Football’s First Defender

"All teams know that Atletico Madrid's defense is good. When any team plays against him, you really have to be a little patient."

"Not only do you have to find a way to break through Atletico Madrid's defense, but you also have to be careful of your own defense line, and you have to guard against his counterattack against you."

"In the previous games, Atletico Madrid had several chances to counterattack. If Yang Feng's own defensive performance was not good, Atletico Madrid might have found the opportunity to rewrite the score on the field."

"Yang Feng's excellent defensive strength has given Liverpool's defense a considerable guarantee."

"It's just...Liverpool's current offense still can't easily knock on Atletico Madrid's door."

For Liverpool, although this game with Atletico Madrid occupies the advantage of the home field, there is no way to complete the advantage on the field.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, Atletico Madrid played a wave of strong attacks, which disrupted Liverpool's offensive rhythm.

Immediately after that, he changed his formation and returned to the defensive lineup, but Liverpool's offense still had no way.

Liverpool's attack, no matter which direction it comes from, will be closely defended by Atletico Madrid in the half.

Unlike other so-called defensive teams, which limit your offensive advancement in defense, Atletico Madrid's defense will not only cause huge defensive pressure on offensive players, but when you are about to pass the ball, you will find that Atletico Madrid players The blocking of the passing route is very good, so that where the offensive players can see, there is no suitable point of exit to complete the cooperation.

Coutinho made a breakthrough on the left after receiving a through ball from Henderson.

But after receiving the ball, he was surrounded by a double directly on the left side of Atletico Madrid.

Neither of them went up blindly, leaving no room for Coutinho to escape.

This is the tacit understanding of defense. The two people moved forward and one behind, and their movements were very coordinated. Together with the left sideline, they formed a siege against Coutinho, so that Coutinho could only move the ball forward at a slow pace, but could not After breaking through, he couldn't complete the pass.

When Coutinho was about to bring the ball to the bottom line corner, Savage and Cork suddenly exerted force and directly began to use body collisions to interfere with Coutinho's dribbling.

In the end, Savage, who was in front of the side, stretched out his foot and hooked the ball directly to Coutinho's leg, and then was knocked out of bounds, a goal kick by Atletico Madrid.

"This is the defensive strength of Atletico Madrid. Even Coutinho, who is such an excellent breakthrough player, may fall into the trap when facing Atletico Madrid's excellent defense, and cannot help the team achieve success on the offensive end. Effect."

Liverpool's offensive attempts have failed to achieve results several times, and Simeone is considering counterattacks when the team's defense is stable.

Due to Carrasco's injury, in Simeone's hands, there are actually not very good wingers to choose from, and if there are changes to the front line, only Torres can be trusted.

It has to be said that in terms of lineup thickness, although Atletico Madrid is one of the top three in the Western Super League, it is completely different from Real Madrid and Barcelona.

For Atletico Madrid, an injury to a player may make Simeone's formation stretched.

The limited number of substitute players means that Simeone's games are almost all played with open cards. However, the small number of players also means that there is not much dispute.

Everyone worked hard together to create the wonderful team football situation that Atletico Madrid is now.

Everyone is playing football for the team and is constantly working hard for the team.

While Liverpool continued to attack in the frontcourt, Atletico Madrid's counterattack was not idle.

After Henderson sent a through pass from the backcourt to the front player, Gabi nimbly snatched it up and completed the steal.

Gabi immediately made a straight pass and swept the ball towards the Liverpool half.

Atletico Madrid's double forwards have already taken great strides forward.

Gabi's pass was directed towards Vietto. When Vietto stopped the ball and continued to attack, 2 hit 2 in the middle. Yang Feng and Skrtel faced the two forwards of Atletico Madrid. This is definitely Atletico Madrid. good chance.

Although Liverpool, Henderson is trying his best to chase back, the distance is not too far, but the defensive threat is still limited.

After all, the stadium is so big, even if it is 2 vs 3, Atletico Madrid, which occupies the offensive initiative, can still create great opportunities.

Skrtel faced Vietto, while Yang Feng stared at Griezmann.

Liverpool's two retreated while facing Atletico Madrid's double forwards at all times.

When they retreated to the position in front of the penalty area, it was time for the two to stand still and go up to defend.

For Atletico Madrid players, it is time to decide how to attack.

Because in a 2v2 situation, players on both sides are moving, but the attacking side is carrying the football, while the defending side has to pay attention to the offensive movement, and there is no way to increase the speed.

But the other Liverpool players chasing back can rush over at full speed to complete the defense.

Under such circumstances, if Vietto cannot quickly form an offensive strategy, it may be 2 on 3 or 2 on 4 later, and the good situation will be ruined.

Vietto took the ball forward, thought for a second, and chose to hand the ball to Griezmann not far to his left.

After all, Griezmann is the team's trump card, and he has rich 1v1 experience and stronger offensive ability.

A short diagonal pass found Griezmann.

Griezmann was moving fast, and after receiving the ball, he directly faced Yang Feng's defense.

Griezmann suddenly wanted to lean forward, get into the penalty area, and gain space to hit the goal.

But although Yang Feng couldn't compete with Griezmann in terms of speed, he didn't dare to make too many defensive moves when he was close to the penalty area, for fear of being cheated and fouled.

However, Yang Feng's own excellent defensive judgment played a great defensive role at this time.

Facing Griezmann's breakthrough, he directly kicked his feet firmly, and the goal was Griezmann's previous football.

Griezmann passed, but the ball did not.

The football in motion was directly intercepted by Yang Feng stretching his legs.

Although it caused Griezmann to jump over, his foot hooked the football, and the football was stopped by Yang Feng, which caused Griezmann to fall into the penalty area.

But this ball is definitely a good interception. The referee is aware of the details and will not make a misjudgment.

Yang Feng once again resolved the crisis for the team with his excellent defense.

After the defense, because Griezmann lost his balance and fell to the ground, Yang Feng took the ball forward by himself. For a while, there were no Atletico Madrid players who could form an interception in the frontcourt.

Yang Feng dribbled the ball forward from the penalty area for more than ten meters. He took aim at the space in the frontcourt and made a long pass directly to find the defensive space deep on the right side of Atletico Madrid's defense.

Milner runs forward quickly.

Yang Feng felt that the strength of this pass should be just enough to land in front of Milner.

Milner and Godin are fighting for speed.

Godin desperately chased back, and Milner also showed his full speed.

While the two were running, they were engaging in physical confrontation. Even though Godin was a central defender, Milner did not lose the slightest bit in the confrontation.

You know, as a top-level "panacea" player in the Premier League, Milner has never played as a central defender. He is originally the kind of player who can make up for his weaknesses with hard work.

Milner and Godin ran forward with each other supporting each other, and the landing point of the ball was caught by Milner after rebounding from the ground.

When passing the ball, Yang Feng deliberately chose to apply a rotation in the way of passing the ball, which made the ball rotate to the outside after it landed in front of Milner.

This is closer to Milner's side, which is convenient for Milner to control the landing point of the football.

After Milner took control of the ball, he directly leaned against Godin's defense, and could choose to use it as a fulcrum to pass the ball to the teammate who inserted in the back.

You can also look for opportunities to turn around suddenly and seek breakthroughs with the ball.

Godin, who didn't grab the landing point at the first time, was analyzing the situation on the field.

At this point Liverpool's quick counterattack has been fully launched.

Liverpool players are constantly spreading out, launching a full-scale impact on Atletico Madrid.

Facing the scattered impact of Liverpool players, Atletico Madrid's defense is destined to be greatly threatened this time.

And Godin himself, as the core of Atletico Madrid's defense, was held in the middle by Milner. This may not be a good thing for the team's defense.

Godin immediately made a decision to grab Milner directly and "recklessly".

He pulled Milner's jersey with one hand to ensure that Milner "can't run away", while the other leg stretched out, hooked directly to the football, and stabbed the ball out.

"beep--"

The referee did not tolerate the foul this time, and directly whistled for Godin's foul action, giving Liverpool a free kick on the right.

It is actually not a problem to give Liverpool a chance to set the ball. This is Godin's own defensive judgment, and the two evils are the lesser.

Rather than let Liverpool's counterattack this time, do not know where to hit, and pose a threat to the team, it is better to give Liverpool a set-piece tactic.

You know, in the defense of set kicks, Atletico Madrid has always been quite efficient.

The active follow-up defense of the team's defensive players, as well as Oblak's extremely wide range of high ball control, are all guarantees that the opponent cannot easily complete the header.

Oblak's height and wingspan, as well as his excellent reaction ability, almost covered the entire small penalty area, relying on his own strength, to complete the defensive coverage.

This allows Atletico Madrid's other defensive players to focus more on the perimeter defense, and for Atletico Madrid's overall defensive construction, they can concentrate greater defensive strength in the area.

Yang Feng wanted to reach a tacit cooperation with Coutinho in the middle this time.

But there is no big problem with Coutinho's passing position, but Yang Feng was suddenly double-teamed after Coutinho took the ball.

Originally, only Godin was restricting Yang Feng, and Yang Feng was still able to find opportunities.

But in the penalty area, suddenly Saul came to help and got stuck in his moving position, Yang Feng was at an absolute disadvantage in the fight for the top.

Even though Yang Feng still forcibly grabbed the landing point and completed a header attack, but during the take-off process, he was directly sandwiched between two opponents, but it was still difficult to adjust his figure in the air, which caused the ball When the competition for the top was completed, it did not reach the best position.

Although the ball flew towards the goal, it was slightly higher than the goal and did not pose a big enough threat.

This set-piece tactic is a pity. Yang Feng did not expect that his double-teaming would happen suddenly after the corner kick was taken, which left him with no good solution.

Oblak took the goal kick very quickly this time, and the big foot directly found Liverpool's half.

Griezmann was in a position close to the left wing, and two Atletico Madrid teammates, looking for a way to break through on the left wing.

With the increase of Atletico Madrid's concentrated offensive players on the left, Liverpool's defensive center of gravity has to be closer to this side.

But this time, the attack on the left is Atletico Madrid's guise on the offensive end.

Felipe made a sudden stop and turned around after a strong attack on the left side failed, and passed the ball directly back to Gabi's feet in the middle.

After this inverted triangle pass, Gabi suddenly shifted the ball to the offensive position on the right.

In this attack, Atletico Madrid invested a large number of offensive players, and the two full-backs all stepped in to participate in the assists in the frontcourt.

Gabi gave the ball to Juanfran on the right sideline.

Juanfran dribbled the ball himself, and was marked by Moreno 30 meters away from Liverpool.

But Juanfran did not choose to rush, but passed the ball short to Oliver Torres who came over.

Oliver Torres dribbled the ball directly in place, avoiding Henderson's grab.

Then suddenly sent a through ball to the bottom line.

After Juanfran passed the ball to Oliver Torres, he had been pulling on the right side, but at this time he suddenly accelerated forward and caught Moreno who was defending him by surprise.

After Oliver Torres' pass, Juanfran was cleared and had ample time to adjust before completing the cross.

Emre Can wanted to come to defend, but the distance from Juanfran was still too far.

Juanfran looked at the six directions, and quickly evaluated in his heart who would pose the greatest threat to pass the ball to.

"Pass the ball!"

"In front of the door!"

"beated!"

"It was intercepted."

In the end, Juanfran's choice was still a fast half-high ball, which hit the goal, inside the small penalty area, and wanted to find Griezmann who followed up and grabbed the spot.

Griezmann advanced very fast, and when he reached the small penalty area, Yang Feng hadn't caught up with him yet.

Facing Juanfran's baseline pass, Griezmann also made a volley shot in front of the goal.

The passing speed of this ball was extremely fast, and Griezmann was able to react quickly, and it was not easy to make a completed goal.

But he didn't kick the ball. It wasn't Griezmann who missed it, but Yang Feng.

At the side and rear, he stretched his legs first, and blocked the ball even though he lost his balance.

The vigorous pass hit Yang Feng's leg and was directly blocked out of the baseline.

Yang Feng, another wonderful defense.