839 "Two Points, Two Points!"
After the opening, there was a very interesting scene that best reflected Manchester City's targeted tactical adjustments tonight.
That was when Vargas made an attack from the left and wanted to pass the ball to Sanchez, but the ball was blocked out of bounds by Lichtsteiner and gave Barcelona a front court throw-in.
This is Barcelona's first attack in this game.
Vargas quickly threw the ball to Iniesta who ran over to catch the ball. As soon as the Barcelona midfielder caught the ball, Robben, who returned to his own half, immediately pressed him close to him, but Iniesta Want to get the ball and cut inside.
At this moment, Rakitic suddenly leaned over, without moving his feet or making any movements, he just raised his head and chest, and directly blocked Iniesta's line with his body. As a result, the Barcelona midfielder hit him Rakitic.
The force was not heavy, so it would not fall to the ground, but the ball lost control, and it was immediately intercepted by Robben, and it was stabbed to Yaya Toure in front of the side.
The Côte d'Ivoire had already been ready to go. As soon as he saw Robben passing the ball, he immediately stopped the ball and moved forward.
Go ahead!
Manchester City launched a quick counterattack horn.
The entire frontcourt, Gareth Bale on the left, Yaya Toure and Suarez in the center, Robben and Rakitic on the right, are all sprinting forward quickly, and the counterattack is so powerful that Barcelona They were all taken aback.
Guardiola loudly reminded his players on the sidelines, especially the defense.
There were exclamations from the entire stadium.
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Yaya Toure's dribbling speed is not fast, but his physical condition is very good, and his feet are skillful, especially with his strong body. On the court, it is simply...
Busquets was about to get stuck in the first place, blocking Yaya Toure.
When Yaya Toure played for Barcelona, the main position was robbed by the fledgling Busquets. At this moment, it was like meeting enemies, and he was extremely jealous.
I saw the Ivorian skillfully carrying the ball and rushing into Busquets' defense zone. After a little pull, the whole person leaned against Busquets with his body, making it impossible for the Spanish midfielder to make any more moves.
Yaya Toure was a little slower, but the ball was still under his control, and he took a step forward,
He got rid of Busquets directly, rushed into Barcelona's half, and passed it to Suarez in front.
The Uruguayan center stopped the ball between the two Barcelona midfielders, but he noticed Puyol's movement and he was not sure.
The speed of the Barcelona central defender was too fast, and Suarez asked himself that he was not sure about forcing a pass.
He's really not Gareth Bale.
If it's a Welsh person, he just kicks the ball forward, and he suddenly accelerates, rushing over abruptly.
But he's Suarez, he can't do it!
So, when Suarez rushed to the 30-meter area of Barcelona, he suddenly stopped and stopped Yaya Toure's pass. He turned around and wanted to go to the left to find Gareth Bale.
At this time, Gareth Bale should be allowed to take advantage of his speed.
But he thinks so, and so does Barcelona.
Barcelona's attack was on the left just now, and Alves, the right back, was not too far forward. At this moment, he has returned to his position in time, following Gareth Bale, while Pique is stuck in Suarez On the route behind Si Chuan.
If you really want to pass it on, there is a certain probability of success, but it is relatively small.
Suarez changed his mind almost instantly, shielded the ball and played it back to Yaya Toure.
As soon as the Ivorian stopped the ball and was about to take it forward, he heard Rakitic shouting from behind.
"2 o'clock, 2 o'clock!"
Yaya Toure had just heard the shout and instinctively looked to his right.
That's a big gap.
Vargas hadn't had time to return to position, but Robben was already one step ahead and inserted into this area.
"Don't stick to the ball, pass it when you need it, there are not many opportunities, and you must not waste it!"
"If you want to win, you have to do what I say!"
Yaya Toure's head coach's exhortations before the game flashed in his mind for a moment, and he directly passed a diagonal pass to the side without thinking.
The ball was passed diagonally to the right from the middle of the 30-meter area.
Barcelona's defensive center of gravity also shifted immediately, especially Puyol, and the captain of Barcelona, who was the first among them, rushed towards Robben immediately.
The Dutch winger dribbled the ball into the right side of Barcelona's penalty area. After being caught up by Puyol, he made a sudden stop. Without giving Puyol any time to adjust his center of gravity, the outside of his foot took a small step towards the center. , and catch up by cutting inward.
As soon as Puyol rushed into the penalty area, he saw Robben make an emergency stop, and he immediately followed suit.
But caught off guard, he did not react as quickly as Robben, and when he adjusted his center of gravity, he saw that Busquets had also chased back into the penalty area.
Seeing that the two players were about to form a pinch, Robben suddenly hit a curve ball with his left foot.
The football just shot from the middle of the two defensive players Busquets and Puyol, and after drawing an elegant arc, it hit the left side of the Barcelona goal directly.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!
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!
! "
"Roben!
! "
The Dutchman quickly turned around and rushed out of the court, roaring wildly all the way, venting his inner excitement and excitement.
It was at this moment that the entire Camp Nou stadium erupted in exclamation.
But the ball has been scored!
"Aryan Robben!"
"Just over two minutes into the game, Manchester City broke Barcelona's goal with Robben's right-sided incurve ball."
"My God, the goal came so fast, so suddenly!"
"We saw that at this moment, in the stands of the Camp Nou, there are still many fans who have not found a seat to sit down, but a goal has been scored in the stadium!"
"An excellent start for Man City!"
"We really can't say anything more. Manchester City used a wonderful goal and counterattack to prove to the world that they are still one of the strongest teams in the world!"
"Even at Camp Nou, they scored against Barcelona in just over two minutes."
"One to zero!"
"Barcelona fell behind at the start!"
...
Pochettino and his two assistants sat in the Nou Camp chairman's stand area.
Gao Shen specially found tickets for them in the area with the best view, and they also entered the field early, so they had a panoramic view of the entire goal just now.
That feeling is really amazing.
If it is an ordinary fan, the first reaction must be: Fuck, what are Barcelona doing tonight? Can this kind of ball be dropped?
But as long as you are familiar with professional football, professionals who are familiar with Barcelona know that it is not that Barcelona did too badly, but that Manchester City did too well, especially this counterattack, which was too fast and too sudden.
"After all, he is a coach from Serie A, and he has a good grasp of the rules." D'Agostino praised.
"Just now, if Rakiticka Iniesta's kick was in La Liga, the referee would probably have blown it."
Pochettino nodded, his team is also very good at using the body, so D'Agostino's statement is fine.
La Liga's referee enforcement is indeed biased towards protecting technical players.
But this is the Champions League.
Although the law enforcement standards of the Champions League are higher than those of the Premier League, it is certainly impossible to follow the La Liga completely. Otherwise, wouldn’t it be protecting La Liga in disguise and suppressing other leagues?
Many people didn't notice that the referee committee of UEFA has always been Italian at the helm. Even after the Calciopoli incident, it is now the bald referee Collina.
This is also because Italians have their own uniqueness in mastering rules and measures.
Gao Shen has benefited from these aspects in the past three years in Serie A.
In addition to Rakiticka Iniesta's slap, Yaya Toure blocked Busquets' slap with his body, which was also physical contact. Obviously, this must have come from Gao Shen's instruction.
These seemingly subtle details just broke the balance of power on the field and brought this goal to Manchester City.
"To be honest, every time I watch a high-level game, I can't help but admire it, and sometimes I even feel that what kind of hot chicken team I brought out?" Pochettino shook his head with a wry smile.
D'Agostino and Jesús Perez looked at each other and smiled.
They all know that Pochettino admires profundity very much, even adores it, just as he admires Bielsa.
I also have to admit that they are all head coaches, but there is still an obvious gap in coaching ability.
Of course, this is also because the Spaniard's platform is incomparable with Manchester City.
But didn’t Gao Shen also start from coaching Naples back then?
"I counted just now. When Manchester City counterattacked, they invested a total of five players. This counterattack is really powerful. The first reaction of Suarez and Yaya Toure was to play on the left."
Pochettino pondered the goal and offensive line just now. Although he watched the scene, he knew it well.
This is the basic operation of a head coach.
"Steal the ball from the right side and quickly counterattack from the left. This is also reasonable. After all, Robben retreated so far back, but Barcelona also consciously blocked Manchester City's counterattack from the left, so Suarez wanted to pass Gareth. Bell, it didn't work."
"Robben's back plugged..."
Pochettino made a gesture of chopping vegetables with his hand, obviously saying that Robben's sudden jump in this time was not only timely, but also very threatening, and even Vargas couldn't keep up in time.
"The communication and response of Manchester City players on the field is also worth learning. I heard someone yelled before Yaya Toure turned. .”
If Yaya Toure went up by himself, he just crashed into Barcelona's defense zone and should be able to form a shot, but it is difficult to create a threat.
Even if he barely creates a threat, he probably won't be able to score a goal.
Although Valdez has been criticized, he is not a vegetarian.
Instead, he shifted to Robben's side, directly playing a gap, and at the same time pulled out Barcelona's defense.
Even if Robben doesn't kick himself, as long as the ball is passed before Busquets and Puyol are encircled, the probability of Manchester City scoring is still very high.
The personal abilities of this group of players make scoring a goal a high probability event as long as they get a chance.
Barcelona's conceded goal seemed inevitable.
After all, when it comes to defending against counterattacks, especially after Iniesta lost the ball, no one immediately invested in counterattacks in time.
It may be that the player has not yet entered the state, or it may be that the player is still a little slack.
Gao Shen caught this tiny flaw.
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