Millwall's new 352 formation is very offensive, and in terms of playing style, there are two main characteristics-

The midfield is strong and fast-paced.

The two midfielders, three forwards, and retreating forwards give Millwall a numerical advantage in midfield, and the two cores in the front and back will make the coordination play extremely smoothly, which can also create a strong midfield.

The other thing is that the attack will be very fast-paced.

352, refinement is 3232, there are two or more players on each line, there will be more forward passing options, forward passing will be easier, and it will make the offense play faster.

On the contrary, if a line is passed around, it will slow down the pace of the attack.

Barcelona happen to be a team that is used to a slow tempo, and their overall attack is mainly slow, and the purpose of suddenly increasing the tempo is to find opportunities.

Barcelona are mainly on possession.

Their tactical concept is to use constant ball control to affect the opponent's mentality, and also use the ball control not to give the opponent a chance, and then use the ball to find the opponent's loopholes. When you're not attacking, everything doesn't look dangerous, and once the offense is really launched, it suddenly passes forward and the tempo suddenly increases.

When you find an opportunity, move forward.

If you can't find a chance, you keep on the ball.

Barcelona has always played like this, their style of play has been praised by many people, one by one opponents fell under Barcelona's controlled play, the most important thing is not adaptable, because Barcelona has too much possession, it can be said that the opponent is forced to come forward and fight.

If they do that, they will be stretched out at the back and Barcelona will be able to find opportunities.

The manager off the pitch will be patient, the players on the pitch are not necessarily patient, when they see Barcelona constantly possessing the ball, most opponents will step up their scrambling, and there are very few teams that can hold the defensive line.

Chelsea did it.

Chelsea were able to beat Barcelona in the Champions League, Mourinho's 'bus' strategy played a key role, Chelsea held on to the whole game, did not give Barcelona a chance at all, and were more patient than their opponents without the ball.

Chelsea's rigid style of play is to restrain Barcelona.

Millwall's 352 formation style of play has no restraining effect on Barcelona, because the style of play is still focused on attack, and the requirements for ball control are very low, but it may be restrained by Barcelona.

Zhang Yang didn't care.

If the team meets Barcelona in the Champions League, it may consider using other tactics, now it is just a warm-up match, even if you want to win, 'warm-up' is the main purpose, you can use new tactics and giants 'warm-up' There are not many opportunities, this 90-minute game is very important.

To say that Millwall's style of play, how restrained Barcelona is, is not entirely correct.

Millwall also has an advantage.

The strength of the midfield allowed Millwall to put in more scrambles, and Barcelona also mostly passed in midfield, and they were faced with strong scrambles, either taking risks to continue passing or passing the ball forward.

Millwall's defense at the back is not so tight, and Barcelona still have a good chance, but whether they can seize opportunities and seize them is a question of uncertainty.

This is tantamount to forcing Barcelona to have less possession and more attack.

If Barcelona concede the goal, Millwall can rely on the characteristics of the formation, quickly play a coordinated and fluent attack, and it is easy to pose a threat to the Barcelona defense.

This can also be called a 'counterattack'.

The counterattack of the general team mostly relies on the individual ability of the players, for example, if there are players who are very fast, they can make a strong breakthrough with the ball, and two or three players are enough to complete the attack.

Millwall's fast break was a bit more aggressive.

The whole team is pressed forward as a whole, with the connection of the back and the forward, the pass from the back line to the forward line will become easier, and the continuous pass will also make it difficult for the opponent to defend.

If Barcelona don't pay attention, they will be hit by Millwall with a dangerous wave of fast attacks.

When Millwall takes the initiative to advance, the pace is also very fast, the players will not stick to the ball on the field, nor will they pass back and forth, they will pass directly forward when they have the opportunity, the football can quickly pass to the front, shoot when they can find an opportunity, and quickly retreat if they can't find an opportunity, and the overall style of play gives people a feeling of 'full attack and full defense'.

There was a feeling among the fans at the stadium that Millwall and Barcelona were both attacking teams, but the two teams finished in diametrically opposed styles.

Millwall was fast, playing fast.

Barcelona are slow and keep possessing the ball and looking for opportunities before they really attack.

It's a battle between fast and slow!

When the football is under the control of Barcelona and goes to the feet of the Millwall players, or vice versa, from Millwall control to the feet of the Barcelona players, the ball transfer gives people an awkward feeling, because the two sides are not only a contest of the game, but also a contest of the rhythm of the game.

Barcelona wanted to play at their own pace and slow down the game.

Millwall is the opposite.

Every time the football reached Millwall's feet, the speed of the game instantly increased, and the overall situation became much faster, as if the game became intense.

The audience fans had a great time.

The game lasted 25 minutes, and the two sides played against each other continuously, but they couldn't find too good opportunities, but the fans felt that they had watched a visual feast, and every time the ball was converted, it would be a wonderful start.

The atmosphere at the scene also became hot.

Many fans were shouting because both teams were playing well and there were more voices of support from both sides.

The players on the pitch were tired.

It's only a quarter of the way through the game and some of the players are tired because it's a bit too tough, Barcelona and Millwall, they all find it difficult to play because when they get the ball, they get very nervous and try to adjust to the new rhythm of the game.

This warm-up match has turned into a real battle.

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Zhang Yang watched the game on the field, and he didn't even blink his eyes for a long time, he kept observing the team's offensive and defensive performance.

This is important.

Tactics based on the 'Speech Calculation' rating should work in theory, but in the real game, whether it can play an effective role depends on the performance of the players, and the warm-up match against Barcelona is also very important, and it is the best opportunity to test the new tactics.

If the team can play well against Barcelona with the new tactics, it will almost prove that the tactics have succeeded.

Otherwise, you will need to adapt and adjust.

So far in the game, Zhang Yang is still very satisfied, not to say how good the team's performance is, in fact, on the whole, Barcelona has an advantage, they have more possession, they have more shots, and the offensive threat is greater, but Millwall is adapting to the new tactics, if they can suppress Barcelona, it is really very strange, to have the current performance, it is already quite good.

The current game, using the game's parlance, is a confrontation between tactics and mages.

Barcelona was a mage.

They kept passing the ball, dodging Millwall's scrambles, and attacking in constant passing, looking for opportunities.

Millwall is a brave warrior, as long as he finds an opportunity to 'slash', it will be a heavy blow to the opponent, and if he can't catch up, the opponent can only be beaten passively.

There is no distinction between advantages and disadvantages in this situation.

Barcelona look to have the edge, but they can't afford to make mistakes, and at the same time, it will not be easy to break down the Millwall defence, which seems to be a disadvantage, and once they find an opportunity, the situation will be turned around.

If the opponent is perfect, it will be too difficult for Millwall to win.

But Barça aren't perfect.

Barcelona a year ago was almost perfect, as Ronaldinho was in his prime.

This is important.

In the process of constantly formulating tactics, Zhang Yang is also studying the tactics of various teams, and compared with the memory of his previous life, he can see through more things than others.

In Zhang Yang's view, Barcelona's style of play is very good, it can be said that it is ahead of other teams, but no style of play is perfect.

Every time Barcelona attacked, they played around the core.

The previous continuous passing can only be regarded as a prelude to the attack, but no matter how you control the football, you must pass forward, and you must look for direct opportunities, because Barcelona has slowed down the tempo, and the opponent has a lot of time to discharge defense, or even dense defense, and the defense at the front of the penalty area will be very tight, and every time Barcelona attacks, most of them have to face tight defense.

In this case, the role of the core is fully revealed.

If the core players perform well, they can drive the overall performance and make the overall attack more effective, on the contrary, if the core players do not play well, Barcelona will have a feeling of 'not being able to find the backbone', and their tentative offensive is easy to fail again and again, because they are more afraid of being tackled than their opponents.

Consistent play is not always good and means that most of the possession is a waste of time.

That's the limit of possession.

The current Barcelona is not perfect, it is Ronaldinho, the core player.

Ronaldinho was still strong last season.

But so far in this game, Zhang Yang has not seen the strong Ronaldinho, but it feels very bland, and there has been nothing outstanding about it.

Zhang Yang suddenly remembered that Ronaldinho seemed to have started to decline from this season's performance, and then he transferred from Barcelona to AC Milan, and after two seasons of stable performance, he sank completely.

Zhang Yang still didn't understand why this was at all, but Ronaldinho's poor performance undoubtedly had a huge impact on Barcelona, as evidenced by the fact that they faced Millwall's defense and couldn't find a good chance for a long time.

When Barcelona couldn't find a chance, Millwall's chance was not long in coming.

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Braniff has always been one of the standout players on the pitch, and perhaps the 'one' is not right, but he is the best performer, because there is no player in the Barcelona team who shines more brightly.

In every Millwall offensive, Braniv was involved.

Millwall's two previous fast attacks, both of which were initiated by Braniff and involved in the whole process, have one more shot on goal so far, although it has not been scored, but it directly threatens the opponent's goal.

Braniff shined again and again, and also conquered many fans on the sidelines.

In the audience, the number of fans shouting about Braniff's fame has been increasing, and he has become the player who attracts the most attention, beating Ronaldinho.

This time was also the opportunity that Braniv found.

Barcelona continued to pass the ball on the perimeter, with more than 20 shots in a row, as if they were stalling for time, and the constant passing was very ornamental, but it lasted too long, and it was a bit drowsy.

Morris and Pire went up and put some pressure on Barcelona.

Edmilson's pass to a teammate was a little misguided, the ball line was off the rails, and that was enough for Livermore to make a steal, and he squeezed hard in front of Deco to step on the ball.

Deco couldn't squeeze Livermore at all, and Livermore took the opportunity to kick the ball back to Zambrotta.

Zambrotta met the ball forward and gave it a kick to Morris.

Morris passes Braniff again.

Braniff stopped the ball, shook Xavi off the ground and found an open space to stab Luca Toney.

Toney's cross is transferred to Vardy.

After Livermore's break, Millwall's fast-paced pass immediately sent the ball across the halfway line, and all the players were running forward the whole time.

It took only a few seconds for Millwall to get past half-time.

Vardy took a dozen steps forward, met the defender's crisp return pass to Braniff, and the attack stopped slightly, and before Barcelona had time to catch their breath, Braniff started to move forward.

Braniff is not a fast player, but he is also dangerous when he rushes, mainly because of the dexterity of his feet, and Barcelona are not good at getting the ball down.

As Braniff rushed forward, he bumped into Puyol, who had come to defend.

Puyol is Barcelona's defender, he originally wanted to retreat all the time, but Millwall's counterattack was too fast, and in a blink of an eye, a situation of more play and less was formed in the backfield, and he had to defend Braniff, and then Vardy and Luca Toney in front of him could only be handed over to his teammates.

This is a direct confrontation between Braniff and Puyol.

Braniff didn't plan to pass the ball, he couldn't pass anymore, Millwall's new tactics are like this, if it is continuous to the foot, whether it is a horizontal pass, or a backward pass, it will slow down the offensive tempo, it will be detrimental to the overall fast attack, and it will also give the opponent the opportunity to arrange a defensive line, if you want to play a tactical effect, you must hurry up.

So Braniff has to confront Puyol head-on.

When the two men were close, Braniff kept looking ahead, looking for an opportunity to pass the ball and distracting Puyol's defensive focus.

The move had a slight effect, but Puyol was cautious defensively and didn't give Braniff a chance to pass through.

Braniff could only pull the ball to one side, Puyol moved with his feet, but his center of gravity was very stable, and Braniff pulled to the other side, and Puyol was still able to follow.

Between the offense and defense of the two, others also rushed up.

Braniff spotted an opportunity, played the ball to the side, handed it to Simpson, who rushed to support, and then raced past Puyol.

Simpson didn't hesitate and just sent the ball back.

"Two over one!"

Braniff and Simpson combined to get past Puyol and almost dribble to the line of the box, and when the opposition defenders had to come to defend, he immediately found the right opportunity to get the ball in front of Luka Toney.

Luka Toney hesitated for a moment when he saw the ball in front of him.

He didn't expect his teammates to be so powerful!

Seeing that the goal was in sight, Luca Toney did not hesitate to wave his right foot.

"Bang!"

The ball goes straight to the goal.

Goalkeeper Valdés struggled to save, but Luca Toney, one of the most effective strikers in former Serie A, was unguarded and his shot was too difficult to save.

As the football flew into the goal, the audience resounded with the fierce cheers of Chinese fans!