Football giants

Chapter 1060 If you want to kill him, first make him crazy

Tactical system, this is a term that is getting more and more attention.

But there are still many people who don't understand why a stable tactical system is becoming more and more important.

I believe that no one will deny that in the past, present, and future, professional football is constantly developing towards integration. Even for a talented superstar like Messi, his outstanding performance must be based on the team as a whole.

Even a star with characteristics like Cristiano Ronaldo must also be based on the premise of the team as a whole.

Either the team serves you, or you serve the team.

Since it is an overall sport, the cooperation between the eleven players on the court is very important.

How to integrate these eleven players into a whole, twist them into a single rope on the court, unify their thinking, and advance and retreat together, this has undoubtedly become a major problem that all teams must face.

In the past few years, Manchester City has introduced strong enough stars and their cards are good enough, but why do they always give people a feeling of being weak?Always can't get the grades you deserve?

The answer is simple, lack of a whole!
The Chinese have a good saying, one chopstick is easy to break, but ten chopsticks is not easy.

As long as eleven players can be twisted into one rope on the football field, then this team will not be far behind. Any team that wants to defeat such an opponent has to work hard, let alone defeat it.

Even, a team with a stronger integrity can often perform a dark horse miracle.

It's like Rehhagel's Greece back then, Mourinho's Porto, and Leicester City this season.

But this is easy to say, but very difficult to do.

Because the most difficult thing to control for a person is thought!

Every professional player who can get into the top European leagues and gain a firm foothold must have his own uniqueness.

One can imagine how difficult it is to control the thoughts of these people.

It can even be said that it is impossible!
But is there a way to regulate the actions of these people on the football field?
The answer is, yes!
That is a strict tactical system!

Through the meticulous and meticulous tactical system, the behavior of players on the court can be well regulated, so that they can clearly know what they should do at any time and any place.

Does that mean that the tactical system is stifling the creativity of the players?
Yes, but also no!

Blindly requiring players to stick to the tactical system without knowing how to perform on the spot is the weakest.

A truly brilliant tactical system lies in the fact that he can not only provide the team with a stable tactical framework, standardize the responsibilities of players on the court, but also create a relaxed environment for players to play.

Is this contradictory?
No, not contradictory.

To put it simply, the tactical system is the bottom line. When a player has no better choice on the court, then you should follow the tactical system, that's right.

Because in this case, decisions made in a hurry are often not good choices, and may even be the worst.

Since this is the case, then you might as well not choose and follow the tactical system.

Conversely, in the absence of a complete set of rigorous tactical system, players can easily lose control on the court, especially when they encounter setbacks and panic.

It's like Real Madrid now.

In the first round, they lost [-]-[-] at Southampton's Glory Stadium, and returned to the Bernabéu in dismay. Amidst the shouts of tens of thousands of Real Madrid fans, Real Madrid played like a loose sand.

Are they not working hard enough?

Obviously not, each of them was suffocating and wanted to vent, and they all tried their best.

Is that the wrong strategy?

Nor is it.

In the case of falling behind by a large score in the first round, in the second round of the game, Zidane formed an aggressive lineup to give it a go, which is understandable.

Even Zidane learned the lessons of the first leg in his formation, with Modric and Casemiro in midfield, James Rodriguez and Gareth Bale on the wings, and Lewandowski and Benzema up front.

Although James Rodriguez was on the wing, he was asked to drop back into the midfield to participate in organization and defense.

Gareth Bale, Benzema and Lewandowski switched positions flexibly on the pitch.

Obviously, Zidane's intention is to use a world-class offensive lineup to suppress Southampton's defense.

Therefore, from the very beginning, Real Madrid chose to press out and play.

This should be regarded as a very aggressive set of tactics, and theoretically it may indeed work.

But only in theory.

In fact, on the pitch, Real Madrid's players were severely inconsistent in execution and out of tune with each other.

When Real Madrid attacked with the ball, Gareth Bale, Benzema and Lewandowski were all at the forefront of the team, suppressing Southampton's defense, waiting for a pass from their teammates behind them, in order to launch an attack as soon as they got the ball.

Even James Rodriguez, who is theoretically going to drop back to help the midfielder, stays on the left side of the front field.

This idea is a good thing, it proves that the player's desire to win is very strong.

But the bad thing is that Casemiro and Modric were heavily suppressed by Southampton, and the distance between them and the strikers was too large.

Ancelotti obviously expected that Real Madrid would attack wildly at home, so the game started with a steady defensive tactic, and the focus was on pinching Modric.

Especially when he realized that the distance between Real Madrid's frontcourt and midfield was a bit unreasonable, he further increased the suppression of Modric and Casemiro.

This directly caused Real Madrid's frontcourt and midfield to completely lose contact, and the ball could not be passed forward at all.

As a result, Real Madrid's offensive effect is greatly reduced.

But if it's just that, then Ancelotti will be underestimated.

In this game, both sides were suspended due to yellow cards. Southampton is the left back Alaba, while Real Madrid is the central defender Pepe, both of which are crucial members of the team.

But unlike Zidane who chose to make substitutions, Ancelotti made tactical adjustments.

Hazard, who had an eye-catching performance in the first round, went directly to the front, restrained Carvajal, did not retreat to defend, and gave way to the left for Gareth Bale to attack.

At left-back, Ancelotti allowed Luke Shaw to focus on defense.

In other words, Southampton gave up his left, which is Real Madrid's right, and let the opponent attack.

He is very clear that the Real Madrid team lacks a rigorous tactical system and lacks patience. When they think they have seized the opponent's loopholes and want to attack, it is often the time when their defense is the loosest.

Because at this time, the superstars in the frontcourt are pressing up, but it is difficult for the midfield and backcourt to keep up.

Therefore, Ancelotti's strategy is very simple, let go of the left side, and I am confident that I can defend it, because Real Madrid's frontcourt one-on-one breakthrough ability is not strong, as long as the team is tight defensively, it is not easy for Real Madrid to break through.

But once Real Madrid pressed up, the problems in their midfield and backcourt were exposed.

There is a saying that is true, if the sky wants to destroy it, it must first make it crazy!
Facts have proved that Ancelotti is indeed an old fox.

When the game progressed to 21 minutes, Real Madrid continued to press forward, but Southampton formed a steal.

The ball was quickly transferred to the midfield. Di Maria took the ball and saw Pogba sprinting to the right, taking away Modric, while Messi took the opportunity to slant into the top of the penalty area.

Di Maria and Messi cooperated tacitly, and the ball immediately came to Messi's feet.

As soon as Messi took the ball, he accelerated, waded through Casemiro, entered the penalty area, and then swayed past Ramos, who was rushing up to grab it, and made a diagonal pass behind him. Suarez quickly followed, and directly pushed the ball into the net.

Southampton completed a very sharp and quick defensive counterattack!

In an instant, the entire Bernabéu stadium became silent!
After losing the ball, Real Madrid fought back frantically. Gareth Bale got two consecutive kicks in the front left rib area of ​​​​the penalty area, but was resolved by Luke Shaw once and blocked by Neuer once.

Marcelo also began to actively participate in the frontcourt attack, and also got a strong volley from the left side of the frontcourt, but was saved by Neuer flying over the crossbar.

Real Madrid look on the offensive.

But at No. 304 minutes, Southampton launched another attack.

Di Maria got the ball in midfield, broke through quickly after getting rid of it, and passed it directly to the penalty area.

Messi didn't know when he switched positions with Suarez, and he kicked a pass with his heel in the penalty area. Pogba followed up from behind, and shot an angry shot directly, and the ball went into the net again!
Two to zero!
Two consecutive goals completely brought Real Madrid's morale to a trough.

I'm afraid no one would have thought that at the Bernabeu Stadium, the Saints would be able to continue their previous outstanding performance.

The Real Madrid players were equally frustrated. They couldn't figure out why it was so difficult for them to score goals, but it was so easy for Southampton to score goals?

Is it because the teammates behind him are not strong enough?

Zidane in front of the coach's bench of the home team also looked frustrated. He never thought that his carefully arranged tactics would fall short in the end.

The team didn't have the effect he wanted at all, and it seemed that they were completely disorganized and fighting on their own.

Especially when one goal is behind, as soon as each of them gets the ball, the first thing they think of is counterattack, which is to attack.

But the more anxious you are, the more mistakes you make.

There is no doubt that the [-]-[-] score in the second round expanded the total score of the two rounds to [-]-[-]. Real Madrid needs to score seven goals if they want to qualify, which is already impossible.

Today's Real Madrid should consider not qualifying from the knockout rounds, but saving face.

That is to score a goal!

But this is usually an easy request for Real Madrid at the Bernabeu, but facing Southampton, it seems extremely difficult.

The integrity of this team is too strong, and Real Madrid's players fight on their own, unable to create threats at all.

It's like Gareth Bell, who passed a Luke Shaw, but soon came another Nastasic.

As long as there is a slight pause or hesitation, Luke Xiao will turn around and rush forward, forming a double team.

In this situation of fighting independently and lacking contact, no matter how strong the personal ability of Real Madrid players is, it is difficult to threaten Southampton's goal.

Faced with such a situation, Zidane has nothing to do, because he finds that he has no way to let every player in the team play under a unified thinking.

This made him feel helpless and depressed at the same time.

Especially when the game entered the second half, Southampton seized the opportunity again not long after the start. After Messi retreated to the midfield to get the ball, he used his personal ability to get rid of Modric and passed it into the penalty area. Suarez once again calmly seized the opportunity and achieved it overnight, further expanding the score.

This time, the entire Bernabéu stadium was completely blown up.

All Real Madrid fans quit!
So many big-name players invested so much in transfer fees, but ended up being so humiliated by their opponents at home?

Who can stand it?
So, for a while, the call for Florentino to step down sounded again at the Bernabéu Stadium.

The sound waves became louder and louder, and finally overwhelming!
(End of this chapter)