Chapter 99: Can You Really Win?

"Atletico Madrid steals in midfield, it's Marcos Senna again!"

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'Ibagasa counter-attacked on the spot, Senna was solid with the ball and passed to Xavi Alonso. ”

"Another long diagonal pass, found the right side, Torres stopped the ball!"

"Beautiful, using his speed to force a breakthrough, neither Nino nor Soler could stop him. ”

"To the right side of the penalty area, Torres, pass to the back post!"

"Villa ......"

"At the critical moment, Leo Franco struck decisively!"

"A brilliant attack that defused the crisis in front of goal. ”

Once again, Real Mallorca held off Atletico Madrid's counter-attack. ”

'The Sheets were very quick on the counter-attack and we could see that Marcos Senna, who was making his first appearance for Atletico Madrid, was doing well, working hard in midfield, making tackles and interceptions, and the two counter-attacks in a row came from his tackles. ”

Xavi Alonso's long-legged balls were also impressive, finding Villa and Torres with precision. ”

"Real Mallorca's manager, Luis Aragonés. ”

"Zhisuo is urging the players not to continue to let Atletico Madrid play like this. ”

"Real Mallorca are going to be the first to make adjustments. ”

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"How many minutes?" asked Gao Han.

"Six minutes!" Cantarero replied.

"A little earlier than expected. Gao Han turned his head to the side and glanced at Aragones, "What an old fox with a keen sense of smell!"

Cantarero nodded, and who says it isn't?

Atletico Madrid only played two threatening counter-attacks, and Real Mallorca made decisive adjustments, as evidenced by Aragonés' keen tactical sense and decisive on-the-spot command.

"What does he want to do?"

Gao Han's eyes narrowed and he smiled slightly, "Just look at it!"

Real Mallorca is an irregular four-four-two, but Atletico Madrid has also made a targeted adjustment.

Roberto said it was right-back, but when the opponent got the ball, he leaned closer to the middle and let go of the wing.

This ensures that when Real Mallorca are attacking with the ball, there are always three players around Eto'o and Luque to help protect them, ensuring the numerical advantage of the Sheets.

As for Ibargasa, on the left side of Mallorca, he is actually a playmaker on the side, preferring to cut inside to the middle and get into Marcos Senna's defensive zone.

Finidi Giorgio on the right is watched by left-back Antonio López.

Combined with Aguilera and Xavi Alonso in midfield, Atletico Madrid's entire defensive formation has enough troops, a numerical advantage, and a solid defence.

Especially after more than a month, Gao Han arranges the team to conduct group confrontation training every day to run in the team's tactical formation, and the current proficiency of this set of tactics has reached forty-five, and it is becoming more and more combative.

As the match wore on, Aragonés' intention to adjust soon became apparent.

He sent Luque, one of the two strikers, back to pick up Ivagasa while keeping an eye on Xavi Alonso.

"His calculations are very loud. Gao Han smiled slightly.

Cantarero frowned, "What do we do now?"

Luque dropped back and tangled Xavi Alonso, who struggled to send shells to the two strikers up front as easily as he had just done, forcing him to make more return and cross passes.

"What should I do?" Gao Han shook his head and smiled, "You don't have to do anything. ”

"Huh?" Cantarero was a little confused.

"Wait!"

After saying that, Gao Han also walked to the sidelines and shouted at Xavi Alonso, signaling him to steady his rhythm and not worry.

"Why?" said Cantarero, wondering.

As soon as the tempo slowed, the two sides entered a stage of see-saw stalemate and parity.

Gao Han looked at his assistant, a little anxious.

'I don't believe they can hold out for much longer and even if Aragonés could, the players wouldn't be able to. ”

After a pause, Gao Han patted his assistant on the shoulder again.

"It's just the beginning of the game, and it's not time to decide the winner!"

After speaking, he walked back to the coach's seat directly and went to rest.

Cantarero was left alone in the coaching area, full of messiness.

Hey, we're racing, okay?

The opponent is the old fox Aragonés, can you not do this?

At the very least, give a little nervous look professionally, okay?

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"Beep!"

The referee blew another whistle and Atletico Madrid fouled again.

Marcos Senna stepped back slowly, as if it wasn't him who had just tripped Ibargassa in the middle line.

However, Mallorca's Argentine midfielder rose from the ground and protested to the referee, who he felt was too lenient with Marcos Senna's style of play.

This act of putting pressure on the referee immediately led to a flood of boos at Calderón Stadium.

Although the fans of the Bed Legion question the strength of Marcos Cena, they must give priority to supporting their players when facing foreign enemies, which is such a shortcoming!

"Too passive, isn't it?"

In the chairman's stand, Little Hill said with a frown.

After Real Mallorca's adjustment, the scene seemed to be very stale, and it was completely impossible to open.

Aside from the two threatening attacks that didn't take long into the opening period, the Sheets seemed to struggle to create another threat.

The team is well organized defensively, but what's the use of defending it?

"Isn't Gao Han the best at attacking, why is he shrinking back to defend first?"

Paul Futrey, who was sitting next to him, nodded, "Yes, Gao Han is indeed very good at attacking. ”

From knowing Gao Han to now, it has been more than half a year, and attacking has always been his forte.

But, Aragonés must have thought the same thing. ”

"Huh?" little Ciel frowned, a little confused.

Paul Futre explained: "The Real Mallorca backline, the ages of the four players combined, are almost 130 years old, two players are over 35 years old, plus a 32-year-old midfielder Ngonga ......"

When little Hill heard this, his eyes lit up.

Isn't it?

Real Mallorca's defense is also aging, and it is also facing the same problems that Atletico Madrid encountered before.

'Aragonés wanted us to attack, they defended and counter-attacked, Eto'o and Luque were good counter-attackers, and Gao Han obviously saw through that, so this state is the most uncomfortable for Real Mallorca now. ”

At this moment, little Ciel finally understood.

Although he is a little anxious, he is not stupid, at least he knows that football matches are 90 minutes of competition, and the test is the overall performance of a team in 90 minutes, not the advantages and disadvantages of a certain period of time.

Just, can you really win?

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"Carlos, do you know cheetahs?"

"Cheetah?"

"Yes, the fastest sprinting animals in the world have sharp eyes, quick movements, and sharp claws and teeth, but when they sprint quickly, the temperature of their bodies will gather in the brain, and after a long time, the temperature of the brain will rise rapidly, so it can't run long!"

Cantarero looked at Gao Han with some suspicion, not understanding why the head coach sitting in the dugout of the home team was supposed to direct the football match, but why did he suddenly mention the cheetah?

What does this have to do with the competition?

Gao Han suddenly smiled at him, "You know what? ”

As soon as he said this, Cantarero suddenly understood.

Gao Han has said more than once that Atletico Madrid's biggest problem is in the midfield.

The lack of attacking power at right wing-back has led to the team's attacking width relying on Antonio López on the left, making it easy for the opposition to defend.

The entire central midfield was unable to flow fluidly in possession and relied too heavily on Xavi Alonso alone, whether it was Zoran Nigus and Oscar Mena, or Juan Aguilera, who could not be a qualified partner for Xavi Alonso.

The simplest point is to drop back one person like Real Mallorca and entangle Xavi Alonso, and Atletico Madrid's organization is curbed, which in turn directly affects the attacking threat up front.

Everyone knows that the control and organization of the midfield is the source of attack in the front.

As Gao Han said, Atletico Madrid's offense is like a cheetah.

It seems sharp, fast, and athletic, but it lacks staying power!

But, what is he trying to say?

"Do you know why cheetahs always catch antelopes?"

Gao Han's words suddenly made Cantarero's eyes light up, and he seemed to understand a little, but he didn't catch it.

"Because it's smart, it doesn't pick any one of the antelopes at random, it chooses the ones that are hurt, or the ones that have lost their vigilance, and then they lie dormant and wait patiently for ......."

"And you know, a lot of times, the so-called security will make a certain antelope slowly, slowly, let down its guard!"

"That's when the cheetah strikes!"

At this moment, Cantarero was a little surprised to find that Gao Han's slightly narrowed eyes seemed to be shining.

He suddenly realized that the current Gao Han was not the cheetah that was waiting?

Be patient and stay awake just to wait for the perfect opportunity to hit the ground running!

But Aragonés, nicknamed Wise, was so easily paralyzed and deceived by it?

Cantarero was a little skeptical, but he felt that Gao Han's train of thought was right.

Whether it's Atletico Madrid or Real Mallorca, it's a team that takes defense very seriously.

It's really not easy to make such a team show its flaws.

Real Mallorca's defence is notoriously aged, with an average age in their thirties, which is a spectacle in La Liga.

If Atletico Madrid really has a chance to score first, then no matter how cunning Aragonés is, he can only make one choice, and that is to press out and play.

Unless, he doesn't want to win!

And everyone knows that both teams are good at defending and counter-attacking, and whoever presses out to play loses the advantage.

But......

Cantarero looked at the visitors' dugout, where Aragonés was cautious and constantly directing his team from the sidelines.

The one who was named the most was Luke.

The striker, who was asked to pester Xavi Alonso, always inadvertently left his position, giving Atletico Madrid space in midfield, much to Aragonés' dissatisfaction, reminding him again and again.

Luke loosened his grip on Xavi Alonso and the Spaniard was given more opportunities to get on the ball and possession, and once he had the opportunity, he immediately unleashed a pinpoint long ball to find the two strikers up front.

However, Real Mallorca's backline is very tight, although Villa and Torres have relied on their individual ability and have had several outstanding performances, but they have never been able to bring a threat to Real Mallorca's defense, let alone directly threaten the goal.

Seeing that Luque is no longer targeting Xavi Alonso, and Atletico Madrid's attack is difficult to improve, Aragonés is gradually no longer staring at Luque.

In this way, the game again fell into a stalemate and equilibrium.

But Cantarero on the sidelines had a feeling.

A feeling that a storm is coming!