Super Marshal

"This is the Calderon Stadium."

"All audience friends in front of the TV, the live broadcast for you now is the 2002-2003 season, the 31st round of La Liga, and the match between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid at home."

"It's also the 100th anniversary of the Army of the Sheets!"

"In order to better explain this game for everyone, we specially invited a heavyweight guest, that is, the head coach of Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, Antić."

"Welcome Radomir."

Along with the narrator's introduction, Antiche also politely greeted all the audience in front of the TV.

"Hi everyone, I'm Antiche."

"Radomir, we all know that you have coached Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, and you have even coached Atletico Madrid twice, and won the La Liga and Copa del Rey double for the first time. The team is very familiar."

"Yes." Antiche nodded.

"So what do you think of these two teams?"

"In my opinion, these two teams basically represent the highest level of today's La Liga, even European football, and even world football, but the characteristics of the two teams are very different."

"While there is still some time, can you tell us something about it?"

"Of course." Antić nodded again, "Real Madrid is an old-fashioned giant, with a gathering of superstars and superior overall strength. Needless to say, but the problem with this team before was that they paid too much attention to offense and ignored the midfield. , but with the joining of Woodgate, this disadvantage has been improved a lot.”

"But we also know that how much the defense has improved remains to be tested."

Hearing this, the commentator smiled slightly, "You mean, you need to let Atletico Madrid verify it?"

"Haha, Atlético Madrid is another type of team, emphasizing integrity and discipline, from front to back, very orderly, every player is very committed, whether it is attacking or defending."

"I still remember that Del Bosque was right when he said that a team like Atlético de Madrid, as a whole, wants to attack, they can play the strongest attack, and if they want to defend, they can also organize the strongest. Defense, there are many teams of this type, such as Juventus in Serie A, and AC Milan in Ancelotti."

"Yeah." The commentator nodded, "Yes, AC Milan is indeed very strange. They have been playing pass and control before, but the effect was not very good. Later, after they switched to defensive counterattack, their performance surprised everyone."

"Yes, Italian teams have always been awkward in passing and controlling, and they are still not as delicate as La Liga."

The commentator thought for a while and asked again: "Then, who do you think has a better chance of winning this match between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid?"

"It's hard to say." Antić shook his head and smiled wryly, "Atletico Madrid has the overall advantage, but even though it's a home game, the centennial celebration may be a little psychologically stressful, and Real Madrid is determined to revenge. The personal strength of the superstars And stronger, so..."

The answer is self-evident, and it is difficult for Antiche himself to give a judgment.

"Although I said that, I can still vaguely hear that you are still more optimistic about Atletico Madrid, right?"

After being dismantled, Antić smiled awkwardly, "How should I put it? In the circle of professional coaches, Atletico Madrid is a very hot topic. All of us believe that this team is already a benchmark team in European football. A living legend."

"But it seems that in the fan base, it's very controversial."

Antiche nodded and smiled, "That's for sure, because all the fans who lost to Atletico Madrid will not be happy, and we live in the present and are easily confused, but if we look back in a few years, maybe We will be able to give a more pertinent evaluation, and then we will find that we have been witnessing the birth of a legend in the past two years."

"I can see that you prefer this Atletico Madrid team." The commentator laughed.

Antić did not deny, "Everyone who knows football should like it, even Del Bosque."

"Then what do you think of Gao Han announcing the team's starting lineup one day in advance?" the commentator asked again.

Antiche shook his head and smiled: "Actually, it's not as outrageous as the media hype. Although Atletico Madrid has a plan B and even a so-called plan C, in fact, their main lineup is still four, three, one, two. The core players are neither injured nor ill, basically it’s the same style of play, it doesn’t make much difference whether it’s announced in advance or not.”

"You answered the same as Bosque."

The commentator laughed, "Okay, we now have Real Madrid's starting lineup."

"Goalkeeper Iker Casillas, the defense is Roberto Carlos, Hierro, Woodgate and Salgado, the midfielder is Herguera and Makelele, and the frontcourt is Zidane, Raúl, Figo, Ronaldo come forward."

"It's really a star-studded lineup."

"Yes, quite luxurious." Antiche also praised.

"Radomir, if you were the head coach of the two teams, how do you think this game should be played?"

"Me?" Antiche was a little surprised.

"Yes, let's talk about Real Madrid first."

"If I were the head coach of Real Madrid, I think the most important thing is to contain Atletico Madrid's passing control. This requires every player in the team to actively engage in pressing and pressing. Only in this way can it be effective."

"What about Atletico Madrid?"

"I think the most important thing is Zidane."

"Freeze Zidane?"

"Well, there's also Roberto Carlos, the Brazilian left-back's sudden attack from the back is quite threatening."

"But Gao Han is Dario Srna, and it looks like he is going to play against Real Madrid."

Antiche chuckled, "So, this will be a wonderful game."

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With the whistle of the referee, the game officially started.

Real Madrid took the lead in the away game.

Because it had been drizzling for a period of time before the game, the field was very slippery, and the Galaxy Battleship fell quickly.

Only a few seconds into the opening, after several consecutive passes, it came to Zidane's feet, but Diego Simeone made a direct foul, shoveling Zidane to the ground, and the referee also called out on the spot. post.

"This is a very experienced test, and the benefits of old players are here." Antić explained.

"Simeone is testing the referee's whistle-handling standards."

"Yes." Antiche nodded, "Simeone's foul moves were well handled, he didn't get a card, and he was in a non-threatening area, so he should be aware of it."

Real Madrid sent a free kick directly into the penalty area, but goalkeeper Petr Cech made a decisive attack and intercepted the ball.

"Cech has a wide range of activities. He is not the goalkeeper of the goal line type, but the penalty area type of goalkeeper, very stable."

"Real Madrid seemed a little anxious. They should have stabilized and controlled the ball first, but they chose to send it directly to the penalty area. This is tantamount to returning the ball directly to Atletico Madrid."

Cech threw the ball directly to Jankulovski on the left with his hand, and Atletico Madrid began to take possession of the ball.

"Atlético Madrid is more stable. They start to control the ball from the back line and are more patient."

The narrator also supported Antić's statement, "It should be said that he is more confident psychologically."

"It is true that Real Madrid's midfield press is not strong enough. This is a big problem."

Atletico Madrid held the ball backwards in a row and quickly seized an opportunity.

In the third minute, after Kaka got the ball from the left, he forced a breakthrough with the ball. When the ball went to the right, Roberto Carlos blocked the ball from the sideline and got a chance for a throw-in.

Dario Srna sent a throw-in, and after Torres headed the ball to Kaka, he turned around and slanted into the penalty area.

Kaka picked the ball directly after receiving the ball, but Hierro is very experienced, the card position is very accurate, and the header is cleared.

The ball still fell at the feet of Atletico Madrid, Simeone passed back to the defense and reorganized.

"The attack just now was very threatening. Torres started very fast and cooperated with Kaka very well. Hierro is very experienced. Without him, the ball would be dangerous."

"I think Real Madrid should step up their pressing in the frontcourt, or at least exert some pressure."

"Look, Atletico Madrid's defense is almost reaching the center line. This is not a good thing for Real Madrid."

The commentator also saw some signs, "Why do I think that Real Madrid's defense is also quite high?"

"The main reason is that the superstars did not actively participate in the pressing and oppression. Bosque wanted to destroy Atletico Madrid's midfield pass control, so he had to push the defense forward, but this is very dangerous." Antić reminded.

"Atlético Madrid stretched wide and Real Madrid's flank defense was under pressure."

Just as he was talking, he saw Jankulovski on the left stepping forward quickly. After receiving Guardiola's side kick, he passed it directly to Villa's feet.

After Villa threw away Salgado one-on-one, he made a low pass to the middle, but Kaka failed to keep up in time, and was cleared by Woodgate and left the penalty area, but the ball still fell at the feet of Atletico Madrid .

"Today, Atletico Madrid's pass control is bolder and more skillful than usual, especially in the 30-meter area of ​​Real Madrid. It is doing quite well, but Real Madrid has not many methods."

The on-site commentator also agreed with Antić's analysis, "From the beginning of the game to now, we have seen that Atletico Madrid's ball possession rate is far ahead, as high as 70%. My God, this is really terrifying. .”

"Yes, it's really scary. Gao Han has adjusted well and his tactics are in place. Now it's about how to turn the possession rate into a threatening attack." Antiche's words were full of expectations.

Atletico Madrid still passed the ball to the left and handed it to Villa, but failed to get a chance. Villa passed back to Deco, who changed the direction of attack and cut the ball to the middle.

"Kaka drops back and asks for the ball, okay, pass it to Deco."

"With the continuous cooperation of two Brazilian players, Deco made a big pass to the right."

"There's space on this side, Dario Srna, very fast, gets the ball, punches Roberto Carlos."

"Walk over, pass to the middle!"

"The location is very good, let's see if there is anyone to respond..."

"Torres..."

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!"

"In the eighth minute, just eight minutes into the game, Torres opened the scoring for Atletico Madrid!"

"Atlético Madrid did a very good goal combination, from the left to the center to the right, and Real Madrid's defense was pulled out."

"Dario Srna's cross landed extremely accurately, and Torres headed forward with ease to grab the point."

"One to zero!"