In the afternoon of the match day, both sides announced the roster of players.
Atletico Madrid's starting 11 did not exceed the expectations of the Hamburg coaching staff.
The goalkeeper is 20-year-old youngster David De Gea, the main goalkeeper of the Spanish U-17 and U-21 national teams. Although he claims to regard Kahn as his idol, his goalkeeping style is very similar to Edwin van der Sar, so he is nicknamed by the fans.
Nicknamed "Van de Gea", De Gea, who stopped wearing the No. 13 jersey this season, got a starting opportunity and firmly occupied the position of Atletico Madrid's main goalkeeper in the second half. This is also Flores' biggest gain this season.
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When dealing with high-altitude balls, opponents often drop the ball into the penalty area to create scoring opportunities. This is where De Gea needs to grow to become the world's top goalkeeper. It is also De Gea's only weakness at present.
Antonio Lopez, the starting left back, is the substitute left back of the Spanish national team. His defensive ability, assists, and speed are all good. His only weakness is that he is only 1.73 meters tall and cannot provide more help in the offense and defense of set pieces.
The starting central defender, Czech Ujfalusi, was Rozenar's central defender partner in the Czech national team. His long hair and streamers were his trademarks. He was once known as one of the best central defenders in Europe. He arrived in 2000.
He played for Hamburg in 2004 and later moved to Serie A Fiorentina. He is 1.85 meters tall and has excellent heading and tackling abilities. The only shortcoming is that Lian Po is old. Like Rozenar, Ujfalusi
He is also over 32 years old.
Another starting central defender, Dominguez, is a Spanish teenager produced by Atletico Madrid's youth training camp. Dominguez, who is 2 days away from turning 21, has a height of 1.89 meters and a slightly thin body. In Uyfalusi
Under the command, he can make up for his lack of experience. He played 3 games last season and was entrusted with important tasks this season, which did not disappoint Flores and Atletico Madrid fans too much.
The strength of the two center backs is heading the ball, which also makes up for the lack of height of the full backs and midfielders. It also helps goalkeeper De Gea make up for his weakness in handling high balls. The weaknesses of the two center backs are also the same, with average speed.
If both players go to the opponent's penalty area to compete for a corner kick or a free kick, and the opponent seizes the opportunity to counterattack, the opponent will take advantage of their slow speed.
The starting right back Perea is the right back who was complained by Cholo about not being able to defend and always being easily kicked by opponents. Of course, this was Cholo complaining about Hill letting Heitinga go. Compared with Heitinga
Perea simply doesn't know how to defend.
In fact, Perea has both advantages and disadvantages. Speed is the advantage of this Colombian defender. He can even be said to be one of the absolute fastest players among right backs in the world. He can attack and recover. But defense
Poor awareness and rough foot skills are his shortcomings. The three offensive statistics of 0 shots, 0 assists and 0 goals throughout the season are also very embarrassing.
The reason why he is allowed to start is because the 34-year-old backup defender Juanito is not as good as him. The reason why the other young right back Cabrera is not trusted is unknown. Maybe it is because he is also Uruguayan.
Conflicts with captain Forlan tended to intensify during the season. Midfielder Uruguayan teenager Raul Garcia and defender Cabrera were also in trouble and were inexplicably angered by the coach. Both Juanito and Cabrera were sitting on the sidelines.
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Then the four midfielders are double midfielder Paul Assuncao and Portuguese "box-to-box" midfielder Thiago, which obviously strengthens the offense. The left midfielder José Jurado and the right midfielder Raul Garcia.
"Breakthrough King" Pedro Simao and "Golden Boy" Reyes both sat off the court.
The two forwards are Forlán and Aguero. Forlán’s position should be more like a shadow striker or an attacking midfielder, which is Flores’ usual style of play in the Copa del Rey and Europa League. Salvio and Bader
They should be the two substitute forwards arranged by Atletico Madrid.
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For Atletico Madrid, Chen Zhuo made fine adjustments to the lineup, especially the positioning. The hinge tactics are still the same, the reamer is still the same, the double free man is still the same, and the 10-meter concept is still the same.
The reported lineup was 4-4-2, which looked unremarkable.
The four defenders are Ogo, Rozenar, Matheson and Boateng, the four midfielders are Elia, Yarolim, Chen Zhuo, Tunai Torun, and the two forwards Ruud Ruud Ruud and Berg.
After getting the Hamburg team's starting lineup, Flores made targeted defensive arrangements for the players in the locker room before the game, asking the double midfielders Paul Assuncao and Thiago to focus on Ruud Ruud and Chen in the middle.
The two midfielders Jurado and Garcia focused on strengthening the midfield competition for Hamburg's two speedy forwards Elia and Tunai Torun on the left and right to help reduce the pressure on the back line.
This is the style of play that eliminated Liverpool in two rounds, and it is also the style of play and routine in the Copa del Rey. Unlike frequent lineup rotations and drills in the league, Atletico Madrid's lineup in the Europa League and Copa del Rey this season is relatively fixed.
No matter what the outside world says, Flores himself is very clear. This season is his first season at Atletico Madrid. It is impossible for the current lineup to compete with Real Madrid and Barcelona in the league, or even just
Even Sevilla and Villarreal can hardly say they are sure to win, so
Flores' goal at the beginning of the season is to train in the league, win the Copa del Rey, which Real Madrid and Barcelona don't pay much attention to, to qualify for next season's Europa League, and seek a breakthrough in this season's Europa League. After all, Atletico Madrid
The team has never won the UEFA Cup in history.
Therefore, although we are ranked ninth in the league this season, by virtue of reaching the final of the King's Cup, we have actually secured the qualification for next season's European competition! Because our opponent in the King's Cup final, Sevilla, has already secured third place in the league.
, will qualify for the Champions League. According to UEFA regulations, if the winner of the Copa del Rey qualifies for the Champions League, then the Europa League qualification will automatically be obtained by the runner-up of the Copa del Rey. In other words, even if the Copa del Rey final loses to
Sevilla and Atletico Madrid have also achieved their mission to enter the European competition next season!
Training in the league, striving for European qualification through the Copa del Rey, and seeking a breakthrough in the Europa League, Flores's design throughout the season is not as embarrassing and incompetent as the commentator Cholo said!
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Chen Zhuo and the Hamburg coaching staff are also aware of this. Hamburg and Atletico Madrid are in similar situations in their respective leagues. Both have had glorious histories and are currently in the middle and upper reaches. They are in urgent need of revival but do not have enough ability and domineering power.
, so Chen Zhuo and the Hamburg coaching staff empathize with the reality of Flores' plan.
After comparative analysis of the league, Copa del Rey and Europa League, Hamburg's coaching staff also compared Atletico Madrid's four rounds of eight against Galatasaray, Sporting Lisbon, Valencia and Liverpool in the knockout stage of the Europa League.
Round games served as a reference sample, especially the starting lineup for the four games against Valencia and Liverpool.
As for the Copa del Rey, Atletico Madrid’s opponents in the four knockout rounds of Marbella, Huelva, Celta Vigo, and Racing Santander really don’t have much reference value. Only the away game in the 18th final where they lost 3-0 to Huelva.
, took it and studied why Atletico Madrid collapsed.
The positioning of today's "Double Hinge + Double Free Man" formation is different from the previous games. In the previous games, Chen Zhuo paid great attention to the defense in the left and right midfielder positions, and repeatedly put Spannell and Bais in the position.
Put this kind of "engineer" in the midfield, and move Elia to the left back position, leaving him space to sprint and dribble.
But in today's arrangement, Chen Zhuo gave up the "midfield engineers" and instead used the two "reamers" of Ogo and Boateng to defend the opponent's left and right full-backs, and let the left and right midfielders Elia and Tunaito
Lun attacks and advances and retreats more from the ribs.
In terms of assisting defense, you only need to prevent the opponent's left and right midfielders José Jurado and Raul Garcia from cutting in and prevent them from kicking the ball at a 45-degree angle. If they want to dribble to the baseline, they don't have to commit a foul.
Leave it to Ogo and Boateng to deal with them.
Regarding the assists from Atletico Madrid's left and right full-backs, especially the speed advantage of right back Varela, it is also a defense against incision without limiting the bottom!
The reason why they dare to sell such a flaw to Atletico Madrid is because a large amount of data shows that Atletico Madrid's most efficient goals and assists come from three to four points, and the two quick knives of Forlan and Aguero are even more important.
Sharp, neither player is a winger type
They are used to setting up sides and going down, but they are good at moving in the ribs and the middle. Therefore, strengthen the defense of Forlan and Aguero in the middle and ribs, and then prevent the left and right midfielders from cutting in and passing from the bottom.
, it has already destroyed 60% to 70% of Atletico Madrid’s offensive capabilities!
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At 0:00 pm on May 12th, Hamburg time, and 3:00am on May 13th, Yanjing time, the finals of the 20910 UEFA Europa League (ue) officially begin. More than 60 countries around the world will broadcast the game live.
The World Cup is less than a month away, and European leagues are coming to an end. Today's Europa League final and the Champions League final 10 days later are also the two most important European events before the World Cup.
