Chapter 890: Yang Yang Is Coming!

No one expected that the world-renowned Derby of the Century would end with a dull 0-0 in the first half.

The reason why it was dull was that the two teams only took seven shots in the whole first half.

But what is interesting is that Real Madrid had five shots and one shot was on target, while Barcelona had two shots and none of them were on target.

In terms of possession rate, Barcelona is as high as 71%, while Real Madrid is 29%.

There is a huge difference in the styles of the two teams, but they seem to be evenly matched.

Yang Yang is different from the fans, he watched with gusto from the sidelines.

He found that double midfielders are very important to Real Madrid.

Why do you say that?

Because Real Madrid actually made a lot of mistakes in the game, and was pushed to the front of the penalty area by the opponent several times, but in the end it was the double midfielder of Xavi Alonso and Mascherano that resolved the crisis .

It is entirely conceivable that without the existence of this pair of double midfielders, giving Barcelona players the opportunity to pass the ball at the front of the penalty area, what would be the result?

The answer is obvious, that is, Real Madrid's defense will fall apart in an instant.

But because of the existence of the double defensive midfielder, the defense line is protected and Real Madrid's defense becomes stable.

Unless any team can have the almost heaven-defying ability to pass and control the ball like Barcelona, ​​otherwise, it is still very necessary to equip a defensive midfielder like Mascherano or Javier Martinez. Defensive player.

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After changing sides and fighting again in the second half, Real Madrid's defense obviously retracted.

Benitez obviously also considered the physical consumption of the players, and if he continued to use the high-position press in the first half, the consumption of the players would be even greater. With the excessive physical consumption, the probability of making mistakes will also be greater.

The most commonly used routine in Barcelona is, if I can't break you, I will consume you to death, that's the reason.

Judging from the performance in the first half, as long as Real Madrid does not make mistakes and the players can maintain this level of execution, it will be difficult for Barcelona to break through Real Madrid's defense.

And physical consumption is Real Madrid's biggest enemy.

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Guardiola Zhuo stood in front of the coach of the home team, watching the game frowning.

Ten minutes into the second half, but the score on the field was still zero to zero, with neither side scoring a goal.

The fans at the Nou Camp also began to feel restless, and he could clearly feel that the Barcelona players on the pitch also began to feel restless. This is an inevitable phenomenon.

The game has progressed until now, and the two sides are fighting for consumption.

He didn't intend to make a substitution, because on the bench behind him, there wasn't a single player who could break the deadlock.

Including teenager Bo Yang.

This player has been seen by countless people, and even within the club, his evaluation once surpassed that of Messi. Many people think that he is more rooted and popular than Messi, but Bojan is not a favorite of Guardiola. that kind of player.

If Bo Yang is placed in the middle, he does not have the physical fitness to carry the opponent's central defender, nor does he have the ability to hold the ball with his back; when pulled to the side, this young player lacks the ability to break through the side and open up the situation, so his Features are embarrassing.

Since last season, Guardiola has basically decided to use Messi as the center of the frontcourt, playing without a striker, and Bo Yang can only play on the side, but his performance is not ideal.

At least, he did not show the ability to convince Guardiola.

"We still need a breakthrough player on the wing." Guardiola sighed.

Assistant coach Vilanova heard and understood Guardiola's thoughts.

If at this time, there is a player on the side who can take the ball and break through the opponent's defense, then Real Madrid's defense will no longer be strong, and the defensive pressure on Messi's center will not be so great.

Barcelona is characterized by pass control, but blind pass control is no longer feasible.

Benitez's Real Madrid and Mourinho's Inter Milan have already told everyone with iron-clad facts that Barcelona's pass control is not terrible, nor is it impossible to resolve, as long as the defensive formation is tight enough, no matter how powerful Transmission control is useless.

It's as if facing Real Madrid tonight, Barcelona's pass control advantage is obvious enough, falling from the left to the right, and then falling back from the right to the left, but the result is the same, and they can't beat Real Madrid's defense at all.

Messi faced Ramos and Pepe in the middle, retreated and faced Mascherano, and performed very sluggishly, but Guardiola couldn't replace him or adjust his position .

Change Messi to the right, who will play the middle?

Neither Villa nor Bojan is the kind of player who can hold a position in the middle, and once the frontcourt loses its strong point in the middle, how will Barcelona's pass control threaten the opponent's penalty area?

Besides, Messi went to play on the right, and Arbeloa was still sitting on Benitez's bench. This Spanish full-back felt as if he was specially used to freeze Messi. There is nothing we can do about him.

Let Messi continue to play in the middle. Whether it is Villa or Pedro, they only go inside. The way is to use Maxwell and David Silva.

Suddenly, Guardiola was a little envious of the lineup configuration under Benitez.

At the very least, Real Madrid's lineup is so extravagant that even Guardiola, who is the head coach of Barcelona, ​​​​is envious.

"He still has an ace in his hand!" Guardiola had a headache.

This trump card is Yang Yang!

Everyone thought that Benitez would let Yang Yang start. Guardiola also imagined how Yang Yang would play and what position he would take as the starter. The result was that Barcelona would play very hard no matter whether Yang Yang played or not.

why?

With Yang Yang playing, Real Madrid will be more capable of seizing opportunities, and their offense will be more threatening. Some of Barcelona's mistakes are likely to be transformed into goal threats by Yang Yang's personal ability, just like the two games last season.

Without Yang Yang, Benitez will focus more on defense and build an impregnable wall.

But the problem now is that Benitez put Yang Yang on the bench. It's like hanging a sword above Barcelona's head. No one knows when it will be cut down.

Even, with Barcelona's current lineup configuration, there is really no good way to contain Yang Yang. They can only continue to play with the current lineup configuration.

Too much emphasis on pass control is Barcelona's advantage, but why not a weakness?

Guardiola remembered Beckenbauer's words at this time, the strongest is often the weakest.

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"This is a very strange game, because the two sides have played the game for an hour so far, but no one has the intention of making substitutions and adjustments."

"Barcelona, ​​who are playing at home, obviously still pins all their hopes on passing and controlling the ball. Guardiola is unwilling to make substitutions to disrupt or weaken the team's passing and controlling ability. He should still wait for Real Madrid to make defensive mistakes."

"Benitez did not take the initiative to make substitutions. Obviously, Real Madrid is also waiting for the opportunity."

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But less than five minutes after the commentator finished speaking, he saw that Real Madrid finally had to make substitutions and adjustments.

What is surprising is that this time Real Madrid replaced Kaka in the front midfielder position and replaced it with Javier Martinez, a midfielder. It seems that they are going to adopt a three-back midfielder.

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"It should be said that this is a conservative substitution."

"Obviously, Benitez realized that as the team's midfield became more and more exhausted, it gradually became unable to suppress Barcelona's midfielder, so he chose to make a substitution."

"Javier Martinez is big, strong, defensively strong and also has an advantage against high balls."

"Judging from the positions of the Real Madrid players, Martinez played in the middle of the midfield after he came on the field. Mascherano and Xavi Alonso are on both sides, protecting the two ribs, and Big David Silva's position also returned to the frontcourt, forming two flanks with Robben, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic still occupied the center."

"We saw that Yang Yang came out to warm up on the Real Madrid bench on the sidelines."

"Is this a sign that the head coach is going to change? Or is it just a habitual warm-up to keep the body warm?"

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When Yang Yang left the bench, everyone's thoughts were on him.

Real Madrid fans are looking forward to his playing, while Barcelona fans are worried, for fear that he will break the situation on the field after playing.

At this time, whether it is Barcelona or Real Madrid, the players on the field are exhausted. If Yang Yang is replaced at this time, it is really likely to break the deadlock on the field.

Guardiola also paid great attention to Yang Yang's warm-up, and turned his head to look in Yang Yang's direction from time to time.

Only Yang Yang and Huang Ma know in their hearts that Yang Yang is going to go!

Javier Martinez went up to play the third midfielder. This is to prepare for Yang Yang to play. It is to use the three midfielder to stabilize the team's midfield defense first, to ensure that the team does not lose the ball, and then let Yang Yang go up. Substitute David Silva or Arjen Robben and hit the Barcelona defense directly.

These are the tactics that Real Madrid formulated before the game, so as soon as Yang Yang saw Martinez playing, he immediately ran to the sidelines to warm up. When Benitez felt that Martinez was integrated into the game, the team's defense stabilized. Then replace Yang Yang.

Sure enough, Martinez only played for seven minutes. When the game reached the 71st minute, Benitez made the second substitution adjustment of the game, replacing David Silva with Yang Yang.

The Spanish midfielder played very hard in this game. Not only did the midfielder create threats, but he also actively retreated to the back line, almost playing the position of left back, which played a huge role in freezing Alves.

Nowadays, Alves consumes a lot, and Pique, Puyol and Abidal also consume a lot in the contest with Ibrahimovic and Robben. It is when the Barcelona players are exhausted.

Yang Yang's appearance at this time made Barcelona very uncomfortable.

Guardiola thought about substituting, who can he replace?

Alves?

With Brazil's right back, most of Barcelona's offense will be cut immediately, and Guardiola is not sure enough. Can Adriano, who can play right back, be more suitable than Alves to defend Yang Yang?

But while Guardiola was still hesitating, the game on the court had restarted.

Yang Yang, who came off the bench, also quickly showed his worth.