After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

Chapter 445 The Evolved Simonyi
On the evening of April 4, Spain, Calderon Stadium.

As Pan Yi expected, in the first game of the Champions League semi-finals, Simeone sent his best attacker at home to prepare to win Chelsea!
The formation seems to be a relatively standard parallel 4-4-2, but Griezmann's position on the striker will be a little later. He stands behind Torres and plays the position of a shadow striker.

This is what prepares Atletico to change into a 4-2-3-1 at any time when attacking.

In the midfield, Carrasco and Saul, who are good at dribbling, also appeared on the stage. They, Koke and Gabi formed Atletico Madrid's midfield four.

The back line is the four most commonly used defenders by Simeone this season, from left to right are Felipe, Godin, Savage, and Juanfran.

The goalkeeper position is the Slovenian goalkeeper Oblak, who was bought from the black shop Benfica for 1600 million euros last season.

When he first came to Atletico Madrid, Oblak was still a substitute for Spanish goalkeeper Moya, and he only played 11 times in La Liga.

However, in these 11 appearances, he got 7 zero seals!
So, this season, Oblak has gradually secured his position as the team's main goalkeeper and started his amazing performance.

In fact, in addition to Atletico Madrid's tradition of "Atletico Madrid's out-of-the-box since ancient times", they also go out one after another in the goalkeeper position.

From De Gea to Courtois, including the future Morocco goalkeeper, Sevilla goalkeeper Bunu, all come from Atletico Madrid.

And the current Oblak is undoubtedly one of the best.

In Pan Yi's previous life, Oblak even won the Zamora Award (that is, the best goalkeeper award in La Liga) five times in six years!Also won La Liga MVP.

And the one time he was robbed, the one who won the best goalkeeper was Courtois who had already transferred to Real Madrid at that time...

It can be said that Oblak is now also an important part of Simeone's defensive system.

Of course, unlike Pan Yi or Guardiola's requirements for the goalkeeper, Simeone only needs Oblak to complete some simple passes with the defenders while ensuring the safety of the goal.

When kicking off with big feet, according to the tactical requirements, it is enough to consciously look for specific players ambushing in the frontcourt.

After all, Oblak may be the goalkeeper with the best goal-line skills in European football now, but he is not that good in passing, so he can only use his strengths to avoid weaknesses.

而在面对西蒙尼摆出的这套偏攻击型的4-4-2，潘毅也是胸有成竹，竟是以攻击性更强的3-2-4-1应对！

At the forefront of the striker is Lukaku.

Behind Han Han, Harry Kane dropped back to play an attacking midfielder, alongside Eden Hazard.

On either side of them, Gnabry on the left and the B seat on the right, both are excellent dribblers.

The double defensive midfielders are Kanter and David Luiz. Among them, David Luiz plays a swing position of the midfielder and sinks to the central defender position at any time as needed.

The three central defenders are Ake on the left, Van Dijk on the right, and Terry in the center.

The goalkeeper, of course, is Courtois.

Simeone must have thought that Pan Yi would think that Simeone would use a defensive counterattack style, so he did the opposite and used an offensive style of play;
But Pan Yi already thought that Simeone would think so, so he used the offensive 4-4-2 style of play that can better deal with Simeone.

This is Pan Yi's prediction of Simeone's prediction.

Therefore, when Chelsea's starting lineup appeared on the field, and as soon as it came up, it showed a posture of bayoneting with Atletico Madrid, Simeone was still a little confused.

This boy from Longguo defended against me two years ago, and now he is attacking against me, right?
And soon, the players on the field came and went, and soon they fought together.

Less than 1 minute into the game, Seat B got the ball from the right and used his excellent personal ability to take the ball past Felipe and then made a subtle through pass.

Lukaku slapped his horse to catch up with a tacit understanding. After throwing off the defender with a burst, he got the ball and formed a single shot, but the last shot hit the side net.

Chelsea made the first shot of the game, which posed a very big threat.

But soon, Atletico Madrid retaliated.

One minute after Chelsea's attack, it was Griezmann who retreated in the frontcourt, received a pass from the midfield and backcourt, and picked a pass to the right.

Right-back Juanfran quickly put in a side pass and Torres followed up with the edge of the penalty area and hit the goal, but was blocked by David Luiz who returned to the penalty area.

Atletico Madrid then took a corner kick and David Luiz headed in again to defuse a crisis.

This is the important role of David Luiz in this 3-2-4-1 formation.

When attacking, David Luiz has to help his teammates control the ball and cooperate in the midfield, and even often inserts into the opponent's penalty area to disrupt the situation.

When defending, David Luiz returned to the central defender position, and the formation will then become a defensive formation that is biased towards 4-5-1, which has enough defensive numbers and can maintain a fairly high counterattack.

This is the so-called swinging midfielder's style of play, and there are no small requirements for players in this position.

Fortunately, David Luiz can be said to be one of the best performers of this style of play. Even under this style of play, his sometimes frizzy defensive grabbing weakness can still be exploited by the biggest players. cover up to a minimum.

Atletico Madrid's attack this time was precisely because David Luiz retreated and formed a defensive numerical advantage, which made Torres still have to face David Luiz when he had already thrown off the other central defenders. Defense, thus unable to calmly face Courtois, resulting in failure to hit the goal.

After these two attacks by Atletico Madrid, it was equivalent to less than 3 minutes after the opening, and each side had a threatening shot.

The two teams fought against each other, and the pace of the game was very fast.

Only 1 minute later, Chelsea played another attack.

Hazard passed the ball from the left, and Lukaku in the middle rushed ahead of Savage. After getting the ball, he suddenly dunked and hit the goal directly at the front of the penalty area.

The ball hit Godin, bounced off the baseline, corner kick.

Hazard took the corner himself and all of Chelsea's tall players entered the Atletico Madrid box.

This can't help but make the Atletico fans at the Calderon Stadium a little nervous.

Atletico Madrid is very good at attacking and defending set-pieces, but the opponent Chelsea is also good at it!

This season they don't know how many goals they have scored through set kicks.

Atletico Madrid players obviously know this too.

Therefore, they also followed the corner kick defense tactics arranged by Simeone, and first let Griezmann close to the corner flag area to prevent Hazard from quickly serving and playing tactical cooperation.

In addition, Atletico Madrid also arranged for someone to control the position of the near post, and specially arranged for a player to prepare for a quick counterattack.

The other defensive players are mainly active in the middle of the penalty area and are responsible for one-on-one marking.

But Chelsea played a match that they didn't expect.

Hazard did not cooperate with the B seat closest to him, nor did he drive the ball near the small penalty area for his teammates to compete for the top.

He just rubbed the ball gently, and the ball flew a little lightly to the top of the arc in the penalty area.

At this time, Gnabry, who was still standing near the center line, seemed to be just preventing the opponent from counterattacking, rushed forward with a stride, and then directly volleyed!
Godin, who was the first to wake up, came to block at this time, but it was too late.

Gnabry's kick was very powerful, the ball was like a cannonball, and the ball crashed directly into the lower left corner of Atletico Madrid's goal.

Even if the reaction is as fast as Oblak, there is no reaction at all!
0:1, Chelsea lead away!

"Goal!!!!!!!!!"

"Gnabry, just 5 minutes into the game, helped Chelsea score the first goal!"

"Atlético seemed to have a problem defending the corner. They defended against Chelsea's tall players but ignored the perimeter."

"And obviously, Chelsea have done a lot of practice in this corner kick. When Hazard passed the ball, Gnabry had already advanced, the ball arrived, and finally kicked a beautiful world wave! "

"This unexpected confrontation also had an unexpected start. A goal was scored in 5 minutes, so we can look forward to the next game!"

On the sidelines, Pan Yi hugged Gnabry and others, celebrating the goal.

As for Simeone, he spread his hands helplessly.

He really didn't expect Chelsea to attack so fiercely, let alone the set-piece defense he was proud of, but it was so easily pierced.

Before the game, Simeone kept telling the players to be careful about Chelsea's set-pieces, especially their cooperation.

As far as Simeone is concerned, when choosing players that suit him, he is generally tough and brave. In fact, fighting for headers is really their advantage.

But the problem is that Chelsea didn't go to the sky at all, but directly came to cooperate outside the penalty area, and they shot so well...

How can this be done?

"What should we do now?" The assistant coach on the side, Boggs, who is also Simeone's fellow Argentine, asked anxiously.

One was fucked in less than 10 minutes of the opening, which does not bode well for Atletico Madrid's next game.

In particular, the opponent is still the powerful Chelsea led by Pan Yi, which is even more ominous among ominous omens.

"Don't worry, stabilize your position first, and then attack." Simeone said solemnly.

Now he has no other better choice.

What else can we do if we are behind at home?
Keep attacking!

Only by getting the score back as soon as possible, will the next game, including going to Stamford Bridge in the next round, be successful!
After all, Simeone stood up.

He walked to the sidelines and shouted at the players on the field.

This bandit commander, who has always been famous for his passionate command, scolds people in all kinds of ways.

And the Atletico Madrid players, who were used to all this, calmed down on the court at this time.

They started getting the ball more into Griezmann's feet, and Griezmann moved down the right more.

At this time, Chelsea's players actively blocked Griezmann's passing route, and the other side was vacant.

However, when Griezmann saw the opportunity to dribble the ball to complete the breakthrough to the top of the penalty area, the curly-haired David Luiz got out and made up for this seemingly open space.

Griezmann had no choice but to pass the ball back.

This is actually Atlético's first offensive style that Pan Yi said at the pre-match preparation meeting, that is, "hitting east and west, cutting inside with the ball".

Because Pan Yi has told the coaching staff to convey this style of play to the players and take precautions;
Especially let David Luiz go forward to make up for the gap, so Atletico Madrid's attack did not succeed this time.

However, when Griezmann passed the ball back to Cork's feet, Cork did not stop the ball, and directly hung it at a 45-degree angle into the penalty area!

At this time, Torres quickly jumped in and received the ball before Ake.

Although he was flanked by the two central defenders of Chelsea, after Torres caught the ball in the frontcourt, he kicked up without hesitation and shot a high-quality shot. He scored with a low shot from the front of the small penalty area!

1:1!The score is equalized!

The entire Calderon stadium suddenly boiled!

Countless fans shouted the name of Torres, like a tsunami, sweeping the entire stadium inside and outside.

Torres made his debut at Atletico Madrid 15 years ago and became the youngest captain in Atletico Madrid's history.

Although he later left Atletico Madrid, spent many years in the Premier League, and finally returned to Atletico Madrid in December 2014, he will always be the "own child" in the eyes of Atletico Madrid fans and his greatest captain.

He made another contribution to Atletico Madrid in such an important Champions League semi-final, of course, it will cause Atletico Madrid fans to cheer for a long time.

For Torres, he chose not to celebrate the goal.

After all, he once played for Chelsea. Although his career at the Blue Bridge in those years was really not very good, out of respect for his old club, he just ran back to his own half silently after scoring a goal.

This move also caused applause from the fans of the visiting team Chelsea.

After all, who wouldn't love the handsome and friendly Torres?
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"This Simeone has evolved again."

After Pan Yi saw Atletico Madrid's goal on the sidelines, he shook his head slightly, but there was still a smile on his face.

"Atletico Madrid's attack seems to be a combination of the first style of play and the second style of play you mentioned, boss?" Arteta asked with a frown on the side.

"That's right." Pan Yi nodded, "Shoot everything, and immediately pick up a 45-degree bomb! In this way, we will inevitably leak holes in our defense."

"Yeah..." Arteta was thoughtful, "We asked David to make up for the position, but he missed it later, and Torres seized the opportunity."

"This goal, although Griezmann did not assist, but his role is the greatest." Pan Yi pointed to Atletico Madrid No. 7 on the field:
"His running in the front court is very active, and his basic skills are very solid. Every time he takes it firmly, he basically does not lose the ball."

"And after he gets the ball, he still has a very good breakthrough with the ball and the ability to pass assists. Such a player is too comprehensive and too threatening."

"It is precisely because of him that Atletico Madrid can play such an offensive change. To be honest, in my opinion, Griezmann can even play a deeper position, as long as he plays an organizational midfielder."

In Pan Yi's view, Griezmann's characteristics are somewhat similar to his own Harry Kane.

They can also play as a center forward at the forefront, as well as a trailing forward, shadow forward, or withdraw to organize an attack.

In the 2022 World Cup, Griezmann even retreated all the way to the midfielder position, becoming a highlight of the French team in that session.

It can be said that this Frenchman actually has great potential, it just depends on how the coach uses him.

As for why he couldn't play as soon as he arrived at Barcelona... It can only be said that maybe he didn't bring the instruction manual.

"So what do we do now?" Arteta asked.

"Don't worry, you have to trust our players." Pan Yi smiled, "They still have the ability to draw inferences from one instance, so they should be more vigilant. Moreover, our formation today can prevent their 45-degree pass. In the center, after all, there are three and a half central defenders. The main reason is that Torres hit the goal just now..."

"Yeah, our central defender is actually in place, but he just grabbed the little gap and hit the goal directly." Arteta shook his head and asked again, "Then now, are we going to go to the goal? Take back the formation a bit, stabilize it?"

"No." Pan Yi said bluntly, "Continue to attack. Don't let Simeone think that we are afraid of them!"

"Oh..." Arteta turned his head to look at Pan Yi, only to see that his expression was very determined, and he was even a little excited.

Arteta gets it.

This is because Simeone is very strong today, so Pan Yi is happy.

His boss just likes stronger opponents!

Since Atletico Madrid can attack so beautifully, then Chelsea, who are already good at attacking, really have to wrestle with them!
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Following Pan Yi's order, Chelsea began to push forward aggressively, playing head-to-head with Atletico Madrid.

Speaking of Chelsea's offensive power, it is also one of the best in European football. When they let go of their hands and feet to attack, there are really few teams in Europe who dare to face it head-on.

What's more, they still have a more aggressive 3-2-4-1 formation today!

Here, Atletico Madrid had just equalized the score, their morale was high, and they rushed forward screaming.

As a result, the two teams with full firepower fought off their backs at the Calderon Stadium, and the pace of the game was fast.

This also made both the fans at the scene and the fans in front of the TV feel that the game was wonderful and hooked.

[This is the Atletico Madrid I know?Are you wearing a vest?Don't pretend, you must be Barcelona or Real Madrid in disguise. 】

[I thought that Atletico Madrid's game didn't need to be watched, it was a zero-to-zero game when I woke up.Fortunately, I insisted on getting up and watching. 】

[You don't even look at who Atletico Madrid's opponent is today, how could it be zero to zero? 】

[Yeah, I feel that because of the presence of Chelsea and Pan Yi, even Simeone became passionate and attacked! 】

[To be honest, with the lineup of Atletico Madrid, it would be too wasteful to set up a bus.Torres, Griezmann, Carrasco, which one is the engineer? 】

【Isn't Torres a defender?Manual dog head]

[That's a Chelsea limited-edition defender. After changing the skin of Atletico Madrid, he became a striker again!I didn't see how beautiful the goal was just now! 】

[Yes, although I am a fan of Pan Yi and Chelsea, I also hope that Torres will score.His smile, I will guard it...]

[Yes, this is one of the rare men who can approach Pan Yi in appearance...]

It's just that although the two teams played very aggressively and created opportunities frequently on the field, neither side has been able to break through the other's goal.

The main reason is that the goalkeepers on both sides are amazing!

Courtois VS Oblak is simply a duel between the two most powerful goalkeepers in the world today.

Flying on one side, blocking on the other side, blocked many threatening shots from both sides.

In such a fast-paced and entertaining game, time flies, as if in the blink of an eye, half time is almost over.

When the fourth official raised the 1-minute stoppage time card, the two sides still maintained the previous one-to-one score.

But at this moment, Atletico Madrid was attacking, and the ball was passed to the frontcourt and a mistake occurred.

Gabi wanted to cross the ball to Cork, but Kante, who had quick eyes and quick hands, made a kick first and broke the ball.

After stealing the ball, Chelsea launched a counterattack on the spot.

Kanter picked a pass from the center line to the left, and Hazard went forward offside. After receiving the ball, he glanced at Atletico Madrid's goal.

At this time, the goalkeeper Oblak is in the front position, a little far from the goal.

Hazard is a bold man, and he kicks directly without thinking!
The ball crossed a beautiful arc, hung over Oblak who kept retreating, and crashed into Atletico Madrid's goal.

"The ball is scored again!!!!!!"

"1:2, Chelsea made another victory at the end of the first half!"

"It was a long-range shot from Hazard about 35 meters from the goal."

"Oblak must be responsible for the conceded goal. His position is too high. Maybe it's because he saw that the referee was already looking at his watch, and Oblak's attention was a little out of focus."

"He made a mistake this time after he caught up with low blocks and destroyed at least five very dangerous shots from Chelsea."

"He realized the danger when Hazard kicked the goal, but it was too late to make a quick retreat."

"Of course, this can't be completely blamed on Oblak, because Hazard's shot is indeed a bit sudden. Oblak really didn't expect that Hazard directly chose the hanging goal at this distance!"

"Intense and exciting game, beautiful goals, this is definitely the most exciting half of the Champions League this season!"

With the whistle of the referee, the delightful first half finally came to an end.

Everyone in the entire Calderon Stadium was still deeply immersed in the fast-paced offensive and defensive battle of the 45 minutes just now.

Many of them have never even experienced a game where time passes so quickly, as if a goal is scored in the blink of an eye, and the game is over in the blink of an eye.

Of course, as the lagging side, nearly [-] Atletico Madrid fans in the stands have not yet shaken off the emotion of losing the ball just now.

Many fans were still cursing, and some were yelling anxiously to boost the morale of the home team players.

One to two, the home team is one goal behind, which is definitely not a good thing for Atletico Madrid.

But as a fan, I still see the positive side.

That is, today's Atletico Madrid played very un-Atletico Madrid, even very Chelsea!

To be able to play against Chelsea, which is recognized as the strongest team in the world, is inseparable, and it is still an offensive game, which makes the Atletico fans on the scene feel bursts of joy.

To be honest, which fan doesn't like to see beautiful football? It would be even better if this beautiful football was played by their own team.

Therefore, for today's game, apart from being behind the visiting team in terms of score, Calderon's fans really cannot make more critical demands on the team.

Immediately afterwards, the fans of the home team in the stands suddenly began to sing the team song of Atletico Madrid neatly.

The deafening singing was like an overwhelming sea, pouring down from the steep Calderon stands.

This means that all Atletico Madrid people have not lost confidence.

They expect that their team can continue to play at a high level in the second half of the game, and then beat Chelsea down! ——
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(End of this chapter)