Chapter 273: Three-Way Offensive
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Wan Sheng stood on the sidelines, his brows furrowed slightly.
In terms of physical confrontation ability, Atletico Madrid is not afraid of Chelsea, many players will do confrontation ability training, under the addition of various attributes of coaching skills, each player's confrontation ability is not bad, and Chelsea cannot have an advantage at all.
The foul on the other side is different.
That would have interrupted the game and the team's flow.
The opponent's frequent fouls make it difficult to organize the team's offense, and Wansheng allows the players to continue to pass the ball quickly to prevent the opponent from finding opportunities to break the ball, but the opponent's defense is not only pressing, but also fouling.
A single foul will stop the game for the referee, and then they can organize the defense in stride.
The referee of this game is Proenka, he is known as the Portuguese golden whistle, but the law enforcement scale is very lenient, some referees see frequent fouls, and they will follow frequent cards, Proenka does not take out many cards, most of his verbal warnings, at most is to let players make free throws.
Under Proenca's enforcement, the game was quite favourable for Chelsea, with a stern referee and Chelsea going to be sent off one or two in the last 30 minutes.
Faced with this situation, all Wansheng can do is put pressure on the referee.
Seeing the opposing midfielder Mikel after a foul, Wan Sheng yelled at the referee, "Bastard! This doesn't give a card yet!? When do you want to play the cards, do you have to fight! β
Referee Proenka glanced at the sidelines and ignored it, and the fourth official came over and reminded, "Watch your words, Mr. Wan Sheng." β
Wan Sheng complained, "Mr. Referee's law enforcement standards are too high, right?" Our players are being fouled all the time, and the opponent is deliberately fouling! β
The fourth official frowned.
By the time the game had been played, anyone could have seen that Chelsea were fouling and their style of play was the root cause of the lethargic nature of the game.
So the fourth official explained it to the referee, Proenka.
Proenka didn't respond, but just four minutes later, when Mikel fouled again, Proenka pulled out a yellow card.
It was the first yellow card of the game.
Chelsea were not satisfied, because Mikel did not make too many fouls, and manager Di Matteo rushed to find the fourth official, but in the end the fourth official could only shake his head helplessly.
At this point, the referee is the hardest one.
Every penalty must be judged carefully, otherwise the Champions League will become the laughing stock of world football if it is staged in real hand-to-hand combat.
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Wansheng put pressure on the referee to have a certain effect, but the problem was not fundamentally solved, and if it continues, the team will soon be in trouble again, because it is impossible to find the referee every time there is a problem.
Chelsea's foul tactics, strictly speaking, were actually tactics that just made the game ugly, and their players didn't make much of a move.
The referee can't give a card every time, he still follows his habits.
You can't rely on others to compete, you can only figure it out by yourself.
Most of Chelsea's fouls were committed in midfield, near their own penalty area, and they rarely fouled.
Di Matteo was well prepared for the game.
Chelsea's style of play is to exploit loopholes in the rules of football, and if you look neutrally, Wan Sheng will have to give a thumbs up.
This is the way to maximize the gap between the technical prowess of the two teams.
Chelsea's style of play is also very targeted to Atletico Madrid, many teams have also used foul tactics before, but the effect is not obvious, Chelsea's coaching staff has analyzed Atletico Madrid very thoroughly, and the style of play used is too targeted.
But now is not the time to praise your opponents.
It's impossible to keep playing at a normal pace, and if you want to find an advantage, you have to give up some habits.
Wan Sheng thought that it was to pass the ball to the front quickly.
Atletico Madrid's 'BT-F' system tactics, speed and control of the rhythm are the key, but many times, the ball will not be passed to the front court quickly, and it will still have to go through a certain 'control' process, especially the midfielder's inverted feet are more.
This is because the ball is too fast, and it is easy to lose the ball by passing forward.
Now the situation is different, conceding goals is no longer the focus of the team, the first thing is to find the rhythm of the team, to really play the attack, as long as the ball is passed to the front quickly, Chelsea will be a mouse bogey, especially in dangerous positions, they dare not have fouls, otherwise Atletico Madrid will threaten their goal with a free kick.
On the field of Atletico Madrid, there are still many players who are excellent at free kicks, such as Morris, Mesut Ozil, and Falcao, whose free kick level is quite good, and they can directly threaten the Chelsea goal from a closer position.
It would be nice if Chelsea chose to foul near their own box.
Taking advantage of a throw-in, Wan Sheng called Morris to his side and told him in detail that he would tell his teammates about his adjustments.
Wansheng's adjustment is to let the players increase the forward pass, do not think about whether there is a chance, pass the ball to the front and then look for opportunities.
If the ball is broken, then quickly return to the defense.
This requires the players on the pitch to be flexible, especially the midfielders, who need to have a big picture and run flexibly, plug in when they have the opportunity, and retreat immediately when they see that the situation is not right.
Wansheng is still more comfortable in the midfield.
In the team's 433 formation, the two wing-forwards Mesut Ozil and Kevin De Bruyne are fast, and the midfield trio - Morris, J Rodriguez and Raul Garcia - are the kind of players who are fully qualified to be the core of the big team, and their overall vision and judgment of the game are quite good.
Atletico Madrid is better than Chelsea in this midfield line.
Chelsea's defense is still relatively targeted, they never relax in Morris's defense, but under normal circumstances, Morris is pulled behind the formation, and the top one is J-Rodriguez, who is a full-back and a midfielder, with a very large range of runs and more attacks.
J. Rodriguez plus Raul Garcia, Chelsea can't target all players.
That's not targeting, it's normal defense.
Now Wansheng hopes that his adjustment can make a difference, as long as the midfield three play well, the team temporarily changes the offensive target, and can also play a good effect.
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When Wansheng made adjustments, many people found that Atletico Madrid's offensive speed continued to increase.
It's not the acceleration of details, such as passes, runs, etc., which are almost the same as just now, but the increase in the number of front passes.
It's as if the offense has become simpler.
Atletico Madrid's combination has been much smoother after the attack has become simpler, but Chelsea's defensive focus is still clear.
In the 37th minute, Morris dribbled forward to make a one-two with Raul Garcia, but Carlough pulled Morris' jersey.
Morris's jersey was pulled, and his body stopped for a moment, and he definitely couldn't get the ball.
The referee blows the whistle for a foul.
Kalou was very attentive to the scale, he just pulled the jersey and immediately released it, the action was not big, and the foul did not reach the card.
Referee Proenka also only awarded the ball to Atletico Madrid.
Wan Sheng didn't look for the referee again, but looked at the Chelsea dugout, where Di Matteo was sitting, as if he felt the gaze on him, and also turned his head to look.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Di Matteo wondered a little: what was that Chinese laughing at?
Compared with Wan Sheng, to be able to lead the team to the Champions League final, Di Matteo is much more excited.
This is his first time in charge of a top-flight team!
Just before taking charge of Chelsea, Di Matteo was only an assistant coach for Villas-Boas and could never have imagined that one day he would become the head coach of a top team, but after taking over, Di Matteo knew it was a rare opportunity and he worked very hard to lead the team to good results.
It's very exciting to lead the team to the Champions League final.
Chelsea's progress to the Champions League final will not be easy, at least in terms of their opponents in the knockout rounds, they are much tougher than Atletico Madrid, and Barcelona in the semi-finals are by no means 'good opponents', even the English media at the time were not optimistic that Chelsea could beat Barcelona, the focus was still on him as a manager.
The British media simply lack trust in Di Matteo!
Just like when Wan Sheng first took over Derby County, the British media had only doubts about Di Matteo, who did not believe in his ability, but Di Matteo took Chelsea to the Champions League final.
This is tantamount to a big slap in the face of the British media!
Di Matteo is also looking forward to playing against Wan Sheng, who is the most successful manager in the world since the 21st century, and even one of them, even the former Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho, who won two Champions League titles, is difficult to compare.
If you lead the team to defeat Atletico Madrid, it is equivalent to defeating Wansheng, and there will be no media questioning you at that time, right?
They may be complimenting themselves!
Di Matteo was thrilled when he thought about it, and the current game gave him a lot of confidence, and although most of the media were optimistic about Atletico Madrid, the tactics he developed with the coaching staff were successful.
The game was not pretty, but Chelsea successfully defended and continued, perhaps Chelsea had the advantage!
Di Matteo's confidence doubled!
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If you let Wan Sheng look at it, Di Matteo is really a little naΓ―ve.
Chelsea's targeted defence has been very effective, but that doesn't mean they've succeeded.
Atletico Madrid is no longer particularly dependent on the core of the team, especially in this game, each of the three midfielders has the ability to be the core, as long as there is no one to prevent, the team can organize the attack.
When he saw that Morris was specifically targeted, Wan Sheng had already made instructions, asking the team to look for opportunities from the two wings, which means to disperse the offensive firepower, J Rodriguez and Raul Garcia can provide strong support on the wings, and Chelsea cannot limit the wings, their defense can not cover so much.
It didn't take long for Di Matteo to find out that something was wrong.
Unlike at the beginning of the game, Atletico Madrid began to attack on all three sides, and the offensive launched on the side was no worse than the middle, especially Raul Garcia and J Rodriguez two players, they cooperated with their teammates very tacitly, and frequently launched offensives, constantly threatening the team's defense, perhaps more importantly, in front of J Rodriguez and Raul Garcia, there are also two players, Ozil and Kevin De Bruyne, Ozil's performance is not too gorgeous, but his passing is still very accurate, The occasional breakthrough was also a threat, and Kevin De Bruyne was a complete pass, he didn't need many chances, as long as he could get the ball down the flank, the next moment Chelsea waited for a threat in the middle.
Ozil and Kevin De Bruyne are not good at defending, J. Rodriguez and Raul Garcia are both unable to defend, their positions are too far back for the team to put so much defensive effort into midfield.
Di Matteo originally thought that as long as he blocked Morris's point, he would be able to directly limit Atletico Madrid's attack, but he didn't expect Atletico Madrid's wing to be so strong.
Mesut Ozil, Kevin De Bruyne, J. Rodriguez, Raul Garcia...... Among the four players, Mesut Ozil and Raul Garcia have already proven themselves, Kevin De Bruyne and J Rodriguez are newcomers, even J Rodriguez is actually okay, he is also a prominent new star in Atletico Madrid, but Kevin De Bruyne?
The Belgian star is indeed a regular for Atletico Madrid, but his performance has not been so prominent.
How did it get so difficult to play against Chelsea?
If Wansheng knew Di Matteo's thoughts, he would definitely laugh, Di Matteo is simply too naΓ―ve, Atletico Madrid can achieve today's results, it is absolutely impossible to rely on one or two players, Kevin De Bruyne is not too prominent, and it is only because other teammates are too prominent.
For example, Falcao and J Rodriguez are the kind of players who perform very well and can score goals, in comparison, Kevin De Bruyne is naturally not outstanding, but he is definitely not a bad performer, otherwise it would be impossible to sit in the main position.
In fact, Kevin De Bruyne is the most consistent player in the team, along with the likes of Morris and Mesut Ozil, because of his consistency and excellent long passing.
There are quite a few Spanish media outlets that have already described Kevin De Bruyne as the "Beckham of Atletico Madrid".
This is not just a compliment, but a fact.
A lot of young players have the title of 'second star in so-and-so', but Kevin De Bruyne lives up to his name, and as long as he continues to develop, Wansheng thinks he will be even better than Beckham in the future.
Of course, just on the playing field.
Not every footballer can have a charming smile like David Beckham, and at the same time tap into his own business potential so deeply. (To be continued.) )