Chapter 267 There is a feeling of being calculated
In fact, the strategy of defending first and then attacking is itself an effective way to break Atletico Madrid's tactics.
The prerequisites for Atletico Madrid's use of high-position pressing are firstly that the players have strong tactical execution ability and strictly enforce tactical discipline on the field;
The second is that the team lacks midfielders with excellent organizational skills and awareness of passing and control. The use of high-position pressing can better seize the weak links in the opponent's offensive and defensive connection to create offensive opportunities;
Third, the defensive players have strong mobility and awareness of assisting defense, and the defensive formation remains intact;
Fourth, the team has multiple attackers who can advance quickly with the ball, and can quickly turn the results obtained from pressing into opportunities to attack the opponent's hinterland.
To break Atletico Madrid's system, it would have been possible to use the same high-pressing approach combined with continuous ball control and quick and skillful passing and cutting.
For example, in Hamburg in the first half, Pan Yi wanted to take advantage of the team's strong ability to move the ball to create space and opportunities to break through the press, using multiple passes or a precise long pass to tear apart the opponent's defense.
However, because Simeone also made targeted arrangements based on the characteristics of Hamburg in the first half, Hamburg's formation was stretched wider. This allowed Atletico Madrid to often occupy a favorable position to launch a counterattack and even have time to wait after a successful counterattack.
Teammates in the back row step in.
In this case, Hamburg's propulsion efficiency when holding the ball in the backcourt is not guaranteed, and the pivot midfielder can hardly pass the ball forward. In short, they cannot guarantee that they create enough opportunities to repeatedly try out Atletico Madrid's mistakes, because time
It’s all wasted on sawing.
That's why Pan Yi had to make changes in the second half.
That is to use another method: keep!
Just wait and see for a while!
In this way, Atletico Madrid can take advantage of the relative weakness of Atletico Madrid's midfield creativity, which is not strong, to compress space and wait for opportunities to counterattack.
Moreover, many of Atletico Madrid's offenses come from crosses from the wings and diagonal passes from the ribs. As long as they limit their wings and watch the two forwards, Atletico Madrid's offensive efficiency will be greatly reduced.
According to data provided by Nagelsmann, 75% of Atletico Madrid's offense occurs on the wing, and short passes account for 80% of Atletico Madrid's passes.
From these two characteristics, Pan Yi can see that the two most important parts of Atletico Madrid's tactics are physical fitness and full-backs.
Without abundant physical fitness, it is impossible to form a pressing circle; and without the insertion of full-backs, the efficiency of wing attacks will drop to a lower level.
In fact, in this season's Champions League final on the normal timeline, in the match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, it was because Bell and Ronaldo actively returned to defense that they effectively restricted Atletico Madrid's wing attack.
Casemiro's retreat gave Pepe and Ramos more energy to go out and mark. This kind of defense would not work for anyone, let alone Atletico Madrid.
Atletico Madrid only relied on Casillas's attack error to score a goal. In fact, there were not many real opportunities.
Pan Yi can be regarded as learning the "advanced experience" of Real Madrid's victory over Atletico Madrid.
Of course, in the end, Real Madrid was able to defeat Atletico Madrid to win the championship. The most important thing was that Atletico Madrid's physical energy was exhausted, which made them unable to compete with Real Madrid in overtime.
You must know that any tactics are completed by players, and as long as they are human, they have physical limits.
Since high pressing is a defensive tactic that requires high physical fitness, even a team like Atletico Madrid cannot implement high pressing every minute.
Therefore, another benefit that Pan Yi wants to induce Atletico to attack is that he can fully mobilize the opponent's formation, increase the running distance and range of the opponent's players, and make the opponent's physical fitness decline faster.
At that time, Pan Yi will let Hamburg attack again, and he will probably face Atletico Madrid's defense, which has reduced the quality of its pressing.
In the end, Atletico Madrid's hard-bridge and hard-horse style of play is very easy to cause fouls. If physical fitness decreases, the possibility of fouls will increase significantly.
In this case, positioning the ball becomes a very good offensive method.
Hamburg’s set-piece tactics have always had many tricks!
Therefore, Nagelsmann's suggestion of "showing weakness to allow Simeone to attack and expose his flaws" is actually only a small part of the reason for Pan Yi's "defend first and then attack" tactics implemented in the second half.
Pan Yi thinks more than Nagelsmann.
He has long thought about various ways to defeat Atletico Madrid. Now that one of them doesn't work, he will immediately change to another.
No tactic is perfect. Only when you can flexibly use each tactic and maximize it, you will be the winner!
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The second half lasted 60 minutes.
The situation on the field has changed from Hamburg's unilateral attack in the first half to a mutual attack and defense between the two sides.
But there are still few absolute opportunities.
Hamburg's fast passing and cutting cannot penetrate into Atletico Madrid's hinterland, and it is difficult to create threatening shots.
Atletico Madrid's midfield organization seems very chaotic. Both Villa and Costa's two attack points are also strangled, making it difficult to create a threat.
At this time, Simeone began to prepare for substitutions.
This handsome bandit is different as soon as he takes action.
He simply changed three people!
Forward Adrian, midfielder Arda Turan, and Diego came on to replace Villa, Koke and Thiago Mendes respectively.
Hamburg's "unsustainability" on the court was noticed by Simeone, who has a keen sense of smell!
He soon realized that they could win tonight's game!
And if you return to home with an away victory, your chances of advancing to the finals will definitely increase!
Everyone knows how terrible it is to be led by Simeone's team. They will definitely set up a 5-5-0 formation to mess with you!
This large-scale substitution is a reflection of Simeone's mood.
On the one hand, he hopes to use fresh troops to continue to maintain his running ability on the field; on the other hand, he really feels that his team can perform in the offense!
To be fair, the few minutes after the substitution were the best time on the Atletico Madrid scene.
Atletico Madrid, which had been dormant for most of the game, began to launch more counterattacks. Their advance from the backcourt once made Hamburg seem to have lost control.
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As if he had insight into Simeone's heart, 5 minutes after Atletico Madrid's substitutions, Pan Yi also replaced three players at the same time - Wu Lei, Paulinho, and Mitrovic appeared together.
The purpose of playing Wu Lei is to maintain the speed on the wing and continue to attack the space in the ribs left by Cork after he leaves the field;
Using Paulinho is to maintain the interception and impact of the midfield, and can use his explosive shooting ability to break the deadlock.
Mitrovic, on the other hand, increases the hardness of the striker and uses the fulcrum of the big center to attack Atletico Madrid's defense.
Of course, such a scene is a bit unbelievable to current fans and commentators.
"It's rare for one coach to change three people at the same time, but I've seen it happen."
"But another coach immediately changed three people at the same time...this...I have never seen it before!"
"I feel like Simeone and Pan Yi are a bit tit-for-tat."
"After Atletico Madrid replaced these three people, their offense seems to have improved a bit. The combination of midfielders has been significantly improved, and the players have become more active in running."
"As for the three people Pan Yi replaced immediately, we haven't seen what their purpose is yet."
"But we all know that the reason why Pan Yi has become the most popular head coach in today's football is that in addition to his unique insights on tactics and strategies, his on-the-spot command and substitutions always have wonderful effects."
"Let us wait patiently and see if there will be another magical substitution this time!"
"Perhaps, let's see which coach's substitution is more magical..."
When the game reached the 70th minute, Atletico Madrid launched a quick counterattack.
Gabi distributed the ball to the left wing and handed it to Felipe.
The left back from Brazil quickly dribbled the ball along the left, just past the center line, glanced ahead, and quickly sent a diagonal pass to the front to find Diego Costa.
"Beauty of the Age" Costa competed with Van Dijk for the top spot and won the spot.
The ball fell and reached near the top of the penalty area. Atletico Madrid's other forward Adrian stopped the ball first, then leaned against Rudiger and poked the ball to the side before Robertson came to help defend the ball.
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The ball leaked out between the two Hamburg defenders. Atletico Madrid midfielder Arda Turan rushed up and volleyed hard!
This shot was so powerful and heavy that it went straight to the blind corner, causing the Hamburg fans at the People's Park Stadium to let out an exclamation of surprise.
But this time, a figure flashed in front of the goal, and then firmly held the ball under him!
It’s Hamburg’s goalkeeper, Navas the Wall!
The Hamburg fans let out a cry of relief, and then gave Navas their own applause.
"Atletico Madrid's attack is a bit fierce, what should I do?"
On the sidelines, Inzaghi frowned and asked eagerly.
Pan Yi waved his hand: "Don't worry, the mountain man has his own clever plan."
"...?" Inzaghi didn't know why.
How long has it been since you started playing riddles?
"Atletico Madrid has been maintaining this kind of high-intensity high pressure, and their physical strength is almost reaching the limit." Pintus said on the side, "And this time they are also attacking very fiercely, which leads to excessive consumption, so...
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Nagelsmann took over and said: "So, their quick counterattack should be almost the end of the war."
Pan Yi also smiled and patted Inzaghi on the shoulder: "Next, just watch our performance with peace of mind!"
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In fact, Simeone was a little skeptical at the beginning.
After all, taking the initiative is not Atletico Madrid's strong point. If it messes up its position because of this, it is definitely not a good thing.
But judging from the situation in the twenty-plus minutes since the start of the second half, especially after he replaced three people in a row, he may have made the right bet.
Now Hamburg really can't withstand Atletico Madrid's crazy pressing!
It is Hamburg that is in disarray, as evidenced by Alda Turan's threatening shot just now.
Therefore, Atletico Madrid really wants to continue its efforts at this time and break Hamburg's city.
Returning to Atletico Madrid's home court in the second round, even if Hamburg has recovered and can launch a more beautiful attack, as long as Atletico Madrid tightens its fence and counterattacks, the chances of winning are very high.
But Simeone soon discovered that since the last shot, it was difficult for Atletico to find opportunities to attack again.
It seems that Hamburg is starting to fight back!
After replacing Mitrovic, the Serbian center played a very obvious tactical role in the frontcourt, which also allowed Wu Lei and Salah on the two wings to free their hands and feet.
Atletico Madrid's defense is already very depleted, and Mitrovic's physical confrontation has brought new problems to the two central defenders.
Godin, in particular, is clearly overwhelmed.
His performance on the court is very calm, with a good sense of position, good timing of blocking and kicking, and excellent prediction. In the iron-blooded Atletico Madrid created by the head coach "coach" Diego Simeone, perhaps Go
Ding is the player who best represents the temperament of the team.
But his only shortcoming may be that his body is slightly thin.
Now under Mitrovic's repeated attacks, Godin, who has already consumed a lot of energy, feels even more strenuous.
The full-backs Felipe and Juanfran on both sides are similar.
After Wu Lei came on the field, he and Salah on the other side formed two wings, constantly pulling Atletico Madrid's defense, making them feel a little exhausted.
At this time, the disadvantage of Simeone replacing three people at once became apparent.
This gamble is equivalent to risking everything. Now if you want to make adjustments, there are no more substitutions!
Therefore, the Atletico Madrid generals can only grit their teeth and persist.
Of course, the most valuable thing about them is that they all have iron willpower.
Even though they are physically exhausted and their technical movements when throwing the ball can no longer keep up with their thoughts, Atletico Madrid players will still insist on running to the corresponding positions to defend and attack.
In this way, the game entered the last ten minutes.
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In the 85th minute, after Hamburg stole the ball in the backcourt, Paulinho passed the ball to Wu Lei, who quickly dribbled the ball forward along the left wing.
Just after crossing the center line, before Alda Turan could get closer, Wu Lei made a cross pass and passed it to Kanter in the gap behind Gabi. He quickly sprinted forward and pointed forward, signaling Kanter to pass forward. Kanter obviously understood. He passed the ball without stopping and passed it with a tacit understanding, passing the ball behind Gabi.
This is also right in front of Wu Lei's sprint.
He hurriedly caught up, just in time to get away from Gabi.
A beautiful one-two matchup!
As Pan Yi and Nargelsmann expected, Alda Turan is a midfielder who has strong ability to get rid of the ball, broad passing vision, and is more inclined to attack, but he has the awareness of assisting in defense.
There is still a certain gap compared with Cork.
When Wu Lei and Kanter completed the one-two and Wu Lei dribbled the ball into the penalty area, Alda Turan woke up from a dream and ran back to defend like crazy.
But it's too late now.
His position was already behind Wu Lei. Wu Lei just made a slight move and relied on his speed to forcibly pass Arda Turan and continue to fight in.
At this time, the fans at the People's Park Stadium stood up involuntarily.
In front of Wu Lei at this time is Atletico Madrid defender Godin.
As for Hamburg, Mitrovic is already in position in the middle, and Salah on the right has also quickly inserted into the penalty area from the other side.
Wu Lei hesitated for a moment, and Godin pounced on him like a tiger.
This experienced Uruguayan central defender usually does not rush forward recklessly, but once he wants to take a shot, he is fully confident.
He could just tell that the young forward of the Dragon Kingdom in front of him must be a little timid!
At this time, you need to take advantage of his hesitation and grab the ball directly!
At this time, the home team coach's command area was close to the edge of the penalty area. Pan Yi also stood in the corner of the command area and yelled at Wu Lei: "Pass him!"
Pan Yi also knows that Wu Lei's biggest shortcoming is that he hesitates at critical moments and sometimes dares not to make moves - in fact, this is also a common problem among Dragon Kingdom players.
As the head coach, Pan Yi wants to encourage his disciples to perform their own technical moves in such a crucial game to boost his own confidence.
Although in terms of personal skills, Wu Lei is definitely not as good as Salah or even Sun Xingmin.
He can't do all kinds of fancy fake moves like many skilled stars do to get past several people.
But he also has his own characteristics.
That is, he is very fast and has a strong ability to change direction. Once he is allowed to rush up and given space, he can really create a fatal threat.
But now, there is such a space between him and Godin!
As for Godin, speed has never been his strong point.
Therefore, facing Atletico Madrid's top central defender, Wu Lei actually has a chance!
At this time, Wu Lei obviously heard Pan Yi's roar behind his head, and he made his choice in this flash of lightning.
Wu Lei made a direct move to cut in laterally. Godin immediately shifted his center of gravity, preparing to stretch his legs to touch the ball controlled by Wu Lei.
But at this moment, Wu Lei braked suddenly, then moved the ball toward the baseline with his left foot. He suddenly accelerated and threw away Godin!
In the blink of an eye, Wu Lei had already run three meters away, while Godin was deceived by Wu Lei so much that he lost his center of gravity and slipped in the penalty area.
It's just that although Godin was passed, his blocking still played a certain role.
After Wu Lei went to the baseline, the angle of the shot was also very small.
The tall and tall Courtois stood at the near post, blocking the entire area. Wu Lei had almost no angle to shoot from.
So, Wu Lei suddenly paused and sent a cross with his left foot!
The football slid from the left to the right along the line of the small penalty area.
Salah, who was still on the outside, quickly penetrated from the right rib to the right side of the goal. Facing Wu Lei's cross, he pushed with his left foot and the ball went straight into Atletico Madrid's goal.
Courtois, who was still standing on the left post, moved over quickly, but there was no way to prevent the goal.
"goalllllllllllllllll!
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"Hamburg scored! The score now is 1:0! Hamburg leads at home!"
"Wonderful assist from Wu Lei, Salah calmly seized the opportunity!"
"This is a late goal, but it is also a key goal!"
On the sidelines of the court, Pan Yi jumped up excitedly after seeing the goal.
It’s really not easy to score a goal for Atletico Madrid!
And as the commentator said, this goal is indeed very crucial.
Don't look at just one goal, this can give Pan Yi an advantage in the second round.
After all, Atletico Madrid's signature is defense. If they steal one and then set up a bus, even Pan Yi is not sure that he will be able to knock on their door.
But now that Hamburg is leading, Atletico Madrid must press forward and attack, so Hamburg's chances will be greatly increased - just like in the second half today.
After the goal, the Hamburg fans at the People's Park Stadium were also extremely excited.
They shouted loudly together with Salah, Wu Lei and others who ran to the sidelines to celebrate, cheering heartily for this goal!
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In the end, Hamburg defeated Atletico Madrid with a very Atletico score of 1:0 at home.
"You guys played well, I feel like I'm being plotted by you."
When the two coaches shook hands, Simeone no longer acted cool, but suddenly said this.
Pan Yi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "If I didn't count on you, I really don't know how I could have scored in front of your defense."
As one of the most famous coaches in world football today, Simeone can certainly see Pan Yi's targeted tactical design.
It's just that he was too confident at the time and used all the substitution quotas at once, leaving no room for maneuver.
Although Simeone also made some tactical adjustments on the sidelines at that time, there are still differences between players after all. Some tactical intentions require certain players to do them in order to achieve better results.
For example, if you ask Messi to do Casemiro's job, can you do a good job?
It's not that Messi can't do it, but it must be discounted.
So when Simeone lost this game, he was still a little dissatisfied. He thought it would be better if he reserved a substitution spot.
"Hmph, I can only tell you that when you come to the Calderon Stadium, with your performance today, you will definitely lose!" Simeone said very confidently.
Pan Yi asked with a smile: "Are you so sure that you can win?"
Simeone also showed a rare smile: "Hey, do you really think that if you beat me at home with one goal, you can win the entire semi-finals? In the end, I don't know who will go to the Stadium of Light to play the final...
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"But this season I don't know what it feels like to lose." Pan Yi shot back, "On the contrary, there are many teams that I have beaten twice. Manchester City, Manchester United..."
"It's okay not to mention that kind of sissy team in the Premier League!" Simeone raised his hand impatiently.
Pan Yi almost laughed out loud.
The "Premier League intensity" that Gary Neville keeps talking about is, in the eyes of coach Simeone, nothing more than sissy football.
I really don’t know what Neville would think if I told him.
Would you suggest Simeone take Atletico Madrid to try out against Premier League teams?
Sorry, they really met, and they actually eliminated Chelsea...
"Your temper is quite to my liking. I can treat you to dinner when I have time... Forget it, let's not talk anymore. I will wait for you at the Calderon Stadium." After that, Simeone waved his hand and turned around.
Just leave.
Pan Yi watched Simone leave, but he was whispering in his heart:
Why does my temper suit him? I'm not as fierce as he is on the sidelines!
Oh, maybe it’s because of what he said in reply just now. This kind of coach likes to be straightforward.
However, what I said is indeed the truth! I just want to prepare to double defeat Atletico Madrid!