Vol 5 Chapter 90: Only defend

This is Wansheng's second visit to Camp Nou.
The last time was the 2008 UEFA Champions League. In the first round of the semi-finals, Manchester City and Barcelona played. Eventually Manchester City took away the victory 2-0, which also allowed Manchester City to easily eliminate Barcelona in the second round to enter the final. .
For a long time, Barcelona has always regarded that game as a shame.
So when Wan Sheng coached Atletico Madrid and met Barcelona, ​​the Catalan media began to shout revenge.
This is Wan Sheng's second visit to the stadium.
The mentality of the two arrivals is different. Compared to three years ago, Wansheng was more nervous and serious, because in 2008 Rijkaard's Barcelona was already going downhill, while Guardiola's Barcelona was at its peak.
In three years, the changes have been too great.
Looking at the fans around him, Wan Sheng also lamented the passing of time. Fortunately ... he is not like other coaches. ‘Seven Eighties’ only coaches the top team.
He is still young enough!

Atletico Madrid players who played in the match were more or less nervous. The newcomers have also experienced the environment of the Bernabeu Stadium. Now the Camp Nou Stadium is really not bad, and even more unfavorable to the team.
In the match between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, ​​the Spanish Football Association will not consider any derby factors, so the fans of Atletico Madrid are only a poor 8,000, and the rest are all Barcelona fans.
At the beginning of the game, Atletico Madrid players can feel the omnipresent hostility in the stands.
Today's Barcelona fans are very hostile to Atletico Madrid. They keep booing in the stands to interfere with Atletico Madrid players.
This scene is no worse than the Madrid Derby!
But Atletico Madrid players still try to be as stable as possible. Each of them remembers what the coach said in the locker room just now, "Don't pay attention to those fans, they are afraid of us before they make noise!"
"The louder the noise, the more afraid they are, otherwise why wouldn't they do it when playing with the ball? That's because the ball will not threaten them at all!"
Everyone thought about it and thought that Wan Sheng said something very reasonable.
Barcelona fans are afraid of Atletico Madrid, the team has enough strength to win the game, so they are afraid of Barcelona losing, so they use this ‘despicable’ method to interfere.
So Atletico Madrid players also stabilized their minds and seriously integrated into the game.

With the advantage of home court, Barcelona launched a stormy attack on Atletico Madrid at the beginning!
"Storm and storm" is not an exaggeration.
Almost everyone watching the game has a similar feeling. Atlético Madrid did not allow Barcelona to play at half time. Before the game, Atletico Madrid coach Wan Sheng called "playing against Barcelona" and then again. A few goals into Barcelona ', did not show up at all, but it was normal for Barcelona to score a few goals in Atletico Madrid.
In the first ten minutes, Barcelona completely controlled the game.
The data in the hands of broadcaster Fernando Sanchez-Bob of the Spanish national sports television station illustrates the problem. "Barcelona's possession rate reaches 74%!"
74%!
It may not sound like much, but Atletico Madrid ’s possession rate is only a pitiful 26%, which is almost twice that of Barcelona. Such a high gap represents the situation on the court.
"Barcelona dominates the game!"
The Catalan media shouted excitedly, as if Barcelona had already beaten Atletico Madrid by a large margin.
Barcelona fans at the Camp Nou are also cheering excitedly. Before the game, they had confidence in Barcelona, ​​but they did not have absolute confidence in the team to win. After all, Atletico Madrid is not a team that is easy to deal with. A round of their home victory over Barcelona is a testament to this.
But now, they are confident!
What does Atletico Madrid count? They said they wanted to score more goals and they said they wanted to play a counterattack. What happened? They didn't even have the strength to fight the offense and were completely suppressed by Barcelona!
This is Barcelona!
Let those in Madrid see how big the gap is with us!
Every Barcelona man is cheering and proud of being able to completely suppress Atletico Madrid, except for ... coach Guardiola.
In Guardiola's view, the situation is definitely not so ideal. The key point is that so far, Barcelona has only two shots. One shot is from the outside and the other is in the penalty area. It is also forced to shoot. Facing the defense of the two, Leah could only barely get up, and as a result, he played a plane and the football flew directly out of bounds.
The two shots did not pose a threat. Perhaps it can be explained by ‘bad frontline player ’s condition’, but how can the team ’s offense fail to find a chance?
In addition, almost all of Atletico Madrid's 'piles' are in the vicinity of the penalty area. They are defending with a sea of ​​tactics. Messi can't run in the middle of the road and is closer to the penalty area. The team's short pass cooperation has become a problem.
These are reminding Guardiola that the game is not that simple.
What's going on?
Guardiola is a bit confused, his first reaction is that the players are in poor condition, but this idea was quickly put out of mind, but the game was played by Barcelona's absolute main lineup, and each player took it out individually. All are good, and there are no mistakes, so the team status is ok, and the single player is in a bad state, it is impossible to affect the whole team. Even though Messi is very good, Barcelona has never been a team that completely relies on stars. The key to the team is tactical play and subtle coordination.
Then Guardiola began to observe.
One minute.
three minutes.
ten minutes.
Soon after the game had reached 20 minutes, Barcelona's offensive progress was still not great. Except for 14 minutes ago, Villa volleyed a threat from the volley, there was nothing else.
Guardiola has discovered that Atletico Madrid has put a lot of effort into defense!
Atletico Madrid is not a 442 or 4231 on weekdays, but a 4321 or 451 formation. Except for Aguero who is in front, all other players are participating in the defense. The backcourt defense of 9 players also allows Atletico Madrid The third line is rock solid.
Barcelona is good at launching offense from the wing. Iniesta and Xavi are the top players in the world. Their ball handling ability is very strong. The team also relied on two wings to fly together to expand the offensive choices. It is difficult for opponents to limit defense. However, the other two "side backs" Raúl Garcia and Mario Suarez, the running position can cooperate with the full-back, which greatly strengthens the side defense.
It stands to reason that the defense of the wing is tight, so the middle will be weaker appropriately.
There can be Messi in Barcelona!
Messi's breakthrough is a team offensive means!
But not in the game.
Atletico Madrid has Morris in the middle, two forwards Özil and Reyes are constantly retreating, plus two central defenders, Atletico Madrid almost "blocked" the front end of the penalty area, Messi wants to break through without even space It is also very dangerous to cooperate with teammates.
Atletico Madrid relied on orderly and intensive defense, blocking the left, right and center.
This is also the reason for Barcelona's unfavorable offense.
but……
Did n’t the young Chinese say that they wanted to fight Barcelona? What kind of offense does this defense talk about?
Guardiola understood.
It ’s not just him. Barcelona up and down, including the Catalan media and fans, have been tricked by the Chinese!
Where is Atlético de Madrid?
They want to keep the goal!
Speaking of tactical play, 'defense counterattack' is more suitable, but from the previous 20 minutes of the game, 'counterattack' can be removed. Atletico Madrid only plays a small wave when the defense is absolutely safe Counterattack.
If they don't score, they don't seem to care!

Guardiola saw that Atlético Madrid did not intend to play against Barcelona, ​​and some football professional commentators also saw it. The commentators who supported Barcelona ~ EbookFREE.me ~ began to criticize and seduce Atletico Madrid Conservative.
But there are still some media that have not seen it, of course, including most Barcelona fans. They are very happy to see Atletico Madrid 'suppressed' in the half, and there is no way to fight back.
They are all looking forward to Barcelona's goal!
On the contrary, Atletico Madrid fans are a bit worried. There are 8,000 Madrid fans who came to the Camp Nou to support the team. They watched the game without saying a word and also discussed the crisis of the team with each other.
Many fans are puzzled.
The results of Atletico Madrid this season have made all fans very satisfied. They all feel that the team will not be much worse than Barcelona, ​​so at the Camp Nou, playing a positive attack with Barcelona ... How can it not be passive to such a degree?
After 20 minutes have passed, Atletico Madrid has only a few offensive attacks, and even a threat has not been hit!
They have been worried about the team, but as time passed, some fans also found that in fact Atletico Madrid did not play against Barcelona, ​​the team's tactics seem to be serious defense.
Defensive counterattack?
Many fans think of this term, and they can't believe it.
They have always felt that Atletico Madrid is Spain's top offensive team. Instead of using offensive wins, they should focus on defense. Can they have the chance to win Barcelona?
Commentator Fernando Sanchez-Bob was also surprised: "It seems that Atletico do not mean to play against Barcelona. They have been defending. We can see that Aguero has frequently retreated! "
"Perhaps, it also shows Barcelona's strength, but Atlético Madrid has definitely changed its tactics, otherwise the game will not be like this anyway ..." (To be continued.)