Chapter 123: Can He Keep It?

"The race has finally begun!"

"Atletico Madrid served first. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"With a succession of passes to the back, Atletico Madrid obviously had to control the tempo first. ”

"Barcelona are not in a hurry, there is no pressing up front. ”

"What many people may not know is that this is the third season in a row that Atletico Madrid has reached the final of the Copa del Rey, but in the last two seasons, Atletico Madrid have lost to Espanyol and Valencia. ”

"Among them, the game that we lost to Valencia two years ago was also at the Pizjuán Stadium in Seville. ”

"The last time Atletico Madrid won the Copa del Rey final was back in 1996, and interestingly, it was against Barcelona in that final, with the Sheets beating Cruyff's Barcelona with a header from Pantic in extra time. ”

It was Roberto who provided a brilliant assist to Pantic, but he didn't start this game and was on the bench, but Aguilera was a witness to that game. ”

In addition, Sergi and Pep Guardiola in the Barcelona team were also first-hand witnesses of that game. ”

"After five years, the two sides will meet again in the Copa del Rey final, and it will be up to them to see who wins this game. ”

"We can see that Atletico Madrid took the initiative to retreat after the opening, and it was obvious that they were going to play a defensive counterattack. ”

"Barcelona started to press aggressively and looked like they wanted to be proactive and take the lead, but Ferrer's side didn't dare to be too impatient because the start was always their weakness. ”

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'Barcelona started badly all the time. ”

In the media area, Javier Matayana was a little puzzled by the opening tactics of Gao Han.

"In the last month, Barcelona have conceded in the fourth minute in a 1-1 draw at home to Celta Vigo, a 3-1 away defeat to Osasuna and conceded in the 17th minute, a 4-4 draw at home to Zaragoza, conceding in the ninth minute and a second ...... in the 44th minute."

"Also, a 4-4 draw away to Villarreal, conceding three goals in 20 minutes, if it weren't for Kluivert's hat-trick, Barcelona don't know how miserable they would have died!"

Speaking of this, Matayana was puzzled, "I believe that Gao Han must know all this information, but why doesn't he grab the start with Barcelona? You know, he is the best at grabbing the start." ”

Sitting on the side, Lin Xia and Chu Yao, who were already worried, couldn't help but be even more worried when they heard this.

"Javier, you mean, there is something wrong with his starting tactics?" Chu Yao asked with concern.

Matayana shook his head, "It's not a big problem, it's just a little conservative." ”

On the field, Atletico Madrid chose to retreat from the first minute of the game, and through the numerical advantage of their midfield, they organized a tight defensive formation, making it clear that they wanted to defend strictly.

On the contrary, it was Barcelona who took the initiative to press after the opening and actively seized the initiative in the game.

This really doesn't look like Gao Han's style!

"I've heard some of Gao Han say it. Lin Xia suddenly spoke.

Matayana, De la Morena, and Chu Yao, who were sitting nearby, all looked at each other in unison.

He said that 10 of the starting eleven were playing in this kind of final for the first time, and it was a headache. ”

Ten people?

Everyone looked at the pitch again, took a closer look, and found that in addition to Aguilera, the other eleven players who started were indeed first-time.

"No wonder, the first time he participated in the final, he was definitely inexperienced and prone to nervousness, and he must have made this decision after considering a variety of options." ”

"More than that. De la Morena shook his head.

"More than that?"

"Well, Barcelona had a bad start, it's been a problem for a long time, we know it, Gao Han knows it, Ferrer definitely knows it. ”

"What do you mean......"

"Ferrer might also steal the start!"

Barcelona's attacking firepower is second only to Real Madrid in La Liga, so you can imagine how strong it is.

Although they are weak defensively, Atletico Madrid will undoubtedly be at a disadvantage if both sides steal the start.

Coupled with the fact that the players are generally young and inexperienced, if there is a problem in the on-field performance, it will ......

"No wonder he mentioned a couple of big wins for Barcelona!" Matayana burst out laughing.

De la Morena also nodded: "Combined with his pre-match verbal confrontation with Ferrer, it was exciting. ”

"Heh, this kid turned out to be like this. ”

"Barcelona has pressed out, Ferrer has no way out, so the biggest problem now is ......"

"Atletico Madrid's defense!" Matayana replied.

De la Morena nodded.

Gao Han's abacus is very shrewd, but the premise must be kept!

Will he be able to hold it?

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"Want to keep?"

Ferrer turned his head, glanced at Gao Han, who was also standing in the coach's area, and snorted coldly.

"Can you hold it?"

There really is no way back for him in Barcelona.

From four draws with Villarreal and Zaragoza in two consecutive league games, to a 3-1 defeat away to Osasuna and a 1-1 draw with Celta Vigo......

Barcelona's league is completely finished, and they have to do their best to even finish in the top four.

The Champions League ended in the first round of the group stage, especially the 0-3 defeat away to Turkey's Besiktas and the 0-2 defeat at home to AC Milan, which Barcelona could not tolerate and accept.

In the League Cup, they finally crossed Celta Vigo in a thrilling way, but soon lost to Liverpool.

Ferrer's dismissal is a foregone conclusion!

But he knew he had to get this Copa del Rey, he had to!

Thinking of this, he turned his head again and looked at Gao Han, this damn Chinese looked calm.

"You've only got 60 minutes, you can't score in 60 minutes, you're dead here!"

Gao Han's words rang in Ferrer's ears again.

He was right and judged accurately.

Ferrer himself knows the situation of the team.

The offense in the second half was weaker than in the first, and the defense was worse than in the first half.

The two most likely periods of time for teams to concede goals are the beginning and the end.

"Hey, Pep!"

Ferrer walked to the sideline and shouted out to Guardiola, and the captain immediately looked at him.

"Press it up, press it on me!"

Pep Guardiola was a little stunned, but he quickly executed the manager's tactics.

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"Barcelona started to increase their attack. ”

The high ball was passed to the edge of the box, Kluivert grabbed the first spot and headed it down. ”

"Okay, Luis Enrique, straight with a nice cross to the left. ”

"Overmars, good opportunity, here. ”

"Face Aguilera, one-on-one, beautiful, it's over!"

"Overmars crosses!"

"Danger, Atletico Madrid!"

"Beautiful header clearance, from Marchena!"

The Spanish centre-back was very brave and cleared the ball with a header before Kluivert. ”

It was a brilliant defence and Kluivert signalled Marchena to make a small move, but referee Aranda ignored it. ”

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"Barcelona's offensive is here again!"

"It's still on the left, it's still looking for Overmars. ”

"I wanted to break through Aguilera, but this time the Atletico Madrid captain was firmly in position. ”

"Stop, want to pass to the middle lane......"

"Okay, Marcos Senna intercepts halfway and launches a counterattack on the spot. ”

'The long ball went to the front of the field and Atletico Madrid counter-attacked quickly. ”

"Barcelona quick return ......"

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"Ferrer is far worse than Van Gaal!"

Standing on the sidelines, Gao Han saw Marcos Senna's long ball fall to Barcelona's right flank, and Torres caught the ball safely without any player harassing him.

Although the subsequent counter-attack failed to threaten, it allowed Barcelona to rush back to defense.

The counterattack of two or three players made Barcelona's entire midfield run back and forth, and the deal was worth it.

Moreover, in Gao Han's plan, such a scenario will be repeated again.

Cantarero nodded, "The result of too many stars!"

Barcelona's frontcourt stars are largely uninvolved in defence.

Even when the team fully retreated, the four stars in the front court still stayed in the front court and waited for their teammates to pass the ball, even if they had to defend, it was just a false shot, just for show.

This led to a disconnect and tearing between the team's front and midfield.

"Rivaldo shouldn't play as a midfielder, his individual ability is really super and his attacking ability is quite good, but his playmaking and tandem attacking ability is not satisfactory. Gao Han said.

To put it simply, his style of play is on the lonely side.

"He played in midfield, and he couldn't manage the left and right wings, nor could he connect Kluivert and the midfield, which only led to Barcelona's attack falling into too many one-man battles. ”

Van Gaal saw this and asked him to play on the left, but Ferrer compromised with the Brazilian superstar.

Ferrer's tactics at the beginning of the season were three-two-three-two, that is, three defenders plus two midfielders plus two forwards plus two forwards plus two strikers, and the idea was clear, using wild attacks to break down opponents.

But in recent years, the La Liga league has been very strange, and the strangulation midfielder with a double back configuration is popular, which makes Barcelona's set of tactics seem to be offensive in La Liga, but in fact it is difficult to achieve the expected tactical effect.

The first is that the attacking force is overinvested, resulting in a weak midfield, especially the protection of the core of the organization Pep Guardiola.

What is the reason for the poor performance of the Barcelona captain?

It's because the opponent gives him more targeted defense, but the team gives him less support and protection!

And the backline.

Barcelona's backline has always had the problem of defending high balls, with the departure of senior defender Nadal and the unsatisfactory introduction of Bogard, which directly led to Barcelona being able to discharge three players less than 1.8 meters tall as central defenders.

This is now in the prevalence of high school strikers, and they are simply looking for death!

Coupled with the inherent loopholes in the three central defenders, as well as the problem of excessive offensive investment, which led to an imbalance in the midfield, although Ferrer later took a striker and arranged Xavi or Gabri to strengthen the midfield, the effect was still not obvious.

The attack is strong and the defense is weak, the attack relies too much on the individual performance of the players, and cannot form an effective whole, and there are huge hidden dangers in the defense, which directly led to the tragedy of Barcelona this season.

Gao Han knew, and Ferrer must know better.

Therefore, before the game, Gao Han said that Barcelona was dead without scoring for 60 minutes.

It would have been like a sword of Dalimos, hanging over Ferrer's head.

As for Atletico Madrid, the thing to do is simple, hold on for these sixty minutes!