Ultimate Demon Sword

Chapter 157 Test
The two palms were lightly clasped, but they didn't say anything. Griezmann wanted to say congratulations, but he couldn't open his mouth.This seems to be the first time in his Atletico Madrid career that he was put on the bench not because of injury.

In fact, he didn't have any major injuries at Atletico Madrid at all.

After everyone returned to their respective rooms, Torres quietly asked Wen Zhihao: "Anthony doesn't seem very happy with your starter, are you having trouble?"

Wen Zhihao laughed aloud: "I guess I can't start the game, I'm feeling depressed."

Torres doesn't quite believe Wen Zhihao's statement. He has been a teammate for three years and he knows Griezmann better. However, Wen Zhihao doesn't say much, he can only express his attitude: "Wen, if he makes you feel uncomfortable, please tell me, he can still listen to me."

Wen Zhihao nodded, and then said: "Let's go, we'll be waiting for us later." Accepting Torres' kindness, he didn't continue this topic.

The team's bus arrived at the Allianz Arena, but at this time the third-place final of the Audi Cup was going on in the infield. The match between the host Bayern Munich and Naples entered the final stage. Although the home team fell behind by two goals, the cheers from the fans spared no effort.

This is a feeling that Wen Zhihao has never experienced. The home court of Wanda Metropolis is also crazy, right?Scoring goals on a pitch like this must feel amazing.

Wen Zhihao made up the picture by himself.

After the match between Bayern and Naples ended, the staff cleaned the field as quickly as possible to meet the two final teams, Atletico Madrid and Liverpool.

There was a 45-minute gap between the two games. Simeone asked everyone to simply perform the final step on the field, and get familiar with the field situation after the game as soon as possible.

After stepping on the field and returning to the locker room, Simeone finally emphasized the main points of the game.

The Liverpool team under Jurgen Klopp mainly plays a 4-3-3 formation, emphasizing offense, but Simeone is still very confident in his defense that he has carefully built over the years. What he is really looking forward to is Wen Zhihao.

Although Wen Zhihao performed brilliantly in training, and his short debut last time could be described as steady, Wen Zhihao's role and responsibilities are different today. His performance directly determines whether the team can maintain the speed and sharpness of the past in counterattacks.

Wen Zhihao didn't have any special feelings about his first start. He had experienced the Europa League knockout rounds. When he came to Atletico Madrid, his real goal was La Liga and the Champions League.

"Hey, Wen, don't worry, I will escort you behind, go forward boldly!" Little Black Thomas encouraged Wen Zhihao. He was worse than Wen Zhihao in the last game, and he didn't get 1 minute of playing time, but last season he was an important member of Simeone's midfield defense system.He has played 24 times in various competitions, which is far from Wen Zhihao's status as a pure white rookie.

Due to Simeone's active rotation and Savage's red automatic suspension, Atletico Madrid's starting lineup has changed drastically.There has been a change from the position of the goalkeeper. Oblak sat on the bench, and Moya guarded the goal. In the last game, Godin and Jimenez continued to partner with the central defender for most of the game. The full-backs on both sides were Juanfran and Brazilian Siqueira.The teenagers Barre and Thomas, who were temporarily promoted to the first team for this Audi Cup, formed the barrier of the midfield.Gaitan and Carrasco are the wingers on both sides, Wen Zhihao is the shadow forward, Simeone's choice is Gameiro, and the veteran Torres is temporarily resting.

Klopp's offensive-oriented 4-3-3 formation showed its power at the beginning. The three midfielders Lallana, Milner and Henderson are all stronger in offense than defense, while Atletico Madrid's Thomas is very defensive. Augusto Fernandez's strength is mainly reflected in the first pass initiated by the offense. The defensive coverage is limited.Wen Zhihao didn't get the ball in the midfield for nearly 10 minutes, so he had to retreat to the midfield to look for opportunities.

Neither Thomas nor Augusto Fernandez are good metronomes, and Wen Zhihao wants to share some of the pressure of the offensive organization.However, his obviously small stature was too exposed in front of Liverpool. Henderson used his body to squeeze slightly, and Wen Zhihao could easily lose his center of gravity and lose control of the ball.

Garcia, the commentator of Spain's Sports 1200, couldn't help but questioned: "Wen, who was bought by Atletico Madrid for 15 million euros, did not show any bright spots in the past [-] minutes, but exposed his disadvantages in the confrontation. There is still one month before the transfer window closes. If Diego Simeone wants to maintain the threat to Barcelona and Real Madrid in the previous two seasons, he should plan early."

Obviously, in the eyes of these Spanish commentators whose eyes are above the top, Wen Zhihao's performance in the opening stage is equivalent to parallel imports, and many Real Madrid fans pay attention with the mentality of watching a joke.Atletico Madrid's signings in the past two seasons have rarely failed, which is why they were able to spend less money but challenge the "Western Super League duo". Simeone has a very unique vision for people.And Wen Zhihao's current performance has given these fans who are opposed to Atletico Madrid an excuse to ridicule Simeone to their heart's content.

He Wei stood in Wen Zhihao's position and was confused by Simeone's formation: "Simeone has a big problem with the choice of the midfielder position today. Wen Zhihao is now doing two jobs as the midfielder and forward at the same time. It is completely normal to be in a downturn when he is doing two things at the same time. Could it be that players like Gabi, Cork, and Saul had a collective stomachache last night?"

According to official real-time statistics, Wen Zhihao's running distance reached 10 meters in the first 3000 minutes of the game, which proved that he tried his best on the court, but his effective running in the 30 meters in front of the opponent's penalty area was less than 30.00%, and the running near the midfield accounted for more than 50.00%, which indirectly indicated Wen Zhihao's embarrassing position.And he has to avoid physical entanglement as much as possible in the midfield, and his cooperation with Gameiro is not as good as Torres' tacit understanding. Naturally, it is difficult to help the team's offense.

However, Simeone on the sidelines was not anxious or frowning, but there was something in his eyes-expectation.

Boggs knew Simeone best, and whispered in his ear: "Diego, did you intend to arrange this? You really care about him... well, I hope he is worth it."

Simeone blinked slightly, and he was not sure, so he set such a test for Wen Zhihao.

There is a very special temperament in this Chinese child that attracts him.In Wen Zhihao, he couldn't see the ups and downs of young players.His mentality is always as calm as a mountain.

Maybe he lacks the passion of young people, but in Simeone's view, this is the temperament of a leading player.

Simeone gave Wen Zhihao enough problems and plenty of space. Similarly, he was expecting Wen Zhihao to give an affirmative answer.

(End of this chapter)