Chapter 743: Attention
The question of whether it can be prevented can only be known after the game starts, but the tactical emphasis on Lin Dong is a must, so in this game, Mourinho not only sent Cahill and Terry, but also put David Luiz in the midfield position.
In front of David Luiz are Frank Lampard and Mikel, and this midfielder can be said to have some defensive ability, and the three have strong running ability and large midfield coverage.
In front of it is the attack group composed of Ramirez and Willian and Torres, although Torres has long lost the demeanor of the golden boy, but he used to be the flag of Atletico Madrid after all, so Torres's return still attracts a lot of attention.
As for Atletico Madrid, it has reverted to the regular main lineup, but there are still changes, although Turan returned from injury, but for the sake of insurance, he still sat on the bench, replacing Turan with Diego, who performed well in the league last game.
Finally, there is the issue of the striker, in fact, Simeone hesitated between Costa and Raul Garcia, there is no doubt that Costa is better than Raul Garcia, but the relationship between Costa and Lin Dong Simeone has to pay attention to it.
In fact, Simeone hopes that the club can confirm the issue of Lin Dong as soon as possible, whether it is to go or stay, at least let people know.
Yet who is Raiola? This guy is notoriously hype, and he also greeted Lin Dong in advance, asking Lin Dong not to give Atletico any answers, as for himself, let alone himself.
As for Lin Dong's own wish, in fact, he had already been angry with Raiola, and he also had a consensus, and it was precisely because of this that Raiola let Lin Dong be like this.
Raiola will hype, Mendes on the other side is no worse than Raiola, and the rise of Costa is also something Mendes didn't expect, but now that it's like this, how can Mendes let go of this kind of opportunity.
In fact, this is also the reason why Costa is so fearless, even regardless of the overall situation of the team, because he has obtained accurate information from Mendes, of course, this news is only known to a few people, on the surface, Mendes is actually still arguing with Atletico Madrid, about Costa's treatment at Atletico Madrid.
Although Costa is better than Raul Garcia in terms of ability, but under the temptation of the Champions League title, Simeone still chose Raul Garcia, who is better coordinated with Lin Dong.
With the referee Jonas Eriksen's whistle, the first round of the knockout round, which is about a place in the Champions League final, officially kicked off.
Atletico kicked off and the ball reached Gabi's feet as scheduled, and the Atletico captain took a few steps forward, but Lampard could only come over and harass him, forcing Gabi to pass the ball and immediately retreat.
Hoarding the backfield and counter-attacking defensively, this is Chelsea's tactics in this game, and after a few years, Chelsea has also introduced a number of skilled players, such as Brazilian midfielder Willian, Oscar, and Hazard, who is known as the king of the ball, but Hazard missed this game due to injury.
But in this race, there is only one Willian left who can really be called technically excellent, Ramirez is more versatile, and he is also praised for his running ability and coverage.
In other words, Chelsea's starters, the only truly pure attacking players are Torres and Willian, and the ultimate purpose of sending the two on the field is obvious, that is, to counterattack.
Originally, Eto'o was more suitable, and the speed and skill of the Cameroonian cheetah were there, but unfortunately, Eto'o and Demba Ba were both injured, and Torres was left to use them in the front line.
Thiago crossed the ball to Lin Dong in the heart of Chelsea, who twined with David Luiz and Lin Dong headed the ball over to Raul Garcia.
The latter is on the side, Diego, the Brazilian is undoubtedly the most skilled player in the Atletico Madrid team, and seriously, there is really nothing to say about the talent of the South American players, especially the South Americans who played.
However, it was not easy for Diego to break through Azpilicueta, and in the end Diego chose to pass the ball into the Chelsea penalty area, as Lin Dong had already rushed into the Chelsea penalty area.
Header, Lin Dong fought for the first landing point and completed the header attack, but Lin Dong's header did not have the slightest threat, under the bag of Terry and David Luiz.
Chelsea attacked, Mikel played a straight pass to Willian, who drew attention with the ball and crossed to Frank Lampard, who fired directly from distance to complete Chelsea's first wave of attack.
Atletico attacked again with the ball, but this time it was much more difficult than the first time, because Chelsea's midfield started to run, Ramirez, Mikel, Frank Lampard and a David Luiz who had been following Lin Dong, so the result was that although Atletico had possession of the ball, there were not many chances to get into the Chelsea penalty area to complete the shot.
"Oh oh oh~~~ Atletico Madrid's attack is limited, Mourinho's tactics seem to be successful" What tactics does Mourinho have? Sent someone to guard Lin Dong while sweeping the Atletico midfield, cutting off the link between Lin Dong and the Atletico midfield, and working at the same time.
Was it a success? As things stand, Chelsea's tactics were a success, as Atletico failed to really threaten the Chelsea goal for the next ten minutes.
But if one turns their attention to the Chelsea bench, one will find a strange phenomenon, and that is that the Chelsea manager, the madman Jose Mourinho, has no joy at all about tactical success.
His brows were furrowed, and he kept moving back and forth, but his eyes were always on the No. 9 on the field, of course, this No. 9 was not Chelsea's No. 9, although Chelsea's No. 9 used to be Atletico Madrid's No. 9.
In the eyes of the Chelsea manager, a hint of shock and a hint of concern can be interpreted, as he finds that Lin Dong is gradually adapting to Chelsea's defensive intensity against him, and as he gradually adapts, Lin Dong appears more and more in threatening positions.
Although the Atletico midfielder has yet to successfully get the ball to Lin Dong's feet, it would be a fatal blow for Chelsea if it succeeds once, because Mourinho knows too well Lin Dong's ability to take chances.
Besides, since the start of the game, Lin Dong has not shown his full strength, for example, Lin Dong has created opportunities with the ball himself.
And Mourinho's fears were soon confirmed, and in the eighteenth minute of the game, Lin Dong created a threat, a pass from Koke.
Lin Dong made a direct transition to Raul Garcia, who hit the wall and knocked Lin Dong back, Lin Dong picked up the ball after getting the ball, and the ball went over Terry, Terry is not without shortcomings, especially after getting older.