Ultimate Demon Sword

Chapter 243 Excellent Team and Super Individual

The Catalan TV commentator slapped the table angrily: "Damn! Godin scored a goal. Fortunately, there are still 15 minutes left, and Barcelona is fully capable of regaining the lead!"

This is Godin's first goal this season, which will form a watershed in the trend of the game.

As a central defender, if you don't score, you are done. Once you score, it is the key goal.

The iron tree blooms, and that's why it can be seen as a miracle.

Godin reminisced about this feeling lying on the lawn of the Nou Camp.The sporadic boos from the Nou Camp did not sound harsh to his ears, but had a sense of familiarity.

He seems to have returned to three years ago, that night in the final round of the Nou Camp, his goal sent the team to the championship podium, and when he won the championship, he bent down and kissed the Nou Camp's turf just like now.The devil's away game, which all the giants in Europe scratched their heads and avoided, happened to be his blessed land.

This goal also caught Valverde by surprise. Assistant coach Aspiasu stepped forward and asked if he would make a substitution to deal with the changes on the field.Valverde waved his hand.He chose to fully trust everyone on the field and wait and see what happened.

On the other side, after Godin equalized for the team, there was a moment of excitement on the bench, and then Gameiro, Torres and several other frontcourt players ran to the warm-up area by themselves.These players know Simeone very well. When there is a chance to win, he will never be satisfied with ending in a draw, so there is no need for assistant coach Boggs to call names. Everyone is preparing for the game.

Perhaps Atletico Madrid is not as good as their opponents in terms of hard power, but under Simeone's training, this team maintains an infinite desire for victory. Even if there is only a 1% chance, they will put in [-]% effort to fight until the last minute.

Although Atletico Madrid's game style is sometimes not appreciated by the younger generation of fans, it is not as good as Barcelona's pass-and-control football, which sometimes has amazing teamwork, and it is not like Real Madrid's quick counterattack. Ronaldo and Bale's dribbling and fast advancement are full of agility and elegant beauty.Atletico Madrid's style of play is more like interpreting a spirit.As long as there is a breath, the battle will not stop.A team infused with the spirit of iron and blood that can't be beaten or dragged down.

Judging from flexible and changeable standards, Atletico Madrid is indeed not excellent. Apart from head-to-head defense and quick counterattack on offense, it is not like a giant at all-although Simeone is trying to transform into an offensive style of play, the foundation of Atletico Madrid is defensive counterattack.This is where many Barcelona and Real Madrid fans look down on Atletico Madrid. It is impossible for modern football to rely on one trick to eat all over the world, especially in this era when strikers are in power and only offensive firepower is the hero.Atletico Madrid's style of play is indeed a bit stubborn.

That's why Simeone values ​​Wen Zhihao's role so much.Wen Zhihao's temperament is very consistent with Atletico Madrid's. If you provoke him, the energy of not admitting defeat will come up, it doesn't matter who you are, you will definitely fight to the death.But in the performance of the scene, you can't see him with a ferocious face, a blushing face, a thick neck, and a fierce fight with his opponent.The more this kind of time, the more calm Wen Zhihao behaved, but no matter whether he passed the ball to his teammates or shot the goal, his move was absolutely fatal.

The score returned to a tie, and now the situation on the field has become a little delicate.Although the ball is still under the control of Barcelona, ​​at this time, Atletico Madrid's actions are more unified, and they are more determined to strangle Iniesta, the main organizational point.Without Iniesta's firepower output, Paulinho's number of attacks would also be reduced, which is equivalent to partially cutting off the connection between Barcelona's midfielder and striker, temporarily causing Barcelona's offense to stalemate.

The home fans in the stands slowly began to get a little anxious. During this period, Atletico Madrid's several counterattacks had already made them feel dangerous.For the first time this season, Barcelona fans feel nervous on their doorstep.

"Atletico Madrid's restrictions on Barcelona are very good. Iniesta keeps two people to follow up at all times. However, it must be admitted that Atletico Madrid's defense is excellent, but the control of this Barcelona team is really different from that of the 'Dream Three' at its peak."

Since Harvey and Fabregas left, Guardiola's Tiki-Taka pass and control tactics are no longer pure.Now in Barcelona's midfield sequence, only Iniesta is the absolute master of ball control, but when it is absolutely necessary to pass and control to control the rhythm, this is a huge hidden danger.

Seeing that the situation was getting better, Boggs asked Simeone for his opinion: "Diego, do you want to take advantage of the change to strengthen the offense now? Time is running out, why don't you increase the fire at this time?"

Simeone glanced at the bench, and everyone was eager to try. After thinking for a while, he said to Boggs: "Go and call Fernando."

Torres quickly came to Simeone's side to listen to Simeone's latest tactics.

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On the court, the situation is still stalemate, but Atletico Madrid's chances are being bred a little bit.

The midfield has become the most tragic area for both sides to compete for.It is basically a foot-to-foot fight, the ball changes back and forth between the two sides, and it is basically impossible to pass the ball to the striker through the ground. The most direct way is to drive the big foot to the front, and leave the rest to the striker.

Although Barcelona has a phenomenon-level individual like Messi in the frontcourt, how many teams in La Liga and even Europe can compete with Ma in terms of long pass offense?
Moreover, Atletico Madrid's frontcourt trident is younger. At critical moments, the focus of the competition is physical fitness and will.

In both, Atletico Madrid has an advantage over the current Barcelona.

The game entered No.80 minutes, and Atletico Madrid fans waited for the attack they most wanted to see.The midfield counterattacked continuously, and Cork kicked a long pass before losing his center of gravity. The ball flew high and floating towards Barcelona's backcourt, and then fell high and floating in front of Griezmann.Cork's instant handling gave Atletico Madrid a three-on-three chance in the frontcourt.Griezmann took a big step, threw away Alba directly, and dribbled forward with the ball.

On the other side, Wen Zhihao has been keeping a close eye on Griezmann's position, cutting inwards to the center of the penalty area while raising his hand to signal.Griezmann saw that Mascherano was chasing Wen Zhihao, and instead of passing the ball immediately, he cooperated with Costa.Costa followed the trend with his heel, and the ball directly followed Wen Zhihao's running route.

Although Wen Zhihao had already cut into the penalty area, the difficult situation was not resolved.Ter Stegen was concentrating, and Mascherano had already put his hand on Wen Zhihao's shoulder from the side.

It seemed to be in a deadlock, but Wen Zhihao was still very calm.First made a fake spike to the right, forcing the passive defensive Mascherano center of gravity to follow him.Then he twisted his body in the opposite direction at a very fast connection speed, taking Mascherano's supporting foot as the center of the circle, treating the opponent as a cylinder, stepping on the ball and rotating 180 degrees, leaving Mascherano directly behind, while facing Ter Stegen head-on.

Now it's Ter Stegen's turn to be surprised, and Mascherano is still in a state of being surrounded for a short time. In fact, in the penalty area, he has lost his best defensive position, and what he can do is very limited.

All the fans can only hope that Ter Stegen will continue to be brave, but he is facing Wen Zhihao, one-on-one in the penalty area, and any efforts will be in vain.

Before Wen Zhihao took the shot, he tricked ter Stegen with a fake move, and then easily shot the ball into the middle like a penalty kick.

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The moment Wen Zhihao scored the goal, He Wei directly raised his arms and shouted: "Wow - beautiful! Wen Zhihao played with Mascherano and scored an overtake goal for Atletico Madrid. It may be the winning goal! A manifestation of super personal ability...Torres sit back, I don't think he will be required to play in this game."

Although Xu Yang was also very excited, he still added professionally: "The teammate's continuous fighting made Wen Zhihao's goal invaluable. It is undeniable that Atletico Madrid is an excellent and resilient team as a whole. The excellent overall team and his strong personal ability complement each other."

(End of this chapter)