No matter what the squad is, what the tactical arrangement; at the beginning of the season, you have to say that Barça can win 4 real Madrid, whether it is a Barça fan or a Real Madrid fan, this will be a fool's dream! But this time it was 4-0 just after 50 minutes, if it wasn't for Felan. Torres's ability to grasp the opportunity was too poor, so he ran 8-0, and Barca completely beat Real Madrid at the Bernabeu!
Modric's fake 9 was a failure! Playing Barca 'no front' is the east of the play
The absence of Benzema and Mendy will obviously have a big impact on Ancelotti's platoon. Mendy's vacated position was replaced by Nacho in the expectation of many, and Benzema's absence, and the addition of Valverde in midfield was not unexpected; but what really surprised everyone was that Modric opened with a pseudo-9 position, and Real Madrid played a frontless position.
Because Real Madrid have a large enough point advantage in the league, but Benzema is older, injuries have increased, attendance has been affected; in order to show as much competitiveness as possible in the Champions League, Real Madrid really should, and have enough capital, to train with the national derby to practice how to play the offensive line that Benzema is absent. But without Benzema, Bale did not play, but threw Mariano and Jovic on the bench, playing a no-front, which can also reflect Ancelotti's distrust of the other substitute center in the team.
Players who can play in the center either can't play or Ancelotti can't see it, which may be the reason why Real Madrid started to play "no front". But even if you play "no front", there are more suitable candidates in the Real Madrid squad than Modric to play pseudo-9s, such as allowing Asensio to play on the right and Rodrigo to play pseudo-9s; or using Hazard, who has played pseudo-9s at Chelsea. Even if it is Isco, who has been in the battle for a long time, there is no problem with the top false 9. But Ancelotti's decision to put Modric on top can be said to be his trust in other midfielders, or he was surprised; just by the result, this strange move became a complete failure.
In Real Madrid's ceremonial midfield, the division of labor between the three people is very clear; Casemiro is mainly a drag protection as a thug, Tony is mainly responsible for a wide range of scheduling, and Modric is responsible for controlling the rhythm + playing fine work. Technically, Valverde's ability to provide confrontation and round-trip capabilities is more of a complement, but he can't stand up to the tactical role of any one person in the ceremonial midfield. So let Modric go up, Valverde stands in Modric's position, in fact, real Madrid players, themselves play very twisted.
Of course, if Real Madrid played a mid-range and lower-floor team to adopt Modric's pseudo-9 no-front, it may be able to win the game; but the wave of "no front" was pushed out by Pep Guardiola when he took Barca, and then Went to the Spanish national team for improvement by Bosque COP. As the brain of the Dream Three Barca and the peak Spanish national team, can Xavi not understand what is going on without a front? Doesn't he know how to deal with the frontless front? And Pique and Busquets, who were once the main players of Dream Three and peak Spain, can they not know how to deal with the frontless team on the field?
Playing a big knife in front of Guan Gong, Ancelotti's no-front arrangement can be said to be "East Shi Gong"; directly led to the basic paralysis of real Madrid's midfield after Modric's position under the high pressure of Barca. When Real Madrid's midfielders lose the capital to play against their opponents, in fact, the use of a frontless position has already created a situation of total losses.
Just pressed Real Madrid to play, Xavi let Barca regain the temperament it should have
In the middle of the first half, Ancelotti, who saw the problem, had pulled Modric back into the position. But without the fulcrum of Benzema, after Modric pulled back, the connection problem between the backfield and the midfield was solved, but the brothers in the front could only fight for each other. It wasn't until the last 30 minutes of the game that Barca, which led by four goals, chose "point to point", and real Madrid, who had no pressure, performed slightly normally.
In the case of little pressure in the league, losing the national derby with this score is not entirely a bad thing for Real Madrid; for example, replacing Mariano in the second half basically announced that Ancelotti's no-front attempt ended in failure, and perhaps Ann Fat will not do such a fearless attempt in future games. For example, the air defense problem was amplified in this game, and Real Madrid needed to have a central defender with excellent top-up ability.
After the big win, it is still 12 points behind Real Madrid and 4 points ahead of Fifth Place Betis; judging by Barca's current hot state, it is basically a title struggle, and next season's Champions League seat is worry-free. But after losing five consecutive games in the national derby, being able to play Real Madrid away from home is still important for Barca to boost morale. Recently, the Europa League has been passed consecutively away from home, the league has won consecutive victories, and played many big scores in a row, Xavi has made this Barca team complete the "transformation"!
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The former pass control football spokesperson, after returning to camp Nou, was not obsessed with pass control; Xavi's coach showed a strong flexibility and pertinence, since Real Madrid's two centre-backs are short and there are obvious shortcomings in air defense, it is not negotiable to smash you in combination. But Xavi, who is not obsessed with passing control, has allowed Barca to regain its familiar control, constantly pressing forward with the overall formation, putting more pressure on the opponent, allowing Barça to find the essence of the oppressive football of the Dream Three period!
When Barca can play real Madrid at the Bernabeu after many years, Xavi let a giant team like Barcelona find the confidence and temperament they should have in the way they are most familiar with; in less than half a year, Barca, which has returned to the right track on the road to revival, is also worthy of more expectations from the outside world!