Chapter 274 Eliminate Atletico Madrid in the most Atletico way

During the halftime break, Pan Yi did not make any adjustments to the lineup.

He wasn't even prepared to make any adjustments at some point in the second half.

First, he believes that the players currently on the court can perfectly execute his tactical intentions;

Secondly...

He already made two passive substitutions in the first half.

In other words, Hamburg now only has one substitution place.

At the Calderon Stadium, facing the wolf-like Atletico Madrid, this substitution quota should be reserved for emergencies.

Although every passive substitution resulted in a goal, Pan Yi still felt that this was not cost-effective.

If all his players are "sacrificed", who will win the Champions League for him?

"We now have a three-goal lead on the total score, and they have to score four goals to eliminate us."

Pan Yi first praised his players: "Such an advantageous situation is inseparable from your excellent performance in the past 135 minutes!"

Then, he began to emphasize the situation and importance of the second half of the game:

"However, the game will not end until the last 45 minutes! In other words, we have not truly entered the Champions League final."

"On a stage like the Champions League semi-finals, facing a team like Atletico Madrid in the Calderon, to be honest, if someone told me that they could really score four goals, I would believe it."

"In the history of the Champions League, there are not just one or two examples of coming back from three goals behind. I won't give an example here. I think your ears will get calloused after hearing this."

"However, I believe that this kind of thing will not happen to us, because we will not slack off, let down our guard, or celebrate early!"

"Atletico Madrid will definitely start to attack us more fiercely from the beginning in the second half, there is no doubt about it."

"Then let's organize the defense line and wait for him to attack! I don't need to fight against them, because I want to win this victory with the minimum consumption."

"Of course we don't sit back and wait for death. We attack when it's time to attack, trying to disrupt their rhythm and make their offense chaotic!"

"Finally, let's go out and fight, fight for De Bruyne and Son Heung-min!"

Pan Yi's last words immediately aroused the fighting spirit of the Hamburg generals.

They responded one after another, then stood up and walked out of the locker room door one by one with their heads held high!

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The second half of the game begins.

On the court, Atletico Madrid's players indeed put pressure on Hamburg's midfield and backcourt from the very beginning, pushing the defense directly past the center line.

Simeone also stood in the coaching area and yelled from the first minute of the game whistle.

He knows that there is not much time left for Atletico Madrid.

To score Hamburg four goals in 45 minutes! This is almost an impossible task.

Even Simeone, the bandit coach with such a strong will, is actually very uneasy inside.

But he also knew that he could not reveal his uneasiness to his disciples, otherwise it would definitely shake the morale of the army.

Therefore, in the locker room at halftime, Simeone also gave the Atletico players a boost, telling many cases of turning defeat into victory, so that the players could cheer up and create miracles!

Although the Atletico Madrid players also rushed out of the locker room screaming, when they arrived on the court, they discovered that it is actually difficult to create miracles.

The reason why a miracle is called a "miracle" is because of its rarity and non-replicability.

In the second half, Hamburg used Atletico Madrid's best bus tactics, and they also fought very actively, which made it difficult for Atletico Madrid to launch a threatening attack.

So Simeone could only stand in the command area and yell more and more impatiently.

But Pan Yi seemed much more relaxed.

He just sat on the coaching bench chatting with the assistant coaches and eating snacks, and did not do any on-the-spot instructions to the players on the court.

All the arrangements that need to be made were made during the intermission.

What he has to do now is watch the performance of his disciples on the field.

In Hamburg's midfield, Calhanoglu, Kanter and Paulinho are currently standing in front of Casemiro, while Vardy's position on the striker is slightly to the left, responding to Salah on the right.

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So Hamburg is actually in a 4132 formation to deal with Atletico Madrid's attack.

Although Atletico Madrid's fighting and high-pressure are at the top level in the entire European football world, Hamburg's players are more confident when they are leading by a big score, and they are more calm and confident in handling the ball on the court.

Coupled with Pan Yi's clear instructions and effective encouragement during the halftime break, the players implemented the team's tactics more resolutely and thoroughly, which made Atletico Madrid's attacks not smooth.

Moreover, as soon as Hamburg grabs the ball, the players in the midfield and frontcourt will immediately engage in a quick and decisive counterattack without any delay. This will also force Atletico Madrid to temporarily switch to a defensive posture, which will also reduce Atletico Madrid's offensive efficiency.

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According to common sense, when Hamburg counterattacks, it is also an opportunity for Atletico Madrid.

Because Atletico Madrid can also steal the ball at this time and then hit Hamburg's counterattack!

But at this time, it is necessary to have a player with a relatively broad vision and delicate footwork to launch such a long pass and fast break, so as to occupy the space behind the Hamburg counterattack.

The problem is that most of Atletico Madrid's players are engineering types, not like Pirlo or De Bruyne.

When they launch long passes, their accuracy is pitifully low, and it is difficult for Diego Costa and Villa in front to catch such balls.

So, is it okay to use a short biography?

The answer is also no.

If Hamburg is intercepted during a counterattack, the frontcourt players will immediately counterattack on the spot, making it difficult for Atletico Madrid players to pass quickly under such high pressure.

If you force such a short pass, it is easy to make a mistake.

As soon as a mistake is made, Hamburg immediately launches a quick counterattack. In this way, Hamburg is counterattacking the counterattack of Atletico Madrid's counterattack. At this time, the ball is often still in Atletico Madrid's backcourt, which makes it even more dangerous!

Simeone is certainly aware of such dangers.

But he had to take such risks to continue attacking.

Who makes them the laggard now?

And they were still three goals behind. They had to score four goals!

However, as time passes by and the game has now entered the 60th minute, the progress of this goal is still 0.

Everyone knows that Atletico Madrid is now doomed.

Simeone started to make substitutions at this time.

He successively replaced Raul Garcia with Juanfran, and replaced Arda Turan and Gabi with Thiago Mendes and Diego.

His continuous substitutions were not because he really wanted to accomplish some epic reversal in the last half hour, but because these people were just too tired.

Atletico Madrid's players ran and played as hard as they could from the very beginning, and no one spared any effort.

But after more than an hour of fierce fighting, many players began to show signs of fatigue.

And what about Hamburg?

They haven't made any substitutions, but everyone seems to be able to run better than Atletico Madrid.

The game lasted for more than sixty minutes, and everyone was jumping around like nothing happened.

"Why are all the players in Hamburg so good at running?"

Simone cursed with a wry smile.

Of course he also knows the reason for this phenomenon.

In addition to the fact that Hamburg's players tend to be younger and have better physical fitness than Atletico Madrid, their style of play today also determines that their consumption will be lower than Atletico Madrid's.

Each Atletico Madrid player rushed forward desperately, and they were still burdened with the psychological pressure of being eliminated soon. The physical exertion was obviously huge.

On the Hamburg side, there is a solid fence waiting for you to attack. It only takes a quick burst when it comes to counterattack. If it doesn't work, come back again, and then play music and dance!

In this case, it’s no wonder Atletico Madrid isn’t tired!

In this regard, Zhan Jun also analyzed:

"There are still more than 20 minutes left in the game, but judging from the scene, we can't see any signs of Atletico Madrid coming back."

"It's not that they are too far behind Hamburg to come back. After all, it's possible to score four and five goals in a few minutes, isn't it?"

"But now, whether it is the running ability of the players, the activity of cooperation, or the fighting spirit of the players, Atletico Madrid is obviously lagging behind Hamburg."

"In the first half of the second half, Atletico Madrid seemed to be able to suppress Hamburg's siege, but now, Atletico Madrid feels that it is increasingly difficult to pass the midfield."

"Pan Yi rarely used a combination of three forwards and one midfielder in the midfield today. This made Hamburg's defense stronger, but Simeone has never been able to find a good solution to this."

"This is actually a bit similar to the first round in a sense, that is, Atletico Madrid seems to have a chance on the surface, but in fact this opportunity is deliberately given to the opponent by Pan Yi. In fact, this opportunity is

nonexistent."

"Atletico Madrid did not really threaten Hamburg's goal! Now Simeone has used up three substitutions, but the situation on the field still has not improved."

"The game will be over soon, and Atletico still needs to score four goals to win... With this fact in front of everyone, Atletico players may realize how impossible it is to complete this task, which leads to morale
To be continued...