Chapter 847: .847 Difficult opponent

In the first leg of the Champions League semi-final, Liverpool had a great advantage against Atletico Madrid in the home scene, but the offensive threat was not very high.
Atletico Madrid has done a very good overall defense, compressing space and fighting forcefully. Even if it can't steal the ball in the first time, it can also delay and hinder Liverpool's attack.
In the 11th minute of the game, Liverpool once again organized an offensive to reach the dangerous area of ​​the frontcourt. Coutinho knocked the ball back diagonally after receiving it from the wing. Robertson followed up with the diagonal pass and transferred, Gareth Bale on the right. As soon as he stopped the ball, he was flanked by Cork and Felipe Luiz. He calmly took the ball and crossed the middle zone.
Eriksson followed up with the ball and pushed forward, and Gaby quickly came to his front to intercept.
Eriksson slammed the ball across the front and left of the penalty area, and Casemiro followed up and inserted it, which made Atletico Madrid's defense a little overwhelmed.
Godin intends to intercept Casemiro head-on, but the latter has almost completed a hit-to-wall pass with Lewandowski almost without stagnation!
Casemiro, who cut into the left rib zone of the penalty area, immediately kicked the door!
The football went straight to the far corner of the goal, but Oblak swooped out like a godly aid to save the ball to the bottom line!
call!
The Red Army fans were amazed.
"Casemiro's shot in the penalty area was beautifully saved by Oblak!
This wave of Liverpool's offensive was very exciting. It moved from the left to the right, and then developed from the side to the center. A series of team cooperation was particularly pleasing to the eye. Even Casemiro's shot was completed very well. The only regret is that I didn't score a goal!
This shows Liverpool's strong team offensive ability!
Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Oblak played well. He withstood the pressure and defended Atletico Madrid's goal at a critical moment! "
Situ Yunbing felt a bit regretful for not scoring many goals.
Liverpool are constantly changing their style of play, not to show how rich their offensive methods are.
It's that after one type of offense hasn't made a threat, it changes to another, which is very conventional, but not blind.
Some teams deliberately change their play styles, but because they are not good at them, they try to follow suit.
Liverpool does not have such a problem, and they will not deliberately play tactics that they are not good at.
In the 15th minute of the game, due to Liverpool’s frequent offensive shifts and threats, the team continued to use this style of play, but this time when the offense shifted from the right to the left, Juan Fran made a defense. The key interception, his interception of Coutinho was very successful, which gave Atletico Madrid a good opportunity to counterattack.
Saul hit the ball forward with a kick in the center zone to penetrate Kanter's defense.
Torres attracted Van Dijk to defend in response, and then sent the ball to the right of the penalty area with a cross kick.
Griezman got rid of Robertson in a quick cut inside.
He moves quickly and chooses the timing very wisely. These are the key points that Situ Yunbing trained him when he was in Hamburg. After all, in Hamburg at that time, Royce was the player mainly responsible for the breakthrough, and Griezmann was the most important. It's about running, because he still plays center most of the time!
When Griezmann cut the ball to the Liverpool penalty area, in order to avoid the interception of Coulibaly, he changed the ball to the right side of the penalty area, and successfully opened the distance of Coulibaly with his dribbling speed. Hit a shot!
A heavy shot blasted the ball to the near corner of the goal. Ter Stegen had a calm expression and made a save after moving calmly and quickly, directly holding the ball in his arms!
The Red Army fans at the scene suddenly burst into applause!
"Ter Stegen directly blocked Griezmann's shot!
fantastic!
Although Atletico Madrid's quick counterattack is simple, it is very threatening! "
Simeone's expression remained unchanged.
In fact, he also knows himself, expecting Atletico Madrid to play tricks in the attack is not realistic!
What they are best at is to compete with their opponents for endurance. If they can shape offensive threats through defense, then they still have the opportunity to play more players and then insert threats, but if the scene is very passive, such as today’s situation, then they can play. Countering the threat is already a very good situation.
As for if you want to fight a stronger threat, you have to take a bigger risk.
It is not wise to take risks before returning to the Calderon Stadium!
Simeone knows this well, so perhaps the best result at Anfield today is a draw!
victory?
If it can be realized, it will be a miracle.
Situ Yun was calm and relaxed, and Atletico Madrid could fight back threats as expected.
After all, Atletico Madrid has a decent counterattack ability. In order to win at home, Liverpool naturally cannot fully block Atletico Madrid.
It's just that Liverpool have failed to continuously create threats, which is bad for Liverpool in terms of rhythm.
If it can continuously create threats, then the rhythm threat is far greater than the tactical threat!
But Atletico Madrid certainly knows that Liverpool cannot be allowed to increase the rhythm, just like when they face Barcelona and Real Madrid, they will also frequently create fouls to interrupt the game, no matter what means they use to make these super teams play crazy attacks. Rhythm, then no team on earth can resist it!
I have seen the two-round matchup between Liverpool and Barcelona, ​​and this knowledge has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
It's just that the audience may not think about this, but the coach will definitely keep it in mind.
Liverpool's delicate and almost cumbersome offensive methods could not achieve the effect of continuous threats, so they quickly adjusted their offensive thinking.
Simple and rude!
In the 20th minute of the game, Eriksson received the pass from Gareth Bale at the front of the penalty area. Gaby and Cork had already flanked him. Eriksson knocked back on his heel and sent the ball to Casemie. At the feet of Luo, the latter sent a diagonal pass to find Coutinho.
Coutinho stopped the ball in a crosscut to complete the adjustment in one step, followed by 25 yards from the goal and kicked the goal!
Football is like a shooting star flying straight to the upper right corner of the goal!
Goalkeeper Oblak swooped forward with a single palm to prop the ball above the crossbar!
The fans all exclaimed!
"Oblak! Oblak as the gods descended!
This is the second time he has made a god-level save!
Coutinho has played impeccably with this ball, but he still failed to pass Oblak's level!
To be honest, there are absolutely no underdogs in the Champions League semi-finals. Every team has a unique job at the bottom of the box, each has its own merits, and their players in key positions will definitely not be bad!
Atletico Madrid has also trained many outstanding goalkeepers over the years! "
Situ Yunbing exhaled a deep breath. Liverpool really have the energy to go to the home court today!
Atletico Madrid has actually done a good job defensively, especially according to Liverpool’s outbreak after replenishing its energy at home. It was able to shoot only two threatening shots in 20 minutes and was rejected by opponents. , Enough to show the defensive strength of Atletico Madrid!
In the 23rd minute of the game, after Eriksson tried a long shot at the front of the penalty area, the football he shot was blocked by Godin.
When football pops outside the penalty area of ​​Atletico Madrid, it is obvious that Liverpool's midfielders are taking the initiative!
This is their continuous response strategy after a simple offensive.
Grasping is a continuous attack opportunity.
Although Saul was the first to touch the ball, under Kanter's harassment, he knocked the ball back to the wing zone and directly passed the ball to Gareth Bale who was quickly retreating!
Atletico Madrid made a pass error!
Seeing that Liverpool were about to seize this opportunity to launch a fast break, Felipe Luiz came up and swept Gareth Bale from the consequences!
Tactical foul!
Although the action is very aggressive, in terms of timing, it is definitely a tactical foul!
The referee awarded a foul against the Atletico Madrid player and showed Felipe Luis a yellow card!
The generals of the Red Army were quite disappointed. If they were allowed to launch a second attack, the threat of attack would be great!
Coutinho took a direct free kick and dropped into the penalty area. Although Lewandowski grabbed the goal of the football, the football was topped!
Atletico Madrid defensive line was a little turbulent, Simeone immediately walked to the sidelines and gestured to let the team slow down, then he went back and sat down.
Atletico Madrid really feels that Liverpool's condition has been constantly improving in the past period of time. At this time, they are actually very easy to be led by their opponents, and that is to increase their rhythm accordingly!
But if they continue to fight like this, it is obviously not good for them, so Simeone reminds the team in a timely manner to make them awake like a dream!
Atletico Madrid tried to slow down the pace of the game. Under the pressure of Liverpool's frontcourt, it could only passively launch an attack. Carrasco waded from the wing to the inside and passed before Azpilicueta pressed. Looking for Torres, Torres made a mistake in stopping the ball under Van Dijk's defensive pressure, and Kanter waded the ball away.
Liverpool tried to launch a fast break to continue to maintain a fast pace, but Cork made a foul when he was pushing to harass Eriksson. The referee stopped the game again and did not give Cork a card. Indeed, the action could not be enough. standard.
As a result, Atletico Madrid all retreated to the defense, Liverpool had no good chances, and it became a battle of positions.
Even if Situ Yunbing no longer likes Simeone, he must admit that Simeone has done a better job than Mourinho in shaping the game form with defense.
At least he can make his team show a strong consistency!
After Mourinho's rapid defense in Real Madrid, his pursuit of speed is obviously biased, but his control of the overall rhythm is gradually declining!
What a difficult opponent!