Chapter 248: Excellent Team and Super Individual

The Catalan TV commentator slapped the table angrily: "Damn it! It was actually scored by Godin. Thankfully, with fifteen minutes to go, Barcelona are more than capable of regaining the lead! ”

It was Godin's first goal of the season and it would be a watershed moment for the game.

As a central defender, if you don't score, it's enough, and once you score, it's a key goal.

The iron tree blossoms, which is why it can be regarded as a miracle.

Godin lay on the lawn at Camp Nou, reminiscing about the feeling. The sporadic boos at Camp Nou did not seem harsh to his ears, but rather had a familiar intimacy.

He felt like he had gone back three years to that night at the Camp Nou, when his goal put his team on the winner's podium, and when he won the title, he leaned down and kissed the turf at the Camp Nou, just as he does now. The devil's away game, which all the giants in Europe scratch their ears and can't avoid, is his blessed land.

The goal also caught Valverde off guard, with assistant coach Aspirazu stepping up to ask if he would make a substitution to deal with the changes on the pitch. Valverde waved his hand. He chose to fully believe in everyone on the field and wait and see what happens.

On the other side, there was a burst of excitement on the bench after Godin equalised, before Gameiro, Torres and several other frontcourt players ran to the warm-up area on their own. These players know Simeone well and when he has a chance to win, he will never settle for a draw, so without the assistant coach Boggs naming him, everyone is preparing for the game.

Perhaps Atletico Madrid are inferior to their opponents in terms of hard power, but under Simeone's tutelage, this team maintains an infinite desire to win, even if there is only a one percent chance, they will give 100 percent to fight until the last minute.

Although Atletico Madrid's way of playing is sometimes not appreciated by the younger generation of fans, it is not as good as Barcelona's pass-and-control football, which has amazing team cooperation from time to time, and it is not like Real Madrid's quick counterattack, Ronaldo and Bale's dribbling and fast advance are full of agility and elegant beauty. Atletico's style of play is more like an interpretation of a spirit. A breath remains, and the battle continues. The team infused with iron-blooded spirit that can't be broken or dragged down.

Judging from the flexible standards, Atletico Madrid is indeed not excellent, except for the tough defense and the attack except for the quick counterattack, it does not look like a giant at all - although Simeone strives to transform to an offensive style of play, but the foundation of Atletico Madrid is still defensive counterattack. This is where many Barcelona and Real Madrid fans don't look down on Atletico Madrid, and modern football can't rely on one trick to eat all over the world, especially in this era when strikers are in charge and only offensive firepower is heroic. Atletico's style of play is indeed a bit of a tendon.

That's why Simeone attaches so much importance to Wen Zhihao's role. Wen Zhihao's bones are very consistent with Atletico Madrid's temperament, which provokes him, and as soon as the momentum of refusing to admit defeat comes up, it definitely doesn't matter who you are, you must fight to the death. But in the performance of the scene, I couldn't see his hideous face, blushing face and thick neck, fighting with his opponent fiercely. The more times like this, the more calm Wen Zhihao became, but whether he passed the ball to his teammates or shot, it was definitely fatal.

The score is back to a draw and now the situation on the field has become a bit delicate. Although the ball is still in the hands of Barcelona, at this time, it is Atletico Madrid's side that is more unified and more determined to strangle Iniesta, the main point of organization. Without Iniesta's firepower output, Paulinho will also insert back to attack less often, which is equivalent to cutting off the connection between Barcelona's midfield and the forward line in a local way, and making Barcelona's attack stalemate for a while.

The home fans in the stands are slowly starting to get a little anxious, and several counter-attacks by Atletico Madrid in the intervening period have already made them feel dangerous. For the first time this season, Barcelona fans are feeling nervous on their own doorstep.

"Atletico Madrid's restrictions on Barcelona are very good, and Iniesta keeps two people on his side at all times, but it must be admitted that Atletico's defense is excellent, but now Barcelona's control is really different from the peak of the 'Dream Three'."

Since the departures of Xavi and Cesc Fabregas, the passing tactics of Tiki-Taka during the Pep Guardiola era have also ceased to be pure. In Barcelona's midfield sequence today, Iniesta is the only one who is an absolute master of ball control, but when passing is absolutely needed to master the rhythm, this is a huge hidden danger.

Boggs watched the situation develop in a better direction little by little, and asked Simeone's opinion: "Diego, do you want to take advantage of the substitution to strengthen the attack?" Time is running out, why not add to the fire at this time? ”

Simeone glanced at the bench and everyone was eager to try, and after a little thought, he said to Boggs: "Go and call Fernando. ”

Torres quickly came to Simeone's side and listened to Simeone's latest tactics.

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On the field, the situation is still stalemate, but Atletico's opportunities are being nurtured little by little.

The midfield became the most contested area between the two sides. It's basically a foot-to-foot fight, the ball changes hands back and forth at the feet of both sides, and it's basically impossible to pass the ball to the front line through the ground, the most direct way is to drive the big foot to the front, and leave the rest to the striker to solve.

Although Barcelona has a phenomenal individual like Messi in the frontcourt, in terms of long-pass attack, how many teams in La Liga and even the whole of Europe can compete with Ma for the striker?

And Atletico Madrid's front trident is younger, and at critical moments, the focus of the competition is on physical fitness and will.

In both cases, Atletico Madrid have an advantage over the current Barcelona.

As the game entered the 80th minute, Atletico fans waited for the attack they wanted most. The midfield continued to counter-attack, and Koke got up with a long ball before losing his center of gravity, and the ball flew high and flew towards the Barcelona backfield, and then fell high and down in front of Griezmann. Koke's split-second handling gave Atletico a chance to play three up front. Antoine Griezmann took a big step, shook off Alba and raced forward with the ball.

On the other side, Wen Zhihao kept his eyes on Griezmann's position, raising his hand while cutting inside the middle of the penalty area. Griezmann saw that Mascherano was chasing Wen Zhihao, and did not pass the ball immediately, but played a combination with Costa. Costa's heel took advantage of the situation and the ball went straight down Wen's running path.

Although Wen Zhihao has cut into the penalty area, the difficult situation has not been lifted. Ter Stegen was preoccupied, and Mascherano had already put his hands on Wen Zhihao's shoulders from the side.

seems to be in a dead end, but Wen Zhihao is still very calm. First, he made a feint to smash the ball to the right, forcing the passive defending Mascherano to move his center of gravity with him. Then he twisted his body in the opposite direction with a very fast connection speed, using Mascherano's supporting feet as the center of the circle, treating the opponent as a cylinder, stepping on the ball and spinning it 180 degrees, leaving Mascherano directly behind him, and facing Ter Stegen head-on.

It was Ter Stegen's turn to be surprised, and Mascherano was still in a brief state of blindfolding, in fact, in the penalty area, he had lost his best defensive position, and what he could do was very limited.

The fans could only hope that Ter Stegen would continue to be brave, but he faced Wen Zhihao, one-on-one in the penalty area, and any efforts were in vain.

Wen Zhihao also deceived Ter Stegen with a feint before shooting, and then fired the ball into the middle with ease like a penalty.

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The moment Wen Zhihao scored the goal, He Wei directly raised his arms and shouted: "Wow - beautiful!" Wen Zhihao played Mascherano and scored a winning goal for Atletico Madrid, which is likely to be the winning goal! The embodiment of super personal ability...... Sit back and say Torres, he won't need to play in this game. ”

Although Xu Yang was also very excited, he still added very professionally: "The continuous scrambling of teammates before made Wen Zhihao's goal worthless. There is no denying that Atletico are an extremely good and resilient team overall. The excellent overall combined with his strong individual abilities complements each other perfectly. ”