Chapter 249: A Difficult Victory with Twists and Turns
Simeone hugged Boggs excitedly, and a large group of substitutes on the bench rushed to the sidelines, clenching their fists and waving towels. They sit on the bench, unlike their teammates on the field, who can only do things in a hurry.
At this time, the most confused is Torres, who is ready to come out and contribute to the team, how will the result be...... Scored?
Torres subconsciously looked back at Simeone, and the meaning was obvious. Am I still on?
Simeone and Boggs made a brief eye contact, then walked up to Torres and said apologetically: "Fernando, I know you'd love to play, but we're afraid we're going to have to change our plans." ”
"It's all right, sir, I understand." Torres walked back to the bench on his own. As a seasoned veteran, he has a strong sense of the big picture and fully understands the manager's choices at this time.
For the rest of the day, Atletico's first priority is to hold on to the lead. Simeone chose to replace central defender Jimenez at this time, changed to a back five formation, replaced the single arrow Costa, leaving only Wen Zhihao and Griezmann two speedy counter-attack points that can still rush and run.
The time left for Barcelona, including injury time, is just over ten minutes. Valverde broke the kettle and replaced Dennis in a row? Luis Suarez and Deulofeu were replaced by two full-backs, Jordi Alba and Semedo. There were only two central defenders left at the back, and almost all of them pressed to make the last fight.
Garcia couldn't help but remind: "From now until the end of the game, Atletico Madrid will face an unprecedented test, and Barcelona will fight hard." When Valverde proved that he needed to fight for his life, he did it more thoroughly than Simeone. ”
"Valverde's approach is very bold, but he has no second option, at most he will be beaten by Atletico Madrid, and there is no essential difference between losing one goal and two goals." Out of confidence in Atletico Madrid and Wen Zhihao, He Wei's commentary is obviously biased. From the neutral point of view of the commentary, it is indeed a taboo and will offend domestic Barcelona fans, but more Atletico Madrid fans and Wen Zhihao's fans are willing to listen.
Dennis? Luis Suarez and Deulofeu came on to strengthen Barcelona's midfield and attack, respectively. Valverde put Suarez Jr. in a position similar to that of a striker, asking him to give full assistance when Iniesta couldn't open the situation, Barcelona has two attacking engines on the field at the same time, obviously not wanting to leave any chance to Atletico, and to firmly grasp the initiative in their own hands.
Wen Zhihao has recycled into his own half many times, and he knows very well that the rest of the game is very likely to become a half-court attack and defense, and it is meaningless for two people to poke in the front court at the same time, and only when he is closer to the ball, he has enough ways to help the team.
Boggs saw Wen Zhihao retreating, and immediately made a forward gesture towards Wen Zhihao, but was stopped by Simeone: "Let him go, now he needs the strength in his bones to set an example for the whole team." ”
Boggs was slightly surprised, but still a little uneasy: "Offensively, I believe in him more than you, but now ...... If Gabi was present, there would be no problem. But Diego, defense is not Wen's strong point, what if something goes wrong? ”
"Isn't there a defender, he took the initiative to do it, which shows that he has a way. I'd like to see how he's going to behave. ”
Barcelona deliberately increased the tempo of the pass and pointed directly behind the three Atletico Madrid central defenders to give a through ball, Messi, Deulofeu and the big Suarez, nicknamed "Su Ya", all roamed around the three central defenders of Atletico, ready to cooperate with the fatal blow of the midfield.
Atletico's defensive difficulties have increased dramatically during this period, with Barcelona having two passers, Andres Iniesta and Junior Suarez, and the two often run and pass the ball to each other before delivering the lethal blow forward. Atletico's midfield defence can easily afford to lose sight of one over the other.
However, the situation that Barcelona fans imagined that Atletico Madrid was pressed and couldn't lift their heads did not appear, and the role of Wen Zhihao's retreat to the midfield gradually became apparent.
Generally, when the midfielder is defending, he will habitually focus on the ball carrier in front of him, and it is no problem in itself. But Wen Zhihao is different from others. No matter how Barcelona pass in midfield, as long as they don't threaten the defence forward, he doesn't go up anyway, and his eyes still look backwards from time to time.
The first reaction of the unknown media and commentators was that Wen Zhihao was not focused, and he actually deserted on the field after taking the lead. The managers of both sides slowly saw that it was not so simple.
In the process of looking behind Wen Zhihao's eyes, he has already written down the positions and running routes of several of the opponent's strikers, and then judged the timing and route of the opponent's fatal pass forward through the passing direction of the opponent's midfield.
Wen Zhihao's advantage over a pure defender is that he has a deeper understanding of the psychology of attacking players, and it is much easier for him to put himself in the role of the opponent and understand the opponent's intentions. It wasn't 100 per cent accurate, but it also defused most of the dangerous balls that Barcelona were passing behind them.
Now it's the turn of the Barcelona players to go crazy. You are attacking awesome, and I admit that you can't prevent it. But can you defend a little more normally?
It's a complete TMD pervert!
Seeing Wen Zhihao's repeated break-offs and his face being indifferent, feeling like he hadn't done anything, the Barcelona stars hated it so much that they were really hurt.
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As he spoke, the game had reached 89 minutes, and considering that this was Barcelona's home stadium, the fourth official gave enough face to interrupt the game without any surprises, and there were as many as five minutes of stoppage time.
"Five minutes of stoppage time, that's too long. The game was fluid, did it give Barcelona too many chances? ”
At home, Chinese fans also hope that the game can end as soon as possible, otherwise there will be some unimaginable accidents in the final stage, even if Wen Zhihao can be described as flawless at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, it will be somewhat regrettable and feel like a fly in the ointment.
From Barcelona's standpoint, those five minutes are the last chance. The Catalan TV commentator encouraged the home team with affection: "There are five minutes left! Great Barcelona, believe in yourself, you can do it! ”
It's one thing to have confidence in the commentary, and Atletico don't intend to give their opponents any chances. Simeone made a tactical substitution in the first minute of stoppage time, Carrasco replaced Griezmann, this substitution was purely to stall for time, Griezmann slowly and leisurely went off the field, and the time was delayed for a minute, and the stands around Camp Nou were already booed, but Griezmann still went his own way. Even when Lahoz came to urge, Griezmann greeted him with a smile on his face like a good boy, making Lahoz embarrassed to show his yellow card. I can only laugh and laugh. Forget it, let him go! Anyway, there is not much chance on the other side......
Atletico relied on all their players to retreat in front of the penalty area, and forced Barcelona to attack four times in a row, and Lahoz finished the game with three long whistles in five minutes and ten seconds of stoppage time, with a finger in the middle circle.
At the moment of the whistle, the Atletico players did not even celebrate the crucial victory, but sat straight onto the turf like the Barcelona players. With their mouths open and gasping for air, the consumption on both sides was huge, and Atletico relied on the strength of the team and a more tenacious will to have the last laugh.
He Wei finally smiled: "Congratulations to Wen Zhihao for scoring the winning goal against Barcelona again, and congratulations to Atletico Madrid for the successful reversal." The twists and turns of the game, both in terms of process and result, were perfect. ”
The other commentaries have the same feeling, and the quality of the game is hard to come by in a season, and it has all the elements of a classic game.
While Atletico will take away all praise and shouts, in a higher sense, neither side is a loser.
PS: Happy New Year! Two more today.
The holiday will start on the 8th of this month, and there will be two shifts a day during the holiday! The days of squeezing toothpaste every day are over in a week.