Grassroots Glory

In fact, there is still half a month before the semi-finals actually start, but Klopp has already started to study Atletico Madrid.

The strength of Atletico Madrid this season is definitely not what it used to be. Simeone has taken over the past few seasons, and now this Atletico Madrid team has integrated his iron-blooded style into a great success. Both the league and the Champions League can stabilize Barcelona, ​​which is enough for Dortmund to be vigilant with 12 points.

Klopp is really not afraid of a team like Barcelona and Real Madrid that takes a delicate technical flow. Only when he meets Atletico Madrid, Simeone's style is in line with his mad dog concept, and he has met his opponent.

Most of Klopp's attention has begun to focus on Atletico Madrid. After playing against Bayern, he is a little uneasy. If Simeone learns from Guardiola, it will be difficult for Zhou Tiancheng to escape. Tough iron-blooded defense, this is the most distinctive symbol of Atletico Madrid, and it is completely different from Bayern's intensity.

This is enough to make Klopp's brain troubled. He has already seen that Gundogan can be a qualified support, but he is really difficult to provoke.

Even in the league, the abuse of food looks good.

Before the semi-finals, Dortmund will face two opponents in the next league: Wolfsburg and Mainz, neither of them is very strong. The two teams are basically locked in the middle of the season this season. beg.

Zhou Tiancheng played only 70 minutes in the two games, and both scored twice. Zhou Tiancheng's expression was not happy enough. When Klopp replaced him in the two games, he was quite helpless. Slowly.

He never did this. All the commentators knew that Zhou Tiancheng never bothered to use these little tricks to delay time, which only showed that he still had regrets.

Duan Xuan actually felt that Klopp was puzzled: Zhou Tiancheng obviously didn't want to be replaced. After two games in a row, he was replaced after scoring twice. Now Zhou Tiancheng has only scored 33... Haha , Of course, there are definitely a lot, and the historical record of tying Gerd Müller is still seven goals away, but there are only three rounds left in the league. Haha, I guess you can guess what Klopp will say after the game, But... Atlético Madrid is just, Klopp is really capable of tearing things down, why is he so unwilling to be beautiful? With Dortmund's current strength, they need to deliberately let Zhou Tiancheng rest, are they so unconfident?

In fact, Zhou Tiancheng was also a little upset, but he didn't say anything, but he sat on the bench with his head down and didn't look at the field at all. This scene was discovered by Klopp.

Zhou, aren't you happy? Afterwards, Klopp took the initiative to care. For a team soul like Zhou Tiancheng, he must ensure that his thoughts and mentality are normal.

Zhou Tiancheng smiled: Boss, it doesn't exist.

Klopp suddenly pulled his face down: Don't lie to me, Zhou, although you are very mature on the court, you are still too young in front of me. Tell me honestly, do you think I deliberately don't let you break Gerd Muller? Record? Are you upset with me now?

Uh... Zhou Tiancheng hesitated for a moment, because what he said was right in his mind, he sighed to himself that Klopp was such an old fox. He doesn't deny it either, so let's do what we love.

Hahaha, that's right. In fact, even if you deny it, you can't lie to me, Zhou, has anyone told you that you are actually not good at lying?

Okay, do you know why I did this? Atletico Madrid will definitely treat you no worse than Bayern. How do you feel at the beginning of the last game?

Zhou Tiancheng twitched the corner of his mouth.

Klopp saw his brows slightly frowned: Zhou, I know you have won them many times, as you said, you and the two Madrid teams are very destined, but I need to remind you that this time it is really not the same. Similarly, I don't know how strong Simeone's team is, but it must not be easy to eliminate Barcelona without losing in two rounds. It is always right for us to be cautious.

What do you think?

What else can Zhou Tiancheng say? You are right! I was speechless.

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Klopp's worries are really not groundless. Simeone's preparations are based entirely on his own strengths. He never thought of playing against Dortmund.

Atletico Madrid has only conceded 24 goals in 35 rounds so far. Its defensive ability is the best in La Liga, and the signature of Atletico Madrid's defense is aggressiveness.

Unlike Mourinho's implementation of the bus-style in-depth defense at Inter Milan, Simeone emphasized the pressure in the midfield and the counter-stealing after losing the ball, especially in the face of Barcelona, ​​​​which is technically advanced in La Liga. Use this defense to cut the opponent's formation into pieces.

As a tradition of La Liga, Atletico Madrid, which is about to reach the top this season, has subverted the traditional concept of physical confrontation with the characteristics of the Premier League. The traditional Serie A defensive construction is integrated with Simeone's fast counterattack with South American passion and traditional La Liga characteristics.

Now La Liga is the only Atletico Madrid team that can compete head-on with Dortmund's style, and it is also the only seedling in the top four of the Champions League.

The whole of Madrid is watching them. Although Marca and Aspen collectively lost their voices at this time, as the mouthpieces of Real Madrid, they certainly cannot stand for their rivals in the same city.

But this group of contests is obviously more concerned than Chelsea and Bayern on the other side. Atlético de Madrid has shown the status of champions. This is a fact recognized by many European first-line media, and it depends on whether they can pass Dortmund.

They're ready at the Calderon Stadium.

Simeone is very confident externally: We are ready. Dortmund is the opponent I have prepared for a season. Now I can say that I and the players are fully confident to reach unprecedented heights, and I understand that we must cross Dortmund. Only this level will work. Therefore, God is just and gave us this opportunity. This will make our final victory more valuable.

Very confident, Simeone has already called out the meaning of winning the championship. Atletico Madrid has won the Europa League three times in history, but has never been involved in the Champions League. It is inevitable that people will think that he is floating.

Not to mention other things, Dortmund's players are more experienced. Facing such an opponent, shouldn't they keep a low profile? High-profile pretentiousness can easily end up being an idiot.

But Simeone didn't take it seriously at all: I said a long time ago that we are not a so-called technical team like Barcelona or Real Madrid. Only confrontation is the true meaning of professional football. How can a group of nobles deal with mad dogs? In terms of championships, Real Madrid does have more than us, we are not nobles. But if Klopp is full of confidence...Sunday's achievements are his source of confidence, you can try it.

The iron triangle of football coaches: Mourinho, Klopp, Simeone, reporters generally can't please them when they encounter these three, and the media don't even have the urge to ask more questions about their contests.

Or don't look uncomfortable, just pay attention to how they do it.