Chapter 328: Copycat Tike-Taka?

The biggest upset in the second round of the league was undoubtedly Barcelona's 2-0 defeat at home to Hecus.

Pep Guardiola's side play at home, but they seem to be listless, and the World Cup is still very impactful for a team like Barcelona.

Messi doesn't seem to be able to shake off the slump of the World Cup, and Barcelona's number one star has yet to score in two games.

Except for Messi, almost all of Barcelona's main players have participated in the World Cup!

The sluggish form has Barcelona fans worried about their team, as they will face Atletico Madrid, who were in excellent form in the first two league rounds, in the third round!

After two league games, Atletico Madrid won both games and picked up six points, beating Valencia at the top of the table on goal difference.

After Barcelona lost this game, the ranking fell to eighth place.......

Marca gloated in the newspaper: "Hekus undoubtedly played a very good game at the Camp Nou, they beat Barcelona who are known as the Cosmos team, and lost in the second round of the league, and the pressure on Pep Guardiola's side is understandable. And, more crucially, they will face Atletico Madrid in the third round!! Gobo's side are in great form right now, they have beaten their opponents in two games in a row, showing very good form, and the Calderón Stadium is an absolute devil's away game for Barcelona - Barcelona have lost their last three visits to Calderón, and the last eight Barcelona league away games against Atletico Madrid have only won one of their last eight league games! Oh no, after the third round of the league, we can see the defending Champions League losing two in a row! ”

Marca gloated, and they did have a reason to do so. Relations between Madrid and Catalonia have always been one of incompatibility, with supporters of Greater Hispanicism on the one hand and Catalan independence on the other.

And Barcelona's team will definitely not be popular in Madrid, where whether it is a fan of Atletico Madrid or Real Madrid, or even a fan of Getafe or Rayo Vallecano, as long as they are Madridians, they basically do not have a good impression of Barcelona.

FC Barcelona's slogan – more than just a club.

A few simple words that represent the values of Barcelona and evoke countless associations.

In short, Madridians won't like Barcelona.

Although Marca is more inclined to Real Madrid, between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, Marca is of course on the side of Atletico Madrid.

The stance of the Spanish media is very clear.

Therefore, on the Catalan side, the views and positions of the media are markedly different.

Daily Sport is Barcelona's most loyal mouthpiece.

So now the Daily Sport is busy building confidence for Barcelona, who have just lost.

“...... Atletico Madrid wins two big games in a row! It's really impressive about their state! But if we analyze the secret of Atletico Madrid's victory, then we can easily see that Atletico Madrid's body is the shadow of Barcelona - in these two games, Atletico Madrid won with possession tactics, and the way they played on the field, you can clearly see the traces of copying Barcelona, Gao Bo is obviously a fan of Guardiola, he transplanted Guardiola's tactics to Atletico Madrid, which allowed them to achieve two very wonderful big wins. ”

After the report of "Daily Sports" came out, many Barcelona fans agreed very much.

There are also many Barcelona fans who have watched the highlights of Atletico Madrid's two games, and of course, Barcelona fans are not only the champions, they have also seen the video.

Atletico Madrid did look a lot like Barcelona's possession tactics in those two games.

"Atletico Madrid plays tike-taka on the pitch!"

Barcelona's other loyal mouthpiece, Le Monde Sport, also said in the report.

"This Atletico Madrid team is really strong because they are also trying to use advanced tactics on the pitch, and the Chinese coach Gao Bo learned the way Barcelona played and then transplanted it to Atletico Madrid. But if that's the case, we don't have to worry about facing Atletico Madrid at the Calderón Stadium. Because of the way Atletico Madrid is playing now, maybe other teams will be afraid of them, but this does not include Barcelona! Because Barcelona are all too familiar with this way of playing! Atletico Madrid may be able to learn some skins, but the real essence is still in Barcelona, at the feet of Xavi and Iniesta, Messi and Busquez, who have come out of the La Masia Academy, and only these players who have been trained in Barcelona's philosophy since childhood can play! ”

I have to say that although the media has a strong mouthpiece attribute, they are not talking nonsense.

If there is one team that understands the tactics of tike-taka the most, it is Barcelona!

It is undoubtedly very difficult to use the same tactics against Barcelona, and the players of the La Masia Academy have played this kind of football since they were young, and it is something that is engraved in their bones. It's almost impossible for other teams to surpass them in this area.

In the eyes of the Catalan media, Atletico Madrid is at best an example of an eastern, and when they face the real western, they will eventually lose.

Perhaps the Catalan media coverage has really had an effect, and despite failing to win a game at the Stadio Calderón in the past three years, the Barcelona players are looking confident.

Pique, who won the World Cup not long ago, appeared smug in a television interview.

Winning the World Cup has given Barcelona's centre-backs an unprecedented boost in confidence, and even if they have just lost, he just thinks it's a World Cup aftermath.

'It's not a big deal, it's just the second round of the league, the season is still very long, our players are still in the adjustment period after the World Cup, so we will be able to adjust very quickly and get into winning ways.' Peake said.

"What do you think about the next away game against Barcelona? Now that many media outlets are thinking that Atletico Madrid are imitating Barcelona's tactics, what do you think about that? The moderator asked.

"Uh.... I watched Atletico Madrid and to be honest, they did a good job. I'm glad they're learning from us, which shows that we're doing a good job. Even the Madridians are learning our tactics, haha. ”

Peake laughed.

Pique's statement also represents the thinking of most Barcelona players.

Judging from the situation of these two matches in Atletico Madrid, Atletico Madrid is indeed playing similar football to Barcelona on the field, so they also think that Atletico Madrid is learning from them.

That being the case, Barcelona's understanding of this tactic has also made them feel more confident than ever, and they believe that it is not too difficult to beat Atletico Madrid away from home - they have been playing this tactic for almost 20 years, and Atletico Madrid is just getting started! The master kicked the apprentice, isn't this a hand-to-hand capture?

Barcelona's players are confident, but Pep Guardiola hasn't let his guard down.

He is also constantly watching and studying the new opponent of Atletico Madrid.

Atletico Madrid's first two games are really refreshing, and Guardiola does see Tike-Taka's appearance from Atletico Madrid's tactics.

However, if you take a closer look at Atletico Madrid's way of playing, they play differently than Barcelona.

This is reflected in the fact that Atletico Madrid's passing is simpler and full of desire to move forward.

Pep Guardiola saw this from these two games, with Atletico Madrid's players switching positions frequently, and almost all of the Atletico Madrid players were constantly on the move over the course of the game.

Isn't Gao Bo worried about his team's fitness collapse?

Pep Guardiola watched the Atletico Madrid players who were constantly moving on the footage of the match, and even the Atletico Madrid players who were not around the ball.

Aside from the goalkeeper, none of the Atletico Madrid players were standing on the pitch.

Pep Guardiola admires the way Gao Bo plays in the training office, and the Chinese's training ability is too strong.

In just over a month, he actually let this team's style of play slowly take shape.

It's very difficult to defend against Atletico Madrid's attacking style, but Barcelona are not vegetarians either. If, as the media said, the draw between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid was the possession that both sides could get, then Barcelona was certainly not false at all.

There is no team in the world that can match Barcelona in terms of possession.

Pep Guardiola is sure of that.

It's just that when Guardiola was standing on the sidelines when watching the Atletico Madrid game, he always felt that this Chinese was unfathomable, and he seemed to have left a hand?

Pep Guardiola shook his head and threw out this strange thought of himself.

In the end, Guardiola still eliminated distractions, no matter what opponent they encountered, as long as Barcelona played their own characteristics, it would be invincible!

Pep Guardiola is convinced of Barcelona's tactical philosophy.

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The Catalan media's hype ahead of the third round of the league match between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona was a parody of Barcelona's claim that Atletico Madrid's tactics also affected the media elsewhere.

Before the start of the day's training, Gao Bo was asked this question.

"The way Barcelona play has a huge impact on football tactics and I think any coach would study their tactical play."

Although Gao Bo did not answer this question directly, in the eyes of the outside world, this remark is actually equivalent to acquiescence.

I'm learning the way Barcelona plays!

This made the Catalan media very happy, since the opposing coach said so, then Barcelona's victory is probably a sure thing!

And the media here in Madrid have a lot of criticism of Gao Bo's words.

Even if you're really learning from each other, you don't have to say it so clearly.

The contradictions between Madrid and Catalonia are deep, and the antagonism between the two sides runs deep into the marrow.

Gao Bo did not intend to respond to the media, because if Barcelona really believed this claim, then he would not mind surprise Barcelona in the game.

Big surprise!

On September 20, Atletico Madrid will host Barcelona! This is a key battle in the third round.

Prior to this, the rest of the league matches had already ended.

Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad 2-1 away.

Jose Mourinho's side have won two in a row after being held to a draw in the first round, and Real Madrid, with seven points, can wait for the outcome of this match between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona.

Regardless of the outcome of this match, Real Madrid fans have reason to rejoice.