The green devil

The first half is over.

The Spaniard and Atletico Madrid drew 1:1.

The scene was so passive, only one goal was conceded, and the Spaniard was very satisfied with this score.

But everyone in the Espanyol team understands that if they continue to play like this, they will not be able to support the entire second half.

Back in the locker room, Sergio briefly summarized the problems that occurred in the first half, and then adjusted the tactics and player positions of the game.

The strikers basically did not perform in the first half.

Moreno didn't take a single shot, and even a striker like Zhao Yang was underestimated, only a hasty long-range shot.

Of course not to say that the two strikers are useless.

The reason why the most threatening shots were completed by the two defensive midfielders is that Atletico Madrid put almost all their energy on the defense of the forwards and forwards.

Judging from the situation in the first half, the Spaniard must still focus on defense in the second half, and there will not be many shooting opportunities.

How to grasp the limited opportunities has become the key to winning in the second half.

Sergio made little adjustments, that is, he retreated Moreno to the midfield, leaving only Zhao Yang in front.

Increase the number of midfielders, strengthen the defense of the midfield, and let Zhao Yang grasp the limited shooting opportunities.

away team locker room

Atletico Madrid coach Simeone is also arranging tactics with the players.

Simeone was not happy with the first half.

However, what Simeone is not satisfied with is only the score, and he is still satisfied with the scene.

Simeone did not change his tactics, mainly to guide the details.

In this game, Simeone was most worried about Zhao Yang showing his power. The last time he failed to win the Spaniard at home, it was because Zhao Yang scored two goals, one of which was scored at the last moment.

The players who defended Zhao Yang performed very well in this game and did not give Zhao Yang a chance to score.

Simeone repeatedly urged that the defense against Zhao Yang must not be relaxed in the second half.

For a striker who has scored 34 goals in La Liga, he should not be given a single chance, otherwise he would be killing himself.

In addition, the players in the back row should not be given too many opportunities, and it often happens that small players change the outcome of the game.

It is the foundation not to allow opponents to score goals, but what is more important is to score goals yourself.

Simeone did not put the burden of scoring on the striker. He told the players that the Spaniard will definitely focus on defending Torres and Griezmann, so whoever has a chance will shoot.

The 15-minute break passed quickly and the second half began.

The Spaniard tried to attack at the beginning and wanted to sneak attack Atletico Madrid.

However, Atletico Madrid started in defense, rich in stealing chicken experience, and very focused. The Spaniard's sneak attack was unsuccessful, and he was almost counterattacked by Atletico Madrid because of his heavy pressure.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Spaniard immediately gave up the sneak attack, gradually recovered, and continued to fight their defensive counterattack.

Compared with the first half, the Spaniard's defense was more aggressive in the second half, with more fouls.

This set is very useful for Real Madrid and Barcelona. With the strength of the Spaniard, Real Madrid and Barcelona also took a lot of trouble to win.

However, Atletico Madrid is too familiar with this style of play. Compared with being fierce, they are not worse than the Spaniards at all, and they are more concealed, and they are not easy to be discovered by the referee.

After only 10 minutes in the second half, the Spaniard was completely passive and had to shrink again and set up an iron bucket formation.

Atletico Madrid couldn't enter the penalty area, so they could only shoot long shots and slam into the penalty area again.

This is a reproduction of the rhythm of the game in the first half.

Different from the first half, this time only Zhao Yang was left in front of the Spaniard, and everyone else returned to their own penalty area.

Atletico Madrid did not dare to be careless, and left two players behind to mark Zhao Yang, and one midfielder was ready to come back to help defend at any time.

The game lasted to 60 minutes.

Atletico Madrid, who has been shooting long shots from the outside and crossing from the side, made substitution adjustments.

Argentine striker Correa replaced striker Carrasco.

The little Correa has the nickname "Aguero II".

Correa has flexible feet, quick turns, excellent small skills, and can make a fuss in a small space.

In addition, Correa also has excellent speed and cross footwork, and he can also play as a winger.

Seeing that punching and long shots can't solve the problem, switching to Correa is Simeone's hope to change a way to deal with dense defense.

Correa is just 20 years old and has just landed in La Liga. Sergio and the players don't know him very well.

After Correa came on the field, Sergio didn't respond in time, maybe Sergio didn't think it was necessary to make changes because of a young man.

After Correa came on the field, Atletico Madrid suddenly changed the rhythm, and Griezmann, Torres and Correa played short passes to infiltrate.

Correa made a breakthrough on the wing, suddenly cut inside, and rushed to the center.

Sanchez and Duterte flanked together, trying to break the ball.

Correa dexterously passed the crotch to Torres.

Torres tapped it lightly and the ball went to the penalty area.

Correa rushed into the penalty area from the cracks like a small jump scratch, and grabbed a pass from Torres.

Fortunately, Torres knocked a bit too hard, and when Correa took the ball, the angle of the shot was already very small.

Correa crossed the middle and the ball was saved by goalkeeper Lopez.

This attack was a wake-up call, but the Spaniard did not think that Atletico Madrid would change their style of play and rhythm and still play in the original way.

At this time, the commentator He Wei felt the danger, and said: "This little man is very flexible. I'm afraid the Spaniard's rough defense will suffer. Simeone is not a pure reckless man."

In the 62nd minute of the game, Correa cut inside again to the middle.

Diop came to intercept, Correa immediately passed the ball to Griezmann, and quickly got rid of Diop.

Griezmann stopped and flicked the ball and passed it to Correa who was rushing.

Correa only needs to take a step, adjust the step point, and then he can shoot.

Diop pursued closely, and the central defender hurried over to block.

At this time, Correa showed the feet of the Argentine player. He took a step, missed the shot, tapped his heel, and passed it to Griezmann.

Everyone's attention was on Correa, but Griezmann was left empty.

Griezmann was overjoyed. He took the ball and smashed into the penalty area. Facing the goalkeeper Lopez who was in a hurry, he shot the far corner with his arch.

It was too late for Lopez to get off the ground. He subconsciously stretched out his foot to block, but still failed to touch the ball. The ball hit the right post and bounced into the net.

In the 62nd minute, Griezmann pushed to help Atletico Madrid 2:1, leading the Spaniard.

After the goal, Griezmann raised his arms and shouted, then ran to hug Correa who passed him the ball.

On the sidelines, the bandit coach Simeone clenched his fists and smiled on his face.

Correa lived up to his hopes and successfully tore through the opponent's defense.

Next to Simeone, Sergio's face was livid. He must bear some responsibility for the goal.

The player failed to react, if he had reminded the players, maybe the goal would not have happened.

Sergio deeply regrets his carelessness.

Although there is only one goal difference, with Atletico Madrid's defensive ability, it is too difficult for the Spaniard to equalize.

With Simeone's shrewdness, the last stoppage time was absolutely flat, I am afraid it will not happen again.