Chapter 1176 You Will All Become Legends!

"The key to the outcome of this decisive battle will definitely appear in the second half!"

The morning before the final, Real Madrid held a tactical preparation meeting at the Hongfu Hotel. Ancelotti explained his views and strategies for the final straight to the point. He was very sure of his judgment.

"Simeone will not give us any chances easily. What I can conclude is that they will definitely grab it at the beginning, prevent us from controlling the game through high pressure, cut off our local areas, and then disintegrate our offense. This is what they What they do best will be the key to them beating us.”

There is a saying in European football that the final is an unknown game.

What does that mean?

That is to say, in a key battle like the Champions League final, which determines the outcome, no head coach can take risks.

Before the game, both sides will consider all the possible problems that may arise between the enemy and ourselves, then evaluate and measure them, and finally formulate a game strategy. Under such circumstances, it is difficult for surprises to occur.

Unless it's a player's personal performance.

The more critical battles like this come, the more the players' personal abilities and will to compete will be tested.

This is why players who shine on stages such as the World Cup and European Cup are often favored and become famous in one fell swoop.

Because if you want to shine on this kind of stage, it cannot be just luck.

The same goes for the Champions League final.

In terms of players' personal abilities, Real Madrid is ahead of Atletico Madrid, so what Ancelotti needs to do is to ensure that the team does not make mistakes in the overall strategy and tactics, curb Atletico Madrid's tactics, and create a foundation for the players' personal performance.

"What they are best at is to cut our offensive line through overall and local pressing. After successfully intercepting the ball, they can launch a counterattack on the spot and turn the results of pressing and pressing into an offensive threat. But this requires a wide range of running, so It can only be executed in the first half, but by the second half, their physical fitness will be greatly weakened.”

"So, I can be sure that Simeone will let go of his hands and press in the first half, hoping to create unexpected opportunities and score one or even two goals. After taking the lead, he will immediately adopt a defensive strategy, and Even if they are not leading, or even falling behind, they will definitely change their tactics decisively after the halftime break, adopt a defensive strategy, and conserve their energy.”

Large-scale pressing and pressing is very torturous. With the current personal qualities of the players, it is simply impossible to support ninety minutes of high-intensity pressing and pressing, because it requires too much running, especially sprinting and turning back.

Many media and fans tend to attach great importance to running distance when calculating statistics, but they have never thought that if they run at a constant speed, any player can run more than ten or twenty kilometers. But in football games, This kind of constant speed running cannot exist for a long time.

The reason Xavi and Iniesta were able to run so much during their peak period in Barcelona was because they controlled the ball. However, if they encountered pressure from their opponents, they had to make more sprints and turnarounds. Then you can't run so much.

Therefore, Atletico Madrid adopted a high-position press in the first half and a shrinking defense in the second half, both because of physical fitness.

Ancelotti's targeted tactics are very strong, and it can even be said that they are not inferior to Benitez. The most important thing is that he has studied his opponents very deeply and thoroughly.

"Facing a team like Atletico Madrid, whether it is us, Barcelona, ​​or any other team, there is no better choice but to go head-to-head. When we play Atletico Madrid, we just have to compete with our opponents. In the first half On the field, we have to defend and counterattack, let Atletico Madrid press out, and we have to force the opponent to fight a war of attrition."

When it comes to defensive counterattacks, Real Madrid can be said to be the best in all European football, and other teams can't keep up.

And you need to know that the reason why there are so few goals in football is that it is easier to defend than to attack.

Why do we often score dozens of goals in a basketball game?

Because it is easier for them to attack than to defend.

Ultimately, this is a function of the difference in numbers.

"In the second half, when Atletico Madrid wants to shrink their defense, we will press out to attack, speed up the tempo of the game, defeat them in one fell swoop, and then end the battle in the second half!" Ancelotti said loudly with a wave of his hand.

Everyone feels the confidence from the head coach, and the prospects he outlines are very likely to be realized.

After all, Real Madrid is too familiar with Atletico Madrid and knows very well how valuable this team is.

Both sides have players missing in this game. On Real Madrid's side, Xavi Alonso accumulated yellow cards and missed the final, while on Atletico Madrid's side, Turan missed the final. Both sides have problems with personnel shortages.

However, Real Madrid's bench is much thicker than Atletico Madrid's. In this case, the further into the second half, the more attrition is, the more beneficial it will be to Real Madrid.

Of course, the premise is that Ancelotti's targeted tactics cannot go wrong, and the execution of Real Madrid players cannot go wrong either.

A ninety-minute football match is always full of countless little things, and every detail contains accidental and inevitable factors, which makes every match unpredictable. This is what makes football matches interesting, and also The most charming place.

Simply put, Atletico Madrid's style of play is very similar to that of Dortmund, which uses more physical energy to make up for the technical gap. To deal with such a team, you need to use your technical advantages to consume your opponent. Physical fitness, and then use the physical advantage to kill the opponent in the second half.

This is what Ancelotti said at the beginning, the key lies in the second half!

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After introducing the overall strategy, Ancelotti also highlighted some targeted tactics.

The Real Madrid coaching staff is currently paying close attention to the injury of Atletico Madrid center Diego Costa, which is also of great concern to media and fans around the world. Whether the Brazilian center, who has been naturalized in Spain and will represent Spain in the World Cup, can play and play. How many states can be achieved in the end?

This is a very suspenseful question.

Everyone who has played against Atletico knows that there are two completely different Atletico Madrids without Diego Costa.

Diego Costa's presence is not only a solid contact point in the frontcourt during counterattacks, maximizing Atletico Madrid's counterattack threat after stealing the ball, but his running and pressure on the central defender are also the key to Atletico Madrid's defensive system. an important part of it.

Apart from Diego Costa, Atletico Madrid currently cannot find a second player who can play this role.

This shows the importance of Diego Costa to Atletico Madrid.

"Last weekend, in the last round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid played against Barcelona, ​​and Diego Costa started, but he only played for 16 minutes. We can't judge now whether he is really injured and can't play? Or is Simeone deliberately releasing him? smoke bomb?"

Ancelotti frowned, obviously extremely troubled by this issue.

Real Madrid has specialized scouts to dig up intelligence on their opponents, but Atletico Madrid has also done enough work in this regard. They simply went directly to a small town that no one cares about for secret training. No one knows what is going on with them.

Obviously, Simeone also wanted to hide the suspense until the end.

"Since there is no way to judge, then we must make all preparations. We need to prepare two different plans to deal with whether Diego Costa will play or not. At the same time, we must also make plans to prevent accidents in the game. Concede the ball first.”

Any situation may happen, which requires the head coach and players to make all preparations before the game so that there will be no awkward situation during the game.

"Another point is the defense of set pieces. Atletico Madrid's set pieces have always been very strong. In the last round of the league, it was Godin's header from a corner kick that allowed Atletico Madrid to draw with Barcelona and win the league. Secondly, Barcelona has been pushed to third place in the league, which needs our attention."

Defending set pieces has always been a stubborn problem for Real Madrid. It existed when Benitez was at Liverpool and has continued to exist since coming to Real Madrid. During the Ancelotti period, it took several years to adjust.

A very important reason is that Real Madrid attaches great importance to technology, and the height of the team's players generally does not have an advantage.

However, set piece defense is a weakness, but set piece offense has become a bright spot in the past year, especially Ramos.

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The entire tactical meeting lasted for an hour and a half, which was rare during Ancelotti's coaching period. It also shows that he and the coaching staff attach great importance to Atletico Madrid and this game.

One point that has been repeatedly emphasized is that all previous victories against Atletico Madrid have nothing to do with this final. Everyone must pick up their mood and start again.

In the afternoon, when the team went to the Stadium of Light in Lisbon for pre-match familiarization training, Ancelotti also specially practiced set kicks and penalty kicks, just in case, because he felt that if the team was unable to open the game for a long time, In this situation, the game is likely to enter overtime or even a penalty shootout.

Yang Yang also specially practiced a direct free kick alone, with a high hit rate, which won warm applause from the media and fans who came to watch the training. This was also part of the arrangement of the Real Madrid coaching staff.

Yang Yang's direct free kick was a shock to Atletico Madrid. It always reminded Atletico Madrid players that when committing a foul, especially within 30 meters of their own half, they must think carefully before making a move.

After the training, Raul, Hierro, Guti and other Real Madrid players came to the training ground one after another. These seniors made a special trip to cheer for Real Madrid, and they all spoke highly of the team's performance this season. Praise and encourage the team to keep trying.

"Win this final battle and you will all become great legends!" former captain Hierro encouraged enthusiastically.

They also talked to Yang Yang alone, but basically they didn't say anything about experience, because when it comes to experience in the Champions League finals, Yang Yang has more experience than any player in the world, and his winning rate in the Champions League finals is 100%. one hundred.

Raul, Hierro and others are more encouraging Yang Yang to work harder, hoping that he can lead Real Madrid to win the Saint-Bride Cup from the Stadium of Light, and Yang Yang also promised that he will go all out.