Super Marshal

In the early morning of October 28th, China BJ.

A bar located in the XC district, which is quite well-known among fans in the capital, is full of people and bustling.

The air is filled with a strong smell of alcohol, and the energy of a large number of people gathering in the enclosed space, anyone who steps in here can feel a wave of heat rushing towards their faces.

But unlike other bars, at this time, everyone in this bar is standing in front of a big TV.

On the TV, the pre-match advertisement of CCTV Sports Channel is playing.

The tenth round of La Liga, which is attracting national attention, is about to kick off the focus of Barcelona's home game against Atletico Madrid.

As the flagship of La Liga, Barcelona is also widely loved by fans in China, but tonight, here, even the vast majority of fans in China, only support one team, and that is Atletico Madrid.

A bang-dang sound came from the bar, attracting the attention of everyone in the bar.

"Tonight, if Atletico Madrid wins again, you will eat and drink here for free!"

A young man in his mid-twenties stood behind the bar and announced loudly.

This piece of good news immediately aroused cheers from everyone in the bar.

"The captain is mighty!"

"That's awesome, Captain!"

"Captain Captain, I love you like a mouse loves rice!"

If Gao Han was here, he would be surprised to find out that the bar owner who announced the treat was not the captain of the amateur team he pointed a few words in the park that day?

His name is Xiang Tianming, a rich second generation, and his family is engaged in real estate business, but he has no interest in this industry. Instead, he has liked football since he was a child. During college, he formed an amateur team with a group of like-minded friends. relatively reputable.

After graduating from university, I started my own business and opened this fan bar.

Since the last time he was lucky enough to get Gao Han's guidance in the park, Xiang Tianming admired Gao Han and became a die-hard fan of Gao Han. Since the Spanish Super Cup, he has announced the same in every Atletico Madrid game. Decide.

As long as Atletico Madrid wins, all drinks and food in the bar will be free.

At first, he just wanted to have fun with a group of regular customers in the bar.

Unexpectedly, the bar became famous in one fell swoop, and became popular in BJ City, attracting more and more fans.

Not to mention that the competition day is almost full of people, and there is no splashing water, even on non-competition days, there are still no empty seats here.

Although Atletico Madrid's new season is a series of victories, but every month at the end of the settlement, the bar not only did not lose money, but its profits skyrocketed.

Because of this, Xiang Tianming simply continued this tradition.

This shrewd BJ guy has even started to think about renting out the adjacent shop next door, opening it up, and expanding the business area of ​​the bar.

Amidst the cheers of the crowd, the sound of the TV came from the speakers in the bar.

"Viewers, welcome to CCTV."

"I'm about to present to you the 2001-2002 season, the tenth round of La Liga's focus match, Barcelona vs. Atletico Madrid at home."

"The game is about to start. Before we wait for the live signal, let me review these two teams for everyone."

"First of all, the home team Barcelona, ​​a traditional giant in La Liga, is currently ranked fifth, and their results are not very satisfactory. The head coach Rexach is under a lot of pressure, and they just played nine times against Lyon in the Champions League group stage in the middle of the week. Ten minutes later, thanks to Rivaldo's goal at the last minute, Lyon was beaten 3-2."

"After three days, we ushered in another hard battle. Barcelona has no advantage in the schedule."

"On the other hand, Atlético de Madrid also participates in the UEFA Cup this season, but this week happens to be off, so we have more time to prepare for the game. Our head coach Gao Han from China said before the game that although the team is playing away games, they are aiming to Three points."

"Here, we also wish Gao Han another victory in advance!"

"Okay, we have received a live signal from Europe."

"Now we're looking at Barcelona's starting XI."

"Barcelona has a characteristic this season. They play a 4-4-2 formation at home and a 4-2-3 formation in away games. One heavy attack and one balance. In this game, Rexach also played a four-four again. Two formations."

"The goalkeeper is the Argentine international Bonano, the left back of the defense is the Italian international Francisco Coco, the two central defenders are De Boer's partner Cristian Val, and the right back is Barcelona's youth training Puyol."

"The two central midfielders are Xavi and Cocu, the left winger is Rivaldo, the right winger is Luis Enrique, and the double forwards are Saviola and Kluivert."

"Usually, if it's 4231, Rexach will take Saviola, go to Overmars, let Rivaldo change to the midfielder position, which may also be his position here. One move in one match."

"Let's come back and see Atletico Madrid."

"The goalkeeper is Petr Cech, the defense is Jankulovski, Carvalho, Pablo Ibanez and Dario Srna, the main centre-back Marchena is out because of the red card in the last round. suspension."

"The three defensive midfielders are Deco, Xavi Alonso and Marcos Senna. It is worth mentioning that the former Barcelona captain Guardiola did not appear in the starting lineup, and he did not even make the squad for the game. .”

"According to media reports in Catalonia, this is because Guardiola had a verbal agreement with head coach Gao Han before joining Atletico Madrid, and he did not want to face his old club."

"However, before the game, Gao Han had already clarified in an interview with the media. He admitted that there was indeed such a verbal agreement, but Guardiola took the initiative to find him before the game, saying that if the team needed it, he was willing to fight for Atletico Madrid. Barcelona, ​​but Gao Han said that he prefers Guardiola to stay and prepare for the second leg of the UEFA Cup in the middle of the week."

"Atletico Madrid's front three, Kaka, Villa and Torres."

"The home team Barcelona has two draws and one loss in the past three rounds of the league, without a win. Keep breaking this record."

"Before the game, the head coach Gao Han also expressed with confidence that the team will definitely continue this state."

"But Barcelona coach Rexach promised the fans that at the Nou Camp, Barcelona will be unbeatable."

"Now, let's see who wins this game."

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At the beginning of the game, Atletico Madrid did not seek stability first like other teams visiting the Nou Camp.

Gao Han's team pressed hard from the very beginning, putting on an all-out attack, vowing to fight Barcelona to the end.

Especially the high-post defense that the Sheets are best at, forced Barcelona to retreat to the half court temporarily.

But Atlético de Madrid was unreasonable. In addition to the front trident, Deco and Marcos Senna also actively pressed forward, and even the two full-backs actively stepped forward to participate in the press.

This made it difficult for Barcelona to hold the ball from the very beginning of the game.

On the contrary, Atletico Madrid, in the fast and slow rhythm, firmly controlled the ball in their hands, and kept testing Barcelona's defensive position.

Rexach frowned watching from the sidelines.

As long as Barcelona shows its flaws, Atletico Madrid can create a threat.

"This damn guy, he doesn't play cards according to common sense at all!" Rexach scolded angrily.

His so-called common sense is that you should keep your head in the away game and don't rush forward.

Which team, coming to the Nou Camp, will attack like Atletico Madrid from the start?

"Tell the players to stabilize first, hold the position, and don't leave the position easily."

As soon as Rexach explained, the assistant coach immediately ran to the sidelines to convey to the players.

What Atletico Madrid is best at is this kind of penetrating attack.

Cruyff wrote in his column that the most threatening aspects of Atletico Madrid lie in two points.

One is when one's own team is in possession of the ball, using players' cross-position running to pull away defensive players and create defensive loopholes.

Another is that when the opponent is in possession of the ball, they use three defensive midfielders to strictly defend the formation, forcing the opponent to find it difficult to create threats in the middle, and have to move to the side to create offensive width.

But in this way, the formation will have to be opened, and the defensive loopholes will be larger than usual. Once Atletico Madrid steals the ball and instigates a counterattack, it will be quite dangerous.

For Cruyff's words, Rexach has also carefully studied, and naturally knows the danger.

Therefore, the strategy he gave is also very targeted.

Since Atletico Madrid is going to attack at the beginning, then I will hold firmly first, let you attack, and then hit you to counterattack.

But gradually, as time passed bit by bit, he noticed something was wrong.

Atletico Madrid not only dominated the rhythm of the field, but even took away the possession of the ball that Barcelona has always been proud of.

I saw that on the court, once Atletico Madrid loses the ball, they immediately speed up the pace and get the ball back in the shortest time.

But once they got the ball, when the first counterattack failed to work, they played very steadily, and even slowly controlled the ball in the midfield, back and forth.

This scene happened at the Nou Camp Stadium, which directly made the fans in the stands furious.

This is simply playing tricks on the class, you know?

Who doesn't know, the best ball control in Europe is our Barcelona!

What do you mean by playing ball control in front of us?

The fans in the stands were boiling and booing everywhere, but on the field, Atletico Madrid sat firmly on the Diaoyutai and continued to control the ball slowly.

Especially Gao Han, who was standing on the sidelines, even grinned when he looked at Rexach.

His obnoxious look seemed to be saying, haven't you always claimed that you regard ball possession as your life?

Now, your little lives are in the hands of this uncle, want?

Come get it!

Rexach got a little angry, but his rationality told him not to be fooled.

In the case that the frontcourt stars are not actively participating in the defense, Barcelona can only press the defense forward to have a chance to regain the ball.

Didn't this just fall into Gao Han's trap?

But at this moment, on the field, midfielder Harvey pounced on him.