Chapter 930 Is it all a scam?

"Bayern Munich took the lead after the opening and launched an attack.

"Southampton still adopted a high-position defense and suppressed Bayern Munich through front-court pressing, but they seemed relatively passive on the field. The players seemed a little uncomfortable and the rhythm of the game was controlled by Bayern Munich."

"But Bayern Munich dominated possession but failed to create any threat."

"It can be seen that Southampton has put a lot of effort into defense. The arrangement is very tight, especially the targeted defense in the midfield and frontcourt. The compact and orderly pressure makes it difficult for Bayern Munich to pass the ball to the frontcourt smoothly."

"Even if Bayern Munich successfully passed the ball to the midfield, it was difficult for them to move forward and they were mostly suppressed on the wings. Guardiola obviously still hoped to use Bernat and Robben on the wings to attack the opponent's defense and create threats."

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Guardiola, who was standing in front of the coaching seat, couldn't help but look up and glance at the media stand when he heard the commentator's words. He shook his head with a helpless look.

Nimei, I hope to create a threat from both wings?

I really fucked myself!

Can't you see that I can't play on both wings at all?

Fabregas and Danilo restricted Bernat, David Alaba and Di Maria pinned down Robben. As soon as the two wings got the ball, they would immediately form a double-team. Even if my players were very good, could they fight one against two?

I really think they are all Messi!

Thinking of this, Guardiola raised his head again and glanced at the stands where Messi had just appeared, feeling secretly depressed.

Even Messi can't guarantee that he can take on two people at the same time every time, right?

Many times, we are not even sure about one-on-one situations!

"Hey!" Torrent shook his head in amusement. "The commentator's perspective is different from ours!"

"Isn't it? You totally misunderstood!" Planchot laughed.

They are now forced by Southampton to be unable to pass through the middle and have to frequently go to the wings.

But in the eyes of the commentators, and probably even the fans, they deliberately avoided the middle area where the defense was most affected, and went to the wings to create threats. Who is right in this?

"Their trident puts a lot of pressure on us!" Guardiola said lightly.

He knows the player Sanchez. He is very competitive, has excellent one-on-one skills, and is a typical small, fast and agile attacker.

Suarez is also a player who is very focused in the game and has made great contributions in defense.

But it was Hazard who really impressed Guardiola.

Seeing the current Hazard, he couldn't help but think of Messi back then, they really look alike!

"They seem to be giving up possession of the ball now!" Torrent analyzed.

Guardiola nodded, "Strictly speaking, it means giving up the pressure and pressing on our defense and letting our defenders have the ball."

But it’s useless. The defender cannot pass the ball to the midfield and frontcourt.

"Should we adjust that?" Planchot asked.

Guardiola thought for a moment and said, "Then let Dante and Boateng go to the wing to create space in the middle."

After a pause, the Spaniard smiled and said, "They want us to go to the wing, but we don't want to do what they want. We focus on attacking the middle. I want to see what other tricks Bielsa has."

After saying this, Guardiola turned his head and took a look at the Argentine squatting on the sidelines.

Damn it, you’re still pretending to be cool at this time?

Bayern Munich's first adjustment after the opening quickly worked.

As Dante and Boateng moved to the wing, Southampton's two wingers, Sanchez and Hazard, also had to move away.

There is no way, there are gains and losses. The ball is under the control of Bayern Munich and Southampton can only respond passively.

As Sanchez and Hazard were forced to move to the wing, space was created in the middle.

Xabi Alonso and Lahm became very active and got the ball frequently.

As soon as they get the ball, they immediately advance with the ball, attracting Fabregas or Di Maria to steal the ball.

As long as these two Saints' midfielders rush forward, the defense will become loose.

The first shot of the game came after Di Maria stole the ball from Lahm, Robben cut inside and passed it to Lewandowski, who took on Varane and shot.

Although no scoring opportunities were created, it was enough to serve as a wake-up call.

Bielsa immediately jumped up from the ground and made adjustments immediately.

Immediately afterwards, the Saints' defense line was still lined up in the center line and did not retreat, but the six players in the midfield and frontcourt retreated together, keeping the overall formation and position more compact.

Especially Sanchez and Hazard, Bielsa directly asked them not to defend Dante and Boateng. The first priority is to keep suppressing Xabi Alonso and Lahm and cut off Bayern Munich's passing route to the midfield.

This time, Bayern Munich's attack was helpless again.

The middle was restricted again and the passing route returned to the wing.

Southampton even seized an opportunity. After Fabregas intercepted the ball and passed it to Xabi Alonso, he planned a counterattack on the spot and passed the ball diagonally to Sanchez. The latter faced Dante and made a clever one-on-one breakthrough, shook off Dante and passed the ball into the penalty area.

Suarez was a little slow to catch up, and he barely kicked the ball, but failed to touch it and it went off target!

Although they failed to score a goal, this counterattack was extremely dangerous.

"Southampton's attacking power is indeed quite outstanding, and the individual abilities of the players are too strong."

"Sanchez faced Dante one-on-one and had an easy time. The Brazilian central defender had almost no way to deal with him."

"If Suarez hadn't been slow to catch up, this ball would have definitely gone in!"

However, Southampton's sharp counterattack certainly made Bayern Munich sweat, but it also forced Guardiola to remind the players on the field again to pass the ball more steadily and not be rash.

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"If that goal had gone in, the game would have been much more exciting!"

Richard Scudmore, CEO of the Premier League, who was sitting next to Yang Huan, said with a smile.

Southampton's counterattack just now was quite threatening, and they were just a little bit away from scoring.

In theory, this was a fairly successful counterattack.

However, the players were not very good at execution.

But this is normal. Players are not robots. How can they guarantee that they will be accurate every time?

If Southampton can create so many opportunities in every game, wouldn't it be easy to score ten goals?

"I want to, but it's no use!" Yang Huan laughed.

Because of the counterattack just now, Bayern Munich began to increase the ball possession rate.

There is no way. Guardiola knows very well that his team can only firmly grasp the ball, because if Bayern Munich loses possession of the ball, it will be tantamount to being slaughtered by Southampton.

Therefore, he would rather the scene be ugly and conservative, but he must ensure possession of the ball.

As long as they get possession of the ball, they can reduce the Saints' offensive threat to a minimum and wait patiently for opportunities. As long as the Saints reveal a flaw, Bayern Munich will have a chance.

It is inevitable that any team, in any game, will have mistakes and flaws of varying sizes.

So it is with the saints!

On the contrary, Southampton seemed to be a little bit unadaptable to the tactics, or the rhythm was a bit messy after the opening, causing the team to be slowed down by Bayern Munich and seemed to be unable to speed up.

You know, a slow pace is good for Bayern Munich's ball possession, while Southampton wants speed.

"Guardiola had a good start!" Yang Huan said with a smile.

From a tactical perspective, Guardiola and Bielsa are evenly matched. They have basically played to their own strengths while also restraining the characteristics of the other side, so the situation is very stalemate.

Of course, Guardiola's tactical style of play is aimed at the current Saints. If it were last season, he probably wouldn't have been able to play it.

Last season, the Saints had Modric and James Rodriguez, plus Toni Kroos and Pogba. If they played ball control, they would not necessarily lose to Bayern Munich.

But there is no way now, Fabregas and Di Maria are not the controlling players.

Because of this, Guardiola dared to increase his ball possession rate in front of the Saints.

Moreover, Guardiola was determined to fight in the midfield from the very beginning in this game, so he deployed such a 3-5-2 tactic.

"Tsk, Master Huan, it's not a solution to continue with this stalemate. Won't it gradually turn into a war of attrition?" Scudmore said somewhat depressed.

Southampton has the advantage in strength. If Bayern Munich uses their tactics to drag the game into a war of attrition, then Southampton will suffer a great loss. It can even be said that they have lost on the tactical level.

Yang Huan also understood this, "Let's see, Bielsa is probably thinking of something!"

The game has just begun. Oh, it's only been ten minutes. There's still plenty of time. Why are you in such a hurry?

If the outcome is really decided in just a few minutes, is it still the Champions League final?

Do you really think Bayern Munich is as easy to beat as those mid- and lower-level teams?

Yang Huan even estimated that the outcome of this kind of game would be decided by about one goal.

Seeing Yang Huan so calm and composed, Scoudmore was helpless. Could it be that the emperor was not anxious about the eunuch's death?

After watching attentively for a few minutes, he found that there was still no movement and the scene remained the same. Scudmore became restless.

"Master Huan, Messi should be invited by you, right?" asked the CEO of the Premier League with a smile.

This is Messi!

The appearance of the Argentine superstar here is a signal in itself!

Yang Huan smiled noncommittally, "What do you think?"

Scudmore was depressed. My dear Master Huan, could you please not be so naughty?

Tell me the whole thing, I won’t tell anyone, right?

It’s not a good idea to keep hiding it like this!

"Master Huan, to be honest, we are currently negotiating the next broadcasting contract with the broadcasters. If Southampton brings in Messi this summer, and Tottenham Hotspur can also get Cristiano Ronaldo, then... hehe..."

Richard Scudmore couldn't help but laugh so hard that he couldn't stop.

The two strongest superstars in the world gathered in the Premier League. The scene was so beautiful that it was hard to watch.

"Richard, tell me, if Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo both come to the Premier League, how much help will that provide to the negotiations for broadcasting rights?" Yang Huan asked with concern.

Richard Scudmore calculated in his mind, "At least it can help boost the broadcasting fees and various sponsorships by a large margin."

"How many?"

"If the two superstars can maintain the level of La Liga, at least more than 30%!"

As he said this, Scudmore himself trembled a little.

According to the current Premier League contract, the broadcasting rights for a single season are approximately 2 billion pounds, but there is still room for further increase. If Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are introduced, creating a huge star effect and the amount increases by 30%, the broadcasting fees for that year will hopefully exceed 3 billion pounds.

But that’s three billion pounds!

Even if you add up the broadcasting fees of the other four major European leagues, they are still not as much as the Premier League!

But just when Scudmore was feeling very happy, Master Huan clicked his tongue twice, shook his head and sighed.

This immediately made Scudmore weak.

Could it be that Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are all scams?