Super Marshal

"Beep!"

"Okay, with the referee's whistle, the first half of the game is over."

"Atlético Madrid is temporarily leading 1-0 thanks to Torres' key goal in the 14th minute."

"Real Madrid performed very unsatisfactorily throughout the first half. The whole team was completely out of shape. Whether it was the rhythm of the game or possession of the ball, they were completely led by the nose by Atletico Madrid."

"We will now see if Bosque can readjust the team and stimulate the player's state during the halftime break."

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In Palma, Mallorca, southern Spain, when Aragones sat in the living room of his home and heard the live TV commentator summing up the first half of the game, he smiled and shook his head.

This is the difference between insiders and outsiders.

Even a veteran such as a live TV commentator finds it difficult to assume the role of the head coach to analyze the game.

The commentator of the Spanish TV station believed that Real Madrid fell behind in the first half because the team was in poor condition, which led to the passive situation of Real Madrid, but in Aragones' view, this was the reverse of cause and effect.

It is precisely because of the passiveness on the scene that the players perform poorly.

Football is a team sport, which focuses on overall combat, and on the field, it focuses on making the best use of the situation. It is impossible for a player to change the situation of the entire game by fighting alone.

The role of a star, or even a superstar, on the court is more to rely on his own ability to create an advantage in a certain local area, and then drive the performance of other teammates around him.

But if you want to rely on the superstar's personal ability to completely change the situation of the game, it is simply impossible.

It was like Real Madrid in the first half.

The reason for being passive is that Atletico Madrid completely suppressed Real Madrid at the tactical level.

The high position defense of the Sheets, the pressing and oppression of the center and front, and the skillful ball control of the center and back all made Real Madrid feel uncomfortable and restrained everywhere.

The reason is simple. To break Atletico Madrid's midfield possession, the team must have a tight defensive position from the front to the back, especially the midfielder must actively invest in defense.

But now, as a high center forward, Morientes moves slowly and does not contribute much in defense. Figo and Zidane are even less active in defense. They put all their energy into offense.

Neither Makelele nor Erguera dared to leave their positions easily, which directly led to the fact that only Raul was fighting back in Real Madrid's midfield.

In addition, Atlético Madrid pays attention to the skillful one-foot pass, through the active interspersed running of players to create gaps in the opponent's defense, thereby creating passing space for teammates and creating local advantages for the team.

In this case, if one person robs the opponent of seven people, it is simply being played around.

It can be said that it is impossible for Real Madrid to break Atletico Madrid's possession tactics without the superstars actively investing in defense.

But conversely, when Real Madrid is in possession of the ball, Atletico Madrid's three lines can always be the first to engage in a counterattack, and maintain an orderly formation. Through this kind of overall combat with active participation of all members, in the shortest time, Get the ball back into your hands.

More importantly, Real Madrid's overall rhythm is slow.

This slowness is not only reflected in the individual players, especially the core player Zidane, but also in the team as a whole.

Aragone agrees with what Cruyff said when he criticized La Liga's swarming double midfielder tactics.

He said that although a double defensive midfielder is more stable defensively than a single defensive midfielder, it is inefficient in offensive and defensive transitions.

This is not an argument about who is right or wrong, but a question of trade-offs.

La Liga was very popular in the 1990s with a single midfielder, and Guardiola and Redondo were among the best.

But at the end of the period, especially in the past few years at the turn of the century, the disadvantages of a single midfielder in defense have gradually been exposed.

Needless to say about Guardiola's situation, Redondo's treatment at Real Madrid is not much better. Last season, if Bosque hadn't adjusted the team's tactics and played five defenders, he might not be better than Guardiola. .

It can be said that the head coaches of La Liga at that time were clearly aware of the advantages and disadvantages of a single midfielder, so they tended to be more pragmatic in the choice of double midfielders.

But now, Gao Han has given another way of thinking about playing with a single midfielder.

That is to increase the intensity of pressing in the midfield.

It should be said that throughout the first half, Atletico Madrid embodies Gao Han's idea very well.

What caught Aragones's eyes the most was the pressing and interspersed running of the Sheet Army on the court.

In this kind of high-level game, high-position defense is often very risky. If the center and front field cannot be grabbed, it will be difficult to defend the back field. However, Atletico Madrid has compressed the three lines and the players' excellent tactical execution. The quality of the team's frontcourt defensive compression made it difficult for Real Madrid to control the ball smoothly.

In addition, the flexible and tacit movement of the Sheets players is also particularly impressive.

Through this kind of flexible interspersed running, it is easy to mess up Real Madrid's defensive formation.

In this case, whether to follow or not is a difficult problem.

If you follow, it is easy to lose your position and cause confusion in the formation; if you don't follow, you have to exchange defensive targets with your teammates, but the football field changes rapidly, and it is easy to miss people when switching defensive targets.

Aragones thought about this, and couldn't help shaking his head and smiling bitterly.

At the beginning, he and Gao Han had a very in-depth chat about these things, but he never thought that it would be reflected in the football field as it is now.

The same sentence, the same concept, and even the same set of tactics, after being imagined, processed and designed by different head coaches, are likely to be reflected in two completely different styles of play on the football field.

Aragones can only say that Atletico Madrid has basically played the alpine concept.

And it's a football philosophy ahead of everyone else.

"It seems that this season's La Liga, the most likely to surprise people is Atletico Madrid!"

Aragones laughed expectantly.

After speaking, he picked up the phone beside him and dialed a number.

"Hey, Angel, I found it."

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"Slow, slow, slow, too slow!"

In the locker room of the home team at the Calderon Stadium, Gao Han is reprimanding his players.

"Passing the ball slowly, receiving the ball slowly, and the overall rhythm is even slower!"

The players looked at each other in blank dismay, all stunned by the scolding.

Is this still slow?

That's Real Madrid, we're ahead!

"Do you know how much possession we had in the first half?"

Some players were silent, some shook their heads.

"Fifty-four percent!"

The players were overjoyed when they heard this, and they were eight percentage points higher than Real Madrid.

God, you know, what Real Madrid are good at is possession of the ball.

Who in Europe doesn't know that the Galaxy Battleship is famous for its skillful ball control and smooth attack like mercury pouring down the ground?

Well now, it is eight percentage points behind Atletico Madrid, which is awesome!

But Gao Han's next sentence made all the players unhappy.

"You actually gave Real Madrid 46% of the possession rate. Can any of you tell me what's going on?"

The players looked at each other again, in disbelief.

Is it not enough to suppress Real Madrid's ball possession rate to 46%?

Could it be that, according to the meaning of the boss, Real Madrid can't hold the ball?

That's Real Madrid!

Raul, Figo, Zidane, which one is not a master of ball control?

If the Galaxy Battleship can't control the ball, it's hard not to score!

Torres, who was wearing the captain's armband, gritted his teeth and was about to say something, but Villa secretly pulled his jersey next to him.

Looking over, Cucurbit Baby is gesticulating on her bare upper body, her mouth seems to be saying, suit.

Torres is also a shrewd egg, and it suddenly dawned on him.

It turned out to be such a thing!

Seeing the players watching their noses, their noses, their hearts, and their minds, I also feel boring.

Doesn't anyone have the backbone to stand up and refute a few sentences?

These bastards!

"Okay, don't talk nonsense, there is not much time, in the second half, you should focus on doing two things well!"

As soon as Gao Han said this, all the players raised their heads and looked over.

When it's time to be serious, they can still be serious.

"Real Madrid must not be reconciled to falling behind. They will counterattack frantically after the start of the second half. You have also seen their offensive power. After the start of the second half, we must first focus on defense and stabilize our position. Understand?"

"Understood!" The players replied in unison.

"Carlos." Gao Han pointed to Marchena.

The latter immediately straightened his chest and sat up straight.

"You were warned several times by the referee in the first half, be careful, don't move too much, don't try to make people pregnant."

As soon as Gao Han said this, the entire locker room burst into laughter.

Marchena's defense in the first half was feverish, and the sentence that blurted out, who else wants to get pregnant, was heard by the players around him, and Gao Han obviously heard it too.

The Spanish central defender scratched his head in embarrassment, and quickly agreed.

"Okay, the second thing I want to emphasize solemnly is what I often remind repeatedly in training on weekdays. When we control the ball, we should make more use of the space behind the opponent. Those who don't have the ball should get in more. Pass more, don’t be afraid of making mistakes, if you lose the ball, just grab it back.”

"Remember one sentence, possession of the ball is not the goal, goal is!"

"Understood!" The players agreed again in unison.

Gao Han glanced angrily at the players in front of him, cursing inwardly, when did these bastards learn to be so smart?

It was so impeccable that it made people want to go crazy and couldn't find a reason.

But when the referee rang the bell to urge the pitch, and the players stood up one by one to go out, Torres, who was at the front of the line, suddenly came over.

"Boss, I know a good dry cleaner. It should be clean. Would you like me to take it for you to try?"

In the end, the kid couldn't help laughing, and before Gao Han could react, he ran away as fast as he could.

The players following behind him also walked past Gao Han with smiles one after another.

Dry cleaners?

my suit...

That's ten achievement points!

I'm so heartbroken!