In fact, the style of play of defending first and then attacking is also an effective way to crack Atletico Madrid's tactics.

The premise of Atletico Madrid's use of high-level pressing is, first, the player's tactical execution is strong, and the tactical discipline is strictly implemented on the field;

Second, the midfielders in the team lack organizational skills and excellent sense of passing and control, and use high pressing to seize the weak links of the opponent's offensive and defensive connection to create offensive opportunities;

Third, the defensive players have strong mobility and awareness of co-defense, and the defensive formation is not scattered;

Fourth, the team has a number of attackers who can move quickly with the ball, and can quickly turn the results of pressing into opportunities to attack the opponent's hinterland.

To break Atletico's system, it would have been possible to use the same high pressing with constant possession and quick and skilful crossing.

For example, in Hamburg in the first half, Pan Yi wanted to use the team's strong ability to transfer the ball to create space and opportunities to break through the pressing, and tear through the opponent's defense with multi-foot passes or a precise long pass.

However, in the first half, Simeone also made a targeted arrangement for the characteristics of Hamburg, resulting in Hamburg's formation being pulled apart, which allowed Atletico to often occupy a favorable position to counterattack after a successful counter-attack, and even have time to wait for his teammates in the back row to plug in.

In this case, Hamburg's efficiency at the back is not guaranteed, the pivot midfielders can barely pass forward, and in short, they cannot guarantee that they will create enough chances to repeatedly try Atletico's mistakes, because time is wasted on see-saw.

That's why Pan Yi had to change in the second half.

That is, in another way: guard!

Hold on for a while!

This can take advantage of the relative weakness of Atletico's own not strong midfield creativity, compress the space and wait for opportunities to counterattack.

And a lot of Atletico's attacks come from crosses from the flanks and diagonal passes from the flanks, and as long as they limit their wings and watch the double striker, Atletico's attacking efficiency will be greatly reduced.

According to data provided by Nagelsmann, 75% of Atletico's attacks came on the flanks, while short passes accounted for 80% of Atletico's passes.

From these two characteristics, Pan Yi can see the two most important parts of Atletico Madrid's tactics, one is physical fitness, and the other is fullback.

Without abundant physical fitness, it is impossible to form a pressing circle; Without full-backs, the efficiency of the wide attack will drop by a level.

In fact, in the Champions League final of this season on the normal timeline, in the match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, it was because Bale and Ronaldo actively returned to the defense and effectively restricted Atletico Madrid's side attack.

And Casemiro's retreat has given Pepe and Ramos more energy to go out and mark, and this kind of defense is not easy for anyone, let alone Atletico Madrid.

Atletico only scored a goal on the back of Casillas' mistake at the time, but there weren't many real chances.

Pan Yi can also be regarded as learning the "advanced experience" of Real Madrid's victory over Atletico Madrid.

Of course, in the end, Real Madrid was able to defeat Atletico Madrid to win the championship, and the most important thing was to exhaust Atletico Madrid's physical strength, resulting in the inability to compete with Real Madrid in extra time.

You know, any tactic is done by the players, and as long as it's human, there are physical limits.

Since high pressing is a physically demanding defensive tactic, even a team like Atletico Madrid can't do it every minute.

Therefore, another part of the benefits of Pan Yi to induce Atletico Madrid to attack is that he can fully mobilize the opponent's formation, improve the running distance and range of the opponent's players, and make the opponent's physical fitness drop faster.

At that time, Pan Yi will let Hamburg attack again, and it is likely that he will face Atletico Madrid's defense, which has reduced the quality of pressing.

In the end, Atletico's hard-bridged hard-horse style of play is very prone to fouls, and if the fitness is reduced, the likelihood of fouls will increase significantly.

In this case, set-pieces are a very good attacking tool.

And Hamburg's set-piece tactics have always had a lot of tricks!

Therefore, Nagelsmann's proposal of "showing weakness and allowing Simeone to attack and expose flaws" is actually only a small part of the reasons for Pan Yi's "defense first and then attack" tactics implemented in the second half.

Pan Yi thinks more than Nagelsmann.

He had already thought of various ways to beat Atletico, and now that one of them didn't work, he would immediately switch to another.

No tactic is perfect, only when you can use each tactic flexibly and use it to the extreme, you are the winner!

……

The second half lasted 60 minutes.

The situation on the field has changed from Hamburg's one-sided attack in the first half to attacking and defending each other.

But there are still not many absolute opportunities.

Hamburg's quick pass could not penetrate into Atletico's heart and it was difficult to create a dangerous shot.

Atletico Madrid's midfield organization is chaotic, and both Villa and Costa are also strangled, making it difficult to create a threat.

At this time, Simeone began to prepare for a substitution.

This bandit is different as soon as he makes a move.

He just changed three people!

Striker Adrian, midfielders Alda Turan and Diego came on to replace Villa, Corke and Thiago Mendes respectively.

The "unsustainable" on the field in Hamburg was detected by Simeone, who had a keen sense of smell!

He soon realised that they could win tonight's match!

And if you come home with an away win, your hopes of qualifying for the final will definitely be boosted!

Everybody knows what a terrible thing it is to be led by Simeone's team, who will definitely put on a 5-5-0 formation to you!

And this large-scale substitution is the embodiment of Simeone's mood.

On the one hand, he hopes to continue to maintain his ability to run on the field with his fresh force; On the other hand, he really thinks his team can do something in attack!

To be fair, the minutes after the substitution were the best for Atletico.

Atletico, who had been dormant for most of the half, began to play more counter-attacks, and their push forward from the back made Hamburg look less in control.

As if he had insight into Simeone's heart, 5 minutes after Atletico Madrid's substitution, Pan Yi also replaced three players at the same time - Wu Lei, Paulinho, and Mitrovic appeared together.

On Wu Lei, it is to maintain the speed of the wing and continue to impact the rib space left by Koke after he is off the field;

With Paulinho, it is to maintain the interception and impact of the midfield, and can use his explosive ability to open the deadlock.

Mitrovic, on the other hand, is to increase the hardness of the forward line and use the fulcrum of the big center forward to impact Atletico Madrid's defense.

Of course, such a scene is a bit incredible in the eyes of fans and commentators today.

"It's rare for a coach to change three people at the same time, but I've seen it."

"But the other coach immediately changed three people at the same time...... This one...... I've never seen it! ”

"I feel that Simone and Pan Yi are a bit of a-for-tat."

"Atletico Madrid seems to have improved a little bit in attack after replacing these three people, the combination of the midfield has improved significantly, and the players have been more active in running."

"And the three people that Pan Yi immediately replaced, for the time being, I haven't seen what the purpose is."

"But we all know that the reason why Pan Yi can become the hottest head coach in football today is that in addition to his unique insights into tactics and strategies, his on-the-spot command and substitutions always have wonderful effects."

"Let's wait patiently to see if this time will be another magical substitution!"

"Maybe let's see which coach made the more magical substitution......

In the 70th minute, Atletico played a quick counter-attack.

Gabi distributed the ball to the left flank and handed it to Felipe.

The Brazilian left-back dribbled quickly down the left flank, just past the halfway line, glanced ahead and quickly sent a diagonal cross to Diego Costa.

"Prosperous Beauty" Costa competed with Van Dijk and grabbed the landing spot.

The ball fell and near the top of the box, Atletico's other striker, Adrian, took the lead to stop the ball, then leaned on Rudiger and poked the ball to the side before Robertson came to help defend the ball.

The ball leaked between the two Hamburg defenders, and Atletico midfielder Alda Turan rushed up and fired a powerful volley!

The shot was so powerful that it went straight to the corner, sending an exclamation from the Hamburg fans at the People's Park Stadium.

But this time, a figure flashed in front of the goal, and then pressed the ball firmly under him!

It is the door god of Hamburg, "Na Wall" Navas!

The Hamburg fans gave Keylor a cry of applause for Navas.

"Atletico's attack is a bit fierce, what should I do?"

On the sidelines, Inzaghi frowned and asked eagerly.

Pan Yi waved his hand: "Don't worry, the mountain people have their own tricks." ”

“……？” Inzaghi didn't know why.

When has it been, and is it still a pantomime riddle?

"Atletico have maintained this high-intensity high pressing, and they are almost at the limit of their physical strength." Pintus on the side said, "And this time they attacked and fought fiercely, which caused even more overconsumption, so ......"

Nagelsmann took over and said, "So, this quick counterattack of theirs should be almost the end of the crossbow. ”

Pan Yi also smiled and patted Inzaghi's shoulder: "Next, let's watch our performance with peace of mind!" ”

……

In fact, at the beginning, Simeone was also a little skeptical.

After all, taking the initiative is not Atletico's strong point, and it is definitely not a good thing to mess up because of this.

But judging from the more than 20 minutes after the start of the second half, especially after he made three substitutions in a row, he may have made the right bet.

Now Hamburg really can't withstand Atletico's crazy pressing!

It was Hamburg who were in disarray, as evidenced by Alda Turan's dangerous strike.

Therefore, Atletico Madrid really want to try to make persistent efforts at this time and break the city of Hamburg.

By the time the second leg is back at Atletico's home stadium, even if Hamburg is back in shape and can play a more beautiful attack, as long as Atletico tightens their fence and then counterattacks, the odds are very good.

But it didn't take long for Simeone to find it difficult for Atletico to find another chance to attack since that last shot.

Hamburg seems to be starting to fight back!

After replacing Mitrovic, the tactical role of the Serbian center forward in the front court is very obvious, and it also leads Wu Lei and Salah on the two wings to let go of their hands and feet.

Atletico's backline was already very depleted, and Mitrovic's physical confrontation brought new problems to the two central defenders.

Godin, in particular, was obviously a little overwhelmed.

His performance on the pitch is very calm, his positional sense is very good, the timing of the card position and the foot is good, and the prediction is excellent, and in the iron-blooded Atletico Madrid created by the head coach "bandit" Simeone, perhaps Godin is the player who best represents the team's temperament.

But his only drawback may be that he is slightly thin.

Now under the repeated impact of Mitrovic, Godin, who has already consumed a lot of money, is even more struggling.

The wing-backs Felipe and Juanfran on either side are similar.

After Wu Lei came on the field, he and Salah on the other side formed two wings to fly together, constantly pulling Atletico Madrid's defense, making them feel a little tired.

At this time, the disadvantages of Simone's change of three people became apparent.

This gambling is equivalent to gambling on everything, and now if you want to adjust, there is no substitution!

Therefore, the Atletico generals can only grit their teeth and insist.

Of course, the most valuable thing about them is that they all have iron willpower.

Even if the physical exertion is very high, and the technical movements of the ball are a little unable to keep up with the thinking of the head, the Atletico players will still insist on running to the corresponding position to defend and attack.

This led to the last ten minutes of the game.

In the 85th minute, after Hamburg broke the ball at the back, Paulinho passed the ball to Wu Lei, who quickly advanced along the left wing.

Just past the halfway line, without waiting for Alda Turan to get close, Wu Lei made a horizontal pass, and gave Kante in the gap behind Gabi, and he quickly sprinted forward, and pointed forward, signaling Kante to pass forward.

Kante clearly understood, and he came with a non-stop pass with a very tacit understanding, and gave the ball behind Gabi.

This is also the front of Wu Lei's sprint.

He hurried after him, just in time to shake off Gabi.

A beautiful two-over-one fit!

As Pan Yi and Nalgusmann expected, Alda Turan is a midfielder with strong ability to get rid of the ball, a wide passing vision, and a more attacking approach, but there is still a certain gap compared with Koke in the awareness of helping to defend and fill the position.

When Wu Lei and Kante completed this one-two, and Wu Lei had already dribbled into the penalty area, Alda Turan woke up like a dream and ran back to defend frantically.

But it was too late.

His position was already behind Wu Lei's side, and Wu Lei just made a slight trip, relying on his speed to forcibly overtake Alda Turan and continue to kill.

At this time, the fans at People's Park Stadium involuntarily stood up.

In front of Wu Lei at this time is Atletico Madrid's central defender Godin.

For Hamburg, Aleksandar Mitrovic was already in position in the middle and Mohamed Salah on the right had quickly slotted into the box from the other side.

Wu Lei hesitated slightly, and Godin had already pounced on him like a tiger.

The experienced Uruguayan centre-back doesn't usually take the ball in recklessly, but when it's time to make a move, he's sure of it.

He just could see that the young forward of the Dragon Kingdom in front of him must be a little timid!

At this time, it is necessary to take advantage of his hesitation and grab the ball directly!

At this time, the position of the home team's coach's command area was close to the edge of the big penalty area, and Pan Yi also stood on the corner of the command area and yelled at Wu Lei: "Pass him!" ”

Pan Yi also knows that Wu Lei's biggest shortcoming is that he hesitates at critical moments and sometimes does not dare to make moves - in fact, this is also a common problem of Dragon Country players.

As the head coach, Pan Yi wants to encourage his disciples to play their own technical moves in such a crucial game to boost their confidence.

Although in terms of personal skills, Wu Lei is definitely inferior to Salah and even Sun Xingmin.

He can't do all sorts of fancy feints like a lot of skilled stars to get past several people or something.

But he also has his own characteristics.

That is, he is very fast and has a strong ability to change direction, once he is allowed to rush up and give him space, he can really create a deadly threat.

And now, there's just that space between him and Godin!

As for Godin, speed has never been his strong suit.

Therefore, in the face of this top central defender of Atletico Madrid, Wu Lei actually has a chance!

At this time, Wu Lei obviously heard Pan Yi's roar behind his head, and he also made his own choice between the lightning and flint.

Wu Lei directly made a gesture to cut horizontally, and Godin immediately shifted his center of gravity, ready to stretch his leg to touch the ball controlled by Wu Lei.

But at this time, Wu Lei went to a sudden brake, and then flicked the ball to the bottom line with his left foot, and the whole person accelerated suddenly, throwing off Godin!

In the blink of an eye, Wu Lei had already run three meters away, and Godin was deceived by Wu Lei so that he lost his center of gravity and slipped in the big penalty area.

It's just that although Godin was passed, his blocking still played a certain role.

After Wu Lei went to the bottom line, the angle of the shot was also very small.

Thibaut Courtois, who is tall, stood at the near post and blocked the entire area, and Wu Lei barely had the angle to find his shot.

So, after Wu Lei suddenly paused, he sent a horizontal pass with his left foot!

The ball slid from the left to the right along the line of the small penalty area.

Salah, who was still on the periphery, quickly inserted from the right rib to the right side of the goal, met the horizontal pass sent by Wu Lei, and pushed with his left foot, and the ball went straight to Atletico Madrid's goal.

Courtois, who was still standing on the left post, had nothing to do to stop the goal, despite moving quickly.

“Goalllllllllllllllllllll！！！！！！”

"Hamburg has scored! Now the score is 1:0! Hamburg leads at home! ”

"A wonderful assist from Wu Lei, Salah calmly seized the opportunity!"

'It was a belated goal, but at the same time it was a crucial one!'

On the sidelines of the pitch, Pan Yi also jumped up excitedly after seeing the goal.

It's really not easy to score a goal in Atletico Madrid!

And as the commentator said, this goal is indeed very crucial.

Don't look at just one goal, which can give Pan Yi an advantage in the second leg.

After all, Atletico Madrid's signature is defense, if they steal one and then put the bus, even Pan Yi is not sure that he will be able to knock on their door.

But now that Hamburg are in the lead, Atletico will have to press out and attack, so Hamburg's chances will be much more – just like in the second half today.

And after the goal, the Hamburg fans at the People's Park Stadium were also very excited.

They shouted loudly with Salah, Wu Lei and others who ran to the sidelines to celebrate, cheering for this goal to their heart's content!

……

In the end, Hamburg won 1-0 at home against Atletico Madrid.

"You guys played well, I have a feeling that you're calculating."

When the two coaches shook hands, Simeone stopped being cool, but suddenly said this.

Pan Yi was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "If I don't count you, I really don't know how to score goals in front of a defense like you." ”

As one of the most famous coaches in world football today, Simeone can certainly see Pan Yi's targeted tactical design.

It's just that he was too big at the time, and he used all the substitutions at once, so there was no room for maneuver.

Although Simeone also made some tactical adjustments on the sidelines at the time, there are still differences between players and some tactical intentions are to be done by specific players in order to do it better.

For example, if you ask Messi to do Casemiro's job, can you do it well?

It's not that Messi can't do it, but it's definitely going to be discounted.

So Simeone lost this game, and he was still slightly unconvinced, thinking that it would be good if he left a substitution spot.

"Hmph, I can only tell you, when you come to Calderón Stadium, with your performance today, you will lose!" Simeone said confidently.

Pan Yi smiled and asked, "Are you so sure that you will win?" ”

Simeone also showed a rare smile: "Hehe, do you really think that if you win me at home, you can win the entire semi-finals by one goal?" I don't know who will go to the final at the Stadium of Light in the end......"

"But I don't know what it's like to lose this season." Pan Yi shot back, "On the contrary, there are quite a few teams that have been double-killed by me. Manchester City, Manchester United ......"

"That kind of sissy team in the Premier League, don't mention it!" Simeone raised his hand impatiently.

Pan Yi almost burst out laughing.

Gary Neville's "Premier League intensity" is sissy football in the eyes of bandit coach Simeone.

I don't know how Neville would feel if he told him.

Would Simeone try to take Atletico Madrid to a Premier League team?

I'm sorry, but they did touch it, and they did knock out Chelsea......

"You're a man with a good temper to my appetite, so I can invite you to dinner when I have time...... Forget it, let's not talk about it, I'll be waiting for you at the Calderón Stadium. With that, Simeone waved his hand and turned to leave.

Pan Yi looked at the back of Simeone leaving, but muttered in his heart:

How is my temper so bad for his appetite? I'm not as fierce as he is on the sidelines!

Oh, maybe it's because of what he said just now, this character coach likes to go straight.

But what I'm telling is true! I'm just going to go and double Atletico Madrid!

(End of chapter)