Football: BBC template starts, Messi is stunned

The second leg of the 2017-2018 King's Cup quarter-finals.

Atletico Madrid played against the visiting Athletic Bilbao at home!

In the first leg of the two teams.

Atletico Madrid, who played as a substitute, lost 2-4 away.

Back to home.

If Atletico Madrid wants to advance, they must win by more than two goals!

But at this stage.

Winning or losing is not a problem Simeone needs to consider.

For Atletico Madrid, this King's Cup.

The biggest significance is to experiment with their new 433 style!

Although the whole team has practiced 433 for two days in training.

But everyone knows.

Only in actual combat can we truly test whether this set of tactics is suitable for Atletico Madrid.

Starting of the two teams:

Atletico Madrid, 433, coach Simeone.

Moya

Philippe Lucas Jiménez Vrsaljko

Koke Gabi Carrasco

Suchen Torres Gameiro

Athletic Bilbao, 4231, coach Siganda

Kepa

Lequi Nunez Martínez Savolite

San Jose Besga

Sussetta Benyat Merino

Williams

Let’s go!

Athletic Bilbao immediately turned the tables and grabbed the opening!

Several players in the frontcourt once pressed into Atletico’s penalty area to fight for the goalkeeper’s pass.

“Press forward, press forward collectively, and grab together!”

Coach Siganda seemed nervous and excited.

He pressed high at the start, which he did an hour before the game.

After getting Atletico's starting lineup, we decided on the tactics!

Most of Atletico's players were substitutes.

Torres, who was no longer as brave as he used to be, replaced Diego Costa, a regular starter.

In the midfield.

Gabi, the veteran midfielder who had faded out of the starting lineup, returned to the game.

Carrasco, who was gradually recovering from an ankle injury, also came to the starting lineup to find his form.

Not to mention the defense.

A big rotation of defense players!

Even the goalkeeper was replaced by the second goalkeeper Moya.

But Athletic Bilbao played with all the main players!

Even for this King's Cup game.

In the previous round of La Liga games.

Half of the main players were hidden!

It can be seen that the opponent attaches great importance to the King's Cup.

It's just the opposite of Atletico!

"We are a small team, we can't compare with Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​and Atletico Madrid. We can't win the La Liga championship, but we also want to fight for the championship trophy, and the King's Cup is the most suitable goal!"

This is the true inner thoughts of Athletic Bilbao, from the management to the players and then to the fans!

I won't compete with you for the league championship.

But don't stand in my way to the King's Cup!

Under the high pressure of the opponentDown.

Atletico substitute goalkeeper Jimenez made a mistake in passing the ball and passed it crooked!

Bilbao's black striker Williams is 186cm tall and has long legs, so he kicked it off.

"Side!"

Merino on the left side quickly changed his position and Williams' pass came.

Full-back Lekui did not dare to neglect it.

Go after him!

But he just caught up to Merino and his position was not stable.

Merino made an inverted triangle pass, and the ball just passed Lekui's feet!

"Here it comes!"

San Jose, the back midfielder of Athletic Bilbao, shouted and shot the ball!

With a crisp sound, the ball hit the inside of the post and bounced into the net!

Athletic Bilbao led 1-0 away!

"Wow——"

The Wanda Metropolitano Stadium was in an uproar!

Although this was just a King's Cup match.

But thanks to Atletico's recent three-game winning streak in the league.

The enthusiasm of the fans was mobilized.

Even though it was a King's Cup match, the attendance rate of the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium was as high as 90%!

Sixty thousand fans couldn't believe it.

Six minutes into the game, the opponent scored with the first shot!

What the hell?

"It doesn't matter. Our team is used to slow warm-up. We played against Sevilla and Real Madrid and they were all reversals!"

"Brothers, don't panic! This is just the beginning!"

"There is plenty of time. Even our substitutes are stronger than Bilbao!"

"The best is yet to come. Today is another reversal. Go for Atletico!"

The fans were comforting themselves.

If.

If the fans can still understand and look forward to Atletico's opening goal.

In the following game time.

Atletico's continued sluggish performance.

It is gradually wearing out the patience of the home fans!

Bang bang bang——

In front of the goal of the Bed Sheet Army, there was a gust of wind!

Athletic Bilbao's shot was as loud as a cannon.

Waves of attack.

Performed in Atletico's half.

And Atletico seemed to not know how to play football.

Three midfielders.

It is difficult to control the football through conduction and form an effective passing and cutting organization.

After all, since Simeone came to Atletico in 2011.

The team's tactics have always been four midfielders.

Never played three midfielders!

The three midfielders require high personal abilities of the players.

They need to have a high level of spatial prediction.

Gabi, Koke and Carrasco still need time to adapt.

Especially Carrasco who just returned from injury.

Perhaps to prove that he has fully recovered and is worthy of Simeone's trust.

He took the ballAfter that, he habitually dribbled forward, trying to show his strength by passing.

Several times.

Torres had already pressed the opponent's central defender into the penalty area.

It created a great opportunity for Su Chen on the right to get the ball.

But Su Chen did not receive Carrasco's pass.

Instead, the latter brought the ball to a dead end, and finally got nothing, and was counterattacked by the opponent on the spot!

"What are you doing Carrasco," Torres, the big boss in the locker room, scolded Carrasco, "Can't you see Su's position? Pass it to him!"

Su Chen also reminded Carrasco: "Brother, we are playing 433, not 442. In the counterattack, you have to pass the ball to the three forwards as soon as possible!"

Carrasco was a little unconvinced.

The Belgian is a stubborn player. He did change a little and didn't carry it.

But he chose to pass the ball to another forward Gameiro!

This is not impossible.

After all, in the 433 tactics carefully designed by Simeone before the game.

Gameiro plays in the position of Ronaldo, and needs to have free space to get the ball on the left.

Bang!

Gameiro used a chic move of leaving both feet in the air to steadily unload the high ball from Carrasco.

"Beautiful, fast forward!"

Seeing that the attack was improving, Su Chen and Torres also quickly moved forward, taking away the defenders and creating space for Gameiro.

Just like Benzema and Bale pulling for Ronaldo.

But Gameiro and Ronaldo, although both have Ronaldo in their names.

But he is not Ronaldo after all!

He is just a rotation striker of Atletico Madrid.

In terms of spatial reading and personal footwork.

There is a huge gap between him and the Portuguese superstar.

Su Chen cuts in diagonally, driving away the defender in front of Gameiro!

A visible gap appears in front of Gameiro!

"The opportunity has come!"

Gameiro decisively cuts in from the left and rushes to the top of the penalty area with the ball.

Just as he swings his thigh and prepares to kick.

But he is caught by a side step by the opponent's defender who is chasing him sideways.

"Ah!"

Gameiro screams in pain and is knocked away!

Torres and Su Chen sigh at the same time.

Gameiro is only 172 cm tall, not tall or strong, and was eaten by the opponent's back.

More importantly, his preparation time for shooting is too long!

No La Liga opponent will give you enough time to swing your thigh and shoot outside the penalty area.

Without strength, he can't play like Ronaldo!

As the game progressed.

Atletico made more and more mistakes!

Even though Su Chen used his best efforts to put pressure on the opponent.

But Bilbao played the familiar 4231.

They played with ease.

And the other players of Atletico were limited by their own level.Adaptation time to new tactics.

It is difficult to keep up with Bilbao's pace.

The fans' boos are getting louder and louder!

When the game reached the 41st minute.

When Bilbao took advantage of Atletico's midfield mistake and scored the second goal.

The boos reached the extreme!

"What a crap kick!"

"Are you guys still asleep or what!"

"Too hot to the eyes, is this the Atletico we are familiar with!!!"