Chapter 155 After Acquiring Pintus, Real Madrid's Absolute Strength Is to Fight a War of Attrition

The most profound impression that Li Ang has left on neutral fans is basically his stable performance and high basketball IQ.

Whether on the defensive or offensive end, Li Ang's performance has basically not experienced any major ups and downs, and his progress has been gradual and step-by-step.

This was his style of play at the beginning. He didn't do much of what he was not good at, so many fans were already familiar with his calm image on the court.

He is talented and smart, and his movements are clean. He is a "good guy" on the court.

So today, when seeing Li Ang's slightly slick defensive scenes, many neutral fans felt very novel.

They suddenly had a feeling:

"It turns out that Li Ang is not ignorant of these defensive moves that the defensive midfielders usually use, but he just can't find opponents to use them."

For Real Madrid fans, they have seen it once last season.

At that time, Li Ang helped Khedira and took out this reckless posture to force Costa back.

Those fans who don't watch every Real Madrid game will naturally feel very novel, but they, the Real Madrid fans, have already expected it.

In general, Li Ang's defensive strategy is to "see the person".

His defensive style is the same as his opponent's playing style.

So Li Ang's most excessive defensive action against Messi and Isco is basically to pull the jersey.

There are definitely small moves, but they are not too much, and the overall defense looks very clean.

But when facing offensive players like Diego Costa who like to confront defenders or even maliciously provoke, Li Ang is not so polite.

Costa can do small confrontation moves, Li Ang can return them without any psychological burden.

It is completely fine for Li Ang to use some smarter tricks to fight for the ball.

Want fairness?

Then don't use those shameful tricks at the beginning. You are allowed to use them, but I am not allowed to use them to fight back?

It doesn't make sense.

Costa can only continue to suffer defeat now. As long as he is still facing Li Ang outside the penalty area, he will continue to enjoy the taste of being targeted by Li Ang.

It can be said that he has returned all the advantages he had taken from Alonso and Ramos before.

Even though his little moves made Li Ang uncomfortable, Li Ang did not give in at all. If the stalemate continues, Atletico will suffer in the end.

After all, he was silenced at this point, so Turan and Koke's inward passes were basically useless.

Without him to disrupt Real Madrid's defense, Falcao would have no chance to get rid of Ramos or Pepe's defense.

A Falcao who can't get a chance to shoot is really not as effective as Simeone plus a winger or midfielder on the field.

Although Costa really wants to replace Falcao as Atletico's finishing core, he also knows that he does not have this ability at present.

And he really wants to win this game against Real Madrid.

The excitement of overthrowing a giant seems to be a driving force that is naturally engraved in his bones.

In this regard, he is very similar to Simeone.

He is not lacking in fighting spirit or sacrifice. Even though he is a center forward, he is willing to do dirty work and defend.

Seeing the current predicament of the team, Costa chose to run a wider range to contain the opponent.

It works, but it does.

After all, the offensive and defensive competition in football, to put it bluntly, depends largely on whether a certain area can create a strong offensive side or a strong defensive side.

Under the leadership of Costa, the players in the front court of Atletico Madrid have also strengthened their running, and can frequently form a numerical advantage in a local area, and this opportunity has gradually emerged.

But Turan can switch positions with Koke in the front court, but Filipe Luis cannot switch positions with Juanfran.

Filipe is actually equivalent to a left winger in Atletico Madrid's offensive system.

Essien is staring at him tightly, and Alonso is actively defending on the side, so that Filipe Luis can only return halfway every time he makes a forward run.

Unable to go down, and cut inside was blocked by Alonso and Li Ang who came over occasionally, and Filipe Luis was basically pinned down.

Mourinho was very satisfied watching from the coaching bench.

He felt that his tactical research on Simeone some time ago was not in vain.

To be honest, he was quite impressed that Simeone could come up with this set of wing forwards to organize inside and wing backs to attack in more than half a year.

It was precisely because of this admiration that he did not want to give Simeone any chance to sneak attack.

If Filipe Luis and Juanfran were to take turns to attack, and Koke and Turan passed the ball in the rib area, Falcao might really run out of threatening opportunities.

In this case, betting on a center forward who scored a total of 36 goals last season to perform abnormally would be an absolute tactical failure.

Karanka could also see the offensive essence of Simeone's tactics with his own eyes.

"We run from the wing, pass the ball in the middle, and run along the same line in pursuit of speed. At most times, there can be up to six players involved in the coordination!

The utilization rate of the width of the field is almost impeccable. The key is that they still have a super finishing point, but... what a pity! "

Karanka sighed while taking tactical notes, but the words he didn't finish at the end made Pintus, who was sitting next to him, curious.

Mourinho nodded secretly, folded his hands in front of his chest, and told Pintus the pity that Karanka didn't say at the end.

"It's a pity that their firepower points are too concentrated. This set of tactics has a high offensive efficiency, so Falcao can now play an average of one goal per game in the league.

But once the passing connection between these players and Falcao is cut off, Atletico's offense will basically be paralyzed.

Antonio (Pintus), think about it, if Atletico's frontcourt still has two players who can score double goals in the season, can we still deploy defense in this targeted way? "

Mourinho's analysis was very clear, Pintus also understood it, and shook his head subconsciously.

If Atletico's firepower points were more dispersed, then their current style of play would be more powerful and more difficult to defend against.

After all, when Falcao was restricted, Real Madrid's defensive attention would also be largely tied up.

If two or more La Liga quasi-first-class attackers stood up at this time, the impact on Real Madrid's defense would be very fatal.

Fortunately, Atletico Madrid cannot afford such an offensive configuration now.

Costa just reached the threshold of scoring more than 10 goals in the season last season, and he is still entangled by Li Ang. , and can't let go and disrupt Real Madrid's penalty area defense.

As for Turan and Koke?

One scored five goals last season, and the other scored two goals last season. It's okay for them to organize the pass.

Koke can even make double-digit assists in a single season, but asking them to share the finishing pressure on Falcao at the moment is too much.

Real Madrid's defensive investment in the opening stage almost completely strangled Atletico's offensive launch, but Real Madrid was not in a hurry to attack at this time.

Only defending and not attacking, without offense and defense conversion, Atletico couldn't fight Real Madrid's counterattack.

Simeone didn't wait until the opening 20 minutes to change his face as Li Ang expected.

The game just started In the 17th minute, Simeone stood on the sidelines with his hands on his hips, looking solemnly at the game situation that was completely unfavorable to his team.

Before the game started, he successfully stimulated the Atletico Madrid players' winning mentality.

At this time, the Atletico Madrid players on the field were also very active in running and fighting.

Judging from the scene, Atletico Madrid actually played well. They didn't have much to do with Real Madrid's defense, but their ball possession rate exceeded Real Madrid.

For the audience who don't understand football, what they can see now is that Atletico Madrid has been actively seeking offensive opportunities, while Real Madrid occasionally steals the ball and counterattacks.

So it is reasonable to say that Atletico Madrid has taken the initiative in the game, right?

But in the eyes of commentators and fans who understand football, they understand Simeone's anxiety.

In the first 20 minutes, Real Madrid's defense was solid, and the offensive players didn't exert much strength. At best, they ran around and warmed up during the counterattack.

But Atletico Madrid never stopped looking for opportunities.

Originally, they wanted to play defense and counterattack, but now they were completely forced by Real Madrid to actively press forward and attack.

The consumption of physical energy and energy is real. It's okay to play like this in the first half, but what about the second half?

"If the game continues like this, then Atletico Madrid's players will have to face such a problem in the second half.

When their physical energy is limited and they have to find a way to slow down the pace, Real Madrid chose to speed up during that period. Can Atletico Madrid still withstand Real Madrid's rapid impact at that time? ”

He Wei saw it very clearly and raised a very sharp question.

However, now that the tempo of the game has been raised, whether to slow down or not is not up to Atletico.

Whenever Atletico's attack is not going well and they want to retreat to rest for a while, Real Madrid will choose to press hard for a while.

After the ball is intercepted and a quick counterattack is launched, Atletico will have to retreat quickly.

It doesn't matter if the ball is not intercepted, the tempo of the game cannot be interrupted anyway, whether it is attacking or defending. Atletico likes large-scale running pressure, so you have to run enough!

The one who consumed the most running in the first half of Real Madrid was of course Li Ang, followed by Essien Alonso and Modric's physical energy consumption is still normal.

It can be said that Real Madrid's midfield and backcourt defense completed the tactical tasks in the first half very well, and did not give Atletico Madrid even a single excellent offensive opportunity.

However, Real Madrid's offensive trident did not even sweat much, and the distance they rushed during the counterattack was at best just a warm-up.

Compared with the devilish physical training that Pinto occasionally does, this consumption can be described as "happiness".

Of course, they didn't exert much effort in the first half, so they had to show their performance in the second half to take over the rhythm of the game.

Mourinho didn't let his own trident start today.

The Real Madrid players in the backcourt took up the defensive burden, and the first half also greatly consumed the physical strength and energy of the Atletico Madrid midfielders.

In this case, Ronaldo and Di Maria still couldn't break through Atletico's midfield and back defense, so they really deserved a blow dryer from Mourinho.

"Why is this set of play so familiar?"

After listening to Mourinho's arrangement of the tactics for the second half in the locker room, Li Ang sipped water and muttered to himself.

When the second half of the game started, Li Ang accidentally glanced at a bald boss sitting in his coaching seat, and he reacted instantly.

Isn't this the most favorite set of metaphysical play in his memory when Zidane led Real Madrid to three consecutive Champions Leagues!

At that time, Real Madrid liked to fight a war of attrition with the opponent in the first half. No matter whether the opponent was weak or strong, Real Madrid's first half was basically 50-50 with the opponent.

When it was 60 to 70 minutes in the second half, Real Madrid made another wave of efforts and directly broke the opponent with abundant energy and physical strength!

The further the game goes, the more efficient Real Madrid's attack becomes.

Often when the opponent can't pick up the rhythm for 70 or 80 minutes, Real Madrid can still force the speed up. If they play like this, few opponents can really stand it.

Now it seems that Mourinho's style of play today is indeed similar to Zidane's metaphysical tactics.

Zidane believed more in his own midfield control ability, and would not put too many opponents into his own defensive hinterland when competing with opponents.

Mourinho obviously believed more in his own midfield defense level, and was not afraid of Atletico's frequent attacks in Real Madrid's half.

However, Mourinho and Zidane were completely in line with the idea of ​​taking over the game in the second half.

It is necessary to play a quick counterattack and increase the number of offensive rounds to make it difficult for the opponent to resist.

Simeone felt okay at the beginning of the second half.

He expected Real Madrid to grab the start, and also prepared his disciples mentally.

But he didn't expect that Real Madrid's "rush to start" was a little different from other teams.

It was too "persistent"!

After a wave of attacks failed, Atletico thought Real Madrid would continue to retreat and look for opportunities to steal the ball and counterattack.

As a result, Real Madrid did not retreat in the second half. As soon as the high-pressure posture was put out, Li Ang and Modric were almost nailed to Atletico's half.

The midfield interception line moved forward, and the Real Madrid offensive players were also actively double-teaming and fighting. The pressure on Atletico's backcourt defense line to pass the ball was suddenly countless times greater than in the first half!

In the 58th minute of the second half, Mourinho replaced Coentrao with Marcelo.

This time, Atletico's right wing dared not easily advance. The wing combination of Ronaldo and Marcelo forced Gabi to lean over and focus on defense.

But Real Madrid is not Atletico. At present, there is only one finishing core.

When Atletico's defensive focus collectively tilted to the right, Modric passed the ball to cover Di Maria's forward movement.

Mario Suarez and Filipe Luis failed to stop the suddenly powerful Argentine angel.

When Miranda left his own defense zone to intercept Di Maria, the angel passed the ball back in the pursuit of three people!

Li Ang, who followed up, was very smart not to continue to advance into Atletico's penalty area at this time. He chose to lead the ball horizontally!

This step allowed him to directly shake off Gabi who rushed to defend, and then he sent a fatal forward pass!

Instead of passing to the left side of the penalty area, and there was no intention to find Ronaldo again, Li Ang's passing choice immediately made Godin's defense against Ronaldo a mistake!

He was looking for Benzema who was advancing tacitly!

Even though Mario Suarez had already defended Benzema in the penalty area as soon as possible, the seemingly short time during this period was enough for Benzema to adjust his pace and shoot!

Courtois watched Benzema's shooting action and immediately judged that Benzema would hit the middle of the goal, and he was ready to save the ball.

But when Benzema shot a shot aimed at his crotch, his brain suddenly became blank!

Courtois's goal line technique is very good, with quick reaction, tall height and long arms, and it is easy for him to contribute to the game.

But the only thing about this "small door" is that he doesn't want to defend it, but he is too tall and can't get down to the ground quickly!

The speed of sitting on the ground with legs clamped is still a beat slower. Watching the football pass between his legs, Courtois was immediately filled with grief and anger, and he hit the grass hard when he fell to the ground!

"Di Maria picked up the ball, Li Ang. Good shot! Go through, straight pass!!!

Benzema--!!! Oh!!! Through the crotch! Benzema's shot went through Courtois's small door! The ball went in!!!

Oh! Godin made a wrong defensive judgment on this ball! Suarez didn't stick to Benzema, but Benzema played decisively and confidently!

Assist from Li Ang! Benzema broke the deadlock of the game. In the 64th minute of the second half, Real Madrid took a 1-0 lead!"

He Wei celebrated with a passionate commentary in the studio, and at this moment the entire Bernabeu finally gave a huge cheer!

Guo Feng was very happy. After all, he became the protagonist of a goal in a focus derby. He rushed directly to the corner flag area and jumped high and excitedly punched.

After Li Ang cheered on the spot, he first hugged Modric who was nearby.

Amid the boiling cheers, Simeone slapped his forehead and shook his hands hard in a somewhat upset manner.

On the other side, Mourinho stood up and applauded with relief.

In terms of tactical preparation, Mourinho is confident that he can beat Simeone.

Because he really pays enough attention to his opponent, and does not despise him because the two are not at the same level in the football world.

However, no matter how confident he is, Mourinho still can't be completely at ease before he scores a goal.

Now that the ball has been scored, he has nothing to worry about. If he can score another goal before 80 minutes, the game will be completely settled.

He thought so, and the Real Madrid players on the field did not completely relax at this time, all holding the idea of ​​pursuing the victory.

Therefore, Simeone had no time to make tactical adjustments. After the game resumed, Atletico had to face Real Madrid's massive attack again!

Three minutes later, Simeone saw that the situation was getting worse and worse, and he quickly gave tactical instructions to midfielder Raul Garcia and forward Adrian who had finished warming up.

He had to play more simply at the last moment. Raul Garcia's appearance could strengthen the defensive interception ability in the middle, and his forward header was also threatening.

Not to mention Adrian, sending him up was to make a gamble on the offensive end.

But Simeone had just finished the tactical explanation and submitted the substitution application, and there was a thunderous cheer at the Bernabeu again!

Di Maria dribbled past Filipe Luis successfully, and before the opponent chased back and committed a foul, he decisively changed direction again and cut inside, passing Mario Suarez again!

The performance of the angel passing two people this time made the Real Madrid fans at the scene completely passionate!

After rushing into his own firing range, Di Maria also decisively shot a high-quality lob shot!

Under normal circumstances, Di Maria can start celebrating in advance at this time.

But Courtois didn't have the distress of being broken into the small goal again this time. He reacted quickly and blocked the lob shot aimed at the dead corner with one hand!

His arm length advantage was fully revealed at this moment!

Seeing this, Benzema and Miranda desperately blocked the position, and finally took the lead in the penalty area and passed the ball to Modric at the top of the penalty area. Modric had a chance to shoot from a distance again.

However, Modric did not take credit this time, and patiently passed the ball to Ronaldo who just pulled out of the penalty area.

Before receiving the ball, Ronaldo had already observed the position in Atletico's penalty area.

At this time, Juanfran and Koke had already double-teamed him, and it would be very difficult to cut inside.

In a flash, Ronaldo made a choice of attack method.

After taking the ball, he burst into speed and opened the angle, and then did not go further to the bottom, but directly chose to kick the ball to the middle!

The Atletico players who had surrounded this road before began to move hurriedly to the other side of the penalty area following the trajectory of the ball.

But the cross made by Ronaldo was too fast!

Before Atletico's overall defense line returned to defense, a white figure burst out with extremely fast acceleration, grabbing the position and heading the ball with Filipe Luis!

The two almost collided head-on, the ball flew towards the goal, and the two fell to the ground at the same time!

One second later, in the chaotic Atletico penalty area, Courtois once again angrily fished out the football from the goal, and roared as he slammed the ball hard against the grass in front of the goal!

"Wow--!!! The ball is in!!! It bounced! It was a deliberate bounce!!! Courtois was half a beat late again when he landed!

Li Ang?! This is Li Ang's goal!!! Li Ang beat Filipe Luis to score Real Madrid's second goal of the game at the back of the goal!

In just ten minutes, they suffered a series of heavy blows! Real Madrid has already taken a two-goal lead!"

After He Wei confirmed that the scorer was indeed Li Ang, his voice became completely high-pitched and excited!

Li Ang on the field stood up and took a look at the goal first. After confirming that the football had indeed crossed the line, he grinned and opened his arms and ran towards the bottom line area!

After a smooth slide and kneeling celebration, Li Ang made a "wearing a mask" celebration gesture.

The handsome face with grass debris and fine sweat was eye-catching under the light!

The Real Madrid fans at the scene were already completely excited, while the few Atletico Madrid fans among them were holding their heads and faces in pain, totally unable to accept the death rhythm of their team being swept away in one wave!

Adrian and Garcia, who had just stood on the sidelines and were ready to fight on the field, looked at each other in bewilderment, and Simeone was now sitting in the coaching seat with an expressionless face.

He clasped his hands tightly together, and then slowly loosened them after a while, looking very helpless.

The bench on the Real Madrid side was full of jubilation.

Mourinho and Karanka rushed out to roar and celebrate immediately.

After the passion subsided a little, Mourinho gave Pintus a warm hug.

Outsiders don't know, but everyone in the Real Madrid team knows it clearly.

After having Pintus, fight a war of attrition?

That is the absolute strength of Real Madrid!

There will be another chapter in the evening.

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