Chapter 1048: Internal and External Troubles

As it turned out, Gao Han really guessed Zidane's intentions.

At the start of the second half, China City pressed even higher, with the front trident even forcing Barcelona's backline, and Kante and Isco were also positioned closer to Barcelona's 30-metre area, trying to win the ball in more threatening areas.

The transformation of Chinatown has caused Barcelona's backline to run into a lot of problems, and it seems to be left and right.

Illia Ramendi was not only firmly protected in front of the defensive line, but also showed a threat in terms of the ball, passing the ball faster and more accurately, which also improved the team's attacking attack.

This also forced Barcelona to retreat again and again.

Presented on the field, that is, after the start of the second half, Chinatown suddenly dominated the scene, pressed through the half, firmly suppressed Barcelona, and had the momentum to eat the opponent in one go.

This is undoubtedly a double-edged sword, which can not only hurt the enemy, but also can hurt oneself.

Just when everyone was worried, Ilya Ramendi once again picked up the ball in the middle of the field and sent a long ball over the top into the right side of Barcelona's penalty area, trying to find Griezmann.

The ball was precise, but Pique reacted quickly and got ahead of Griezmann to intercept the ball, but he had to choose to pass it back to the goalkeeper under Griezmann's harassment.

Morata rushed to Valdés at the first time, forcing the Barcelona goalkeeper not to let the ball linger at his feet, and before the ball came, he went straight up and passed the ball to the left.

As soon as the ball arrived, Griezmann pressed over and Alba cleared the ball to the front of the court as soon as possible.

Pedro retreated from the left into his own half and headed Alba's clearance back into midfield for Andres Iniesta.

As soon as Iniesta received the ball, Kante forced him to his side, which startled the Barcelona players, and quickly turned to protect the ball and brought it back, but before he took two steps, Griezmann surrounded him again, and the two Chinatown players struck back and forth.

With no suitable spot around and the passing lines blocked, Iniesta tried to take the ball out himself, but Kante stabbed the ball away with a tackle and a fallen tackle.

After Griezmann got the ball, he directly distributed it to the right side of the penalty area.

Morata ran over to pick it up, and without waiting for Pique to get closer, he suddenly accelerated, pulled out of position, and crossed directly with his right foot.

The ball fell to the edge of the six-yard box, Hazard cut in diagonally from the left flank, Isco cut forward from the edge of the box, and both Chinatown players came in unison for the ball.

This scene caused the entire Block Stadium to exclaim.

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"China City broke the ball to form a counterattack, and it was very fast. ”

"Alvaro Morata, cross from the right......"

"Isco, no ......"

"Hazard ......"

"The ball is in!!!!"

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!”

"Eden Hazard!"

"In the 54th minute of the second half, Chinatown took the lead in knocking on Barcelona's goal!"

'It was a goalmouth grab from Belgian Eden Hazard. ”

'Oh my God, Alvaro Morata had a comfortable cross and Isco couldn't catch up in the middle, but Hazard was timely at the back post and stabbed the ball into the back of the net before Alves. ”

"For such a close stab, Valdés simply can't do anything!"

"1-0, Chinatown scored first in the second half. ”

'It was definitely a terrible blow for Barcelona, who played too passively at the start of the second half. ”

'Let's relive the goal again. ”

'Andres Iniesta was a little too sticky and it was often dangerous to dribble too much in such situations, but he didn't get the ball out of the first place, and it was Kante who was able to get the ball off. ”

N'Golo Kante, the French midfielder, previously played for Paris Saint-Germain, but he is only really familiar after moving to Chinatown, he has been hailed as the new Claude Makelele, who is currently the assistant coach of Chinatown, and believes that it is entirely possible that Kante will be better than him in the future. ”

'There's Antoine Griezmann, who is also a threat with his aggressive pressing and Morata is a clever runner, but we shouldn't forget the man behind the attack, Ilia Ramendi. ”

"The long pass over the top just now was fast and urgent, directly past the midfield, and sent into the Barcelona penalty area, which pushed the entire midfield of Chinatown to press forward. ”

"It should be said that Barcelona's defence is too easily torn apart. ”

"Sergio Busquets has been doing well this season, but the protection of the defence has always been his weakness, which was not very obvious when Barcelona were able to control the ball in the past, but now his problem is constantly being exposed and even exploited by opponents. ”

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After Eden Hazard's goal, everyone in Chinatown was in a frenzy.

Cantarero's eyes at Gao Han were also even more admiring.

Whether as a head coach or as a spectator, Gao Han's eyesight is impeccable.

"There are only two paths in front of Martino. ”

Gao Han looked at the away team's coach's box on the field, Martino looked a little angry after losing the ball, and kept shouting at the players on the field, but the scene was too loud for it to be heard clearly in the stands, but it was not a good thing to say.

"Which two?" asked Cantarero with concern.

The corners of Gao Han's mouth raised, "Either strengthen the defense of the midfield and make the team play more concise, or continue to play with passing and control, but you need to strengthen the defense at the back, especially Busquets." ”

Simplicity means efficiency.

Zidane's arrangement of two midfielders in this game seems to be conservative, but in fact it is aimed at Barcelona's weakness to deal with, which is also where the French coach is more flexible, he is almost not bound by any tactics and forms.

However, when the team needs it, he will press it out without hesitation, just like the adjustment at halftime, the sudden rush in the second half, it was definitely a brilliant stroke, which caught Barcelona a little off guard.

Sure enough, with the clock ticking down to sixty minutes, Martino brought two players to the sidelines, ready to be substituted.

One is Cesc Fabregas and the other is Rakitic.

This made Gao Han a little impressed.

"Everyone said that Martino lacked personality, but as everyone knows, this is when Rakitic is the biggest personality. ”

Martino's coaching record so far this season has been nothing short of impressive, but he has still attracted countless criticisms, one of the most important reasons being his use of Rakitic.

The Croatian couldn't fit into Barcelona's passing system, but his versatility was a better balance for Barcelona's midfield.

Martino has always trusted Rakitic, but he has also offended many people because of it.

Taking advantage of a dead goal, Barcelona made two substitutions in one go, one for Pedro and the other for Andres Iniesta, which also showed Martino's attitude that he wanted the team to be more balanced and concise.

But in a way, it's also a game he has against a lot of homegrown players.

"Courage is commendable, but ......" Gao Han shook his head helplessly.

When such a force is formed in the dressing room of a team that is so strong that even Pep Guardiola cannot shake it, Martino's fate is completely conceivable.

After Iniesta and Pedro came off the pitch, they didn't look at Martino and walked straight to the players' tunnel.

If Barcelona's internal contradictions are not obvious after losing to Ajax, then by now in this game, the contradictions have been revealed.

Cantarero also knew in his heart that Martino was just a poor backstabber.

"It is estimated that he will only be able to do it until this season at most, and maybe he will not survive this winter break, as the media said. ”

Gao Han nodded slightly.

Martino is a very good manager, but unfortunately he took charge of the wrong team at the wrong time and it was a tragedy.

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After Barcelona made two changes in a row, Chinatown also made a substitution.

However, unlike Martino's substitutions, Zinedine Zidane replaced N'Golo Kante, who was about the same level of physical exertion, with Koke, and the team as a whole played more controllingly.

Martino's substitutions were also very effective, with Cesc Fabregas giving the team's attacking momentum and Rakitic stabilizing the midfield and protecting the defence, with both substitutions largely meeting Martino's expectations.

But it's a pity that after Zidane's substitutions, the attack became sharper and more dangerous.

On the contrary, Barcelona, including Xavi and Busquets, many players, after the substitution, perhaps because of excessive physical consumption, or dissatisfaction with the manager's substitution, were a little sluggish and not excited enough, which made the game easy to be controlled by Chinatown.

The score of 1-0 was maintained until the end of the game.

In the end, Chinatown defeated Barcelona 1-0 with Hazard's key stunner.

As soon as the referee's whistle blew at the end of the game, the entire Block Stadium burst into jubilation.

All the fans cheered wildly, and the players in Chinatown also got carried away in celebration.

The 1-0 defeat to Barcelona means that China City has regained the top position in the La Liga standings after a more than one-month absence.

With two other matches played the day before, Atletico Madrid beat Elche 2-0 away and Real Madrid beat Valladolid 4-0 at home, and both Madrid won one after another.

That is to say, at the end of the fifteenth round, China City reversed Barcelona to the top with a two-point advantage, and Atletico Madrid once again caught up with Barcelona with three points in this round, and the two teams accumulated 40 points, but because the two teams have not played a game so far, so according to goal difference, Barcelona ranked second, and the Sheets were forced to settle for third.

Real Madrid is fourth with 34 points.

If the Champions League loss to Ajax shook Barcelona's advantage from the top of the Champions League group, then after losing to China City in this round, Barcelona also gave up the top position in the La Liga standings after two consecutive defeats.

But more importantly, the contradictions within the Barcelona team were laid bare in this game.

In particular, the attitude of Iniesta and Pedro towards Martino after the game, combined with various rumors in the media and fans before the game, has made it very clear to everyone that Barcelona this season can be described as internal and external troubles.

On the contrary, it was Chinatown, Zidane's line-up and on-the-spot command in this game were commendable, scoring three points and reversing Barcelona to the top of the table, which can also be said to be well deserved.

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