1361 Three-way Axe
"Haha, Guardiola still messed up himself."
Atletico Madrid's total score was 2-2, and after defeating Bayern Munich with the advantage of away goals and successfully reaching the Champions League final, Yang Yang, who had just finished watching the live broadcast, saw a very interesting news from the news pushed by Ashes newspaper and couldn't help but share it.
The cause of the incident was that in the first leg of the two sides a week ago, Bayern Munich lost 0-1 away to Atletico Madrid. At the post-match press conference, Guardiola complained to the media and criticized Atletico Madrid for being unkind and not maintaining the turf at Calderon Stadium, the grass was too long and the watering was seriously insufficient, which was very unfavorable to Bayern Munich.
As we all know, too long grass and insufficient watering will cause the ball to roll slowly, which is indeed unfavorable for Bayern Munich, who is good at passing and controlling the style of play, but this is definitely not the first of Atletico Madrid.
In order to restrain Guardiola's Barcelona, Mourinho's Chelsea even poured sand into the stadium.
In contrast, not watering is just a piece of cake, and Guardiola is just looking for an excuse for the loss.
But how could the cunning media give up like this?
Before the second leg of the two sides, Spanish media asked Guardiola about the turf, and the Bayern Munich coach also frankly stated that at Calderon Stadium, Atletico Madrid played their favorite venue conditions, and at Allianz Stadium, Bayern Munich also played what they wanted.
No one is a white lotus. In order to advance, even for a slight advantage, no matter who it is, he will do everything he wants.
In the professional league, winning is the greatest justice!
But what is really interesting is that before the game, the staff of the Allianz stadium watered the entire game. Because there was no side division at that time and I don’t know which side it was, the whole game was watered. But at the halftime break, the staff only watered the halftime, and it happened to be Atletico Madrid, which Bayern Munich was going to attack in the second half.
But even so, I still couldn't win Atletico Madrid.
Zidane, David Betoni and others couldn't help laughing after hearing this. This was indeed a bit clever, but this was the home advantage. Any team, including Real Madrid, would definitely do this.
"I guess they forgot that they would adapt more if they didn't water Atletico Madrid." Zidane joked.
"That's right, right, in fact, they should water Atletico Madrid more, so maybe Griezmann's goal won't be able to score, and Bayern Munich wouldn't be so passive."
"But to be honest, Bayern Munich lost a coward."
Who said no?
In the first leg of the game, Bayern Munich scored 70% of the ball possession rate, twenty shots and seven shots, Atletico Madrid had 30% of the ball possession rate, eleven shots and five shots, and Atletico Madrid scored one goal.
In the second leg, Bayern Munich scored a 74% possession rate, creating 33 shots and 11 shots, while Atletico Madrid only had only seven shots and four shots, and the possession rate was only a pitiful 26%. What a huge gap?
But the final result was Atletico Madrid won!
It is hard to say whether it is fair or not in professional football, but Bayern Munich lost cowardly, which is certain.
Such a huge difference in the situation but losing the game is nothing more cowardly than this?
"From Barcelona to Bayern, they are all advantageous in the field, but they all lost the game in the end. I always think that Atletico Madrid is very good at playing pass-control teams, and their tricks are very advantageous against teams like Barcelona and Bayern." Yang Yang analyzed.
"Yes." David Betoni nodded, "We have summarized before. Atletico Madrid's three axes, high-level pressure, local pressing and quick counterattack. When encountering teams like Barcelona and Bayern, these three moves are very useful."
The key to passing and controlling is passing and controlling the ball, and the key is to have the ball.
For Bayern Munich, coached by Barcelona and Guardiola, no matter who the opponent is or how targeted tactics are arranged, they have a concept, which is to always take the ball to their own feet, which requires the cooperation of ground passes and controls, so they do not like to play high balls and do not like long passes.
When Martino coached Barcelona, he tried to inject more high balls and pass-by-control styles based on Barcelona's pass-by control. However, not only did not lead to success, he was criticized by countless Barcelona fans and media. After coaching for a season, he was disgraced.
Luis Enrique coaches Barcelona, headed by Trident in the frontcourt, and is 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 persistence in the ball rights.
Then the question is, when encountering a team like Atletico Madrid that is good at high-level oppression and local pressing, what will Barcelona and Bayern Munich do?
They will use fast passes and catches to transfer the ball out, and the strategy Real Madrid adopts is to transfer quickly and widely.
There is no so-called distinction between the two methods, but when facing teams like Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid's approach represents low risk, and Atletico Madrid's local pressing represents gathering of people. Once it is transferred out of a large scale by Real Madrid, it is often a large gap, which is the opportunity for Real Madrid to counterattack.
However, once Barcelona makes mistakes in continuous passes and cooperation, the ball will be lost. At the least, the pass is frustrated, and at the worst, the opponent will be hit by the opponent to counterattack.
So, theoretically speaking, Atletico Madrid restrains Barcelona and Bayern's pass-by style, while Real Madrid restrains Atletico Madrid.
Based on this point, Atletico Madrid has encountered Barcelona and Bayern one after another, which is both unfortunate and lucky.
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"The current Atletico Madrid looks similar to the one that reached the Champions League final two years ago, but it is actually completely different. I calculated that only four players played the Champions League final that year."
Yang Yang is not only watching the game, he is also analyzing and doing his homework.
"The defense is as steady as ever, and the offense is similar to that of the past. I lost players such as Villa and Diego Costa, but I also gained players such as Torres, Griezmann and Carrasco. I have no maturity and experience, but I have become younger and more energetic. More importantly, their midfield and frontcourt propulsion ability has been significantly improved."
Yang Yang attaches great importance to this because Atletico Madrid's first leg of Bayern Munich, Saul's performance was eye-catching.
"Carasco, Griezmann, Cork and Saul, the Atletico Madrid team has done a very good job of connecting the frontcourt. The overall formation is kept very tight in the game. They almost never get out of touch. They are very strong in overallness. Moreover, Simeone has become more and more experienced, whether it is pre-match preparations or on-site command, they are getting more and more experienced."
"I can conclude that using Isco's move will not work, but Simeone will definitely use Carrasco. The difference is when and how he uses it."
Yang Yang's words were undoubtedly a reminder to the coaching staff that Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid are very familiar with each other. They all have their own tricks, know each other well and know them well. The key is how they make moves.
Real Madrid's problems have a long history, which is the hidden dangers brought by the full-back's forward assist. Even with top midfielders like Casemiro and Mascherano, they have never been firm.
Many people accused Real Madrid of becoming conservative, but in fact, they were all wrong.
Looking at the entire European football world, which team is like Real Madrid, with both full-backs pressing on the top?
Carvajal and Marcelo's data this season are quite eye-catching, not even losing to those wingers. Isn't this proof?
Even for teams like Bayern Munich or Barcelona, their full-back assists are often up and down, so that the midfielders can fill in time, but Real Madrid often inserts them at the same time.
Such radical play is still conservative?
If Pintus had not been introduced this season, Real Madrid's physical fitness would have been greatly improved, the players played carefully, and the running distance would have been significantly improved. Yang Yang and Zidane would not dare to use this tactical style no matter what. It would be too risky.
"Atlanta is a hard bone, but we must chew him off!" Zidane said firmly, gritting his teeth, "but there is not much time left for us to prepare. After playing La Liga, we will play another Cup of Kings Final, with the opponent Barcelona and then the Champions League final. Atletico Madrid has two weeks to prepare, just like two years ago."
Yang Yang nodded. Two years ago it was the World Cup year, and Real Madrid had to play one more King's Cup final in the middle, and the same was true two years later. I just don't know if Real Madrid can be lucky to defeat Atletico Madrid and Barcelona and win the triple crown like they did two years ago?
"There is a lot of preparation time, which is an advantage, but there are also disadvantages. We play once a week and can continue the league's state well. They paused for two weeks and then played, and their condition may not be able to be adjusted to the best. Of course, through preparation, their physical fitness and preparation will definitely be more sufficient."
Zidane nodded, "No matter what, 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 been prepared for this opponent, and Barcelona's recent situation is not ideal.
First of all, he was poached by Paris Saint-Germain. Ligue 1 tycoons were salivating against Busquets and Neymar. These two players have been hyping up for contract renewals recently. Neymar's situation is the worst. The Brazilian has been in a bad state in recent months.
On March 10, Neymar missed training and attended his sister's birthday party; on March 28, before the National Derby, he stayed in Brazil for a nightclub; at the end of April, he was photographed by British media and appeared in a nightclub in London late at night to make money.
Due to the Spanish government accusing Neymar of tax evasion, Brazilian superstar asked Barcelona to raise their salary and fill the tax vacancy, which led to his very delicate relationship with the club. In addition, the team's finances are poor, many media have revealed that Barcelona's management does not rule out selling Neymar to cash out to alleviate the club's financial pressure.
Chapter completed!