At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on January 20, the 1/8 final of the King's Cup, Real Sociedad vs Atletico. Januzai and Solov scored one goal each and Real Sociedad beat Atletico 2-0! For Atletico, this is another nightmare: the loss of the Semi-Final of the Western Super Cup, the 1/8 final of the Copa del Rey, coupled with the 16 points behind top real Madrid in La Liga, Simeone's team has collapsed in the 3rd line!
Simeone's trick is to solidify the defense and surprise attack with set-pieces. In the 2020-21 season, at a time when Real Madrid and Barca were in turmoil, Atletico won La Liga. However, the 2021-22 season of Atletico, like a toothless tiger, has declined in attack and defense is no longer iron-blooded. Against Real Sociedad, Simeone lined up in a 451 formation, with Felix bursting forward, and the midfielders piled up Corker, Carrasco, De Paul, Correa, Herrera, and lacked creativity in attack.
Real Sociedad is on the offensive:
In the 33rd minute, Januzai's header was scored and Real Sociedad took the lead;
After the goal, Real Sociedad fans danced the "Poznan Dance", and the celebration of more than 20,000 fans was spectacular.
In the 47th minute, Felipe made a serious mistake, Solot broke the ball, and single-handedly broke Oblak's ten-finger mark, 2-0!
Throughout the match, Real Sociedad had 6 shots on target in 16 shots and Atletico Had 10 shots on target with only 1 shot on target. From the point of view of attacking means, Simeone's Atletico, lacking penetration and depth, can only shoot arrows outside the box: 7 of these 10 shots were completed outside the box. One of Atletico's former killer skills: the next cross, it is also a big failure, 1 of the 15 crosses, only 1 success.
It was a complete defeat, and even the crazy, hot-blooded Simone was at this moment: bowing his head and being silent. Having coached Atletico for 10 years, this is Simeone's toughest time.
Atletico in the 2021-22 season, fell into a low point. In the La Liga table, Atletico have 33 points in 20 games, 16 points behind Real Madrid, and as the defending champions of the sheet army, there is little hope of la Liga winning the title. In the last 6 days, Atletico have suffered consecutive heavy blows: 6 days ago, in the semi-final of the Western Super Cup, Atletico Madrid was reversed 1-2 by Athletic Bilbao and lost; this Copa del Rey, Atletico madrid was sent home by Real Sociedad...