After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

Chapter 33 Catching Barcelona's Big Net

9 month 13 day.

Tonight, AC Milan will challenge the mighty Barcelona team at Camp Nou.

In fact, for this game, no matter where the media and fans are, they are not optimistic about Milan.

The reason is simple: the current Barcelona team is recognized as a cosmic team.

In the past 2010/11 La Liga season, Barcelona scored 38 goals and conceded 98 goals in 24 league rounds, accumulating 99 points, achieving three consecutive league championships. During the period, they broke the longest winning streak in La Liga with 16 consecutive victories record.

In the Champions League, Barcelona defeated Manchester United 2011-3 in the 1 UEFA Champions League final, defeated Manchester United twice in 3 years, won the Champions League twice, and won the Champions League for the fourth time in team history.

In that game, Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson's slightly trembling hand was also a microcosm of Barcelona's complete control of the situation in this game.

In fact, in 2011, Barcelona finally won the five crowns, only one Copa del Rey short of the six crowns in 2009.

Not only are they crazy about winning the championship, but Barcelona's control on the scene also makes their opponents desperate.

The midfielder Harvey, Iniesta, and Busquets formed the "Habaibu" combination to achieve the ultimate in coach Guardiola's pass and control philosophy.

This may be the strongest midfield combination in history, and it also helped the Spanish team win the 2010 World Cup.

On the front line, Messi, the world's football player, is fully fired, constantly breaking the scoring record.

In the following year, that is, in 2012, Messi even set a record for goals scored in a single natural year in football with such terrifying data as 91 goals in official games, and won the Ballon d'Or for the fourth consecutive year.

Habai Boume, the peak, has brought the most terrifying team to today's world football.

This is Barcelona's dream team three, and also the universe team in world football!
In front of such a team, and it is still an away game, the difficulties faced by AC Milan can be imagined, and it is reasonable that they are not favored by others.

And the current Barcelona can be described as strong and strong. Except for the captain Puyol who has just returned from injury and may not be able to play, the rest of the generals are in good condition.

They just defeated Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup to win the championship, and then beat Porto in the UEFA Super Cup. They also beat Villarreal with five goals in the league, and their morale is high.

The timing, location, and harmony of people, Barcelona, ​​who are playing at home, have all taken advantage of it.

It's a flying dragon riding on the face again, how could it be possible to lose?

And who would think that someone can beat this mighty Champions League defending champion at the Nou Camp?

……

In the dressing room of AC Milan.

All the coaches and players are here, making final preparations.

"Everyone, please be quiet." Allegri clapped his hands, and then pointed to Pan Yi, "We have practiced targeted tactics for this exercise in the past few days, and now I ask Coach Pan Yi to emphasize the key points. .”

Pan Yi nodded at Allegri, then went straight to the tactical board, and laid out the chess pieces:
"Barcelona's usual formation is the same as ours, 433. But the style of play is different, they are more inclined to control."

"On the left, Sanchez or Pedro are very good at penetrating and penetrating, while Messi can appear anywhere and then get down low to get the ball, so he can cut inside to get more space."

"Including the centre-forward, maybe Villa or Cesc Fabregas, they are often used as a false nine, retreating to the midfield, and strengthening the control by adding numbers in the midfield."

"Barcelona's three midfielders composed of Xavi, Iniesta, and Busquets have super control power in themselves. Now with Messi and Villa retreating, it is equal to five people. Our regular three midfielders are very strong. It’s hard to compete with that.”

"Therefore, in today's game, we need to make some tactical changes..."

Pan Yi was talking, and the players listened carefully.

Many of them have never participated in any European competitions before, let alone playing in the Champions League, or challenging the Cosmic Team Barcelona at the Nou Camp.

Like Pan Yi, they are eager to get good results here, and they can also show themselves in this game that has attracted the attention of the whole world!

But they also know how strong Barcelona is.

So whether we can win today depends to a large extent on whether the coaching staff's arrangements can restrain the performance of the Barcelona stars and allow Milan's own characteristics to be reflected.

And Allegri also nodded at Pan Yi, signaling him to continue.

The main reason is that the tactical plan proposed by Pan Yi is very in line with Allegri's wishes this time. It can be said that it coincides with each other, so he basically accepted it completely.

He was worried that a young man like Pan Yi would be a stunned young man. No matter who the opponent was, whether he was playing home or away, he would just think of a fierce attack when he came up.

But what I didn't expect was that Pan Yi's tactics against Barcelona were very... pragmatic, and even a conservative Italian coach like Allegri felt a bit too utilitarian.

So for today's tactics class, let Pan Yi be the lecturer.

"This is their right-back Alves. Everyone knows that he is a full-back with super attack power and will be very active in the game. Coupled with Messi who often moves on the right, the defensive pressure here will be bigger."

Pan Yi pointed to the right side of Barcelona on the tactical list, and continued to preach:
"So our left winger, that is, Mane, must retreat to the left midfield position in this game and defend first. On the one hand, it can limit Alves' activities. On the other hand, once the ball is grabbed , Mane can attack the area behind Alves with speed."

"The same is true on the other side. Their Adriano will also jump in, but the firepower is obviously weak. Our Salah should be able to do a good job of defending on this side."

"In the midfield, the position is very important. Kanter and Gattuso basically don't need to participate in the offense, and give priority to ensuring that they occupy a favorable position when defending. Adding Mane and Salah on both sides, it is equal to 5 vs. 5 in the midfield , so that there is a basis for confrontation."

"When counterattacking, Boateng can have a higher degree of freedom, but Kanter and Gattuso still have to pay attention to their positions to prevent the opponent from counterattacking again."

"So our formation looks like a 433, but in fact it will be a defensive 451, based on defense and waiting for an opportunity to counterattack."

"The most important thing about this style of play is that the position in the midfield should be as flat as possible, so as not to give the opponent too much space."

"Concentrate on the ball, maintain a reasonable stance and offensive and defensive balance, so as not to be deflated when encountering a counterattack."

"Then without the ball, block the space, defend intensively in the low position, and wait for opportunities to counterattack."

"When counterattacking, pay special attention to hitting behind Alves, and find Mane with the ball!..."

As Pan Yi continued to explain, the players nodded frequently.

In everyone's mind, a big net to capture Barcelona has been gradually woven...

(End of this chapter)