Chapter 330: The dignified battle breaks Barcelona

In the locker room, the warm-up players have returned, and Gao Bo is ready to do the last mobilization before the start of the game.

'I don't have anything to say, we've looked at the opposition squad these days, and Barcelona have a really strong squad but we don't need to see what happens to the opponent!'

Gao Bo paused, and then continued: "What we need is to give full play to our own strength!" We did well in the first two games of the season, scoring four goals in both games, which says a lot about the quality of our attack. It's our home stadium and Barcelona look strong, but their strength is limited. Many people think that this is a test of our true strength, and I want to say that the current Barcelona cannot be used as a touchstone for our strength at all! ”

Gao Bo saw the expressions of the players, they were all listening carefully, and their eyes were also looking at him.

Gao Bo is very happy with the current posture of the players, because it shows that Gao Bo's authority is gradually rising in this dressing room.

The two consecutive victories have gradually increased the level of trust in Gao Bo among the players, whether they are newcomers this season or veterans of Atletico Madrid.

Barcelona is indeed very strong, but Gao Bo at this time put more emphasis on Atletico Madrid's own play.

Contrary to what others think, Gao Bo is not prepared to compete with Barcelona for possession, and he will not put a bus at the back waiting for an opportunity to counterattack.

"Somebody tell me what is the most important game statistic that determines a game?"

Gao Bo asked.

The players glanced at each other.

There are more statistics in a game, possession, passes, fouls...

Usually, many media reports will use the term "data is predominant", but when it comes to which data is the most important, probably different teams will have different understandings.

"Number of shots?"

"Attacking the 30-meter zone in the frontcourt?"

"How many shots were hit?"

The players gave one answer after another.

Gao Bo laughed evilly: "Let me tell you, after a game, the most important game data is........ Score!! ”

The players in the dressing room laughed, of course the score is the most important, but under the inertial thinking, the players didn't think of this for a while.

Gao Bo said that this is naturally not just to liven up the atmosphere in the locker room.

"So! No matter how much possession, no matter how many shots you take, no matter how many fouls, no matter how many duels you have, no matter how many passes you make! ”

"There is only one !! purpose"

Gao Bo held out a finger.

"That is, at the end of the game, we have to be ahead of the opponents, we have to score a lot more goals than them!"

"We're going to put the ball in their goal!! Stop their shots at the same time!! ”

After Gao Bo finished speaking, he pointed to the formation that had been placed on the tactical board and said.

'Barcelona as a whole are a slower paced team, they are used to slow pace of possession at the back, and Sergio Busquets is a lagging midfielder who has a good link between Xavi and Iniesta, and he is also very linked to Barcelona's back line. Their attacks start from the back line, pass layer by layer to the front, and then find gaps through players like Xavi or Iniesta, using the gaps, Xavi can pass the ball like a scalpel, and their strikers, especially Messi's individual ability, can make them take advantage of the opportunity!! ”

Gao Bo writes and draws on the tactical board, and then circles the positions of Xavi and Iniesta!

"There's one concept I've been emphasizing these days! That is, offense and defense are one! Offense doesn't necessarily need to get the ball to attack, and defense doesn't have to shrink back into its own half! The moment when the offense and defense switch will be the most threatening moment! ”

"When defending, we have to block the space for them to pass the ball! Keep the formation tight and gradually push them into the corner, if once the steal is completed! Fight back now! ”

"If it's in attacking form, we have to be fast, we have to pass the ball more forward, and we have to be active in our movements! What we have to do is disrupt their rhythm. So, we need to take the initiative to speed things up! What we've been training all this time is a continuous pass in a fast-paced situation! ”

"Don't try to save energy! Against a team like Barcelona, there is no point in saving energy! If you don't give it your all, we'll lose after 90 minutes! I hope you will remember this sentence! ”

Gao Bo emphasized.

"It's been said in the media these days that our tactics are imitating Barcelona. And the Catalans also believe that their tactics are flawless, and they even attribute our two victories to the second!! And in this game, we'll let them know if we're imitating them! ”

"In these seasons, Barcelona have won everything, so they have nothing to offer, and even after the loss, they look arrogant, as if the whole world is their men. Even if they haven't won in this stadium in three years! ”

Gao Bo's words made the players laugh.

The big battle is imminent, and in the face of an opponent like Barcelona, many players in Atletico Madrid are still a little nervous.

"Bring the rhythm up! Beat the speed out!! We overwhelm them with speed!! ”

"It's like we do in training!"

"We are a torrent! A torrent fast enough to break through all the defenses in this world!! Now let's let Barcelona know that if they want to kill us with the ball in a slow way, then get ready for the torrent!! ”

The Atletico Madrid players couldn't help but puff up their chests.

They know best that Atletico Madrid is not playing a slow tike-taka in their usual training!

They're faster!

They are more imposing!

They are more aggressive!

It's like the manager said.

They are torrents!

It's a torrent that breaks everything!

......

Barcelona are more indoor, and Pep Guardiola is also talking to the players about what to look out for in this game.

Pep Guardiola has also taken note of the changes that have changed in Atletico Madrid this season.

However, he did not see Atletico Madrid as a Barcelona imitator from the beginning.

It's the same ground pass control, but what kind of style to play with pass control can be ever-changing.

It's like you can't think of every team that likes to play long balls as long passes.

The tactical variation of the ground short pass is more abundant than the long pass, and different teams use it in different styles.

Guardiola still feels that Gao Bo's Atletico Madrid has been playing a little in the first two rounds of the league, and this feeling has been lingering in his heart, so when preparing for this game, Guardiola is very cautious!

However, Guardiola is still very confident in one thing, no matter what kind of tactical play Atletico Madrid uses, as long as Atletico Madrid dares to press out and attack, Barcelona will definitely let Atletico Madrid know what Barcelona's attack is!

Pep Guardiola looked at Messi, who was sitting quietly in his seat, the most crucial figure in the Barcelona Dream Three Dynasty!

Pep Guardiola then looked at his other players, Xavi, Iniesta, Busquez.......

These players are world-class players. Barcelona's overall tactical operation is fluid, and the individual quality of the players is also top-notch, and in this situation, Barcelona can certainly achieve victory after victory.

Pep Guardiola is very confident about this.

......

Amid the deafening hustle and bustle of Calderón Stadium, players from both sides walked onto the pitch with their heads held high.

Gao Bo and Pep Guardiola shake hands with each other before the start of the game.

Guardiola still admires the Chinese coach in front of him, who is younger than him.

Leading a team in the lower leagues to win the Europa League is enough to show Gao Bo's ability. Pep Guardiola is well aware of how difficult it is to get the job done.

The two exchanged pleasantries on the sidelines for a while.

Gao Bo has no personal grudges against Guardiola, and to be honest, Gao Bo also admires Guardiola's tactics for playing Barcelona for more than 20 years to the point where he has now.

Pep Guardiola's influence on football tactics is profound, and he has brought Barcelona to the top, especially in the 2008-2009 season, when Barcelona won six crowns without precedent.

After a few words of greeting, the head coaches of both sides sat back in their seats, and the players of the two teams on the field were also ready!

"Okay! The race is about to begin! Atletico Madrid against Barcelona! Who will emerge victorious? Whether Barcelona ends the good form of Atletico Madrid since the start of the season, or Atletico Madrid sends Barcelona two consecutive defeats in the season, after 90 minutes, everything will know!! ”

In the commentary seat, two commentators from Kobe TV were shouting loudly.

"Looking at the atmosphere at Calderón, I can't wait!! Abdul!!! Commentator Matteo said exaggeratedly on the side.

"Me too!!" Aduris said with a cheerful wave.

"Let's take a look at the starting line-ups of both sides first, both teams are the main players today!!"

"The start on Atletico Madrid's side is the same as their start in the previous two games, and now Atletico Madrid's schedule is not dense, so Coach Gao Bo still sent his strongest lineup!"

'Goalkeeper David De Gea! Right wing-back Juan-Fran, centre-back Godin partnered Boateng, left wing-back Alex Sandro! Midfielders N'Golo Kante, Luka Modric, Raul Garcia, and Reyes, Aguero, Modric up front!! ”

"This is a 433 lineup, this Atletico Madrid lineup is still very young, Sandro, Kante, Aguero, Modric, De Gea, more than half of the Atletico Madrid players are around 20 years old, the oldest of the other Atletico Madrid players is Reyes, who is only 27 years old this year, and then Modric, who was born in 1985, is 25 years old this year, and Godin is 24 years old! Gao Bo has created a Young Praetorian Guard! ”

"But young may not be an advantage, especially in the face of an old and spicy team like Barcelona, look at Barcelona's lineup: goalkeeper Valdés, right wing-back Alves, central defender is captain Puyol and Pique, left wing-back is Maxwell, midfielders Busquets, Xavi, Iniesta, forwards Messi, Villa, Pedro! It is also a 433 formation, and the two sides are opposite! ”

"Actually, Barcelona's squad is not as old as you say!"

"But they're really spicy..."

The two narrators laughed as they joked.

At this time, on the field, after the commentator had just finished reading the starting lists of both sides, the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game!

Barcelona took the lead in kicking off, and Villa, who was standing in the middle circle, had just transferred to Barcelona this season, but his integration was very fast, because as the main striker of the Spanish team in the World Cup, Villa had already cultivated a tacit understanding with Xavi, Iniesta and others.

The football was passed to the feet of Busquez, and at this time, several Atletico Madrid players also rushed through the half and pressed up!

Busquez was not unhurried, facing Aguero to steal, he pushed the ball horizontally, by this time Xavi was indeed back, and then Xavi passed the ball to the feet of Maxwell on the wing.

Maxwell was also facing pressure at this point, with Griezmann coming up.

He passed the ball to Xavi again!

Griezmann, on the other hand, left Maxwell behind and immediately ran in the direction of Xavi!

"Three people besiege Harvey!!"

Before the ball could reach Xavi's feet, commentator Aduris exclaimed.

Luka Modric, Antoine Griezmann, Aguero!

Three players surrounded Xavi in the middle, and the encirclement was rapidly shrinking!

"Pretty !!" Matteo exclaimed, "Master's handling!" ”

The besieged Xavi looked completely helpless, and his line of passing was blocked.

But then Harvey's handling was amazing.

Xavi gently rubbed the ball, and the ball went over Griezmann's head and fell to Pedro, who came back from the wing to participate in the response.

Pedro faced a defence chased by N'Golo Kante and Juanfran and he headed the ball back to Maxwell!

However, Pedro's handling of the ball is a notch worse than Xavi's, and his header back pass is a little less powerful!

By the time Maxwell was ready to handle the ball, Juanfran had already rushed up with great momentum!

Juanfran transferred to Atletico Madrid this season, and when he thought he was likely to face competition from Kante, Modric and others in the Atletico Madrid midfield, Gao Bo actually told him.

"You're my main right-back!!"

Juanfran has also played at right-back, but he has been most often seen in midfield, so he will still be skeptical when he says this to him.

However, in Madrid's system, Juanfran feels comfortable playing at right-back.

Now that Juanfran was pressing, Maxwell was a little panicked.

If he had handled the ball more slowly, Juanfran would have probably snatched the ball!

Maxwell hurriedly took a few steps forward, and in a hurry, he didn't have time to understand the situation on the other side, but Maxwell didn't want to clear forward and easily lose possession, so he opted for a header back pass, ready to find goalkeeper Valdés.

It's just that the control of the header is much worse than the control with the feet, the ball is slightly off, although Valdés has tried to rush out and not let the ball out of the bottom line, but the Barcelona goalkeeper is still a step late after all!

Football was pushed out of the line by Maxwell!

"Maxwell misses the return pass with a header! Atletico Madrid gets a corner!! ”

"At the beginning of the game, Atletico Madrid looked like a menacing maneuver!!!!"

Pedro hurriedly raised his hand to apologize to Maxwell, it was just his header back pass error that caused Maxwell to have to pass back under the pressure of the opponent, but Pedro also had a cold sweat on his back.

This game doesn't look like Barcelona before.

From the very beginning of the game, Atletico Madrid did not give Barcelona a chance to control the ball calmly!

Pep Guardiola's brow furrowed.

Front-court pressing?

Pep Guardiola looked at Gao Bo on the other side.

It shouldn't be more than that, right?

If it is just a tight defense in the front court, although Barcelona will be a little troublesome, but their opponents may be even more troublesome!

Once Barcelona successfully poured the ball out of the backfield, then Atletico Madrid's backline will have to face the impact of Messi, Villa, and Pedro!

Guardiola's brows still haven't stretched, where is Atletico Madrid's backhand?

.....

Gao Bo on the sidelines was very satisfied with the team's offensive this time, and he clapped his hands hard.

"Well done! Juan!!! ”

Gao Bo was praising Juanfran's enthusiasm.

As a defender, rushing all the way up to force the opposing left-back's Maxwell to make a mistake in the return pass, Juanfran did not run in vain.

Gao Bo clapped his hands at the same time, but his eyes did not stare at the field, if someone looked at Gao Bo's eyes, they would find that the focus of his pupils was very strange, as if there was something in the area of two or three meters in front of him.

In fact, there is indeed something in front of Gao Bo's eyes, but others can't see it.

In front of Gao Bo's eyes, the screen of the football card system unfolds.

In this game, Gao Bo is no longer kept!

He used all the cards that would maximize the strength of his team.

[Match Card (Blue): Increases the physical fitness of the whole team by 15%]

[Match Card (Blue): The success rate of the team's defensive interception is increased by 15%]

[Match Card (Blue): The success rate of the team's counterattack attack is increased by 15%]

In addition to these three cards, Gao Bo now has the most crucial card in his hand, an orange card!

[Match Card (Orange): Increase pass success rate by 20% within 15 meters; Increases forward pass success rate by 15%! 】

This card is undoubtedly a huge improvement for the overall strength of the team! And this is also Gao Bo's capital to dare to compete with Barcelona when the players in the team are all young players in their early twenties!

.....

Antoine Griezmann came to take a corner from the right, but he didn't drive it straight into the box.

Antoine Griezmann played the ball to Luka Modric, who came to pick him up, and then he crossed Modric from the corner flag area.

Luka Modric made a feint of a cross and then flicked the ball back to Antoine Griezmann.

Griezmann took the ball and took everything inside and shot straight at goal!

"Griezmann!!!"

Some of the Atletico Madrid fans in the stands were already standing up excitedly.

The soccer ball arcs and flies towards the goal!

Fortunately, the angle of the ball was not completely opened, and goalkeeper Valdés reached out to the side and saved the ball from the bottom line!

"As soon as the game began, Atletico Madrid launched a rather threatening attack!! Antoine Griezmann's shot forced Valdés to make a save!! It seems that the Estadio Calderón is always a difficult place for Barcelona to conquer!! ”

The commentators shouted from the commentary seats.

Pep Guardiola was also taken aback, only to breathe a sigh of relief when he saw the ball pounced.

If he had been scored before he could see what Atletico Madrid was up to, it would have been a tough game for Barcelona.

What exactly is the opponent's strategy for this match?

Pep Guardiola is still thinking.

And Atletico Madrid's corner kick was taken again.

The corner on this side was handed to Modric, and Griezmann wanted to go over and take another quick corner.

However, Barcelona's players were wary this time, and Alves quickly followed.

Seeing this, Modric passed the ball directly into the penalty area!

Boateng and Pique were battling for position, and in the end Boateng pushed the ball off the line under Pique's interference defense.

At the beginning of the game, Atletico Madrid took the lead with a corner kick.

Barcelona's players breathed a sigh of relief, and if Barcelona had any obvious weaknesses, perhaps defending set-pieces was one.

Puyol is not very tall, but he has good defensive qualities. However, his partner Gerard Pique has often been out of position when defending set-pieces. Barcelona's set-piece high-altitude defense can only rely more on two central defenders, and the other Barcelona players are generally not tall, and it is unrealistic to expect them to defend headers.

Do you want to attack from set-pieces?

Pep Guardiola thought.

And what about defense?

All three of Atletico Madrid's strikers stayed up front.

Barcelona's two centre-backs pulled away on either side, only for Antoine Griezmann and Reyes to follow.

Aguero was standing near the arc of the box, and Valdés wanted to pass to either side of Aguero, but when he saw that Xavi and Busquez were followed by two players, Valdés hesitated a little.

If other teams were under such pressure, the goalkeeper would simply kick forward.

But the big kick is clearly not in line with Barcelona's football philosophy, and even then, Barceloan has to develop the ball up front through short passes.

Iniesta ran back to catch the ball, and Valdés sent it away as soon as possible.

Sergio Aguero was about to step up to interfere with Iniesta, who played the ball back to Valdés before running out of space to catch it.

After receiving the ball, Iniesta slipped the ball into Xavi and continued to run.

Xavi and Busquez worked together continuously, and finally Messi came back to participate in the pass.

Barcelona soon passed the midfield through successive combinations.

"Atletico Madrid's forward press was broken!!"

The commentators said one after another.

Such a scene often appears in Barcelona games, and it is not that no one thinks of using a tight way to deal with Barcelona in the frontcourt, but Barcelona's passing cooperation is really perfect, and they still pass the ball out in such a situation.

Guardiola was a little smug, and he glanced at Gao Bo not far away.

Do you think you can deal with Barcelona if you press up front?

You're underestimating us!

Gao Bo certainly doesn't think that pressing up front will make Barcelona helpless, so he is not in a hurry.

The Atletico Madrid players also retreated when the Barcelona player passed the ball.

Atletico Madrid's players are constantly on the move, even when on the defensive.

When the football was passed by Barcelona in the midfield, Atletico Madrid's defensive set-up was completed.

Pep Guardiola's side have several points for every player who receives the ball.

And Gao Bo's Atletico Madrid players are like flowing water at this time, they are not easy to grab, but gradually form a division and encirclement of Barcelona's ball-handling players.

When Iniesta got the ball again, he found that there was no safe passing lane!

Atletico Madrid cut off several of his passing lines.

A smile appeared on Gao Bo's face.

Barcelona always like to wear safe passes and they don't take risks easily – they are only willing to take risks when there is a chance of creating an attacking threat!

And now the Atletico Madrid players are cutting the connection between their players by running their positions, forcing the Barcelona players to have to make a choice!

Either risk passing, or.... Carry the ball yourself!

Iniessta's dribbling ability is excellent, but if he chooses to dribble the ball himself, once he concedes the ball in the midfield encirclement, Atletico Madrid will immediately be a lightning counterattack!

Instead of choosing to dribble the ball herself, Iniesta chose to pass forward!

He glanced up at Messi's position, and then suddenly dribbled the ball, using a change of rhythm to make a crack in the encirclement.

Then Iniesta's pass came through the crack!

Messi and Iniesta have a very tacit understanding, and at the moment when Iniesta just passed the ball, Messi stepped forward to respond!

However, at this moment, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Messi!

'N'Golo Kante's tackle !!'

Kante's prediction was very accurate, and when Iniesta passed the ball, Kante, who was dragging behind the midfield defence, was already activated!

He's fast! The diminutive Kante at least has an advantage in that he has a good start, so even Messi didn't react at once, and the football was cut off from his eyes by Kante!!

Gao Bo was not surprised by N'Golo Kante's performance.

The front four cards occupy four slots, while the fifth slot, Gao Bo chose to go to Kanter.

[Match Card (Blue): Increases steal ability by 15% and is used by designated player "N'Golo Kante". 】

Kante was already good at stealing, but when you add this card and the blue steal card, his steal ability increases by 30% out of thin air!!

This pretty much means that N'Golo Kante is the best tackling machine in the world at the moment!!

The reason why Gao Bo wants the players to kick up the speed and rhythm in this game and have a ball competition machine in the midfield is also one of Gao Bo's confidence!

He is not afraid to lose possession because he believes that his players can get it back quickly!

And after the steal, Atletico Madrid also immediately launched an attack on the spot!

The moment of the transition between attack and defense!

Atletico Madrid quickly switched from defensive to attacking!

Kante passes the ball through to Modric, who is passing through to Griezmann!

Two passes in a row, two forwards in a row!

Forward!!!!

Gao Bo stood up suddenly!

This is the scene that Gao Bo wants to see the most!!

The moment when the offense and defense are switched!! Let Barcelona be forced to speed up!

Just like it is now!

Barcelona's players return to defense at high speed!

And Griezmann didn't stop at all after getting the ball, he didn't even look up at the penalty area, he just swept the ball low and flat!!

Beforehand!

Aguero rushed to his position!!

But Pique's defense is on point!

He's got longer legs than Aguero, so he got the ball out early!

Maxwell and Griezmann ran towards the ball at the same time that was blocked by Pique, but Griezmann got there first, hooked the ball back and then passed it into the box!

This time the direction is the top of the arc of the penalty area!

Raul Garcia shoots at the ball!!

Puyol pounced and gambled with his body to catch the eye, then controlled the ball and passed it to Alves on the other side!

Alves took the ball and turned around and stuffed it to Messi!

Messi turned and dribbled across the half!

Atletico Madrid's players are also defending at high speed!

At this time, the Barcelona players had not come up, but Messi did not want to let go of this opportunity to counterattack, so he created Longtan, and after dribbling past Reyes and Raul Garcia in a row, Messi failed to control the ball for the third time!

It's Kante again!

Kante made a big sliding tackle to get the ball to Raul Garcia!

Raul Garcia immediately turned around and continued to kick the ball forward!

In the blink of an eye, the offense and defense are out of position again!

The ball was exchanged frequently under the feet of both sides, and the pace of the game began to become very fast!

Gao Bo put his hands in his trouser pockets, and to be honest, this kind of game rhythm is not easy for any team!

The same is true for Atletico Madrid!

But what Gao Bo firmly believes is that Atletico Madrid's training this summer has allowed his players to adapt to such a back and forth rhythm of the game!

And with the help of cards, whether it is the success rate of the ball or the physical fitness, Atletico Madrid is better than Barcelona!!

Pull the rhythm up! Then crush Barcelona head-on!!

This is Gao Bo's plan!

And Guardiola, who had been watching from the sidelines for a while, began to get a little anxious.

He shouted loudly, pressed his hands down, and motioned for the Barcelona players to stabilize the situation first.

But when the rhythm is up, how can it come down so quickly!

The two sides went back and forth, and the pace of the game began to slide to the edge of getting out of control!

In the twelfth minute of the game, the situation on the field reached a climax!

Barcelona has just completed an attack here, Pedro cut inside and failed to hit the goal and was stealed, after Godin broke the ball, as a central defender, he carried the ball forward and passed between Villa and Pedro!

The two Barcelona players are still guarding against Godin's passes, which Cheng thinks Godin will dribble up by himself this time!

And Godin didn't continue to dribble the ball after dribbling past Barcelona's forward line, he passed the ball diagonally to the left!

Raul Garcia looked for Reyes as soon as he got the ball!

Reyes burst along the touchline and then began to cut inside when he got to the edge of the box!

After bringing the defensive line over, Sandro came up!

A simple two-over-one!

Sandro burst forward at high speed and swept the ball to the middle near the baseline!!

Raul Garcia pressed into the box and he and Busquez were jockeying for position!

The ball hit a sideline on Busquez's ankle and headed for the defence outside the box.

And at this time, Modric faced the ball at the top of the penalty area and pushed with his left foot!

Football passes through the crowd!

Valdés' vision was blocked, and when he saw the ball clearly, it was still too late!

The football flew into the goal with the stunned eyes of the Barcelona players!

1 to 0!!

Atletico Madrid lead !!

After the goal, Modric was quickly pulled to the ground by the excited Atletico Madrid players!

Atletico Madrid's players stacked Arhats in the box.

Calderón's stands have long been boiling!

“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL！！！！！！！！”

The Spanish commentator's trademark big tongue roared!

The scene is like a volcanic eruption!!

Pep Guardiola's face turned pale.

Base... There is no backhand!!

Atletico Madrid has no back-up at all!!

Gao Bo doesn't have any conspiracy at all!

Everything is an upright conspiracy!!

Gao Bo's tactics are very obvious, he pulls up the tempo and plays slow with fast! It's easy to say, but it's not easy to do. In a fast-paced state, it is not easy to control the ball well, let alone play the attack well!

But the thing is, they really did!

To do this, it is possible after a long period of intensive training!

That is to say, Gao Bo did not use all kinds of tactics just because the opponent was Barcelona, he still spared no effort to strengthen the team's tactical style and use a dignified formation to deal with Barcelona!

Honest tactics, even if Guardiola understands it now, it is not easy for him to break such tactics!