Chapter 313 The man as famous as Messi

Modern football is all about tactical coordination.

Especially strong teams put more emphasis on "ground ball" and need to control the ball at their feet and try to tear apart the opponent's defense through short passes, because this way the success rate will be higher.

The technical content of the long pass is relatively low. This tactic is simple and crude. After the defender steals the ball, he directly passes the long pass to the forward, and the success rate is very low.

After all, when the ball is flying in the air, the player's control over the ball will be greatly reduced, and the fight after the high ball will also have a feeling of "resigning to fate", which is extremely unstable.

Therefore, the long pass and lob tactic is now generally considered a relatively backward football tactic, although this tactic was still the mainstream of English football about twenty or thirty years ago.

The "British style of play" is almost equivalent to the long pass and lob tactics.

However, as English football becomes more and more international, more and more stars with delicate footwork have joined the Premier League, and there are fewer and fewer teams that mainly use this style of play.

However, less does not mean none.

After all, for many weak teams, they may not have a set of players who can skillfully control the ball with their feet and gradually advance;

Maybe they can barely get it together, but when facing players from strong teams with stronger strength and more comprehensive abilities, their skills are not worth mentioning and they can't compete with them at all;

As a result, some teams will give up kicking the ball with their opponents, and instead use simple and crude long passes to attack the opponent's defense.

By using long passes, the midfield transition can be eliminated, and the defender can directly pass the ball to his forward teammate for a quick attack.

Bringing in another tall guard to help defend?

For example, the 187cm French defender Mangala?

"Of course, necessary rotations will definitely be made, but I also believe in the abilities of other players. It can be said that there is no absolute distinction between the main players and substitutes in our team. Whoever is in good condition will have it.

Opportunity to play.”

Finally, it is Manchester United, with 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, 5 points.

And what kind of team does Aston Villa belong to?

Can Chelsea really keep scoring at least three or four goals in every game?

This is actually a development trend of world football.

He could only watch in despair as the ball flew over his head and slowly fell into the Manchester City goal guarded behind him.

It's just that his form hasn't been particularly good recently, so he doesn't start often.

"If Hazard continues his form and performance, I believe he will be the strongest contender for this year's Premier League Player of the Year award!"

The scene of the match between the two teams now is completely different from the first half.

Of course, before the Premier League's battle for the top spot begins, Chelsea still has a League Cup game to play.

At this time, the player holding the ball can choose to pass the ball down or dribble the ball himself according to the specific conditions on the field.

"Hazard used the rhythm changes under his feet to completely deceive Zabaleta, and actually made him lose his center of gravity and fall to the ground!"

"This kid..." Pellegrini slumped weakly into the coaching bench.

Since Manchester City's two defensive midfielders Lampard and Fernandinho often rush into the penalty area to help fight for high balls, the defense in the midfield is a bit empty at this time.

then……

Because at such a close distance, Hazard will most likely push a ground ball, which is the safest shooting plan.

However, this tactic has relatively high requirements on forward players, has strong impact, and can get the ball when fighting with the opponent's defender;

The other is that the long-passing ability of the full-backs or full-midfielders is relatively high, and the passing needs to be accurate. Otherwise, in strong duels, the ball is often given away.

This question also made this Premier League game in the sixth round full of topic.

In the news report the next day, the "Daily Mail" pointedly pointed out that although Pan Yi seemed to talk about Manchester City's strength throughout the post-match press conference, there was nothing between the lines in his words.

Saying something repeatedly:

So, do strong teams stop using long passes at all?

That's not it either.

Ranked second is still the surprising Aston Villa.

At this time, Hazard had already dribbled the ball into the small penalty area, and only Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart was in front of him!

Arsenal has the best results, with 2 wins and 3 draws remaining unbeaten, but they only have 9 points.

Although the success rate of long passes is low, you can attack many times if you can't wait!

Liverpool has 2 wins, 3 losses and 6 points.

"Are we watching England football in the 1980s? Or is it a League One match?"

They just don't use this style of play as their main tactic, but they still integrate it into their entire tactical system.

But seeing Alonso moving forward, Lampard could only turn around and attack.

There are usually two to three forwards in the frontcourt. After one of the forwards gets the ball, the other forwards should immediately move closer to the player who got the ball to form a support.

There are fewer and fewer players, whether purely defensive or purely offensive.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!"

The ball flew lightly under the force of Hazard's toes.

After receiving the ball, Alonso did not choose to pass with his big foot, but immediately dribbled the ball forward.

Of course, they also have a famous throw-in tactic that once shocked the Premier League, which I won’t mention for now.

"That's why I had to make important adjustments after seventy minutes and completely change the way I played on the field."

"This is really a criminal pass! Hazard's wonderful performance further expanded the score for Chelsea!"

"If we don't do this, I believe that if we keep fighting Manchester City for possession of the ball, we may not have the upper hand."

Since the high-pressing style of play is becoming more and more common, sometimes it is actually more difficult to play the ball from the ground in the backcourt.

When Pellegrini completed the substitution, the game had entered the final 15 minutes.

Joe Hart, who had already thrown his whole body on the grass, stretched out his hand to reach it, but couldn't reach it.

"Uh... is it because I had a wave of poisonous milk during halftime?" Sun Jihai said a little embarrassed, "I said I wanted to see a wonderful game, but it turned out like this..."

It’s such a disadvantage to grab the starting point!

Because Dzeko is indeed a typical high center forward. He is 193cm tall and weighs 84kg. He has outstanding jumping and heading abilities;

After he comes on the field, he can definitely increase his air defense capabilities without weakening the offensive power of the forward.

He really wanted to say to Pan Yi: "Give me the ball, I want to go home!"

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The final score of the game was 1:3, Chelsea won away.

But the problem is that there are two Premier League teams competing now, and they are two championship teams that are known for their possession of the ball and delicate coordination!

Between these two teams, there are countless stars who can tear apart the opponent's defense through breakthroughs and cooperation.

"Did you not reach the minimum consumption today? Haha, of course I also hope to score four goals, but as I said just now, defeating Manchester City itself is not an easy task."

That is to take the small steps that you are most familiar with, and then stare at the opponent with your eyes, watching every move of the opponent.

At this time, Carragher, who had recovered from the frustration of Liverpool's defeat, pondered for a moment and said: "I think although both teams are playing long passes, Manchester City is a bit forced, while Chelsea is

They are obviously well prepared. They even have a tendency to go further now..."

Historically, the most successful player in this tactic was Manchester United in the late 1990s.

In English football, it is indeed rare for two teams to use long passes together, but it can still be seen from time to time in the Championship, League One or lower levels.

The defender always keeps a certain distance from the forward, so it is not easy for the opponent to break through with speed.

Moreover, compared with Manchester United in the 1990s, which used long balls and only used two strikers, Chelsea was even more difficult to guard against.

Because although Chelsea's forwards are strong, they still have Manchester City's corresponding center backs Kompany and Demichelis to defend them;

As for Chelsea's wing-backs, they are all matched up by the thin Nasri and Navas...

Manchester City has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, 7 points.

But Azar suddenly speeded up at this time!

"No football game is particularly easy, so we need to fight hard one by one."

That's a real big center!

And he also has a strong ability to seize opportunities.

They are not like those teams that can only play long passes, after all, those teams cannot switch the ball and control!

Therefore, when facing Arsenal in the seventh round, everyone at Chelsea was equally confident that they could defeat Arsenal and win the London Derby.

In the Sky Sports studio, host Lineker joked.

And after Chelsea scored to take the lead, they still resolutely followed Pan Yi's instructions to use such high-altitude tactics and continued to bombard Manchester City's penalty area.

After 80 minutes, Manchester City's players started to get a little impatient.
To be continued...