super storm

Chapter 1079
If there is anything that is predestined, then Real Madrid and Barcelona are destined to be enemies.

These two teams, which have a century-old feud, have always been the banner of La Liga. The duel between them is called the national derby, and now it is known as the century derby, which has attracted the attention of the media and fans all over the world.

In the past few years, every derby of the century has been the focus of the media and fans all over the world. Although the Spanish Football Association is unwilling to admit it, in fact, when La Liga arranges the schedule every season, it will always give priority to the two games between Real Madrid and Barcelona. It used to be scheduled in December and April, which happens to be the key stage of the league.

But before, because Real Madrid and Barcelona both reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, they played four consecutive derby games in a very short period of time. For anyone, it is inevitable that there will be some aesthetic fatigue.

This season, the Spanish Football Association made adjustments in response to public opinion, and arranged the first match between Real Madrid and Barcelona in the seventh round. Correspondingly, the second matchup was arranged in the No.20 sixth round of La Liga.

Interestingly, both teams reached the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey this season, so at the end of February and early March, they ushered in two consecutive derby games of the century.

After six rounds of League No.20, the two teams will soon usher in the second round of the Champions League knockout round. Real Madrid's opponent is Shakhtar Donetsk. The first round match between the two sides was [-]-[-]. Real Madrid drew away with the Ukrainian team. Barcelona's opponent is AC Milan. The first round match between the two sides was [-]-[-]. Barcelona lost to AC Milan away.

The two teams, similar monster schedules, and different situations make the next two games full of suspense.

What's more terrible is that Barcelona coach Vilanova went to New York, USA for treatment and recuperation due to the recurrence of parotid gland cancer.

Many people say that the period of Vilanova’s treatment coincides with the turmoil in Barcelona, ​​but Barcelona players do not agree with this. Many Barcelona players, including Messi and Pique, believe that Vilanova’s illness will only arouse Barcelona’s fighting spirit. They will wait for the return of the head coach and hope to help Vilanova win the heavyweight championship.

As a mortal enemy, Real Madrid maintained a demeanor towards Vilanova's condition, and immediately sent support and encouragement, but on the court, Real Madrid will definitely not show mercy.

Because this is professional football!

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Real Madrid has been fighting continuously for a period of time, with double matches a week without leaving enough time for the team to slowly adjust, and even tactical analysis can only be arranged at night.

On the night before the team faced Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid held a tactical analysis meeting in the hotel. Ancelotti let everyone watch the video of AC Milan sniping Barcelona, ​​hoping that everyone could understand the reason why the Rossoneri won.

And after everyone watched the video and had a rough impression in their minds, the head coach gave his own thoughts.

"This is a very classic, Italian-style defense. Through the team's neat and orderly defensive formation, coupled with a small-scale siege, forcing the opponent to make a pass error, they will launch a counterattack on the spot. We are not unfamiliar with this style of play."

From Benitez to Ancelotti, the tactical concepts of these two coaches have deep traces of Italian football. This is related to Benitez's study tour in Italy. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that Real Madrid has been implementing this set of defensive and counterattack concepts in the past four years.

"In this game, AC Milan retreated relatively far back, mainly focusing on the area from the 30-meter front to the front of the penalty area. They deployed heavy troops here, and adopted a high-intensity pressure on Barcelona's three midfielders to curb the opponent's passing line. Once the ball was grabbed, they immediately launched a counterattack to form a threat. This is how the two goals came."

Combining the video of the game just now and the clips carefully edited by Ancelotti, everyone will have a deeper impression of his explanation, and at the same time it is easy to draw their own conclusions.

"As I have repeatedly emphasized before, we should not easily fall into positional warfare, because over the past few years, breaking the dense defense is a common problem for all teams in the world, and no matter who it is, whether it is us or Barcelona, ​​there is no good and stable solution to this problem."

Relying on the personal ability of the stars to solve the battle is definitely not a reliable solution, and even Real Madrid's sudden transfer may not always work in front of opponents who are really determined to guard against it.

"In the face of AC Milan's intensive defense, Barcelona's offense is still concentrated in the ribs. They still hope to control the scene through passing and controlling the ball in the midfield, pass the ball to the frontcourt, and let Neymar, Messi and Sanchez solve the battle."

"There is no doubt that this is a very simple tactic, but at the same time it is very difficult to crack, because the personal abilities of the three players in front of them are very strong. After more than half a season of running-in, they have formed a strong offensive power."

"Aiming at this point, the tactics adopted by AC Milan are to cut the three of them apart, so that they cannot form an effective connection, and then use the advantage of numbers inside and outside the penalty area to contain them, and finally contain Barcelona's offensive tactics. The front three superstars have not shown a decent performance."

When everyone heard this, they basically had a clear impression of why AC Milan was able to beat Barcelona.

"We are different from AC Milan. It is impossible for us to retreat the defense line so far, so we need to play more aggressively. I hope to suppress Barcelona's midfield from the center line to the 30-meter zone, so that they cannot easily pass the ball into our 30-meter zone."

"After watching the video, I believe everyone has noticed that the running and covering abilities of Barcelona players have declined. They are not as active as before. There are several reasons for this phenomenon. One is the too dense schedule, the other is that they are more obsessed with possession of the ball, the other is the absence of the head coach, and the other is the aging of players such as Xavi and Puyol."

"Now we not only have to consider the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey in the middle of the week, we also have to consider the league on the weekend, and even the knockout round of the Champions League next week, because for Barcelona, ​​the Copa del Rey is definitely far less important than the league and the Champions League."

Barcelona is three points behind Real Madrid in the league. These three points are a goal, but it is too slim to expect Real Madrid to lose to other teams, and it is quite unreliable, so they must still hope to beat Real Madrid at the Bernabeu to recover these three points.

Not to mention the Champions League. In the past few years, Barcelona has not been able to get involved in the Champions League, but now they lost [-]-[-] to AC Milan in the first round of the top sixteen.

In this case, Barcelona is in a much more difficult situation than Real Madrid, and the pressure will be much greater.

Ancelotti's overall idea is to continue to play a steady defense and counterattack tactics. This is currently the most effective way to restrain Barcelona, ​​and it is also a set of tactics that Real Madrid is most familiar with.

More importantly, Real Madrid has a problem in this game, that is, Arbeloa can't play. Marcelo is still in the stage of losing weight and looking for status, and he will not rush up. Carvajal on the right plays consecutive games, and this time he faces Neymar, which is terrible.

As for Casillas, it was originally expected to be more than one and a half months, but now the team doctor's further diagnosis results show that it would be good to come back at the end of March, which is also very terrible for Real Madrid.

Diego Lopez is good, but whether it is to stabilize the morale of the army, or from a tactical role, or on the spot, he is still incomparable with Casillas.

During the subsequent free speech, Yang Yang raised a possibility, that is, will Barcelona attack desperately at the beginning?

"I think they are unlikely to fight us for a long time, which is not good for them, because their lineup is not as thick as ours, and it is not difficult to see from AC Milan's battle that Barcelona has only two ways to break through this tactical play. Speed ​​up the attack, especially the rhythm of the counterattack, and increase the investment in the midfield and frontcourt."

"Three fierce battles in a row, and we were in the first two games. I don't think Barcelona will want to wear us down. This is not in line with the situation they are facing now."

Yang Yang's analysis reached the unanimous agreement of Ancelotti and Zidane. They also speculated that Barcelona will attack in the opening game, and may even have a strong attack, because Real Madrid's defense is also very problematic this season, especially after Iker Casillas was injured.

Harvey Alonso also believes that Real Madrid should seek stability at the beginning, and at the same time should strengthen the counter-grab after losing the ball. It is necessary to grab the ball as soon as possible, or disrupt Barcelona's ball control rhythm.

"We focus our defense on the center line. According to Barcelona's habit, the defense must press up. Then there will be a space behind them. Therefore, as long as we grab the ball, we will pass forward as soon as possible."

Hearing Harvey Alonso's words, Yang Yang nodded with a confident smile and said, "Don't worry, spread the word and leave it to me!"

Yang Yang promised so confidently that everyone in the audience couldn't help laughing, but no one would question him, because in the past few years, he has always been Barcelona's most troublesome nemesis.

How to target Barcelona's defense and how to deal with Barcelona's defenders, Yang Yang has his own experience, and he has a hunch that Barcelona will not arrange Mathieu to start in this game, but Puyol and Pique will start.

Passing the ball is Barcelona's biggest advantage against Real Madrid, and defensive counterattack is also Real Madrid's biggest advantage against Barcelona.

The key to the derby of the century lies in whether it is Real Madrid who shows its flaws first, so that Barcelona can take advantage of it?

Or did Barcelona make an omission first and was fatally hit by Real Madrid?
(End of this chapter)