Chapter 1363 Three Swords

"Haha, Guardiola still screwed himself up."

Atletico Madrid scored 2-2 on aggregate, eliminated Bayern Munich with the advantage of away goals, and successfully reached the Champions League final. I saw a very interesting piece of news in the news pushed by the newspaper, and couldn't help but share it.

The cause of the incident was that in the first round match between the two sides a week ago, Bayern Munich lost 0-1 to Atletico Madrid. At the press conference after the game, Guardiola vomited bitterness to the media and criticized Atletico Madrid for being unkind. The turf at the Calderon Stadium is not well maintained, the grass is too long and the watering is seriously insufficient, which is very detrimental to Bayern Munich.

As we all know, too long grass and insufficient watering will slow down the rolling speed of the ball. This is really detrimental to Bayern Munich, which is good at passing and controlling, but this is definitely not the first of Atletico Madrid.

Mourinho's Chelsea even poured sand into the stadium in order to restrain Guardiola's Barcelona.

In contrast, not watering is just a piece of cake, Guardiola is just looking for an excuse for the defeat.

But how could the cunning media just let it go like this?

Before the second round of the match between the two sides, the Spanish media asked Guardiola about the turf. The Bayern Munich coach also frankly stated that at the Calderón Stadium, Atletico Madrid played on their favorite venue conditions, while at the Allianz Arena, Bayern Munich also want to play what they want.

No one is a white lotus, in order to be able to advance, for even a slight advantage, no matter who it is, they will do everything they can.

In the professional league, winning is the greatest justice!

But what is really interesting is that before the game, the venue staff of the Allianz Stadium watered the whole field, because there was no side division at that time, and they didn't know who was playing which side, so they watered the whole field, but when it arrived During the intermission, the staff only watered half of the court, and it happened to be the Atletico Madrid half that Bayern Munich was going to attack in the second half.

But even so, it still failed to win Atletico Madrid.

Zidane, David Bertoni and others couldn't help but smile after hearing this. This is indeed a bit clever, but this is the home court advantage. Any team, including Real Madrid, will definitely do the same.

"It is estimated that they forgot that they were more adaptable without watering Atletico Madrid." Zidane joked.

"That's right, that's right, in fact, they should give Atletico Madrid more water, so maybe Griezmann's goal can't be scored, so Bayern Munich won't be so passive."

"But to be honest, Bayern Munich lost a lot."

Who said no?

In the first round of the match between the two sides, Bayern Munich had 70% of the ball possession rate, 20 shots, and 7 shots on target. Atletico Madrid had 30% of the ball possession rate, 11 shots, and 5 shots. Right, Atletico Madrid scored a goal.

In the second round, Bayern Munich had a 74% ball possession rate, created 33 shots, and 11 shots on target, while Atletico Madrid only had 7 shots, 4 shots on target, and 3 shots on target. The ball rate is only a pitiful 26%. What a disparity is this?

But the final result was that Atletico Madrid won!

It's hard to say whether a professional football game is fair or not, but Bayern Munich lost, that's for sure.

Such a disparity in the scene, but the result is to lose the game, is there anything more useless than this?

"From Barcelona to Bayern, they all have the advantage of the scene, but they all lost the game in the end. I always think that Atletico Madrid is very good at playing a pass-control team. Their tricks are very good for teams like Barcelona and Bayern. advantage." Yang Yang analyzed.

"Yeah." David Bertoni nodded, "We have summed it up before, Atletico Madrid's three tricks, high pressure, partial press and quick counterattack, these three tricks are very good when you encounter teams like Barcelona and Bayern. Works."

Pass and control The core of pass and control lies in passing and controlling the ball. The key is to have the ball.

For Barcelona and Bayern Munich under the coach of Guardiola, no matter who the opponent is, no matter how the targeted tactics are arranged, they all have a philosophy, which is to always control the ball at their own feet, which requires the cooperation of ground pass and control , so they don't like high balls and long passes.

When Martino coached Barcelona, ​​he tried to inject more high-ball and pass-and-control styles on the basis of Barcelona's pass control, but instead of bringing success, he was criticized by countless Barcelona fans and the media. After the season, I went to get out of class in despair.

Luis Enrique coached Barcelona, ​​and the frontcourt was also headed by the Trident, and he was also trying to inject long passes and high balls.

But whether it is Barcelona or Bayern Munich coached by Guardiola, they rarely use long passes and high balls, because long passes and high balls represent risks, which is contrary to their philosophy of obsessing over the ball.

Then the question arises, what will Barcelona and Bayern Munich do when they encounter a team like Atletico Madrid that is good at high pressure and partial pressing?

They will use fast passing and receiving to cooperate to transfer the ball out, and the strategy adopted by Real Madrid is to transfer quickly and in a large range.

There is no so-called pros and cons between the two methods, but when facing a team like Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid's method represents low risk, and Atletico Madrid's partial pressing represents a gathering of personnel. , Often there is a large gap, and this is the opportunity for Real Madrid to fight back.

However, once Barcelona makes mistakes in continuous passing and coordination, the possession of the ball will be lost. At least the pass control will be frustrated, and at worst it will be counterattacked by the opponent.

Therefore, theoretically speaking, Atletico Madrid restrains the pass control style of Barcelona and Bayern, while Real Madrid restrains Atletico Madrid.

Based on this point, it is both unfortunate and lucky for Atletico Madrid to encounter Barcelona and Bayern one after another.

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"The current Atletico Madrid team looks similar to the one that reached the Champions League final two years ago, but in fact it is completely different. I counted only four players who played in that Champions League final. "

Yang Yang is not just watching the game, he is also analyzing and doing his homework.

"The defense is as stable as ever, and the offense is similar to that of the year. We have lost players such as Villa and Diego Costa, but we have also gained players such as Torres, Griezmann and Carrasco. There is no maturity and experience, but But they have become younger and more energetic, and more importantly, their ability to advance in the midfield has improved a lot."

Yang Yang paid special attention to this, because Saul's performance was impressive when Atletico Madrid played Bayern Munich in the first round.

"Carrasco, Griezmann, Koke and Saul, the current Atletico Madrid team has done a very good job of connecting the frontcourt. In the game, the overall formation is kept very compact. They almost never get out of touch. , The integrity is very strong, and Simeone's experience is getting richer and richer, whether it is pre-match preparation or on-the-spot command, he is getting more and more sophisticated."

"I can conclude that it won't work if Isco's trick is used again, but Simeone will definitely use Carrasco. The difference lies in when and how he uses it."

Yang Yang's remarks are undoubtedly a reminder to the coaching staff that Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid are very familiar with each other. Everyone knows what moves they have, and they know each other well. The key is how to make moves.

Real Madrid's problem has been around for a long time, that is, the hidden dangers brought about by the forward assists of the full-backs. Even if there are top midfielders like Casemiro and Mascherano in charge, they have never been solid.

Many people accused Real Madrid of becoming conservative, but in fact, they were all wrong.

Looking at the entire European football, which team is like Real Madrid, where both full-backs are heavily pressed?

Carvajal and Marcelo's statistics this season are quite eye-catching, not even losing to those wingers, isn't this proof?

Even for a team like Bayern Munich or Barcelona, ​​their full-back assists are often one up and one down, so that the midfielder can make up for it in time, but Real Madrid often get in at the same time.

Such an aggressive style of play, and you still call it conservative?

If it weren't for the introduction of Pintus this season, Real Madrid's physical fitness has been greatly improved. The players are playing hard and the running distance has improved significantly. Yang Yang and Zidane would not dare to adopt this tactic anyway. It is too risky.

"Atletico Madrid is a tough bone, but we have to gnaw him!" Zidane gritted his teeth and said firmly, "But there is not much time left for us to prepare. After La Liga, we will play another King's Cup final , against Barcelona, ​​then the Champions League final, and Atlético have two weeks to prepare, as they did two years ago."

Yang Yang nodded. Two years ago was the year of the World Cup. At that time, Real Madrid had to play an extra Copa del Rey final, and it will be the same two years later. I just don’t know if Real Madrid will be lucky enough to beat Atletico Madrid and Barcelona as they did two years ago. What about winning the Triple Crown?

"There is a lot of preparation time, which is an advantage, but there are also disadvantages. We play one game a week, which can continue the state of the league well. They stop playing for two weeks in the middle, and the state may not be able to adjust to the best. Of course, through preparations, They will definitely be more fit and prepared."

Zidane nodded, "In any case, we must start preparing as soon as possible."

Although Real Madrid will face Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final before the Champions League final, in fact, Real Madrid has already prepared for this opponent, and Barcelona's recent situation is not ideal.

First of all, they were poached by Paris Saint-Germain. Ligue 1 local tyrants are coveting Busquets and Neymar, and these two players have been hyping their contract extensions recently. Among them, Neymar's situation is the worst. The condition is not ideal.

On March 10th, Neymar was absent from training and attended his sister's birthday party; on March 28th, before the national derby, he stayed in Brazil to party all night; at the end of April, he was photographed by the British media and appeared in London late at night Participate in activities at nightclubs to make money.

Due to the Spanish government's accusation of Neymar's tax evasion, the Brazilian superstar asked Barcelona to raise his salary to fill the tax vacancy, which led to a very delicate relationship between him and the club. It is not ruled out to sell Neymar for cash to ease the club's financial pressure.

Under internal and external troubles, Real Madrid is confident of beating Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final.