Chapter 286: A good start
"In the last few minutes, Atletico Madrid have started to increase their pressing in the midfield. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"I'm sure all fans who are familiar with the Sheets will be familiar with this, this is because they have found the weakness of their opponents and are preparing to strike at it, Barcelona should be careful. ”
"Especially the possession and passing of the midfield, although we have not yet obtained specific data, we can roughly conclude that Barcelona's pass success rate in this game is not high, which is undoubtedly very beneficial for Atletico Madrid, which has switched from defense to attack very quickly. ”
And at present, Barcelona's midfield and backfield are gathered with several youngsters such as Puyol, Navarro and Valdés. ”
"Okay, it still went to midfield and gave it to Riquelme. ”
"Riquelme has the ball, Barcelona are actively organising the attack. ”
"Passing to Ovimas, Roberto held it firmly, had no chance, and passed it back to Riquelme. ”
"A straight kick, a pass to Kluivert, a chance to ......"
"Oops, Kluivert didn't stop, Pablo behind him defended closely, passed to the right ......"
"Atletico Madrid intercepted in the middle and launched a quick counter-attack. ”
"It's left-back Antonio López, very fast......"
"Atletico Madrid's quick counter-attack, Barcelona are also quick to come back. ”
"Pass to Cristiano Ronaldo in the middle. ”
Cristiano Ronaldo cut inside laterally, suddenly turned and plugged straight behind him and into the box. ”
"Torres was very fast, good chances, no offsides, one-on-one ......"
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The entire Camp Nou was shocked by the exclamation of the ball that went straight to the goal as Torres sprinted past Navarro and De Boer and towards the goal.
But just when the red and white arrow stripes were like a bolt of lightning, rushing into the Barcelona penalty area, and when he was about to receive the ball, Barcelona's goalkeeper Valdés suddenly chose to abandon the goal.
This made the fans at the Camp Nou have their hearts hung on their voices and watched with wide eyes.
In the flash of lightning, Torres took the first step, reached the ball with his foot, and with a light stab, the ball changed direction.
But at that moment, Valdés fell to the ground and flew to the ground, failing to save the ball, but tripping Torres to the ground.
The Atletico Madrid striker fell off the ground and rolled twice on the grass before falling to the ground.
Beep!!!!
The referee's whistle blew quickly!
The scene suddenly resounded with the shouts of sparse red cards, which were the shouts of Atletico Madrid fans who followed the team to the away stadium.
But soon, the Barcelona fans launched an overwhelming wave of boos, completely drowning them out.
Here, they have an overwhelming numerical advantage.
Amid the boos, the referee only awarded a yellow card and a penalty.
At this time, Torres climbed up from the grass under the tugging of Kiko and Cristiano Ronaldo.
This immediately caused him to be booed again, as Barcelona fans thought he was faking a fall.
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"Judging by the slow-motion replay, Torres didn't fake a fall. ”
Valdés was young, inexperienced and immature, so he rushed out to bring down Torres, awarded a penalty for sure, and only got a yellow card, which can be regarded as the referee's mercy. ”
'We saw that Torres seemed to be safe and sound, standing on the penalty spot. ”
It's the 31st minute of the game and if Torres can score that penalty, it will undoubtedly open up the game for Atletico Madrid, but Valdés seems to be preparing as well. ”
"Okay, penalty ready ......"
"The ball is in!!!!!"
“goalllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!!!!!”
"Torres calmly scored the penalty!"
"Valdés, despite his preparation, guessed the wrong direction and couldn't do anything about it. ”
"1-0, Atletico Madrid leads away!"
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After Torres hit the penalty, Barcelona fought back frantically.
But Atletico Madrid was still unhurried, holding their position steadily, and did not give Barcelona the slightest chance.
The back three of Seydoux Keita, Xavi Alonso and Simeone were not able to compete with Barcelona for possession, but they were excellent defensively, with coverage and pressing in place.
Barcelona, on the other hand, seems to take the initiative on the field, but in fact it is difficult to create a threat.
Riquelme also made a couple of dangerous passes, but he was never able to help Barcelona equalise and even create a real threat.
It was in this situation, that the first half ended with a one-goal lead for Atletico Madrid.
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"There's not much time, I'll cut it short. ”
At halftime, Gao Han immediately walked into the players' rest area after a meeting with the coaching staff.
All the players looked at the manager and listened to his plan for the second half.
"This is a detailed comparison of the first half of the two teams, and it is not difficult to see that Barcelona are not as dangerous as we thought. ”
Everyone nodded their heads.
'Here, I have to give credit to our midfield, the defence was very well organised, the formation and distance were well maintained, Barcelona were not given too many chances, and it had to be continued in the second half. ”
When Gao Han said this, his eyes fell on Diego Simeone.
The Argentine midfielder smiled and nodded, tacitly acknowledging.
The veteran is thirty-two years old, but he is in great form and very smart, integrating into the team very quickly.
In this game, Kluivert was confined by Pablo Ibañez and was not very active, Barcelona focused on Ovimas and Saviola's side, and Simeone was eye-catching.
There is Roberto, who is getting used to playing at right-back, both offensively and defensively.
"Defensively, I won't talk about it, I'll focus on the offense. ”
Speaking of which, Gao Han switched the pictures in his notebook.
"Barcelona insisted on playing a back three, and there were natural flaws in the defense of the two wings, but the two-man combination of Mendieta and Xavi, although the possession was good, was very problematic defensively. ”
Mendieta has made a name for himself on the right flank as an attacking and defensive midfielder, but protecting the defence is certainly not what he is good at, and Xavi, although he was focused on playing as a number four in Van Gaal's last term, is not good at that position himself.
At the very least, his positional sense when defending is much worse than that of Pep Guardiola.
"If you look at it again, Riquelme's defensive contribution is almost non-existent, Saviola and Kluivert are basically at the front, and the whole Barcelona midfield and back are very torn. ”
"Mendieta and Xavi have a wide range of movement, and their running coverage is their strength, but they can also easily lose their defensive positions, and the midfield is not very good at interception, so in the second half we focused on the front two ribs. ”
Everyone immediately understood what the head coach meant.
"Cristiano. Gao Han roll call.
"I'm here, Boss. The Portuguese youngster immediately stood up.
After the second half of last season, and the training in the UEFA Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo looks a lot more confident than before.
The Portuguese style on the court has not changed much, dare to take the ball, dare to dribble, dare to rush, this is what Gao Han appreciates the most, that is, he is too sticky and needs to be beaten again.
But it's also a good thing.
On the contrary, like Saviola, he didn't dare to take the ball and didn't dare to break through, although he was fast and flexible, Gao Han didn't like it.
'In the second half, your side was the main point of attack, everybody was going to give you more passes, and your responsibility was to take the ball away from their defence and get the ball out like you did in the first half. ”
The Portuguese immediately nodded, "Understood." ”
"You kid have to listen to me, keep your head up, observe the situation around you, don't bury my head in the ball. ”
"Yes. Cristiano Ronaldo replied aloud.
Gao Han nodded with satisfaction, "Behave better, play Bayern Munich and let you be in the squad!"
"Really?" the Portuguese kid jumped straight up.
That's the official group stage of the Champions League, and the opponent is Bayern Munich, can you be in the squad?
"Look at your performance!" Gao Han said with a smile.
Everyone in the locker room was also amused, but they were also very envious.
Anyone can feel Gao Han's appreciation for the Portuguese, and he is also focusing on cultivating him.
However, everyone can also see that the Portuguese is indeed talented, whether it is on the left or the right, he is quite a threat, and the talent is amazing.
Moreover, although Gao Han has focused on cultivating a few players, he is also very good to other players and basically treats them equally, so although the competition in the team is fierce, the atmosphere is still good.
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After the two sides changed sides in the second half, Barcelona further strengthened their attack.
At half-time, Louis van Gaal adjusted his team's tactics, replacing Riquelme and pushing Xavi up front, with Academy youngster Motta as the team's playmaker in midfield, partnering Mendieta.
At the same time, the veteran Kocu has also warmed up frequently and looks ready to come off the bench at any time.
After replacing Riquelme, Barcelona's attacking routine has changed, but Atletico Madrid still adopts a strategy of defending and counterattacking with a goal in hand, and continues to play at their own pace.
However, Cristiano Ronaldo on the left was quite active, and the Portuguese youngster was full of energy, interspersing up and down, becoming a tandem between the team's midfield and front.
After the cold midfield arrangement, Atletico Madrid's midfield is also prioritized on the left side.
Finally, after ten minutes of barrage, Barcelona couldn't hold on and had to slow down their attack.
Gao Han seized the opportunity, decisively adjusted the team's tactics, and counterattacked vigorously.
The Portuguese was more active with the help of the four-star assault card, and frequently staged heads-up plays on the left flank.
In the 61st minute, Cristiano Ronaldo took the ball on the left side and crossed the penalty area, and the Dutch central defender wanted to clear the ball with a header, but he didn't expect to rise up under the interference of Kiko.
Torres, on the right side of the goal, grabbed the ball, shook off Navarro, passed to the middle, and Kiko jumped in front of the goal and scored with a header!
With two goals in hand, Gao Han replaced Torres with Baptista and continued to strengthen the offensive in the frontcourt.
The Brazilian midfielder had only been on the pitch for five minutes when Cristiano Ronaldo on the left failed to force a break through Puyol and passed the ball to a retreating Kiko, who beat De Boer and set up Baptista to reach into the box and volley home.
Three to zero!
At this point, there is no suspense about the outcome of the game!
Atletico Madrid have made the season off to a great start!(To be continued.) )