Xu Zhu's Successor's Football Journey

Chapter 508 Ultimate Defensive Tactics
"Benfica's players are already on the field, oh my god, coach Koeman has formed a strange formation, the striker is only Gomez, he is 30 years old this year, but the speed and efficiency are still very strong, I think Koeman Today I hope Gomez can help Benfica score."

".However, Benfica's formation is a bit strange, so let's take a look at their lineup. The striker is Gomez, the midfielder is No. 16 Petit, No. 58 Beto, No. 14 Caragunis, No. 34 Manuel Fernandez and No. [-] Robert, Koeman formed a combination of five midfielders today, do you want to control the game through a strong midfield control?"

".Well, let's continue to introduce Benfica's lineup. Their defenders are No. 31 Luisson, No. 1 Anderson and No. [-] Koeman, No. [-] Osidez, and No. [-] Moreto for the goalkeeper."

"This starting lineup should be regarded as Benfica's main lineup, but it's strange that Simao didn't play today. This style of play seems very suitable for defensive counterattacks. It seems that Koeman has done a lot of work before the game. Real Madrid's The offensive ability is very strong, it seems unrealistic to rely on Benfica's offense to play against them, maybe Koeman is right."

Before the game started, the on-site commentator began to chatter about Benfica's starting lineup.

As the commentator said, this lineup is a bit strange. You must know that Simao is the top scorer of Benfica, and Benfica's standard lineup should be 433, but in this game, they became 451. It seems that they really want to To control the midfield, but such a lineup is a bit nondescript for defensive counterattacks, which is really confusing.

On the other hand, Real Madrid is still in the standard 442 formation. Carlo did not make any major changes to the formation. The striker is still a combination of Wang Li and Robinho. Putista and Gravesen, the defenders are Roberto Carlos, Ramos, Ruben and Cicinho, and the goalkeeper Casillas.

In this way, Wang Li became the captain on the field again.

Due to Pavon's injury, Wang Li has been wearing the captain's armband in recent games, and other players are also convinced of this.In Real Madrid, Wang Li's reputation is much higher than Pavon's. Perhaps the reason why Pavon can still be the captain is because he came from the Real Madrid youth training camp.

Florentino's team building standard after he moved into the Royal is to use big-name players from all over the world to stimulate the growth of local stars, and at the same time make the club a commercial combination that can make money for each director. Under this team building purpose, Since 2001, the captain of Real Madrid has always been a local Spanish player, even the vice-captain.

However, Wang Li's worth is too high and his reputation in the team is too high. For him to be the captain, other players and fans take it for granted. The Real Madrid club or the head coach Carlo is just pushing the boat along.

At this time, Carlo looked at Benfica's formation with doubts on his face, and he was puzzled.

If a layman sees Benfica's formation, he just thinks that they have changed their style of play, and the 451 formation is used to play defensive counterattacks. Now I see this lineup, but I am a little confused, because in the current Benfica lineup, there are very few players in the midfield five who are good at long passes like David Beckham, and the Portuguese-style penetration of short passes, I think To break through Real Madrid's defense, there must be a supporting striker.

But Benfica has only one striker Gomez on the field. Although this veteran is fast, he is 30 years old after all, and he is definitely not as good as Simao. He is better at grabbing points and is a physical striker.

Such a striker to play defensive counterattack?What a strange way to do it.

And Benfica fans don't see it that way.

As loyal fans, they always believe in Gomez's strength. Although in the past two seasons, Gomez has not scored as many goals as Simando, but his status in the hearts of Benfica fans is beyond doubt. , has won the trust of all fans.

The Stadium of Light is full today. For the first time since 2000, Benfica reached the semi-finals of the European Champions Cup. Lisbon fans responded with great enthusiasm. Before the game started, their hearts were already boiling.

For this game, Benfica fans certainly hope that Benfica can win, it is best to score a few more goals, so that the team has a better chance of reaching the final.

However, they are still a little worried about the game, and the focus is on Wang Li.

In the European Cup two years ago, the shadow of the black-haired boy on the field has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of these Lisbon fans. Although the England team failed to achieve any good results, Wang Li is definitely what Lisbon fans talk about One of the topics, because his total playing time is less than 90 minutes, but in 90 minutes, he scored 4 goals! !
At that time, the fans in Lisbon felt that this black-haired boy would definitely grow into a great star.

And now this idea has come true. In just one year, he has scored countless goals and has become the most valuable player in the world. The worth of [-] million euros makes all stars sigh, although there are many, many of them. Including commercial value, it also shows the strength of this black-haired kid.

Leaving aside the past, talking about Wang Li's performance this season is what worries Benfica fans the most, because Wang Li's scoring efficiency is higher this season.

For a big-name star, it may be a very high honor to perform a hat-trick in the European Champions Cup, but for this black-haired boy, it is almost commonplace.

How can such a player not worry them?

And Barcelona can score 5 goals! ! ?

Thinking about this data, and thinking about the fact that Benfica and Barcelona failed to score a goal at home, Benfica fans will be even more worried. It will be more convincing if there is a comparison. The team's strength is not good, but now, they know that this black-haired boy is indeed very strong, strong enough to affect the outcome of a game.

In such a worried mood, after the game started, whenever Wang Li took the ball, they booed unanimously to affect Wang Li's performance, hoping to use this to fight for a greater winning percentage for the team.

This kind of situation has affected the performance of other Real Madrid players. This is the advantage of the home court. Whether it is a commentator or a fan, their hearts are towards the home team. Today, there are less than 5000 Real Madrid fans who entered the Stadium of Light. Facing ten times the force, it is difficult for them to make any waves.

Back on the court, Wang Li successfully guessed the coin, and he chose the kick-off for the team, while Real Madrid's first attack ended with David Beckham being intercepted on the wing.

Afterwards, Benfica launched a counterattack.

Judging from this wave of offense, the Benfica players' movement coordination is very tacit, and the players are also performing normally, especially Gomez who is in front of the middle road. It doesn't look like he's 30 years old at all.

However, the current formation has too much impact on Benfica!When attacking, only Gomez stands at the front. This is the same as before. Even if Simao plays, Gomez will still be at the top. But in this game, the other players did not Pulled too far back.

In the past, the combination of five midfielders was closer to the 433 formation. Only two wings moved forward. In the middle, the two sides were not inserted at all, and several players were all blocked near the center line, which left no room for the defender behind him to attack.

This kind of running position made Benfica's attack not start at all. After Gomez's amazing performance, what ushered in was the weak attack in the frontcourt. This made the football was robbed by Real Madrid again without a few passes. go back.

What's even more strange is that seeing this performance, the Benfica coach Koeman on the sidelines didn't say anything, but looked relaxed. It seemed that this was what he ordered.

This scene made Carlo a little worried. After all, although Real Madrid is very strong, Benfica's style of play on the field is too strange.

In fact, Koeman's tactics in this game are defense, yes, defense, not defensive counterattack.

Before the game, Koeman had already had a hard time studying the game between the team and Real Madrid, because no matter from which angle of analysis, Benfica could not be the opponent of Real Madrid who played Barcelona 8:0.

However, the game is about to start, and he must formulate a method for his team to possibly win.

If you look at it according to the normal style of play, let alone wanting to win at home, it is unrealistic for Benfica to keep a draw. Many, many coaches have failed in their defensive strategies against Real Madrid. Koeman knows his own Level, he knew that the tactics he formulated in a short period of time would be impossible to defend the goal, mainly because the black-haired kid from Real Madrid is too strong in personal ability, almost as long as he is given a chance, the goal will not be able to defend.

Such a player will cause headaches for every coach. After all, no matter how good the tactics are, the players must be able to perform, and it is impossible to make no mistakes on the court.

Therefore, when Koeman thought of the penalty shootout, he had a flash of inspiration: "Why can't we defend with all our strength?"

Maybe this kind of thinking is a little weird, but it is a good way to play against a team that is almost impossible to beat like Real Madrid, isn't it?
At least, this will greatly increase the chances of Benfica winning. Although it is a shame to play like this at home, football in the 21st century is utilitarian football. A group of people satirize Mourinho's defense, but Mourinho can still become the most popular player. This is the reason for the welcome coach.

So, Koeman decided to let the team go all out to defend.

If they can draw 0:0 with Real Madrid in two rounds, then Benfica will have a chance to eliminate Real Madrid in a penalty shootout. Everyone in the tactics and coaching staff said that although some people objected, considering the strength of Real Madrid, it was unanimously approved in the end.

This is also the helpless move of Koeman and Benfica.

Although the fans will be dissatisfied with this style of play, as long as they win, everyone will be satisfied, and lose? ?Then it is impossible for Koeman to continue coaching Benfica this summer. Other things have nothing to do with him. It is meaningless to think about failure.

Then the next job is how to maximize the effectiveness of Benfica's defense, so that the team has more opportunities to keep the goal.

This job is much easier than trying to win, because Koeman only needs to think about defense.

In fact, before the game, Koeman didn't even want to send Gomez on the field, but if he didn't send a striker on the field, let alone the fans were dissatisfied, even Real Madrid would see through his tactics at a glance. They will attack without scruples, and Benfica will surely fall into a passive position quickly.

Therefore, Gomez had the opportunity to play, perhaps he should thank Real Madrid.

On the court, when Benfica was attacking, Wang Li did not participate in the defense, because Benfica's offense did not seem to be strong, and their players rarely stepped in. Wang Li observed this, so he did not defend the team. Too worried, just stayed in the frontcourt and waited for the opportunity.

However, he didn't have many chances.

Whenever he was in the frontcourt, there were two Benfica players patrolling around him, and when he got the ball, three players would rush up to encircle him. At the beginning, Wang Li was not very good Worried, because he felt that the Portuguese team was not strong, but after a few attacks, he found that this idea was wrong.

Petit.

This player seems to be unknown, but he is a frequent visitor to the World Cup. In addition to his excellent midfield breakthrough ability and good awareness, his defense is also talked about by the coach. In the midfield, he will be An all-around player, and the midfielder's interception ability is very outstanding, but perhaps because he has not always performed amazingly, his reputation is not conspicuous.

Louison.

In the summer of 2003, Anderson Luis da Silva Luizao moved to the Portuguese Benfica team for 89 euros.Louisson had a very difficult first season in the Portuguese Super League. He played 15 times in the league and his performance was average.However, starting from the 2004-05 season, Louison gradually adapted to the rhythm of the Portuguese Super League. He quickly became the main central defender of the team. He has played 37 times this season, playing almost all of Benfica's games. strength.

Such two little-known players both have excellent awareness and running positions. Under the guidance of Koeman, they are responsible for defending Wang Li.

As the defender, Wang Li felt very depressed. If there were only these two people, it would be better. He could just break through directly, but every time he got the ball, other Benfica players would rush up to the wall accordingly. , and Benfica's backcourt defense is very dense, and he doesn't have much space to dribble the ball at all, which makes it difficult for him to attack.

As the core of Real Madrid's offense, his performance almost affects the performance of the entire Real Madrid.

Faced with such a defense, Wang Li knew that his running range had to be wider.If the running range is enlarged, it will be very difficult for Benfica to defend themselves, because it also affects many other issues.

Once again Real Madrid's attack failed, and it was Benfica's turn to counterattack.

However, this attack still ended in a steal in the middle. Of course, Benfica's players did not get in at all under Koeman's tactics. It is really a bit difficult to rely on 1,2 or [-] players to break Real Madrid's defense. Idiots talk about dreams.

However, when Benfica's offense is weak, Real Madrid's offense is also weak, because their rear defense is too dense, which makes the Real Madrid players feel helpless. They don't know where to attack to break Benfica's defense. Goal chance.

At this time, they put their hopes on Wang Li, but now Wang Li himself is in trouble, and he still wants to rely on the cooperation of other Real Madrid players.

This makes the two teams seem to be in a state of anxiety.

Seeing this situation, the happiest thing is Koeman. At least in the first 15 minutes, his defensive tactics were successful.

Yes, in the 15 minutes since the start of the game, Real Madrid's offensive performance was not very good. There are also some reasons because they don't know what kind of tricks Benfica is playing. It's not good, and the bigger reason is that Benfica's defense is so good.

And Benfica is also weak offensively. Often an attack lasts less than half a minute before being intercepted by Real Madrid, but the defense is very strong. It was just the beginning, and even Gomez returned to the penalty area line to participate in the defense. This kind of iron barrel formation is displayed , While the Real Madrid players were at a loss, their scalps were a little numb.

Perhaps, next, they will have to figure out how to deal with this tactic.

If the game continues like this, Koeman's tactics may really succeed.

Seeing this situation, the Real Madrid coach Carlo couldn't help giving a thumbs up to Koeman on the other side. It has to be said that Koeman made the best choice, but this choice required a lot of effort. determination---
"Isn't he afraid of the fans' opposition? Would Benfica agree to do this?"

With this tactic, even if Benfica defends the goal, Koeman will be blamed after the game, but he still did it for the team, which is why Carlo admires it.

At least after he took control of the Real Madrid coach, he dared not make changes to the team's playing style.

This is the inheritance of a wealthy team, and it is also the helplessness of the team coach.

"However, this style of play is really shameless." Carlo couldn't help sighing in his heart.Now for Real Madrid, there is no other way but to choose a large-scale attack, but facing Benfica's full defense, even Carlo has no confidence in whether Real Madrid can break through the goal.

(End of this chapter)