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Chapter 358 Alonso’s shocking blow! Yang Hao: I set up a game for Bielsa! [Ten thousand words, please subscribe]

Spain slaughtered South Korea 5-0 in the first game of the World Cup!

As soon as the news spread back to Spain, it immediately aroused a strong response throughout Spain.

All over the country, countless fans are singing and cheering for Yang Hao and his team.

As Ser Radio's De La Morena said, "Prince Felipe's passionate cheers in Durban truly reflected the excitement of the Spanish fans."

"We have been looking forward to the World Cup for too long!"

De La Morena said that in the past few decades, Spain has not been regarded as a favorite, but Spain has never been able to truly show its strength on the World Cup stage.

But this time, Yang Hao and his team were in South Africa and launched a wave of offensive in the first game.

"Fans who are familiar with Yang Hao's Spanish national team must have noticed that this Spanish team has shown more restraint."

"Even, to a certain extent, I personally feel that Yang Hao still has the consciousness to suppress the team's state."

But Spain and Chile are different.

Although Yang Hao chose to keep a low profile, the 5-0 victory was the first big victory since the start of this World Cup.

In the first game of the 2010 World Cup in the previous life, Hitzfeld's team used a tenacious defensive counterattack to defeat Spain 1-0, shocking the world and causing a huge upset.

Hitzfield's team has always been underrated.

"If our ability to seize opportunities is more efficient, we can create a big score."

In the European qualifiers, Switzerland was assigned to a very good group. It was assigned to the same group as Greece, Latvia, Israel and other teams, but did not encounter a truly strong team.

Spain's next game will be against Switzerland in Johannesburg.

This time, they did not suffer an upset and lost to Chile 0-1.

For example, Inler plays in Sevilla in La Liga and performs very well.

Yang Hao and the coaching staff have been studying Switzerland, especially the match against Chile.

Facts also prove Yang Hao's point of view.

In his memory, every time Switzerland encountered Spain, Spain suffered a lot.

……

Everyone has seen the characteristics of this team under the coaching of Hitzfield, as well as the tenacious and iron-blooded style.

"This is a normal phenomenon, because the World Cup schedule is still very long, and it is not a good thing to get out of shape too early."

"But for such a team, they still slaughtered South Korea 5-0 in the first game, avenging the 02 Korea-Japan World Cup and making Spanish football proud."

This is enough to prove that Hitzfield's team is by no means a team that can be ravaged by others.

In the first round of the group stage, Switzerland lost 0-1 to Bielsa's Chile.

Not to mention Heathfield, Yang Hao has dealt with him for many years, and he knows the coaching level and style of this coach very well.

Yang Hao hopes that everyone on the team can remain absolutely focused and fully prepared to face this tough battle.

Yang Hao not only affirmed the players' performance, but also pointed out some problems the team encountered during the game.

Although Rakitic chose to play for Croatia, he is also a player from Switzerland.

The media are rushing to praise it, and the fans are crazy about it.

It sparked a huge response from fans, not just in Spain, but around the world.

……

Precisely because there are many players playing in the four major leagues and even La Liga, Switzerland is very familiar with Spain.

"Next, our focus will be on the match against Switzerland."

But Yang Hao quickly changed the topic and said that the game was over.

Even when the team returned to the base camp from Durban in a low-key manner, there were many media and fans chasing after them.

That makes Spain's favorite look even more convincing.

This team is really tough!
Therefore, Yang Hao reminded everyone at the post-match press conference that this will be a real hard battle!

Switzerland's current strength is not bad.

Marca forwarded what Yang Hao said at the press conference after the group match.

De La Morena said that based on this battle, Yang Hao's team is worth looking forward to!

Uh……

Among them is insufficient offensive efficiency.

This makes Switzerland's first place in the group somewhat unconvincing.

At the press conference, Yang Hao reminded everyone that Switzerland must not be underestimated.

Sevilla's two most powerful players in the midfield are both from Switzerland, one is Inler and the other is Rakitic.

Marca itself gave an interpretation: against the South Korean team, the game was very easy.

But Yang Hao has experienced the 2010 World Cup in his previous life, and he can see that the level of Swiss football has improved significantly in the past few years.

A very important point is that Spain's physical confrontation is far inferior to Chile's.

Yang Hao clearly knows the team's bottleneck and the problem, which cannot be avoided.

Moreover, both Switzerland and Hitzfeld were very familiar with Spain.

In this case, the game can only be head-to-head.

……

June 6, Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg.

In the second round of the group stage, Spain faced Switzerland.

Hitzfield's team still set up a 4231 formation.

This is also a very typical trend in this World Cup, that is, 442 is gradually being replaced by 4231.

Almost all teams like South Korea and Switzerland, which are relatively weak and do not have stars with particularly outstanding personal abilities, tend to prefer overall tactics.

The 4231 formation is a formation that fits their needs very well.

The biggest test of this style of play is the players' tactical execution. As long as the players are willing to cooperate with the head coach's tactics, then this set of offensive and defensive balance tactics will be able to exert the greatest effect.

From the perspective of the industry, this is not just as simple as 442 being replaced by 4231, it is also a signal.

That is, football tactics are becoming more and more detailed and detailed.

Responsibilities on the court are also divided more and more finely.

This results in the team's tactics becoming more and more complex.

The role of the head coach and coaching staff will become increasingly important in this situation.

To put it bluntly, the history of superstars with super personal abilities sweeping a team single-handedly has become a thing of the past.

The mainstream now is integration.

This does not mean that the role of future superstars disappears.

As professional football gradually enters the capital era, the value of superstars in the commercial market is gradually replacing the value on the football field.

In 2023, when Yang Hao traveled through time, when many teams introduced superstars, the weight of on-court value and commercial value was already changing.

For example, many people are talking about Mbappe and Real Madrid.

After Vinicius shines in 2023, Mbappe's role at the tactical level is no longer Real Madrid's first choice.

If Real Madrid really decides to sign Mbappe, the most important consideration will definitely be the business aspect.

That is to sign the top superstar!
Of course, there will be a trade-off.

Is it necessary to pay such a high price for such a level of consideration?

After the Qatari consortium retained Mbappe in a way that seriously violated the business logic of football, the entire European football transfer market, especially the transfer of superstars, has been completely messed up.

If it were before Yang Hao traveled through time, as a Real Madrid fan, he would definitely say, don't buy it!
Since the team can still win the Champions League with Vinicius and Rodrygo, what else does Mbappe need?

What Real Madrid lacks is a center forward. Wouldn’t it be a good idea to buy Haaland?
But after traveling through time and gaining an in-depth understanding of the operating mechanisms of Real Madrid and the major European clubs, Yang Hao had to say that this was an arms race.

For a team like Real Madrid that is pursuing the championship every season, why not sign Mbappe and let him transfer to other teams and become their opponents?
As long as the annual salary is appropriate, the transfer fee is appropriate, and there are no problems within the locker room, why not sign?
The biggest hidden danger is at the technical and tactical level.

What Real Madrid lacks is a center, the position that Benzema took after leaving the team. Can Mbappe solve this problem?

Going back to reality.

At the World Cup in South Africa, it was very obvious that 4231 integrated football is becoming the mainstream trend.

And this has been 10 years in La Liga.

When Yang Hao traveled through time, La Liga was dominated by 4231.

Famous coaches such as Benitez and Irueta are all famous for their 4231, and they have led the two teams of Valencia and Super Depor respectively.

Real Madrid also adopted this set of tactics at the time.

In the past 10 years, 4231 came out of La Liga and gradually spread to the four major leagues through Benitez and other coaches.

Now, even the national team is starting to catch on.

But when it comes to 4231, the implementation is different.

The South Korean team relies on their excellent physical fitness and the players' willingness to run, so they adopt a more active full-court pressing tactic, which is in line with their unstoppable temperament.

But what about Switzerland?

Hitzfield adopted a tactic of shrinking defense and quickly counterattacking.

Faced with this style of play, Yang Hao adopted a more cautious attitude.

The Korean team's style of play is useless against Switzerland.

Therefore, Yang Hao played more carefully in this game and focused on stability.

Especially in the midfield, he once again formed a three-midfield combination of Iniesta, Xabi Alonso and Xavi, firmly controlling the ball and rhythm. In the frontcourt, there are still David Silva, Torres and Villa's combination.

For more than an hour, Switzerland held firm and did not leave many gaps for Spain.

The Matadors passed and pulled patiently, constantly looking for and creating opportunities, but the players also played very patiently.

Yang Hao had repeatedly warned him before the game.

The biggest test in this battle is patience.

Over the past few years, Spain's international players have adapted to Yang Hao's tactical adjustments, and have become accustomed to patiently waiting for murderous opportunities to appear when they have been holding the ball for a long time and cannot open up the situation.

Hitzfield's ability to train defense was clearly demonstrated in this game.

When Spain attacks forward, they shrink their defense; when Spain retreats slightly, they press outward more flexibly.

It is said to be 4231, but when defending, four backs, two midfielders and three central midfielders form three barriers.

Spain controlled the situation smoothly from the start of the game, but they kept running and pulling, and they were never able to break through the Swiss goal.

Hitzfield's team adopts a strategy, no matter how you grab or run, I just stick to the counterattack anyway.

Yang Hao was not in a hurry and still arranged for the players to continue to adopt a similar style of play.

Can't score in the first half?
It's okay. I'll encourage the team during the halftime break and we'll continue to press and attack in the second half.

But they still couldn't score in the second half.

Switzerland's defensive posture was like a monolith, leaving no gaps or gaps for Spain at all.

Yang Hao was still not in a hurry, he kept comforting the players and continued to attack.

It wasn't until the 65th minute that Yang Hao made the first substitution of the game.

Joaquin replaces David Silva.

After coming on the field, Joaquin played on the right and Villa returned to the left.

The main reason for this substitution is that in the dense defense, Spain is best at small-scale continuous passing and interleaving, and the effect is not very obvious.

David Silva was heavily targeted by the opponent in this formation that broke the dense defense.

To put it bluntly, Spanish Messi is only Spanish, after all, he is not Messi.

There is no one in the current Spanish team who can dribble the ball to the Dragon Pool alone like Messi.

Replacing Joaquin, Yang Hao signaled Ramos to increase his forward attack on the right, and cooperated with Joaquin to attack Switzerland's left.

Switzerland has Lichtsteiner on the right, who was outstanding in this game.

This is also the reason why Yang Hao replaced David Silva.

After Joaquin came on the court, he was very active.

Returning to the national team, he cherished the opportunity given to him by Yang Hao and tried his best every time he played.

Of course, it can be seen that he has really matured a lot.

In the 70th minute, Yang Hao made his second substitution, replacing Torres with Fernando Llorente.

Torres performed very well against the South Korean team, but tonight against Switzerland, his performance was relatively average.

The impact play he is best at has little effect in front of the stubborn Swiss defense.

Yang Hao's strategy is very clear, using Joaquin to complete crosses from the wing, and using high center forwards like Llorente to suppress the central defender.

Especially Senderos.

When Llorente came on the court, Yang Hao said something to him.

"Let Senderos relive Drogba's nightmare!"

Llorente may not be Drogba, but he is also very dominant in the penalty area.

In the 82nd minute, Joaquin dribbled the ball from the right. With the cooperation of Ramos, he broke through to the right side of the penalty area, made a pass, and sent the ball into the center of the penalty area.

Llorente and Senderos competed for the top position at the same time.

The former attacks the goal and the latter makes a clearance.

The two of them bumped into each other.

The ball was cleared by Senderos and flew to the outside of the penalty area.

At this time, Switzerland's defense retreated very far, especially near the front of the penalty area.

Xavi Alonso came up from the back row, stopped the ball, and before the defensive players could rush up to him, he ran up and down and fired a furious shot.

This was a long shot nearly 30 meters away from the goal, and the ball was extremely fast!
Xabi Alonso's full-strength strike penetrated the Swiss team's goal with lightning speed.

……

"The ball went in!!!"

"World wave!!"

“Spain finally scores a goal!!”

"In the 82nd minute, after 82 minutes of indiscriminate bombardment, Spain finally knocked on Switzerland's goal!"

"The tenacious Swiss team organized a tight defense under the Spanish offensive. They built an unbreakable wall."

"But Xabi Alonso's shocking strike and a shocking long-range shot knocked on the Swiss goal."

"A wonderful kick to the world!"

"It was an impressive and wonderful goal!"

While all the fans in the audience were still surprised, Xabi Alonso had already turned around and rushed out of the stadium.

Behind him, all the Spanish internationals chased after him.

Ramos even jumped directly on Xabi Alonso's back, cheering excitedly.

"The Swiss team's defensive organization is quite tight, but we should also see that Yang Hao's two substitutions in the second half are very critical, and the physical exertion of the Swiss players is indeed greater."

"After Joaquin came on, Spain's right-side attack became a threat, and Llorente even provided high ball ability in the penalty area, which gave Swiss defensive players a headache."

"The attack just now was launched from the right, and the hero was Xabi Alonso, but Joaquin and Llorente both played a role."

When the live TV camera switched to the sidelines, it was found that Yang Hao had already high-fived Lillo, Guardiola and others and hugged each other. They were obviously very satisfied with the goal.

"This should be another offensive plan deployed by Yang Hao."

"In the past, Spain was better at passing and controlling, and passing the ball from the wing was not their specialty."

"Many people even say that Yang Hao sacrificed Spain's traditional winger tactics."

"But now, in this game, Joaquin's outstanding performance after coming on the field has allowed everyone to see the return of traditional Spanish football."

"Yes, Spain is keeping pace with the times and is even leading the tactical trend. It has given up on the past combination of wingers and high forwards, which is too inefficient."

"But in many cases, when the opponent is tightly defensive, this style of play can still be effective."

"This is the coaching ability of Yang Hao, the world's top coach!"

It can be said that at this moment, the controversy over Yang Hao's exceptional promotion of Llorente and recall of Joaquín has completely disappeared.

Wingers and high center forwards can provide Spain with tactical means that the previous pass-and-control style did not have.

Maybe it's really not efficient.

But at critical moments, it works.

……

Spain finally defeated Switzerland 1-0 with Xavi Alonso's stunning long-range shot.

This also made Yang Hao secretly relieved.

Switzerland's difficulty has always been one of his troubles.

After a brutal massacre of South Korea and a small victory over Switzerland, Spain has qualified ahead of schedule.

In another game, Chile defeated South Korea 2-1.

As a result, the current group situation is that both Spain and Chile have won two consecutive games, but Spain ranks first in the group with its goal difference advantage, followed closely by Chile.

Both South Korea and Switzerland have lost two games in a row and have been eliminated early.

After this round of matches, some media were hyping up the possibility that Spain would be let down in the final round of the group stage.

But Yang Hao scoffed at this statement.

According to the draw rules, the first place in the group will play the second place in the group. If Spain deliberately lets loose and loses to Chile and advances as second in the group, the team it will encounter will be the American team, the first in the group, from another group.

But if Spain advances as first in the group, then they will encounter England, second in the group.

Obviously, England is much more difficult to deal with than the United States.

This is also the reason why many people have speculated that Spain will deliberately release water.

But in Yang Hao's view, the problem cannot be solved like this.

At first glance, of course, it is second in the group. After qualifying, it will be more beneficial for Spain to meet the American team.

But how big this benefit is is hard to say.

What's more, it's broadcast live all over the world, whether to let it go or not, the fans and the media are not fools, can they be concealed?
Through this kind of chicken-thief approach, even if we get second place in the group, even if we defeat the United States and advance to the top 8, so what?

Could it be said that when we reach the quarterfinals, we can still be a thief?
It's clear that this opportunistic approach is only temporary.

Some people may think that, no, resting in the third round of the group will be beneficial to the subsequent knockout rounds.

Yes, indeed.

But deliberately letting the team lose to Chile will be very detrimental to the morale and fighting spirit of the players.

To a certain extent, this is tantamount to telling the players: You are not strong enough to win the championship, so we have to use some methods that are looked down upon by others to win.

What will the players think?
What's more, even if they win and win the championship in the end, deliberately letting things go in the group stage will become a stain on Spain.

For Yang Hao, a Virgo, he has never bothered to do such a thing.

When facing the media, Yang Hao told everyone very clearly that he would make appropriate rotations, but would require everyone on the team to be at their best to compete against Chile.

"We have only one goal, and that is victory, victory, victory!"

"We want to win all the games!"

"I believe that with the strength of our players, we are confident enough to win the championship, so we don't need to use unnecessary means."

In the team's locker room, Yang Hao clearly told the players that the purpose of the rotation was not to let off steam, but to give the players more rest time to prepare for the next knockout round.

"I told you as early as the first day of team training."

"Everyone on the 23-man roster was carefully selected by me, and everyone is an important member of the team."

"No matter whether you can play or not, no matter how much time you play, you are the most important."

Yang Hao's meaning is very clear. There is no so-called difference between the main players and substitutes in the Spanish national team.

Everyone will get the right opportunity at the right time.

As for releasing water?
These two words do not exist in the Spanish football dictionary!

What's more, Yang Hao has clearly seen the problem.

Why did England perform so poorly in this group stage?
You know, before the World Cup, England was known as one of the favorite teams to win the championship.

Their odds of reaching the Champions League final are second only to Spain and Brazil.

But now?

England only finished second in the group.

When the results of the draw came out, everyone in England was cheering that they had drawn a winning team.

Some people even say that this is a guaranteed pick.

But the poor record of 1 win and 2 draws made everyone see the weakness of England.

why?
In Yang Hao's view, this is by no means a question of strength, but a problem with the players' mentality and spiritual level.

When the England national team distributes bonuses and treats them differently according to the main players and substitutes, and when the players of the England national team begin to protest, the national team's World Cup journey is over.

In this kind of atmosphere, who still wants to play football?
England has learned a lesson from the past, and Yang Hao has no interest in repeating it.

……

On the evening of June 6, Loftus Stadium, Pretoria.

In the third round of the World Cup group stage, Spain faced Chile.

From the beginning, the game received intense attention from the outside world.

Spain is the favorite to win the championship, and Chile has also shown a strong dark horse attitude in this World Cup.

The team coached by crazy Bielsa has received rave reviews.

From the moment the game whistle sounded, Chile was not afraid of Spain's strength at all. It took the initiative and boldly adopted a high-position pressing style, which caused a lot of trouble for Spain.

Yang Hao rotated 4 players in this game.

Goalkeeper: Casillas;

Defense: Capdevila, Pique, Pepe and Ramos;
Midfield: Busquets plays deep, and Iniesta partners with Xavi in ​​the midfield;
Forwards: Juan Mata, Torres and Villa.

The rotation caused Spain to be somewhat passive at the beginning, and was disrupted by Chile.

But Spain quickly took control and launched its first offensive from the 5th minute.

The first threatening shot in the game came from Xavi's long shot.

Not long after, Iniesta took another long shot.

Interestingly, in the first 15 minutes, Spain had 4 shots, 3 of which were long shots.

But continuous long-range shots are not Spain's main offensive method.

After stabilizing their position, everyone began to realize Yang Hao's tactics in this game.

Chile's playing style is typical of Bielsa's style, which is very intense, open and close, attaches great importance to running and confrontation, and has a very fast pace, which makes Chile's games very enjoyable to watch.

The speed of Bielsa's team is not local speed, but everyone in the field is running and passing at the same frequency at a fast pace.

They are very good at pressing and pressing in the midfield. Once the ball is lost, everyone in the team will be very active in pressing and pressing, trying to get the ball back in the shortest possible time.

Once you get the ball, counterattack as quickly as possible.

Therefore, some people say that Bielsa's Chile is always switching between grabbing the ball and counterattacking without stopping.

Their players are also known for their physical fitness, and almost every one of them is an immortal robot.

Faced with Chile's pressing and pressing style of play under fire, Yang Hao's strategy was to attack the opponent head-to-head.

There is no doubt that when facing South American teams like Chile, Spanish frontcourt players do not actually have an advantage in terms of personal ability.

The advantages here are not only the advantages of passing and ball control, but also all-round advantages such as speed and physical confrontation.

To put it simply, among Spain's current frontcourt players, there are no players with super personal abilities.

For example, Messi, Kaka or Adriano.

Torres is still a European-style center overall, and his individual combat ability is not very strong.

In this case, Chile chose to press out and grab, betting on the personal ability of Spain's offensive line.

Can Spain withdraw?
The answer is, no.

Once back, with the execution ability of Chilean players and their unstoppable physical fitness, if they steal the ball in their own half, Spain's defense and goal will be in danger.

In this case, Spain has to choose to press out.

Both sides adopted this tactical approach, which completely turned the game into an offensive battle.

Spain frequently used the speed of Torres and Villa to attack behind Chile's defense.

The same goes for Chile.

Torres, in particular, tried several times to rush behind the Chilean defense, but was either offside or failed to handle the ball well, and was never able to seize the opportunity.

This kept the game in a stalemate.

Until the 31st minute, when Spain was near the midline of the Chilean half, Iniesta and Juan Mata combined to steal the Chilean player, Capdevila walked along the left sideline. Quick forward thrust.

After receiving the ball from his teammate, Capdevila glanced ahead and sent a long-distance curve ball with his left foot.

Capdevila is not fast, but he defends well and has superb footwork.

In this game, after Yang Hao took down Xavi Alonso, he chose Capdevila because he valued his passing, especially the long diagonal pass from the left side of the backcourt.

When Capdevila sent a long diagonal pass, Torres had already anticipated how he was going to play.

The Atletico Madrid captain moved forward at great speed and went straight to the right side of Chile's penalty area. Before the Chilean goalkeeper Claudio Bravo could reach his position, he met Capdevila's long diagonal pass and scored. Volley.

Torres's volley was brilliant, deflecting Capdevila's long pass.

Goalkeeper Bravo was about to pounce on the ball in the middle of his attack, but Torres volleyed directly, leaving the Chilean goalkeeper helpless.

He reacted quickly, but the ball still got into the Chilean team's goal at an extremely fast speed.

1 is better than 0!

Torres turned around excitedly and rushed out of the court, running away.

At this moment, on the side of the court, Yang Hao was so excited that he jumped up.

He was apprehensive about replacing Antonio Lopez with Capdevila.

The characteristics of these two players are very different.

Spain has also practiced Capdevila's tactics when playing on the left wing before, especially this long diagonal pass.

But Antonio Lopez performed very well. After moving to Valencia, he firmly held the main position and was also the main force in the Spanish national team.

On the other hand, Capdevila is not young anymore.

Under such circumstances, Yang Hao still selected him this time, and even entrusted him with important tasks tonight because he valued his advantage.

"You're so right!" Guardiola hugged Yang Hao forcefully and couldn't help but praise.

He admires Yang Hao more and more now.

This is the game Yang Hao laid for Chile.

Both sides are unable to retreat, and an offensive battle is inevitable.

But how to play a good offensive game?
Yang Hao expected that Chile would definitely focus on pressing the Spanish midfielder, so he took Xabi Alonso and chose Busquets. The latter's ability to get the ball and get rid of it was obviously better than Xavi Alonso. Longso is stronger.

But here is the problem.

Without Xabi Alonso, what will happen to the long pass?
Ramos, Pepe and Pique all have certain long-passing abilities, but none of them can fill Xavi Alonso's gap.

This is not a case of three cobblers taking on Zhuge Liang.

So, Yang Hao chose Capdevila.

Since Chile likes to press the midfielder, let them press out to grab the midfielder. Spain will use the long pass from the defense to hit them behind to see if they dare to come out.

Torres's goal is the perfect embodiment of Yang Hao's tactical thinking.

Of course, Torres scored the goal very beautifully.

……

After Spain scored first, Chile did not choose to be conservative, but pressed forward more resolutely.

At this moment, Chile was like a bleeding beast. Instead of making them timid or afraid, the blood stimulated them to become more ferocious and brave.

For a time, Spain even became a little passive on the scene.

But Chile's unreasonable punching method also failed to produce results.

Spain controlled the ball step by step through skillful passing and waited for Chile to reveal its flaws.

In the 39th minute, just 8 minutes after the first goal, Chile once again revealed a fatal flaw.

Their midfielder pressed too far forward, so when Spain stole the ball near the center line of their own half, it was quickly passed to Busquets, who made a diagonal pass directly to the right winger behind the Chilean defense. side.

Torres, who was at the front, quickly ran to the right, caught up with Busquets' pass, and drove the ball forward along the right.

Villa immediately turned to the center, keeping a distance from Torres and opening up the defense.

Iniesta moved forward quickly.

When Torres dribbled the ball to the outside of the right corner of Chile's penalty area, he obviously slowed down. After seeing Iniesta follow up from the center, he immediately chose to change direction, cross the center, and sent a cross. .

After passing the ball, Torres changed direction again, started quickly, and sprinted to the right side of the penalty area.

Chile's defensive players were immediately taken aback.

Villa must be guarded in the middle, and Torres must be estimated on the wing, and both are frontal attacks.

This is really difficult for defensive players.

When Iniesta caught up with Torres' cross just in front of the top of the arc, the Chilean defense was 3 versus 2.

One is to block Torres, one is guarding Villa, and the other is maneuvering in the middle.

But Spain's two forwards are attacking head-on.

When Xiaobai stopped the ball, Torres happened to make a diagonal pass to the right side of the penalty area. As long as he passed the ball directly, Torres could enter the penalty area and form a single shot.

Therefore, Chile's defensive players instinctively moved towards Torres.

Xiaobai made a fake move after stopping the ball, but suddenly paused and passed the ball forward with his right foot.

This pass happened to pass right past Villa.

Calabash Baby quickly chased after him...

"Beautiful through ball!"

"Not offside!"

"Good opportunity, Villa formed a single sword!"

"Goalkeeper Bravo strikes..."

"Villa was very calm, dunked past Bravo and shot into the empty goal!!!"

"The ball goes in again!!!"

"2 to 0!"

"Spain wins again, 2-0!"

"Great goal from David Villa!"

"Spain leads by two goals!"

"Chile's style of play is really exciting, but they also take considerable risks."

"We saw that when Spain stole the ball, Chile's defense pushed too far forward. As a result, when Spain counterattacked, it was difficult for them to return to the back line to defend in time."

"This is indeed a very serious issue."

……

By the time Spain scored their second goal, to a certain extent, the game was already over.

In the last few minutes of the first half, Spain was basically in control, and the Chilean players suffered a huge blow.

But during the halftime break, Yang Hao still reminded the Spanish players to be careful of Chile's counterattack in the second half no matter what.

This South American team has a very tenacious style and will never give in easily.

Bielsa's teams have always been like this.

Sure enough, after changing sides in the second half, Chile launched an attack at the beginning, trying to threaten Spain's goal.

It also caused a lot of trouble for Spain for a time.

Alexis Sanchez, in particular, was quite active in the frontcourt.

Yang Hao replaced Joaquin again in the 60th minute, replacing Villa.

This is giving Villa time to rest.

At the same time, after Joaquin came on the field, he also brought Yang Hao's latest instructions.

Resolutely play on the wing.

Doesn't Chile like to press in the midfield?
Then Spain now needs to use their personal abilities on the wing to break through.

In this game, Juan Mata on the left did not perform very well, but Joaquin performed very well in this World Cup, especially his breakthrough from the wing.

But in the 67th minute, the Chilean team took advantage of a Spanish midfield pass error and launched a quick counterattack on the spot after stealing the ball. Sanchez dribbled the ball to the front of Spain's penalty area, and assisted Vidal to attack. Scored a goal.

The cooperation of two Chilean players broke through the Spanish goal and brought Chile back into the game.

With renewed hope, Chile continues to forge ahead.

Spain calmed down and resolutely implemented Yang Hao's tactics, causing trouble for Chile on both wings.

尤其是从第73到80分钟的短短7分钟时间里，西班牙总共获得了4个角球，2次界外球。

It can be seen that Spain's attack on the wing is the best strategy.

It can be said that Yang Hao made the right choice by choosing to use Joaquin.

It was in the 79th minute, the second of two consecutive corner kicks, that Xavi took a precise corner kick and landed in the middle of the penalty area. Pepe jumped high and overwhelmed the surrounding Chilean defenders. Header from the front of the small penalty area.

The football was blasted hard into Bravo's goal by Pepe.

3 is better than 1!

By this moment, the game had completely lost its suspense.

Yang Hao also made another substitution.

First, Fabregas was used to replace Iniesta, allowing Fabregas to form a double midfielder with Xavi, while also giving Iniesta time to rest.

After that, Yang Hao made his third substitution, replacing Ramos with Arbeloa to strengthen the team's wing defense.

But neither side could score again.

Especially Chile.

If it was 1-2, Bielsa would definitely counterattack, but now it is 1-3, there is no need for that.

After Chile loses this game, it will face the United States next.

Spain will face the traditional giant England.

In the eyes of many people, this does not seem to be a good thing.

But in Yang Hao's view, England, whose morale is depleted and people are distracted, is definitely easier to deal with than the American team.

(End of this chapter)