Chapter Fifty-Seven: The Opportunity That I Have Been Waiting For
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When the two sides returned to the pitch to restart the game, the overall situation on the pitch was no different from the first half - Atletico Madrid were on the defensive, while Real Madrid continued to press Atletico Madrid. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
However, it is not the same in the eyes of the managers of both sides.
Flores stood on the sidelines, staring at the stadium with a little nervousness. Real Madrid is ferocious, and the only thing Atletico Madrid can do is to defend, but it is not possible to defend blindly. He had stressed that many times at half-time. When he saw Real Madrid attacking, the two full-backs pressed very high, whether it was Gareth. Bale or Sergio. Ramos are both full-backs with assist ability and strong quality, so their pressing will lead to an emptiness in Real Madrid's backline.
If Atletico Madrid can take advantage of such opportunities and play a few quality counter-attacks, it will not be a problem to win the game...... Flores' concern now is whether Atletico Madrid can actually do that.
Although Mourinho did not stand on the sidelines, he was also staring intently at the pitch while sitting in his chair. To be honest, Real Madrid is playing with fire now, and if they are not careful, they may be used by the opponent to play a high-quality counterattack.
But if you don't, Atletico Madrid will always shrink into it, and this game will be difficult to play. So it's better to take the initiative to sell a flaw and open up the situation.
Once Atletico Madrid comes out to fight back, it will fall into the trap carefully designed by Real Madrid, and be led by Real Madrid, and then the rhythm of the game will all fall into the hands of Real Madrid, and Atletico Madrid will have to play like this if they don't want to.
Real Madrid now have two masters of controlling the tempo, and Mourinho is not afraid that his opponents will not follow his own rhythm.
But first you have to make sure you don't concede the ball first...... Once Atletico Madrid scored the lead, the situation changed and it became more complicated.
The two managers were staring at the pitch with their own hearts, but the players on the pitch were playing the game step by step. Whatever the manager does, they know what they have to do.
Gareth. Gareth Bale and Sergio Ramos were key figures in the second half because they had to press and support the team's attack, so that the Atletico Madrid players could see the opportunity to counter-attack, and if the Real Madrid backline did not move, there was no need for the Atletico Madrid players to counter-attack, because they knew that it would only be useless.
And once Atletico Madrid counterattacks, these two full-backs have to return to defense quickly, otherwise they will lose their positions, and Real Madrid's goal will be really dangerous. When the time comes, stealing chickens will not be successful, and Mourinho will die.
The role of the two full-backs in this tactic is also quite important, requiring them to attack and retreat, which is very physically demanding on them.
In fact, the most physically demanding on the pitch is not the striker, the first is the midfielder, especially the kind of midfielder who "goes from this penalty area to that penalty area", such as Gerrard, such as Chu Zhongtian, such as Alonso, they need to run all over the field, shuttling back and forth. Therefore, the average running distance of Chu Zhongtian in each game is more than 12,000 kilometers. And the second physical consumption is the side players, the side players are the most tired of the fullbacks, modern football for the fullbacks is to attack and retreat, which requires them to keep plugging in and retreating, the number of sprints back and forth is very much, this short-term outbreak of physical strength is quite expensive, even more than the midfielders, people with poor physical fitness rush a few times can not run at all, but the fullbacks have to keep rushing so much, if the pace of the game is very fast, it is almost like the foot of the Hot Wheels, Trip after trip. People with poor physical fitness can't be modern fullbacks, because the requirements of modern football for fullbacks have long been not only defensive, but both offensive and defensive, and in some places even offensive and defensive.
Chu Zhongtian is not worried about the physical fitness of his two teammates, if he doesn't even have such physical fitness, he can't be a wing player. Ramos has always been in good shape, while Gareth. Bale is also the kind of guy who can sprint away from Inter defenders at high speed in the final minutes of the game and complete a hat-trick, how can he do it without physical support?
Chu Zhongtian's whole mind is now on how to find Atletico Madrid's defensive holes. Five minutes into the second half, Atletico Madrid only had one shot on goal, and it was very unpresentable, ridiculously biased, and went straight to the corner flag area, which made the Real Madrid fans in the stands laugh.
On top of that, Atletico Madrid have been huddled in their penalty area, not coming out much, and Aguero has been isolated in front most of the time, and then spreads his hands in helplessness after his teammates have crossed the ball wide or deflected.
That's what Atletico Madrid is all about.
Even the commentator thinks it's only a matter of time before Real Madrid wins this game: "...... Atletico Madrid have lost the strength to fight back and their morale is now low. I don't know what Flores told them at half-time and what adjustments he made...... Judging from the current situation, no matter what he says or makes adjustments, it is a failure......"
Chu Zhongtian doesn't see it that way, he always thinks that Atletico Madrid is patiently waiting for an opportunity. Judging by his years of playing football, although Atletico Madrid has not had any threatening attacks so far, their same defense has not given Real Madrid any decent chances.
It's easy to judge whether a team is still motivated, not by how well they are organized offensively, but by how well their defense is organized. Because offense needs inspiration, and defense requires discipline. As long as the defense is well organized, the formation is not chaotic, and everyone is not in a hurry, it means that they are still disciplined and their morale has not been weakened. In that case, how can it be impossible to lose fighting spirit?
They are still able to organize the defense line impermetightly, and they can still guard against Real Madrid's various offensive methods, just by virtue of this, Chu Zhongtian dares to conclude that they have definitely not lost their fighting spirit, they must be deliberately preserving their strength, and they are stoically looking for opportunities to counterattack. Once Real Madrid's players believe that Atletico Madrid really has no intention of resisting, presses hard, and no longer actively defends, it is time for Atletico Madrid to unsheath the dagger.
So with Atletico Madrid, you have to be careful, be careful, be careful.
※※※ There is another person who has the same idea as Chu Zhongtian, that is, Mourinho who is sitting on the sidelines.
He didn't think that Atletico Madrid was no longer a threat, on the contrary, he was even more nervous, and he didn't even notice that his back was tense and straightened unconsciously.
The thought suddenly popped into his mind - maybe the key to the outcome of this game was during this time...... Although the idea came out of nowhere, Mourinho then analysed it and confirmed it more and more.
First of all, it was the 60th minute of the game, and in 10 minutes, it was the 70th minute. At that point, there will be problems with the fitness of the players on both sides. So if anything, it's a time when you're still physically fit.
In addition, the game has reached the 60th minute, the score is still 1:1, and most of the time Real Madrid is besieging Atletico Madrid. In this case, Real Madrid's players are most likely to have a lax mentality of pride and underestimation of the enemy.
Once a full-back assists and doesn't come back, going from full-back to winger, it's dangerous...... So this must not be allowed to happen. Mourinho's general idea is that even if he gets a draw away from home, it doesn't matter, not losing is the first priority. Therefore, Mourinho's guiding ideology is to defend first, a draw is acceptable, and a win is an unexpected surprise.
※※※ On the field, Chu Zhongtian was planning in his mind something completely opposite to Mourinho's expectations.
He didn't know what the manager was going to do, he just planned it according to his own ideas.
He felt that a draw would not be a good thing. Now Real Madrid and Barcelona are both winning streaks, the two teams have the same number of points, and it is only because of the difference in goal difference that Barcelona is pressing Real Madrid. Chu Zhongtian hopes that this situation can be maintained.
Thirty-eight rounds of league games are like a marathon, and the pressure on the frontrunner in a long-distance run is often very high, especially for the person who leads from the start.
Many experienced long-distance runners will choose to let others lead at the beginning, and they will follow the big team until the second half, and only then will they catch up and break away from the big team and appear in the first group, but they will not do anything as a leader, but follow the leader closely, until the final sprint stage, and then suddenly shake off the original leader and hit the line alone.
Chu Zhongtian now hopes that Real Madrid will be a follower who can closely follow the leader Barcelona.
This will continue to put pressure on Barcelona and put a lot of pressure on the Barcelona first team. Sooner or later, they will have an accident. At that point, all Real Madrid need to do is win their game, use the opportunity to overtake and then hold the lead until the final round.
This is Chu Zhongtian's thinking from the overall strategic level, and if his mind is known to Mourinho, he will definitely be surprised. Because it's rare for a player to think about a game from such a height...... Now that the strategic level is considered, it is time to think about the tactical level. Chu Zhongtian now plans how to implement his strategy.
First of all, the two full-backs are key. After observing for more than ten minutes, Chu Zhongtian was already sure that Atletico Madrid must have looked at the situation of Real Madrid's two fullbacks to decide whether to counterattack. Atletico Madrid had a couple of counter-attacks in the second half, but there were no goals and there was not much of a threat. They took advantage of the gap left behind Real Madrid's two full-backs to assist.
However, at that time, Real Madrid's overall rear was quite solid, because the two full-backs rarely rushed up at the same time to assist, and they always went up with one person and the other defending from behind. Atletico Madrid are also afraid that Real Madrid will take advantage of the void behind them, so the number of troops involved in such a counter-attack is very limited and it is almost impossible to pose any threat to Casillas' goal.
This is also the reason why the previous commentators have believed that Atletico Madrid is unable to fight back.
But what if this team goes all out? What if they suddenly dared to commit their forces in a counterattack?
Chu Zhongtian didn't need to think about it to know what the situation was. At that time, Real Madrid's lax defense will definitely not be able to stop the impact of Aguero, Forlan, Reyes and others.
But now what Chu Zhongtian wants to do is exactly what Atletico Madrid wants - he is waving his hand to press the two fullbacks.
"We need more people up front!" Taking advantage of the opportunity of a dead ball, Chu Zhongtian said to Alonso, who was a little surprised.
Alonso was very surprised after seeing Chu Zhongtian's previous actions, but he knew that Mourinho had specifically ordered that the two fullbacks should not be allowed to go up to assist at the same time, and Chu Zhongtian was blatantly disobeying the manager's order.
Within Real Madrid, everyone knows what happens if they don't listen to Mourinho. Pedro. Leon was beaten into the cold by Mourinho because he did not carry out the tasks assigned to him by Mourinho after he came on the field, and he almost had no chance to play.
Could it be that Chu Zhongtian is going to do the same?
In the face of Chu Zhongtian's explanation, Alonso didn't feel that he should do it. "The manager made us ......"
Chu Zhongtian waved his hand: "It's okay, we have to improvise when we get to the field." ”
Alonso couldn't persuade Chu Zhongtian, and looked back at Mourinho on the sidelines with some concern. In fact, he is quite conflicted in his heart - he has just cooperated with Chu Zhongtian, and he feels good to partner him in the midfield, but on the other hand, if Chu Zhongtian is beaten into the cold palace by head coach Mourinho because of this, then he will definitely benefit himself, and he will become the commander of this team again, and he is unique.
Alonso was conflicted and did not say anything more.
Bell was a little hesitant, but he couldn't resist Chu Zhong's angel beckoning him to go up, and even passed the football to him, encouraging him to rush up, and finally rushed up.
And Ramos, a warmonger, has long been eager to rush up and participate in the offensive to the fullest. Atletico Madrid didn't have much of an attack before, and he had to abide by Mourinho's half-time rules, and when Bale assisted, he had to play in the back. It made him feel bad, and he was like a car with plenty of horsepower, but he was forced to run in first gear, frustrated. Now it's okay, Chu Zhongtian has added him to fifth gear, don't say anything, hit the accelerator to the end!
Although he was also worried that this would be a violation of the head coach's rules, what about him, this was proposed by Chu Zhongtian...... And he is not the kind of person who will shrink his hands because he is afraid of the manager's authority, when Mourinho first came to Real Madrid, he arranged for Ramos to play as a substitute, and Ramos said to the assistant coach who came to tell him about the arrangement: "You go and tell Mourinho that he is a piece of shit!" ”
Yes, Sergio. Ramos is one such person.
He is not afraid of heaven and earth at all.
In the eyes of Atletico Madrid's coach Flores, Chu Zhongtian's call for his full-back to press for an assist can only show one problem, that is, Real Madrid can no longer tolerate such a situation, and they desperately want to win this game and beat Atletico Madrid. So seeing that the game is deadlocked, Chu Zhongtian, as the core of Real Madrid's midfield, of course has to do something to change the situation. All he can do is to put his teammates up to support the attack.
This is very normal, many teams when they can't open the situation, they will ask the full-backs to actively assist, put pressure on the opponent's defence, so as to find a breakthrough on the wing.
This is a great opportunity for Atletico Madrid!
Flores clenched his fists secretly, he was already a little excited. He was thrilled to think of the goal he was about to score, and to be able to beat Jose Mourinho with that goal...... When he was still the manager of Valencia, after the Champions League quarter-final against Jose Mourinho, he took the initiative to make provocative remarks, wanting to disrupt Chelsea with psychological warfare. Unexpectedly, the psychological warfare was not fought in the end, but was eliminated by Chelsea, and his provocative words before the game became a laughing stock.
As a triumphalist who didn't accept defeat at a very young age, the defeat that faced Mourinho was nothing short of humiliating and has been reminded of him for years.
Now that he finally has a chance to defeat that invincible guy...... Mourinho also noticed Chu Zhongtian's approach, and a haze flashed on his face. Is Chu Zhongtian stupid? How could such a thing be done? Don't you know what Atletico Madrid is waiting for now?
What I'm waiting for is that the two full-backs Bale and Ramos are pressed at the same time!
Jose Mourinho slammed up from his seat and rushed to the sideline to shout.
At this time, Chu Zhongtian passed the ball forward, and it looked like he was going to pass the football to Ramos, who was inserted in the back. But the intention of the pass was too obvious, because he had been in the direction of Ramos for a long time before the pass, and Ramos was running forward from behind, the intention was too obvious for a fool to guess.
In addition, Chu Zhongtian seemed to have made a mistake in passing, his long pass was too low, too much pursuit of speed, but ignoring the height, so that the football was lost to Paul in the middle of the game. Asunsan intercepted it!
"Asunsan has broken the ball! This is Atletico Madrid's chance! ”
The narrator couldn't help but scream. This opportunity came too suddenly, and it was too lucky, and Atletico Madrid was completely like being hit by a pie falling from the sky.
But the people of Atletico Madrid are not as overwhelmed as if they were smashed, they have been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, this opportunity can be snatched by themselves, or sent by the opponent by mistake, but no matter how it appears, they just need to seize it.
Assunção knew that Ramos and Bale had rushed up, and that Real Madrid's two wings were now empty, so he hurriedly transferred the football to the side and gave it to Reyes!
※※※ "Damn! Mourinho couldn't help but curse.
This was what he was most worried about, but he didn't expect it to happen...... There was a huge cheer from the stands at the Calderón stadium, and all the Atletico Madrid fans got up from their seats, waving their arms to cheer for Reyes.
The opportunity that Atletico Madrid has been waiting for has finally arrived, and the moment to rewrite history has finally arrived!!
(To be continued)