Suffocate.

After the start of the game, Jin Ming felt a kind of suffocation.

Dortmund is the most aggressive team in the Bundesliga, and many Bundesliga teams will be confused by Dortmund's kind of pressing when they play against Dortmund. This includes top giants like Bayern.

Everyone is very uncomfortable with Dortmund's style of play. Because of this style of play, the pioneer should belong to Barcelona, especially Pep Guardiola's Barcelona. He took that pressing to the extreme.

In European football, more and more players are starting to play this way.

The rising Atletico Madrid's counter-attack is not inferior to Dortmund.

And Atletico Madrid's players are more ferocious in grabbing the ball than Borussia Dortmund. Dortmund's scrambling is more about active running. In the statistics after the Bundesliga match, Dortmund's players are running a lot.

Almost all of the top three runners in the game were from Borussia Dortmund.

In Dortmund, it is not only the midfielders, but also the wide players, even the strikers Lewandowski and Shinji Kagawa, they have a lot of running. This running works very well.

When defending, they run aggressively, so that the opponent can't find space to pass. And as long as you hesitate, you will be entangled and surrounded by Dortmund players. And when attacking, they run aggressively, which brings a lot of ball points. You can use active movement to tear apart the opponent's defense.

This is Dortmund.

It's because you run more than your opponent that you make your opponent uncomfortable.

And Atletico Madrid is a little more fierce than Dortmund, and a little more wild.

As a La Liga team, they don't play like a La Liga team at all. They are very ruthless and very rough in the eyes of many people. And their players are also very good at hitting and like to use their bodies in games. They collide just like the Premier League players, and they love to fight with their opponents. And they run the same way as Borussia Dortmund.

As soon as the midfielders got the ball, they immediately had two or three people come up and press for it.

It's fierce.

This kind of fierce pressing. Let the whole of Schalke have a feeling of suffocation. Even Jin Ming feels this way. Jin Ming took a breath and suddenly thought of Barcelona, the ruler of European football in recent years. Pep Guardiola's Barcelona is the best team in the frontcourt.

It made a lot of players who played against Barcelona even sad at half time.

Just like Arsenal, which Jin Ming is about to join, he met the powerful Barcelona back then. There was not a single shot on goal in the whole game. It has also become a disgrace for Arsenal. Arsenal are also very technically good in the Premier League, and can even play 60 or 70 per cent possession. But in the face of Barcelona, he didn't even shoot out on goal.

Who can match such ability. Barcelona has been able to become the best team in the world in recent years, and they have a reason. Jin Ming played well every time he met Dortmund in the Bundesliga, but every time he had a feeling of not being able to exert his energy.

This time against Atletico Madrid, it was more suffocating than the match against Dortmund.

What would it be like to run into Barcelona.

But now is not the time to think about that. Schalke is fortunate to have experience playing against Borussia Dortmund. So there was no rush. Atletico and Borussia Dortmund are not exactly the same, but they actually have a lot of similarities in many ways.

In fact, there are many of the same ways to play this kind of team.

Therefore, Stevens had already laid out how to play Atletico Madrid before the game.

Stevens summed it up simply.

Not to attack, because one of the best things about Atletico is to play counter-attacks. Especially as soon as they grabbed the ball in midfield, Dortmund immediately counter-attacked. Since it's a counter-attack, then Schalke won't give you that chance. Anyway, Stevens is also a coach who likes to play counter-attacks, and he pulls the team back and doesn't give you any chance to counterattack.

Then there's the problem with Atletico's backline.

Hit the back.

Atletico's Godin and Miranda are both very strong frontal defenders, whether it's high balls or ground balls. They were very good defensively. Therefore, Stevens asked Schalke to hit behind him when he was counter-attacking.

Of course, none of this is the most important thing.

Stevens' main focus is on the midfield.

Because Atletico Madrid's counter-robbery is too fierce. In particular, Atletico Madrid's midfielders like to do the most when the opposition midfielder gets the ball, and then suddenly moves forward. And not one or two, but several players suddenly moving forward together. Catch you off guard.

It doesn't give you a chance to pass or break through at all.

In fact, there are many disadvantages of such a swoop. The biggest drawback is that they pounce like this, leaving an empty space in their original position. If they come across a good midfielder, they get rid of the player who is pestering them. Then Atletico is in danger.

Simeone's style of play, in fact, many teams have found problems.

But finding a problem is finding a problem, but it is by no means so easy to fight. After all, there are several players who want to get rid of Atletico Madrid. And then you have to pass the ball out, it's not that easy. It's rare to find such a good midfielder.

And sometimes Atletico's backline will come forward to plug the hole. Of course, if the defensive line is too forward, you will be very worried about the opponent's counterattack.

Stevens pinned his hopes on Holterby.

Because the Holterby technology is excellent.

But once the game started, Holtby didn't show the form Schalke had hoped for. It's not that Holtby is in bad shape, it's that the Atletico players are harder on the ground than the Dortmund players, and they are more ruthless in their collisions.

Holter is worse than the body element. Once hit by an Atletico player a few times, it is difficult for the body to maintain balance and cannot hold the ball at all. I can't hold the ball, and it's even harder to pass the ball.

"Juan. Fran, handing the ball to Turan. Turan, cross...... Falcao, under the interference of Papadopoulos, Falcao's header is deflected! ”

"Diego, Diego passes...... Falcao, shoot! ”

"Now it seems that Atletico have the upper hand. However, Atletico's attack is getting better and better, and the defensive line is getting more and more forward. It's not a good sign, but Schalke's counter-attacking ability is also very good. From the Magath era, Schalke's counterattacks have been a major feature of them. ”

Lookers-on see most of the game.

The commentator watched the Atletico players move forward and had some concerns.

After all, Schalke is also famous for their defensive counter-attacks. In particular, there are two wing players with strong assault ability, Jin Ming and Farfan. In the past, when Magath was the head coach, Jin Ming and Farfan were both counter-attacking weapons.

Many of the Bundesliga powerhouses were overshadowed by Schalke's counter-attack.

'Matip handed the ball to Jurado. Jurado handed the ball to Holterby. Diego, Gabi, they all stepped forward. ”

This is Atletico.

Atletico is such a team. Seeing Holterby get the ball, Atletico's midfielders immediately pressed up, and several people acted together. Coupled with their speed, they had to grab the ball before Holterby could react.

A lot of players are scrambling when faced with such pressing.

Half of Atletico's balls are pressed up front, forcing opponents to make mistakes or grabbing the ball outright. Then throw in the offensive goals scored. This time against Schalke too.

Once Holtby makes a mistake, once he grabs the ball at Holtby's feet, then Atletico can go straight to the attack. Holtby was at the back of the pack at this time. It is about the position of the lower back.

Just grab the ball and then face Schalke's backline.

"Holtby! Holtby! Holtby! ”

"Wonderful, so wonderful. Holterby's light Marseille slalom, Holteby passes through the middle of Diego and Gabi. ”

The narrator's voice grew louder and louder.

It really is. Holtby is not in a very stable state, especially in the face of Atletico's body collision, Holtby has a hard time keeping his balance. But even so, Stevens still believes in Holtby. Because Holtby's footwork is the best in Schalke, so is his imagination. Even Farfan and Jurado can't compare to Holtby's imagination.

This time it was.

Holterby seems to be stupid, especially when he sees Diego and Gabi teaming up. But just as Diego stepped forward. Holtby suddenly makes a Marseille turn, and the man passes between Diego and Gabi.

Diego and Gabi were left with shocked expressions.

"Holtby, Suarez stepped forward to defend. Holtby handed the ball to Raul next to him. ”

Hit it through.

This is a weakness in Atletico's style of play. That's as soon as the midfielders step forward. will leave a space. Gabi and Suarez both stepped forward, and there was a big gap in Atletico's midfield position.

If the backline can't close this hole in time, then this place is a big hole.

Atletico's backline didn't come up in time, but Raul was there at the right time.

When Raul gets the ball. That is to face directly against the back line of Atletico. Huntelaar immediately ran to the left and led Miranda, who was defending him. At this time, Raul did not pass the ball to the left, but directly made a through pass.

"Raul. Direct ...... Jin Ming, this is Jin Ming inserted from the left side. ”

The cooperation of three people.

It's tacit. This season, the cooperation of Huntelaar, Raul and Jin Ming is Schalke's biggest attacking point. Among them, Huntelaar scored more than 40 goals, and Jin Ming also scored almost 40 goals.

And Raul is the lubricant in between.

Huntelaar knew he wasn't up for speed, so he suddenly moved to the left, which looked like a run, but was actually giving up position. Take a centre-back as well. And when Jin Ming ran to the left side of Huntelaar, he immediately inserted himself from the left side into the middle and took the space left by Huntelaar.

Raul's direct passing power and angle are very suitable for Jin Ming's speed.

"Jin Ming, Godin, Godin can't catch up with Jin Ming. Jin Ming's speed was very fast, and Jin Ming had already entered the forbidden area. ”

The problem of being up front in the defensive line.

They are most afraid of speed players like Jin Ming.

Jin Ming shook off Godin and entered the penalty area. The young Courtois stepped forward immediately and faced a single knife if the goalkeeper would continue to stand on the goal line, then he would be dead. There is only one way for all goalkeepers to face a single goal, and that is to abandon the goal and make the player's shot angle a little smaller.

This is the case with Courtois.

By this time, Jin Ming had countless ways to score this goal. But Jin Ming thought more, especially in this game, Schalke was passive. Therefore, Jin Ming instead reduced his speed.

Then he made a left-footed shot against Courtois.

Courtois saw that Jin Ming was about to shoot, and immediately accelerated forward and made a direct pounce. But Jin Ming didn't shoot when he saw Courtois pounce on him. Instead, he gently flicked the ball to the left with his left foot, and then suddenly the man began to accelerate slowly.

"Toot-"

Jin Ming fell to the ground. Courtois couldn't save the ball and Kim Ming tossed it to the left. Courtois pounced on Kim Ming and it was a penalty, an unmistakable penalty. The referee, the referee showed a red card. ”

"Courtois, he's fooled for this ball. Jin Ming didn't think about shooting, he deliberately tricked Courtois to step forward and deliberately tricked Courtois into fouling. ”

"Twenty-two minutes in the first half, it's only twenty-two minutes in the first half. With 70 minutes remaining, Atletico will have to play one less, 10 to 11. Atletico will be getting more and more difficult in this game, and Schalke are now in the ascendancy. ”

Be.

Jin Ming did it on purpose.

In fact, there is just such a large space, for a speed player like Jin Ming, there is a way to avoid Courtois. And it is possible to avoid Courtois and then complete an empty shot. But Jin Ming did not choose to avoid Courtois, deliberately waiting for Courtois to save.

Then just wait for him to get there, flick the ball out, and wait for him to pounce on himself.

It's a single cut, and the goalkeeper is already the last defender. As long as he fouls, then the result is simple. Penalties and red cards, there is no room for consideration. This kind of ball abounds in European football.

That's the classic penalty hunt.

Jin Ming succeeded.

Hearing the referee's whistle, Jin Ming had already waved his fist. When he saw the red card in the referee's hand, Jin Ming knew more clearly that he had succeeded. So I jumped, and then celebrated with Raul and Huntelaar who came from behind.

Courtois, on the other hand, was devastated at the red card.

Other Atletico Madrid players immediately surrounded the referee and appealed to the referee. But Courtois was not in that mood, he just walked silently off the field. He is the person concerned, and he understands better than anyone else that this punishment cannot be changed.

Because he really didn't touch the ball, and he did knock down Jin Ming. Other Atletico players understand this, but they just think that the referee should not have sent off players in such an important game and upset the balance between the two sides.

But according to the rules, the red card and penalty kick are normal and definite. If the goalkeeper is given a yellow card, then it will cause dissatisfaction on Schalke's side.

Therefore, this penalty and this red card cannot be changed. Courtois understands that he has just fallen for Jin Ming, and he can only blame himself for not being able to see through it. Therefore, he had no choice but to leave the court gloomily.

"Kim! Gold! Gold! ”

"Champion! Champion! We are the champions! (To be continued......)