402 Mentality
"Good evening for everyone, everyone, welcome to the second leg of the semi-finals of the 2013-2014 European Champions League, Atletico Madrid will face Dortmund at home!
In the first leg match a week ago, Dortmund lost 0:1 to Atletico Madrid at home.
If we look at the situation and data, Dortmund's loss will be very surprising. They shot 19 times but failed to break through the opponent's goal. Atletico Madrid only had 6 shots in the whole game but took away a victory.
Atletico Madrid gained the lead in advance for the team to advance to the final with Diego Costa’s goal!
It is worth mentioning that Dortmund lacks the team's scoring king Tang Hong in the first leg. According to some media reports, Tang Hong missed the first leg due to family reasons and the Bundesliga last weekend. However, today Tang Hong returned to Dortmund's starting lineup. I think Dortmund's offensive power today will be stronger than at home!
Atletico Madrid performed very well this season. They are expected to end Barcelona and Real Madrid's long-term monopoly on the championship in the league. Simeone's team is unstoppable in La Liga and the Champions League with its tough, pragmatic, fierce, simple and efficient counterattack.
They have become the most representative team in European football now that they are good at defending against the enemy.
It is probably not easy for Dortmund to make a comeback at Calderon Stadium.
Today, Atletico Madrid lined up a 442 formation at home.
Goalkeeper: Courtois.
Defenders: Juan Fran, Godin, Miranda, Felipe Louis.
Midfielder: Raul Garcia, Gaby, Thiago, Cork.
Forward: Villa, Diego Costa.
Dortmund started 433 today.
Goalkeeper: Weidenfeller.
Defenders: Piszczek, Hummels, Subotic, Schmelzer.
Midfielder: Sven Bend, Mkhitaryan, Gundogan.
Forwards: Reus, Lewandowski, Tang Hong.
The main players of the two teams are all out, and there will inevitably be a battle between dragons and tigers in this life-and-death battle!"
When the referee blew the whistle and blew the whistle in the first half, Atletico Madrid's first wave of offensive broke through from the left side of the middle. Cork passed the ball and found Villa. The latter changed the ball and continued to dribble forward, but was broken by Sven Bend in front of the penalty area.
Dortmund took control of the ball and began to launch a fast attack.
Atletico Madrid's formation retreated, and the already conservative formation even took the iron barrel formation at home.
Simeone put her hands on her hips on the sidelines and looked confident in her chest. Klopp looked serious and watched the trend of the game.
Reus dribbled back after receiving the ball on the side of the frontcourt. After passing the ball to the middle for adjustment, Gundogan hit the ball across the left side.
Schmelzer stepped forward and sent a straight pass.
Tang Hong was closely guarded by Juan Fran on the sideline. He responded with his back and directly plucked the ball towards the bottom line of the sideline. At the same time, when he turned around, Juan Fran followed the defense. Tang Hong speeded up and turned forward and pulled the ball when the football was one meter away from the sideline. When he stepped on the area outside the sideline, Juan Fran snatched it up? But the football that was rolling to the sideline was picked by Tang Hong with his right foot towards the bottom line. Juan Fran pressed it down.
Tang Hong rushed forward from outside the boundary? He completely got rid of Juan Fran before changing direction and returning to inside the boundary to control the ball.
Dortmund fans have become accustomed to Tang Hong's flirting operations, while Atletico Madrid fans have gained a new understanding of Tang Hong's flirting skills.
Wading the ball to the edge of the penalty area? Tang Hong saw Atletico Madrid's midfielder quickly retreated to fill the penalty area? Godin carefully defended him to defend himself head-on.
Tang Hong spiked the ball towards the bottom line and directly supported his body with his left foot. He walked around the left leg and passed the ball with a flower-arranged foot.
It's not that he has to show off his face.
Instead, he must seize the rhythm and pass it, otherwise Godin will block his angle, and Raul Garcia has also come to him? Atletico Madrid is a master in regional defense.
Tang Hong's cross from the flower-stitched foot was hit by Courtois in front of the goal? Lewandowski followed up and had no chance to attack.
Although Dortmund failed to make a shot in the first wave of offense, Sven Bend controlled the ball in the midfield and frontcourt. When he had already passed the ball, Diego Costa pushed him from the back, which made Sven Bend fall directly to the ground.
The referee signaled the game to continue based on the principle of favorable offense.
Although Sven Bend hated Diego Costa's additional action in his heart? But he kept his head calm and did not bother with the other party, and immediately stood up and continued to join the game.
When Mkhitaryan collided with Gundoan in the middle of the frontcourt, Tang Hong ran back to the front of the penalty area? When receiving Gundoan's pass, he went to the left in front of the penalty area and directly shot from a long shot!
He doesn't give Thiago a chance to block the press!
The football drew an inner arc and flew towards the far corner of the goal? Courtois quickly moved and saved. After his body rushed out of the air, he felt that the football would fly out of the baseline? But he didn't dare to be careless? His eyes stared at the trajectory of the football's flight.
When the football flew out of the baseline against the outside of the right goal post? Courtois felt relieved.
Tang Hong's shot made Dortmund fans sigh.
But soon everyone encouraged the team to continue cheering on with applause.
Dortmund adopted a high-level counterattack tactic in the frontcourt. He knew that his opponent was playing defensive counterattacks, but he had to do so with his teeth.
Atletico Madrid quickly made a ball in the backcourt when he organized the offensive. When Diego Costa was in the frontcourt, Sven Bend immediately stepped forward to press. Diego Costa obviously moved his arm when he protected the ball, which seemed to be subconsciously and naturally moving, but in fact, he was deliberately touching the opponent's neck, face, or using a secret force to hit the opponent.
Or "accidentally" step on the opponent and kick the opponent when your body is entangled.
Everyone has been familiar with Cost's dirty game style over the years.
It can even be said that the entire Atletico Madrid team has such characteristics.
It cannot be said that Atletico Madrid's competition style is wrong, after all, they did not set a precedent.
It can only be said that among top teams, such a style is very rare.
Just like Italian teams are conservative and conservative, they are sublimating defense into art.
On the basis of conservatism, Atletico Madrid also comes with many small defensive moves, unnecessary moves, and the purpose is actually only one: to destroy the opponent's mentality!
It will always cause the opponent to fall into a psychological activity similar to "suffering losses" and "sneak attacks".
Opponents who are not well controlled and cannot keep their mind calm will easily be deceived, and their combat effectiveness will decline significantly, especially the overall nature of the team will be destroyed. Especially once the core players fall into a trap, the mentality will be unbalanced, the blow to the team can be imagined.
After the first leg, Klopp criticized Atletico Madrid for having too many dirty small moves on the field.
But as the losing side, such a complaint sounds like a groan of a weak person. No one cares about it, nor is it impossible for someone to stand up and uphold justice.
The hardest truth on the football field is to win!
If you can't win the ball, even if you win the truth outside the court, you will only lose the reality.
Therefore, Klopp did not mention Atletico Madrid's game style before the next round.
However, Klopp's advice to the team before the game repeatedly stated that he should not be affected by the extra actions of Atletico Madrid.
Even though Sven Bend was at a disadvantage in front of Diego Costa and was beaten by the opponent from time to time, he remained calm. When Diego Costa turned and pushed forward, Sven Bend couldn't intercept the ball directly, but he also entangled the opponent when turning around. While Subotic stepped forward to clear the ball, Diego Costa rushed forward and knocked over the opponent without slowing down!
This is obviously intentional.
But because Dortmund's offense was favorable and his movements were not enough to play, the referee could only signal the game to continue.
Subotic also immediately stood up, then rubbed his ribs, and after he relieved the pain, he carefully focused on the situation on the field and adjusted his position.
Gundogan knocked the ball back diagonally in the midfield, and Schmelzer continued to use the ball on the wing to look for Tang Hong on the frontcourt side.
Tang Hong led the ball forward and dribbled forward. After dribbled one step, he encountered Juan Fran. He immediately stopped and pulled the ball in front of him. Juan Fran also slowed down and prepared to steal.
But when Tang Hongla reached the ball, he quickly activated the ball and dribbled forward.
This rhythm change caught Juan Fran off guard, and Tang Hong completed his breakthrough again.
In the offensive danger area, Tang Hong changed direction as soon as he cut into the inside, but was blocked by Raul Garcia, who was chasing back, and fell to the ground.
Raul Garcia took the initiative to reach out and try to pull Tang Hong up to express friendship, so that at least he could get a certain commutation in the eyes of the referee.
However, Tang Hong ignored the other party's hand, he did not scold the other party, and his expression was very calm, and he didn't even look at the other party. He turned around and stood up by himself, and then prepared to take the penalty kick.
If Atletico Madrid uses savage, rough and even unpleasant means to try to destroy the opponent's mentality, then many Tymond's approach is to destroy Atletico Madrid using traditional tactical defeat methods.
After the game, he played Tang Hong frequently, whether it was his teammates' running and striking, or his personal ball-control ability, he had clearly gained an advantage in front of Juan Fran.
This is Klopp's tactical requirement. As soon as you start, focus on bombarding the opponent's local defense line!
A set ball near the sidewalk outside the penalty area, Tang Hong ran up and shot with his right foot and hanged the ball into the back point of the penalty area!
The strong internal rotation of the football brought misleading judgment to the defensive players. Piszczek stretched his legs to shoot at the back of the penalty area!
Although the ball was shot out with his right foot, the football hit the net next to the goal!
The angle is too small!
The Atletico Madrid generals were shocked and felt relieved.
Chapter completed!