Chapter 20 Time Matters

In 1905, the Sevilla Club was established in Seville, Spain's second largest city.

In the club's 100-year history, Sevilla has only won one league title and three Copa del Rey titles. In the 1990s, this veteran powerhouse once owned Suker, Zamorano, Maradona, Simeone, Ray Yes, but there is still no breakthrough in performance.

In 2001, after Sevilla's second division was promoted to the first division, the record has been very stable, and it has always remained within ten. In recent seasons, there are signs of rising steadily. Invincible in the UEFA Cup, all the way to the final to take home the championship trophy, and then icing on the cake to board the European Super Cup champion.

For the team, it was unprecedented brilliance.

Since the beginning of the 2005-06 season, Sevilla has maintained the top results of the league.

In this way, Seville has also become a force in Spain's "third pole".

Sevilla still maintained good results last season. They ranked fourth in La Liga and qualified for the European Champions Cup qualifiers. At the same time, they also won the Copa del Rey, so their new season is better than other teams. The team is early - they have to play in the Champions League qualifiers and also compete with the league's defending champions Barcelona for the Spanish Super Cup.

In the summer, Sevilla's strength did not change much. They "lost blood" very little. Adriano switched to Barcelona for 9.5 million. Respo and Stankovicius came off the bench, Alexis (5 million), Guarente (5.5 million), Chigalini (300,000), Dubbo (free) joined, Alfaro, Chevanton The loan has returned, and none of the main players in the midfield, such as Fabiano, Canute, Navas, and Negredo, have been lost.

The comprehensive evaluation of Sevilla by the media is, "The strength is stable and rising."

It is a pity that in August, Sevilla had to worry about gains and losses in the Super Cup and the Champions League qualifiers in a week and a double match, and finally made a mess. They lost their qualifications for the Champions League and lost 3-5 to Barcelona in the Super Cup.

The new season has not yet started, and Sevilla has already suffered a heavy blow!

Many Spanish media have described coach Antonio Alvarez's record as "a good hand has become a match", and at the same time, they believe that the countdown to coach Alvarez's dismissal has entered.

Antonio Alvarez definitely doesn't want to be dismissed. After he took over the team in March, Sevilla's achievements were impressive, but in August the team lost the Champions League qualification and the Spanish Super Cup, and Alvarez was under great pressure. big.

So Alvarez put his hope in the league.

As long as he can lead Sevilla to play well in the league, the loss of qualification for the Champions League and the Spanish Super Cup will not be a problem.

Therefore, the victory or defeat of the first round of the league is very important for Sevilla.

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For Wansheng, the first round of the league is a game to test the team's preparation. The opponent is Sevilla, not weak but not too strong. It is a good opponent.

For Alvarez, the first round of the league is directly related to the coaching position, and he must try his best to win.

Alvarez has an advantage. First, Sevilla was fourth in the league last season, much better than Atletico Madrid. Villa United, secondly, the first round is the game at the Pizjuan Stadium, and it is definitely beneficial to the team to sit at home.

With these many advantages, Alvarez began to talk.

In an interview with the media, Alvarez said that Sevilla will definitely win, because they have a lot of advantages, and they also have a mental advantage over Atletico Madrid, "Last season we beat Atletico Madrid 4-1 at home, and now we can also beat them."

Then Alvarez talked about Wansheng, and he took the attitude of 'old-timer', "His ability to lead the team is not bad, but this is Spain, not England, he should put away the English style. Young people want To stabilize the mentality, the first thing to do is not to think about the championship, but to improve the team's performance a little bit..."

Even the media who came to interview Alvarez's words didn't sound right.

What is 'not bad ability'?

Just because you're old enough to lose the Champions League and Super Cup records in one month, are you still qualified to comment on Wansheng's ability not to be bad?

I don't feel blush when I say this review!

However, the media do not think that Alvarez's words are too much. They like the coach to fight. , Because Mourinho came, Wansheng came, and Guardiola coached Barcelona, ​​Spanish football became very lively.

Even Alvarez wants to shake his prestige and put a punch... that's so interesting!

Alvarez must not know Wansheng very well, so he dares to say that if he changes to the head coach of a Premier League team, even Mourinho will have to consider his words, because they all know that this young Chinese is in the There is quite a bit of skill in 'saliva'.

When Wan Sheng heard Alvarez's words, he asked back in surprise, "Isn't he crazy!?"

"Yes, it is possible."

"I heard he just lost the Super Cup, that's interesting, actually I was bullish on Sevilla a few days ago because they beat Barcelona 1-0 in the first leg and they lost 4-0. Haha... If I were him, I would stay at home and not go out, because I would be afraid of people laughing at me, but I am not him, and I don't have so many years of 'experience'..."

The "experience" Wan Sheng said refers to the thickness of Alvarez's skin.

Everyone can hear it.

Many people laughed out loud, but Wan Sheng's words were not finished, "I don't understand what qualifications a person who has just lost the Champions League qualification and the European Super Cup has the right to teach others, but I also want to tell him that when he gets old, he must be stable. Keep your mentality and think about how to deal with fans who are dissatisfied with him after losing this game!"

Wan Sheng's tone was as if he had already won, and he began to "consider" Alvarez's post-match position.

This made Seville's media very dissatisfied.

Although they are also dissatisfied with the results led by Alvarez, they always hope that Sevilla will win.

To this young Chinese, Sevilla seems to have lost the game!

After they reported on Wansheng’s words, Sevilla fans were also very dissatisfied, and some fan associations even organized a showdown for Atlético de Madrid at the Pisjuan Stadium, telling them that this is Sevilla’s territory.

Wan Sheng didn't care at all.

He will never be soft-hearted when it comes to attacking opponents.

Sevilla is his opponent, and Alvarez is his opponent. As for the opponent's fatal blow, what does the opponent think and think?

What does that have to do with him!

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Finally the day of the game came.

Sevilla played Atlético with the belief that they must win, because they are in a crisis, the club and fans are unhappy that they lost the Champions League and Super Cup, so they must use victory to alleviate the crisis.

This is also related to the coaching position of head coach Alvarez.

It has only been half a year since Alvarez led Sevilla in March, but he is still very prestigious in the team, including star players Navas, Fabiano and others, all hope that Alvare S can continue to coach Sevilla, so they have to win.

So Sevilla fought very hard.

Judging from the opening ten minutes of the game, it is not surprising that Sevilla finished fourth in the league last season. They used their home advantage to suppress Atletico Madrid.

Sevilla's attack was fierce.

Their offense is very much the color of Spanish football, passing, penetrating, fast breaking, constantly squeezing the space of Atletico Madrid to create an advantage, they also invested a lot of troops in the attack, and pressing on the spot also brought a lot to Atletico Madrid. Little trouble.

Sevilla played with the mentality that they had to win.

Faced with a tough Sevilla attack, any team will have a headache as they have to solidify their defences in case they take the lead too early.

Atlético de Madrid are not the type of team to play on the counter-attack.

Like Sevilla, Atletico Madrid is also good at attacking, and even said that they have a more serious offensive tendency than Sevilla, as evidenced by Atletico Madrid's abundance of 'efficient strikers'.

But it will be different after Wansheng arrives.

Atlético de Madrid is completely different, not the team it was last season.

The team's lineup has changed a lot. After nearly a month of running in, this Atletico Madrid team is no longer what it used to be.

Wansheng knows the strength of the team best.

If Alvarez is still looking at Atletico Madrid in the same way, Wansheng wouldn't mind letting him lose badly...

After Wansheng coached Atletico Madrid, many Spanish media believed that Wansheng would bring Manchester City's set to Atletico Madrid. At the same time, they also felt that Manchester City's set would not work in a short time, because the Spanish football environment and the England is different. In terms of ball control and attack, the Spanish team is much stronger than England.

Every Spanish top league team has good skills. No matter whether they have the ball or cooperate, they can play very well. Therefore, Atletico Madrid switched to Manchester City's style of play, which may not be able to take effect quickly. Players may not adapt to tactics in a short period of time, and their results will plummet.

In fact, what the media is saying makes sense.

But they never imagined that Wansheng has a football training master system, 'collaboration' and other training skills effects, which can help players quickly adapt to tactics.

They also did not expect that Wansheng did not follow the tactics of Manchester City, but let Atletico Madrid adapt to the new tactics.

This game is also regarded by Wansheng as the real combat of the 'B-TF' system, and Sevilla is just a target for Wansheng to use as the team's experimental tactics.

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Everyone who watched the game felt that Atletico Madrid played very passively. Sevilla fans kept cheering in the audience, and the commentator of the live game also said, "Atlético Madrid was completely suppressed by Sevilla..."

The on-site commentator at the Pizjuan Stadium even affirmed, "It's only a matter of time before Sevilla scores!"

But in fact, the Sevilla players on the field feel completely different.

They pushed the attack into the Atlético de Madrid half, but the football was always passing from the outside, and it was difficult to get into the middle of the penalty area. Also a lot more cautious.

They felt that the Atlético Madrid in front of them was different.

Atletico Madrid's defense last season was very weak. Even if they tried their best to retreat, they could always find opportunities. But now they have attacked many times and failed to pass the ball to key positions. It is very difficult to score goals. .

"Their defense is really solid!"

This is how Sevilla players really feel.

Sevilla striker Canute has been cruising around Atletico Madrid's penalty area for a long time, but he has only received one pass, he has been pressed by the opponent, passed back to his teammates, and then... nothing.

Since the start of the game, Canute has yet to get a shot.

Another striker, Fabiano, was stronger than Canute, and only had one shot. He was still heavily defended and kicked the ball out of bounds.

In fact, in the past 15 minutes, Sevilla only had two shots. The long shot of midfielder Renato was not bad, but it was difficult to directly threaten the goal with a direct shot from 25 meters away. Rah held the ball firmly in his arms.

That's what Sevilla did in the first 15 minutes.

But they suppressed Atletico Madrid, and it can't be said that the performance was bad, but they didn't get a good chance to score.

By this time, Atlético de Madrid had gradually adapted and began to seek a counterattack.

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The 'B-TF' system emphasizes wholeness and speed.

Sevilla thinks they have suppressed Atletico Madrid, but in fact, Atletico Madrid plays like this. The basic theory of tactics is that the third line is a whole. When defending, the third line retreat naturally seems to be suppressed.

That's how Atletico Madrid plays.

When Atletico Madrid attack, the three lines will also move forward together, forming a strong impact.

Seeing the team's counterattack, Wan Sheng couldn't help being excited.

This is the game to verify whether the 'B-TF' system can conquer the Iberian Peninsula, and now is the moment to verify the team's offensive ability to play the 'B-TF' system.

The scene of the team pressing across the board reminded Wan Sheng of the FA Cup decisive game between Derby County and Manchester United more than six years ago.

The game is still fresh in my memory.

At that time, Derby County had just decided to upgrade to the Premier League, and its strength was completely incomparable to Manchester United. He could only use a solid defense and a "sudden attack", hoping to make the team equalize the score.

The 'Surprise Attack' means that in the 'Arrangement' system, the team's attack relies on the strongest formation.

That formation can only be used as a 'killer' because the defense is too weak.

Now Wansheng can put the "weakened version" of the "killer" in normal games. When the team is overwhelmed across the board, the offensive ability evaluation in the "Arrangement" has reached the "101" point.

This value is definitely the best in the world.

How many players on the field can play the '101' point attack evaluation, of course, depends on the degree of cooperation and tactical adaptation. However, Wansheng believes that under the strong offensive of the team, Sevilla's defense line must be as thin. like paper...

Break it with a poke!

The goal against Atlético de Madrid is only a matter of time! (To be continued ~^~)