1075 Where Did Ronaldo Go?

"Barcelona was a bit weird tonight."

In the crowded Bernabéu stadium, Barcelona kicked off the ball first, and in less than 30 seconds, Zidane, Carlo and Hierro all realized that something was wrong.

The starting lineup was nothing special.

Goalkeeper: Valdes.

Defense: Alba, Puyol, Pique and Alves.

Midfielder: Busquets dragged behind, Iniesta and Xavi centered.

Forwards: Neymar, Aguero and Messi.

The only more surprising thing is that Messi went back to play right winger, which is rare in recent years.

Since serving as the team's false forward under Guardiola's coaching, Messi has rarely returned to the right side, but this time he was arranged by Martino to the right winger position, which is indeed a bit surprising.

But nothing.

Before the game, when they got the Barcelona roster and saw Aguero start, Gao Shen and the coaching staff were guessing, how will Aguero and Messi arrange their positions?

So what if Messi plays on the right?

The player's position on the court changes anytime and anywhere.

The key is what Martino wants to do.

The reason why Zidane and others felt wrong was a long pass from Pique.

After the kick-off, Real Madrid did not take the initiative to attack, but adhered to the same tactics as in the past. Benzema retreated to pinch Busquets, and the whole team concentrated their key forces from the 30-meter area to the center line.

The two central defenders Pique and Puyol were basically let go.

The central defender has a lot of chances to get the ball, but he dare not easily advance past the center line.

Obviously, Barcelona suffered a lot in the four games last season, and they are very clear about what kind of strangled situation they will face once they cross the halfway line.

After going back and forth for twenty or thirty seconds, Pique made a long pass, wanting to go to the front to find Aguero.

The Argentine striker also blocked Pepe with his body, desperately trying to stop the ball,

But Pepe is not a fuel-efficient lamp, so Aguero had to move his position, and in the end he didn't hit the ball.

But Pepe was prepared and passed the ball back to goalkeeper Iker Casillas first.

The defense earned Pepe applause from the Bernabéu fans.

On the sidelines, Gao Shen and the coaching staff realized something was wrong.

...

From Guardiola to Vilanova, in fact, Barcelona dislikes long passes, and even hates long passes.

It comes from a gene that runs deep in their bones, they are risk averse.

But things in the world often have two sides.

Blindly passing short passes and blindly emphasizing this kind of player cooperation has caused the team's offensive rhythm to become very single. In many cases, it can only rely on the player's personal ability to change the rhythm.

But when these routines are figured out by the opponent, the effect that can be exerted becomes smaller and smaller.

Therefore, this has led to an embarrassing situation in the past. Everyone found that Barcelona was good at handling the ball, but it was only in possession of the ball all the time, especially when facing teams with excellent defensive capabilities. And the feeling of possession.

Why?

Because they can't pass it in!

When the pass fails, or the risk of losing the ball is high, Barcelona's choice is to fall again and pull again.

This situation is particularly obvious when the player's physical fitness declines and he cannot run.

In the face of Barcelona's passing and possession style, what other teams like to do most is to shrink back and play defensive counterattacks.

As Gao Shen has always emphasized, Barcelona's defense is really poor.

The opponent either has no strength to fight back. Once the opponent has the strength to withstand the pressure of Barcelona and then fights back, Barcelona will be very dangerous, and they may even hit one by one.

Barcelona's defense is basically like this, and the personnel are these few people. Martino probably doesn't have a good way, and it doesn't conform to Barcelona's tradition and genes.

So, Martino wanted to start with rhythm.

If you want to change the past style of play that was easy for the opponent to figure out the rhythm, then try to add more changes.

For example, more mid-range and long-range passes.

In Gao Shen's previous life, Martino did just that.

"Remember, when Martino first took over Barcelona, ​​I said that if he wants to bring about any change, it must be to change Barcelona's passing and possession system."

When Gao Shen said this, he seemed extremely confident.

Zidane, Hierro and others also nodded.

This is what Gao Shen said when Martino took office.

But Gao Shen also said at the time that this would bring some new problems.

First of all, the medium and long-distance passing will lead to a decline in Barcelona's pass success rate. In a strong dialogue, especially when encountering some teams with strong ball control ability, Barcelona's ball possession rate will decline, and may not even have a clear advantage. .

Once the possession rate declines, Barcelona's defensive problems will be exposed.

Another point is that the effect of Barcelona's mid-to-long-distance passing may not be good.

why?

Because of the player's body.

Barcelona players are generally not tall, and their strength is not strong, which leads to them being able to play fast and fast in the frontcourt, but they cannot stably receive mid-range and long-distance passes, especially long passes and high balls.

Just now Pique made a long pass to Aguero, and the Argentine striker was directly pushed out of position by Pepe, which is the best proof.

Pepe didn't even need to jump, just let the ball fall behind him, then turned around and passed back to the goalkeeper.

"Barcelona is really contradictory now."

The game was still going on, but Gao Shen was watching and chatting with Zidane and others with a relaxed expression.

"Their core combat power is this set of pass and control system, but they are bound by this pass and control system. If they want to break free and break through, they must break this pass and control system. The pass and control system will affect Barcelona's core combat effectiveness..."

Gao Shen is actually no stranger to this situation.

This is the difficult choice that many large enterprises will face when transforming their business.

If you want to survive, you must change, but seeking change will affect your survival.

That's why it appears that the bigger the company and the stronger its core business, the harder it is to transform.

There are very few people who can really make big breakthroughs and achieve success.

Most of them died slowly, or fell into the pit during the brave transformation and change.

In fact, even when it was Gaoshen's past life time travel, Barcelona couldn't get out.

That's why there is a very interesting side. Barcelona played very well in the league, and the Champions League was frequently exploded.

On the other hand, Real Madrid played very well in the Champions League at that time, but they failed to win the league for a long time.

In the final analysis, it is still the difference between the two tracks.

But the current Real Madrid is no longer the Real Madrid of Gao Shen's previous life.

When Gao Shen came, everything was different.

...

As the game started, Gao Shen figured out Martino's tactics, and he immediately made adjustments.

Gao Shen noticed that Barcelona's two midfielders, Xavi and Iniesta, both played different roles in the game, so he also made adjustments and asked Modric to press Iniesta out to keep the match. Iniesta's high defense.

Even, taking advantage of the dead ball, he called Modric to the sidelines and asked him to stare at Iniesta.

"My request is very simple, as long as he takes the ball, you must block him in front of me, don't let him go forward, and force him to retreat to his own half."

Modric understood what the coach wanted.

Not only that, Gao Shen also asked Benzema and Di Maria to cooperate with Modric to pinch Iniesta from behind and from the side if they have the opportunity. The purpose is to make the Barcelona midfielder unable to take the ball calmly.

Once Iniesta retreats, it will be difficult for Barcelona's frontcourt to complete an effective series.

Coupled with the fact that Real Madrid has four players in the backcourt, Neymar, Aguero and Messi can be effectively divided, allowing them to fall into a one-man battle.

Once a player falls into individual combat, no matter how strong his ability is, it will be greatly compromised.

If it is said that Modric's task is to press forward, then Toni Kroos' task is to drop back, take on the task of receiving and delivering the ball, and at the same time help defend Harvey Alonso.

The German midfielder has a very big advantage, that is, the passing ability is very stable, and the ball is basically not lost.

After the advanced adjustment, it is necessary to use him as the axis to run the entire midfield.

Except for suppressing Iniesta, Modric is like a free man at other times, acting at will.

The biggest difference between Real Madrid and Barcelona is that Real Madrid players have better physical confrontation and faster speed.

At the same time, Real Madrid's counterattack was also sharper.

...

When the game progressed to the 16th minute, Barcelona once again overwhelmed the halfway line.

The defense once again pressed to the outside of Real Madrid's 30-meter area, but Real Madrid's defensive strategy made Barcelona's pass impossible.

After Pique kicked back and forth twice with Puyol in the backcourt, he saw the right moment and made a long pass directly to the ground, which was passed to Messi outside the penalty area in front.

Basically no one in Barcelona's frontcourt can hold the ball, and in the end it depends on Messi.

But this time Messi didn't work either.

Pique's kick was very fast and powerful. With Ramos pressing behind him, it was difficult for Messi to stop the ball. Di Maria and the two attacked from both sides.

The three double-teamed and successfully snatched the ball.

After Di Maria stopped the ball and gave it to Toni Kroos, he turned around and rushed to the left sideline, sprinting forward as fast as possible.

Barcelona organized an on-the-spot counter-robbery, but Toni Kroos leaned on Messi with his body, and passed it to Benzema in front. He also ran forward and out of the neutral position, and pointed out the direction to Benzema.

Benzema understood, and after retreating back to block Pique, he headed the ball towards the empty space pointed out by Toni Kroos.

The German midfielder rushed over, stopped Benzema's pass, and made a long pass directly.

At this time, Di Maria on the left has completely soared, and the speed is very fast.

The entire Bernabéu stadium was ignited in an instant!

It was also at this moment that Barcelona coach Martino shouted in front of the coaching bench of the visiting team, "Why is he on the left?"

God, where did Ronaldo go?

Before the latter sentence was uttered, everyone had already seen it.

Benzema retreated and Ronaldo went up.

Di Maria quickly advanced along the left. After catching up with Toni Kroos' long pass, he strode the ball into the left side of the penalty area and formed a beautiful two-on-two with Ronaldo.

Puyol pulled out, Busquets followed Ronaldo, but how could he be as fast as Ronaldo?

Di Maria made a low pass, Ronaldo stepped in from the right side of the penalty spot, caught up with Di Maria's pass at the front of the small penalty area, and directly pushed the ball into Barcelona to the right of the goal.

From stealing the ball to counterattacking the goal, it only took 10 seconds in the middle!