Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Kill
This is definitely not the playbook that Recino wants.
If the head coach of Malaga is not Linsen, if Linsen is not the former manager of Atletico Madrid, and if this game is not the first game of the season, then Recino may still be able to endure this moment, wait and see the development of the game, and believe in his players, but now, after all, he still can't stand to be on the sidelines and watch his team fall behind, so he has made his own changes, or efforts.
It was a bit early, only five minutes into the second half.
Atletico Madrid's formation has changed from four-four-two, to four-three-three.
"New signing Pongele played, now there are three full-fledged strikers in the Atletico Madrid, this is not counting the two wings, Abel finally added the offensive weight, it seems that he is very dissatisfied with the team's backwardness, I have to say, Lin's bus tactics have been successful at least so far, the game has been so far, Atletico Madrid has only five shots on goal, not a single time is within the range of the goal frame, and Malaga only one shot to declare the goal, luck is obviously not on the side of Atletico Madrid......"
Luck?
Rod doesn't think so.
If the goal that you didn't plan to score goes in, that's called luck, and if the goal you want to score goes in, it's not called luck. Málaga has played so far, whether it is attacking or defending, the thinking is far clearer than Atletico Madrid, when it is time to defend, almost everyone is soldiers, and when it is time to attack, the line is so clear that it can almost be used to weave. On the other hand, Atletico Madrid, although the attack was very lively, not to mention the result, not even a few flowers bloomed, and the more they played, the more impatient they became.
Recino's current substitution intention is obvious, which is to strengthen the attack, although from the perspective of formation, Aguero, who was previously lost in the opponent's defensive crowd, has appropriately retreated to play a nine-and-a-half role to make up for the lack of midfielders, but no matter how you look at it, this change makes Atletico Madrid's formation look top-heavy. If Recino's mentality before this substitution was to win, then this substitution shows his other mentality more clearly: fear of losing.
If you want to win and are afraid of losing, usually this mentality will only lead to one result, that is, you can't attack, you can't defend.
It's too urgent!
Jimmy's brow in the stands was already locked, and even he could see the impatience in Recino's heart at this time.
After replacing Pongele, the Frenchman was directly in front, Forlan was swimming behind him, Aguero avoided the front of the heavily defended penalty area, closer to the midfield, and the two wings remained the same, so it is more like 4132 when it is said to be 433. It's almost an all-out attacking formation, almost abandoning the midfield, or rather...... Ignoring the entire midfield of Malaga.
At this time, Lin Sen on the sidelines walked to the bench, and then drove everyone on the bench to the sidelines to warm up. This move immediately attracted people's attention, especially Recino.
What does he want to do? Can't help but want to play Versus? Or are you ready to further strengthen the defense?
Recino guessed in his heart.
But as the game passed minute by minute, what made Recino a little speechless was that the warm-up players in Malaga actually returned to the bench, without exception, not even one of them showed signs of coming off the bench.
At this time, there are also new changes on the field.
Málaga, who seemed to have been more struggling to defend after Atletico Madrid stepped up their attack, suddenly had more chances.
In the 52nd minute, Gabi broke the ball in the middle of the field and distributed it to the wing, and Elisu advanced all the way along the wing, but his direct pass to Rondon was ruled offside, and from the perspective of slow motion, Rondon was indeed offside by half a body.
Eight minutes later, Malaga made a comeback, Cork made a successful break in the opposition half, and he only made a one-two with Gundogan, and he got a one-on-one chance, but this time, it was the same linesman who prevented Málaga from continuing to advance, or offside, and it was his head that Koke poked out of the offside line in slow motion.
In the 67th minute, Forlan's long-range shot was blocked by Godia, and Pongele, who found the landing point, did not control the ball, and the ball was cut off by Apono, and Malaga quickly formed a rapid counterattack, but unfortunately, the last pass of this attack still ended in offside, but, from slow motion, it is no longer possible to judge whether the ball is really offside.
The three attacks, all of which started with a broken ball, all ended in offside, and almost all of them were within a millimeter.
Atletico Madrid fans in the stands are like riding a roller coaster, experiencing the feeling of weightlessness from time to time, while Recino on the sidelines feels like he is on a tightrope, as if any gust of wind can blow him down. It's just that now he has to go on this tightrope if he doesn't go, because since he has already gotten on the tightrope, there is no turning back.
Replacing Pongele, Recino was hoping that the Frenchman would be the last straw to overwhelm Málaga's defence. Because in his opinion, although Atletico Madrid did not score, but there are many more opportunities than Malaga, as long as Atletico can break that barrier, the goal will come naturally, he believes that attack is the best defense, he did not expect that for this straw, he took away a backbone of Atletico Madrid.
Atletico Madrid, which has no backbone, is completely disconnected from front to back when attacking, and in order to make up for this disconnection, the already advanced defense line has to be further advanced, leaving a large gap in the rear, and playing a game that is both high-end and dangerous: offside!
I have to say that Atletico actually played well.
On three occasions in a row, Málaga's almost one-on-one shot was an offside goal.
At this point, seemingly dissatisfied with the team's successive missed great chances, Linson once again walked to the bench, and this time, it was no longer all the bravado that warmed up, but two people, Reus and Lewandowski. And, soon, the fourth official held up a sign on the sidelines.
No. 18 Longdong down, No. 9 Lewandowski up!
No. 10 Apono down, No. 11 Royce on!
Counterpoint substitutions? No, not exactly!
Lewandowski did replace the goal-scorer Rondon, but Reus's position was obviously different from Apno's, and sure enough, after Reuss came on, Gundogan, who was originally in the forward midfield, retreated to Apno's position. The formation is still four-two-three-one.
"Atletico Madrid needs to cheer up! They were only one goal behind, leaving them plenty of time, but they couldn't afford to waste it anymore, and if they woke up now, it would be too late. With the clock ticking 75 minutes, Kosol was finally starting to feel a little dry in his mouth.
Not only Little Hill, but Cerezo couldn't sit still, he stood up, staring at the green battlefield with his eyes through the lenses, and his face was grim: Is it possible, really want Lin to complete the counterattack in Calderon?
The minutes ticked by.
Atletico Madrid has gone crazy, the previous several counterattacks in Malaga did not seem to affect their determination to attack in the slightest, their defense is still very forward, including Raul Garcia, the other midfielders all entered the Malaga half, like a hungry wolf suddenly saw a hedgehog, kept trying to swallow the opponent, but again and again to no avail, can only anxiously spin.
Eighty-one minutes, eighty-two minutes, eighty-three minutes......
Recino, who had already played the last two cards, stood on the sidelines, his two hands subconsciously clenched into fists from time to time, but he still couldn't help but tremble slightly because of nervousness...... In the stands of Calderón, the shouts of the fans have not abated, this is a new season, this is a new beginning, no matter what, they want the team to know that this is not a desperate last season!
The team needs heroes!
Fran, who couldn't get into the box at all, fired another long-range shot from outside the box, and it was perhaps the most focused of the Malaga team that Gotdia threw the ball with his right fist, and the ball flew straight to the left side of the box, where a figure had already rushed past.
Sergio Aguero controlled the ball with ease, and even as the game came to an end, his movements were not deformed.
To his left, Gundogan rushed up again, not to duel him, but to jam the position that made Aguero the most uncomfortable, while Koke, who was his team-mate last season, was already in front of him, and in the rear, Royce, who had just been replaced.
It's three missing one again!
Aguero hated itchy, and in this game, Malaga has invited him to play mahjong more than once.
If the opponent comes up directly to press, it will be a little more happy, but this kind of siege but not attack defense has made Aguero hold the whole game on the spot.
This way!
At this moment, a voice came.
It was Fran who answered him. Although his ass was followed by a man as well. That's enough, though!
Aguero sent the ball towards Forlan, and Koke subconsciously intercepted with his feet, but the ball still rolled in front of his eyes, only to see that Aguero had quickly rushed out of the encirclement, and at the same time, Forlan, who received the ball, did not have any intention of controlling the ball at all, and pushed lightly with the arch of his foot......
"Two over one! Pretty!! Kosol's eyes lit up and he shouted.
The beautiful is still behind, only to see that after Aguero received the ball, a skilled Marseille maneuver, lightly left Alba behind, and entered the penalty area, facing Wellington's help defense, just a slight acceleration pass, he wiped past the opponent's side like a civet, at this time, Gordia abandoned the goal.
In the midst of Calderón's breathlessness, Aguero poked his toes calmly and the ball went past the Gordia, and behind him, the figure of Pongol flashed......
Empty door!
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO......" The moment the ball rolled into the king, Kosol seemed to roar all the strength of his life out of his throat.
There was only a buzz, and the whole Calderon fell into a state of madness, Baal hugged Jimmy next to him, and the ecstatic little Ciel clapped his hands with Cerezo in celebration.
1:1!
It's not lore! It's like a lore!
The pressure of the game, which had been held back for almost the whole game, gushed out like a huge wave that had found a vent, and Recino, who was about to rush into the field to celebrate with the players, waved his arms and his face was already completely ecstatic: he had made the right bet!
Recino thought that this match was just an ordinary match, but only now did he realize how important this match was in his heart.
Lin Sen's brows on the sidelines were slightly furrowed, he walked to the sidelines, and made a gesture, at this time, the entire Calderón fell into a state of madness, and all the cameras were aimed at Atletico Madrid's hero Aguero, and not many people paid attention to Lin Sen's action, but there are always exceptions to everything, and Rhodes is one of them.
By the time the Atletico players were over and the two sides were once again in position as if the game had just begun, the game had entered 89 minutes.
Rod's eyes widened, he saw Lin Sen's movements, he wanted to know what Malaga could do in these last few minutes, and then, he saw an attack that couldn't be simpler.
Lewandowski played the ball back to Gundogan in the back and then raced towards the opposition half, while Reuss, who was standing with him in the centre circle, pulled to the left wing.
Gundogan, who received the ball, just paused for a few seconds, then looked up, glanced ahead, a penetrating through pass, sent the ball to Lewandowski's feet, at this time, Lewandowski had come to the opponent's penalty area less than ten meters in front of the arc, Lewandowski did not stop the ball, he just did a move like Forlan and Aguero's one-two cooperation before, the arch of his foot pushed......
The ball flew towards Reuss on the wing, and in less than ten seconds, Reuss was already on the edge of the opponent's penalty area.
Then, Reuss made a move that stunned everyone: raise his leg and shoot!
There is no preparatory action! There isn't even any time to think!
Royce, that's it!
Kupe didn't react!
The ball flew into the dead corner like a bolt of lightning, bringing up a net......
The second knife!
2:1!
The whole world that had just boiled was dead silent in an instant!