Vol 3 Chapter 88: Strong

Guardiola has already started preparing for this game. In the recent rounds of La Liga, the main lineup has been rotated frequently, and even Messi has entered the rotation, just to be able to arrange the strongest lineup in this game.
Goalkeepers Valdes, Puyol and Pique partnered with the central defenders. The two full-backs were Brazilian internationals Daniel Alves and Adriano. The midfielders were Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets. In the frontcourt, Spanish international Fabregas played on the right, and on the left was Chile international Sanchez, who was transferred from Udinese for 26 million euros last season. Messi is the team's single arrow.
In terms of formation, this is a 4-3-3 starting position, but people who are familiar with Guardiola's tactics this season have never seen it that way.
"This game will definitely be a wonderful collision today. If there is any team that can break the control of Barcelona's transmission and control, I am afraid it is not this crazy dog-style Dortmund."
The secret of Barcelona's real unsolved is in this set of starters, it seems to be 4-3-3, but the midfield and frontcourt are extremely flexible. Since Villa broke his left tibia at the World Club Cup at the end of last year, determined to be reimbursed for the season, and lost the only reliable forward, Guardiola began to try another set of tactics: Messi, who was originally playing on the right, started to nail. In the position of the single arrow, Sanchez was already good at inward cutting. Not to mention Fabregas, who was originally a midfielder, and the center is his best position.
After the game really started, Barcelona's formation soon showed a real difference. Messi still remained in front of Harvey and Iniesta, but they were very close, almost standing in the front waist position, with continuous short pass cooperation, Fabregas also began to swim towards the middle. In Dortmund's 4-2-3-1 formation, the most critical double back area, the Barcelona four frequently conducted.
Even Zhou Tiancheng felt strenuous. The opponent's short pass was very skillful. Almost all of them shot the ball. And the four people cooperated together. There are many passes and options for the pass. He simply cannot stare.
Barcelona constantly consumes Dortmund by taking control of the ball. In less than ten minutes of the game, Sven Bender had been slipped by the opponent's pass and couldn't find the point. Iniesta suddenly sent out the back of the foot, and Messi rushed out from Hummells. After reaching the ball, he formed a single-handedly facing Weidenfeller. Fatal loopholes have appeared in Dortmund's defense.
Fortunately, Messi pursued the ultimate perfectionism. In the face of Weidenfeller, he did not shoot directly, but wanted to pass the ball into the goal. When passing the ball to Fabregas, Humels stretched his leg in time to make up for it. Stopped the ball.
The Catalan TV commentator shouted for a while: "Leo Messi! He is really selfless. If he can be selfish, this attack will have a perfect ending. Hey, what a pity."
Duan Xuan said in a solemn tone: "This is Barcelona's iconic offensive approach. Messi is more like a single arrow, in fact it is more like a frontless, Messi's position is not a single arrow at all, nor is Fabregas. The traditional winger, Dortmund midfielder needs to exert enough strength to limit Harvey and Iniesta. The key to this lineup is not Messi, but the pair of Spanish midfielders.
This is now Barcelona of Guardiola, no matter whether it is 4-3-3, 4-5-1 or 4-4-2 on the surface, when there is a real attack, there is only one mode: 4-6- 0.
That is, like now, there is no front line!
The so-called non-forward array is to arrange a player who is not a regular center origin on the forward line. During the battle in the position, it is no longer just to pass the ball to the forward line, but to fully mobilize the offensive ability of the midfielder. The striker's forward is not the core of the offensive. It is no longer just trying to squeeze into the penalty area to compete for the position and then complete the point shot. Instead, it is pulled out moderately, and the midfield players rely on a more delicate ground pass to form an attack. .
Guardiola is not the initiator of this kind of kicking. The real initiator is Italian coach Spalletti, who was the first to coach Rome in the 2006-07 season and once led Rome to win 11 consecutive games, but overall Speaking of Rome, the attempt without a front was not successful. Rome doesn't have a real dream midfield metronome. Spalletti's attempt once embarrassed the core Totti role.
But this is like Alexander Fleming discovering penicillin. Spalletti pioneered this formation for the first time, but in Barcelona at Guardiola, it reached its peak. And probably only Barcelona, ​​which has integrated the control into the blood, has two world-class midfield cores to play this formation.
For the first time, Zhou Tiancheng found that his persecution had no effect. His reaction was quicker. After all, he was a human and would not run faster than the ball. He tried to cut off the connection between Xavi and Iniesta, but Fabrega Si's addition made him unable to stare.
He felt that he was trapped in a maze. There may be only one way to crack it, but there are countless interference paths around it, which is a dead end that can't be reached at all.
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During this time, Barcelona completely took possession of the ball and took the initiative on the scene. Dortmund's formation was flattened, and even the two full-backs, Kuba and Royce, recovered to the full-back position~www.mtlnovel. com~ As a result, the situation facing Dortmund is extremely dangerous. This is not the familiar rhythm of the game at all. In the iron barrel, Barcelona sees it much.
Their real horror is that many coaches are regarded as classic iron barrel arrays, and they have no effect in front of Barcelona’s Tiki-Taka today-they can tear the space through short passes and then pass the ball in little by little. Go in the goal!
In the 20th minute, Dortmund escaped the danger of a must-go goal.
Barcelona continued a short pass at the front of the penalty area, Iniesta passed to Fabregas, and the small law kicked the heel gently, rolling directly from the legs of Subotic to the back of all defensive players, waiting for all players When they all turned around, Messi had succeeded in anti-offside in time and inserted in front of the door to Weidenfeller.
"Leo Messi! Leo-oh!"
The Catalan commentator has begun to shout, in his opinion this is a must-go goal, there is no possibility of not going. He is Leo Messi, the 50th goal in a single season, as easy as eating and drinking.
But Weidenfeller unconsciously stretched out his left leg and blocked the close shot with his knee. There are times when the ball king plays.
Messi covered her face in disappointment with a jersey. In his view, it was his mistake to miss this opportunity.
But such a dangerous situation made the young Dortmund players close to collapse.
"Week, you're going to find a way. I'm fed up. I can't even touch the ball. I'm not so embarrassed as a sparring partner!"
Sven Bender's mood was obviously unstable.
But Zhou Tiancheng didn't take care of him. Needless to say, Zhou Tiancheng would find a way. This kind of scene was not what he wanted.
He was recalling the danger of the two defense lines being penetrated, he did not believe that no loopholes could be found!