Chapter 35: Atletico Madrid was tortured by its own best tactics

Chapter 35: Atletico Madrid was tortured by its own best tactics

Chapter 35: Atletico Madrid was tortured by its own best tactics

"My God! Ronaldo used one of his best scoring methods to break through Atletico's iron defense in the 13th minute of the game!
At this time, the game had just entered the stalemate stage between the two teams. Look at the astonished expression on Simeone's face!

The Atletico Madrid coach never expected that the Portuguese superstar would give him such a gift at this time! "

"Incredible goal! Who could have guessed Ronaldo had just celebrated his 37th birthday?!

His goal not only stunned his opponent, but also stunned his own head coach, haha!

Lee hasn't even recovered yet. Perhaps there are more Manchester United fans who feel incredible about this goal just like Lee! "

"Enjoy this moment, Red Devils supporters!

CR7 used his amazing goal to completely open up the tactical situation for Manchester United.

Li will definitely not miss such a great opportunity. Will Simeone's old problem of being rigid in attacking adjustments become a stumbling block for Atletico's progress again today? ! "

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The atmosphere was boiling with excitement. With the birth of Ronaldo's amazing long-range shot, commentators from all over the world who were explaining the game were all boiling with excitement!

Football is undoubtedly a team sport, but at the same time, it is also a sport full of shining individual heroism!
In today's football world, if we talk about the professional player with the strongest sense of personal heroism, it must be Cristiano Ronaldo.

From Manchester United ascending to the throne of football to conquering La Liga, and then to moving to the Apennines at the end of his career.

Cristiano Ronaldo can lead his team to a comeback in almost every season.

In terms of the number and quality of comebacks, Ronaldo is the best in the world.

In the 2018-2019 season, he scored a hat-trick for Juventus to reverse and eliminate Atletico Madrid in the Champions League. He is still talked about and admired by countless Juventus and Serie A fans!
Of course, he no longer had “super powers” ​​later on.

Having lost his explosive speed and the physical confrontation ability of his peak period, Ronaldo has transformed into what many fans call a "pie striker".

Although his scoring efficiency is still high, he is also very lethal when playing without the ball without occupying the ball.

But why would the huge number of neutral fans care about these data?

They only know that Ronaldo is indeed old and has fallen from the altar.

It is no longer possible to take a long shot from 40 meters into the goal as before, and it is no longer possible to cut inside and shoot into the goal despite the opponent's defensive interference from the wing!
Even the strongest professional players in their prime will have this day.

In the past there were Ronaldo, Zidane, Nedved, and now there is Ibrahimovic, Messi, and Ronaldo.

No matter how amazing one's talent and physique are, they cannot escape the ravages of time.

Some fans were sad about this, while others applauded and claimed that the football world would finally be peaceful without the fights between Messi and Ronaldo's fans.

Amid this tide of public opinion, Ronaldo seemed to have really entered the twilight of his career. He started strong but ended up failing at Manchester United, struggling to score goals, and could no longer turn the tide.

Even though Li Chen's appointment reactivated the Portuguese striker, allowing him to maintain his scoring feel as much as possible during the protective rotation.

But the doubts have not yet been removed from Ronaldo.

The media and fans always ask.

This year Li Chen "saved" Ronaldo, but what about next year and the year after?
How long can Ronaldo maintain this form?
When he has completely degenerated into a veteran with only shooting ability, will Li Chen still design offensive tactics around him?

Will Ronaldo be kicked out by Manchester United or retire early?

Surrounded by these negative public opinions, Ronaldo has never responded.

Maybe he is used to it, or maybe he really doesn't care.

Regardless, amidst all the teasing or malicious questioning, he just continued to train and compete hard, protecting his body and his hard-earned hot form.

Until today, until this moment!
Ronaldo opened his arms and roared to the sky, completely releasing his passion and anger!

The fans who understood the look in his eyes then realized that he had always known about it and that he did not not care.

He was just waiting for such an opportunity!
Another chance to prove himself on the much-anticipated Champions League stage!
This is Ronaldo, this is Ronaldo!
Even though it is no longer at its peak, even though it has been thrown into the mud pit of public opinion by the outside media time and time again!

He still held his head high, sticking to the almost arrogant self-confidence in his heart, and vowed to once again become the protagonist in the most prestigious cup competition in football, and to fight back against all those who attacked him with goals!

And now, he did it!

Just like when we faced Barcelona, ​​Wolfsburg and Atletico Madrid in desperate situations.

Use wonderful goals to shatter all doubts!
After celebrating with his teammates, Ronaldo glanced across Atletico Madrid's home stands.

He didn't do anything more extreme to anger the opposing fans.

But his calm look at this moment has already made the Atletico fans at the scene furious!

Boo!

Crazy boos formed almost instantly and swept across the entire stadium like a whirlwind!
Atletico Madrid's die-hard fans were almost driven crazy by Ronaldo's goal and contempt!
Their dislike for the Portuguese striker seemed to reach its peak at this moment!
But Ronaldo doesn't care at all.

Facing the live camera, he even laughed, and his laugh was very calm.

Looking at Ronaldo's smiling face on the big screen, Li Chen took the lead in standing up and gave his old friend a round of applause!
There is one thing that commentators from various countries said that was quite correct, that is, Ronaldo's surprise goal helped Li Chen completely open up the tactical situation.

C Ronaldo has already proved himself in his old rival's home court. Naturally, Li Chen was not willing to be outdone. He made decisive tactical adjustments and took the lead in front of Simeone!
"Oh, Coach Li seems to have made new tactical adjustments on the sidelines! B Fee and Sancho are both around. Are they going to take advantage of the victory and further strengthen the team's offensive?"

Zhan Jun said in the studio with some anticipation.

His analysis is actually quite reasonable.

Except for a few tactically conservative head coaches, the vast majority of head coaches in football like to strike while the iron is hot and continue the offensive after scoring a goal to break the deadlock.

After all, the opponent's morale has been hit at this time, the tactical thinking needs to be adjusted urgently, and there may be more chaos in the defense line.

If there is a bargain, of course you should grab it quickly!

Even if we cannot take advantage of the chaos to expand our lead, at least we can interrupt the opponent's counterattack and help our team gain more time to stabilize the defense.

When Li Chen leads his team to encounter an opponent of average strength, there is a high probability that he will make tactical adjustments in this way.

But today, facing the extremely resilient Atletico Madrid, Li Chen is determined to use magic to fight magic!
He also wants to give up the midfield control to make Atletico play active offensive football, which they are not good at! Atletico is good at counter-attack and likes this passive counterattack tactic. A large part of the reason is that Simeone is very persistent in his tactical philosophy.

But part of the reason is that under the influence of Simeone's team-building ideas for many years, Atletico's uniform team has introduced too many players who are suitable for this tactical system.

This means that Atletico Madrid now has to deal with the lack of creativity in its own midfield.

They just want to play a more proactive and aggressive passing and controlling offense, but the player configuration cannot meet their needs at all.

You let Hector Herrera and Kondogbia control the ball and create passing threats?
Isn't this forcing Li Kui to embroider?
In recent years, under Simeone's "guidance", Marcos Llorente has gradually honed his technical aura and has become more and more of a winger.

If Simeone wants to break the deadlock at this moment, he can only replace Griezmann in advance because he has the ability to retreat, get the ball and organize.

But, can the stubborn Simeone make such bold and decisive on-the-spot adjustments on the offensive end?

What Li Chen was betting on was Simeone's conservatism on the offensive end and his hesitation in on-the-spot adjustments.

After making the first tactical adjustment, Li Chen has been paying attention to the movements in the coaching seat next door.

Seeing Simeone having an urgent communication with the assistant coach and then going to look for Griezmann, Li Chen actually felt a little nervous.

But seeing that Simeone finally just gave Griezmann a few words of advice and then walked back to the sidelines, Li Chen felt relieved!
"It is easy to change the country, but difficult to change one's nature..."

Muttering this in his mind, Li Chen took the tactical board and directly simulated Simeone's tactical thinking to conduct a game deduction between the two teams on the spot.

Apart from the traditional offensive routes on both flanks, Simeone's only option in the midfield and frontcourt is Felix.

Felix, who was once introduced by Simeone as Griezmann's successor, is indeed a leader in Atletico Madrid in terms of technical level.

His ability to dribble the ball, break through, pass and shoot is what Atletico Madrid urgently needs right now.

If he could control his inner restlessness and play more smartly and reasonably.

Atletico Madrid's frontcourt engineers are running around him passing and cutting, so it doesn't necessarily mean that there are no opportunities.

But Felix is ​​not the mature Griezmann after all.

He has technical advantages, but he is not used to trusting his teammates and the team.

To put it nicely, he has the stubbornness that is unique to a talented player, and he has great confidence in his personal abilities and footwork.

To put it bluntly, he is a bit selfish.

It is absolutely a disaster for a player who cannot integrate well into the team's tactical system to show off his skills on the court!
Felix at this moment perfectly illustrates this phenomenon.

Simeone made a tactical shift, giving him the offensive ball, and his teammates also passed and cut around him to help him create offensive space.

But his performance was that whenever he got the ball, he always wanted to break through Fred who was guarding him!
It's good to have the confidence to do one-on-one things.

However, he only has the skills but lacks strong physical fitness and speed, and he dares to frequently make one-on-one attempts in the middle, which is a waste of the team's offensive rounds!
Simeone was very anxious watching from the sidelines, and yelled at Felix many times in an attempt to make him "clear-headed".

But I don’t know if it was because his usual coaching ability was not good enough or Felix was too rebellious, but what he said obviously did not reach the ears of the Portuguese genius.

Felix, who continued to do his own thing, lost the ball again and again on the field.

Of course, Fred can't always successfully lock down Felix in one-on-one defense, and he also gets fooled sometimes.

But his teammates - whether it was Matic or the actively returning B Fee - were able to help him get into position in defense at the first time, and use various methods to stop Felix's dribbling forward.

This includes tactical fouls.

Li Chen was obviously well prepared as he dared to formulate such a tactical plan before the game.

Manchester United, which has recently focused on practicing set-piece tactics, has made great progress both in set-piece offense and defense.

The tactical sacrifices made by several Manchester United midfielders cost the team a price, and Atletico also got a lot of set-piece opportunities in the frontcourt.

But Manchester United's defenders were not panicked at all. They followed De Gea's command and occupied different positions step by step, marking their opponents.

At this moment, Maguire stood directly at the back of Manchester United's penalty area, one-on-one with Atletico central defender Jimenez.

Li Chen would not make the tactical mistake of letting Maguire stand in the middle and stare at the air. He would directly let him lock down an opponent's header expert!
With Varane, Matic and Ronaldo guarding the midfield, the three threatening points in Manchester United's penalty area were well protected.

Having lost its traditional center forward and veteran Godin, Atletico Madrid no longer has the top set-piece threat it once had.

Jimenez, Savic and Kondogbia were all restricted by Manchester United.

In the end, no matter whether Atletico Madrid sent a set piece from the left or the right, the outcome they faced was to watch the ball being grabbed by Manchester United players first, and the offensive opportunities were quickly destroyed!
The repeated unsuccessful offensive attempts not only hit the confidence and morale of the entire Atletico team, but also constantly eroded the expectations of the home Atletico fans.

Finally, after seeing Felix make another coordination error with his teammates and pass the ball directly to Varane, the Atletico Madrid supporters at home couldn't bear it anymore!

They started singing and shouting Griezmann's name.

Yes, at this moment, Atletico Madrid fans firmly believe that only Griezmann can save the team from decline!

Suarez's name is also mixed in.

Even though the Uruguayan striker is still suffering from a knee injury, Atletico Madrid supporters would rather believe that he is better than Correa even if he plays with an injury!

Unfortunately, their calls could not impress Simeone at this moment.

It was too risky for Simeone to make the first substitution in the first half.

He would rather continue to trust the starting players on the field and remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing circumstances than let the situation of the game go completely into the unknown.

He hates chaos, so there is no way he would take the initiative to push the game situation out of control.

The Atletico Madrid fans at the scene were destined to be disappointed.

Atletico Madrid fans held their heads as they watched Manchester United, who had already shrunk their formation and defended their half of the field, resolutely adopting their most familiar bus formation.

torture.

It was pure torture!

(End of this chapter)