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Chapter 300 Poor Quality Crosses Are Opportunities

Chapter 145 Poor Quality Crosses Are Opportunities
"The new pattern of La Liga worth looking forward to - five heroes contend for hegemony!"

This is the headline on the front page of the Aspen newspaper after this round of competition.

Simeone was holding a newspaper and thinking about it.Atletico Madrid's ups and downs in the league this season are relatively large. The main reason is that after several main players left the team, Atletico Madrid's new players and the team's running-in have not yet reached a level that satisfies him.

But Atletico Madrid lost the chain, and Real Madrid also lost the chain before the start of the season, because the coaching change at the beginning of the new season caused Real Madrid to experience a short period of turmoil, but now Real Madrid's state is under Zidane's adjustment Under the circumstances, the overall upward momentum is very fierce.

Barcelona, ​​which also ushered in a new head coach this season, was the best at the beginning of the season. No one would have thought that Barcelona, ​​which was in full condition, would suddenly usher in a two-game losing streak in the league.From this point of view, Barcelona is not as stable as people think.

The league is a long marathon and the team with the fewest mistakes will win the trophy, but the expected troika of La Liga has all gone awry in the league, which also gives Valencia and Sevilla a fight for the league A chance at the top of the standings.

But in Simeone's view, this season's championship opponents are still Real Madrid and Barcelona. Atletico Madrid must run in the lineup as soon as possible, and then use a more economical method to deal with the league schedule.

Last season, Atletico Madrid had a very difficult period. Due to the crisis of physical fitness and injuries in the second half of the league, Atletico Madrid's advantage in the standings was once caught up and even overtaken by Barcelona. Relying on Li Qingshan's stable performance, Atletico Madrid survived that period of time.

Whenever Simeone thinks back to that time, he always has lingering fears. Atletico Madrid’s way of playing football requires more physical energy as a price. In the second half of the league, when the schedule is getting tighter, Atletico Madrid is prone to injuries. and physical incapacity.

This season, Simeone has tried to change the rhythm of Atletico Madrid from the very beginning of the league. When facing some underwhelming teams, try to win the game in the most economical way possible to avoid excessive physical consumption and injuries of players. possible.

Therefore, after only ten rounds of the league, Simeone has used several formations.

But such frequent formation changes are not a problem, so Simeone must fix the team's A tactic as soon as possible.

During this period of time, the 4231 formation played by the team seems to have good control. The defensive thickness brought by the double defensive midfielder has made the team's defensive situation much better, and Li Qingshan's offensive power as a single forward seems to be sufficient for now. Ziman also performed well in the attacking midfielder position. The most important thing is that Atletico Madrid has abundant personnel reserves in these positions. For the forward position, Li Qingshan and Mandzukic compete for a position, which is already for Atletico Madrid. It is enough to use. In the midfielder position, the appearance of Gabi, Thiago, Mario Suarez, Saul, and Arda Turan in this position can reassure Simeone.In the front midfielder position, Griezmann can play, and Raul Garcia can also play. When necessary, Cork can also play this position.

Therefore, the team's existing personnel structure pays attention to supporting this formation.

The only thing that confuses Simeone is that if Griezmann is allowed to appear in the midfielder position, the quality of crossing from the wing will be affected.

Koke and Raul Garcia will play in the left and right midfield positions, with Siqueira and Juanfran as the left and right defenders.Koke and Raul Garcia are fine, they both have good enough footwork to deliver a good ball given the space, but the two full-backs are not, the quality of their crosses often makes Simeone couldn't look directly.

But if the two full-backs do not participate in the frontcourt attack and pull the space to pass, Cork and Raul Garcia are not players who are good at dribbling and getting rid of the ball. If Griezmann is on the side, he can get rid of the defender Creates space for crosses, but if this job is given to Cork and Raul Garcia, the effect of the completion will not be so good.

It is difficult to deliver high-quality crosses when someone is pressing.

Under the final balance, Simeone is still determined to fix Griezmann in the position of the midfielder. Compared with putting him on the wing to be an assaulter and crosser, Simeone values ​​Griezman more Man's creativity in the midfielder position and his offensive ability in this position.

Fortunately, Li Qingshan is not a picky striker, even if it is some poor quality crosses, he can sometimes swallow the pie.

In the next fourth round of the UEFA Champions League group match, when Atletico Madrid played against Roma at home, Li Qingshan used two headers to make Simeone completely relieved.

When Roma arrived at the Calderon Stadium, they were greeted with huge boos from Atlético Madrid fans.

Obviously, this stadium is very unfriendly to Rome, they do not welcome this Italian team.

Atletico Madrid has no grievances with Roma in history. The reason why Atletico Madrid fans dislike Roma is of course the "racist" insults Li Qingshan encountered in Italy.

This matter did not attract much attention in Spain. First of all, of course, it was because Atletico Madrid beat their opponents. For the losers, the Madrid media was much more tolerant.

But in China and Italy, this incident has caused waves, especially in Italy. First, the Roma Club was warned by UEFA.

It is said that the matter did not make a big fuss, and the Roman side kept a low profile, and the matter passed.

But the leader of the local extremist organization in Rome publicly uttered nonsense on the TV program.

"If that Chinaman comes to Rome again in the future, he will be greeted with pistols and bullets!!"

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately detonated the Italian press.If ordinary fans said this, perhaps no one would believe it, but Italy's extreme fan organizations secretly practiced with the local underworld.

The Chinese citizen was publicly threatened by a local Italian organization, and he was also a well-known football star in China. This matter eventually even made the Chinese embassy and consulate in Italy express concern.

In the end, the Roma Club announced under pressure that members of the fan organization would be banned from entering Rome's home stadium to watch the game, and this storm passed.

After Roma won Liverpool at home in the last round of the Champions League group match, they ranked second in the group with four points.

In this game, they obviously came with the purpose of scoring points.But Atletico Madrid, who played at home, didn't give them any chance.

In the first half, Cork forced a cross from the left into the penalty area. He had tried many such poor quality passes, but he was still tireless.

Sure enough, this time the cross finally paid off. Li Qingshan succeeded in grabbing the point and headed the ball into the goal of the Roma team.

In the second half, Raul Garcia from the right almost made a cross in the same way. This time, Li Qingshan volleyed the opponent's defender after stopping the ball in his chest, fully showing his strong body and growing maturity Post-up and shooting skills.

Atletico Madrid easily defeated Roma [-]-[-] at home. After four rounds of the group stage, they had three wins, one draw and no defeat. They ranked first in the group with ten points.

Dortmund defeated Liverpool [-]-[-] at home, scored six points and ranked second in the group. Liverpool only scored one point after four rounds, ranking at the bottom of the group.

The result of this game made Simeone make up his mind to play 4231.

As long as both sides can play the ball, even if the quality is bad, it is still an opportunity for Li Qingshan!
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