Chapter 44: The Tragedy of Habit

Real Madrid fans at the scene were celebrating the goal.

The Spanish national sports TV commentator also said, "Real Madrid scored a goal in the opening 12 minutes, which made Atletico Madrid very disadvantageous. Real Madrid has already taken the lead."

"Judging from the past ten minutes of the game, Real Madrid has suppressed Atletico Madrid. If the game continues like this, it is not surprising that Real Madrid will score a few more goals... Now we will see what Atletico Madrid will do..."

Of course these explanations are nonsense.

The game has only started less than 13 minutes, even if the opponent scores a goal, it will not be adjusted at this time.

Atlético de Madrid still maintain the original arrangement to play.

They continued to defend solidly.

Real Madrid originally wanted to continue to work hard with the goal of scoring, but then they quickly discovered that Atletico Madrid's defense was very stable, and scoring goals was not easy to achieve.

Just like that, time passed slowly.

Between several waves of offense and defense, the game has been going on for 20 minutes, and it is difficult for any team to continue the offensive. After 20 consecutive minutes of offense, Real Madrid's rhythm has slowed down a bit, and the number of Atletico Madrid's advances and counterattacks has gradually increased. increase.

Players on both teams have entered the state.

The two sides began to attack and defend each other, and the game became fierce.

Compared with the opening 20 minutes, Real Madrid's advantage is not so big, but the commentator of the Spanish national sports TV is still very optimistic about Real Madrid, which is also the opinion of the mass media.

First, Real Madrid leads by one goal.

Secondly, this is at the Bernabeu Stadium, the home of Real Madrid. From the perspective of the scene, Real Madrid still has some advantages.

The most important point is that Atletico Madrid did not play that kind of oppressive attack!

In the fourth round of the league, after the match between Atlético de Madrid and Barcelona, ​​many media and football professionals analyzed Atlético de Madrid's play and tactics. They found that in every game of Atlético de Madrid, the three-line attack was played together. .

That kind of attack is very fierce!

As long as Atletico Madrid play that kind of offensive, it proves that they have the advantage in the situation.

Not in this game.

From the beginning of the game, Real Madrid took the lead, not to mention the first goal, but also suppressed Atletico Madrid for 20 minutes. The game has been going on until now, the two teams can only say that they have an attack and a defense, but the advantage is still in the hands of Real Madrid. .

So the Spanish national sports TV commentator directly said, "The game is very bad for Atletico Madrid!"

This view is supported.

But in fact, what no one noticed is that on the Real Madrid coaching bench, coach Mourinho has frowned.

Mourinho and Wansheng have not played against each other once or twice.

The outside media think Wansheng is a supporter of 'offensive football', but the Portuguese know clearly that this Chinese supports 'utilitarian football' - when 'offensive football' can win the game, he uses 'offensive football'. Football', when 'offensive football' can't win the game, the opposition definitely doesn't mind being conservative.

A few years ago, Chelsea and Manchester City played several times.

Especially in the first few times, Manchester City never used the kind of constant possession of the ball to suppress, on the contrary, the whole court was solidly defending, and the conservative straight was 'disgusting'.

So now seeing that Atletico Madrid is very passive, Mourinho does not think that his team has the advantage of suppressing, but Atletico Madrid originally focused on defense.

Mourinho was surprised that when Atletico Madrid attacked, they did not press.

Most of the time the football is around the centre line and their players are not as advanced as they did against Barcelona.

But how do they complete the goal?

Two strikers alone?

Mourinho shook his head. He saw that Aguero's position was not that advanced. Unless there was a chance, Aguero would always stand outside the penalty area.

What are they trying to do?

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"Morris' long shot!!!"

With the exclamation of the commentator at the Bernabeu Stadium, everyone who was paying attention to the game focused on the Real Madrid goal, and Morris kicked his foot five meters outside the penalty area.

The football goes straight to the goal!

Real Madrid goalkeeper Casillas made a wonderful save. He was sideways in the air, holding the ball firmly with both hands. The football was dragged and unable to move forward. He could only change direction and swipe the post to rush out of the baseline.

"so close!"

The commentator of the Bernabeu Stadium took a deep breath, "Morris' shot just now is very threatening, but our Igor is better! Look at this save, you will know how good Igor is..."

The on-site commentator was constantly praising Casillas, but in fact, everyone knew about the threat of Morris shooting just now.

This is the second time in five minutes.

Raul Garcia's strong shot before also threatened Real Madrid's goal. Casillas performed well, and Atletico Madrid's threat on the periphery is also real.

Just like Central TV commentator Liu Jianhong pointed out, "Although Atletico Madrid did not attack the hinterland, they also caused a threat on the periphery. Judging from the shots of Maurice and Garcia just now, the ball of Atletico Madrid's frontcourt players today is It feels good, as long as Casillas is not careful, Atletico Madrid has already equalized the score..."

On the Real Madrid bench, Mourinho's brows furrowed even tighter.

He has seen the way Atletico Madrid play.

Atlético de Madrid's tactics look a bit messy, but in fact, they are playing an alternative defensive counterattack. When advancing the attack, they will not press too far ahead, and rely more on long-range shots from the outside to 'try their luck'.

Mourinho thought for a moment with some emotion.

I have to say that the opponent chose to use this style of play to play against Real Madrid, which is undoubtedly very correct.

Real Madrid's strength and state are very good now. It is worthwhile to play against any top European team, let alone Atletico Madrid. Although Atletico Madrid won Barcelona by a large margin, it is not a game. What does it represent? In terms of strength, there is still a gap between them and the top teams in Europe.

But the game is not the time to give your opponent the thumbs up.

Mourinho was worried.

Real Madrid is the leading party, but under the solid defense of the opponent, it is undoubtedly difficult to widen the score gap. There are almost no loopholes in the opponent's advance and counterattack, so everything can only depend on the players on the field.

Mourinho didn't like that feeling.

He wants to have everything under control in his hands, so that the game can go the way he wants without accidentally getting out of control.

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What Mourinho did not expect was that the prelude to Atletico Madrid's long-range shot had only just begun.

When the Atlético de Madrid players are used to the game, and the advance and counterattack are also played again and again, the number of attacks will increase, and the opportunities will naturally increase.

Atlético de Madrid players faithfully implemented the Wansheng tactics.

The two strikers, Aguero and Diego Forlan, kept running, looking for opportunities for themselves and helping their teammates open up space.

When the players in the frontcourt had a chance, they shot directly at the goal, and the football rushed out from the outside again and again, threatening the Real Madrid goal.

Not many people can think that Atletico Madrid will use long-range shots as the main means of scoring.

Real Madrid players don't have this awareness at all. They only feel that Atletico Madrid seems to be wasting opportunities again and again. Obviously they can pass the ball to the front and create a greater threat, but the opponent chooses to shoot directly.

What is the other party doing?

They don't understand.

Atletico Madrid didn't give them time to figure it out, and whenever the team advanced in front of the penalty area, they took the opportunity and shot directly.

This long shot is difficult to defend.

No matter the defense of any team in front of the penalty area is very tight, but the defense line also has a range. Generally, the defense within a few meters of the penalty area line is relatively dense, and it is difficult to make restrictions if it is further away. Much more dangerous than the periphery.

The perimeter is only a threat to the goal, and the penalty area is a goal.

In this way, Atletico Madrid players shoot long-range shots from the perimeter again and again, so that Real Madrid players have a habit of defending. Anyway, the opponent will not plug in to look for opportunities in the penalty area. When they see the opponent kick, they go straight up. blocked.

When they formed a habit, there was an accident.

In the 39th minute, Ozil faced the interception of Harvey Alonso seven meters in front of the penalty area, and swayed to get rid of it. Alonso was deceived and deviated from the center of gravity. Defend.

At this moment, Ozil waved his left foot!

Ozil became famous a few years ago. As 'Mr. 42 million euros', Real Madrid will definitely pay attention to him, so every Real Madrid player knows that Ozil is a player who is good at using his left foot.

Seeing Ozil swinging his left foot, Carvalho almost subconsciously jumped to block.

This kind of spirit of disregarding 'personal safety' and trying to block the goal with his body is admirable, but the next moment, Ozil did not choose to shoot.

His left foot swung high, dropped gently, and pushed the ball to the front right!

It's... a pass!

Ozil pushed the pass with his left foot and shoved the ball straight to the right side of the penalty area!

It was not until this time that Carvalho realized that he had been tricked. The opponent made a deliberate move and then chose to pass the ball.

He was deceived.

In that position, Aguero has already kept up!

Ozil's foot swing attracted almost all Real Madrid's defensive attention. Aguero took the opportunity to get rid of Di Maria, who was defending himself. When he received the request, only Ferreira had to face. .

This Ferreira's name is Koppelle, he is Pepe who used to play for Manchester City!

After Wansheng left Manchester City in 2008, Pepe chose to leave Manchester City to join Real Madrid the following year. His transfer worth is 45 million euros, which is a very heavyweight transfer in Europe, but C-Ronaldo is nearly one point higher. Joining the double worth, Pepe's transfer is big news in Manchester City, but it is not very conspicuous in Real Madrid.

After coming to Real Madrid, Pepe also quickly became the backbone of Real Madrid's defense by virtue of his performance.

Now he faces Aguero.

Last season, Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid played against each other twice, and Pepe and Aguero also competed twice on the same stage. He still knows Aguero.

The Argentine striker hardly passes the ball.

So Pepe focused on the ball at Aguero's feet and didn't even think that the opponent would pass it to others, but this time he made a mistake in judgment.

This game is a Madrid derby. Any Atletico Madrid player knows that the game is not easy, and Aguero naturally knows that he usually does not pass the ball because he has confidence in himself, but facing Real Madrid, even he does not have much confidence.

And Aguero's partner is Diego - Forlan!

The two have played for Atletico Madrid together for four seasons, and the four seasons are enough time for them to form an excellent tacit understanding. When his eyes swept to the other side and a teammate inserted, Aguero crossed the ball without thinking. .

"Fran!"

Fran ran forward against Diarra, faced the ball rolling in front of him, and waved his right foot directly!

Casillas quickly fell to the ground and threw the ball.

But in the end, he only had a fingertip rub, but the football was still stubbornly rushing forward, and finally rolled over the goal line and plunged into the side net.

"Goooooooal! Forlan! Forlan! He got a pass from Aguero and helped Atlético de Madrid score!"

"The score became 1-1, and the two teams were on the same starting line again!" (To be continued ~^~)