Chapter Ninety-Five: That Glimmer of Expectation......
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Both teams returned to the field of play and the referee blew the whistle and the second half began.
As discussed in the media, Atletico Madrid was still defensive-oriented in the second half, and the whole game was very similar to the first half, with Barcelona constantly attacking and Atletico Madrid shrinking their defensive line to defend the goal.
The only thing is ......
Perhaps it was the 'crow's beak' who played the trick, and Barcelona equalized less than five minutes into the second half!
The goal is Alves!
Alves broke through and dribbled across the halfway line, then crossed diagonally to Messi in the middle, who in turn passed to Xavi, who kicked Alves.
This time Alves did not pass the ball again, and in the face of Mario Suarez's defence, he decisively crossed the ball and finished a long-range shot from the edge of the box.
De Gea was blocked by his team-mates and couldn't tell it in the first place, and the ball flew straight into the far corner!
“gooooooool!!!”
"Alves equalized the score for Barcelona with a long-range shot, and now it's 1-1!"
The Norcap Stadium announcer chanted.
As the announcer shouted, the Barcelona fans at the Camp Nou erupted in the biggest cheers since the opening kick-off, as if they had already won the game for sure.
Even Spanish national sports commentator Fernandos Sánchez Bob shouted, "Alves! Alves! He scored a goal with a hidden long-range shot! This is a demonstration of Alves' personal ability! ”
"In this game, several of Barcelona's fronts, Messi, Xavi, Villa and Iniesta, were caught in the defense of Atletico Madrid, and at this time, Alves, as a fullback, broke out at the right time, and he showed strong individual ability!"
"This is Barcelona! Mighty Barcelona! Even a full-back can leave the opponent helpless! ”
"Two months ago, Alves' contract renewal with Barcelona was deadlocked, and two weeks ago, Alves successfully renewed his contract with Barcelona, and there were still many people who criticized Alves' new contract, and now seeing this goal, those people should shut up, Barcelona made the right choice! It makes more sense to renew Alves' contract than to sign a star player......"
In the huge shouts at the Camp Nou, Wan Sheng bit his lower lip and looked at the game field solemnly.
Barcelona is undoubtedly very strong.
Even so, Wan Sheng never expected that a full-back insertion could bring a goal.
It was so unexpected!
Barcelona equalised and there was no doubt that the team was in some danger, but at half-time there were players to explain what to do after the opponent scored.
That's to keep on the defensive!
There is nothing special to say, this unexpected goal, apart from rewriting the scoreline, will not have much impact on the situation between the two teams.
Wansheng believes that the team can persevere!
Now is the time for the whole team to face the crisis!
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Alves' goal helped Barcelona equalize the score, and with the support of the cry at the Camp Nou, Barcelona continued to attack with high spirits.
The situation is not in the favor of Atletico Madrid.
Although it was only a 1-1 draw, Atletico Madrid had no advantage in the score, while Barcelona were attacking all the time, and Atletico Madrid played very passively.
This passivity will undoubtedly affect the morale of the entire team.
The most critical thing is the game situation, Atletico Madrid's occasional counterattacks cannot pose a threat to Barcelona at all, even those who are optimistic about Atletico Madrid can see that Atletico Madrid wants to score a bit of a fantasy, and the only thing they can do now is to defend passively.
Hold on to the rest of the game and you can take a point away from the Camp Nou, otherwise Atletico Madrid will lose the game.
"Atletico Madrid has become very disadvantageous......
Talking about the match, Fernandos Sanchez Bob also said.
The Catalan media are beginning to look forward to Barcelona's next goal, and Alves' goal not only boosted Barcelona's morale, but also showed the media and fans that Barcelona are strong.
When Barcelona's front-line players were restricted, Alves, who started as a full-back, stepped in and used his individual ability to help the team score.
"This is Barcelona! The strongest team in Europe! The Catalan commentator shouted excitedly, "Barcelona is the strongest, that Chinese said before the game that they would play against Barcelona, but as a result, Atletico Madrid chose a shameful conservative style of play, they wanted to use this way to surprise, but the game proved that it didn't make much sense at all, and it was difficult to make up for the huge strength gap between the two teams with a small strategy......"
Atletico Madrid didn't give up!
At halftime, Wan Sheng emphasized that if the score is tied, he will continue to play according to the tactics, which also gives the players more confidence, they feel that the coach has long expected the situation of being tied and the game is still under the control of the coach.
This kind of thinking has not caused much of a drop in their morale.
Although Wan Sheng has not been in Atletico Madrid for a long time, many players have developed a great affection and respect for him, and they believe in Wan Sheng, which is also the belief that they support their hard work.
In addition, there is a hint of anticipation......
After the restart, many people found that Atletico Madrid did not seem to be affected by Barcelona's goal, everyone was still serious about the game, and the team's defense was still solid.
Atletico Madrid's third-tier players are all very positive!
Aguero!
As the only player up front and one of the team's biggest stars, Sergio Aguero is not the kind of player who throws in easily, and he thinks differently from the rest of his team-mates in the team.
Many teammates can have fighting spirit, and many of them are out of trust in Wansheng and confidence in the team.
Sergio Aguero is different, he trusts himself.
In fact, Sergio Aguero would love his side to win the title, but for the occasional game, winning or losing doesn't really matter much about him, he just wants to perform well.
It's undoubtedly a bit selfish, but being a professional player and taking responsibility for your performance is also a sign of work ethic.
Sergio Aguero is just a player, not the captain of the team, let alone the manager, and he is not obliged to think about the whole team.
But no matter what, Sergio Aguero won't give up on the game, he will keep working until the end of the game, and he knows that only in this way can he keep moving forward on the road of his career!
More conviction than Sergio Aguero is Maurice!
Morris is the captain on the field, he is a player who will think about the whole team, and at the same time, he is also very confident in his own ability, and he has a lot of trust in Wansheng.
Personally, team, and manager, Morris has no reason to lose confidence!
So he's the most active on the field.
At the same time, Morris will not forget to remind his teammates to be serious in the game, and his command on the court is also very helpful to the team's performance.
De Gea!
This is a player who needs to be specifically mentioned.
As a 20-year-old young goalkeeper, De Gea is a 'newcomer' in the team even if he is the main player, but De Gea has a lot of say in the team, because he is' Born and raised in Atletico Madrid, in other words, De Gea is a young man, his whole family is a fan of Atletico Madrid, he grew up in the Atletico Madrid youth system, everyone knows that he will become an iconic figure of Atletico Madrid in the future, if he is successful enough, he will be like Liverpool's Gerrard, Barcelona's Messi, as long as you think of Atletico Madrid, you can think of De Gea's name.
There is no one in the whole team who loves 'Atletico Madrid' more than De Gea, and that is a love of faith, not the love of ordinary players for the team.
So De Gea won't lose his fighting spirit in vain.
He thinks it's an honour to play for Atletico Madrid, and how can he not do his best to play for Atletico Madrid, but lose confidence when he is caught up with a goal?
De Gea is not only a fighting spirit, he also reminds his team-mates with shouts.
"Attention! Don't get distracted! ”
"Mid lane! Mid lane! Hurry up, the game isn't over yet! ”
"Stop him! Don't let him move forward! ”
“……”
De Gea's shouts also lifted the spirits of his teammates.
In addition, it is worth mentioning Godin, who can perhaps be considered 'a summer transfer to the team, not a representative of the Wansheng line'.
Godin, Felipe Luiz, Mario Suarez and other players were all transferred to the team before Tywan Development invested in the acquisition of Atletico Madrid.
Often, when a team has a manager change, these players are the most embarrassing.
They know that they are not introduced by the new coach, so whether they can get the trust of the new coach is not necessarily, and they are not old players of the team, and they have just entered the team 'unfamiliar', so they are naturally in a very embarrassing situation.
Godin is one of them.
Godin, who previously played for Villarreal, was poached to Atletico Madrid by Hill Jr. for 18 million euros due to his outstanding performances.
The good news for Godin after coming to the team is that after the team received the capital injection, no other quality central defenders were introduced, and the only central defender brought in by the new manager was only 17-year-old Raphael Varane.
So Godin wasn't worried about his position.
Even so, Godin never imagined that Atletico Madrid would have such a good result this season, have the ability to compete with Barcelona for the league title, and almost certainly play in the Champions League next season.
Godin is happy with the team's results and takes every game very seriously.
This one is very important!
The game with Barcelona is directly related to the competition for the league title, Godin never thought that he could win the league championship at Atletico Madrid, but when there is hope, everyone wants to catch it, just like a 5 million jackpot from the sky, will it be because the lottery is flooded, will not try to redeem it? As long as there is a glimmer of hope, you will definitely not give up!
That's what Godin had in mind.
So when Barcelona tied the score, Godin was not affected much at all, but ran and fought more actively.
Driven by these players, Atletico Madrid showed a positive and hard-working attitude, everyone was serious, and everyone did not admit defeat.
Barcelona wanted to continue attacking with the power of the goal and try to overtake the score, but they soon found that the 'power of the goal' meant nothing.
Atletico Madrid have been more aggressive and their defence has been more solid.
Fernandos Sánchez Bob, broadcaster on Spain's national television station, commented, "That's sportsmanship! Don't give up even when you're passive! ”
Just before, a lot of the media was talking about the good situation at Barcelona, but after 10 minutes, a lot of people started talking about Atletico Madrid's defense.
You can see in the game, every Atletico Madrid player is working hard.
They're doing their best to defend!
Even if the defense is not very good-looking, what must be admired is this spirit of not giving up and working hard!
More than 8,000 Madrid fans in the audience were also cheering for the team, and although the game was not what they imagined, they were more expecting the team's attack, but the efforts of each player could be seen.
"Such a team deserves any praise!" Fernandos Sánchez-Bob said.
Seeing everyone on the field working hard, Wan Sheng was also very moved, it is not easy to have this kind of performance when he is passive, this is the team he created single-handedly.
A team that truly belongs to him!
However, Wan Sheng has a similar idea to the fans.
Although he was also moved by the team's insistence on defense and hard work, he did not want to defend passively until the end of the game, he hoped to pursue victory!
Barcelona are strong, but they have attacked the whole game.
So far in the game, it was clear that Barcelona's attack had slowed down, and although the football was still at the feet of Barcelona for most of the time, by this time, Barcelona were a little tired.
Wan Sheng glanced at the time.
The game has been played for 75 minutes and there are 15 minutes to go, so if it continues like this, the team still has a good chance of holding the goal.
But......
Barcelona will definitely be unhappy with the draw, and Wan Sheng hopes to win against their opponents!
At this time, Wansheng was also a little nervous.
In the halftime break, Wansheng arranged not only defense, but also how to fight hard in the last time after Barcelona tied the score.
That's his hole card.
Whether coaching Derby County, Manchester City, or now Atletico Madrid, Wansheng will arrange for the team to train the 'most defensive formation' and the 'most offensive formation'.
These two formations are the hole cards.
When it's time to defend solidly, use the 'strongest defensive formation', and when it's time to score goals, use the 'strongest offensive formation'.
Both are flawed.
The strongest defensive ability means that the offense is weaker, unless there is a special moment, Wansheng basically will not let the team use that style of play, which is equivalent to giving up the offense completely.
The formation with the strongest offensive ability, Wan Sheng has used it more than once, which is also his hole card in pursuit of victory.
But this formation must not last too long, otherwise it will be equivalent to giving the opponent a chance, as long as it is the last time, when you want to fight hard, it is the best time.
That can catch you off guard!
This is also the expectation in the hearts of all Atletico Madrid players...... (To be continued.) )