Achievement King

Chapter 119
On the evening of January 1th, Simeone announced the starting lineup for the home game against Sevilla, but Wang Yu still did not start in the league.

Wang Yu couldn't help thinking of being replaced early in the last game. Why?
Although Wang Yu had doubts, he had just joined the team after all, so he didn't want to ask any more questions, so he had better be himself first, probably the coach felt that there was still something wrong with himself and the main lineup.

Wang Yu would like to be more optimistic.

The feeling of sitting on the sidelines and watching the game is not good, and the feeling of being substituted or not starting is also different.

Wang Yu sat on the sidelines and watched the starting players play football. Watching the video and watching directly on the sidelines are two different experiences.

From the sidelines, he can see the communication between the players, and he can see how the coaching changes are implemented on the court.

He can see what the camera can't see, such as how Costa and Villa hold the ball when the ball is at the feet of their teammates, and how Costa and Villa move when the ball is at the opponent's feet.

These are all experiences, and it is very intuitive to watch from the bench.

Wang Yu is like a sponge, absorbing the experience of Villa and Costa on the court.

Wang Yu knew that this might be what Simeone hoped he could do.

The situation on the court at this time is still a situation where Atletico Madrid is the main attack. In the league, Atletico Madrid will start the main attack when facing teams other than the championship opponents. After all, they need to score points and consolidate their leading advantage.

But this time Sevilla seems to be playing defensive counterattacks with peace of mind, and does not actively seek offense. Only during the counterattack, will there be 3 or 4 people who come up to attack. Even if they are counterattacked, there are enough people in the midfield. .

Atletico Madrid can only play a positional battle.However, Atletico Madrid is also very good at positional battles. After all, there are many good headers in the team.

Cork is a good crosser. His crosses from the side are like guided shells, pointing to where to hit. Kok often starts crosses at 45 degrees from the side. In fact, it is not necessarily 45 degrees, but it is different from In terms of bottom pass.

This kind of cross is fast and difficult for the opponent to defend. After all, it comes from behind. It takes a process for the defensive player to turn around and take off again. However, his teammates have already been familiar with it after many drills in training. .

After Cork got the ball on the right, he swayed forward and passed Sevilla's winger De Marcos. Cork knew that De Marcos should not play this position. It's not that Cork knew him, but De Marcos' performance at the full-back position can be described as bad, and Cork is easy to deal with him. After passing De Marcos, before the full-back of Sevilla came up, Cork made another iconic attack Footwork, a cross from the kicker, Costa, Villa and Raul Garcia arrived at three points, and Cork's pass also reached the penalty area.

This time it was Costa who grabbed the point. The central defender of Sevilla did not expect it at all. Costa easily hit the ball.

Costa has enough time to hit the ball. The direction is very important. Costa hits the ball in the opposite direction of the goalkeeper. This kind of bouncing is the most difficult for the goalkeeper to save. The defender is also easy to cause an own goal.

The Sevilla goalkeeper just didn't expect Costa to head the ball like this.The consequence of the wrong direction is that Costa hit the ball and the ball was scored.

Atletico Madrid 1-0 Sevilla.

Wang Yu off the court also gave a standing ovation for Costa's excellent judgment on heading the ball this time.

Costa was able to make accurate judgments on the landing point in seconds, and the next attacking operation opened Wang Yu's eyes even more.

Wang Yu knew he still needed to learn more.

Just start with off-court observation.

After Atletico Madrid scored this goal, Sevilla's offense became stronger. For them, entering the top four is also the goal of the season. Now the fourth place is there. If Sevilla can win this In this field, when the rival Real Sociedad has lost points, Sevilla will enter the top four, so Sevilla's desire to win this game is very strong.

Sevilla's wave of offense gradually suppressed Atletico Madrid.

Atletico Madrid's players were planning to defend first after scoring a goal. After all, the opponent will definitely counterattack. This is the deployment that Simeone also made before the game, but he did not expect that Atletico Madrid's offense was gradually suppressed. After 10 minutes At this time, Atletico Madrid's offense can't pass Sevilla's midfield.

Sevilla seemed to be 80 minutes into the second half, running at all costs.

Simeone is still immobile on the sidelines. He knows in his heart that Sevilla's pressing will not last long. Obviously, Sevilla did not have such an active pressing style before. It is also difficult to adapt immediately. In fact, Simeone also watched the last Sevilla game, so he knows that this is not the main style of play of Sevilla. Playing an unfamiliar tactic will only consume more energy. .

Let Atletico Madrid play, and these players will know when to take a break, which will save energy better.It is because I have played a lot and are proficient.

Sevilla's pressing did not last long.

At 40 minutes into the first half, Sevilla's physical fitness dropped significantly.

The Atlético Madrid players on the field felt more at ease at this time, because their physical fitness was still abundant, and they were not in a hurry. With another wave of offense in the second half, they would be able to win the opponent. This is the thinking of many players.

But what Atletico Madrid players never expected was that Sevilla scored at the end of the first half.

Still a Sevilla attack.

Sevilla is still making a cross from the wing and the bottom line. Sevilla's striker easily caught the ball, but facing the defensive players in the penalty area, he has nothing to do, but he is not reconciled to splitting the side like this. Decided to take a shot.

So when he took a shot.Atlético Madrid centre-back Miranda jumped up to block, but Miranda's right hand went up.

And the ball hit Miranda's right hand impartially.

This time it is too obvious.Before the Sevilla striker went to the referee to complain, the referee decisively ran over and showed Miranda a yellow card.

Miranda wanted to explain something, but the referee said, "You have expanded the defensive area, this is a fact."

Miranda said nothing.

Simeone on the sidelines also stood helplessly on the sidelines with his hands on his hips.

At this time, all eyes were on Courtois.

Courtois' heart sank.Saving penalty kicks is not his strong point, especially if the opponent finds his next point to hit, it will be troublesome.

After the whistle, Courtois pounced to his right, but the ball slid down Courtois' fingertips into the goal.

In the 44th minute of the first half, Sevilla equalized the score, 1-1.

(End of this chapter)