80_80813In the away dressing room at the Bernabeu Stadium, Diego Simeone leaned his back against the door, listening to the heavy gasps of the players in the dressing room, and was silent.

But his frowning look made it clear to everyone that he was thinking about something very important.

Boggs stepped out of the coach's lounge with an iPad in his hand and glanced at Ortega, who nodded.

"Here are our statistics and preliminary analysis results for the first half!"

Boggs came to Simeone's side and handed out his iPad, which he took over.

I saw Simeone swiping left and right on the screen of the iPad, and his eyebrows wrinkled tighter and deeper.

Ortega also walked over and stood opposite Simeone and Boggs, "The current situation of the team is not optimistic, I tentatively estimate that the fitness will only last for about 20 minutes at most. ”

"Second half?" Boggs was a little surprised.

This half of the game is a full 45 minutes, and if you count the overtime, 50 minutes will not be able to run away.

Atletico Madrid's players can only maintain their physical fitness for 20 minutes, that is to say, after 20 minutes, the tactical execution of the Sheets will be greatly reduced, and how will they fight with Real Madrid at that time?

Ortega nodded, "I said a long time ago, our current set of tactical play is very physical, and the thickness of the team's bench is very demanding, if it weren't for this summer, we added a group of high-level players, I'm afraid we would have been lying down now." ”

Diego Simeone was clearly prepared for this.

As the saying goes, it is too rigid and easy to break, and Atletico Madrid's tactical style of play seems to be strong, but in fact there are many problems.

To put it simply, Atletico Madrid's tactics come from Simeone's mix of tactics against several of Europe's biggest teams.

For example, the high-intensity pressing and pressing of the Sheets Corps is very similar to Hornet Dortmund?

But on closer examination, it is not difficult to find that Atletico Madrid's pressing and pressing are not only like Dortmund, but also like Barcelona, or Southampton in the English Premier League.

The high-intensity, fast-paced pressing and pressing tactics of these teams are all born from Bielsa's philosophy, with only one purpose, that is, to grab the ball in the shortest possible time.

But after winning the ball, each team handled it in a completely different way.

Barcelona combined its own characteristics, after grabbing the ball, they slowed down the tempo as soon as possible, directly turned to possession, and incorporated the game into their favorite rhythm, passing Guò slow and methodical possession, grinding down the opponent's patience.

The advantage of this is that the consumption of the players is small, but the requirements for the player's ability to control the ball are high.

Southampton, Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund are the opposite of Barcelona, fast when they grab the ball, and their speed does not decrease after grabbing the ball, but they instigate counterattacks on the spot at the first time, and other players quickly follow up to form the second echelon of attack.

Because of the lack of players who are good at the ball!

The advantage of this is that it is easy to gain an advantage on the field in a short period of time.

For example, Southampton, even when you are in League One, when you encounter a Premier League team, you don't care about 3721, they will rush you crazy as soon as they come up, and even beat you directly.

But the disadvantage is also quite fatal, that is, the consumption of physical energy!

When a game is always played in a fast-paced state, the physical exertion of the players on both sides can reach a very alarming level, and it is impossible for the players to maintain their physical strength for 90 minutes, nor for a season.

Therefore, the opponent quickly found the weakness, that is, let you rob it, I will wait for your physical strength to be almost exhausted, and I will you again!

Bielsa has his own unique set of ideas about adjusting both attack and defence, and Southampton has done a great job in both attack and defence, and is a predecessor that Simeone and others look up to.

But even so, Bielsa had to improve his tactical concept.

For example, the introduction of Toni Kroos, the introduction of Modric.

The reason is simple, because Bielsa has found that you can't keep the pace fast for 90 minutes, let alone play like this for dozens of games a season, and your players can't stand it, even if they are iron men.

Therefore, it is necessary to properly control zhì!

Southampton had a lot of money and wanted to control it, and immediately brought in Tony Kroos and Modric.

So, from last season to this season, Bielsa has been trying to maintain this fast, impactful and aggressive style of play, and properly integrate the elements of possession.

It's a kind of attempt by Bielsa!

In professional coaching circles, many people feel that Southampton's poor results at the beginning of the season are the run-in problems caused by the integration of Modric, a new recruit, with this team.

Now, Southampton has survived the run-in period and the problem is solved!

The same is true for Borussia Dortmund, and Jurgen Klopp has been trying to focus on technical midfielders and improve the control of Dortmund's midfield, from Shahin to Shinji Kagawa to Gundogan.

However, due to the team's finances, Dortmund ultimately struggled to keep these players.

Atletico Madrid had these problems as early as last season, and even suffered big losses.

Simeone used Portuguese midfielder Thiago heavily, but he was too prone to injury, and many games, Atletico Madrid's table was not ideal, so with Thiago's transfer, this attempt was also put on hold for the time being.

But now, the question is once again in front of Simone.

Is the bench lineup enough, how long is it likely to last?

If you continue to play like this, continue to consume like this, can Atletico Madrid survive the first half of the season and the second half of the season?

Can you get good results like this?

Both Ortega and Boggs noticed Simeone's look and both knew how hard it was.

Just kidding, even a coach like Jurgen Klopp, who has been famous in Europe for many years, has not been able to find an effective solution, who dares to say that he can find a way out in a short time?

"Don't think too much, Diego, the most important thing now is the game!"

Ortega's words reminded Diego Simeone.

The latter exhaled heavily, nodded at his colleagues, and walked directly to the players' rest area.

Now all the signs show that he has no choice and no way out.

It can only be a ruin, a battle against the water!

"Alright, everyone, come and listen!"

When Simeone stood in the middle of the players in the dressing room, everyone immediately looked at him.

'We did a good first half, a reasonable 1-1 draw, but I don't think we did well enough!

Simeone would hardly blame his players at half-time for conceding a goal, and it is no different.

But as long as the players think of the one-to-one score, and then think about the manager's pre-game arrangement, they can't help but feel a little ashamed.

If it hadn't been for that goal, it would have been 1-0 by now and Atletico Madrid would have played much better in the second half.

Simeone didn't give the players much time to think and was straightforward about what he thought.

"I'm going to settle the fight in the first fifteen minutes of the second half!"

When all the players heard this, they all looked up sharply and looked at the manager.

Diego Simeone's face was resolute and ruthless at this time!

"Judging from the situation in the first half, Real Madrid's front court is basically not very involved in defense, and the distance between the center and the back is a little bigger, which gives us a chance to create a zào!"

The only goal, instigated by Di Maria after dropping back to the right side of midfield to receive the ball, was a mistake by Atletico Madrid, and other than that, Real Madrid did not have many good chances.

"At the beginning of the second half, we continued to use the tactics of the first half defensively, continuing to press and press in the high position, especially in the midfield, and I wanted to press Xavi Alonso at the back!"

Speaking of which, Simeone looked at Mandzukic, "Mario, take care of Xavi Alonso in the second half!" ”

Mandzukic smiled and nodded, "Understood! ”

"Once we get the point of Xavi Alonso and press up front, then the whole Real Madrid back will be completely disconnected from the front and this is our chance!"

When arranging tactics before the game, Simeone mentioned the biggest weakness of Real Madrid's defensive system.

That's the back!

Xavi Alonso lacks the ability to get rid of it, and as a central midfielder, his first task is to protect the defence, so when he is pressed, he drops back very deeply, often even on the same level as the two central defenders, and does not dare to step forward.

In this way, once you get the ball into the 30-meter area of Real Madrid, it is actually equivalent to attacking the penalty area directly.

Is there anyone else in Real Madrid's frontcourt?

Those people are all uncles!

Di Maria defended aggressively, but the results were mediocre.

Ozil's defense depends on the mood, and it is more about thinking about hugging Cristiano Ronaldo's thick thigh, thinking about how to better assist the Portuguese is serious, and the defense has little to do with him.

Mourinho's tactics are also arranged in this way, so Khedira is very crucial!

In other words, Khedira alone had to cover the area of Ozil and Di Maria, as well as the three of himself.

Why does everyone say that Khedira likes to cut forward?

Many times, he followed Ozil up behind him!

So, as long as you take the ball and attack Real Madrid's defense head-on, Atletico Madrid will have more chances!

As for whether it can be grasped, who knows?

'That's our tactic at the start of the second half, but if we score and Real Madrid come back like crazy, or if we don't threaten after fifteen minutes of the second half, then we change our tactics!'

Everyone looked at the manager intently and listened to his arrangement.

"The second tactic, we drop back, defend intensively, draw Real Madrid's attacking players to the front of our big penalty area."

Simeone has clearly studied Real Madrid in a very deep and detailed way, and he is very confident in speaking with his head.

"Once Real Madrid's attack is pressed, Mesut Ozil and Di Maria will definitely come up, Khedira will follow, and at that time, Xavi Alonso will also play!"

Speaking of this, Simeone clapped his hands vigorously.

"As soon as Xavi Alonso comes up, the single midfielder and the back line are disconnected, and when we get the ball, we move to the side as soon as we get the ball and launch a counter-attack from both flanks!"

Speaking of which, Simeone looked at Tevez and Diego Costa, "It's up to you!" ”

Both attackers had eager expressions.

"Don't worry, head, we'll give Real Madrid a hard time!"

"Damn Coentrão, he actually said that I secretly touched his little Dingding, it's strange if I don't kill him!"

Diego Costa's words immediately made everyone in the locker room burst into laughter.

"Okay, that's all I have to say!"

Simeone looked at the time, and it was almost time to get back on the pitch.

"We all have high hopes for this game from all over the club and from our fans!"

The players in the locker room couldn't stop nodding.

"The owner was sitting in the stands, he was watching us play, our fans were outside the stadium, they were looking forward to the chance to celebrate the team's victory in the temple of mortal enemies!"

"It's a non-negotiable game for us!"

"Win and don't lose!"

"Good!"

The players responded in unison!