"Beep!!"

"Okay, with the referee's whistle, the first half is over."

"Atlancia Madrid led by 1-0 with the 14th minute, Torres' key goal."

"Real Madrid performed very poorly throughout the first half, and the whole team was completely out of shape. Whether it was the rhythm of the game or the ball, they were completely led by Atletico Madrid."

"We'll see if Boske can readjust the team and stimulate the players' state during the halftime break."

...

In Parma, Mallorca, southern Spain, when Aragones sat in the living room of his home and heard the live broadcast of the TV commentator performing the first half of the game, he smiled slightly and shook his head.

This is the difference between an expert and an outsider.

Even senior TV live commentators are difficult to play as the head coach to analyze the game.

The commentator of Spanish TV believes that Real Madrid fell behind in the first half because of the team's poor condition, which led to Real Madrid's passive scenes. However, in Aragonese's view, this is a reversal of cause and effect.

It is precisely because of the passiveness in the scene that the players perform poorly.

Football is a team sport, which emphasizes overall combat, and on the court, it is important to take advantage of the situation. It is impossible for a player to change the situation of the entire game by fighting alone.

The role of stars and even superstars on the court is more about creating advantages in a certain local area based on their own abilities, thereby driving the performance of other teammates around them.

But if you want to completely change the game situation by relying on the superstar's personal abilities, it is simply impossible.

It's like Real Madrid in the first half.

The reason for being passive is that Atletico Madrid completely suppressed Real Madrid on a tactical level.

The high-level defense of the Bedbank Legion, the pressing and pressure in the midfield and frontcourt, and the skillful ball control in the midfield and backcourt all made Real Madrid feel uncomfortable and restrained everywhere.

The reason is very simple. To break Atletico Madrid's midfield and backcourt control, the team must have a tight defensive formation from front to back, especially in the midfield and frontcourt, where they must actively engage in defense.

But now, as a high center, Morientes moves slowly and does not contribute much to the defense. Figo and Zidane are even less active when defending, and they devote all their energy to the offense.

Both midfielders, Marc Lele and Elgra, dared not leave their position easily, which directly led to the only one in Real Madrid's midfield and frontcourt.

In addition, Atletico Madrid emphasizes skillful foot transmission, creating defensive gaps for the opponent through active interlude and running of players, thereby creating pass space for teammates and creating local advantages for the team.

In this case, snatching seven people from the other party by one person is simply a joke.

It can be said that when superstars do not actively engage in defense, it is impossible for Real Madrid to break Atletico Madrid's ball-handling tactics.

But on the other hand, when Real Madrid controls the ball, Atletico Madrid's three lines can always be used to counter-robbery at the first time, and keep the formation in an orderly manner from front to back. Through this overall battle with active participation by all members, the ball will be snatched back to his own hands in the shortest time.

More importantly, Real Madrid's overall pace is slow.

This slowness is reflected not only in the individual players, especially the core player Zidane, but also in the overall team.

Aragon agrees with a sentence when Cruyff criticized La Liga for its rush to implement the double midfielder tactics.

He said that although the double back midfielder is more stable in defense than the single back midfielder, it lacks efficiency in offense and defense conversion.

This is not a debate about whether anyone is right or wrong, but a matter of choice.

La Liga was once very popular in the 1990s, with Guardiola and Redondo among them.

But at the end of the day, especially in the turn of the century, the disadvantages of the single midfielder in defense were gradually exposed.

Needless to say, Guardiola's situation is not much better in Redondo's treatment in Real Madrid. If Bosque had not adjusted the team's tactics and changed to playing as a five-back last season, he might not have been better than Guardiola.

It can be said that at that time, the head coaches of La Liga were clearly aware of the advantages and disadvantages of single midfielders, so they tended to be more pragmatic double midfielders in their choices.

But now, Gao Han has given another idea of ​​playing with a single midfielder.

That is to increase the pressing efforts in the midfield and frontcourt.

It should be said that throughout the first half, Atletico Madrid reflected Gao Han's idea very well.

What made Aragonese's eyes shine the most was the pressing and intermittent running of the bed sheets on the court.

In such high-level games, high-level defense is often very risky. If you can't grab it in the midfield, frontcourt, it will be difficult to defend the backcourt. However, Atletico Madrid's excellent tactical execution through the compression of three lines and the players' excellent tactical execution ensures the quality of the team's midfield defense and pressure, making it difficult for Real Madrid to control the ball smoothly.

In addition, the flexible and tacit running positions of the Bedding Legion players are also particularly impressive.

Through this flexible interlude and running, it is easy to mess up Real Madrid's defensive formation.

In this case, whether to follow or not is a difficult problem.

Following is easy to lose position and cause confusion in formation; if you don’t follow, you have to exchange defensive targets with your teammates, but the football field changes rapidly, and it is easy to lose people when exchanging defensive targets.

Aragones thought about this and couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.

He had talked with Gao Han in depth about these things, but he never thought that it would be like this on the football field.

The same sentence, the same concept, and even the same set of tactics are reflected in the football field after the imagination, processing and design of different head coaches.

Aragones saw now, and he could only say that Atletico Madrid has basically developed the concept of high cold.

And it is also a football philosophy that is ahead of everyone else.

"It seems that the most likely surprise to La Liga this season is Atletico Madrid!"

Aragones laughed expectantly.

After saying that, he picked up the phone next to him and pressed a number to call.

"Hey, Angel, I found it."

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"Slow, slow, slow, too slow!"

In the locker room of the home team at Calderon Stadium, Gao Han was scolding his players.

"Slow passes, slow catches, and slower overall pace!"

The players looked at each other and were all stunned.

Is this slow?

That's Real Madrid, we're ahead!

"Do you know what our possession rate was in the first half?"

Some of the players were silent, while others shook their heads.

"Fifty-four percent!"

The players were happy after hearing this, and they were eight percentage points higher than Real Madrid.

God, you know, Real Madrid is best at possessing the ball.

Who in Europe doesn’t know that the Galaxy Battleship is known for its skillful ball control and smooth attack like mercury?

Now, it’s eight percentage points behind Atletico Madrid, which is so powerful!

But Gao Han's next words made all the players not happy.

"You actually gave Real Madrid a 46% possession rate. Can anyone tell me what's going on?"

The players looked at each other again, unable to believe it.

Isn't it satisfying to push Real Madrid's ball possession rate to 46%?

Could it be that according to the boss's wishes, can't Real Madrid take the ball?

That's Real Madrid!

Raul, Figo, Zidane, who is not a master of ball control?

If the Galaxy Battleship cannot control the ball, it will be hard not to score a goal!

Torres, wearing the captain's armband, gritted his teeth and was about to say something, but Villa next to him secretly pulled the jersey.

Looking over, the gourd baby gestured on his naked body, his mouth seemed to be talking on a suit.

Torres was also a shrewd egg and immediately realized.

So that's what happened!

I also felt boring when I saw the players looking at the nose, the nose, and the heart, and the heart.

Don’t anyone have any backbone and stand up to refute it?

These guys!

"Okay, I won't say much nonsense, I don't have much time, so you will focus on doing two things in the second half!"

As soon as Gao Han said this, the players looked up.

When it is time to be serious, they can still be serious.

"Real Madrid will definitely not be willing to fall behind. They will counterattack wildly after the start of the second half. You have also seen their offensive power. After the start of the second half, we must first focus on the defense and stabilize our position. Do you understand?"

"I understand!" the player replied in unison.

"Carlos." Gao Han pointed at Machena.

The latter immediately thrust his chest and sat straight.
To be continued...