In the visiting team's locker room at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Diego Simeone leaned against the door, listening to the heavy breathing of the players in the locker room, silent.
But the frown on his face made it clear to everyone that he was thinking about something very important.
Boggs walked out of the coaching dugout, holding an IAD in his hand.
He glanced at Ortega, who nodded.
"Here are our statistics and preliminary analysis results for the first half" Boggs came to Simeone's side and handed out the IAD in his hand, and the latter took it.
Meishan frowned even tighter and deeper when he saw Simone sliding left and right on the IAD screen.
Ortega also came over and stood opposite Simeone and Bogues.
"The current situation of the team is not optimistic.
My preliminary estimate is that the physical fitness can only be maintained for about 20 minutes at most."
"In the second half" Boggs was a little surprised.
This half of the game lasted forty-five minutes.
If you include overtime, fifty minutes would be impossible to escape.
Atletico Madrid's players can only maintain their physical fitness for twenty minutes.
In other words, after twenty minutes, the tactical execution of the Atletico Madrid team will be greatly reduced.
How can they compete with Real Madrid by then?
Ortega nodded, "I have said long ago that our current tactical play is very physical and requires a high level of depth on the team's bench.
If we hadn't added a group of high-level players this summer, I'm afraid we're all down now."
Diego Simeone was obviously mentally prepared for this.
As the saying goes, what is too strong is too easy to be broken.
Atletico Madrid's tactical play may seem strong, but in fact it has many problems.
To put it simply, Atletico Madrid's tactics come from Simeone's blend of tactics from several strong European teams.
For example, the high-intensity pressing and pressing of the Sheets Army is very similar to that of Dortmund.
But if you study carefully, it is not difficult to find that Atletico Madrid's pressing and oppression are not only like Dortmund, but also like Barcelona, or Southampton in the Premier League.
The high-intensity and fast-paced pressing and pressing tactics of these teams are all derived from Bielsa's philosophy.
They have only one purpose, and that is to seize the ball in the shortest possible time.
But after grabbing the ball, each team handles it in completely different ways.
Barcelona combines its own characteristics.
After grabbing the ball, it slows down the rhythm immediately, directly switches to possession, and incorporates the game into its favorite rhythm.
Through slow control of the ball, it wears down the opponent's patience.
The advantage of this is that the player consumption is small, but it requires high ball control ability of the players.
Southampton, Atletico Madrid and Dortmund are the opposite of Barcelona.
They are quick to grab the ball and their speed does not drop after grabbing the ball.
Instead, they launch counterattacks on the spot immediately, and other players quickly follow up to form the second echelon of offense.
Because of the lack of players who are good at controlling the ball The advantage of this is that it is easy to gain an advantage on the scene in a short period of time.
For example, Southampton, even in the English League One, when they meet a Premier League team, they will not care about anything, they will press you crazily from the moment they come up, and even beat you outright.
But the disadvantage is also quite fatal, that is, the consumption of physical energy
When a game is always played at a fast pace, the physical energy consumption of players on both sides will reach a very alarming level.
It is impossible for the players to maintain their physical fitness for ninety minutes, nor for a season.
Therefore, the opponent quickly found the weak point, which is to let you grab it.
I will wait until your physical energy is almost exhausted before I fuck you again.
Bielsa has his own unique ideas for training offense and defense.
Southampton has done a very good job in both offense and defense.
He is a senior that Simeone and others look up to.
But even so, Bielsa still had to improve his tactical concepts.
For example, the introduction of Toni Kroos and the introduction of Modric.
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The reason is very simple, because Bielsa discovered that you can't maintain a fast pace for ninety minutes, let alone dozens of games a season, playing like this every game, even your players can't stand it.
Therefore, appropriate control is needed Southampton has deep pockets and wants to control them, so they immediately spend heavily to bring in Toni Kroos and Modric.
Therefore, from last season to this season, Bielsa has been trying to properly incorporate elements of ball control while maintaining this fast, impactful and aggressive style of play.
This is an attempt by Bielsa In the professional coaching circle, many people believe that Southampton's poor performance at the beginning of the season is due to the integration of the new recruit Modric into the team.
Now that Southampton has passed the running-in period, the problem is solved The same is true for Dortmund.
Klopp has also been trying to focus on technical midfielders to improve the control of Dortmund's midfield.
This is true from Shaheen, Shinji Kagawa to Gundogan.
However, due to the team's finances, Dortmund ultimately found it difficult to keep these players.
Atletico Madrid also encountered these problems as early as last season, and even suffered heavy losses.
Simeone once reused Portuguese midfielder Thiago, but he was too prone to injuries, and in many games, Atletico Madrid's performance was not ideal.
Therefore, with Thiago's transfer, this attempt was temporarily put aside. .
But now, this problem is before Simeone again.
The bench lineup is enough, how long can it last?
If we continue to play like this and continue to consume like this, Atletico Madrid can survive the first half of the season and the second half of the season.
In this way, it can produce good results without starting at the beginning but ending at the end.
Both Ortega and Boggs noticed Simeone's look and knew how difficult it was.
Just kidding, even a coach like Klopp who has been famous in Europe for many years has not been able to find an effective solution.
Who dares to say that he can find a way out in a short time?
"Don't think too much, Diego, the most important thing now is the game" Ortega's words reminded Diego Simeone.
The latter exhaled heavily, nodded to his colleagues, and walked directly to the players' dugout.
Now all the signs indicate that he has no choice and no retreat.
All we can do is to fight against the odds and fight against the odds.
"Okay, everyone, look over here and listen to me."
When Simeone stood among the players in the locker room, everyone immediately looked over.
"We did a good job in the first half, and the one-to-one draw was reasonable, but I think we were far from good enough."
Simeone rarely blames players for conceding goals at halftime, and that's the case now.
But as long as the players think about the one-to-one score and the head coach's arrangements before the game, they can't help but feel a little ashamed.
If it hadn't been for that conceded goal, it would have been 1-0 now, and Atletico Madrid would have been much easier to play in the second half.
Simeone did not give the players too much time to think and spoke his thoughts straightforwardly.
"I want to resolve the battle within the first fifteen minutes of the second half."
When all the players heard this, they suddenly raised their heads and looked at the coach.
Diego Simeone looked determined and ruthless at this time "Judging from the situation in the first half, Real Madrid's frontcourt basically did not participate in defense, and the distance between the midfield and the backcourt was a bit wide, which created opportunities for us."
The only goal, which was instigated by Di Maria after retreating to the right side of the midfield to receive the ball, was Atletico Madrid's own mistake.
Apart from that, Real Madrid did not have many good opportunities.
"At the beginning of the second half, we continued to use the tactics of the first half defensively, and continued to press and press at high positions, especially in the midfield.
I wanted to suppress Xabi Alonso on the back line."
Having said this, Simeone looked at Mandzukic and said, "Mario, pay more attention to Xavi Alonso in the second half."
Mandzukic smiled, nodded and said, "I understand."
"Once we suppress Xavi Alonso and press in the frontcourt, Real Madrid's entire backcourt will be completely disconnected from the frontcourt.
This is our opportunity."
When arranging tactics before the game, the point Simeone mentioned most was the biggest weakness of Real Madrid's defensive system.
That's the midfielder Xabi Alonso lacks the ability to escape.
As a defensive midfielder, his first task is to protect the defense.
Therefore, once he is pressed, he will retreat very deep, and he will often be even with the two central defenders and dare not step forward.
In this way, once the ball enters Real Madrid's thirty-meter area, it is actually equivalent to directly attacking the penalty area.
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Real Madrid still has people in the frontcourt Those people are all uncles Di Maria was very active in defense, but the effect was average.
Ozil's defense depends on his mood.
He is more concerned about hugging Cristiano Ronaldo's thick thigh and thinking about how to better assist the Portuguese.
Defense has little to do with him.
Mourinho's tactics are also arranged in this way, so Khedira is very crucial.
In other words, Khedira alone has to cover the area of Ozil, Di Maria, and himself.
Why does everyone say Khedira likes to penetrate forward?
Many times, when he goes forward, he follows Ozil.
Therefore, as long as we take the ball and attack Real Madrid's defense head-on, Atletico Madrid will have more opportunities.
As for whether it can be grasped, who knows?
"This is our tactic after the start of the second half, but if we score and Real Madrid launches a crazy counterattack, or if we fail to create a threat after fifteen minutes of the second half, then we will change our tactics."
Everyone looked at the head coach attentively and listened to his arrangements.
"The second tactic is that we drop back, defend intensively, and attract Real Madrid's attacking players to the front of our penalty area."
Simeone has obviously conducted a very in-depth and detailed study of Real Madrid and speaks very confidently and clearly.
"Once Real Madrid's frontcourt attack comes up, Ozil and Di Maria will definitely come up, Khedira will follow, and by that time, Xabi Alonso will also come up."
Having said this, Simeone clapped his hands vigorously.
"As soon as Xavi Alonso comes up, the single midfielder and the defense will be disconnected.
After we get the ball, we immediately move to the wing and launch a counterattack from both ribs."
Having said this, Simeone looked at Tevez and Diego Costa, "It will be up to you then."
Both attackers looked eager to try.
"Don't worry, boss, we will give Real Madrid a hard time."
"Damn Coentrao, he actually said that I secretly touched his penis.
It would be weird if I didn't fuck him to death."
Diego Costa's words immediately made everyone in the locker room burst into laughter.
"Okay, that's all I have to say."
Simeone looked at the time and it was almost time to return to the court.
"Everyone at our club and our fans have high hopes for this game."
The players in the locker room couldn't help but nod.
"The boss is sitting in the stands, watching us play, and our fans are outside the stadium.
They are looking forward to the opportunity to celebrate the team's victory in the sacred hall of our archrival."
"This is a non-negotiable game for us"
"Only win, don't lose" "good" The players responded in unison: