Chapter 986: Chinatown Wings
The arm can't twist the thigh, and Guardiola can't twist it in the end.
After signing a series of unequal treaties, the former Barcelona boss was given a ticket to Poland and Ukraine.
On June 10, they appeared in Gdansk, Poland, visited the hotel of the Spanish national team, chatted with Bosque and a number of players, and appeared at the Gdansk Arena that night to watch Spain's first round of the European Championship.
Bosque played out his long-planned strikerless tactics in this game, but instead of choosing Michu, who had performed well at Arsenal, Barcelona player Cesc Fabregas was scheduled to start.
What is even more rare is that the three attacking players in the front court are Cesc Fabregas, Andres Iniesta and David Silva, and there is no regular scorer, which has to be said to be a very rare thing.
Bringing together some of the best playmakers in the world, Spain were unsurprisingly in control of the ball, but Italy were not completely without resistance, losing possession and sticking to the edge of their own penalty area, not giving Spain any chance.
In front of Italy's iron wall, Spain's passing and penetration are very good, but they are not sharp enough, which makes the game even look dull and boring, but Italy, the counterattack is impressive, De Rossi and Pirlo sit in the midfield and long passes, are very threatening.
"Bosque's starting tactics for this game played big. Gao Han shook his head.
"yes. Guardiola let out a long sigh, "The middle is bloated, the side is not wide, the forward attack is not sharp enough, lack of depth, even if Italy gives up the area between the front of the penalty area and 30 meters, Spain can't create a threat, and it is impossible to penetrate Italy's iron wall by passing alone." ”
At this moment, Gao Han suddenly remembered Camacho.
He also vividly remembers that when he was in charge of Atletico Madrid, Aragonés once talked to him about Camacho.
Bosque in this game is exactly what Camacho made back then.
"I seriously doubt that if he's going to play without a striker, why don't he play Michu, and he can play against the Italian centre-backs and pull back and forth, which is more effective than Cesc Fabregas hiding from the Italian centre-backs. ”
'There are also two wings, and Arbeloa on the right is clearly too conservative. ”
When Gao Han pointed out the problem, it was clear that Xavi was shouting out to Arbeloa in the stadium, signaling for him to press Giaccherini on the left side of Italy instead of always standing in the back.
But Arbeloa pointed behind him, as if to say that he wanted to protect the defensive hinterland.
"Arbeloa's speed is not fast enough, if he presses forward, he will take on the role of full-back or even winger, like Alba, it is difficult to come back in time with his speed, and Italy is more of a diagonal in this game, focusing on the back of two full-backs. Pep Guardiola analyzed.
Italy's two strikers, Balotelli and Cassano, are also actively pulling the wings, and De Rossi and Pirlo will also choose whether to pass wide or forward depending on the position of the two Spanish full-backs, which makes Spain's defense very embarrassing.
From Arbeloa's point of view, there was nothing wrong with his choice.
If he presses up and is beaten by the opponent, Balotelli and Cassano can directly create a threat with the ball, which is too risky, and under Real Madrid's Jose Mourinho's tactical system, this is a mistake that cannot be allowed under any circumstances.
And the problem now is that Spain's frontcourt is playing away from Italy's central defenders to avoid direct physical confrontation, which is to facilitate passing and control, but once the ball is lost, there is no way to form pressure on Italy's midfield and backfield at the first time.
Failing to press at the first time, Italy were able to immediately move the ball to the wing, and the full-backs failed to suppress Italy's wide in time, making it easy for Italy to create a threat through the wing once they hit a counter-attack.
"In this game, Italy's three-five-two formation tactics are very high, almost restraining Spain, but the problem is also Bosque himself, even if he doesn't trust Michu, who has no experience in the big game, at least he should go to Torres, the two fullbacks should be pressed, and the attack has width, and it can also suppress Italy's wings. ”
"Arbeloa should be traded for Carvajal. Pep Guardiola laughed.
Gao Han smiled, he and Guardiola are both inclined to attack type, so naturally they think so.
When the ball is under control, the attack is used instead of the defense, and the wings of Chinatown are formed by Alba and Carvajal, who are more capable of individual attack, to suppress the Italian wings, which can greatly activate the attack in the front.
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The tactics in the first half were good, but the game was dull, but the second half was much better.
However, it was Italy who scored first.
After Pirlo received the ball in the middle, he suddenly chose to push forward with the ball, broke through the defense of the two Spanish midfielders, and went straight behind the defensive line.
The goal completely broke the deadlock on the field, Pirlo suddenly broke through with the ball, disrupting the Spanish midfield's defensive deployment, and the final through ball was also quite sharp and accurate.
But after conceding the goal, Spain also began to launch a counterattack, and the equaliser was scored three minutes later.
Bosque then made decisive substitutions, bringing on Keyletico Madrid's Keylor Navas and Torres, replacing David Silva and Cesc Fabregas, which was clearly to strengthen the attack up front and at the same time take advantage of Navas's wide threat.
The effect of the substitution proved to be very obvious, and the introduction of Torres made Spain's attack sharper, at least someone who could kill behind the Italian defence to create a threat, or even form a single knife, rather than blindly possessing the ball in front of the defence.
But in the end, Spain was unable to turn the situation around, and was held to a 1-1 draw by Italy.
After the game, everyone praised Bosque's tactical change without a striker, but they were puzzled by his reliance on Cesc Fabregas instead of a regular attacker, and questioned his line-up.
In addition, it turned out that after successive substitutions, Spain's attack was indeed more threatening.
On the field, Xavi's roar at Arbeloa was also noticed by the media and fans, who thought that Real Madrid's right-back was too conservative in his game mentality, which was in obvious contrast to Alba on the left.
Keylor Navas's coming off the bench was hailed as a sign that Spain's attack was waking up from a dream.
Gao Han also secretly reminded Bosque of his thoughts in his subsequent column.
Perhaps it was his own reflection, or perhaps it was because he saw Gao Han's column, and Bosque quickly made changes in the second round of the group stage, taking Cesc Fabregas and Arbeloa for Torres and Carvajal.
It was a very positive and obvious signal to strengthen the attack, as a result, Spain beat Ireland 4-0, Torres scored a brace, David Silva scored two passes and a shot, Spain played a very sharp attack, and the whole game was a full 20 shots directly aimed at the Irish goal, and the shot was even more missed.
It can be said that this game made Spain completely raise his eyebrows, and the pressure on Bosque was greatly reduced.
However, in the third round of the group stage, against the stronger Croatia, Bosque made another adjustment, and the front line remained unchanged, with Torres continuing to start, but still choosing Arbeloa, who was more defensive, on the right side.
The game was poor, the tempo was slow, the attack lacked width, and after Alba was marked on the left, Arbeloa on the right was simply unable to provide support in the attacking end, and the pace was too slow to miss the fighter.
The lack of threat in attack and the counter-attack caused a lot of problems for Spain, especially the gaps left by the full-backs after pressing forward, which became a big problem for Spain.
And there is also a very clear signal in the Spanish team that there are very few people who pass the ball to Arbeloa, unless it is a last resort, which is a clear lack of confidence in him, thinking that the ball is at his feet and it is difficult to create a threat.
Right winger Keylor Navas' only goal of the game after coming off the bench was also seen as a sign that Bosque should rethink thoroughly, after all, it was certainly no accident that both games played like this.
Entering the quarterfinals, Italy welcomed the French team.
Bosque finally made another change, replacing Torres with Cesc Fabregas and replacing Arbeloa with Carvajal, only to face Ribery, who was not willing to return to defending, Carvajal became the most dangerous player of the game, literally in a no-man's land, penetrating the entire left side of the French team.
With the right side alive, there were more chances in the middle and on the wing, and in the end it was Jordi Alba who set up Xavi Alonso for the first goal, and then Xavi Alonso scored another penalty to give Spain a 2-0 win over France.
But in the semi-finals, he met Portugal, afraid of Cristiano Ronaldo on the left side, Bosque once again arranged for Arbeloa, who was more defensive, to start, but the attack was frustrated again, drawing 0-0 with Portugal, and finally narrowly advanced to the final by virtue of a penalty shootout.
Once again, both sides made some changes, Italy switched to 442, and Spain arranged Carvajal to start instead of Arbeloa, and the devil's wings in Chinatown shone again.
Just 14 minutes into the first half, Xavi Alonso's diagonal cross was met by Carvajal's speed and chased all the way to the right side of the box, unloading the ball and moving to the middle, where Cesc Fabregas assisted David Silva to open the scoring.
But Carvajal's raid on the right left a deep impression on everyone.
And just before the end of the first half, Alba attacked from the left and scored another goal for Spain, making it 2-0.
The excellent performance of the two full-backs created Spain's lead in the first half, and on the defensive end, Carvajal and Alba also performed quite well, especially Carvajal, who repeatedly chased back to help Pique and blocked Cassano.
It can be said that the two goals in the first half basically laid the foundation for Spain's victory, and the crown of the European Championship can almost be said to be worn on Spain's head in advance.
After the rematch in the second half, Spain continued to maintain the advantage on the field, and the substitute Torres made a pass and a shot to help Spain score two more goals, and finally beat Italy 4-0 and won the European Cup.
Winning two consecutive European Championships, Spain's prosperity and strength can be seen, but there has been a lot of controversy about Bosque's lineup in this Cup, mainly focusing on the forward line and right-back.
Should Torres start, and why is Carvajal not being trusted?
These two issues have become the most hotly discussed topics in Spain after the European Championship.
Especially after the European Cup has just come to an end, the award selection has begun,
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