In one round of the Champions League, there were actually two red cards, which is rare. Even less rare is that a team has been red for two consecutive rounds, and it is against the same opponent, and Atletico has become this rare unlucky egg.
Tactical foul kicked down Mane, killed Liverpool a counterattack opportunity, the place of the foul is not in the own half, and not the last defender, according to the reason, the referee issued a yellow card, the punishment is enough, but look closely at Felipe's kicking action, it seems to have some venting meaning, the most important thing is that after the crime, the referee has waved to it three times, and actually ignored it, the referee said, you are taking me as a decoration, so we have nothing to discuss, you go directly to change clothes.
Therefore, giving a red card seems to be too heavy a penalty, but in fact, tactical fouls + contempt for the referee, yellow cards plus one class, red cards are not excessive, Felipe is to blame himself.
Thinking back to the red card of playing Liverpool at home in the last round, Atletico madrid was not convinced that the same foot was too high, how did Griezmann get off the red field, and in another game, Milan's Ibrahimovic could stay on the field?
Indeed, the scale of penalties is inconsistent. But from a neutral point of view, you can only say that the same is a serious endangerment of the opponent's safety of the injurious action, the red card of the grid, the referee is strictly enforcing the rules, and the other game is that the referee is too kind to Ibrahimovic. So are the referees wearing tinted glasses specifically targeting Atletico? It can only be said that this possibility cannot be ruled out. But does the Sheets Legion also have to reflect on why the players of this team always have some "tricks" on the field, which in turn causes some controversy on the field? Even the plaid, who looked gentle and elegant, turned into a vicious man on the court in an instant.
The answer may lie in the players' big boss, head coach Diego Simeone. Simone's position in today's football coaching circle is needless to say.
When he was a player, Simeone was also a tough player and an iron waist in the midfield, but what impressed people the most was not how many championships he won, but this -
In the 1998 Fidelity World Cup quarter-finals in France, the Anglo-Afghan war, As the captain of the Argentine team, Simeone played a hidden trick, which attracted the revenge of the young and vigorous David Beckham at the time, which happened under the eyes of the referee.
The referee will not see that you are a million fans, accustomed to you, a red card, Xiaobei went off, Argentina eliminated England in the final penalty shootout, And Xiaobei also instantly changed from a million fans to a thousand fingers, and once fell to the bottom. It is said that when Beckham had no choice but to walk off the field, Simone even showed a sly smile.
From this unforgettable plot for fans, it can be seen that Simeone's philosophy as a player, and even after retiring as a coach, is to win, can mobilize all the resources that can be mobilized, and can use all the means that can be used, including some off-the-plate moves that cannot be on the table, can not be said, and even "Mao moves". For example, playing some small tricks, "arching fire" on the field, either provoking the opponent, making the opponent needless to win the card, or even non-combat attrition, but pretending to be innocent in front of the referee; or letting the opponent lose his mind, upset or even chaotic, and then take advantage of the chaos to steal you, bite you, maybe the balance of victory will tilt to the side.
Remember the one who defended Ronaldo? Godin, can be called the "arch fire" type of center-back.
And then there's this one, Diego Costa, who can be called a "tear-off" center.
In this way, he constantly arched fire with the opponent, constantly tore with the opponent, and if the opponent lost his mind and accidentally hit the move, the result can be imagined.
Although the iron camp, the flowing water, the team personnel are constantly changing, Godin and Costa are long gone, but the Atletico manager has not changed, the team culture of using all means to win has not changed, and Simeone's genes have deeply penetrated into the marrow of Atletico. Over the years, Atletico have relied on this gene and culture, competing with Real Madrid and Barcelona in the case of financial and resource disadvantages, and are in the ranks of La Liga championships every year.
However, as the saying goes, sooner or later, it will be repaid. This kind of team culture, once the time is long, the scale is too large, and the play is too explicit, it is easy to attract the attention of the referee, and it is easy for the referee to wear colored glasses. What's more, in the past two years, with the adjustment of rules and specific law enforcement efforts, acts that violate fair competition and harmful fouls that endanger the personal safety of opponents have increasingly become the target of severe crackdown by referees. The environment has changed, and atletico's team culture is also facing change, otherwise, it will burn from time to time.
In fact, in the past two years, Atletico has also slowly tried to transform, such as trying some large-scale expensive signings, introducing some talents to the team under the premise of maintaining the team's tenacity, the most typical example is Felix.
Two years ago, Atletico spent 126 million euros in transfer fees, which was really expensive. The ability and talent of the players are recognized in the industry, but in the past two years, Simeone's system has not been able to fully realize the talent, which has always been a problem for Simeone to scratch his head.
Perhaps Atletico and Simeone are facing such a bottleneck - how to combine tenacity and talent, iron blood and magnificence, break through this bottleneck, Atletico's status can be greatly improved, perhaps it can really match Real Madrid and Barca.
Of course, while looking forward to the future, we must first solve the problem in front of us, the Champions League home and away two losses to Liverpool, the group ranking has fallen to the third, the last two rounds of home play Milan, away to Play Porto are not allowed to lose, otherwise as a La Liga champion, the Champions League group stage will go home, a little not very good; the league schedule has passed nearly a third, currently ranked fourth, although the gap with the first place Real Sociedad is not large, but it is also time to hurry up. According to the strength of Atletico, it will be quite difficult to lift the Big Ears Cup next year, but the defense of La Liga can still be expected.