Football giants

Chapter 516

In the locker room of the visiting team at the Bernabéu Stadium, Diego Simeone leaned against the gate, listening to the heavy breathing of the players in the locker room, and fell silent.

But the way he frowned made it clear to everyone that he was thinking about something very important.

Boggs emerged from the dugout, an iPad in hand, and glanced at Ortega, who nodded.

"Here are our statistics and preliminary analysis results from the first half!"

Boggs came to Simeone's side, handed out the IPAD in his hand, and the latter took it.

Seeing Simeone sliding left and right on the screen of the IPAD, Meishan frowned tighter and deeper.

Ortega also came over and stood opposite Simeone and Boggs, "The current situation of the team is not optimistic. I initially estimate that the physical fitness can only last about 10 minutes at most."

"The second half?" Boggs was a little surprised.

This half of the game is a full 45 minutes. If you count overtime, 10 minutes cannot be lost.

Atlético de Madrid's players can only maintain their physical fitness for 10 minutes. That is to say, after 10 minutes, the tactical execution of the Sheets will be greatly reduced. How can they compete with Real Madrid?
Ortega nodded, "I've said long ago that our current tactics require a lot of physical strength and have high requirements on the thickness of the team's bench. If it weren't for the fact that we have added a group of high-level players this summer, I'm afraid we would all be on the ground by now."

Diego Simeone is obviously mentally prepared for this.

As the saying goes, too hard is easy to break. Atletico Madrid's tactical play seems strong, but in fact there are many problems.

To put it simply, Atletico Madrid's tactics come from Simeone's combination of the tactics of several strong European teams.

For example, the high-intensity press and oppression of the Sheet Army, is it very similar to the Hornet Dortmund?

But after careful study, it is not difficult to find that Atletico Madrid's pressing and oppression are not only like Dortmund, but also like Barcelona, ​​or Southampton in the Premier League.

The high-intensity and fast-paced pressing and pressing tactics of these teams are all born out of Bielsa's philosophy. There is only one purpose, and that is to grab the ball in the shortest time.

But after grabbing the ball, each team handles it completely differently.

Barcelona combines its own characteristics. After grabbing the ball, it slows down the tempo immediately, and directly transfers to possession of the ball, bringing the game into its favorite rhythm. Through slow control of the ball, it wears down the opponent's patience.

The advantage of this is that the player's consumption is small, but the player's ability to control the ball is very high.

Southampton, Atlético de Madrid and Borussia Dortmund are the opposite of Barcelona. They grab the ball fast, and the speed does not drop after grabbing the ball. Instead, they instigate a counterattack immediately on the spot, and other players quickly follow up to form a second offensive echelon.

Because of the lack of players with good ball control!
The advantage of doing this is that it is easy to gain an advantage on the scene in a short time.

For example, Southampton, even in League One, when they meet a Premier League team, they don't care about 21 [-], they will rush you crazy as soon as they come up, and even beat you straight away.

But the disadvantage is also quite fatal, that is, the consumption of physical energy!
When a game is always played in a fast-paced state, the physical energy consumption of the players on both sides will reach a very alarming level. It is impossible for the players to maintain their physical energy for 10 minutes, nor can they persist for a season.

Therefore, the opponent quickly found a weakness, that is, let you grab it, and I will wait until your physical energy is almost exhausted, and I will fuck you again!
Bielsa has his own unique set of ideas for training offense and defense. Southampton has done a good job in both offense and defense, and is the predecessor that Simeone and others look up to.

But even so, Bielsa still had to improve his tactical concept.

For example, the introduction of Toni Kroos and the introduction of Modric.

The reason is very simple, because Bielsa discovered that it is impossible for you to maintain a fast pace for nine to 10 minutes, and it is even more impossible for you to play like this every game in dozens of games a season. Even your players can't stand it.

So, proper control is needed!
Southampton is rich and powerful, and to control it, they immediately introduced Toni Kroos and Modric with a lot of money.

Therefore, from last season to this season, Bielsa has been trying to properly integrate elements of ball possession while maintaining this fast, impactful and aggressive style of play.

This is an attempt by Bielsa!
In the professional coaching circle, many people think that Southampton's poor performance at the beginning of the season is the running-in problem brought about by the integration of the new recruit Modric into this team.

Now, Southampton has survived the running-in period, and the problem is solved!

The same is true for Dortmund. Klopp has also been trying to focus on reusing technical midfielders to improve the control of Dortmund's midfielders, from Sahin, Shinji Kagawa to Gundogan.

However, due to the team's finances, it was finally difficult for Dortmund to keep these players.

Atletico Madrid encountered these problems as early as last season, and even suffered a big loss.

Simeone once reused the Portuguese midfielder Thiago, but he was too prone to injuries, and in many games, Atletico Madrid's performance was not ideal, so with Thiago's transfer, this attempt was temporarily put down.

But now, this question is once again in front of Simeone.

The bench lineup is enough, how long can it last?

Continue to play like this, continue to consume like this, can Atletico Madrid survive the first half of the season and last until the second half of the season?
Can you get good grades if you are anticlimactic like this?
Both Ortega and Boggs noticed Simeone's look, and both knew how difficult it was.

Just kidding, even a coach like Klopp who has been famous in Europe for many years has not been able to find an effective solution. Who dares to say that he can find a way out in a short time?
"Don't think too much, Diego, the most important thing now is the game!"

Ortega's words reminded Diego Simeone.

The latter exhaled heavily, nodded at his colleagues, and walked directly to the players' rest area.

Now all the signs show that he has no choice and no way out.

It can only be a desperate battle!
"Okay, everyone, look here and listen to me!"

When Simeone stood among the players in the locker room, everyone immediately looked over.

"We did well in the first half, the one-to-one draw is reasonable, but I think we are far from good enough!"

Simeone hardly blamed players at half-time for conceding a goal, and he still does now.

But as long as the players think about the one-to-one score, and then think about the head coach's arrangements before the game, they will feel a little ashamed in their hearts.

Without that conceded goal, it should be [-]-[-] now, and Atletico Madrid played much better in the second half.

Simeone didn't give the players too much time to think, and expressed his thoughts directly.

"I'm going to settle the fight in the first 15 minutes of the second half!"

All the players raised their heads suddenly when they heard this, and looked at the head coach.

Diego Simeone had a resolute and fierce look on his face at this time!

"Judging from the situation in the first half, Real Madrid basically didn't participate in the defense very much in the frontcourt, and the distance between the midfield and the backcourt was a bit large, which created opportunities for us!"

The only goal, which was instigated by Di Maria after he retreated to the right of the midfield to catch the ball, was Atletico Madrid's own mistake, and apart from that, Real Madrid didn't have many good opportunities.

"At the beginning of the second half, we continued to use the tactics of the first half defensively, and continued to press and press in high positions, especially in the midfield. I want to suppress Harvey Alonso firmly on the defense line!"

Having said that, Simeone looked at Mandzukic, "Mario, take care of Xavi Alonso in the second half!"

Mandzukic smiled and nodded, "Understood!"

"Once we suppress the point of Xabi Alonso and press in the frontcourt, the whole backcourt of Real Madrid will be completely disconnected from the frontcourt. This is our chance!"

When arranging tactics before the game, the point that Simeone mentioned the most was the biggest weakness of Real Madrid's defensive system.

That is the lower back!
Harvey Alonso lacks the ability to escape. As a defensive midfielder, his first task is to protect the defense. Therefore, once he is oppressed, he will retreat very deep, and often even equal with the double central defenders, and dare not step forward.

In this way, once the ball enters Real Madrid's 30-meter area, it is actually equivalent to directly attacking the penalty area.

Is there anyone else in Real Madrid's frontcourt?
Those people are uncles!
Di Maria's defense is very active, but the effect is very average.

Özil's defense depends on his mood. He is more concerned about holding on to Cristiano Ronaldo's thick thigh. It is serious to think about how to better assist the Portuguese. Defense has little to do with him.

Mourinho's tactics are also arranged in this way, so Khedira is very important!

In other words, Khedira alone has to cover Ozil and Di Maria, as well as the area of ​​​​his own three people.

Why does everyone say that Khedira likes to go forward?

In many cases, he went forward and followed Ozil!

Therefore, as long as you take the ball and attack Real Madrid's defense head-on, Atletico Madrid will have more opportunities!

As for whether it can be grasped, who knows?

"That's what we did at the start of the second half, but if we score and Real Madrid come back like crazy, or, after 15 minutes in the second half, we haven't been able to create a threat, then we change tactics!"

Everyone looked at the head coach attentively and listened to his arrangements.

"The second tactic, we dropped back, defended intensively, and attracted Real Madrid's attacking players to the front of our penalty area."

Simeone has obviously conducted a very in-depth and detailed study of Real Madrid, and he speaks very confidently and clearly.

"Once Real Madrid's frontcourt attack comes up, Ozil and Di Maria will definitely come up, Khedira will follow up, and by that time, Xavi Alonso will also come up!"

Having said that, Simeone clapped his hands vigorously.

"As soon as Harvey Alonso comes up, the single midfielder and the defense will be out of touch. After we get the ball, we will move to the wing as soon as possible and launch a counterattack from the two ribs!"

Having said that, Simeone looked at Tevez and Diego Costa, "It will be up to you then!"

Both attackers had looks eager to try.

"Don't worry, head, we will give Real Madrid a hard time!"

"Damn Coentram, you actually said that I stole his penis, I'll blame him if I don't kill him!"

Diego Costa's words immediately made everyone in the locker room burst into laughter.

"Okay, that's all I've said!"

Simeone looked at the time and it was almost time to get back on the court.

"In this game, everyone in our club, as well as our fans, have high hopes!"

The players in the locker room kept nodding.

"The owner is sitting in the stands, watching us play, our fans are outside the stadium, they are looking forward to the opportunity to celebrate the team's victory in the hallowed hall of the arch-enemy!"

"For us, this is a non-negotiable game!"

"Only win, not lose!"

"it is good!"

The players responded in unison!
(End of this chapter)