"The first half is coming to an end. ”

"It's still 0-0 on the pitch. ”

"Judging from the situation in the first half, Barcelona undoubtedly controlled the possession, Paris Saint-Germain was uncharacteristically dominated by defense, and Gao Han's starting tactics were obviously more secure. ”

This is not difficult to understand, after all, Paris Saint-Germain's players are not as skilled as Barcelona in cooperating with each other, once they resolutely play against each other and are overwhelmed by the opponent's pass-and-control play, then what awaits Paris Saint-Germain will be a ruthless slaughter. ”

"It should be said that throughout the first half, Paris Saint-Germain's style of play was quite amazing, and the cold team put a lot of energy and time into the task of keeping the overall formation orderly, so we can see that their investment in the offensive end is not large, and the effect is not ideal, but in the defensive end and the tightness of the lineup, it is impressive. ”

"Many people say that Gao Han is the best manager at attacking, but in fact, we have to admit that he is also quite good at defense, and his defense is not a full retreat, but an organized pressing and pressing, which is very effective in the tactics of the first half, and also brought Barcelona the most temperless first half of the season. ”

"Yes, Vilanova's side controlled the ball but never found an effective way to break the opposition goal, PSG's formation and discipline without the ball made it difficult for Barcelona to find space once the ball was in the 30-metre area, and Xavi and Iniesta also struggled to send threatening through balls. ”

"It's definitely a very targeted and very successful defensive strategy. ”

"If you are familiar with La Liga, it will be easy to see that it is very similar to the game in which Chinatown beat Barcelona this season, when Mauricio Pochettino's side ended up beating Barcelona 3-2 at home, and Gao Han must have learned from that game, and Paris Saint-Germain are stronger than Chinatown overall. ”

'So, we can expect more from the second half. ”

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While the TV commentator was summarizing the first half, Gao Han was also standing in front of the coach's box, looking directly at the court.

Over the last 45 minutes, both teams have created a number of chances, but neither team has been very threatening to pick up the point, so neither team has been able to find the back of the net.

PSG's midfield was very well organised, with a very tight division of labor, with three players each doing their job.

Matuidi, who started in place of Yaya Toure, was put in the back of the squad to take on the defensive task of dragging down the midfield, and his job was to cut off the opposition's attacking lines and avoid Barcelona players facing the backline.

At this point, he was very successful, and the whole first half was conscientious and meticulously finished.

Andrea Pirlo was flanking Matuidi, and his defensive duties were not heavy, mainly supporting Matuidi, and when the team switched from defending to attacking, he took on the first point of attack, accurately sending the ball diagonally to the flanks.

But the division of labor between the two is not entirely like this, Matuidi will take the initiative to press forward when necessary, to carry out close marking, which is not good at Pirlo, so after Matuidi grabbed, Pirlo will take the initiative to retreat to fill the gap behind Matuidi.

Di Maria was the best of the midfield, providing plenty of coverage and pressing Xavi, while also supporting Marcelo on the left flank, and his task was the heaviest of the three midfielders.

Xavi didn't have a decent through ball throughout the first half, and Di Maria was a big part of it.

Due to the close proximity between Pirlo and Matuidi, Di Maria is biased towards the left, so Aubameyang on the right is also actively defending and retreating deep to look like a wing-back.

Soldiers are impermanent, and water is impermanent.

Paris Saint-Germain seems to play four, three, three, but will switch the team's formation to four-four-two, or even four-five or even four-five at any time according to the situation on the field, and even Marcelo, who usually loves to attack, focused on defending Messi throughout the first half.

Everyone in the team was united and united, which caused the depression of Barcelona in the first half.

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"Give me a copy of the first half. ”

Gao Han always stared at the court, stretched out his right hand without looking back, and said to the coaching staff behind him.

Soon, a tablet was handed to Gao Han, and Sergio Garcia leaned over.

Gao Han took a look, and all the data was clear at a glance.

'Fifty-six against forty-four, we didn't have too much possession. Gao Han smiled.

Sergio Garcia shook his head with a wry smile, "It depends on how it is compared, if it is compared to the average possession rate of more than 60% per game in Ligue 1, then we are definitely bad." ”

Not only in Ligue 1, but even in the Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain's average possession rate per game is basically around 60, second only to Barcelona and Manchester City, and the team that is best at possession in the Champions League this season.

In terms of other statistics, the main one that interests Gao Han is that Barcelona did not have a single shot on target in the entire first half, which has to be said to be quite a satisfactory statistic, and also reflects the success of Paris Saint-Germain in targeted defense.

On the contrary, Paris Saint-Germain had a chance to shoot on target, which was not long after the opening, from the right side of Aubameyang's counterattack, passed to Suarez, the Uruguayan striker hit the goal directly, but the angle was correct, but it did not hit the force, and was easily confiscated by Valdés.

Barcelona had three corners, PSG did not, and neither side was offside.

PSG's first half was mainly focused on maintaining formation and focusing on defence, and even Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Neymar actively retreated, so that the team basically kept it very tight from front to back.

But in this way, the threat on the offensive end is relatively poor.

"What do you think?" asked Gao Han to Sergio Garcia.

The right-hand man glanced at Gao Han, and said with a smile: "You know everything in your heart, and you still ask me?"

Gao Han was silent, and Sergio Garcia could only shake his head and say: "The defense is basically stable. ”

This is also the strategy that the coaching staff such as Gao Han and Zidane have formulated before the game.

The first half was mainly to stabilize the defense and maintain the thoroughness of the overall formation, so Gao Han said at the pre-match preparation meeting that he could accept 0-0 in the first half, or even lose a goal.

Because he knows very well that as long as the formation is stable and the players start to get familiar with the rhythm of this game, as well as the rhythm of Barcelona's passing, then the second half of the game will be much better.

It was at this time that the referee finally blew the whistle for the end of the first half.

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Back in the dressing room with a 0-0 scoreline, PSG's players all looked in a good mood.

Although they missed a few scoring opportunities, they did not allow Barcelona to break through their own goal, and they were well organized defensively.

Assistant coach Zidane returned to the locker room with a visibly satisfied smile on his face, which showed that the coaching staff still gave their performance a positive attitude, so every player also breathed a sigh of relief.

Gao Han was the last to leave the pitch and return to the locker room.

As soon as he entered, he was the center of attention of all the players in the dressing room.

"Congratulations, you guys did a great job in the first half!"

The head coach's words made everyone in the dressing room laugh.

Gao Han looked at Di Maria and nodded, "How is it?

Throughout the first half, the Argentine players had the heaviest task and the pressure was particularly high, but he did it well, and the only thing that worried Gao Han was his fitness, and judging from the data deduced by Sergio Garcia based on his running, he should be able to hold on until the second half.

"Don't worry, boss, it's okay to continue playing like this in the second half. Di Maria said with a smile.

He was glad that he was able to get Gao Han's name-calling, because it represented how satisfied the manager was with him.

Di Maria's answer also caused a burst of laughter in the dressing room.

'That's not going to work, you have to play a little bit in the second half. Gao Han smiled faintly.

Everyone in the locker room was excited.

A few simple words had such a huge effect among the players, which made Zidane on the side full of admiration, but he knew very well that the reason for this was because Gao Han accurately judged the situation in the first half before the game.

It can be said that the race has not been beyond the expected range of Gao Han at all so far.

In this case, the players' trust in Gao Han will undoubtedly become stronger.

'Matuidi, in the second half you have to move forward and leave the back position to Pirlo, I need you to be more up front, to press more and to press. Gao Han pointed at Matuidi.

The French raised his right hand at the back and did not speak, but the meaning was very clear, and he promised to complete the task.

"In the second half, Barcelona kicked off first, we had to press aggressively, Suarez and Neymar had to press Barcelona's two central defenders from the beginning, and we couldn't let them take the ball as they wanted, even if it was in their box, we had to force them, understand?"

Suarez and Neymar glanced at each other, and they both saw the excitement in each other's hearts.

After struggling to support the first half, the time has finally arrived.

"Don't worry, boss, I'll kill them. ”

"I waited for this moment with all my strength. Neymar laughed excitedly.

Gao Han pretended to be stunned, "It turns out that you didn't do your best in the first half." ”

Neymar was directly confused, he was just boasting about Haikou, and he really tried his best in the first half.

But Gao Han obviously ignored him, pointed at him and threatened: "Then if you don't score in the second half, you will die." ”

Looking at Neymar's bitter expression, everyone in the dressing room burst into laughter.

'The task I gave you in the second half was very simple, to keep the tactics of the first half, to keep the formation tight and orderly, but at the same time, we had to invest more in the attacking end, especially on our wings. ”

Speaking of this, Gao Han looked at Pirlo, "Pass the ball diagonally more and play to the advantage of speed." ”

Pirlo is an experienced veteran and can certainly understand what Gao Han means.

"We're going to use the long-range pass more to dispatch and pull a lot, understand?"

"Understood!" everyone in the locker room replied in unison.

"Very good!" Gao Han said vigorously, "I believe that after the first half of the game, you should have built up enough self-confidence, you should start to believe what I say, as long as you do what I say, I promise, you can take the St. Bride Cup from here tonight, and tomorrow, you will be the European champion!"

As soon as Gao Han's words fell, the eyes of every player seemed to breathe fire.

The biggest difference with Barcelona is that every player at Paris Saint-Germain, even a veteran like Andrea Pirlo, is eager to prove his strength and get this honor.

Barcelona, on the other hand, is somewhat numb.

I'm sorry, I had something at home today and went out.

(End of chapter)