Chapter 31: Belleron's Ground Slash
Although Juanma Lillo has only been at Atletico Madrid for three days, presided over two training sessions and held two tactical meetings, he has already clearly explained his football philosophy and ideas.
Yang Hao was always present to support Juanma Lillo.
This lets all the players know the tactics the head coach wants to adopt.
In the past two training sessions, Juanma Lillo conducted them all on the big field, and the two words he emphasized most in the training were:
Location!
"On the court, your position is not determined by you, but by the ball, the defensive players, and your teammates."
"We can't just stand there, stop, and wait for the pass from our teammates. Instead, we have to run to meet our teammates, always keeping a proper distance; escape from the opponent's defense, and always be on a route where teammates can easily pass the ball."
"This position is not static . On the contrary, it is always changing according to the movement of the ball, the movements of his teammates, and the actions of the defensive opponent."
"But the key is that we need to create an extra free player in a certain area of the court through various movements, so that he can get the ball without being defended."
"This requires you to observe, think, judge, and make choices all the time on the court, and to maintain 300 percent concentration at all times."
Yang Hao attended two tactical meetings and followed two training sessions from beginning to end. He had to admit that Juanma Lillo did have his own unique ideas in terms of tactical concepts and player training.
Especially looking at his training content, each item has a specific focus, allowing players to better understand his tactical concepts and become more familiar with cooperation with teammates around them.
More importantly, he can also adjust his training programs according to the characteristics and physical conditions of different players.
It is no wonder that in Yang Hao’s previous life, Guardiola went to him to learn from him before retiring.
When a team can constantly have one more player than its opponent in a local area, the team will be invincible.
Of course, Juanma Lillo's tactics are currently limited by physical fitness, and physical fitness is limited by scientific training methods, so it is still difficult to implement, especially in Atletico Madrid this season.
But Yang Hao still decided to use a powerful attack at the beginning.
The opening of the game also proved that Atletico Madrid's almost desperate opening attack, especially the fast-paced attack, really made Malaga unable to cope and had to retreat to defend.
The current midfield and defense are far from being as good at receiving and passing the ball as they will be a decade or so later.
When Atletico Madrid pressed high, the numerical advantage of 4231 in the midfield was reflected. Coupled with Atletico Madrid's overall positioning, this advantage was brought to the fullest.
So, after the game started, Yang Hao stood on the sidelines and watched the game silently.
Goals cannot be counted.
All we can do is wait.
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After the opening, Joaquin Perrault's heart was in his throat.
Juanma Lillo's high pressing is very difficult to deal with, which is well-known in Spain.
But what really surprised the Malaga coach was that the stars in Atletico's frontcourt were actually willing to implement this tactic.
Even the troublemaker Hasselbaink actively pressed Sanz and Roteta, making it difficult for Malaga's central defenders to hold the ball.
With Juanma Lillo's ability, can he do it?
Joaquin Pero couldn't help but turn his head and look at Yang Hao in front of the home team's coaching bench. His intuition told him that all this was Yang Hao's credit.
If Juanma Lillo had this ability, he would not have ended up in this situation.
Atletico Madrid's players are doing their best, but they are not skilled enough, the players do not cooperate well enough, and the pressure is not particularly great, so Malaga still has a chance to catch its breath.
But Joaquin Perma immediately noticed someone, a very cunning person.
Belleron.
This is an extremely intelligent player and although his range of movement is limited, he is always able to get beyond the Malaga defenders to receive the ball.
The 442 formation has only two players in the middle of the midfield, which makes Malaga's midfield very passive.
Just five minutes into the game, Belleron had already gotten the ball twice in unguarded areas in Malaga's half and planned attacks with the ball, which made Joaquin Peró frown.
If we continue to allow this guy to organize and plan like this, Malaga's defense will be broken sooner or later.
"We must find a way to contain Belleron," Manolo Hierro reminded.
After thinking about it, Joaquin Pero walked to the sidelines to remind Delos Santos, indicating that he should pay attention to protecting the front of the penalty area, stay in position and not leave .
"Both times, Belleron dropped back to receive the ball in the open space, then advanced with the ball and made short passes to find his teammates to cooperate in the attack."
Joaquin Peró’s idea is very simple. Since I can’t prevent you from retreating to get the ball, then I will prevent your pass.
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The pace of the game is very fast.
It was only 7 minutes, but it seemed like a very long time had passed.
Once again, Bellerón retreated to the Malaga half, to an unguarded area on the left side of the bottom half of the center circle, to receive a pass from Baraja.
The latter just advanced with the ball from the backcourt and met Ruano who was defending him, and immediately passed the ball to Belleron.
There is no one around.
Belleron stopped the ball gracefully and calmly, turned around, and immediately pushed the ball forward.
Rufete, who was closest to him, rushed towards him immediately. This player was not only brave, but also ran very smartly, and he was stuck in the connection between Belleron and Solari.
Belleron first took two steps to the left and was approached by Rufete, but he quickly turned around to protect the ball, and with a skillful circle on the spot, he just avoided Rufete, and before Ruano could get close, he took a big step forward with the ball.
The whole process was completed very elegantly, with skillful movements, like flowing water, full of classical beauty.
This also amazed the entire Calderon Stadium.
Yang Hao even cheered loudly from the sidelines.
After becoming famous in the cosmic team Barcelona, many people thought that spinning was Xavi's unique skill, but in fact it is not.
Just like just now, Belleron's circle was even more beautiful than Xavi's.
The Atletico Madrid midfielder ignored Ruano and Rufete who were chasing him closely, and rushed towards the middle of the penalty area with the ball.
De los Santos dragged himself up, but before entering his zone, Valeron suddenly dribbled the ball diagonally to the right.
Almost at the same time, Hasselbaink, who was originally between Delos Santos and the two central defenders, suddenly raised his hand to ask for the ball, shouted, and quickly cut to the left from the top of the arc.
Hasselbaink's move immediately formed a cross-running position with Belleron.
Belleron understood what he meant immediately and pretended to pass the ball to Hasselbaink, which scared De los Santos and Malaga's central defenders so much that they all rushed towards Hasselbaink as if they were facing a great enemy.
But what was unexpected was that the Spanish midfielder just feinted and did not pass the ball. Instead, he took another step to the right and quickly chased after him.
Belleron's sudden move exposed a huge flaw in Malaga's defense.
When the goalkeeper realized that he was exposed to Belleron, he decisively chose to abandon the goal and expand his defensive range, but Belleron was faster. As soon as he entered the penalty area from the top of the arc, he immediately kicked out a low shot with his right foot.
The football flew out at an extremely fast speed, sticking to the grass, and went straight into the lower left corner of the goal.
In an instant, the entire Calderon Stadium was boiling!
“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!”
"In the 8th minute, just 8 minutes into the game, Atletico's attack paid off!"
"Bellelon!"
"With a wonderful low shot, he scored the first goal for Atletico Madrid!"
"One to zero!"
"It was a truly brilliant attack, and it was a reflection of Belleron's personal ability."
"He's not very fast, but he's able to use his rhythm, his skillful dribbling skills, and various fake moves to confuse opponents, create gaps, and create opportunities for himself and his teammates."
When the whole audience burst into thunderous cheers, Yang Hao, who had been waiting on the sidelines for a long time, jumped up.
"Well done, Juan!"
Yang Hao shouted excitedly.
This was an extremely crucial goal.
Atletico Madrid attacked for 8 minutes and created many offensive opportunities, but only converted 2 shots. Including Belleron's shot, it was the third time, and he also scored a goal.
This is enough to make everyone at Atletico Madrid breathe a sigh of relief.
After scoring the goal, Belleron ran all the way to the sidelines, excitedly waved to the fans in the stands, and then turned around to celebrate with his teammates who were running towards him.
The whole stadium was chanting Belleron's name.
In front of the home team's coaching bench, Yang Hao was surrounded by Juanma Lillo, Mendiodor, Pedro Haro and others who rushed out, and they were all celebrating excitedly.
This is a very crucial goal!
Belleron celebrated with his teammates on the sidelines and interacted with the fans at the scene.
In recent times, he has felt the enthusiasm and support from Atletico Madrid fans, and he is really happy.
When returning to the court, he even ran to the sidelines.
Yang Hao was hugging his assistants. When he saw Belleron running over, he greeted him with a smile.
"Well done, Juan, keep it up!"
"Thank you, Boss!" After high-fiving Yang Hao, Belleron hugged him, turned around and ran back to the court.
"We saw that Valeron ran to the sidelines and gave his head coach a high five and a hug."
"This also shows that the Spanish attacking midfielder recognizes the young new coach. Yang Hao has obviously been accepted by the Atletico Madrid dressing room."
"It's really very surprising that Yang Hao is now the youngest head coach in the history of the Spanish Football League. What's interesting is that he broke the historical record set by his current assistant, Juanma Lillo."
"Atletico Madrid started very well tonight. After a round of attack, they scored a goal and took the lead."
"But there's still a lot of time left in the game and we'll see how Malaga reacts."
"And Atletico Madrid, after taking the lead, how are they going to play?"
