"It's too strong, it's too strong. Is Messi invisible the whole time? If the ball can't pass the midfielder Messi is basically useless. Manchester United has grasped the key to the problem."
"What's the crux of the matter?"
"The crux of the matter is the real key issue in the midfield."
"Ah, it's so confusing. What's the key problem in the midfield? Manchester United's midfield is also useless."
"But Manchester United has Zhang Kuang. He can pose a threat without the support of the midfielder. But Messi is different. Without the support of the midfielder, he cannot pose a threat because he cannot grab the high ball and cannot complete the physical confrontation. This is the key to the problem."
"Hey, it seems to make sense."
"So, now Manchester United is leading not only because Manchester United has Zhang Kuang, but also because Manchester United's tactics are winning. Manchester United gave up possession of the ball, but found the key to the problem."
"Fuck, there are so many convoluted things, why is it so complicated? We only support Messi. Messi's failure to score does not mean that he cannot score goals, nor is there a problem with his ability. It is just that his teammates are not good enough. Zhang Kuang scored because his teammates are good."
"You upstairs, a brainless fan like you, don't you understand that others have explained the relationship so clearly? To put it bluntly, Messi is not as good as Zhang Kuang. Zhang Kuang can fight physically, grab the ball when the opponent is blocking, and can catch high-altitude balls. This is what makes him better than Messi.
Therefore, he does not need the support of the midfield, Manchester United's defense can directly launch the attack, give the ball to Zhang Kuang, and Zhang Kuang can form an offensive.
But these cannot be put here with Messi. Messi must pass the ball to him from the midfield. Without the pass from the midfielder, Messi will be useless. Because he is too thin and short, his body cannot fight, and he cannot grab high-altitude balls.
Don't you understand? What it means is that Zhang Kuang can do what Messi can do at the plenary meeting, and Messi can't do what Zhang Kuang can do. It's that simple."
"You farted just because you stepped on Messi on purpose. Zhang Kuang just scored two goals. What are you bragging about? Look at me, Messi, when I exert my strength, that's when you cry."
"Fuck, these people can't be civilized, they really can't be civilized, forget it, give up!"
"Haha... They, it's useless for you to reason, logic, and science with them. Don't try to change their ideas, that's it."
"..."
There are a lot of discussions and heated debates on the Internet, and no one is convinced by anyone. As long as it is not reasonable and logical, how can it be possible to have a clear debate?
The game on the field continued, and the ball was still tightly controlled by Barcelona, but they did not dare to send it forward easily, and they could not send it out, because the midfield was locked. Xavi-Busquets-Iniesta did have good foot skills, but they couldn't bear the fact that there were people following them within 30 centimeters around them.
They are not Zhang Kuang, their physical resistance is not that strong.
Therefore, the ball cannot be passed at their feet. Of course, they have also tried passing it directly from the four defenders to the front. Unfortunately, the three forwards Messi, Pedro, and What is the situation with the Villa? Neither Messi nor Pedro is 1.7 meters tall, and Villa 175. The three of them are not strong, and there is no physical confrontation.
Therefore, the middle and high ball is the Achilles heel for the three of them. To directly pass the ball from Barcelona's backcourt to the frontcourt, that is to send assists to Manchester United.
Because once Manchester United's defense gets the ball, it will immediately put the ball high in the air to Zhang Kuang, Rooney, and Berbatov in the frontcourt. These three people are all fast and physical. It is very difficult for Barcelona's defenders to get past these three people.
Especially Zhang Kuang, he is a monster. Not only one person, but also two or three people surrounding him can't grab the ball.
So how can we play this?
The midfielder is strangled and cannot play direct passes from the backcourt to the frontcourt, so Barcelona can only dump the ball as much as possible to prevent Manchester United from controlling the ball. If Manchester United doesn't get the ball, there is no threat. It's that simple.
So, in the next first half, Barcelona was tossing around desperately in the midfield and backcourt, making the fans curse.
However, fans of Manchester United are not worried, after all, they are in the lead, but such a backward move is really not enjoyable to watch.
Of course, the game is not boring. There is another interesting point, that is, in the 43rd minute, Zhang Kuang went to grab the ball from Puyol. He stood behind Puyol and made a powerful tackle on Puyol's feet. Then the ball flew out at high speed due to the force.
With a 'bang' sound, the ball hit the referee hard in the face. The referee had no other reaction and fell straight down, being knocked out by the ball.
"Wow, good, good, good play!" The fans immediately became excited, and the whole stadium burst into cheers.
He Wei: "Ah, when Zhang Kuang was grabbing the ball, the ball hit the referee under the combined force of Zhang Kuang and Puyol. The referee was knocked unconscious. Is there such a small chance of happening?"
The fourth official immediately rushed into the field to stop the game, and then went to check the situation of the referee. Victor Kassai had his eyes closed tightly and his teeth were gritted. Fortunately, he was still angry, but he just fainted.
Xu Yang: "Well, the chance of this is indeed small, but there are still such cases. The most famous one recently is the 24th round of Serie A in the 2008-09 season, where Lazio played against at home In Turin's match, Kolarov volleyed and hit referee Saccani in the head. Saccani was briefly dizzy after being hit, but in the end he insisted on presiding over the match."
He Wei: "Ah, the team doctor has entered the field. Victor Kassai has no signs of regaining consciousness and seems to have asked for an ambulance to enter. Is this so serious? Let's take a look at the replay..."
The cameras at the scene kept looking at Zhang Kuang, as if to say that Zhang Kuang was taking revenge, but Zhang Kuang looked shocked and innocent.
This makes it difficult for audiences and fans around the world to tell whether he is really innocent or acting. However, based on past experience, Zhang Kuang has no acting skills. He is not from La Masia Camp, so how could he have learned acting?
Martin: "Oh my god, what a pity the referee, this ball doesn't seem to have much power, why did you faint? It's much less powerful than the ball that Kolarov hit Saccani with a volley, so why did you faint and never wake up?"
Neville: "Well, this may also be due to different physical constitutions. Is it possible that Victor Kassai's body is not as good as Saccani's, and his body's blood sugar is insufficient?"
Martin: "With insufficient blood sugar, is it easy to faint if touched?"
Neville: "This is really possible. Low blood sugar + unstable blood pressure + sympathetic nervous system disorder are the possibilities. This is not without precedent in the history of sports. There are many such situations.
For example, some people who like long-distance running may seem to be very powerful, but they may faint due to a slight bump during running."
Martin: "Oh, so there is still such a situation. Do you think the ball hit the referee intentionally or accidentally?"
Neville: "This must be unintentional. Who would kick the referee with a ball? Besides, this is when we are grabbing the ball. Even if we are not grabbing the ball, as long as the distance between the ball and the person is not too close, the force and speed are too high, people can avoid it..."
In addition to Sky Sports's commentary and analysis, commentators from all over the world have analyzed this matter. Some people analyzed it from the speed and strength of the ball, and some people analyzed it from the replays to see Zhang Kuang grabbing the ball. Have you ever looked at the referee? Because when you intentionally injure someone, you usually have to look at the target's position first, otherwise the kick will be inaccurate. Finally, through slow playback, I found that Zhang Kuang did not look at the referee's position in the minute before grabbing the ball.
Some people even analyzed the mathematical probability of this coincidence...
There was a huge uproar on the Internet, and one of them was a 'conspiracy theory' that received the most likes and was also the most controversial.
"Oh my god, Piqué who wanted to tackle Zhang Kuang's leg was taken away by ambulance, and the referee who offended Zhang Kuang was also taken away by ambulance. Friends, I'm not a conspiracy theory, don't you think this is too coincidental? And this kind of coincidence happened to Zhang Kuang more than once! Do you still remember that some fans used to say that Zhang Kuang knew witchcraft?"
This comment went viral, quickly causing huge differences and controversy. It was also forwarded to various online platforms around the world and was discussed heatedly by fans.
Even the relevant officials of UEFA and FIFA were shocked after seeing it. This is indeed very suspicious!
Is it really Zhang Kuang's deliberate revenge?
It's just that... all analyzes show that this cannot be Zhang Kuang's intentional behavior!
Soon, the fourth official became the referee and continued the game. Since there were only two minutes left in the first half, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half after Barcelona took a few kicks after the kick-off.
At the end of the first half, Manchester United 2:1 Barcelona, the arrogant Barcelona had nothing to do here, Manchester United only had ball possession but no threat, and there were only two effective threats in the first half.
During the intermission, those who should relax begin to relax, and those who should discuss begin to discuss.
For example, Mourinho went to other people's private rooms and chatted with them about the first half of the game. The topic was basically inseparable from Zhang Kuang and Manchester United's "cutting off the three midfielders of Barcelona" tactics.
Especially this tactic of 'cutting off the three Barcelona midfielders' is easy to say, but difficult to do. The first difficult thing is to give up on the midfielder yourself.
Because you want your midfielders to act as plasters, it means that your midfielders are no longer organizers, groomers, or conductors, but only one-on-one defensive players.
So, when you give up on the midfield, and the midfield interrupts the transmission of information and passing routes from the front and back, how can the entire team steadily attack and defend? Is this a big problem?
And...
In short, there are a lot of tactical details. It doesn't just matter how you do it, it must be carefully designed.
Anyway, this time Manchester United really shocked the football world. I didn't expect that it could be played like this. The entire football world was already frustrated by Barcelona's set of passing control. As a result, Manchester United gave everyone a surprise.
Even Messi, which everyone can change color, has been indirectly restricted. This tactic is good, but everyone will have to study it carefully later.
Guardiola, who returned to the locker room, also realized the problem, that is, Barcelona does not have a high center forward, and there is no frontcourt player like Zhang Kuang who can not only fight physically but also catch high balls. This leads to the fact that as soon as the opponent cuts off the midfielder, the frontcourt is useless.
Guardiola took a look at Sedu Keita, the only high center forward in the team. Do you want to replace him?
At present, Messi, Pedro, and Villa cannot get the ball and cannot use their skills with their feet. There must be a player to pass the ball to Messi's feet.
In the end, after struggling in the locker room for a long time, he decided to wait until 60 or 70 minutes. If that didn't work, he would have to replace Seydu Keita.
Although Manchester United is leading the score, the possession of the ball is in their hands. Try not to let Manchester United get the ball. Wouldn't that be equivalent to strangling their offense?
"Everyone, although we were behind in the first half, there was only a one-goal gap, which is nothing. In the second half, we continued to stick to our tactics. We only need one or two opportunities. As long as we pass the ball to the frontcourt, I believe that the cooperation of Messi, Pedro and Villa will definitely bring us goals..."
Guardiola didn't change his tactics, he still stuck to his style of play.
"Everyone, in the second half, we only need to intercept all the passes to Zhang Kuang, and we will have a chance to come back. After Manchester United gets the ball, they can pass it to anyone, but they cannot pass it to Zhang Kuang. I intercepted it."
Guardiola gritted his teeth when he said this.
In another locker room, Ferguson is also analyzing the tactical board in detail.
"Generally speaking, our tactics were basically successful in the first half, but they were not proficient enough. For example, Pedro's goal in the first half was the result of our insufficient interception of Xavi.
Everyone, this is Barcelona, as long as you give them a chance, they may convert this opportunity into a goal.
It's like they don't dare to give us a chance, because they know that as long as they give us a chance, we will score goals.
This is a duel between top players, and success or failure is often determined in just one moment. What we have to do is to do all the details well, and never let Barcelona get even a chance..."
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Various TV stations are also summarizing the highlights of the first half and analyzing them from various aspects such as tactics, player status, on-field factors, emergencies, etc.
Fans were very excited and nervous when they saw it, and then all kinds of discussions appeared online, in bars, at night snack stalls, on the dining table, in the bed room...
For example, the popular "Zhang Kuang witchcraft theory", Piqué, who was killed by him, and the referee, regardless of whether it was true or false, everyone discussed it with gusto.
For example, the referee's bias theory, Manchester United's goal was disallowed, Piqué's malicious leg-breaking tackle was not given a red card, etc. This is also worth watching.
Another example is 'Messi is not as good as Zhang Kuang in all aspects'. This is a quarrel between Messi fans and Zhang Kuang fans, but the people who eat melon occasionally interject a few words, but if they do it well, they will be scolded as Messi fans or Zhang Kuang fans.
Therefore, many fans in the middle who originally just wanted to have a fair talk were divided into camps in the end, which is terrible.
There are even many fans who end up fighting because of disagreements. This phenomenon is not uncommon and happens all over the world.
Especially Argentina and China are particularly numerous. Argentina has the vast majority of Messi fans and a small number of Zhang Kuang fans. Although they dare not speak for Zhang Kuang, when everyone forced them to take sides with Messi, they did not take sides, so they were surrounded and beaten by everyone.
The same goes for China. Some people like Messi. No matter how others present facts and reason, they won't listen. They just like it. Then they call Zhang Kuang garbage. Then Zhang Kuang fans, Cristiano Ronaldo fans, and Rooney fans pick up wine bottles and smash them...
Who would have thought that the situation would evolve into this situation, and that there would even be strong internal splitting sounds among UEFA and FIFA.
Some people say that Zhang Kuang maliciously stepped on Piqué's foot and knocked the referee unconscious with the ball. He must be punished, banned, and kicked out of football.
There is even more support for Zhang Kuang, who refutes it with just one sentence. "Please come up with concrete evidence instead of conjecture." This sentence alone can defeat some people.
There were even people from the gambling company pounding the table, saying they wanted to get rid of Zhang Kuang, because Zhang Kuang's two goals in the first half directly caused their odds to explode, resulting in huge losses.
They all tried to stop Manchester United from scoring two goals in the first half, but in the end they were still beaten by Zhang Kuang, which made them so angry.
During the half of the game, everyone was going crazy. The UEFA Champions League final was really a lot to watch.
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Fifteen minutes later, some fans who were addicted were still in the toilet. The effects of the drug were too strong and they couldn't get out. However, seeing that the second half of the game was about to start, some people opened the toilet door regardless, listening to the sounds outside and finishing their own business.
UEFA, a new fourth official was sent, and with the referee's whistle, the second half officially began.
There were no substitutions on either side.
Manchester United kicked off first, Berbatov kicked the ball to Rooney, Rooney directly passed it to Zhang Kuang, who had already started After receiving the ball, Zhang Kuang quickly rushed towards the hinterland of Barcelona, while Berbatov and Rooney also rushed forward quickly. The players of Barcelona were thrown into a panic by this move...
Zhang Kuang was the first to hold the ball and passed Villa who was trying to stop Zhang Kuang. Villa's short legs rushed very fast, but only 0.3 seconds later Zhang Kuang was already four or five positions ahead of him. In terms of speed, he was reduced to a scumbag by Zhang Kuang in seconds!
"Okay, okay, Zhang Kuang, Zhang Kuang, come on, come on!"
The fans at the scene were extremely excited.
Iniesta rushed up. Little White's foot skills were quite impressive. Zhang Kuang was not careless, so with a slight shake of his ankle, the ball flew up and jumped over Iniesta towards the running Berbatov, Berbatov was running wildly. He half-turned to face the incoming ball and hit the head. The ball passed Abidal and then fell into the open space in the right backcourt of Barcelona. Zhang Kuang accelerated and caught up with the ball.
"Wow!"
The entire audience screamed in surprise. After Zhang Kuang caught up with the ball, he did not take the ball at all. He passed the ball directly to the edge of the small penalty area with a long pass. Rooney rushed over!
Valdés also jumped towards the incoming ball, but he was one step slower than Rooney. Rooney directly hit the ball into the goal with a header!
The ball went in!
Martin: "GOO... what happened? The goal was invalid? Why was it invalid? Collided with the goalkeeper? Rooney collided with the goalkeeper? What the fuck..."