The tactics are still the same familiar ball control tactics.
The players are still the same group of familiar faces.
Even the head coach standing on the sidelines, Luis Enrique, has the temperament of Guardiola.
However, Barcelona is no longer the same Barcelona six years ago.
Times have changed and things are changing.
Remember what people said when Guardiola's Barcelona swept the entire Europa League The only thing that can defeat this team is time Time passes day by day, and players get older year by year.
When Xavi ran on the court dragging his 35-year-old body, when Iniesta took the pace of 30 years old and dribbled the ball heavily on the court, when the young Messi, Busquets and Pique were in the past, When others start to become veterans of this team, who dares to say that it is not time that beats Barcelona?
Luis Enrique hopes to bring more changes to the team, so at the center position, Spanish center Llorente was introduced from Juventus at a high price, hoping to enrich the team's offensive methods.
However, Llorente, Neymar and Messi have never been able to form a good chemical reaction.
The midfielder introduced Turan from Atletico Madrid at a high price, but in this crucial game, Enrique chose the aging Xavi.
Perhaps, he believes that the peak combination of Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets can help the team reverse the situation and win the Saints at this critical moment.
On the defense line, the combination of Alba, Mascherano, Pique and Alves, plus the German lion Ter Stegen, is not inferior to the Barcelona team of that year.
But some things have changed, just changed.
Back then, Barcelona was able to overwhelm its opponents regardless of home or away games, suppressing all opponents until they could breathe.
But now Luis Enrique's team still pressed forward without hesitation and did not follow the conservative strategy of the first round.
Because they had to score at least two goals to ensure promotion, they had to give it a try.
The players forced, robbed, and counterattacked decisively on the spot.
They work hard to do what they did at Barcelona during their peak years.
In fact, they are very, very sure that they are more eager and work harder than before.
However, the group of people standing opposite them were not panicked or at a loss like their opponents back then, nor were they confused by their pressing and oppression.
Even the two young central defenders on the back line seem to be used to it.
They feel that there is no problem in dealing with such pressing and oppression, and they seem to be able to handle it with ease.
This made Barcelona's players angry, annoyed and unacceptable.
They desperately want to prove that they are okay, and desperately want to shout and tell their opponents, damn, this is Camp Nou.
They press and press like crazy.
Advancing from the middle is not possible If not, let’s play golf Isn't there Llorente in front?
The high ball was played around Llorente.
Therefore, Llorente firmly suppressed Southampton's defense at the front of the penalty area, and then used his excellent physical fitness and heading ability to control the first landing point.
Then, let Neymar and Messi compete for the second spot.
As soon as they get the ball, they immediately move to the wing, and the two full-backs step in to attack from the side.
Messi, Neymar and Llorente then Quickly insert into restricted areas.
This set of tactics is a bit simple, but very practical.
In fact, Luis Enrique's tactics are indeed right.
Llorente's role as a pillar in the frontcourt was very obvious, almost firmly suppressing the two young players Varane and Nastasic.
However, Southampton has always been able to firmly control the second spot.
Bielsa's tactics are also very targeted.
Knowing that you are behind in the first round, you will definitely fight hard in the second round.
After aggressively attacking, the already weak defense will definitely become even more empty.
Therefore, Southampton’s strategy is to defend and counterattack Give full play to Hazard's ability to get the ball in key areas of the frontcourt, get the ball in the ribs or on the wing, attract Barcelona's defensive attention, and then let his teammates attack the opponent's defense, or the midfielder can finish it.
Plug in the offense.
Facts have proved that Bielsa's tactics are obviously more effective.
It was Matic who intercepted the ball at the front of the penalty area and quickly passed it to David Abala on the left.
The latter dribbled the ball forward and back, and then passed it to Hazard.
The Belgian took the ball to attract the attention of Alves and Busquets, and Suarez drove Pique and Mascherano, leaving Barcelona's defense open.
Di Maria stepped in from behind and after receiving a pass from Hazard, he quickly broke through Busquets' defense area and went straight behind Mascherano.
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Sanchez rushed in from the right and succeeded in pushing the shot, one to zero.
If the first goal was a bit sudden, then the second goal completely convinced Barcelona.
When Barcelona tried to pass the ball to the frontcourt again and handed it to Llorente, Matic grabbed the first landing spot during the header competition.
Nastasic reacted quickly and rushed forward. , after getting the ball, he passed Iniesta and made a long pass with his left foot.
The ball quickly came to the frontcourt.
Barcelona's defense retreated quickly, but Suarez was faster.
The Uruguayan forward and Mascherano determined where the ball would land at the same time, but Suarez was one step faster, getting ahead of Mascherano and raising his foot to flick the ball.
This challenge directly missed Mascherano.
When he landed again, Suarez quickly caught up with him and hit the ball hard with a volley.
The angle of this shot was very tricky, almost grazing the left post and going into the goal.
Ter Stegen was powerless and could only watch the ball go into the net, two to zero.
At this time, the first half is less than thirty minutes But the game is over Southampton scored two goals in a row, with a total score of 5 to 1.
If Barcelona wants to reverse, they have to score five goals.
This is simply impossible for the Western Premier League giants The entire Camp Nou fell into a dead silence.
No one expected that the second round of the game would go so badly.
Five to one, how could they still have a chance to come back?
Not only the fans in the stands, but also the players on the court seemed a little disinterested.
They all couldn't figure out why they still had this result despite all their efforts.
Why, a few years ago, they were able to sweep Europa with this set of tactics, but now, a few years later, they are so embarrassed by their opponents and so humiliated at Camp Nou?
There were faint boos in the stands, which is rare in Camp Nou, which has achieved great results.
But everyone knows that Barcelona fans are venting their dissatisfaction with the team.
If, even if they were just trying to win a little bit, or even if they lost standing, the fans wouldn't be so disappointed.
But now 1 to 3 in the away game, and 0 to 2 at home in less than half an hour.
How can such a game and such a gap make people not despair?
In the president's stand at Camp Nou, Russell wiped his face vigorously, probably to hide his embarrassment.
Because the people sitting around him were all Barcelona celebrities and political and business celebrities.
They originally came with expectations, hoping to see the team complete a bloody reversal, but who would have thought Bartomeu let out a long sigh, full of mixed feelings of sadness.
He thought he had done his best.
"If we had not missed Rakitic, Mathieu and Cuadrado last summer, our situation would be different now."
Russell shook his head and sighed sadly.
A year ago, almost all the players Barcelona was eyeing in the transfer market were intercepted by Chelsea.
This directly led to Barcelona's poor recruitment and poor performance this season.
The results in the Champions League were relatively good, reaching the quarterfinals.
But in La Liga, they currently rank third behind leaders Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid.
The King's Cup was also eliminated early.
Such a result will definitely not satisfy Barcelona fans.
Xavi is old, and so is Iniesta.
The team's metabolism should have been put on the agenda long ago, but "European football today is completely different from a few years ago," Russell said sadly.
Yang Huan won the ball and felt very good.
He nodded and said: "Of course.
With the influx of capital, European football has definitely changed, and it is a revolutionary change."
"In the past, we at Barcelona could buy whoever we wanted.
Almost no player could refuse our temptation.
Even an arrogant player like Ibrahimovic would be impressed by us."
Russell smiled bitterly, "But now, there are so many wealthy teams, the competition is so fierce, and players are so in demand, the attractiveness of our team's players is no longer what it used to be."
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After Yang Huan heard this, he didn't say anything on the surface, but he was laughing in his heart, which was natural.
In the past, who in European football could burn as much money as Barcelona and Real Madrid?
Even if Manchester United and Bayern Munich are so well-run, they still have to think carefully when spending money.
But now Chelsea is rich, and Manchester City and Tottenham are even richer than Chelsea.
Manchester United has two to three hundred million pounds lying in their account, ready to be burned in the transfer market at any time, and Arsenal has 200 million pounds ready to be burned.
Bayern Munich is also facing the pressure of aging players and is also burning money.
Not to mention Real Madrid, which has been the leader for more than half a year, but is now overtaken by Simeone's Atletico Madrid.
Needless to say, Ancelotti is sacked and will continue to burn money this summer.
There is Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1, and they will definitely be burned hard.
It was previously reported that the Berlusconi family has decided to sell AC Milan, and the newly-acquired Thohir and others also expressed that they must burn money.
Think about it, with this kind of burning method, can the transfer fee of the players not be high?
It would be really strange if Barcelona could still attract a large number of European superstars with just a little finger like they did a few years ago.
And one thing that must be said is that Barcelona's management did not do a good enough job in recruiting.
If they are too careless and still immersed in the past glorious history of Barcelona hooking their fingers and players flocking to them, Mathieu, Rakitic and Cuadrado will be snatched away by Chelsea.
However, it is funny to say that none of the players Chelsea introduced last summer were reused.
Among them, Mathieu and Rakitic are better, but Cuadrado, Icardi and Ranocchia are not liked by Mourinho and are expected to be sent away this summer.
"Hey, Sandro, don't say I didn't tell you something good in advance."
"Um"
"If Chelsea wants to sell Cuadrado, it is expected to be around 20 million euros, so they will lose a little."
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Bartomeu shook his head and said: "This is not possible.
Since Cuadrado chose Chelsea last summer, we will no longer consider introducing him now."
Russell couldn't help but nod, thinking that this was the truth.
Are you kidding me?
Barcelona is a tall, rich and handsome guy.
It was already embarrassing enough that he was dumped by a poor girl last year.
But if he sees a poor girl getting divorced from a nouveau riche this year, she will still be so arrogant.
If you run to pick up foreign children, wouldn't you be laughed at?
So where will Barcelona put this handsome face?
Besides, Barcelona also have their own goals.
As soon as Yang Huan felt the malicious looks in Russell and Bartomeu's eyes, his heart immediately beat.
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