Chapter 22 I can't believe it!
Sevilla coach Alvarez doesn't think he is not qualified. His view is completely opposite to Wansheng. On the contrary, Atletico Madrid is not qualified to be Sevilla's opponent. [<?[
Without much discussion on past results, Alvarez does not think that his coaching ability is worse than that of the young Chinese on the other side. At the same time, Sevilla's strength is not worse than Atletico Madrid. More importantly, Alvarez believes that he has seen through Atletico Madrid's tactics.
Atletico Madrid scored a goal with a surprising tactic of big push, but it was just a goal. The La Liga was different from England. Even if teams such as Barcelona and Real Madrid were more than normal, it would be normal to concede the ball. If you can't swing, you won't be surprised if you get 2:o, 3:o if you get 2:o, 3:o if you get slap in the small ball.
This is Spanish football.
In Spanish football, many clubs are good at offense and have good offensive skills, so the number of goals in La Liga is much higher than that in the UK, and conceding a goal is nothing.
Just 1 compared to o.
I have found the weakness of Atletico Madrid. As long as I attack the opponent's weakness, isn't it easy to score a goal?
Alvarez stood up from his seat and walked to the sidelines. Then he called Canute, who was running over, and told him loudly what to do next.
Actually, it's no big deal.
When Alvarez appears at Atletico Madrid's attack, the three-line is pressing very far ahead, which means a little "large-pressing". Then the opponent's defense will be very empty. As long as the ball transfer is completed, the big foot passes the ball to the front, and the opponent has a large gap in the half, which allows the forward player to swing freely.
This is Sevilla's opportunity.
So Alvarez told Canute that the team was to get the ball and use long passes, counter-offside and quick counterattacks to break through Atletico Madrid's defense line.
After hearing this, Canut nodded and quickly passed the information to his teammates. Not long after, the Sevilla players knew what to play next.
Sevilla players did not implement the simple adjustments of Alvarez quickly. After all, it took time to speak word of mouth, and the adjustments in the middle of the game always took time to adapt. In the next period of time, Sevilla adapted slightly to Atletico Madrid's offensive, and the situation became slightly better. However, in the overall game situation, Sevilla was still passive, which can be seen from the ball possession rate of the two teams.
During an empty time of a dead ball, Spanish Sports Network live commentator Fernandez read some data, "... From the beginning of the game to now, the home team Sevilla's possession rate is only 46%, while the away team Atletico Madrid has 54%, and Atletico Madrid has a slightly advantage in the data."
The advantage of 54% is not big, but you should know that Sevilla has a clear advantage over the start of the game. That is to say, in the past 20 minutes, Atletico Madrid has returned to the gap, and Sevilla has also taken possession of the ball.
In the comments from the news media, the on-field game continues.
It has been about 40 minutes.
At this time, Sevilla's players on the court had already implemented a small adjustment to head coach Alvarez's style of play. After completing the steal or other opportunities to get the ball, their first choice would pass the ball to the frontcourt.
In less than three minutes, Sevilla had two such long passes.
Alvarez, on the coaching staff of Sevilla, looked at the team's long pass and was looking forward to it, but unfortunately he was not satisfied with the result. Once the football was directly stopped by Atletico Madrid players, and another time, forward Negredo received the pass, but when he was about to start and move forward, several Atletico Madrid players had already retreated.
“The retreat is quite fast!”
Alvarez shook his head and said, but he didn't care. It was impossible to score goals in one or two times. It depends on the timing and luck. Just like the time just now, as long as Atletico Madrid retreated a little slower, Negrado would have a good chance.
Still...the luck is a bit bad!
Sevilla's luck didn't seem to be very good next, or their players didn't play well. Until the end of the first half, Sevilla did not successfully complete a steal, and was occupied by Atletico Madrid in the half.
In the final stage of stoppage time, Diego Frey got a good chance in the penalty area. Unfortunately, Frey slowed down and the football was kicked out of the sideline by Sevilla central defender Alexis.
The referee immediately blew the whistle to the end of the first half.
Pisjuan Stadium home team locker room.
Using the halftime break, Alvarez explained the players in detail the way to play in the second half. He emphasized three points - long passes, counter-offside and quick counterattack!
After watching the first half, Alvarez believed that Atletico Madrid had no tactics at all. They just let go of the offense and let the third line press forward to suppress the team, and the team conceded the goal in this way.
The reason for the passive play in the first half was that the team did not expect Atletico Madrid's offense to be so fierce and so desperate!
It's so desperate!
The opponent didn't even care about defense, so he just wanted to push forward and attacked. The team failed to adapt, and was eventually "sneak-attacked" by the opponent.
Since we know the opponent's playing style, the team will have a great chance in the second half.
The analysis of the game by head coach Alvarez made the Sevilla players feel a sudden enlightenment. The past first half was not a good memory. They were once suppressed by Atletico Madrid and scored a goal. After 20 minutes, they all played very frustrated until the end of the first half.
After listening to Alvarez's analysis, they suddenly realized... So that's how it is!
The opponent tried his best to attack!
No one would have thought that Atletico Madrid would fight like this in the first half, so they were suppressed and passive. It is too simple to face such an offense. They just need to play more long passes and counterattacks.
The Sevilla player suddenly became full of confidence.
In another locker room, Atletico Madrid has a good atmosphere as they are the leading side.
Wan Sheng praised the players' performance.
Looking back on the first half, many players felt very happy, and they suppressed the powerful Sevilla away.
Yes, powerful!
For many Atletico Madrid players, Sevilla is undoubtedly very strong. It can be said that in La Liga, in addition to the two teams of "Western", Valencia and Sevilla are the strongest teams.
Perhaps it is difficult for them to compare with the real European giants, but they are even better than Atletico Madrid.
This is another game at Pisjuan Stadium.
Various factors have led to many Atletico Madrid players not having much confidence. They think it is very difficult to beat Sevilla away, and it is a very good result to be able to tie this game.
It can be played differently from imagined.
They didn't play anything often, they just used the things they prepared for summer, and then Sevilla was completely suppressed, especially at the end of the first half, they became more and more aware of the more they played, and they almost broke through Sevilla's goal again.
When I returned to the locker room, there were still many players talking.
However, after complimenting the team's performance, Wan Sheng still reminded them to strictly implement tactical and offensive plays well, but our weaknesses are also obvious, and the opponents will definitely play in this regard. So I ask each of you to strictly implement the team's tactics and do your own job on the court."
"If I see someone who only knows to rush forward and doesn't know how to run back, then I will change you down as soon as possible!"
Wan Sheng's attitude of speaking was very serious, which also made the players listen to it.
After summer preparation and the first half, the team players generally increased their "respect" for Wan Sheng, because they knew that this young Chinese coach was very capable.
Not every coach can do it after taking advantage of a summer preparation and leading them to suppress Sevilla away.
This is a pretty amazing achievement.
Thinking about Wan Sheng’s record at Manchester City, many players are more confident in the game.
Both teams entered the second half with confidence, but at the beginning of the second half, the game entered a fierce stage.
Both sides swung well.
When Atletico Madrid attacked, they were still pressing on the third line. The momentum of heavy pressure made Sevilla have to shrink the defense line, otherwise they would feel that the goal would become dangerous.
Sevilla's offense is not bad either, their degree and cooperation are good, but their front-facing pushing effect is not very good in the face of Atletico Madrid's stable defense.
However, Sevilla players don't care.
They believe that the opportunity is in counterattack. As long as Atletico Madrid does not have time to retreat, they can use long passes and quickly counterattack to find a good opportunity.
However, after the two sides made several waves of offense and defense conversions, the Sevilla player has found that it is not easy to find such an opportunity.
One is on steals.
Atletico Madrid is very skilled in cooperation. It is not easy for them to intercept the offense in their own half. Many times the consequence of making a rash shot is that their own goal faces a crisis. After a few times, Sevilla players become much more cautious in defense.
The second is that it is on the counterattack.
They made complete steals in the backcourt twice, and then they wanted to make a quick counterattack, but they failed to play twice. The main reason is... Atletico Madrid's retracement was simply too fast!
Even... I can't believe it!
Generally, teams will retreat quickly after being suddenly stolen, but no matter how fast they are, some players will definitely be slower because their position is too high and they cannot defend effectively even if they run back. This is mostly a waste of physical fitness.
Atletico Madrid is different.
It can be said that at the moment when Sevilla completes the steal, only the nearby players will fight back on the spot, and other players, including forward players, will run back quickly.
That's quite fast, and it's a whole running back.
Seeing the team's counterattack and not even a shot, it ended at the front of the penalty area. Sevilla coach Alvarez couldn't help but frown.
He felt something was wrong!
The game is completely different from what he imagined.
Atletico Madrid's defense did not have any problems. Instead, the team's head-on advancement and fast counterattack failed to achieve any results. The most important thing is that the opponent's overall retracement was too fast.
But……
Chapter completed!