Chapter 637: Cotai Strip
Barcelona really didn't have a very good way to deal with Manchester City, because what Manchester City broke was what they stood on, and they were able to achieve top results this season because they pushed this tactic to the limit, so that everyone couldn't fight against their tactic, from the beginning they were thinking about how to implement their existing tactics, like a person who has a knife in hand, he thinks about how to make his knife faster and sharper, and now, this knife is under control, In such a short period of time, how could they possibly find a way to break through themselves!
So Pep Guardiola adjusted in the dressing room for a long time, and just told the players to boldly break through with the ball after winning the ball in the second half, and use more personal ability to score goals, especially at the back, dribbling the ball in front of the court to disrupt Manchester City's marking defense, so as to get more chances!
So after the start of the second half, Barcelona's attack began to be full of individual ability.
However, after such a game for a while, Guardiola was a little frustrated to find that even if they attack with the ball from the back, Manchester City's attacking players will not follow the defense symbolically after two steps like in ordinary games, but just like the defenders, they have been stubbornly following to the end, even if they are temporarily freed, they will continue to catch up, and at the same time, they will not affect the marking defense of others!
When he saw Ribery defending 50 meters from the front to bring down Zabaleta who assisted with the ball, Guardiola knew that Manchester City had indeed taken all the details into account for this game, and their players were more prepared to completely block the whole Barcelona in this game!
At this time, the only thing Guardiola can count on is these top players, hoping to rely on their individual ability to score goals in such a defense!
His prayers, to some extent, worked, and this Barcelona team has no shortage of superstars, nor is it short of the kind of players who can make the final decision in key moments!
When the game reached the sixtieth minute, Xavi barely got the ball under Parker's pressure, and then beautifully dodged Parker's defense, and then raised his foot to send a beautiful overhead ball before Parker returned to the defense, Samuel was only one step away from being able to keep up with Messi, Messi jumped in the penalty area, and shot a left-footed volley into the corner at the first time!
The ball flew into the door of Manchester City! As Barcelona's number one player, in such a predicament, Messi proved his worth with such a goal!
When Messi swung his fist into the stands, Torres clenched his fist.
Messi has scored as Barcelona's number one star, while Torres, as Manchester City's number one striker, has not scored yet - although the value of a player is not reflected by scoring goals, Torres still wants to prove himself with a goal in the final!
Now Messi has scored nine goals in the Champions Cup, while Torres has scored seven goals in the Champions Cup, he was Messi's top scorer before the game started, and now, Messi has been thrown away by two goals!
Dick's brow furrowed slightly, and then he made the first substitution of the game.
Di Natale, the hero of the first half, came off the pitch and it was Karim Benzema who came on the pitch.
In the game so far, Di Natale, who has rarely appeared in the camera before, has also been running desperately in this game, which has caused his physical fitness to drop a lot, and instead of giving Barcelona a chance, it is better to make substitutions to maintain the vitality and dribbling ability on the field.
Benzema doesn't say anything else, his personal ability to break through with the ball and his ability to cooperate is quite good, Barcelona has equalized twice in a row, if Manchester City can take the lead for the third time, then how much room can Barcelona have to fight back?
Their overall attack has been neutralized by Manchester City, who now only rely on two individual performances to score goals, and when they fall behind for the third time, such a sense of powerlessness is enough to make most of them lose their fighting spirit!
Dick dug several holes for Barcelona, and now one by one, he wants to use them on Barcelona!
The first goal relied on midfield pressing and direct stopping, and the second goal, relying on hitting the weakest left side of the opponent's defense, broke through the defense of veteran Silvinho, both of which can be used, and then, there are many places to be used.
Barcelona's defense in the middle is also a problem, although Busquets is the most suitable for Barcelona's back, but he is a little less tough in defense, plus Xavi and Iniesta have declined a little at this time, and there are fewer people who can support him.
The game went on for the seventy-seventh minute.
The goal that happened at this time was put away by many people after the game, because from any point of view, this is a very wonderful and beautiful goal, whether it is the overall cooperation or individual ability, it is vividly shown in such a goal!
Valdés opened his foot in the backfield, Alves passed straight after breaking the ball near the middle circle, Benzema forced a breakthrough after receiving the ball, saw that there was no gap, and quickly passed the ball back, and Vidal, who followed up, quickly distributed the ball to the left side, Ribery received the ball and took two steps forward to pick the ball into the penalty area, Torres stopped the ball on his chest, and when Puyol pounced, Torres used a beautiful pick to pass the ball, picked the ball over Puyol's head, and then before Pique came to fill the position, picked up his right foot and volleyed directly!
Valdés fell down, but still couldn't touch the ball, which hit the turf and bounced upwards, flew straight in front of him, and then plunged into the corner!
"The ball is in! Manchester City take the lead for the third time in the game! Torres' pick is simply spectacular! He single-handedly defeated Barcelona's two main centre-backs! Manchester City are now 3-2 ahead of Barcelona again! With more than 10 minutes to go, if the score is maintained until the end, then Manchester City will win the Champions League in history, and Barcelona will lose to Dick's team in the final for the second time! ”
"If Barcelona still lose the final this time, it will be the biggest irony! A young coach who was turned away by their football school prevented Barcelona from winning the Champions Cup twice in ten years! This revenge is truly ...... However, from Dick's point of view, of course, he has to try to win all the titles he can, no matter who the opponent is, but these two times just happened to meet Barcelona...... Will Barcelona be able to take the lead for the third time in the next few minutes? ”
Guardiola's face is getting more and more serious, he did not use substitutions, the reason is very simple, these players on the bench cannot be better than these players on the field, although Barcelona now also has a strong whole, but the main thing is to rely on this main lineup, on the bench, there is no vitality to change the course of the game.
Time passed minute by minute, Manchester City's players did not relax, and when defending, they were still staring at the Barcelona player closest to them one by one, so that they could not launch an attack through passing, and at the same time ready to launch a counterattack after breaking the ball, Manchester City's three players in the front court are all players with good individual ability, and if they have the opportunity, they will be able to give Barcelona another heavy knife!
Under such a deterrent, Barcelona's attack did not improve until the eighty-fifth minute, and when he saw that there was not much time left in the game, Dick did not make substitutions, but continued to maintain this deterrence, so that the team continued to press and scramble, and could not show a trace of relaxation!
Finally, under such pressure, the Barcelona players collapsed a little, and they played in an extremely awkward situation from the beginning of this game, and this awkward situation did not change until the end of the game!
Puyol was shown a yellow card by the referee for knocking down Torres, who was holding the ball, and the two players had a brief clash on the pitch, and although they were separated by the referee's mediation, time was wasted for a few minutes again......
When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the Barcelona players fled off the pitch, although they only lost one goal in this game, but the whole game was played so entangled, so that the Barcelona players like they had encountered a nightmare, and now they finally got rid of this nightmare, they no longer have the heart to stay in this game!
Pep Guardiola has maintained a certain demeanor, in fact, as a new manager, he has done well enough, swept all the way in the league and the Copa del Rey, and basically did not encounter too many difficulties in the Champions League, but in the final, he lost so untempered, which seems to prove how good Dick's team is.
"It's a shame we lost this game." Pep Guardiola sighed.
"Any tactic has the possibility of being cracked, there is no invincible tactic, only an invincible team." Dick laughed slightly, he didn't leave any system, no iconic tactical program, but the case of a game he left behind can always be studied by countless people.
Guardiola sighed, compared with a top manager like Dick, he still seems to be a little worse in experience, although he only lost one goal, which seems to be a bit accidental, but in fact, Guardiola knows that if it is not lucky, Barcelona may be a complete defeat, because Eto'o and Messi's goals are more about individual ability, and Manchester City's goals are from the overall cooperation!
When Dick led his team to the podium, there was a huge cheer from the audience, as the best manager in Europe now, Dick's achievements need no more description, Dick stood on the podium, and glanced at a box from a distance.
Now, I can leave England with you that I don't like, and go to a country we like...... I'll do what I promised, Charlotte.
Thinking of this, Dick took a deep breath, and then vigorously lifted the Champions Cup trophy in his hand above his head.
For Dick, he lifted not only this trophy, but also his future Cotai Strip.
In the rest of the time, he will regain his freedom and fight for himself and nothing else.