The storm is coming, and the rain is about to come!
On the evening of May 29, 2016, the San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy was overcrowded.
Many fans from all over the world have gathered here, and they are all looking forward to the start of this season's UEFA Champions League final.
Today it looks more like a grand festival venue.
Of course, there are also tens of thousands of fans from both sides gathered here. From the aerial photography of the two camps, it is very spectacular.
The scandal at the scene was also very hot, and all the fans in the audience cheered and screamed excitedly.
"Hello, audience friends and fans friends! This is BBC Sports, and I am the Mortensen you are familiar with!" BBC Sports commentator Mortensen is now sitting in the commentary box of the Milan San Siro Stadium. They are
Commentary on the game live.
What's more important is that not only are they present here, there are also on-site commentary teams from thirty or forty national teams and TV stations from all over the world. This game will have more than a hundred national teams and regional TV stations.
Live broadcast.
Not far from Mortensen's right hand are the on-site commentators from the China National Sports Channel.
The influence of this game is evident.
"Hello, audience friends and fans! I am Shearer, and Mortensen and I will be here to explain this game today." Shearer also came to the scene as a guest commentator, and Mortensen
partner.
"What we bring to you today is the final of the 2015-2016 UEFA Champions League. The two sides are Atletico Madrid from Spain and Crystal Palace from England." Mortensen introduced.
"At present, the players from both teams have not arrived at the scene, but the atmosphere at the scene is already very hot," Mortensen said.
What Mortensen meant by not arriving at the scene does not mean that he did not arrive at the stadium. Players from both sides had already arrived at the San Siro Stadium, and they had finished warming up and returned to the locker room to make final preparations. They had to wait until the game was about to start.
, they will follow the referee team into the scene.
Today's referee team is from Hungary, and the head referee of this game is Kaushoy!
As expected, this is UEFA's main referee this season, even in such an important game as the final, he is appointed to officiate.
To be honest, the referees in the English media are pretty good. Because the last time they officiated the Crystal Palace games, Crystal Palace won. This is Crystal Palace’s lucky star. Crystal Palace should be able to win this game easily.
At this time, the players from both sides were in the locker room doing their final preparations before the game.
In the Atletico Madrid locker room, Simeone, wearing a black suit, stood among the players like a handsome bodyguard. He glanced at all the players. > Then, he said, "Our opponent is very strong today, you should be very clear about it, right?"
The Atletico Madrid players nodded and expressed their understanding.
Because there are enough players like them who have played under Tong Yi. One is Griezmann and the other is Torres. These two people have played under Tong Yi in two different periods. Now the two have played for Tong Yi.
Everyone came to play for Atletico Madrid.
These two are also the honor guards of Atletico Madrid Xi'an!
These two determine the upper limit of Atletico Madrid. Simeone also attaches great importance to these two people. Their ability to win this game today depends on these two forwards.
These two people have told you the Crystal Palace players in detail about the characteristics of Tong Yi's team and Crystal Palace's challenge statement. At this time, the Crystal Palace players will naturally know.
Simone was very satisfied and immediately nodded and said, "It's good to know!"
Then he continued, "This is a team with a very strong robbery ability, and the transition between offense and defense is very fast. They often use the transition between offense and defense to score goals! Therefore, in this game we have to pay attention to this and defend.
You should pay special attention to this situation. It is best to allow them to launch a quick counterattack. After the ball is intercepted, you must organize a counterattack and interception as soon as possible. Don't let them launch a quick counterattack immediately, or even
I won’t hesitate to commit a foul!”
Yes, Simeone is very afraid of Crystal Palace's transition between offense and defense. This is also a key point he made to Atletico Madrid's players.
The players of Atletico Madrid listened very carefully and carefully. They all nodded excitedly immediately, indicating that they understood.
Simeone continued, "We don't have to pay attention to the rhythm of Crystal Palace in this game. We still have to play according to the rhythm and familiar way of Atletico Madrid. Those who press and defend must be tougher, bigger and dirty."
It doesn’t matter, as long as we can win this game, we can say anything, understand?”
Atletico Madrid's tactics are still mainly defensive, and they are still known for their ferocity and iron-bloodedness. It is inevitable that their defensive moves are a bit big and dangerous. This is also a way for them to deter their opponents. Especially against teams that are good at passing the ball.
, it’s simply a nemesis type of dismissal.
Therefore, their results in La Liga this season are also very good.
When it comes to defense, Simeone is really not afraid of any opponent. He thinks it should be easy to defeat Crystal Palace. They have an advantage.
Simeone also said, "In
When defending, you should pay special attention to two people!"
Augusto immediately asked, "Boss, which two people?"
Simeone said bluntly, "One is De Bruyne, the core midfielder of Crystal Palace. Most of Crystal Palace's attacks and counterattacks are initiated from him. This season, this guy has scored more than 20 goals and sent out...
He has over 30 assists, so you should be able to understand this guy’s low-level tactics in Crystal Palace, right?”
Hiss, the Atletico Madrid players took a breath of cold air!
De Bruyne is indeed the Premier League Player of the Season!
It can be seen from these data that most of Crystal Palace's offense is concentrated at De Bruyne's feet. As long as De Bruyne is restricted, Crystal Palace's threat will be reduced to a minimum.
Therefore, Simeone will ask them to pay attention to De Bruyne.
The Atletico Madrid players nodded and said they understood.
Simeone also said, "This De Bruyne is a guy with excellent foot skills, who can pass, shoot and organize. He is considered the core. And this guy is not slow. You should pay attention when you defend, don't be easily beaten."
The other party used speed to get rid of it, do you understand?"
The Atletico Madrid players all nodded seriously, "Understood!"
Simone was very satisfied and kept nodding.
Then he continued, "The second one is Kante. Don't underestimate this Kante, he is another indispensable existence of Crystal Palace. He is not only the defensive gate of Crystal Palace, but also the originator of Crystal Palace's counterattack. Do you understand?"
?This tactical position is not worse than De Bruyne at all!"
The Atletico Madrid players gasped one after another!
Simeone continued, "Kante is the player who has completed successful tackles in the Premier League throughout the season. He has made 188 tackles in the Premier League this season, averaging 497 times per game, which is much higher than the second-placed Guy.
He made 45 tackles; Peters, who has the third most successful tackles in the Premier League, only made 115. You should be able to see how big the gap is!"
hiss!
Atletico Madrid fans stared in disbelief, how could this be possible?
Completing an average of 5 tackles and interceptions per game? Isn't this a monster? Anyway, the players at Atletico Madrid were stunned by Kante's amazing data. There is no such person in their entire Atletico Madrid team, and
Atletico Madrid is a very defensive team, and they don't have such exaggerated statistics!
This Kanter is simply not human!
Simeone looked at the crowd and then said, "And Kante is also the player who has completed the most successful steals in the Premier League this season. He has completed 175 steals this season." , an average of 46 times per game; the second-placed Guy only had 141 times, and the third-placed Koscielny only had 126 times."
Kante averages nearly 10 midfield tackles and interceptions per game. This is simply a wall in front of the Crystal Palace back line. It is difficult for his opponents to easily get through Kante's midfield. No wonder this season
Crystal Palace has only conceded 27 goals in the Premier League. This Crystal Palace is really good.
Moreover, the statistics of Kante's partner Casemiro are not as good as Kante, but his successful tackles are also very powerful. He can rank among the top eight in the Premier League. With these two people, Crystal Palace's defense will naturally be strong.
It's impregnable.
And once Kanter and the others complete a tackle or steal in the midfield, he will immediately send the football to De Bruyne's feet, and then quickly launch a counterattack, making it difficult for the opponent to prevent him!
Crystal Palace's ultra-fast transition between offense and defense comes from their defense and pressing.
And this top priority is Kante.
Therefore, Kanter's tactical status may not be much worse than De Bruyne.
If you want to stop Crystal Palace, you have to keep an eye on De Bruyne and Kante.
The players at Atletico Madrid had very serious faces after hearing this. They knew that Crystal Palace was difficult to deal with, but they did not expect it to be so difficult to deal with. Torres had told them before that the most powerful players in Crystal Palace were De Bruyne and Kante.
, but it was not as obvious and direct as it is now.
Atletico Madrid players instantly became serious.
Simeone continued, "So, our opponents are really strong. You all pay attention to me and don't underestimate your opponents. We are the challengers in this game. Give us 300% of your efforts."
Come and fight hard to fight your opponent, do you understand?"
Atletico Madrid players uniformly shouted "Got it, boss!"
Simeone also said, "I'm still saying the same thing. I need to be more aggressive in defense. It's best to be able to scare them directly to the pillars and scare them, so that we have a chance. Do you understand?"
"Understood!" Atletico Madrid players said loudly.
Simeone was very satisfied and then said, "Of course, you still have to pay attention to other players. Don't just focus on these two people and forget to defend others! Every player on the Crystal Palace team is not weak.
, you cannot relax your defense on any player, do you understand?"
Atletico Madrid's players once again shouted "Got it!"
Simone waved with satisfaction and said, "Okay, since that's the case, let's go!"
Atletico Madrid players filed out and poured into the stadium!
The final of this season's UEFA Champions League is about to begin!