Chapter 131: One-on-one duel, completely beat Pogba! Guardiola said he learned a lot!
"CCTV, CCTV, dear viewers, this is the live broadcast of the 2014 Brazil World Cup European qualifiers group stage, the focus of the match between the two teams in Group I, France and Spain."
"I am He Wei, the commentator for this game!"
"I'm Zhang Lu."
Because the Chinese national football team was eliminated early in the World Cup qualifiers, and this game is a highly anticipated focus battle.
So CCTV chose to broadcast this game.
"First, let me introduce you to the starting lineups of the two teams:
Both teams used a 433 formation. Spain's starting lineup today: Goalkeeper: Valdés; Defenders: Arbeloa, Pique, Ramos, Monreal; Midfielders: Busques, Xabi Alonso, Xavi; Forwards: David Silva, Iniesta, Lin Quan
France's starting lineup today: Goalkeeper: Lori; Defenders: Jallet, Varane, Koscielny, Evra; Midfielders: Cabaye, Pogba, Matuidi; Forwards: Benzema, Ribery, Valbuena.
In this game, the French team used a young player in the midfield, Paul Pogba, a rising star from the Italian Serie A giants Juventus.
"This player is very young, having just turned 20 this year. This was his first match for the French national team and he started in the first match. It can be seen that the French coach Didier Deschamps has high hopes for him."
"Yes, Pogba came from Manchester United's youth training. He is tall and has delicate footwork. After joining Juventus this season, he has performed well in Serie A. Many people are optimistic about his future and think he may be Zidane's successor."
"Haha, for the French team, they have been looking forward to a top midfielder for six years!"
"As the fans said, French football has not recovered for six years since Zidane retired. During these six years, they have been lacking a top midfield commander. I wonder if Pogba can shoulder the burden and live up to the expectations of the coach and fans."
Standing on the grass of the Stade de France, Pogba felt his heart beating very fast.
There were a lot of fans at the scene, filling up the huge stadium, most of whom were fans who came to support the French team.
At this time, they were waving flags, shouting the names of the French players, and cheering for the French team.
Faintly, Pogba seemed to hear his own name.
This made him feel a little excited: If I can play well in this game, then I, Pogba, will become famous with one goal!
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Compared to Pogba's excitement, Lin Quan, who had experienced the terrifying atmosphere of the Westfalen Stadium, seemed very calm about the noise and interference created by the French fans.
He didn't understand French and didn't know what the French fans were shouting.
But looking at their hideous faces and the vague names of myself and my teammates, I guess they were probably cursing at me. Although I don't know who said it, it seems that if a player is not cursed by his opponents, it proves that he is unsuccessful.
Opposing fans don't abuse fringe players who pose no threat to them.
At 8 p.m., the game officially began with the referee's whistle.
The Spanish team had the ball at the start of the game. Lin Quan kicked the ball to Iniesta and ran towards the opponent's half.
The French team pressed very aggressively after the start of the game. After Iniesta got the ball, he was pressed by two players from the opposing team.
As a last resort, they had to pass the ball to Busquets. Busquets received the ball and the French team pressed forward as a whole and continued to press the Spanish player who had the ball.
Bosque on the sidelines frowned: Is the French team planning to play high-pressure defense? The French team's aggressive pressure soon paid off.
In the second minute of the game, they took advantage of Spain's pass error. Matuidi grabbed the ball and passed it to his teammates.
After receiving the ball, Pogba saw the gap in the Spanish defense and immediately sent a straight pass to the middle.
The ball was accurately delivered to Valbuena's feet, but unfortunately the latter's hook shot was too high.
Pogba's pass made Deschamps and the audience on the sidelines shine.
This goal demonstrated Pogba's broad vision and delicate footwork on the court. Most people might not be able to spot such a fleeting passing opportunity, but he did it.
The fans of the French team seemed very excited. It’s been six years!
Do you know how we have been through these six years? Since Zidane retired, they have endured the torture of those rough guys in the team for six years.
After getting used to Zidane's master-level passes, the French fans simply couldn't bear to watch this group of rough guys passing the ball on the field.
And now, the emergence of Pogba has given them hope.
Finally, there is a player who is not dark and hard, but a player who can do some fancy moves.
This shot seemed to bring great encouragement to the French team, and they invested more manpower in the frontcourt to strengthen the siege.
In the fifth minute, the French team once again made a steal in the frontcourt, and Matuidi shot the ball with his left foot, but the ball went over the crossbar.
Just five minutes into the game, they had already completed two shots and seemed to have firmly taken the initiative on the field.
This scene excited the French fans at the scene. They cheered even harder, making waves louder than the last, trying to provide more motivation for the French players on the field.
Faced with the French team's pressing, Spain quickly made adjustments.
Their formation changed to 460, and the three forwards all retreated to their own half and joined the fierce battle in the midfield.
Spain is famous for its strikerless formation because all of their front players can play in midfield.
Iniesta, David Silva and Lin Quan are not traditional strikers.
After they joined the midfield stranglehold, Spain's numerical advantage in the midfield began to show.
The Spanish players, who were originally a little flustered due to the opponent's pressure, now have more options for passing the ball and the risk of mistakes has been greatly reduced.
As a result, the fans at the scene gradually discovered that although the French team was still trying hard to press the Spanish player who had the ball.
But their pressing efficiency began to decline significantly. Since the shot in the fifth minute, they had not touched the ball for several minutes.
In this way, the French team's pressing did not seem like pressing, but more like being walked by the Spaniards.
On the sidelines, Bosque breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the team's midfield gradually stabilize.
He sat in the coach's seat with peace of mind, feeling so happy that he almost wanted to hum a cheerful tune.
With such a luxurious midfield configuration, are we still afraid of your pressing?
As long as you can't get the ball, this pressing momentum cannot be sustained.
The French players will lose confidence and enthusiasm after failing to press the ball again and again.
Moreover, the opponent's formation is so pressed forward, which is a great opportunity for Spain to launch a counterattack.
Thinking of this, Bosque looked at Lin Quan on the field.
I have prepared the stage for you, and now it depends on your performance! Seeing that the team's pressing tactics seemed to be ineffective, Deschamps stood on the sidelines and instructed the players to run faster and use more active running to increase the success rate of pressing.
But just as they were pressing forward, the Spanish team found an opportunity to counterattack.
In the 12th minute of the game, Spain passed the ball back in the backcourt, attracting three French forwards to press forward, and Monreal quickly passed the ball to Busquets.
Professor Bu looked up and observed the situation in the frontcourt, then immediately sent a very long pass to Lin Quan in the middle.
Lin Quan quickly accelerated and headed towards the French team's half.
Pogba was closest to Lin Quan, and almost subconsciously appeared in front of him, trying to intercept him.
When the audience saw the two people facing off directly, they all began to look forward to it.
One of them is a super star of Spain, and the other is a rising star of the French team.
The direct confrontation between the two is full of highlights, making people particularly curious about who will win in the end.
Lin, I won't let you pass me easily! Pogba stared at Lin Quan closely, his fighting spirit rising.
As long as he can win the head-to-head confrontation with Lin Quan, he will be able to prove his strength and consolidate his position in the national team.
Facing such a tall defensive player, Lin Quan did not use any fancy techniques.
He lowered his left shoulder and passed the ball to his left foot, preparing to break through from the left.
Pogba has never played against Lin Quan, so he doesn't know how deceptive his fake moves are.
After he saw the opponent's center of gravity change, he thought the opponent would break through from his right side, so he chose to kick to intercept.
Then……
Lin Quan and the football disappeared from his left.
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Wow! The fans at the scene burst into exclamations, especially those of the French team.
They thought they would see a evenly matched showdown, but they didn't expect that Pogba, who they had high hopes for, was passed by the opponent like a wooden man.
How could this happen? They couldn't figure it out, and neither could Pogba on the field: How could it be a fake move?
His center of gravity had clearly shifted to the right, so why was he able to break through from the left?
Because Pogba was passed by too quickly, the opponent's central defender had no choice but to rush towards Lin Quan.
We can't give this kid too much space, otherwise it will be difficult to defend him whether he is shooting from long range or breaking through.
It is necessary to compress the space around him and limit his passing and dribbling.
The French defenders' judgment was accurate, but the problem was, if both of them ran over to defend Lin Quan, what should the other Spanish players do?
Facing the interception of two opposing defenders, Lin Quan decisively passed the ball to the open space on the right.
As soon as the ball arrived, Iniesta appeared on the right side of the penalty area. After receiving the pass from Lin Quan, he shot the ball into the empty goal.
In the 12th minute of the first half, Spain broke the deadlock by taking advantage of an extremely ordinary counterattack opportunity.
The moment Iniesta scored the goal, the 80,000-seat Stade de France seemed to have been muted. It was so quiet that even the sound of a pin drop could be heard.
French fans were stunned, holding their heads in their hands in disbelief.
The team was clearly taking the initiative on the field, but why was it damn Spain who scored first instead of them?
"Haha, it's not surprising that this goal went in. Spain's counterattack was very high-quality, and the French team pressed too high, leaving their defense empty, making it easy for the opponent to sneak up on them."
Facing this goal loss, He Wei said with a smile.
"France is playing at home and naturally hopes to win, so it's not surprising that they pressed forward and attacked.
However, when facing Spain with Lin Quan, their tactics are too risky. "
Zhang Lu also laughed, saying that Spain is now an enhanced version of Barcelona.
You let Barcelona counterattack, what kind of quality is that? I can't even imagine it! "Pogba can't be blamed for the loss this time. He lacks the protection of his teammates. It's normal to be defeated in a one-on-one match against a player like Lin Quan."
Seeing Pogba's frustrated expression in the camera, He Wei rarely said something good for him.
"Yes, there is something wrong with the French team's overall defensive strategy. We cannot neglect the opponent's counterattack just because Spain plays without a striker."
After the two finished speaking, they both felt very strange:
Isn't the ball possession tactic about pursuing ball possession and creating shooting opportunities through pressure? Why did it become a back pass in the backcourt in Spain, attracting the opponent to steal the ball, and then playing a defensive counterattack?
Why does this tactic feel like a combination of Guardiola and Mourinho?
Was this an accidental achievement, or was it deliberate?
In a box in the stadium, a bald coach saw Bosque's style of play and his eyes lit up. He took out the small notebook he carried with him and quickly recorded it down.
In a private house somewhere in Portugal, a coach named Mourinho was so angry when he saw the shady style of play played by Bosque that he wanted to curse.
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The game restarted, and the French team, unwilling to fall behind, continued to hold high the banner of attack.
In the 15th minute, Valbuena passed the ball to the right, right-back Laya took the ball to the bottom and made a cross pass, and Benzema followed up with a shot from the middle that went high.
In the 20th minute, Benzema faced several defenders in the penalty area and his forced shot was blocked out of the baseline.
France's corner kick was saved by Valdes.
During this period, the French team played very urgently and seemed to have created quite a few shooting opportunities.
But almost all of their shots were not threatening.
And as the Spanish team gradually gained control of the ball, they had fewer and fewer shooting opportunities, even those that seemed very forced.
After gaining control of the midfield, the power of Spain's passing and controlling tactics began to gradually emerge.
In the 22nd minute, Spain made continuous passes in the frontcourt. Xavi got the ball at the top of the penalty area and suddenly turned around and shot, but it went wide of the post.
Just one minute later, David Silva's low shot was blocked by Lori.
From the 20th minute onwards, Spain had most of the ball possession time in the game.
They formed a siege on the French goal in the frontcourt.
The French team's forwards couldn't get the ball at all when they stayed in the front and had to retreat to their own half to defend.
But even so, they still seemed precarious under the siege of Spain.
In the 31st minute, Iniesta made a lob pass and Lin Quan was tripped when he received the ball in the penalty area.
This was an obvious foul, but for some reason the referee turned a blind eye to it and did not award a penalty.
The Spanish players all thought of their last home game against France.
Several of the referee's decisions in that game were very controversial, and Spain even protested to FIFA after the game.
But after their protest was submitted, there was no response.
The Spanish players on the field protested to the referee, but the referee changed the decision and insisted that it was not a penalty. Xavi even received a yellow card for his emotional excitement.
Seeing that their protest was ineffective, the Spanish players were furious.
And this anger was soon vented on the French team.
(End of this chapter)