On April 26, the 110th anniversary celebration of Atletico Madrid was held grandly at the Calderon Stadium.
All Atletico Madrid stars, players, and guests gathered together to witness the birthday of this legendary club through a vigorous celebration, and also looked forward to the Madrid derby the next day.
On the evening of the 27th, still at the Calderon Stadium, the second Madrid derby of this season will start here.
No one knows whether this was a deliberate arrangement by the Spanish Football Association, but for Atletico Madrid, this is undoubtedly a game of special significance.
They want to end their embarrassing history against Real Madrid on this special day and defeat Real Madrid in the league.
In the words of former chairman Hill, Atletico Madrid will not hesitate to be relegated as long as they defeat Real Madrid!
From the moment of its birth, the Sheets Legion has been born with the historical mission of fighting against Real Madrid.
More importantly, Atletico Madrid this season gives people hope.
After cultivating stars such as Torres and Aguero, Atletico Madrid ushered in a new generation of striker Falcao.
The Colombian center is the most offensive scorer in Spanish football this season besides Messi and Ronaldo. He is also regarded as the hope for Atletico Madrid's rise and recovery.
There are also a number of stars in their prime such as Diego Costa, Koke, Miranda, Godin, etc. They all give people hope of rising.
And Simeone's team has lived up to the expectations of Atletico Madrid. In La Liga this season, it has occupied the third position in the league for a long time, becoming the third strongest team in La Liga after Barcelona and Real Madrid.
It can be said that this is the strongest Madrid derby in recent years.
It also coincides with the 110th anniversary, giving this derby match an even stronger derby atmosphere.
In this case, Atletico Madrid invested all their energy, and everyone was desperate in the game.
Real Madrid, on the other hand, traveled long distances and traveled back and forth in the away game against Paris Saint-Germain, giving the team a chance to relax. At the same time, the advanced team will face the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals at the Bernabeu a week later.
It forces him to rotate.
As a result, Real Madrid was scored by Falcao in just over three minutes at the Calderon Stadium.
It was a free kick in the frontcourt.
Casemiro fouled Brazilian compatriot Diego Costa, giving Atletico Madrid a free kick in the frontcourt. Koke's shot was saved, Godin passed it, and Falcao hit the header.
After that, Real Madrid did not have much advantage over Atletico Madrid.
Simeone's 4-4-2 and Atletico Madrid's crazy pressing tactics throughout the game caused huge damage to Real Madrid and completely destroyed Real Madrid's game rhythm and passing and ball organization.
The midfield three that Gao Shen deployed in this game, with Casemiro behind him, Insco and Verratti, completely lost their rhythm under Atletico Madrid's crazy pressing pressure.
The trident combination of Morata, Yin Guayin and Jesé in front also failed to get a good chance.
Even in the second half, Real Madrid not only failed to reverse the situation on the scene, but Atletico Madrid seized the opportunity and formed good scoring opportunities again and again.
Fortunately, goalkeeper Courtois showed his bravery and saved the opponent's excellent scoring opportunities and single shots twice in a row in the 49th and 56th minutes respectively.
The entire Calderon Stadium is a stage for Atletico Madrid fans to celebrate.
They all seemed to have seen Atletico Madrid defeat the arrogant and usually superior city rival at the Calderon Stadium on the occasion of the 110th anniversary celebration.
What could be a better birthday gift than this?
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Gao Shen stood in front of the visiting team's coaching bench with a stern look on his face.
In the 60th minute, he made his first substitution, replacing Yinske with Kaka.
The Spanish youngster is still not calm enough. The dribbling he is most proud of has no effect at all in Atletico Madrid's rough fouls. This also causes Real Madrid to easily lose the rhythm in the offense.
Either he is too sticky, or he is too reckless and makes too many mistakes.
But after Kaka came on the court, the situation on the field still did not change well.
"Atletico Madrid's style of play is a bit similar to when you were at Naples." Zidane said with a wry smile.
Back then, when Gao Shen was coaching Naples and causing a stir, Zidane knew it better than anyone.
For a long time at that time, Napoli adopted a style of play similar to Atletico Madrid.
Of course, the specific tactical styles cannot be exactly the same, it can only be said to be somewhat similar.
It's more like Gao Shen's style of play back then caused pain to the entire Italian giants.
Nowadays, Simeone is the same.
"You can pull me down!" Gao Shen didn't like to hear it. "I used technical players like Biglia, Rakitic and Hamsik. What about Atletico Madrid?"
Gabi and Mario Suarez, and players like Raul Garcia and Diego Costa.
The people here are barely technically proficient, just Gabby.
Gabi is also the captain of Atletico Madrid.
Atletico Madrid's biggest weakness right now is actually on the left.
In Gao Shen's previous life, Atletico Madrid's current defense was impregnable, with Felipe Luis on the left.
But now, Felipe Luis is in Manchester City, not Atletico Madrid at all.
Simeone's left back tonight is fellow Argentinian Insua.
Gao Shen tried several times to ask Jose and Yin Guayin to play on this side, but the results were not satisfactory.
Time passed slowly, and the situation remained passive.
Gao Shen still insisted that Atletico Madrid's left wing should be attacked, and at the same time, Gabby should be targeted at this point.
Thinking of this, Gao Shen turned to look at the bench and motioned for Di Maria to warm up.
The Argentinian quickly ran out.
Not long after, he returned to Gao Shen's side.
"After you go up, you and Kaka will focus on Gabi and Mario Suarez, especially Gabi. Ask Arbeloa to be careful of Koke and block the pass to the front for me."
Di Maria nodded, "Understood."
"When you don't have the ball, you can retreat more towards the center and let Verratti get closer to Casemiro."
"good."
The positioning of the players is actually just to facilitate fans to understand the team's tactics, as well as the players' characteristics and on-field responsibilities.
When it comes to the actual game, there is not even a certain period of time when the team will position itself according to the formation chart.
Because throughout the game, the players’ movements and the team’s formation are all fluid.
Just like what Gao Shen said to Di Maria, let him retreat more when defending, the purpose is to contain Gabi.
As for Insuya, if he has the ability, he will do it.
Gao Shen is still eager to be pressured out by Su Ya.
"Tell Yin Guayin again to try to hit both sides, especially the gap between Insua and Miranda."
"Okay." Di Maria knew.
He is a very smart player and admires Gao Shen greatly, and will never doubt Gao Shen's tactical arrangements.
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Soon, Di Maria came on the field with profound adjustment instructions and replaced the young player Jese.
This magical boy who has become famous this season hit a brick wall tonight in front of Atletico Madrid.
However, from Gao Shen's point of view, this is not a bad thing.
On the contrary, Hesse is proud and arrogant, so he should be given a little blow, which will in turn stimulate his fighting spirit.
Of course, this kind of blow must not be so severe as to demoralize Hesse.
How the head coach should grasp this scale is also a science.
When returning to defense, Morata intercepted Raul Garcia and shoveled him out of bounds with the ball. The referee showed him a yellow card.
The Real Madrid youngster was quite depressed, but there was nothing he could do.
Taking advantage of this dead ball opportunity, Di Maria replaced Jese.
Real Madrid made adjustments.
Gao Shen stood on the sidelines and greeted Ronaldo II who was coming off the field.
"Well done, Jose, you did your best."
"Juanfran played football too dirty." José was full of resentment. "The referee was also very biased towards the home team."
"I know, I know, don't worry, I will ask someone to negotiate after the game and I will definitely help you get justice." Gao Shen comforted his players, "Now, you go sit down, have a good rest, and cheer for your teammates.
"
Hesse nodded in agreement.
In fact, how could Gao Shen actually negotiate with the referee?
This is Atletico Madrid's home ground, and it is also celebrating its 110th anniversary. The referee is appropriately biased towards the home team. Isn't this normal?
If you really want to make a fuss over such a small matter, not to mention that you won't get any benefits, but it may leave a bad impression on the referees.
Many times, in situations like Atletico Madrid, everyone from the Football Association to the referees will take appropriate care.
Gao Shen even suspected that Atletico Madrid might have taken the initiative to arrange the Madrid derby during the 110th anniversary celebration.
Don't doubt this possibility, because tonight's Atletico Madrid is like a chicken.
After all, Jose is still too young.
But this situation must be recovered!
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The game restarts.
Nothing seems to have changed much.
But after Di Maria came on the field, Real Madrid's attack from the right began to come alive.
It can be seen from some handling of the ball and some revitalizing midfield situations that Di Maria is becoming more and more experienced.
If Jese just focused on charging, then Di Maria now plays smarter and more comprehensive. He can not only charge, but also retreat to organize and connect.
Under Gao Shen's command, it only took him about half a year to completely transform into a world-class attacker.
By now, no one will doubt Di Maria's strength.
In the 77th minute of the game, Atletico Madrid quickly launched a counterattack after stealing the ball in their own half.
Godin passed the ball forward and found it at the feet of Falcao, who was retreating.
This time it was teenager Marcos Alonso who was responsible for marking Falcao. He followed the Colombian center and retreated very far behind Falcao.
But Falcao obviously didn't intend to dribble the ball himself. Instead, he passed the ball back to Gabi, turned around and sprinted forward quickly.
Because the presence of Kaka interfered with the nearest passing line, Falcao's return pass went directly to the left side of Gabi, which is the side close to Real Madrid's right wing.
Gabi also sped up to catch up and stopped the ball.
But just when Gabby stopped the ball, he saw a white figure rushing over quickly.
The Atletico Madrid captain was startled and glanced around instinctively. Verratti was still directly in front, and Kaka was on the other side, passing behind him?
But just when Gabby suddenly stopped and turned around, the man accelerated and rushed over faster than he expected, taking the first step and knocking the ball away.
This sudden change caused the entire stadium to scream in surprise.
