Simeone has changed!

My heart has changed, and I have become very resolute!

Yang Huan had heard a lot of people talk about this before, and even during the International Champions Cup, he also watched a few Atletico Madrid games in person, but it was a warm-up match at that time, and it was not very obvious.

Now, at the Bernabeu, this crucial Madrid derby is the first Atletico Madrid game that Yang Huan has seen in the new season, and his feeling is that Simeone has indeed changed a lot.

The first is the formation.

In the past two seasons, Atletico Madrid's front trident has really made all teams in La Liga suffer.

Moreover, relying on this set of high-pressure tactical system from the front trident, to the midfield, to the back line, Atletico Madrid has also achieved shocking brilliant results.

A La Liga champion, last season was the runner-up in La Liga and the Champions League, with a remarkable result.

But who is Simone?

In Yang Huan's impression, he is a careerist who is always full of hunger and thirst, since he was a professional player, and now, he has transformed into a head coach, he is still this character, and he has not changed.

Therefore, he will not rest on his laurels for the success of the past two seasons and stop his pursuit.

Especially after experiencing the Champions League final last season and seeing Bielsa's Southampton, the excitement for Simeone was too great.

As early as after the Champions League final, Simeone vowed that he must regain his lost glory.

Perhaps considering the players' participation in the World Cup, or perhaps considering the fact that high-intensity pressing and pressing cannot last for a long time, Simeone made more rotations at the beginning of the season.

The team's tactics have also changed from the original four-three-three to a more balanced four-four-two.

Or, strictly speaking, it can't be counted as four-four-two, but rather four-four-one-one.

The goalkeeper is Thibaut Courtois and the backline from left to right is José Gaja, Godin, Otamendi and Montoya.

Judging from the process of the game, the positions of the four players in the midfield are not lined up, but different.

In the middle of the midfield are two defensive midfielders, and so far this season, it has been a combination of Ilia Ramendi and Krichowiak, who complement each other in attack and defence, one in control and one in protection.

The two flanks, Isco on the left and Koke on the right, are positioned higher up and more inward, always taking the ball in the flank area between the opposition defence and the middle.

Isco, in particular, is quite eye-catching in this position.

The two players in the front field were basically selected among the three players of Diego Costa, Tevez and Griezmann, with Bieto, Munir and Torres as substitutes.

And this game, although it was a Madrid derby, but considering that Tevez flew back to South America for the national team after a long journey, Simeone chose Diego Costa and Griezmann to start.

If the changes in formation and line-up do not explain anything, then the change in Atletico Madrid's style is very surprising.

Previously, when Mandzukic was in the team, Atletico Madrid's style of play was more inclined to cross from the wing.

Later, after adopting the trident combination of Diego Costa, Tevez and Antoine Griezmann, although there were fewer crosses from the wings, the style of play was still very simple and direct, even a little rough.

But now, Simeone is starting to abandon some of the old ideas, focusing on improving the number of times and tacit understanding of the players' passing and receiving combinations.

In particular, when the team is attacking, Atletico Madrid now relies most on the two full-backs, Isco and Koke, as well as the strikers, in the front of the big penalty area, especially in the area of the top of the arc, the ball control, and even some delicate and subtle passing coordination, which is eye-catching.

This was hard to see before!

Moreover, he has also given more autonomy to players like Isco, Koke and Antoine Griezmann.

Like Isco, the Spaniard has been a better game this season, and it is important to note that he has brought out the best in Simeone's tactical system.

He is still as diligent as before, actively participating in counter-robbing and defense, but one? When the ball is at his feet, he has the ability to surprise everyone and constantly surprise the stadium.

It was also the freedom that Simone gave him.

It's like this Madrid derby, after the opening, Atletico Madrid took the initiative to put pressure on Real Madrid.

In the eighth minute, Isco received a pass from Ilia Ramendi on the left side of the field.

Behind him was Arbeloa, who started in place of Carvajal, who was injured in the national team game, who was the first to get close to Isco after receiving the ball, and Vidal was the first to press.

But after Isco received the ball, he was forced to move under the attack of two players, using magical footwork to bring the ball out of the bag between the two, and also shook off Vidal and cut inside to the middle.

This series of wonderful foot work immediately made Isco win the exclamation of the audience.

But in the end, Isco's through ball at the edge of the penalty area was destroyed by Ramos before Diego Costa could get hold of it, squandering a very good attacking opportunity.

But just as the fans at the Bernabeu Stadium had not yet fully fallen to the applause for Ramos' wonderful defense, Atletico Madrid's offensive came up again.

Koke cut inside on the right flank, caught the attention of defenders and moved to the left side of the box.

Isco stopped the ball, stepped into the penalty area, faced Arbeloa, a realistic feint, easily shook off Arbeloa, and suddenly got up.

The ball was like a cannonball coming out of the disembowel, and it drilled into the goal guarded by Casillas accurately, 1-0!

It was a sudden, but not surprising, goal.

Because from the opening until now, Atletico Madrid has created a considerable threat to Real Madrid.

Yang Huan was so excited to celebrate after seeing Isco's goal, and he also smiled and applauded.

It can be seen that Simeone is adding more elements to Atletico Madrid on the basis of the past two seasons.

And there have been initial successes as well.

If the first goal is not obvious, the second is even more convincing.

It was Isco again who took the ball on the left and cut inside and passed it to Diego Costa, who was pulled to the edge of the penalty area.

As soon as Diego Costa took the ball, he leaned on Pepe with his body and then distributed the ball to the right side.

Koke cut in quickly from behind, shook off Coentrão and sent the ball to the back post with a low cross.

Griezmann cut in quickly from behind, grabbed ahead of Ramos, and rushed to the top of the ball directly into Casillas's goal again in the small penalty area, 2-0!

Two goals in a row, half an hour to play, Atletico Madrid's performance was impressive.

Real Madrid, on the other hand, has never been able to find an effective solution in attack, and the team is in a hurry when the score is behind.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale vied to shoot from the edge of the penalty area when the attack could not be opened, but this hurried long-range shot was more of an anti-aircraft gun, and it was difficult to threaten Atletico Madrid's goal.

Yang Huan sat in the stands and shook his head when he saw that Real Madrid's attack was out of order.

At the end of the day, there is only one Modric in the back, and he can't command the midfield at all.

Vidal is a strong player, but he struggles to help Modric much in terms of midfield control.

James Rodriguez has the ability, but if he is a newcomer, he has no prestige in the Real Madrid team, and the stars don't listen to him, so he can't do anything.

Even Yang Huan was thinking that Simeone probably consciously wanted to let go of Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, and let them relax their defense on the periphery of the big penalty area, especially in the area of the goal diagonally from a long distance.

The reason is very simple, just let them shoot in waves.

In the first half hour, Yang Huan saw at least that these two guys had wasted five opportunities to shoot from a distance, and all of them had turned into anti-aircraft guns.

Looking at Ancelotti again, the Italian fat man still looks very calm.

But Yang Huan dared to guarantee that at this time, he must have mixed feelings in his heart, racking his brains to find a way.

As for Simone, he is even more calm.

Anyway, with two balls in hand, he signaled that the team didn't need to be in a hurry, and there was no need to continue to press so high.

Even Yang Huan was thinking that this guy would definitely play a lewd defensive counterattack in the second half.

Sure enough, the first half ended with a score of 2-0, and in the second half, Atletico Madrid really played a lewd defensive counterattack and began to shrink the defensive line, allowing Real Madrid to take the initiative to attack.

Real Madrid didn't make a move, in their home stadium, two goals behind their rivals in the same city, if they didn't press out to play, it would be too unusual.

Therefore, the home team attacked, and the away team cleared the field, stuck to the goal, and waited patiently for the opportunity to counterattack.

The two sides went back and forth, and the fight was very fierce.

It wasn't until the 73rd minute of the second half that Atletico Madrid had another chance.

Isco picked up the ball on the left flank and, after attracting the attention of the defenders, passed to Jose Gaja, who was inserted behind.

José Gaja was about to enter the penalty area with the ball, but was killed by Arbeloa, and with a collision action, José Gaja fell to the ground and rolled twice.

The referee awarded the undisputed penalty and gave Arbeloa a yellow card.

Diego Costa took the penalty himself, and it was 3-0.

At this point in the game, it's basically garbage time.

Carlo Ancelotti further strengthened his attack after conceding the third goal and bringing on loan from Manchester United, Hernandes.

In the 86th minute, it was the Mexican striker who grabbed a goal in front of the goal and scored a face-saving goal for Real Madrid, but in the end he was unable to prevent Real Madrid from losing 1-3 at home.

Yang Huan was really excited when the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game.

Originally, in his plan, Atletico Madrid was more of an adjustment this season.

After all, in a summer, so many players have been lost and so much fresh blood has been added, Simeone should run in the team well and produce results in a season or two.

But now it seems that Simeone does not need the run-in period at all, relying on this set of lineups, and the league has won three consecutive games at the beginning.

Although in the La Liga standings, it is still behind the same three consecutive wins, but Barcelona has scored more goals, but Yang Huan is still quite satisfied with the performance of Atletico Madrid, especially the change shown by Simeone.

From beginning to end, both Yang Huan and Bielsa insisted that the transformed Atletico Madrid was more promising.

Today, Simeone's transformation is undoubtedly confirming this view.