Chapter 233: Trouble on the Left Side
On January 8, La Liga ushered in the 18th round, and Atletico Madrid challenged Malaga away. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
This is the first league game after Christmas.
La Liga teams are gearing up to beat their opponents, while Atletico Madrid, which has attracted much media attention, played very hard at La Rosaleda, and the home team Malaga was in high spirits and the whole team performed very well.
Malaga are not an easy team to play against.
Unlike most other small La Liga clubs, Malaga has strong economic strength, in the winter of last year, Malaga was acquired by Qatari Sheikh Alsani, and then began to expand wildly, and is now called "La Liga Manchester City" by the media, they have introduced Martin Demichelis, Julio Cesar Baptista, Enzo Maresca and other famous players from last year to the present, causing a shock in La Liga and even European football.
One of the most notable deals last summer was the signing of Dutch veteran Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Van Nistelrooy is 35 years old, the former king of the small penalty area, has no intention of retiring, Spanish media revealed that Van Nistelroy got a "1+1" contract, signed for one year, if the performance in the new season meets the requirements of the contract, then Van Ni will automatically renew the contract for another year.
This is Van Nistelrooy's return to Spain after 18 months.
He signed an 18-month contract with Hamburg in January 2010 and recently left Real Madrid, but after the end of the season, Van Nisdi's contract expired and he was offered the opportunity to join Malaga.
With the addition of Ruud van Nistel, Málaga have strengthened their game and are fifth in the league so far this season and have a good chance of competing for a Champions League place with Valencia in the previous place.
Before Christmas, Málaga had just run a three-game winning streak and a five-game unbeaten run.
Such a strong Malaga must be difficult to deal with, and Atletico Madrid saw the strong strength of Malaga, although the main players of the team came out, and did not take much advantage of the La Rosaleda stadium.
In the 37th minute, Van Nistelrooy, who was in great form, took the lead in helping Malaga knock on the door of the Asenjo handle.
After that, until the second half, Atletico Madrid maintained offensive suppression, but Malaga's frequent counterattacks still posed a lot of threat to the team's defense.
This Malaga team is truly outstanding!
In the 71st minute of the game, Wan Sheng chose to replace Wang Qiuming, hoping to help the team equalize with Wang Qiuming's luck, but in the end it was not Wang Qiuming who helped the team, but the left forward Ozil.
Mesut Ozil didn't bring the goal, he brought a penalty.
The price of this penalty was that the German star was carried off the field on a stretcher, and when this scene appeared, Wan Sheng was in a hurry on the sidelines, and the defensive actions of Malaga player Demichelis were too rude, and when Ozil jumped up for the top, he directly became a trapeze artist and fell to the ground.
That shot is terrible to watch!
Many people are worried about Mesut Ozil, who used a serious injury to help Atletico Madrid win a penalty.
J Rodriguez kicked the ball into the net to help the team draw 1-1 with Malaga, but Wan Sheng's mind was long gone, and after the game, he directly accused Demichelis in front of the media, "He's just a butcher!" ”
"I couldn't believe it, I was afraid that Mesut would never get up again! What is a red card? He should be banned and banned! We will appeal to the Spanish Football Federation! ”
What the reporter asked next, Wan Sheng didn't have the heart to stay longer.
He needs to know about Ozil as soon as possible.
The whole Atletico Madrid team returned to the club on a special plane, while Wan Sheng and Diamares stayed at the Malaga hospital, where they conducted a detailed examination of Ozil and concluded that there was a "slight bone crack in the calf and some peripheral muscle displacement caused by the impact".
This conclusion also means that Ozil will not have to think about returning to the field of play for three months.
The staff of Atletico Madrid Club hurriedly arranged for Ozil's transfer, and was ready to return to Madrid for the official operation, and Ozil's agent also came, but Wan Sheng still followed the whole process, constantly holding Ozil's hand, and said seriously, "Mesut, don't worry, you will be fine!" Trust me! ”
Ozil nodded slightly, worry evident on his face.
Injuries are the biggest enemy of professional players, serious injuries can affect careers, Ozil is at his most brilliant, he is the best performance in the team, the most consistent player, and is even expected to compete with C-Ronaldo, Messi for the best player in the league, he is also a strong contender for this year's World Footballer of the Year, provided that he continues to play consistently and well.
But now the injury has made everything impossible.
The blow was big enough.
With such a serious injury, it is optimistically estimated that it will take three months to recover, so after returning from injury, will he be able to regain his form and continue his previous performance?
Wansheng was also very worried.
He has the ability to make Ozil recover quickly after the operation, but there is no way to treat his psychological problems, and if the injury leaves Ozil with psychological trauma, it will definitely affect his performance after recovery.
These are all things to consider.
That night, the Spanish and even the world media reported on Ozil's injury, and the unoptimistic injury also worried everyone, and many people criticized Demichelis.
The Argentine player's defensive actions have always been criticized, and the referee showed a red card for his foul on Ozil without any hesitation.
The Spanish Football Federation set up a special investigation team to analyze the conflict and said, "We will reserve the right to impose additional penalties on Demichelis." ”
Then in the evening, the results came in, and Demichelis was suspended for five additional games.
Wan Sheng is still dissatisfied with the decision of the Spanish Football Federation, "An additional five-game ban? So what? Ozil is going to lie in the hospital for two months! At least two months, he's probably going to miss all of the season's games, and that guy is only banned for a few games? ”
His expression was rather disgruntled.
But Wan Sheng also knew in his heart that this was already the final result.
It is impossible for the Spanish Football Federation to impose a long ban on a player for a serious foul, and no matter how much it appeals, at most it will be a few more games, which does not matter at all. Perhaps Malaga boss Aguirre will have a headache at the back with one less big player, but it is nothing compared to Mesut Ozil's serious injury.
After Mesut Ozil's injury, Wan Sheng was able to replace him with another player. But Mesut Ozil is the best player on the left, and no matter how good the others are, it is difficult to get on Ozil.
On January 13, in the second leg of the fifth round of the Spanish Copa del Rey, Atletico Madrid appeared in a weak position on the left side, and the striker who started was Diego Costa.
Diego Costa proved unfit to play on the left and he also made a couple of small mistakes to kick the ball out of bounds.
In the second half, Wan Sheng chose to replace Isco and let Isco play left forward.
Along the way, Isco has performed much better than Diego Costa, at least without major mistakes, Isco's desire to attack is also very strong, and his individual ability is not as good as Ozil, but at least he is still flexible on the left.
The final match ended 1-1.
With a 3-0 win at home in the first leg, Atletico Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao to advance to the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey.
Three days later, the 19th round of the league was reached, with Atletico Madrid hosting Villarreal, with Isco continuing to start as a left striker.
In this game, Wansheng found a problem.
Isco made the left side flexible, and the offensive power did not weaken much, but the defense on the left side also became a problem, when Ozil played, he ran back and forth with rich experience, so that the left side defense was also very stable, Atletico Madrid left front end has almost no defense at all, Villarreal also took advantage of the gap, constantly impacting Isco's way, and it was easy to send the ball to the Atletico Madrid half.
"You have to have a player behind Isco who is good both offensively and defensively!"
In Atletico Madrid's 433 formation, the left side of the midfield has not been taken seriously, because Ozil in front of him is good enough, and it is enough to arrange a man for him.
Now it's different.
After the loss of Mesut Ozil, the left side of the midfield has also become a problem, Isco can play as a left striker, but there must also be a 'behind-the-back guarantee' to make the attack and defense on the left side worry-free.
Atletico Madrid's midfield is full of talent, but the likes of Raul Garcia and Kevin De Bruyne are good at playing on the right side, Mario Suarez is good defensively, but his attacking support is a problem, and because of this, Mario Suarez has struggled to play much playing time.
After careful consideration, Wan Sheng still chose to replace Morris.
In recent times, the core of the team's midfield has been J Rodriguez, and after J Rodriguez's excellent performance, Morris can rest more, as long as he plays in important games.
Compared to Morris, Wansheng is more inclined to work out J-Rodriguez.
Now it's different.
The left side needs to be replaced, and Morris is the best choice, he is an all-round player in the middle and midfield, and can perform very well in any position.
Wan Sheng also experienced the huge role of Ozil in the team.
It wasn't so obvious before, but after Ozil's injury, the team's left side problems have appeared one by one, and if there are any more big players like Morris and J Rodriguez injured, the team's 433 formation can't stick to it, and can only be changed to 442 to be safe.
The 442 formation is also good, but the offensive ability is always worse.
You can see it in this game.
Under the pressure of Atletico Madrid's 433 formation, Villarreal had no chance at all, although they used Atletico Madrid's left side defense to pass the ball across the halfway line several times, but it was only over the halfway, and for more than 70 minutes in the second half, they only had a pitiful three shots on goal, none of which could threaten the goal.
The attacking ability of the 433 formation is also very strong, and Atletico Madrid scored 5 goals in 70 minutes.
Villarreal didn't have a chance at all.
After Morris came on, Atletico Madrid's left side also became stable, and Villarreal had no chance, and in the 79th and 85th minutes, Atletico Madrid scored two more goals thanks to the exquisite cooperation of the whole team.
The final match ended 7-0.
"After Mesut Ozil's injury, Atletico Madrid used a 7-0 slaughter to declare their amazing strength and form!" The newspaper "As" excitedly reported.
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After the match against Villarreal, Atletico Madrid had good news, Thiago Silva was fully recovered.
Thiago Silva underwent a physical examination at the club, and after a detailed examination, the team doctor confirmed that Thiago Silva has fully recovered and is able to play again for Atletico Madrid.
"It's a few days sooner than expected, and it seems that those two big guys are very useful."
Thiago Silva was also surprised.
Previously, the doctor concluded that the waist sprain was not serious and he could do proper exercise, but it would take at least two weeks to fully recover and re-compete, but he did not expect to fully recover in less than ten days.
"Is it really the role of those two big guys?" Thiago Silva grinned.
Reflecting on a week in a row, Thiago Silva was so embarrassed to do that in front of all his team-mates, even for a quick recovery.
Thiago Silva had already thought it through.
If it didn't work at all, he would definitely find a dark and windy night, sneak into the club's training ground, and personally smash the two so-called 'XH-1 Resurrectants' to relieve his anger.
Good thing it works......
'XH-1 Resurrection' managed to save his life.
Wan Sheng was also pleased with the results of the 'XH-1 Resurrection', and he did not set a recovery training mission for Thiago Silva, just to see the actual effect of the 'XH-1 Resurrection'.
The results are not bad.
Thiago Silva would have been able to recover almost a week earlier if he had used the Recovery Trainer system, which would have been a significant reduction of a week, while the recovery with the XH-1 Resurrector would have been shortened by only a few days.
Relying on the player attribute data of the Football Training Master System, Wansheng slightly estimated that it was about four days shortened the recovery time.
Compared with the recovery training task, the recovery effect is almost 5% off.
This was to be expected.
The Football Training Master System is completely detached from reality, and the basis must have a certain degree of science, but it is not entirely scientific in itself, and the 'XH-1 Resurrection' is completely a medical technology product.
This speeds up the recovery effect, which is already incredible.
In the future, the team will be able to use the recovery training mission to work with the 'XH-1 Reborn' to rehabilitate the players, so that the injured players will definitely recover faster.
While Wan Sheng was rejoicing about the accelerated recovery of future players, the efficacy of the 'XH-1 Resurrection' had begun to stir up at a medical research institute in the United States. (To be continued.) )