Chapter 553: Atletico Madrid's defensive counterattack

Li Zihan's penalty kick equalized the score to 1-1, and the two sides returned to the starting line.

In the following game, Arsenal originally wanted to take advantage of this penalty kick and launch an attack to win Atletico Madrid. Simeone, after all, is a good and very realistic manager, so it is extremely unwise for him not to ask the team to press out and play against Arsenal with great fanfare in such a situation.

He allowed the team to start dropping back, shrinking the defence, playing defensive counter-attacks, and at the same time increasing the intensity of pressing, especially up front.

Soccer is when the opponent wants to open and close the attack, you have to shrink the defensive line to slow down the speed of the game, and at the same time increase the pressing, and when the opponent wants to slow down and control the ball, you have to speed up. All in all, you can't follow the rhythm of the other party, once you fall into the rhythm of the other party, then it will be over, such as mastering the initiative of the game, and at the same time making the other party uncomfortable.

Since you Arsenal want to press up and play attacking? Then I'll shrink the line and let you attack. Simeone thought so.

In fact, Atletico Madrid did the same, keeping only Diego Costa in front, because Diego Costa was their first weapon on the counter-attack. Although there is still Villa, but Villa, who has passed the age of standing, obviously has no speed, and the counterattack players who stay in the front court in the defensive counterattack must first be fast and not give the opponent a chance to defend back.

So Villa took the initiative to retreat back to help Atletico Madrid defend Arsenal's header In fact, in the absence of Giroud in front, Arsenal rarely crosses high balls, because several people in the front field are not good at fighting for headers, and this is not Arsenal's style and tactics.

Arsenal's attack continued to be dominated by Mesut Ozil's pass and Li Zihan's breakthrough, while Wilshere and Cazorla followed suit. Ramsey often stepped in and his movement helped Arsenal's midfield gain some space, with at least one of the four in Atletico Madrid's midfield being taken by him. Flamini also wanted to keep up with the attack, but after Ramsey was so active, he was obviously not suitable to plug in, otherwise there would be no back, and Flamini did not have the speed to turn and was slow, once he was countered by Diego Costa, he basically could not come back.

Arsenal's attack lasted more than ten minutes, when there was no knock on the Atletico Madrid goal. One is that Atletico Madrid's defense is solid, in the case of Miranda is no longer in shape, the other three defenders are still very solid, and Atletico Madrid's four midfielders Thiago, Gabi, Raul Garcia and Koke are all good defensive ability, especially Gabi.

Second, naturally, Atletico Madrid's goalkeeper Courtois is outstanding. Arsenal managed to get two or three chances, but in the end they were defeated by Courtois.

'The two sides are now at a stalemate, Arsenal's attack continues to fail to open up, and Atletico Madrid is also focused on defending. However, Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois's cousin really has to mention, he is now the best player in the whole Atletico Madrid, and Lee's shot was ultimately fruitless, looking at such a good performance, I think he should not continue to stay at Atletico Madrid next season. If Chelsea don't recall him, he will definitely ask for him back, after all, he only joined Atletico Madrid on loan, and he is still a Chelsea player. Cech and Thibaut Courtois have been very good this season, and I think next season Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will have to worry about who will start the goalkeeper, and of course, it will be a happy one. ”

Just when the commentator was trying to find some digressions to liven up the atmosphere of the fans, the shape of the field suddenly changed.

After receiving a precise pass from Mesut Ozil, Li Zihan made a series of wonderful performances that made Atletico Madrid's backline raise their throats. In the end, Li Zihan successfully ripped some space and then passed the ball to the ribs of the penalty area.

Wilshere, who followed up on the wing, cut in and shot with his foot.

"Lee makes the soccer ball to Wilshire and Wilshire shoots!! Small threat straight to the goal!! ”

"Courtois !!"

The Belgian international made another brilliant save as he pounced like a leopard when Wilshere got up and then in the air. took advantage of his height and arm length to the extreme.

He took the soccer ball kicked by Wilshere in his arms with a side pounce, and then got up and made a gesture to his teammates not to come forward.

Wilshere shook his head helplessly, what could he do but helplessly face a goalkeeper who played so well.

"Well done Courtois, some people say that Atletico Madrid has such a table this season thanks to Diego Costa in front of the goal and Courtois in front of the goal, and there is nothing wrong with that!"

But just when Arsenal was still regretting this attack, Atletico Madrid's counterattack was already quietly unfolding.

Courtois quickly threw the football in his hand, and after the Belgian threw the football, the Arsenal players reacted and immediately ran towards the backfield, but how can people's legs run over the flying football? Not everyone is a monster like Li Zihan

So when Arsenal's attacking players started to retreat, the ball had already rushed out of the Atletico Madrid penalty area and into the outside of the big box. Villa, who returned to the defense, played his role at this time, Huluwa jumped hard, and pushed the ball down with his back to the direction of attack, and the unprepared Ramsey jumped one step later than the opponent, allowing the opponent to reach the ball first.

Villa didn't unload the ball himself, but headed it to the core of the midfield in front of him, Koke. Cork didn't take the ball either, and just picked it up when it came as it came.

The ball flew over the heads of Ramsey and Villa and straight towards the Arsenal backfield.

Diego Costa suddenly started at this point, went around behind Flamini, and then ran towards the Arsenal backfield, looking up at the route of the ball in the air to determine where to land.

The French midfielder was caught off guard, and by the time he turned around and started to chase back, Diego Costa had already distanced himself from him, and even if he was fouled by pulling the opponent's shirt with his hands, he couldn't pull it away.

"Diego Costa!! It's a counter-attack for Atletico Madrid, a great opportunity!! It's just that in front of Atletico Madrid's striker, there are Koscielny and Merdersart, the German-French duo of central defenders, and Poland's Szczesny"

Koscielny reacted first, and he looked at both of them in his eyes. Eager to make a gesture, he glanced at his centre-back partner Medsart, and then stepped forward to intercept it.

Koscielny was also deliberate, as he was shown a yellow card, so his interception could only have been a previous severance between Diego Costa and football, and he could not commit a foul.

And if he stays at the end and lets Merdsat get up, once Merdesart fails and Diego Costa faces it alone, he is likely to use a foul to stop the opponent if he is forced to do so, otherwise it is very likely that Szczesny will be scored.

And he has a yellow card on him, and once he is shown a yellow card again for a foul, it will be even more pitiful

So he chose to take the initiative to grab, even if he failed, there was still an "innocent" Merdesart without a yellow card behind him.

Koscielny was a step slower than Diego Costa, who received the ball just outside the centre circle and instead of unloading it, he pushed it forward with his chest.

The ball pushed by Diego Costa just crossed the French central defender Koscielny, who was about to "collide" with Diego Costa.

Koscielny was a little hesitant, if he turned to chase the ball back, he would certainly not be as fast as Diego Costa, who was facing the attack, who was faster than him, and he didn't need to turn yet!!

But if you don't chase back, you'll have to collide with Diego Costa, and the referee will show you a second yellow card when the opponent is not on the ball - Rizzoli in Serie A is certainly stricter than the referee in the Premier League, especially when it comes to physical contact.

"Diego Costa!! This is to be divided by the ball!! Although the K6's turning speed is not very slow, it is definitely not fast! At least not Diego Costa's opponent!! ”

Just when Koscielny was in a dilemma, Koscielny saw Flamini behind Diego Costa trying to chase back, while the French native was still gesturing to himself!

In an instant, Koscielny understood, immediately stopped at his feet, and pretended to inadvertently turn to chase the ball. However, when he turned around, he suddenly shifted to block Diego Costa's path, and Diego Costa had to slow down slightly and bypass the opponent's side in order to avoid being directly attached to the opponent's body.

Although Diego Costa managed to get around Koscielny and get past his defensive zone, it slowed him down.

When he got the ball back in his hands, French midfielder Flamini behind him followed. This time, Flamini didn't give his opponent a chance to shake himself off, and immediately stepped down to tackle the ball from behind Diego Costa's flank.

"Flamini's defense!! It's a bit big, but the goal is to go to the ball."

"Diego Costa!! Oh no, the opponent's back is fouled!! ”