It's said to be a trial training, but it's actually a competition!
One group wore yellow vests symbolizing the main force, and the other group wore white vests.
Flores called all the players on the field over and introduced them to everyone, "I believe you have all seen the news. Yes, it is Lindy who is known as the 'Barbarian of the East.' To be honest, this training match , not only for Lindy's trial training, but also for you." After saying that, he sneered at everyone.
With the head coach's attitude, everyone's original expressions of excitement disappeared.
Atletico Madrid's first-team squad seems to be fairly well-stocked after signings this season.
They have 23 players including three goalkeepers, but their bench depth is not high.
There are only three forwards, of which Ibra is still a young man only 19 years old.
There are only two people in the defensive midfield position. If injured, there is no one to replace.
Not to mention the third-line battle, so Flores was also very anxious when he took over.
Considering that Thiago, Peña, and Perea are all injured in this training match, it can only be 8 vs. 8.
Even the two teams couldn't get together for intra-squad matches, so we can't blame Atletico Madrid for falling out of the top 8 at the end of the season.
Other players were very curious about Lindy, but there was a Brazilian who looked at Lindy nervously. He was Paul Assuncao.
Lindy looked taller, stronger, and younger than him, which put a lot of pressure on him.
Lindy wore a white vest representing the substitute and was on the same team as Aguero.
The 31-year-old Czech Big Brother Ujfalusi patted Lindy on the shoulder, "Don't be nervous, just perform normally!"
"Beep!" The training match officially begins.
Atletico Madrid has not developed a new style after the coaching change, so it is basically still the original style of play.
Look for Forlan and Aguero in the frontcourt, and the midfield organization is more about providing artillery support.
There is no ground passing and control play, after all, Aguero's speed is there.
Half-court pressing, playing behind the ball, and fast breaks are the core play styles.
At the beginning, both sides were relatively reserved, for fear of making any mistakes.
But after Flores's rant, everyone got serious.
Fortunately, the few minutes everyone spent paddling gave Lindy time to adapt.
7th minute
Center defender Domingos received the ball and did not look for Simao in the midfield. He made a long pass. The ball crossed the midfield and found Forlan on the edge of the penalty area.
The latter had his back against the center back, used his body advantage to stop the ball with his chest, dunked with his right foot, turned around and threw away the center back Ibáñez, preparing for a long shot.
This is Fran's characteristic. Although he is a forward, his [Long Shot] is as high as 95, which is very scary.
But before he could take off his feet, a strong force came from the right side, and in just a moment, he was shoveled to the ground.
Although it was obvious that the opponent had withdrawn his strength at the end, he was still shoveled away. Fortunately, it didn't hurt, which means he was not injured. He patted his thigh and prepared to get up and take a free throw.
However, he saw that his teammates around him were all running back, and Ibañez, who had been shaken away by him, was also running towards the frontcourt.
Flores's eyes lit up on the sidelines, "Sandy, when did he appear there? This tackle was clean and neat, so beautiful!"
On the way back to defense, Lindy saw the ball flying over his head. Then he looked at the positions of Ibáñez and Forlan. Based on experience, he judged that Forlan would definitely be able to catch the ball.
The tall central defenders who are moving all have a shortcoming: they turn slowly, so the aircraft carrier turns around to find out.
Sure enough, Fran dunked lightly and turned around to break through Ibáñez, who was 192cm tall and weighed 86kg.
Lindy was like a hunter who had been waiting for a long time. He intercepted the ball with a clean shovel.
Considering this was a training match, I also used a lot of strength.
After stealing the ball, he observed his teammates on the field and found that Reyes in the frontcourt was running in the open space. He swung a long pass.
Don't tell me about precision. Power works wonders, okay?
Reyes saw the long pass from the backcourt and thought MMP in his mind. What was this pass?
But he still kept his head down and ran for twenty meters. In the right front field, he was less than 15 points inside the penalty area.
After Reyes received the ball, he passed a through ball behind the defender.
Aguero had been waiting there for a long time, and he sprinted away from all the defenders.
Single ball!
He easily shook off De Gea and kicked into the empty goal.
1:0
"Great pass!" Aguero found Reyes and high-fived him.
Reyes raised his thumb to Lindy in the backcourt.
The timing of the pass just now was particularly good. Although the accuracy was a little low, well, there was no accuracy at all, but it did not prevent him from catching the ball in the open frontcourt.
Still stealing the ball from the feet of the skilled Fran, this Chinese is a bit interesting.
Fran looked at this Chinese man in disbelief. As the winner of the La Liga Golden Boot Award and the European Golden Boot Award, he looked at Lindy like a monster.
I have seen so many defensive players, but few can intercept his ball as cleanly as Lindy. Although he is over 30 years old, he still feels that his condition is the best in his career!
Half-bump, half-shovel, he actually pushed himself out. Damn it! The Chinese language is really suitable here.
Then he grinned, he would be a teammate from now on, he was so panicked!
After Lindy passed the ball, he ran over and pulled up the big brother of the team, "I'm sorry, I knocked you away."
Fran's words made Fran's teeth twitch. How could he respond?
Easy to say, easy to say?
The game continues.
Gradually, everyone discovered.
If you are in the area where Lindy is active in the midfield, it becomes very difficult to pass the ball as before.
From Simang to Jurado to Servio, they all experienced what it means to be a trapeze artist.
Of course, there is also the sentence: Sorry, I knocked you away.
It's hard to describe this feeling.
But Simao was particularly impressed. In the past, he was the organizer with the best frontcourt skills in the team.
But so far, he has not made a threatening pass.
It is difficult to perform well in the frontcourt. This kind of defense that relies on physical confrontation is difficult to get cards.
His yellow team seemed to have turned into a British team. The defenders often made long passes to Forlán and Jurado in the frontcourt after a short fall.
But the latter is often limited by height. For this kind of golf, it can only be said to be a matter of luck.
Simao has been trying various positions, and he found that the only time he retreated to his own half was to get the ball.
Lindy wouldn't send him to eat sod.
In fact, Lindy just relied on his keen sense of smell and noticed that everyone would look at Ximeng unconsciously after receiving the ball.
Of course, he also knows the talented Portugal international.
Simao, who retreated to the backcourt to get the ball, has a larger space for movement. As the space expands, his personal role becomes smaller.
Simao is near the midfield and does not intend to force the pass. He is not a fool.
Finding winger Salvio, the two started to play over the wall.
Faced with this kind of skilled teamwork, Lindy can only do so much.
After a few passes, Simang was about to rush into the penalty area.
He opened his right foot to shoot, but his eyes secretly glanced at Fran's position.
Sure enough, senior Uyfalusi could only raise his foot to block the long shot.
Ibañez on the side also came to supplement the defense.
Seeing that it has attracted enough defense.
Simang tiptoed, and the football passed between the two of them and went straight to Forlan, who was in the open position, and the latter was about to raise his foot to shoot.
Suddenly, a figure rushed out from the side, directly caught up with the football, and then made a rescue with big feet.
"Where did this guy come from?"
The head coach Frelos on the side could no longer sit still. He witnessed the whole process.
Just when Simao and Salvio were cooperating, Lindy began to retreat continuously.
In fact, except for the opportunity for Simao and Salvio to work together, the entire left route is under Lindy's control.
You can continue to play out wide, but what if you want a through cross?
Sorry, not possible.
Want a long pass transfer?
Then there is no threat.
We often see a lot of big-footed moves, from left to right. When the ball arrives, it often takes only a few steps before the defenders come around.
That's because the football flies in the air for too long. Don't complain next time you watch the ball.
Therefore, he had no other choice than long-range shooting or passing it to Fran!
Lindy focused on this passing route, and it made sense to intercept the ball.
See Lindy's defense is so sophisticated.
Flores was a little excited and slapped Sandy beside him twice. "It seems that we have found a treasure. Do you want to make some adjustments? If this continues, the trial training will be meaningless."
"Switch sides? No, you mean offensive and defensive drills?"
Flores nodded firmly,"Two rounds, let's test him fully!"
Sandy stopped the training game and started a new arrangement...