Chapter 1082 The Ball Is In! !

It is the same football game, the same scene, but in the eyes of the coach and ordinary fans, there are two completely different understandings, because what they see is fundamentally different.

It’s like in this game now, Southampton didn’t even have a shot from the start to the present. After being the first to score at home by Atletico Madrid, Southampton was pressed and played by the sheets.

It can be said that this has never happened in Southampton in the past few years.

Everyone knows that Southampton has been good at starting from the Bielsa period.

Some people even joked that the Saints just made three big axe in the opening, and they won half of the game if they held it.

But in such a crucial final, the Saints were so embarrassed by Atlético de Madrid, how could this make Saints fans feel bad?

In the comments of the fans in the stands, the audience in front of the TV, and even the TV commentators, the current problem of the Saints is because they were suppressed by Atlético de Madrid. The whole attack was completely paralyzed, otherwise, how could there not even be a decent attack and shot?

But in Ancelotti's eyes, is that so?

Obviously not!

In Ancelotti's eyes, the midfield is suppressed, which is not a problem at all.

In other words, this is a problem, but it is not the most important and core problem.

What he values ​​is that the team's front trident has not put enough pressure on the opponent's back line.

As the saying goes, offense is the best defense.

But in tactics, attacking does not mean that it is called attacking when you press all the players.

Southampton's frontcourt has three top scorers who are among the best in the world in terms of passing, breakthrough and scoring. Pick one of the three at random, and the opponent must use at least two players to defend to be assured.

That is, what if all three players put enough pressure on the opponent's defense at the same time?

The answer is very simple, the midfield retreats to help!

If the opponent's midfielder goes back to assist the defense, then the pressure on the midfielder's side will be lighter, the operation will be smoother, and the attack will be alive, isn't it true?

so,

After Atletico Madrid scored the first goal, Ancelotti did not ask the frontcourt players to actively retreat, but adjusted the responsibilities of the three players.

From the 30-meter area to the goal, to the front of the penalty area, cut into left and right halves, Messi and Hazard each occupy one.

Breaking through the flanks, cutting inside and penetrating, interspersed in the ribs, and actively pulling and running, these are the forte of Messi and Hazard.

More importantly, once they get the ball, it is basically difficult to lose unless the opponent fouls.

In many cases, fouls are often the last weapon of the defense, because if they don't foul, they can't hold it.

Therefore, after Atletico Madrid scored, although Southampton did not adjust its tactics and did not make a big counterattack, it is strange that Atlético Madrid made more fouls in the backcourt.

Of course, all fouls are more restrained, on the ball and not on the person.

Suarez's activity area is in the penalty area, but it is mainly concentrated in the two corners of the penalty area. Whichever way the team focuses on attacking, he will appear on which side to meet Messi and Hazard.

The way to respond is also very simple, that is to pull the line of defense.

When Messi or Hazard gets the ball on the wing, he leans over. If a teammate cuts in from the middle, he pulls it to the wing, or presses forward to take away the defenders of Atletico Madrid, for the sake of Teammates create space.

If Messi and Hazard are restricted on the wing, Suarez will withdraw from the penalty area to respond to the midfielder's ball, give up the penalty area, and give Messi and Hazard space to slant into the penalty area.

Not only Suarez, in midfield, as long as Pogba and Di Maria seize the opportunity, as long as the ball goes up, they will immediately wait for the opportunity to move at the feet of Messi and Hazard.

With Pogba and Di Maria's offensive ability, it is definitely a headache for all opponents.

Not to mention, the two left and right fullbacks, David Alaba and Danilo, are also ready to plug in anytime and anywhere to help the flank.

The most terrible thing about Southampton is that the three players in the frontcourt not only cooperate with each other tacitly, but also have very good tactical characteristics. More importantly, they all have strong personal abilities.

They run, will you follow?

Follow, your defensive position will definitely be affected, or even chaotic.

But don't follow, well, if you don't follow, once they get the ball, they can still create a threat, and they can't defend at all.

In this case, whether to follow or not to follow is a problem.

Because of this, Atlético de Madrid's entire defense line seems to be well defended on the surface, but in fact it is under huge pressure, and every player is jittery to deal with the opponent.

Even if the Saints' trident in the frontcourt ran like this, they all had to be nervous and wait for it.

So, on the surface, the Southampton offense was unfavorable and contained.

But in fact, the problem is not that there is no shooting opportunity, it is not that the ball runs smoothly, but that the pressure on the opponent in the frontcourt is not enough.

Ancelotti's adjustment is to further increase the threat of Messi and Hazard's possession of the ball in the frontcourt, as well as the pressure of the frontcourt trident on the opponent, but this is not obvious on the scene.

Everyone just saw that there were too many fouls by Atlético de Madrid, and there was still no threatening attack from Southampton, let alone a shot, but Ancelotti was always as steady as a mountain and kept calm.

This also makes the Saints fans feel worried, and they are worried that the team will be suppressed by Atletico Madrid.

But only the players on the pitch and the head coach standing on the sidelines can really understand how dangerous the current situation is.

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beep!

A crisp whistle sounded in the choppy stadium.

Looking at the reputation, I saw that Di Maria fell to the ground, while Ilya Ramendi next to him just got up from the ground.

The referee quickly ran to the scene of the incident and waved towards Ilya Ramendi, motioning him to walk over. His right hand had already been put into his chest pocket.

Anyone who has played football knows what this action means.

He's finally going to give a card!

After nearly thirty minutes, he was finally willing to give the card!

Atlético de Madrid crowded around excitedly, trying to persuade the referee to show mercy, but the referee's attitude was very firm, and he repeatedly stressed that he had enough tolerance.

Is this already the first foul for Iliaramendi?

Can not remember!

Atlético de Madrid fouls are indeed too many, although very clean, no intention to hurt, but it is a headache.

Of course, this is part of the sheet army tactics.

The referee finally gave Ilya Ramendi a yellow card, which was also the first yellow card of the game.

The entire Glory Stadium was suddenly filled with boos and cheers.

The two opposing teams are in a frenzy!

Tony Cross did his part to stand in the free throw position, raised his head and looked at his teammates in front.

Neymar, Suarez and Messi lined up at the front of the penalty area, which also made Atlético Madrid feel like a big enemy.

Because the position of the free-kick was to the left, Di Maria and left-back David Alaba both came to receive.

This is also a signal to everyone that the Saints' free kick will storm the left.

Atletico Madrid also caught it, so they focused on the left flank.

Everyone knows that such a free kick in the frontcourt, if handled carelessly, may result in losing the ball.

Simeone called on the players to be careful on the sidelines and pay attention to the Saints' offense, especially on the right.

But Toni Kroos gave a quick free-kick to the left flank to David Alaba.

Alaba stopped the ball and moved forward. After catching up, he grabbed the ball before the defender got close, passed the ball forward, turned and cut diagonally to the middle.

Neymar retreated from the front, but did not catch the ball, because he was followed by Atletico Madrid's right back Montoya, so Neymar did not let the ball stay at his feet, and directly touched the ball and returned the ball. Knocked to David Alaba, who was diagonally inserted in the middle, forming a two-to-one in a small range.

As soon as Alaba received the ball, he dribbled the ball straight to Ilharamendi.

Atlético de Madrid's entire defensive lineup suddenly felt like an enemy, everyone was tense, especially Ilha Ramendi, his eyes were staring at Alaba without blinking.

But the moment Alaba was about to enter his defense zone, a figure flashed behind him.

I saw Di Maria passing quickly behind Alaba, and Alaba also passed the ball in the direction of Di Maria's sprint.

At this moment, Ilya Ramendi had an ominous premonition, and after dropping David Alaba, he turned and ran.

Di Maria received a pass from Alaba at the front of the penalty area, but at this time Otamendi also reacted and appeared in the penalty area, trying to block Di Maria.

Unexpectedly, Di Maria suddenly crossed the ball.

Otamendi was taken aback, because he saw Suarez running from the middle to meet him, with only Jimenez beside him, and falling behind, it was difficult to stop Suarez from receiving the ball.

At this moment, Otamendi had no choice at all.

Although he saw Di Maria start rushing towards the left post of the goal, he chose to run towards Suarez.

Because he knows very well that if he doesn't go to the defense and Suarez just kicks up, it's a shot.

But it turned out that even if he passed, there was nothing he could do.

As soon as Suarez stopped the ball, without waiting for Otamendi to approach, he directly slammed the ball and passed the ball from Otamendi to Di Maria. It turned out to be another small-scale collision against the wall!

Otamendi felt crazy for a moment, turned around after a sudden stop, and quickly rushed towards Di Maria.

To say that Otamendi's reaction is not unpleasant, even the goalkeeper Courtois is well prepared, and his position is very left, resulting in Di Maria's shot angle is not large.

Candi Maria is left footed!

"Wow woo... woo woo woo... Di Maria... Di Maria... Di Maria..."

"Messi! Messi!! Messi!!!"

"!!!!!!!!!"

"Messi!"

"The ball is in!"

"A very beautiful free kick from Southampton, Di Maria made a cross to the right in front of the goal, and Messi followed up and made it overnight, one-to-one!"

"Nice job, Southampton!"

"Atlético de Madrid are unstoppable, their entire line of defense has been disrupted by Southampton's interspersed!"

"From the first collision between Alaba and Neymar on the left flank, to the second collision between Di Maria and Suarez at the front of the penalty area, Southampton's continuous cooperation in this narrow range showed the The player's delicate footwork and outstanding individual ability."

"Atlético de Madrid's defense can be described as tight, their airtight defensive formation does not leave too much space for Southampton players, but the Saints players have this ability and will be in this extremely small. In this space, cooperate continuously to disintegrate the opponent's defense!"

"It's not that Atletico Madrid is not doing well enough, it's that the opponents they face are too strong!"

The moment Messi scored, the entire Glory Stadium turned into a sea of ​​festivities!