23 January 2002, Deportivo La Coruna, Stadio Riazor. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The first match of the Copa del Rey semifinals, which attracted much attention because of Real Madrid's ********, officially kicked off with Atletico Madrid's away challenge to Deportivo La Coruna.

Nearly 30,000 Deportivo fans were making noise in the stands of the Stadio Riazor, but the thousands of Atletico Madrid fans who came from afar were also not to be outdone, and the two sides engaged in another battle in the stands.

Gao Han stood in front of the coach's seat and watched the game silently.

After Atletico Madrid was relegated from La Liga, the team was demoralized, and Deportivo took the opportunity to take advantage of the fire, poaching the three stars of Belleron, Capdevilla and Molina.

Now, these three players have become an indispensable and important part of Deportivo La Coruna, although Capdevilla did not play the main team, but he is also an important substitute on the left side, not to mention the core of the midfield Belleron, and the absolute main goalkeeper Molina.

With this layer of grievances, the competition between the two sides has attracted more attention from fans.

At home, facing Atletico Madrid, Deportivo La Coruna played the main force.

Born in the Basque Country in northern Spain, Irueta has spent most of his career playing for Athletic Bilbao, but his coaching style is not at all like a northern team and more like Barcelona in the south, with an emphasis on possession.

Left winger Forlan is good at ball control and playmaking, more like a wide midfielder, he and Belleron are important possession players in Deportivo La Coruna's frontcourt, and Victor on the right is also not a traditional winger, not good at breaking through and crossing, but good at cutting back.

Coupled with the explosive form this season, he directly squeezed Dutch center Roy Mackay out of the center forward position, and Tristan, a well-rounded center forward with excellent physical fitness and very delicate skills at his feet.

Deportivo La Coruna is quite good in terms of possession and attack.

In the midfield, Mauro Silva has just celebrated his 34th birthday, but he has maintained his good form and is one of the best midfielders in La Liga this season, with Sergio attacking and defending.

This pair of double midfielders is also one of the best in La Liga.

As for the backline, Romero on the left side is the main force of the iron strike, and even Capdevilla cannot shake his position for the time being, and the central defender is Cesar and South Africa international Nabit, who is also the main force that cannot be beaten.

The only one who didn't play on the right flank, starting with Argentina international Scaloni, but that was also because Spain international Pablo suffered a serious injury and fracture and missed the season early.

The goalkeeper is the former main goalkeeper of Atletico Madrid, Molina.

Deportivo La Coruna did their best, and Atletico Madrid, who played away, did not dare to be careless.

It's still a 4312 tactic, with Petr Cech in goal, Jankulovski, Carvalho, Marchena and Dario Srna at the back, and Seydou Keita, Pep Guardiola and Marcos Senna in the back.

The front trident is Kaka, Villa and Torres.

The only adjustment for Gao Han is Deco, because the midfielder has played the whole game for many consecutive games, so he is scheduled to rest.

Standing in front of the coach's seat, Gao Han raised his head, glanced at the dark sky, and thought to himself, will it really rain tonight as the weather forecast says?

But whether it rains or not, this game is going to be decided!

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For Atletico Madrid, Bellerón has mixed feelings.

Like all people from the Canary Islands, he is low-key and reserved, rich and intense.

Although he has only been with Atletico Madrid for two years, he is grateful to the capital team, but it is very complicated.

On the one hand, he officially established himself as a first-class midfielder in La Liga here, and at the same time entered the Spanish national team, but on the other hand, at the most difficult moment of Atletico Madrid, he chose to leave and join Deportivo La Coruna.

This choice made him feel helpless and regretful.

However, if he were asked to choose again, he would still do it.

No one who had ever experienced that nightmare season could not have felt the despair and horror of Atletico Madrid, where everyone was training and playing in fear.

With the squad and quality of Atletico Madrid that season, it should not be relegated in any way.

But in the end, he was relegated.

There is no problem with the strength and squad of the team, even if you play casually, you will not be relegated; Ranieri and Antici are both famous coaches in La Liga, and there is no doubt about the level of coaching; management and financial problems have also been solved after the old Hill was released from prison......

But relegation was like a curse, and it ended up falling on Atletico Madrid's head.

If there is a curse in this world, Belleron believes that the curse of Atletico Madrid's relegation is the hearts of the people.

It's the psychology of everyone in the club, from the players to the management, that's wrong.

Atletico Madrid is back in La Liga and Belleron is also very happy.

It's just that now, he's wearing a Deportivo shirt and he's going to have to fight for Deportivo La Coruna.

So, as soon as the game began, he let go of all distractions and joined team-mate Forlan and Sergio and Mauro Silva behind him in the hope of helping the team to keep the rhythm and hold on to the ball.

It's what he's best at, and it's what he's most comfortable with.

The stands at the Estadio Riazor were as frantic as ever, and the fans cheered hoarsely, as usual.

But the sensitive Belleron quickly felt a hint of strangeness.

The pace of the game was not controlled by him and his teammates as he expected.

Atletico Madrid pressed and pressed from the start, forcing Deportivo La Coruna to pick up the tempo.

The Sheets players covered the pitch almost everywhere with their aggressive movements, leaving them with no way to comfortably carry the ball and pass the ball.

Deportivo always had three or four passes and either the ball was cut off or lost.

Once the ball is at the feet of Atletico Madrid, it is not easy to get it back.

Unlike Deportivo La Coruna, Atletico Madrid's possession relies on the active movement of the whole team, forming multiple points of contact around the ball carrier, thus ensuring the success rate of passes.

In the face of Atletico Madrid's organized team possession system, so far, many teams in La Liga have not found a reasonable and effective way to restrain themselves, so they can only choose to retreat.

But Deportivo La Coruna's lifeline is to control the ball in front, and to retreat is to die.

As the soul core on the court, Belleron naturally understands this deeply.

So, A Coruña can't retreat, only advances.

Perhaps, Seydoux Keita can take advantage of this.

Judging from the situation after the opening, this black big man looked very abrupt and out of place in the entire tactical system of Atletico Madrid, and many times he couldn't even keep the same rhythm with the team.

Guardiola obviously saw that there was no chance in front of him, and wanted to pass a few more shots and comb it again, but after the ball reached the feet of Seydoux Keita, he was harassed by the defender, but he went straight forward with a big foot.

The same situation has occurred more than once, and even often left his position.

So much so that Pep Guardiola had to cut back on his passes to Cedou Keita's side, while repeatedly reminding the Malian midfielder to keep a proper distance and not to leave his position blindly.

Whether it is four-three-one-two, or four-two-three-one, once the distance between the lines is not kept tight enough, it is easy to be torn apart by the opponent, causing disconnection.

Belleron soon realized this.

On the sidelines, Irueta was also eye-catching and smiling.

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"I thought that this Seydoux Keita would become the second Marcos Senna, but now it doesn't look like it at all. ”

In the visiting fan base at the Stadio Riazor, Javier Matayana sat with Hill Jr. and others, frowning.

The experience of Gao Han's excavation of Marcos Senna is a classic, and it is still talked about by fans and the media today.

So, when Atletico Madrid announced the introduction of Seydoux Keita from Lorient in Ligue 1 for a million euros during the winter break, everyone speculated whether the Mali international would become a second Marcos Senna.

But judging by this match, the two have completely different styles.

"He's too tall. Paul Futrey nodded.

Anyone who is familiar with Gao Han's use of troops can see that his preference for midfielders, especially the three midfielders who often leave their positions and take the initiative to press forward to grab the left and right midfielders, he has always used short players.

This is not without reason, as short players are generally more flexible, quicker to react, more advantageous in tight areas and better suited to the pressing tactics of Atletico Madrid's high pressing.

Whether it's Deco, Marcos Senna, or Gabi, it's not the mainstream type of midfielder in La Liga.

Because of this, Baptista played a few times in the back, but his performance was not satisfactory, so Gao Han's positioning began to move forward, becoming Kaka's substitute, and even the top striker.

Seydoux Keita is 1.83 meters tall, not short in Spain, with excellent physical fitness, playing wide open, although from the training, the footwork is very delicate, and the technique is quite good, it can be described as both offensive and defensive, but it is not the same as Deco and Marcos Senna.

From the beginning of the game to the present, Seydoux Keita's role is not much to see, but the shortcomings have been exposed.

"Gao Han uses him, could it be that he wants to improve the hardness of the team's midfield?" asked Little Hill.

Judging from the game, the Mali midfielder's running coverage and defensive ability, and even physical confrontation, are quite good.

Neither Matayana nor Paul Futrey could figure it out, and it was a possibility.

After all, Seydoux Keita has only just joined the team and will need time to adapt, but in a hurry, is it a bit risky to let him start in place of Deco in this game?

The transfer fee of one million euros, even for Atletico Madrid, is a lot, but even if it is really lost, no one will blame Gao Han.

But no matter how you look at it, Gao Han doesn't look like the kind of person who has no purpose.

If he wants to bring in Seydoux Keita, he must have it in mind.

So what is it exactly?

What is there about the Malian midfielder to take seriously?

Everyone was puzzled, and a burst of exclamations suddenly broke out in the stadium.

Deportivo realized that Seydoux Keita was a weakness and immediately made a trap for this, and soon reaped the prey.

Seydoux Keita made a mistake on the ball and was cut off by Mauro Silva before it was handed to Belleron.

After taking the ball, Belleron didn't think twice, and directly kicked it straight to the feet of center Tristan.

Suddenly, the Atletico Madrid Big Three and Matayana in the stands were shocked.

A Coruña's counterattack is coming! )