Section 519 Ground Ball
Before the second leg of the Champions League, someone predicted that between these two games, there would inevitably be a classic match. Fastest update access: . But what people talked about the most at that time was perhaps the feud between Real Madrid and Bayern, which was destined to attract the attention of the whole world. Compared to that group of battles, the game between Atletico Madrid and Wolfsburg is like two fire girls fighting around the daughters of the giants, maybe this game will be very powerful, but no matter who wins, it seems that it is just the fate of making wedding clothes for others.
However, those who have really watched this game can feel that the 'intensity' of this game is not at all under the other matchup. From the very beginning of the game, Wolfsburg carried out a vigorous attack, as if it was unhappy if it was not demolished, which made this game quite 'fine'.
At that time, it was said that it was a 'fine' color, but this ball was actually not called a back and forth. At least neither side of the game seems to have any intention of having a big offensive battle. However, even so, this game also made many football 'fans' quite relieved, at least compared to their last 'fight', it was much more enjoyable.
Compared with the previous game, in this game, Atletico Madrid's attack was obviously much weaker. In the past 40 minutes, Atletico Madrid's half-time counter-attacks have only been a handful of times, and among them, one time they were fouled by a Wolfsburg player just after the half, and the other time, their own striker Diego Costa was fouled first, and was severely warned by the referee, which was also unsuccessful.
It seems that in this game, the referee is no longer on the side of the Atletico players. After the bloody incident in which the referee was scolded after the last ball game, the referee of this ball was much stricter when judging the penalty. Atletico Madrid, who were playing away, also suffered a bad situation because of the referee's decision, and it was difficult for their attack to start again.
And Wolfsburg, who is desperate to the death, plays at their home stadium, and the level seems to have risen a lot. Compared to the last game, they are more comfortable with the game. And they are more open to tactical fouls, a change that has made Atletico's attack almost disappear, and Simonny's team has made a few attempts. simply shrunk in his own half, and even the offensive mind was almost gone.
This change makes people very happy. Atletico's football is a bit too dirty, which makes people admire their record against the Western Super League, but also hate their disgusting style of play. And a different referee. The management of them is much stricter, and this ball will not become a foul battle, which makes the ball 'fans' very happy.
After all, no one will refuse a clean game.
And, as it turned out, even if there were no fouls, both sides would still play. In this game, both sides played quite well. Compared to the previous game, Wolfsburg and Atletico Madrid seem to have shifted their offense and defense. And the only thing that remains unchanged is that this game is still 'fine'. The wide players on the two side roads of Wolfsburg kept retreating, and they attacked Atletico Madrid round after round, which put Atletico Madrid under tremendous pressure and made the game scene look a lot better.
The two flanks continued to break through, and many people participated in the attack. Wolfsburg seemed to be showing their attacking power in the middle of the game. On the side, each impact is completed by two people cooperating with each other, and the middle lane cooperates, with front and back. There are people covering up at every point, and it's all very beautiful. Compared with the stubborn defense of the last game, they played a 'fine' game in this game.
And again, the whole field shrinks. Guarding tightly, Atletico Madrid also built an iron wall within half time. Relying on the retreat of all the staff, the attack of Wolfsburg has never been bargained for in their hands. In the 40-minute game, both sides were helpless against each other. But in the game, they were in good shape.
This kind of game is like a Champions League semi-final matchup. The only regret is that if there is a goal, the game is better.
For neutral ball 'fans', it doesn't matter to their own game, they still want to see a lot of goals when they watch the game. And while both sides are showing their quality, if they can score one or two goals, then everything is perfect. And this idea, it is obviously impossible to hope for those turtles of Atletico Madrid, so the football 'fans' can only hope that Wolfsburg will be able to score a goal.
It seems, it doesn't seem easy. With the ground ball, Wolfsburg still seems to be helpless against Atletico Madrid. And in the set-piece attack, Wolfsburg didn't seem to show much change in the game. Although their players have a good height advantage, Atletico's defense has also been extremely 'excellent', and it seems that the two sides are evenly matched, and it is difficult to distinguish between the two sides.
This was the case until the end of the first half, but it was at the end of the first half that things changed. ←→x79 novel netWhen a cross from Wolfsburg was blocked by a tightly defended Atletico Madrid defender, Wolfsburg's set-piece this time seemed to be a little different.
Among the players at Wolfsburg, if there is a high level of set-pieces, it must be De Bruyne, who has just recently transferred: compared to other players at Wolfsburg, whether it is a long pass or a set-piece, he has a much better level than others. However, as a player who had just moved over in the winter, he was not able to play for Wolfsburg in the middle of the game, which was one of Wolfsburg's biggest regrets.
However, even if De Bruyne is not available, Wolfsburg will have to take a free-kick just as well. And this burden fell on the head of Tulan, the most skilled player in Wolfsburg. Standing at the corner, Turan was also watching the position of his teammates. He directs his teammates to run around the box and gesturing to them, hinting at his football line.
This is no stranger to Atletico Madrid players. As a team that also relies heavily on set-pieces in attack, Atletico will also make a lot of tactical instructions when it comes to set-piece coordination. In set-piece attacks, the ability to cooperate is sometimes more important than the individual level, and being able to command your team to make reasonable runs is really helpful to the team. It's just that Atletico Madrid didn't care too much about Wolfsburg's attack: in their opinion, no matter how Wolfsburg's tactics changed, they could defend.
After all, Atletico Madrid's corner kick defense has enough people involved and enough to be 'outstanding'. On all points, in all possible positions, Atletico have defensive players. Such an approach will certainly make Atletico Madrid's players unable to counterattack due to excessive retreat, but for Atletico Madrid, who have an advantage in hand, they do not need to counterattack now. As long as they can guard their big 'goal', they can ensure that they are the winners, which makes them extremely passionate about defending as well.
When there are six or seven people in a team involved in the defense, it will be extremely difficult for the opponent to break the 'goal'. Atletico Madrid is a team that knows how to defend very well, and they also believe that no matter how good Wolfsburg's attack is, it will not open their big 'door'. Gao Shunyao and Mandzukic may be top headers, but it is not so easy to break through Atletico Madrid's big 'goal'.
Standing at the corner kick point, Turan did not send a corner kick for a long time. He watched the Atletico players run around the box and seemed to feel the same pressure. However, delay will not solve the problem, especially for the lagging side. Slowly, he took a step back, and then, he kicked it out!
And what is surprising is that this pass is not a high-altitude ball, but a ground pass that sticks to the ground and rushes to the ribs of the penalty area!
Turan's passing was completely unexpected by all Atletico Madrid's players: this approach was completely uncharacteristic of Wolfsburg, with two extremely tall forwards, and everyone thought that their attack must be dominated by headers. Gao Shunyao and Mandzukic, two tall guys who have been showing off their power in the penalty area, have always been the most dangerous figures in the eyes of Atletico Madrid's defenders. Wolfsburg have the height and experience, they can play the strongest high-altitude ball combination, and when facing a dense defense, heading, set-pieces, and long-range 'shots' are indeed more convenient than ground coordination - especially for a team like Wolfsburg who is not 'fine' enough to control the ball at their feet, this is almost their only way out, so this is what Atletico Madrid is most worried about throughout the game.
They would never have imagined that Wolfsburg would play such a ground pass at such a critical moment. Throughout the game, Wolfsburg's offense has always been dominated by headers, and throughout the game, Atletico Madrid's defense has been thinking about how to intercept Wolfsburg's high-altitude ball attack, but in this attack, Wolfsburg actually came to a ground ball cooperation!
The ball came from above the ground, and Wolfsburg's height advantage was completely useless. Atletico are quite tight defensively, and Wolfsburg don't seem to have any chance of succeeding if they want to rely on ground balls. Atletico Madrid's players watched Wolfsburg's attack and felt that Wolfsburg's pass was really ridiculous: what is the point of them doing this? Isn't it a better tactic to play high-ball attacks honestly?
Wolfsburg is not Barcelona, they have an advantage in the air, not a technical advantage in their feet. If they want to smash with a high-altitude ball, Atletico Madrid may still be afraid of their three points, but giving up air superiority and switching to ground flow, where do they get the confidence to think that they can compete with Atletico Madrid, who are at the top of La Liga?
With Gao Shunyao's really not very good foot skills, do they really want to compete with Atletico Madrid?