football world number one

Chapter 1514 That moment finally came
Atletico Madrid's ball control is less artistic than that of the Gunners. This team does not rely on ball control to make a living. Every pass of theirs is quite concise and swift.

Then, after losing the ball, all Atletico Madrid players will launch a death siege against the Gunners' ball-handling players.

Constant tackles and constant rushing, the Arsenal players who wanted to control the rhythm of the game once again found it difficult for them to control the ball coherently.

In the end, after being constantly reckless fouled and rushed by the opponent, the Gunners also became angry.

From the 205th minute to the 45th minute of the game No., there were frequent bad fouls in this game. After the referee showed the yellow card for the first time, everything became more and more out of control.

The Gunners' Wilshere, Atletico Madrid's Godin and Turan, and even Chamberlain, who was knocked to the ground by Turan's fierce tackle foul and stood up and grabbed his opponent's collar, all received yellow cards.

When the No. 405 minute of the game came, after realizing that the game was going out of control, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half in just one second.

This decision was undoubtedly correct. The players of both sides finally recovered from the matador state after the whistle sounded. They quickly left the field without looking at their opponents and followed their coaches into the locker room.

"..."

A long silence continued in the Arsenal dressing room, the professor gave the players a long time to recover their composure.

"Is it alright?"

"I think it's okay, Boss."

When Liu Feng opened his mouth to respond to Wenger, the adjustments made by the Gunners during the intermission really began to unfold.

Arsenal did not make many adjustments in the second half. With the team leading by one goal, the decision made by the professor was a decision to shrink the vertical distance of the players.

From the distance between Liu Feng and Aguero to the four players spread out in the midfield, to the distance between the four midfielders and the back line behind them, every front of the Arsenal team has become closer.

"Reduce unnecessary collisions with your opponents, and don't be provoked by them, they are just waiting for you to lose control."

Before this game, after studying the games that showed Atletico Madrid's tactics to the fullest last season several times, the professor had an intuitive understanding of what kind of football Simon West's team likes to play.

"Pay attention to protecting yourself. Of course, I don't mean to lose your courage, but we have better ways to deal with our opponents, understand?"

"Understand the coach!"

The arrangement was over and there was not much time left. After a short break, the players got up again and left the locker room.

During the entire intermission, everyone selectively did not mention the team's one-goal lead. Obviously, both the coach and the players realized that one goal is really unstable in the face of such a goal.

Especially after the opponent has slowly taken away the midfield rhythm that the Gunners are proud of in the constant collision and fighting.

"Okay, the two teams have returned to the serving position, the two sides have exchanged half-court, and the two strikers of Atletico Madrid have already stood up on the court."

After the half-time break, the two sides fought again, and the fans of the two teams had also finished their break. The moment the game restarted, they began to cheer for their players again.

"Madrid! Madrid! Madrid! Ho! Ho!"

"Arsenal is invincible!!!"

Three minutes after the game restarted, Atletico Madrid in possession of the ball discovered the change in Arsenal's team formation. They began to encounter more obstacles in a small space, which directly led to their penetration becoming more and more difficult.

Two minutes later, when the team's attack from the right had no chance to score an inch, Turan, who took the ball, made a long pass and drove the ball directly to the position in front of the penalty area.

"Adrian's header was diverted, and he passed inaccurately under the interference of Mertesacker. Falcao directly hit the goal sideways! The ball hit the blocked Vermaelen, corner kick."

Atlético's corner didn't create a better chance than Falcao had just done, but they realized something else, and that seemed to be a simpler way of playing that worked better for Arsenal now.

This kind of thinking made Simeone quickly adjust the players' playing style. After the 52-minute dead ball of the game, Godin, who came to Simeone's side, brought new instructions to the court.

So, from this moment on, the Arsenal players felt like they were back in the Premier League.

"A cross from the wing again! Adrian headed the ball and Szczesny hugged the ball. This is the third time Atletico Madrid has hit the goal in 10 minutes!"

From 55 minutes onwards, Atletico Madrid's offensive attempts began to become more and more simple. Often after the ball was broken and just crossed the half, they began to try long passes and diagonal crosses from the left and right sides.

Although such a direct attack method is simple, Adrian and Falcao did dedicate several threatening attacks after the start of the game.

At the 605th minute of the game, the professor finally couldn't sit still, he turned around and made a substitution.

Phil Jones, who is tall and has excellent confrontation ability and header ability, replaced Vermaelen on the stage. This is obviously a substitution for the opponent who constantly relies on the center forward to compete for the header.

And Simeone also made substitutions here, replacing Adrian, who had exhausted his physical strength during the constant impact, with the young forward Diego Costa. This forward is also an existence with excellent confrontation ability.

After the first substitution between the two sides, it soon entered 10 minutes. At this time, Atletico Madrid's offense also entered a white-hot stage.

"Another pick-up pass from the middle. The Gunners have found the opponent's offensive pattern. If you don't make some changes~, Diego Costa! Hard and soft, unloading the ball in one go, he didn't choose to use the header to ferry."

Adrian and Costa's completely different handling methods made Mertesacker, who had been defending this position, lose his mind for a moment, and that was enough.

"Into the penalty area from the right side, go forward, Diego Costa made a pass, an inverted triangle!!!"

"Oh!"

Waiting, waiting, the moment that the Atlético fans had been waiting for finally arrived.

When their big tiger Falcao hit the ball with one kick, the speed and strength of the ball reached the extreme.

"Shh!"

The net behind Szczesny was knocked hard, and the goalkeeper even kept facing Costa to prevent the striker from hitting the goal directly.

"Beautiful assists, beautiful goals!!! The returning Diego Costa contributed a wonderful performance in the team's first important championship. Falcao and he have embraced tightly in the Gunners penalty area."

　Chapter 2 here!Thank you for your great support! ! !

　　
　
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