Chapter 207 No Art, Only War

Chapter 207 No Art, Only War

If you play against Spain, if you attack, it is tantamount to seeking your own death. Even if you are as proud as Digan, you have to admit that the Spanish team's offense is absolutely unsolvable in today's world football. Therefore, to beat Spain, The first thing to do is to base yourself on defense.

The tactical style of Spanish football was born out of Barcelona's "kk" tactics. To defend this kind of ball-holding technical team, you can't compete with the opponent for possession time, because there is no comparison at all. Spain's midfield attack group always has There is a way to stop the football at their feet, even if the opponent has control of the ball, they still have a way to make the opponent play the football according to their ideas.

And the defense also needs to pay attention to the method. It has been proved by countless games that the worst one is chasing the ball to defend.

What Belgium will use today is to mark the man and not the ball, that is, close defense, restricting the smoothness of the ball and receiving the ball, and blocking the passing route as much as possible. This defense is the most effective way to restrain the flow of ball possession.

This defensive method was invented by the Italians. They almost succeeded in the quarter-finals. If they hadn't lost the final penalty kick, perhaps the Spaniards would not have made it to today.

Today, Belgium not only needs to learn the Italian defensive style, but after the discussion between Antiiennis and Digan, on the basis of this man-to-man defense, another defensive strategy has been added—zone defense!

When defending, apart from the striker placed in the frontcourt, the remaining nine players must always be divided into two rows in an orderly manner, forming two lines of defense in front of their own penalty area, not chasing the ball, and not close to the Spaniards other than the striker. defense.

Spain generally rely on possession of the ball, transfer the opponent's defensive players, open up the defensive space, and then attack. What Belgium has to do today is to not be fooled no matter how Spain passes, just watch their forwards, and the defense in front of the goal must perform their duties and not spread out.

This kind of defense feels a bit like setting the ball on the wall. The function of the defense line is not to watch the opponent, but to seal all angles of the goal, so as to keep the same and respond to all changes.

In Digan's previous life, Iraq had used this tactic to restrain Spain, and the result was almost successful. For most of the game, a group of Spanish stars seemed helpless in front of those unknown players.

Degan now wants to soften these two tactics, and put a super-enhanced version of the iron barrel formation on the final field to see if Spain's potential calves can break through.

The tactics have already been formulated, and what needs to be done now is to restrict the eleven players of the Spanish team according to their tactical characteristics, so that they cannot play their own technical and tactical characteristics, and then seize the opportunity to defeat the enemy up.

Spain's main goalkeeper in this game is captain Iker Casillas. In today's world football, San Cassie is definitely ranked among the top three goalkeepers. With him standing in front of the goal, the Spanish team's goal is no different from being locked.

Ramos ranks right back on the defensive line. He has excellent physical fitness, height, and speed. Although he is a little impulsive in character and often rushes forward during games, his defensive and offensive abilities are among the best in world football. few.

Central defender Marchena, Degan's teammate in Fiorentina, played the midfielder position in Fiorentina, but in the Spanish national team, he became the main central defender. He is not tall, but his skills are very good, and he is very fierce in defense. , only slightly slower.

Central defender Puyol, for the captain of Barcelona, ​​can be evaluated in one sentence, that is: strong ability!

Left-back Capdevila, a rare left-footer in the Spanish national team, has speed, strong assist ability, and average defensive ability.

The midfielder Senna has strong defensive ability, good physical fitness, and height. As the successor of Samba football, Senna is completely different from the traditional midfielder. Although his attacking ability and organizational ability are not as outstanding as Pirlo, he has a powerful kick Full shot.

The midfielder Cesc Fabregas, the king of the chiefs, Villa missed due to injury, gave him a chance, defensive, organizational, long-range shooting ability, offensive and defensive balance.

Central midfielder Harvey, Spain's midfield commander, has a strong view of the overall situation, strong passing ability, and long-range shooting ability. Most importantly, Harvey can always kill the enemy invisible .

The full-back Iniesta has great dribbling ability, strong assist ability, and offensive ability. Xiaobai can be regarded as the deputy commander of the Spanish team on the field, and because Xavi is an all-around player by his side, his defensive task is not heavy. , was completely liberated, and his running and passing, as well as his super forward penetration ability, have always been the magic weapon in the hands of Calagones.

The winger David Silva has a dexterous figure, fast speed, strong breakthrough ability, and excellent ability to grab points. His side attack is also a great weapon for the Spanish team's offense.

Forward Torres has good foot skills, excellent physical fitness, height, and header ability.

Judging from the characteristics of the eleven players, combined with the situation of the previous five games, we can roughly see Spain's tactical thinking. The formation position can be roughly understood as 4-2-1-3. The four defenders are from right to left, Ramos, Marchena, Puyol, Capdevila, two defensive midfielders, Cesc Fabregas on the left, Senna on the right, Xavi as the midfielder, and three forwards. Forwards Iniesta and David Silva serve on the two wings, and Torres serves as the center.

Regarding the staffing of the team, the Spanish head coach Calagones' design plan must be to focus on the two sides, with the side as the main breakthrough, and the center is responsible for the distribution of the ball and the cover in front of the penalty area.

To put it more complicated, Capdevila and Iniesta partnered on the left side to attack the opponent's right side in turn, and Fabregas and Puyol were responsible for protecting the left space left by Capdevila's assist.

The attack on the right is mainly based on Ramos' assists, combined with David Silva's dribbling breakthrough. In most cases, Iniesta takes the ball and goes to the center to attract the opponent's defensive players and assist Ramos. Leave space.

In the middle, Torres is in the middle, responsible for the transfer of the ball, grabbing points and outflanking tasks.

Harvey is the core of the midfielder, who divides the ball for the two wide players, passes the penetrating through ball for Torres, and inserts the attack. The main task of Cesc Fabregas and Senna is to defend. It is the protection in front of the penalty area, and the second is to help defend the gap after the assists of the two full-backs.

Spain's lineup has been popular since 2000. The most critical part of this lineup is the two full-backs on top of the main attack. The advantage of this lineup is that while ensuring attack power, it can also Achieving a balance between offense and defense, because 4231 can also be understood as a 451 formation. The configuration of five midfielders can advance, attack, retreat and defend. Many coaches in the world have dreamed of playing style, but they have no way to gather so many excellent players suitable for this style of play. Players, but Spain did it.

Italy also wanted to transplant this tactic back then, but it was only half successful. At that time, they had Vieri in the middle, winger Camoranesi, full-back Zambrotta, and Totti in the front midfielder, but other positions were not guaranteed. Just like a car with a strong engine, the front and rear tires on the right are Michelin and Pirelli, and the two tires on the left are Denn.

The Spanish team will not have such concerns. David Silva's ability can completely take on the heavy responsibility of attacking from the right. After taking the ball from the wing, he will go to the middle, because there is a full-back Ramo with a strong assist ability behind him. s.

In short, this lineup is perfect in this way. If you want to restrain Spain, which is regarded as the most advanced tactic in world football, there is no other way except defense.

Of course, does it mean that Spain is really perfect?

Not quite!

First of all, Torres' poor state makes people entangled. The Premier League consumes too much energy for him, and then it is obviously difficult to play a big game like the European Cup.

There is also Spain's defense. After watching five games, Digan and Antiiennis really found a few problems in Spain's defense.

One is that Capdevila's offense is stronger than defense. Once Spain attacks, Capdevila will definitely press up to cooperate with Iniesta.

The second is Puyol's physical fitness, which is a big problem. Puyol is 30 years old. Although this age is the golden age for defensive players, Puyol's physical fitness has always been a great shortcoming. After five high-intensity games, physical fitness will be extremely reduced. In the game against Russia, facing the impact of the Russians, he made several mistakes and lost his position. If it wasn't for the bad luck of the Russians, maybe the Spaniards It won't be that easy either.

The third is that Marchena often presses into the midfield organization, the purpose is to increase the number of midfielders and strengthen the possession of the ball. Generally, Ramos drags behind to protect Marchena's position, but sometimes Ramos also assists. When you can't come back, it is more dangerous. Once the midfielder makes a mistake and the ball is intercepted, it is easy to be counterattacked by a fast player.

Therefore, Spain is not impeccable. The offense lacks a super center like Ruud van Nistelrooy and Drogba. Torres' ability is not bad, but he is not a traditional high center forward. The ability to nod the ball, which will weaken his role in offense.

In addition, Spain's strong offensive ability completely conceals their lack of defense. The essence of the Spanish team's defense lies in the small-scale siege, which makes the opponent's pass chaotic and obtains possession of the ball. All players with the ability to pass the ball with one kick can adopt the method of hitting behind in a straight line, and hit behind when they get the ball, without giving the Spanish team a chance to siege. Taking advantage of the weakness of Marchena and Puyol's slow turn, the forward moves forward quickly. Insert, looking for opportunities to score.

Even in offense, the Spanish team also has weaknesses, that is, too many small-scale passes. The tactics developed by Digan and Antiiennis are to destroy Spain's passes and receptions. La guarded the left side, using Capdevila's gap after the assist to find a murderous opportunity.

Belgium's staffing for this game is still three midfielders, using multi-level high-intensity pressing to disrupt Spain's rhythm, harassing the frontcourt at any cost, involving Spain's overall formation, and providing a buffer for the defensive arrangement of the team's midfield. time.

The direct effect of such a tactic is that the game is frequently interrupted, so that the Spaniard can't find his own rhythm at all. Of course, this is not Digan's idea. It is Uncle Mourinho who invented this tactic. Neo followed from Chelsea, Inter Milan to Real Madrid's still tried and tested cutting tactics.

This tactic cuts space and time on the field, fragmenting Spain's offense and the game. Of course, this tactic will definitely be said by those who are easy to talk about after the game as a sabotage of artistic and sexy football, but this tactic is the only effective way to deal with Spain, whether it looks good or not.

The confrontation is really good-looking, but isn't the result important?

Moreover, even if there is a confrontation, it does not mean that the enjoyment of the game can be improved, unless some people lack oxygen in their heads and think that a one-sided game is very enjoyable.

Neither Digan nor Antiiennis will be stupid. They are very clear that the common point of the confrontation and defense against Spain is that only Spain is in possession of the ball. The only difference is that in the former situation, Spain can still Keep scoring goals, the latter situation is to make the Spaniard feel uncomfortable.

Calagones obviously guessed how Belgium will deal with Spain in this final, so in the press conference before the match, the old man kept launching psychological warfare, boasting about Belgium's attacking ability, and even made Degan He took the position of the best striker in the world, and then announced that he would play a vigorous match against Belgium in the game.

It was obvious that the old man had no good intentions. He was afraid that Belgium would use iron barrels to deal with him, so he gave Antiiennis eye drops in front of so many reporters.

But this kind of psychological warfare without nutrition is completely pediatrics for Antiiennis, who has a master's degree in psychology: "We will only play according to our ideas!"

Immediately, a Spanish reporter provocatively asked: "Could it be that Belgium only plays iron barrels when facing Spain?"

Antiiennis responded with a smile: "No! As I said, we will choose the most suitable style of play that is most likely to defeat our opponent!"

Antiiennis made a big move in four or two, making Calagones so depressed that the Spanish reporters present were itchy with hatred.

Antiiennis was extremely proud of this, and thought to himself: If you want to get me hooked, there is no such easy thing, or what Rhodes said is right, there is no shit art in football, there is only war, even if there is art , that is also the aesthetics of violence!