For this change in rhythm in Barcelona, Zhang Sheng seemed a little helpless.

In the Chinese Super League and the AFC Champions League, his team is known for the sudden change of rhythm in continuous passes, but I didn't expect that now it is my turn to face such an opponent.

Barcelona's style of play is easy to say when defending - strengthen the layering of the defense and maintain the flexibility of the formation, but it is very complicated to execute in the specific game, in addition to the team must have extremely detailed defensive tactical arrangements, the ability of the players must also reach that level, otherwise everything is in vain.

Specific to this game, Zhang Sheng can only tilt the team's resources to defense as much as possible.

Like in the previous few minutes, the Longteng team appropriately expanded the formation, put a little more into the attack, and was immediately given a free kick opportunity in front of the penalty area by the opponent.

Fortunately for Zhang Sheng, Messi and Neymar were not there in this game, and there was really no one on Barcelona's side who had a strong free kick ability.

With the Dragons retracting the formation again, Barcelona's chances have become fewer, and the most threatening through ball is basically confiscated by the Dragons' goalkeepers because the receivers don't have much space to sprint.

Seeing this, Barcelona began to take advantage of their ability to move the ball quickly, pulling the defensive formation of the Longteng team, and allowing the striker to quickly step back to get a shot in the penalty area.

In the 34th minute, Iniesta passed a good ball after the midfielder's non-stop footing, and directly transferred it to the penalty area at a 45-degree angle, Munir went straight into the Longteng team's penalty area from the right side of the penalty area, compared to the previous use of two fullbacks to press forward and then transfer to the middle and then give the striker a straight stop, such a midfielder directly to the striker The way is more direct, which is also part of Enrique's tactical changes.

The defenders of the Longteng team did not expect Barcelona to play like this, when Munir went straight into the penalty area, there was no player to run with him, fortunately Munir himself did not predict the landing point of the ball, when he caught up with this pass, barely reached the ball with his legs, but the shot was weak and weak, and Zhou Wei, who attacked in time, firmly pressed the ball to the ground.

He Wei was taken aback by the ball: "Iniesta's pass, Munir! Fortunately, Zhou Wei was very focused and attacked quickly." It can be seen that Barcelona's use of two wingers is very flexible, which can not only form an inverted triangle attacking combination with the assist players on the side and several players in the midfield, but also directly link with the players in the midfield, we must pay attention to it. ”

'It comes down to their midfielders being too strong. Xu Yang grasped the key, "These two styles of play rely on the running coordination and passing of the three players in the midfield. Especially Andres Iniesta, if you get too close to him, he has the ability to break forward at his feet, and if you get a little further away from him, like this time, he can pass with a lot of power and a very good position to the box without running. Therefore, when our players maintain a good defensive distance from him, they must pay full attention to his passing, and in every area of the defense, they must not miss anyone, and Munir was missed just now. ”

Xu Yang's analysis is still very in place, only three minutes later, Iniesta really played his ability to break through, he played a two-by-one with Roberto on the left side and passed Pato, facing the defense of right wingback Zhou Zhou, continuous plucking and stepping on the ball and feints, and the last sudden acceleration flashed out the angle of the pass, and used the way of the bottom cross to pass the ball into the penalty area.

Fortunately, Ma Yongli was in a good position and got out of the box before Munir did.

Observing the situation on the field, Zhang Sheng began to shout loudly to the players, because the score of the first half had reached nearly forty minutes, which was also the stage when the physical fitness and mental strength of the Longteng team players who were suppressed and played for almost half were about to reach the limit.

In the past, when the Chinese Super League team played against the Japanese and South Korean teams, it was always in danger at this time, and even conceded the goal because the team could not grasp the initiative for a long time, and it was suppressed to the limit physically and psychologically.

Sure enough, as Zhang Sheng expected, in the last seven or eight minutes of the first half, Barcelona's high-position pressing tactics were taken out again, and for a while, there was a lot of noise in front of the Longteng team's penalty area.

In the 39th minute, Rakitic suddenly shot from outside the penalty area, and the ball crossed a strange arc and flew straight to the top right corner of the goal, and Zhou Wei did his best to get the ball out of the bottom line.

Then Barcelona sent a tactical corner, Iniesta on the side and Roberto to open the gap, the former's pass accurately found Suarez in the penalty area, the latter's header shot straight to the top left corner of the goal, but Suarez's header smashed the post and bounced back into the box, but it was Barcelona's player - Busquets who grabbed the second point, his shot hit the body of Ma Yongli who blocked with his body and bounced to the left side of the penalty area, and then Roberto's close-range shot actually flew over the crossbar and flew out of the bottom line。

Barcelona's three consecutive shots made the Longteng team in the penalty area jump, and He Wei breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Roberto's shot high: "It was too dangerous just now." Continuously let Barcelona grab the second point in the penalty area, and the third point, the defensive position of the Longteng team can be said to be completely messed up. ”

"The more you are in the last moments of the game, the more you can't give your opponent a chance. Xu Yang was also shocked, "I hope the Longteng team can survive these few minutes." ”

But Barcelona seemed to be determined to score in this time period, when the Longteng team drove the ball to the defender by the goalkeeper as usual, all the Barcelona players in the front field began to press frantically high again, Zhou Zhou, who was a little slower, was snatched by Roberto again, and then Roberto passed the ball to Iniesta, whose long-range shot from outside the box was slightly over the crossbar.

"It's too passive. He Wei said worriedly, "Now the players of the Longteng team have obvious physical problems, don't pass the ball like this in the backfield, the first half is about to enter injury time, hurry up and finish the minute or two." ”

"The goalkeeper just kicked it off. Xu Yang even began to blame the Longteng team's style of play, "Usually you can play more at your feet, but now at the critical moment, it is better to be simpler." ”

As if hearing Xu Yang's instructions, Zhou Wei slowly took the ball from the caddy's hand, and then kept waving forward with both hands, signaling his teammates to press forward.

Although Chavez didn't grab the first point this time, he also forced Busquets to push the ball off the touchline, and the Dragons won a touchline ball up front.

With the sideline ball out, the Longteng team cleverly passed the ball back to their own half, and the first half of the game came to an abrupt end.

After a stunning performance at the beginning and a strict defense later, the Longteng team successfully kept the score at 0:0 in the first half.

During the intermission, He Wei and Xu Yang, who returned to the studio, made comments together with Gong Lei, a guest who came to comment.

Gong Lei was full of praise for the performance of the Longteng team: "The Longteng team performed very well in the 45 minutes of the game. Except for the panic in the last few minutes of the game, their defensive formation was very good at other times, especially the counter-attacks in the opening period, which were very threatening. The weak team plays the strong team, this is the best choice. ”

"Definitely. To be honest, I was overjoyed that the Dragons didn't concede a goal in the first half. He Wei looked very relaxed, "It's a pity that we failed to score in the previous attacks, and we were pressed back later." Especially Pato's shot on goal, which was a shame. ”

Then Xu Yang expressed his worries: "The Longteng team has no problems now when their physical fitness is still good. But in the second half, we probably won't be able to keep up with the fitness at the end of twenty or thirty minutes, so I don't know how to deal with it?"

"Sometimes on the pitch we need to have a lot of willpower in addition to our individual ability. He Wei is more optimistic, "These young men of the Longteng team can go to the field of the Club World Cup, which has proved their strong will, and I believe they can persevere." ”

At this time, in the dressing room at half-time, both sides were making arrangements for the second half.

The Longteng team is seizing all the time to help the players do massage and recovery, and at the same time, Zhang Sheng is also encouraging the players: "I am very satisfied with the score of 0:0. The course of the game is clear, they are now relying on two points, one is Iniesta's scheduling, and the other is Suarez's personal impact. I'm not asking you to look them to death completely, it's not realistic, I'm asking you to work harder than in the first half when they're moving. If my guess is correct, they will have a very strong press at the start of the second half, after all, the further the game drags on, the worse it is for them. During this time, we can eat cards and concede goals, but we have to grit our teeth and hold on. ”

"It's also the emptiest time in their defence. Zhang Sheng clenched his fists, "If we don't invest in the offense, we don't hesitate to do it once we put it into the offense, because we won't have many opportunities." ”

In a separate dressing room, Enrique was not happy with the first half: "It's just an Asian team. But now we haven't taken the lead. It's not just the score that I'm not happy with, it's the attitude you have on the pitch. If we can keep the kind of pressing that we did in the final stages, they will make more mistakes and the defensive system will be more chaotic. ”

'So once we keep putting pressure on them, scoring goals is inevitable. Then it's time for us to extend the score. Enrique has planned the game strategically, "Consecutive goals are the most direct way to break down the opponent. ”

Sure enough, after the start of the second half, Barcelona continued the crazy high pressing at the end of the first half, and the situation of the Dragons was also very difficult.

Just one minute into the second half, Zhou Zhou had to pay the price of a yellow card and pulled Iniesta down on the left side of the penalty area, otherwise Zhou Zhou's passing error caused by a slight hesitation under high pressure is likely to end in conceding a goal.

Zhou's foul also gave Barcelona a free-kick in front, and the two highs, including Pique and Busquets, ran into the box, and it was clear that they wanted to score goals.

This time, Rakitic's passing accuracy improved a lot, and he directly found Pique's point, and Pique did get a header, but under the interference of Lu Zhihui, his header was deflected out of the goal.

"Barcelona came up with an onslaught. He Wei didn't expect that the other party would be so eager to score, "During this time, the players of the Longteng team have just rested, and their physical fitness is enough, so they must do a good job of running in defense." ”

"If the game drags on, the more bad it is for Barcelona. Xu Yang said, "Once you can't score, the Longteng team will play more and more confidently, sometimes the weak team against the strong team, this tone is raised, and a miracle appears." ”

The players of the Longteng team are very confident at this time, because the tactics of Barcelona's side are obviously as Zhang Sheng expected at halftime, and they are not conservative because of the several counterattacks by the Longteng team in the opening stage of the first half, but they are determined to keep the fire in the backfield of the Longteng team.

Since the manager has anticipated this situation, the players are relieved to play according to the manager's arrangement, at least the opponent has not made any mistakes.

In the next game, Barcelona even the last defender, Pique, completely overwhelmed the half, forming a siege of the Dragons, especially the fullbacks on both sides were completely used as wingers, and most of the ball was also at their feet.

The advantage of Barcelona's play like this is obvious, that is, to create a lot of attacking space for Barcelona, and when it can't attack, it can be convenient to return to the two central defenders to organize the next attack.

Of course, this style of play is also very dangerous, that is, the space in the ribs is infinite, giving the opponent a chance to counterattack.

In the fourth minute of the second half, Alba, who was more active in the game, once again launched an impact on Zhou Zhou, who had a yellow card, in view of the fact that there was already a yellow card, Zhou Zhou seemed very cautious, in the face of Alba's dribbling, he could only choose to force him to the sideline and the bottom line, which left a lot of space behind Zhou Zhou, Alba also saw this opportunity, and suddenly stopped in the dribble and then passed a ball through the crotch, the ball was taken by Roberto who came out of the penalty area to receive after crossing Zhou Zhou.

Roberto took the ball and handed it to Iniesta without stopping, who faced Lin Feng's defense, and a lateral pass after the pluck ball shifted the ball to the right side, because the Dragons' current defensive focus is all on the left side, and Munir on the right side is completely empty.

Danger reappeared.