Chapter 277 Manchester City VS Atletico Madrid, the Champions League final begins!
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Xian Xue Niao
Chapter 277 Manchester City VS Atletico Madrid, the Champions League final begins!
"CCTV, CCTV!"
"Viewers, welcome to the live broadcast of the 2013-2014 UEFA Champions League final between Manchester City and Atletico Madrid. I am the commentator He Wei!"
"I'm Xu Yang!"
"Before the game starts, let's take a look at the starting lists of both sides!"
"The two teams seem to have put in a lot of effort for this game, and there are some unexpected adjustments on the starting roster!"
"That's right, Diego Costa, who was injured at the Nou Camp last game, was unexpectedly put into the starting list by Simeone in this game."
"This makes people have to wonder whether the news of Diego Costa's injury is a smoke bomb to confuse Manchester City?"
There are still many people who have similar thoughts with the two CCTV commentators. After seeing Diego Costa's name appearing in the starting list, people can't help but wonder if this is a conspiracy by Atletico Madrid?
However, Manchester City on the opposite side is also playing something very new.
Fernandinho, who had been suspended for several months in a row, not only played, but also entered the starting list, replaced by the team's main midfielder Kroos.
This makes people full of curiosity about Pellegrini's employment. What is his plan for this arrangement?
Abandoning the organizational midfielder and using a defensive midfielder, is this going to start a hand-to-hand battle with Atletico Madrid in the midfield?
With the whistle of the referee, the game officially began.
Manchester City, in their blue jersey, attack from the left to the right of the pitch, while Atletico Madrid, in their red and white striped jersey and blue shorts, attack from the right to the left.
After the game started, both sides played more cautiously at the beginning.
Atletico Madrid did not launch an attack immediately after the kick-off, but passed the ball successively, attracting Manchester City's strikers to press them after halftime, and then handed over to the wing, allowing the players to organize the attack from the wing.
However, Manchester City's defense was very solid and did not give Atletico Madrid too many opportunities.
Contrary to everyone's expectations before the game, the place where the two sides took the lead in fighting fiercely was not in the midfield, but on the wing.
The two teams were very decisive in defense, and they fouled when they needed to, and they did not procrastinate at all.
This caused the game to be intermittent, which is not very good-looking in terms of viewing.
However, after seeing the game situation on the field, the coaches of both sides were shocked, feeling that things were not simple.
"Strange, Manchester City has never been a defensive-oriented team. Why did they focus on defense in this game?"
On the coaching bench of Atletico Madrid, Simeone couldn't help being a little puzzled after seeing Manchester City's defensive choices after the opening.
Manchester City's offensive team in the midfield is very luxurious, but in this game, including Lin Quan, their four players in the frontcourt did not invest much in the offense, but instead invested in the defense. A lot of energy.
What is this doing?
Make use of weaknesses and avoid strengths?
It's so weird, I can't understand it!
Simeone couldn't help looking at Atletico Madrid's coaching bench, wondering what the hell Pellegrini was doing.
In fact, Pellegrini was also very worried. His intention of replacing Fernandinho was to stabilize the defense of the midfield, and then attack based on the defense.
The active pressing of the frontcourt players is to consume the physical energy of the opponent's defender.
They used this trick in the previous game against Barcelona, and it also achieved good results.
However, Atletico Madrid has always been known for being able to run. Pellegrini himself is not very clear about whether this trick will work against Atletico Madrid.
However, after taking a look at his bench, he felt relieved again.
Manchester City's staffing in the midfield is very sufficient. There are two wingers and a striker on the bench.
From the audience's point of view, this game seems to be not about football, but about running. The players on both sides are very active on the field.
Any player with the ball, as long as he does not pass the ball within three seconds after receiving the ball, he will definitely be pressed.
And the closer you are to the midfield, the harder and faster you will be pressed.
This makes the pace of the game very fast, but neither side can hold the ball, and it is difficult for the offense to play a threat.
The game lasted 5 minutes, and both sides hadn't been able to complete the first shot, let alone a shot, and they couldn't even get into the opponent's 30-meter danger zone.
In the 7th minute, Manchester City finally hit the first shot.
David Silva passed the ball back to De Bruyne under the pressure of the opposing full-back Juan.
De Bruyne passed the ball straight to Lin Quan. Lin Quan seemed to have a god's perspective. He didn't look at the defensive player behind him. He retreated early, caught the ball before the opponent's central defender, and knocked it with his heel. ball.
The football got out from the wicket of Atletico Madrid defender Miranda, and Lin Quan turned around and planned to catch the ball.
It's a pity that the opponent pulled him down, and the referee awarded a free kick.
Lin Quan took the free kick himself, but the ball was not suppressed, and it was directly given to the fans in the stands!
Although the free kick was high, Atletico Madrid was still in a cold sweat.
What is really dangerous is not Lin Quan's free kick, but the previous man who knocked the ball with his heel.
If he is really allowed to pass Miranda completely, then he can face the goalkeeper directly, and then he will have too many shooting options!
"Pay attention to the defense, and the midfielder retreats to compress the opponent's space for receiving and handling the ball."
Simeone was quite dissatisfied with the defense this time. The responsibility for this ball was on the second ball.
Without this pass, Lin Quan wouldn't have had the chance to perform such a performance!
The audience at the scene didn't care about this. After the slow motion of Lin Quan's handling of the ball just now was replayed on the big screen, they gave Lin Quan applause one after another.
Since the game was held on a neutral stadium, there were a large number of neutral fans besides the respective fans of both sides.
These fans came with the attitude of appreciating football, they will not deliberately favor which team to support, and they will give applause to whoever performs well on the field.
Lin Quan's reputation is the biggest of the two teams, and Portuguese fans have long heard of his name.
However, many people have doubts about his strength, thinking that he is too young and may not be as powerful as the rumors say.
This is not surprising, after all, Lin Quan has not been in football for a long time, and he has not won too many honors.
If he can win several Golden Globes like Messi and Ronaldo, I believe the outside world will lessen more than half of his doubts.
However, after seeing his detailed handling this time, these football-savvy fans couldn't help feeling their eyes brighten.
Although they are a little younger, but the technical details and spiritual handling make them feel that the other party is indeed a man who can be made.
Almost no worse than Ronaldo!
Because Ronaldo is Portuguese, Portuguese fans have a strong filter for him.
It is not easy for them to give such an evaluation.
If the two sides continue to play at this pace, the number of goals in this game may be very small, and it will come very late.
However, in the 9th minute, a big change occurred on the field.
While fighting for the ball with Manchester City defender Kompany, Diego Costa ran and suddenly clutched his leg and fell to the ground in pain.
On the sidelines, Simeone felt his head explode when he saw this scene.
It's over, Costa's old injury has recurred!
He couldn't help but look up at the game time, it was only 9 minutes since the game started!
Are you going to be passively replaced so early?
But it doesn't work without substitutions. Atletico Madrid's forwards have heavy defensive tasks.
If Diego Costa fights with injuries, it will not only further aggravate his injuries, but also affect Atletico Madrid's overall defensive strength.
Thinking of this, he decisively called Adrian Lopez and asked him to play to replace Diego Costa.
It was a very hasty substitution, and Lopez didn't even have time to warm up.
After all, who would have thought that the game would be replaced after only 9 minutes of playing?
Diego Costa's injury and retirement dealt a certain blow to Atletico Madrid's morale.
Manchester City took advantage of this opportunity and decisively increased their offensive efforts.
In the 11th minute, Fernandinho wanted to hand over the ball to De Bruyne after stealing the ball, so that De Bruyne could organize the offense, but before De Bruyne had time to receive the ball, the football was caught on the passing line. Cork intercepted early.
Atletico's counterattack!
Cork handed the ball to Gabi, and he immediately chose to go forward.
However, Gabi was immediately pressed by Yaya Toure and De Bruyne, and failed to pass the ball, so he could only reluctantly pass the ball to central defender Godin.
As soon as Godin got the ball, Lin Quan and Aguero immediately rushed towards him, trying to grab the ball from under his feet.
Godin didn't dare to take more, and quickly handed the ball to another defender, Miranda.
Aguero rushed towards Miranda again.
Miranda was passed to Juan, who barely passed the ball to Thiago under the pressure of David Silva.
However, the ball was predicted by Yaya Toure in advance, and he successfully intercepted the ball on the passing line.
Seeing that the ball was lost, the three nearby Atletico players all rushed towards Yaya Toure.
Yaya Toure was taken aback, he transferred the ball to the right wing and handed it to Lin Quan.
Atletico Madrid's attack just now was concentrated on the left. At this time, the right side of the court is a bit empty. If Lin Quan can receive his pass, then there may be a chance to play a threatening attack.
However, when Yaya Toure passed the ball, Atletico Madrid's overall defensive formation quickly moved towards the right side of the field.
Looking down at the stadium from the camera position in the air, it can be seen that in the process of this movement, Atletico Madrid's overall defense line remains very complete, and the three lines of defense are closely connected without any disconnection.
This means that their players almost all made the same choice at the same time!
In the stands near the pitch, Guardiola frowned.
Suffocating feeling!
When Bayern played Atletico Madrid before, they encountered this kind of defense on the field.
How did Simeone train the 11 players on the field into a prohibited and disciplined army?
On the field, Lin Quan, as the person involved, has a deeper feeling than the audience at the scene.
The left side of Atletico Madrid was very empty a moment ago, but when the football flew towards him, the nearby players rushed over immediately.
After he raised his foot to stop the ball, Atletico Madrid's full-back Felipe, central defender Godin and midfielder Gabi have all appeared within five meters of him.
Lin Quan only had time to turn around, and before he could handle the ball, he was tackled by Gabi.
Gabi has the farthest distance. He disrupted Lin Quan's rhythm with a tackle, forcing him to make a change, and such a change will create opportunities for the other two teammates to wait for opportunities to sabotage.
Obviously, Atletico Madrid has a very clear tactical arrangement in the defense of local areas.
Lin Quan dunked the ball and avoided Gabi's tackle.
But he was also hit by Godin, and his body staggered a little. Philip took the opportunity to stretch his foot and try to steal the ball.
Lin Quan barely protected the ball, but at this time he had neither room to move nor speed, so it was obviously impossible to rush out under the double-teaming of the other three.
As a result, he could only be forced to pass the ball back to full-back Zabaleta.
As soon as the ball was passed, two of the three defensive players around him immediately abandoned him, either returning to their positions, or continuing to press towards the defensive player holding the ball.
Facing Atletico Madrid's cutting of space, Manchester City's offense couldn't find a good way.
Where the ball is passed, the opponent's defensive player can always be in position immediately, often forming a situation of playing more and playing less.
As a result, it often happens that Manchester City players just get the ball and look around, surrounded by enemies.
In this case, their breakthrough routes, passing routes and even the space for dribbling have been cut off and greatly compressed.
As a result, the ball was lost immediately.
Not to mention other players, even Lin Quan, who has a strong dribbling ability, was robbed and couldn't hold the ball in this situation.
He is not afraid of one-on-one defense, but Atletico Madrid does not talk about martial arts and does not give you one-on-one opportunities. They are accustomed to two-on-one or even three-on-one.
Moreover, the defensive actions of Atletico players are very rough, and the fouls are extremely decisive.
Foul if you can't grab, in short, it won't give you any chance to break through their defense.
He had just received the ball, and before he could pick up his speed or even turn around, the opponent had already blocked all his options, as if a script had been designed for him, forcing him to follow Atletico Madrid's vision. .
Lin Quanke knows why Real Madrid, Bayern and Barcelona, the top teams, have such a hard time playing against Atletico Madrid!
The opponent's high-position press is very targeted. It not only restricts your midfield, so that the midfielder cannot pass a good ball, but also restricts your frontcourt, making it difficult for your frontcourt to make effective breakthroughs and attacks.
It seems that Atletico Madrid's defensive strategy is very aggressive, and their defense line is almost over half.
There is a lot of space in the backcourt, but it is very difficult to penetrate this line of defense.
No wonder so many experts say that Atletico Madrid's defense is the first in the five major leagues. Judging from their overall performance in the final, this is really well-deserved.
However, Lin Quan is not in a hurry, just kick slowly.
At this time, you are running so actively and defending so hard, I don't believe that you can run so fast and press so hard in the second half?
When your physical energy is almost exhausted, it will be Manchester City's turn to exert their strength.
But before that, Manchester City needs to make sure they don't concede the ball first.
Once lost, the situation will become very dangerous!
Real Madrid's header in the 3rd minute of stoppage time is absolutely equal, which is not something you can encounter at any time!
(End of this chapter)
"CCTV, CCTV!"
"Viewers, welcome to the live broadcast of the 2013-2014 UEFA Champions League final between Manchester City and Atletico Madrid. I am the commentator He Wei!"
"I'm Xu Yang!"
"Before the game starts, let's take a look at the starting lists of both sides!"
"The two teams seem to have put in a lot of effort for this game, and there are some unexpected adjustments on the starting roster!"
"That's right, Diego Costa, who was injured at the Nou Camp last game, was unexpectedly put into the starting list by Simeone in this game."
"This makes people have to wonder whether the news of Diego Costa's injury is a smoke bomb to confuse Manchester City?"
There are still many people who have similar thoughts with the two CCTV commentators. After seeing Diego Costa's name appearing in the starting list, people can't help but wonder if this is a conspiracy by Atletico Madrid?
However, Manchester City on the opposite side is also playing something very new.
Fernandinho, who had been suspended for several months in a row, not only played, but also entered the starting list, replaced by the team's main midfielder Kroos.
This makes people full of curiosity about Pellegrini's employment. What is his plan for this arrangement?
Abandoning the organizational midfielder and using a defensive midfielder, is this going to start a hand-to-hand battle with Atletico Madrid in the midfield?
With the whistle of the referee, the game officially began.
Manchester City, in their blue jersey, attack from the left to the right of the pitch, while Atletico Madrid, in their red and white striped jersey and blue shorts, attack from the right to the left.
After the game started, both sides played more cautiously at the beginning.
Atletico Madrid did not launch an attack immediately after the kick-off, but passed the ball successively, attracting Manchester City's strikers to press them after halftime, and then handed over to the wing, allowing the players to organize the attack from the wing.
However, Manchester City's defense was very solid and did not give Atletico Madrid too many opportunities.
Contrary to everyone's expectations before the game, the place where the two sides took the lead in fighting fiercely was not in the midfield, but on the wing.
The two teams were very decisive in defense, and they fouled when they needed to, and they did not procrastinate at all.
This caused the game to be intermittent, which is not very good-looking in terms of viewing.
However, after seeing the game situation on the field, the coaches of both sides were shocked, feeling that things were not simple.
"Strange, Manchester City has never been a defensive-oriented team. Why did they focus on defense in this game?"
On the coaching bench of Atletico Madrid, Simeone couldn't help being a little puzzled after seeing Manchester City's defensive choices after the opening.
Manchester City's offensive team in the midfield is very luxurious, but in this game, including Lin Quan, their four players in the frontcourt did not invest much in the offense, but instead invested in the defense. A lot of energy.
What is this doing?
Make use of weaknesses and avoid strengths?
It's so weird, I can't understand it!
Simeone couldn't help looking at Atletico Madrid's coaching bench, wondering what the hell Pellegrini was doing.
In fact, Pellegrini was also very worried. His intention of replacing Fernandinho was to stabilize the defense of the midfield, and then attack based on the defense.
The active pressing of the frontcourt players is to consume the physical energy of the opponent's defender.
They used this trick in the previous game against Barcelona, and it also achieved good results.
However, Atletico Madrid has always been known for being able to run. Pellegrini himself is not very clear about whether this trick will work against Atletico Madrid.
However, after taking a look at his bench, he felt relieved again.
Manchester City's staffing in the midfield is very sufficient. There are two wingers and a striker on the bench.
From the audience's point of view, this game seems to be not about football, but about running. The players on both sides are very active on the field.
Any player with the ball, as long as he does not pass the ball within three seconds after receiving the ball, he will definitely be pressed.
And the closer you are to the midfield, the harder and faster you will be pressed.
This makes the pace of the game very fast, but neither side can hold the ball, and it is difficult for the offense to play a threat.
The game lasted 5 minutes, and both sides hadn't been able to complete the first shot, let alone a shot, and they couldn't even get into the opponent's 30-meter danger zone.
In the 7th minute, Manchester City finally hit the first shot.
David Silva passed the ball back to De Bruyne under the pressure of the opposing full-back Juan.
De Bruyne passed the ball straight to Lin Quan. Lin Quan seemed to have a god's perspective. He didn't look at the defensive player behind him. He retreated early, caught the ball before the opponent's central defender, and knocked it with his heel. ball.
The football got out from the wicket of Atletico Madrid defender Miranda, and Lin Quan turned around and planned to catch the ball.
It's a pity that the opponent pulled him down, and the referee awarded a free kick.
Lin Quan took the free kick himself, but the ball was not suppressed, and it was directly given to the fans in the stands!
Although the free kick was high, Atletico Madrid was still in a cold sweat.
What is really dangerous is not Lin Quan's free kick, but the previous man who knocked the ball with his heel.
If he is really allowed to pass Miranda completely, then he can face the goalkeeper directly, and then he will have too many shooting options!
"Pay attention to the defense, and the midfielder retreats to compress the opponent's space for receiving and handling the ball."
Simeone was quite dissatisfied with the defense this time. The responsibility for this ball was on the second ball.
Without this pass, Lin Quan wouldn't have had the chance to perform such a performance!
The audience at the scene didn't care about this. After the slow motion of Lin Quan's handling of the ball just now was replayed on the big screen, they gave Lin Quan applause one after another.
Since the game was held on a neutral stadium, there were a large number of neutral fans besides the respective fans of both sides.
These fans came with the attitude of appreciating football, they will not deliberately favor which team to support, and they will give applause to whoever performs well on the field.
Lin Quan's reputation is the biggest of the two teams, and Portuguese fans have long heard of his name.
However, many people have doubts about his strength, thinking that he is too young and may not be as powerful as the rumors say.
This is not surprising, after all, Lin Quan has not been in football for a long time, and he has not won too many honors.
If he can win several Golden Globes like Messi and Ronaldo, I believe the outside world will lessen more than half of his doubts.
However, after seeing his detailed handling this time, these football-savvy fans couldn't help feeling their eyes brighten.
Although they are a little younger, but the technical details and spiritual handling make them feel that the other party is indeed a man who can be made.
Almost no worse than Ronaldo!
Because Ronaldo is Portuguese, Portuguese fans have a strong filter for him.
It is not easy for them to give such an evaluation.
If the two sides continue to play at this pace, the number of goals in this game may be very small, and it will come very late.
However, in the 9th minute, a big change occurred on the field.
While fighting for the ball with Manchester City defender Kompany, Diego Costa ran and suddenly clutched his leg and fell to the ground in pain.
On the sidelines, Simeone felt his head explode when he saw this scene.
It's over, Costa's old injury has recurred!
He couldn't help but look up at the game time, it was only 9 minutes since the game started!
Are you going to be passively replaced so early?
But it doesn't work without substitutions. Atletico Madrid's forwards have heavy defensive tasks.
If Diego Costa fights with injuries, it will not only further aggravate his injuries, but also affect Atletico Madrid's overall defensive strength.
Thinking of this, he decisively called Adrian Lopez and asked him to play to replace Diego Costa.
It was a very hasty substitution, and Lopez didn't even have time to warm up.
After all, who would have thought that the game would be replaced after only 9 minutes of playing?
Diego Costa's injury and retirement dealt a certain blow to Atletico Madrid's morale.
Manchester City took advantage of this opportunity and decisively increased their offensive efforts.
In the 11th minute, Fernandinho wanted to hand over the ball to De Bruyne after stealing the ball, so that De Bruyne could organize the offense, but before De Bruyne had time to receive the ball, the football was caught on the passing line. Cork intercepted early.
Atletico's counterattack!
Cork handed the ball to Gabi, and he immediately chose to go forward.
However, Gabi was immediately pressed by Yaya Toure and De Bruyne, and failed to pass the ball, so he could only reluctantly pass the ball to central defender Godin.
As soon as Godin got the ball, Lin Quan and Aguero immediately rushed towards him, trying to grab the ball from under his feet.
Godin didn't dare to take more, and quickly handed the ball to another defender, Miranda.
Aguero rushed towards Miranda again.
Miranda was passed to Juan, who barely passed the ball to Thiago under the pressure of David Silva.
However, the ball was predicted by Yaya Toure in advance, and he successfully intercepted the ball on the passing line.
Seeing that the ball was lost, the three nearby Atletico players all rushed towards Yaya Toure.
Yaya Toure was taken aback, he transferred the ball to the right wing and handed it to Lin Quan.
Atletico Madrid's attack just now was concentrated on the left. At this time, the right side of the court is a bit empty. If Lin Quan can receive his pass, then there may be a chance to play a threatening attack.
However, when Yaya Toure passed the ball, Atletico Madrid's overall defensive formation quickly moved towards the right side of the field.
Looking down at the stadium from the camera position in the air, it can be seen that in the process of this movement, Atletico Madrid's overall defense line remains very complete, and the three lines of defense are closely connected without any disconnection.
This means that their players almost all made the same choice at the same time!
In the stands near the pitch, Guardiola frowned.
Suffocating feeling!
When Bayern played Atletico Madrid before, they encountered this kind of defense on the field.
How did Simeone train the 11 players on the field into a prohibited and disciplined army?
On the field, Lin Quan, as the person involved, has a deeper feeling than the audience at the scene.
The left side of Atletico Madrid was very empty a moment ago, but when the football flew towards him, the nearby players rushed over immediately.
After he raised his foot to stop the ball, Atletico Madrid's full-back Felipe, central defender Godin and midfielder Gabi have all appeared within five meters of him.
Lin Quan only had time to turn around, and before he could handle the ball, he was tackled by Gabi.
Gabi has the farthest distance. He disrupted Lin Quan's rhythm with a tackle, forcing him to make a change, and such a change will create opportunities for the other two teammates to wait for opportunities to sabotage.
Obviously, Atletico Madrid has a very clear tactical arrangement in the defense of local areas.
Lin Quan dunked the ball and avoided Gabi's tackle.
But he was also hit by Godin, and his body staggered a little. Philip took the opportunity to stretch his foot and try to steal the ball.
Lin Quan barely protected the ball, but at this time he had neither room to move nor speed, so it was obviously impossible to rush out under the double-teaming of the other three.
As a result, he could only be forced to pass the ball back to full-back Zabaleta.
As soon as the ball was passed, two of the three defensive players around him immediately abandoned him, either returning to their positions, or continuing to press towards the defensive player holding the ball.
Facing Atletico Madrid's cutting of space, Manchester City's offense couldn't find a good way.
Where the ball is passed, the opponent's defensive player can always be in position immediately, often forming a situation of playing more and playing less.
As a result, it often happens that Manchester City players just get the ball and look around, surrounded by enemies.
In this case, their breakthrough routes, passing routes and even the space for dribbling have been cut off and greatly compressed.
As a result, the ball was lost immediately.
Not to mention other players, even Lin Quan, who has a strong dribbling ability, was robbed and couldn't hold the ball in this situation.
He is not afraid of one-on-one defense, but Atletico Madrid does not talk about martial arts and does not give you one-on-one opportunities. They are accustomed to two-on-one or even three-on-one.
Moreover, the defensive actions of Atletico players are very rough, and the fouls are extremely decisive.
Foul if you can't grab, in short, it won't give you any chance to break through their defense.
He had just received the ball, and before he could pick up his speed or even turn around, the opponent had already blocked all his options, as if a script had been designed for him, forcing him to follow Atletico Madrid's vision. .
Lin Quanke knows why Real Madrid, Bayern and Barcelona, the top teams, have such a hard time playing against Atletico Madrid!
The opponent's high-position press is very targeted. It not only restricts your midfield, so that the midfielder cannot pass a good ball, but also restricts your frontcourt, making it difficult for your frontcourt to make effective breakthroughs and attacks.
It seems that Atletico Madrid's defensive strategy is very aggressive, and their defense line is almost over half.
There is a lot of space in the backcourt, but it is very difficult to penetrate this line of defense.
No wonder so many experts say that Atletico Madrid's defense is the first in the five major leagues. Judging from their overall performance in the final, this is really well-deserved.
However, Lin Quan is not in a hurry, just kick slowly.
At this time, you are running so actively and defending so hard, I don't believe that you can run so fast and press so hard in the second half?
When your physical energy is almost exhausted, it will be Manchester City's turn to exert their strength.
But before that, Manchester City needs to make sure they don't concede the ball first.
Once lost, the situation will become very dangerous!
Real Madrid's header in the 3rd minute of stoppage time is absolutely equal, which is not something you can encounter at any time!
(End of this chapter)
