"Atletico Madrid made their first substitution of the game! Argentinian striker Julio Cruz replaced winger Vicente... Since Cruz left Feyeno for $10 million last summer
After De joined Atletico Madrid, he became the most amazing super substitute in La Liga - last year he scored 12 league goals in La Liga, ten of which were scored after coming on as a substitute! At the same time, in the UEFA Cup final
, he also scored a goal for Atletico Madrid to expand their lead after coming on as a substitute! It is worth mentioning that Manchester United also has a world-famous super substitute in the team, Norwegian striker Solskjaer is also a
A super substitute who often scored goals as a substitute. He scored four goals in 12 minutes as a substitute against Nottingham Forest. The legend of coming off the bench to complete the winning goal in the Champions League final has long been famous! Now these two super substitutes are at the same time.
Appearing on the court, who can be more magical? Let’s wait and see!”
When Cruz and Vicente high-fived and then ran onto the court, many commentators began to get excited. Cruz's series of magical performances after coming off the bench in La Liga last year had already made Cruz
He has also become famous to a large extent. He is also well-known on the European continent as a super substitute. Solskjaer is a veteran magical substitute. Although he has lost his magic in the past two years, but like this
Two super substitutes come off the bench at the same time. In this stalemate situation, who can perform better and who can save the team?
If Solskjaer scores a goal and Cruz does not score, they can report that "the old magic substitute is still outstanding, and the Norwegian baby-faced killer shocked the audience." If Cruz scores a goal and Solskjaer does not score a goal,
, then they can say, "A new substitute ace is born, and the Argentinian stone Buddha skills are amazing." If neither of them scores a goal, then they can say, "Famous is not as good as meeting, and the super substitute is not worthy of the name."...
No matter what, it's a gimmick.
For Cruz, this does not make him feel that there is anything to care about. Since breaking his goal drought this season in the Madrid Derby, Cruz has become more calm. On the bench
He didn't say much while sitting, and he only occasionally chatted with Torres about his observations. When Dick needed him to play, he would always step onto the court in silence as soon as possible.
After Cruz came on the field, Atletico Madrid's formation also changed from 4-5-1 to 4-4-2. At first, both sides' formations were 4-5-1, but the actual playing styles were completely different. Now both sides' formations are 4-4-2.
, the actual playing style is completely different...
Manchester United's midfielder is a standard diamond-shaped midfielder 442. This formation looks smooth and stable, but in fact it has very high requirements for the midfielder. If it weren't for Keane, a super midfielder, Manchester United would not be able to use this formation.
The formation has been popular in England for so many years. This kind of tactical play requires a top-level midfielder with both offense and defense to run well. Therefore, this type of tactics was once very popular and was even considered the most popular on the football field.
After the arrival of the new century, the standard tactical formation was gradually used by few teams.
The so-called standard formation is determined based on jersey numbers - in the past professional games, there was no determination of individual numbers, but the jersey numbers of the players on the field were numbers one to eleven, with number one being the goalkeeper and number ten being the center.
, No. 11 and No. 7 are wingers, No. 2 and No. 3 are full-backs, No. 4 and No. 5 are central defenders...
In this formation, the midfielder is arranged in a diamond shape - and Manchester United is the last giant team to use such a formation.
Atletico Madrid's 442 seems to be more modern. In the eyes of Dick, who has been influenced by later generations, formation is not important. Although the responsibility of blurring the position on the field cannot be done well now, his midfielder
The arrangement looked weird, with a defensive midfielder, a core of the deep-lying organization, and two midfielders running back and forth. It took Dick a year to get the players used to this tactic, and it also worked with him on
Careful selection of players has a lot to do with it.
Now the midfielders of both sides are beginning to fight. Atletico Madrid's midfield power is basically used in the middle. They want to press Manchester United's playmaker Keane and make him more distracted on defense and unable to attack.
Makes so much difference!
Of course, this style of play will cause some disadvantages on the wing.
The right wing was okay. Although Giggs was in good condition, Camoranesi had the disadvantage of finding it difficult to defend after Irvine's assist and attacked fiercely. As a result, Atletico Madrid's right wing did not suffer much.
But on the left, Capdevila was a little overwhelmed when faced with the seamless cooperation between Beckham and Neville. After all, no matter how outstanding he was, he was still alone, facing Beckham's cross and Neville's cross.
He had a hard time resisting the trap.
Dick did not let other players in the midfield help Capdevila, but kept strengthening the fierce attack in the frontcourt, hoping to score in front of the opponent, so that he could better take the initiative!
Anyway, no matter how well the opponent plays on the wing, it is difficult to directly threaten the goal. There are two powerful central defenders guarding the penalty area, and they are not afraid of the opponent scoring for a while. Compared with Atletico Madrid, Manchester United's defense at the central defender position is
, seems a bit weak. As long as the fight continues like this, Atletico Madrid will still take advantage!
Seizing the opponent's shortcomings and pursuing them fiercely is also an excellent way of attacking!
The two sides began to attack back and forth, competing for offensive quality and scoring goals to see who could seize the opportunity faster - in this style of play, both sides would naturally have more opportunities.
In the 47th minute, Cruz moved to the left and passed the ball. Belleron followed up and shot hard, but Barthez saved it.
One minute later, Manchester United immediately organized an attack. Beckham did not pass the ball into the penalty area, but passed a low ball to the edge of the penalty area. Scholes, who followed, took a long shot and was missed by Molina.
Hold the ball in your arms.
In the 50th minute, Beckham took a tactical corner kick. Solskjaer received the ball and passed the ball low to the goal. Van Nistelrooy failed to get the ball under Stam's defense and the ball rolled directly out of the baseline.
In the 53rd minute, Camoranesi made a direct pass from the right. Jardel broke into the penalty area and shot diagonally. The ball missed the far post and flew out of the baseline.
In the 55th minute, Belleron made a through pass from midfield, and Cruz's shot was blocked by Blanco.
In the 57th minute, Scholes created a free kick in the frontcourt. Beckham took the kick and the ball was slightly higher than the crossbar.
The two sides engaged in a high-quality attack for more than ten minutes on the court. There was only one reason why they failed to score a goal, and that was that both sides still put in a lot of effort on defense, and they made a lot of efforts on the opponent's key offensive players.
With good defense, under such pressure, although both sides created a lot of opportunities, they were constantly interfered with during the offensive process, making it difficult to score goals.
Both sides have opportunities, and they spare no effort in defense. Who can score first depends on which shooter on both sides can perform better when the opportunity comes, or which side's defense makes the first mistake!
When the game reached the 61st minute, Manchester United was fiercely pressed by Atletico Madrid when passing the ball in the midfield. This time their entire midfield came up, except for the players who were constantly pressing the ball.
In addition, it also faintly cut off the offensive route of Atletico Madrid players!
Under such pressure, Manchester United could only choose to pass back - Keane raised his foot to pass the ball directly to goalkeeper Barthez. Seeing Keane passing back, Brown wanted to protect while returning to defense, and
Barthez has already rushed out of the penalty area and is ready to drive the ball directly out of the penalty area.
At this time, Cruz strode towards the ball. His speed was not very fast, but his long legs were quite amazing. Under his pressure, Barthez, the butter-handed goalkeeper,
But he seemed a little panicked. Originally, the distance between the two people and the ball was about the same, and the ball was rolling in the direction of Barthez. He had an absolute advantage in clearing the ball in advance, even if it kicked out of the sideline.
It will pose a direct threat to the gate.
Barthez, the goalkeeper, has always been very good when playing for the national team, but he often makes low-level mistakes in the club, especially after moving to Manchester United, and this time is no exception.
When there was still some time before the ball, he chose to tackle the ball on the ground - this action itself is very dangerous. Defenders generally rarely do this action, because the tackle on the ground is a failure or failure.
If you fail to clear the siege, you will fall to the ground again and it will be difficult to form a defense again.
However, Barthez made such a dangerous move as soon as his mind got hot. The most terrible thing is that he was not able to completely scoop the ball - he just touched the ball with his toes, and the ball bounced back and hit him.
It hit the bone in Cruz's calf, and then flew towards the Manchester United gate...
Cruz was just stunned for a moment, and then rushed directly towards the ball without slowing down. When he started sprinting, Manchester United fans screamed in the stands at Old Trafford!
Such a low-level mistake put Manchester United into a very dangerous situation!
Manchester United's two central defenders rushed towards Cruz like crazy. However, there was a gap between them and Cruz before, and it would be a bit dangerous to catch up with him again...
Cruz caught up with the ball in the penalty area, and then he did not adjust, but stretched out his left foot along the path of the ball, and then raised his foot to push the ball into the empty goal!
Three to one! Atletico Madrid expanded its lead in the 63rd minute! In the see-saw attack, Atletico Madrid took the lead in scoring and expanded its lead to two goals!
"Julio Cruz! A lucky forward! Five minutes after coming on as a substitute, he scored! This goal came with some luck, but it would not have been possible without his unremitting running in the frontcourt.
Such a lucky goal fell on his head! Opportunities will only favor those who are prepared, which is also a truth on the football field! Great super substitute! Magical super substitute!"
Dick waved his fists off the court. Although it seemed miraculous that Cruz could score goals as a substitute, behind this miraculous performance, there were countless efforts - he would always think about himself when he was on the bench.
What should he do on the court? After he comes on the court, he is constantly looking for opportunities through running. He can think and work hard. Even if his talent is not very high, he can still have his own highlight moments through hard work!
"Well done, Julio!"
Dick waved his fists and shouted to the court, and after celebrating, Krug ran across the sidelines, then reached out and gave Dick a high-five.
The palms of the two collided heavily. Dick had never been so confident in winning this game as he is now!
Victory is in sight! Group qualifying is in sight!
