As the first half was about to enter injury time, Juanfran was almost out of focus when he was defending Di Maria's breakaway, and was almost lost by the opponent's successive rapid changes of direction.

Although Juanfran barely managed to stabilize his body and block Di Maria's cross, he changed his body's center of gravity four times in a short period of time, which put a huge load on his ankle.

Immediately afterwards, although Juanfran beat the opponent in the corner kick defense to grab the first point, but due to the huge load on his ankle when defending Di Maria's breakthrough, he accidentally sprained his right ankle after landing.

Although Juanfran himself was keen to continue playing, the pain in his ankle did not subside significantly after a brief treatment by team doctor Pedro Aquino. In desperation, Pedro Aquino had to make a substitution gesture to Diego Simeone on the sidelines.

However, before Diego Simeone could decide who would replace Juanfrán, the referee on duty blew the whistle for the end of the first half.

After returning to the dressing room, Diego Simeone first encouraged his team's performance in the first half of the game and hoped that the players could continue to be in good form in the second half of the game to win against arch-rivals Real Madrid.

Diego Simeone then left the dressing room with two assistant coaches, Herman Boggs and Juan Bizcaino, to "discuss" the replacement for Juan-Fran.

'Diego, I think Toby [Alderweireld] should have been brought in at right wing-back in the second half. With Toby coming from a centre-back, his frontal defensive ability will further strengthen the team's defence, while his mid-to-long range passing and long-range shooting from outside the box will add to the team's attacking options. Hermann Boggs said.

Hearing this, Diego Simeone did not rush to speak, but turned his gaze to Juan Bizcaino to hear what different opinions he had.

'Toby's attacking and defensive abilities are very balanced and his pace is suited to the demands of full-backs.

After a pause, Juan Bizcaino said: "However, in front of Di Maria and C. Ronaldo, Toby's turning speed is a very fatal heel. Don't forget, in the last moments of the first half, even Juan was almost shaken down by Di Maria, not to mention Toby, who was slightly less agile. ”

This time, Diego Simeone's face finally showed a hint of approval.

The next moment, the Argentine said with a smile on his face: "Then, it may be a good idea to send Xu to replace Juan." ”

In fact, Diego Simeone was ready to make it through the first half when Juanfran was shown a yellow card, and the first person he thought of was Aldervilleld. After all, in terms of the balance of offensive and defensive abilities alone, the Belgian is undoubtedly the best one on the bench.

But as Juan Bizcaino has said, Alderweireld's frontal defensive ability is strong, but his relatively slow turnaround speed can easily be a target for opponents when it comes to the breakthrough of a speedy player.

If it had been more than two months ago, Diego Simeone would have opted to use him as a guest at right wing-back, even though he knew that Alderweireld had a weakness of turning slowly. However, when Xu Xin took advantage of the serious shortage of first-team players on the national team's match day to show an unexpected strength beyond Diego Simeone's in the team's group match, he gradually occupied a place in the heart of the Argentine coach.

Because of this, Xu Xin not only made his first-team debut in the first leg of the Copa del Rey 1/8 final against Valencia, but also got the opportunity to start in the next second leg.

Although Xu Xin's performance in the game could only be described as decent due to Feng Quan's absence from that game, Diego Simeone believes that as a young player under the age of 20, he is very satisfied to be able to start the team for the first time without major mistakes due to nervousness. After all, Diego Simeone's positioning of Xu Xin is just a rotational substitute for Juanfran .

Now, with Juan Fran unexpectedly leaving the pitch early due to injury, Diego Simeone wants to "test" what Xu Xin can do against world-class stars.

In fact, for Diego Simeone, who is aiming to win both La Liga and the Champions League, he is ready to abandon the Copa del Rey. Otherwise, he would not have sent six substitutes, including Xu Xin, to start in the second leg against Valencia.

Therefore, even if Xu Xin was completely defeated by the opponent in the game because he couldn't withstand the strong pressure after coming off the bench, the biggest loss the team suffered was nothing more than the Copa del Rey that was not very important.

If Xu Xin can successfully complete the defensive responsibility on the right side, it will be a surprise for the team, and it can also completely solve the hidden danger of the lack of reliable substitutes for the team's right side defense.

However, if Diego Simeone is interested in promoting Xu Xin in this game, why did he ask his two assistants for advice?

It turned out that it was precisely because of Diego Simeone's strong request that Atletico Madrid brought in Aldervireld during the summer transfer period, and the biggest reason why Diego Simeone was interested in the Belgian at that time was his "neutral" all-round ability.

Therefore, although Diego Simeone, who has a stronger personality, is ready to "risk" using Xu Xin in this game, if he directly "abandons" Aldervilleld, who he strongly requested to bring in last summer, once the team suffers a defeat in the game, his choice will be greatly questioned.

If sending Xu Xin off the bench was the result of a "collective discussion by the coaching staff", then even if the team did lose the game because of Xu Xin's abnormal performance, Diego Simeone would have to bear a lot less doubt.

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Just five minutes before the start of the second half, Xu Xin, who was using the halftime break to warm up, was brought back to the dressing room by assistant coach Herman Boggs and came to coach Diego Simeone.

And Fengquan, who saw this scene, immediately guessed Diego Simeone's thoughts.

So, he entered the bathroom in the locker room by "urinating", and immediately entered the system.

"Max, using [Okami's Light] can give up to 5 of my teammates stat bonuses, so if I only choose one teammate to add bonuses, can I add 10 attributes to him?" Feng Quan asked.

"Of course not." The system said categorically. "Even if you choose to forgo the other 4 chances and only give bonuses to one teammate, he will only get a maximum of 1 physical stat and 3 technical stats. However, this will speed up your physical exertion during matches and will also delay the recovery of your 'physical stats'. ”

After thinking for a moment, Feng Quan said with a firm expression: "Even if this will affect my state, I have to help my little brother." 2k reading network