Chapter 726: Powerless
The wave defense has been practiced and used by Tottenham Hotspur very well, but the wave attack has always been tried and explored, because the attack is more disorderly than the defense, and emphasizes a feeling, a creativity.
But the core idea is clear, that is, it can play a stormy and violent offensive, but it can also play a gentle offensive with a gentle drizzle, but it is very important to note that the wave attack emphasizes continuity, wave after wave of continuous attacks, rather than a one-shot deal.
Especially when the ball arrives in the front court, you will quickly launch an offensive when you have the opportunity, and if you don't have a chance, you have to hold the ball first, and then slowly look for opportunities, because once you have no chance, you can barely make a risky gambling pass, the offensive effect will be very poor and bad, let alone a goal, the ball will change hands at any time, causing the opponent to play a counterattack.
Ramsey picked up Kyle? Walker's pass from the right side, this ball is very comfortable, the landing point is also in place, Ramsey has no problem stopping the ball, but the problem is that the ball is in the air for too long, Ram quickly reacted, after Ramsey stopped the ball, the first time close, so Ramsey chose to protect the ball with his back.
Is the opportunity gone?
No, Tottenham Hotspur do this kind of creating attacking chances best, and if the so-called wave attack is just moving from the right to the left, then what else is there to praise and study?
Marcelo in Kyle? After Walker passed the ball, he rushed forward quickly as soon as he could, because he knew that Kyle? Walker will actively retreat to the defense after passing the ball, so his forward insertion will not pose a threat to the defense.
The Brazilian stuck to the left touchline and rushed straight past Ramsey when he was protecting the ball with his back, creating a problem for Ramsey in a short period of time, defending Marcelo or Ramsey?
On the surface, Ramsey has the ball, Marcelo has no ball, it seems that the Brazilian has no threat, but Lahm himself knows very well that he is not sure that he can guarantee that he can contain Ramsey's pass to Marcelo, especially when he sees Pirlo also approaching, even if Ramsey can't pass the ball, just knock back to Pirlo, who makes a long diagonal pass, directly to Marcelo, who can cross from the side.
This kind of cross close to the goal, as long as the landing point is well controlled, the threat is still very great.
Lahm reacted in an instant, calling out to the likes of Gustavo and Schweinsteiger to get them stuck and turning himself to defend Marcelo, which is his duty as a right-back.
As soon as Ram went, Pirlo shouted in the direction of two o'clock, Ramsey immediately turned to the right, that is, facing the middle, as soon as he turned around, without waiting for Schweinsteiger and other defenders to approach, he rubbed a curling ball with his right foot, and the landing point was at the top of the arc of the penalty area near the right.
The whole process may seem slow, but it is actually a very critical period of adjustment.
Bayern Munich's defence was originally sloping towards Ribery's side, but Kell? Walker suddenly crossed diagonally to the left, after Ramsey took the ball, coupled with Marcelo's high-speed forward, Bayern Munich's defense must move to the left to deal with the potential threat on the left, but Ramsey suddenly made a diagonal pass and transferred the ball to the right side of the midfield.
At the time of this successive lateral shift, Jerome? Boateng made a mistake and the distance between him and Cavani was a little wider, and Ramsey's cross was also very smart, straight to Jerome? Behind Boateng and Cavani.
And so there was Jerome? Boateng's powerless side, he was desperately trying to rush to the defensive position, but Cavani hit head-on, didn't even need to jump, directly to the incoming ball header, and pointed to the penalty spot, and Messi, who was still ambushed on the periphery of the penalty area just now, quickly followed up at this time, forming a single knife.
Manuel Neuer had the perfect grasp of the situation in the penalty area, and the goalkeeper was young but very capable and daring, and as soon as he saw Cavani's header come back, he immediately realised that the defence was broken, so he made a startling judgment in an instant, which was to attack.
In fact, when Messi rushed up to hit the goal directly, Neuer had already pounced with open arms, and the shooting angle was blocked, and Messi's reaction was indeed fast enough, and he was a left-footed general, and his left foot gently turned the action that was originally going to shoot into a stab, and stabbed the ball to the right side of Neuer.
The ball almost passed under Neuer's arm against the turf, the German goalkeeper reacted quickly enough, and wanted to defend with a quick stop, but Messi's stab was in a hurry, resulting in a lack of strength, which was a bit too big.
But the Argentine started very fast, people are also very flexible, after rushing up quickly, before the ball out of the bottom line, made a very awkward right foot cushion shot, and after completion, the whole person is homeopathic after half a circle, fell on the turf and rolled, obviously this action is too difficult, the body lost balance.
The ball was cushioned by Messi, and it flew past the right post, hit the inside of the left post, and crashed into the goal line.
“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!”
All the fans in the north stand of the entire Allianz Arena rushed out of their seats in unison, and one by one let out a deafening shout, all chanting Messi's name, and all of them became obviously extremely excited and extremely excited.
"1:0, in the thirty-second minute of the first half, Tottenham Hotspur finally took the lead in scoring!"
"From Leo? Messi's goal!! ”
As soon as he heard the deafening cheers from the stands, the entire Allianz Stadium was like a volcano erupting, as if even the earth was shaking, he immediately realized that he had scored, and turned his head sideways to see that the ball was in the goal line.
For a while, he jumped up from the ground excitedly, rushed quickly to the North Stand, clenched his fists along the way, kept opening his mouth wide and letting out a shout and roar, and when he rushed to the bottom of the North Stand, he raised his left hand and gave a thumbs up to the stands, but soon took his thumb into his mouth and made a pacifier sucking motion.
"It's so cute, is this a pre-conceived celebration?" The on-site commentator obviously did not know the specific meaning of this action, except for the Tottenham Hotspur players and Ye Qiu and others, no one knew what this action meant, but the camera still captured the picture of Messi's family and girlfriend in the stands.
Antonella was obviously moved by Messi's celebratory gesture, covering her face as if she was sobbing.
"Tottenham Hotspur is a very, very good attack, we just said that Tottenham Hotspur is looking for Cavani from both wings to cooperate, which has appeared several times, but this time it has changed in a different way, Messi and Ribery cut inside with the ball before, but this time it was Ramsey who crossed the penalty area diagonally to find Cavani's header, although the way is different, but the effect is very obvious, it is the fatal weakness of attacking Bayern Munich!"
Bad Stuber and Jerome? Boateng has weaknesses and deficiencies in air dominance, among which Bad Stuber's best is to help defend and play the ball, but the soft underbelly of the high ball is obvious, Jerome? Boateng's strength is physical, but his positional sense is poor, his concentration is often poor, and he is prone to mistakes when dealing with complex situations.
In the previous game against Borussia Dortmund, they made a lot of mistakes when defending Lewandowski, which led to the latter scoring a hat-trick. Boateng also had problems defending Edinson Cavani.
"Ahead of this game, it was revealed that Heynckes was hesitant to trust the two young centre-backs last season or to continue to trust them, but in the end he chose to continue to trust Bad Stuber and Jerome? Boateng, as he believes the centre-back pair will ensure that Bayern Munich's central midfield is a consistent point of possession. ”
"But there is a point to get the ball, but the weakness is also exposed, that is, to defend the ball."
"Not just Jerome? Boateng and Bad Stuber, Lahm and Contento also had problems defending high on the wings, and we have seen Cavani consciously move to the wing to fight for long balls from the back on more than one occasion, which is worth Heynckes' caution, after all, he is already a goal behind! ”
In fact, there is another level of problem that many people don't notice, and that is Robben.
As the number one superstar in the Bayern Munich team, Robben has indeed performed quite well since joining the Bundesliga, but the problem is that he almost never participates in defense.
Marcelo stepped forward just now, and a very important reason why Rahm was so passive was that Robben did not retreat.
Don't underestimate this retreat, if Robben comes back, even if he only returns to the midfield, Schweinsteiger can quickly return to defense, and after Lahm goes to Marcelo, Ramsey will still be curbed at this point, at least there is no way to cross as easily as just now.
Of course, if you can follow Marcelo to retreat, complete a handover with Ram, and let Rahm go to Marcelo and Robben to defend Ramsey, I believe the effect will be better.
But Robben didn't actively defend back, or even didn't defend back, leaving Rahm in a very passive situation.
Tottenham Hotspur's defense actually has a bit of a targeted arrangement, that is, to focus on pinning Thomas? Muller's left, Kyle? Walker has always maintained a close connection with the two centre-backs, while Robben is on the left, Marcelo is more up front, and the focus is on containing Robben's inward cut.
In the opening and more than half an hour of the first half, Robben had the most shots on goal from almost all the chances obtained, but all of them were waves without exception, either barely hit when the body was out of balance, or rushed shots when they were stopped by defenders, and the effect was very bad.
There is an unknown detail that in the past week, when Tottenham Hotspur focused on the offensive and defensive confrontation, Ye Qiu consciously arranged Hazzard to deal with Marcelo, and he specifically asked Hazzard to cut inside instead of going down, the reason is very simple, Robben basically cut inside in the right winger position.
Hazzard's small steps and speed are similar to Robben, so using him to play one-on-one with Marcelo will undoubtedly help the Brazilian left-back get used to Robben very well, and what makes Hazzard more difficult than Robben is that the Belgian is left and right, while Robben can only use his left foot.
This targeted training arrangement has even reached the familiar field training at the Allianz Arena, but many people have not noticed.
When it came to the game, Marcelo was clearly more sure of adapting to Robben's pace and pace, as well as his stop-and-go cuts.
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"I'm in trouble!"
In the Allianz Arena home team's coach's box, Herman, his right-hand man, said to Heynckes with some embarrassment.
This is a very experienced assistant coach, who has been an assistant coach at Bayer Leverkusen for a long time, Herman was already an important member of the team when Bayer Leverkusen was the Sanya king, and then went to Nuremberg for a while, but with Heynckes in Bayer Leverkusen, he accepted the invitation to return to Bayer Leverkusen, and then came to Bayern Munich with Heynckes.
Thirty or forty years of football told him that the situation was clear by the time the game was played.
Tottenham Hotspur, a strong team with a very balanced attack and defence, tends to have more options and variations in the game, while Bayern Munich is now facing a dilemma, because they have difficulty mastering possession on the one hand, and without possession, their attack cannot play with characteristics.
You must know that Bayern Munich is not a counter-attacking team, and more importantly, Bayern Munich's defense has a very obvious weakness and shortcomings, that is, defending high balls.
There used to be Lucio and Van Bitten, but as Van Bitten faded out, was it Bad Stuber or Jerome? Boateng, neither of them showed much competitiveness in terms of high ball, at least at the centre-back level, they were not qualified, and both were tall but flawed in defending high balls.
This is also the reason why Heynckes was hesitant to go to Timoshchuk before the game, although the latter is not tall, but the defense is more solid, and the tackles and cards are better, with him, Bad Stuber and Jerome? Boateng can delay and make a fill-in assist.
But in the end, Heynckes was on the safe side and chose Bad Stuber and Jerome? Boateng's partner, because he first thinks that the team can fight for possession steadily.
But by now that the game had progressed, the situation had completely outgrown their plans.
"Tottenham Hotspur have changed so much, their players are more tactically resilient, they can defend when they drop back, they can attack when they reach out, and this kind of team is the most headache!" Heynckes shook his head and sighed.
As Sacchi said, all great teams are balanced teams that can attack and defend.
The current Tottenham Hotspur is that they have weaknesses, shortcomings, and shortcomings, but when you want to take advantage of their weaknesses, shortcomings and shortcomings, they often only need to make some local adjustments in the details to block you, and may even use your adjustments to create a killing opportunity.
Another point is that Tottenham Hotspur's staffing is too reasonable.
Thiago? The combination of Silva and Kompany is arguably the number one combination in football today, and around them has built the most outstanding defensive quality in football today, known as Chelsea's Trigar Cannavaro and Carvalho, Manchester United's Vidic and Ferdinand, and the golden pair that has re-emerged in football.
These two players are very complementary but both are very well-rounded, Thiago? Silva is almost good at defending the ball, but it is Kompany's forte, and the two players have developed a deep understanding over the years, allowing them to switch defensive formations and queues at will during the game.
It is worth noting that Tottenham Hotspur have a very strong reserve of central defenders, and the two youngsters of Nastasic and Varane are also very favored by experts, and with time, they may be able to succeed in taking over Kompany and Thiago? Silva's class.
The combination of Ramsey, Vidal and Pirlo in the midfield is both offensive and defensive, soft and hard.
Ribery, Cavani and Messi in the front court are also a combination of attack and defense, especially Cavani, who can disrupt the opponent's defense, and Ribery and Messi are also actively involved in counter-attacking.
From front to back, Tottenham Hotspur's entire tactical system is very compact, and very tight, it is almost difficult for you to find an obvious weakness and shortcomings, before Newcastle finally caught the loophole of a single back, but can take advantage of this loophole to hit the team, who is it?
Even a team like Barcelona with such a strong attack was slaughtered by nine goals over two legs, who would dare to say that they can challenge Tottenham Hotspur? Who can say they can compete with Tottenham Hotspur?
"It is not easy for a head coach to be able to coach a great team with both offense and defense in his life, but Ye Qiu alone has trained three different sets of offensive and defensive team combinations in just a few years, which is really admirable!"
During the Ajax period, Ye Qiu was sharp and focused on strong attacks, but after arriving at Chelsea, he gradually matured, using the huge funds provided by Abramovich as a backing, and introduced a set of almost perfect team combinations that are very balanced in attack and defense, and even now are still talked about by countless fans.
That is, Ye Qiu back then, the solid foundation laid for Chelsea is still nourishing Chelsea even now.
After switching to Tottenham Hotspur, Ye Qiu once again showed his miraculous skills, and trained a Tottenham Hotspur that is not only suitable for the Premier League, but at the same time very delicate and full of creativity, and the Champions League two consecutive championships are the best evaluation and affirmation of this team, which is bound to go down in history.
But in a blink of an eye, he sold some of the superstars in the team and invested in rebuilding, but in just one or two years, he created the current Tottenham Hotspur team that is more balanced in attack and defense, more resilient, and more varied.
Even Heynckes had to admire Ye Qiu, because this was also his greatest wish and hope.
Today's Tottenham Hotspur team reminds Heynckes of the Lippi-led Juventus team he met when he was in charge of Real Madrid, the difference is that Ye Qiu is more inclined to attack, but both teams have a typical characteristic, that is, the amazing balance of attack and defense.
Juventus reached the Champions League final for three consecutive seasons, and the team gathered superstars such as Zidane, Davies, Piero, Deschamps, etc., and now, Tottenham Hotspur has also gathered superstars including Messi, Ribery, Cavani, Pirlo, etc., and the strength of both teams is very, very good.
Heynckes defeated Juventus with Mijatovic's flash of inspiration, but now Bayern, can anyone do this? Who can say they can compete with Tottenham Hotspur?
"It is not easy for a head coach to be able to coach a great team with both offense and defense in his life, but Ye Qiu alone has trained three different sets of offensive and defensive team combinations in just a few years, which is really admirable!"
During the Ajax period, Ye Qiu was sharp and focused on strong attacks, but after arriving at Chelsea, he gradually matured, using the huge funds provided by Abramovich as a backing, and introduced a set of almost perfect team combinations that are very balanced in attack and defense, and even now are still talked about by countless fans.
That is, Ye Qiu back then, the solid foundation laid for Chelsea is still nourishing Chelsea even now.
After switching to Tottenham Hotspur, Ye Qiu once again showed his miraculous skills, and trained a Tottenham Hotspur that is not only suitable for the Premier League, but at the same time very delicate and full of creativity, and the Champions League two consecutive championships are the best evaluation and affirmation of this team, which is bound to go down in history.
But in a blink of an eye, he sold some of the superstars in the team and invested in rebuilding, but in just one or two years, he created the current Tottenham Hotspur team that is more balanced in attack and defense, more resilient, and more varied.
Even Heynckes had to admire Ye Qiu, because this was also his greatest wish and hope.
Today's Tottenham Hotspur team reminds Heynckes of the Lippi-led Juventus team he met when he was in charge of Real Madrid, the difference is that Ye Qiu is more inclined to attack, but both teams have a typical characteristic, that is, the amazing balance of attack and defense.
Juventus reached the Champions League final for three consecutive seasons, and the team gathered superstars such as Zidane, Davies, Piero, Deschamps, etc., and now, Tottenham Hotspur has also gathered superstars including Messi, Ribery, Cavani, Pirlo, etc., and the strength of both teams is very, very good.
Heynckes defeated Juventus with Mijatovic's flash of inspiration, but now Bayern, can anyone do this?