"Although we failed to score in the first half, I am quite satisfied with your performance... because although the quality of your counterattack in the first half was not high, in terms of quantity, it met the standard."
Dick said with a smile in the locker room. Although Deportivo's defenders didn't seem particularly tired when they came off the field, Dick knew that such veterans would naturally distribute their physical fitness.
, however, in any case, there are seven or eight full sprints back and forth in the first half. Even if they don’t feel tired at this time, the ten minutes of halftime will make them feel tired earlier. As long as this continues, they will
Sooner or later, his physical fitness will be worn down by Atletico Madrid.
"In the second half, we have to be more proactive... don't be afraid of losing the ball, press out, and continue to increase the pace! We will compare with them on the road to see whose offensive ability is better in the open attack!
They scored 48 goals in the league, what about us? We scored four more than them! Now we have to tell them that even in a single game, we are capable of scoring more goals than them! Because we are
We are going for the championship! If we are going for the championship, we can’t fall on this field!”
"oh!"
Atletico Madrid players waved their fists and shouted. A series of results this season have allowed them to accumulate enough confidence. For Atletico Madrid's main players, they have never won the top league championship. The only
The only one with a record of winning league titles is Jardel. However, compared with La Liga, the standard of the Portuguese Super League is still a bit worse. Otherwise, he would not have left Porto, the Portuguese hegemony, and joined a team that is not considered the top team in Spain.
Atletico Madrid - the attraction of the top league is here.
Dick's words about going for the championship aroused the emotions of all Atletico Madrid players, because this is what they desire most now.
After a rest, Atletico Madrid players came on the court in high spirits. They are all still very young, so the halftime break is a precious recharging time for them, and for Deportivo La Coruña's players who are already quite young.
For the defenders, the halftime break was not enough to allow them to recover too much. On the contrary, because they consumed too much in the first half, they were not as energetic as they were in the first half after coming out.
When he returned to his position, Dick took a special look at the faces of Deportivo's defenders. He saw a hint of fatigue, which gave him more confidence in the second half of the game.
"The second half started... Atletico Madrid insisted on playing defensive counterattack in the first half, but Deportivo did a good job in preventing this. Although there was no goal in the first half, the process was quite exciting.
Deportivo should have the upper hand in the second half. After all, they launched more attacks than Atletico Madrid. If they can seize the opportunity better, they should win in the second half..."
Just when the commentators were expressing their opinions based on the situation in the first half, the second half had quietly begun, and Atletico Madrid, which kicked off, launched an attack from the first minute of the second half!
After receiving the ball kicked back by Beleron, Baraja passed the ball to Makelele. Makelele then passed back. Thuram received the ball and handed the ball to Hector. Hector passed the ball to Deportivo.
Before Runia's players came forward, they raised their feet and passed the ball to Camoranesi, who was responding in front. Then they moved forward. Camoranesi passed the ball to Belleron, who was responding, and Belleron stopped the ball.
Get rid of Mauro Silva's overmatch, and then pass the ball to Hector who broke in.
Hector raised his foot while running and passed the ball into the penalty area. Jardel, who was sprinting all the way, jumped high to meet the ball, and then beat Naibet to attack the goal!
Naibet struggled to interfere with Jadel. Although he failed to prevent Jadel from heading towards the goal, Jadel's header went a little awry, and after passing Songao's outstretched hand, he hit the near post hard.
The outside then popped the bottom line!
"Oh! Atletico Madrid had a very threatening attack at the beginning! What a pity!"
Dick, who was off the field, jumped up holding his head, then waved his arms violently, turned around and walked back chattering. Irueta was originally shocked by Atletico Madrid's attack, but when he saw
He also relaxed a little with Dick's performance - obviously this was a counterattack after the start of the second half arranged by Dick during the halftime break. Then Atletico Madrid should continue to recover the defense as it did in the first half, as long as they caught
Some opportunities can still be scored.
So Irueta calmly made a gesture to the field - don't worry, attack like we did in the first half, prevent their quick counterattack, the victory will definitely belong to us.
Deportivo's players started to attack gradually as they did in the first half. However, this time Atletico Madrid did not recover so hard, but started a crazy press in the midfield!
This completely different approach from the first half prevented Deportivo's players from reacting at first. As soon as Dejaminha received Forlan's pass, Baraja made a powerful collision from the side.
, although Dejaminha dodged, Makelele, who was hiding on one side, quickly stretched his foot to poke the ball down!
The ball rolled to Belleron's feet. Belleron took the ball and turned around, then immediately sent a diagonal pass. The ball flew straight to the right. Camoranesi quickly moved forward and hit Romero.
Before returning to defense, he raised his foot and sent the ball to the center!
Jardel was like a tank, rumbling through Deportivo's half, accelerating rapidly and rushing towards the direction of the ball!
Deportivo's defenders were obviously slower to return to defense than in the first half. Although Naibert and Donato sandwiched Jadel on the left and right in the hope that he would not be able to speed up, however, Jadel was brutal.
Under the unreasonable impact, Nebet and Donato would feel their center of gravity swing twice every time they collided with Jardel. As they continued to collide, the thirty-nine-year-old Donato finally could no longer stabilize his center of gravity.
, staggered a few times in embarrassment, and then helplessly looked up at Jardel who was leaving...
In terms of confrontation, Naibet could not compete with Jadel, a tall and strong monster. Although he was not thrown away by Jadel, he was blocked by Jadel. Jadel took a step forward again.
Finally caught up with the rolling ball, then raised his foot to remove the ball, and then continued to move forward with the ball!
Naibet was blocked by Jadel and did not dare to foul. He could not move around Jadel and could only continue to interfere behind him, hoping to block Jadel's attack with Songao.
attack……
Jadel did not rush to shoot, but continued to dribble the ball forward. Naibet continued to interfere behind him, while Songao had already abandoned the goal and planned to flank Jadel with Naibet in tandem.
At least there isn't much room for him to shoot!
Just when Songao was about to rush in front of Jadel, he saw Jadel raise his right foot, and then under the interference of Naibet... he kicked and passed the ball to the other side of his body...
…
The person who plugged in at the high speed on that side was Vicente!
In a pure sprint competition, Vicente left Pablo far behind. Jardel discovered this keenly. He did not force the shot, but attracted the full attention of Naibert and Songao.
After a lot of effort, he sent out this extremely beautiful assist!
Vicente, who came in at high speed, didn't adjust his shooting pace very well. After getting close to the rolling ball, he raised his foot and flicked the side of the rolling ball. The ball then changed direction and flew towards the goal.
Songao, who was fully on the attack and extremely close to Jardel, had no room to defend. As soon as he turned around, the ball was already close to the goal line...
Romero, who struggled to return to defense, was also a step slower. Although he made a tackle to clear the ball, he hit the ball only after it flew into the goal...
"goooooooooooooal! Atletico Madrid's quick counterattack! They suddenly started pressing in the midfield and caught Deportivo off guard! This counterattack was too fast. Jardel's power was fully demonstrated in this counterattack. Deportivo
The two defenders of Runia chased and intercepted him but could not stop him. After all, Donato was old and was quickly defeated in this pure confrontation... And Naibert and Song
Although Goao tried his best, he still couldn't stop Jardel from passing this beautiful pass! All Vicente had to do was face the empty goal and aim..."
When Vicente started running on the court, Deportivo's fans stopped shouting. Not only did Atletico Madrid's counterattack not allow Deportivo's defenders to react, they also failed to react -
- However, after a pause, they continued to shout because they firmly believed that Deportivo will definitely overtake the score next. They have such confidence in the team they support!
"Have you suddenly strengthened the pressing in the midfield..." Irueta began to think. However, after thinking about it, he continued to wave his hand and asked the players to attack in the same way as before. He also wanted to observe and see what happened.
Is this approach a coincidence, or did Dick change his tactics for the second half...
Two minutes later, Irueta frowned. It was obvious that after taking the lead, Atletico Madrid did not continue to shrink its defense as it did in the first half, but invested more troops in the midfield, which also
That is to say, they played more actively than in the first half. Although this approach made Irueta feel a bit strange, in any case, it gave Deportivo La Coruna more opportunities to attack!
At least they did not defend the penalty area, and Deportivo's two forwards were able to get more opportunities...
"Since you have launched a challenge, I have to fight... Let's fight, let's see who has the better offensive ability!"
As Irueta made a gesture to press the attack, Deportivo's players understood the next tactic-that is, use offense to confront Atletico Madrid and let Atletico Madrid see Deportivo's offense.
, how outstanding it is!
"Did you start the attack? Very good... Mr. Irueta, you still ignored this point... I admit that Deportivo is not worse than us in the frontal attack, but with such a back-and-forth attack, your
Weaknesses will be more and more exposed! We only have one player over thirty years old in our team, and you have four! Fighting for physical strength? We will definitely win!"
Dick's face became more and more certain, because he knew that when Deportivo started to fight back and forth with Atletico Madrid, the balance of victory had gradually tilted towards Atletico Madrid. From the moment Atletico Madrid took the lead,
They have already occupied the match point in this game!
"Let's attack, maybe you can equalize the score, but the later in the game, the greater our hope of victory will be!"
ps: No wonder I woke up so early today. It turns out that I forgot to update automatically yesterday!
