In the 35th round of La Liga, Real Madrid is one day ahead of Atletico Madrid.
But Real Madrid is away from home.
Gao Shen made appropriate rotations to save some energy for the upcoming King's Cup final, but still relied on Yin Guain's goal to beat the Spanish 1-0 in the away game.
After returning to Madrid from Barcelona, the team began preparations for the Copa del Rey final.
The next night, Gao Shen appeared at Atletico Madrid's Calderon Stadium with Carlo, Zidane and Hierro.
This is not only concerned about the ownership of the La Liga championship, but also spying on Atletico Madrid's intelligence. At the same time, it is also familiar with the venue of the Calderon Stadium in advance to prepare for the next King's Cup final.
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Although Atletico Madrid has no more desires, the Calderon Stadium is still full.
54,000 people entered the stadium, filling every position in the stadium.
Gao Shen and his party of four watched the game directly in the box through their connections.
There are surprises in the starting lineups of both sides, but there is no suspense.
Barcelona is sending its main force here, with Messi partnering Sanchez and Aguero in the starting lineup, with Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets in the midfield.
The defense has not changed either, with Alba, Puyol, Pique and Alves, and the goalkeeper is Valdes.
Judging from the current situation, Vilanova also attaches great importance to this game.
Of course, the main reason is because Barcelona is now left with the league.
Atletico Madrid has made adjustments.
Simeone adjusted the previous two-forward play of 4,42 and adopted a 4,33 formation.
Goalkeeper: Asenjo.
Defence: Insua, Miranda, Godin and Juanfran.
Midfielder: Koke, Gabi and Thiago.
Forwards: Turan, Falcao and Adrian.
This was just a guess when seeing the roster, but in fact, during the game, Gao Shen discovered that Simeone actually still played 4-4-2, with Adrian and Falcao forming a double forward.
Turan played on the left, Koke played on the right, and Gabi and Thiago partnered as a double midfielder.
In other words, Simeone has hidden two generals, Diego Costa and Mario Suarez.
And Raul Garcia, who Simeone has used a lot this season, is on the bench tonight.
"He still has some strength left." Gao Shen shook his head.
Carlo and others all nodded.
In fact, we can't really blame Simeone, because he has no desire for this game. On the contrary, it is the Copa del Rey final. That is a final, and it is also the only championship trophy that Atletico Madrid has a hope of competing for so far this season.
If it were anyone else, who would you choose?
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After the game started, Atletico Madrid played very actively.
After all, it was playing at home, and Atletico Madrid adopted the high position they are best at, or in other words, pressing and pressing throughout the field.
Barcelona, on the other hand, actively adopts a pass-and-possession style of play, establishing an advantage first and then slowly advancing.
But Atletico Madrid didn't leave any time for Barcelona, and it was a violent charge after the start.
Gao Shen greatly agreed with Simeone's opening tactics.
"Barcelona's opening pace is always slow, that is, they have to play fast and slow, beat them first, and then slowly reason with them." Gao Shen was relieved when he saw it.
If we really play like this, we still have a good chance.
But Gao Shen also noticed some tactical adjustments made by Atletico Madrid during the game, especially the defensive tactics.
"Have you noticed that Atletico Madrid's tactics are a bit special tonight?" Gao Shen asked.
Zidane was the first to react, frowning, "They always push Barcelona's balls to the wing."
"That's right, look at their defense on the wing."
Although it has just started, Atletico Madrid's defensive tactics are obvious.
Barcelona adopts a four-three-three formation, which can always form a small offensive group of three people on the wing.
For example, on the left side, Alba, Sanchez and Iniesta always work together.
In response to this, Atletico Madrid's targeted defense is to have Juanfran, Thiago, Koke and Adrian move closer to the right at the same time to surround Barcelona's three-man offensive combination on the left, forming a side.
The four defenses of the road are three.
As we all know, on the wing, the passing route has great limitations.
Therefore, Atletico Madrid's style of play makes it very difficult for Barcelona to pass the ball.
As a result, Messi had to actively retreat and pull to the side to support, but in this way, the center was empty again.
If it was just once, Gao Shen wouldn't care too much.
But soon, when Barcelona reorganized their attack, when the ball reached Alves' side, Atletico Madrid players started running again and organized four people to move closer to their left side, forming a formation again.
A situation of four against three.
They don't actively grab the ball. The most important thing is to cut off the passing line and wait for the opponent to make mistakes.
In this style of play, it is difficult for Barcelona's players to pass the ball smoothly, and they often lose the ball.
"Barcelona's condition is not particularly good tonight." Carlo saw the clues.
If Barcelona is in good form, it will be a continuous backfoot, and Atletico Madrid may not be able to defend so smoothly.
But tonight, Barcelona made a lot of mistakes with their continuous quick kicks, and the players couldn't keep up.
Of course, it may also be caused by excessive physical exertion of the players at the end of the season.
But no matter what, Barcelona really can't do anything about Atletico Madrid's style of play tonight.
At the 11th minute, a very interesting scene happened on the court.
Alba moved forward to participate in the attack, and when he dribbled the ball to the left rib of the frontcourt, Koke in front was drawn in, forming an angle with the right center back Godin and the right back Juanfran.
Alba tried to pass the ball to Messi, but the ball couldn't reach Messi's feet.
"He is very sure that Barcelona will not go outside."
Gao Shen is very sure that this is Simeone's targeted tactic, specifically designed to restrain Barcelona.
In terms of details, Atletico Madrid's defense is very meticulously prepared and arranged extremely tightly.
"However, we also specialize in cutting inside." Carlo reminded.
Real Madrid's left and right wingers both cut inside, but the full-backs take an outside route.
By then, Atletico Madrid's defense against Real Madrid will definitely be different.
At least, people like Cork would definitely not dare to adduct.
Once it is tucked in, doesn't it mean leaving all the outside lines to Real Madrid's forward full-backs?
"The real trouble is their wing defense." Hierro also felt a headache.
Even Barcelona, which has such a strong ability to pass and control the ball, can't stop it. They make frequent mistakes. You can imagine how much pressure the defense is under.
"But we can look at it the other way around. If we can dump the ball and move it to the weak side of the defense, we can pose a threat." Zidane grasped the key point of the problem.
"It's not that easy. Barcelona has not succeeded so far." Carlo reminded.
"But Barcelona's state tonight was really not exciting enough."
Gao Shen listened to the discussions of his assistants and found that they all made sense.
You can't overestimate your opponent, but you can't underestimate your opponent either.
Although Barcelona is not in very good condition, Real Madrid's ability to pass and control the ball, especially its continuous passing ability in such a small area, is not as good as Barcelona.
Therefore, Atletico Madrid's tactics will not only work for Barcelona tonight, but Simeone is probably also practicing tactics against Real Madrid.
"Let the central defender pull over, drag him behind, and receive the return pass." Gao Shen suggested.
Everyone's eyes suddenly brightened.
"I think it is feasible. It can not only prevent the opponent from quickly counterattacking after losing the ball, but also provide an additional reliable connection point." Zidane immediately agreed.
"But we still need to practice again." Carlo was still a little worried, "especially considering that they are two forwards."
Gao Shen nodded.
Carlo is cautious by nature, and he is a typical person who thinks about defeat before thinking about victory.
This kind of personality can sometimes be too conservative, but be careful and you won't make a big mistake.
Sometimes Gao Shen will be more radical, but he needs someone like Carlo to neutralize it.
"Arrange two training sessions and practice targeted exercises." Gao Shen suggested.
Real Madrid has an advantage. The league starts one day earlier than Atletico Madrid, so they have one more day to prepare.
After Atletico Madrid finished playing Barcelona, there was basically no time for targeted training, but Real Madrid still had it.
This is the advantage.
If Gao Shen doesn't know how to make good use of this advantage, then his job as head coach will be in vain.
"Also, they will definitely try their best to force our passes to the wing. We can also make a fuss in this regard. As long as we can get rid of Atletico Madrid's restrictions, this game will be won." Gao Shen
Said with confidence.
Zidane and others also nodded.
Fortunately, they came to watch the game in person tonight.
You can always see more details on site that cannot be seen on live TV. After all, live TV is limited by the scope of the live broadcast lens, but if you watch it live, you will capture more and more comprehensive information.
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In the 21st minute of the first half, Atletico Madrid's targeted defense came into play, with a quick counterattack after the steal.
Pique failed to steal the ball at the front of the penalty area, Gabi sent the ball into the penalty area, and Falcao scored with a single shot, scoring a goal for Atletico Madrid.
This goal ignited the passion of the entire Calderon Stadium.
Gao Shen and others couldn't help but cheer for Atletico Madrid's goal.
Is this an Atletico goal?
No, this is for Real Madrid!
One to zero!
Atletico Madrid is temporarily ahead of Barcelona.
"Hold! Keep! Keep!" Gao Shen couldn't help but cheer for Simeone.
Carlo, Zidane and others were equally nervous.
This must be the first time in their lives that they are Atletico Madrid fans, right?
Atletico Madrid was also very strong, successfully holding on to the first half and ending with a 1-0 lead.
After the start of the second half, the situation between the two sides remained unchanged.
Vilanova himself is not the kind of person who is very good at commanding on the spot, and Barcelona is used to playing at a certain rhythm, which resulted in the game progressing smoothly without any major surprises.
Atletico Madrid defended steadily, making it difficult for Barcelona to do anything.
But after sixty minutes, Simeone began to make substitutions.
From Turan to Falcao, two players were changed in just five minutes.
This made Gao Shen look a little worried.
He really looked like he rushed down and told Simeone: Brother, just go ahead and fight with Barcelona!
Isn’t it the King’s Cup?
I do not want it!
As long as you can kill Barcelona, I will lose the King's Cup to you!
But this kind of thing really can't be done.
Once exposed, Gao Shen's reputation will be ruined.
Besides, Simeone is not stupid, he will not agree.
If he really kills Barcelona and Real Madrid fails to fulfill its promise and loses the Copa del Rey, then who will Simeone settle the score with?
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