Football: start copying peak Messi attributes

Chapter 394 Ronaldinho: This guy will become the king of the ball!
The situation on the left side of Barcelona is exactly the same as that of Manchester City. After Messi left, Lin Quan, who did not need to participate in the defense, opened fire and turned Barcelona's left side upside down.

Alba, Busquez and others worked hard to restrain him, and sometimes had to let Iniesta join the defense.

But in this way, their offense will be affected again, and Barcelona's entire left offense will immediately be paralyzed.

The two sides were originally trump cards against trump cards, and they exchanged each other.

Now that the two aces have been split, it becomes mutual blasting.

Under such circumstances, the fans who came to the scene saw the super personal strength of these two top stars for the first time.

On Manchester City's side, although Messi was beaten very embarrassingly, Kanter still gritted his teeth and persisted.

But this is only because there is not much time left in the first half, and the time left for Messi to perform is limited.

If this is still the case in the second half, Kanter alone will definitely not be able to limit Messi.

A few minutes later, the halftime whistle sounded and the first half ended.

The two teams were temporarily tied, and the suspense of the outcome was left until the second half.

Because the game was held in Germany, fans saw many familiar faces on the pitch.

Stars like Germany's international footballer Royce, Muller, and Ram.

As well as Bayern's coach Heynckes, Lin Quan and De Bruyne's mentor Thomas Schaff, Klopp, who has just stepped down as Dortmund's head coach, and other coaches also came to the scene.

A game of this level in the Champions League final is a grand event for European football.

Here you can see the individual performances of top stars, the charm of teamwork, and the tactical battle of wits and courage between the coaches of both sides.

No one wants to miss such a wonderful event.

Therefore, in addition to people in the football circle, the annual Champions League final can attract a large number of people outside the circle to watch the game.

For example, in a box in the stadium, there is a person who does not belong to the football circle - the famous NBA star Kobe Bryant.

This season, Kobe was reimbursed for the season due to a torn right shoulder rotator cuff tendon. After the operation, the Lakers missed the playoffs early.

So compared with James who is busy leading the team to the championship, he has a lot of time to enjoy life everywhere.

Kobe is a famous football fan, and this game also features his favorite player - Messi.

Kobe and Messi knew each other very early, as early as 2004, when the Barcelona club came to Los Angeles as a guest.

Ronaldinho, who was still playing for Barcelona at the time, introduced Messi to Kobe, and said that Messi would become the best in the world and even become the king of a generation in the future.

Kobe was very surprised by Ronaldinho's words, because Messi was only 17 years old at that time, and the most powerful player in football at that time was undoubtedly Ronaldinho himself.

But Ronaldinho said: "No, no, this kid standing here will become the best."

These words were referring to Messi, and because of this episode, Kobe met Messi, and the two have become friends since then.

This game is the first time in three years that my friends have once again launched an impact on the Champions League trophy.

On such an important occasion, how could Kobe not come to the scene to witness it with his own eyes?

However, after watching the first half of the game, Bryant left a deep impression on one of Manchester City's players.

"Hey, Ronaldinho, is that the guy you're talking about with Messi's talent?"

Kobe pointed to No. [-] of Manchester City who was exiting the field, and asked Ronaldinho beside him.

Ronaldinho has just terminated his contract early with the Crotare club in the Mexican League. He is currently a free agent and has not signed with any team for the time being.

This time I came to Europe, one is to watch the Champions League final here; the other is to try my luck and see if I can find a next home.

In fact, Ronaldinho is not too old, he is only 35 years old this year.

Harvey, who is older than him, is still playing for a top giant like Barcelona. At his age, there may be teams who want it.

Of course, the probability of this is very small.

After all, although Harvey is old, he is still in good condition. Although he can't start the game anymore, it is still no problem to be a rotation and a substitute.

And Ronaldinho has been away from the five major leagues for more than four years, and now he has been mixed to the point where he can't even play in the low-level leagues.

Such a state, not to mention the five major leagues, even leagues like the Portuguese Super League, Ligue [-], and Eredivisie would not want it.

Of course, maybe a club with rich people and stupid people may sign him because of his influence.

After seeing clearly who Kobe was referring to, Ronaldinho nodded and said seriously:

"Yes, that's the guy!"

After getting an affirmative answer, Kobe asked curiously:

"You once said that Messi would become the best player in the world or even a generation of football champions, but now you say that this guy is as talented as Messi, so who do you think is stronger among them?"

This kind of question is only asked in such private occasions. If it is in public, Kobe will never ask.

Ronaldinho thought for a moment, then said:

"I have watched several of his games in Brazil. Lin's talent and ability are comparable to Messi at his peak, and even better in some aspects. If one of the two can become the king of the ball, I think it will be It's Lin!"

Kobe was very surprised. If someone else said this, he would probably just laugh it off.

But these words came from the mouth of the former Mr. Golden Globe, the No.1 in the world, so he had to pay attention to it.

……

In the locker room, the coaches of both sides are hurrying to arrange the tactics for the second half.

In the first half, both teams exposed some problems, and Manchester City's defensive pressure was very heavy.

Although Suarez and Neymar didn't score in the first half, their activities in the frontcourt still posed a great threat to Manchester City's goal, which involved a lot of Manchester City's energy to defend.

"Everyone did a good job in the first half and continued in the second half. When defending, be careful not to give Messi the space to start. Try to divide the three of Messi, Neymar and Suarez, and don't let them easily form a cooperation."

MSN's famous name still needs to be respected. Teams that don't respect this combination usually end well.

Guardiola is not at the top of his game, because as a former Barcelona coach, he has always been concerned about this Barcelona team, so he knows their strength very well.

After arranging the defensive tactics, Guardiola's tactics focused on the offensive.

Unless the team is aiming for draws and penalty shootouts from the very beginning, otherwise, if they want to win the championship, they still have to rely on offense and goals to achieve their goals.

A football game is a game about time and space. How to enlarge the space when attacking and shrink the space when defending has become a compulsory course for every coach.

In Guardiola's view, no matter how solid the defensive system is, space always exists.

Therefore, for offensive players, the most important thing is how to find space and use it effectively.

To do this, players need to have a very high ball quotient.

Of course, there is another way, which is to break the situation with force.

The Barcelona of the Dream Three Dynasties relies on Messi, an unreasonable breakthrough monster, to use the small space that others cannot use, and break through the opponent's defense with strong personal strength.

When it came to Bayern, there was a lack of players like Messi in the Bayern team. He asked the Bayern players to do this and that according to the requirements of Messi, but the opponent couldn't do it at all.

So in the semi-finals of the Champions League, when they encountered Atletico Madrid's reinforced concrete defense, they were aggrieved and handed in a goalless paper.

Since then, Guardiola has been enlightened and began to realize that players like Messi are rare in the world, and every team cannot be expected to have such a fierce man.

As a result, his research on tactics became more in-depth, and he racked his brains to think about how to make full use of the court space.

After unremitting research and thinking, Guardiola finally gained something and further improved the transmission and control system he created in Barcelona.

Now, after arriving in Manchester City, he not only regained the existence of Lin Quan, who is comparable to the peak Messi, but also has a further improved pass and control tactics.

Therefore, for the second half of the game, Guardiola is full of confidence.

On the other side, in Barcelona's locker room, Enrique is also full of confidence.

"Their defense has been thoroughly studied by me, and we still have two aces that we haven't used!"

"Messi, you should cooperate more with Neymar and Suarez in the second half, and bring out the power of MSN as soon as possible. As long as the three of you play your due level, we will win this game!"

The reason why Enrique is full of confidence is because Barcelona only used one Messi in the first half, and Suarez and Neymar have not yet shown their power.

After all three of them showed their strength in the second half, he would like to see how Manchester City can resist his MSN combination?

The 15 minutes of the intermission were fleeting, and the second half began quickly.

Neither team has made personnel adjustments, and there is no need for substitutions at this time.

This game is likely to be dragged into overtime or even a penalty shootout. They cannot waste precious substitutions. After all, this is not the era in which five players can be replaced in a game in later generations.

After the start of the second half of the game, the eyes of the audience immediately brightened.

They noticed that the offense of both teams began to become sharper.

There seems to be something wrong with Manchester City's running position, but there is no way to see it for a while.

On the contrary, on Barcelona's side, everyone is very familiar with their pass and control system.

So I immediately saw the change on Barcelona's side.

Suarez and Neymar, who were quiet in the first half, became more active after the start of the second half.

Moreover, the linkage between Messi and them is also more frequent. These people in Barcelona's frontcourt cooperate with each other and pass the ball with one kick, which can easily penetrate into the opponent's penalty area and pose a threat to Manchester City's goal.

Obviously, this is Enrique's tactical adjustment to the team during the halftime break, which has achieved results.

"Barcelona is starting to get serious? Do you feel that Manchester City is a little passive?"

"Yeah, they are gradually suppressed in their own half and can't get out!"

"During this period, the ball possession rate of the two teams was a bit different. Barcelona's ball possession rate in the second half was almost over [-]%!"

"Hiss, as expected of Barcelona, ​​the opponent is Manchester City who eliminated Bayern. This possession rate is really terrifying!"

Of course, there are also people who disdain this:
"Hehe, the competition is about who scores the most goals, not who has the highest possession rate!"

"That's right, it's not that Barcelona have never lost. Their opponents sometimes even beat them with less than 30% possession rate!"

"Win, no matter whether the game is won or not, the possession rate must be won!"

……

Without Lin Quan's restraint, Messi feels that he has regained the feeling of being a leader on the court in his peak period.

It's such a good feeling!

With Messi's condition recovering, Kanter has become more and more difficult to defend him. Even with the addition of left back Kolarov, the combination of the two may not be able to limit him.

Affected by this, Barcelona's offense became more and more threatening, and Suarez even missed an excellent opportunity.

In the box, seeing Messi's excellent performance in the second half, Kobe Bryant, Ronaldinho and others suddenly brightened their eyes.

"Hehe, it looks like Messi is not far from his first goal in the final!"

Ronaldinho said confidently.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, the situation on the field changed suddenly.

After Messi passed Kanter, he encountered Van Dijk's interception. The latter kept in mind the coach's instructions, but kept a safe distance and retreated slowly, compressing Messi's dribbling space.

With the cooperation of Van Dijk, Kanter caught up, and the two joined hands to complete the steal from Messi's feet.

After stealing the ball, Kanter quickly handed the ball to Kroos who came over.

Kroos made a precise long pass and found De Bruyne in the frontcourt before Rakitic pressed him.

De Bruyne showed a master-level art of stopping the ball. I saw him lift his foot lightly while running at high speed, not only taking off the power on the football, but also smoothing the ball down.

He raised his head and glanced at Lin Quan's position, then exerted his strength suddenly and sent a kick that stuck to the ground.

The ball passed between Mascherano and Pique, and at this moment a figure came from the flank like a gust of wind and received the ball in the open space behind.

It's single-handed!
Ter Stegen abandoned the door immediately, opened his arms, and rushed towards Lin Quan.

You can't give the opponent a chance to adjust the shot. This guy's shooting highlights Ter Stegen watched for hours before the game, and he couldn't find any flaws at all.

He was worried that as long as he could not attack immediately, block the opponent's shooting angle as much as possible, and put pressure on the opponent, then this single shot would become a goal!
Ter Stegen's judgment is correct, and the choice is okay.

But he seems to have forgotten one thing. The reason why Lin Quan's one-handed ball is so threatening is not only because of his superb shooting skills, but also another very important reason-he likes to pass the goalkeeper and hit the empty goal!

Seeing Ter Stegen choose to attack, Lin Quan immediately smashed the ball and changed direction, moved laterally to open up space and quickly passed the opponent.

Barcelona's goal was empty at this time, and Lin Quan also raised his right foot at this time and kicked towards the football.

(End of this chapter)