Chapter 193: Victory Is Not Happy (Sunday's Second Update)
Wen Zhihao's injury gave Conte an opportunity to see a turning point, and he concluded that this episode would cause some fluctuations in the mentality of the players on the field of Atletico Madrid, and the intensity would inevitably decrease in intensity in a short period of time, and Bietto and Wen Zhihao are not the same type, and it will take a period of psychological adaptation to change the style of play, and this is the time when Chelsea can try to make a difference.
The impact of Wen Zhihao's departure on Atletico is not only a change in the forward line, but also a weakening of the connection between the two strikers, with Vietto focusing more on finishing on the goal, which largely overlaps with Griezmann's role. Wen Zhihao and Antoine Griezmann can play the effect of one plus one is greater than two on the field, and it would be good to be equal to two when they were replaced by Bietto, which is less than two most of the time.
Chelsea seized the opportunity to press through the half-time as a whole, with David Luiz and Cesar Azpilicueta playing at full-back, and in order to speed up the attack, they even dribbled the ball into the midfield to launch an attack, shortening the distance between them and the midfield. Modern football tactics have evolved so far that good defenders must have the ability to attack, and David Luiz and Cesar Azpilicueta have exemplified this requirement brilliantly, and it is a strong incentive for Chelsea players to attack.
Those who play central defenders have rushed up, and they don't rush up, is it reasonable?
The self-regulation of the players was significantly more direct and effective than Conte's stimulation on the sidelines, with all but three centre-backs already beating Atletico's half. Before, they may have been worried about Atletico's quick counterattack and didn't dare to press too forward, but now everyone understands that most of Atletico's counterattack focus is on Griezmann's side, as long as he is prevented, any of the three central defenders will not have much of a problem defending Vietto one-on-one.
Originally, Chelsea fans faced a situation of two goals behind and less than 40 minutes left, and the cheers were much smaller, and they gradually began to accept a defeat as time passed, but seeing that Wen Zhihao's momentum after the home team improved significantly, his eyes gradually began to light up, like a glimmer of light suddenly shot into a dark hole, and there was hope before there was motivation, and when the momentum of the home team's stands gradually recovered to 0:0, it easily overshadowed the cheers of Atletico Madrid fans, declaring that the home stadium was inviolable.
He Wei pointed out Atletico's current problems: "The sequelae of Wen Zhihao's injury to Atletico Madrid are obvious, Simeone's anti-counter-attack tactics are now only defensive, and there is no counterattack at all. It's dangerous. Two goals in 40 minutes isn't too difficult for Chelsea, but it's important that Chelsea are going up. If Simeone really wants to defend and counterattack, it might as well strengthen the midfield, and leaving only Griezmann as a counter-attacking point may be more effective. ”
Atletico's defence is getting more and more flat, and Chelsea continue to divert the attention of Atletico's defence through a wide range of shifts, losing the initiative, and it is only a matter of time before something goes wrong. What's more, there is also a rookie defender Lucas Hernandez with serious lack of Champions League experience in the Atletico Madrid backline, which was not obvious when the defensive pressure was not great before, but Chelsea's high-intensity continuous pressing, Hernandez is like the weakest screw, once loosened, there is a fatal hole in the operation of Atletico Madrid's overall defensive system.
Five minutes later, Atletico conceded a goal. It's Hernandez who has a problem. Hazard faced Juanfran on the left side, made a feint to change direction and break through, deceived Juanfran hesitated slightly, and then decisively crossed into the penalty area, Hernandez watched the ball fly over, stared at the direction of the ball and jumped, but committed the taboo of defending and watching the ball without looking at people, Morata was very clever to go around in front of Hernandez. took the first step to rush to the top of the waist and abdomen, and directly pushed the ball to the dead corner, which Oblak couldn't reach.
Chelsea fans were instantly in a frenzy, with the blue waves taking centre stage for the first time on the night.
The two Sky Sports commentators finally got their chance to let their passions run wild.
“GOOOOOAL!!! Álvaro Morata! He finally completed the goal against Atletico. Chelsea are finally going to blow the horn on the comeback and there is a good chance that we will witness a great comeback. Yes, Chelsea's momentum right now is giving that confidence. ”
He Wei showed a really like this expression in the Beijing studio, and said: "Atletico Madrid really leaked overnight, Wen Zhihao was just injured and replaced, and he was immediately pulled back with a ball." I hope it doesn't take too much of a blow, otherwise all Wen Zhihao's efforts in the first half will be in vain. ”
It was Antoine Griezmann who scored twice for Atletico, but He Wei automatically ignored it, seeing Wen Zhihao as the biggest contributor to the two-goal lead in the first half. Of course, CCTV is mainly for domestic fans, as long as Chinese fans like to hear and listen to it comfortably.
Wen Zhihao sat on the bench expressionlessly, his temperament has always been very active, and this expression proves that he is actually very dissatisfied in his heart.
Simeone made the second substitution in the 70th minute. Savic came on for Hernandez and it was clear that the goal was a problem for Simeone, and more experienced players were needed at the back. At the critical moment, Simeone still switched back to the main central defender. At the same time, it also sends a signal to the players: to defend to the end.
Antonio Conte has brought on Willian and Michy Batshuayi in succession, and the pursuit of both managers has been very clear.
The final 20 minutes set off round after round of 'gaochao' for Chelsea fans, with Chelsea's attacking pitch centred around Atletico's penalty area for long periods of time, with David Luiz and Cesar Azpilicueta both in the attacking area and Gary Cahill at the back. Chelsea were just a little shy away from scoring for the second time each time. But past the defenders, can't get past Oblak's ten fingers, Oblak blocked Chelsea's shots again and again, but became the most hilarious person in Atletico Madrid, every time he blocked the shot, he yelled at the opponent's back and provoked: "Come on, grandchildren! Comeon! If you can score my second goal, I will lose! ”
The Chelsea players were depressed, and they couldn't help but be angry when they heard Oblak's wild words, and there were many verbal battles between the players on both sides in the final moments, but this is exactly where Oblak is thick and thin, and this kind of dispute makes the minutes pass unconsciously. In the injury time of the group stage, the referee held up for five minutes, and in general, Atletico Madrid earned.
The 2:1 lead was maintained by Atletico Madrid "lucky" until the final whistle, but when leaving, the whole Atletico Madrid team received a "cordial greeting" from Chelsea fans, Oblak was the saddest, and the banana peel thrown down from the stands just fell on his head, which made Wen Zhihao laugh and resisted the urge to take pictures and post on Weibo, otherwise Griezmann's embarrassment could rub a lot of heat in China.
In the post-match press conference, Simeone understated Wen Zhihao's injury: "It's not a big problem, the team doctor told me that it won't affect the next game." ”
But the reporters don't believe it, it's really no problem, why do you look very serious with a straight face?
Wen Zhihao's injury is really not a big problem, Simeone is telling the truth. What he was really unhappy about was that the cost of this victory was too great. In addition to Wen Zhihao, many team members had cramps. Godin's old knee injury is also showing signs of recurrence after back-to-back high-intensity matches.
Killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred, Simeone really couldn't laugh, it was just a tragic victory, and the victory was not happy.