After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

Chapter 446 Atletico Madrid's Messi!
"We have no other choice but to fight them to the end!"

In the locker room of the home team, Simeone looked at the panting players in front of him and shouted loudly.

Simeone's voice wafted through the dressing room, but every player looked serious.

1:2, this is a very delicate score.

Only one goal behind, it seems that it can be easily recovered.

Considering that the opponent is Chelsea, the gap of this goal may be close to the horizon.

But Simeone had to keep attacking.

Not just by one goal behind, but also because Chelsea have already scored twice at the Calderón, two precious away goals.

At present, the away goal system is still used in the Champions League knockout rounds. Sometimes a key away goal may determine the tilt of the balance of the two rounds.

For example, in last season's Champions League round of sixteen, Arsenal tied Monaco with a total score of 3:3, but because they scored one less away goal than their opponents, they were eliminated miserably.

And now, Chelsea have two away goals in their hands. Even if they fail to score a goal in the next second half of the game, this is a big advantage after returning to their home court.

After all, this means that even if Chelsea lose 0:1 to Atletico Madrid at Stamford Bridge, the Blues can still advance to the final.

Having said that, there is no team that can win at Chelsea this season.

No, not even a tie, Chelsea's home record is still a terrible unbeaten victory!

Therefore, in Simeone's view, this second half of the game is already a decisive battle.

The way of the decisive battle, of course, is to continue the mutual stabbing in the first half, using unremitting running and attacking to break through Chelsea's goal as much as possible!

Of course, Simeone also knows that doing so is relatively risky.

The reason is simple. Atletico Madrid's offensive system requires more physical energy.

Their players in many positions are not as good as Chelsea in terms of personal ability. Therefore, to play a decent offense, they must run more, fight more, and return to defense more actively.

Under such a fast-paced game, the physical consumption of Atletico Madrid players is astonishing.

The main reason is that Simeone didn't expect Pan Yi to be so stubborn.

According to his vision, Pan Yi should still play Chelsea's advantage in possession of the ball in an away game, and then slow down the rhythm a little, control the ball at his feet and then organize the attack.

But Pan Yi directly came up with a 3-2-4-1 mad attack.

Moreover, when Atletico Madrid equalized the score, it was obvious that they had already played with momentum and played harder.

If it were any other head coach, he would usually adopt a more conservative strategy in the away game, first stabilize his position and then plan a counterattack, but Pan Yi did not.

He still let his disciples attack with attack.

It can be said that the first half eventually evolved into this fast-paced offensive and defensive battle, which Simeone did not want to see.

This is the "Yangmou" that Pan Yi put on the table.

That is, let's fight against each other and see whose physical fitness lasts to the end!
And no matter which coach it is, Chelsea has always been the best physical team in Europe after being supported by the two great gods of Pintus and Wolfart.

Their lineup is also the youngest among the top teams in Europe, and they have players like Kanter who can't run to death, so they can't be dragged down at all.

On the other hand, Atletico Madrid, although they have always been known for their daring to fight hard, but the human body has limits after all.

Under the endless running and fighting, Atletico Madrid players will always show fatigue.

Take the famous Madrid Derby Champions League final in Pan Yi's previous life as an example. Atletico Madrid was taken away by Real Madrid because they were bored until the last minute.

Simeone certainly didn't know the existence of this game, but he knew how long his disciples could last.

Only now, Atletico Madrid has no way out.

"In the second half, we have only one way, continue to attack! We must strive to equalize or reverse the score within the first three 10 minutes, or even the first two 10 minutes!"

Simeone knows very well that if the fast pace of the first half is still followed, the team's physical fitness can only last for 20 to 30 minutes at most.

Of course, it doesn't mean that Atletico Madrid can't run at all after 30 minutes, but that they can't maintain that level, and many aspects of offense and defense may not be done well.

No matter how high the technical and tactical level of a football game is, it must be supported by physical fitness.

Once there is no physical fitness, everything is like a moon in the water, a flower in the mirror, it is impossible to play effective coordination, and sometimes even a technical movement may be deformed.

But the problem is that if you can't score a goal in the first 20 or 30 minutes, you will enter "Pan Yi time".

By the time……
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"Atletico Madrid played very well today, but we played even better."

In the locker room of the visiting team, Pan Yi first praised his opponent, but more importantly, he praised his players.

The enemy is strong, but you are stronger, this is the real strength!

In the first half, the possession rate of the two sides was basically [-]-[-]. This is not a very conventional comparison for the "stereotype" of Atletico Madrid or Chelsea.

After all, under normal circumstances, Atletico Madrid's possession rate will be lower than that of their opponents, while Chelsea will be higher.

But today's data shows that Atletico Madrid has the courage to press out to play against Chelsea, and they played really well.

In addition, the pass success rate of the two sides is also very close, reaching more than 80%, which also ensures the smoothness of the first half of the game.

In terms of shooting, Atletico Madrid shot a total of seven shots in the first half, three shots were on target, and one goal was scored;

Chelsea engineered more shots on goal, eight times, five on target and two goals.

In other words, in the entire first half, the two teams contributed a total of fifteen shots, and it only took an average of 3 minutes to make one shot!
It is this fast pace and a large number of shots that made the entire first half of the game quite exciting, and the two teams also showed the level that the top four teams in the Champions League should have.

In other words, this is the level of the top teams in Europe.

For Pan Yi, although he predicted that Simeone would attack him uncharacteristically, he did not expect that Simeone's lineup could do so well in offense.

Maybe this also has something to do with Pan Yi's time travel?

Since Guardiola can get inspiration from Pan Yi's tactics to develop his own lineup, Simeone, who is also a "ball idiot", can do the same.

It is precisely because of this that Simeone gave full play to the characteristics of his players to form a set of offensive firepower with Atletico Madrid characteristics.

Here, the role of Griezmann has to be mentioned again.

Since he was bought by Simeone from Real Sociedad to Atletico Madrid, he has been growing into a world-class star step by step, and has also developed from a wide player to a central player.

Griezmann's playing style is also unique, and his special feature also lies in his unique technical characteristics in football.

Compared with other top attackers, Griezmann is limited by his physical fitness and has a weak confrontation foundation, but he can rely on his solid basic skills and excellent space conversion awareness to contribute to the team's offense.

His personal ability to hold the ball is good, but he will never be sloppy and waste fast break opportunities.

As a frontcourt serializer, Griezmann can firmly control the ball at his feet and distribute it reasonably to other offensive players.

As a finisher in front of the goal, his shooting accuracy and shooter feeling are very outstanding.

In the penalty area, Griezmann not only has a fox-like sense of smell, can find the gap in the opponent's defense line and quickly insert it, but also has top-notch shooting skills. His force is accurate, his ability to judge the landing point and his reaction speed are very good outstanding.

What a top player must have is excellent physical coordination, so that he can quickly stretch his body and try a difficult side hook when facing the ball. Although he is not tall and physically strong, he can score without the ball in the penalty area. His specialty.

Griezmann's last pass is also remarkable. When he was in the French national team, he often sent the ball as the organizer of the front midfielder. Stable threat ball conversion rate.

In addition, he was known for his excellent quick breakthrough ability during the Real Sociedad period, so he is also a reliable and threatening set-piece maker.

Atletico Madrid's Griezmann's playing style is mainly based on the defensive counterattack core style of play, and the ball and movement never procrastinate.

On this basis, Griezmann's defensive attitude and ability to penetrate without the ball have been greatly improved under Simeone's training.

In addition, in today's offensive play, he also showed his ability to run horizontally and tear the defense in depth. With center Torres beside him to help him share some fulcrum functions, he also maintained Atletico Madrid's high-output kick. Law.

This shows that as long as this smart French striker reduces unnecessary consumption on the field and focuses on his core competitiveness, he can always maintain a threat to his opponents on the field.

In fact, almost all of Atletico Madrid's most threatening offenses in the first half came from Griezmann, and the Frenchman effectively connected the team's midfield. It should be said that the effect is very obvious.

"So, in the second half we forced Griezmann to fight us."

After briefly analyzing the situation between the enemy and us, Pan Yi looked at Kanter with a smile: "How about it, are you ready to have a good chat with your French fellow?"

Kanter nodded without hesitation, his eyes gleaming with confidence.

He understood that the boss was telling him to keep an eye on Griezmann and limit his performance.

It's not the first time he has done this kind of work.

As the most powerful ball-scrambling machine in the Chelsea team, once there is an engine-type player who needs to be restricted in the opponent's team, the task of shutting down the engine will be handed over to Kanter.

As a teammate of the French national team, Kanter is very familiar with Griezmann's technical characteristics, so Kanter is also more confident.

"After such a fast-paced offensive and defensive battle in the first half, we all felt a bit strenuous, and they were even more unbearable."

Pan Yi continued: "Griezmann, as the most important offensive core in the frontcourt of Atletico Madrid, shoulders more tasks with the ball, and his physical exertion will only be greater."

"So, N'Golo, your task is to entangle him so that he can't take the ball comfortably. Even if he has the ball, make him uncomfortable, and let him spend as much energy as possible in the confrontation with you. middle."

Seeing Kanter nodding again, Pan Yi turned his attention to the other players in front of him.

"The second half is the real test. We have now scored two away goals, so Atlético will try to score and equalize. And we have only one goal, and that is to further expand the lead."

"According to their running distance and confrontation level in the first half, the technical department has given me an estimated time, that is, they can maintain a high-intensity offense for a maximum of 30 minutes."

"And we..." When Pan Yi said this, he deliberately paused and asked, "How long do you think you can last?"

"We can stick to the whole game, boss!" Captain Terry stood up and said.

David Luiz also said: "Yes, we must outlast them!"

The players all laughed.

Pan Yi also smiled: "According to the data, you can maintain the same intensity and play for another 40 minutes. Not much, just 10 minutes more than them."

David Luiz grumbled: "10 minutes is already a lot. It's enough to have another fun..."

The laughter grew louder in the locker room.

Pan Yi pressed his hand down, and everyone became quiet again.

"Considering that there are only 45 minutes in the second half, the extra 10 minutes of full load is indeed enough."

"But I hope to squeeze it again and make this time shorter."

"In the second half, we have to speed up the pace of the game from the beginning, and we have to play faster than in the first half, directly dragging Atletico Madrid into the quagmire of a war of attrition, and then use our physical advantage to kill the opponent in one fell swoop."

"I know that everyone will be very hard, but please believe me, the opponent is harder than us. When you feel that you can't move on the court, then you look at the opponent in front of you. They will be harder than you. Unbearable."

"And when they can't stand it, we will score goals and expand our lead. At this time, we will slow down the pace and allocate our remaining physical energy reasonably."

"But Atletico Madrid will find that they have no strength if they want to counterattack again."

"Come on, everyone, let us win this game! As long as the away game really wins the opponent and returns to our Stamford Bridge, they will be out of the game!"

Everyone applauded, then rushed out of the locker room shouting!
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Both sides of the game returned to the court.

The two teams exchanged venues and set up their lineups.

Amidst the cheers of Calderon fans, the referee also blew the whistle for the second half of the game.

It was Atletico Madrid who kicked off first, but Chelsea's overall formation was pressing forward quickly.

This is the Chelsea players following Pan Yi's instructions and taking the initiative to fill up the rhythm of the game!
Atletico Madrid quickly passed the ball back, but Chelsea's overall pressing speed was also very fast, and the attacking five-man team in the frontcourt took the lead in pushing towards Atletico Madrid's defense.

This is the unique sense of pressure that the 3-2-4-1 formation creates when pressing.

With a center forward, two attacking midfielders and two wingers, they came suddenly and suddenly, no matter which team's defenders would be under pressure.

At this time, Godin took the ball, and after he passed the ball to Savage, Savage directly passed it forward with a big foot.

If he was slower, Harry Kane would have killed him in front of him!

And forcing the opponent to open their feet in this way is exactly the purpose of Chelsea's frontcourt oppression.

In the backcourt, Van Dijk grabbed the first spot, headed back to the midfield, and Kante took the ball.

"Kante has performed very well in the past two seasons at Chelsea. He formed a midfielder partner with David Luiz today, which can be described as both offensive and defensive."

"Look at the cooperation between the two this time, the ball went to Kante's feet again, and then moved to the left."

"Gnabry has the ball and Felipe goes up to defend."

"Beautiful, Gnabry used the change of rhythm, flexibly got rid of Felipe, and cut inside with the ball."

"Gnabry hits the goal!"

"The German's sudden long-range shot from the outside of the penalty area was of very high quality, but Oblak reacted very quickly this time and was very focused. Obviously he had noticed Gnabry's move for a long time and put it in time. The ball catches."

"Atlético Madrid sent the goal kick, just past the halfway line, Griezmann tried to protect the ball, but it was directly destroyed by Kante who was close behind him. The ball was passed to the back of the right and it was given to Van Dijk. .”

"The ball was still at Chelsea's feet, Van Dijk took it forward, passed it to Kante, and then passed it back to Van Dijk."

"Van Dijk, who played right central defender today, was very active and bold. Seat B ran out of space, and Van Dijk made another pass."

"A direct pass from seat B, Lukaku broke into the penalty area..."

"Oops, the last shot failed. Oblak performed bravely this time and saved Atletico Madrid once again."

"Since the start of the second half, Chelsea have shot two very threatening shots in a row."

Chelsea's offensive has been fierce during this period, and Atletico Madrid's goal is in danger.

Atletico Madrid's offensive often becomes procrastinated after handing the ball to Griezmann, the core of their offense.

This is because of Kante's pursuit of Griezmann.

Unlike some defensive players who spit out their mouths when marking people, or make some small moves to affect the opponent's emotions, Kanter always wears a slight smile.

It just so happens that he is the most popular player in the French national team, and there are even some exchanges between him and Griezmann.

"Are you just staring at me like this? Stop staring. If this continues, my worth will drop, and my salary won't be higher when I renew my contract."

"No, my boss wants me to watch."

"How about this, I'll treat you to dinner after the kick, just eat your favorite French food and go to the best restaurant in Madrid."

"Really?"

"Really, when have I lied to you?"

"Uh... can you discount it?"

"...that's fine too."

"The main reason is that my favorite food is Long Guo Cuisine. Let me tell you, there is a very delicious Long Guo Cuisine in the restaurant opened by my teammate David Louis. It is called Gong Bao Chicken... Wait a minute , I'll break the ball first!"

Then, Kanter leaned against Griezmann tightly with his body, stretched out his foot, and broke the ball again.

After taking the ball away and passing it to his teammates, Kante returned to Griezmann: "Where did you just say?"

"..." Griezmann was speechless, "Forget it, let's play football well..."

After the start of the second half, the two teams played very fast and had offense and defense against each other.

The game also continued the excitement of the first half, even more exciting than the first half.

It's just that, slightly different from the situation where the statistics of both sides were almost the same in the first half, Chelsea began to get rid of Atletico Madrid in terms of the number of shots.

Take Lukaku who is at the top as an example. Although Atletico Madrid also sent captain Godin to follow him, Lukaku still got three chances to kick the goal.

Coupled with the shots from Seat B, Gnabry and Hazard, in just ten minutes, Chelsea has completed six shots!
This frequency is even higher than in the first half.

Had it not been for Oblak's extraordinary bravery, Atletico Madrid's goal might have been broken again.

And what about Atletico Madrid's shot?
Still zero.

After Griezmann was firmly restricted, the impact on Atletico Madrid's offense was too great.

And after the constant hand-to-hand combat with fellow Kanter, Griezmann, who was not good at confrontation, also suffered a severe decline in physical fitness.

Sometimes even if he can flash the ball to pass, his accuracy has dropped a lot, and he is often easily won by Chelsea players.

In this way, although Atletico Madrid and Chelsea seem to be playing very lively on the scene, and it seems that they are still evenly divided in possession, the actual threat they pose is far worse.

Faced with this situation, Simeone has no particularly good way.

He can't replace Griezmann now, can he?
This is tantamount to abolishing martial arts.

Now he can only hope that the players on the field can calm down in time, stabilize their position, control the ball, and then slow down the rhythm a little bit, so as to improve the success rate of offense.

Especially Griezmann, for a star of his level, as long as there is a flash of inspiration at a critical moment, it is possible to change the situation on the field.

Simeone even thought of his fellow Argentine Messi.

Although Messi is one of his biggest enemies in La Liga, Simeone has never concealed his appreciation for Messi.

There is a famous scene, when Atletico vs Barcelona, ​​Torres scored, but Simeone was deadpan.

The reporter asked him why he didn't celebrate, and he replied: Because I saw Messi warming up.

That's because, with a player like Messi, even though he might not be playing much, even though you might look like he's completely locked in, even though he might be walking around and not getting the ball a few times...

But as long as he gets the ball, as long as he suddenly starts dribbling or passing...

Perhaps, he can make a goal.

For Simeone, Griezmann is now his "Messi".

Perhaps it is precisely because of the existence of Griezmann that Simeone feels that he can fight against Pan Yi.

Now, Simeone is waiting for Griezmann to burst out his true energy and help the team turn the tide!

(End of this chapter)