Nine Hundred and Twenty Fifth, the Weakest Messi

Valdebebas, conference room.

"The Catalan media always like to say that Barcelona is the Cosmos team!"

"To be honest, I never believed that there were so-called aliens or cosmic teams on the football field."

There are still two days before the Century Derby, and Gao Shen is in full swing, advancing the team's preparation step by step according to the plan drawn up by himself and the coaching staff.

Now it is unifying thinking and deploying tactical thinking.

"Football Emperor Franz Beckenbauer once said that in football, the strongest is the weakest!"

"You can imagine this sentence, it is very philosophical."

"Back to Barcelona, ​​we will find that the strongest point in Barcelona's lineup is Messi, but their weakest point is also Messi!"

As soon as Gao Shen's voice fell, the entire meeting room was in an uproar.

The whole world knows whether Messi is strong or not, but Gao Shen would say that Messi is the weakest point of Barcelona, ​​which is very strange.

Is there any evidence?

"Don't be in a hurry to refute me. I want everyone to think about it. For so many years, football tactics are constantly changing, various formations emerge in endlessly, and the roles of players in various positions are constantly being adjusted. , but the importance of the center position has always been there, why?"

As soon as Gao Shen finished speaking, he saw Harvey Alonso raise his hand.

"Come on, Harvey, tell me."

Everyone turned their heads and looked at Harvey Alonso.

"Football is essentially the relationship between scoring and being scored. Center forwards and central defenders are the key to occupying these two key areas. Therefore, no matter how their roles and functions change, someone must occupy these key areas."

Gao Shen nodded with a smile, and praised: "That's right, Harvey, you will definitely become an excellent head coach in the future."

There was a burst of laughter in the conference room, and everyone thought it was Gao Shen's appreciation of Harvey Alonso.

Of course, with a little joke.

"yes,

Harvey is right, football is about scoring and being scored, which involves possession of the ball and space. "

"There is another saying in Italian football, no matter how strong you are on the wing, you have to go back to the center to score goals."

"So, Italy has always been rich in centre-forwards, but lacks wings. At the same time, they are also good at defense."

"From these, everyone can easily know that the two penalty areas are very important key areas, corresponding to the center forward and central defender. Of course, the goalkeeper is also very important, but he belongs to the goal."

When Gao Shen said this, he noticed that the players did not show any signs of impatience, but they all listened with gusto. way to say it.

Including but not limited to the interaction like the one answered by Harvey Alonso just now.

"So back to our question just now, why is the strongest Messi becoming the weakest link that restricts Barcelona?"

"In modern tactics, the role played by the center is no longer as simple as ambushing in the penalty area and waiting for an opportunity. The requirements for it will be higher and more comprehensive, including pulling the side, including defense, including suppressing and consuming the opponent's defense. wait……"

These are actually things that happen around us, and they are easy to understand.

The importance of the center has never been diminished.

Even in the past few years, there have been many so-called no-forward tactics, including Barcelona's tactic of using Messi to play a false nine. It seems that a center forward is not needed, but in fact the problems are very big and obvious.

Because Messi is not a center at all!

He can score, he can score, and he can participate in defense, but he cannot play the other roles of a center.

For example, in a tough battle, hold the opponent's central defender and create space for the team in the key areas of the frontcourt.

For example, when he couldn't open the situation, he didn't have the ability to compete for the top, which caused Barcelona's side crosses to basically fail.

In fact, Barcelona has never had a tradition of crossing from the wing.

It is not so much that they think the efficiency of crossing from the side is too low, it is better to say that it is against their philosophy.

In Gaoshen's previous life, whether it was Eto'o or Ibrahimovic, either they were not in line with Barcelona's philosophy, or they were not compatible with Messi, especially in the later years, Messi performed better and better, and was beaten by Guardio. After La is arranged in the position of the false number nine, it is doomed that Barcelona will basically not have a number nine player.

Suarez is considered to be the most suitable for Barcelona, ​​and he is also the best partner with Messi. Together with Neymar, he formed the most luxurious trident in the history of world football at that time, and it should also be the strongest. In theory, it is also the most complementary trident. .

But unfortunately, Barcelona did not seize the opportunity this time.

For example, Luis Enrique of the so-called Dream Four team is familiar to many Barcelona fans.

Of course, from many perspectives, Enrique is successful in Barcelona, ​​but in the case of a super trident such as Neymar, Suarez and Messi, in addition to the five crowns, Barcelona's performance in the Champions League It can be called a sad reminder.

During Enrique's coaching period, after Barcelona won the five crowns, it is reasonable to start promoting midfield innovation and abandon Habaibu's so-called ball control style. On the one hand, the personnel are getting old, and on the other hand, the times are different.

In the past, other teams could not do anything with your Barcelona passes, but now, everyone knows how to deal with you.

This is what Gao Shen said, in the Champions League, no one can live on credit.

When you want to lie down comfortably and win, the result is to be beaten into a sieve.

Barcelona during Enrique's period is the best proof.

Many people say that during Enrique's period, the role of msn in the frontcourt was brought into full play, which is actually wrong.

If the role of msn is really brought into full play, why can't it continue the glory of the five-time crown?

Is msn not strong enough?

The answer is simple, Enrique's tactics did not play the full role of msn at all, all he did was rely on msn.

Note that dependence does not mean that it will be played out.

Similar to the trident combination of Neymar, Messi and Suarez, the best way is to avoid getting into a positional battle.

They all have super personal abilities, create enough space for them, they can completely achieve the effect of three-on-four, three-on-five, or even three-on-one.

How can there be space?

Quick counterattack, when the opponent's defense line has not yet been organized.

Have you found it?

This in itself is not in line with Barcelona's philosophy. Barcelona is best at possession of the ball. They dare not take risks and control everything first.

But the problem is, once you have stabilized the control and the opponent's defense line has been organized, then you can only switch to positional warfare at this time.

Enrique's approach is to hand over the ball to msn in positional warfare.

You can look at Real Madrid during the five-year four-time championship period. From Ancelotti to Zidane, they are all speeding up their offensive and defensive transitions.

How to speed up?

Start with a midfield makeover.

In terms of tactical formation, the attacking midfielder was abandoned and the three midfielders were adopted instead.

In terms of player selection, a group of players with relatively single characteristics and insufficient comprehensiveness such as German No. 10, Khedira, and Kaka were abandoned, and instead reused players like Di Maria, Modric, Toni Kroos, and Casemiro. With Harvey Alonso and other more comprehensive players.

This represents a trend.

Even in the deep time travel, the young people favored by Real Madrid are all-round midfielders with both offensive and defensive capabilities such as Valverde, Camavinga and Joan Armeni.

One of the advantages of an all-round player is that no matter who grabs the ball, he can launch a counterattack in the first time, and it is most likely to play the most threatening offense when the opponent's defense has not been well organized.

Some people may wonder, isn't Barcelona's midfield comprehensive?

Is Habaibu not strong?

Strong, but it's all over.

Xavi and Iniesta were once the most comprehensive and top midfielders in the world, but this was based on their amazing running.

But now, they can't run.

Once they can't run anymore, their natural weakness will be exposed, what should they do at this time?

Improve your ball control.

Isn't there something to say?

As long as you don't give the opponent possession of the ball, the opponent can't score.

But from the moment Xavi and Iniesta couldn't run, Barcelona's midfield has been disintegrating step by step.

Especially Busquets behind him.

Busquets has never been a midfielder with excellent defensive ability. He is best at predicting and delivering the ball. Defense and speed are his disadvantages. This makes it impossible for Harvey and Iniesta in front of him to provide him. With enough protection, he's exposed.

As soon as Busquets was exposed, the line of defense behind him was also exposed.

And Gao Shen has always said that Barcelona's defensive system is really bad. Their entire tactical system is not built for defense at all, but for ball control.

In fact, Barcelona was exploded in the Champions League knockout rounds again and again, because of this.

As long as the opponent is strong enough to force Barcelona to expose these problems, Barcelona will immediately have nothing to do.

As for the league, the opponents are not strong, and Barcelona can rely on a strong pass control system to maintain their results.

Originally, in Barcelona's situation, it should take the route of the center forward, using the advantage of the center to suppress the opponent's defense and provide more space and support for the midfielder.

But unfortunately, Messi is not such a center forward.

At the same time, in order to take care of Messi's tactical space, whether it is Eto'o or Imbrahimovic, there is no room for survival in Barcelona, ​​especially Imbrahimovic, who was originally the most suitable for Barcelona. Playing center forward.

Just imagine, if the Swedish center is allowed to directly suppress the opponent's defense, will Barcelona's midfield pressure still be so great?

This is what Gao Shen said, Messi is the strongest in Barcelona, ​​but it is also Messi who has become the most vulnerable link in Barcelona.

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Gao Shen didn't tell the players what he thought in his mind, but reorganized some language, deconstructed the current Barcelona tactical system and existing problems with the players, and also predicted the tactical trend in the next few years.

Here, he also specifically named the names of young players such as Yinsko and Verratti, just to tell them that they must make themselves more comprehensive and not resist the training that the coaching staff asks them to strengthen their defense and improve their physical fitness.

Only omnipotence and comprehensiveness is the trend of the future.

And this deconstruction, in fact, Gao Shen has basically given a plan to play Barcelona.

There are even a lot of smart players in the conference room who already figured out how to play and why.

This is the effect Gao Shen wanted!

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