Ice Shooter of the Green Field

Atletico Madrid consciously paid the liquidated damages directly to Chelsea before the final, so the full lineup of Atletico Madrid will start in the final today. Chelsea has a little problem because midfielder Ramires will be in the final. No chance to appear.

He had no injuries, but a yellow card he received in the Champions League semifinals caused him to accumulate three yellow cards in the Champions League knockout rounds and miss the final. Chelsea executives criticized the Champions League system. There is news that UEFA is also considering modifying the system. At least The accumulated yellow cards can be cleared in the final, but it is definitely not possible this season.

So Chelsea's starting midfielder in the Champions League final became Fernando, Maier and Lampard, and the forward was led by Zize, with Hazard and Willian moving around him. Atletico Madrid will definitely not give Chelsea too much in this game. Given the opportunity to counterattack, Hiddink decided to send William, who was more capable of positional warfare, instead of Schürrle.

With a whistle, the decisive battle at the Bright Summit officially started. This was the first time that Zize faced Atletico Madrid. The sheet army created by the Argentine coach has been one of the strongest teams in Europe in recent years, although they are far from the traditional The giants are still a little bit behind, but this Champions League may be the key to Atletico Madrid's transformation.

The same goes for Chelsea.

Although Chelsea won the Champions League once, there are still many people who don't take Chelsea's Champions League seriously. Many people feel that it belongs to Zize alone, and with so much money, it won't matter if they can't win a Champions League. should.

But if the title can be defended, no matter how it is defended, it will be a real achievement. It is something that has never happened since the Champions League was restructured. This is enough bargaining chip for Chelsea to truly become a first-tier giant.

From the beginning, Atletico Madrid brought their style to the top of Europe. The biggest difference between Atletico Madrid's defense and Mourinho, another defensive master, is that they pay more attention to confrontation than Mourinho's team. and scrambling.

Mourinho defends through space cutting, which is indeed the most advanced way of defense, but Simeone's defense is different. Perhaps his tactical attainments are not that strong, but it is very practical.

In a sense, tough style is a reflection of spirit. If technical strength cannot reach the strongest standard, mental strength can make up for the strength gap to a certain extent, and Atletico Madrid players can be said to be tough guys.

This is especially true for the midfield and backcourt, Gabi and Godin, the two captains and deputy captains. Gabi’s technical characteristics are a bit like Ramirez, who was suspended from Chelsea today. He has sufficient physical reserves, strong running ability, and forward penetration ability. Yes, but what's even better than Ramirez is his defensive ability.

As the captain of Atletico Madrid who was single-handedly promoted by Simeone, Simeone, who pays attention to the iron-blooded style, will naturally promote the most suitable and iron-blooded fighter in the team to the captain. It is remarkable that Simeone admires this quality. His defense is Simeone's goal The most critical barrier in the team.

But what Qi Ce faced the most was,

It's still the defense line of Godinga and Miranda.

It is worth mentioning that Uruguayan center back Godin. When he faced the Spanish team in the past, Zize felt that many defenders were very skilled in controlling the ball and playing the ball to a very high level, but Godin gave him a different feeling. Too same.

The Uruguayan defender's defense is textbook-level decisiveness and precision. He defends fiercely, but he is also very clean. He does not hesitate to use his body when confrontation is needed, but he is very decisive in handling the ball and will not drag the ball out of danger. He is the one who handles the ball out of the dangerous zone. The only thing to do is to never control the ball and pass the ball along the safest route.

This is what a normal central defender should do, but in La Liga, at least among the strong teams in La Liga, this is an alternative.

Because Zize has never played in La Liga, he has the opportunity to play against La Liga teams, which are all top teams in La Liga, such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​and Valencia. These teams give people the impression that they have excellent skills, even Mourinho In Austria's Real Madrid, Ramos will also dribble the ball forward, but Godin will not.

It can be said that Zize's attempt to press Godin or Miranda is basically in vain. Atletico Madrid never drags its feet in the backcourt. Simeone's style of play in the final was to give up the ball to counterattack. To be precise, he gave up the ball. , press, seize the formation that is suddenly disrupted when you have the ball and hit a fatal blow.

This also makes Atletico Madrid's possession of the ball in the backcourt very simple and direct. The defender handles the ball as soon as he gets it, making Chelsea's pressure empty talk. Zize stepped forward to press several times without good results.

When he was on defense, Godin handled the ball very cleanly, and his kicks were very fast. Zize believed that this might be the most resolute and decisive opponent he had ever encountered. It was his first head-to-head confrontation with Godin. As soon as Zize got the ball and was about to pass it, Godin suddenly came up to steal it from the side. Of course Zize was not slow in his reaction and immediately prepared to pull the ball and turn around. Unexpectedly, Godin was one step faster than him and cut it off directly. Unable to turn around, he fell to the ground in a panic.

At that time, many Chelsea fans booed, thinking that Godin had knocked down Zize and should be given a foul, but this interception of the ball was actually very clean.

After intercepting the ball, Godin also stepped forward directly, allowing Diego Costa in front to compete with Terry and the others. The Uruguayan immediately ran back to his position.

In the following few times, Zize failed to find a breakthrough space in Godin, and Zize also realized that this is the top template of a true central defender.

It's not that he is necessarily stronger than Ramos, Thiago Silva and others, but he is definitely as good as these people. The biggest difference from them is that Godin completely regards his position as A standard central defender, a textbook level.

With the development of football for more than a hundred years, the positions on the field have been played over and over again, giving rise to countless playing styles, schools, and players with various attributes. Strong, maybe not very famous, but the team definitely needs such a person.

Solving problems in the purest way is sometimes the answer.

Atletico Madrid's style of giving up the ball made Chelsea play very lively. Although the central defender line of Godin and Miranda was difficult to overcome, Chelsea scored many times in the 30-meter area of ​​Atletico Madrid. Blues fans also know it. Zize's conversion ability in this situation, the more this kind of offense is for Chelsea, the better. The fans on the field cheered higher and higher.

But the results are often unexpected.

Under the pressure of Chelsea, Atletico Madrid's offense and counterattack were not very good. In the first half, there was only one shot until the 20th minute. It was Diego Costa's header to Villa. Ya failed to hit the goal well under the double-team defense of two people in the penalty area, but was very tricky when he was touched by David Luiz. Fortunately, Cech concentrated and saved the ball from the baseline.

But in the subsequent corner kick, Godin headed in front but broke the goal guarded by Cech!

Godin's corner kick is powerful and has good angles. The person defending Godin is Chelsea captain Terry, but Terry is already thirty-four years old after all. Facing the twenty-eight-year-old Godin in his prime. , he was also unable to do what he wanted.

This header perfectly demonstrates that Godin is not only accomplished in defense, but when the team needs to score goals going forward, he can also stand up and make the final decision!

Godin's header was like a heavy hammer hitting the hearts of Chelsea fans. Although the game was still long, the fans also saw Atletico Madrid's style of play, and Atletico Madrid liked this rhythm.

Strike later and counterattack to win!

This goal actually came from a counterattack. It was a counterattack that was quickly made after Chelsea made a mistake in the frontcourt due to high pressure. Atletico Madrid’s players are not particularly fast players, but their center Diego Costa has a lot of abilities. With strong ball-taking and confrontation skills, he can buy time for his teammates to get up.

Then came the next scene when Villa hit the goal. Villa was also very cunning in shooting. Obviously when the shot was not strong enough, Villa went for the corner kick and deliberately kicked the defender. If you have to kick it into the goal, a corner kick is much more valuable than an unreliable shot. As a result, this corner kick resulted in a goal.

Of course, it's just over thirty minutes into the first half, and the game is far from over.

After losing the ball, Chelsea also showed the style of a team that has won the Champions League. They did not panic, but continued to control the situation calmly.

This is the rhythm that Atletico Madrid wants, but Chelsea does not like this kind of rhythm that controls the situation. At least Chelsea is not worried about collapse after losing the ball, because Atletico Madrid's style is not to pursue the victory.

The first half ended with Chelsea trailing 0:1. During the intermission, Hiddink rarely played the emotional card for the players. This will be his last game as coach and possibly the last game of his coaching career. , after all, 68 years old is definitely considered an old coach. Chelsea will welcome Mourinho next season, which is an excellent opportunity to transform into a top giant. Hiddink also hopes that everything goes well for the team.

The players in the locker room expressed their intention to play Hiddink's final game well. Although Hiddink is only a decent coach in the eyes of most players, because of this, the locker room is generally very supportive of him, especially in the This special moment.