Chapter 928： This is a good question!

"The most dangerous time for Bayern Munich is when they fully control the ball!"

In the high-level meeting room of the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Berlin where Southampton stayed, Bielsa explained the core ideas of the Saints in this game to all the players who were included in the squad.

In order to ensure the safety of the team's preparations, and to take care of the family members of the players and the Saints Fan Club members who came with the team, Southampton has taken over the entire Grand Hyatt Hotel, so Bielsa does not need to have any scruples when speaking.

"Guardiola's team is very good at creating threats when in control of the situation. Therefore, in the game, from the first minute, we have to destroy the opponent's control of the game."

Bielsa pointed to the LCD screen behind him, which was switching a ppt, showing the starting lineup of Bayern Munich and the list of substitute players.

"We received news that Ribery will be destined to miss this game. He hasn't played for a long time, and he hasn't even made the squad. However, another wide player Robben is expected to be. on."

Bayern Munich's offense relies heavily on the play of the two wings, but in this season, Ribery and Robben are both injured and often missed, so Guardiola's formation is also greatly affected.

"I absolutely have reason to believe that Bayern Munich will still adopt the three-back tactic, because this set of tactics has been practiced by Guardiola many times, and has achieved a certain effect in the semifinals, which can make up for the two to the greatest extent. The loss caused by the absence of the main wing core."

Behind Bielsa, Bayern Munich's starting lineup was a 352 tactic.

The three defenders are Dante, Harvey Martinez and Jerome Boateng.

In the case of five midfielders, Harvey Alonso lags behind, with four players lined up in front of them, namely Bernat, Thiago, Ram and Robben, and the two forwards are Lewandowski. And Thomas Muller.

At first glance, this set of formation is three-five-two, but in fact, there are many factors that can change.

For example, Bernat retreats, it is a four-back, and if Ram also changes his position in the game and retreats to the right, it is a five-back tactic.

The reason why Guardiola's team is a headache is that his formation is completely uncounted, the players' positions change too frequently, the mobility is strong, and they change anytime, anywhere.

This is true for Southampton.

It is completely foreseeable that Bayern Munich will definitely invest a lot of defensive energy in the game to prevent the Saints' offensive lineup, especially the frontcourt Trident.

"So, in this game, we have to grab the ball from the beginning, press it up, and firmly suppress Bayern Munich in the half-court, and use press to suppress them, but we don't need to fight for the ball too much, we must remember Live, their defensive line wants to control the ball, just do them whatever they want, but once they enter the midfield..."

Bielsa's slap lined up on the LCD screen behind him, just covering the area where the three midfielders, Harvey Alonso, Ram and Thiago, were huddled.

The Argentine lunatic means that Bayern Munich should be allowed to control the ball on the back line appropriately, but as soon as the ball enters the midfield range, Southampton will immediately **** it, completely destroy Bayern Munich’s organization and re-press their ball back. .

How can the ball not pass the midfield?

"In order to limit the Bayern Munich midfielder, we have to appropriately shrink the formation, focus on the center line to the 30-meter area, and control the center and the ribs."

Speaking of which, Bielsa showed the next ppt, which is a map of the players of the two teams.

"Luis!" The Argentine looked at Suarez, "I need you to be responsible for blocking all passes to the midfield. If Xavi Alonso retreats, you must immediately follow and stare me down. he!"

Suarez nodded, this task is no stranger to him.

Moreover, with his ability, he can quickly cut into the space between Harvey Alonso and the defense at the moment when he switches from defense to offense. As long as he gets the ball here, Bayern Munich is in danger.

Because he believes that his two teammates Hazard and Sanchez will keep up in the first time.

As long as the three of them get the ball in the frontcourt and cooperate, they have the confidence to break Bayern Munich's defense.

"Eden, Alexis, I need you to assist Louis. Your main task is to block the pass to Ram and Thiago while Louis in the center oppresses Bayern Munich and force Bayern Munich. Pass to the side."

As long as it locks Bayern Munich’s midfielder and prevents the defense from passing the ball to the three players in the center, Bayern Munich, no matter how much possession it holds, will be dead, because they can only play the ball. Walk.

In this case, the Southampton defense will be much easier to organize.

Because of the two wingers, let alone Ribery’s absence now, even if the Devil’s wings come back, Ribery and Robben start, while Southampton is in control of the midfield, Fabregas and Danilo, Both Di Maria and David Abala are able to limit the two sides of Bayern Munich.

As long as the ball is on the wing, Bayern Munich's offense is difficult to threaten.

As for offense, it's even simpler.

The three-back tactics have natural wing defense flaws.

In order to pursue midfield possession, Guardiola reuses players like Harvey Alonso and Lahm. As long as Southampton’s trident in the frontcourt can move to the gap in the first time to receive the pass, Fabre Gas and Di Maria intervened after the first time, and then Southampton's offense would be able to play alive.

One-on-one, no one can hold Southampton's front court trident.

More importantly, in the midfield, Fabregas is a pass, Di Maria is dribbling the ball, and Tony Cross, who organizes and controls the rhythm, once Southampton's midfield is running, It is also invincible.

This is why some people say that the Saints midfielder is comparable to Barcelona at the peak of the year.

Di Maria’s role is similar to Iniesta, Fabregas is similar to Harvey, and Tony Cross is similar to Busquets.

Although the technical characteristics and styles of specific players are different, the characteristics of the two midfield combinations are also different, but in general, the specific functions are the same thing.

Therefore, as long as they can grab the ball and block Bayern Munich's attack, the Saints' attack is not a problem.

One very important reason why Southampton has such confidence is that the Trident in the frontcourt is willing to engage in press and defense.

Imagine if Southampton’s Trident, like Real Madrid’s frontcourt trident, played the uncle’s ball, defended when in a good mood, stood and watched the show when in a bad mood, Bielsa would put such an important first. The line of defense is in their hands?

Of course, Bayern Munich is not completely without fighting back.

Let alone whether Bielsa's tactics can be successful, even if it works, Bayern Munich has a choice.

For example, Guardiola can give up his possession and focus on limiting Southampton's offense.

But in this way, whether Bayern Munich can create a threat on the offensive end depends on luck.

There is also a situation that Southampton’s frontcourt press and blockade are not effective and cannot be effective, resulting in Bayern Munich being able to control and pass the ball more effectively. Once it is given to Lewandowski, Thomas Muller and Robben, etc. The chance of someone directly hitting the back line with the ball is also worrying for Southampton's goal.

This is the case with football tactics, any choice is both opportunities and risks.

As the head coach, Bielsa can only choose the tactics that are most likely to give play to the team's advantage and most likely to defeat the opponent.

As for whether it can work, it depends on Bayern Munich's response.

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When Bielsa arranged the team's tactics for tomorrow's final at the Grand Hyatt, all major television stations in Germany were also warming up for the upcoming Champions League final.

The German TV station with the highest ratings even produced a special program, inviting many football stars to discuss tomorrow’s game and study whether Bayern Munich might beat the Saints.

"The strongest place for the Saints lies in their offense!"

The former superstar of German football and the star of Bayern Munich, Michael Ballack commented on the show.

"I have never seen a team whose offense can be like Southampton's. They have the opportunity to gather the best superstars, Suarez, Hazard, Fabregas, Sanchez, Di Maria And Tony Cross, they are absolute superstars, and their strength is beyond doubt."

"In Bayern Munich, we also have superstars, Ribery, Robben, Lewandowski and Thomas Muller, but we have to admit that we are slightly inferior in comparison."

"Not only that, but Southampton gave me the feeling that their tactical rigor is very high, they rarely lose tactical discipline, every player is playing for the team as a whole, and they are at the highest level because of teamwork. This is very, very rare in current European football. The last time I saw Guardiola’s Barcelona!"

After listening, the host smiled and asked: "Michael, what do you mean is that Bayern Munich doesn't have much chance of winning?"

"There must be a chance of winning!" Barack replied, "The strongest place is often the weakest place. The Saints' offense is indeed quite sharp, but can their defense be as good as their offense?"

"In such a critical final, can Bielsa make their superstar players devote enough energy to defend? You know, offensive players are inherently resistant to defense, and Southampton players will also be slack. There are times when they are unwilling to defend, so this is their weakness."

The host nodded, "Thank you Michael, who do you think is the player that Bayern Munich needs the most attention in this game?"

"Suarez!" Barak replied without hesitation.

"why?"

"Any team with a player like Suarez is very lucky. His active running and outstanding personal skills can bring chaos to the opponent, and I personally think that he The biggest threat is to withdraw from the trouble of finding a midfielder, and to take the ball in the threat zone, one person against the double-team of three players, which is quite scary!

"What about Hazard and Sanchez?"

"They are also very scary. Southampton's greatest fortune is that they have three top players with outstanding personal abilities at the same time, which makes them look good at any line of defense."

"This is a nightmare for all opponents!" Barak finally added.

Anyone can hear that Bayern Munich's famous believes that in this final, Bayern Munich is at a disadvantage in terms of strength.

If Guardiola's team wants to beat their opponents, they have to work hard to limit the opponent's offensive players.

But the question is, with Guardiola's character, is he willing to lay down and defend?

This is a good question!