Chapter 141 No, Why Are You Two so Happy? Just Have a Good Fight!

"I shouldn't have traveled back in time now, right? Messi actually retreated to the midfield instead of the front line?"

Li Ang looked at Messi, who was almost out of his sight, in surprise, and subconsciously asked himself in his heart.

He didn't expect that Messi's retreat was used in Barcelona's tactical system so early.

After all, after his peak period, Messi chose to retreat because of his declining physical fitness and his gradually improving vision and footwork.

But now Messi is at his peak, and retreating is a waste of his unstoppable strong attack ability!

Not only Li Ang, but Mourinho and most of the Real Madrid players on the field were also very surprised.

After being surprised, they, like many fans now, subconsciously looked at Li Ang.

However, this kind of attention did not make Li Ang feel very useful. Instead, he spread his hands in the live broadcast.

Please, even if Guardiola asked Messi to retreat in this game, one of the many reasons was his positional defense.

But fans who have watched the previous Spanish national derby games know that his interference is all sticky.

And under his defensive restrictions, Messi has scored fewer goals and made fewer assists.

He Wei certainly understood this in his heart, but this did not prevent him from joining Xu Yang in praising Li Ang.

Even after praising Li Ang, looking at the rhythm of the opening battle that was different from the past, He Wei didn't know where to start his explanation.

Barcelona played very steadily today.

After they got the right to kick off, they did not rush to use their own technical advantages to engage the opponent's defense line as usual to launch a tentative attack.

Messi's retreat and distribution made Barcelona's midfield and backcourt conduction more fluent and clear.

And Iniesta, who was slightly sidelined today, did not feel uncomfortable at all.

After all, he had played on the wing before, and today Messi helped him share the responsibility of organizing the forward pass, so he had more time to take the ball and try to advance.

However, neither he nor Fabregas, who retreated to get the ball, chose to force a breakthrough when trying to advance.

Barcelona's ball possession advantage today seemed to be limited to the vicinity of the center circle. When they were not sure, they would rather be conservative and continue to control the ball in the middle and backcourt.

When they played like this, the Real Madrid players on the field could not figure out their intentions.

Barcelona changed their temper and stopped pressing forward to attack, so Real Madrid naturally had no chance to counterattack.

But should Real Madrid take the initiative to press forward to attack and give Barcelona a threatening opportunity to counterattack in the half?

Then Mourinho would not agree!

The head coaches of the two teams turned their heads and looked at each other at the same time when standing on the sidelines, but turned their heads back tacitly at the moment of eye contact, pretending nothing happened.

Guardiola did give Mourinho a tactical surprise.

But Mourinho was not panicking at this moment.

After all, this round of national derby was played at Camp Nou, and he and Real Madrid's players on the field did not have to worry about being booed by their own fans.

For Real Madrid, getting three points is good, but he can also accept getting one point and leaving unscathed.

At most, the two teams will compete with other mid- and lower-level teams in stability and ability to beat weak teams.

If both teams can beat weak teams steadily, it will be in time for Real Madrid to return to the Bernabeu and compete with Barcelona in the 26th round of the second half of the league.

Anyway, he is not under much pressure in the league this season, but whether Guardiola will be pressured by the unreliable top management of Barcelona is hard to say.

Thinking of this, Mourinho, who was still relaxed, first made a tactical gesture, asking his disciples to play slowly and not panic.

Then he sat back in the coaching seat leisurely.

Guardiola saw all this behavior. To be honest, he was a little unhappy, but Guardiola also anticipated Mourinho's reaction in advance.

When necessary, Mourinho does not need Guardiola to show weakness. Facing a stronger Barcelona, ​​he dares to take the initiative to find opportunities to play pressure attacks.

But now Real Madrid has the capital and confidence to continue competing with Barcelona in the league.

So Mourinho is not very interested in the so-called "six-point battle".

Guardiola understands Mourinho's mind, and the Real Madrid players on the field naturally understand it better.

"The boss still wants to win steadily. Now Barcelona wants to seduce us to make tactical mistakes first. They have made a wrong calculation."

Li Ang said what he was thinking when communicating with Brother Long.

Alonso obviously agreed with him at this time, and he had no objection. He didn't think it was a good idea to attack Barcelona in the opposite direction.

However, Li Ang's next sentence made Brother Long a little speechless.

"What a pity, I said that I would invite Messi out for dinner after winning Barcelona again today."

Laughing and shaking his head, Brother Long finally slapped Li Ang on the back of his head.

"Why are you imagining so much? Defend well. If Messi really seizes the opportunity to help Barcelona score another winning goal today, I think he should treat you to a meal on purpose!"

Li Ang touched the back of his head and smiled indifferently, then calmed down and paid close attention to Barcelona's ball control and offensive probing mode today.

Overall, Barcelona did not completely lose the idea of ​​attacking.

With Messi's forward pass as the main force, Pedro and Iniesta can get sufficient offensive ball rights in the rib area of ​​Real Madrid's half.

Sometimes Messi will not follow the forward pressure, and the Barcelona offensive players who have failed to test will pass the ball back to his feet in time.

But sometimes Messi will also ambush behind Fabregas or Pedro, and suddenly receive the ball and make a strong attack after they attract the attention of Real Madrid's defense.

Li Ang keeps up with his offensive rhythm, and has already approached, Messi will pass the ball to Iniesta who is active on the left.

If Li Ang does not keep up, then Messi will try a long shot outside the Real Madrid penalty area if he feels right!

Li Ang understood that the previous few times Messi occupied the center of the front line, attracted the attention of Real Madrid's defense, and then created offensive opportunities for the Barcelona forwards on both wings. This set of tactics did not work for Real Madrid at all.

So Guardiola has a clearer understanding of who is the big daddy in Barcelona's offensive system.

So he reversed the selling core tactics and turned it into a full-strength core protection tactic.

Fabregas and Pedro acted as tactical meat shields, Iniesta played the side, and Messi played the role of a frontcourt free man.

Still not much tactical restrictions, the kind of frontcourt free man.

From the organization end to the second striker with unlimited firing rights, Messi played happily, and he didn't have to play against himself too much and consume his physical energy.

This tactical authority can only be said that Guardiola really dotes on Messi and trusts Messi too much.

Of course, keeping Messi away from Real Madrid's penalty area is the biggest flaw of this tactical play. But Guardiola has no choice.

Who made Messi the only top scorer in Barcelona now?

If Messi is exposed to Real Madrid's defense, Li Ang will not care about anyone and will only focus on Messi to defend.

So it is a solution to save Messi's energy as much as possible so that he can find the feeling outside the penalty area and shoot more shots.

If Guardiola really wants Pedro and Fabregas to continue to shoot these shots, Barcelona fans may really boo their own players in Camp Nou.

Again, Messi has only so much energy in a game. If you let him focus on breaking through and shooting in the penalty area, don't let him do too much work to instigate the attack.

On the contrary, let him be responsible for instigating the attack and seizing the opportunity to shoot from a distance, then don't let him hold the ball too much and force the attack.

Otherwise, Barcelona's end will be no different from the previous few matches with Real Madrid.

Messi's physical strength was exhausted in advance, and he also gained some personal data, but the result was that Barcelona lost 1-3 or 2-4.

Real Madrid has Li Ang who can withstand pressure and make tactical substitutions, but no one on Barcelona's side can effectively limit Ronaldo's performance.

Besides, Benzema, Di Maria, and Higuain who are now on the bench beside Ronaldo are better at scoring goals than Pedro and Sanchez.

It can only be said that Guardiola's tactical thinking to protect Messi is right.

But Guardiola, who did not get enough support in the summer window, is powerless to deal with the shortcomings of Barcelona's current lineup.

After all, Aguero, who he wanted most, is a hot commodity among the local tycoons in Manchester City. They are not short of money and have never paid attention to Barcelona's offer.

Apart from that, he only wants Benzema.

Ibrahimovic, who was once exiled by him, is now not in his eyes at all.

So when it only takes more than 20 million euros to try to recruit the Swedish magic tower again, Barcelona did not make any move at all.

Unable to deal with Aguero, impossible to contact Benzema, and turning a blind eye to Ibrahimovic.

Guardiola's stubbornness is also a headache for Barcelona's transfer department.

After a summer window, Barcelona's top management is also helpless with a large transfer fee on hand but difficult to spend.

This conceited momentum has made Guardiola achieve great success and super high personal reputation in the past few seasons.

But it also puts him in a dilemma of wanting to rebuild the striker but struggling to find suitable players.

Now it is very difficult for Guardiola to make concessions to his ideals on the tactical end and play a conservative game.

However, the Barcelona fans who are obviously feeling irritated and dissatisfied at this time do not understand the difficulties of their meritorious coach.

It was not enough to boo, but the slightly dissatisfied noise was particularly harsh to the ears of Barcelona players and Guardiola.

Mourinho has too many lice on his body and no worries about being bitten.

But at this moment, Guardiola was suppressing his emotional fluctuations and forcing himself to be determined to carry out this tactic to the end.

It was hard for the East Asian fans who stayed up late tonight.

I thought we would see a goal-scoring battle.

As a result, they prepared beer and snacks, but what they saw was a health care bureau?

No, how could two famous coaches who have won five Champions League trophies in total be so sincere?

You two should have a good fight!

Now it’s basically a sore throat, and I should be able to resume normal updates tomorrow.

It still depends on the traditional treatment method.

I took a hot bath, took some medicine, and covered myself in the quilt for an afternoon, and my mind suddenly became clear!