Super Marshal

For many years, the European Super Cup has been a tasteless existence.

It is scheduled to be held every year after the UEFA Champions League group stage draw, which coincides with the start of major leagues and the national team competition in September, making such a game virtually a burden for the two participating teams.

Therefore, the European Super Cup has always received little attention.

Otherwise, I am afraid they would have moved out of the Louis II Stadium, which has a capacity of less than 20,000 people.

But this year's European Super Cup is obviously different.

The entire European football world knows that Guardiola was born in Barcelona and is a direct disciple of Cruyff. However, as a professional coach, he has been influenced by the cold for a long time. Not only did he personally witness the rise of the sheet army at Atletico Madrid , and assisted Gao Han to reach his peak at Inter Milan.

It can be said that Guardiola took the best of both worlds, which is consistent with the passing and controlling style of play he advocated after coaching Barcelona.

Thirty-seven years old, in his first season as coach and winning the Champions League treble, Guardiola reached his peak as soon as he debuted.

Although Gao Han has always deliberately avoided talking about Guardiola, everyone can see that the Barcelona coach has been personally passed down by Gao Han. His philosophy is very similar to Gao Han, but his personal understanding of football is different from Gao Han.

The same situation also occurs with another head coach, Valencia new coach Unai Emery.

This head coach, who is the same age as Guardiola, can be said to be one of the most amazing coaches in La Liga this past season.

All fans who are familiar with Gao Han know that Emery was Gao Han's right-hand assistant when he coached Atletico Madrid. Later, after coaching alone, his results have been good. In 2006, he was spotted by Almeria of the Spanish Second League, and spent one season to coach Gao Han. This La Liga team entered La Liga.

As a result, in his first season in La Liga, Almeria took the ninth place in La Liga as a dark horse, and performed quite well against wealthy teams in many games, especially defeating Real Madrid 2-0 at home. , the two-to-two draw with Barcelona left a very deep impression on people.

With his outstanding coaching last season, Unai Emery became famous and was valued by the powerful Valencia. He coached the Bat Legion and defeated Real Mallorca 3-0 in the first round of La Liga. , got off to a good start.

What’s even more impressive is that Unai Emery’s coaching style is also deeply influenced by the cold. He focuses on high-position pressing and oppression, and insists on passing and controlling play as the core. People can immediately see the characteristics in him The high cold mark.

The two former assistants shined in La Liga and European football at the same time, and the Spanish national team, with Gao Han as a technical consultant, won the European Cup. All of this made Gao Han's football philosophy more respected than ever.

Even for this European Super Cup, the UEFA Technical Committee paid special attention to it and invited all the famous coaches and guests who were about to participate in the annual European Head Coaches Summit to sit in the Chairman's Stand to watch this game live. Contest.

There is no doubt that this game will be a central topic at the upcoming European Head Coaches Summit.

Moreover, both Gao Han and Guardiola will deliver keynote speeches. This is the second time Gao Han has delivered a speech on such an important occasion.

At this moment, in the stands, many famous European coaches were watching the game attentively, and at the same time, they were constantly discussing every move of the game.

"Barcelona's possession of the ball is indeed very good. They have almost integrated this concept into their blood and marrow."

"Yeah, look at Xavi and Iniesta, they have such a tacit understanding. In addition, Busquets, Pique and Puyol behind them are all directly from the youth training, and they have a tacit understanding. Quick and consistent touch.”

Tacit understanding and passing were the most troublesome aspects of Barcelona last season, and they were also the core elements of their ability to maintain an astonishing ball possession rate. Many people present suffered from it, but there was nothing they could do about it.

"But look, from the first half so far, apart from Eto'o's goal, has Barcelona had any decent chances?" Ferguson asked, pointing to the court.

All the famous coaches present knew that at least 80% of the credit for Eto'o's goal must be attributed to Messi, while Messi relied purely on his personal performance, that kind of flash of inspiration. It's impossible to guard against it.

Strictly speaking, Marcelo did not make a big mistake in that defense, but unfortunately, he met Messi. If Bayern Munich loses in the end, Marcelo will become The target of all fans' accusations.

But in fact, he has tried his best.

It would be difficult for any defender to defend Messi that time.

"Gao Han's defensive method in this game is very unique. Vidal has a wide range of activities and plays a sweeping role. Bastian Schweinsteiger and Modric are more important to stay in position and check for gaps. Barcelona's midfielder is under pressure Contained.”

Ancelotti feels that Gao Han's midfield formation is very interesting and worthy of careful study.

To a certain extent, Vidal is like Gattuso, playing the role of a troublemaker.

"Not only that." Wenger shook his head. He is a well-known tactician in Europe and is very good at passing and controlling.

"I remember Gao Han once told me that the most threatening part of the pass-and-control play is to push the team's ball control area to the front of the opponent's 30-meter area. The reason is very simple. Control the ball in this area and pull it. As long as there is a flaw in the opponent's defensive formation, we can immediately catch it and launch an attack in the shortest time, create a threat, and even score a goal."

When Wenger said this, just inside the stadium, Barcelona's ball reached the frontcourt and was handed to Henry, but Henry was defended by Lahm and was forced to pass it back to Iniesta. Robben returned to the center line, forcing Inies The tower passed the ball back to the defense line, and the Dutchman rushed towards the defense line immediately.

Barcelona's three midfielders were forced to retreat into their own half to receive passes from the defense, while Bayern Munich's midfielders all pressed forward to contain the ball in Barcelona's half.

"Gao Han's defense was very strong in this game. The key point was Barcelona's three midfielders, using the three forwards to suppress the defense, and then using Vidal to steal Busquets, forcing Barcelona to withdraw the midfielder, and then Achieving the goal of suppressing Barcelona's three midfielders in the half."

Heynckes also fully agreed with Wenger’s judgment, “After the midfielder withdrew, the distance from the three offensive players in the frontcourt widened, and then he tried his best to block the ball and advancement of the three midfielders in the frontcourt, causing Barcelona’s offense to be out of touch. .”

Judging from the game process, Bayern Munich's defensive formation is very meticulous and orderly. Barcelona has the ball, but it is difficult to pass through the midfield and break into Bayern Munich's 30-meter area. They can only keep going back and forth on the outside. transfer.

Busquets was delayed at the end, Xavi and Iniesta were both suppressed in the middle line, and there was a gap between the three offensive players in the frontcourt. It was difficult for the team to effectively pass the ball to the frontcourt.

If, before the game, everyone was speculating on how Gao Han would restrain Barcelona's ball-control tactics, then now, it can be said that Gao Han has given a satisfactory answer.

But this style of play is not something that can be used by just any team. At the very least, it requires Vidal and two players with high tactical execution ability, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Modric.

"But in this case, Bayern Munich is still at a disadvantage. Barcelona has already scored a goal and has a certain advantage. If Gao Han still fails to come up with a more powerful counterattack, it will still be difficult to win this game."

"The midfield and frontcourt are so high. Once the pressing tactics fail to work and Barcelona quickly beats them in front of the defense, the possibility of conceding another goal is very high. Being two goals behind is already desperate for Bayern Munich. .”

Barcelona is good at controlling the ball, and now most of the ball is at Barcelona's feet, so more people are still optimistic about Guardiola's Barcelona.

But Heynckes doesn't see it that way.

"The ball is spinning in Barcelona's half. You can say that Barcelona has possession of the ball and can create a threat by passing it to the frontcourt. But I can also say that Barcelona's midfield and backfield are full of minefields. As long as there are mistakes in passing and receiving, , were caught once by Bayern Munich and counterattacked, then they were doomed."

Ferguson nodded and sighed, "Yes, the situation is very stalemate. Both sides have opportunities and are persisting. Whoever fails first will make mistakes. Barcelona's one-goal advantage only makes them more error-free." It’s just a little bigger than the opponent.”

At this point in the game, the competition between the two sides is no longer about strength, but about who is less likely to make mistakes.

But sometimes, the closer it is to such a critical moment, the easier it is for problems to arise.

Busquets has been entangled by Vidal since the opening. When passing the ball, he accidentally passed it a little less forcefully. Although Xavi also grabbed the ball before Vidal and passed the ball directly back to Busquets. tz, but Aguero suddenly returned from the frontcourt, jumped out from behind, and passed the ball to Modric.

The Croatian midfielder didn't wait for the ball to stop, and directly curved the ball to the left.

Ribery moved forward quickly and finally caught up with the ball on the left side of the penalty area, but Alves returned to defense very quickly and got directly behind Ribery, forcing the Frenchman to the sideline.

Barcelona central defender Puyol also immediately stepped forward to attack from both sides, while Pique stood in the penalty area, ready to rush to help at any time.

I saw Ribery with his back to the penalty area, protecting the ball, and before Puyol and Alves could form a double attack, he suddenly made a fake move, deceived Puyol, and took the ball to the baseline.

Alves and Puyol caught up behind him at the same time. Puyol even rushed to the bottom line, and Pique immediately followed suit.

The intentions of the three defensive players are obvious. I'll block your passage into the penalty area. You can just take me out of the baseline yourself.

But Ribery is not tall, but he is very flexible. He dribbled the ball to the baseline and suddenly stopped, fooling Puyol into thinking that he was about to cross. He was so frightened that he quickly stopped and turned around to block it. In an instant, Ribery seized the gap between Puyol and the baseline, poked the ball into the penalty area, turned out of the baseline, and quickly caught up.

Three Barcelona defenders surrounded Ribery at the same time, but even so, the French scarface still relied on his subtle footwork to get the ball out of the three people's double-team. .

Valdes blocked the left post, blocking Ribery's shooting angle. Abidal and Busquets could no longer care about anything else and pounced directly on him.

But as soon as Ribery caught up with the ball, he directly passed the ball back from the baseline. Vidal, who quickly followed up in the middle, directly faced the ball and made a natural push, sending the ball into Barcelona's goal.

At this moment, Gao Han on the sidelines jumped up from the ground, clenched his fists, and shouted.

The whole audience cheered, but Gao Han turned his head, glanced at Guardiola, and smiled provocatively.

Is scoring first a big deal?

I scored a goal too!