When the game started, Barcelona was still playing the football they were good at - mainly controlling the ball, and the rhythm of the team was controlled by the "old farmer" Deco who looked like he was struggling, while Ronaldinho was the heart of the team's attack, he was closer to the team's goal and had a more direct threat to Werder Bremen.

To deal with the two, Werder Bremen fielded a double midfielder in midfield to contain them.

It was the same in the last meeting, but it didn't work out well.

Especially against Ronaldinho.

Because Ronaldinho is really a great genius!

He always has some surprises, and when faced with a difficult situation, others are helpless, but he can use his talent to change the situation......

This is talent, and it is not something that can be easily cultivated through hard training.

So Bowman has been practicing with Glory before, but he is not just doing Glory's sparring, but actually Shan Rongguang is also doing sparring for Bowman.

Glory played the role of Ronaldinho in training.

And that's exactly what Bowman was going to defend against in the game.

Although Ronaldinho and Glory have different technical characteristics, there is not much difference in terms of the difficulty of defense.

Glory is very tenacious, Ronaldinho's skills are good, and in training, Glory's tenacity can make up for his lack of skills as good as Ronaldinho's, so that Bowman can experience the same defensive difficulty.

But in fact, Schaff is not very much counting on Bowman and Borowski to freeze these two talented players in Barcelona. And sticking to it is not a style that Werder Bremen is good at.

He still pinned his hopes of winning more on offense, or more precisely, on glory.

Rijkaard could think of using the sprint space that controlled and compressed Glory to contain his play, but how could Schaf, the head coach of Glory, not think of it?

Now everyone knows that Werder Bremen is the most important player, and if he performs well, Werder Bremen will do well. If he sneezed, Werder Bremen would catch a cold.

So in this game, Barcelona will definitely make some countermeasures against glory.

Because of the urgency of time, Glory's passing organization training has not yet been practiced to the point where it can be reassured to come in handy. As a result, Schaaf made some adjustments within his ability.

Although it can be seen from the starting lineup map of the two sides broadcast on TV, Werder Bremen plays 442, and Glory and Klose play forward.

But in reality, the position of glory in the game is a little more retreating.

In a position similar to the front waist.

But what he did was not the work of the front waist.

His job is to score goals and the whole team is there for him to make sure he gets plenty of chances.

It's a bit like the treatment of Glory when he played in São Paulo.

In fact, Schaff did reference the style of play and tactical characteristics of Glory in Sao Paulo.

Letting Glory drop back can open up the gap between him and the back line and create some space for him, better than letting him go straight back to back to Barcelona's central defenders, right?

Since everyone says that Werder Bremen relies on glory, then we rely on it more thoroughly! Take his role to the extreme.

The next thing is not for Schauff to control.

He has to look at Rongguang's personal ability and performance, and see how Rongguang is in today's state.

He will be hoping that Glory will be able to do something beyond everyone's expectations again in the game and then help Werder Bremen beat Barcelona, as he did the last time the two teams met.

Of course, Schaaf also left himself a way out - this is something that the manager must take into account, not to say that he will throw in the towel and surrender early or anything.

If Werder Bremen can't win at home, a draw is acceptable.

Werder Bremen are now two points ahead of Porto. In this game, Werder Bremen drew with Barcelona and had a three-point lead. Porto then beat Celtic to level on points.

Comparing the winners and losers with the same points, Werder Bremen have the advantage for the time being – they beat Porto 3-0 at home in the first leg of the group stage, not only with a win, but also with three clean sheets.

So with the same score, Werder Bremen still has to be above Porto in second place.

Then in the final round, they travel to Porto, and a draw will ensure a second place in the group.

So fate is still in your own hands.

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Playing at home, Werder Bremen did not shrink defensively, they played attacking football at home as they wanted – something that Werder Bremen do best and what they love the most. You let them shrink and hold on to a draw at home, although in terms of tactical choices, this is the best, but Werder Bremen is not good at it, and there is some resistance.

So Schaaf didn't even think about forcing a draw on defense at home.

If you really want to get a draw, it has to be because you can't win and you can't get a draw......

Barcelona aren't the kind of team that will stick to the line, and they share the same philosophy as Werder Bremen – even if a draw is needed, they won't shrink their defence to get that result. It's against their football philosophy and is something they disdain.

The two sides attacked, and this game was played beautifully.

Werder Bremen and Barcelona come and go, and the fight is very lively.

On Barcelona's side, Ronaldinho is the undisputed attacking heart and he is always the brightest man. Although in the tactical position of the team, he is not as important as Deco. But everyone can't help but focus on the not-so-good-looking Brazilian.

Bowman's defence against Ronaldinho can be considered tight, almost close to the body, but even so, Ronaldinho is occasionally able to deliver some clever passes or make stunning moves.

The commentators are all praising him: "Ronaldinho deserves to be Ronaldinho!" Even if Werder Bremen's captain Baumann defends him closely, he is still one of Barcelona's most dangerous players! ”

At the same time, on Werder Bremen's side, Glory also encountered the opponent's close defense.

The defender of this game was not Deco, but Edmilson, a member of the Brazilian national team. The player won the World Cup in 2002 as a regular centre-back for the Brazilian national team, and also scored a beautiful barb in the group stage against Costa Rica.

He can play as a centre-back or as a midfielder.

Compared to Deco, he is clearly a full-time defender.

Rijkaard started him just to deal with glory.

Edmilson took to heart the words of head coach Rijkaard and defended the glory in the game.

He's working hard, he's working hard, and he wants to compete for a main position.

Now he is in Barcelona and can only play as a substitute. In the centre-back position, he can't compete with Puyol and Mexican centre-back Marcos.

He hopes to make head coach Rijkaard rediscover himself and affirm his defensive ability through this performance. I'm no worse than those two starting teammates!

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Rongguang didn't take Edmilson seriously at first, no matter what kind of Brazilian international he is, what kind of World Cup champion, he just needs to follow his own kicks.

But as the game progressed, Rongguang realized that the Brazilian player's defense made him very uncomfortable!

In this game, the glory position was a little later, which was considered a midfielder, but in fact it was still played as a striker, but as a second striker, hidden behind Klose. Schaaf's demand for him is still to score.

Glory himself thinks so.

He still prefers to score goals.

Hiding behind Klose will give him more shots, just like he did at Sao Paulo, playing as a midfielder and playing as a second striker, focusing on shooting.

But when he just got the ball and was about to take it to the penalty area, Glory was hit by someone, and because of lack of preparation, the ball was lost.

The first instinct to lose the glory of football is to turn around and snatch it back.

As soon as he turned his head, he saw Edmilson's back!

Rather than covet possession, Edmilson broke the ball and quickly passed the ball away.

Seeing him do so, the off-the-field head coach Rijkaard nodded approvingly.

"He's in a clear head." Assistant coach Henk Ten Carter also took note of Gerrard's approach.

As a Brazilian defender, Edmilson will inevitably have the blood of Brazilian players who are good at attacking and like to attack, otherwise he would not have scored such a beautiful goal in the World Cup, which is difficult for a striker to score......

Such attacking centre-backs are common in Brazil, and Lucio, who currently plays for Bayern Munich, is also of this type, and he is even more excessive than Edmilson.

Knowing the characteristics of these Brazilian defenders well, Rijkaard feared that Edmilson would break the ball and go all the way to the attack after the game was on the rise...... That's the end of it, the speed of Glory will definitely easily catch up with Edmilson when chasing back, and then cut off the football.

Rijkaard has studied the footage of Glory's game in Brazil, and there is a goal like this: he lost the ball in front of the court and chased it back until he broke the ball at the edge of the penalty area, then turned and took the ball forward, giving full play to his speed, and throwing everyone away from the back of the game and smashing the ball into the goal......

He didn't want his team to be the backdrop for such a spectacular goal.

So he told Edmilson again and again before the game that his task in this game was to defend, and he didn't need to do anything but defend.

He didn't need to dribble forward for tens of meters, pass five levels and cut six players, and then hit the ball into Werder Bremen's goal. Nor does he need a precise long ball from the back to send the ball directly to the feet of the Barcelona attacking players in the frontcourt.

It's just defense, just keep the glory.

As long as he can keep the glory, he will be the number one contributor to the team's away win and lock up the top spot in the group one round earlier.

Now it seems that he can strictly abide by tactical discipline and keep a clear head, maybe he can really prevent glory in this game?