Chapter 297 Halftime Adjustments

“The first half of the game is over... This first half was truly breathtaking. Dortmund, which was full of firepower, took a three-goal lead over Atletico Madrid in just fifteen minutes and completely stunned Atletico Madrid... ..." Marcel Leif said with emotion. "It's completely different from everyone's analysis and prediction before the game. Dortmund's use of fast passing and cutting style just restrained Atletico Madrid's high press..."

"Actually, there was a lot of analysis on the tactics of both sides before the game. Everyone thought that Atletico Madrid's high press was very suitable to deal with Dortmund, especially against Zhou Yi. But I didn't expect that after the game started, it was a completely different situation. Atletico Madrid's high press not only did not become a trump card to oppress Dortmund, but instead became their own grave..." He Ping said eloquently. "Dortmund took advantage of the space left by Atletico Madrid's high press and used quick passes to catch Atletico Madrid off guard! They scored three goals in fifteen minutes... The key is these three goals. If there is no goal, Dortmund will After playing like this for twenty minutes, Ming Jin will probably have to retreat, and Atletico Madrid will have the upper hand again... Dortmund took a big risk, but it also gained a lot... Although it was only half a game, it was still a game. A very exciting showdown..."

The commentators began to analyze the first half. This first half was indeed exciting, especially for Dortmund fans...

Of course, Atletico Madrid fans may have different opinions.

For them, this first half was simply a hellish journey, a forty-five-minute ordeal...

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"I admit that I underestimated Dortmund's ability at their home court. I also admit that I was stunned by three goals conceded. But please remember that the Champions League semi-finals are two-legged games, even if we lose This game does not mean that we are eliminated. In the second half, we have to strive for goals, even if it is just one goal! An away goal can increase our hope of promotion, so that when we return to home When the time comes, there will be more room for maneuver..." Simeone said to his players in the dressing room.

He first admitted his mistake frankly. Head coaches always want to desperately demonstrate their authority in front of their players, but some managers show their authority by refusing to admit their mistakes and portraying themselves as perfect creations.

But in fact, in today's era, there is no market for this. Today's players are very individual people who hate authority and false perfection.

Therefore, Simeone's approach of admitting his mistakes can attract people's hearts more.

Simeone is a very strict coach, but he is not a perfect person. He also has shortcomings. It is this imperfection that makes him more loved and used by the players.

This is Simeone's personal charm.

As he said this, the atmosphere in the locker room changed.

Everyone who was quite downcast at first raised their heads, their eyes gradually becoming firmer.

"... Dortmund's tactics were something we didn't expect and were very successful. But their tactics are not impeccable. It takes a lot of physical energy to play like this. I don't believe their physical fitness can last until the end of the game. So they will inevitably appear. We are not physically exhausted, but until then, I think their offensive should still be very threatening. We need to be more patient and tenacious to withstand their attack, and then wait until their physical fitness cannot keep up..."

He slammed his fist on the tactical board.

Everyone knows what that means.

Although they are now 0:3 behind, Atletico Madrid only needs one goal to come back to life.

1:3, giving Atletico Madrid an away goal. After returning to their home court, they only need to win a 2:o to eliminate their opponents.

And every Atletico Madrid player does not think that winning Dortmund 2:o at home is something difficult to achieve.

Thinking about such things, Atletico Madrid players were full of confidence in scoring a goal in the second half.

At the same time, in the Dortmund dressing room, Klopp also praised the team's performance in the first half, but he also warned his players not to be happy too early: "...Although we are ahead by three goals , but this is not a safe score, yes, it is not safe. Don't say that the semi-finals are two rounds at home and away. Even if this is a game that determines the outcome, a three-goal lead does not guarantee that we can win the game. Think about the 2005 Champions League final, how did AC Milan lose the championship despite leading by three goals at halftime?"

"Our task in the second half is to defend. We must not let them score a goal on the road. Even if it is a goal, it will not work for us!"

Although it was said that the defense should be strengthened, Klopp's plan was not to shrink the defense, but to require the team to continue to use the fast passing and cutting play at the beginning of the first half at the beginning of the second half.

Use this style of play to push Atletico Madrid back.

If Atletico Madrid starts attacking in the second half, that's just right. If they score one more goal, the game will be over.

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In the second half of the game, the two sides changed sides and played again, without any substitutions.

At the beginning of the second half, Dortmund once again launched a fierce offensive with fast passing and cutting.

Atletico Madrid seemed to be prepared. They did not press forward after the start of the second half and wanted to use high-pressing tactics to score.

Klopp told his players to use quick passing tactics after the start of the second half, but did not tell the team how long they would use it.

He handed over the control of the specific details to Zhou Yi, the "head coach" on the court.

When Zhou Yi saw Atletico Madrid like this, he knew what Atletico Madrid wanted to do.

Everyone knows that the quick passing and cutting tactics consumes physical energy. If Atletico Madrid does not press high and press up, then the quick passing and cutting tactics are actually of no use. Compared with the defense-breaking effect and the physical energy consumed, it is too much.

Atletico Madrid did this just to make Dortmund consume energy for no reason.

So Zhou Yi immediately changed his strategy. When he got the ball in the frontcourt, he directly passed the ball back to goalkeeper Weidenfeller in the penalty area. This was a 45-meter kick. A back pass from outside...

If Zhou Yi had done this at Atletico Madrid's home court, he would have been booed.

But there were no boos at Dortmund's home ground.

After Zhou Yi returned the pass, he ran back himself and made a "steady" gesture to Weidenfeller.

Weidenfeller understood it at a glance and was not in a hurry to kick the ball out. Anyway, Atletico Madrid's players were all huddled in their own half, and no one came up to steal his ball.

The rules stipulate that the goalkeeper must not hold the ball in the penalty area for more than six seconds, but there is no regulation on the length of time the goalkeeper can hold the ball in the penalty area.

So as long as he is thick-skinned and no one comes up to press him, Weidenfeller can theoretically keep the ball like this until the end of the game.

Of course, this situation is generally impossible to happen. Even if no one comes to press, the referee will probably intervene. Such shameless behavior will not be allowed on the pitch.

Weidenfeller couldn't really do that. He held the ball, waited for Zhou Yi to run back, and then passed the football to him.

When Zhou Yi took the ball, he was the deepest player in Dortmund except Weidenfeller. He was not in a hurry to pass the ball, but hooked his hands to signal his teammates to withdraw. This was completely different from the previous request. .

The backline began to drop back, as did the midfield, and Risk leaned back slightly.

Zhou Yi passed the football to Hummels who was retreating, Hummels passed it to Sven Bender, and Sven Bender passed it to Zhou Yi who was running up.

As soon as Zhou Yi took the ball, Diego Costa rushed forward.

So Zhou Yi turned around again and passed the football directly back to Weidenfeller's feet...

After a full circle, we are back to the starting point.

When Diego Costa saw this, he didn't know if he should continue to press Weidenfeller, but even if he pressed him, he would not only waste his physical energy and be tricked by his opponent, but he would not be able to do anything. What other meaning does it have...

So he fell back, keeping the formation intact.

"Dortmund was moving forward quickly just now... Suddenly it started to slow down, and it fell slowly in the backcourt... But this behavior of delaying the game time is too obvious, isn't it? Isn't it a little early to start stalling for time?" The Spanish commentator ridiculed Dortmund's behavior.

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