Volume 1: The Hero Appears, Pay Attention Chapter 346: Counterattack (Guaranteed First Update)
After Martin O'Neill recalled the great ideal that Chen Yingxiong had told him, he no longer bothered about whether he could completely end Barcelona in the first round.
That's right, for O'Neill, compared with Chen Yingxiong's great ideal, the problem of Barcelona is a very boring problem.
As for Real Madrid... he didn't think about it at all.
This kind of thing is not important.
Because after having such an understanding, Martin O'Neill no longer considered whether what Chen Yingxiong said was true.
For him, the important thing is not whether it is true, but whether Chen Yingxiong really intends to do so.
If Chen Yingxiong really intends to do so, then what he has to do is to do everything possible and mobilize the strength of the whole team to help Chen Yingxiong achieve this goal.
He knows that Chen Yingxiong said it, so he must do it.
If Chen Yingxiong fails to do it, it will be a loss of face for Chen Yingxiong.
Chen Yingxiong will be unhappy if he loses face.
If he is unhappy... he will not stay in Liverpool for long.
Martin O'Neill is very conscious of this point, and he is never ashamed to admit it.
I just took advantage of Chen Yingxiong, so what? You guys who only know how to gossip can't even get involved!
After finishing the conversation with Chen Yingxiong, Martin O'Neill went back and kept thinking about how to completely destroy Barcelona at home.
First of all, the definition of destruction is very simple, that is to completely defeat Barcelona.
Specifically, it means winning by a large score.
The score gap must be large enough, so large that Barcelona will be helpless even if they return to their home court and can't catch up at all.
When they realize this. They will lose their fighting spirit and confidence, and then... the second round of the game will become a formality.
So how to win by a large score at home?
Martin O'Neill began to analyze himself and his opponent one by one.
What are Liverpool's advantages and disadvantages. What are Barcelona's advantages and disadvantages.
These advantages and disadvantages can work together, and how to work together.
For example, can our advantages restrain their advantages? Can our advantages make full use of their disadvantages? Can our disadvantages not be exploited by their advantages?
These problems need to be solved by him as the head coach.
Who said that being Chen Yingxiong's head coach is the easiest job in the world?
Yingxiong only talks big and sets goals in front of people, but I have to find a way to achieve them. Otherwise, do you think he can only rely on Chen Yingxiong? If no one helps him, can he achieve what he has today?
But you only see Chen Yingxiong's glory, but don't know what I did behind him...
Even so, you all sneered and said that I only got Chen Yingxiong's help...
Damn it! Let you try it!
You may not be able to make it for half a season!
O'Neal vented his resentment in his heart for a while, and then went to work.
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Chen Yingxiong is not the kind of person who just throws the mess to others and enjoys himself.
He also worked hard to improve his abilities in the dungeon - in fact, his abilities are already very good now, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the best in the world of football.
But he still has to keep training.
Because he wants to widen the gap between himself and other players in the world, to a point where they don't even want to catch up.
In this way, he can truly become the best in the world.
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O'Neill thought hard for a whole night. Finally, he found a way.
According to his analysis, Barcelona is not the kind of team that likes to defend, although their defense is actually quite good, and even on the road, they will stick to their best tactics, that is, attack.
This is more common in Guardiola's Barcelona. Even if they go to Stamford Bridge, which is more difficult for them, Barcelona has never given up the idea of attacking.
This may be related to Guardiola's pride in being from a famous family. He always thinks that this is Barcelona's tradition and pride, and the reason why Barcelona is different from all other teams.
If Barcelona abandons this tradition for various reasons, then it will be lost in the crowd. At the same time, is it still "Barcelona"?
Therefore, his team will never abandon this tradition.
O'Neill has known this for a long time.
So the tactics he originally formulated were to directly defend and counterattack.
At the beginning of the game, attack Barcelona for fifteen minutes. If you can score, it's good, if you don't score, it doesn't matter. Immediately withdraw to defend, and then deal with Liverpool with defensive counterattacks.
As long as Barcelona does not give up their offensive tactics, Liverpool will have plenty of chances to score in these 90 minutes.
Even if they only win two goals away from home, it is a huge advantage.
Then they went to the away game. From the first minute of the game, they used the ultimate tactic of defensive counterattack.
If the score is 0:0, Liverpool will win.
It doesn't matter if the opponent scores a goal. Martin O'Neill has absolute confidence in his team's counterattack ability. He believes that Liverpool will definitely score away goals at Camp Nou, it's just a matter of how many.
But this plan is no longer available now.
Because Chen Yingxiong wants the team to completely destroy Barcelona in the first round.
So Martin O'Neill plans to attack Barcelona at home all the time!
This idea is actually very simple, not creative, let alone novel.
Many people may even curl their lips in disdain - isn't it just an attack? It took me a whole night to come up with it!
It's not just an attack.
First of all, there is no one in the world who dares to make this decision to attack Barcelona all the time.
Because everyone knows that attacking Barcelona is a dead end, and you will be beaten to pieces in the first half of the game. Not to mention attacking the whole game.
So, daring to make this decision is enough to show Martin O'Neill's courage... Of course. Some people may think this is stupid. He may have spent a lot of time in the night to muster up courage and make up his mind whether to attack Barcelona. After confirming this, he considered a more difficult question, that is, how long to attack Barcelona.
Finally, he finally made the decision to attack Barcelona all the game.
You know, even Liverpool. In the Champions League final last season, they did not attack Barcelona for the entire game, but only for part of the time.
Now it is the entire game. From the first minute of the game until the referee blows the whistle to end the game, they will not stop their pace of advancement, attack, attack, and attack again, nothing but attack!
And once they make a slight mistake in this offensive battle. It may be all the previous efforts will be wasted.
This is just one of the reasons.
Secondly, everyone knows that Liverpool will launch a fierce offensive after the game starts, but this is not an offensive. This kind of attack is to prepare for the subsequent defense. Once they score a goal, they will quickly retreat, shrink themselves into their shells, and then start their despicable defensive counterattack...
So when Barcelona thought that Liverpool would shrink their defense after scoring and honestly give them possession of the ball, they would be surprised to find that Liverpool in this game was different from before.
And this difference will bring them some confusion. It will also make them feel uncomfortable in the game.
The so-called strategy, so people rack their brains, isn't it for the last "surprise"?
Now Barcelona will never expect Liverpool to attack wildly in their home court, a completely desperate attack. This kind of madness actually forms a strong contrast with what they expected, and then it will begin to shake Barcelona's military morale...
Unexpected attack, attack when they are unprepared!
The last point is to squeeze Chen Yingxiong to the maximum extent in the attack. He must take up the banner of the team's attack. He is the core of this tactic.
In order to completely destroy Barcelona, Chen Yingxiong must work harder than any other game and maximize his abilities.
Of course. As for this, Martin O'Neill is not worried.
This thing was proposed by Chen Yingxiong, and he will definitely go all out. Otherwise, he is not Chen Yingxiong.
In this way, Martin O'Neill decided the final tactics.
Then three days before the game, in the training class, he announced this decision to his players.
"In this game, we will completely destroy them at home and make the second round of the game completely suspenseful!"
When the players heard what head coach Martin O'Neill said, they all turned to look at Chen Yingxiong.
They knew that Chen Yingxiong said this in front of the media. Now O'Neill's meaning was the same as Chen Yingxiong's. That means Yingxiong has convinced the boss again?
Facing everyone's gaze, Chen Yingxiong kept a smile on his face and said nothing.
O'Neill coughed, and everyone turned their eyes back to him.
"So, I decided to play against Barcelona at home in this game!"
No incredible noise was heard.
Everyone was just stunned for a moment, and then accepted this fact.
Looking at the calm players, O'Neill suddenly became a little annoyed-he didn't have the courage and determination of these players!
Damn it!
Of course he didn't know that Liverpool's players wanted to overthrow Barcelona, completely defeat them and destroy them, and it was not a matter of one or two days.
Being able to fight against Barcelona is exactly what they want!
Only Chen Yingxiong smiled even more brightly after hearing what O'Neill said.
He knew why O'Neill chose to attack, because his idea was the same as O'Neill's.
Use the method that Barcelona is best at and most proud of to kill Barcelona, so that Barcelona can die without regrets and rest in peace.
This time, you should not say "We have more initiative, we have a high ball possession rate, we have more shots, and we have a high pass success rate...so we deserve to win the game. It is unfair for us that Liverpool won..." This kind of nonsense, right? ! ~!