Chapter 296 Tit for Tat (One Hundred and Fifty-Five/One Hundred and Seventy-Four) Chapter 4

Chapter two hundred and ninety six tit for tat

After the final round of the league, there are four days left before the Europa League final.

To a certain extent, the 2009-2010 season was the first Europa League competition - because the format of this season is different from the previous one, this is the restructured Europa League.

After the end of the league, the team rushed to Hamburg, Germany without stopping.

And their opponent, Atletico Madrid has been waiting in Hamburg for a long time.

Before the game, Flores took the initiative to mention Luton in an interview with the media.

"Luton are a tough team, but I think their players are too young to have experience in a final like this. In a way, we are the more experienced side."

Before the game, the Spanish coach took the initiative to provoke a psychological war.

Since the other party took the initiative to support the fire, Gao Bo was not to be outdone.

"I have heard about Flores' results in La Liga, whether they are... seventh or eighth in the league, I don't remember, but if they have more experience in the finals, I don't know what this sentence means. It has to be Mr. Flores himself or the Atletico Madrid team, but neither Flores nor Atletico Madrid have experience in finals in the last ten years!"

Gao Bo said in front of the media, and then he smiled proudly.

"And we have real final experience, we won the FA Cup final!!"

Atlético de Madrid has been really bad in the past ten years, holding the title of Spain's third-largest club, but they have been in the middle of the league for a long time. Last season was the first time they participated in the Europa League since 1997. ...

Flores on the other side responded immediately to Gao Bo's counterattack.

"I've heard his story, fourth to third level, they're going to be promoted to the Championship again. It's amazing, haha." Flores said so, but the sarcasm on his face was Obviously.

"I have also heard the story of Mr. Flores, from tenth in the league to eighth in the league, which is quite remarkable!"

Gao Bo did not show his shyness in the media at all.

At a time like this, both sides want to fight their opponents with a war of words before the game.

Create a favorable atmosphere for yourself.

Gao Bo rarely fights with his opponents. On the one hand, it is because the opponents in the first league are not worth it, and the opponents in the European war do not understand him.

But since Flores took the initiative to pick it up, Gao Bo will definitely not give up.

And the media likes that the two coaches have been arguing and spitting for a long time. How can this be exciting when analyzing the speed of the battle.

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The team trained behind closed doors for a few days at a training facility on loan in Hamburg.

Gao Bo doesn't allow the media access to his players these days, and exposing players to the media before the big game is not a good thing. There are quite a few shots of Gao Bo appearing on the media screen these days.

However, this does not affect the team's preparation training.

The team's preparations are proceeding in an orderly manner.

The media are also speculating on the starters of both sides.

Sol Campbell is the only player in the Luton team who has participated in the Europa League before this season, but Sol Campbell has not participated in the final of the Europa League.

Therefore, Flores is right in saying that these Luton players have seen too little "big world".

And at Atletico Madrid, they still have a group of very experienced players.

First up is their leading striker Diego Forlan.

The 31-year-old Uruguayan has played for Manchester United and Villarreal.

During the Manchester United period, Diego Forlan failed to use the fast pace of the Premier League. Diego Forlan, who was ridiculed by the British media as "idiot" and "Manchester United's worst signing in 50 years", arrived in La Liga Villarea After that, Diego Forlan shined. The Uruguayan striker, who could not adapt to the Premier League, was like a duck to water in La Liga, scoring 25 goals in his first season at Villarreal, helping the Yellow Submarines enter the Champions League for the first time. The European Golden Boot!

After three seasons at Villarreal, Diego Forlan moved to Atlético Madrid in the summer of 2007 to replace the departing golden boy Torres. In the 2008-2009 season, Diego Forlan scored 32 goals in 33 La Liga appearances and won the European Golden Boot again!

This is a real super shooter! And he has considerable experience in the Champions League.

Atlético de Madrid also has a player who even played in the Champions League final - Jose Antonio Reyes!

The Spanish midfielder played for Sevilla, Arsenal, Real Madrid, and then returned to Atletico Madrid from Real Madrid. The career history is quite rich.

In terms of age structure, Atletico Madrid is indeed a much more mature team than Luton, and their central axis is full of experienced players.

De Gea is the youngest player in this Atlético de Madrid squad, who has gradually secured his position in the league at the end of the season. De Gea, who is only 19 years old, is competing with another young goalkeeper Asenjo. The main position, but De Gea has gradually demonstrated his talent far better than Asenjo. In the second half of the league, De Gea's playing time even exceeded the original main goalkeeper Asenjo. If nothing else, De Gea will soon be able to secure the position of the main force.

And another young player is Argentine genius Aguero!

Aguero, who was only 21 years old this year, moved to Atletico Madrid in 2006 for a price of 23 million euros - it turned out that Atletico Madrid paid so much for Aguero, who was only 17 years old at the time. worth it.

After Aguero joined Atletico in his second season, he ranked third in La Liga's scorer list with 19 goals and won the title of the best Latin American player in La Liga in the 2007-08 season. Aguero and Diego Forlan's striker combination at that time was extremely powerful in La Liga!

Apart from these two talented teenagers, the other main players of Atlético de Madrid are players who have worked hard for many years in the top league. Younger is so much better.

"Atlético de Madrid mainly relies on possession of the ball in midfield and quick breakthroughs from both flanks to create a threat!!!"

In the tactical meeting after training, Gao Bo emphasized the technical characteristics of Atletico Madrid to the players.

Although Luton sometimes plays ball possession tactics, it is a "pseudo ball possession" around Griezmann, only when dealing with opponents who have no fighting spirit or absolute strength. come out. Gao Bo does not think that Luton's possession can be compared with the Spanish side Atletico Madrid.

So Gao Bo is very determined to use Luton's best tactics to deal with Atletico Madrid.

He asked the team to maintain a tight formation in the midfield and disrupt Atlético Madrid's ball-handling rhythm with tough pressing!

"Don't be afraid of fouling!!"

Gao Bo emphasized.

The key to this game is the battle for the midfield!

"Press close to each of their players who may have the ball, forcing them to physically confront them! Don't fight them!! After the midfield steal..."

Gao Bo said and drew two lines on the tactical board, pointing to the two sides respectively!

Gao Bo intends to focus his offense on the flanks and attack Atletico Madrid with quick assaults from two flanks!

Atlético de Madrid are flanked by Reyes and Simao, players who can stir up waves on the flanks. Moreover, Atletico Madrid is also a team that relies heavily on flank assaults. On the counterattack, Luton naturally wants to use the space behind Atletico Madrid!

But Gao Bo did not let Adam and Griezmann go to the flank with Reyes and Simao. Young Adam and Griezmann may suffer when facing old gunmen Reyes or Simao. But Luton didn't intend to press up and attack Atletico Madrid. He was staring at the space between the two wings behind Atletico Madrid while ensuring the defense, so that the team could really fly on both sides.

In this game, Gao Bo still decided to use the card on defense. The opponent's strength is much stronger than Juventus or Hamburg in Gao Bo's opinion. In real history, this season's champion is Atlético de Madrid. , which had to make Gao Bo play a hundred and twenty-point spirit to face this opponent cautiously. ( )