Chapter 969: The Most Bizarre Tactic in History
Real Madrid are celebrating wildly, but Atletico Madrid is devastated by the sadness.
However, this is also a La Liga powerhouse that has experienced a lot of ups and downs, so it will not be so easy to be beaten, whether it is Mata or Diego. Costa, or Raul. Garcia, Courtois and others, at this time, what they were thinking about was not fear, nor confusion, but how to equalize.
They need orders from manager Simeone.
Simeone stood up at this point, he called out to one of his nearest players, and then said something like he was going to regroup and start fighting back.
There's no way, it's not a good thing to be led at home, even if you lose, you can't lose, besides, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid don't have much to win compared to, even if you continue to shrink the defense, it's meaningless, it's better to have a manly duel, get the lost ball back, and show the determination to win the championship!
However, although Simeone gave the player the order to counterattack, he did not give up the strategy of foul defense, because even if you are given the opportunity to take a free kick, you may not be able to score two in a game, but if you are allowed to intersperse our half casually, then the goal may not be one or two, so Simeone firmly believes that his idea is absolutely right.
In fact, Lin Yu has not had the experience of scoring more than three free kicks in a game, he can score two free kicks at most in a game, which is nothing to fear, as long as he can equalize in the first half, in the second half, everyone is back to the same starting line.
If you can hurt a few of your players off the field. It's even more wonderful if you have to make a passive substitution.
Simeone is about to tell the Real Madrid players. A football game is not about singing and dancing, and it's not about having a meal. It will sweat and even bleed, and if you can't recognize this cruelty, then your Real Madrid team is not worthy of the title of dominating Europe.
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Simeone is a coach with enthusiasm and character, and if he continues to choose to defend after conceding the goal, it will undoubtedly fuel Real Madrid's arrogance, and the rest of the defense will be even more difficult. And they couldn't get the support of the fans.
So the decision he made was to fight back, to fight hard to pull back a game in the first half, he didn't forget that this is the Calderón Stadium, the home of Atletico Madrid, their turf, even if Real Madrid is a strong dragon, it has to lie down.
As it turned out, his decision was the right one. It takes advantage of the years when the players are desperate for revenge, stimulates the fighting spirit of the players, and by the way, it can also drive the enthusiasm of tens of thousands of Atletico Madrid fans in the field, and can use the home advantage to stifle Real Madrid's idea of chasing after the victory.
Soon. The mistakes in Real Madrid's backline were once again exposed, or the mistakes in coordination, and Luis was on the rise because of the play. So he rushed too far forward and left Varane alone at the back. As a result, Juan Mata found Diego with a long ball. Costa, and this striker of dual Brazilian and Spanish nationality. Using his strong body and rough movements, he directly knocked over Varane, but the referee did not award a foul, so it was a one-on-one chance.
Casillas has made a save, but the goalkeeper is always at a disadvantage in the face of a single knife, as long as the striker is calm enough, the goal is more accurate than the other.
In this way, near the end of the first half, relying on a chance that did not seem to be a chance, Atletico Madrid equalized and the fighting spirit was even stronger.
Sometimes, what a team needs is a passionate and combative coach, and it is not necessarily a good thing to be scheming, after all, football is a bloody sport, if you can mobilize the fighting spirit of the whole team, then you are a successful coach, which is why some of the old coaches who are clearly famous and very stable are often lost to young coaches who are full of personality and are always very enthusiastic.
Football is not only about skill and wisdom, but also about passion.
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At halftime, Zidane first comforted the players, and then spoke highly of Lin Yu's goal, and said that there was no need to rush the game after the game, and continued to play steadily.
Then he looked at Louis, and before he could speak, he heard Louis say: "BOSS, I admit my mistake, I shouldn't have hit the head, so I rushed to the front." ”
'Just know it's wrong, you're not good enough with Raphael Varane, it's normal to concede goals, don't worry too much about it, but remember that football requires blood, but you also need to be calm, and as a centre-back, you should understand that. Okay, cheer up, we're not lagging behind. Zidane doesn't like to criticize players too harshly, especially when players are willing to admit their mistakes, he still chooses to comfort them.
Because Zidane's coaching philosophy is to mingle with the players and make them friends with each other, after all, he was a player and knows these players very well.
Of course, if it is a player who completely disregards his dignity and completely works with him, then he will not be polite, even if it is a sharp contradiction in the end, he must maintain his authority as a coach, otherwise there will really be no way to speak in front of the players in the future.
"David, there is me in front, you kid can defend with peace of mind, when the score expands, let's change positions, I will play central defender, you will play as a striker, and you will also be addicted to scoring goals." Lin Yu said to Louis with a smile.
"Get out!" Louis knew that Lin Yu was ridiculing him, and he also scolded with a smile.
"Don't, what I said is true, if you really want to score, just change your position, and I'll let you see how I, Lin Yu, defend, hehe." Lin Yu said with a smile.
"That's what you said."
"Don't worry, it's like this in the second half, as long as there is a goal ahead, we will change positions." Lin Yu said with a smile.
"Don't make a fuss, okay." Zidane sighed helplessly.
Lin Yu said to Zidane: "BOSS, I have an idea, I don't know if you agree." ”
"Tell me about it."
"Actually, I think so. Even now, let me play centre-back. Let Louis go to the front. Lin Yu said.
"What do you mean?"
"Behold, I am ahead. Basically, I didn't have a few shots today, the goal was scored by a free kick, in fact, it doesn't matter where I am, if I play at centre-back, then after the start of the second half, Atletico Madrid will definitely be a little chaotic, they will start to attack if they don't do well, in that case, we will have a chance. ”
"But you're going to stay behind and kick. I guess the fans will scold me to death. Zidane shook his head and said.
"It's okay to win, no matter what you do, I think today between us and Atletico Madrid, it's going to be decided by a free kick, Diego. Costa is very physical, Luis and Varane are not his opponents, I'll deal with him! Lin Yu continued to persuade.
"Then try it first?" Zidane was said to be a little tempted.
"Well, just give me ten minutes to try it and see how it goes. If it doesn't work, just change it back, and it won't affect anything anyway. Lin Yu nodded.
"So be it, Luiz, you go to the front and show you how hard it is to be a striker. Not everyone can score goals like Lin Yu. Zida thought in his heart that Louis's habit of liking forward must be changed, so let him go to the front to frustrate his spirit. He knew that the centre-back was a better fit for him.
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In the dressing room of Atletico Madrid, Simeone did not know that Real Madrid would have a super strange lineup in the second half. He is also comforting and encouraging his players at this time.
Speaking of which, the goals conceded by their own team. Just because of Lin Yu's free kick and not conceding a goal in the sports battle, this is considered a victory.
His own players not only could prevent Lin Yu from shooting, but also finally equalized, this effort and fighting spirit, he saw it, if this still criticizes the players, it would be a bit too much.
After complimenting his players, Simeone was planning how to beat Real Madrid in the second half and win the game.
First of all, in terms of defense, he still insists on foul defense and rough defense, which just can't let Real Madrid play well.
In addition, he continued to mark Lin Yu in all directions, so that he couldn't turn around and shoot at all.
Defensively that's it for the time being, and offensively, he wants Diego more. Costa used his body to bully Varane and David. Luiz, in his opinion, the two central defenders have speed and defensive ability, but they are a little thin physically. Costa's ability to rampage can definitely pose a big threat to the Real Madrid backline.
Diego. Costa has the pace, the body, and the skill at his feet, and although many people criticize him for playing dirty, what's wrong with the dirty? As long as he can score goals, as long as he can win, he is a good striker.
Midfielders Koke and Juan Mata both had a very nice pass and the two of them could get the ball to Diego at any time. With Costa on his side, he can pose a lethal threat to Real Madrid's goal, and that's his killer feature.
To know Diego. Costa's goal in the first half, that's how it was scored, fight for the body, Diego. Costa is afraid that he is not afraid of anyone on the field except Lin Yu.
As for how Real Madrid will play in the second half, he doesn't have to think about it, it must still be offensive tactics, and now Real Madrid, there is no so-called defensive counterattack, because in the face of any team, their attack power is stronger, if they can't use this powerful attack power, it will be too wasteful, so he believes that Zidane will definitely adopt offensive tactics in the second half, then they will have the opportunity to counterattack and score, and there will definitely be a lot of opportunities.
Real Madrid has used defensive counterattack tactics before, but that is all the old calendar, since Zidane changed the formation to 433, this Real Madrid has implemented the attack into its bones, that is, goals! Goal! Score again!
If someone else enters you, you enter someone else's two.
That's Real Madrid's crazy idea right now, because they have Lin Yu's goal maniac, so they do it.
In fact, even if Real Madrid really chooses to defend and counterattack, he Simeone is not only not afraid, but also happy, speaking of which, he still prefers to press the opponent to play, if possible, he hopes that his team can have as many as 20 shots in a game like Real Madrid and Barcelona, or even more than 30 shots, which means that his team has really become strong, and even the giant teams can only use defensive tactics to deal with it, is it not strong enough?
If they lose, it doesn't matter if they lose, because they lost the game, but they won the morale, and I believe that the fans of Atletico Madrid will still appreciate their performance very much after the game, which is much better than them being turtles with shrunken heads and losing in the end.
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But Simeone is useless even if Zhuge Liang is alive, Zhou Yu is resurrected, and Sherlock Holmes is crossed, because Real Madrid is destined to surprise him today, not to mention Simeone, even if it is any coach and fans around the world, any experts and football commentators, they would never have thought that Real Madrid would make David. Louis and Lin Yu swap places.
Let a goal maniac, La Liga, and Champions League double golden boot be a central defender? Neurotic bar! (To be continued......)