There is a belief called football

Chapter 577 Battle Horse Racing ([-])

Li Qiao ran back to the locker room angrily, and made a loud noise when he closed the door. His teammates who were drinking water were stunned for a moment.

"Who messed with Li Qiao"?
"Or who can mess with Li Qiao",
In the eyes of his teammates, Li Qiao has a super good temper, and usually things will not offend him.

"Joe, did you encounter provocations from Atletico Madrid staff when you came back?"Summer asked.

Li Qiao shook his head, "20 seconds."

"What 20 seconds"?
Summer and the players were even more confused, Li Qiao's words seemed a bit nonsensical.

"With 20 seconds left, the referee blew the final whistle of the first half ahead of schedule",
Everyone is happy, what should I do, 20 seconds?So what if it's just 2 minutes?This is not a [-]-meter race. When is a football match counted in seconds.

Everyone's laughter made Li Qiao very embarrassed. "At the time, the players of Atletico Madrid were so tired that they stood still. I could break through with the ball. Let alone 20 seconds, if it was 10 seconds, I could finish a shot, and maybe I would score."

Li Qiao wanted to continue, but Summer put his hand on Li Qiao's shoulders, motioning for Li Qiao to sit down, and Muller handed him a bottle of water.

"Our goal in the second half is very simple, one goal, as long as one goal, we can advance with the advantage of more away goals."

Summer pointed out a finger. In a football game, a ball is the most delicate. It may be unbelievably simple, or it may be too complicated to help.

But none of the players disagreed, and everyone firmly believed in their hearts-it must be us who will advance.

*****
Atletico Madrid’s locker room is not so lively. The players seem to be preoccupied. It only takes elementary school mathematics to figure out the disadvantages that Atletico Madrid are facing. They cannot concede a goal for 45 minutes in the second half, and the opponent is Bayern Munich, which is the top three in attack power in Europe.

Simeone didn't speak, he was waiting for the players to speak first, but in the end he was disappointed, his disciple had no such intention.

Now for Atletico Madrid, the most important thing is to unify their thinking. The situation that Atletico Madrid is facing is very delicate. They are one goal ahead, so Atletico Madrid has two options for tactics in the second half-first: put the bus and keep the advantage of one goal, and second: attack Bayern and score another goal to completely seal the victory.

The most difficult thing in life is not that there is no way out, but that there are too many choices. For example, Sammer now has only one choice-to score, but Simeone has too many choices. What should I do?
Simeone wants everyone to discuss it, but obviously the players don't want to discuss it, "If only I had Li Qiao, that guy won't drink water in silence."

Simeone made a fist with his left hand, his right hand intersected with his left hand, and his left hand lightly hit his right hand. This was an unconscious movement of Simeone when he was thinking, just like many people like to turn their pens when thinking.

These 15 minutes became a half-time break for Simeone alone. He didn't explain the tactics for the simple reason that he didn't know which tactic was better in the second half?

"Diego, it's time," the assistant coach reminded Simeone in a low voice, and the latter's thoughts were withdrawn from his thinking. Simeone knew that he had to make a decision, whether it was right or wrong in the end.

"We defended in the second half and defended the advantage of one goal until the end",
Everyone smiled and nodded. They are all professional players. As long as the coach has a clear attitude, everyone will know what to do.

*****
Before the start of the second half, the camera scans, and those shirtless people in the stands must be from Germany. When the Germans come to Madrid, it feels like spring, and it’s not cold after taking off their clothes. The Bayern fans shouted slogans in unison, cheering for Bayern.

When the Bayern players came out, they first applauded their own fans. These hardcore players have already regarded Bayern as their totem and belief. It can be said that they have integrated with the Bayern club.

Seeing the Bayern players come out, the fan phalanx became even more excited.

"super Bayern, super Bayern, hey, hey, hey",
"super Bayern, super Bayern, hey, hey, hey",
This cheering slogan was formed in the year of the Triple Crown. In that year, Bayern fans chanted this slogan and accompanied the team to win the league championship at home, the DFB Cup in Berlin, and the Champions League in England.

"super Bayern, super Bayern, hey, hey, hey",
"super Bayern, super Bayern, hey, hey, hey",
With the uniform slogan, the second half of the game began. The two sides exchanged venues, and the fans were looking forward to it.

*****
At the beginning of the second half, only a few people on the benches of the two sides got up to warm up. This is because the current score means that it is impossible to enter overtime. There will be a result in 45 minutes of the second half, so the coaches of both sides are not ready to make substitutions.

Simeone looked straight at Li Qiao, because he knew that if Atletico Madrid were eliminated today, they must have died in Li Qiao's hands.

After the defense of Atletico Madrid in the second half, Li Qiao lost the space to run. As a result, Li Qiao's role was greatly reduced, which made Simeone very happy, "It seems that I made the right bet."

At the same time, Sammer frowned, and Atletico Madrid began to play tricks, so Bayern's offense would be difficult to handle.

Only now did Sammer recall that Li Qiao had desperately rushed at the last moment of the first half. If he had been chasing after the victory then, the situation might have been different. Now after a 15-minute intermission, Atletico Madrid’s defense has been re-twined into a single rope, and it will be difficult to attack again. Thinking of this, Summer looked at the referee, "It's all your fault, you give me back 20 seconds."

Fernandez, Juanfran, and Gabi surrounded Li Qiao. Li Qiao swayed left and right, and Juanfran was happy, "You think this is Allianz, but if you want to shake me down, I'm dreaming." Calderon is like his own garden to Atletico Madrid players, but to Li Qiao, this field is a bit cheating.

After 45 minutes of trampling in the first half, Calderon was not as smooth as he was at the beginning of the game. When Li Qiao retreated, he tripped over a piece of floating grass under his feet, staggered and lost control of the ball.

When Li Qiao lost his center of gravity, he looked back. The gap between the two midfielders was so large that he could have run over a train. His football instinct told Li Qiao that the ball should not be missed, so when he lost his balance, Li Qiao swept it hard and swept the ball out of the sideline.

Then there was a scene that worried Samer, probably because of too much force, Li Qiao, who was sitting on the ground, didn't stand up immediately.

"Don't get hurt, Li Qiao," Summer prayed in his heart.

In fact, this was a false alarm. Li Qiao is very experienced now. Generally, after doing this kind of action, don't stand up immediately, but sit on the ground to feel the same. In this way, if you get injured, it won't expand.

He moved his toes, turned to his ankles, and touched the back of his thighs. It felt good. Li Qiao stood up. At this moment, the audience burst into applause, including Atletico Madrid fans. No one would begrudge applause for such a lovely player.

*****
Summer looked at Lahm, and felt that the golden wing was very difficult. Although Li Qiao could replace Robben, Lahm was really old, and next year was the year when Lahm retired. Obviously, it is difficult for Lahm to fly on the wing now.

Just when Sammer was sighing, a black shadow flashed by. After a closer look, it was Costa. He couldn't stand his loneliness on the right, and he had already ran to the left. This is the legendary double-forward tactic.

Li Qiao was being annoyed by Atletico Madrid's defense. At this time, seeing Costa passing by his side, Li Qiao felt happy and immediately picked up a pass to Costa.

Atletico Madrid players know that it is not good. It is possible for their defense to defend against a world-class winger, but it is almost impossible to defend against two world-class wingers at the same time.

Costa quickly dribbled the ball to the baseline and made a cross with his left foot. Then Lewandowski was dumbfounded, and Costa's cross flew directly out of the sideline on the other side.

"What a mess", Li Qiao thought to himself.

"Your pass is too poor",
In fact, it's not that Costa's pass is poor, but that his style is different. Costa's pass is like a shot, the purpose is to create chaos in the opponent's penalty area, while Li Qiao's pass is precisely guided, passed in front of his teammates, so that his teammates can take the ball comfortably.

After wasting a good opportunity, Costa was embarrassed and apologized to Lewandowski.

Although there was no threat in this attack, Simeone saw signs of danger. Costa was not as good as Li Qiao, but this guy ran really fast. What if he accidentally made a pass?
Simeone immediately gestured, requesting to suppress Li Qiao and let Costa go. The two evils are the lesser of two evils. Since I can only see one dead, then I will die Li Qiao.

*****
"Play with me," Lewand thought.

Costa went to the bottom three times, and all three passes were too high. Lewandowski is not enough even if he is 3 meters tall.

Li Qiao was even more depressed. He simply switched sides for Costa and ran to the right, but Atletico Madrid still used the same tactic. They stared at Messi when they played Barcelona, ​​Ronaldo when they played Real Madrid, and when they played Bayern, they wanted to stare at Joe Li.

The distribution of Atletico Madrid's personnel in the second half is very interesting-one group in the penalty area, and then another group around Li Qiao.

During a sideline kick, Summer walked up to Li Qiao, "Don't force yourself, use your brain."

Li Qiao nodded. He was also tired of entanglement with the other party. It seemed that it was impossible for Atletico Madrid to have the embarrassment of someone accidentally slipping and falling in this game.

Simeone looked at his watch. It was 20 minutes into the second half, and Li Qiao was watched to death. Simeone was glad that he chose an ugly but practical football during the intermission.

"In another 10 minutes, Li Qiao's physical energy will be almost exhausted. By then, Griezmann and Torres will steal one in front, hehe." Simeone seemed to have seen the top eight beckoning to him.

(End of this chapter)