Section 517 Gambling
The whistle blew and the football flew from the corner kick point. , the latest chapter access: . Standing in the penalty area, watching the football fly, Gao Shunyao immediately ran up in the penalty area and ran towards the front point.
As a center forward who is very good at heading, Gao Shunyao has a strong judgment ability for the line of football. The moment the ball flew up, he could already see that the ball was thinking about the middle position behind him. It's just that he didn't run to the landing position of the football for the first time, and he knew that under the opponent's defense, he went to grab the ball by himself, and the possibility of success was not great. His running is to open up the defense for his teammates, so that Mandzukic behind him can complete this offense.
Attacking is not a one-person business, and you can't always think that the benefits are your own. It is a player who must understand that the cooperation of each other can make the attack start. Gao Shunyao's running made the defenders around him follow, and Kjaer near the penalty spot did not move, which also made the Atletico Madrid players who were filling in the position not move, making a gap behind Gao Shunyao. As the ball flew by, Mandzukic rounded the defense and ran quickly towards the space in front of him.
Wolfsburg's set-piece attack is still very beautiful. However, this attack did not successfully open the opponent's big 'door'. In front of the goal, Miranda had already followed, he jumped up with Mandzukic, and the football was grabbed by him first, and it was pushed out of the penalty area at once.
Atletico's defense was as sharp as the last game. Gao Shunyao sighed in his heart, and he was also emotionally moved by the toughness of his opponent. Atletico Madrid is a team that does have strong strength, and their defense can definitely give people a headache.
Thinking of this, Gao Shunyao did not neglect to think about his own running. The opponent is not only strong in defense, but also quite 'outstanding' in counterattacks. He saw where the football landed, the Atletico players had already run over, Thiago received the ball and passed it to Cork at the first time, and Atletico Madrid counterattacked. It's already begun.
On the flank, Cork ran quickly with the ball. Because of the fast attack of Wolfsburg, Cork has also formed a vacancy. In front of him, although Rodriguez had also stopped him, because there was no one else to help defend, on the side, two people formed a one-on-one defense. And because of the entanglement in the penalty area, the other players on both sides have not rushed back in time, and there is no way to respond in time.
Wolfsburg's opening fast break was indeed a very effective offense, but it also created a big threat to their backcourt. It's just that, in the face of the opponent's single defense, Cork hesitated for a moment, and after all, he didn't break forward again. He kicked the ball at Rodriguez, let the ball hit Rodriguez's 'leg', and then bounced off the border.
He didn't choose a fast break. Rather, I want to be steady.
His actions made Gao Shunyao and others' quick return to defense meaningless. The Wolfsburg players made a quick 20-metre run back to no avail. Running has become an act of exhausting physical strength in vain, which makes people speechless, but in the face of this situation, Gao Shunyao 'revealed' a smile.
Atletico Madrid did not choose to attack, and in the face of this good news, it doesn't matter what physical exertion you have.
This game started and went now. Wolfsburg has been launching a steady stream of offensives, and in the attack, there are also a lot of holes in their backfield. Wolfsburg 'exposed' this kind of leaky 'hole', what will the opponent choose. It's also a big problem. And Atletico Madrid's choice at this time is also of great significance for this game, whether they choose to attack or defend, which is also something that Wolfsburg players are quite concerned about.
They want to know what Atletico's tactical thinking is.
Face the frantic attacks of your opponents. Some teams will certainly choose to press the same, take advantage of their advantages in hand, further expand their advantages, and strive to lock in the victory in one fell swoop, such a choice seems to be the most domineering and aggressive approach.
If it is Bayern, an attack-oriented team like Barcelona probably sees an opportunity and will not hesitate to attack. For teams like them who are attacking and keen to score goals, attacking is their favourite option, and as long as there is such a possibility, they will not let it go easily. And Gao Shunyao also knows very well that if his team really dares to put on this posture with Bayern, Bayern will probably not hesitate to play 'flowers' on both sides of Wolfsburg and tell them what is called attack.
Wolfsburg chooses to attack, and if it is against a team that loves to attack, this kind of play is self-defeating. However, fortunately, Wolfsburg is now facing Atletico Madrid, but it is not an attacking team.
Atletico Madrid is a team that pays attention to the balance of attack and defense, but because of their limited strength, their tactical thinking is more conservative. The characteristic of a conservative team is that when it encounters a problem, it is more accustomed to thinking about the problem from a conservative point of view, looking for its own 'hole' first, and striving for nothing to go wrong, rather than an aggressive active attack and attacking the enemy's weakness.
This kind of thinking is the most important factor for conservative teams to ensure their results in many games - 1-0 is also a win, can not 'wave' try not to 'wave', such an attitude is the key for the weak team to repeatedly beat the strong team, and it is also the principle that Atletico Madrid has always followed. ←→x79 novel.com
Compared with the flaws of the opponent, after seeing the crazy attack of Wolfsburg, the players and coaches of Atletico Madrid did not want to take the initiative to attack, but not to cause problems at the back because of their own attack. Therefore, for a team like Atletico Madrid, in the face of Wolfsburg's open attack, their approach is not to attack like crazy.
Faced with such a situation, they think very differently. After all, for those conservative teams, how to ensure that their advantages are not lost after having an advantage, this is the most important thing, in contrast, expanding the advantage, on the contrary, is a secondary task.
Although Atletico scored another goal, Wolfsburg's hope of a comeback was basically gone. But the question is whether Atletico Madrid, playing away from home, will be able to score a goal quickly while still ensuring that their team does not concede a goal. What are the odds of success in launching a counterattack and attacking the backfield of Wolfsburg? And if he launches a counterattack, will his backcourt still be able to guarantee that there will be no problems under the attack of Wolfsburg? These problems are also difficult problems in front of Atletico Madrid.
In the last game, Atletico Madrid and Wolfsburg had a preliminary understanding of each other. Atletico know very well that Wolfsburg's defense is still good, although they lost to them in the last game, but a 1-0 victory really can't be considered much of a defeat. This time back at home, Wolfsburg's strength must have been further improved, although they are now putting on an offensive posture, but Atletico Madrid is still worried that Wolfsburg's backfield may not be so easy to break through.
Wolfsburg did not attack well in the last game, but at the last moment of the game, there was still a set-piece that almost broke the net. This game, back at home, has a greater advantage, if Atletico Madrid does not rein in and blindly attack, then maybe, Wolfsburg may really break the 'goal'.
Although there is a gap between the strength of Wolfsburg and Atletico Madrid, the gap is not very big after all, and Atletico Madrid must also be careful when playing at Wolfsburg's home stadium. Although the opponent seems to have a lot of opportunities at the back, it will not be easy for Atletico to take advantage of these opportunities to win.
Moreover, even if you take a step back and neither side scores, but if a lot of physical strength is expended because of the quick attack in the opening stage, it will be worth the loss for Atletico Madrid. After all, compared to Wolfsburg, Atletico Madrid's physical strength is also a big problem, and excessive consumption is difficult for them to bear.
Faced with opportunities, Atletico's first concern is their own losses. And such worries entangled Atletico up and down, and finally made them choose to retreat instead of attacking when faced with such a situation.
Wolfsburg did not play well against Atletico Madrid in their last game. Because the technique is worse than the opponent, and the style of play is not as good as the opponent's no lower limit, they have no overall advantage in the game. And after that game, it is easy for Atletico to leave the impression that as long as they can defend well enough, then Wolfsburg's attack should not work.
Taking a step back, with enough stamina, Atletico can also attack at any time. Playing away from home makes it difficult for them to score goals, but it also makes their goals more meaningful. Wolfsburg did not score away goals, which made Atletico Madrid's away goals worth a thousand dollars, even if Wolfsburg can score at home, as long as Atletico still retains physical strength, there is no chance to turn the tables.
This was their tactical thinking before the game, and even in the face of changes, they did not change their minds. If you don't attack, just blindly defend, you may not be able to expand the score, but there is a great chance to ensure that your team does not concede goals and retain the advantage until the end of the game; And if you attack out, although there is a possibility of scoring, it is also possible that you can't score a goal, but because the counterattack 'exposed' the flaws behind you, so that Wolfsburg's counterattack is successful, then the gain outweighs the loss.
Atletico Madrid seems that they can't choose to attack at this time, otherwise, they will be completely led by the nose by the enemy.
The posture of Wolfsburg can easily leave such an impression on the opponent, and therefore affect the opponent's judgment.
And apparently, they succeeded. Seeing that the Atletico Madrid players did not think about taking advantage of Wolfsburg's quick attack opportunity to counterattack, but when they were further retreating, Gao Shunyao also knew that Wolfsburg's plan worked.
Atletico Madrid's players, after all, still don't want to choose the number of ways to fight to the end. As the dominant side, their idea is still to retreat. They have an advantage in their hands, and they want to maximize the advantage, not to attack further to expand the advantage.
Conservative teams sometimes lack the courage to fight for their lives, especially when they have the advantage. As a young coach, Simonni needs him to be of a very high level, but his lack of experience also makes it difficult for him to overcome his ideological conservatism. Atletico Madrid, who led the team, chose to focus on defense in this game, rather than strengthening the attack.
And for Wolfsburg, that's exactly what they need: their gamble was exactly right.