Section 525 Coaching Advantages
With a score of 2-1, Guardiola finally couldn't sit still in the Barcelona coach's box.
From going to work to the second half, the changes on the field, Guardiola is watching. It's just that he didn't make changes immediately, but also because he wanted to see if this was the true level of Tottenham, or if they relied on tactical changes to achieve a confrontation with Barcelona in a short period of time - for a long time, Barcelona has been accustomed to the opponent being besieged by them without the power to fight back, relying on sneak attacks to steal the ball, so that the attack is open, Guardiola has not seen it for a long time. For such a change, Guardiola also believes that maybe it is just a special situation for a while, and he wants to see how the situation goes, but in this case, Tottenham's continuous attacks have broken through the door of Barcelona.
If the first goal conceded was caused by Guardiola's own carelessness, then the second goal conceded is equivalent to telling Guardiola that Tottenham has enough ability and Barcelona to carry out offensive and defensive battles on the ground, and their strength is no worse than Barcelona.
This made Guardiola surprised, but finally couldn't sit still: Barcelona has lost to Premier League teams not once or twice in the past two years, and this time this situation is like this, which makes Guardiola feel a little worried. A team of this calibre is too much of a threat to Barcelona, and he has to make some adjustments.
Soon, Barcelona made a substitution.
'Barcelona replaced Thierry Henry and brought on Ibrahimovic...... Barcelona is still Barcelona, and after falling behind, they chose to change their strikers and attack in the front court to recover their disadvantage. ”
For Barcelona, they can be said to have tried their best in the defense at the back, and no matter how much they make substitutions, it is difficult to ensure that the defensive level continues to improve. And their attacking power, in Guardiola's view, still has room for improvement, although Ibrahimovic and Messi have not been very good together, but, in the current situation, who can they use without Ibrahimovic?
The reason why Henry was replaced is because Henry is indeed too old now. He still has great ambitions, is willing to run, and is conscious, but after all, he is no longer the king of guns of the year, and age has robbed him of his breakthrough ability, making his threat in the front court greatly reduced.
Replacing him is the best option: Ibrahimovic, who has a stronger body, can withstand the backline, and once the backline is held up by Ibrahimovic, then the space in midfield will expand. Because Tottenham's formation was raised forward, and Yaya Toure and Gustavo swept the midfield very well, Iniesta hardly played in this game. However, if Ibrahimovic can carry the backline, perhaps Iniesta can be activated, which is also a supplement.
"Tottenham's defense at the back has done a very good job, their organization is clear, and under the layers of defense, Messi does not have many opportunities to break through. And if Ibrahimovic is used as an arrow figure to support the back line, then, behind Ibrahimovic, Messi and Iniesta's attack line can be spread out, which is the best choice for Barcelona......" The Spanish commentator, speaking of this, paused, because in the second half of the sentence, he really didn't know what to say.
This is the best choice in Barcelona, but unfortunately, this is a good choice, which Barcelona has never used well.
Pep Guardiola's choice is theoretically correct - but his theory does not stand up to the test in practice.
Up front, Ibrahimovic soon received the ball: in midfield, Andres Iniesta fired a through ball through the midfield and straight to Ibrahimovic's feet. Ibrahimovic had his back to goal and withstood the pinching of Palmeri and Thiago Silva behind him to keep the ball at his feet. At this time, Messi next to him accelerated his pace and ran forward quickly, wanting to get rid of Gustavo next to him and make a cooperation with Ibrahimovic.
In Messi's opinion, as long as Ibrahimovic withstands the defense at this time, and then gives the ball to Messi's feet, it will be considered a complete task, and Messi will naturally deal with the rest of the things. Unfortunately, Ibrahimovic has never been one to handle the ball like this. After he got the ball, he tried left and right twice and didn't seem to move, and immediately took a step forward with the ball. Palmeri immediately followed, but Ibrahimovic's footwork was obviously beyond his expectations, Ibrahimovic first pushed the ball forward with his right foot, then turned his body to the right, and then, with his left heel pulled the ball, his body turned around again, and two very skillful turns in a row, so that he got rid of Palmeri's entanglement, and also completed his turn away from the penalty area.
But at this time, Palmeri had already let go of him, and Gustavo had already completed getting closer, Messi was locked up behind the two of them, Piszczek was still looking at Messi, and the entanglement of the three people made Messi have no chance. In this situation, Messi's running has stopped, and in his opinion, it is impossible for him to receive the ball.
But Ibrahimovic's pass came at exactly this time. Messi had no room to receive the ball, so he still ran two steps, but Gustavo cut off the ball and handed it to Yaya Toure.
This kind of interception made Messi quite angry: he originally thought that Ibrahimovic was here to help him, but in Ibrahimovic's eyes, he seemed to be just a striker who grabbed points.
"Why don't you run?" Ibrahimovic was on the pitch and questioned Messi directly. Messi turned his head and looked at Ibrahimovic in disbelief, before turning his head away after a while. His silence widened Ievee's eyes, which he saw as a wordless contempt, much to Ievee's displeasure.
In the eyes of both of them, they are both the core of the attack, and the other party's job should be to help them do a good job of attacking. This has become their contradiction. Barcelona's possession tactics are a very good tactic, but his requirements for each player are also very high. In Li Bin's memory, Barcelona's future is declining because he can't find a suitable successor, although he says that his La Masia is full of talent, but it is never difficult for good players to be mass-produced, even Barcelona, after Xavi went downhill, it became no longer strong.
Possession tactics have a great weakness, he needs a lot of cooperation, excellent skills, and considerable team awareness to reach the peak, which can be said to be extremely difficult to achieve. In Li Bin's view, only a fixed group of people can use the tactics, which can hardly be said to be of significance to football. In my memory, Pep Guardiola's possession tactics after he went to Bayern Munich proved it, and now his substitutions are the same: his tactics are not available to everyone.
Ibrahimovic's skills were good, but he couldn't fit into Barcelona's tactics. He is a bit self-centered, and some actions are handled too casually, rather than focusing on tactical coordination, which allows him to play well as a core player of the team, but when he is a player who plays for others, his performance is quite poor.
Soon, he wasted another opportunity. When Xavi got the ball, he directly chose a long pass from the midfield, Ibrahimovic was on the front court, leaned on Palmeri behind him, received the ball, and gave the ball to Iniesta behind him. Andres Iniesta immediately opted to slip the ball through the gap, and at this point, as long as Ibrahimovic completed the anti-offside position, he could get a one-on-one chance.
Unfortunately, Ibrahimovic chose to pull back at this time - he hoped that Iniesta would score in the row after completion. In his mind, he has suppressed the backline, so it is not his task to fight hand-to-hand with the opponent's backline, and Iniesta can try to break through the goal by himself. However, Iniesta is well aware that his shooting skills are not very good, and he still wants Ibrahimovic to rely on his physical advantage to get the ball and shoot. The two men did not think at the same time, so that this excellent pass suddenly became a pass to the goalkeeper, and Neuer grabbed the ball directly in his hand and got the ball in his hands without much effort.
Guardiola thought that this would make the attack more violent, but he was wrong, which would only make the attack muddy and lose the character of Barcelona!
Then, he immediately ran two quick steps forward, and a strong hand threw the ball directly across the half court!
Di Maria, who was on the right, received his pass, lifted his left foot up, unloaded the ball from the air, and immediately kicked the ball with the outside of his instep to Toure in the middle. Toure played the ball directly to Suarez in front of him, who diverted the ball and passed it back to the right wing.
Di Maria quickly intervened, and after receiving the ball, he directly used his left foot on the right side to kick the ball into the penalty area!
The ball looked a bit like a shot on goal. However, the landing point of the watch ball is near the far post. Cavani had already rushed there, Di Maria's sudden attack made Puyol's judgment a little wrong, and Cavani immediately seized the opportunity and hit the goal with a flick of his head, blasting the ball towards the goal!
Valdés swooped in and lifted the ball up towards the sky and flew it over the crossbar. This goal did not form a goal, but it still made Barcelona's side in a cold sweat.
"After the substitution, Barcelona doesn't seem to have much improvement in attack, the fierce battle between the two sides is still fierce, it seems that there is still no way out, who will die in the end......
Barcelona's substitution not only did not have the effect of turning the tide of the battle, but also further expanded Tottenham's advantage. Li Bin, who was standing on the sidelines, also sighed at this time: Maybe pressing football and controlling the ball can't tell the difference, but the difference in experience at least makes Li Bin one position ahead of Guardiola.
Although it is a bit boastful to say this - but compared to Guardiola, who has been a coach for two years, Li Bin has an advantage, and the advantage in coaching is still the advantage that determines the outcome of the game.
In this game, Tottenham was suppressed by Barcelona in the first half, and in the second half, it became an offensive and defensive exchange, but at the last moment, Guardiola destroyed the Great Wall. He brought on Ibrahimovic in an attempt to get back into the picture, but it messed up his own team.
In the battle situation, Tottenham is already in an advantage, and Li Bin is very fortunate that the referee did not come out to make trouble: but think about it, there is no need to make trouble in the first leg of the two-legged game. Since this is the case, then, Li Bin is not ready to give the referee a chance to perform, what he has to do is how to expand his lead and decide the winner of a game, so when it comes to the field, even if the referee wants to be evil, they have no chance.
It's been almost 80 minutes, and on Tottenham's side, there are also changes to be made. Li Bin has already prepared Hoddlestone to warm up, and he wants to adjust the formation to a back three to hold on to the 2-1 scoreline, while relying on long balls to continue to pose a threat when the opponent is physically exhausted at the bottom.
Since Guardiola made your own stupid moves, then, don't blame me for being rude to you!