Football: BBC template starts, Messi is stunned

This season Atletico Madrid is actually fighting on three fronts.

League.

Champions League.

King's Cup.

All three fronts are advancing!

The league has been catching up with Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Still in the first tier of La Liga with the hope of winning the championship.

The King's Cup is not a big deal.

Already eliminated when facing Athletic Bilbao!

The Champions League is actually what Simeone values ​​more.

After all, playing well in the Champions League is of great value.

Not only can you get a generous UEFA bonus.

It is also beneficial to enhance the reputation of Atletico Madrid in Europe and even the world!

Su Chen joined Atletico Madrid midway this season.

Has missed the registration time for the Champions League.

Therefore, Su Chen did not appear in Atletico Madrid's Champions League.

So even though Atletico Madrid advanced to the top 16 of the Champions League as the first in the group.

But without Su Chen's help.

Atletico Madrid had a very difficult time in the knockout stage.

In the two rounds of home and away matches with Chelsea.

Away 1:2 lost to the Blues.

Back at home, Atletico Madrid must fight a desperate battle.

At least win two goals to advance!

Facing the former club.

Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa can be said to be full of energy.

Want to perform well!

But even he himself did not expect that.

In a confrontation with Chelsea's tall central defender Cahill, due to excessive force.

Costa's thigh muscles were severely strained!

Watching Costa limp and leave the court with a frustrated face.

Simeone's heart was hanging in his throat - this guy's injury wouldn't be serious, right?

The result was a blow to Simeone

Atletico's medical team evaluated and analyzed.

Costa's thigh muscle strain will take at least two months out!

That is to say, in the next two months.

Costa can't play for Atletico.

How can this not make Simeone distressed?

At this moment, he folded his hands in front of his chest.

Looking at the assistant coach Lopez who was busy in front of him.

He was fiddling with the tactical board, constantly writing and drawing on it with a black carbonate pen.

"Don't bother, Lopez," Simeone said helplessly, "At this stage, there is no player in our team who can replace Diego Costa's position as a center forward."

Lopez stopped writing.

Looking back at Simeone depressedly.

"How about letting our backup striker Gameiro play in this position?"

"Forget it!"

Simeone snorted coldly and waved his hand.

"Gameiro is only 1.72 meters tall, not strong, and not good at heading. If you let him play Costa's center position, it would be better for me to do it myself."

"Then onlyIt could be Su Chen," Lopez spread his hands, "This kid is strong, with good headers and jumping ability. At least he is very similar to Costa in physique. Otherwise, we can't let Griezmann play as the center forward and fight with the opponent's defenders!"

Coach Simeone has considered Lopez's proposal.

But he is a little hesitant.

"Su Chen played as a right winger when we played 442 before. Now we play 433, and he also plays as a right winger. This kid has never played as a center forward!"

"Let him replace Costa now, I don't know if he can do it. ”

Lopez was silent too.

He understood what Simeone meant.

Being a qualified center forward.

It is definitely not that you can play well just because you are tall, have long legs, have muscles, can head the ball, and jump high.

Although the center forward needs to fight with the opponent's defenders and swing axes at each other.

But the center forward actually needs football skills!

When should you pass the ball and when should you stop the ball?

When should you dribble the ball and carry the defender forward?

When should you turn your back, lean on the opponent's defender, and wait for your teammates to respond?

These are the skills that the center forward must master.

It is not something that can be mastered in a day or two, or a month or two.

Su Chen has never played as a center forward.

At this time, let him replace the experienced center forward veteran Diego Costa.

Can Su Chen do it?

Simeone is very uncertain!

What's more, Simeone has other concerns.

Even if Su Chen is forced to do it.

Replaced Diego Costa's center position.

Then who will play the right winger position in Simeone's original 433 tactics?

Su Chen played very well in this position!

Helped the team win many consecutive games.

Atletico Madrid has never fallen behind in catching up with Real Madrid and Barcelona.

If Su Chen's position is changed rashly——

Maybe it will be a mistake!

Not only did he not play well as a center.

There is no one at the winger position.

Isn't this a self-destruction?

"Let me think about this question again," Simeone closed his eyes tiredly and rubbed his temples, "It's very troublesome! La Liga has entered the final sprint of the 12th round. At this juncture, Costa is really injured at the wrong time! "

In the training that morning.

Simeone changed the formation back to their old version of 422.

Su Chen returned to his previous position as a right winger.

The combination on the front line.

It is the two French main players Griezmann and the team's substitute player Gameiro.

According to Simeone's idea.

Once Diego Costa can no longer play as a center forward.

Atletico's seams will have a greater suppression force on the opponent's defense.Great weakening!

The opponent's defense can boldly advance.

Put pressure on the midfield.

Then Simeone must ensure that Atletico has 4 players in the midfield.

This is the only way to stabilize the defense.

However, the effect of the training that day was not good!

Because Diego Costa was not in the center position.

Atletico lost a bridgehead.

Whether it was counterattack and forward pressure.

Or positional warfare advancement.

I always felt that there was a lack of a point in front to hold the ball.

Even Su Chen himself was uncomfortable playing!

Diego Costa's goals and assists were not as good as Su Chen and Griezmann.

In the eyes of ordinary people.

He is not as important as the other two striker partners.

But only when he is not on the field.

The players will find it.

The existence of an excellent standing center.

How important it is to Atletico's overall offensive power!

Without Costa, the entire team's operation is far worse than before.

After the training that day.

The players were not in a very good mood.

Su Chen went directly to coach Simeone.

I had just started the template of Benzema's center forward.

The original center forward Costa encountered an injury.

At this time.

What reason does Su Chen have not to take the initiative to volunteer and take over!

"Boss, I have a suggestion," Su Chen said with a firm tone, "Let me play as a standing center forward. I can replace Diego Costa, stand in the deepest part of the opponent's defense line, and lead the team out of danger!"