Section 520 Breaking the door
It seems surprising that Wolfsburg would want to play Atletico Madrid with a pass on the ground. Fastest update access: . However, it immediately occurred to the Atletico players that perhaps Wolfsburg was looking for a chance to play a surprise game.
Atletico Madrid has always believed that Wolfsburg's header skills are better, so they should always play headers, but it turns out that in this game, Wolfsburg's header attack did not have many chances. In order to win, it may be better to look for a new way to play than to stick to an unsuitable attack, and it is surprising enough that Wolfsburg were able to bravely try to play ground ball when the opponent decided that they must be playing with a header. Judging from the game, Atletico Madrid has indeed not seen Wolfsburg's ground ball coordination, maybe their attack is also very threatening, so it is not surprising that they have made changes.
It's just, with the ground ball cooperating, is Wolfsburg really good?
Atletico Madrid's players still don't believe Wolfsburg's attack. As a La Liga team, they also have some disdain for Wolfsburg's foot-to-foot skills. However, at this moment in the penalty area, they immediately started to run in earnest. They also have to admit that although Wolfsburg's pass looked rather stupid, the 'fine' accuracy was definitely commendable. Turan's passing skills are really good, the football is sent from the corner kick point and runs directly to the ribs of the penalty area, the distance of this ground pass is not close, and Atletico Madrid is near the corner kick point, and someone is also responsible for blocking it, but Turan's pass is still accurate to this position, which is enough to make Atletico Madrid players sigh at his passing level.
Even if you don't understand Wolfsburg's thoughts, but with such passing skills, Atletico Madrid has to admit that Wolfsburg is enough to pose a great threat to Atletico. And in the face of such a good pass, the Atletico Madrid players will not let up at all. They understand the importance of the game, so there is absolutely no negligence. Wolfsburg would be wrong to think that Atletico would slack off because of their strange tricks.
However, Wolfsburg doesn't seem to have such an idea, and what they are looking for is still to attack. While the ball was being passed out, the Wolfsburg players were not idle. Gao Shunyao, who was originally near the 'gate' pillar. By the time the football came, it had fallen back sharply, shaking off Godin's defense and trying to catch the football. Take advantage of this opportunity in the penalty area.
His reaction was not unexpected, and Atletico Madrid's players also thought that if Wolfsburg really played ground ball coordination, then their two tall center forwards would still be an important part of their tactics. Two center forwards at Wolfsburg. They are all extremely 'outstanding' players, and they can not only be the best header bombers in the frontcourt, but also form the best tactical support points on the pitch. The ground ball is passed to the ribs, and the high striker retreats to take the ball and step on it in the penalty area, which seems to be a good attacking path, at least for Wolfsburg, who have little skill.
Therefore, Gao Shunyao's running practice naturally caused a chain reaction among Atletico Madrid players. Although Godin, who was originally guarding Gao Shunyao at a close point, withdrew with him as soon as possible, and followed him closely by his side. And on the line of the small penalty area. Thiago, who was originally in charge of filling the position, had already run over at this time, and he got close to Gao Shunyao from behind for the first time, and even specially found a good position to not give Gao Shunyao any chance to turn around and 'shoot' the 'goal'.
Thiago knows very well that a player like Gao Shunyao is not something Godin can stop alone: Gao Shunyao's stature is extremely advantageous, which makes him quite stained in the confrontation, and Wolfsburg really uses him as a tactical axis. Then he will definitely rely on his physical condition to protect the ball in the penalty area and guide the attack. Although Godin can interfere with Gao Shunyao to get the ball and prevent him from 'shooting' and 'goal' smoothly, if Gao Shunyao blindly protects the ball. He also struggled to snatch the football. At this time, it is almost impossible for Atletico to lock Gao Shunyao with the power of a single person, and Godin needs someone to help.
If he and Godin hit one after the other, no matter how big Gao Shunyao is, it is impossible to protect the football. In his opinion, his defense against Gao Shunyao is 'outstanding' enough. It definitely made it difficult for him to make any threatening moves, which was enough to bankrupt Wolfsburg's attack.
However, to his surprise, when the football came, Gao Shunyao's choice was not to use any flashy moves to deal with the incoming ball. Facing the approaching football, Gao Shunyao suddenly raised his 'legs' and let the football roll under his crotch and roll behind him.
He didn't touch the ball, but let the ball roll straight over!
This move made Thiago beside Gao Shunyao stunned all of a sudden. He never thought that Gao Shunyao would choose to handle football like this at this time. The ball passed through Gao Shunyao's position, which also turned his defense into a meaningless move, and behind him, because of his action of running over to fill the position, also caused a leak 'hole' in the back, and in that position, Kjaer was ready to receive the ball.
The ball rolled straight towards Kjaer, the speed of the ball still did not slow down, and this pass was obviously not intended for Gao Shunyao. Looking at this ball, Thiago was speechless, he originally thought that the football was passed from the corner point to Gao Shunyao, which was already very remarkable, but who knew that this ball from Wolfsburg was actually passed from the corner point to the middle of the road.
Wolfsburg's ground-ball cooperation this time, whether it is courage or gameplay, is really admirable.
It is true that there are not too many of their players who have top-level foot skills, but the top-level coordination awareness shown by Gao Shunyao on the court makes their cooperation possible. This one pass is quite difficult. Especially when Atletico Madrid dared to do this under heavy defense, Wolfsburg's courage was really big. And the chemistry of their players is the foundation of their success.
Because of the tacit cooperation, their attempt was really successful, and the football was really passed to the feet of Kjaer. It turns out that Wolfsburg can play ground ball coordination, and when they do this, the opponent can't stop it.
Set-piece attack, the important thing is cooperation, not individual ability - this attack is the best embodiment.
Everyone knows how dangerous football is when it appears in the middle, especially Thiago's pounce, which makes Kjaer on the line of the small penalty area almost unguarded. Even if Kjaer is a defender and is not good at 'shooting' and 'goal', he is still very threatening at such a close distance.
However, Atletico's defense is not without awards for such situations. When the ball was passed to Kjaer, Gabi, who was originally at the edge of the penalty area, also retreated in time. He was originally in charge of defending in front of the penalty area, and wanted to get close to Kjaer and not let him successfully 'shoot' and 'goal', he believed that as long as he could post it in time, he could prevent Kjaer from scoring.
After all, Kjaer is only a defender, and his 'shooting' skills are limited after all.
However, when he rushed forward, Kjaer, who received the football, also made a move, he did not choose to hit the 'goal' at this time, but after getting the ball, he kicked the ball outside the penalty area. The ball almost rolled past Gabi and rushed behind him, where Shaheen had been gathering momentum for a long time.
This time offensive, he is the last one in Wolfsburg, and the person responsible for 'shooting' and 'goal' is not Gao Shunyao, not Kjaer, but he Shahin! From the very beginning, Wolfsburg's tactical concept was to let him get the ball!
The players at Wolfsburg know very well how 'outstanding' Atletico's penalty area defense is, and these guys are in the penalty area, and the layers of supplemental defense are enough to make the best strikers helpless. And if you really want to 'shoot' and 'goal' without defense, then the best way is to pass the ball outside the penalty area: at the front of the penalty area, Atletico Madrid is responsible for only one Gabi, as long as Gabi is transferred, Wolfsburg will have the best chance to attack.
Ko is a 'decoy' bait, and his purpose is to cover his opponent and help his teammates open up space. And Kjaer's role is nothing more than a shaft, relying on his passable foot skills to pass the ball up front. And the final attacker of this goal is Shahin. This attack of Wolfsburg was only completely completed when it was 'handed over' to his feet.
And now, they have done it, standing at the front of the penalty area, Shaheen is already unguarded. He raised his foot, aimed at the upper left corner of the big 'door', picked up his big 'leg', and in Gabi's helpless gaze, his kick 'shot' from a distance suddenly blasted out!
After careful cooperation, Wolfsburg found this opportunity for him. Unguarded, the front of the penalty area 'shot' and 'goal', the best position, the best opportunity, Shahin has no reason to 'waste' opportunities, his 'shot' and 'goal' are full of power!
Courtois, who was in front of the goal, jumped up as best he could, but his body was still in the air, and he knew very well that it was impossible for him to stop this ball. The football that Wolfsburg 'shot' out of a deliberate position could not be intercepted so easily. The angle of football is extremely tricky, when Shaheen 'shot' the 'goal', he obviously also carefully observed Courtois's position, and his 'shot' and 'goal' made Courtois unable to intercept at all!
The football went straight to the dead end with the sound of the wind. Amid the earth-shattering cheers of the fans, Courtois also saw that his fingertips were still a long way from the football. Courtois's outstretched finger still didn't stop the ball after all. After nearly 45 minutes of confrontation, Wolfsburg still managed to break the big 'goal' of Atletico. Falling heavily to the ground, Courtois also seemed to lose all his strength in this failed save: he also knew that with this goal, the situation on the pitch of both sides was completely reversed. Atletico have relied too much on their defensive prowess, and this has ultimately made them suffer.
Now, for Atletico, the game has started to get troublesome: it is much more difficult for them to win.