Chapter 161 A god-level performance in the final!

"Incredible goal!"

"A gorgeous pass and cut combination!"

"The Spanish team presented a wonderful goal to the audience at the scene and in front of the TV. I think any football fan should not miss this wonderful goal."

"Yes, that's right. Although Lin Quan's last shot was mediocre, his cooperation with his teammates before that was amazing. This goal fully demonstrated the Spanish philosophy of playing football, which is to pass the ball into the opponent's goal!"

On Sky Sports TV, Martin Taylor and Andy Gray teamed up to commentate on the game for audiences around the world.

Although there has never been a famous game in the finals since ancient times, this game made the two of them feel excited and excited.

Whether it was Brazil's goal just one minute into the game or Spain's goal just now.

Both goals were brilliant and showed their style.

Brazil's lineup is young and full of vigor. They won with speed and impact, using a fast break to break the Spanish goal! Spain is good at passing and controlling, so they used dazzling passing and cutting to present such a wonderful goal to the world.

If this game can continue at this pace, it will definitely be very exciting.

Both of them are already impatient for the subsequent games!

On the Internet, fans were also excited about Spain's goal.

"Oh my god, what did I see? It covered the uniforms. I thought it was Barcelona playing on the field!"

"This style of play is indeed very Barcelona!"

"There is a lot of overlap between the Spanish team's lineup and Barcelona's. Their central axis is Barcelona's. It's not surprising that they use Barcelona's style of play!"

"Haha, the Spanish team has used this tactic before, but it has never been so terrible. Lin Quan's arrival has made up for their last shortcoming!"

After praising Spain's strength, the fans also began to worry about the Brazilian team: "This game is a bit difficult for the Brazilian team. Their ball possession rate is only 31% now. The ball is controlled by Spanish players most of the time. They can't get the ball and have no chance to shoot and score!"

"I think the Brazilian team should speed up. They must push their players forward. Otherwise, it will be easy to lose the ball if the opponent passes the ball back and forth in front of their penalty area!"

"That's right. In the last match between Italy and Spain, they did a very good job of defending in the first half. Their two lines of defense were outside the 30-meter danger zone, preventing Spain's passes from causing direct threats."

"South American players are free and unrestrained. I'm afraid they can't play the defensive tactics of Italy?"

…

The fans discussed it over and over but couldn't come up with a better solution.

Cracking the passing and controlling system of Barcelona and Spain is a global problem, and countless coaches in the football world have been studying it in recent years.

But so far, there are not many tactics that can perfectly restrain it.

The most successful one is Heynckes' Bayern.

In the Champions League semi-finals, they shut out Barcelona in both legs, and for the first time in a head-on confrontation, they crushed the passing and controlling football.

So, after the team fell into a disadvantage.

Brazil coach Scolari immediately thought of Heynckes' tactics.

How did Heynckes defeat Barcelona?

Speed ​​+ power!

Using the speed and personal abilities of the two super wingers, they constantly attacked Barcelona's back lines on both sides, suppressing Barcelona's full-backs, preventing them from going up to assist, and reducing Barcelona's passing points.

Taking advantage of the physical fitness of Bayern players, they increased running and physical confrontation to interfere with Barcelona players, making it difficult for them to hold the ball and play smooth cooperation.

Brazil's flanks are not as strong as Bayern's, but their players' physical fitness is not bad.

So Scolari asked the players to increase physical confrontation in the game, but it seems that this trick alone is not very effective.

It's not like Spain hasn't played against physically strong opponents before, and they have found a way to deal with their opponents' aggressive confrontation.

Since one method doesn't work, we can only learn from Bayern and let the wing players participate more in the attack.

Thinking of this, Scolari stood up, called Thiago Silva over and gave him some instructions.

After my sister-in-law returned to the court, she immediately informed everyone of the coach's arrangements.

After the game resumed, Brazil's tactical style changed.

Seeing the tactical adjustments of the Brazilian team, Martin Taylor frowned and said:

"The Brazilian team seems to want to open a breakthrough from the wing. In the past few minutes, their attacks were all launched from the wing. Neymar and Hulk have obviously increased the number of times they have the ball."

His partner Andy Gray continued: "Neymar has great skills and a high success rate in one-on-one dribbling. Hulk is nicknamed the invincible giant by the fans. He has an extremely strong body and can eat up the opponent's defenders. It is a good idea to give the ball to these two!"

Martin Taylor smiled slyly and asked, "So Andy, do you think Brazil's attack will work?"

Andy Gray didn't even think about it and said directly:

"Of course, the Brazilian team has already scored a goal using this method, which proves that their method works!"

"Wow, Andy, I didn't expect you to be so optimistic about the Brazilian team. In this case, how about we make a bet?"

Taylor knew that Andy Gray was more radical, so he had already guessed that he would be fooled.

"Okay, what are you going to bet on?"

"Those who lose the bet will bounce the ball 100 times in this studio, using their leather shoes!"

"Oh man, are you serious?"

Andy Gray looked at his partner with an exaggerated expression. Martin Taylor is 68 years old this year and is not a professional player.

He was once a professional player in Scotland and has been a commentator for only a few years since his retirement.

Such punishment was no difficulty for him.

But for Martin Taylor, it was as difficult as climbing to the sky.

"Of course, I don't think Brazil's attack will work, so I'm making a bet with you!"

Martin Taylor looked confident.

"Well, in that case, I'll make a bet with you!"

Andy Gray knows that his old partner may be creating a show effect to attract more fans to watch the game on Sky Sports.

So he quickly agreed to the other party's proposal.

The bet between the two quickly attracted discussion and attention from fans, and people might not care that Andy Gray was juggling the ball in the studio.

But they really wanted to see the funny look of 68-year-old Martin Taylor juggling the ball with his leather shoes, so many fans turned on their TVs, locked on the Sky Sports channel, and watched the game with great anticipation.

…

Stamford Bridge, inside the Chelsea Football Club offices.

Mourinho, who has signed a contract with Chelsea and returned to coach the Blues, is watching the game in the head coach's office.

Upon hearing the bet between Andy Gray and Martin Taylor, Mourinho snorted in disdain.

Andy Gray has played football for so many years in vain. His vision of football is not even as good as that of Martin Taylor, a commentator who has never played football.

On the surface, Brazil's attack was going smoothly. Both Neymar and Hulk successfully created a lot of trouble for the opponent on the wing.

But in fact, Spain's defense was very solid, and Brazil's attacks did not achieve very good results.

And as the game continues, the ball will soon return to Spain.

By then, Brazil won't even be able to touch the football, so how many times can it launch such attacks?

Without even the chance to attack, how can they break through Spain's goal?

When playing against a team like Barcelona, ​​you should firmly implement your own theory:

Use efficient and fast counterattacks to break through the opponent's defense in the shortest time and complete the attack.

The Brazilian team lacks a midfield pass master and is unable to deliver high-quality passes.

Neymar was placed on the wing as a demolition man, which further reduced their frontcourt organizational ability.

Can such an attack be expected to break through Spain's goal?

You are dreaming! It seems that Scolari is just a name in name only and is no longer as brave as he used to be! Not only Mourinho is paying attention to this game, but many people in the world of football are also paying attention to this game.

In a manor on the outskirts of Munich, Bayern's new head coach Guardiola turned on the TV early.

In order to watch this game, he specially adjusted his work schedule to ensure that he could watch the game peacefully without any interruptions within these two hours.

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Seeing Brazil's adjusted offensive tactics, Guardiola was thoughtful.

As the founder of passing and controlling football, Guardiola knows the advantages and disadvantages of this tactical style better than anyone else.

He himself has studied in depth the game in which Barcelona suffered a crushing defeat to Bayern in the Champions League.

Although there was a certain restraint in tactical play, the strength Bayern showed in those two games was indeed stronger than Barcelona.

Although it is still known as the cosmic team, Barcelona's lineup is obviously aging.

The dominance is far less than when they won six championships a few years ago!

Especially in the midfield position, Xavi, who is too old and has declining physical fitness, can be easily restricted by opponents in high-intensity games.

Once the opponent restricts Barcelona's midfield, Barcelona's offensive threat will be reduced by half.

The same applies to Spain!

But Bosque was very smart. He placed Xavi in ​​the defensive midfielder position and let Martinez act as a bodyguard to protect Xavi.

Not only that, in order to prevent the opponent's pressing, Xavi would even retreat to the back line when receiving the ball. This position is more of a defender than a defensive midfielder.

Here, even if the opponent wants to press him, they cannot succeed because of his high position and the support of several teammates around him.

Xavi has strong offensive capabilities, and placing him in the back will inevitably reduce Barcelona's offensive capabilities.

But in Spain, there doesn't seem to be such a problem.

Their frontcourt is more luxurious, and there are too many people who can replace Xavi and complete the attack.

All Xavi has to do is pass the ball calmly from behind.

In this way, Xavi's own burden is reduced, and the pressure of close pressing from opponents is reduced. His physical strength can support him to play longer, and it also allows him to have more time to observe the opponent's position before passing the ball, so as to complete the fatal blow.

Guardiola has actually used this tactic before, but he used Busquets and let Professor Busquets retreat to the defender position to take on this responsibility.

However, Busquets is not as good as Xavi in ​​terms of experience and passing ability, so Xavi is obviously more effective in this role.

Thinking of this, Guardiola started thinking: Can he replicate this trick in Bayern?

Schweinsteiger, Kroos, who can retreat? ...

Whether a tactic will work depends not only on how well they play, but also on whether their opponents give them opportunities.

It is obvious that Spain is not going to give them any chance.

In the 23rd minute, after resolving an attack from the opponent, Casillas quickly passed the ball to Xavi.

Fred immediately stepped forward to press Xavi, but because there was no other teammates around him to help, Xavi made a signature turn and avoided Fred's press.

While dribbling forward, he observed the positions of his teammates and opponents, and made a straight pass to find Iniesta in the midfield.

After Iniesta got the ball, he passed it back to Martinez, who passed it diagonally forward and back to Iniesta who had turned around and got rid of him.

The nearby Brazilian defenders immediately moved towards Iniesta to intercept his breakthrough.

While running at high speed, Iniesta passed the ball horizontally to Lin Quan.

After receiving the ball, Lin Quan passed it straight forward and made a wall pass with Iniesta.

The defensive players habitually followed the ball with their eyes. After seeing Iniesta pass the ball to Lin Quan, they all felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

As a result, Iniesta's vigilance was lowered, allowing the latter to successfully break out of the opponent's double-team, break into the penalty area and receive the ball.

“Stop him!”

Cesar saw that his teammates' defense was about to be broken again, and quickly ordered his teammates to step forward to intercept.

Thiago Silva and Marcelo rushed towards Iniesta one after the other.

Marcelo tried to steal the ball from Iniesta, while his sister-in-law lagged behind slightly, trying to block Iniesta's passing route.

Ten minutes ago, their opponents used this trick to score a goal.

I won't be fooled again! His sister-in-law's judgment was very accurate. Facing Marcelo's block, Iniesta was not ready to shoot himself.

He quickly chose to pass the ball, and the person he passed it to was Lin Quan.

Good opportunity! Thiago Silva's eyes lit up, as if he saw an opportunity to steal the ball and counterattack.

He quickly stretched out his foot, intending to kick the ball to his teammate.

However, he did not expect that a foot was faster than his and touched the ball first.

How is that possible?

When did this guy come over? Thiago Silva was incredulous when he saw Lin Quan appear in front of him.

When this guy just passed the ball to Iniesta, he was still seven or eight meters away from him, but in the blink of an eye he appeared in front of him!

Could it be that when he passed the ball to Iniesta, he had already thought about how to cooperate with Iniesta?

When Alves and Luis saw that Silva failed to intercept, they immediately rushed towards Lin Quan.

There were too many people in the penalty area, and Lin Quan's passing route was blocked.

He could only shoot this ball by himself! The Brazilian fans were very nervous when they saw the Spanish players rushing into their penalty area.

At this time, seeing Lin Quan being double-teamed by three of his own players, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

This ball should have been defended, right? However, something happened that stunned them.

Being double-teamed by three Brazilian players, Lin Quan was like a nimble little flea, dodging and squeezing his way out from between the three men.

The Brazilian fans in the stands were all stunned, with a look of disbelief on their faces.

How did this guy do it? The Brazilian goalkeeper was also stunned. He didn't expect his teammates' double-teaming to fail! At the same time, in the box of the Maracana Stadium, in the commentary booth of Sky Sports, in the office of the head coach at Stamford Bridge, and in the manor in Munich.

Almost everyone who saw this goal had the same thought: Is this guy still a human being?

(End of this chapter)