Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 549 Confrontation between Fast and Slow
Millwall's new 352 formation is very offensive. In terms of style of play, there are two main characteristics--
A strong midfielder with a fast pace.

Two midfielders, three avant-gardes, and a retreating forward give Millwall the advantage in numbers in the midfield. The two cores at the front and back will make the cooperation extremely smooth and create a strong midfielder. .

Another point is that the offensive rhythm will be very fast.

352, the refinement is 3232, there are two or more players on each front, there will be more forward pass options, forward pass will be easier, and the offense will be played faster.

On the contrary, passing a line back and forth will slow down the offensive rhythm.

Barcelona happens to be a team that is accustomed to a slow pace. Their overall offensive is mainly slow, and the purpose of suddenly speeding up the pace is to find opportunities.

Barcelona is mainly based on possession.

Their tactical philosophy is to use constant possession of the ball to affect the opponent's mentality, and also use the possession of the ball to deny the opponent a chance, and then use the possession of the ball to find the opponent's loopholes.When not attacking, everything looks harmless. Once the attack is actually launched, it will be passed forward suddenly and the rhythm will suddenly increase.

When you find an opportunity, move forward.

If you can't find an opportunity, continue to hold the ball.

Barcelona has always played like this. Their style of play has been praised by many people. One by one, opponents have fallen under Barcelona's controlled style of play. It is said to force the opponent to come forward to fight.

If the opponent does this, the backcourt formation will be stretched, allowing Barcelona to find opportunities.

The head coach off the court will be very patient, but the players on the court may not be patient. When seeing Barcelona keep possession of the ball, most opponents will step up their fight, and few teams can stick to the defense.

Chelsea did.

Chelsea was able to beat Barcelona in the Champions League. Mourinho's "bus" strategy played a key role. Chelsea defended firmly throughout the game, and did not give Barcelona a chance at all. They were stronger than their opponents without the ball. Be patient.

Chelsea's defensive style of play is to restrain Barcelona.

Millwall's 352 formation has no restraint effect on Barcelona, ​​because the style of play still focuses on offense and has very low requirements for ball possession. On the contrary, it may be restrained by Barcelona.

Zhang Yang didn't care.

It is impossible for the team to change their style of play rashly just because they meet Barcelona. If they meet Barcelona in the Champions League, they may consider using other tactics. Now it is just a warm-up match. Even if they want to win, the 'warm-up' It is the main purpose. There are not many opportunities to "warm up" with new tactics and giants. The nine and 10 minutes of this game are very important.

It is not entirely correct to say how restrained Millwall's style of play was by Barcelona.

Millwall also has the advantage.

The strength of the midfield allowed Millwall to put in more fights, and Barcelona mostly passed in the midfield. Facing a strong fight, they either took the risk to continue to pass, or passed the ball forward.

Millwall's defense in the backcourt is not so tight. Barcelona still has a good chance, but whether they can capture and seize the opportunity is uncertain.

This is tantamount to forcing Barcelona to hold the ball less and attack more.

If Barcelona loses the ball, Millwall can rely on the characteristics of the formation to quickly play a coordinated and smooth attack, which can easily pose a threat to Barcelona's defense.

In fact, this can also be called 'counterattack'.

The counterattack of a general team mostly depends on the individual ability of the players. For example, if a player is very fast, he can dribble the ball to make a strong breakthrough, and two or three players are enough to complete the attack.

Millwall's fast break was more aggressive.

The whole team presses forward as a whole, with the connection of the midfielder and the forward, the pass from the back line to the striker will become easier, and the continuous pass will also make it difficult for the opponent to defend.

If Barcelona doesn't pay attention, Millwall will play a wave of threatening fast breaks.

When Millwall takes the initiative to push forward, the rhythm is also very fast. Players will not stick to the ball on the field, and they will not pass it back and forth. Shooting, and quickly retreating if you can't find an opportunity, the overall style of play gives people a feeling of 'total attack and total defense'.

The fans at the scene had a feeling: Millwall and Barcelona are both good offensive teams, but the two teams have completely opposite styles.

Millwall are fast and play fast.

Barcelona is slow, constantly holding the ball and looking for opportunities before they can really launch an offensive.

This is a confrontation between fast and slow!
When the football is transferred from Barcelona to the Millwall players, or vice versa, the transfer of the ball gives people an awkward feeling because both sides It is not just a competition of competition, but also a competition of competition rhythm.

Barcelona want to play at their own pace and slow down the pace of the game.

Millwall is the exact opposite.

Whenever the football reaches Millwall's feet, the speed of the game increases instantly, and the overall situation becomes much faster, as if the game has become more intense.

The audience and fans enjoyed it.

The game lasted for 25 minutes, and the two sides played against each other continuously, but they have not been able to find a good opportunity, but the fans feel that they have watched a visual feast, and every time the ball is switched, it will be a wonderful start.

The atmosphere at the scene also became hot.

Many fans were shouting, because both teams performed very well, and the voices of support from both sides also increased.

The players on the field feel tired.

It was only a quarter of the game, and some players felt tired because the game was a bit too difficult, whether it was Barcelona or Millwall, they all felt that the game was difficult to play, because when the opponent got the ball, They will all become very nervous, and will try their best to adjust their state to adapt to the new rhythm of the game.

This warm-up match has turned into a real contest.

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Zhang Yang watched the game on the court without blinking his eyes for a long time. He was always observing the team's offensive and defensive performance.

This is very important.

The tactics formulated according to the scores of the "Speaking Spirit" should be feasible in theory, but whether it can be effective in real games depends on the performance of the players, and the warm-up match against Barcelona is also very important. It is the best opportunity to test new tactics.

If the team can play a good performance with the new tactics in the match against Barcelona, ​​it will almost prove that the tactics are successful.

Otherwise, you need to adapt and adjust.

So far, Zhang Yang is very satisfied with the game. It’s not that the team’s performance is good. In fact, in the overall situation, Barcelona has an advantage. They have more ball possession and more shots. , The offensive threat is also greater, but Millwall is adapting to the new tactics. It would be very strange if they can suppress Barcelona. The current performance is already quite good.

The current game, using the terminology of the game, is a confrontation between tactics and mages.

Barcelona is a mage.

They kept passing the ball, dodging Millwall's rush, and the offense was looking for opportunities in the constant passing.

Millwall is a brave fighter. As long as he finds an opportunity to "cut a knife", he will deal a heavy blow to the opponent. If he can't catch up with him, he can only be beaten passively.

There is no distinction between advantages and disadvantages in this situation.

Barcelona seem to have an advantage, but they cannot make mistakes. At the same time, it is not easy to break through Millwall's defense. Millwall seems to be at a disadvantage. Once they find an opportunity, the situation will immediately reverse.

If the opponent is perfect, it will be too difficult for Millwall to win.

But Barcelona is not perfect.

Barcelona was almost perfect a year ago because Ronaldinho was at his peak.

This is very important.

In the process of constantly formulating tactics, Zhang Yang is also studying the tactics of each team. Compared with the memories of his previous life, he can see more things than others.

In Zhang Yang's view, Barcelona's style of play is very good, and it can be said that it is ahead of other teams, but no style of play is perfect. Barcelona's style of play wants to be effective, and the requirements for the frontcourt core are very high. high.

Every attack of Barcelona is played around the core.

The continuous passing before can only be regarded as the prelude to attack, but no matter how to control the football, it must be passed forward and direct opportunities must be found, because Barcelona slowed down the rhythm and the opponent had a lot of time to defend. Even with dense defense, the defense at the front of the penalty area must be very tight. Every time Barcelona attacks, most of them have to face tight defense.

In this case, the role of the core is fully reflected.

If the core players perform well, they can drive the overall performance and make the overall offense more effective. On the contrary, if the core players do not perform well, Barcelona will have a feeling of "cannot find the backbone". Sexual offensive, it is easy to fail again and again, because they are more afraid of being intercepted than their opponents.

Consistent play isn't necessarily good, it also means most possessions are a waste of time.

This is the limitation of ball possession.

The current Barcelona is not perfect, and it is the core player Ronaldinho.

Ronaldinho's performance was still strong last season.

But so far in this game, Zhang Yang has not seen the strong Ronaldinho. On the contrary, he feels very flat, and there has been nothing outstanding.

Zhang Yang suddenly remembered that Ronaldinho's performance seemed to have started to decline this season, and then he transferred from Barcelona to AC Milan. After two seasons of stable performance, he then completely sank.

Zhang Yang still doesn't understand why, but Ronaldinho's poor performance undoubtedly had a huge impact on Barcelona. Facing Millwall's defense, they couldn't find a good chance for a long time That's the proof.

When Barcelona couldn't find an opportunity, Millwall's chance came quickly.

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Braniff has always been one of the most outstanding players on the field, maybe it is wrong to use "one", he is the best performer, because there is no player in the Barcelona team that is more dazzling than him.

Braniff participated in every Millwall offensive.

Braniff initiated and participated in the two fast breaks of Millwall before. So far, he has another shot. Although he did not score, he directly threatened the opponent's goal.

Braniff's brilliant performances time and time again also conquered many fans on the sidelines.

In the auditorium, the number of fans shouting Braniff's name has been increasing. He beat Ronaldinho and became the most attention-grabbing player.

This time is also an opportunity for Braniff to find.

Barcelona continued to pass the ball on the outside, with more than [-] consecutive kicks. It seemed to be delaying time. The continuous passing was very entertaining, but if it lasted too long, it made people drowsy.

Maurice and Pires went up and put some pressure on Barcelona.

When Edmilson passed to his teammates, there was a small mistake, and the football line deviated a little bit. Just like that, Livermore successfully completed the steal. He squeezed hard in front of Deco and stepped on the ball.

Deco couldn't squeeze Livermore at all, and Livermore took the opportunity to kick the ball back to Zambrotta.

Gianluca Zambrotta passed the ball forward and sent it to Morris.

Morris made another pass to Braniff.

Braniff stopped the ball, swung Harvey out of the way, and found space to poke at Luca Toni.

Tony crosses to Vardy.

After Livermore intercepted the ball, Millwall passed the ball in a fast pace and immediately sent the ball across the center line. During the whole process, all the players were also running forward.

In just a few seconds, Millwall overwhelmed halftime.

Vardy took more than a dozen steps forward, met the defense and handed it back to Braniff, and the offensive stopped for a while. Before Barcelona had time to take a breath, Braniff started to move forward again. bring.

Braniff is not a fast player, but he is also very threatening when he rushes, mainly because of his flexible feet, Barcelona is not easy to grab the ball.

In the process of rushing forward, Braniff encountered Puyol who came to defend.

Puyol is Barcelona's defense general. He originally wanted to retreat all the time, but Millwall's counterattack was too fast. In a blink of an eye, the backcourt became a situation of overplaying and underplaying, and he had to come Defending Braniff, followed by Vardy and Luca Toni, can only be handed over to teammates.

This is a direct confrontation between Braniff and Puyol.

Braniff didn't intend to pass the ball, and he can't pass again. Millwall's new tactics are like this. If it reaches the feet continuously, whether it is a horizontal pass or a backward pass, it will slow down the offensive rhythm. That is not good for the overall fast break, and it will also give the opponent a chance to set up a defensive line. If you want to play a tactical effect, you must hurry up.

So Braniff must face Puyol head-on.

When the distance between the two is close, Braniff has been looking forward, one is to look for opportunities to pass the ball, and the other is to distract Puyol's defensive concentration.

This action had a little effect, but Puyol was still very cautious in defense and did not give Braniff a chance to pass directly.

Braniff could only bite the bullet and pull the ball to one side. Puyol moved his feet, but his center of gravity was very stable. Braniff then pulled to the other side, and Puyol was still able to keep up.

Between the attack and defense of the two, other people also rushed up.

Braniff found an opportunity, sent the ball to the side, handed it to Simpson who rushed to support, and then quickly rushed past Puyol.

Simpson didn't hesitate, and sent the ball back directly.

"Two over one!"

After Braniff and Simpson jumped over Puyol together, he dribbled the ball straight and almost rushed to the penalty area line. When the opposing defender had to come to defend, he immediately found the opportunity to send the ball in front of Luca Toni.

When Luca Toni saw the ball in front of him, he hesitated for a moment.

He never expected that his teammates could be so powerful!

Seeing the goal in front of him, Luca Toni swung his right foot without hesitation.

"Oh!"

The football goes straight to the goal.

Goalkeeper Valdes struggled to make a save, but Luca Toni was one of the most efficient strikers in the former Serie A. He was unguarded and his shot was too difficult to save.

As the football flew into the goal, the audience cheered fiercely from the Chinese fans!
(End of this chapter)