Red Rebels

79o Ostrich Tactics

Michael Johnson stood in front of the penalty spot, and everyone was staring at him. Fans all over the world were staring at his back and the football not far in front of him through the live TV camera.

Barcelona's penalty area was full of people. All the high points of the Red Rebels were in, and all the high points of Barcelona were also in. They were wrestling hard there, and then you can see that the players from the two teams were fighting each other. Crush and run.

The referee had to blow the whistle again and then signaled the players on both sides in the penalty area to pay attention to their actions.

With the changes in modern football tactics, corner kicks, indirect free kicks, and penalty areas have completely turned into wrestling arenas.

But even so, the Red Rebels, who claim to play the most artistic and ornamental football in the world, have never been afraid, because the Red Rebels' tactical system has never lacked strength, let alone courage.

After a warning from the referee, the free kick restarted.

Michael Johnson slowly took a few steps back, his eyes always staring at the penalty area, raising his right hand high, raising his index finger and tapping his head a few times, and then suddenly jumped out and kicked the ball away.

The football drew a beautiful arc in mid-air, flying along a certain trajectory, and then fell quickly, landing at the far post. Terry squeezed Pique hard with his body, using his own strength to firmly hold He suppressed the Barcelona boy who had been trying hard to knock him out of his position from the beginning, and then jumped high to meet the landing point of the football.

Puyol also jumped up, trying to compete with Terry, while Piqué was interfering from behind. In the corner where no one could see, he pulled Terry's jersey hard with his hand, and then immediately let go. It was open, but it had disturbed Terry's balance.

But Terry hit the football and the ball passed by Puyol and went to the near post.

At this moment, Puyol secretly cried out in his heart, and an ominous premonition arose spontaneously. So when he landed, he immediately turned around and looked over, and saw that Messi had entered the penalty area at some point. Under the joint attack of Abidal and Busquets, he suddenly jumped out and rushed the ball into the nest. Valdes was unable to do anything about it.

":o A beautiful indirect free kick in the frontcourt, Messi scored the first goal for the Red Rebels"

"In the first minute, the Red Rebels took the lead. The free kick taken by Michael Johnson was very accurate and directly found Terry. Under the interference of the Barcelona players, the latter chose to go back and header the ball. Knock, the ferry was passed to Messi who was inserted in the back row, and the latter naturally would not waste this golden opportunity."

The Red Rebels fans at the scene were so excited that they stood up from their seats one by one.

They cheered and celebrated desperately, especially when they saw Messi gliding excitedly to celebrate the goal, and they gave the Argentine teenager the warmest applause.

Mourinho clenched his fists and made a gesture of victory and celebration, then turned around and coolly hugged Cassel, Juninho and others next to him one by one. His face was very resolute. It seems that he is already determined to win this game.

Unlike Mourinho who was full of confidence, Guardiola looked helpless, even a little disappointed, muttering something in his mouth, and it was obvious that he was annoyed in his heart.

"Everyone knows what losing a goal at the Red Rebel Stadium means to a visiting team. Barcelona once thought about drawing with the Red Rebels away from home, but now, only one minute has passed since the opening. The Red Rebels broke through Barcelona's goal."

"This is a very sudden, but very representative goal. It reflects Barcelona's disadvantages in defending set pieces, especially in terms of physical confrontation. This makes Barcelona unable to defend set pieces or set pieces. Offensively they were all unsatisfactory, but it seemed Guardiola was more interested in keeping the ball than practicing free kicks."

After the Red Rebel players on the court celebrated excitedly, they returned to the court one by one and the game started again.

Because they scored a goal first, the Red Rebels seemed to be in high morale. After Barcelona restarted the kick, the ball was quickly snatched away by the Red Rebels. Barcelona lost possession of the ball at the moment. Immediately retreat to the half-court defense, which is very disturbing and everything is in danger.

Michael Johnson controlled the ball on the court. After several passes, the ball came to the left. Ronaldinho broke through Puyol on the left and passed to the front of the penalty area. Aguero got ahead of everyone and shot a cold arrow. Shot, Valdez saved the ball.

However, the Red Rebels soon organized an effective attack. After Kaká took the ball on the road, he suddenly broke through with the ball and advanced forward. He made a wonderful pass behind Piqué. Aguero was called offside by the referee after taking the ball. .

The Red Rebels' offensives came one after another, and Barcelona's defense seemed to be in danger under the fierce attacks of the Red Rebels.

But sometimes football is like this. Seeing Barcelona breathing its last breath, they refused to let it go.

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"Hey, Michael" Michael Johnson called to his teammate Essien and waved.

Essien immediately realized that he was out of position, nodded with an apologetic smile, and walked back, "Sorry, I'm a little excited."

Position, this is one of Mourinho's most important requirements for players in this game, because Barcelona is also a team with very delicate skills and cannot give them too much space. The Red Rebels must maintain a rigorous battle formation. The formation, even when the situation is advantageous, must always be guarded.

Michael Johnson bears such a responsibility. He is always at the back of the team. He has become the commander of the Red Rebels field, sitting in the defense, strategizing, and participating in the offense through his sharp and accurate direct passes and long passes. , this is a major change for him this season, and Fabregas is more involved in the frontcourt offense, using his delicate short passes and through balls.

Mourinho once considered arranging for these two players to join forces to control the field. That is definitely the most powerful field combination for the Red Rebels. One is forward and the other is behind. But they also need a player who can provide strength and courage. Players, in this way, the Red Rebels must break the magic quartet in the frontcourt.

There are gains and losses, and Mourinho's vision can only be arranged based on the actual situation.

After being reminded by Michael Johnson, Essien retreated to his position. Soon, Barcelona stole the ball and made a counterattack. Before passing Villa, the ball was cleared with a header to nearby Michael Johnson, who passed the ball diagonally to Ronaldinho.

The Portuguese quickly advanced after taking the ball on the left, and started Barcelona's counterattack. He also had a beautiful small-scale cooperation with Kaká at the front of the penalty area and then passed by and entered the penalty area to create chaos. Kaka, Aguero and Messi failed to score in three consecutive shots.

However, the Red Rebels' offensive ignited the enthusiasm of the fans in the stands, turning the entire Red Rebels stadium into a sea of ​​red.

Mourinho watched from the sidelines as Messi's shot missed slightly, shaking his head with regret. It was only one minute. If he could win another victory, there would be no suspense in this game.

"Have you noticed, Jose, Barcelona's tactics today are a little different from usual," Cassel reminded.

Junior Juninho on the side couldn't help but nod, "There are more direct passes and less short passes."

"It seems that Guardiola knows your tactical intentions," Cassel said with a smile.

Mourinho's tactical intentions against Barcelona that he formulated before the game have two points. First, control the ball. He is not even opposed to handing over the ball to Barcelona. The purpose is to increase Barcelona's backcourt control. In this way, It is equivalent to burying landmines in Barcelona's defense. The Red Rebels have the final say when to detonate them.

Second, stick to the ball. Barcelona pays attention to ball control and short passing. In this way, even players with exquisite skills cannot always hit the ball with one kick. They often have to control the ball under their feet. This is the Red Rebels. If you have the opportunity to steal the ball at this time, it can often lead to a fatal counterattack.

But now it seems that Guardiola has abandoned the habit of short passes and actually allows players to attack more through direct passes and long passes. There is no doubt that the offensive efficiency has become worse. At least from the beginning to now, Barcelona has continued to attack. There were no foot shots and only one entry into the Red Rebels' penalty area.

But what changed was that, except for Villa and Pedro who were slightly further forward, Barcelona's overall formation was very deep and always maintained a compact formation. They built an iron wall near their own half to prevent it. The Red Rebels advance.

Mourinho looked at the players on both sides of the court having a great time going back and forth and shook his head, "It never changes from its roots. No matter how Guardiola adjusts, Barcelona will always be the same Barcelona. Now What’s the ball possession rate?”

Cassel picked up the iPad in his hand, pressed it a few times, and reported: "44:56"

Mourinho suddenly laughed and asked: "Although we deliberately gave up some control in the hope that Barcelona can press out, but based on the situation on the field and looking at this ball possession rate, what do you think of? What?"

Junior Juninho and Cassel looked at each other and saw each other's eyes light up. It was obvious that they were trying to catch something, but they didn't seem to understand it clearly.

"Barcelona are still pursuing possession?" Juninho tried to ask.

Mourinho smiled and shook his head, "Not really."

"Or, they are still chasing possession without knowing it. Maybe even Guardiola and the Barcelona players on the field are not aware of this, but we can see it clearly." Cassel Ipad shook his hand and smiled.

This device can be directly connected to the database of opTa Data Company through the Red Rebel Stadium's internal network and through the mobile network to obtain game data updated every minute, which is of great benefit to the Red Rebels' on-the-spot command.

"Barcelona's football is, at best, about exploiting strengths and avoiding weaknesses. At worst, it's extremely conservative. They know their flaws, so they do everything possible to hide them. By controlling the ball, if people don't have limits, they might think We need a oo% ball possession rate so that our opponents can defeat themselves without attacking."

"Believe me, this is an ostrich tactic," Mourinho said sarcastically.

"But Barcelona's tactics also have merits, such as their delicate style of passing and receiving skills, such as their interpretation and improvement of Dutch football concepts. But the reason why I always look down on Barcelona football is that they lack Courage and lack of innovative spirit.”

"Barcelona's ball possession rate remains high. Even if they don't realize it, their ball possession rate is still higher than ours. But if I'm not wrong, their ball possession rate is more in the backcourt. Yes, most of their passes are cross passes and knockbacks, and there are very few forward passes, so it has been almost 0 minutes since they started, and they have only sent the ball into our penalty area once, and the rest of the time. Outside the box.”

After Juninho heard this, he immediately looked at Cassel, who nodded with a wry smile, confirming Mourinho's speculation.

"The reason why they lack courage is because they place great emphasis on the passing success rate. There is no chance of more than 10%. They don't know how to pass the ball. They would rather cross the ball and knock back, and then control it. This is a frighteningly high rate. requirements, in order to meet this requirement, players more often choose to cross the ball and hit back."

The passing success rate is guaranteed, and the ball possession rate is also improved unconsciously.

This can also be seen as one of the biggest differences between the Red Rebels and Barcelona, ​​that is, the Red Rebels strongly encourage players to pass forward, but that is based on active fighting and the overall defensive system in the backcourt, so from the scene Look, the Red Rebels' game looked choppy at times, while Barca's was smooth.

It is difficult to say with certainty which of the two playing styles is better, but everyone admits that the Red Rebels' games are always more leaky and creative than Barcelona's.

"Then what should we do now?" Cassel asked Mourinho for his opinion.

No one should doubt the Portuguese madman's tactical quality, because it was under his leadership that the Red Rebels' tactical system was sublimated and the team's combat effectiveness was guaranteed.

"It's very simple. Press up and let Cristiano stay in the penalty area. Sergio's position will be more free. I want to score another goal before the end of the first half." Mourinho's eyes flashed with a sharp look.

Guardiola is not a fool. He was so passive in the first half. He just made adjustments. It was obvious that he was waiting for an opportunity. In the second half, he either became more conservative or stubborn. No matter which way it was, Mourini Odu was happy to see that.

At this time, the Portuguese turned around and saw that the African elephant king Drogba was sitting on the bench.

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The adjustments were quickly conveyed to the pitch, and the Red Rebels players quickly got Mourinho's latest instructions to press.

Three lines comprehensively pressed Barcelona. This was another set of tactics formulated by the Red Rebels before the game. It was obvious that Barcelona was somewhat unprepared for this. Ronaldinho began to play more like a forward, Aguero, Kaká and Messi swimming around him.

Although Ronaldinho is full of tricks, his physical fitness is actually very good. He is 86cm tall and his heading ability is not weak. He is not even inferior to his left foot at all, and many people praise him for having two feet. Guys who can all score.

Excellent in heading, left foot, and right foot, the Red Rebel Laboratory has created such a heavy tank that is versatile in land, sea, and air.

Maybe his jumping ability is not very strong, but he can fly into the air with all his strength at any time, which relies on his muscles, and his stay in the air is the longest in the team, which allows him to complete various types of things in the air more calmly. Various actions.

Direct passes, long passes and side passes all have a very important requirement for the team's tactics, the fulcrum

When the tactics returned to the previous tactical system of the Red Rebels, Ronaldinho took on the role of the fulcrum in the frontcourt.

This completely disrupted Barcelona's plan, because they soon discovered that the Red Rebels' magical quartet in the frontcourt was not just a small team. The delicate skills of Ronaldinho and Kaká made many people unconsciously forget about it. Yes, both of them are 86cm tall, which is not small on the football field.

After several attempts, the Red Rebels played more smoothly, their pivots and movements were closer, the frontcourt players cooperated more smoothly with each other, and their passing methods became more abundant, making it more difficult for Barcelona to defend.

In the 9th minute, Curtis moved forward to connect. Michael Johnson, surrounded by Busquets, handed the ball to Curtis. The latter immediately passed it to Alves on the right, who immediately took the ball and walked along Quick break from the right.

Alves is very fast and has very fine skills. He ran like flying on the right and entered Barcelona's half. Then he and Messi cooperated with each other. The Argentine entered the penalty area and Alves' pass The ball immediately came to his feet.

Under the interference of Zyglinski, Messi did not get the ball smoothly. He stumbled forward and could not hold the ball steadily. However, he still managed to knock the ball to the small player in the penalty area when he was about to fall. Ronaldinho.

The Portuguese used his body to hold Piqué and wanted to turn around after taking the ball, but failed to find a chance and knocked back to Kaka behind him.

Keita wanted to intercept Kaka, but with a light pull of the ball, after shaking Keita away, Kaka gently gave the ball away.

As if the ball had eyes, it passed between Piqué and Zyglinski, and Messi passed Zyglinski. With his dexterous body shape and speed, the Ukrainian had almost no way to deal with him. No, I didn't even have time to commit a foul. I could only watch helplessly as Messi was offside.

After Messi entered the penalty area, he stopped the ball, pulled it, and sent it. The ball rolled directly into the nest from the left side of Valdes.

:o

Argentinian teenager Messi scored his second goal of the game. This was a brilliant collaboration.

After Messi scored the goal, he jumped up from the ground immediately, turned around and rushed towards Kaká behind him. The momentum was even more fierce than when he sprinted towards Zygrinski just now, and then directly threw Kaká on the ground. land.

This kid smiled extremely happily. His condition in this game was very good, especially the cooperation with his teammates, which made him feel like a fish in water. Both goals were very easy and natural.

But even though he scored the goal himself, Messi never forgets the contribution of his teammates.