Chapter 413: The Competition of Forwards

After playing Sevilla in the 25th round of the league, La Liga has entered a slightly tighter stage.

On 27 February, they played Sevilla at home, and just four days later, on 3 March, in the 26th round of the league, Atletico Madrid will play Getafe again, and on 6 March, they will immediately return to their home stadium for a big game against Villarreal. This intensive schedule is intended to make concessions for the half-month international break following the 29th round of league matches on 20 March.

Now Atletico Madrid's goal is clear, and that is the league, and it is in the 29th round of the league, at home to Atletico Madrid.

Therefore, in order to prepare for this game, in the first few games of this league, Gao Bo will make appropriate rotations, and it will be used as a warm-up before the big game to adjust the state of the players, in order to make the players play their best when playing against Real Madrid!

In the twenty-sixth round of the league, Atletico Madrid challenged Getafe away!

In a way, it's also a Madrid derby. Getafe is also a team based in the Madrid region.

It's just that they are far inferior to Atletico Madrid in terms of results and influence, so in the eyes of Atletico Madrid, this is just an ordinary game.

Gao Bo has made a lot of rotations for this game, because in three days' time, the team will face a strong Villarreal at home!

In such a situation, Gao Bo naturally chose to rotate on Getafe's side, and the physical strength of the main team was reserved to deal with Villarreal.

Atletico Madrid, who have been rotated, suffered their third draw of the season!

They drew 1-1 away from Getafe!

Although the match was drawn, it was Diego Costa's goal that was hotly discussed after the game!

His goal was brilliant – he was near the penalty spot, got on the end of Sadio Mane's cross and went straight into the air with an upside-down hook!

The soccer ball hit the inside of the post and poked into the goal, detonating the whole field!

Aduris chanted: "World waves!!!!!!! ”

And it was this goal that made people forget to discuss the embarrassment of Atletico Madrid's draw.

After the game, there was a lot of talk about the goal, with many media outlets saying that Atletico Madrid had two talented strikers, Sergio Aguero and Diego Costa, and they were not of the same type, and perhaps they should start at the same time!

Diego Costa and Sergio Aguero play as two strikers, and such an attacking combination may still work very well.

It's just that Atletico Madrid's main formation is still 433, with a center forward and two wingers forming an attacking line, and Gao Bo has no intention of changing the team's main style of play in the middle of the season - 442 Atletico Madrid has played in a month, but this is not a regular tactic for Atletico Madrid.

Diego Costa and Sergio Aguero, it looks like only one player can start...... And what this brings is fierce competition in the front line.

As for the draw at Atletico Madrid, not many people care anymore.

Because even if Atletico Madrid draws this time, they are still at the top of the table, and the points gap is not closed by the two rivals - in this round of the league, Real Madrid were held to a draw away by Deportivo La Coruna, and in the last round of the league, Barcelona also suffered a draw - they drew 1-1 at home to Athletic Bilbao!

In this way, the score difference between the two sides remains the same.

So far, 25 league games, Atletico Madrid 23 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses, such a result is already very unnatural, Atletico Madrid is in very good form in the league, even if it is a draw, it is only three games so far!

Therefore, the occasional draw is not too much of a problem for Atletico Madrid, especially if they are still in rotation.

What sparked discussion in this match was, of course, Diego Costa's brilliant goal!

As you can see from this goal, Diego Costa's form is also very vigorous.

If Gobo insists on using the 433 formation, he will have to worry about who starts Diego Costa and Sergio Aguero, unless he is willing to play as a double centre-forward, but in that case, it will be at the expense of Reyes or Antoine Griezmann – both of whom are also in excellent form!

Aguero or Diego Costa?

Many media outlets have joined the discussion on this topic.

Of course, Gao Bo knows what these media have in mind - the big media in Spain is either Real Madrid or Barcelona, and the media in both aspects have a big enmity with Atletico Madrid.

The hype about Atletico Madrid's starting issue can create some trouble for Gao Bo on the one hand, and on the other hand, if it can trigger a conflict between Diego Costa and Aguero, then these media will be even happier.

Not to mention, it's a really difficult problem to solve.

Especially now that Atletico Madrid only has the league left, there are not many games, and the opportunity to play is even more precious, whether it is Diego Costa or Aguero, I am afraid that they will not want to play as a substitute!

The quality of the substitute players is not all good....

It's just that this doesn't bother Gao Bo at all.

In Gao Bo's view, if you want to grab the starter, you must show attitude and strength!

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Three days later, on March 6, the team hosted Villarreal!

Perhaps influenced by the media these days, from the very beginning, Aguero's performance was very positive!

Obviously, Diego Costa's performance has also made him feel more and more threatened!

Aguero felt like he had a vicious dog behind him, and he had to keep running and doing everything he could to stay ahead.

With the pressure of the contenders, this game Aguero broke out!

With Aguero's goals in each half, Atletico Madrid beat Villarreal 2-0 at home and won three points!

Gao Bo is very happy with Aguero's form!

The media thinks it's a problem for him to have so many players in good shape, but that's not what he thinks.

Every manager wants his players to be as good as possible.

The more players there are, the more space there is for Gao Bo to choose from, and the more changes there are in tactics and adjustments.

For example, now, with Aguero and Diego Costa two center forwards with different styles, Gao Bo can make adjustments at any time in the game, so that the overall tactics are full of flexibility.

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On March 13, in the 28th round of the league, Atletico Madrid challenged Almeria away.

Diego Costa started the game, with Sergio Aguero on the bench.

However, Aguero, who was on the bench, was not dissatisfied, he was happy. Because he was substituted in this game, when he plays Real Madrid in the next game, isn't he a starter?

This shows that in the heart of the manager, Aguero must still be sent to play a strong team!

And Diego Costa was naturally upset, so he completely broke out in this game!

Hat trick!!

Diego Costa scored a hat-trick to prove his form to the manager!

After the game, the media was also very shocked by the performance of Diego Costa, a previously unknown striker, this season's explosion was really sudden!

Atletico Madrid's two in-form strikers, who will be sent in the match against Real Madrid?

The media is speculating.