"Come on!" De Bruyne and Vardy hugged each other.

Benatia and McCarthy high-fived each other, and McCarthy said to Benatia, "As per the old rules, you go up and help others, and I'll fill in behind!"

After Ibrahimovic left the team, Guardiola's team used Messi as the center for a lot of time, but moved the real center Villa to the wing to play, so Guardiola

Diola is also a genius, he has tapped Messi's potential to the limit.

In fact, regarding Messi, Wen Sheng feels that if it were not for Guardiola, maybe Messi would not be what he is now. Messi and Ronaldo could become the unparalleled twins. Guardiola and Ferguson are factors that cannot be ignored, and they are

Key factor.

Barcelona's forwards are very flexible, short and fast. Messi can not only keep him close to the goal in the middle and make good use of his scoring ability, but he can also explode in the middle and bloom on both wings, making it difficult for many teams to defend.

Defend.

Messi is the biggest test for Benatia and McCarthy.

The referee Kuipers from the Netherlands blew the whistle to start the game.

Wen Sheng stood quietly on the sidelines, observing the game.

The team will not rush to start the game. What is needed against Barcelona is patience and patience, especially the negative impact of conceding the ball at the beginning is terrible. If they rush to start the game, there is a high probability of stealing the chicken but not losing the rice. Therefore, Crystal Palace first

He gave up the fight for the ball and compressed his defensive formation very flat.

There is no shortcut to deal with Messi, the only way is to double-team him. In addition to the two central defenders, Kante is actually a very key figure. Kante reacts quickly enough and has a strong stealing ability. Wen Sheng

Hope Kanter can get his ball from behind.

Guardiola is not surprised that he was stuck in a bus situation at the beginning. Many teams dealt with them in this way. Crystal Palace is well-known as a defensive counterattack expert in the Premier League. It is not surprising that Wen Sheng's team was stuck in a bus situation like this.

"Messi takes the ball, oh! Shot! Beautiful save!" Martin Taylor couldn't help but cheer for Speroni.

Less than two minutes into the game, Barcelona completed a threatening shot in the frontcourt.

Messi is still difficult to guard against. The game has just begun. Crystal Palace players have never played against Barcelona before, and they are still a little uncomfortable at the beginning. Messi's tentative breakthrough made Crystal Palace's defense a little out of shape. He took the opportunity to

A shot was completed in the penalty area, which was very concealed, but Speroni was focused and did not let the fellow countryman succeed, giving Barcelona a corner kick opportunity.

More than a year ago, when the Irish data company promoted their product to Wensheng, they said that Barcelona rarely took corner kicks directly into the penalty area.

This is indeed the case, they did not drive the ball into the penalty area, they just took a short corner kick and reorganized the attack.

Ten minutes passed, and Barcelona completed three shots. However, except for the threat of Messi breaking through the penalty area, their shots were actually not that big of a threat. Of course, if they shot for the sake of shooting, they would definitely be able to shoot a lot. The key is that they

The pursuit is quality.

Unfortunately, after Crystal Palace was not used to it in the first two minutes, the team adapted well to Barcelona's rhythm and was very aggressive. Sometimes it made some pulling movements and used its body to rush the opponent. Queipes' whistle sounded more frequently.

, played the cards but did not, Barcelona could only regain control.

"Crystal Palace's defense is very good! This young man Hills has grown so fast. After a season of practice, you can obviously feel his improvement on the defensive end!" Martin Taylor couldn't help but praise Crystal Palace's defense.

Messi occasionally passes people, and he is indeed quite capable, but Crystal Palace has too many people returning to defend, almost all of them are defending, and Crystal Palace obviously limits his breakthrough space. Even if he passes people, it will be difficult for him to pass the ball if he is trapped in a tight siege.

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Wen Sheng was beaten to death and they would not cross the ball easily, so the defense in the middle was the densest, and they did not have a particularly good solution.

But they definitely don't have to worry. In fact, the changes on the court are often instantaneous. As long as they take advantage of their opponents not paying attention, they can give them a devastating blow.

For the audience, this game is boring.

If Wen Sheng were a fan, he would also feel bored. Barcelona is always making adjustments, and the wings are very powerful, but the ball still has to be passed to the center, otherwise there will be no chance.

But now Wen Sheng is the head coach, and he keeps yelling from the sidelines, signaling the players' movements and defense.

It wasn't until the twelfth minute that Crystal Palace finally completed a shot.

This attack fully reflected Wen Sheng's idea. After Kanter stole the ball in the backcourt, he gave the ball to De Bruyne. De Bruyne did not choose to pass the ball directly at all, but dribbled horizontally and passed the ball to De Bruyne.

The ball is taken to the no-man's land on the wing, waiting for teammates to intervene.

Crystal Palace was very bold at this time. Both wings and the center were moving upwards. The players in Crystal Palace's lineup originally moved fast and ran relatively actively. Soon, several passing points were formed in the frontcourt.

De Bruyne's passing space comes, rimming, one-two. Barcelona's system is not a waste of time, but it is hard to say when you encounter a Crystal Palace who has studied them deeply.

There is no doubt that Crystal Palace's counterattack was of high quality. Barcelona's players were still a little relaxed and not urgent enough. They always tried to press Palace forward. Who would have thought that De Bruyne had that kind of control ability and Iniesta was unable to break the ball.

The ball was played by De Bruyne and his teammates.

Unfortunately, Larsson's cross was too urgent, which caused De Bruyne to be very dissatisfied.

Because he has gotten rid of the opponent's defense and has moved to the center, Keita has lost his position, and it seems more appropriate for Larsson to pass to him.

"Oh! Fake!" Wen Sheng's disappointment was palpable.

Opportunities like this should be taken advantage of.

It is necessary to give the opponent a fatal blow before he wakes up. If the opponent had woken up, he would have been able to attack De Bruyne long ago, and there would definitely be no chance of counterattack.

"What a pity this goal is!" Ian Wright also sighed sadly in the commentary box. De Bruyne seized the opportunity very well, and Crystal Palace's press was also very bold and not timid.

"Yeah, what a beautiful teamwork! They are not afraid of their opponents!" If Martin Taylor chooses, even if Crystal Palace is not as beautiful as their opponents, he will still hope that Crystal Palace wins because they are an English team.

Guardiola's head turned and he began to watch the game carefully. In the first ten minutes, Crystal Palace had no chance to win the ball. Barcelona's ball possession rate was as high as 80%. This means that excluding the dead ball time, Crystal Palace had no chance to win the ball.

There was no chance to control the ball, and he couldn't figure out Crystal Palace's counterattack routine.

Many teams are blind when counterattacking against themselves, or they simply rely on the personal ability of their forwards. For example, Chelsea have a powerful center Drogba, who has an obvious fulcrum role. He is strong and powerful, and he also relies on his body control ability.

, you can rely on him to fight back.

Crystal Palace's top striker is Vardy. Guardiola feels that the counterattack routine adopted by Crystal Palace makes it easier to choose to play behind the defender and rely on Vardy's speed to attack.

But at least Crystal Palace was not like that just now. Vardy was very active in defending, often returning to his own half to defend, away from his own central defender. Therefore, Guardiola did not know how Crystal Palace counterattacked.

He also knew that Wen Sheng sometimes likes to put the two wings in the front position, and the center becomes a pseudo center. But obviously Wen Sheng did not do this today, so Guardiola, who is extremely smart, also expressed his understanding.
Chapter completed!