In the first leg of the Champions League round of sixteen, Atletico Madrid drew manchester United, who performed equally low this season, under the "second" draw, but the opponent's recent situation showed signs of courage, and Xiaobian expected atletico Madrid to face a bitter battle. However, with Simeone's targeted tactics and the opponent's disorganized playing style, which allowed Atletico Madrid to play an excellent performance, it was expected to win the first leg, but with the subsequent development, it was finally only a draw, I believe that Atletico Madrid felt that the tiger was returned to the mountain.
Targeted deployment kicks
The selection of this game is not too unexpected, but the formation uses a three-centre-back formation, and the midfield uses Condobia and Exto Herrera, and the "bad play" of the two will greatly reduce the threat of Pogba and B Fee. At the same time, Renain Lodi on the left gave a certain degree of offensive freedom this game, directly facing Victor Lindelof, and the multi-turn breakthrough and crosses caused a lot of threats; in addition, the two energetic attacks on the Manchester United defence at the front, João Felix and Angel Correa, have been under pressure for most of the time.
At the same time, at the same time, Atletico Madrid rarely changed the "laissez-faire policy" and began to deploy in the midfield, greatly reducing the space for B fees and Pogba to control the ball, basically the opposing players had more than three seconds in their own half-time possession. Due to the midfield fault of Manchester United in this game, atletico Madrid can easily deploy many times, leaving opponents with no chance to attack the goal.
Physical exertion and conservative kicking
With no away goals this year and United indeed in extremely poor form this season, Atletico Madrid should have taken advantage of the chase and established a clear lead in the first leg so that there was more room for death at Old Trafford in the next leg. However, as Atletico Madrid's physical strength declined in the second half, it once again sent the ball to the feet of the opponent, and João Felix and Angel Correa also began to reduce their threat to the opponent, allowing United to gradually gain more opportunities to attack in the second half. Despite the opponent's weak organizational ability, a chance resulted in a goal conceded, and the number was abundant, but a transmission error made the opponent equalize easily. In the unfavorable situation of the guest, Manchester United can maintain a draw, which is definitely due to The atletico Madrid's conservative mentality.
Although Suarez, Mario Hermoso, Rodrigo de Paulo and Felipe are all on the bench, except for Rodrigo DePaul, the other substitutes are not suitable for this big battle except for their physical strength. Among them, in the case of Suarez, his range of activities is so small that it has not helped the team to play in the front court, and it is reasonable to make a substitute in this game.
Outlook for Lower-than-One
The first leg was undeniably the most successful defeat at Atletico Madrid this season, with "success" in targeted playing and the ability of each player to accurately carry out their orders; "failure" in the failure to put further pressure on the early part of the second half to extend the lead.
In the next leg, it is undeniable that the initiative will be in the opponent, the away situation will definitely cause disadvantages to the team, and Simeone will definitely take defense as the dominant tactic. The key is believed to be above the first goal, and the first winner may be the winner who laughs to the end.