Chapter 294: Rijkaard's Response
The reason is very simple, the average height of the team is not high, only 1.73 meters, and the most important thing is that the team's two main central defenders are not the kind of tall and powerful central defenders. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Calles. Puyol is only 1.78m, Marquis is better, but also only 1.82m. Although the physical fitness of these two people is very good, and their heading ability is also very good, but height is a natural weakness, and it is good to say that in the face of ordinary teams, Barcelona can rely on the overall strength and use the offensive to completely suppress the opponent, even if there is an occasional fish that slips through the net, it can be contained by the two central defenders.
But against a team with strong header ability, this link is destined to become a major weakness of the team.
Unfortunately, Villarreal are a team with excellent headers. To be exact, it is Fan Bizhuang's header ability that is too terrifying.
The height of 184 cm is not too high, but compared with his two central defenders, it also has a lot of advantages, especially Fan Bizhuang's excellent jumping ability, and his ability to stay in the air is even stronger. If it is a step-by-step face-to-face confrontation, Rijkaard really does not have much confidence in his team's defense.
Football to put it bluntly, it is a game of grasping loopholes and opportunities, the opponent has such strengths, and their own weaknesses in this aspect, the opponent will definitely seize this point to make a big fuss, there is no doubt about it.
Based on the information collected and sent back by the scouts, the goal rate of the "meal card combination" is indeed very high, and it is foreseeable that in the upcoming game, Villarreal will continue to hoist the football into the penalty area, and at that time, it is time to test the two central defenders.
Rijkaard could only helplessly find a way out of his own weakness.
He demanded that the midfielder must be more active and ferocious in running and intercepting, as much as possible to make the opponent unable to easily send the ball into the penalty area, and at the same time, he also required the team's midfielders to support the penalty area at all times, and Yaya has always been unused in the team. Toure will start this game with only one purpose, the 1.91-meter-tall Ivory Coast big man, who can provide a lot of help to the team in terms of air supremacy.
It's fair to say that Rijkaard has focused most of his energy on tackling the header threat of the 'Meal Card Combo', and has not been distracted by other aspects.
In terms of the overall strength of the team, or the individual ability of the players, Barcelona undoubtedly has the upper hand, and he is not worried about the tough match, as long as the opponent dares to attack, Rijkaard has the confidence to teach the opponent the truth of life. As long as you can contain the opponent's high ball, then the hope of victory will undoubtedly be great.
After continuous drills, the defensive focus of the Barcelona defenders has gradually shifted to defending the high ball, which Rijkaard is very satisfied with.
"The opponent's header ability is very good, but under the targeted arrangement, it must not have much effect."
Rijkaard thought so.
In fact, there were times when there was no one around, and Rijkaard did not have the emotions that would be in his heart. How would he know that the boy who was once looked down on by him is now at an astonishing learning speed, and has gradually become an all-round warrior who is proficient in eighteen kinds of martial arts, breakthroughs, assists, and headers...... If he could have predicted the development trajectory of the teenager at the beginning, he would have attracted him to his command and relied on him as a confidant.
This season, Barcelona's results are not bad, but they have been suppressed by Real Madrid, the direct rival of the championship, which has brought him great pressure, coupled with the conflict with the club's management, he once faced the crisis of dismissal.
If an outstanding young man like Fan Bizhuang is under his command, and he destroys the city for himself, the team's results will definitely be better, then all contradictions and all discordant voices will disappear.
It's a pity that there are no ifs in this world, and Rijkaard can only accept the teenager he drove away and become the most formidable enemy.
Of course, he also has an obsession, that is, he must not lose to Fan Bizhuang, the teenager was driven away, and now he is shining with bright stars, which can only prove that he did not know anyone at the beginning, but if the other party leads the team to knock Barcelona to the ground, it will not only be a matter of vision - Fan Bizhuang's loud slap he can't afford, because it will make him face more ridicule and pressure, as well as more doubts from the fans.
"Run! Run! ”
"Protect the middle, keep up with the attacking player, interfere with his take-off!"
On the training ground, the Barcelona players were still practicing in teams, and Rijkaard's eyes flashed with cold and determined determination, clapping his hands, and continuing to wave and shout.
In a corner on the sidelines, Enrique and Vilanova stood in a side-by-side, the former with his hands on his chest, seemingly oblivious to the movement on the training ground. And the latter was still holding a notebook, constantly writing and scratching.
In Rijkaard's team, they are originally a transparent soy sauce party, and Rijkaard will not pay much attention to what they want to do, as long as they don't appear in front of him and get in the way, he will not have any attitude.
Enrique and Vilanova also knew their situation in the coaching team, but they didn't care about it at all, just watched from the sidelines, and in their minds, the day when Rijkaard left was not far off, and now it was just the last madness.
It can be seen that the contradiction between the club's top management and the current head coach has reached a point where it cannot be concealed. Just wait for a spark to ignite, and the conflict will completely turn into a prairie fire.
"Frank is very focused on the protection of the penalty area, and deliberately allows the team to practice the defense of high balls."
Vilanova closed the notebook, looked at his old friend, thought for a moment, and added, "He's very jealous of Villarreal's header." ”
"During this period of time, how many key goals have been scored by the 'Meal Card Combination', as long as they are not fools, no one dares to ignore the power of Fan's header!" Enrique sneered, shook his head and said, "I'm not surprised that Frank will make a targeted arrangement for this, but the opponent's head coach is not an idiot, could he not have thought of this layer?" ”
"That's right." Villanova nodded faintly in agreement, "We are looking for the other party's loopholes, and the other party will definitely think about how to catch our weaknesses." Football is like a game, whoever can take the lead in the opponent's weakness and weakness will take the lead. ”
"The 'Meal Card Combo' will definitely be an important attacking direction for Villarreal, but there is no guarantee that they will not target more attacking routines. This game is not easy to play. Enrique said with a deep groan.
"Of course it's not easy to play, with Fan's grudge-holding temperament, he will definitely try his best to make trouble for the team."
Enrique smiled: "But what does that have to do with us? It's enough to do our own thing. ”
"yes, it has nothing to do with us. We just have to watch quietly and ......"
Villanova also smiled, his eyes looked at the black man who was still yelling on the sidelines in the distance, and did not say anything more, just turned his head disdainfully, and continued to write and scratch intently in his notebook.
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Fan Bizhuang held a dry towel in his hand, wiped the beads of sweat from his hair, and slowly walked to the sidelines.
The training was long over, and he and Riquelme, Diego. López and the others stayed at the training ground to practice. However, he promised Geng Ziyu to be interviewed, so he walked to the sidelines during the break.
Geng Ziyu had been waiting there for a long time, and when he saw Fan Bizhuang coming over, he hurriedly handed over the prepared tools.
Barcelona's domestic influence in China is unrivalled and it is no surprise that they are one of the most prestigious superclubs in football today, so it's no surprise that they have a wide audience.
When the match between Villarreal and Barcelona was about to start, the domestic fans were also in an uproar. Because of Fan Bizhuang, there are those who support the Yellow Submarine, and there are those who support Barcelona, for the fans, this is a happy and sad choice, Fan Bizhuang is his own compatriot, and Barcelona is a team that many fans like and support, no matter who they support, it is a bit difficult to choose.
But in general, regardless of the result, most people, except for Real Madrid fans, are acceptable. Either your own compatriots win, or your favorite team wins.
It is precisely based on the tangled mentality of the fans, coupled with the fact that the upcoming game is really eye-catching, so Geng Ziyu wanted to conduct an exclusive interview with Fan Bizhuang a few days before the game, and also sent his remarks and attitudes back to China.
said that it was an interview, but in fact it was just an old routine, it was nothing more than asking about the state before the game, the training situation, and how confident the upcoming game was, etc., of course, there were gimmicks, Geng Ziyu proposed that he was about to fight against his old club again, what is Fan Bizhuang's mood.
What's the mood?
Fan Bizhuang gave his own answer very well: full of expectations!
After answering some questions, the interview came to an end. Fan Bizhuang thought for a while, and finally added a paragraph into the microphone.
"There are a lot of stories between me and Barcelona, although in my opinion they don't seem to be worth mentioning, because I was there and I didn't leave a trace. That's the way it is, there's nothing to be embarrassed to admit, yes, there, where I used to be, no one paid attention at all. ”
'Then I left and I thought I would wait for a lot of years, but luckily it didn't take long for me to get back to Camp Nou.
"It's a pity that I didn't take the first opportunity."
"But I would say that I waited a year to wait for this day. My buddies and I will not give up, yes, I will overcome them. Not to prove that I'm amazing, but I want to tell everyone that what I lost, I'll get it back! ”
"It's their business not to regret it, for me, that's all!"
These words were said in an extremely indifferent tone, Geng Ziyu sighed lightly, in his opinion, although he was born in La Masia, Barcelona, in the heart of the young man, is like a passerby.
Who can tell which is right and which is wrong?
"Papapa~"
There was cheerful applause from the side, and a little girl like a pink carved jade was riding on the neck of a middle-aged strong man with a slightly fat figure, and her bright eyes were flashing, clapping her hands again and again.
A bright smile appeared on Fan Bizhuang's face.
"Luna!"