The bet between Yang Cheng and Cruyff has almost become the world's capital.

One is the powerful coach who is now popular in Europe, and the other is the former king, today's godfather of Barcelona, and the war of words between the two is really addictive.

On the day Liverpool arrived in Barcelona, Cruyff blasted Yang Cheng, believing that the latter was a proud person without humility who would only cause trouble, and he believed that Liverpool would get nothing because of Yang Cheng's arrogance this season.

"Losing the League Cup is just the beginning, we'll see!" Cruyff said confidently.

After Yang Cheng arrived in Barcelona, he was interviewed by reporters in the hotel and laughed at Cruyff's big mouth.

"There is a saying in my homeland, it is called an old man in the family is like a treasure, which means that having the reminder of the old man is a fortune, but I sympathize with the current Barcelona and Rijkaard, because this old lady in their family is noisy, and this old guy is too wide and too much, and people who don't know still think that he is the current Barcelona manager."

"No one wants to get involved in some disputes for no reason before such a big tournament, I have the same mind as Rijkaard, we don't want to put more guessing into a war of words, but Cruyff and Laporta broke that situation, and I really feel sad for Rijkaard, because obviously there is a Cruyff pointing fingers above his head, and that would never happen in Liverpool."

As soon as Yang Cheng's interview appeared, Cruyff immediately refuted it.

"I respect Rijkaard, we will never fall for some people to sow discord, I can only say that if Yang Cheng and his Liverpool were only good at playing this kind of trick, then he would have lost badly at Camp Nou."

When the team walked into the Camp Nou, Yang Cheng smiled, "I appeal to all intelligent journalist friends to help me think about it" He pointed to his brain, "Let's wait for the game to be over, I should ask Cruyff to help me do something." ”

After a pause, he didn't forget to remind, "Oh, by the way, be careful, we can't be disrespectful to the old man!" ”

A group of reporters are addicted, Cruyff does often point fingers at Barcelona, whether it is good or bad, no one can say, but he often uses the tone of the godfather of Barcelona to bombard Real Madrid and other Barcelona opponents, which has already attracted a lot of media attention.

Yang Cheng now simply directly buttoned him up as an arrogator, describing him as the emperor of Barcelona, firstly to hit the lively Cruyff, and secondly, to create some signs of contradiction, so that reporters have room to use their imagination.

However, in the final analysis, the game of football still depends on the game.

"Barcelona's squad is 433, and the goalkeeper Valdés is Van Bronckhorst, Oleg, Puyol and Belletti in the back line from left to right; The midfielders were Andres Iniesta, Marcos and Xavi, while the three forwards were Ronaldinho, Samuel Eto'o and Giuli. ”

"Compared with Barcelona's main lineup, Liverpool is currently suffering from a lot of injuries, the goalkeeper is Barcelona's veteran Reina, and the backline is Volnock, Hyypia, Carragher and Finnen; In midfield, Michael Carrick, Essien and Steven Gerrard; The three strikers are Franck Ribery, Didier Drogba and Arjen Robben. ”

"It is worth mentioning that Liverpool's list was announced two days in advance, and Yang Cheng laid out his own list when he was in England, and in fact, he did not make any adjustments, and it is up to Rijkaard to see if he can resolve this lineup."

As soon as the referee's whistle blew, Liverpool, who took the lead in kick-off, immediately launched a wave of attacks.

Steven Gerrard was more up front, almost behind Drogba, while Michael Carrick and Essien were both behind and looked more like a midfielder.

Liverpool's opening attack was on the left side of Barcelona, the right side of Arjen Robben, while Peter Pan faced his fellow Dutchman Van Brondhorst.

Gerrard was caught in the middle of the pitch and knocked back, Carrick took the ball and played a long pass, the ball crossed most of Barcelona's half and went directly to the left side of the Barca penalty area. , Robben used his speed to rush past Van Bronckhorst, after winning the ball on the right side, Puyol immediately stuck to his body, and when he tackled, Robben tripped Robben on the right side of the penalty area, free kick.

"Yang Cheng shouted on the sidelines to let several tall men in the team move forward, Hyypia, Drogba, Carragher, and even players such as Jaypie are very good in height and heading ability, and Barcelona is really at a loss in this regard."

But this time, Robben's free-kick was headed over the crossbar by Carragher.

Yang Cheng did not complain at all, after all, the game had only started 22 minutes, he walked to the sidelines, waved at the players, and made gestures, only the players in the Liverpool team could understand, Yang Cheng was signaling the players to retract the battle line, stand back a little, and leave the space in front of them.

What kind of team is Ba ▲, Yang Cheng knows very well.

Although Barcelona's Barcelona led by Rijkaard this season has an excellent defense in La Liga and is the La Liga team that has conceded the fewest goals, it is in La Liga, and in Europe, their defense can be said to be full of mistakes.

Some media have long summarized that Barcelona's two major defensive shortcomings this season, one, set-pieces, two, counterattack, these two points are the biggest shortcomings of Barcelona's defense, the former is caused by Barcelona's overall height, and it is also the drawback that Barcelona has always had, but it is precisely Liverpool's advantage.

The second point is caused by Rijkaard's tactics, they are too attacking to avoid the disconnection between the front and back, the back line is always very pressed, but the problem is that Belletti on the right is a little better, but Van Bronckhorst on the left is obviously unable to keep up.

There are advantages and disadvantages to pressing forward on the defensive line, at least Yang Cheng does not dare to press too much in the Premier League, because the speed and counterattack of the Premier League are enough to make the pressure before avoiding seeds very deadly.

Perhaps Rijkaard knew Liverpool's advantage in speed, but in the end he continued to opt for the team's usual bundle of tactical play, obviously considering that the first leg was a home game and the opponent had to be won!

Liverpool retracted, giving up wide spaces for Barcelona's midfield to control the ball, but as soon as the ball entered Liverpool's heartland, it was immediately pressed and pressed.

In this game, Yang Cheng specially studied the simplest and most direct counterattack routine, just like this time, Gerrard chased Xavi back to defend, and after the ball was successfully broken, he immediately handed the ball to Carrick.

The Englishman didn't make the slightest adjustment, sending the ball diagonally behind Van Bronckhorst.

As early as when Gerrard broke the ball, Robben had already pasted his compatriot, and he even deliberately slowed down to avoid offside, because he was absolutely confident in his speed, and when starting at the same time, Van Bronckhorst couldn't stop him at all.

Sure enough, Carrick made a long pass, and Robben activated.

Peter Pan whistled past Van Bronckhorst, and as soon as the Dutch left-back reacted, he realised he had made a fatal mistake.

I saw Robben insert forward at a very fast speed, and after receiving the ball, he was not slow, but cut in the penalty area along the post.

Puyol and Oleg were a little too high in their position just now, because they had to take on a certain role in combing the ball, which made them have to chase back hard after Robben's successful anti-offside.

If you look down from the sky, you can see that Puyol and Oleg are one with Robben and the other in the middle, and at the same time, they have to worry about Ribery, who is also fast on the left, and they are worried that the Frenchman will penetrate Belletti's defense, and Drogba is slightly behind, and the whole scene is formed.

Robben was caught up in the box by Oleg, who was between Robben and Valdés, but Robben suddenly made a sharp stop, changed his feet, and passed the ball behind Puyol with his left foot.

Puyol was quickly inserting into the box, he didn't expect Robben to pass the ball behind him, and he stopped sharply to break the ball, but Drogba suddenly accelerated.

At this moment, everyone suddenly realized that there was a big problem.

Drogba's height, strength and header are superb, and his ability to crush and suppress the defence is truly the strongest in the world today, which is often easy to overlook his speed and explosiveness. In fact, once Drogba rushes out of the beam, the speed is very fast.

According to a data released by Sky TV's O Town A data company, Drogba's sprint speed can reach 35.632 kilometers per hour, which is enough to finish in the top five in the Premier League

Of course, speed and 100-meter run are different concepts, the former is measured by intercepting the period of sprint, while the latter also includes the starting and acceleration periods, but even so, Drogba's speed is considered fast.

Therefore, as soon as Puyol realized Drogba's speed, he felt a powerful impact coming towards him, as if it was about to crush him and make him feel a pressure.

Imagine anyone facing a big truck that is traveling at 35 kilometers per hour and crashing into them, who will not be stressed?

But Drogba passed past him, the ball was lightly carried away, unaffected by his rapid rush, after receiving the ball, he crossed Puyol, the pace was just right, as soon as he passed, he stepped on his left foot, supported the center of gravity, picked up his right foot, and fired a direct volley.

Valdés' attention was focused on Robben's side, and when he realized Drogba's danger, he wanted to make a save, but it was too late, and he could only watch the ball blast into Barcelona's goal, as if he was going to shoot through the net.

"GOA Ding Ding Ed Du Ding Ding ⊥!!!"

"In the 53rd minute, 53 minutes after the opening, Liverpool took the lead in scoring a goal, and Drogba cut in from the back row into the penalty area with a powerful volley to open the scoring for Liverpool!"

After the goal, Drogba excitedly rushed out of the penalty area, rushed to the side of the pitch with a shout, and roared at the Barcelona fans above, venting the excitement in his heart.

The Liverpool players also chased after each other, looking very excited.

'It was too fast, Liverpool went so fast from breaking off to counter-attacking, Carrick's long pass played a huge role, and when he passed the ball just now, he happened to move right between Ronaldinho and Iniesta, and neither player pressed him effectively.

Ronaldinho is recognized as a player in the Barcelona team who does not need to defend, and when he gets the ball in Carrick, he doesn't even make a symbolic press, as for Iniesta, he tried to defend, but he couldn't keep up.

Interestingly, when Drogba scored, the live TV camera first showed Cruyff in the stands, and the Dutchman also looked taken aback by Liverpool's quick counter-attack, because the counter-attack routine was too simple and direct, but it was clear that the carriage was going to eat Van Bronckhorst.

The first attack after the opening was also on Robben's side, creating a free kick, and the second time he played again, he directly created a goal, which can really be described as a hit and a target, which also showed the efficiency of Liverpool's attack.

"I believe that Cruyff must be regretting it now, regretting why he made a bet with Yang Cheng?" The on-site narrator teased.

Yang Cheng was not too excited after the team scored, and he was a little embarrassed and cooled the player, as if this goal was just a small thing for him.

"Is the strongest backline in La Liga, in the eyes of Caesar, really like his own back garden?"

The on-site commentators couldn't believe it, but judging from Liverpool's attack after the opening, it seemed that this was the case, at least Barcelona had no way to defend Liverpool's attack.

The three lines retracted, making it clear that they wanted to give up the initiative, I will hold it first, let you come out to attack, and I will play defense and counterattack.

In the 4th minute, after the ball was successfully broken again, Robben Dutchman on the right side broke through with the ball at high speed, and a beautiful human ball was divided, and in the one-on-one, without slowing down, he directly passed his Dutchman Van Brondhorst.

The latter was so abrupt by Robben that he could barely find his way, and this time, after Robben broke through, he chose to cross.

I have to say that Robben's right-footed cross is indeed very average, and the landing point is a little inaccurate, Drogba was blocked by Puyol and lost the opportunity, and the Barcelona captain's header cleared the penalty area.

But Gerrard, who inserted the attack in the second round, stopped the ball on his chest at the front of the penalty area, probed into the penalty area, and shot low, penetrating Barcelona's goal again, 0, "Oh my God, it's only the 4th minute, and Barcelona is already two goals behind!" ”

"Rijkaard must find a way, or should retreat, and he can't continue to press like this, which is tantamount to exposing his weak backline to Liverpool's gun."

"We have to admit that Yang Cheng may be the most experienced coach in the world to play Barcelona, he can always figure out a way to beat Barcelona, Rijkaard in front of him, completely defeated, black swan in terms of coaching experience, ability, or targeted tactics, is not as sophisticated and skilled as Yang Cheng. ，，

"Liverpool's tactics in this game are very simple, play a blitzkrieg after the opening, the first round of attack, and they focus on playing Van Brondhorst, but Barcelona has nothing to do about it, and Liverpool has opened the channel from their left side twice in a row."

When Gerrard went to the next city, Yang Cheng raised his right fist high in the face of the attention of the Camp Nou, as if he had won the victory, he didn't care what tactics Barcelona was going to use next, and he didn't care how Barcelona was going to play next, in short, he just wanted to defend and counterattack, that is, to shrink the defense, and then use Carrick to counterattack.

"Sometimes, the simplest tactics can achieve the most abundant results!"

"Football tactics are like fighting, as long as you are tough enough, you can unscrupulously seize the opponent's loopholes, and fight hard until he collapses!" Yang Cheng smiled and explained to the people around him.

Su Maozhen was beside him, listening to his words, he felt a lot in his heart.

Many people like to use some clever tactics, but Yang Cheng doesn't. His tactics can be complex, but they can also be simple, and the key is what kind of tactics will help him defeat his opponents.

There is no best tactic, only the most suitable tactic!

"Can you see Cruyff?" Yang Cheng turned his head, raised his right hand, covered his eyes, and looked at the stands above his head, there were shouting heads everywhere, and he didn't need to look at it to know that it must be Barcelona fans.

I saw that my eyes were spent, but I still couldn't find Cruyff.

If he could, he would have liked to see how the Dutch were feeling at the moment.

In the past few years since Rijkaard came to power, Barcelona has indeed played very well, but due to the emergence of sincerity, Deco stayed in Inter Milan, which makes the midfield of the dream second team somewhat unbalanced, too inclined to attack, Xavi and Iniesta have not seen signs of an organizational core for the time being.

Everyone knows that the league is a test of a team's offensive ability, but in the cup, the test is defense, especially in this kind of knockout game, without good defense, it is simply difficult to continue.

Why did Yang Cheng dare to retract back to play defense in this game?

It is because he has enough confidence in his own defense, Hyypia and Carragher's defense has established a tacit understanding, Volnock and Finnan are also good defenders on the wing, plus the midfield arrangement of Essien and Carrick, this set of defense is still very good, at least the Reds are second only to Chelsea in the Premier League for the number of goals conceded.

But looking at the defensive lineups of the two teams, if anyone says that Yang Cheng doesn't know how to defend, he will definitely be laughed to death.

However, although Yang Cheng has many shortcomings, he also has many advantages, such as he knows how to accept what he sees.

Taking advantage of the opening round of fierce attacks, he specially hit Barcelona's loopholes, which caught Barcelona off guard for a while, and scored two goals, but seeing Rijkaard's reaction, Yang Cheng immediately waved his hand, and the team's tactics began to focus on defense.

You have to admit that with the likes of Samuel Eto'o, Ronaldinho, Giuli, Xavi and Andres Iniesta, plus this is the Camp Nou, Barcelona will be a scary attacking force once they get back to their feet.

Yang Cheng's goal has been achieved, and he can focus more on defending and counterattacking. "With away goals in hand, isn't that big enough?