Chapter 123: The Counterattack Begins

"In the first half, Tottenham played too well. Obviously, in terms of preparation, Tottenham was more adequate, and the team's style of play has changed from the past, which made Paris very uncomfortable."

"Pochettino's coaching ability is still very good. Tottenham's ability to come here is inseparable from his teaching, and this set of tactics is a bit interesting. It seems to be particularly restrained by the core midfielder playing in Paris!"

Zhan Jun looked playful; "You said, if Liverpool were to implement this tactic, wouldn't it be better?"

Zhang Lu pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, Liverpool can't play this kind of tactics. Liverpool lacks the role of Eriksson. They are pure defensive midfielders. The two full backs are really strong, but they lack one in the midfield. Axis, unless Salah stops attacking, full-time organization work is still possible, but if this is the case, Liverpool's three arrows will also lose their meaning, and the gain outweighs the loss!"

Zhan Jun also thought about it, and couldn't help but regret: "It's really not possible, unless you buy an organizer like Yi Le or Eriksson!"

Hearing this, Zhang Lu couldn't help laughing, and said: "Buy Yi Le to play this kind of tactics? Liverpool's lineup plus Yi Le has become a god. There are no shortcomings in the front, middle and back courts, and the midfield control is full. Three forks The halberd broke out completely, the defense was stable, and the pressing was fierce, this is simply outrageous!"

The more Zhan Jun thought about it, the more helpless he became, so why didn't Yi Le choose the Red Army at that time!

Soon, the players on both sides came out again, and Zhan Jun cheered up and said, "Okay, the second half is about to start, there are no personnel changes on Tottenham's side, but Paris has made some changes."

"Marquinhos replaced Verratti, and Yi Le stood back. Is this a counterattack?" Zhang Lu asked suspiciously.

Zhan Jun thought for a while and said: "Not necessarily, after all, the first half has proved that counterattacks are useless, and Verratti will not be the crucial factor. It is impossible for Boas to give up Yi Le and let Verratti come forward. Field organization, so we can wait and see what effect this position change will have.”

At Tottenham's coaching bench, Pochettino subconsciously raised his eyebrows when he saw this personnel adjustment.

He felt that Boas seemed to have seen something, and at the same time Pochettino was secretly vigilant, wouldn't it be so fast?

He thought, how could Boas have to find out the problem in the next game? In just a half-time break, he found out the tactics and completed the solution?

I don't believe it!

 …

Both sides are preparing for battle.

Yi Le's position came to the midfielder to stand parallel to Kanter, and Verratti was in front.

Accompanied by the cheers at the scene, the referee blew his whistle, and the second half officially started.

Paris kicked off first, Cavani passed the ball to Verratti, Verratti passed back to Yi Le, and Yi Le passed back to Thiago Silva again, as if he had no intention of holding the ball.

Then, Thiago Silva passed the ball to Kanter, and Kanter gave the ball to Verratti again before Kane blocked it.

Paris' offense is still extremely smooth, and the rhythm is particularly fast.

Verratti and Crossing handed the ball to Mbappe, but before touching the ball, Mbappe was pushed and lost the ball.

Tottenham attacked in turn, but Sun Xingmin was about to catch the ball from Eriksson, but Yi Le and Kanter did not hesitate to close the door and pull Sun Xingmin down.

After falling to the ground, Sun Xingmin was quite helpless, the pass was a bit far.

At the same time, Sun Xingmin felt a dull pain in his left shoulder. He glanced at Yi Le, feeling even more helpless.

We were teammates at least once, so why did we overthrow ourselves so viciously.

Unlike Sun Xingmin, Yi Le is concentrating on the competition.

The tempo on both sides is very fast, you come and go, especially the ferocity of Paris Saint-Germain's pressing in the frontcourt is jaw-dropping.

The three strikers, Gavirati, swept the frontcourt like four mad dogs. Tottenham's passing became more and more impatient, especially the two full-backs had no chance to hold the ball at all, so they needed to make quick judgments and deal with them. , This is too harsh a test for the two of them.

It is precisely because of this that Tottenham's offensive rhythm in the first half was actually suffocated. In most cases, the two full-backs could only pass the ball to Eriksson in a hurry, and Eriksson came to play. handle the ball.

Seeing this scene, Pochettino was not calm on the sidelines.

He looked at Boas in shock, this guy definitely saw it.

The high press was their culprit, and Tottenham's attack looked weak under the sweep of four Parisian players.

It can be clearly seen that Paris is forcing Eriksson to take the ball, trying to prevent the possibility of the two full-backs advancing.

And once Eriksson gets the ball, Yi Le is also slightly forward, looking like he is fighting back.

This made Eriksson a little difficult to play the ball and hesitated.

In just 5 minutes, Paris actually had two chances to score. One shot was held in Lori's arms, and the other was Cavani's anti-aircraft gun.

But even so, Paris' offensive rhythm has become much smoother.

Of course, there are also puzzling places.

Zhan Jun blinked, looked at the indifferent Yi Le in the backcourt, and said with a surprised face: "Paris' offensive method has changed. They no longer rely on Yi Le's ball, but directly counterattack, without positional warfare. , adding a fast counterattack with variable rhythm."

Zhang Lu also watched for a long time before suddenly realizing: "Understood, Boas has increased the high-position press. As we all know, the two full-backs of Tottenham do not have a good overall view and cannot make the best choice in a short period of time. So under the pressure of Paris, they can only pass the ball to Eriksson."

"In this way, it will gradually evolve into a style of play with Eriksson as the axis, but as soon as Eriksson takes the ball, Yi Le will move forward a little distance, which makes Eriksson very afraid , not daring to pass the ball at will, leading to a stalemate in the rhythm of the entire game, and the advantage gradually shifted to Paris."

"Boas is going to fight in hand-to-hand combat. They give up Yi Le on their side, and you give up on the two-sided defender's play, and just fight for a striker."

"I have to say that this style of play works very well, at least Tottenham have started to panic."

Yes, Tottenham have started to panic.

The most important change is that Tottenham made more mistakes in the backcourt. Facing Paris' high-position press, they were under tremendous pressure, which led to some signs of collapse in the midfield.

The bilateral defenders dare not come out. If they lose the ball in the rib area, Paris will directly launch a counterattack. This is not good news for Tottenham.

hold on! hold on!

Lloris roared loudly near the goal line.

But even so, the midfielder still made frequent mistakes, and the pressure of Paris' pressing made them unable to complete the pass smoothly.

At this moment, Danny Rose made a huge mistake.

When he passed the ball back, he miscalculated the position of the player, causing the direction to deviate.

The most terrible thing is that Mbappe is beside him. This guy started in an instant, chased the ball directly, served first, and rushed the ball into the penalty area before the central defender. He jumped. Dodge the sliding shovel and kill in.

After entering the penalty area, Lori had rushed over, but Mbappe did not make any adjustments, pushed the ball with his left foot, and pushed the ball accurately under Lori's armpit.

The ball quickly rolled into the lower left corner, and Mbappe himself didn't even look at the ball, and rushed directly to the corner to celebrate.