Seven Hundred and Forty-Two Hello, This Is Messi, Please Call the Police for Me!

Hello, I'm Messi. I'm in a panic now. I'm controlled by violent gangs. They don't let me touch the ball and force me to separate from the team. If you can turn to a predestined person for help, if you see my call for help, please call the police for me!

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This is how Messi really felt after the game started.

From the moment referee Viktor Kassai from Hungary blew the match whistle, Messi found himself in the cage that Manchester City had carefully prepared for him.

He is always active in the right rib area, but it is difficult to get the ball.

Around him, Manchester City's players laid out layers of obstacles.

Tonight, Barcelona adopted a traditional four-three-three formation, with Messi on the right, Aguero in the center and Sanchez on the left.

But Manchester City's formation is a bit different.

The positions of David Silva and Rakitic are dropped back very far, a bit like the position of a midfielder.

Gareth Bale on the left went up, as if to suppress Alves' side, but it was a bit like a striker, because as long as Suarez was close to the right, Gareth Bale would go to the center Depend on.

On the right, Robben retreated deeper.

So, Robben, Rakitic, Javi Martinez and David Silva, it looks a bit like a midfield four.

Among them, Javi Martinez is always on Messi's side, Felipe's position is close to the wing forward, plus David Silva behind him, this looks like a encirclement.

It is difficult for Barcelona to pass the ball here.

This makes it difficult for Messi to get the ball unless he leaves his area of ​​play.

But once he leaves, he will affect the activity area of ​​the rest of the team.

After the opening, Manchester City took the lead in kicking off and immediately organized a wave of attacks against Barcelona.

This is actually not beyond Barcelona's expectations. Gao Shen is already very good at attacking.

What's interesting is that in the first two minutes or so, it was difficult for Barcelona to hold the ball, but it was also difficult for Manchester City to penetrate Barcelona's defense.

Soon, when Barcelona got the ball, Manchester City retreated quickly.

Once retreated, it is a bit like a four-four-two formation. Gareth Bale's position is very active, but he can hit the center and can even actively return to defense with Alves.

In contrast, Arjen Robben on the right retreated farther back. Even in the third minute, in a Manchester City attack, it was obvious that Lichtsteiner was farther ahead than Arjen Robben. .

But after the Swiss full-back pressed up, when he switched from attacking to defending, he immediately counterattacked in front and cooperated with several teammates to snatch the ball back, while Robben received the ball in a rear position. Afterwards, a left-footed diagonal pass was cut inside to find Suarez.

Thiago Motta took the lead and beat Suarez with a header.

Manchester City quickly settled down again, without the slightest sloppy.

Barcelona failed to form an advantage on the right, and immediately shifted to the left, trying to hit Sanchez's side, but Lichtsteiner made a beautiful tackle on the wing. Although Sanchez was tripped to the ground, the referee Only a throw-in was given, no foul was called.

Manchester City's defense is also very well organized.

The most important thing is that the three lines are very compact, and the advance and retreat are well-founded.

Messi wanted to run out of space several times, trying to respond and get the ball, but his teammates failed to pass it.

It was always passed on and passed on, and went to the left again.

However, in the fifth minute, Alves crossed the center line once. After getting a pass from his teammate, he glanced at Messi and tried to send a long pass to the back of Manchester City's defense.

But when the ball just fell into the Manchester City penalty area, Neuer had already abandoned the goal, jumped high, and took the football off Messi's head.

The range of control of this German is really big!

Messi wanted to fight back on the spot and interfere with Neuer, but he couldn't think of it. As soon as he thought about it, Neuer kicked the ball forward and wanted to find Gareth Bale.

The Welshman has a good position, but Thiago Motta is also very strong in physical confrontation,

He just grabbed the first spot and headed back.

Xavi tried to go for Messi again, but was blocked by David Luiz with a first step.

The ball changes hands back and forth between the players of the two teams.

Just in the sixth minute, Felipe intercepted the ball and passed it to Javi Martinez, who took advantage of the momentum and sent a straight pass to David Silva in front.

The Spanish midfielder stopped the ball and took two steps forward, and sent a through pass directly behind Alves.

I saw that Gareth Bale was like a fighter, started quickly from behind Alves, easily got rid of Alves, caught up with David Silva's pass, and rushed into the Barcelona penalty area On the left side, in the most familiar Bell area, he shot directly with his left foot.

But I don't know if it's because I was too pursuing the angle, or because I was nervous in the finals. I usually shoot with confidence, but today it slipped out slightly.

The whole Wembley Stadium was shocked.

The Welshman himself scratched his head and sighed.

This is the first shot since the opening!

The two teams have played for nearly seven minutes so far, and this is the first shot.

It can be seen that the pressing and pressing between the two teams is really in place.

Messi also returned to the defense quickly with the whole team, but he only retreated past the center line and saw Gareth Bale's shot. He also breathed a sigh of relief.

Luckily, the guy wasn't on his toes tonight.

If Manchester City scores first, the game will be passive.

But thinking about it again, the main reason for this goal is that Barcelona wanted to play on their side.

And Manchester City also deployed heavy troops on this side.

Realizing this, Messi's face became serious.

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Compared with Gao Shen who opened his arms exaggeratedly, as if to welcome the goal, but sighed in frustration, and walked back angrily, Guardiola's expression was very serious.

He clearly realized that Gao Shen's tactics were very targeted.

City didn't play four-three-three, which they were best at, and it didn't even look like they were playing four-four-two.

It's hard to tell exactly what Manchester City's position is tonight.

But what is certain is that Gao Shen asked Robben to withdraw, and when defending, he placed four players in the midfield.

Rakitic and Harvey Martinez are a bit like double midfielders, which makes it difficult for Messi and Sanchez to play on both sides.

Everyone knows that Messi on the right and Sanchez on the left both cut inside.

Once Barcelona's offense fails to open up the situation, the gap behind them will be easily exposed.

Just now, Alves didn't press forward and was pierced by Gareth Bale with his speed. If the Brazilian right back goes forward, who can stop Gareth Bale's frontal impact?

This is very troublesome.

Especially when I saw that Manchester City basically didn't grab the back line, they started grabbing from Busquets.

Gao Shen knows better than anyone else that Manchester City’s physical energy consumption will be astonishing if they really want to fight for the defense. It may not be unbearable, but starting from the midfield, Suarez also retreated to fight for Busquets, so Manchester City’s physical energy can last the whole game. Contest.

Now, the trouble is left to Barcelona.

Possession, there are many.

Pulling can do it too.

But it just couldn't pass in.

Conservative?

No, Manchester City was really not conservative tonight.

But if you want to say positive, it is not positive.

Anyway, it is pinching at a point that makes you uncomfortable!

"This guy is still so disgusting!" Guardiola scolded angrily.

Gao Shen's biggest bargaining chip is the speed of Gareth Bale and even Robben.

Just when Guardiola was thinking, Barcelona tried to open the situation from the left, that is, the right of Manchester City. As a result, the ball was cut off by Kompany and quickly passed to Rakitic. The point was given to Lichtsteiner on the right.

The Swiss right back hadn't crossed the center line when he saw that Robben was on the rise, and immediately sent a straight pass to the right side of the Barcelona penalty area.

Robben raced all the way, got the ball before Vargas.

The Peruvian left-back was back in position in time to mark Robben one-on-one.

But Robben didn't wait for him to react, and made continuous fake moves. He suddenly went to the bottom line to break through with the ball, rushed into the right side of the penalty area abruptly, and rushed the ball back with his left foot before Pique.

Suarez followed up, facing Robben's return pass, he just pushed and shot.

There was a bang, and the ball hit the right post and bounced back.

The whole stadium was in an uproar again!

"Wow!!!"

"Oh my God, Manchester City's second shot hit the post."

"I have to say that Manchester City's feet are still not precise enough tonight."

"There are still some problems with Guardiola's defense. Manchester City has been threatened by two shots in a row, and they almost scored."

"But barca have to thank lady luck tonight."

"It may be that Manchester City's players are really anxious. After all, many of them are participating in the Champions League final for the first time, while the opposite Barcelona, ​​many players have already participated in the third time. It can be said that they have rich experience."

"At this critical moment, Manchester City still needs to calm down and be more stable."

Guardiola also shouted angrily on the sidelines.

When Robben retreated, he didn't feel relieved at all, because this guy's speed was too fast, and it was even more difficult to guard against it when he jumped up.

As if just now, he passed directly from the ribs, between Pique and Vargas.

He just bullies Barcelona's defenders who are not as fast as him.

What can be done?

This is a fact!

What's terrible is that Robben's sense of timing after the capture is really quite keen.

At that moment, he caught it!

Gao Shen's current style of play is disgusting.

He trapped Messi and pressed Sanchez on the wing. If Aguero retreated, there would be no one in front of Barcelona.

Without retracement, it would be difficult for Iniesta and Harvey to pass the ball in.

The two lines of defense are similar to 442. When they are kept close, the defense is very meticulous.

Otherwise, why would some people say that 442 focuses on balance?

Now Gao Shen put it bluntly, it is to organize the defense, contain Barcelona's attack, and wait for the opportunity to counterattack.

When Barcelona's two wingers struggled to form a threat by cutting inside, the advantage of the inverted winger turned into a disadvantage.

The point is, fearing Gareth Bale and Robben, the two full-backs are still afraid to actively advance.

This has formed a tactical dilemma for Barcelona now.

What caused this dilemma is precisely the lack of change in Barcelona's offensive methods.

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