Chapter 330 It's the Champions League's turn!
The final of the Cup of Rey is Elche, the third largest city in Valencia.
The Martinez Barello Stadium is like a small island hanging alone in the eastern suburbs of the city, surrounded by barrenness.
Aragonese joked that in this stadium, Real Mallorca seemed to have returned to his home court.
He means that Mallorca, which is lonely outside Spain, has a sense of belonging here.
Gao Han ignored this kind of forced and forced look for feelings, but he did not dare not ignore the Royal Mallorca.
Real Mallorca is currently ranked ninth in La Liga this season. The results are not very ideal, and there are no big-name stars, but they are still sticking to Aragones' overall tactics as always.
This is also the reason why they were able to defeat Real Madrid five-to-one at the Bernabeu Stadium.
442, this is the tactical formation of Real Mallorca.
The biggest change is the frontcourt.
After top scorer Luke switched to La Coruna before the season, Real Mallorca rented Pandiani and also introduced Fernando Correa from Atletico Madrid.
The former quickly became Etoo's most powerful partner, while the latter was a qualified substitute for the team.
The midfielder is in a diamond-shaped position, while the Argentine Ibagasa is behind two strikers and serves as the team's forward midfielder.
In the offensive combination in the frontcourt, Gao Han was most wary of Cheetah Etoo.
In the past four rounds of La Liga, Etoo scored seven goals and three assists alone. His performance was a standalone player and was Real Mallorca's most eye-catching scorer.
Gao Han also emphasized Etoo's threat in defense.
Atletico Madrid has an advantage in overall strength, but he dare not be careless at all.
The Galaxy's five-goal home defeat is the best lesson.
The reason is that he is careless and underestimated the enemy.
After scoring a goal, Real Madrid thought he was sure to win, but unexpectedly, Real Madrid scored two goals in a row, which caught Real Madrid off guard.
The result afterwards is natural.
Real Madrid fought back at all costs, and Real Madrid insisted on counterattacking, and the next three goals were almost the same.
Gao Han did not allow Atletico Madrid to make the mistakes made by the Galaxy Battleship again.
Therefore, from the beginning of the game, Atletico Madrid adopted relatively stable tactics, using its own strength advantages to steadily suppress the opponent, rather than blindly pursuing scoring.
This gave Atletico Madrid a very early advantage on the field. Real Mallorca's first shot that was truly threatening was not available until twenty-three minutes.
That was Ibagasa's wonderful pass. Pandiani threw away Dario Serna and made a cross from the left. Etoo suddenly inserted and jumped up with Marchena at the same time to compete for the top. As a result, the ball was successfully cleared by Marchena.
The African Cheetah was obviously disappointed that it failed to score, but Gao Han on the sidelines was still scared.
"This kid is really fast."
"Who said no?" Cantalero was also shocked. "I was obviously far away just now, but I suddenly rushed forward and rushed directly to the front. Fortunately, Machena's position was stuck this time, otherwise..."
This kind of sudden and after-studying point is very dangerous. If you are not careful, you will lose the ball.
"The most terrifying thing is that this kid is improving every game." Gao Han murmured in admiration.
Because of Aragonese's relationship, he can be said to have always been paying attention to Etoo.
The Cameroonian striker has not made any progress in the past two years, and his strength data in his ignorant eyes have not changed. He can be called a strange flower.
But it’s just that in the past few games, he seemed to have suddenly realized it, and every game has been making rapid progress.
Now, his strength is as high as 165, and he is still improving rapidly.
In terms of fame, many people think that Etoo is the forward who has only become popular in La Liga in the past few rounds. Only Gao Han knows that in terms of strength, Etoo has probably reached the level of a first-tier forward in La Liga and has the strength to gain a foothold in all teams.
What's even more terrifying is that this Cameroonian player is young, but his characteristics are very comprehensive, his scoring methods are very rich, his running ability is excellent, and his speed is very fast. Whether it is personal ability or the ball playing, he can easily get it, and there is no problem at all.
"Continue to maintain this momentum, within a year, he will become one of the best scorers in La Liga and even Europe!"
Cantalero and Emery were a little surprised after hearing this.
Gao Han has always been aware of people, and everyone admires them very much, but is it a bit exaggerating to predict Eto's future?
You know, the Cameroonian boy has been criticized a lot in the past two seasons, and now he has only played a few games. As for giving him such a big hat?
Gao Han just smiled and would not answer the assistant's doubts.
But Etoo responded on the court and became Real Mallorca's most threatening sharp knife on the front line.
Due to Gao Han's attention before the game, Atletico Madrid's defense was well taken, and coupled with its own strength advantages, it did not give Real Mallorca too many opportunities. Both sides maintained a certain balance of power on the court based on their respective tactics.
But this balance of power was only maintained for more than half an hour.
In the 36th minute, Atletico Madrid made a wonderful cooperation in the frontcourt. The ball was passed back and forth, and Villa and Yankulovsky cooperated on the left, and passed it to the front of the goal. Kaka inserted a header and scored, opening the first record for Atletico Madrid, one-to-zero.
After breaking the deadlock on the court, the balance of strength continued to be maintained in the first half.
But in the second half, after the two sides changed sides and fought again, Real Mallorca suddenly made a snatch, especially Etoo, who performed quite actively. First, he received a pass from Ibagasa, and then threw away Machena, almost forming a one-on-one strike.
But at the critical moment, Carvalho calmly broke it and resolved a crisis.
Just five minutes later, Etoo took the ball on the left again, drifted past Dario Serna and Marchena continuously, and suddenly kicked the ball, but Cech reacted quickly and pushed the ball out of the crossbar with both hands to ensure that the goal was not lost.
Atletico Madrid quickly reunited. Villa, Deco and Dario Serner made very threatening shots one after another, causing panic in front of Real Mallorca's goal.
Especially in the 73rd minute of the game, Kiko, who was on the bench, received a pick pass from Deco in front of the goal, headed the ball to the left, Villa followed up and scored another goal for Atletico Madrid, 2-0.
At this point, the game has completely lost its suspense!
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"We tried our best, but we still lost. It's so fucking!"
As soon as the game ended, Aragones came over for the first time to congratulate Gao Han, but the first sentence was to complain.
Although this Spanish coach with a distinct mark on Atletico Madrid lost, he was in a bad mood.
Looking at the whole game, he did try his best, but his skills were not as good as others.
Atletico Madrid's overall strength completely suppressed Real Mallorca, which is an indisputable fact.
The record of the Bernabeu slaughtering Real Madrid by five to one is hard to come by, but it can never be renewed.
"I don't seem to be convinced by your tone." Gao Han asked with a smile.
Aragones shook his head, "Of course we can do better. If Etoo can score a goal, the result will be completely different, but unfortunately, we are not very lucky."
Gao Han could only laugh at this.
He really wanted to remind this stubborn Spanish coach that Etoo doesn't seem to be an absolute must-scoring opportunity, right?
But if you win the ball, you have to give people some steps, right?
"I've got La Liga and the King's Cup, and it's the next time it's the Champions League."
Aragonese said this and suddenly looked at Gao Han with a very envious look, "You kid have to have snacks. In the history of Spanish football, no team has won the triple crown. If you win it, then..."
But just like that, Aragones didn't say anything, but Gao Han understood in his heart.
Receiving this honor will completely establish his position in Spanish football and even European football.
No matter how long it takes, countless fans will still remember him.
After all, professional football also emphasizes ranking and seniority.
"Ac Milan is not easy to deal with at all now." Gao Han said with a frown.
"Last weekend, when we were challenging La Coruna away, I specially chatted with Iruetta. Guess, how did he describe AC Milan to me?"
Aragonese suddenly became interested, "What do you say?"
"He said AC Milan has the most luxurious attack combination in the world, but it is so stupid that it plays the most conservative football in the world. But if you are not careful and reveal some flaws, they will eat you mercilessly."
The flesh on Aragonese's cheek twitched slightly, and he nodded his head in the same way.
Teams like AC Milan can only be born in Serie A.
Shevchenko and Inzaghi are both famous scorers in the world, including Sidov, Rui Costa, Rivaldo and Pirlo, all of whom are famous No. 10 players.
If we talk about this lineup being put together and in European football, it can be regarded as a top-ranked attacking lineup.
But in Ancelotti's hands, it was forced to knead into a conservative defensive counterattack.
What's even more troublesome is that they are not just good at defending, but once they are given a chance, they can quickly and kill a sharp and fatal counterattack.
The four-to-zero game at Riasso Stadium is the best example!
"It is indeed difficult for Serie A teams to play, and AC Milan is the hard bone, especially in the Champions League final." Aragones was helpless about this.
AC Milan was able to go from second place in the two-stage group stages, and after entering the knockout round, he killed several powerful teams and reached the Champions League final. This is itself an affirmation of the strength of the Red and Black Legion.
If Ancelotti had no special skills, she would not have been able to get to where she is today.
As for Atletico Madrid, it is not easy to break through AC Milan's goal and avoid being attacked by opponents.
It turns out that no team can do it after adjusting the tactics from Ancelotti.
La Coruna, Juventus and Inter Milan all died at the hands of AC Milan.
Although Atletico Madrid is in good shape and has a strong momentum, it is still very difficult to defeat AC Milan in the Champions League final.
Moreover, the bedsheets are young and reaching the Champions League final for the first time. Whether it is experience, patience, or even overall stability, they are probably slightly inferior to AC Milan.
Chapter completed!