Messi is not as good as Braniff?

How can it be!

The Catalan media scoffed at the flamboyant statement, they don't look down on Braniv at all, even if Branifer's performance in the league and the Champions League is no worse than Messi's, but what does that mean?

Braniff is doing well only because Millwall is doing well.

That's all.

The Catalan media has absolute confidence in Messi, and many have already asserted that Messi will become the best star in the world, and he is also the most outstanding talent cultivated by La Masia's academy after entering the new century.

No one can compare to Messi!

Braniff, no; Kaka, no; C-Ronaldo can't either!

When Zhang Yang expressed his support for Braniff, the Catalan media immediately published articles criticizing Messi, constantly supporting Messi with various analyses, and they also belittled Braniv as useless, grabbing one of the levers is that he is older, and the other is that when Braniff was in his early twenties, he was still playing in the second league, and he was also a star from the lower league.

The first can still be said about the past.

Braniff is indeed a little older, and if he played the same way as Messi in the game, he would have lost himself, but the latter made many people unhappy.

Is there any sin in playing from the lower leagues?

In fact.

"Players who start in the lower leagues are not as good as those who directly enter the top leagues", is a 'can't say' consensus in European football, and it is a broad cognition, because players from the lower leagues can rarely really become big stars, and most of the stars who enter the top clubs are famous at a young age, and it is normal to play in the top league in the first game.

Like Wayne Rooney.

He came through the Everton Academy and played in the Premier League in his first professional game.

Another example is John Terry and Steven Gerrard, both of whom came from the youth academy of major clubs, and after being promoted to the first team, they went directly to the Premier League with their respective teams.

In addition, the players of Manchester United's '92 Golden Generation' are directly involved in the top game.

There are too many talented stars who have become famous at a young age.

Born in a low-level league, there are a lot of stars who can enter the top clubs, but they are certainly not as good as the geniuses who became famous at a young age, perhaps because the players are famous, they will be poached by the top clubs early, and there are very few 'late bloomers' after all.

The Catalan media said that Braniff was born in the lower league, in order to prove that he is not as good as Messi, who has been a genius since childhood, and at the same time to show Barcelona's arrogant face-

They are the top giants!

They look down on players from the lower leagues!

What the Catalan media did not expect was that their claims were boycotted by the entire European football scene, with many other national media outlets speaking out in support of Branifer and verbal criticism of Barcelona.

No matter how hot the media battle is, the outcome still depends on the real game.

In the battle between Millwall and Barcelona, the collision of the core stars of the two sides has become the most attention-grabbing place, and Messi and Braniff are in the center of the whirlpool and feel great pressure.

Braniff doesn't need to talk about it.

After learning what Zhang Yang said to the media, Braniff was immediately full of fighting spirit, and also had a feeling of 'those who know me, the boss is also', as for what the Catalan media says, he disdains to watch it, even if his teammates tell him about it, he doesn't care at all, "Why do they say that?" Because they're afraid of me! Be jealous of me! I'm afraid I'll perform better than Messi! ”

"But of course I'll be better than Messi! That Argentinian boy, how can you compare to me! ”

Unlike Braniff, Messi has a normal mind and can feel the pressure to be the focus from the media encounters.

This is not the first time Messi has experienced what it feels like to be the focus, as early as four years ago, he officially landed in La Liga, he became the focus of Catalonia and even the whole of Spain and Europe, and everyone thought that he would be the big star of the future and would become the pillar of Barcelona.

Messi lived up to everyone's expectations.

He has been growing and improving, and now he has completely replaced Ronaldinho, who is sure to leave, and has become the core star of Barcelona.

But even after going through a lot, Messi is still under a lot of pressure, because he is facing the semi-finals of the Champions League, the last time Barcelona reached the Champions League final, I have to recall that two years ago, when Messi was not the core, not even the main force, the core star of the team is Ronaldinho.

Now it's him.

Messi doesn't know if he is better than Ronaldinho, and he doesn't know how good Braniff is compared to himself, the only thing he knows is that the talented coach of the other party thinks Braniv is better than him.

"Braniff is better than me?"

"It can't be!"

Messi has always felt that the world revolves around him, he is the most talented player, the pillar of Barcelona, and the best star in the future.

"When it comes to the game, I'm going to let everyone know who's better!"

Messi is very scrappy.

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Neil Field.

Millwall's match against Barcelona has officially begun.

As soon as the game began, the surrounding spectator stands rang out with the cheers of fans, and every fan had been looking forward to the game for a long time.

The work of the media also began.

The camera in charge of capturing the footage is constantly aimed at two players, one is Braniff.

One is Messi.

Both are at the heart of their respective bodies.

The difference is that Millwall has a two-core style of play, and when Morris is on the court, Braniff is the 'secondary core', and he has more room for free play.

Messi is the only core of Barcelona.

When Barcelona attacked, they used the team's most proficient ball control play, constantly using the pass to control the ball, and their continuous passing was dazzling, and every player on the field could be called a master of passing.

Barcelona's passing is indeed pleasing to the eye, and the player's successive passes are indeed very crisp and beautiful, and people can't help but be amazed by the superb skill of the players and the exquisite coordination that they continue to show.

This is the art of Barcelona.

But Barcelona's possession is more than just an art, they use a constant possession strategy to pull Millwall's defence, when they don't have a chance, they keep keeping the ball on the ball, when they have the opportunity, they immediately pass forward, and every forward pass means that it may create a threat.

That's how Barcelona play.

Because Barcelona is constantly in possession, as if they are constantly attacking, Millwall's possession time is a bit pitiful, and the chances will naturally be compressed, as if the game on the field is proving a sentence-

Offense is the best defense!

As a member of the crossing army, Zhang Yang was not a professional football analyst in his previous life, but he is also a senior fan and still knows about the famous Barcelona.

In this life, he became a professional coach, and the coaching staff studied Barcelona in detail, plus some other news, he also knew exactly how to deal with Barcelona.

The general idea of dealing with it is actually very simple, which is to 'defend solidly and counterattack quickly'!

The first is to defend solidly.

Millwall played a two-core 451 style of play, but when defending, Morris tended to be a midfielder, with a back four, two midfielders, and a retreating double forward to form a solid defensive formation.

But defense isn't that simple.

If you want to defend Barcelona in a targeted manner, it is too naïve to rely on a solid formation, because a player like Messi is very good at breaking through with the ball, even if the defensive formation is stable, the opponent will break through with the ball directly, and the formation will be meaningless.

Therefore, Messi must focus on defense, and this job will be handed over to Livermore, who is very good at one-on-one.

This is also the reason why Zhang Yang chose to use "Crazy Faith" on Braniff, Livermore's key work is to limit Messi's play, and it is too wasteful to hang a 'fanatical BUFF' without participating in a few attacks.

As the game progressed, Messi found himself in trouble.

"David Livermore." Messi looked at the terrifying strong man next to him and silently muttered the name.

In the games he has experienced before, Messi has not been closely marked by the opponent, and the facts are just the idea, many teams facing Barcelona will focus on restricting his play, and it is common to find players to mark and defend.

Messi has always felt that a single player can't make much difference.

It's self-confidence.

In a normal game, it only takes one shake for him to leave his opponent behind.

Now it's different.

Barcelona's possession style of play, when he finds an opportunity, he will pass forward, Messi's habit is to run on the right side, and when he runs out of space, his teammates will also pass the ball over.

Teammates love to pass the ball to Messi.

In the past, Messi felt that passing the ball was equivalent to an opportunity, and he could play his strength wantonly, but after being restricted by Livermore several times in a row, and even after being cut off twice, Messi had a little hope, and his teammates passed the ball to other positions, because he found it difficult to get rid of Livermore next to him.

"This guy is too strong!"

"This guy has a fast reaction and good explosiveness, so it's really hard to get rid of him."

"This guy's defense is too good!"

“……”

Messi and Livermore are constantly entangled, and after a few times, my heart is full of amazement, and at the same time, I also feel that the muscles of my limbs hurt.

"Is this guy made of iron?"

Messi added that he found that he was entangled with the other party, which was completely the wrong choice, but should use roundabout tactics and not go head-to-head with the other party.

His technique is excellent, but in the face of this big man, even the most flexible technique seems to have become street juggling.

It's so unreasonable!

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When Messi's performance was affected, Barcelona's overall offensive was affected.

Teammates frequently pass the ball to Messi, but Messi can't get rid of Livermore, and if he doesn't pass the ball back, he is likely to lose the ball, otherwise it will be difficult to threaten.

And then there's the second play against Barcelona --

Fight back quickly!

Barcelona are good at controlling the ball, and most of the games have a high rate of possession, but they are also very afraid of quick counter-attacks, especially tough quick counter-attacks, many players are in the front, there is no time to retreat.

Zhang Yang's counter-attacking setup was simple, relying mainly on two players.

One is Jamie Vardy.

Jamie Vardy was at the front of the formation and was the only player who didn't have to be involved defensively.

He's fast and his technique is good.

Just getting the ball to Jamie Vardy will certainly pose a threat to Barcelona's defence.

The other player is the core of the team, Braniff.

Braniff has the aura of "Fervent Faith" and can play more than 100% strength, he is almost the incarnation of Maradona at his peak, as long as the football is at the feet of Braniff, it will be too difficult for Barcelona to snatch it again.

Alone.

Two people.

Three people......

Once Braniff dribbled the ball and was chased and intercepted by three Barcelona players, his feet seemed to turn into needles and threads, and his superb possession was dazzling, and finally broke through the siege and kicked the ball to Vardy, such an amazing performance is enough to amaze anyone.

Braniff is the most powerful weapon in the counterattack.

In addition, the combination of Braniff and Vardy is not as simple as one plus one equals two, their cooperation is extremely tacit, Vardy looks at him, and Braniff knows where to pass the ball.

And vice versa.

Whenever Millwall snatched the ball and launched a quick counter-attack, Braniff and Jamie Vardy were able to turn Barcelona's defence upside down.

It didn't take long for Barcelona to find out that they had to step up their defense.

Millwall launched two counter-attacks in the space of five minutes, with Jamie Vardy also having two shots on target.

Although Jamie Vardy couldn't find the back of the net, one of his shots hit the corner and had it not been for Valdés' quick reaction, the goal would have been a sure thing.

Perhaps Barcelona is also a little late in its consciousness.

In the twenty-first minute of the game, Millwall broke the ball at the back, Morris made a long pass, found Braniff again, Braniff dribbled the ball over the halfway line, and then quickly forward.

Toure stepped in diagonally to defend and was left behind by Braniff.

Then Puyol came running.

Braniff found Vardy with an early kick.

Jamie Vardy dribbled the ball to the penalty line in two steps and faced another defender, Toure, and goalkeeper Valdés, who seemed to have eyes behind his back and pushed a backheel to the left back.

Braniff followed up with a powerful shot!

The football flew into the unguarded gate without any suspense, and with the cheers of the fans in the stands around it, many were amazed that "Vardy and Braniff worked together too well." ”

"That kind of ball must have been shot!"

"Who would have thought that Vardy would pass the ball, and it was a back-heel pass, and Braniff would be able to keep up!"

"This kind of cooperation of them...... Even if there are a few more people in Barcelona's defense, it will not be able to stop ......"