Tired, so damn tired This is Ibrahimovic's biggest feeling at this moment.
His physical energy has been almost exhausted.
Although it has only been seventy minutes, it is really almost exhausted.
But he still kept walking back and forth on the court, sometimes even running.
Not because he is diligent, but because he is worried that as soon as he stops, he will never be able to run again.
Those damn legs trembled whenever he exerted force.
He really doubted how long he could hold on.
This is the first time he has played in the Champions League final in his life, and it is also the best Champions League season he has played in his career.
He started his career in Malmo, Sweden, became famous at Ajax in the Netherlands, and rose to Juventus in Italy.
He established himself as the world's number one center at Inter Milan, and then switched to Barcelona for an astonishing price.
However, after one season, he was disgraced. was expelled from Camp Nou.
Ibrahimovic has won countless honors in his life, including league championships and cup championships, and he almost won them with mercy.
But the only thing he missed was the Champions League again and again.
As a Swedish national football player, he was limited by the national team and was destined to miss out on international competitions in his life.
The World Cup, the European Cup, and the Confederations Cup have nothing to do with him.
Therefore, he attaches great importance to the Champions League.
The irony is that everyone has always said that he is a soft-footed shrimp in the Champions League.
When he moved from Ajax to Juventus, it was during the last glorious period of Serie A.
The Old Lady was one of the strongest teams in Europe at the time, and Ibrahimovic was eager to leave in Turin.
On top of Europe.
Who would have thought that two years later, Calciopoli broke out, Juventus was punished and was relegated.
Ibrahimovic was unwilling to follow Juventus and sink into Serie B, so he switched to Inter Milan.
The Nerazzurri were Italy's most promising team at the time to compete in the European arena, and Moratti also personally promised that Inter Milan would go for the European championship.
In fact, in those years, Inter Milan invested quite a lot and its overall strength was also very strong.
But the distance to the Champions League is still a little bit behind.
In the first year of Mourinho's arrival, the team continued to be invincible in Serie A, but they still failed to make a breakthrough in the Champions League, stopping in the top 16 and losing completely to Manchester United.
Ibrahimovic was disappointed Because as he gets older year by year, he is getting further and further away from his goal of the Champions League, and he feels scared.
He has always been arrogant and confident, but he is afraid that he will end his career with a lifelong regret.
It just so happened that at this time, Barcelona, which had just swept the entire Europa League and won the Triple Crown with an unprecedented huge advantage in the European arena, extended an olive branch to him, hoping to bring him to the Nou Camp at an astonishing price.
Guardiola promises Ibrahimovic success at Camp Nou It should be much easier to win the Champions League in Barcelona than in Inter Milan Therefore, Ibrahimovic resolutely chose Spain Ironically, in his first season after leaving Inter Milan, Mourinho's team won the Triple Crown, including the European Championship that Ibrahimovic coveted.
On the other hand, Ibrahimovic encountered an unprecedented career crisis in Barcelona.
That was the lowest point of his career He was so regretful that his intestines were blue, and he even wanted to slap himself on the ears countless times.
But where in the world can you take the medicine of regret?
If it's just regret, that's it.
What's more important is questioning.
As soon as Ibrahimovic left Inter Milan, Inter Milan won the Champions League.
As soon as he joined Barcelona, Barcelona immediately had a tactical crisis.
What does this mean?
It couldn't be simpler This Swedish center is a tactical cancer.
This statement has appeared in newspapers, in the mouths of fans, and in the ears of Ibrahimovic more than once.
He needed help, but at this time, Barcelona wanted him to transfer, but Guardiola told him, how can we continue?
I'll fuck you, keep going I don’t want to play anymore AC Milan's Galliani wants to get Ibrahimovic, but his conditions are to suppress the transfer fee and take a significant salary cut But this obviously hurts Ibrahimovic’s self-esteem too much.
Just at this time, Southampton, which had just been acquired, came to visit.
Master Huan personally went to Barcelona to negotiate, and was humiliated by Barcelona's management.
This made Ibrahimovic feel a deep sincerity More importantly, Master Huan promised to build a competitive team around Ibrahimovic and rise strongly in the next few years.
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Ibrahimovic makes a crazy decision as he chooses Southampton In the eyes of everyone at the time, this was simply crazy.
The world's top three superstars and number one center actually joined a team in England's third tier league.
Isn't this crazy?
But four years have passed.
Now, who would question Ibrahimovic’s decision?
As the team's number one star, he led Southampton from League One to the Premier League every year.
In the first season, he won the Premier League championship as a newly promoted team.
In the second season, Successfully defended the league championship again.
Based on this report card, who dares to say that Ibrahimovic was wrong to join the Saints?
More importantly, when Southampton participated in the Champions League for the first time, they miraculously reached the Champions League final.
This surprised Ibrahimovic like never before He wants the Champions League, he's going crazy Therefore, in this game, he tried his best, ran regardless of his physical strength, and even asked him to retire on the spot after the game.
It didn't matter to him.
Because he knows this is his last chance He was very tired, so tired that he seemed to fall down at any time, but whenever he turned his head and looked at the St.
Petersburg Cup on the sidelines at the exit of the players' tunnel, his heart surged again.
A force.
This was the last regret left in his career, and he was eager to make up for it with his own hands.
But Atletico Madrid, a team that can reach the Champions League final, is not a fuel-saving lamp.
Having played as a Swedish center for so many years, Atletico Madrid's defensive tactics in this game were perfect.
Although there were few counterattack opportunities and few threatening attacks, they were indeed quite unique in defending Southampton's offense and hardly gave the Saints too many opportunities.
Even though both sides made some adjustments to their playing styles after replacing two players each, they still failed to break the deadlock.
After all, this is the Champions League final Ibrahimovic feels he is dying However, that Argentinian dwarf, oh, by the way, the guy named Otamendi, is still very motivated.
That guy is really a fighter, his fighting ability is quite amazing.
Even as an opponent, even though he was more than ten centimeters taller than him, Ibrahimovic still had no way to guard against him.
What's more, there is an experienced Godin behind him.
The two of them must have focused on studying Ibrahimovic, so their defense was very targeted.
This made the Swedish center admire and hate him at the same time.
Damn it, I finally looked forward to the Champions League final, how could they ruin it?
Think of a way, you must find a way to break through their defense.
How to break it
After adjusting the team's tactics, Atletico Madrid's tactics look more like 4141.
The defense still hasn't changed much, with Krychowiak trailing behind in the midfield, and Isco and Koke in front of him.
The fact that these two players are still there proves that Atletico Madrid's determination to counterattack and attack is still there The two wings are Griezmann and Tevez.
Griezmann is positioned higher up and on the right, while Tevez cuts more inside between Southampton's midfield and defense. between.
Diego Costa plays as a lone forward, but his position is also a bit on the right.
This is probably related to the fact that Atletico Madrid often launches long diagonal passes to the right during counterattacks.
David Alaba is under a lot of defensive pressure, and it is impossible to provide offensive support to Hazard in front.
On the other hand, Southampton is more like a 442 tactic.
The defense is also unchanged, with two players in the midfield, Toni Kroos is slightly deeper, James Rodriguez is further forward, and his position is relatively free.
Hazard is on the left, Sanchez is on the right, Ibrahimovic is the center forward, and Suarez is roaming in front, behind and left of him.
Although Southampton's midfield is much thinner, the ball is still controlled at Southampton's feet.
Therefore, the key issue now is not how to get the ball back, but how to break the opponent's defense.
With Atletico Madrid's tactics, there will often be a defensive formation of nine players in the backcourt, with Diego Costa left in front.
This kind of defense is very layered and impregnable.
If you want to break through, you must disrupt their defense line.
Chaos, only chance Thinking of this, Ibrahimovic immediately made a decision.
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"Luis" the Swedish center called Suarez.
When the Uruguayan looked over, he made a gesture.
The latter immediately understood, nodded and said: "I understand" and ran away.
The Swedish center also glanced at Toni Kroos in the distance, signaling that he was going to retreat.
The German midfielder also understood immediately and informed James Rodriguez and his teammates in the defense behind him.
Soon, everyone in Southampton knew that Ibrahimovic decided to expand his range of activities and dropped back to receive the ball.
Now it seems that both teams are playing lone midfielders, one is Krychowiak and the other is Toni Kroos.
But the tactics of the two teams are completely different.
It is difficult for Atletico Madrid to use the route of the forward retreating to support, because as soon as Diego Costa retreats, Southampton's two central defenders can follow him.
In fact, Varane often follows Diego Costa's retreat and presses forward.
This makes it difficult for Diego Costa to make a difference.
But Southampton is different.
Ibrahimovic retreated and Suarez immediately pushed forward.
And the two of them have a good understanding.
Just like this time, Ibrahimovic saw an opportunity to effectively advance in the backcourt and immediately retreated to ask for the ball.
His route favored the left, trying to avoid Krichowiak's defense zone.
Therefore, Suarez was very smart and immediately stepped up to the center position, and his position was exactly at the intersection of the opponent's two central defenders and the midfielder.
Now, Atletico Madrid's players have a headache.
How can they fix it?
With Suarez's personal ability, one-on-one, plus Sanchez who can attack from the right at any time, two-on-two, Atletico Madrid is definitely at a disadvantage.
It goes without saying.
So, in the end, Atletico Madrid made a prompt decision.
Krychowiak went to look at Ibrahimovic.
The two central defenders did not dare to move.
They maintained a compact formation with Felipe, always paying attention to the Saints' offensive direction.
After the ball was passed back and forth in the backcourt, seeing no chance, it was passed back to goalkeeper Neuer.
Neuer looked up and saw Ibrahimovic retreating and raising his hand for the ball.
As a result, the German goalkeeper didn't hesitate at all and passed the ball forward with a big kick.
This seems more like a solution among no solutions.
But the problem is that when the ball reaches the frontcourt, the situation is different: