After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

Chapter 267
April 4, People's Park Stadium.

In the 31st round of the Bundesliga, Hamburg hosts Wolfsburg at home.

This game is crucial for both sides.

Hamburg must win to ensure its lead over Bayern, and Wolfsburg, which is temporarily ranked sixth in the standings, also competes for the Europa League qualification.

But since Hamburg will usher in the first round of the Champions League semi-final against Atletico Madrid in four days, Pan Yi still made a rotation in this game.

However, Wolfsburg, who fought in a single line, did not have such concerns, and they sent all the main players.

Forward: Olic.

Frontcourt: Perisic, Arnold, Caligiuri.

Defenders: Pollack, Gustavo.

Defenders: Ronaldo, Knoch, Naldo, Trasch.

Goalkeeper: Glenn.

But such a lineup seems to be unable to stop Hamburg at home.

They launched one after another onslaught against the Wolfsburg positions.

In the 6th minute, Mitrovic received a cross from the left wing. After hitting the chest to stop the ball from the penalty area, the ejection was blocked by the goalkeeper. Then Lin Zhijian cut in from the right wing and shot a long shot, which was blocked by the goalkeeper.

In the 10th minute, Jansen's cross was blocked. After the ball bounced out, Charhanoglu made a strong arc shot from a long distance, and Glenn held the bottom line with one palm.

In the 12th minute, Wu Lei dribbled past Trasch with his left wing, broke into the penalty area and ejected from a small angle, but was also blocked by Glenn.

In the 16th minute, Paulinho scored the ball in the middle, and Wu Lei pushed from the left side of the penalty area. The ball hit the opponent and rebounded and hit himself to pop the baseline.

Hamburg's continuous attack finally paid off after 3 minutes.

In the 19th minute, Makoto Hasebe made a long pass, Paulinho made a fake shot and made a real pass, Wu Lei received a through ball from the left side of the penalty area and calmly lobbed the ball into the top corner of the goal, 1:0!

Although the players of the visiting team protested that Makoto Hasebe had fouled Gustavo before launching a long pass, the referee ignored it and the goal was valid!

Since then, Hamburg's offense has not stopped because of the lead.

In the 22nd minute, Charhanoglu made a free kick and took the penalty himself, volleying high.

One minute later, Charhanoglu made a wonderful through pass, and Mitrovic lobbed at the goalkeeper from the middle of the penalty area, and the ball hit the crossbar and popped out.

In the 27th minute, Mitrovic scored the ball, and Paulinho turned around before the top of the arc and shot wide.

In stoppage time in the first half, Kjaer took a corner kick and headed over the top.

At halftime, neither side made substitution adjustments.

With this rotation lineup, Hamburg still suppressed Wolfsburg and took the lead. Pan Yi is naturally very satisfied.

So he is going to let these people play to the end directly to win more rest time for the main players.

On Heijin's side, since he was already the main force, he can only make some tactical fine-tuning on the existing personnel now that he is behind, and try to regain the disadvantage in the second half.

But after the start of the second half, Hamburg became more and more courageous amidst the cheers of the fans, and did not give Wolfsburg any chance.

In the 51st minute, Wu Lei made a diagonal pass, Mitrovic volleyed with his left foot and was confiscated by the goalkeeper.

Two minutes later, Makoto Hasebe made a diagonal pass, and Lin Zhijian volleyed from the right side of the penalty area. The ball hit the opponent's head and popped out of the baseline.

In the 56th minute, Charhanoglu took a free kick in front of the penalty area.He kicked and shot, and the ball went straight to the upper left corner of the goal! 2:0!

Such a situation on the court, coupled with a two-goal lead, has almost declared Hamburg's 3 points.

In the 59th minute, Wu Lei made a bottom pass from the left wing, Mitrovic headed the ball and was confiscated by Glenn.

One minute later, Wu Lei turned around and shot from the top of the arc, but was also held down by Glenn.

In the 62nd minute, Lin Zhijian got rid of the defense of many people on the right wing, broke into the penalty area and hit the side net with a low shot.

In the 84th minute, Jansen made a pass from the left, and Mitrovic shook his head and missed.

In the end, Hamburg beat Wolfsburg 2:0 at home!
While scoring this precious three points, Hamburg also ended its bad record of three consecutive rounds of draws, and finally won the game!

At the same time, Bayern's state has also picked up. They beat the bottom-ranked underdog Brunswick 2-0 in the away game.

The simultaneous victory of the two teams also kept the point difference between them at 7 points.

However, there are only 3 rounds in the league!

In other words, as long as Pan Yi's team wins away to Mainz in the next round, regardless of Bayern's results, Hamburg will win the Bundesliga championship two rounds in advance!
But before that, Pan Yi still has to face an equally important game.

That is the first leg of the Champions League semi-final, at home against Atletico Madrid!

……

Since it was determined that the opponent in the semi-finals of the Champions League is Atletico Madrid, Pan Yi has not stopped studying this tough team.

Whether it is the data research from Nagelsmann, the business discussion with Guardiola, or my own study of "Simeone's Mad Dog Tactics: Bandits Also Have Temperament" in the system tactics course...

Because Pan Yi had a hunch that this might be a severe test for Hamburg and him.

Simeone can use a seemingly retro 442 formation to gain a firm foothold in La Liga and the Champions League, where there are many strong players, it is definitely not for nothing!
Their defense is indeed very strong, but relying solely on defense, it is difficult to pry open the goals of those weak teams in La Liga.

After all, although Atletico Madrid will put on a bus when facing Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​they are a "strong team" in front of many teams and need to score goals.

If they are all 0:0, how can they bite Real Madrid and Barcelona in the standings and gradually achieve a lead?

So Simeone actually has a set of offensive training.

潘毅发现，西蒙尼正是通过场上那些全能球员的位置变化，来实现最稳固的盾（4-4-2）向锋利的矛(4-3-3)的自由转换。

Simeone adjusted the movement lines and formation changes of players at various positions on the field during the possession phase.

When the ball is in the central frontcourt area, one side of the avant-garde advances to the central penalty area to form the No. 3 striker's central attack point, leaving space on the side for the full-back who inserts behind him.

At the same time, the other side's full-back advances to the middle area to the top of the penalty area behind the striker (front waist position), and occupies the entire width of the field together with the two full-backs inserted behind.

At this time, the two defensive midfielders pull away to the side, forming a triangle position relationship with the front midfielder (front midfielder) and a passing line, and at the same time forming a triangle position relationship with the side midfielder (front midfielder) and the same side full back And the passing line, on the defensive level, it can also avoid the opponent's quick counterattack by using the empty position behind the full-back after the midfielder loses the ball.

这么一来，前场参与进攻的人数从原本的4-4-2阵型下的4-5人调整为4-3-3阵型下的6人，攻击力自然是大大增强。

At present, after the 34th round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid has risen to the first place in the standings. Naturally, they have conceded the most goals in La Liga, conceding only 22 goals.

In terms of the number of goals scored, they also scored 74 goals, averaging two goals per game!

This is second only to Real Madrid and Barcelona in the entire La Liga, which also shows that Simeone's tactics are actually not weak in attack.

Therefore, in the training and preparation meetings of the Hamburg team, Pan Yi has always emphasized to the coaches and players that while everyone is preparing for the tough battle, they must also beware of Atletico Madrid's changing attack at any time!

Otherwise, if the opponent suddenly changes the formation, if the Hamburg players are not mentally prepared, they may be caught off guard by Atletico Madrid.

After studying the data submitted by Nargelsman and watching the recent video of Atletico Madrid, Pan Yi also discovered some points that were not mentioned in the system tutorial.

That is, in this season's attack, Atletico Madrid also abandoned the traditional "flying on both wings" mode, but adopted a method similar to the "full-back retraction" method used by Pan Yi in Hamburg.

In the midfield attack stage, Simeone gave up the "ineffective" area of ​​​​the weak side.

In the same way, the midfielder on the side with the ball advances to the center to form a three-forward position. The change is that the midfielder replaces the midfielder on the weak side to complete the forward occupation of the arc top area of ​​​​the penalty area, and the position of the midfielder on the weak side is relative. The retreat completes the protection of the weak side and maintains the vertical balance of the overall formation.

The weak-side full-back penetrates obliquely to the rib area of ​​the opponent's defense line to form a de facto "double front midfielder", and forms a "3-2" echelon attack point and side pass reception point in the middle.

At the same time, use the defensive attributes of the full-backs themselves and the "3-2" positional relationship formed with the double center backs behind them and the double midfielders in the parallel position to enhance the counter-grab on the spot after losing the ball in the middle area of ​​the center and front field, and stifle the opponent's counterattack .

These changes are not available in the "original" Simeone, or in the normal timeline, it will take at least a few more years for Atletico Madrid to use such tactics.

This also shows some subtle changes that Pan Yi's travel has brought to the current world football.

He brought the most advanced tactical ideas, and these ideas were learned and applied to their teams by those coaches who were good at studying tactics.

That's true for Guardiola, and it's true for Simeone.

Of course, Simeone's trump card is still defense.

After several years of running-in and adjustments, Simeone equipped Atletico Madrid with the "trump card" on which to survive-high-intensity and highly systematic defense.

In the midfield area, different from the most popular high-position pressing strategy in football today, Simeone's team tries to maintain the stability of the overall defensive formation as much as possible, and always places the overall formation between the football and the goal.

The four players on the midfield line changed into a diamond-shaped position, increasing the depth of the center to slow down the speed and magnitude of the opponent's offensive advancement. At the same time, the whole team recovered to their own half to complete the construction of the mid-low area defense system.

而在中后场区域，球队整体阵型回归平行站位的4-4-2阵型或5-3-2阵型，3条防线站位始终贯彻“足球与球门之间”这一原则。

At the same time, the overall horizontal and vertical compression is carried out. The principle of zone marking is used to clarify the defensive zone and respective movement lines of each player, combined with the principle of assisting defense in each specific area to cut off the passing line of the opponent. And compress the opponent's vertical offensive space, and maximize the natural number advantage of oneself as a defender.

While reducing the height of recovering the ball, the simplification and effective handling of the ball in the transition from defense to offense can minimize the threat of the opponent's high-position press.

These defensive tactics unique to Simeone, coupled with his carefully selected players who can execute his tactics like "mad dogs", have raised Atletico Madrid's strength by several notches.

Objectively speaking, in this season, Atletico Madrid and Simeone do have the subjective and objective capital to stand on top of Europe.

It's a pity that in Pan Yi's previous life, they met Real Madrid in the final, which was no less resilient than them.

And in this life, Pan Yi will find a way for him to keep Atletico Madrid out of the final!

……

On the evening of April 4th, Hamburg, Volkspark Stadium.

The first leg of the Champions League semi-final, Hamburg vs. Atletico Madrid is about to start!

Amidst the cheers of more than 5 Hamburg fans in the audience, when the players of the two teams walked into the stadium slowly under the leadership of the referee team, the atmosphere of the game was immediately ignited.

Flags waving everywhere, scarves waving, hands swaying, all created an unparalleled atmosphere for this stadium.

And tonight's two teams are obviously playing with the full main lineup.

Hamburg still adopts the 433 formation that it is best at.

Forwards: Sun Xingmin, Vardy, Salah.

Midfield: Kante, Casemiro, De Bruyne.

Defenders: Robertson, Rudiger, Van Dijk, Carvajal.

Goalkeeper: Keylor Navas.

And Simeone also faced Atletico Madrid's main 442 formation.

Forwards: Villa, Diego Costa.

Midfield: Koke, Gabi, Thiago Mendes, Raul Garcia.

Defenders: Felipe, Godin, Miranda, Juanfran.

Goalkeeper: Courtois.

This is also Atletico Madrid's regular lineup this season.

On the bench, forward Adrian, midfielder Arda Turan, Diego, Jose Souza, including defender Alderweireld and Mario Suarez, are actually all relied on by Simeone of.

When the 11 starting players are unable to start the situation for a while, Simeone will often adjust the lineup in a timely manner, and combine his changing tactics to achieve his tactical goals.

Of course, when fighting tough battles, Simeone will still believe in the current starting lineup more.

And this happened to be within Pan Yi's expectation.

……

When the coaches of the two sides shook hands, Simeone still had the same expressionless face as before. After shaking hands, he immediately sat back in his coach's seat and didn't even bother to say a word to Pan Yi.

Pan Yi didn't feel much about it.

After all, the two sides don't have much friendship, and today is also the first time they have fought against each other. Their tactical styles are quite different, and it seems that there is really nothing to talk about...

In addition, isn't Simeone's personality the same?
Straightforward, hot-tempered, and polite words are avoided.

This is still before the game, if he loses the game, he will be unhappy, and he will even skip the formalities of shaking your hand.

The name of Bandit Shuai is worthy of the name.

But when both of them sat back on their seats, more than ten minutes after the game officially started, Simeone couldn't help but glanced at the home team's bench, his eyes full of admiration.

"This kid is really not simple." Simeone thought to himself.

Of course, he had studied Pan Yi's tactics before today's game, and he had also studied Pan Yi.

He also knows Pan Yi's contribution during the Milan Triple Crown, and also knows what Pan Yi did after he came to Hamburg.

In fact, Simeone also admired some of Pan Yi's tactical innovations, and even incorporated some of Pan Yi's practices into his own set of 442, and made up for the flaws he felt before but couldn't think of a way to solve them. The place.

But before the face-to-face confrontation, Simeone's impression of Pan Yi only stayed here.

For many things, the most correct answer can only be obtained through on-site verification.

And the answer is: "This kid is really not simple!"

From the tactics adopted by Hamburg today, Simeone can see that Pan Yi is different from other ordinary coaches.

Although tonight's game is Hamburg's home game, Pan Yi did not adopt aggressive tactics from the beginning as in the past, but started steadily and was not in a hurry to attack Atletico Madrid's penalty area.

This shows how cautious Pan Yi is in this game, and how well he understands Simeone's tactics.

Everyone knows that Atletico Madrid's defense line has been the strongest steel defense line in European football in the past year, but few people realize that Atletico Madrid's attack is also excellent, and it will fall into the trap if they are not careful .

If Pan Yi was an experienced old coach, Simeone would think it was quite normal, but he is obviously just a young man under the age of 27.

He was full of energy, the morale of the team was high and it was a home game. Pan Yi was able to suppress his temper and test the start first, which was enough to show his temperament.

On the Atletico Madrid side, of course, they also cut a defensive posture to start the game.

This can be regarded as Simeone's traditional art ability, he can switch back and forth between defensive warfare and violent warfare.

Simeone's intentions are obvious, first stabilize his position and see Pan Yi's details.

And Pan Yi obviously worked hard. Although Hamburg did not make a big push, it did not allow Atletico Madrid's midfielder to take the ball comfortably.

For example, when Atletico Madrid captain Gabi is holding the ball, Kanter and Casemiro in Hamburg will attack him back and forth, making it difficult for him to have enough time to judge whether to pass or dribble.

At the same time, Pan Yi also gave full play to the strengths of Hamburg's two wingers, allowing them to draw closer to the sideline, and use the width of the field to mobilize Atletico Madrid's two wingers.

Since Atletico Madrid's four midfielders will often switch positions and responsibilities, once the two full-backs are transferred from their original positions, their connection with the two players in the center will weaken, which also makes their replacements Bits become much more difficult.

Simeone was obviously a little surprised by Pan Yi's move.

He really did not expect that Pan Yi had such a deep understanding of his tactics, and made such an effective targeted deployment.

Of course, Simeone also has a plan.

After all, he has led the team for so long, there must be some coaches who will see the weaknesses of his style of play and target them.

This is why he "stealed" from Pan Yi, because he found that Pan Yi's full-back adduction is really easy to use!
As a result, Atletico Madrid's two midfielders on the field, Gabi and Thiago Mendes, began to pull to the side to support the two full-backs.

The two full-backs Felipe and Juanfran moved a little to the center to assist the defense in the middle.

At the same time, Villa on the forward line also retreated a little, standing in the position of the front midfielder to connect players in all directions.

In this way, the distance between all Atletico Madrid players is controlled within a reasonable range, and the space between personnel is not so large.

It can be said that both teams have worked hard on targeted tactics without leaving obvious space and loopholes for the other side.

The game was going on in this stalemate and fierce state. Although Hamburg had the advantage in controlling the scene, no one could break the deadlock for a long time.

And such a stalemate actually lasted until the end of halftime!
In this halftime, the two sides played very fiercely, with a lot of physical confrontation, and the people on the field were turned on their backs.

But since the battlefield is basically in the midfield area of ​​both sides, there are very few chances to shoot, so the scene is a bit dull.

This is actually a scene often seen in games against Atletico Madrid.

If you can't tear through their defenses, it's going to be a tough fight!
半场数据显示，汉堡与马竞控球率73%对27%，射门6比0，传球成功率89.3%对67.1%，突破17比4，传中12比0。

The combined number of passes made by the two defenders Van Dijk and Rudiger was 114, even surpassing the Atletico Madrid team's 99 passes.

Usually when Hamburg plays such an effect, they have already taken the lead. The problem is that the scoreboard has not been rewritten.

Behind this, there are as many as 10 steals, 8 interceptions and 13 clearances by Atletico Madrid.

In front of Hamburg, which has the best control in Europe, Simeone's Atletico Madrid defense is tough and effective. After all, goalkeeper Courtois did not make a real save.

This also gave Pan Yi a bit of a headache at halftime.

Such a situation is obviously what Simeone wants to see.

Get a draw away, and then go to Atletico Madrid's Calderon Stadium to beat Hamburg again.

Then what should Pan Yi do?

"I think we can recycle some more and lure them to attack us."

When walking back to the player tunnel together, Nagelsmann suddenly said to Pan Yi.

"Huh?" Pan Yi was actually thinking about this method.

Now the competition between the two sides in the midfield is too anxious, so that neither side has a tendency to push the flames of war to the other side's hinterland.

But the problem is that Simeone can bear such an ending, but Pan Yi can't.

If you can't win the opponent at home, it will obviously be more difficult in the away game.

And what if Hamburg put on a defensive posture instead?
Showing weakness to Atletico Madrid and making Simeone feel like he has a chance to steal one away?
Nagelsmann added: "I found that the space behind Gabi is one of the few small flaws in Atletico Madrid, but Koke on his side can always make up for it. If Simeone feels that he can beat us... "

Pan Yi smiled and took over the words: "Then he will probably deploy Arda Turan, who is more aggressive. In this case, their ribs at the front of the penalty area will lose their protection, and we only need one successful cooperation to complete the battle." Goal!"

The two smiled at each other.

This is the tacit understanding between the Hamburg coaches now!

And Inzaghi, who trotted all the way to keep up, looked at the two smiling colleagues inexplicably, and said suspiciously:

"You two, are you hiding something good from me again? Are you going to secretly eat ramen after the game?"

(End of this chapter)