Episode【478】: Abnormal Frontcourt Attack Combination
Zhong Cheng slowly walked back to his coaching bench and sat down directly.
On the other side, Guardiola kept his eyes fixed on Zhong Cheng's back. After Zhong Cheng sat in his seat, he slowly turned around and sat down.
Although Guardiola was very tough in front of Zhong Cheng before, he still felt a lot of pressure at this time. Their opponent is not only the defending champion Leeds United, but this is also the opponent's home court. The right time, place and people do not belong to them. It is very difficult for them to counterattack here.
Leeds United is not as easy to deal with as imagined.
At this moment, the fans at the scene became excited, and they were all jumping up and down with excitement like three-year-old children.
The Leeds United fans at the scene roared with excitement, welcoming their players.
Yes, at this moment, players from both sides walked out of the player tunnel.
At the forefront is the referee team for this game. This referee team is from Italy. It is said that this referee team will participate in this year's World Cup in South Africa and they will officiate the World Cup games.
Then the players from both teams walked in with vigorous steps.
"Okay, now the players from both sides have walked out of the player tunnel, and the game is about to start. Now we use this time to introduce to you the starting lineups of both sides today. Please pay attention!" Mark Laurenson said immediately.
"So first of all, we have Mr. Mark Lawrenson to introduce to you the starting situation of the visiting team Barcelona!" Eddie Gray said immediately.
Mark Lawrenson glanced at Eddie Gray, and then immediately said: "Okay, this game is about to start. Now let me introduce to you the Barcelona team's starting lineup. Take a look. How is this different from what everyone expected before the game?”
Today’s visiting team Barcelona’s starting lineup is as follows:
Away team: Barcelona, head coach: Josep Guardiola, formation: 4-3-3
Goalkeeper: Victor Valdes
Back four [from left to right]: Maxwell, Puyol, Gerard Pique and Alves
Midfield three [from left to right]: Iniesta, Marquez and Xavi
Three forwards [from left to right]: Thierry Henry, Ibrahimovic and Leo Messi
This is Barcelona's starting lineup today. This is Barcelona's absolute main lineup. But Thierry Henry is considered a main rotation player.
To be honest, many people did not expect that Thierry Henry would appear in the starting lineup today. Shouldn't Josep Guardiola be starting Pedro at this point?
Yes, Josep Guardiola attaches great importance to Pedro and cares about his training very much and is very dedicated. Obviously, Jose Guardiola and Pedro have a bright future.
However, today the young Pedro did not appear in the starting list, but veteran Thierry Henry was discharged. Obviously, Josep Guardiola is still a little weak in his heart and wants to make the Barcelona team more stable and have more experience.
Yes, Josep Guardiola thinks that Leeds United is really too good, so he eliminated Thierry Henry.
However, Barcelona's front three is really powerful, very powerful.
The most powerful thing about Barcelona is their midfielder, especially Iniesta and Xavi. This is the key to Barcelona. Josep Guardiola once said that the most important assist in Barcelona is not Messi, but Xavi and Iniesta, especially Xavi.
Therefore, Josep Guardiola previously questioned the selection of European Footballer and World Footballer. He believed that both Xavi and Iniesta should be promoted to the final list of candidates, and even at least one of these two One person can win this award.
Therefore, what Josep Guardiola attaches most importance to is the midfielder.
Barcelona is really amazing. This frontcourt is really going to explode. No wonder Mark Pias is optimistic about the Barcelona team. What he said makes sense.
Barcelona used Samuel Eto'o and Ibrahimovic this season. For now, the cooperation between Ibrahimovic and Guardiola is still very good, but between them There are actually some cracks in the room.
However, for now, this rift is still very small and has not substantially affected the relationship between the two. But trouble has been laid between the two of them, and it won't be long before this conflict breaks out.
"This is today's Barcelona team's starting lineup. It is indeed super strong. Next, we will ask Eddie Gray to introduce to you the starting lineup of today's home team Leeds United!" Mark Lawrenson said immediately.
"Okay, everyone has seen Barcelona's starting lineup. It is indeed very strong. But compared with our Leeds United team, it is still a little behind. The winner of this game must be our Leeds United team, and we are confident~ !" Eddie Gray first expressed his confidence.
Then, Eddie Gray continued: "Okay, now let me introduce to you the starting lineup of Leeds United today."
Today, Leeds United’s starting lineup is as follows:
Home team: Leeds United, head coach: Zhong Cheng, formation: 4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper: Zhong Zheng
Back four [from left to right]: Patrick Evra, Kompany, David Luiz and Lichtsteiner
Double defensive midfielder: Sami Khedira and Stefan Mbia
Midfield three [from left to right]: Marco Reus, Mesut Ozil and Cristiano Ronaldo
Single striker: Lewandowski
There are some changes in Leeds United's list of tactics today, and the changes are quite big. Because the basic formation has changed, from the previous 4-1-3-2 directly to 4-2-3-1, which obviously strengthens the defense of the midfield.
Zhong Cheng added someone in the defensive midfielder position, which shows that he is a little wary of Barcelona's offense, otherwise he would not change his formation. But to be honest, Barcelona's frontcourt configuration is really, really awesome, and Leeds United really has a reason to add people.
Look at Barcelona's Xavi, Iniesta, Leo Messi, Thierry Henry and Ibrahimovic in the frontcourt. Which one is easy to get along with?
The offensive talents of these guys are terrifying. Although Zhong Cheng trusts Sami Khedira very much, Zhong Cheng still has to strengthen the defensive thickness of the midfield to provide more protection for the back line.
Barcelona's attack was very strong, and Zhong Cheng was careful not to make any mistakes.
Moreover, Leeds United's game was also a defensive counterattack. There is no big problem if one person is missing from the forward line. Leeds United's counterattack basically waits for the second-line attack, which is the changed Cristiano Ronaldo and Marco Reus. These two are very fast enough to support Lewandowski.
Therefore, in this game, Lewandowski's main purpose is to stand at center.
After Guardiola saw Leeds United's formation, he instantly understood Zhong Cheng's intention. Not only did he not feel relaxed, but he found it even more difficult. Leeds United puts on such a formation, which is a very difficult problem for Barcelona.
Barcelona must be attacking, but Leeds United's defense suddenly thickened a lot, making it really difficult to penetrate.
Guardiola knows a lot about Leeds United. Moreover, the two teams have played against each other before, and he knows how strong Leeds United's defense is. Even though Leeds United just added another player on the defensive midfielder, the level of defensive intensity has increased exponentially.
However, Guardiola had anticipated this before the game, so he was not particularly afraid. This just added or subtracted some difficulties for Barcelona. Guardiola has confidence in his players. , very confident.
Guardiola believes that Barcelona must win this game.
After the Barcelona players saw Leeds United's starting list, they all nodded slightly. Their head coach is really good. He thought of Leeds United's countermeasures before the game. They have more confidence in this game.
Yes, Barcelona's players feel that they will win this game.
At this time, the players from both sides were standing on the court and in their respective positions, and the game was about to start.
At this time, the referees are already working seriously, and the game is about to start.
"Barcelona started Gerard Pique today. Gerard Pique is facing his old club again. To be honest, Gerard Pique has never defeated Leeds United after leaving Leeds United. After Leeds United, I wonder if Gerard Pique will change his destiny this time?" Mark Lawrenson said.
Although, Leeds United and Barcelona are now like mortal enemies, competing for the only spot. But at this time, Leeds United fans still pulled a banner to welcome Gerard Pique home.
Leeds United fans still like Gerard Pique very much.
Although Gerard Pique wanted to leave Leeds United at the beginning, Leeds United fans understood Gerard Pique. This was not Gerard Pique's fault. But fate plays tricks on people.
At the scene, Leeds United fans even chanted Gerard Pique's name.
Gerard Pique was very excited and full of gratitude. These Leeds United fans are really so cute. Gerard Pique really feels as if he has come home, even though he never came to play at the Crown Stadium when he was at Leeds United.
Gerard Pique was immediately applauded, thanking Leeds United players for their understanding and support.
After what we said last night, this game is really about to start. Fans from both sides have already entered into their roles, and the referee of this game is also making final preparations. The game is about to start.
At this moment, the referee of this game blew the whistle to start the game.
"Okay, this game has officially started. The first to kick off is the Barcelona team from afar. They are wearing traditional red and blue striped shirts. They attack from the left to the right of the screen. And Leeds United are wearing their traditional white jerseys and attacking from the right to the left of the screen!" Mark Lawrenson shouted loudly.
The game started and Barcelona had possession of the ball.