blogombal Chapter 225
Chapter 225
In the last ten minutes of the first half, Leeds United's offense still had no improvement, and they were still beaten hard by Barcelona in their own half, but fortunately, after Alonso conveyed Li Shiguang's reminder, the defense line was stabilized. Although the scene was a bit ugly, at least Barcelona never caught the loophole that could pass the ball into the penalty area. After two minutes of stoppage time, the two sides entered the halftime break with a score of 1:1.
"Kevin, Luca, you two take a break in the second half. Gareth, Yaya, go out and warm up! Wesley, I'll bear with you for a while. In the second half, you play on the left and let Gareth play on the right. I need him to be able to cut in and shoot after breaking through! But you can also switch positions freely according to the situation, and you can command it when the time comes!" The players had just returned to the locker room and sat down. Li Shiguang, who was standing in the middle, spoke very quickly and made new arrangements. Several players who were named nodded to show that they understood what he meant.
After observing for 45 minutes in the first half, he had almost figured out the main reason why Leeds United's offense could not play past the half. He sighed secretly in his heart. He shouldn't force Barcelona to compete for the midfield possession. He couldn't win!
Li Shiguang knew that he was a bit stubborn.
Since the draw last month, Li Shiguang has been holding his breath because of the outside world's pessimism.
So what if Barcelona is the defending champion? So what if Rijkaard won the club's best coach award last year? I can do what he can do, and I can do what he can't do!
This is a true portrayal of Li Shiguang's heart some time ago.
Especially after talking with Rivaldo, Li Shiguang had an idea from the bottom of his heart, I just want to beat you at your home court with what you are best at!
This is also the main reason why Li Shiguang cooperated with Rivaldo to provoke the home fans when the players came on the field!
Torres's opening blitz gave Li Shiguang an illusion that Barcelona was just so-so, and he felt that this game should be stable!
But in the next thirty minutes, Leeds United was pressed so hard that they couldn't even get through the half, which not only made Li Shiguang start to doubt himself, but he finally woke up after Ronaldinho equalized the score!
Why should I use my own tactics that are just good to play against others' tactics that have already been played to perfection? Isn't this asking for trouble?
Speaking of tiki taka, Rijkaard may not necessarily understand it more deeply than Li Shiguang who has a system, but this thing is not only about the coach's understanding, but also the personal ability of the players occupies a large proportion in it.
Why is Barcelona under Rijkaard not as dominant in Europe as Barcelona under Guardiola?
Is it because Rijkaard's coaching ability is not as good as Guardiola's?
Definitely not!
Li Shiguang thought that the real reason is probably because Guardiola met a large number of players such as Messi, Xavi and Iniesta who are extremely compatible with the tactical concept of tiki taka and have gradually grown to their respective peaks! They have a mutually beneficial relationship.
Although Li Shiguang also pays attention to the players' basic skills and passing and receiving in training, these things are still relatively rough from a technical perspective in this era. In the Premier League, they can basically beat most teams without playing as well as Barcelona. Even when facing the strong teams in the BIG5, Leeds United's midfield configuration can be said to be luxurious.
But Barcelona is different. The group of players playing on the field are the originators of playing ball control. You have to go head-to-head with others' strongest points. Isn't this asking for abuse?
So Li Shiguang figured it out, I don't play ball control anymore!
Since my footwork is not as delicate as yours, then I will use my body. Since I can't beat you in the midfield, then I will play on the wing.
There is only one purpose for replacing Toure, that is to increase physical strength! He wants Toure and Alonso to hold down the two front midfielders on the opposite side. If they can't grab them, they will use their bodies and commit fouls!
The reason why Bale came out was also very simple. If I couldn't get through half the field on the ground, then I would go up to the sky. I would use Bale's speed to hit you from behind. I didn't believe that Zambrotta, a 30-year-old old man, could outrun Bale, who had just turned 18!
····
"Okay, audience friends, welcome back to the live broadcast room. The second half of the Barcelona vs. Leeds United game is about to begin!"
"Oh? We see that Leeds United has made the first adjustment!" Lineker had just finished his opening remarks when Jon heard the director's prompt in his headphones, "Lee made a substitution adjustment. He replaced Modric with Yaya Toure, and then replaced De Bruyne with Bale.These are two substitutions. It seems that Lee did not make any drastic adjustments to Leeds United's tactics! "
"Jon, you are wrong!" After Jon finished speaking, Lineker pointed at the TV screen and denied his opinion, "Look at Leeds United's position. After Bale came on the court, Sneijder went to the right. Bale did not play in his familiar left midfielder position. Lee must have made some special arrangements! "
Jon frowned and stared at Bale, who was standing on the field and jumping and stretching non-stop. For a moment, he did not understand the purpose of Li Shiguang's two substitutions.
Rijkaard on the other side of the field also had this doubt. He also stared at Bale, who was jumping and stretching non-stop, and fell into deep thought.
Before the game, he also studied Leeds United's style of play. Rijkaard knew the two fast horses Bale and Ribery.
Originally, Barcelona had done special defensive training on Leeds United's fast counterattack tactics yesterday, but to his surprise, Li Shiguang did not let these two people start today, so before the game, when he saw Leeds United's midfield combination, he felt that there was something wrong. A little surprised.
The subsequent Leeds United's playing style also shocked Rijkaard. He didn't expect Li Shiguang to be so stubborn and actually used Barcelona's best playing style to fight against him in Camp Nou.
The result is obvious. After Barcelona experienced the unexpected goal at the beginning, Leeds United never got a chance to shoot again!
Now Li Shiguang replaced Bale, but he didn't play on the left side where he usually played the most, and there was also the big black guy who replaced Modric...
Rijkaard's eyes kept jumping between Bale and Toure, and finally stopped on Li Shiguang, whispering.
"What on earth do you want to do...?"