Chapter Seventy-Seven: Hanging Shot! Hanging shot! (below)
Simeone was completely relieved, he clapped his hands encouragingly, and then slowly sat back in the dugout, looking relaxed.
Qin Shou's performance is still calm and excellent, the team also took the lead at home, the game is going according to his script, everything is in his control, such a start, for Atletico Madrid, can be described as perfect.
Generally speaking, scoring at the beginning of the game is not necessarily a good thing, after all, the whole game has 90 minutes, and if you score too early, the opponent still has a lot of time to counterattack, and your own players are likely to become relaxed because of the early lead, so as to give the opponent a chance.
But this common sense is a little inapplicable to Atletico Madrid, this is because of Atletico Madrid's overall tactics, don't look at it now because of Qin Shou, Atletico's offensive firepower has increased by more than one grade, but to put it bluntly, Atletico Madrid is better at full-court pressing and defensive counterattacks.
They defended tightly and aggressively, and as long as they scored first, it was easier to dominate the game by relying on defensive counter-attacks. This is a tactic that works well.
Just refer to the match between Napoli in the first round of the group stage of the Champions League, where the Serie A runners-up, who are known for their defense, were beaten with sharp counterattacks after being scored first by Atletico Madrid.
Although Arsenal is an old Premier League giant, their defensive ability is not necessarily stronger than Napoli.
So Simeone has absolutely nothing to worry about, the game goes into the team's favourite rhythm, and if there are no surprises, victory is not far off.
Wenger, on the other end, obviously has a very in-depth understanding of Atletico Madrid, and it is estimated that the video of the game between Atletico Madrid and Napoli has been watched by him several times, and he knows Atletico Madrid's defensive and counterattacking capabilities, so he frequently gestured on the sidelines, signaling the team to stabilize first, not to rush to attack, and to stabilize the defense first.
Arsenal's players naturally follow the manager's instructions. They slowed down the tempo and began to play unhurriedly in midfield with skillful passing link-ups.
The side behind is not in a hurry, and Atletico Madrid is naturally even less likely to be in a hurry. However, they didn't let Arsenal get better, Qin Shou and others in the front court were still actively running around and pressing, not letting Arsenal pass comfortably backwards, and the midfielder's back was waiting for him, as long as Arsenal's offensive pushed through the half, the custody would usher in a ferocious pounce.
Arsenal's counter-attack was not very resolute and they organised several attacks. But as soon as they passed the halfway, they were met with Atletico Madrid's fierce and tough pressing, which made their offensive somewhat stalled.
That's where the technical flow team is weak. They are skilled in technique and passing with their feet, but when they encounter teams with strong bodies and tough defenses, they will inevitably fall behind in physical confrontations. Atletico Madrid played very smartly, and they didn't fight with their opponents at all, anyway, just one word: grab. I really can't grab it, so I use my body to push and squeeze hard. Just interrupt the momentum of Arsenal's push and it will be there.
The game quickly came to a stalemate, with the two teams tangling with each other near midfield, and Arsenal looking to find attacking opportunities with delicate foot skills and skilful passing. And Atletico Madrid has become a "saboteur", that is, not allowing Arsenal to comfortably bring the rhythm up.
The process is not exciting, but from time to time there are scenes of people turning on their backs, this confrontation between offense and defense. It has a different kind of intense beauty, which makes the fans at the scene addicted.
Arsene Wenger stood on the sidelines and did not return to the dugout for a moment. Over time. His brow furrowed and tightened. The team and Atletico Madrid are entangled, although the back line is not much danger for the time being, but the situation is getting worse and worse, after all, the side that is behind now is them, if it is just entangled with the opponent, even if the following games do not concede goals, but according to this score, the loss is also Arsenal.
Arsene Wenger also knew that Atletico Madrid was a team that was getting stronger and stronger the way forward, so when the game was thirty minutes into play, the French coach couldn't help it, and he made consecutive gestures again, signaling the team to increase the intensity of the attack.
Atletico's fitness is just too good and the more you get to the end, the more that advantage becomes apparent. The longer it drags on, the worse it will become, and Arsene Wenger will not dare to put his hopes on the rest of the game and if he can get the score back before half-time, he will undoubtedly have a better chance of getting out of the game at Calderón.
After receiving the manager's posture, Arsenal's tempo suddenly increased and they pushed forward more resolutely. However, within a few minutes, they were given several chances to shoot in a row.
However, Atletico's defence did not slacken in the slightest, and under their ferocious pressing and constant interference, Arsenal's several shots on goal did not pose much threat to their own goal.
'Arsenal have obviously stepped up their attacking campaign, Arsene Wenger is a very experienced manager and he knows very well that if he continues to get entangled with Atletico, he will undoubtedly fall more and more behind.
"Atletico Madrid are a well-known team of physical freaks in European football, and the further back in the game they are, they have the advantage and Arsenal will have to recover quickly if they want to pick up points here."
"Many teams will be able to press the whole court and actively fight for such defensive skills, but in the end, they have slowly given up, after all, this is very scary for the consumption of physical energy, and it is estimated that Atletico Madrid can play like this, and other teams are still a little worse."
"Now it's up to Arsenal to get the score back through this period of aggressive attacking."
In the first thirty minutes, except for Qin Shou's beautiful shocking shot in the first three minutes, there were not too many wonderful pictures. Although the fierce competition between the two teams in the midfield is also a highlight, after all, there is no real excitement to attack head-on, so at this time, Arsenal has increased its attacking efforts, the scene has also looked good, and the commentators have also come to the point and have made comments.
And the scene that lifted their spirits even more soon appeared, and in the 37th minute of the game, the turning point of the game came again.
Arsenal's successive attacks were a few goalless but enough to boost their morale and the fact that they were able to shoot in the opposition half showed that they had a chance to score. They continued to attack in high spirits, but they did not expect to be hit in the face soon.
Oxlade-Chamberlain's midfielder burst forward with the ball quickly, and Raul. Garcia rushed out from the other side coldly, a sliding tackle on the ground, and put him to the ground with the ball.
The referee, who was not far away, did not say anything, raised his hands flat, signaled that the tackle was not fouled, and the game continued.
In fact, Garcia has long been eyeing Oxlade-Chamberlain, a young English winger with good speed and technique, but there is a shortcoming, that is, slow kicking, which is commonly known as "sticky ball", which is a common problem among young players.
Oxlade-Chamberlain's continuous impact on the side has caused a lot of pressure on Atletico Madrid, and Arsenal's offensive during this time has almost always been launched from his wing, Vazquez is not a full-time defender after all, although he is very aggressive, but gradually has an unbearable momentum.
This time, after Oxlade-Chamberlain changed lines and shook Vazquez on the side, he did not pass the ball quickly, but chose to continue to dribble the ball towards the middle. Raul. Garcia was not so polite, and rushed up in the diagonal stab, a sliding tackle on the ground. And he was clean, tackling the ball first and then touching Chamberlain's support leg, so it wasn't a foul.
Although Chamberlain is very talented, he is still very young and inexperienced, and when he fell to the ground, he immediately raised his hand to foul the opponent's tackle, and after seeing that the referee did not say it, he got up and wanted to "cry out" to protest, instead of going to the spot to counterrob.
Garcia didn't look at him, quickly got up, and kicked the football diagonally in front - he didn't care if the referee would change the decision, on the football field, how can there be so much time for you to chirp, maybe it's just a moment, maybe it's a great opportunity to attack.
"This idiot!"
Wenger's face on the sidelines changed, and he couldn't help but curse Chamberlain, who was a very idiot, whether it was a foul or not, why are you still struggling with this at this time, you should be the first to counter-rob and interfere with the opponent's pass, you don't do anything, don't you give the opponent a chance to pass the ball?
Seeing Garcia pass the football to Vazquez in front of him, who quickly walked forward along the side with the ball, Wenger's expression became extremely ugly, he who has always been gentle and elegant couldn't care about his demeanor, and waved his hand again and again: "Stop him!" Stop him! ”
The Arsenal players were already making a move, with wing-back Gibbs darling towards Vazquez.
But it's too late.
Vazquez didn't choose to go under, but suddenly got up and crossed and hoisted the ball into the box.
Diego. Costa ran into place, jumped high and flicked his head to the back post.
The back point is already empty.
Qin Shou quickly rushed to the landing point of the football.
At this time, Almunia had no choice but to abandon the door and attack.
Qin Shou and Almunia rushed towards the landing point of the football at the same time, the former was running vigorously, while the latter, while running, waved his arms, trying to interfere with Qin Shou.
"Qin-"
"Almunia—"
"Two people pounce on the football at the same time, it's a battle of speed, who can touch the football first!?"
The narrators screamed.
The answer is obvious, Qin Shou's explosiveness and speed are not comparable to Almnia's, it is estimated that Almunia himself knows this, so he will keep waving his arms, the purpose is in case Qin Shou chases the football one step ahead of him, and then raises his foot to shoot, his waving arm may be able to block the opponent's shot?
Qin Shou unexpectedly rushed to the landing point first, facing Almunia who had already pounced and kept waving his arms, Qin Shou raised his feet very calmly, and gently cushioned the football that fell from mid-air, and the football flew over the head of Almunia who fell down and flew towards the goal behind him.
Hanging shot! Another kick shot!
Unlike the previous hanging shot, this time, Qin Shou chose the hanging door in the penalty area!
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The cute girls in the group are looking forward to it, what are the brothers waiting for, why don't you hurry to the bowl!! (To be continued.) )