Real Madrid defeated Atletico Madrid. What is wrong with Alonso s tactical arrangement?

I wrote an article a few months ago, why Real Madrid feels difficult to play Atletico Madrid. Someone asked me this question before, and I also analyzed the details through the competition screenshots.

Among all the opponents, the team Real Madrid is most afraid of is Atletico Madrid. Other teams Real Madrid are not very afraid, but Simone's team will make them feel a headache.

Because compared to other opponents, Simeone's team is very retro, with a modern and traditional style of playing.

There are high-pressing and rapid advancement, but there are also high-altitude ball homework. I like the tactics of crossing from the wing and taking high balls. There are also high-quality high center forwards like Sollot in the team.

Their tactics of playing 442 are quite mature, and everyone knows Simeone's ability to fight tough battles. In this game where

5:2, the fundamental reason for Alonso's loss was the first problem in defending high-altitude balls. Excluding uncontrollable factors such as penalty kicks and free kicks, the two goals lost in the first half were all caused by air defense loopholes.

The first ball was a missed man, and Lenorman headed the ball without much pressure; the second ball was a technical crush. Sollot's excellent ability to stagnate the air, headed the ball in the penalty area, and bombarded the high altitude to bring goals to the team.

The two goals lost were exactly the same, and there were loopholes in the deployment of air defense. The wide players did not follow the defense in time, and the defensive players in the middle made mistakes in predicting the ball and choosing positions, resulting in concealing the ball.

The defeat in this game completely exposed Real Madrid's weakness in defense of "high-altitude operations".

In fact, this problem has appeared many times as early as when Ancelotti was in Real Madrid. When Militon, Alaba and others were seriously injured and absent, Real Madrid lost a lot of headers. When the opponent takes a high ball, the team often feels at a loss. In order to solve this loophole, Ancelotti adopted a blocking line, which means that the full-back and midfielder compressed the wing, preventing the opponent from crossing easily, and trying to reduce the chance of crossing as much as possible.

Once a wing player gets the ball, he will go to the confrontation and try to give enough pressure. Since high-altitude ball defense is not good, I will not give you a chance to raise a high ball, so as not to lose the ball.

However, with the arrival of Alonso, the system changed, and this limitation was magnified. The team pursues control, grabs the ground, and likes to play local penetration tactics, which has caused a lot of neglect in defensive details.

's winning streak was relatively easy before, which also made the team lose their vigilance and seemed careless.

Why do I say Alonso is a little careless? It can be seen from the arrangement of troops in Bellingham. Facing Atletico Madrid, he was lined up with a combination of Bellingham, Valverde and Chu'améni, and on the right was Gulaire.

As soon as the starter came out, I began to worry, and there was a doubt in my heart, why did Alonso ask Jiu Shu to play in such a critical game? Bellingham, who had not played much in the starting lineup before? He has not been able to get along with his teammates enough. Will there be any problem with this arrangement?

And judging from the process of the game, Bellingham is obviously not very good either. Whether it is cooperating with teammates, running or positioning, he has not yet returned to his previous state.

I can understand what Alonso means. Let Bellingham start, maybe because he wants to provide hardness in defense, face Atletico Madrid's rapid advancement ability, and have a person who both offense and defense to keep the team's midfield stable.

However, the problem of poor shooting and midfielder passing forward still cannot be solved, which makes Real Madrid rely on the personal abilities of the superstar if they want to score.

Push speed, counterattack, use the personal abilities of Mbappe and Vinicius to break through and score, and there is no other way.

How to use Bellingham well and make him and his teammates better together, I think this will be the next issue Alonso needs to deal with.

In addition, I would like to talk about Valverde. This season I can also feel that Valverde played not very well, and it has also changed a little from his previous play.

Under Alonso's system, Valverde was a bit used as a worker, and the ball was given to Gulaire, and his presence on the court was extremely low. It turns out that he also has very exciting scenes such as forward sprinting and long shots, but now there are fewer and fewer.

Alonso also gave him more defensive tasks.

Perhaps it is because of the team's discomfort in tactical changes, and the national team and clubs are too tired in their continuous playing, Valverde's condition has also begun to decline.

I think Valverde's suitable position in the Alonso system should be the right winger or right back. In this position, he can use his characteristics of sprinting and up and down to pose a threat to the team. In the midfield, his lack of control and easy-to-be problems will not be too prominent, and he can also play a good role in assisting defense.

At the same time, Bellingham or Guiller can try to transform into a player who plays the ball and strengthen the control of the midfield. The system and coordination of the

midfield must be run-in and tried.

Otherwise, the midfield combination of Bellingham, Chu'améni and Valverde will appear delicate and insufficient, and the midfield cannot control the ball, and the opponent makes mistakes when pressing and suppressing at high positions will easily be hit by the opponent.

Losing to Atletico Madrid is not a bad thing for Real Madrid, and it is also a timely rain. The previous winning streak was a bit proud and complacent. I neglected too many details and forgot that Alonso had led the team for less than half a year. This is still a team that has changed between the old and the new.

Real Madrid is not as free as everyone sees. From the defense to midfield control, personnel running-in, and the details of the forward line play still have many limitations, and it is easy to be targeted in high-end games.

Since you made a mistake, it would be good to improve in the next game. As Bellingham, Camavenga and others recovered from injury, it is time to test Alonso's ability to command and staff on-site. The

team still has a chance to revive.