Super Storm

Yang Yang once asked Van Gaal a question, why football is round!

Of course, this question is not to ask why the football used in the game is round, but to ask why the football game is full of unpredictability, and there will always be various accidents?

Van Gaal's answer is because people are playing football.

Tactical routines and formations are dead and rational, but people are alive and emotional.

People change all the time, and the team is composed of eleven people. Each individual's subtle changes are affecting the team as a whole. The eleven people's subtle changes may even change into a team's upheaval .

The reaction to the court is that maybe a pass, a tackle, a foul, or even a sentence can change the direction of the game, because it not only affects one or two people, but a team, or even Two teams of people.

The more people there are, the greater the unpredictability and the less the individual can change.

"Why can basketball produce a Jordan, but football can't?"

Van Gaal did not tell Yang Yang the answer at the time, but later, Yang Yang slowly explored himself, and slowly understood.

Because there are only five people in basketball, there are eleven people in football.

The more people, the harder it is to change the game with the power of the individual.

It is as if a person is extremely small and insignificant in a war of a hundred or a thousand people.

But just like a war, when a party causes a big defeat for some reason, it will become a one-sided slaughter.

The reasons for this defeat are many and varied.

But football is not the same as war. It is a competitive sport, so there are intermissions.

These fifteen minutes are not only to allow players from both sides to get some rest time, but also to calm down the opponents, think about it, analyze the gains and losses in the first half, and prepare for the second half.

...

Liverpool entered the intermission with a four to zero lead.

The players walked into the player amid the cheers of Liverpool fans.

Everyone had an excited smile on their faces. Obviously, they were proud of the first half of the game.

"This is definitely the most heart-wrenching first half of the season, even better than the first half against Barcelona, ​​because there are enough goals!" The live commentator shouted loudly.

Yang Yang and his teammates walked into the player aisle, went down the stairs, and went directly to the home team's dressing room.

Some stripped off their clothes and wiped their bodies; some sat on a chair with gold swords and let the club ’s massage staff come to serve; others were unable to sit and walked around; others It was sitting directly on the long table in front of the seat.

The various pictures in the dressing room will definitely be shocked if they are spread outside.

...

"This team has no experience." Harvey Alonso said lightly, with a smile on his face.

Obviously, he scored a goal and felt quite good.

"Roma is not a strong team in Serie A. This is the first time they have entered the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League in more than 20 years. This year, there was a telephone door incident in Italy, which allowed Rome to follow suit. So ... "Gerrard said.

Judging from the results of the group stage, Rome is not good, three wins, one draw and two losses, scored ten, to qualify for the second group.

Of course, this also has to be looked at separately. If it is compared with ac Milan, then Roma's performance is indeed very good, because ac Milan scored ten, but it is ranked first in the group, and Milan's opponent is a bit worse than Roma .

In the knockout, Rome had good luck, winning the weakest Lyon among the eight team names.

Do n’t look at Lyon ’s continuous dominance of Ligue 1, but in fact, everyone knows that in recent years, Ligue 1 is not even as competitive as Holland. At least Holland ’s Ajax and Eindhoven have the eight Strong and top four teams.

As a result, Roma eliminated Lyon 2-0 in two rounds, and after entering the quarter-finals for the first time after 23 years.

This is why many media reporters said during the pre-match analysis that Rome lacked experience.

The UEFA Champions League knockout and the league are two completely different systems. The strategies of the opponents encountered are also completely different.

Whether it is a Roma player or coach Spalletti, there is obviously a lack of such experience.

"The team's own qualities, coupled with the coach's tactical style, coupled with inexperience, have caused this team to be a bit unstoppable. Even when we played rhythm and state, we played against us!" Yang Yang shook his head. wry smile.

How did Roma perform in Serie A? He didn't pay much attention, but in terms of this game, this team really has no concept of controlling the rhythm. It attacked as soon as it came up, and still attacked after losing the ball. Play against Liverpool.

The problem is that Liverpool have enough confidence.

Not only because it is Anfield, but also because the midfielders have such midfielders as Gerrard, Xavi Alonso and Mascherano, which makes Rome unable to stop Liverpool's midfield suppression.

After playing Arsenal three days ago, Mascherano and Xavi Alonso's partner shine, the two double-backs in this game also performed eye-catching, erected for Liverpool's midfielder Unbreakable barrier.

...

The players discussed the first half of the game in the locker room. Although there was no big word, it was a lot of confidence.

After all, in the first half, four goals ahead, but Gerrard reminded his teammates from time to time, don't care.

The Istanbul miracle was created by Liverpool at that time, and no one wanted to give his opponent an Anfield miracle.

Yang Yang noticed Mascherano, walked over, and squeezed the shoulders of Argentina's lower back.

"Javier, you see, in the first half, Harvey and Steven both scored goals, and Dick and Peter also scored goals, and you and I are the difference!"

Yang Yang said this, everyone in the dressing room suddenly looked at Mascherano with a smile.

"I was a defensive midfielder." Mascherano said, scratching his head.

"You can also score a goal. Last time you played Aston Villa, did you miss a goal?" Yang Yang said, and everyone in the dressing room remembered it immediately.

It was a long shot and the quality was quite high, but it was a pity that I didn't make it.

"Go into one and your career will blossom with iron trees." Yang Yang encouraged with a smile.

When Gerrard heard it, he immediately hissed, "Yang Yang said that, but I remember it, Havel, haven't you scored in your career yet?"

"Have you not scored in your career?"

"Oh my god, it's all twenty-two. I have played professional football for four or five years. Haven't scored?"

"real or fake?"

The crowd immediately started talking.

Although as a midfielder and defender, scoring is really not an easy task, it can be said that he has not scored in four or five years, especially in the offensive Argentina and Brazil who have played for four years, which is a bit unreasonable.

You know, when Mascherano debuted, he kicked the center half, even the front waist, but later he kicked back and forth.

"I testified that he really didn't score." Yang Yang said with a smile. "So, I propose that we help him score one in the second half."

Yang Yang's proposal immediately received a response from the crowd.

After all, he hasn't scored in his career so far, which is really miserable.

What's more, Yang Yang's proposal, how can others object?

"For the frontier of the penalty area, you should pay more attention to running in the second half. I will pass you the ball. If you have a chance, you can fight for one!" Yang Yang smiled and patted Mascherano's shoulder with encouragement, but he was also proud. .

This was what Ronaldinho did to Messi, but it was a pity that Messi didn't score.

How did Yang Yang think of that day that he could one day help his teammates like Ronaldinho?

The Argentine was moved for a while, because he knew that Yang Yang was actually helping him.

The last time he played Aston Villa, he played the whole game and had a long shot but did not enter. In the gym the next day, he just complained casually, saying that if he enters, it is the first shot of his career Yang Yang remembered the goal.

"However, we have to say yes, only one, not much, I will try harder to get one in the second half."

Yang Yang's words suddenly caused a laugh in the dressing room, but no one questioned him.

Because no one dares to deny that although Yang Yang did not score, the four goals in the first half came from his assists.

"Will we help you get one?" Gerrard asked with a smile.

Yang Yang nodded generously, "Yes, that's up to you!"

...

After Benitez entered the locker room, he was very satisfied with the mental appearance of the players.

For the first half of the game, the Spaniard said that the team played well in the first half, but there are still many things that are not good enough.

The first is that the team's offensive speed should be faster, especially the offensive and defensive conversion must be fast.

"The characteristic of Rome is fast, we have to fight fast."

Benitez gestured very decisively, "I guess, in the second half, Rome will first seek to stabilize the rhythm, but you also saw that this team easily loses rhythm, so we have to play fast at the beginning Drag the game into a fast pace. "

The fast-paced offensive and defensive battle has always been the strength of the Premier League team, because the entire Premier League is played like this.

On the contrary, it is Serie A, which has always played slowly.

So, once the game enters a fast pace, then Rome cannot run away.

"In addition, our midfield should be properly pressed up to give our opponents more pressure, and we can't back too far. Although we are leading by four goals, we can't carelessly. Our opponent was paralyzed, and it led us to reverse our opponent and win the Champions League. "

Benitez also increased his tone, showing that he valued this point.

He is obviously worried that the team will relax its vigilance after four goals, which is definitely a taboo.

There may be a gap between the strengths of the two teams, but it is not as big as four goals. Liverpool can't fight against Rome in the first half, but if they are paralyzed in the second half, who can guarantee that Liverpool will not be beaten by opponents?

Yang Yang was also very cautious after listening.

He could not guarantee the others, but he did not dare to carelessly anyway.