Chapter 1057: Meet Atletico Madrid Again
'If your opponent creates more chances than you do, there's no point in having the ball. β
In his post-match press conference, Pep Guardiola was unceremoniously pointed out the team's problems when commenting on the game.
His attitude is clear, the team's problem is not in the pass-and-control style of play, but in the inability to create a threat in the attack.
And this is due to many reasons, including the aging of Ribery and Robben.
This claim by Pep Guardiola is also supported by match data.
Bayern Munich is ahead of Chinatown in terms of possession, passes and pass success rate, but it is behind Chinatown in shots, especially the number of shots on target.
But from another point of view, this is also in line with the accusations made by many German media against Guardiola, believing that he was in possession for the sake of possession, but Guardiola himself denied this.
'I know very well how difficult it is to play against Chinatown, whether it's a player or a manager, a lot of people are afraid of an opponent like that, but today at the Blogue Arena we showed the spirit of Bayern Munich, we were in full control of the tempo and we were able to maintain the dominance of the game, and I am very proud of that. β
"Chinatown are a very dangerous team, and if you look back at the Champions League results over the past two seasons, you won't deny that, as they have finished in the last four and quarter-finals in the last two years. β
"I know a lot of people feel like we're slowing down the game in order to keep the ball, but they often don't notice the other thing that we do, which is that the faster we push forward, the faster the ball moves, and when China City counters us, the faster we have to be prepared. β
"The most surprising thing about Chinatown in this game was their extremely quick counter-attacking efficiency, where they played to the fullest, and we were caught off guard, especially when the goals were conceded too early and too quickly, and it was too risky to play back and forth with such a team. β
Pep Guardiola did not approve of Chinatown's style of play, but he expressed his understanding of Zidane's line-up and was confident that the team would return to the Allianz Arena in better shape for the second leg.
'It's not the end of the world to be 0-3, we have a second leg and we still have a chance. β
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Compared to Pep Guardiola, who was besieged by media reporters, Zidane, who was sitting next to him, was obviously in a much better situation.
After winning 3-0 in this game, Zidane praised the performance of the players in Chinatown.
'I'm very happy with what happened tonight, whether it's the result, the process or the performance of the players. β
'It was a tough game and we gave it our all, played really well and played our best and we were in the best shape and it paid off and we got the win. β
Zidane also mentioned the team's slump and suffering over the past period.
'Yes, we've been under pressure for a while, but I'm happy that both me and the players are growing and improving together and we've learned how to adapt and withstand the pressure. β
The 3-0 win over Bayern Munich was the result of the combined efforts of everyone in the team.
Zinedine Zidane highlighted the team's unity as the key to victory, along with players including Eden Hazard, Isco, Antoine Griezmann, Alvaro Morata, N'Golo Kante and Iljaramendi, who felt their concerted efforts contributed to the victory.
As for his abandonment of the pass-and-control style he was good at in the past, Zidane took the initiative to defend himself.
'Football isn't just about possession and attacking, defending and counter-attacking are also very important, of course we want to have more possession, we want to keep the game firmly in control, but it depends on who we are against and against a team like Bayern Munich, I don't think it's a good decision to play passing. β
Regarding the team's formation, Zidane also said that there is no fixed formation.
'We don't stick to the rules, when we can't control the ball as much as we want, then the best way is to defend well, and I think the four-four-two formation can help us better achieve that tactical goal, and of course, in the game we will also keep adjusting, sometimes playing four-two-three-one, sometimes playing four-three-three, depending on the situation. β
For the next round, Zidane said: "The game will be very, very difficult, but we have enough desire and confidence to face it, as we showed in tonight's game, the game is not over, you never know what will happen next, but one thing is very clear to me. β
After a pause, Zidane confidently said in front of reporters from all over the world: "That is, we have enough quality to beat any team." β
At the end of the press conference, Zidane said in an interview with German media that he did learn from Borussia Dortmund's 3-0 win over Bayern Munich, but he believes that the most important thing is to continue to stick to Chinatown's own things.
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The post-match verbal exchange between the two managers soon spread to the media.
But this time it is very strange that many German media, which were supposed to support Guardiola, began to accuse Guardiola, while many Spanish media took the initiative to clarify and defend Guardiola.
The German newspaper Bild used "Chinatown humiliates Pep Guardiola" as the headline on the front page.
The article believes that the 0-3 defeat is definitely a huge humiliation for Guardiola, and the Bayern Munich he leads is not worthy of the title of Champions League semi-finals at all.
"After the devastation of Borussia Dortmund, Pep Guardiola's team has been attacked again, and Pep Guardiola's team has once again exposed the same flaws as Barcelona, which makes us wonder why Pep Guardiola's team will repeat the mistakes of the past after the lessons of Barcelona's past."
The Kicker magazine said: "Eden Hazard's brace ended Bayern Munich's dream of a final, and the 0-3 score gave Pep Guardiola a second heavy blow of the season, and the Block Stadium game has basically declared Bayern Munich's death sentence." β
Der Spiegel also published a commentary saying: "Chinatown has unscrupulously humiliated Bayern Munich, this game is a disaster for Bayern Munich and manager Pep Guardiola, if it were not for Chinatown's lack of ability to seize opportunities, this may have been a humiliating fiasco." β
SportBild, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Die Welt, SΓΌddeutsche Zeitung......
Many German media have published articles accusing Guardiola, the main reason is that his Bayern Munich failed to play at the level of a strong team against Dortmund and Chinatown this season, and suffered a rout.
This has made many people start to worry, fearing that Guardiola will repeat the mistakes of Barcelona at Bayern Munich, and then bring Bayern Munich into the quagmire that Barcelona is now.
However, in Spain, many media spoke highly of Chinatown's performance in this game on the one hand, believing that the team could withstand the pressure, and Zidane could adopt pragmatic defensive counterattack tactics to defeat Bayern Munich at home, which was indeed quite difficult.
However, they also sympathized with Pep Guardiola's plight, believing that there were not too many problems with his pass-and-control play, and the real reason was that Bayern Munich's attack was not sharp enough, especially on the two wings, and Ribery and Robben failed to put much pressure on Chinatown in this game.
Matayana, a reporter for the Marca newspaper, believes that the defeat is not Guardiola's responsibility.
In his column, he said the victory was a testament to Zinedine Zidane's tactical prowess and the quality of Chinatown's players, especially the central midfield duo of N'Golo Kante and Ilia Ramendi, and the attacking combination of Eden Hazard, Isco, Morata and Antoine Griezmann, all of which are of European parity.
However, Matayana also mentioned that the predicament Guardiola is facing now has to do with the style of possession he has been playing for many years, and he believes that after two heavy defeats this season, Guardiola will rethink his tactics.
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The day after Chinatown's match against Bayern Munich, the winner was decided in the other leg of the Champions League semi-final, with Atletico Madrid drawing 0-0 away at Premier League side Manchester City.
Carlo Ancelotti's side are very similar to Bayern Munich, both teams have the advantage of possession, passing, etc., but they are unable to threaten in the final step, and superstars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Benzema and Sanchez have never been able to find effective weapons to break down the Atletico Madrid goal.
In the end, the two sides shook hands 0-0.
This has also made many European media generally sing sad songs about the possession style of play, believing that after this season, the possession style of play will officially fall from the throne and will no longer be able to lead the tactical trend in European football.
Three days after the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Chinatown ushered in the 35th round of La Liga, hosting Emery's Sevilla villa.
Zinedine Zidane rotated the line-up again, and just five minutes into the game, Roberto Firmino picked up the ball in front of him, assisted Isco and scored a goal to open the scoring for Chinatown.
Unai Emery's side then lost possession and began to press aggressively, paying the price of four yellow cards in the first half alone.
But in the 53rd minute of the second half, the assist of right-back Montoya helped Firmino score a goal to seal the victory for Chinatown, 2-0.
Sevilla had to adjust their team's style of play after conceding two goals in a row, but in the 72nd minute, Diogo received a second yellow card of the game and was sent off.
Just a minute later, Moreno assisted Jesus for a goal to make it 3-0.
However, in the 35th round of La Liga, Real Madrid defeated Osasuna 4-0, Atletico Madrid narrowly defeated Valencia 1-0 away, and Barcelona reversed Villarreal 3-2 away.
All matches are played and the La Liga standings remain unchanged.
Chinatown are still three points behind Atletico Madrid, and with only three rounds of the league remaining, the possibility of a comeback is becoming increasingly slim, but with Atletico Madrid's last round away to Barcelona, everyone still believes that Chinatown still has a chance.
On the evening of April 30, at the Allianz Arena, Germany.
In the second leg of the Champions League semifinals, Chinatown challenged Bayern Munich away.
The two sides basically continued the situation of the first leg, Bayern Munich controlled the game, insisted on passing and controlling the play, Chinatown continued to defend and counterattack, the two sides played inseparable, and finally Chinatown defeated Bayern Munich 1-0 with Morata's goal.
In the end, the aggregate score was 4-0, and Chinatown successfully advanced to the Champions League final.
At the same time, Atletico Madrid also beat Manchester City 1-0 at home to advance to the final with an aggregate score of 1-0.
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