If you know Li Ang's Sporting Gijon very well, you will definitely notice that Sporting Gijon's defensive counterattack is very sharp, but their ball control tactics should not be underestimated.
Li Ang's 'LION' tactics have been practiced since the La Liga last season. They have also been demonstrated in many La Liga games this season, defeating Athletic Bilbao and slaughtering Zaragoza 8-0.
The competition also shocked the world.
It was only later that when facing strong teams, Sporting Gijon was weak and had to resort to defensive counterattack tactics. The "LION" tactics were used less frequently, which made people temporarily forget about them.
That's right, with the wave of Li Ang's flag, Sporting Gijon once again resorted to the 'lion' tactic. Everyone watching this game will have the illusion that before scoring, Sporting Gijon appeared cautious and stuck to the penalty area, but
, after the goal, this team seemed to be a different team, aggressive, they emphasized possession of the ball, emphasized pressing, and began to put pressure on Atletico Madrid. For a moment, Madrid, who was unprepared,
The competition was caught off guard.
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Ferrando frowned. He was completely unprepared. Sporting Gijon's sudden change of tactics made him a little confused and headache.
He thought about it and found that he couldn't find a way to solve the problem for a while.
As long as the football is controlled by Sporting Gijon, it will be difficult for Atletico Madrid to be snatched away.
It's not that Atletico Madrid's players didn't try to press, but it's obvious that Sporting Gijon was well prepared for the press, so they always kept passing the ball and wouldn't let the football stay at the feet of a certain player for too long.
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In this kind of sport, football is the hardest to win.
Atletico Madrid people followed the football, but they found with some frustration that it was a futile effort and gained nothing except consuming physical energy.
In this situation, they found that all they could do was wait for Sporting Gijon to make mistakes.
However, it is obvious that Sporting Gijon is very skilled in this tactic. It can be seen that this is what they often practice in training. All players pay attention to one kick and never sloppy. Even Ribery, who has excellent foot skills
Li and Di Natale didn't show off their skills.
So, at this moment, what everyone saw was that the players of Atletico Madrid were being moved around like monkeys by the players of Sporting Gijon, using the passing ball.
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Ferrando has a big head, and there are many teams that pay attention to passing. Many teams, especially strong teams, pay attention to passing and controlling, using passing to control the game and tear apart the opponent's defense. Giants such as Barcelona and Real Madrid also
This may be the case, even Ferrando's Atletico Madrid, today's tactic of pursuing breakthroughs in the middle is also a passing and controlling tactic.
However, this passing and controlling tactic of Sporting Gijon is something Ferrando has never seen before: in Sporting Gijon’s tactic, passing and movement can be said to be the core of everything, and players are constantly passing the ball between each other.
, constantly running, you only see the football passing under the feet of their players. If there is a chance, pass it forward, look for space, if there is no chance, pass it back, and then look for an opportunity to come up - bang bang bang.
Pass the ball, do it again!
It can be said that when Sporting Gijon is attacking, all Atletico Madrid can do is defend exhaustedly and then hope that the opponent will make a pass error. However, this situation rarely occurs. The result is that the football is hopelessly
Hong Jingjing is firmly in control, and their offense is always able to get shooting opportunities.
In this case, Atletico Madrid's players were so depressed that they even eagerly hoped that Sporting Gijon's shot would arrive to end this passing control. Of course, they hoped that the opponent's shot would be of poor quality, and it would be best to shoot blindly, because only
In this way, the ball can return to Atletico Madrid's feet, and they can have the opportunity to organize an offense.
However, Sporting Gijon does not shoot blindly. Even if they attack the frontcourt, if they don't get a good chance, they will choose to cross or pass back, and then make adjustments and continue to press.
It can be said that Sporting Gijon's offense is not about the number of shots, but the efficiency of the shots.
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"If I weren't here to commentate on the game, I couldn't believe it, this is Sporting Gijon." D'Agostino said, "Sporting Gijon suddenly gave up on defensive counterattacks. They now have the football firmly under their feet.
, it became difficult for Atletico Madrid to get the ball."
"Sporting Gijon's ball possession rate is 63%." Gonzalez glanced at the data that just came out.
This is an amazing ball possession rate. You must know that this ball possession rate also includes the data that Atletico Madrid took the initiative at the beginning of the game. It is conceivable that after the goal, Sporting Gijon's ball control
How terrifying.
"Keeping the football under your feet also protects your own penalty area," D'Agostino said. "It's just that some fans may find this kind of game boring."
"I would rather see Sporting Gijon playing defensive counterattack now." Gonzalez said with a smile, "At least in that case, Atletico Madrid takes the initiative and keeps attacking, and Sporting Gijon's counterattack is also very sharp.
It makes people’s eyes brighter, instead of like this…”
"Sleepy?" D'Agostino said.
"Yes." Gonzalez said, "Of course, from the perspective of coach Li Ang, his tactics are successful now. Atletico Madrid is completely passive, and the rhythm of the game is completely controlled by Sporting Gijon."
While the two commentators were complaining, they were both surprised. They knew about Sporting Gijon's 'lion' tactics and had seen them in previous games, but today's Sporting Gijon tactics were more complex than before.
It is even better, especially the pursuit rate of passing the ball, which is even more powerful. It is outrageous and unbearable to witness. It is as if the current 'Lion' tactic is an upgraded version of the previous one.
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Yes, this is an upgraded version of Li Ang's 'LION' tactic. During this period, Sporting Gijon has been practicing this tactic hard, but it has never been revealed in the game. This time facing Atletico Madrid, Li Ang decided to use this tactic.
Opponents come to test the waters: Atlético Madrid is not as powerful as Real Madrid and Barcelona, but it can be said to be a powerful team in La Liga. The strength of the team is among the top in the upper reaches of La Liga, which is perfect for training.
Li Ang's eyes were fixed on the court. He could see Atletico Madrid's helplessness and aggrievedness. He also knew the reason for this situation. Atletico Madrid was stunned by Sporting Gijon's sudden change of tactics. Their pressing looked...
It seems to be working very hard, but, like a headless fly, it is difficult to have an impact or threat on Sporting Gijon's passing and control.
The defensive counterattack tactics were used at the beginning of the game. After the counterattack was successful and the score was ahead, he suddenly changed his style and adopted the 'LION' tactic. This was also a psychological warfare played by Li Ang, just to catch Atletico Madrid off guard:
They had just become familiar with Sporting Gijon's defensive counterattack tactics, and they were on the rise offensively, but they conceded the ball. Before they could recover, Sporting Gijon made a gorgeous change. It can be said that Atletico Madrid has been struggling since conceding the goal.
I was so dizzy that I haven't come back to my senses yet.
"The ball possession rate is over 63%." Scott Rui reported real-time data to Li Ang.
Li Ang nodded, this ball possession rate is amazing, and the reason for this result is that Sporting Gijon is under little pressure and has a very low pass error rate.
The 'LION' tactic emphasizes passing and pressing. Passing is the foundation. Pressing means pressing the opponent like a mad dog once the ball is transferred. It is just because Atletico Madrid has difficulty obtaining the ball now, so pressing has not been used for the time being.
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The only way Ferrando can think of now is to press!
We can no longer allow Sporting Gijon to control the ball so easily. Sporting Gijon's passing and controlling is like a dull knife, constantly eroding the morale of Atletico Madrid players. If we don't fight back, Atletico Madrid will be in trouble today.
The back and forth of the Gijon was stricken.
Ferrando felt that he saw the problem: Although Atletico Madrid was pressing before, it was not enough, not enough!
"Push!"
"Grab them!"
"Oppress them!"
Ferrando shouted loudly from the sidelines.
Li Ang saw the movement in the coaching bench next door. He walked to the sidelines and whistled. Albertini looked over: Received the order.
Di Natale got the ball in the frontcourt. He looked at the penalty area and saw that there was no good space for the ball, so he chose to pass the ball back to Modric.
As soon as Modric got the ball, Aguilera came up to press him.
Modric knocked the ball to Albertini.
Grenchar rushed to Albertini.
The Italian veteran half-turned and kicked the football to Carlos, which was still passed back.
"Faced with Atletico Madrid's pressing, Sporting Gijon could only keep passing back..." D'Agostino said.
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On the sidelines, Ferrando got a little excited when he saw this. He waved his arms and signaled his players to continue pressing. His wishful thinking was that if he could force Sporting Gijon to make a mistake in the back pass in the midfield, it would be a unique success for Atletico Madrid.
A good counterattack opportunity. This will be a great boost to Atletico Madrid's morale. During this period, Atletico Madrid's players have been so frustrated.
Everyone saw this scene: Sporting Gijon kept passing back, and Atletico Madrid rushed forward ferociously to press, like the ebb and flow of the tide, overwhelming.
Carlos passed the ball back to center back Pepe.
Pepe continued to pass back, goalkeeper Valencia got the ball, and Torres immediately rushed forward.
Valencia gave the football to Vermaelen, Hierro was suspended due to a red card, and the Belgian youth got the chance to start.
Sosa pounced on Vermaelen. The young Belgian defender was startled and quickly passed the ball. Sosa poked the ball and almost broke it off.
Atletico Madrid head coach Ferrando's eyes lit up, that's it, keep forcing them!
Li Ang was shocked. If Vermaelen was intercepted, Atletico Madrid would face the goalkeeper. What he wanted was to lure the snake out of the hole, but he was not playing with fire and burning himself. It was obvious that Vermaelen was nervous just now and almost got drunk.
Big mistake.
Vermaelen's panic passed the ball to Grosso.
Corsa rushed towards Grosso.
Grosso passed the ball to Carlos, who did not pass it back, but turned around and faced Atletico Madrid's half.
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"This is—" the commentator Gonzalez's eyes lit up.
Carlos passed the football forward and Modric got the ball.
When the Croatian youngster stopped the ball, he took advantage of the situation and easily avoided the oncoming Grenjaer.
Then he also quickly sent the football out.
The person who received the football this time was Franck Ribery.
The French young man dribbled the ball forward and ran forward. Almost at the same time, the entire Sporting Gijon midfielder and frontcourt players also surged forward like a tide.
Ribery took the ball across half-court and Perea pounced on him.
Pass the ball!
The football came to the feet of Albertini in the middle of the frontcourt.
"It's coming! It's coming! Sporting Gijon! They are advancing so fast!" Gonzalez exclaimed.
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Atletico Madrid coach Fernando was shocked!
He realized the danger!
too fast!
Because just a few seconds ago, Sporting Gijon was still passing the ball back all the way. Now in the blink of an eye, the Gijon people came out like a tide and had already reached the outside of Atlético Madrid's penalty area.
Facing Atletico Madrid defender Molinero who came up hastily to intercept, Albertini suddenly tipped his toe!
Pick a pass!
The Italian veteran's football talent sparks at this moment!
Di Natale successfully countered offside. After receiving a pass from Albertini, he faced the attacking Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Franco and passed directly across the middle!
Diego Milito, who followed up, faced the oncoming defender Calvo's tackle. After avoiding the tackle with a beautiful spike, he easily sent the football into the empty goal.
"Goooooooooooooooooooool!"
"Diego Milito￣￣Milito! Milito! At this moment, he is the hero of the Ermolino Stadium!" the commentator D'Agostino shouted. His eyes widened and he stared closely.
As he walked onto the court, he still seemed a little unbelievable! The news from Sporting Gijon sent Atletico Madrid spinning in circles, making the audience including him, the commentator, a little drowsy. However, Sporting Gijon
At this moment, a tidal wave of offensives came, like a huge wave, and Atletico Madrid's defense collapsed!
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"In the first thirty-five minutes, Sporting Gijon, who are playing at home, are already leading by two goals!"
"This is Diego Milito's fifteenth goal in the league! This 25-year-old Argentine striker also played in Serie B last season. Liang brought him to Gijon and entrusted him with important tasks.
! He responded with goals one after another! The story of this Chinese head coach and his disciples will become a legend in football!"
After scoring the goal, Diego Milito was very excited. He ran on the court, roaring as he ran. He rushed directly to the sidelines with such a running posture, and then threw himself into the arms of head coach Li Ang.
's arms.
"The fifteenth league goal! Now, Milito has surpassed Eto'o in the scorer list. He is now No. 1!" The commentator said the reason why the Argentinian was so excited.
As the commentator said, Leon was Milito's boss. He brought him to the Iberian Peninsula and entrusted him with important tasks. The latter rewarded him with goals and his football talent.
