Dick nodded slightly. His judgment was not wrong. With Thuram's physical fitness and defensive skills, he is also quite good at defending a speedy forward like Irving. Maybe Irving can get rid of it by using his speed to break through after getting the ball.
However, in such a confrontation, Thuram's defensive awareness and vision were enough to erase the slight speed advantage that Irving had over him.
Thinking of this, Dick felt a little proud. It was definitely a wise move for him to let Marchena become the main force in the middle. It's not that Marchena's role is greater than Gamala's, but that Gamala plays a more important role on the court.
If you delay, Thuram's strength cannot be fully utilized. With Marchena on the court, he can help Thuram share part of the marking role, and Thuram can fully exert his strength. From this point on, he can help Thuram share part of the marking role.
On the one hand, Atletico Madrid's defense has invisibly improved a lot. For example, in this game, if Gamarra was playing, then only Thuram would have to mark Heskey, and then Owen would have no one to defend him.
Now that Marchena can trap Heskey, Thuram can better mark Irving, which will be a very good supplement to Atletico Madrid's defense.
He nodded with satisfaction here, while Houllier frowned slightly. Liverpool's offense is better than their defense. Although they have many defensive heroes in the backcourt, four defenders who can play as central defenders form a team.
The defense has never been so complete. If Traore hadn't been injured, the attack on the left might have been better. Coupled with the long-term injury of Norwegian defender Hagen, the right side could only use Babel, a veteran who is more suitable for the center.
——Although Babel once supported Bayern's right wing in the Champions League final when he was at Bayern, after all, the Babel now is not the Babel then.
The defense has certain flaws. If the offense that they are proud of cannot be organized smoothly, Liverpool will be in a bit of trouble. Although the attack after the opening is only a test, it can also be seen that Atletico Madrid
He has a deep understanding of Liverpool's offensive mode. When Hyypia made a long pass from the backcourt, Marchena entangled Heskey, while Thuram focused on Owen -
-Without prior practice, no matter how good they are, they cannot arrange things so reasonably in an instant, because the positions of Irving and Heskey are not fixed. The two often change positions back and forth on the court. Heskey
Although his foot skills are not very good, his tactical execution ability is still very strong.
But of course Liverpool's offensive methods are not limited to this one. Houllier believes that his team can still score goals, as long as they concede fewer goals than Atletico Madrid.
Belleron stopped the ball at his feet. At this time, the Atletico forwards who had just pressed forward had not yet retreated. Belleron did not waste the opportunity and passed the ball directly to Camorane on the right.
West.
Camoranesi caught the ball while running and saw that Vicente on the left had already inserted it at high speed. He immediately raised his foot and made a wide-range transfer. This long pass was slightly larger. Vicente
Te kept accelerating and caught the ball in the air that was about to go out of the sideline. Seeing that Babel was about to come forward, Vicente immediately raised his foot and sent the ball to the edge of the penalty area...
Under the attack of the opponent's two tall central defenders, although Jardel grabbed the first landing point, he was unable to control the landing point well. The second landing point was controlled by Hyypia. Atletico Madrid's attack,
Also returned in vain.
"Both sides started attacking after quickly passing through the midfield... This style of play is nothing to Liverpool, but as a La Liga team, it seems a little irrational for Atletico Madrid to use this tactic..."
"Atletico Madrid's counterattack power is very outstanding. Under Dick's command over the past year, Atletico Madrid has often used quick counterattacks to break through the opponent's door in games, and their offensive ability in positional warfare is not bad either. After the opening, Atletico Madrid
The first attack doesn't explain anything... Let's see if they can advance steadily in the midfield."
The commentators expressed their opinions on each attack after the opening of the game. Liverpool's attack was a typical British attack, passing the ball directly to the frontcourt, and Atletico Madrid's counterattack was also their accustomed tactic.
After Lailon got the ball, he quickly found the frontcourt, and then several players in the frontcourt cooperated continuously to score goals, and their offenses were all successfully intercepted by the opponent. This at least proved that both sides had prepared well before the game.
It's a lot of hard work.
Hyypia passed the ball to Carragher on the left. Carragher took the ball and observed it. Seeing that there was no chance, he passed the ball to Hamann who retreated in the middle to meet. Jardel came up from behind. Haman
Mann did not stop the ball, but passed the ball back. After Huntez took the ball, he passed it to Hyypia, who passed it straight to Gerrard in front...
Seeing Liverpool start passing the ball back and forth in the backcourt, Dick smiled slightly. Letting Liverpool pass the ball back and forth is a more beneficial thing for Atletico Madrid, because Liverpool's players are not top-notch in foot skills. Such a back-and-forth pass.
They are very likely to make mistakes, and stealing in the frontcourt will also be a very good idea for Atletico Madrid.
Atletico Madrid's main offensive method in this game is to start from the midfield and then hit behind. The details can be adapted to the situation, but the general direction will not change.
After Gerrard got the ball, he dribbled forward. No Atletico players stepped forward to press him immediately. They just focused on Murphy and McCallister on the wings. Most of Liverpool's frontcourt cooperation relies on this.
Initiated by two people.
Of course, Atletico Madrid will not let Gerrard dribble the ball straight in like this. This guy's long-range shot is very good. Atletico Madrid players also know this, so when Gerrard dribbled the ball past the top of the center circle,
, Beleron went up to meet him.
Belleron did not intend to engage in physical confrontation with the opponent, but kept blocking in front of Gerrard, preventing him from taking a shot directly without any scruples. This made Gerrard somewhat difficult. His little skills and so on were very good.
Generally speaking, although his basic skills are okay, it is still a bit difficult for him to dribble through a player who is not directly confronting him.
Seeing Murphy withdrawing from the side to respond, Gerrard immediately raised his foot and passed the ball to him. As soon as Murphy caught the ball, Hector quickly came over. Murphy flicked the ball to the side.
Then he got out of the way, and then quickly took a shot from the front of the penalty area!
This long-range shot was powerful, but it was a little off target due to the rush of the shot. Molina bent his elbow and closed his jaw very steadily, and kept the ball firmly in his arms.
Seeing that Liverpool's players were quickly returning to defense, Molina was not in a hurry to throw the ball away. When playing against Premier League teams, La Liga teams must be patient and use their technical advantages instead of head-on confrontation with the opponent.
——Although the technical content of Liverpool's lineup has increased a lot after Houllier took over, compared with Atletico Madrid, which is basically composed of Spanish and South American players, they are still slightly inferior in terms of foot skills.
Seeing that the Liverpool players had almost retreated, Molina handed the ball to Capdevila. Capdevila started dribbling the ball along the left. He was not hindered at first, but as he approached,
In the center circle, Liverpool's resistance began to become fierce.
Seeing McAllister rushing towards him, Capdevila immediately raised his foot and passed the ball to Vicente who was responding in front. Then he moved forward and Vicente pushed the ball across to Belle in the middle.
Long, Belleron sent a diagonal pass directly without stopping the ball. Capdevila, who advanced forward, received the pass and faced Babel's defense and forced a breakthrough. Then, when the ball was about to go out of the baseline, he raised his foot and made a pass.
!
After having Jardel, Atletico Madrid's side attack method is actually relatively simple. Cross after the breakthrough, cross at a 45-degree angle... With such a high point in the penalty area, the quality of the cross is a little worse
It can often produce very good results.
However, when facing Liverpool, Jardel could not easily grab the spot. One of the opponent's two central defenders was defending closely and the other was paying attention to filling the position, which prevented him from taking off comfortably. However, his interference also allowed Hyypia to finally
The clearance was not able to withstand much force, and the ball flew directly to the edge of the penalty area.
Beleron and Hamann rushed to the ball's landing point at the same time. Beleron was not as good as Haman in terms of physical confrontation, but he was a little faster than Haman. After rushing to the ball's landing point first, Beleron raised his head
He pushed the ball to the side with his foot and poked it out. Camoranesi, who rushed from the right, immediately kicked the ball out!
This long-range shot flew towards the Liverpool gate. Carragher, who flew to block it, was a step slower, but Westerveld in front of the goal reacted very quickly. He quickly fell to the ground and blocked the ball with one hand.
After going out, Hunterz, who was filling in, immediately made a big kick to make a clearance.
Dick shook his head off the court, but he also knew that this kind of attack was still effective. Liverpool's defenders were very good at frontal defense, but their reaction and lateral movement abilities were slightly lacking, whether in the frontcourt or not.
A sudden shot after a quick pass, or a ball in the midfield and directly behind the back. This style of play is definitely the opposite. As long as you keep playing, you will not worry about not scoring!
The next game began to get entangled. Liverpool wanted to use fast-paced attacks to bring down Atletico Madrid. After all, they had to be more adaptable to fast-paced games, but Atletico Madrid was unmoved.
The most important thing is that the slow speed of the defense prevents Liverpool from launching a crazy press in the frontcourt. They can only retreat quickly after attacking to prevent Atletico Madrid from counterattacking, and Atletico Madrid can successfully pass the ball to
The midfielder organizes the attack, moves back and forth, and creates opportunities through passing and cutting.
"Well, this is a standard confrontation between English football and Spanish football... When Houllier took charge of Liverpool, he announced that he would build a new Liverpool with better technology and a more French flavor, while Dick, after joining Atletico Madrid
It turned Atletico Madrid into a team with excellent defense, more balanced offense and defense, and good at quick counterattacks. However, in this game, they restored the team's tradition one after another, and Liverpool played a concise and clear long game.
Passing, rushing and flying together, Atletico Madrid began to advance on the ground. I have to say that this is a very interesting phenomenon. After a series of experiments, the two head coaches found that the most suitable one was the original one.
Is it tactics, or is it a special arrangement made for this game?"
Dick observed the game carefully from the sidelines. Liverpool played unexpectedly fast in this game. You must know that Houllier's transformation of Liverpool is quite successful. Liverpool's current technical attack is already playing very well. However, this
In this game, maybe it was because Atletico Madrid's midfield defense was very good, maybe because Liverpool wanted to catch Atletico Madrid off guard. They basically passed through the midfield quickly and then sent bombs to the two forwards.
"Can such a simple tactic break through our door..." Dick thought with some disdain in his heart.
