Football: After listening to the advice, I became the strongest free man! - Chapter 350

c350 Zidane’s tactical weakness

These three Real Madrid midfielders who delivered ammunition and helped him clear obstacles are the power source of the Galaxy battleship led by Zidane.

In this game, the midfield trio completely controlled the entire midfield hinterland.

Even Atletico Madrid’s famous “midfield meat grinder” pales in comparison to these three people – the midfield line composed of Koke, Gabi, Saul, and Carrasco made a total of 9 mistakes in this game, and the Real Madrid midfield trio only handed the ball to the opponent once.

Modric and Bai Ran’s control of the game rhythm through passing in this game can be said to be perfect – Modric made 83 passes, 78 of which were accurately passed to his teammates;

According to the live broadcast after the game statistics, Bai Ran made 96 passes in the whole game, and the pass accuracy rate was as high as 99% – only one pass was lost. Since the quarterfinals, the super star’s pass success rate has not been lower than 90%, and he can contribute no less than 2 key passes in each game.

Modric and Bai Ran play more of a role in controlling the rhythm in Real Madrid’s midfield system. They first need to ensure the stable operation of the entire system of Real Madrid.

And Casemiro is the player who provides changes – Casemiro can not only fill the gap between the midfield and the back line, and block Griezmann’s retreat to receive the ball, but his role in the transition between offense and defense is also the basis of Real Madrid’s fierce counterattack.

In Real Madrid’s games, such scenes often see Casemiro stealing the ball in the backcourt, passing the ball to Modric, or passing a straight pass to Ronaldo to launch a counterattack.

This young player who had no foothold in Real Madrid in the past is now a core link in Real Madrid’s midfield.

Since the Champions League quarterfinals, Casemiro’s total steals and interceptions can reach 10 times.

Zidane has never been stingy with his praise for Casemiro: “I don’t need to tell Casemiro how to play, his performance is so perfect.”

While destroying the opponent’s opportunities, people who create opportunities are of course indispensable. “I have Bai Ran and Modric by my side, and their level is about the same as Zidane’s.”

Casemiro also praised his two partners. You can think of Casemiro as a car, Modric as the fuel, and Bai Ran as the engine.

Modric can complete all football tasks on the field, including controlling the field, advancing, long pass mobilization, and defense (you can see that he frequently helps Carvajal to double-team Carrasco and fill the position after Carvajal’s forward insertion)

And his partner Bai Ran set the tone for Real Madrid’s midfield – he did a good job in protecting the ball, and rarely had the opponent steal and counterattack because of procrastination. At the same time, he was able to control the ball under his feet. In this game, Bai Ran controlled 10% of Real Madrid’s ball possession, the highest in the game, and did not make any mistakes.

He is usually not good at defense, but he made all three tackles in this game, second only to Casemiro and Ramos.

“We performed very well today and had great tactical strategies. We always had one more player in the midfield than our opponents today.

Usually we have three midfielders, but today we had four midfielders and we controlled the game.” Bai Ran said after the game.

The “one more player in the midfield” mentioned by Bai Ran was Isco.

Isco replaced the injured Bale in this game. Isco, who played as a front midfielder, was not limited to the middle. He was more like a free man.

You can find Isco on the left side, the right side, the edge of the opponent’s penalty area, and the front of his own penalty area; retreating to the central defender position to help pass the ball, breaking through the frontcourt, Isco’s running range covered almost the entire court, and this was also his tactical role in this game-“giving the team one more player at any time”.

In this game, Isco successfully passed three times, tied with Ronaldo for the most in the game; 60 passes, 59 of which were accurately passed to teammates, with the highest pass accuracy rate in the game.

But long distance and frequent running made Isco’s physical energy consumption extremely large. In the 68th minute of the game, Zidane made the first personnel adjustment of the whole game, letting Asensio replace Isco.

Isco fully implemented Zidane’s tactical instructions. If you have to find faults in it, Isco’s passing is still not fast enough, and being too sticky to the ball also makes it easy for him to fall into the opponent’s defense in the frontcourt. Isco made 3 mistakes in this game, second only to Koke’s 5.

“When the ball is at Isco’s feet, it’s perfect. The coach may have to spend some time on who to send on the field.”

Carvajal praised.

The “BBC” combination is no longer Real Madrid’s signature dish. Bale is often troubled by injuries. Benzema only shot 1 on target out of 4 shots in this game, but Zidane still has Isco, Vazquez, Asensio, and James Rodriguez who has few opportunities but performs well.

It is true that Real Madrid’s Champions League record this season is inseparable from Ronaldo’s highlight performance, but the stable output of Real Madrid’s midfield line day after day can at least ensure that Real Madrid’s chance creation efficiency is still at the world’s top level.

The tactical value of losing to Barcelona is greater for Real Madrid than Barcelona. Barcelona has renewed its life, but Real Madrid has completely clarified its tactical play.

Qi Xuanxue’s tactics have actually been seen through by Casemiro.

This Brazilian is one of the most critical figures in Real Madrid’s tactics today. His irreplaceability is second only to Ronaldo, and even higher than the two organizing masters.

Because he is the only player in Real Madrid’s midfield with excellent one-on-one defensive ability, whether Modric, Bai Ran or Kovacic, the other players have excellent defensive capabilities, but they are very weak when facing one-on-one opponents with excellent dribbling.

Both Bayern and Barcelona actually seized this vital point and attacked hard, but the players were configured differently, and the way they chose to deal with Casemiro was not quite the same.

Bayern’s way was to rob Casemiro, and cooperate with the wing to cut inside to give him defensive pressure. Once Casemiro got the ball, they immediately robbed it, which was very successful in the first half of the first round of the Champions League.

It also made Bayern suppress Real Madrid throughout the first half, but in the second half, Real Madrid adopted the strategy of launching an attack through two full-backs.

Real Madrid’s two full-backs Carvajal and Marcelo may not be the strongest in comprehensive strength, but their ability to have the ball is definitely the best in the world. By increasing the points for handling the ball, the difficulty of Casemiro’s passing after the ball is reduced, and Real Madrid’s offense is more relaxed.

But this is based on the aging of Bayern’s wing lineup. In the second half of the game, it was no longer able to bring suffocating pressure to Real Madrid’s full-backs.

Robben is okay, but Lahm can’t suppress Marcelo. Ribery’s physical fitness is indeed not up to par.

But Casemiro still made Real Madrid nervous in the two rounds of the game, because his defensive task was too heavy and he got a yellow card too early, causing everyone to worry that he would be sent off.

Thank God, thank C Ronaldo!

When facing Barcelona, ​​Barcelona’s strategy was more direct, which was to let Messi eat Casemiro’s defense zone alive, causing fouls and yellow cards, and cooperate with the atmosphere created on and off the field to put Casemiro under physical and psychological pressure.

Ramos’s premise of shovel more reflects the Real Madrid captain’s interpretation of Barcelona’s tactics at that time:

Casemiro is off the field, I will go forward to relieve the pressure on the defensive midfielder’s defense zone.

Of course, the result was disastrous.

Barcelona’s tactics have been successful. When Zidane could not bear the pressure and replaced Casemiro, Real Madrid had basically lost.

But Zidane’s metaphysical J Luo cooperated with the atmosphere of the Bernabeu to complete the incredible equalizer. Real Madrid was already crazy when one person was less at this time. In the absence of a defensive hub, there was almost no hope of defending.

Real Madrid’s frantic attack gave Barcelona a 7-on-3 counterattack opportunity. Kovacic should have directly and fiercely put the ball on the Barcelona player to block the counterattack, but he did not, and Messi’s goal was a matter of course.

In the two games, the best way to deal with Real Madrid is to get rid of Casemiro and exert pressure from both offense and defense.

However, Atletico Madrid does not have a player who can break through in a straight line in Casemiro’s defense zone (defense zone three). Casemiro is relatively easy on defense. All Atletico Madrid can do is to madly rob Casemiro, which they still do very well.

Casemiro was intercepted many times in the first and second half, but Atletico Madrid’s interception was helped by the forwards retreating. After the interception, the forward depth was not enough. Griezmann and Gameiro’s ability to protect the ball and stand still was average. Casemiro and other midfielders of Real Madrid had enough time to return to defense.

In terms of offense, Isco’s starting lineup made Casemiro feel relieved. Before, among the three midfielders, no matter who was a little forward, Bai Ran and Modric were parallel most of the time.

Casemiro is a separate point. He needs to be responsible for the team’s advancement from the third defensive zone to the midfield. If they only rely on passing the ball to the wing, when both sides are physically fit, Marcelo and Carvajal often face the dilemma of being forced into a dead end.

After Isco came on the court, Modric retreated to the back line when advancing, Bai Ran pulled up parallel to Casemiro, or even a little further forward. After completing the steal, Casemiro could simply pass it directly to Bai Ran or pass it back to Modric.

They and Isco completed the forward advancement.

Even when Casemiro was surrounded and robbed, Real Madrid could open an offensive advancement line of Modric/Bai Ran-Marcelo/Carvajal-Isco, bypassing Casemiro who had poor escape ability, which made Atletico very difficult to defend.

So on the field, the defensive barrier was not under much pressure, and Real Madrid, with a perfect offensive line, could perfectly suppress Atletico without being dragged into their rhythm by the crazy Atletico. The tactical value of losing to Barcelona actually lies in the 14k starter.

He can relieve too much pressure for Casemiro. I think that when Bale comes back, he should replace Benzema instead of 14k, because Real Madrid’s midfield strength should be confident that it will not lose to any team. BBC’s strongest defense and counterattack rarely appear in the game.

Even when playing against Barcelona, ​​Bai Ran Modric’s midfield suppressed Xiaobai to a large extent.

When Bale’s injury is not fully recovered, he can be temporarily replaced by 14k or Asensio (his ball ability is slightly better than Vasquez), and then replaced with Bale who has physical advantage in the second half. That’s when his impact is the most terrible, and it is also a strategy to reduce his injury.

Modric and Bai Ran play more of a role of controlling the rhythm in Real Madrid’s midfield system. They first need to ensure the stable operation of Real Madrid’s entire system.

And Casemiro is the player who provides changes-Casemiro can not only fill the gap between the midfield line and the back line, and prevent Griezmann from retreating to receive the ball, but his role in the transition between offense and defense is also the basis of Real Madrid’s fierce counterattack.

Old coach Van Gaal has been a little angry recently.

He led the team to beat Real Madrid 3:0, and was called the double godfather of Barcelona and Bayern by the gossipers on the Internet.

A game came to the Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid.

The old coach also vowed before the game, vowing to give Manchester United fans a wonderful game and ensure that Manchester United can advance to the next round of the Champions League knockouts.

Under the situation of 0:3 behind, what is the probability that Real Madrid can turn the tables?

It can only be said that the probability is not zero.

Anyway, all major handicaps in the European gambling industry can show that the bookmakers are not very optimistic about Real Madrid.

In addition, there is news that Florentino, the chairman of Real Madrid, is selecting a coach. Once Real Madrid is eliminated from the Champions League and cannot win in the competition between the Spanish La Liga and Barcelona.

Then even Zidane is in danger of being fired. This former superstar seems to be about to end his first job as a first-team coach in his life.

Facing this difficult game, Zidane’s elites put all the main players on the field, leaving no backhands. They were already 0:3 behind and did not need any backhands at all.

In the player channel, Ronaldo was not very interested.

Former teammate Rooney greeted Ronaldo, but Ronaldo didn’t say much to him. This Manchester United team made Ronaldo feel very unfamiliar. There were basically few teammates from his time in Manchester United.

It is said that Van Gaal intends to sell all the Rafael brothers, Anderson, Nani and others in a package.

Even his compatriot and national team favorite Van Persie is ready to be sold to Fenerbahce in the Turkish League.

This unfamiliarity may help Ronaldo score more goals.

Bai Ran knew that the reason why Ronaldo was not particularly happy was that the team scored so many goals in the last game, but none of them were scored by him.

Of course, Ronaldo’s stinky face was not directed at his teammates, but at himself.

When Bai Ran first joined the team, Ronaldo learned that Bai Ran was Chinese. He was very excited to say that he played table tennis very well. As a result, he invited Bai Ran to play table tennis together, but was abused by Bai Ran.

Then Ronaldo bought a table tennis table in his mansion in Madrid, and even hired a professional table tennis coach. He practiced hard for a month and challenged Bai Ran again.

This kind of person is always fighting with himself.

Perhaps this is why Ronaldo is so successful. After all, he has won the World Footballer of the Year and the Ballon d’Or at the age of 23.

If it were someone else, he would have laid down and played.

In short, anyone in the world may surrender in the face of a difficult game, but Ronaldo certainly won’t.

This also gave Bai Ran a lot of comfort. After all, this game is very difficult, and it is not so easy to get the system’s rewards. Having a teammate like Ronaldo who refuses to admit defeat is naturally good news for Bai Ran.

After walking out of the player tunnel, everyone came to the scene and all the people formed a circle.

“Come on, we will definitely be able to reverse today, we will definitely win today.”

Ramos looked at Bai Ran who made a battle declaration…

“Uh, did I steal your lines?”

“It’s okay, it’s well said.”

“Do you want to be the captain?”

“I didn’t…” Bai Ran quickly denied that this was an attempt to usurp the throne.

“A player who doesn’t want to be the captain is not a good player. Don’t deny it, come on, let us go! This is the Bernabeu, not Old Trafford, they can’t run wild here!”

The words have been said, how this game will play depends on the specific results. Everyone knows that Manchester United will definitely use Van Gaal’s latest big circle tactics.

If there is no way to crack this tactic, then Manchester United will definitely walk the dog.

But Real Madrid has experienced the peak of the universe team Barcelona.

Facing this inferior imitation.

Although it is also a headache, as long as everyone is willing to make 120℅ efforts, there is no way out.

In the pre-match arrangement, head coach Zidane did not give any unique tactics. It just tapped the fighting spirit from the spiritual level of the players.

The game was kicked off by Real Madrid.

Benzema passed the ball back on the front line.

On both sides, Ronaldo and Bale were like two sharp knives piercing behind Manchester United.

When the ball was passed to Bai Ran, Bai Ran directly passed it to Ronaldo with a long pass.

When you meet a top striker, passing the ball is so simple and violent, just aim and pass it.

Ronaldo plays precise football and prepares to break through on the wing.

He passed Damian, but Jones who came to defend destroyed the ball.

Manchester United’s side is also simple. Facing Real Madrid’s full-line rush, it was also a big kick to destroy.

In the midfield position, Manchester United striker Rooney returned here to help the team’s midfielders control the ball.

In the contest with Modric, Rooney had the last laugh with his strong body.

After controlling the ball, Rooney turned and made a straight pass.

It was quite concise, completely different from the previous big circle tactics.

Van Gaal is indeed an old fox. He knows that the team has a big lead and Real Madrid is a team with a very sharp offense, so he did not play the big circle tactics, but played a quick counterattack.

Van Persie got the ball on the front line.

At this time, he had not entered the penalty area and was about 25 meters away from the goal. Varane, who was defending Van Persie, did not stick to him. You must know that when Van Persie debuted, he debuted as a winger.

If you get too close, it will be easy for Van Persie to pass you.

It turned out that Varane had overlooked a problem, that is, after Van Persie entered the 30-meter area, he could shoot from any corner.

This is a super shooter whose shooting skills are not inferior to Ronaldo.

Although it was far from the goal, Van Persie felt that there were too few Manchester United players in Real Madrid’s half, and he could not get too much offensive support. If he passed the ball again, he would miss the opportunity, so he kicked decisively.

Whether there is a date or not, first hit three shots, first hit the mountain and shake the tiger.

The quality of this shot was extremely high.

It flew directly to the goal at a very fast speed, directly sticking to the grass.