The Ball at Your Feet

"Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 4-2 again and Madrid returned to the top of the list. Real Madrid proved with their strength that they are still the leaders of La Liga. No one can challenge this team!"

After the war between Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​the media's comments all returned to Real Madrid's favorable evaluation. However, in fact, it is said that it is back to the top of the list, but in fact, Real Madrid is only two points ahead of Barcelona. The gap of two points can be said to be able to catch up at any time. Although Real Madrid won the victory, the points were pulled. The gap is not big, and there is always the danger of being caught up.

Compared with last season, the struggle between the two sides this season is obviously more intense. After half the season last season, Real Madrid took the lead and locked the championship very early. This season is impossible to see. After all, Barcelona's tactics have improved a lot this season. Although it is still not perfect, it is not a problem to kill other La Liga teams.

Of course, after the game, Barcelona also accused Real Madrid of not playing well against it, but playing counterattack. But this time, Zhao Yaning also wants to understand: Although Zhao Yaning is very clear that football should not pursue defensive counterattacks to win, but this should not be a reason not to use counterattacks. Pursuit and reality are two things. You squeezed everyone out, the number of people took the upper hand, with the midfield right, there was a huge problem behind the butt, and I didn’t want to solve it by myself, but asked others not to fight back—this good thing can’t be yours. , Such a request is somewhat unreasonable.

However, having said that, he also realized that Barcelona's tactics are terrible. A brand new look is terrible, Real Madrid must be careful to deal with Barcelona's tactical changes. After the game, Ancelotti did not say much. This surprised Zhao Yaning. He doesn't believe Ancelotti can't see Real Madrid's dilemma against Barcelona, ​​so why doesn't he think about how to deal with it?

This also became Zhao Yaning's question. He believes that Ancelotti's level of coach must have his own arrangements, but after waiting for a long time, he did not see Ancelotti speak about it.

After Real Madrid faced Barcelona, ​​the remaining two games were immediately against Valencia and Villarreal. Before the winter break, Real Madrid's devil schedule of Sevilla, Barcelona, ​​Valencia and Villarreal had just finished halfway.

In the subsequent game against Valencia, Real Madrid was already very tired. In the game, it was once again tied by the opponent. Although the bench depth was excellent enough to open up the situation with Ruud van Nistelrooy's goals in rotation, but the leak in the backcourt allowed Real Madrid to lose the ball.

Then, Real Madrid defeated Villarreal again 1-0. This time, the only goal scored by the team was Raul. Relying on the performance of the veteran, Real Madrid played the final devil schedule before Christmas and entered the winter break.

Real Madrid has 17 matches, 12 wins and 5 draws, and has not lost the season so far. Barcelona has 17 matches, 13 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, the same points as Real Madrid, but lags behind because of the relationship between victory and defeat.

At this time, the team was about to enter a state of rest, Ancelotti ran into the team's locker room, greeted everyone one by one, and asked everyone about their holiday arrangements. His attitude made everyone very happy, but Zhao Yaning's doubts still remained unsolved.

This also prompted him to walk directly into Ancelotti's office.

"Joy...Hello, what's the matter? I remember Chinese people are only Christmas, so you don’t rest at Christmas, right? It’s also good to eat Chinese food at Christmas. Where can I find a good Chinese food in Spain? The restaurant, you Chinese should know? Tell me about it?"

"Carlo, I'm not here to talk about food." Zhao Yaning said, "I came here because there are other things."

Ancelotti motioned for him to continue.

"Compared to Barcelona, ​​you can see that the opponent's tactics are quite distinctive." Zhao Yaning said, "I think they are very strong. For such a strong team, I don't want to rely on counterattacks. Way to win, is there any way we can fight them head-on and win?"

Counterattack is not a pursuit-Zhao Yaning knows this very well. This is like two armies facing each other, always thinking about winning by sneak attack, it is not a long-term solution. The pursuit of defeating the enemy head-on is like the method of the upright master of the king. Counterattack can be used, but it cannot be used as the ultimate goal. Otherwise, no matter how proficient you are, it will inevitably be like the Italian national team, no one can predict the outcome.

"This is your problem? Christmas is coming, still thinking about tactics?"

"We have to think about it. I waited for a long time and didn't see you mentioning it, so I had to run over and ask you." Zhao Yaning said with some dissatisfaction.

"Indeed, I didn't mention...Joy, you know, I am not a quick-thinking person. Many times, I like to think slowly-the more powerful tactics, the more like food. Thinking and tasting are all costs. The matter of time. Barcelona’s tactics are quite good, so what I think is that I will tell you the answer after more thinking... But since you asked, then let’s talk about it casually. My idea is still If we haven’t clarified it completely, we can exchange our views."

Ancelotti said, and also took out his own tactical board, "During the game, I noticed a problem: Your attack has always been aimed at the left side and you are kicking. Why?"

"The opponent's player on the right is Alves, and Abidal on the left. Abidal's defense is much better than Alves... Is there anything wrong with this?"

"But in terms of personal strength, it is true. But, have you discovered that Abidal is the most disconnected link in Barcelona's entire tactical system. Their diamond-cut movement will always be encountered here. The problem, their left back is their biggest weakness, but you have been aiming at the right back."

Zhao Yaning and Abidal played with teammates. He knew that Abidal’s defense was excellent and he was unwilling to touch him. However, at this time, Ancelotti brought up this topic, and Zhao Yaning was a little surprised to find that he seemed to have chosen. Wrong side.

What he is staring at is the player's strength, and the issue of tactical coordination, he did not carefully consider.

"So, why didn't you say it during the game?" Zhao Yaning asked rhetorically.

"I came to the conclusion by watching the video after the game-I said, my thinking is not that quick. During the game, it is better to enjoy the game. You can do these things after the game."

This made Zhao Yaning quite angry: the game is over, what is the use to see, "So, the next time you meet them to counterattack, you have to kick Abidal's side."

"I think Guardiola won't give us too many opportunities. If I were him, I wouldn't let you fight back so easily. I still remember when Real Madrid played against Barcelona last season. Was the game in the first round? I would take that approach. The rhythm was pressed to the slowest, relying on the slow backcourt to fall to the foot to slowly advance, on the one hand to ensure the reliability of the advancement, on the other hand to maintain the formation , So that our team can maintain the interception formation at any time and maintain the possibility of defense. In this way, relying on the change of rhythm and hierarchical interception, if we can reduce the opponent's chance of counterattack to about three or four times, then our The chance of attack is basically gone."

"Have you considered this? Considered so much?"

"Isn't it inevitable? I'm the head coach, I have to do some work, I can't patronize and eat." Ancelotti continued to analyze, "After that game, I have been thinking about how to play. Mine. The original idea was to rely on a dense defense of 30 meters to suppress the opponent's attack-you have also seen that Barcelona does not have a center. Their method of playing depends on interspersed running. This way of playing, as long as we can Defensively defends the third zone and never comes out. They are wipers of football and do not do much. Because there is no center and strong enough players, their headers and long shots are also problematic, and there are not many ways to break the deadlock. . On the attack, we can counterattack casually. But, it seems that you don’t like it very much, and there is a big problem with this style of play, that is, in case our defense makes a mistake-you know, Serge O and Pepe often make mistakes. If they make a mistake and ask the referee to lift the little red thing, then we are all over."

Ancelotti knows in his heart that this kind of play that defends the third zone is the simplest way to play. In a game against a wealthy team, stability is needed, and this style of play is undoubtedly the most stable. Therefore, it is also his first consideration. Barcelona's lack of a center that can be used as a bridgehead is a flaw. Therefore, as long as they firmly defend the third zone, it is really possible to make all their attacks go without success. However, this also has two problems. One is the problem of foul control, and the other is that Zhao Yaning doesn't like it, and he expected it: Counter-attack football is a thing for the weak, and players with a little bit of achievement and a little pursuit will not be liked by anyone.

Some players are pursuing victory, while others are pursuing uprightness. Winning is nothing to say.

"Then, we have to find a way to attack Barcelona." Ancelotti saw Zhao Yaning's demeanor and immediately began to speak, "This is difficult, but it is not impossible. First of all, our defense line needs to be advanced. This can reduce the space for the opponent to intervene in the running position. If the defense line is advanced to a distance of about 25 meters from the goal, then, relying on the advance of the back midfielder and defender, the sweeping range is increased, and the opponent's attack line will be greatly suppressed. Great. If they let Messi and Henry keep returning to catch the ball, then the distance between their three-line attack will be greatly compressed. It will be a lot more difficult for them to launch some attacks. Then, it is them. As you can see, their passing within 15 meters is very exciting. With their skills, passing in such a range, interception is almost impossible. So just think about it from another angle. Think. If our running position is also like a diamond cut, it can block the pass, and try to stretch the distance between them, so that their distance can be expanded to more than 15 meters. In this case~www.ltnovel.com ~ Their passing and control will become jerky and their fluency will be greatly reduced. It can even be said that there is not much attacking threat."

The opponent's striker cannot be pressed, and it becomes more difficult to pull the opponent's midfield pass. The two methods proposed by Ancelotti are indeed possible to make Barcelona's offensive misfire.

Zhao Yaning nodded. Ancelotti’s words really moved him very well. Although Ancelotti’s thinking is indeed a little slower, he hasn’t thought about the details of tactics for so long, but there can be such a thing. Zhao Yaning was satisfied with the careful arrangement.

"So, do it defensively, what about attacking?"

"Joy, have you carefully observed the Yellow Submarine, Deportivo, and Valencia against Barcelona? Based on their play style, I came up with an idea to play against them wonderfully. ." Ancelotti smiled, "It's just that you have to be a little tired."

ps: Defending the defense in the third zone is Chelsea's trick to deal with Barcelona. It is Manchester United's trick to oppress the opponent's striker line and to block the opponent's midfield pass is Arsenal's trick. Among them, only Chelsea won. Manchester United’s physical strength was unable to hold up after only half of the game in 11 years. Arsenal won at their home court, but in the away game, Van Persie committed the game, until now. All feel incomprehensible.

It is not impossible to play against Barcelona, ​​but the problem is that what is needed is better players and more serious tactical arrangements. Ferguson once tried to attack, but lost at halftime. But even so, dare to make such an attempt, still makes me feel worthy of respect. The three La Liga teams mentioned are all models against Barcelona. Among them, Huang Qian's several games against Barcelona are quite exciting.