Chapter 251 Falling behind and then coming back, the fierce battle at Camp Nou

Author: Xue Niao

Chapter 251 Falling behind and then coming back, the fierce battle at Camp Nou

Seeing Lin Quan's defensive strategy against Messi, Busquets' eyes lit up behind him.

Can Lin's method be used to defend him?

Busquets is still bitter about his previous failure to defend Lin Quan. If he had succeeded, Barcelona would not have conceded a goal at home.

Professor Bu is eager to try this method and plans to try this method the next time Manchester City attacks.

This is called treating others the same way they are treated!

Barcelona's offense did not stop. Messi lost the chance to break through and passed the ball to Iniesta.

Iniesta handed it over to Xavi to reorganize, and Xavi glanced at Manchester City's penalty area.

The penalty area was crowded with players from both sides, so it was too difficult to pass the ball directly.

So he passed the ball back to Busquets and used a backcourt kick to control the rhythm.

Barcelona's attack was fast and fierce, and Manchester City's defense was compressed so much that the three defense lines were almost stuck together.

At this time, when they saw Barcelona making a mistake in the backcourt, they immediately pressed out of their formation and regained the flexibility of their defense.

However, this is exactly what Barcelona's brains - Xavi wants to see!

In the 43rd minute, after Barcelona made many consecutive passes in the midfield, they saw that Manchester City's defensive formation moved forward a lot, and there was a gap in the backcourt. Xavi suddenly moved the ball to the wing in a wide range.

There were no Barcelona players here, but after Xavi passed the ball, a figure rushed over and received Xavi's pass in the open space on the wing.

who?

Barcelona's No. 22, right back Alves!

Alves immediately dribbled the ball down the pitch after receiving the ball from the wide wing. Manchester City's left back Kolarov thought the opponent was going to pass down the pitch, so he put his hands behind his back and was ready to block it.

Other Manchester City players also had the same idea, and they all blocked their positions in the penalty area and did not give the opponent a chance to header the ball.

However, surprisingly, Alves did not choose to pass the ball, but knocked the ball back.

Neymar appeared on the path of the football and received the ball at the corner of the penalty area.

This is the connection between the two Brazilians. Alves' dribbling down the base is just a cover. The purpose is actually to open up space for Neymar and create opportunities for him to shoot.

Neymar did not waste his big brother's assist. After receiving the ball, he adjusted and shot the ball into the blind corner of the goal.

Joe Hart was powerless to do anything about the ball and could only watch the ball fly into the goal.

Barcelona reversed the game and rewritten the score to 2:1.

This is Neymar's fourth Champions League goal this season, which equals Ronaldinho's number of European goals in his first season with Barcelona.

Although his statistics are not as dazzling as those of superstars such as Lin Quan, in the 9 Champions League games he played, Neymar scored 4 goals and contributed 3 assists, and scored 7 goals by himself.

If you exclude the monster Lin Quan, his statistics are definitely very impressive, and he can even be said to be the best rookie in the Champions League this season.

Neymar was extremely excited after scoring the goal. He ran to the corner and danced the samba.

The fans at Camp Nou also gave warm applause and cheers to the rising superstar in their team.

Neymar's outstanding performance made Barcelona fans feel a lot better.

Hey, we have Messi, we have Neymar, we don’t need Lin!

They began to take turns singing Messi's song and Neymar's song to express their inner thoughts and support for the two Barcelona stars.

Seeing Neymar's goal, Lin Quan was a little helpless.

There is a leak in the defense line!

The teammates were probably a little relaxed because Barcelona didn't attack as fiercely as before.

And their laxity gave Barcelona the opportunity to create murderous opportunities.

Harvey passed the ball very well and took advantage of the change of pace to catch Manchester City off guard.

Of course, Neymar's movement is also very good. When Alves dribbled the ball down, he did not rush into the Manchester City penalty area immediately, so that the Manchester City players did not pay attention to him. Otherwise, he would

I'm afraid there won't be a chance to shoot.

"Barcelona scored two goals in ten minutes, and Manchester City fell into a huge crisis at the Nou Camp. If the score continues to expand, then even if they have a precious away goal in their hands, they will not be able to think about it after returning home.

It will still be very difficult to eliminate Barcelona!"

"Yes, for Manchester City, a score of 1:1 or even 2:1 is acceptable, but 3:1 is not acceptable. Facing a strong team like Barcelona, ​​we cannot lose too much. If we lose too much, we will not be able to do it at home.

It’s not difficult to make a comeback!”

"The first half is almost over. I don't know what adjustments Manchester City will make during the halftime break. Their situation in the first half was very passive. If they continue to play like this, I'm afraid they won't be far away from conceding the third goal."

On the sidelines, Pellegrini also frowned.

The first half conceded more goals than expected, but fortunately there was a goal and the result was acceptable.

"How many games has Xavi played this season?"

Suddenly, Pellegrini turned his head and asked his assistant coach.

"This season Xavi has played a total of 35 games, 23 in the league, 5 in the cup and 7 in the Champions League.

In the first half of the league season, he often plays the entire game, but in the second half of the season, he is often substituted around the 75th minute."

"Did he play the entire last La Liga game?"

"Yes, the last game between Barcelona and Espanyol was quite anxious. Barcelona didn't score until the 77th minute. After the goal, Martino started to make substitutions, but I don't know why. He replaced Neymar, Cesc Fabregas and Pegasus.

Deloitte was replaced, but he did not choose to replace Xavi, a veteran."

Pellegrini nodded. Martino probably knew Xavi's importance to the team, so he chose to keep him on the court!

But using a 34-year-old veteran in this way is a bit too much!

Thinking of this, Pellegrini had already thought of the tactics for the second half.

The first half whistle sounded and the two teams entered the locker room with a score of 2:1.

This score is more favorable to Barcelona, ​​and the expressions on the faces of Barcelona players are relatively relaxed.

Manchester City players can also accept this score. Although they are one goal behind, this is Barcelona's home court after all, and falling behind is normal.

Besides, don’t we still have 45 minutes left?

…

In the locker room, Pellegrini took out the tactical board and prepared to explain the tactical arrangements for the second half to the players.

Before starting to explain, the Chilean asked the players a question:

"After half a game with Barcelona, ​​what do you think of Barcelona's strength?"

Manchester City players heard this question and expressed their thoughts one after another.

"It's very strong, and it feels very oppressive!"

"Their passing and control is really good. I'm afraid our ball possession rate is less than 30%, right?"

"There is no way, I can't hold the ball at all. Before I catch the ball, the opponent's players rush up like mad dogs. After a few seconds, the ball is lost. When passing the ball, there are often opponents in the passing route.

The players were sweeping and the pass was accidentally missed!"

Seeing that the team members had come to the point, Pellegrini smiled and clapped his hands, stopping everyone's discussion:

"It seems that everyone feels deeply!"

Pellegrini looked at Lin Quan and asked: "Lin, are you tired?"

He saw that Lin Quan was working very hard on both offense and defense, so he subconsciously thought that Lin Quan had consumed a lot of energy and would be very tired.

But what surprised Pellegrini was that after hearing his question, Lin Quan shook his head and said: "Fortunately, I'm not tired!"

Well……

Not tired?

In the first half, you ran the most distance. When attacking, you sprinted without any effort, and when defending, you actively retreated to the front of the penalty area to participate in defense.

Isn’t this tiring?

Pellegrini was a little stunned for a moment: "Okay, okay, just don't be tired. The team's offense in the second half will have to rely on you. You should save some energy and save it for counterattack!"

Lin Quan's answer made Pellegrini a little unconfident. Fortunately, he then asked a few more people, and everyone's answers were that they felt tired.

On the one hand, I am physically tired, but mainly on the other hand, I am also mentally exhausted.

Faced with Barcelona's pass-and-control style of play, Manchester City's players must be at their best at all times and dare not relax in any way.

If you maintain such concentration for a long time, you will naturally feel mentally exhausted.

"If I told you that you are tired and Barcelona on the opposite side is even more tired, would you believe it?"

The players shook their heads one after another. They only saw Barcelona players kicking back and forth. How much energy can this cost?

"Don't believe it? Let's try it in the second half and we'll find out!"

Pellegrini did not try to convince the players, but explained his tactics in the second half.

After the second half of the game started, Barcelona quickly discovered the difference between Manchester City.

They found that Manchester City played more proactively, and the players were more active in counterattacking Barcelona in their own half.

It's not like Barcelona has never encountered this kind of pressing, so they didn't care at first.
To be continued...