Chapter 324: The Birth of a Legend
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"All the viewers in front of the TV, now you are broadcasting live for you the 2002-2003 season, the 31st round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid's home match against Real Madrid. ”
"This is the centennial* celebration of the Sheets Legion!"
"In order to better explain this game, we specially invited a heavyweight guest, that is, the head coach of Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, Antich. ”
"Welcome Radomir. ”
Accompanied by the narrator's introduction, Antici also politely greeted all the viewers in front of the TV.
"Hi everyone, I'm Antich. ”
"Radomir, we all know that you have coached Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, and even you have coached Atletico Madrid twice, and you won the double of La Liga and Copa del Rey for the first time, and you are very familiar with both teams. ”
"Yes. Antici nodded.
"So what do you think of these two teams?"
"I think these two teams basically represent the highest level of La Liga, European football, and even world football, but the characteristics of the two teams are very different. ”
"While you still have some time, can you tell us about it?"
"Of course. Antic nodded again, "Real Madrid are old giants, with a lot of superstars and excellent overall strength, which goes without saying, but the previous problem of this team was to focus too much on attack and neglect the central midfield, but with the addition of Woodgate, this disadvantage has improved a lot." ”
"But we all know that it's still to be tested how much the defence has improved. ”
When the commentator heard this, he smiled slightly, "You mean, you need to let Atletico Madrid verify it?"
"Haha, Atletico Madrid is a different type of team, with an emphasis on wholeness and discipline, from front to back, very orderly, every player is very committed, both offensively and defensively. ”
"I remember that Bosque was right when he said that a team like Atletico Madrid has a lot of overall play, they want to attack, they can play the strongest attack, they want to defend and they can organize the strongest defense, there are a lot of teams in this type, such as Juventus in Serie A and AC Milan in Carlo Ancelotti. ”
"Hmm. The commentator nodded, "Yes, AC Milan is really strange, they have been playing pass control before, but the effect is not very good, and then after switching to defensive counterattacks, they have surprised everyone." ”
"Yes, the Italian team has always been awkward to play pass control, and it has always been less delicate than La Liga. ”
The commentator thought for a while and asked: "Then who do you think has a better chance of winning this game, Atletico Madrid or Real Madrid?"
"It's hard to say. Antici shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Atletico Madrid has an advantage overall, but although it is a home game, it is estimated that there will be some psychological pressure on the centennial celebration, and Real Madrid is determined to take revenge, and the personal strength of the superstars is also stronger, so ......"
The answer is self-evident, and it is difficult for Antici to give a judgment herself.
"Even though I said that, I can still vaguely hear that you're still more optimistic about Atletico Madrid, right?"
After being debunked, Antich smiled awkwardly, "How can I say it? In professional coaching circles, Atletico Madrid is a very hot topic, and we all think that this team is already a benchmark team in European football and a living legend." ”
"But it seems to be in the fan base, very controversial. ”
Antich nodded and smiled, "That's for sure, because all the fans who lost to Atletico Madrid won't be happy, and we live in the moment and are easily confused, but if we look back in a few years, maybe we can give a more pertinent evaluation, and then we will find that we have been witnessing the birth of a legend for the past two years." ”
"I can see that you prefer this Atletico Madrid team. The narrator laughed.
Antich also did not deny that "everyone who knows football should like it, even Bosque. ”
"Then what do you think of Gao Han's announcement of the team's starting lineup a day in advance?" the commentator asked again.
Antich shook his head and smiled: "Actually, it's not as outrageous as the media hype, although Atletico Madrid has a B plan, and even a so-called C plan, but in fact, their real main lineup is still four, three, one and two, as long as several core players in the team are not injured or sick, it is basically such a set of play, whether it is announced in advance or not, there is not much difference." ”
"Your answer is the same as Bosco's. ”
The commentator laughed, "Okay, we now have Real Madrid's starting lineup. ”
"Goalkeeper Casillas, the backline is Robert Carlos, Hierro, Woodgate and Salgado, the midfield is Erguera and Makelele, the front is Zidane, Raul, Figo, Ronaldo forward. ”
"It's a really star-studded lineup. ”
"Yes, quite luxurious. Antici also praised.
"Radomir, if you were the manager of both teams, how do you think this game should be played?"
"Me?" Antici was surprised.
"Yes, let's talk about Real Madrid first. ”
"If I'm the manager of Real Madrid, I think the most important thing is to curb Atletico Madrid's passing, which requires every player in the team to be actively involved in pressing and pressing, and that's the only way it works. ”
"What about Atletico Madrid?"
"I think the most important thing is Zinedine Zidane. ”
"Freeze Zidane?"
"Well, and then there's Roberto Carlos, the Brazilian left-back's sudden insertion is quite threatening. ”
"But it's Dario Srna on the cold and it looks like he's going to play against Real Madrid. ”
Antici smiled, "So, it's going to be a good game." ”
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With the referee's whistle, the game officially began.
Real Madrid, who played away, kicked off first.
Because of the drizzle that fell for a while before the game, the field was very slippery, and the Galaxy Battleship fell quickly.
In just a few seconds of the opening game, after several consecutive passes, it came to the feet of Zidane, but Diego Simeone committed a direct foul, knocking Zidane to the ground with the ball, and the referee also blew the whistle on the spot.
'It's been a very experienced test and that's where the old players get their benefits. Antici explained.
"Simeone is testing the referee's whistle scale. ”
"Yes. Antici nodded, "Simeone's foul action is in place, he didn't get a card, and he was in the non-threatening area, so he should know it." ”
Real Madrid sent the free-kick straight into the box, but goalkeeper Petr Cech stepped in to intercept the ball.
'Cech has a lot of range of motion, he's not the goal-line type of goalkeeper, he's box-oriented, he's very solid. ”
"Real Madrid looked a little anxious, they should have stabilized just now and controlled the ball first, but they chose to send it directly to the penalty area, which is equivalent to returning the ball directly to Atletico Madrid. ”
Petr Cech tossed the ball directly to Jankulovski on the left and Atletico Madrid began to take possession.
"Atletico Madrid is more stable, they start to keep the ball from the back and are more patient. ”
The narrator also supported Antich's statement, "It should be said that the psychological aspect is more confident. ”
'It's true that Real Madrid's midfield doesn't press hard enough and that's a big problem. ”
Atletico Madrid kept the ball backwards in midfield and quickly seized a chance.
In the third minute, after Kaka won the ball on the left, he forced the ball to break through, and when the ball was distributed to the right, Robert Carlos blocked the ball off the touchline and won a throw-in opportunity.
Dario Srna sent in a throw-in, Torres headed it to Kaka, then turned and slid diagonally into the box.
Kaka picked up the ball directly after receiving it, but Hierro was very experienced, the card position was very accurate, and the header was cleared.
The ball still fell to Atletico Madrid, and Simeone passed back to the back line to reorganize.
'It was a very dangerous attack, Torres was very quick to start and worked well with Kaka, Hierro has a lot of experience and without him it would be dangerous. ”
"I think Real Madrid should still press a little bit more up front, or at least put some pressure on it. ”
"You see, Atletico Madrid's defence is almost down to the halfway point, which is not a good thing for Real Madrid. ”
The commentator also saw some signs, "Why do I think that Real Madrid's defense is also quite high?"
"The main thing is that the superstars are not actively involved in pressing and pressing, Bosque wants to disrupt Atletico Madrid's passing control in the middle and back, and has to push the defence forward, but it is dangerous. Antich reminded.
"Atletico Madrid have a wide formation and Real Madrid have a lot of pressure on the wings. ”
As he was talking, he saw Jankulovski on the left side quickly step forward, and after receiving Guardiola's side ball, he directly plugged it and passed it to Villa's feet.
Villa shook off Salgado one-on-one and crossed low to the middle, but Kaka couldn't keep up in time and was cleared out of the box by Woodgate, but the ball still fell at the feet of Atletico Madrid.
"Today, Atletico Madrid was bolder and more skilful in their passing than usual, especially in the 30-metre zone of Real Madrid, which was quite good, but Real Madrid didn't have many methods. ”
The on-site commentator also agreed with Antich's analysis, "From the beginning of the game to the present, we have seen that Atletico Madrid's possession rate is far ahead, as high as 70 percent, my God, this is really terrifying." ”
"Yes, it's scary, the alpine is well adjusted, the tactics are in place, and now it's up to us to turn possession into a dangerous attack. Antich's words were full of anticipation.
Atletico Madrid still passed the ball to the left side and handed it to Villa, but they couldn't get the chance, Villa passed back to Deco, who changed the direction of attack and cut to the middle with the ball.
"Kaka pulls back to ask for the ball, okay, pass it to Deco. ”
"The combination of two Brazilian players and the big foot of Deco went down the right side. ”
"There's space on this side, Dario Srna, very fast, getting the ball, forcing Robert Carlos. ”
"Shake it over, pass it to the middle lane!"
"The drop point is very good, see if anyone answers......"
"Torres ......"
“goalllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!!!!!!!!”
"In the eighth minute, just eight minutes into the game, Torres opened the scoring for Atletico Madrid!"
'Atletico Madrid did a very good goal, from the left to the middle to the right, and the Real Madrid defence was pulled through a gap. ”
'Dario Srner's cross was perfectly spotted and Torres headed it away with ease. ”
"One to Zero!" (To be continued.) )