Mister Legend

Chapter 574 The Misfit Dybala
On September 9th, Real Madrid, which seems to have found the way and way forward, ushered in the most important matchup since the start of the season at their home court-the same-city derby with Atletico Madrid.

The situation of the Sheets Corps in the last two seasons is not particularly good. After Simeone switched to Serie A to coach Inter Milan, the club chairman Enrique Cerezo and football director Luis Caminero first hired him who was once in Watford. The local coach Javi Garcia, who has achieved great success, unfortunately can only make a decision to change coaches midway because of a long period of trough in the middle of the season.

After that, the team's original assistant coach, former Argentine goalkeeper Boggs, and Atletico Madrid's old captain Gabi who had just retired for four years, all worked as interim head coaches for a while, but they were unable to lead this team in the past ten years. In the middle of the year, the Iron Army, which almost disintegrated the two-person transfer situation of Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​has regained its previous dominance.

In the end, Paco Hermes, who was the Spanish international back then, had outstanding performances in Deportivo and Zaragoza as a player, and coached more than a dozen domestic and foreign teams after retiring, became Atletico Madrid's coach. The new coach can be regarded as ending the chaos of the team.

After struggling to finish fourth in the league once, the Sheets bounced back last season, but it still felt like something was missing.Although taking advantage of Real Madrid's civil strife to achieve La Liga runner-up, the reality of being scored nine points by Basara also proves that they are still far from the peak state.

What happened to the night rain is that Atletico Madrid, which has always been known for its sharp vision in the transfer market, has invested a net 6000 million euros in the introduction of several new players this summer, but their performance since the start of the season has been somewhat disappointing.Whether it is the Paraguayan international center Antonio Marin introduced according to the club's unique characteristics of producing South American sharp strikers, or the Romanian winger Dennis Mann who played well in Leverkusen before, or the French international center back Maran Sarr, They didn't perform as well as people expected them to.

Since the beginning of the season, the Sheets have only achieved 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the first six league games. Although it has just started, the club's seventh ranking does not mean much, and in the Champions League group stage The first contest in China was also won, but the fans and the media who had high hopes for them were still very dissatisfied. The intensity of criticism was second only to the Real Madrid coach who had two consecutive draws in the previous two games, and he was also a source of public opinion in his country. Focus on the object.

As a result, at this delicate moment, the two representative teams of the Spanish capital met in the league. If they can't instantly kill most of the eyeballs, then it's a ghost.

Since the venue of the match was placed at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, Atletico Madrid, which is not doing well recently, obviously decided to try their best to win and take this opportunity to boost morale inside and outside the team. From the club chairman, director, down to the head coach He and the players all looked extremely serious as they were about to face the moment of life and death.

On the other hand, for Real Madrid, Li Mudi's mood is extremely relaxed. After he led the team to easily defeat Zaragoza in the last round, he did not carry out even one closed training session as expected by the outside world, at least he never used anything. The pictures captured by the extreme media did not show any special tactics and arrangements he would adopt for this extremely important derby.

Moreover, in the 18-man roster announced on Friday night and the starting lineup that broke out the next morning, people can clearly see that the Real Madrid coach did not make any changes because of the matchup with Atletico Madrid, and still followed him. The conventional rotation policy is in formation, and the three generals Mbappe, Varane and Ceballos are hidden in the snow, as if they did not take their opponents seriously.

This more or less aroused the fighting spirit of Atletico Madrid, and also made a group of people who eat melons excited to watch the excitement. Seeing others, especially celebrities, being slapped in the face is simply the most interesting thing in the world One, wouldn't it be too wasteful not to follow the hustle and bustle together.

Therefore, in the data released by the media afterwards, the real-time ratings of this Madrid Derby exceeded 41% in the local area, and the number of viewers in the country also exceeded 600 million, both of which created the highest records in the past ten years.

Back to the game, Paco Hermes has a number of 12 in the ability of lineup rotation in the FM system. He is a relatively flexible head coach.It was only affected by the performance deviation since the beginning of the season and the importance of this game. He has almost sent the same starting lineup in three consecutive league games, and this is still in the case of double matches in a week. Not at its best.Among them, four people who have run more distance or deviated from their physical strength, their physical strength before the opening is less than 90%, which has planted a hidden worry for the game.

Similar to other giants, Atletico Madrid's lineup has been quite different from 2018 after six years of development.Except for goalkeeper Oblak, French left-back Lucas, two local internationals Koke and Saul, and Uruguayan central defender Jimenez who left the team and returned last season, the other players in the first team are no longer A familiar face to Li Moody.

And I don't know the specific reason. In the past five or six years, their youth training camp has not been able to produce any good seedlings that are eye-catching. The opportunity to play on the field is also one of the important reasons why this sheet army, which can proudly claim to be the third pole of the Western Super League, has gradually stepped down to the top.

Fortunately, the club has always maintained a good vision in terms of signings. Before this summer, it has purchased seven or eight top-tier and second-tier top stars with current ability evaluations above 150 in the scouting tool. The strength can still be ranked among the top fifteen in Europe.

Only after the original core players such as Griezmann and Godin left the team, Atletico Madrid's lineup has some characteristics of Li Moody's coaching team, that is, the main team and few superman-like individual performances.Although this is basically consistent with the philosophy of Simeone's coaching period, but without the most reliable core in the front and back courts, the team often encounters situations where no one can stand up to solve the problem at some critical moments. Against the top teams, they often lack the ability to mark the opponent's top scorer or force the opponent's goal.

Such a team's performance will be very stable, but they will not win the championship. Before Simeone left, he had squeezed out all the potential of Atletico Madrid at that time.People with a discerning eye will be able to understand that it is basically impossible for this team to have the capital to compete for the championship again without four to five years or even seven or eight years of painstaking accumulation, just like Inter Milan after winning the Triple Crown. Same.

Therefore, the outside world's expectations for their final results are generally low, but the third place in La Liga and the top [-] of the Champions League are still necessary. Another main indicator is that they cannot be in the same city derby (here only refers to the duel with Real Madrid). If you are at a disadvantage, otherwise, from the coach to the players, you will be severely criticized, and it is very likely that you will be kicked out.

This is also one of the reasons why before the start of the game, the media believed that Atletico Madrid, which is playing at home, would at least not be inferior to their opponents on the scene, and might even continue the glorious tradition for many years to achieve the entire situation of suppressing the game.Because on this field, since November 2016, neither Zidane, Lopetegui, nor Guti have been able to lead the team to a victory in eight years.Among them, in the 11 matches in various competitions, Real Madrid only got a poor three draws, and the rest were all away losses. The worst one was a 13-1 loss.

If you rank the away games with the worst record of the Galaxy Battleship, then the Nou Camp and the Wanda Metropolitano are definitely the top two leaders, and judging from the record in recent years, the latter also has a certain What about the lead.

However, Li Mudi obviously does not believe in this evil. Not only did he make a lot of rotations in the starting lineup, but he also made no special adjustments in tactics. He still used the 4-2-3- 1 formation, hoping to use the sharp offensive and defensive conversion strategy to drag down the opponent in one fell swoop, so that the home team will gradually collapse in the rhythm of Real Madrid.

Atlético started the game more in possession of the ball than most expected before the game as Paco Hermes, unlike his more efficient and clean attacking predecessor, He is a coach who prefers pass-and-control style of play.Moreover, in addition to local internationals such as Cork and Saul in their formation, there is also a short Spanish midfielder Sergio Gomez who was born in La Masia and has a pass and control ability of 19 or even a full value of 20. The 24-year-old central midfielder who became famous in Dortmund and regards Iniesta as his idol really lived up to the title of "magician" given to him by the outside world. After Ronaldinho and Messi, it is extremely rare in La Liga. A genius who can completely control the ball at his feet.

Scheduled by him in the middle, it is difficult for Real Madrid to easily steal the ball in a place with a slightly larger space, such as 25 meters away from the penalty area line of their own side, which naturally makes it impossible to fight back quickly.

It’s just that the home team has a lot of flaws on the offensive end. Of course, there is no need to mention the strength of the center, but the abilities of the two wide players are somewhat unsatisfactory. Whether it is the new Romanian left winger Dennis Man or the local star Oscar on the right. · Melendo failed to create any decent opportunities with his teammates providing a lot of support. It made it very easy for Real Madrid's two starting full-backs Odriozola and Aaron to deal with.

The blocked attacks from the two sides also made the Paraguayan center Antonio Marin, who advanced alone, always in a state of doing nothing in the first 10 minutes. It's not his strong point, so he can only helplessly fall into the encirclement of Skriniar and Vallejo, like a fish struggling on the chopping board.

On the other hand, Real Madrid did a great job on the defensive end after the opening game. The abilities of the players are already at the top level in the world, and there are two coaches, the Portuguese Rui Jorge, who have reached the full value of their commanding and defensive abilities. With the careful teaching of the Brazilian Flavio Tanagula, coupled with the influence of the head coach's anti-climbing plug-in, the Galaxy Battleship, which has always been known for its powerful attack power, has unknowingly established a set. The steel defense of any team.

After absorbing the essence of Italian chain defense and high-position press strategy, combined with the individual combat ability that they are already good at, Real Madrid's goal is not something that ordinary opponents can easily break through.Although it is far from solid, it is very difficult for Atletico Madrid to gain something with today's performance, at least judging from the performance in the first 20 minutes of the game.

And the most important thing is, how can Real Madrid be a wimp who just takes a beating and doesn't fight back? Although the front trident of Rodrigo, Asensio and Mikel Oyar Sabal often retreats to participate in the siege, But he is always ready to launch a fatal blow. Dybala, who is the attacking midfielder in this game, is also constantly running back and forth in the middle, interfering with the opponent's midfield pass and possession while always observing the positions of the players on both sides. A possible counterattack is planned in advance.

No.206 minutes, Saul's 45-degree cross was ejected by Skriniar. After the two trailing central midfielders Peperu and Fabas of the visiting team completed a connection, the ball was passed by the latter. In front of the midfield line, Dybala, who retreated, got rid of the close marking of the Atletico Madrid players with a chic movement of a half-turn, and then strode towards the home team's penalty area with the ball.

At the same time, the trio in Real Madrid's frontcourt had also moved forward at full speed in their respective positions. They launched a four-person counterattack in less than five seconds after their teammates broke the ball. It launched a fierce attack on Atletico Madrid's defense line with only five people left in the backcourt.

The result of this counterattack was that Dybala's through ball helped Rodrigo get a chance to shoot a strong shot at a position [-] or [-] meters away from the opponent's goal in a straight line to the right of the penalty area. Unfortunately, due to the influence of the angle and the interference of the defender, This powerful and heavy attack failed to break through Oblak's ten fingers, and the ball was blocked by the Slovenian national goal, who is still able to maintain the world's top state, and flew out of the bottom line.

Although forcing a corner kick severely hit the home team's previous arrogance and made them dare not invest too much force on the offensive end, Li Moody on the sidelines was somewhat dissatisfied with the offensive process.

He believes that the Argentine veteran made a mistake in the selection that violated his own tactical requirements. His personal dribbling was too much, which led to his failure to discover that Oyar Sabal on the right actually had a better chance of oblique insertion.If the ball can be played as soon as possible, the final position of Rodrigo's goal and the defensive environment encountered will definitely be better. In that case, the score on the field may have changed.

And similar situations have happened more than once this season, all because Dybala's playing style determines that he is more suitable as the absolute core of a team. He needs to take more balls and master everything on the field. This is completely contrary to Li Moody's philosophy of being quick and concise, and that all people are soldiers.The feeling of incompatibility between the Argentine star and the entire team has always become a big problem that needs to be solved urgently.

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