Nine Hundred and Forty-Five Chapters?
Situ Yunbing stood in front of the window of the VIP box at the Calderon Stadium overlooking the stadium. For the time being, he put aside his thoughts about his mother and child at home, and carefully examined the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.
It is not easy for Liverpool to face Atletico Madrid with a complete lineup today, thanks to Eriksson's return from injury.
The Red Army still has a 433 formation today.
Goalkeeper: Ter Stegen.
Defenders: Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Benatia, Robertson.
Midfield: Henderson, Eriksen, Casemiro.
Forwards: Mbappe, Lewandowski, Gareth Bale.
Atletico Madrid also put up a 433 formation with 3 forwards in order to qualify.
Goalkeeper: Oblak.
Defenders: Juanfran, Godin, Savage, Felipe Luis.
Midfield: Gabi, Saul, Koke.
Forwards: Griezmann, Kevin Gameiro, Chelsea.
With the whistle of the referee, the game officially started.
Although Liverpool is playing 433, but because there is no room for adjustment for backhand substitutions today, and the coach Situ Yunbing is not on the sidelines to command, Liverpool adopted defensive counterattack tactics in the away game!
The overall formation retreated significantly, guarding the key areas of the midfield and backcourt, waiting for Atletico Madrid to attack.
Atletico Madrid is proficient in defensive counterattacks, but the strong attack seems to have more than enough energy.
Gameiro and Chelsea are not regular main players under Simeone, so their performance is very limited, mainly because their status is always suppressed by Liverpool!
Liverpool's defense was tight from the beginning of the game, so Chelsea and Gameiro had no space to control the ball when they responded in the frontcourt, and after being intercepted several times in a row, their confidence began to waver!
Simeone yelled from the sidelines, always keeping Atletico Madrid at a fast pace, but the front line did not perform well, or in the face of Liverpool's tight defense,
Atletico Madrid doesn't have the hard power to penetrate their defense at all!
The creativity of the midfield organization is not top-notch. In addition to Griezmann, the striker can also break through and create sporadic opportunities. The other two forwards are not at all the roles that can carry the banner in this level of competition.
Situ Yunbing caressed the floor-to-ceiling windows of the box with an indifferent expression. Atletico Madrid fought hard for Liverpool, who defended tightly and counterattacked. It will definitely not be easy to win a victory with a goal difference of 2 goals. They need a miracle!
In fact, Simeone also knows this very well, otherwise the first round would not be like that!
Today, Situ Yunbing wants to let the world see clearly that Liverpool will present a textbook defensive counterattack!
Van Dijk and Benatia's defense is impenetrable, and Atletico Madrid can only rely on the midfield to support the attack in the frontcourt to try to break the Red Army's defensive barriers.
As a result, this has caused hidden dangers in their defense line.
In the 25th minute of the game, Mbappe rushed forward with the ball from the right. During the rapid advancement, Gareth Bell and Lewandowski crossed positions.
Lewandowski meets the ball and shoots directly into the air!
In the nick of time, Oblak threw himself to throw the ball away with his single palm!
It can be described as a wonderful world-class save!
Although Atletico Madrid escaped, the problem of defense cannot be ignored.
Such a dangerous situation has never been a problem of personnel or performance, but is caused by the combination of game potential and tactical confrontation.
It is not enough for Atletico Madrid to rely on the trident to score goals. The midfield support will force them to give Liverpool sufficient space to take advantage of the speed. As long as Liverpool's counterattack rushes, then even if Atletico Madrid has more players retreating, they will not be able to completely limit Liverpool's trident!
In the 32nd minute of the game, Lewandowski knocked the ball back in front of the penalty area to Eriksson, who was plugged in behind.
Gareth Bale made a fast inside cut without making any adjustments and directly kicked and shot!
The football brushed the outside of the right goal post and flew out of the bottom line!
The Liverpool fans suddenly sighed up to the sky, Simeone was furious on the sidelines, thinking that the team's defense was not tough enough!
The interception of Liverpool should be completed in the first place!
No matter how much regret Moniz expressed on the sidelines, Situ Yunbing stood in the box but always looked calm.
The game never showed signs of crisis that made him feel nervous.
Some Atletico Madrid supporters criticized Situ Yunbing on social media, thinking that it was completely unreasonable for him to criticize Atletico Madrid and Simeone as useless, especially when he dubbed Simeone a big hat, which is an exaggeration for his lack of contribution to the development of football.
Situ Yunbing doesn't want to prove anything, but if he wants to, he can make Liverpool a team that makes all the giants in Europe desperate.
Defensive counterattacks are enough to make Liverpool invincible.
But this is only a short-term success, because whether it is referring to the experience of many teams in the past, or his understanding and cognition of football, he cannot make the team stick to a rigid and conservative style of play for a long time.
Nearly 30 years ago, Arsenal, which made all their opponents helpless in the English arena, was too passive because of the team's tactics. Although they had a championship, the whole team quickly sank down and drank all day long, including the legendary captain Tony Adams.
And Situ Yunbing's own work can also make him feel that football needs more creativity and more vitality. Not to mention players who are too utilitarian, even he will lose passion for work. This is a loss of motivation from the spiritual level, and it is even more deadly!
After nearly five years of training, Liverpool is good at many styles of play, including defensive counterattacks, but they no longer use this style of play as their usual style of play.
It is also possible to switch the style of play at any time, which will keep the entire team energetic and focused, because if anyone is slack or distracted, he may not be able to keep up with the rhythm of his teammates. This has formed a virtuous circle within the team.
At the Calderón Stadium, Atletico Madrid fans in the stands are actively cheering for the team.
But when Chelsea and Gameiro were intercepted again and again, and Griezmann was struggling alone, they couldn't hide their disappointment.
In the 42nd minute of the game, after Gareth Bale dribbled the ball from the left side of the front court and broke through Juanfran, he passed the ball to the left side of the penalty area. Lewandowski immediately moved the ball to the left side of the penalty area.
Lewandowski stepped forward with one leg into the penalty area, but staggered, and after finally stabilizing the center of gravity of his body, he reached out and touched the back of his right thigh, obviously injured!
The referee blew his whistle to indicate a foul by Godin, and at the same time pointed outside the penalty area.
"Oops! Lewandowski is injured!
Godin hit him hard, and Liverpool were hit hard!
If even Lewandowski falls, they will hardly even have a starting lineup! "
The camera focused on Situ Yunbing in the box, his expression was still calm.
In the face of such a problem, it is useless for Liverpool to be anxious!
Soldiers can only come to block the water and cover it with soil.
Vardy came on to replace the injured Lewandowski.
If there are more wounded, Liverpool will really have to mobilize troops from the reserve team to make up the lineup!
Gareth Bale's direct free kick flew over the crossbar and into the stands.
The first half ended quickly and the score was still 0:0.
The time is very unfavorable to Atletico Madrid, and the same is true of the situation.
Once Liverpool scores a goal, Atletico Madrid will have to score 4 goals at home to eliminate Liverpool!
During the intermission, Situ Yunbing sat in the box and sent Sigrid a message. Sigrid was watching the live broadcast of the game in the hospital, and the child had already taken medicine and fell asleep.
Knowing that Situ Jin didn't have a fever again that night, Situ Yunbing felt relieved.
Then he thought about what adjustments Simeone would make in midfield.
The time is only 45 minutes, and there are not many choices that Simeone can make.
It's nothing more than breaking the boat.
It just depends on whether luck will be on Atletico Madrid's side. If they win, it may indeed put Liverpool in an embarrassing situation, or completely lose their advantage!
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. Atletico Madrid fans ended the entertainment during the intermission: insulting Situ Yunbing.
Everyone's focus is on the game again.
After 5 tepid minutes, Atlético de Madrid launched a frantic attack. The two full-backs pushed forward to provide support for the frontcourt. At the same time, Saul, Koke and Gabi in the midfield took turns to form a layered response and advance.
Griezmann cut inside more into the penalty area to look for opportunities after supporting from the wing.
The pressure on Liverpool's defense has increased greatly, especially Arnold's defense. Even with Henderson's support, he is still a bit embarrassed.
In the 56th minute of the game, after two consecutive attacks, Atletico Madrid made a continuous pass from the left to create a threat. When Luiz sent the ball again, Benatia's header from behind the penalty area failed to go far!
Eriksson wanted a second header to clear the siege at the front of the penalty area. As a result, Gabi overpowered Eriksson to grab the football. He headed the ball into the right rib area of the penalty area.
Benatia, who had just missed the mark after the header, watched as Griezmann stopped the ball from the chest in front of him and then quickly shot!
Van Dijk is already in place, but the outstretched foot can barely touch the ball!
If Van Dijk didn't touch it, Griezmann's shot might have been saved by Ter Stegen, but after Van Dijk touched it, the football changed direction, drew a strange parabola and fell into the upper right corner of Liverpool's goal!
Ter Stegen can only look at the ball and sigh!
The Calderon Stadium boiled instantly!