Chapter 784: Desperate

"Damn it, this guy should belong to the tortoise, right?"

Not to mention, after this guy puts on a neat suit, he really looks a little bit like an Italian mafia leader, very much like those villainous Hollywood men.

But I don't know why, anyway, in Luis Borini's opinion, this guy is not pleasing to the eye from top to bottom.

Thirty minutes into the first half, there was a sneak attack. If it wasn't for Neuer's miraculous save to save Nampton, Atletico Madrid would have taken the lead by this time.

But after that?

This guy is really a tortoise, seeing that the sneak attack failed, he immediately retracted into the tortoise shell, refusing to come out anyway.

In the last ten minutes of the first half, Southampton fought back desperately, but they failed to break through Atletico Madrid's goal.

At the beginning of the second half, the Saints launched a wave of offensive again, but it still failed.

This made Luis Borini on the sidelines a little restless.

If Simeone had heard his words at this time, he would have nodded with a smile and replied, "Yes, I am a tortoise. If you have the ability, bite me!"

Yes, this guy is so shameless!

"His defense is very meticulous, very organized and disciplined, it is worth our study!"

Compared to Luis Borini, who was a little restless, Bielsa was calmer.

In his opinion, Southampton's offensive is neither strong enough nor completely unchanged, but Atletico Madrid's defense is indeed too tightly organized.

And this kind of tightness is not the kind of very tough, as tight as a wall, it belongs to the combination of rigidity and softness.

It's like a ball of hard rubber. When you punch it, it will be slightly dented. After dissipating your strength, it will even bounce back a little.

More importantly, it is not clumsy, but because it runs a lot, this defensive system is very flexible and full of various changes.

Luis Borrini is on the sidelines,

After hearing Bielsa's words, he glanced at the boss angrily.

"Marcelo, now is not the time to brag about our opponents, we should find a way to break their goals!"

But who knows, after hearing this, Bielsa shook his head, "No, Luis, this is difficult."

"What do you mean?" Luis Borini was a little strange.

Could it be that Bielsa wanted to raise his hands and surrender?

This is not Bielsa's style at all!

He could even predict that if Bielsa really did this, he would definitely be fired by Master Huan on the spot.

But he did misunderstand what Bielsa meant.

"It is not easy for us to break through their defense when they are full of energy!"

When Luis Borini heard this, he immediately understood what Bielsa meant.

Atletico Madrid has now recovered a lot of physical fitness after the intermission, and the team's morale has been boosted. It is like a group of wild horses that have run free, and they can't hold them back.

If Southampton wants to subdue this wild horse, there is no other way but to rely on grinding.

When this wild horse has the strongest character and the most strength, you can't confront him head-on, but you should slowly wear down his sharpness and consume his strength.

In this case, the competition between the two sides is consumption, to see who can consume more.

Of course, it is also possible that both parties will make mistakes in the process of consumption, and be caught by the other party, causing a fatal blow.

For example, more than 30 minutes into the first half, Southampton's defense was very dense, giving Atletico Madrid a chance to counterattack, and it was almost Tevez who broke the goal and scored.

It can be said that if Tevez scored that goal, the situation of the game would be completely changed.

Not only did Southampton make mistakes, Atletico Madrid also made several mistakes, but the Sheets made up for it well, or Southampton failed to seize the opportunity and failed to score in the end.

Therefore, there is only one way for both sides to go now, and that is to fight for consumption.

No matter how strict the tactical system is, no matter how good the players are, the effect will be greatly reduced after the physical energy is exhausted to a certain extent.

And Bielsa has confidence in his team. If he really struggles to consume, the one with the greatest chance of winning in the end is himself!

There is no other reason, Southampton beat Atletico Madrid in terms of the thickness of the bench!

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"Fifty-five minutes, he doesn't seem to have any plans to adjust!"

Atletico Madrid's assistant coach Boggs walked to Simeone's side frowning.

He holds an Apple tablet in his hand, and the application on it is displaying various data of Atletico Madrid players in real time, analyzing the situation of the game.

Simeone glanced at the visiting coach's bench.

Southampton's head coach Bielsa is still squatting on the sidelines, watching the game on the court, it seems that he is not in a hurry.

This made Simeone frowned, "What an old fox!"

If anyone says that Bielsa is not smart in the future, Simeone will be the first to be anxious with him.

This old guy's heart is bright!

It is also consuming, but Atletico Madrid's tactical style makes the players of the Sheets Corps consume even more.

Because they want to use active running to make up for the weaknesses in technique and control.

Of course, Southampton's life is not easy. Under the pressing and oppression of Atletico Madrid's set of tactics, their consumption is also quite large, but in general, it is a little smaller than the sheet army.

"He was waiting for us to get tired before he came up to collect our bodies!" Simeone sneered.

Off the field, he has a lot of respect for Bielsa.

But when he walked into the football field, the relationship between the two sides was life and death, so he didn't show much respect in his words.

"His calculation is shrewd!" Boggs also sneered.

But I have to say that they are aware of their own shortcomings, Simeone and Boggs know how long Atletico Madrid can last, and they know in their hearts that if they really want to fight for consumption, they may not lose, but they are not very sure.

It can be said that the game has progressed to the present, and it is difficult for the two sides to make any major changes.

The key depends on the impromptu performance of the players on the court and the three substitution cards held by the coaches of both sides.

who? When to change? How to fight after changing?

This is the key!

"Do you think he is already considering overtime?" Simeone asked suddenly.

In the situation of Atletico Madrid, it is very dangerous to play overtime.

Because in the 90 minutes, the players consumed too much, and when it came to overtime, it was simply terrible!

Boggs thought for a while, "It should be, but..."

Simeone didn't wait for him to finish, he laughed, "But he's Bielsa!"

After finishing speaking, the Argentine tough guy turned around and yelled at the bench, "Girl Zeguez, Antoine, you two hurry up and warm up, quick, quick, quick!"

Immediately on the bench, two figures were quickly provoked, namely Krychowiak and Griezmann.

They were obviously a little impatient with waiting. As soon as they heard Simeone's order, they immediately jumped up and ran to the sidelines to warm up.

"Go to Krijowiak?" Boggs was a little surprised.

"Yes, that's right!" Simeone was very sure.

"Entering overtime is suicide for us!"

In the past season, Atletico Madrid has adopted this amazing high-intensity oppression tactic, which consumes a lot of players, and the suspense of the La Liga championship has been maintained until the last round.

In this case, the players of the Sheets will lag behind Southampton in terms of physical fitness.

Coupled with the disadvantages at the tactical level, Atletico Madrid simply cannot accept overtime.

Just imagine, after 90 minutes, the players can't run anymore, playing overtime, what is it if it's not suicide?

"So what do you think..." Boggs asked.

"Replace Krychowiak for Illjaramendi, who is already quite tired, put Cork back in the middle, free Isco, the team plays more long diagonal passes, look for the right, let Diego Costa and Griezmann go for it!"

This set of tactics has worked many times in Atletico Madrid's tactics this season, and it can be regarded as one of the winners of the sheet army.

Coincidentally, Southampton's left-back in this game is David Alaba, who can use a long pass to find the left.

Boggston immediately understood what Simeone meant, "Okay, I'll arrange it right away!"

After using Griezmann, Atletico Madrid's tactics will change from the original four-four-two to four-three-three tactics.

In other words, the 4141 tactic is more appropriate.

But when Simeone and Boggs were busy arranging team adjustments and changes, Bielsa suddenly jumped from the ground and walked into the coach's bench.

Soon, there was a commotion on Southampton's coaching bench and bench.

Immediately afterwards, two figures rushed out of the Southampton bench.

Impressively, it is James Rodriguez and Sanchez.

Seeing this scene, Simeone and Boggs looked at each other, both a little surprised.

Could it be that Bielsa is going to replace two players at this time?

If so, who will he replace?

What will happen to Southampton's tactics?

"Interesting, this old guy is going to kill us!" Simeone suddenly laughed.

Boggs looked worried.

Bielsa is really going to risk his life. He did this because he has great confidence in his team.

So should Atletico Madrid's substitutions continue?

To be on the safe side, of course, wait for Southampton to make a substitution first, observe for a while and then adjust according to the situation.

But wouldn't this weaken the opponent a bit in terms of momentum?

"Substitution as usual!" Simeone decisively said, "Since he wants to risk his life, then I will play with him and see who plays to death!"

At the end, the Argentine tough guy laughed again.

In his opinion, Atletico Madrid's ability to reach the Champions League final this season has already exceeded expectations and earned them.

He is also very happy to be able to fight head-to-head with Bielsa like this!

Even if he loses, he has no regrets!

Since this is the case, then don't think too much about it, go all out and fight your opponent to the death!

The substitution between the two famous coaches, which was a bit of an emotional dispute, directly surprised the fans on the sidelines and the audience in front of the TV.

Both sides actually chose to make consecutive substitutions in the early sixty minutes?

And they all changed two in one breath, but they also kept one hand. This is obviously the rhythm of a big fight.

Ever since, the fans of both sides in the stadium began to shout more happily.

And the on-site commentator shouted vigorously as if he had been beaten into chicken blood.

"In the 63rd minute, Southampton took the lead in making substitution adjustments."

"Belsa replaces midfielder Modric with James Rodriguez and Kaka with Sanchez!"

"The two substitutions were very offensive substitutions. It is not surprising to replace Kaka, but to replace Modric, is this to let Toni Kroos sit in the midfield alone? ?”

"Is this too dangerous?"

"Atletico Madrid also made substitutions. Griezmann replaced the captain Gabi, who was obviously exhausted. He also replaced Illjaramendi with Krychowiak, also to strengthen the central team. field."

"Both coaches have made adjustments and used up two substitutions. Let's see how the substitutions work now!"

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