Chapter 392: Extreme Ball Control
Speaking of the situation between the two sides, Barcelona has won 7 and drawn 2 in the last 9 meetings between the two sides to remain unbeaten, and Santander last won at Camp Nou in 1983, and then 16 losses and 1 draw in the next 17 away games. The two sides have met 80 league games in history, and Barcelona has the upper hand with 46 wins, 19 draws and 15 losses, including 34 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses at home, which can be said to have an absolute advantage in the historical record.
Han Sen's entry caused a commotion in some corners of the Camp Nou, of course, it was the Chinese fans in Barcelona, Han Weimin had previously said that he would arrange a meeting between Han Sen and Chinese fans in the near future, because the number of Chinese in Spain is not a minority, it is close to about 100,000, and since 2000, Spain has also begun the process of labor legalization many times, especially in Catalonia, there are many Chinese who have obtained legal labor status.
However, the Camp Nou stadium is huge, and Han Sen didn't have time to find his compatriot after entering the field, so he sat in the pit of the bench first. He felt that it was not suitable for him to show himself for not yet fully prepared for Barcelona.
The camera still found him accurately, and He Wei also said loudly in the broadcast room: "Before the game started, we also saw the figure of Chinese player Han Sen, but it seems that the camera is not too detailed, and Han Sen is also walking in a hurry, and he didn't care about his debut at Camp Nou." ”
Xu Yang smiled: "Maybe it's because Han Sen is not satisfied with this kind of substitute appearance." ”
He Wei Haha said with a smile: "It may be, but looking at the list of players, Han Sen also wore his favorite No. 13, as for the origin of this number." It seems that no one has asked so far, because it is said that Han Sen wore the No. 10 jersey when he was a student. That is, the number 13 was suddenly changed, so that the national team, the National Olympic team, Mallorca and Barcelona all wore the number 13, and I hope that next time there will be gossip media to dig into this topic. Haode, without further ado, we'll jump right into the game. ”
Barcelona patiently controlled the game from the start, while Santander knowingly adopted a defensive strategy of shrinking. After some temptation. Barcelona, who dominated possession, began to slowly look for opportunities, and the advantage of the field was further strengthened, first in the 11th minute. Alves passes the ball and Xavi shoots wide from distance. Then in the 15th minute, Hleb cut into the left side of the box and crossed, Xavi passed. Keita's shot from the left side of the box went wildly wide. 18th minute. Sergio Busquets passed the ball and Pedro's shot from the right side of the box was confiscated by goalkeeper Tono in the near corner. In the 22nd minute, Xavi crossed from the right and Keita's header from 12 yards was met by Tono.
"The game went on for more than 20 minutes, but there were definitely not many chances on Barcelona's side, just maintaining a possession advantage on the field." He Wei said with a smile, "Let's look at a statistic, Barcelona in the first half of these 25 minutes. Barcelona had an astonishing 78.7 per cent possession, excluding some dead balls, set-pieces and other factors. This data shows that basically in the normal time of the game, the ball is all at the feet of the Barcelona players. ”
Xu Yang also watched the game with full attention: "In the past few seasons, especially after Rijkaard became the owner, Barcelona began to be obsessed with this kind of ball control, and this offensive attitude allowed them to grasp the advantage of most of the game, not only won the European Champions Cup in 06, but also won the European Cup with Xavi, Iniesta and Puyol as the central axis of the Spanish national team, and the Spanish national team uses this short-pass style of play with the ball now adopted by Barcelona!" ”
Han Sen also sat in the back row of the bench, biting his fingers and looking at the situation on the field, to be honest, he liked this style of play very much in his heart, with his strong pursuit of victory and not admitting defeat, coupled with his own position and jishu characteristics, firmly controlling the ball at his feet is his favorite way to play. In Shanghai, in Mallorca, and in the National Olympic team, he has used his preference to transform the team he is in, and now Barcelona's extreme ball control is what Han Sen likes.
However, there are also dislikes, that is, Guardiola said in advance that he should position himself as a back midfielder, and now it seems that the field is still dominated by Xavi's forward organization, and today's formation also sent 4 midfielders, Busquets and Keita are both midfielders, Busquets is mainly to respond to the backfield, and Keita is running all over the field, and even completed two shots. The other midfielder, Hleb, was not very impressive, mostly running in the air to create chances for his team-mates.
Then when the time comes, if he puts himself in the link backfield position of Busquets, or a sanda position like Keita, it is naturally not what Han Sen likes, and his target is still Xavi!
However, he himself knows that this one is a bit difficult. Thinking of this, Han Sen couldn't help but glance at Guardiola, who was standing on the sidelines in a well-dressed and meticulous manner.
And the game continued, in the 29th minute, Eto'o passed, and Keita's strong shot from 25 yards was confiscated by Tono, Han Sen was a little dumbfounded, not laughing at Keita firing everywhere, how would it be if he went up, but felt that Barcelona was now really compressing Santander Racing too tightly, so that only people in Keita's position could shoot on the perimeter, and Keita's shooting level was really not flattering, but at this time, it seemed that whoever came up to kick this kick could not ensure a certain goal.
Seeing that Barcelona was scoreless, Pep Guardiola on the sidelines also began to pace anxiously, after all, it really didn't look like there was a chance now, the ball was at his feet, but the opponent blocked the offensive line.
"Now I feel that Barcelona's attack is a bit like Arsenal and Real Madrid a few years ago, the pass is beautiful, but there is no end to it!" Xu Yang said on the side.
He Wei mumbled: "I also feel this way, originally a striker like Eto'o is also a very good striker, but in this completely compressed space, it doesn't seem to reflect the characteristics of a striker like him who is fast and takes the ball!" ”
Xu Yang continued: "The main thing today is that Barcelona is playing a double striker, there is no wing, they are all squeezed into the middle, most of the players are still resting off the field because of the national team game, like Henry, Messi, they didn't come up, I don't know if Guardiola will give Han Sen a chance to try, after all, Han Sen's scoring ability is very strong, if Keita gave Han Sen one or two opportunities just now, maybe it would work, and the game might be opened." But Pep Guardiola seems to be thinking about what can be done to improve the situation on the pitch. ”
Han Sen muttered to himself in Chinese in the shadow of the bench: "Strong burst! ”
He Wei also said thousands of miles away at this time: "Eto'o is at the front, Pedro is very young, Xavi's physical speed is average, in fact, now Barcelona needs a point that can break through to open the situation, just pass the ball painlessly, and I don't know when the pass will come!" ”
It seems that the game was in the words of He Wei, and Barcelona has been difficult to create scoring opportunities since then, but in the 40th minute, Hleb was knocked down by the opposing team when he tried to dribble on the side, and was injured and could not continue the game, and Iniesta replaced the injured Hleb. However, Andres Iniesta, who also played in the national team, appeared a little listless, which left Barcelona with few chances throughout the first half, while Santander had no shots on goal.
In the dressing room in the midfield, Pep Guardiola only came in after all the players entered the dressing room, and he still maintained the calm expression on his face as always, and then walked to the tactical board on the innermost wall of the locker room, so that the players could see themselves, and then began to draw something on the tactical board with a pen.
Although Han Sen's current Spanish doesn't speak half a bucket of water, and he can't even reach the level of two taels of water, but combined with Guardiola's pronunciation of the player's name and his comparison of the lineup position on the tactical board, it can still be understood very clearly, Guardiola and he thought the same thing in the first half, that is, to find a strong point, instead of passing the ball aimlessly like now.
Guardiola drew the name of Andres Iniesta, who had just come on the pitch, and then pushed the magnet representing Iniesta to the left winger, and the right, to the right, to the right-back Alves.
"Do you all understand?" After Guardiola finished drawing, he turned his head to look at the players, who nodded their heads.
Han Sen also nodded thoughtfully, this is the first time since his career that he has found that a manager can point out the situation encountered in the first half so accurately, and at the same time arrange it in the shortest time, Han Sen couldn't help but look at Guardiola again, I don't know Weishenme, and began to have a longing for himself to play, because he wants to know what Guardiola will do to him if he plays, which is what Han Sen is most interested in at the moment. (To be continued......)