Author: The first foodie in darkness

Speed's face almost froze with laughter.

He didn't want to be so unbridled happy, but he couldn't help it.

Perhaps Heynckes, who played the first leg of the semi-final against Barcelona last year, feels the same as he does now.

The only difference is that Heynckes can reach the final of the Champions League after passing Barcelona, ​​while Speed ​​has just reached the gate of the semi-final stage.

But no matter what, being able to defeat Barcelona in the first half of Camp Nou is an amazing achievement for every coach!

When the halftime whistle sounded, Speed ​​took the lead and stood up to applaud his disciples.

The Sheffield United players on the field also smiled, hugged and high-fived each other, telling each other that they were still excited and happy.

Ten days of active preparation and hard training without distracting thoughts seemed so worth it at this moment.

The sweeter the taste of the impending victory, the more the Sheffield United players felt the importance of Speed ​​keeping them calm and cautious for a long time.

Before the final whistle sounds, everything is subject to change. It has not yet reached the last step. If Li Mo doesn't say anything, the Sheffield United players will not celebrate too much.

After some laughter, everyone took a break and listened to Speed ​​and the assistant coach explaining the tactical adjustments in the second half.

Drink water when you need to drink water, eat something when you need to eat, don't be too nervous, don't be too relaxed, everything is as usual.

It wasn't until the second half of the game was about to begin that Li Mo gave another "unusual" boost to morale!

"Think about last year, Bayern beat Barcelona 8-0 in two rounds! We don't say we must surpass Bayern's record, but we can't be worse than them, right? There are only five goals left. Everyone, work harder, and we will be easier in the second round.

, after beating Barcelona, ​​we can pray for Bayern to be drawn! We will avenge last year’s revenge in person this year!”

As soon as Li Mo finished speaking, everyone in the locker room roared and screamed, and then they kicked open the door of Barcelona's visiting team's locker room one after another, making Speed's eyes twitch.

At the beginning of the second half, Barcelona took the lead in making adjustments to their formation.

Messi, who burst forward, finally returned to his accustomed right wing, Iniesta returned to the midfield, and Cesc Fabregas assumed the center position.

It seems that Martino wants to give Messi more opportunities to hold the ball on the wing, and at the same time, it also allows Cesc Fabregas to face Sheffield United's defense, giving Messi more space to attack.

Essentially, he is still playing without a striker. Fabregas seems to be playing as a center, but he does not have the fulcrum and ability to break games as a center.

Such an adjustment may increase Sheffield United's defensive pressure on the left and in the rib area of ​​the left half, but it is within Sheffield United's expectations.

Barcelona's midfield is difficult to penetrate, and Messi is troubled by Medel when he breaks out.

If you want to open up the situation, you can only go to the wing where Sheffield United's defensive strength is relatively weak.

But Speed ​​and the Sheffield United players still weren't too worried.

In addition to Medel still keeping tabs on Messi, they also have a "gift" waiting for Messi on the wing.

"Oh, Sheffield United seems to have also adjusted the position of the players! Drinkwater went to the left side of the midfield, Matic trailed behind, and Neymar retreated to the right side of the midfield. This is

Want to change the formation and play a different kind of 442?"

Zhang Lu was a little surprised. He had never seen Sheffield United change their formation like this before, with Neymar playing in the midfield. Is this possible?

The live camera immediately focused on Speed ​​at this moment, and the handsome old man showed a calm face and a calm smile in his mood.

Can Neymar play in midfield?

It really works.

This is not something that Speed ​​made a decision on the spot, but after practicing it many times in training and confirming that Neymar has this ability, the coaching team finally made a tactical record.

Neymar's position is restored to the right midfielder at the moment, but he does not directly switch to playing as a central midfielder.

His playing style is actually similar to that of Manchester City's David Shee, that is, he plays as a "side midfielder".

Compared with the central midfielder, Neymar will have to bear less defensive pressure. His more tactical responsibilities are to advance with the ball and help Matic wash the ball and transfer the ball.

As for his part of the defensive burden, it will be borne by Li Mo, who is retreating together at this moment.

Bell is on the left and Li Mo is on the right. The two run to cover the defense zones on both sides of the center circle and put pressure on the Barcelona organizer in the middle of the midfield.

The flexible Drinkwater and Medel continued to double-team Messi, and with the defensive interception of Li Mo and Neymar on the right side of the midfield, Matic could also stay behind with peace of mind.

What does it mean to do whatever you want?

Speed ​​used this adjustment to directly tell Martino that with these players who are super capable and can adapt to multiple positions, he can do whatever he wants in terms of tactical adjustments!

Although Li Mo has long since lost his desire to become "Little Maldini" and "Nesta II", his love for defense is still engraved in his bones.

If any other center was assigned such a heavy defensive task by the coach, he would have been embarrassed for a long time, but he felt very happy.

He can no longer play as a central defender, but he can still enjoy playing as a "sweeping center" from time to time.

At least this will force Iniesta back to the center line again and again, and Li Mo feels very happy.

It is definitely unrealistic to completely stop Iniesta's organization and offensive launch.

But Li Mo has completed his defensive task, causing Barcelona's attack on the left to be hindered and interfered with. Sanchez, who is behind Neymar, has received much less possession of the ball.

This is enough. After all, the main offensive and defensive battlefield between Sheffield United and Barcelona now depends on Barcelona's right wing.

With Messi there, it is destined that Barcelona's offensive starting point will basically be in the right midfield. The development of the offensive and defensive situation on this side is the key to the direction of the game.

Medel and Drinkwater made Messi truly feel what "difficulty" means.

In the 57th minute of the second half, Messi held the ball and walked to the sideline. He spiked the ball twice in a row and successfully passed Medel again.

As a result, the first step of cutting inside was met with personal interference from Drinkwater.

When he tried to use his own skills and ball sense to change direction to get rid of Drinkwater, Drinking Brother's decisive "kidney-eating dragon claw hand" made Messi almost crazy!

Medel fucked him like this, and now Drinkwater also likes to play dirty, and it's not over yet!

After a fierce attack, Messi also played a little explosive game, planning to break out and stay away from these two dirty guys as soon as possible.

But the ball went out, but before anyone could follow him, Matic, who was behind him, made a sliding tackle and kicked the ball back to the center circle.

This is a microcosm of the defensive treatment Messi received in the second half.

Medel is too good at running, Drinkwater is too smart, and Matic is an insurmountable wall behind these two!

Messi played very tiredly, and even though he could still create some sporadic opportunities, playing like this consumed him too much.

If Barcelona had a reliable fulcrum in front of the Sheffield United penalty area at this moment, Messi would be able to play much easier.

Because he no longer needs to carry the ball all the way from the midfield to the Sheffield United penalty area alone.

If there is a center who can play the ball for him, he will have the opportunity to penetrate directly inside and outside the Sheffield United penalty area or run laterally.

In this position, he can pose the greatest threat when taking the ball.

Because when you advance the ball from the midfield, you pass Medel and have to face Sheffield United's defensive midfielder.

But if you receive the ball and break through in front of the penalty area, you may directly face the Sheffield United central defender or even the goalkeeper!

Sanchez and Cesc Fabregas are very good, but in Sheffield United's iron-clad defensive system, their shortcomings of insufficient confrontation are magnified countless times.

I can't stand my position.

The moment they receive the ball, whether they are facing Sheffield United's defenders directly or with their backs up, they will be directly confronted by active defenders.

If it were Eto'o or Villa, not to mention how capable they are of carrying people, at least they can play the ball stably and be the fulcrum of the frontcourt.

But it is simply difficult to let Fabregas and Sanchez do this job.

Without a fulcrum, Messi can only keep trying to push for breakthroughs.

Sanchez played very average today. He was completely suppressed by Trippier on the left, unable to open up the situation and help Messi share the pressure.

Cesc Fabregas is even more basic in the middle and has no apparent role.

Seeing him being bullied out of the penalty area by Maguire and Stones, many Arsenal fans watching the game felt happy and angry.

Of course, the joy is seeing him not being reused by Barcelona, ​​being pushed to the center position and doing hard work, but still doing nothing.

Of course I'm angry because he gave up his position as the core of Arsenal's midfield in the first place, and now he wants to go back to Barcelona at his own expense.

What did you say you were planning?

Right.

In Arsenal's peak season, with double-fifteen figures in the league, the midfielder was the only core, and everyone else was there to help you.

During the promotion period, I had to go back to Barcelona and help others. I couldn't even get a position as the main midfielder!

The factory fans became angrier and angrier as they thought about it, and felt a little sad for no reason.

Look, the core of geniuses that we have worked so hard to cultivate have become a panacea for others, and we have never considered coming back. This feeling is really...

Damn it!

Li Mo watched Fabregas struggling in front of his own penalty area and felt very sad.

When he debuted at the end of 2010, Fabregas was basically the only player in the Premier League. At that time, apart from Rooney, Fabregas was the most famous in the Premier League.

If Francesco hadn't left back then, Arsenal might have been able to give Manchester United a run for their money in the 11-12 season.

And if there is really a league championship, what height can France reach when he stays at Arsenal and gradually reaches his peak?

In Li Mo's memory, Xiaofa, who joined Chelsea in the 14-15 season, brought him countless surprises and regrets.
To be continued...