On February 3, the city derby between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid kicked off at the Bernabeu Stadium, which is also the 23rd round of La Liga, and it is Lin Yu's first league game after releasing the oath, if he loses this game, or can't score, then that oath will become ironclad proof that he was ridiculed, no matter how good he is in the future, I am afraid he will not be able to get rid of the fate of this cup of ridicule.

So this game has to be won and goals have to be scored!

In this game, Atletico Madrid still played according to the usual way, but the defense was obviously more attentive, and the counterattack was sharper.

It seems that after the defeat in the first half of the season, Simeone has also made some adjustments, he can't let the team always stay still, then the meaning of his coaching in La Liga is gone, he, like Klopp, is here to win the title, and Real Madrid must not be allowed to dominate the league all the time.

Real Madrid, for their part, seemed to be a little ill-prepared for Atletico Madrid's counterattack.

This period of consecutive wins, coupled with today's home game, made Real Madrid's players and fans a little fluttering, the last game Villarreal did so, or failed to stop Real Madrid from winning, which made many people think that this Real Madrid is really invincible, Lin Yu is really flawless, and it is a feeling of easy to destroy anyone.

However, at the beginning of the game, Atletico Madrid's several counterattacks made the fans who watched him pull their hearts hard, and the counterattacks were too efficient and in place. It's simply for Real Madrid's weakness.

If it weren't for San Cassie's brilliant play, he saved Diego. Two must-score goals for Costa. I'm afraid that at this time, Real Madrid is already behind at home.

From triumphant to nervous, Real Madrid fans have also experienced more than ten minutes of torment. I just don't know if this ordeal will last or if it will end there.

There is nothing too complicated about Atletico Madrid's counterattack, that is, after winning the ball at the back, go directly to Villa or Diego in front. Costa, and then if you can fight back, you can fight, and if you can't fight, you should all be cleared.

The problem now is that almost every time a long ball is counterattacked, the player in front of him can get the ball.

Whether it's Diego. Both Costa and Villa can receive passes from their teammates. The reason for this, of course, is that Real Madrid has some problems with poor marking in defense, and on the other hand, it is also because Atletico Madrid's players pass the ball very well.

For example, Mata, Koke, and Gabi are all players with a beautiful long pass, while Diego Costa is strong enough to fight physically, so the probability of receiving the ball is relatively high, while Villa is not as physically as good as Diego. Costa is strong, but he's smart enough. Flexible enough, this allows him to always anticipate where the ball will land when receiving the ball, so that Real Madrid's backline cannot easily catch his intentions.

Real Madrid's centre-back partners today are Luis and Sergio Ramos. Both of them are not bad, but they are both reckless, and if they are placed in other games, they may be fine. But in this game, it's a bit of a problem. Both of them wanted to rush forward, which naturally exposed a lot of loopholes.

See here. Zidane also shook his head helplessly, he couldn't help it, after Varane was injured, Pepe was no longer in shape, so he could only let these two partners play the position of center back, what he hoped was Lin Yu and Cristiano in the frontcourt. Ronaldo, Reuss and Angel Di Maria were able to suppress the opponent's firepower and take some pressure off their own backline, so as to avoid conceding goals due to mistakes.

But the problem is that Atletico Madrid's counterattack today is really powerful, even if the firepower is suppressed, but the counterattack does not need too many backward feet, as long as you grab the ball and pass, it is not easy to suppress.

Some teams have seen problems in Real Madrid's backline before, so they want to score some goals and win games by attacking each other.

But in fact, the result of this is not good, because if you play against the opponent, it means that your back line will become very weak. A superstar like Ronaldo, if you relax your defense, you're looking for death.

Even Klopp's Barcelona did not dare to play against Real Madrid, although his team played very actively, but in fact it was also a counterattack tactic, but he spread the defense from the back line to the whole field, the players intercepted in the high position, and actively scrambled, just to be able to play a quick counterattack, because the midfield interception, and even the counterattack after the front interception, will be faster and more threatening.

Simeone also wants to learn from Klopp in the past, but it is not realistic, Klopp's tactics are too demanding on the physical strength of the players, and this is the reason why the Dortmund era is often full of injuries, and in Barcelona, because the bench thickness is enough, Klopp has sufficient resources to make substitutions, but Simeone can't, Simeone's Atletico Madrid bench thickness is too poor, he can't be so unscrupulous to consume the player's physical strength, in that case, the game may not be able to win, and it will lead to a complete collapse of the three lines.

So Simeone's tactics are still like that, keeping a position in the backcourt and relying on each other to defend, so that even if Lin Yu can shoot, he will hit the player, and then rely on the defender's active steal to create opportunities for counterattack.

As for the counter-attacking efficiency, Simeone does not think that his team's counter-attacking efficiency will be worse than Klopp's team, it should be said that they have their own characteristics.

Against a team like Real Madrid, you can't just defend, you can't just attack, only in this way can you win the game if you take both offense and defense into account.

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Atletico Madrid used this simple and crude counterattack tactic to put a lot of pressure on the Real Madrid backline, and Luis and Ramos, who were originally frequently inserted, were also honest.

But even so, by Diego. The individual abilities of Costa and Villa, coupled with the beautiful passes of Juan Mata and Koke, overwhelmed Real Madrid in terms of the number of shots on goal in the opening period.

On the sidelines, Simeone was dressed in a suit and leather shoes. With his hands in his pockets, he looks confident.

This tactic of his. You don't need to worry about the backline, because the core of this tactic is defense. Make yourself invincible first, and then wait for the opportunity to take the life of your opponent.

If he still concedes the ball like this, it's not a tactical problem, it's not a problem he can solve, it's that the opponent's attacking line is too strong.

Real Madrid now have the advantage on the field, but their own team is more dominant in goal statistics, so Simeone doesn't need to make any changes, all he has to do now is wait quietly. See who in your team will be the hero and who will be the one to break the ice.

All Simeone wants to see now is a goal, whether it's Diego. Costa is still Villa, and as long as there is a goal, he can play on the counter-attack with more peace of mind.

But luck doesn't seem to be on their side today.

Diego. Costa had two great chances on goal, and it was almost a one-on-one shot, but he couldn't get the ball into the Iker Casillas goal.

Seeing that his striker had wasted an opportunity, Simeone also hugged his head in frustration, but soon. He was on the sidelines against Diego. Costa yelled: "Don't panic, there is still a chance, just seize one chance is enough." ”

Simeone is Simeone in the end, and he knows very well that there is absolutely no pressure on the players now. It's about helping the players relieve the pressure.

Diego. Costa couldn't get on the back of the net on two great chances, so there must be a lot of pressure on him to blame the players at this time. It's likely to make the other party collapse. After all, not every striker in this world is called Lin Yu, if it is Lin Yu. The more sarcastic you mock him, the stronger he becomes.

In fact. Diego. Costa is indeed under a lot of pressure, and the team's counter-attacking opportunities are more and more precious each time, but he wasted two excellent scoring opportunities in a row, which is unreasonable, so after the shot, he held his head and felt very annoyed.

At this time, he heard Simone's shout, so his heart calmed down again, yes, there is still a chance, next time it must not be wasted, definitely!

As one of the hottest centre-forwards in today's football, Diego. Costa is a player who has been contested by the Brazilian national team and the Spanish national team, and his ability is unquestionable.

There's a story about Diego. Costa wanted to be in the Brazilian national team, but the manager didn't want him, so he held a grudge, and after receiving an invitation from Bosque, he resolutely joined the Spanish national team.

Regardless of whether it is desirable for him to do this, it is possible that this guy is also a player with a lot of personality, with grievances and complaints, revenge, and kindness.

Undoubtedly, Simeone has been a great favor to him, and without Simone, he would not have been able to achieve what he is today, so he must repay the favor.

This season Diego. Although Costa can't be compared with Lin Yu and Messi in terms of goals, but now 22 rounds have passed, he has also scored 23 goals, and an average of more than one goal in a game.

So while two excellent chances were not taken, Atletico Madrid fans were very interested in Diego. Costa is still confident that he can adjust and score.

But whether it is Atletico Madrid fans or Atletico Madrid's head coach Simeone, they have ignored the existence of a person for a while.

Lin Yu is on the field today, don't pretend that he doesn't exist, if you rely on this kind of self-deception to paralyze yourself, then you will definitely suffer retribution in the end.

Those who can't grasp the opportunity will definitely be retributed, this is what Lin Yu has always warned himself, so in every game, if there is an excellent opportunity to score, then he will definitely take advantage of it, because once it is wasted, it is likely to be retributed.

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Atletico Madrid did play well in the first ten minutes, and they were not in a hurry in the next game, but their style of play is actually not new, so after the initial panic, Real Madrid's players gradually stabilized.

Especially the four attackers in the front court - Lin Yu and Cristiano. Ronaldo, Reus and Di Maria, as long as they are on the field, they are a great threat to the opponent.

Zidane has no intention of changing tactics, Real Madrid can't follow the opponent's rhythm if they want to win, they must follow their own pace.

You can't give up offensive tactics and change to defense because the opponent's counterattack is a big threat, which will only lead you by the opponent's nose, not only will you not be able to pose a threat to the opponent, but you will make yourself very uncomfortable, and you will not be able to play at the level you should have.

So even in the most dangerous time, even if the assistant coach has repeatedly reminded Zidane whether he wants to change his tactics slightly, Zidane has not made any moves, he just watched the game silently, he believes that his players can handle the current situation, and the only thing he needs to do now is not to add to the chaos, which is enough.

As a manager, you can't always yell on the sidelines, that will make people think that you don't trust the players, especially those who are more famous and powerful, and you can't stand this situation the most, Zidane is very smart, he chooses to have complete trust in the players. (To be continued......)