"The second half of the game is about to begin... We see that players from both sides have already appeared... Oh, I seem to see the figure of Julio Cruz! Did Dick choose to substitute at halftime? In the first half, Ma
Atletico Madrid's players performed well, especially Baraja. His running in the midfield effectively supported Atletico Madrid's defense. If he were to be replaced...wait, Baraja is still on the court.
Who did Ruth replace?"
The commentator shouted in surprise, and then he counted the number of Atletico Madrid players: "The one who was substituted was the right back Hector... This is very strange. Atletico Madrid has become a three-back, so
Can the field be balanced? Liverpool did not make any substitutions. It seems that Atletico Madrid intends to launch a more ferocious attack in the second half. However, their offensive performance in the first half was not bad. Now one more striker may not be able to do it.
The offensive effect is better, football is not a sport where you can score goals by stacking forwards... Anyway, let's take a look at the second half of the game!"
Strangely different from the commentator, Houllier took a deep look at Dick - he had just deployed the strategy of shrinking the defense during the halftime break and patiently using counterattacks to find set pieces and offensive opportunities.
I saw that Dick changed people during the half-time break. One less full-back will not weaken Atletico Madrid's defense much, because to a large extent they only need to defend Liverpool's quick counterattacks. One less full-back will not weaken Atletico Madrid's defense.
There will be too many problems, but it can greatly enhance Atletico Madrid's positional warfare capabilities!
Dick completely guessed Houllier's tactical changes. Although Houllier also guessed Atletico Madrid's tactical changes, he did not expect that Dick would directly replace a forward with a defender. This change
It can be said to be extremely decisive!
"No wonder this young coach has become more and more famous this year. It seems that he really has two brushes..." Houllier thought in his heart, and then immediately said to the players on the bench after sitting down.
: "You go and do some preparatory activities, maybe I will send you out at any time."
"Houllier also kicked all the substitute players out to warm up... It seems that the two head coaches can't wait to make substitutions. They really want to steal the limelight on the sidelines!"
Amid the sighs of the commentator, the second half of the game officially began!
In the second half, it was Atletico Madrid's turn to kick off, and immediately after the kick-off, Atletico Madrid launched a crazy attack!
After receiving the return pass from Cruz, Belleron let the ball pass slightly under his feet, and then passed it to Capdevila who came in from the left, and Capdevila distributed the ball to the front.
Vicente pretended to pass to Belleron, who was in the middle to connect, but with a flick of his ankle, he passed the ball straight to Cruz in front!
Cruz picked up the ball at an angle and completed the turn before Gerrard came up to interfere. Then he raised his foot and passed the ball sideways. Then he moved forward. Belleron received the ball and distributed the ball to the front immediately.
, Cruz stepped in and immediately picked up his right foot before Huntez blocked it, and slapped hard!
The ball roared towards the lower left corner of the goal. Westerveld quickly fell to the ground and held the ball out with one palm. Carragher immediately made a big kick after receiving the ball!
The ball roared towards the frontcourt. Owen and Thuram rushed towards the landing point of the ball at the same time. Although Owen was a little distance away from Thuram, he had to wait for the ball to fall at the landing point. Thuram was not polite at all.
, with the help of the sprint, Thuram jumped up, and then pushed the ball into Liverpool's half again!
Atletico Madrid attacks again!
The overturned ball was picked up by Baraja who was positioned behind him. He turned around and passed the ball to Makelele behind him. Makelele immediately distributed the ball to the left, and Liverpool's defense began to retreat.
Vicente took the ball and saw that there was no room for him to break through, so he did not force the ball - he knew that his skills were not particularly outstanding, and in this case it was better to leave it to the experts...
Belleron received Vicente's pass, and then he still controlled the ball well under the attack of Hamann and Gerrard. Seeing that the opponent's defense recovered very hard, he did not continue to dribble the ball.
He found a gap and passed the ball to Camoranesi who came up from the right.
Camoranesi started to dribble the ball forward, and Carragher came up to him - all he had to do was block Camoranesi's progress. Atletico Madrid's offense rarely uses the players' personal skills to form breakthroughs, even if it does.
When the offensive space is relatively large, relying on Vicente's speed to break through, Camoranesi has always been a diligent running collective player, and he does not seem to have any outstanding breakthrough footwork...
However, this time, he started dribbling the ball from the wing. The continuous swinging of the ball back and forth caught Carragher a little off guard. You must know that Carragher is not the top defender at the level of Liverpool captain in the future. He is just a top defender.
He's just a rookie - he's not really a regular defender in Liverpool.
After struggling with Camoranesi for a while, Camoranesi relied on his skills and confrontation to get rid of Carragher's defense, then began to run down the wing at high speed, and then quickly raised his foot to pass the ball into the penalty area.
!
When Camoranesi does not break through, Liverpool's central defender cannot be too far behind, because this will make the opponent's offense more worry-free. As a mature defense line, it should maintain its position and the opponent's front line.
There are two offensive players in parallel, so that they can defend at any time or move in advance to cause offside. This has nothing to do with intensive defense. This is a quality that a professional team's defense line must possess.
When Camoranesi broke through to the bottom line, Atletico Madrid's two centers began to advance. At this time, Liverpool's center defenders seemed a bit slow to react and were blocked by Jardel and Cruz.
At the same time, Camoranesi's timely cross had flown into Liverpool's penalty area!
Jardel, who was in the front, jumped up, attracting Hyypia to jump with him, but the ball flew over their heads. Cruz, who was in the back, jumped high to meet the ball, completely beating Huntez.
Left behind, and then immediately hit the header with a header!
Westerveld only had time to wave his hand, and the ball had already rushed into the Liverpool gate!
"Oh oh oh oh oh! The ball is in! Julio Cruz! What a magical super substitute! Just three minutes into the second half, Cruz, who came on as a substitute, headed the ball in front of the goal and scored it into Liverpool's goal
Gate! Three to two! Atletico Madrid took the lead! It’s incredible! Atletico Madrid, which was two goals behind in the first 22 minutes, pulled back three goals in the next minute! There is a problem with Liverpool’s defense!”
Dick jumped up from the coaching bench with his hands raised, and the Atletico Madrid fans let out a huge roar. In addition to shouting, they also kept shouting Cruz's name and added a "
"Holy" - San Julio Cruz!
As soon as he comes on as a substitute, Cruise is like the legendary magical warrior, always having such magical performances! He used his diligence and outstanding performance to prove that Dick's investment in him was definitely not in vain!
Houllier cursed loudly. What happened during this period was really unacceptable. He slammed the awning of the bench, and then called Smicer on the bench: "
Come on!”
After Atletico Madrid's celebration was completed, Liverpool also made the first substitution of the game. Attacking midfielder Smicer came on and replaced central defender Hunterz!
An attacking midfielder replaced a central defender! Houllier also showed his courage and desire to win!
"After Smicer came on, Babel and Carragher's positions were reduced to the middle, and Liverpool's formation changed from 442 to 352... Their four defenders could all play as central defenders, and Babel and Carragher
Ge is more flexible than Huntez. With them, the defense in the middle will be even better..."
Dick muttered silently in his mind, then immediately stood up and called Vicente on the sidelines: "Tell Mauro that you and him must press up! Suppress their two wingers! Now
They have no full-backs. By suppressing their two full-backs, we don’t need to worry about the defense on the wing! Tell Claude to let him deal with the guy who just came on and cut off the connection between him and the two forwards.
!”
After saying this, Dick sat back again - commanding on the spot? That is my strength!
Houllier's substitution is nothing more than to strengthen the offense. This change is quite satisfactory. It adds a midfielder with excellent offensive ability and connects the bridge between the forward and the midfielder. However, Dick replaced Cruz with
The full-back Ector was replaced instead of midfielder Baraja, just to prevent this. Now Atletico Madrid's defense in the center is still solid. It is not easy for Liverpool to connect the forward and midfielder.
!
After the restart, Liverpool immediately launched a much more violent attack than before. Regarding Liverpool's attack, Atletico Madrid did not give up hope of attacking and immediately launched a block in the midfield. Atletico Madrid's defensive ability in the middle is also quite good.
With Baraja's strong and excellent running skills and Makelele's accurate judgment, Belleron also often dropped back to help defend. It is not easy to open Atletico Madrid's defense from the center.
Smicer, who had just come on the field, finally got rid of Baraja's pressure and received the ball. Makelele quietly covered him from behind, and before he could turn around, he accurately stretched out his foot and poked the ball from his feet.
Come over, Baraja, who was running over, happened to get the ball that rolled out. He immediately turned around and passed the ball to Belleron, who was not far in front of him!
Belleron completed the pass while turning around. The ball passed between Gerrard and Hamann like a bolt of lightning, and then accurately landed in front of Vicente on the left!
Vicente accelerates and breaks through!
McCallister dragged his own pace and tried his best to defend, but could not catch up with Vicente. In this case, Babel had to move over to defend Vicente, and Vicente did not continue to lead.
Instead, he raised his foot and passed the ball to Cruz who came to meet him from the middle...
Cruz was about to break through when he got the ball. Hyypia was forced to bring Cruz down to the ground. For a free kick, Atletico Madrid won a direct free kick 25 meters away from the goal. A free kick at this position was also
Quite dangerous!
Dick stood up and looked at the court carefully - Atletico Madrid is now in the lead. If they can expand their lead again, then they will also have a greater advantage in this game - Liverpool scored two goals
When we were leading, it was still the first half, but now it's the second half!
"Score our goals with set pieces... Then let you guys see what level Atletico Madrid's set-piece tactics are!" Dick began to sneer. He has always been able to grasp the tactical arrangements of set-pieces.
It's very tight, and it's the only training method he's familiar with - he naturally has countless set-piece tactics in his mind!
