength is simply amazing.

In this positional battle, Barcelona used Cannavaro and Pepe's mistake in assisting defense to tear apart Real Madrid's defense again. Messi showed his passing talent, and Eto'o fell to the ground before Heinze and shot.However, Casillas was still miraculously thrown.

The two consecutive shots that were inevitable were blocked by the Real Madrid goalkeeper. The Barcelona side was really desperate.And Real Madrid did not miss this opportunity. After receiving the ball from Casillas, Gago ignored Gudjohnsen in front of him again, made a breakthrough to the left, and pulled the ball back at the moment the opponent's center of gravity adjusted. Advance in the middle.

After halftime, Gago keenly noticed that there was a gap in Barcelona's defense in the middle. Milito was waived because of injury before the game. In this game, Puyol's partner was replaced by Marquez.But Marquez was born as a defensive midfielder, and he can't be perfect in the position of central defender. This time, there is some overlap between his position and Puyol.

Naturally, Gago would not let go of this opportunity, and a through ball that was not inferior to Messi just now was sent between Marquez and Abidal.Robben, who had already spotted the gap, increased his speed in an instant, and before Abidal could react, he stopped the ball and shot in one go.

It's just that this time the two goalkeepers of both sides seemed to be on the hook. Valdes fell to the ground and touched the ball in time, causing Robben's ball to miss the far post.

"It was a wonderful game. The score of 2:2 forced the two sides to attack. From the overall situation, it is more beneficial to Barcelona, ​​because they only need to score one goal, and Real Madrid must score two goals. Now from On the scene, the two sides are evenly matched, and the offensive and defensive rhythms between the two teams are very fast. Often a shot can be completed between three passes and two passes. This situation is probably the favorite of neutral fans.”

But the fans were happy. The head coaches of the two teams were very dissatisfied. The opponent had more chances to shoot, indicating that there was a problem with their defense.For the head coach, defense has always been the basis for winning. As long as the coach has three normal views, he will first establish a solid defense line in the team.

Schuster walked to the sidelines with Rijkaard at this time, commanding the team to stabilize the defense.The Germans also understand the current situation very well, and they will take a breather after equalizing the score.

He understands the truth of one effort, then decline, and three exhaustion.

Now Real Madrid is in a "bang" and needs to take a good rest, and the most important thing at the moment is not to let the opponent score.At this time, Schuster began to hate the schedule of first away and then home. This life-or-death match was actually at his home court.

Under the command of the head coach on the sidelines, Gago stopped plugging in.After all, now Barcelona's players have also entered the game state, and the defense line is much more stable. I am afraid that they will not be able to score two goals in 10 minutes as in the opening game.

And now Real Madrid has also slipped from the peak state of the opening game. After all, attacking with all their strength is also a matter of physical energy.Based on defense, it is also very important to adjust the state of the slide.A clean sheet at home is a win.

So, after half an hour of the game, the two teams, which were still fighting each other, entered a defensive-oriented mode with a tacit understanding.No longer pursue more shots, but prepare for a fatal blow, preferably in the last minute, so that the opponent has no chance to equalize.

Barcelona is purely scared by Real Madrid's attack. Although Valdez is in a good state, everyone knows that compared with Casillas, this big bald head is still a grade worse.Saint Cassie can be in the state of being possessed by God all the time, and Valdez's words, being able to save Robben's push shot has made all Barcelona fans thankful.

Rijkaard saw Gudjohnsen being played like a stake by Gago, turned around and looked at the bench.Seriously, if Iniesta hadn't been injured, he would have dared to fight against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu, but the price of winning Real Madrid in the first leg was Iniesta's injury, and Guti's flying tackle was not that good suffer.

This time he had no choice but to use Gudjohnsen. The ability of the ice skates is still good. He can play well in both attacking midfield and forward positions, and he is better than Iniesta in defense.But it's still not enough to look at Gago, who is currently the No. [-] midfielder in La Liga.

Fortunately, Henry also came to help defend, and the two of them finally made Gago's dribbling progress no longer so smooth.Defensively, Barcelona are pretty quick if they want to pass the time.After another attack by Real Madrid was interrupted, the backcourt-to-foot tactics appeared again.

Xavi and Yaya Toure are both players with excellent skills and first-class ball protection. Coupled with the retreated Messi and Henry, the five-man midfielder began to pass crosses to the feet in front of Real Madrid's defense to pass the time.

Seeing that Diarra couldn't bear to go up to force him, Gago quickly stopped him, and others didn't know if he could still not understand.Barcelona is waiting for you to grab the moment and then hit you behind.

If the enemy does not move, I will not move.

Under Gago's command, Real Madrid's defense allowed opponents to pass in front of them from foot to foot, as if watching them perform acrobatics in a circus.

In this way, the Barcelona players were dumbfounded. They had just adopted this tactic and they didn't know what to do next.

"If the enemy doesn't move, force them to move. Frank still hasn't fully understood the essence of Total Attack and Total Defense tactics."

In a certain box in the stands, Cruyff shook his head and said to a person beside him that if the camera on the scene was directed at this place, all the fans would be in an uproar.

Not to mention Cruyff, the other is also a well-known Barcelona legend, the current head coach of the second Barcelona team, Guardiola.

These two people are definitely the ones with the highest status in the eyes of the red and blue fans. Fortunately, they are in the box. If they were in the stands, they would have been recognized by the fans.

"That Argentine kid's tactical vision is really high. He saw through the shortcomings of this tactic at once, but after we perfect 4-3-3 next season, the league championship should be returned to us."

Faced with Cruyff's words, Guardiola just watched the performance of the two teams in silence, thinking about what adjustments he should make at this juncture.

Seeing that the team was unable to attack for a long time, Rijkaard looked at the bench again, and Ronaldinho, who played well in the previous game, came into his eyes.And the other is Iniesta, who is injured. From an emotional point of view, Ronaldinho should be replaced, but the desire in Iniesta's eyes is also seen by the black swan.

With a final wave of hands, both of them went to warm up, and Deco, the absolute main force of last season, has become a frequent visitor to the bench with the rise of Yaya Toure.

Under the tacit conservative tactics of both Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​the time of the first half passed unknowingly, and the referee Bray blew his whistle after 2 minutes of stoppage time.

The fans at the scene couldn't hide their disappointment. The two goals in the opening game really surprised them. They thought they could see a wonderful and unusual match, but after half an hour of exhaustion, the two sides entered into conservative status.In the last 15 minutes, both sides contributed only three shots, and none of them hit the goal frame.Casillas and Valdes, who had already been prepared for the storm, had to stand dryly in front of the goal until halftime.

"In the second half, don't hold back, attack with all your strength. Believe in yourself. With our offensive ability, Barcelona will definitely be unstoppable. After defeating them, we will go to Moscow to compete for the club's tenth Champions League trophy!"

Schuster did not change anyone during the halftime break, but tried his best to confuse the players, mobilizing the spirits of the players again, trying to replicate the opening two goals.

(End of this chapter)