Chapter 21: The First Goal of the Season!
Any team facing the impact of Atletico Madrid for the first time will look very flustered, and the three fronts of Atletico Madrid are pressed together, and the deterrence alone is shocking enough.
While the third line is pressed over, the football is constantly passed between the Atletico Madrid players, and the fans in the audience are dazzled by the smooth coordination.
Morris's position, right in the middle of the formation.
He is the core player of the team, and the extent to which the team's offense can play can be said to be closely related to Morris's performance.
Morris didn't feel anything, he was used to the pressure.
Atletico Madrid's new tactical system 'B-TF' is more complex than Manchester City's previous 'OS-F', whether it is players running, passing and receiving, or moving forward as a whole, the content is much more complex.
This complex tactical system can also weaken the importance of individual players.
Although Morris is the heart of the team, he is also only the hub of the midfield, with Mesut Ozil and Raul Garcia in front of him to help share the pressure, but their position is slightly closer to the wing, which is less important.
Despite this, Morris's central position is unassailable.
His excellent dribbling and passing can bring the team's three lines together as a whole, and his excellent individual ability can also directly threaten the Sevilla defence.
Regardless of whether Sevilla's defence is solid or not, there is not much they can do against Morris.
One is that Morris is a little behind, and the other is that a player of Morris's ability is almost impossible to really defend, and his constant passing and receiving with his teammates also makes it difficult for Sevilla players to restrict.
Atletico Madrid started an attack and passed the ball directly into the Sevilla penalty area.
Attention, it's 'passing'!
It's not a high-altitude ball, it's not the kind of sudden big kick, but after a short pass cooperation, the team-mates in the box receive the pass, and the person who passed the wonderful ball was Ozil.
Sevilla were a little flustered for a moment, but there was nothing they could do.
When Atletico Madrid's third line pressed, Morris, as the most central player, had too many passing routes for them to block all the points, and as a result, Morris handed the ball to Ozil, who forced Navarro away and passed the ball to striker Diego Forlan.
Diego Forlan couldn't get the ball in, but it still made Sevilla break out in a cold sweat - the opponent's attack was terrible!
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The players on the field in Sevilla felt the horror of Atletico Madrid for the first time.
The fans in the stands and the media present also felt it, and even the commentator of Sevilla's local TV station had to say, "Atletico Madrid's attack is very efficient, Sevilla should pay attention to defense!" ”
Sevilla certainly want to pay attention to the defense.
The wave of Atletico Madrid's attack just now was almost frontal and direct, not a counterattack, nor a sudden attack, but a frontal press, after continuous passing, to send the ball to the penalty area to create opportunities.
Alvarez also noticed.
But Alvarez thinks differently than the players on the pitch, and as a manager, he sees more from the dugout and watching the game.
To his surprise...... How can Atletico Madrid's cooperation be so skillful!
It's not at all like a team that has just had a big upheaval, just look at the pass from the opposing midfielder Morris to striker Diego Forlan, and those who don't know think they have been working together for years!
Alvarez was also surprised by the situation when Atletico Madrid attacked, and in his opinion, it was very unwise to press forward in three lines together, and if the ball was suddenly cut off, the defense could easily have big problems.
Here's what he thinks about Atletico Madrid's attack.
Until now, Alvarez has not seen what tactics Atletico Madrid plays, the game has been going on for so long, he saw that Atletico Madrid will move forward in three lines together as soon as he attacks, and the retreat is also very fast when defending, in terms of formation, the gap between Atletico Madrid's three lines is very small, most of the time, the area between the forward line and the back line is only half a field, that is to say, Atletico Madrid seems to have been paying attention to the lineup and will not pull the three fronts too wide.
But what kind of tactic is this?
Be all abroad!
While Alvarez was still pondering, Atletico Madrid had already carried out several waves of attacks.
Sevilla felt a crisis in the defensive line and had to retreat, but their tactics were not defensive counter-attacks, so when they were suppressed, it felt a little unplayable, and for a while Atletico Madrid was suppressive.
In fact, this also made the Atletico Madrid players feel depressed.
The basic requirement of the new tactical system is to attack and defend in an all-round way, and the constant switching between attack and defense is what they want to see, and now Sevilla are beaten in the half, they are in possession for most of the time, so the game seems to be breaking down the dense defense.
"Sevilla really can't help but ......"
Some players can't help but sigh, and they are also very proud.
This is the first game of the new season for Atletico Madrid, last season Atletico Madrid ranked in the middle of the league, there is nothing to say, and Sevilla's results are not comparable at all, they thought that the away game with Sevilla would be difficult, but they did not expect that in 20 minutes, they achieved a pressure on the situation.
That's the strength of the team right now!
Atletico Madrid's players have a lot of confidence and they're getting better and better.
In Atletico Madrid's squad, the most attractive defenders are undoubtedly Mesut Ozil, Morris and striker Diego Forlan, three players with great reputations that Sevilla have to pay attention to.
They overlooked a young striker, Diego Costa.
In this game, Diego Costa started and partnered Diego Forlan, although he got the start, the 22-year-old Diego Costa's reputation was far from it.
Atletico Madrid has Diego Forlan in the frontcourt, Morris, Ozil, and even Raul Garcia is much more famous than him, no matter what team it is, the defense of the opponent's various positions must be light and heavy, such as Diego Costa, a young player who is not well-known, their defense will definitely be weaker.
But Diego Costa is not the kind of player who doesn't have much quality!
Diego Costa is different from traditional Brazilian players, his style of play is tough and direct, and he plays not only with skill, but also with good physical fitness, and in one-on-one duels, Diego Costa is quite outstanding.
Wansheng knew that Diego Costa could play, so he asked the club to activate the buyback clause and bring him back to Atletico Madrid, and in the summer preparations, Wansheng had already noticed Diego Costa, because of his physical confrontation, speed and shooting ratings are very high.
In preparation training, Diego Costa also performed well.
Diego Costa doesn't play good football, but the key is that he can score goals, with both his left and right feet and his head, he can put the ball in the back of the net.
That's enough!
So Wan Sheng started Diego Costa, and this time the Brazilian youngster also found a good opportunity.
Just when Sevilla were seriously defending several 'threatening' players at Atletico Madrid, Raul Garcia suddenly sent the ball to the feet of Diego Costa.
Costa is on the line of the penalty area and the position is quite dangerous.
Sevilla central defender Cáceres next to him hurried over to defend, he looked at the Brazilian kid in front of him, and didn't care too much about it, in Spain, there are a lot of Brazilian players, and many of them are best at dribbling.
When Costa made a left-handed dribble, Cáceres thought it was a feint, as the Brazilian liked to do it the most.
Outcome......
Costa just got the ball in front of him and chased it down!
Cáceres was a little stunned, in such a short time, Costa had already crossed him to catch up with the ball!
"Danger! Cáceres was shaken off! ”
Until this time, Cáceres was still a little confused, and he subconsciously felt that Costa would definitely make a feint, but he didn't expect the other party to pass so straight, and ...... It's too fast, isn't it?
Oh, don't play cards according to common sense!
Costa didn't care what Cáceres thought, he still thought this guy was a bit stupid, why didn't he chase after him in the first place?
However, such a little space in the penalty area is not enough for Costa to fully change his play, after all, Cáceres is experienced, he was stunned for a moment and immediately chased back, Costa did not completely get rid of it, and was squeezed by Cáceres, and his body center of gravity was a little unstable.
Football is already in front of you!
Costa seemed to be about to lose control of the ball, but what no one expected was that his left leg swung out and immediately slammed the ball with a light and heavy kick.
The ball is a little small, but the angle is very tricky!
Sevilla goalkeeper Palop had no idea that the Brazilian would be able to shoot despite his physical instability, but when the ball flew in front of goal, he couldn't make any movement and watched the ball fly across the goal line.
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"It's Diego Costa, the Brazilian striker who returned to Atletico Madrid in the summer......"
"Cáceres went to defend!"
"Diego Costa wants to break through and the youngster has a lot of courage...... Oh, no......" The Pizjuán announcer, who had just finished speaking, saw Cáceres directly broken through, and before he could say anything, he saw Costa shoot with his feet, and then he watched the football fly into the Sevilla goal.
The stadium broadcaster was stunned, he wiped his eyes, as if he didn't believe what he was seeing, before he said, "Diego Costa scored, he broke through Cáceres and kicked the ball into the goal with his left foot......"
"1-0, Atletico Madrid leads Sevilla away!"
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The live broadcast was not the only one stunned, as were the Sevilla fans at the Estadio Pizjuán, which was not the match they expected.
In the expectation of Sevilla fans, it should be Sevilla who scored first!
Sevilla FC were fourth in the league last season; Sevilla FC are playing at home.
Before the start of the game, head coach Alvarez had a confident eye for victory; Ten minutes before the start of the game, they played Atletico Madrid could only 'shrink' in their own half.
All of the above advantages make Sevilla fans think that the team will definitely be able to win this game, and a good start to the league may not be a big deal, but it has finally swept away the haze of the team's consecutive defeats in August.
But how could it be Atletico Madrid who scored first??
They don't understand it, and it's hard to accept it.
In the silence of the Sevilla fans, the Atletico Madrid fans have already cheered, and they have been worried since the start of the game, but they did not expect the team to counterattack for so long and complete the goal.
Atletico Madrid fans are quite excited.
There were fewer than 3,000 Atletico Madrid fans at the Pizjuán Stadium, but their cheers were still heard.
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Seeing Diego Costa's goal, Wan Sheng, who was standing on the sidelines, also clenched his fists excitedly, and he yelled, "Well done!" ”
There was also cheering from the bench.
Wan Sheng and Lionel high-fived each other, and then shouted, "Diego, that's great!" ”
"yes!"
Lionel felt some emotion in his heart.
Before the start of the game, when the coaching staff discussed starting the first game, Lionel proposed to bring Klose on, and Klose partnered with Diego Forlan, two of the most effective veterans in the World Cup.
Lionel is actually worried about the team's forward line.
There are only a few people in the Atletico Madrid forward line, two veterans, Diego Forlan and Klose, two young people Diego Costa and Wang Qiuming, in Lionel's view, the only pillar of the forward line is Aguero, but Aguero is still training in the youth team, and only tactical training will be with the first-team players.
Sergio Aguero definitely doesn't want to play.
Without Aguero, there are only two veterans and two 'too young' newcomers left in the front line, 'too young' is not only worthy of age, Wang Qiuming, who is not yet 18 years old, needless to say, Diego Costa is 22 years old, but as a Brazilian striker, he has not been able to play at the age of 22, which may also show his ability on the one hand.
So Lionel is very unfavorable to Diego Costa.
I didn't expect it!
is such an unpromising striker, but he directly helped Atletico Madrid score the first goal of the new season!
"He's done a beautiful job!" Lionel sighed and praised.
Wansheng looks at it more.
Diego Costa's goal was beautiful, but what Wansheng would like to see is that the team proves the success of the 'B-TF' system with real games.
This goal at least proves that the team's attack is quite good.
Not only the goal, but Atletico Madrid also played quite smoothly and well in several attacks before, and Sevilla, which was pressing, could only shrink the defense and retreat.
That's success!
After taking the lead, Wan Sheng did not look at the Sevilla dugout, and if he wanted to conquer Spanish football, he had only two opponents to confirm - Real Madrid and Barcelona, and only two opponents - Mourinho and Pep Guardiola.
Sevilla coach Alvarez is still a little unqualified! (To be continued.) )