Barcelona were so frightened by Lazio's two consecutive long passes that they were completely panicked and even forgot that the basic element of defending is calm.

As a result, they both dropped Mario. Gotze.

Gotze is an important figure in Lazio's attack, if it is put on the bench, Lazio press forward as a whole, and pass back and forth slowly and methodically, then Götze is definitely a player that Barcelona cannot ignore, he will take the ball many times, and he plays a very important role in Lazio's attack.

But this time, they forgot about Götze.

As a result, Gotze received the ball unmarked, and letting Gotze receive the ball in that position in the box basically meant conceding the ball.

With Gotze's ability, there is no suspense about the goal.

And so it was!

“gooooooooooooooooooooooooool！ Mario. Gotze! He opened the scoring for Lazio!! ”

Amid loud cheers from the commentators, Lazio fans jumped from their seats in the stands and raised their arms to chant.

"Lazio-!!"

"Gotze has scored! Lazio were in the lead in the final and they had a great start! ”

"Beautiful! Gotze! In this final, whoever scores first will have the upper hand! Now it's Lazio that has the upper hand! ”

There are also commentators who have noticed the difference in Lazio's attack.

"This goal...... Lazio's attack is a little different from the previous attack...... They used long balls, and two long passes were diverted, tearing apart Barcelona's defence, and then in the end, Azpilicueta's through ball was not very difficult...... This was a real surprise. You must know that Lazio's offense is all short passes, all kinds of fast short passes, passing the football back and forth, and advancing as a whole. Lazio's attack this time relied more on long passes, which were very simple, and three passes formed a shè goal......"

"Is this still the Lazio we are familiar with? The sudden long ball caught Barcelona off guard - I don't think the Barcelona players expected Lazio to attack like that...... It's strictly forbidden to have this kind of long ball in Tiki-Taka......"

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Pep Guardiola was stunned and turned his head to look at the cheering crowd in the dugout next door.

Winning is also among them.

He was really shocked.

Tsunekatsu actually abandoned Tiki-Taka!

The attack just now is definitely not the way of tiki-taka!

What is the difference between Lazio's attack and other teams?

He was so shocked that his team conceded a goal, and he didn't even feel anything.

He thought again of Lazio's game against Manchester United, where a long ball was headed into the goal.

He continued to think, thinking of the battle between Chang Sheng and his own ideas.

Tsukatsu insisted on sacrificing possession and pursuing speed, but that was not what Tiki-Taka was all about. So there was a conflict between him and Chang Sheng, which was what finally allowed him to fly solo.

It seems that from that time on, Chang Sheng has been taking a completely different path from himself......

Now the gap between him and himself is getting bigger and bigger......

While he was still clinging to the tradition of tiki-taka, he was getting farther and farther away from tiki-taka.

Although he started with tiki-taka, he was not a tiki-taka appraiser, he never was.

In his eyes, the most important thing is not the idea of tiki-taka, but the glory of victory and championship.

He was a utilitarian through and through.

When tiki-taka has a problem and is easily limited by the opponent, he will not hesitate to abandon tiki-taka and choose other ways that can help him win.

And when Tiki-Taka can easily solve the problem, he will become a loyal fan of Tiki-Taka......

Pep Guardiola suddenly realised that this game could be a very serious challenge for his side of Barcelona.

Not only does he have to win the championship, he also has to defend the idea of tiki-taka.

For him, it could be something more important than winning a championship.

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Pep Guardiola walked to the sidelines, called Xavi, who was closest to him, and gave him a face-to-face lecture.

'When we're in possession, we have to slow down and make sure we have the ball at our feet and don't lose possession so easily......

Harvey nodded as he listened.

There is nothing surprising about Guardiola's arrangement, in fact, it is to emphasize the Tiki-Taka set, which the Barcelona players will do with their eyes closed.

Xavi thought Guardiola had called him over for some new adjustments.

I didn't expect to finish speaking, and I didn't hear anything new.

He asked his manager curiously, "That's all, sir?" ”

Guardiola nodded: "Yes, that's all. ”

Xavi glanced at Pep Guardiola again and finally ran back to the pitch.

Pep Guardiola's natural way, Xavi is wondering something.

He asked Xavi to come back, in fact, he just wanted to re-emphasize what Barcelona had done.

Since Lazio wants to turn his back on tiki-taka, then he must insist on defeating Lazio with tiki-taka.

This is the best riposte!

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Once the game began, Barcelona followed Pep Guardiola's orders and used Tiki-Taka and Lazio to play around.

They pass the ball back and forth in central midfield, pushing forward little by little.

At the same time, Messi was very active in the front court, looking for holes in the Lazio defence.

Barcelona fans in the stands cheered and cheered on their team.

Hopefully, the team can equalise as soon as possible and get the game back on track.

In their opinion, it was just an accident that Barcelona fell behind not long after the game started.

Lazio's attack was too lucky, with two long passes and a straight kick to score...... It doesn't make sense!

It does not conform to the failure of tiki-taka football at all.

These ordinary fans can't keep up with the vision and knowledge of a professional coach like Pep Guardiola, so they don't realize what Lazio is showing in this attack. They just thought Lazio had better luck. Modric's long diagonal pass happened to reach David. At Silva's feet, David. Silva's long pass happened to be caught by Azpilicueta, and Azpilicueta's through ball happened to make Gotze successfully counter offside......

In short, from beginning to end, it is luck that plays the most important role in it.

How can a team that can only rely on luck beat the mighty Barcelona?

The last time Barcelona were knocked out by Lazio, these Barcelona supporters were very unconvinced. In their opinion, today's final is the perfect time for them to get revenge.

That conceded goal was just an accident.

When Barcelona is at full strength, Lazio will see our horror!

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Barcelona fans have been expecting Barcelona to show their full potential and then open the eyes of the Lazio bastards!

After conceding the goal, Barcelona also launched a few attacks, one of which really threatened Lazio's goal.

However, Messi's shè goal was saved by Handanovic.

The next corner did not pose a threat to Lazio at all.

Instead, it allowed Lazio to play a counter-attack and almost scored another goal......

Lazio fans in the stands were sighing loudly, feeling sorry for the team's lack of a goal this time.

The Barcelona fans, on the other hand, had their heads in their hands and their hearts were beating wildly – they were choked with fear.

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Barcelona's attack didn't work out, and it was Lazio's turn to attack.

When Lazio attacked again, Guardiola watched carefully.

He was sure of one thing.

Lazio's attack, at bay, suddenly seemed undisciplined and did not have a unified style.

Sometimes they look like they're kicking tiki-taka, sometimes they're playing rules and counter-attacks, and other times they're playing long passes.

But it's not completely irregular, disorganized.

They may seem like "kick wherever you go", but they are not. There is still a certain pattern in their attack.

No matter what way they choose to attack, it must be the most in line with the requirements of the situation on the field.

For example, if Barcelona defend high, Lazio's long balls will start to increase.

And when Barcelona defends with a fast hand, Lazio will play tiki-taka.

If it's Barcelona attacking, then Lazio is definitely the standard defensive counter-attack.

Their tactics were based on the choice of Barcelona as an opponent......

The more he researched, the more frightened Guardiola became.

Because he suddenly realized...... This Lazio, very strong.

Very strong.

Not generally strong.

If he's not mistaken, Lazio's tactics are very flexible, and no matter what tactics or adjustments you make, they will always have a trick that is right for them......

On the basis of tiki-taka, Tsunekatsu incorporated many other tactical traits into it, and he absorbed them whenever it was beneficial to him.

Tiki-taka guarantees the team's ability to pass and receive the ball, which is the most important foundation on the football field. If the foundation is well laid, anything can be built on it.

Even if you have to play defensive counterattacks and play long passes, Lazio can play better than other teams!

Pep Guardiola stared at the pitch and fell silent.

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While he was silent, Lazio was wreaking havoc on the pitch at Barcelona's backline.

Barcelona's players also felt that Lazio were difficult to defend against today, and they seemed to be a little more powerful than they were in the last meeting.

They thought Lazio was going to do that, but Lazio was like that.

They thought Lazio was going to make a series of short passes, but Lazio made a long pass.

They thought Lazio was going to make a long pass, but Lazio made a short pass......

This makes them very confused.

In defense you don't know what to do.

So when Lazio attacked, Barcelona's defense looked very awkward.

They struggle to defend and it seems like conceding a goal could happen at any moment!

And this kind of feeling of game seems to have never been felt for Barcelona......

It has always been Barcelona's opponents who have felt this way, watching Barcelona pass the ball back and forth, and they are worried about not knowing when their goal will be lost.

And now, Barcelona is finally enjoying this kind of fearful treatment! (To be continued.) )