"Incredible goal!"

"Gorgeous pass and cut coordination!"

"Spain scored a fantastic goal for the crowd in front of the stadium and on television, and I don't think any football fan should miss it."

"Yes, that's right, although Lin Quan's last shot was unremarkable, but before that, the combination of him and his team-mates was breathtaking, and this goal fully showed the Spaniard's philosophy of playing, which is to pass the ball into the opponent's goal!"

On Sky Sports' side, Martin Taylor and Andy Gray teamed up to provide commentary on the game to a global audience.

Although there has been no name in the finals since ancient times, this game made the two feel enthusiastic and excited.

Whether it was Brazil's goal just one minute into the game, or Spain's goal just now.

Both goals were brilliant and both showed their style.

Brazil's young, energetic squad won with speed and impact, using a fast break to break the Spanish goal!

Spain are good at passing, so they used a dazzling combination of passes and cuts to deliver such a wonderful goal for the world.

If this game can continue to play at this pace, it will definitely be very exciting.

For the follow-up games, both of them are already a little impatient!

On the Internet, fans are also boiling over Spain's goal.

"Damn, what did I see, covering the team uniform, I thought it was Barcelona playing on the field!"

"It's really Barcelona!"

"There is a lot of overlap between the squad configuration of the Spanish team and Barcelona, their central axis is Barcelona's, and it is not surprising to use Barcelona's style of play!"

"Hehe, the Spanish team has used this tactic before, but it has never been so terrifying, Lin Quan's arrival can be regarded as making up for their last shortcoming!"

After praising the strength of Spain, fans are also worried about the Brazilian team:

"It's a bit difficult for Brazil in this game, they only have 31 per cent of the ball now, the football is at the feet of the Spanish players most of the time, they can't get the ball, they don't have a chance to score!"

"I think Brazil should still speed up, they have to put the players on top, otherwise they will easily lose the ball if they are passed back and forth in front of their penalty area like this!"

'That's right, in the last game against Spain, they defended very well in the first half, with two of their defences up to 30 metres out of the danger zone, making it impossible for Spain's passes to pose a direct threat.

"South American players are free-spirited, I'm afraid they can't play the kind of defensive tactics that Italy has, right?"

……

The fans discussed and discussed, but they couldn't think of a good solution.

Cracking the passing system of Barcelona and Spain is a global problem, and countless coaches in football have been studying it in recent years.

But so far, there have not been many tactics that have been able to restrain it perfectly.

The most successful was Heynckes' Bayern.

In the Champions League semi-finals, they kept a clean sheet against Barcelona over two legs, and for the first time in a head-to-head meeting, they completed the crushing of pass-and-possession football.

So, after their own team fell into disadvantage.

Brazil's head coach Scolari immediately thought of Heynckes' tactics.

How did Heynckes knock out Barcelona?

Speed + Power!

Using the speed and personal ability of the two super wings, he constantly attacked Barcelona's two sides of the backline, suppressed Barcelona's full-backs, made them unable to go up to assist, and reduced Barcelona's passing points.

Take advantage of the physical fitness of Bayern players, increase running and physical confrontation, interfere with Barcelona players, make them unable to hold the ball, and cannot play smooth coordination.

Brazil's wings are not as strong as Bayern's, but their players are not poor in physicality.

So Scolari asked the players to increase their physical confrontation in the game, but it seems that this move alone is not very effective.

It's not like Spain haven't played against that kind of physical opponent, and they have found a way to deal with this kind of aggressive confrontation against their opponents.

Since one method does not work, then we can only learn from Bayern to the end and let the wide players participate more in the attack.

Thinking of this, Scolari stood up and called Thiago Silva to give him an explanation.

After the younger brother and daughter-in-law returned to the field, they immediately informed the coach of the arrangement.

After the restart, the Brazilian side changed their tactical play.

Seeing the tactical adjustment of the Brazilian team, Martin Taylor frowned and said:

'Brazil seemed to be trying to open a breakthrough from the flanks, and in the last few minutes, their attacks have been launched from the centennial road, and Neymar and Hulk have significantly increased the number of shots.

Partner Andy Gray answered:

"Neymar has skills at his feet and has a high success rate of one-on-one passes, while Hulk is nicknamed an invincible giant by fans, his body is extremely strong, and he can eat the opposing defender raw by his body, and it is a good way to give the ball to these two!"

Martin Taylor smiled slyly and asked:

"So Andy, do you think Brazil's offense will work?"

Andy Gray didn't think about it, and said directly:

"Of course, Brazil have already scored a goal in this way, and it proves that they can do it!"

"Wow, I didn't expect Andy to be so optimistic about the Brazilian team, since that's the case, how about we make a bet?"

Taylor knew that Andy Gray was more aggressive, so he had already guessed that the other party would be fooled.

"Okay, what are you going to bet on?"

"If you lose the bet, you will bounce the ball 100 times in this studio, with leather shoes!"

"Oh man, are you really here?"

Andy Gray looked at his partner with an exaggerated expression, Martin Taylor is both 68 years old this year, and he is not a professional footballer.

He himself used to be a professional player in Scotland, and it has not been a few years since he switched to commentators after retiring.

Such a punishment is not difficult for him.

But for Martin Taylor, it was difficult.

"Of course, I don't think this kind of attack from Brazil will work, that's why I bet with you!"

Martin Taylor looked confident.

"Well, in that case, then I'll bet with you!"

Andy Gray knew his old partner might be creating a show to attract more fans to Sky Sports.

So he quickly agreed to the other party's proposal.

The bet between the two quickly attracted discussion and attention from fans, who probably didn't care about Andy Gray bouncing the ball in the studio.

But they really wanted to see the 68-year-old Martin Taylor juggling the ball with his leather shoes, so many fans turned on the TV and locked in to Sky Sports, watching the game with great anticipation.

……

Stamford Bridge, inside the offices of Chelsea FC.

Jose Mourinho, who has signed with Chelsea and returned to the helm of the Blues, is watching the game in the manager's office.

Hearing Andy Gray and Martin Taylor's bet, Mourinho snorted disdainfully.

Andy Gray has played football for so many years, and his vision of watching the ball is not as good as Martin Taylor, a commentator who has never played football.

On the surface, Brazil's offensive is booming, and both Neymar and Hulk have successfully caused a lot of problems for their opponents on the wings.

But in reality, Spain's defense is very solid, and Brazil's attacks have not achieved too good results.

And as the game continues, the ball will soon be back at the feet of Spain.

When Brazil can't even touch football, how many times can they launch such an attack?

Not even the number of attacks, what did they do to break the Spanish goal?

If you play a team like Barcelona, you should resolutely implement your own theory:

Use efficient and fast counterattacks to break through the opponent's defense line in the shortest time and complete the attack.

Brazil lack a master passer in midfield who can't deliver the kind of quality passes.

Neymar was played as a demoman on the wing, which led to a further decline in their playmaking ability up front.

Is such an attack expected to break through Spain's gates?

Dream on!

It seems that Scolari is just a vain person, and he is no longer as brave as he used to be!

It's not just Mourinho who is following this game, there are a lot of people in world football who are watching this game.

In a manor house on the outskirts of Munich, Bayern's new head coach Pep Guardiola turned on the TV early.

In order to watch this game, he specially adjusted his work schedule to ensure that he could watch the game without any interruption during these 2 hours.

Seeing the adjusted offensive tactics of the Brazilian team, Guardiola was thoughtful.

As the founder of pass-and-control football, Pep Guardiola knows better than anyone the pros and cons of this tactical approach.

Barcelona's disastrous game against Bayern in the Champions League has been studied in depth by himself.

Although there is a certain restraint in the tactical play, Bayern showed strength in those two games is indeed stronger than Barcelona.

Although it is still the name of the Cosmos team, Barcelona's squad is aging obviously.

The dominance is nowhere near as good as it was a few years ago when it won the six crowns!

Especially in the midfield position, Xavi, who is too old and has reduced fitness, is easily limited by opponents in high-intensity games.

Once the opponent restricts Barca's midfield, Barca's attacking threat will drop by half.

The same applies to Spain!

But Bosque was smart enough to put Xavi in the back and let Martinez act as a bodyguard to protect Xavi.

Not only that, but in order to prevent the opposition from pressing, Xavi will even retreat to the back line when receiving the ball, which is not so much a midfielder as a defender.

Here, even if the opponent wants to force him, he can't succeed because of the high position and the response of multiple teammates around him.

Xavi has a strong attacking ability, and placing him in the back will inevitably reduce Barca's attacking ability.

But on the Spanish side, it seems that such a problem does not exist.

They have a more luxurious frontcourt and can replace Xavi, and there are too many people to complete the attack.

All Xavi has to do is pass the ball in the back with peace of mind.

In this way, Xavi's own burden is reduced, the pressure of being pressed by opponents is reduced, his fitness can support him to play longer, and it can also give him more time to observe the opponent's position before passing, so as to complete the fatal blow.

Pep Guardiola actually used this trick before, but he used Sergio Busquets, who dropped back to the defender position to take on the role.

However, Busquets is not as good as Xavi in terms of experience and passing ability, so Xavi is obviously more effective in taking on this role.

Thinking of this, Guardiola used his brain:

Can you replicate this trick at Bayern?

Schweinsteiger, Kroos, which of the two of them can retreat?

……

Whether a tactic works depends not only on how well they play, but also on whether their opponents give them a chance.

Obviously, the Spanish side is not prepared to give it a chance.

In the 23rd minute, after defusing an attack, Casillas quickly handed the ball to Xavi.

Fred immediately stepped forward to press Harvey, but because he had no other teammates around him to assist, Harvey made a signature turn to get rid of it and dodged Fred's pressing.

He watched the position of his team-mates and opponents as he dribbled forward, sent a through ball and found Andres Iniesta in midfield.

Iniesta took the ball and knocked back to Martinez, who passed diagonally to Iniesta, who had finished turning away.

Nearby Brazilian defenders immediately approached Iniesta to intercept his breakthrough.

In the process of Iniesta's high-speed running, he passed the ball horizontally to Lin Quan.

After receiving the ball, Lin Quan went straight to the front and hit the wall with Iniesta.

The defenders habitually followed the ball, and after seeing Andres Iniesta pass to Lin Quan, they were all like big enemies.

As a result, the vigilance of Iniesta was lowered, allowing the latter to successfully break out of the opponent's bag and into the box to receive the goal.

"Stop him!"

Cesar saw that his teammate's defense was about to be broken through again, and quickly ordered his teammates to come forward to intercept.

Thiago Silva and Marcelo both rushed towards Iniesta one after the other.

Marcelo played up for Andres Iniesta, while his sister-in-law was a little behind and was going to block Iniesta's pass.

Ten minutes earlier, they had been scored by their opponents with this move.

Not going to be fooled again now!

The judgment of the younger brother and daughter-in-law was accurate, and in the face of Marcelo's block, Iniesta was not prepared to shoot on his own.

He quickly chose to pass the ball, and it was Lin Quan who passed it.

Golden opportunity!

Thiago Silva's eyes lit up and he seemed to see an opportunity to break the ball and play a counter-attack.

He hurriedly stretched out his foot, intending to kick the ball to his teammates.

Unexpectedly, one foot was faster than him, and he touched the ball first.

How can it be?

When did this guy come over?

Thiago Silva saw Lin Quan who appeared in front of him, and his face was full of incredulity.

When this guy just passed the ball to Iniesta, he was still seven or eight meters away from him, how could he appear in front of him in the blink of an eye!

Could it be that when he passed it to Iniesta, he thought about how to cooperate with Iniesta?

Alves and Luis saw that Silva had failed to intercept and immediately rushed towards Lin Quan.

There are too many people in the penalty area, and Lin Quan's line has been blocked.

He can only play this ball by himself!

Brazil's fans saw the Spanish player enter their own penalty area, and their hearts lifted.

At this time, they were all relieved to see that Lin Quan was caught in the bag of three players on their side.

This ball, it should have been prevented, right?

However, something happened that left them dumbfounded.

In the bag of the three Brazilian players, I saw Lin Quan like a nimble little flea, flickering and moving, and forcibly killed from the three.

The Brazilian fans in the stands were stunned and looked incredulous.

How did this guy do it?

Brazil's goalkeeper was also stunned, but he didn't expect his teammate's bag to fail!

Meanwhile, in the boxes at the Maracanã Stadium, in the Sky Sports commentary box, in the Stamford Bridge manager's office, in the manor in Munich.

Almost everyone who sees this ball has the same thought:

Is this guy still human?

(End of chapter)