Chapter 98 Tiki-Taka is not equal to being invincible

"I don't think Barcelona is strong enough to win before the game starts!"

After the drawing ceremony, Digan was very dissatisfied in the face of the bad words of the media in an interview with reporters.

"Football is played by people, and it is also people who determine the result of the game. Barcelona is indeed a strong enemy, but they are also a team made up of people. We are not facing a group of Godzillas. People who think we have no chance are all stupid in my opinion. When the game is over, you will know yourself. How ridiculous it is!"

Plandelli also said in a subsequent interview: "Barcelona is strong, but we also have an advantage!"

Florence has an advantage, which is the consensus of Prandelli and Dugan.

The strength of Barcelona lies in their attack and their control over the game. Speaking of which, the tactical characteristics of Florence and Barcelona are somewhat similar.

Barcelona's tactics originated from Cruyff, and there is also a very different and unique name TiKi-TaKa. The origin of the name Tiki-Taka is not a word in Spanish or English, or some other common language. This word is actually an onion to describe players. We made a quick short pass on the court.

Tiki-Taka tactics originated when Cruyff coached Barcelona from 1988 to 1996, and then developed by Dutch coaches Van Gaal and Rijkard and used by other La Liga teams.

While Ricard coached Barcelona, the version of Tiki-Taka tactics developed to the extreme and achieved the greatest success.

The working principle of Tiki-Taka, or the core concept, is ball control. Ball control is achieved by passing the ball, not dribble. Passing creates ball control and space.

In Tiki-Taka tactics, short passes are used at most. Of course, players are not required to use long passes, but are required to pass in the most accurate way, while short passes are the most accurate.

First of all, when passing the ball, the players need to form a passing triangle. If there is a passing triangle next to the team member, it means that he has two receivers who can pass the ball. If there are more passing triangles, it means that there are more receivers around him.

The triangle can be extended. When a player receives the ball, other teammates need to approach quickly to form another triangle, so that when the defender is forced to grab it, there is no less than one pass option, and the possibility of losing the ball is reduced.

There are also characteristics in technical selection. When Barcelona players pass the ball, they will try their best not to turn the ball, which is convenient for teammates to pass the ball directly and accurately to other teammates without making many mistakes.

It is completely different from the concept of regional football. The concept of Tiki-Taka football is an upgrade of the concept of full-attack and defensive football. Players cannot be stuck in the regional position. They must quickly adjust their position according to the situation of their teammates, so as to constantly form a passing triangle. Returning to the problem of space manufacturing mentioned before, if the receiving point is dead, then the space is dead, and if the receiving point is alive, then these receiving points are the makers of space.

When there is a ball, Tiki-Taka passes the ball to control the ball and create space, and when there is no ball, Tiki-Taka is also using its triangle.

Once the ball is lost and the person who participates in the passing triangle will form a defensive triangle, quickly encircling the opponent's ball holder, encircling the ball holder in a "box" and then encircling it. So Tiki-Taka's offensive weapon is the defensive weapon.

It can be said that Barcelona's success is based on Tiki-Taka's tactical achievements. Barcelona has achieved glory in the era of Cruif, Van Gaal and Ricard.

It does not mean that everything is the credit of Tiki-Taka, but that this is a basic concept of football. Its existence will lead to different versions and achieve different achievements under every coach and at the feet of each group of players. However, it pursues control and creates gorgeous concepts. He has led the trend of football.

Tiki-Taka is pursuing perfection, but it is not perfect.

In the previous life, in the 2010 UEFA Champions League semi-finals, Inter Milan, coached by Mourinho, defeated Barcelona 3:1 in the first round by attacking Messi and cutting off the rhythm of Harvey's passing, and in the second round, recovered the dead in exchange for 0:1 to advance.

Although Mourinho's tactics are clumsy and rough, they are obviously the most effective. They use damage to compress Barcelona's control area, isolate Barcelona from the dangerous area, and then find scoring opportunities through more direct long passes.

Digan had thought about the situation when he met Barcelona before. There is no doubt that Mourinho's Inter Milan in the previous life was the most worth emulating, and now Florence also has this ability.

Before the draw in the knockout, Digan and Prandelli analyzed Barcelona's tactics, because Barcelona is undoubtedly the most threatening opponent to succeed in the Champions League.

Barcelona's style of play this season still continues the successful 433 formation last season. The goalkeeper Valdes, the defenders are Beletti, Pujol, Marquis, Emilson or Tulam, but Tulam has been injured recently and may not be able to catch up with the first round of the two teams. Midfielders Deco and Harvey are The shaky main force, Iniesta and Gerard will compete for the remaining position. Henry and Messi are relatively stable on the front line, and the center is rotated between Larson and Eto'o.

In terms of attack, Barcelona follows the essence of Tiki-Taka tactics, focusing on short passes. Players rely on a small range of cooperation and flexible running positions to tear apart the opponent's defense. Harvey and Deko in the midfield also have the ability to send straight passes. Compared with short passes and direct passes, Barcelona is less The use of long passes is generally limited to the transfer of long passes to mobilize opponents.

When attacking, the starting point is often Harvey. After taking the ball, he observes whether there is a gap. If so, he chooses to pass the striker to play fastball. If not, he will give it to the two side guards, and the full-backs will break through, or give it to Iniesta or Deco, and they will make a small range of passes.

On the right side, the rising Messi is a very good side road striker. His speed ensures that he can quickly break through the opponent's left-back, and then make a low-level pass near the bottom line, or choose to shoot internally.

And on the left side, compared with the speed-type Jiuli, the destructive Henry can provide richer offensive means. Originally, it was Ronaldinho in this position. Ricard chose Henry with stronger impact ability after giving up Ronaldinho, such as When the right and middle situations can't be opened, Henry can pass the ball directly to the middle and let the teammates in the middle be envelop. If the opponent's defense system is more rigorous, Henry will give full play to his outstanding incision offensive ability, or shake the opponent's defender to intercept with a fake action, and then choose his own shot. It's an internal cut, seeking a two-to-one cooperation with the center. If the opponent is really too tight, Henry can also choose to pass the ball back to Beretti, let the latter pass it to the center, or give it to Harvey for secondary organization.

In addition to the basic routine of position attack, Henry, Harvey and Deco all have excellent free kicks. Of course, their long-range shots are also very threatening.

When getting a corner kick, Marquis and Edmilson's header can also cause goals. Generally speaking, Barcelona's offensive methods are very rich. It is a little unrealistic for the opponent to destroy Barcelona's attack by keeping an eye on a player. After all, Barcelona currently has Iniesta. , Harvey and Deko are three players who can control the ball.

But like anything in the world, Barcelona's style of play is not completely invincible. Of course, their current art football is undoubtedly the most ornamental and pleasing to fans, but there is also a hidden danger, that is, to provide opponents with a greater opportunity to fight back.

Since the era of Cruyff, after Van Gaal and the current black swan, the core idea of Barcelona's tactics is "ball control". Generally speaking, as long as you firmly grasp the right to control the ball, no matter how strong the opponent is, only needs to be at the feet of Barcelona players, then you can ensure a continuous attack, straight Until the opponent is dragged down.

Such tactics suppress the opponent in the opponent's half, reduce the opponent's defensiveness, reduce the possibility of playing direct passes and fastball, so they can only rely on short passes most of the time, and too many short passes will lead to low offensive efficiency, often after dozens of feet of passing, they still can't pull away the opponent. However, he made a mistake, which led to the loss of possession of the ball. This moment from attack to defense is the most likely to lead to conceding goals, which is also the sadness of all teams that play art football.

In Barcelona's games, such a sideline often occurs. Barcelona attacks and suppresses the opponent at half-time. At this time, Barcelona's real defensive players only have two central defenders. Although Pujol's defensive ability is very strong, he can't guarantee that he can resolve the crisis every time.

Once Barcelona loses the ball, it will expose a huge gap in the defense. The opponent often only needs a long pass to directly tear open their defense line and hit the back of the defender or between the back and the central defender. This means of power to Barcelona when the opponent is fast and has strong personal ability. The threat is particularly obvious.

Florence not only has this type of offensive player, but also the world's top.

If you want to alleviate such hidden dangers, Barcelona is required to have a back-back player with excellent judgment, timely filling, and excellent ability to break the ball.

When this player encounters a counterattack in Barcelona, he can destroy the opponent's long pass counterattack, or retreat into the penalty area and assist the central defender when defending in the position.

Edmilson had such ability at the peak, but unfortunately, the current Brazilians have long been brave and have moved to the position of central defender.

At present, Harvey is standing in this position, but Harvey has to take responsibility for the attack, and there will inevitably be a lack of energy when defending.

There is also a long-standing problem in Barcelona, that is, there is not enough air power, both offensively and defensively.

Only Pujol's header in the whole team is reassuring. In this way, when it comes to a team with strong air strike ability and multiple high points, Barcelona seems to be more difficult, so Barcelona is more troublesome in the face of an offensive player with excellent headers like Florence and a well-organized team overall.

Barcelona's overall height is low, and sometimes it is not close to keep an eye on people. In order to overcome the opponent's air strike, all they can do is to further increase the control of the ball, firmly control the ball under their feet, and try not to give the opponent a chance to play on the sidelines.

Of course, relying only on high points and speed, it can only be wishful thinking to defeat Barcelona. So how to crack Barcelona, at present, a very important link is how to crack Barcelona's frontcourt robbery, that is, how to deal with the first two-foot transmission from defense to attack, only grab it. The ball is effectively passed from the backcourt to the front court and poses an effective threat to its penalty area or goal to counter Barcelona.

The reason why both Prandelli and Degan think that Fiorentina has an advantage in the face of Barcelona is that they have such qualities. The tactic adopted by Florence is to stand on the ladder of four defenders, supplemented by three midfielders, which is rather than a freeman in the midfield.

Let the free man stand behind the two central defenders when defending. For Barcelona, who likes to work in the middle, it will lose the gap in the middle road. The free man can make up for these defensive vacancies, and the central defender can also boldly steal from the top. For defense, the ratio of freeman will increase. A person who is solely responsible for defending the back is more favorable for defending Barcelona.

In addition to increasing the depth of defense, there are more ways for the defender to take the ball after the ball is cut off. When the ball comes out, the free man can choose a more backward position. Even in the penalty area, it is impossible for Barcelona's striker to encircle the penalty area, because it consumes too much energy and will cause the formation to be detached. Festival. There is a larger gap, so with a free man, a ball line will be added after breaking the ball, and this line cannot be blocked.

In the freeman tactics, the freeman is the initiator of the attack. Once the ball reaches his feet, he can launch an attack with almost undisturbed conditions, and there are many routes and ways to choose from. Even if he can't play, he can come back and reorganize it. He will not be attacked by Barcero like the back of parallel standing. The crazy encirclement will greatly improve the quality or efficiency of the organizational attack.

In those years, Ancelotti changed Pirlo from a front waist to a back waist and sent Milan to the top of Europe by placing the core of the organization. Now Barcelona's encirclement tactics have made the core of the organization stand in the position of the back waist. There is no choice but to put the core of the organization into one. Step back to defeat Barcelona.