"We seemed a little passive at the beginning in the first half, but we quickly turned the situation around - I am very satisfied with your performance. The situation now is obvious, Liverpool has nothing to do with our positional warfare and quick return to defense.
method, because they lack offensive and defensive means in positional battles! They do not have attackers with excellent ball-carrying ability, and they lack passers to pass fatal passes. If they cannot counterattack, then they will not be able to counterattack in positional battles.
There are not many things we can rely on! When our offense fails, the frontcourt will interfere and intercept as soon as possible, and then return to defense. The backcourt must quickly return to defense! Don't give them any fast break opportunities, force them
Play a positional battle! If we have the chance to counterattack quickly, we will counterattack quickly, but our most important offensive method is to control the midfield and then press their defense, and then use the last pass to hit behind their central defender. This style of play may be very difficult.
It’s inefficient, but one success is enough to be fatal! Feel free to play according to my arrangements. Other emergencies are my tasks, and I will adjust them in time... Do you understand?"
The players of Atletico Madrid nodded one after another, they completely believed this - in fact, the most outstanding ability that Dick has shown over the past year is his on-the-spot command ability. In many games, Atletico Madrid was at a disadvantage in the first half.
, but under his adjustment, he finally succeeded in making a comeback - on the contrary, his buyer's vision is not particularly eye-catching, because although he bought some unknown and powerful ones, the most eye-catching thing is that
As a top star, I can only say that his shots are very stable and accurate, but there is nothing special about him.
Therefore, Atletico Madrid players have no doubt that Dick will make adjustments in time.
The second half of the game started quickly. Atletico Madrid did not make any substitutions - they had already made one substitution in the first half. Camoranesi seemed to be seriously injured. This was Atletico Madrid's second loss this season.
As for the main force, the better thing is that Jorgensen's strength is not bad, and to a large extent it can make up for the impact of Camoranesi's absence - Dick doesn't know exactly how long he will need to rest.
Liverpool replaced Murphy with veteran McCallister. It was obvious that Houllier also saw that the problems faced by Liverpool could not be solved. The only way was to let McCallister play and use him.
Only by controlling the situation on the field with his experience and ball control can he become no longer passive in such confrontations - it's not that he doesn't want Liverpool to use quick attacks to bring down Atletico Madrid, but because they really can't do this.
A little, so we can only use a more conservative approach.
Another point is that McCallister's free kick ability is very good. Whether it is a pass assist or a direct free kick, he is of a very high level. If Liverpool can seize some opportunities in this regard, it will also be a slant.
way to win.
Seeing McCallister play, Dick frowned slightly. This was indeed a bit troublesome, but the trouble was with free kicks. Last season, Liverpool almost stunned Atletico Madrid with free kicks. This season, it was originally
Dick is no longer afraid of the opponent's high-altitude tactics for set pieces, but Stam's injury has once again reduced Atletico Madrid's high-altitude ball defense capabilities. Facing Liverpool's high-altitude bombing, they will suffer a bit.
But Dick quickly shook his head. There must be opportunities for set pieces and good offense. As long as Atletico Madrid can control the situation in the midfield, Liverpool's number of offenses will be pitiful.
It caused too many problems for Atletico Madrid's defense.
The key now is how to score more goals when the midfield has the advantage. This is the key.
At the beginning of the second half, Atletico Madrid continued to attack by controlling the midfield - compared with the first half, their attack seemed more patient, more methodical, and more... dawdle...
If Atletico Madrid's offense in the first half started to attack immediately after finding an offensive opportunity after back and forth, then now they will not take risks until they see an absolute opportunity, and almost give Liverpool no chance to get the ball. Although Liverpool's
The players pressed very fiercely in the half-court, and it was rare for Atletico Madrid players to get the ball at their feet.
This kind of attack made everyone in Liverpool very irritable, but five minutes after the start of the second half, Atletico Madrid suddenly accelerated an attack that made everyone in Liverpool break out in a cold sweat!
In almost the same way as the goal in the first half, Belleron suddenly made a pass into the penalty area after receiving a pass from Vicente. Jardel, who was inserted, shot a volley at the first time. Dudek reacted in time and fell to the ground.
The ball was blocked with his foot, Carragher immediately made a big kick and Liverpool escaped!
Soon Liverpool launched an attack. They quickly passed the ball from the midfield to Owen's feet. Owen took the ball and forced a breakthrough. Under Thuram's interference, he still broke into the penalty area and shot. The ball missed the far post slightly.
Dick breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Thuram had also noticed this problem. After all, in the UEFA Cup final last season, he was almost knocked unconscious by a group of tall men from Liverpool. Thuram was also frightened, so he was defensive
At that time, he mainly focused on interference and almost never fouled. This may give Irving some opportunities, but it is much better than being constantly bombarded by Liverpool from high altitude.
"If you want to fight from behind, Jadel can't do it alone."
Dick looked up at the roof of Anfield Stadium, thought for a while, and then turned around and called Torres.
"Fernando, go warm up and get ready to play."
Dick shouted to the bench, and Torres raised his head, then quickly stood up, took off his coat, and rushed out to warm up.
Of course Dick had his own considerations when preparing to send Torres on the court instead of Cruz. Torres was more flexible than Cruz. Although his ability to grab points was not as sophisticated as Cruz's, his scoring ability was also good.
And when he is on the court, when the Liverpool central defender's attention is on Jardel, he can exert great lethality.
Soon, Torres finished his warm-up and came. Dick nodded. He had been paying attention to Torres's warm-up just now, because he was worried that he would play hastily after the warm-up because of excessive excitement-this approach is not good for young players.
Said, it is often the cause of inexplicable injuries!
Although Torres seemed very excited, he completed the warm-up meticulously - such a calm character Torres is someone Dick can reuse in the future.
"Replace Vicente after coming on... Use your flexible running characteristics to find opportunities in their defense. You don't have to worry about passing the ball. Juan will solve these problems. You just need to appear in the right place at the right time.
That's it... Liverpool's two central defenders are very capable of facing each other head-on. Jardel will help you attract their attention, seize the gap, and break their door! Do you understand?"
Torres nodded vigorously. Of course he knew what Dick's tactical arrangement meant - it meant that the attack would focus on him - Belleron was the core of Atletico Madrid's midfield, but he would pass the ball to Torres in time.
The ball, Jardel is Atletico Madrid's top scorer, but he will help Torres attract the attention of the opponent's central defender... To reuse Torres in such an environment, it is obvious that Dick values him.
This is also the reason why Torres does not have any dissatisfaction because he does not have many opportunities to play. He knows that he is still young. If he rashly plays the main force, it may have a huge impact on the future. He is constantly accumulating his own strength and strengthening his own strength.
Body to prepare for future successors - Jardel and Cruise are not too young, more than ten years older than him, and the future will always be his.
When the fourth official on the sidelines showed the substitution sign, Vicente came off the field panting. He also played very awkwardly in this game. After all, he is a fast winger and needs to have space to sprint.
In Atletico Madrid's current tactics of advancing step by step, he doesn't have much room for sprinting.
After high-fiving Torres, Vicente ran off the court. Dick came up to him, shook hands with Vicente, and then said: "Have a good rest... This game is not suitable for you, but next time
There's always a time for you to shine."
Vicente laughed, of course he knew this, so he didn't have any dissatisfaction because Dick replaced him on the court. Dick always used to let the players perform in the best environment. This is what Vicente
Te is also clear.
What's more, from a La Liga team to a La Liga champion team, from the main player of La Liga to the main player of La Liga champion and then to the national team, all this was brought to him by Dick. In a way, Dick
He was also kind to him.
Sitting down in his seat, Dick raised his head and continued to observe the game.
After Torres came on the field, Atletico Madrid's offense began to look more delicate - Torres's speed is far inferior to Vicente, but his technique and running ability are better than Vicente. With him on the court,
On the day, Atletico Madrid's frontcourt attack began to become more fluid, and the ball kept passing under the feet of several people in the frontcourt, looking for holes in Liverpool's defense line.
Liverpool were naturally wary of Torres' appearance. You must know that in last season's UEFA Cup final, Torres also came on as a substitute and performed well, scoring a very crucial goal. In that goal, he was a quick forward player.
After getting rid of the Liverpool defender and scoring a goal, Liverpool began to become more strict in protecting the penalty area.
While Torres was running on the field, he was also thinking about how to attack - with Liverpool's current tight protection of the penalty area, it would be very difficult for him to score after receiving the ball behind the defense, but could it be
Do you have to be in the penalty area to score a goal?
Liverpool's defense in the penalty area is tighter. They just recover deeper and do not give themselves any space to advance to receive the ball. And their defensive midfielder is very forward because Belleron's position is often relatively deep.
, in this case, isn’t the frontier of the restricted area just a blank area?
After thinking like this, Torres silenced the entire Anfield stadium five minutes after coming on as a substitute!
After passing the ball to Jardel and Belleron, Torres ran to the edge of the penalty area. At this time, Jardel's forward pressure suppressed Liverpool's two central defenders into the penalty area, and Belleron's pass was timely.
Passed to the feet of Torres!
After taking the ball horizontally, Torres raised his right foot and resolutely took a long shot from the front of the penalty area!
The ball flew close to the ground towards the far corner of the goal, and then dived into the Liverpool gate before Dudek's hand reached over!
The shouts and cheers in the entire Anfield stadium came to an abrupt end!
Torres' lightning strike gave Atletico Madrid the lead on the field!
