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Chapter 44: The Tragedy of Habit(1/2)

Real Madrid fans at the scene were celebrating the goal.

The commentator of the Spanish National Sports TV station also said, "Real Madrid scored a goal in the first 12 minutes, making Atletico Madrid very unfavorable. Real Madrid has taken the lead."

"From the past ten minutes of the game, Real Madrid suppressed Atletico Madrid. If the game continues like this, it will be no surprise that Real Madrid scores a few more goals... Now it depends on what Atletico Madrid will do..."

These comments are of course nonsense.

The game was less than 13 minutes into the game, and even if the opponent scored a goal, it would not be adjusted at this time.

Atletico Madrid still maintains its original arrangement to play.

They continue to stick to the defense.

Real Madrid originally wanted to continue working hard with the goal, but then they soon discovered that Atletico Madrid's defense is very stable and goals are not easy to achieve.

In this way, time slowly flowed through.

Between several waves of offense and defense, the game has been going on for 20 minutes, and it is difficult for any team to continue the offensive. After 20 minutes of continuous attack, Real Madrid's pace has slowed down a little, and Atletico Madrid's advancement and counterattacks have gradually increased.

Both teams have entered the state.

The two sides began to attack and defend each other, and the game became more intense.

Compared to the 20 minutes of the opening, Real Madrid has not had that great advantage, but the commentator of Spanish National Sports TV is still very optimistic about Real Madrid, which is also the opinion of the mass media.

First, Real Madrid led by one goal.

Secondly, this is at the Bernabeu Stadium, Real Madrid's home court. Judging from the scenes, Real Madrid still has some advantages.

The most important thing is that Atletico Madrid did not play that kind of suppressive attack!

In the fourth round of the league, after Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, ​​many media and football professionals analyzed Atletico Madrid's playing style and tactics. They found that every game of Atletico Madrid was pressed up to attack with three lines.

That kind of offensive is very fierce!

As long as Atletico Madrid plays that kind of offensive, it proves that they have an advantage in the situation.

There is no match in this game.

From the beginning of the game, Real Madrid took the lead. Not only did they score a goal first, they also suppressed Atletico Madrid for 20 minutes. Until now, the two teams can only say that they have offense and defense, but their advantage is still in the hands of Real Madrid.

So the commentator of the Spanish National Sports TV station directly said, "The competition is very unfavorable to Atletico Madrid!"

This view is supported.

But in fact, what no one noticed was that coach Mourinho had already frowned on the Real Madrid coach's bench.

Mourinho and Wan Sheng have fought each other once or twice.

The outside media all believe that Wan Sheng is a supporter of "offensive football", but the Portuguese knows that the Chinese support is definitely "utilitarian football" - when "offensive football" can win the game, he uses "offensive football". When "offensive football" cannot win the game, the opponent will definitely not mind being conservative.

A few years ago, Chelsea played against Manchester City several times.

Especially in the first few times, Manchester City never used the style of constantly controlling the ball to suppress it. Instead, the whole game was firmly defending, and the conservative ones were "disgusting".

So now seeing Atletico Madrid is very passive, Mourinho doesn't think his team has gained the advantage of suppression, but Atletico Madrid has focused on defense.

Mourinho was surprised that when Atletico Madrid attacked, they did not push up either.

Most of the time, football is near the center line, and their players are not as far ahead as they play against Barcelona.

But how did they complete the goal?

Two strikers alone?

Mourinho shook his head straight, and he saw that Aguero's running position was not so high. Unless he had a good chance, Aguero kept standing outside the penalty area.

What exactly do they want to do?

"Morris' long shot!!!"

Accompanied by the commentator of the Bernabeu Stadium, everyone who was concerned about the game was focused on the Real Madrid goal, and Morris kicked five meters outside the penalty area.

The football rushed straight towards the goal!

Real Madrid goalkeeper Casillas completed a wonderful save. He leaned sideways in the air and dragged the ball steadily with both hands. The football was dragged and could not move forward. He could only change direction and rush out of the baseline by rubbing the post.

"It's so dangerous!"

The commentator of the Bernabeu stadium took a deep breath, "Morris' shot just now is very threatening, but our Igor performed better! Just look at this save and you will know how outstanding Igor is..."

The live commentator kept praising Casillas, but in fact, anyone knew the threat of Morris' shot just now.

This is the second time in five minutes.

Raul Garcia's previous powerful shot also threatened Real Madrid goal. Casillas performed well, and Atletico Madrid's threat on the periphery was also real.

Just like Central TV commentator Liu Jianhong pointed out, "Although Atletico Madrid did not reach the hinterland, they also posed a threat on the periphery. Judging from the shots of Morris and Garcia just now, Atletico Madrid's frontcourt players have a good sense of ball today. As long as Casillas doesn't pay attention, Atletico Madrid will equalize the score..."

Mourinho's brows frowned even tighter on the Real Madrid coach's seat.

He has seen Atletico Madrid's playing style.

Atletico Madrid's tactics seem a bit messy, but in fact, they are playing alternative defensive counterattacks. When pushing forward, they will not push too far. They rely more on long shots on the periphery to "try their luck".

Mourinho thought for a moment and felt a little moved.

It has to be said that the opponent's choice to use this style of play to match Real Madrid is undoubtedly very correct.

Real Madrid is now very strong and in good shape. It is not worth fighting against any top European team, let alone Atletico Madrid. Although Atletico Madrid beat Barcelona with a big score, a game does not mean anything. In terms of strength, there is still a gap between them and top European teams.

But the game is not the time to give the opponent a thumbs up.

Mourinho was a little worried.

Real Madrid is the leading side, but with the opponent's stable defense, it is undoubtedly difficult to widen the score gap. With the opponent's advancement and counterattack, there are almost no loopholes, so everything can only be determined by the players on the court.

Mourinho doesn't like this feeling very much.

He hopes to keep everything in his hands, so that the game can be carried out as he wants without accidental out of control.

What Mourinho didn't expect was that the prelude to Atletico Madrid's long-range shooting had just begun.

When Atletico Madrid players adapt to the game, they also make progress and counterattacks again and again, as more attacks become more, the chances will naturally become more.

Atletico Madrid players faithfully implemented the tactics of victory.

Two forwards Aguero and Diego Fran kept running, looking for opportunities for themselves and helping their teammates open up space.

When the current players have the chance, they will directly shoot, and the football rushed out from the outside again and again, threatening the Real Madrid goal.

Not many people could have thought that Atletico Madrid would use long-range shooting as the main method of scoring.

Real Madrid players have no awareness at all. They just feel that Atletico Madrid seems to be wasting opportunities again and again. They can clearly pass the ball to the front and create a greater threat, but the opponent chooses to directly shoot.

What is the other party doing?

They don't understand.

Atletico Madrid did not give them time to figure it out. Whenever the team advanced to the penalty area, they seized the opportunity and shot directly.

This kind of long shot is difficult to defend.

No matter what team has a tight defense in front of the penalty area, the defense line also has a range. Generally, the defense within a few meters of the penalty area line is relatively dense, and it is difficult to limit it even further. After all, they should pay attention to the penalty area. The penalty area is much more dangerous than the outside.

The outside is just a threat to the goal, and the penalty area is a goal.

In this way, Atletico Madrid players shot from the outside again and again, so that Real Madrid players have a habit of defending. Anyway, the opponent will not intervene in the penalty area to find opportunities. When they see the opponent kicking, they will go up and block it.

When they form habits, an accident occurs.

In the 39th minute, Ozil faced Xavi Alonso's interception seven meters in front of the penalty area and kept shaking away. Alonso was deceived and deviated from the center of gravity and could not keep up. Carvalho hurried forward to make up for defense.

At this moment, Ozil waved his left foot!

Ozil became famous a few years ago. As the '42 million euros gentleman', Real Madrid will definitely pay attention to him, so every Real Madrid player knows that Ozil is a player who is good at using his left foot.

Seeing Ozil waving his left foot, Carvalho almost subconsciously jumped to block it.

This kind of spirit of not considering "personal safety" and trying to block the goal with your body is worthy of admiration, but the next moment, Ozil did not choose to shoot.

His left foot was swung high, gently falling, pushing the ball to the front right!

This is...the pass!

Ozil pushed the ball with his left foot and threw the ball straight to the right side of the penalty area!

It was not until this time that Carvalho realized that he had been fooled, and the opponent made a move on purpose and then chose to pass the ball.

He was cheated.

Aguero has followed that position!

Ozil's swing attracted almost all the defensive attention of Real Madrid. Aguero took the opportunity to throw away Di Maria, who was defending himself. When he received the request, he would only face Ferrera.

Ferreira's name is Koppelle, and he is Pepe, who once played for Manchester City!

After leaving Manchester City in 2008, Pepe chose to leave Manchester City to join Real Madrid the next year. His transfer value was 45 million euros, which was a very heavyweight transfer in Europe. However, Ronaldo joined nearly twice the value. Pepe's transfer is big news at Manchester City, and it is actually not very conspicuous in Real Madrid.

After coming to Real Madrid, Pepe quickly became Real Madrid's defensive pillar with his performance.

Now he has to face Aguero.

Last season, Real Madrid played against Atletico Madrid twice, and Pepe and Aguero also competed on the same stage twice, but he still knew Aguero.
To be continued...
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