For Wolfsburg, the battle with Atletico is their life and death battle. If they can get enough good results in this game, they may directly enter the Champions League final. In the face of such a game, Wolfsburg naturally will not have any mercy. In this game, tactical fouls are not an optional means. When the defense is not strong enough, Wolfsburg players are not particularly against it.
After all, a season down, Wolfsburg's results have not been particularly outstanding. In the league, they have lost to the ground, the Champions League is their last hope, they are also full of fighting spirit, in order to win the ball, back a few yellow cards, it is not a problem, if not even such awareness, Wolfsburg can not stick to this step.
The Wolfsburg measures also made Atletico suffer a lot. During the game, they realized for the first time how painful it was to foul. When Wolfsburg cast iron walls in their own half court, they still insisted on making up for all the shortcomings with fouls, and the offensive means of Atletico also seemed to lose their original effect at this time.
In fact, maybe for Atletico Madrid, Wolfsburg is the team they hate most. Atletico's usual moves have no effect on Wolfsburg. It's hard for them to take advantage of Wolfsburg's header. With the cooperation of the ground ball, it is difficult to succeed in the face of the enemy who can't defend. Atletico Madrid has always been excellent in set pieces, but the goal efficiency of set pieces is not very high, and Wolfsburg are also quite interested in set pieces in this game. Naturally, they are not willing to give Atletico the slightest chance in the game.
This team, the restraint of Atletico is quite in place, also let the players of Atletico extremely helpless. In a season, no matter they are against Real Madrid or Barcelona, they have never had such a difficult experience. Their counterattack, header and set piece are superior to the Western super. However, this advantage seems to disappear in the face of Wolfsburg. As the same dark horse team, Atletico is too difficult to chew Wolfsburg.
And these attacks are ineffective, Atletico is also completely helpless. In the second half of the game, the horse set off the attack again and again, but their attack, always unable to break through Wolfsburg's defense. 1-1 score, has not changed, the 50th minute is so, and to the 80th minute, such a score, still no change. Hard into the full, Atletico is difficult to find a breakthrough opportunity, so that this game, become more beneficial to themselves.
In the match with Wolfsburg, Atletico did not grasp the situation after all. The game was developing according to Wolfsburg's idea and did not jump out of their expectation. As time goes by, the physical strength of Atletico's players is getting worse and worse. After 70 minutes, the players begin to have some signs of contraction. After 80 minutes, the players of Atletico can no longer maintain a strong attack and have to slow down the pace of attack.
It's not so easy to have a double match in a week after all. Atletico's tactics require Atletico's players to run and fight a lot in every game, which makes them consume a lot of physical strength. Two line battle, one side is the top of the league, the other side is the top four of the Champions League, which is also bought by Atletico Madrid with their players' physical strength. And now at this time, their physical strength, after all, can no longer overdraw. No matter how good the players are in the 80 minute away game, they will also have a lot of physical exertion, and the overall age level of Atletico is not low, so naturally they can't play so smoothly any more.
Looking at the state of the players, Simone is helpless. He knew that Wolfsburg would not miss any chance. He had to make adjustments or he would die. After 80 minutes of delay, Atletico Madrid had to make adjustments and substitutions. The excessive physical consumption also made Atletico Madrid unable to hold on. Within 80 minutes, they were still able to hold on. However, with the passage of time, their players were more and more unable to hold on. The range of running, the ability of confrontation, the speed of counterattack and the accuracy of kicking were not as good as they were at the beginning. In all aspects, Atletico Madrid was not as good as it was at the beginning and had to rely on it We need to change people to solve the problem.
Atletico Madrid at this time, also made two replacements, one is the forward line, they replaced the striker villa, replaced another substitute striker Adrian. Another replacement, Juan Fran and alder wellard.
These two replacements can be said to be quite helpless choices: if Simone had any choice, he would certainly not do so.
Atletico this team's main force lineup strength is quite good, but their rotation lineup, there are not many outstanding players. On the bench, the strongest players in Atletico Madrid are Brazil's Diego, Uruguay's Rodriguez and Spain's Mario Suarez. Together with these two players, they are almost all the substitutes they can use. Among these people, a few others are midfielders, and this game, Simone first needs to make adjustments, obviously not midfield.
His first adjustment is aimed at the backcourt. Juan Fran was the first one to be replaced in the competition: this replacement seems strange, but if you think about the physical strength of Atletico Madrid, you know that it is necessary.Atletico Madrid players' physical strength, because the two-line battle consumes a lot. And Juan Fran this player in this week, is the first physical problems. In the middle of the week, because of his physical problems, Juan Fran had to rely on the red card action to stop the opponent's attack. That defense, enough to see his physical problems, and this kind of physical strength also a week double game, Simone naturally dare not let him stay on the court to extra time.
As a result, Simone had to replace him, although he knew very well that aldereld was unlikely to replace Juan Fran. Although this player's fame is not small, and because he is very handsome, he has also been concerned by many people. However, there is not much correlation between the strength of the football field and whether he is handsome or not. If he wants to reuse Costa's team, he will not fail to understand this. Although the defender looks good, but the strength is a little far away, which is why he can only be an important reason for the bench.
Atletico's bench, after all, is still a little weak. In fact, not only his strength is a little weak, but also another substitute Adrian, who is also a substitute for Simon that you are not satisfied with.
Adrian has always been regarded as the top forward candidate in the future. When he became famous in La Coruna, he went to Atletico Madrid and played in the top training camp of the forward. For a time, people thought that he had a good chance to become the next world-class superstar. However, after a long time, he has never become the top striker that people want. Diego Costa, who used to be a coolie in Atletico Madrid, has changed into a superstar with a value of 40 million. However, the star, who is one year older than him, has not been successful so far. It is not so easy for him to become famous.
The overall strength of this player is really a bit average. In terms of physical conditions, he doesn't have a special advantage. He doesn't have top-level skills. He doesn't have the ability to play football. Although it is said that the running position and pass control are first-class, but the shooting technology is not good, which also makes the player's position a little embarrassed.
A player like him is actually a traditional player made in Spain. In other words, he is a weakened version of Raul. However, such a player is not suitable for playing 433. He can't be a single arrow player, so he has to be a player under the double forward tactics. However, his physical fitness is not so good and he can't do dirty work in the front court. Such a player, to a large extent, is running, waiting to eat ready-made pass, and such a thing, Atletico Madrid has excellent experience and strength of villa, naturally can not turn him to do the main force.
However, villa is a little old after all. It's not something an old striker can do to play all the time in the game or even play extra time. Simone also knows very well that after 80 minutes, it is not meaningful for the team to let him play in the front court. Instead of pinning all his hopes on him, it's better to let Adrian play, and then try to see if he can make the ball through Costa's retreat and find the chance to break the goal.
In fact, even in extra time, Simone still does not give up the idea of attack. In his heart, he still hopes to win this game. That's why he didn't make the last change: how to change the midfield? He wants to wait and see.
Is it to replace Diego with the best set pieces or Rodriguez with excellent breakthrough level and active fighting? The replacement, after all, depends on the situation. Of course, maybe the final result is that Wolfsburg's players are too strong in attack. He has to use Mario Suarez to replace one of the two 30-year-old midfielders of Atletico Madrid to strengthen his defense and strive for the chance of penalty. That is not impossible.
However, Simone psychology, after all, still do not believe this, after all, Wolfsburg's attack is not very strong, which has been confirmed in the game. Even if Atletico's physical strength has been almost consumed, can Wolfsburg win easily? In this regard, Simone is still some hope in luck, after all, the game has passed 90 minutes, Wolfsburg players, it is estimated that the same fatigue.
In his mind, the tired Wolfsburg may not have too strong attack - however, this idea, with Wolfsburg's attack, soon disappeared.