Chapter 37: The Knife Is Deadly (continued)
After the restart, Barcelona showed composure and did not immediately launch a ferocious counter-attack.
First, it was because of the fear that Atletico Madrid would take advantage of the victory to chase after it. There are many professional football workers who have done statistics, football games, the time period of high goal concedion rate, generally in the initial stage of the second half and the end of the stage, the former is because the game has just begun, everyone has not entered the state well, and the latter, because of more than 40 minutes of vigorous exercise, mental and physical are inevitably lax and declined, resulting in lack of concentration and frequent mistakes, so it is easier to score goals.
In addition to these two, there is another factor. It's after conceding a goal. Under normal circumstances, when a team suddenly encounters the blow of conceding a goal, it will inevitably appear in a trance, and it will also mess up itself, the difference is only in the length of such a "chaotic" time. The strong team is very good at adjusting its mentality, and the weak team is likely to collapse in the event of a sudden blow. On the other hand, the side that scores the goal will be demoralized because of the lead, and it is common for the other to score again.
Second, because there is not much time left in the first half, there is no need for Barcelona to rush forward like a madman after falling behind. There was still time, after all, it was their home turf and at half-time they could have adjusted and looked for a second-half equaliser or even a chance to overtake the scoreline.
Barcelona are arguably the best team in football today, and when the referee blew the whistle again, the first thing they did was not to set the line, but to patiently reverse the feet in the middle and back. Their midfield brain, Xavi, is a football-minded man who used constant passing and scheduling to keep the team at bay first, with some Barcelona players who wanted to rush over and counter-attack after conceding a goal. In this case, the impatience and impatience have to gradually slow down.
Although their pass did not pose much of a threat to Atletico, they did set the game to their favourite tempo.
Barcelona showed calm and sophisticated, and Simeone, although young, was not stunned. Originally, he did plan to take advantage of the opponent's loss of the ball, which might cause a short period of confusion. Increasing the team's attacking intensity, maybe he can fish in troubled waters and score another one, but seeing this kind of performance from Barcelona, he knows that the team has little chance.
However, he is not discouraged, the opponent is not in a hurry, and as the side that is leading the score now, he is unlikely to be in a hurry.
Standing on the sidelines, he made a gesture of pressing down with his hands on the field, signaling the team to still maintain a good three-line formation and defend steadily. Don't pull out and attack easily.
Under the deliberate control of both sides, the first half was very quiet for the next few minutes, and when the referee blew the whistle at the end of half, the score was still 0:1, with the home team in front and the away team behind.
Both teams returned to the locker room at the same time.
Simeone praised his team's performance in the first half and asked his players to continue to defend in the second half. He has already tasted the sweetness of this shameless tactic.
Of course. He also knows that Barcelona will definitely make targeted adjustments and changes in the second half. But he also knows that in the case of an incomplete lineup, it is an away game, and the tactics of defensive counterattack are the most appropriate. No matter what kind of changes the opponent makes, as long as they defend well, the final result will not be too bad.
The fifteen-minute break went by in a flash. After the two teams changed venues, they returned to the playing field.
Sure enough, at half-time, Barcelona made some adjustments, and their changes were quickly shown on the pitch.
This change is not too surprising. It is nothing more than to increase the intensity of the attack in order to put more pressure on the Atletico defence, causing a mistake in their line.
Barcelona's two strikers, Alexis. Sanchez and David. Villa's range of activity began to increase, and they frequently switched positions on both flanks of Atletico, creating confusion in the Atletico defence with a series of breakthroughs.
And Messi also began to be more active. He doesn't just play up front, he often returns to midfield, or to find a combination with his team-mates, or to use his breakthrough ability to disrupt the defence. In the second half, he was more of an assault striker than a striker.
One of Barcelona's biggest changes is the premise of midfielder Cesc Fabregas. He was often seen in the Atletico Madrid penalty area, using his impact to act as a fulcrum for Barca's attack, while Alexis Sanchez and Villa would also find him after a successful break down the wing. Then either playing the ball for his teammates or relying on his delicate skills to cause chaos in the Atletico penalty area, Cesc Fabregas played the role of "center forward" very well.
In fact, because of Barcelona's tactical system, there is actually no center forward position in their lineup, whether it is Villa, Sanchez, or Messi, they are not center forwards in the traditional sense. Their ability to pass and cut the ball is unparalleled in the world, so most of the time they don't need a strong center, they can beat the opponent with a delicate pass and control coordination, isn't it too much to ask for a center?
However, Barcelona are not rigid, and when they really can't open up a situation or their tactical style is suppressed, they will change their thinking. Since last season, Pique and Cesc Fabregas have been frequently pushed up the front line by the manager, and they have often been able to achieve good results when the team can't open up the situation.
After all, Barcelona's passing ability is really strong, they have possession, they can constantly feed the ball to the "temporary center", and under the continuous delivery of shells, there will be more and more opportunities.
Facing Atletico Madrid's iron bucket formation, Barcelona once again sacrificed their tactical play.
The results are immediate.
Atletico Madrid's defense is solid, is the use of continuous consumption of their physical energy in exchange, under the constant transfer of Barcelona's passing, physical energy has been consumed very quickly, and now Barcelona's attack is more violent, constantly starting the ball to the penalty area, coupled with the three strikers with strong individual ability, they are even more nervous, dare not have the slightest carelessness.
But no team can go 90 minutes without making a single mistake, especially when the nerves are so tense and it's understandable that the mistakes are gradually increasing.
Barcelona's "high-pressure policy" paid off in the 62nd minute of the game. Messi's continuous change of direction and drifting run, finally got rid of Qin Shou's stalking, after receiving Xavi's sudden through pass, Messi was like entering a no-man's land, shaking three players in a row in the front court, before Qin Shou came back from the defense, Messi who rushed into the penalty area suddenly knocked the ball horizontally, Fabregas leaned on Simonez, grabbed a point in front of the goal, and broke Courtois's ten fingers.
1:1, Barcelona at home equalized the score.
Nearly 100,000 fans at Camp Nou finally came to their senses and shouted and cheered for the goal. They were also venting their frustration, and they were tortured by Atletico Madrid's tactics of swinging the bus for more than 60 minutes, and it was strange that they were not aggrieved in their hearts.
And the home commentator, who has been belittling and sneering, finally came back to life in full blood on the spot, and shouted excitedly: "I know!" I knew it! The great Catalans will not be defeated by any difficulty! Even if the opponent is outrageous, we are Barcelona, the great and invincible Barcelona! We're going to show our opponents how good we are! Ha, this goal proves it. Look, this is just the beginning, we're going to beat some guys who insult beautiful football all over the place! ”
Fabregas was also very excited after the goal, he trotted all the way on the pitch and waved in celebration, but his eyes kept staring at Qin Shou, and the meaning of that gaze was self-evident - see no, I said I wouldn't make you proud! Now I'm going to hit you back with a goal!
Qin Shou didn't pay attention to Fabregas's almost provocative gaze, he pursed his lips, leaving only a back to Fabregas, feeling that Xiaofa was being ignored, and he was angry again.
After scoring the equalizer, Barcelona's momentum was completely improved, and they took advantage of the victory to chase after the victory, and they understood that the changed style of play did work, so they attacked more and more aggressively.
After conceding the goal, Atletico Madrid was a little chaotic, and was suppressed by Barcelona, which was becoming more and more courageous, and even if Qin Shou returned to the backfield to assist in the defense, he could not prevent the home team's second goal.
Three minutes later, with the equaliser in their swing, Barcelona took the opportunity to score again. This time it was Messi who scored the goal, he broke through in front of the field and Fabregas who pulled out of the penalty area to do a collision with the wall, he rushed into the penalty area without making any adjustments, facing Fabregas to do the ball is a volley, the football rushed to the bottom left corner of the goal fast and urgent, Courtois couldn't save, and the football went into the net twice.
2:1, Messi helped the team successfully overtake the score.
Scoring two goals in five minutes, Barcelona's strength and ferocity can be seen.
“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Messi! Messi! Leo. Messi! Nice fit! Nice ejection! Beautiful goal! This is Messi! He's the best and greatest player in the world! Ha, Atletico has Qin, we have Messi, when Camp Nou needs heroes the most, Messi never disappoints the fans here! Our Messi is stronger than Atletico Madrid's Qin! Messi! Messi! Great Leo. Messi ......"
In the cheers of the Camp Nou, the home commentator convulsed again, and all kinds of praise and sycophants were sent to Messi who scored the goal like a tide.
And the fans at home also ate this set, and they also cheered again and again, calling Messi's name while sending loud applause.
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