Although the two sides of the Malaga team failed to really limit Feng Quan's play, it was difficult to break the deadlock on the field with Feng Quan's "little flowering" alone.

Therefore, in order to establish the lead of his team as soon as possible, Diego Simeone decided to make a new attempt, and Gabi's long-range shot from the outside, although it failed to find the opponent's goal, gave him hope of knocking on the opponent's door.

That's right, although Feng Quan's wide breakthrough can tear apart the opponent's side defense, but when the opponent's penalty area is heavily assembled, it is difficult for Diego Costa, who follows up in the middle, to get a calm start.

With the exception of Juanmi and Eliseu, all nine players in the Malaga team retreated to within the 30-metre zone. As a result, their massive recovery has greatly reduced the space for central players to move, but at the same time, it has given Atletico Madrid a lot of long-range opportunities.

However, if the wind is pulled directly to the middle, although it can strengthen the team's long-range shooting power to a certain extent, but without his wide breakthrough, the Malaga team will inevitably draw some manpower to strengthen the defense on the periphery of the penalty area.

So, in order to maintain the threat on the flanks after the wind moved to the middle, Diego Simeone decided to send Griezmann, who had just joined the team.

"Herman, let Anthony (Griezmann) warm up." Diego Simeone said to the team's assistant coach.

Five minutes later, Griezmann, who had finished his warm-up activities, came to Diego Simeone's side with a look of eagerness.

Considering the wonderful performances of Feng Quan and Diego Costa this season, long before he confirmed his move to Atletico Madrid, Griezmann knew that it would be difficult for him to get the main position in a short period of time, and maybe only after Diego Costa or one of Feng Quan left, maybe he could usher in the opportunity to "go up".

But for Griezmann, who has scored 11 goals this season, how can he be willing to sit on the bench and wait until the main players are unable to continue playing due to injury or fitness, or when the big picture is decided?

Therefore, when the team was unable to open up the situation for a long time, and Diego Simeone, who was desperate for change, first thought of himself, Griezmann not only felt the trust from the manager, but also wanted to take this opportunity to show that he was also capable of being the team's starting team.

"Anthony, I need you to use your speed and breakthrough ability to contain the opponent's defensive attention on both flanks, so as to create more space for your teammates to attack in the middle." Diego Simeone said, putting his arm around Griezmann's shoulder.

"At the same time, I want you to go as deep as you can when you break through, and if the opponent's defensive formation shrinks in the direction you break through, you pass the ball to your team-mates who are lying in ambush at the edge of the box. If the opponent doesn't shrink in your direction, you can choose to break into the box or cross into the box"

"Of course, I don't limit your options too much, but if you feel like you have a good chance, you can just cut inside and hit the goal. After all, the more options you have, the more difficult it will be for the opponent to defend. ”

"Don't worry, Boss, I won't let you down." Griezmann said with a determined look in his eyes.

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In the 34th minute of the first half, Diego Simeone replaced Alda Turan, who was distraught by Malaga's bucket formation, with a throw-in in front of a throw-in.

Because the team has not been able to break the deadlock on the field, and he is also very depressed. Therefore, Alda Turan's face suddenly became very ugly when he saw that he was substituted.

Moreover, Alda Turan not only ignored Griezmann's offer to overture, but also returned to the players' dressing room after the pitch, instead of watching the rest of the game with his teammates.

After seeing this scene, although Diego Simeone did not speak, a trace of displeasure flashed in his eyes.

After Griezmann came on the pitch, he went straight to Feng Quan, who was cruising on the left side of the field.

"Wind, boss let me tell you that from now on you can move around at will in the front court. But be careful not to overlap with my position. In order to force the opponent to expand the defence, you can try to shoot from distance more in the front court, and if the opportunity allows, you can also dribble directly into the opponent's penalty area and shoot directly at the goal. ”

Hearing this, Feng Quan immediately leaned from the right side to the middle lane.

In fact, as early as Diego Simeone replaced Alda Turan with Griezmann, Feng Quan speculated that the manager would likely replace the Turk and play more in the middle in order to play his long-range shots. After all, Feng Quan's long-range shot has helped the team turn around the unfavorable situation many times in previous games.

Although even without Griezmann's wide containment, Feng Quan can create long-range shooting opportunities with his superior individual ability, but that will not only speed up Feng Quan's physical exertion, but also reduce the suddenness of long-range shots.

Griezmann's sheer speed is no match for the wind, but his skillful footwork, excellent sense of coordination, and flexible ability to change direction are enough to disturb the opposition's wide defence. And most importantly, Griezmann not only had a good cross, but he was also very accurate in the timing of his crosses.

It is precisely because Griezmann has a strong ability to attack on the side that Feng Quan will give up the side area he is most familiar with without complaint.

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Although Diego Simeone wanted Griezmann to break past the baseline before choosing a cross, the French striker dribbled down the left flank to the edge of the penalty area, suddenly stopped his forward steps and then slid the ball inside with his left foot into the middle.

Just when the defenders in Malaga thought Griezmann would shoot from the outside, he whipped in a spinning cross with the outside of his left foot towards the far end of the net.

Griezmann's perimeter cross landed nicely, but the deceptive choice not only deceived the Málaga defenders, but also prevented Diego Costa, who was used to spinning crosses, from reacting in the first place.

However, Griezmann's imaginative choice this time made Diego Simeone, who was standing on the sidelines, happy.

In the 42nd minute of the first half, after Griezmann received a pass from Koke on the left side of the front, he first made a gesture of cutting inward in the direction of the baseline with the outside of his right foot.

When Malaga's left wing-backs Antunes and Eliseu were drawn to him, Griezmann played the ball to Koke diagonally behind.

Koke received the ball and immediately feigned a long-range shot, and when Malaga defender Ignacio Camacho pounced on himself to block the line, he crossed the ball sideways to the left side of the ball.

After seeing Koke pass the ball towards the wind, Marcos Angeleri and Sergio Sánchez, who were originally in charge of guarding the penalty area, immediately pounced in the direction of the ball's roll.

When Feng Quan, who was facing the goal, used the [Heavy Artillery] skill to shoot the football towards the goal like a cannonball, Angelelli and Sergio Sanchez, who were already ready to "sacrifice themselves to block the eye", were so frightened by the whistling football that they turned around directly, and they wanted to retract their heads back into their stomachs.

The next moment, before illy Caballero could make a save, the ball shot by the wind had already grazed the post on the right side of the goal and crashed into the net......