For Wolfsburg, this match with Atletico Madrid, since the whistle sounded, the whole match is not so pleasant. From the beginning of the game, Wolfsburg suffered a great test, not only the team's style, they can't adapt to the rough tactics of Atletico, in the details of attack and defense, they also can't resist the excellent strength of Atletico. After two or three encounters, Wolfsburg found that what they met was a very good opponent, and their strength was absolutely not under any top giants .
Before the game, if Wolfsburg still have a little fluke mentality for the match with Atletico, then with the progress of the game, they also gradually understand the strength of the opponent. Simone is really a good coach, and his coaching standard makes him not only a supporting role in the anecdote of David, but a real world top coach.
Facing such a team, Wolfsburg is also very clear, their tactics before the game, may be really right. For Atletico, if they don't take it seriously, they may lose. After gradually understanding the strength of the other side, Wolfsburg players also began to shrink their team lineup.
In the competition, Wolfsburg chose to retreat first. After one or two encounters, their lineup has shrunk a lot, and almost all the players in the backcourt gather in the hope of blocking Atletico's sharp attack in this way.
The Champions League semi-final is such an important game, Wolfsburg play naturally very conservative. Realizing that the opponent's attack is really strong, Wolfsburg can only shrink its defense. They had already planned such tactics before the game, and now they are very serious in implementing them.
But regarding own shrinks defends, they are also very confident. What's more, Wolfsburg are also teams that have played against Bayern Munich, Chelsea and other teams. They always want to defend and have a great chance of success.
Of course, Atletico does not intend to let Wolfsburg go easily. Their attack continues. Atletico is a team that likes to fight back quickly, but in the regular positional warfare, they are not helpless. Compared with Chelsea, they are still a La Liga team after all. Their defense has always attached great importance to the high pressure of the front court. The ability of the front court players is also something they attach great importance to. In the game, they also have their own tactics to break the opponent's defense.
It's just a pity that in this game, Atletico's tactics didn't seem to work very well. At least against Wolfsburg, their players didn't play at the top.
On the side, Felipe rushed up with the ball again, and this time his impact on the side did not make Wolfsburg players panic. After seeing the cooperation of the other side, Wolfsburg players are playing on the field more stable. Now they are basically all shrinking in their own backcourt, which makes Atletico Madrid have no chance.
On the flank, Gaby and Kirk have been close to this side, but among the three men, Ron of Wolfsburg, Gustavo, and Turan in the front have all shrunk back. On the outside of the three of them, Shahin and keyar are also ready to block their passing route at any time. Facing the attack of Atletico Madrid, Wolfsburg also put in five people to do it It's difficult for Atletico Madrid to cooperate with each other on the flank because of their strong defense.
In the positional battle of Atletico Madrid, the team of three takes the ball and the full back pushes forward the attack. This kind of playing method is their best mode. Because of their skillful cooperation and tacit understanding, they also let many teams die under their attack. However, in the face of Wolfsburg, their side attack did not play a good role in the end, under the Wolfsburg defense, they also have some helpless.
Although their attack is very good, but in the final analysis, still rely on cooperation, running, passing and cutting these things to complete. And as long as it is with tactics, for the back of the crowd defense, are also some headache. What's more, Wolfsburg's tactics are not just a simple pile of people, their defensive cooperation on the side is also tacit, excellent and difficult to deal with.
How to say, Wolfsburg's imaginary enemy has always been Bayern. As the strongest side attack team in the world, Bayern's sharp side attack has always been the focus of Wolfsburg research. Although it has been studied for a long time, Wolfsburg are still very happy to be abused by Ribery and Robben in the repeated matches against Bayern. However, they have invested a lot in this aspect and have good experience.
It's not so easy to beat Wolfsburg's flank easily - Atletico Madrid players seem to know this. Felipe with the ball is on the flank. He can't help but start a backup plan.
Standing on the side, Felipe ran hit the ball and kicked it out. His position is just over the middle line, and it's a 45 degree pass, which is quite bold. However, he had to say that his pass was excellent: the football passed the crowd and fell directly to Raul Garcia on the other side, which made Wolfsburg's stacked defense tactics bankrupt.
Atletico's tactics are obviously more than one. Their backup tactics are just as sharp. In the case of poor coordination of the ground ball, it is also quite effective to use the long pass to hit the other side directly.
Such a large-scale transfer is one of the best tactics in positional warfare. And Atletico's front court, Raul Garcia can also be said to be one of their best high points, but also let this tactic has a very good value. On the flank, Raul Garcia didn't let people down. The football passed by was run two steps tightly, got to the foot, and passed across the penalty area!Atletico's midfield, at this time, have poured into the penalty area, they also want to find opportunities in the Wolfsburg penalty area. Atletico's players, for the ability to grasp the opportunity is very outstanding, they will never miss any chance.
However, this time, their advance can only be a disappointment. Inside the penalty area, naldo pulled back in time. Raul Garcia's one foot hit the ball, and he directly destroyed the bottom line. Atletico's attack failed.
Wolfsburg's defense, obviously after a comprehensive enhancement, they can not allow the opponent to play another side of the attempt. For such a team's defense, Wolfsburg's method is also very simple: within the restricted area, the defender is responsible for cutting off the winger's pass at any time, which is the best way.
Atletico's tactics are similar to Wolfsburg's, they are both 442 mode, using double strikers to attack the penalty area, which can bring great benefits to the team. At the same time, they also lack some changes after the ball reaches the flank because they don't have the front waist. Even if the winger can get a wide range of transfer on another side, because there is no good way to attack, most of the time he can only choose to pass to solve, which is also a big problem for 442 formation to use this tactic.
Moreover, compared with Wolfsburg, Atletico has a bigger problem in this aspect: Atletico's tactics pay great attention to the balance of attack and defense, so in their team, when attacking on one side, the other side will never plug in. This kind of defense, so that their back court at any time to maintain a certain degree of defensive strength, but compared to magate sometimes slightly crazy side crazy attack, but also because there is no cooperation, offensive ability will be weaker. In addition, the center of Atletico Madrid is not like Wolfsburg. Both of them are strong high centers. Their header can only rely on Costa. Facing Wolfsburg, a team with good overall air defense, it is difficult for them to have an advantage. Naturally, they can only choose to pass the ball on the ground.
There is only one way to attack, so it is not difficult to intercept. Raul Garcia's header is good, but the pass is relatively general, which makes Wolfsburg not worried that his pass can penetrate their own defense.
Atletico's strength is very strong, but they are not without weaknesses. Although the strength of this team is extraordinary, there are still big problems. And in the match with Wolfsburg, with the progress of the game, their problems are more and more obvious.
Although Atletico Madrid has the advantage on the court, this team lacks some top offensive players after all. Their overall performance is excellent, but there are no top players who can change the situation by themselves. Therefore, in the face of deadlock, they have no way to break the balance, which is one of their biggest problems.
For example, if they are facing Bayern or Real Madrid, it is not a problem at all. Bayern's winger's raw ability is too strong, with the right cooperation, Wolfsburg pile of people is also difficult to stop, and Real Madrid's Ronaldo's comprehensive ability is also very good, if he takes over a large range of transfer on the flank, then long-range shot, cut, pass, he can all play out, Wolfsburg's defense is also very difficult to work.
Fortunately, Atletico does not have such players, their attack depends more on routine. Because of this, Atletico's strength is not particularly outstanding. Even if it has the advantage, it can't conquer the gate of Wolfsburg, and the two sides have formed a deadlock.
If this deadlock continues to the next level, it will be very unfavorable for Atletico, because if it continues, another weakness of them will be exposed.
Another problem is that Atletico's physical strength is not dominant: because they play very well in the league, Atletico is still ranked first in the table, but because of their own lack of bench depth, lack of good substitutes, their players have to deal with the double combat. Simone refused to give up on both fronts, which also made his players consume a lot of physical strength, which, to a certain extent, affected the performance of his team.
The stalemate can not be broken, and the tactics can not get the first chance, Atletico's attack can only be frozen. If it is in other games, they can also use the mentality of provoking opponents to get some out of set advantage, but this game, Wolfsburg players always adhere to the attitude of not quarreling with opponents, also let Atletico's attack, for a time.
With Wolfsburg's retreat, Atletico's attack can't come up, which makes them helpless. However, at this time, another problem is still bothering Wolfsburg: Although the horse classic is unable to get any advantage in the attack, can Wolfsburg get the goal?