Chapter 706 Controversial Penalty Kick
Liverpool has changed here, and Barcelona has naturally adjusted on the side.
Compared with the last game, Guardiola made a personnel adjustment...Mali midfielder Keita sat on the bench, and Iniesta returned from injury!
In view of the fact that Liverpool's iron barrel formation is difficult to break through sports battles, Guardiola's tactics in this game are to break through, then break through, use the superstar's ability to score goals, foul if he can't score, and break Liverpool's iron barrel formation through free kicks .
What makes Guardiola most happy is that Liverpool's counterattack nuclear weapon Bell was injured.
It can even be said that Bell is more dangerous than Messi in a quick counterattack.
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After the game started, it seemed that everything was going as Guardiola thought.
Although they still played very hard in the game, in the No.40 minute of the first half, after a series of hard battles, Messi's free kick went straight to the dead corner. Although Neuer fought hard to save, there was no way.
Li Wei stood on the sidelines, but his brows were furrowed.
Guardiola seems to have really found a way to deal with Liverpool's iron barrel.In this game, in the Barcelona dual-core game, the Liverpool players defended Harvey and gave the ball to Iniesta.
In fact, in the last round of the game, Barcelona did the same.At that time, Iniesta was not there. After Harvey was marked by the opponent, Barcelona handed over the possession of the ball to Busquets, but the effect did not improve much.This also has a lot to do with Busquets' current ability.
Busquets is only 22 years old now, and he hasn't had enough training yet, and he must be a little bit worse in the overall situation.In addition, Barcelona Xavi has not left yet, and Iniesta is not old yet. During the game, the usual organization power is not as important as Busquets.Suddenly handing over the organizational power to Busquets, it is surprising that his performance can be good.
It’s different now. Iniesta’s pass is full of aura. When Liverpool players block Harvey, he can still take on Harvey’s original role. And Iniesta’s breakthrough ability is very strong. He and Messi, Ped Luo attacked Liverpool's defense one after another.
These three players are all players with strong breakthrough ability. Although it is difficult for them to break through Liverpool's defense, they can easily cause Liverpool to foul.
These fouls will basically not bring yellow cards or red cards to Liverpool players, but a free kick is still indispensable.
When taking free kicks, Barcelona players can overwhelm the overall situation, including central defender Pique, which greatly restrains the attention of Liverpool's defensive players.
The advantage of numbers is very important in dense defense, but when it comes to free kicks, this advantage becomes less obvious.
Before Messi scored this time, Liverpool's goal actually encountered several dangers.None of those dangers translated into goals, with the likes of Manuel Neuer and Boateng on display.
But now Li Wei has to think about whether he wants to change his style of play.
Although the total score is now Liverpool 2:1 Barcelona, the away goals scored by Barcelona are nothing, and the two goals in Liverpool's hands are still away goals!
The key point is whether Liverpool can hold the score in the next time and prevent Barcelona from scoring again.
Li Wei was not sure about completing this task either.
Some people may say, why keep defending, the big deal is to wait for Barcelona to score another goal before changing tactics.At that time, the total score was only 2:2, and both sides had the same number of away goals. For Liverpool, this score is not hell.
It's actually not that simple.
Football is very particular about momentum. Liverpool only changed their tactics when Barcelona scored two goals in a row. The momentum has been suppressed by Barcelona.At the same time, at this point, Liverpool's number of away goals has been equal to that of Barcelona. In other words, Barcelona scored another goal. When 3:2 Liverpool, Liverpool must score two more goals if they want to win.
For Liverpool, the score of 2:2 is not as simple as returning to the starting line, but a very dangerous score.
On the contrary, Liverpool is changing their tactics now, because with one ball in hand, there is still room for mistakes. The psychological pressure of Liverpool players will not be so great, but it is easier to play smooth tactics.
Do you want to try to attack out?
Li Wei hesitated in his heart, and replacing defense with offense seemed to be the last way to break the situation.After all, Barcelona's current tactics are entirely based on Liverpool's intensive defense. If Liverpool changes their tactics, they must also change accordingly.
Barcelona, which hastily changed its tactics, will definitely need a period of adaptation.
Liverpool's offense is not vegetarian, and it is very likely to overwhelm Barcelona with offense.
Just do it, risky...
When Li Wei hesitated, another major turning point occurred on the football field.
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"No! The referee Frank Debrickley showed Carragher a yellow card and awarded a penalty! This is a very controversial penalty!"
Boos at Anfield.
Li Wei's mood suddenly rose, and he yelled at the fourth official.
Guardiola sat on the coach's bench expressionlessly.
"Through the replay lens, let's see what happened just now? Messi broke through with the ball, and he passed Carragher. At this time, Carraghera touched Messi, and Messi fell down... But from here we can clearly see It turned out that Messi fell to the ground outside the penalty area, and he rolled over before entering the penalty area! This should not be a penalty!" The England commentator was very excited.
The Liverpool players on the football field were also very excited, they surrounded the manager to protest.
In fact, this is not the first time Frank de Brickley has made such a controversial penalty.
Before the start of the game, some media broke the news that it was not appropriate for UEFA to choose Frank Debrickley as the referee of this game.
In the 2010 Champions League semi-final Barcelona beat Inter Milan 1-0 at home, it was Frank de Brickley's whistle that caused huge controversy.In that game, he sent off Motta and Pique was suspected of offside... It was one of the most controversial events of last season.
It is worth mentioning that the reason why Mota was sent off with a red card was because of Busquets' excellent acting skills, which earned him the title of "professor".When Busquets was lying and rolling on the ground, he secretly raised his right hand covering his face, and peeking at the referee became a classic motion picture of flopping.
Although the Liverpool players at the scene protested very excitedly, Frank de Brickley did not change the penalty. He also showed a yellow card to the most excited Gerrard.
Although Gerrard was very angry, he also knew that continuing to entangle at this time would only make Frank de Brickley show Liverpool more yellow cards, or even red cards.
He had no choice but to suppress his anger and let his teammates disperse.
Seeing the Liverpool players scattered, Frank de Brickley also breathed a sigh of relief. Surrounded by so many players, how could it be possible to not have any psychological pressure?