Chapter 431: Real Madrid's Shrinking Defense

Gao Bo was not surprised that Mourinho made such a start.

People will always be convinced of what they succeed in.

Jose Mourinho has won everything with this counter-attacking tactic, so he doesn't change his tactics easily – you always look for changes when you fail.

Therefore, Mourinho's current strategy against Atletico Madrid is to constantly strengthen the defense.

In the first meeting between the two sides this season, Jose Mourinho's midfielders were Xavi Alonso and Khedira, and the thin midfield defence allowed Real Madrid to clean up.

In the second meeting, Mourinho partnered Las Diarra and Khedira as two purely defensive midfielders, and Real Madrid's performance was much better in this game, they once led by two goals on the road, but in the end they were killed by Atletico Madrid!

And in this game, Mourinho continued to strengthen the defense of the midfield!

If two backs can't be stopped, then three!

Las Diarra, Khedira, Pepe!

Jose Mourinho is really obsessed with defending....

Accidents are accidents, in the face of such a formation of the opponent, Atletico Madrid may be really difficult to do.

Gao Bo now hopes that his pre-game arrangement can have an effect, if he can score first, even if Mourinho is all defensive players, he doesn't have to be afraid, and even if Atletico Madrid scores first, Real Madrid has so many defensive players on the field, but it is too beneficial for Atletico Madrid - they lack attackers, how to attack at this time.

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Jose Mourinho looked at the pitch.

Coming to La Liga, Mourinho feels like he has encountered the biggest challenge of his career!

Barcelona is still so strong, and Atletico Madrid's rise this season is also amazing!

For Jose Mourinho, the Copa del Rey title means a lot.

On the one hand, he needs to win this final to prove that his "magic is still there", and on the other hand, he needs to regain his confidence against Gao Bo.

Even Jose Mourinho, when he lost 0-5, was disheartened and his confidence was shattered.

If it weren't for his strong willpower, Mourinho would still be in a stage of depression.

Although the last game was not won, the result gave Mourinho confidence!

As long as Real Madrid strengthens their defense, it will be difficult for Atletico Madrid to score! And Real Madrid's counter-attacking threat is there, Ronaldo is the best star in the world, and the only one who can compare with him is Barcelona's Messi, as long as he can create opportunities for Ronaldo to counterattack, he can always send the ball into the goal.

This led Mourinho to believe that in attack, he only needed to trust Ronaldo's individual ability.

And the key to this game is on defense!

Real Madrid needs to defend solidly, strive not to concede goals, maintain the stability of the formation, and definitely not be easily torn off by Atletico Madrid!

As long as they don't concede a goal, Real Madrid will be able to have a chance to counterattack!

Jose Mourinho firmly believes in this!

Moreover, even if they did not succeed in counter-attacking, it was only 0-0 in the end, and if the game dragged into extra time, Real Madrid would also have an advantage, because they were sitting on the bench with Kaka, Mesut Ozil, Di Maria, Higuain, Real Madrid had such a star with considerable attacking ability.

Mourinho has already calculated that if Real Madrid counterattacks and does not score in regular time, he will send attackers in stoppage time, and the physical fitness of Atletico Madrid's players may not be able to withstand the impact of these attackers!

But the premise of all this calculation is that Real Madrid can't concede a goal!

If you concede a goal, all the pre-match calculations are over!

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Under the guidance of Mourinho's tactical thinking, in this final, Real Madrid's players contracted their defense at the beginning and allowed Atletico Madrid to control the ball on the periphery.

They gave up possession and even gave up all the space outside the 30-metre zone, allowing the Atletico Madrid players to pass the ball outside and fall to their feet.

Atletico Madrid's possession has been on the rise during this time, but Real Madrid just didn't move.

It stands to reason that Real Madrid's players are all stars, and their pride will never make them accept such an intimidating way of playing. But Atletico Madrid's win at home to them was 0-5, which scared the Real Madrid players.

Jose Mourinho is a winner, as you can tell from the title he won. Jose Mourinho has yet to experience any major defeats, and although the 5-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid was a flaw, Barcelona did not lose so much.

Therefore, under the premise of being eager to win, the players of Real Madrid have accepted Mourinho's set, and they are willing to accept Mourinho's command, as long as they can win, as long as they can win Atletico Madrid! In the last game, they once saw hope, but they still did not hold on to the fruits of victory in the end, but the score of 2-3 also made Real Madrid's players see the hope of winning!

If you lose the league, win the Copa del Rey!

They want to win now, and as for how to win, the Real Madrid players can't care so much for the time being.

The football field is huge, but if you condense all 11 people in the penalty area, it suddenly looks very crowded.

Such a defense will not give the opponent the slightest space.

Atletico Madrid faced Real Madrid's retrenched defense, no matter how delicate the pass was, there was nothing to be done at this time.

Because there is absolutely no space to use.

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Atletico Madrid is in possession.

In the VIP box, the presidents of Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, and His Majesty the King had different faces.

Florentino's face was visibly ugly.

He is the president of Real Madrid, Real Madrid has the best stars in the world and the strongest squad, but when they faced Atletico Madrid, they could only shrink up and be beaten passively, which made Florentino completely unacceptable, especially when there was a king next to him.

Cerezo certainly has a smile on his face, and Atletico Madrid can suppress Real Madrid like this, which is a very awesome thing in Cerezo's opinion.

He doesn't care if it's Real Madrid's own tactics that he chooses on their own initiative.

Carlos I also didn't look good on his face.

This is the final of the Copa del Rey, and as a result, the two teams in Spain played so dullly, especially His Majesty the King or Real Madrid fans, Real Madrid fans watched Real Madrid shrink up and defend against it, and their faces were naturally ugly.

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Atletico Madrid besieged, Real Madrid defended.

It's not a good game, and if Atletico Madrid can threaten Real Madrid's goal on a regular basis, that's not bad.

But the problem is that in the face of such a contraction from Real Madrid, it will be difficult for Atletico Madrid to score.

That makes the game very hard to look at.

But the two sides of the game don't care if the game is good or not.

Real Madrid in particular, for Mourinho, he just needs to win!

So when Mourinho saw that Atletico Madrid had nothing to do to threaten Real Madrid's goal just minutes into the game, he felt a little proud.

Attack it! Keep attacking, as long as there is a slight problem with your mentality, such as impatience or something.....

Hey...

Mourinho smiled.

He turned and sat back in the dugout.

As the minutes ticked by, Real Madrid's reincarnation defence looked to be working well.