Yang Yang's return home, and Cruyff's column for two consecutive days attacking Yang Yang's news, occupied Spain and Europe, and even major pages of the world's major media, attracting the attention of the media and fans around the world.
Especially when the century derby is coming.
Cruyff made it clear in both columns that he is optimistic that in the next La Liga, Barcelona beat Real Madrid away, because the two newly joined Sanchez and Fabregas have greatly improved this season. Barcelona's combat power and tactics are abundant.
On the other hand, Yang Yang is too involved in off-court affairs, especially pointing at things he is not good at. This is the key factor for him to lose this matchup.
"As far as I know, Guardiola is ready for the game, just waiting for the game to come."
This sentence in Cruyff's column was immediately reprinted by many media, especially the Catalan media.
The Daily Sports Daily published the lineup prediction of the Barcelona Century Derby on the front page, thinking that Guardiola will adopt the best and most outstanding three-back formation in the most recent period and reproduce Cruyff ’s dream one. The pinnacle of the team's time, blood washing Real Madrid at the Bernabeu Stadium.
With the help of the media, Barcelona fans are also in a turbulent mood.
In fact, in the recent period, it is a big controversy whether Barcelona is suitable to play a three-back or a four-back, because Guardiola always plays like a three-guard, but when playing a four-back, his performance is not ideal. .
The most typical one was the one that was lost to Getafe not long ago. Just after defeating a strong enemy with a three-back in the Champions League, the result was returning to Spain. In the face of not-so-good Getafe, the four-back was I can't get a goal.
So, when Cruyff ’s column came out, and when the front pages of the Daily Sports and World Sports were published, he immediately put Guardiola ’s team on fire, because he has n’t decided yet. Do you want to use a three-back or a four-back?
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"They are just fooling around!" Guardiola scolded angrily.
Here they obviously include Cruyff and Catalonian media, because only Guardiola knows what is going on, and their help will only make Barcelona more passive.
Three guards and four guards, this seems not difficult to choose, but in fact it is the most difficult to choose.
It is not difficult to choose because Barcelona have absolute confidence to control the ball in their own hands. If the three guards can play smoothly, can play a better offensive, and can penetrate the bronze walls of Real Madrid, then one less guard is simply not a problem.
But this is the most difficult choice, because it is not easy to penetrate Real Madrid's defense, especially when Ancelotti takes a three-waist play, and you must know that Real Madrid currently has Masche in addition to the team. Rano and Xavi Martínez have top midfielders, as well as players like Xavi Alonso, Modric and Herrera.
"Otherwise, let's play three backs, or let Alves go up, and then withdraw when it's wrong?" Chief assistant coach Vilanova suggested, this is the strategy used by Barcelona.
But Guardiola shook his head, "I'm not worried that Real Madrid will grab the ball with us. If they still want to grab the ball like we did last time, it should be a double midfielder. We respond with a three-back. No problem."
For his team, Guardiola is confident enough that he knows where Barcelona's problem lies and where the weakness of the three-back is.
Everyone knows that the natural weakness of the three-back is on the wing, and if Barcelona plays the three-back, the most feared thing is not Real Madrid playing double backs, grabbing the ball with Barcelona, playing the attack, but Ancelotti takes Three-waist play, defensive counterattack.
Yang Yang and Robben are the top wingers of the world. Di Maria has also transformed into a world-class winger this season. Real Madrid ’s wing is strong. Fans who are familiar with them will not be unfamiliar. Once Ancelotti takes three Playing in the midfield, Barcelona could not get in the frontcourt. When the back line was attacked badly, the wing was hard to hold.
You know, there is also Ibrahimovic in Real Madrid.
"This time they are playing at home, and the results have been so good in the past six months, and the offensive is so strong, I think he should not be so conservative?" Vilanova frowned, speculating.
Pep Guardiola looked at his assistant deeply, and saw Vilanova feel a little hairy. In fact, no one can guarantee what kind of tactics Ancelotti will take.
Now, Real Madrid are eight points ahead of Barcelona. According to common sense, Real Madrid can afford to gamble. Even if they lose, they still have a five-point lead to directly declare the La Liga champion.
But the more this situation, Real Madrid may be more stable.
Because this battle is won, their championship is basically handy.
Ancelotti has never been an aggressive coach, on the contrary, he is an Italian coach from beginning to end, radical is never his first choice.
In this case, Real Madrid may even seek stability at home, at all costs.
Then, if Real Madrid takes a three-back play, Barcelona must also be stable. A three-back play with obvious weaknesses on the side becomes very risky. A four-back is the best option.
One thing Cruyff is right, the joining of Sanchez and Fabregas gave Barcelona more choices, but the most important thing is to see how the two sides view the game.
"Another possibility is to use a full-time defensive midfielder, such as Mascherano or Xavi Martinez, and the other two positions with Xavi Alonso, Herrera and Modric , Even Kaka. "Guardiola guessed.
Vilanova looked at Guardiola, "You still think Ancelotti will use a three-pointer!"
Guardiola nodded, "Benitez likes to be surprisingly victorious and good at using strangeness, but Ancelotti is not, he is an honest man."
Honest man?
Vilanova wanted to laugh a little, because using honest people to describe Ancelotti is not a bit inconsistent?
Although the Italian fat man looked grinning, he was actually full of bad water. They had a big loss in the Super Cup contest, especially the **** first half.
"Why don't you think he will take another risk?" Vilanova asked again.
Different personalities have different perspectives on considering and treating problems.
Vilanova felt that Ancelotti might be in danger again.
Guardiola looked at his assistant, thought about it, and shook his head: "Feel."
I feel that this kind of thing is never unreliable. This is what Guardiola himself said, so he does n’t like to pin the team ’s hopes on a certain player, but what is interesting is that he himself is I believe in feeling the most.
Of course, he was only superstitious about his feelings.
"If they take three backs, then we should go to the four backs and go to fight with them for a protracted battle." Vilanova immediately followed Guardiola's thinking and adjusted his strategy.
Needless to say, the four defenders, Abidal, Puyol, Pique and Alves, if they are not injured or sick, they are the four.
In the midfield, when playing three, four, three, Fabregas will be, but if playing four, three, three, you can only win Fabregas, because Busquets, Iniesta and Xavi's midfielder The Audio-Technica is unmovable.
The front is still a combination of Villa, Messi and Sanchez.
When Vilanova was on the tactical board and laid out with tactical pieces printed with player numbers, Guardiola stepped forward frowning, took the Villa piece and took Fabrega Swee's No. 4 was put up, and it was placed in the middle of the frontcourt, then moved Messi to the right, and Sanchez changed to the left.
"You are ..." Vilanova was a little strange.
"From the day I decided to introduce Cesc, I have been thinking about how to use him. He is not Harvey at all, and he cannot be Harvey. He has exercised his physical fitness and confrontation ability in the Premier League in recent years. , I think maybe I can put him in this position. "
Messi is the left kick to the right, Sanchez is the right kick to the left, Fabregas plays the center position, then the answer is obvious, Guardiola is trying to let Fabregas to attract the defensive force of Real Madrid central defender , And then retreat to participate in the midfield, while exerting his excellent ability of the last pass.
As a result, Messi and Sanchez's diagonal ribs will become more threatening.
Guardiola took a few steps back, staring blankly at the tactical board, apparently constantly deducing all the things and changes that might happen in the game while thinking about Fabregas, Sanchez and May How should West Trident cooperate in the game? How to make a threat?
How to break Real Madrid's goal is Guardiola's first consideration, and then how to freeze Yang Yang.
Can Busquets, Alves and Puyol be able to stop Yang Yang?
Guardiola's mind is full of question marks, but years of coaching experience tell him that this is a normal phenomenon.
Before the start of the game, each coach does not know whether his carefully arranged tactics will work, whether the opponent will be fooled, or whether he will bring surprises to the opponent like himself.
The only thing that can be done is to make all preparations as much as possible, and make a full plan for every situation that may occur, so that when the game comes, even if there are unexpected surprises, there are enough options to deal with.
The four backs are Guardiola's tactics, but he is confident that if Real Madrid does not use a three-half play, he will make appropriate adjustments before the game and make changes according to the situation during the game.
It's been more than two years since I defeated Real Madrid!
This time, you can't lose anymore!
Guardiola gritted his teeth and thought.