"Damn it, this guy is probably a turtle, right?"
Standing on the sidelines, Luis Borini glanced at Simeone in front of the home team's coaching bench.
Needless to say, after putting on a crisp suit, this guy really looked a bit like an Italian mafia leader, much like one of those Hollywood villains.
I don’t know why, but in Luis Borini’s view, this guy doesn’t like him from top to bottom.
Thirty minutes into the first half, there was a sneak attack.
If Neuer had not made a divine save to save Naton, Atletico Madrid would have taken the lead by this time.
But what happens next?
This guy is really a tortoise.
Seeing that his sneak attack failed, he immediately retracted into his turtle shell and refused to come out.
In the last ten minutes of the first half, Southampton made a desperate counterattack, but failed to break through Atletico Madrid's goal.
At the beginning of the second half, the Saints once again launched a wave of attacks, but it still failed to work.
This made Luis Borini on the sidelines unable to sit still.
If Simone had heard what he said at this time, he would have nodded with a smile and replied: "Yes, I am a tortoise.
If you have the ability, you can bite me."
Yes, this guy is so shameless "His defense is very meticulous, very organized and disciplined, and it is worthy of our study."
Compared to Luis Borini who was a bit out of his mind, Bielsa was calmer.
In his opinion, Southampton's offense was neither fierce enough nor completely unchanged, but Atletico Madrid's defense was indeed too well-organized.
And this kind of strictness is not very tough, as strict as a wall, it is a combination of hardness and softness.
It's like a ball of hard rubber.
If you punch it, it will dent a little.
After your strength is gone, it will even bounce back a little.
More importantly, it is not clumsy.
On the contrary, because there is a lot of running, this defensive system is very flexible and full of various changes.
Luis Borini was on the sidelines.
After hearing Bielsa's words, he glanced at the boss angrily.
"Marcelo, now is not the time to praise our opponents, we should find a way to break their goal."
But who knew, after hearing this, Bielsa shook his head, "No, Louis, this is difficult."
"What do you mean?"
Luis Borini was a little strange.
Is it possible that Bielsa wants to surrender with his hands up?
This is totally unlike Bielsa's style.
In fact, he could completely predict that if Bielsa really did this, he would definitely be fired by Master Huan on the spot.
But he did misunderstand what Bielsa meant.
"It's not easy for us to break through their defense when they are full of energy."
When Luis Borini heard this, he immediately understood what Bielsa meant.
Atletico Madrid has now recovered a lot of physical fitness after halftime, and the team's morale has been boosted.
They are like a group of wild horses that have escaped the reins and cannot be pulled back.
If Southampton wants to subdue this wild horse, there is no other way but to rely on grinding.
When this wild horse has the strongest personality and the most energy, you cannot confront him head-on.
Instead, you should slowly wear away his vigor and consume his energy.
In this case, the competition between the two sides is consumption, to see who can consume more than the other.
Of course, it is also possible that both parties will make mistakes during the consumption process and be caught by the other party, causing a fatal blow.
For example, in the 30 minutes or so of the first half, Southampton's defense was very thin, giving Atletico Madrid a chance to counterattack.
Tevez almost broke through the goal and scored.
It can be said that if Tevez scored the goal, the game situation would be completely different.
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Not only did Southampton make mistakes, but Atletico Madrid also made several mistakes.
It was just that the sheet army made up for it well, or Southampton failed to seize the opportunity and failed to score in the end.
Therefore, both sides now have only one way to go, and that is to fight for consumption.
No matter how strict the tactical system is, no matter how outstanding the players are, the effectiveness will be greatly reduced after physical exhaustion reaches a certain level.
And Bielsa has confidence in his team.
If he really fights for consumption, he will have the best chance of winning in the end.
There is no other reason.
In terms of the thickness of the bench, Southampton beat Atletico Madrid.
"It's been fifty-five minutes, and he doesn't seem to have any plans to adjust."
Atletico Madrid assistant coach Boggs walked to Simeone's side with a frown.
He is holding an Apple tablet in his hand, and the application on it is displaying various data of Atletico Madrid players in real time and analyzing the situation of the game.
Simeone glanced at the visiting team's coaching bench.
Southampton's head coach Bielsa was still squatting on the sidelines, watching the game on the court, seemingly not anxious at all.
This made Simone frown, "What an old fox."
If anyone says Bielsa is not smart in the future, Simeone will be the first to get angry with him.
This old guy's heart is bright.
They are also consuming, but Atletico Madrid's tactical style makes the players of the Sheets even more consuming.
Because they have to actively run you to make up for the weaknesses in technology and control.
Of course, Southampton's life is not easy either.
Under Atletico Madrid's set of tactics and pressure, their consumption is also quite large, but in general, it is a little smaller than the sheet army.
"He was waiting for us to fall down from exhaustion before he came up to collect our bodies."
Simeone sneered.
Off the field, he has great respect for Bielsa.
But when he walked into the football field, the relationship between the two parties was life and death, so he didn't show much respect in his words.
"His calculation is quite shrewd."
Boggs also sneered.
But I have to say that they are aware of their own problems.
Simeone and Bogues know how long Atletico Madrid can last.
If they really have to fight hard, they may not lose, but they don't have much confidence.
It can be said that up to this point in the game, it is difficult for both sides to make any major changes.
The key depends on the on-the-spot performance of the players on the court and the three substitution cards held by the head coaches of both sides.
Who to change and when to change How to fight after the change This is the key "Do you think he is already thinking about overtime?"
Simeone asked suddenly.
Given Atletico Madrid's situation, it would be very dangerous to play overtime.
Because within ninety minutes, the players were exhausted, and in overtime, it was simply fatal.
Boggs thought for a while, "Probably so, but" Simeone didn't wait for him to finish, and he laughed, "But he is Bielsa."
After saying that, the Argentine tough guy turned around and shouted to the bench, "Gilzegorz, Antoine, you two hurry up and warm up, hurry up, hurry up, hurry up."
Two figures were immediately picked up on the bench, namely Klitschwiak and Griezmann.
They were obviously a little impatient with waiting.
As soon as they heard Simeone's order, they immediately jumped up and hurried to the sidelines to warm up.
"Krichowiak" Boggs was a little surprised.
"Yes, that's right" Simeone was very sure.
"Going into overtime is suicide for us."
In the past season, Atletico Madrid adopted this amazingly high-intensity pressing tactic, which consumed a lot of players, and the suspense of the La Liga championship remained until the last round.
In this case, the players of the Sheets Army will lag behind Southampton in terms of physical fitness.
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Coupled with the disadvantages at the tactical level, Atletico Madrid simply cannot accept overtime.
Just imagine, after ninety minutes, the players can no longer run.
Playing overtime is not suicide.
"What do you think?"
Boggs asked.
"Replace Illarramendi with Krychowiak, who is already quite tired, and let Koke return to the center to free up Isco.
The team will play more diagonal long passes, find the right wing, and let Diego Costa and Griezmann go for it” This set of tactics has worked many times in Atletico Madrid's tactics this season, and it can be regarded as one of the factors that determine the outcome of the game.
It just so happens that Southampton's left back in this game is David Alaba, and he can take advantage of the long pass to the left.
Bogos immediately understood what Simeone meant, "Okay, I'll make arrangements right away."
After using Griezmann, Atletico Madrid's tactics will change from the original 442 to 433.
In other words, the 4141 tactic is more appropriate.
But just when Simeone and Bogues were busy arranging adjustments and changes to the team, Bielsa suddenly jumped up from the ground and walked into the coaching bench.
Soon, there was a movement on Southampton's coaching bench and bench.
Immediately afterwards, I saw two figures rushing out of the Southampton bench.
It is James Rodriguez and Sanchez.
Seeing this scene, Simeone and Boggs looked at each other, both a little surprised.
Could it be said that Bielsa needs to replace two people at this time?
If so, who would he replace?
What changes will happen to Southampton’s tactics?
"Interesting, this old guy is going to risk his life with us."
Simone suddenly laughed.
Boggs looked worried.
Bielsa is indeed risking his life, and he does so because he has great confidence in his team.
So should Atletico Madrid’s substitutions continue?
To be prudent, of course, wait for Southampton to make substitutions first, observe the situation for a while and then make adjustments based on the situation.
But doesn’t this mean that he is weaker than his opponent in terms of momentum?
"Substitution is the same as usual," Simeone decided immediately.
"Since he wants to risk his life, then I will play with him and see who kills him."
At the end of the sentence, the Argentine tough guy laughed again.
In his opinion, Atletico Madrid's ability to reach the Champions League final this season is considered to have exceeded expectations and it can be considered a profit.
He is also happy to be able to go toe-to-toe with Bielsa.
Even if he loses, he has no regrets If that's the case, then don't think too much about it, just go all out and fight to the death with your opponent.
The substitutions, which were quite contentious between the two famous coaches, surprised the fans on the sidelines and the audience in front of the TV.
Both sides actually chose to make consecutive substitutions at the beginning of the sixty minutes.
And they all changed two at once, but they also kept one hand.
This is obviously the rhythm of a big fight.
Ever since, the fans on both sides of the stadium started to cheer even louder.
The on-site commentator also shouted vigorously as if he had been beaten to death.
"In the 63rd minute, Southampton took the lead in making substitutions."
"Belsa replaced midfielder Modric with James Rodriguez and Kaká with Sanchez."
"Both substitutions were of a very offensive nature.
Replacing Kaká was not surprising, but replacing Modric, does this mean that Toni Kroos will be alone in the midfield?"
"Isn't this too dangerous?"
"Atletico Madrid also made substitutions.
Griezmann replaced captain Gabi, who was obviously exhausted.
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In addition, Krychowiak was used to replace Illarramendi, also to strengthen the center. field."
"Both head coaches have made adjustments and used two substitutions.
Let's see now how effective the substitutions are":