Atletico Madrid s cold shower! The bandit coach changed 3 people in a row + the whole team attacked = collapse

Sports Weekly Special Correspondent in Spain Wu Haoyu

When Atletico Madrid was away to challenge their powerful rival Arsenal, Atletico Madrid encountered a farce. After the team trained at the Emirates Stadium the day before the game, there was no hot water supply in the bathroom of the visiting team's locker room, and the team had to return to the hotel to take a shower. Reports show that Atletico Madrid were dissatisfied with the incident and complained to UEFA, but Arsenal did not receive any substantive punishment other than an apology to Atletico Madrid for the incident.

After the game started, the Gunners, who were in excellent form, showed no mercy. They attacked four cities in a row within ten minutes, leaving Simeone's team unable to fight back. A month ago when they visited Anfield Stadium, Atletico Madrid managed to equalize despite falling behind by two goals, but were defeated by Liverpool in stoppage time. An angry Simeone got into a fight with the fans on the sidelines after the game, and was suspended for one match. This time at the Emirates Stadium, Atletico Madrid suffered a resounding defeat, and Simeone lost his temper completely after the game. In the past, he was used to running back to the locker room immediately after the game. After this game, he shook hands with Arteta before leaving sadly. His frustration was evident.

The iron-blooded defense has completely disappeared

Although Atletico Madrid also had a wonderful 5-2 victory over Real Madrid at home this season, the performance gap between Simeone's team's home and away performances is too large. So far this season, Atletico Madrid has won a total of 5 wins in the league and the Champions League, all of which were won at home, and it is hard to win on the road. With such an away performance, it would have been very difficult for Atletico Madrid to grab points from the Emirates Stadium. From the first minute of this campaign, Atletico Madrid was almost at a disadvantage. Arsenal's wing attack made Atletico Madrid miserable, especially Saka and Timber on the right. The two men interspersed like a storm, making Atletico Madrid's slower starting left back Hanzko extremely difficult. Atletico Madrid's frequent mistakes in the backcourt also gave Arsenal many shooting opportunities. Eze's mid-range shot in the first half came from Jimenez's unnecessary mistakes.

After the Gunners took advantage of the set-piece opportunity to score the goal in the second half, Atletico Madrid coach Simeone chose to give it a try and made three substitutions in the 63rd minute to seek an equalizer. However, the result was that he immediately conceded three goals in seven minutes. Atletico Madrid, which was heavily pressing, was hit by Arsenal's smooth counterattacks. Martinelli and Dzekielesh scored one after another, turning this strong confrontation into a one-sided bloodbath. In just 13 minutes, Atletico Madrid was instantly disconnected and was beaten into the abyss by Arsenal.

"Atletico Madrid indeed took a cold shower in London." "AS" newspaper used a pun title in its post-match review. For the Atletico Madrid team, they could only take cold showers in the bathrooms at the Emirates Stadium, and basins of cold water were poured down on the court in an instant. Simeone's team had no choice but to swallow this tragic defeat.

In the 2018 Europa League semi-finals, Atletico Madrid led by Simeone retreated in the first round at the Emirates Stadium, came to the Metropolitan Stadium in the second round with a score of 1-1, and defeated Arsenal 1-0 to securely enter the final. It became the last European game for the Gunners in the Arsene Wenger era. Atletico Madrid that year had a strong sense of discipline. They were short of one player in the first leg of the Europa League semi-finals at the Emirates Stadium shortly after the start, but their near-impeccable defense left Arsenal helpless. Wenger's wish to say goodbye to Arsenal with the European Championship trophy came to naught.

In the past, Atletico Madrid, with its impregnable defense, was a tough nut to crack for all wealthy teams. However, times have changed. Now Atletico Madrid is still led by Simeone, but their iron-blooded defense has long since disappeared. On the one hand, Atletico Madrid's defense configuration is now too different. No one in the team can approach the level of Godin, Felipe and Juanfran. On the other hand, in today's environment, Atletico Madrid has always been seeking a transformation in style. High pressure and active attack have become more common styles of play in the past two years. In the second half of this campaign, after Arsenal seized the opportunity of a set piece to score the first goal, Atletico Madrid also chose to take the initiative. The frontcourt generals intensified their pressing efforts. Simeone also replaced three people in an attempt to launch an offensive, but unexpectedly, the backyard caught fire one after another. The defense was unable to stop Arsenal's sharp counterattack, and ultimately suffered a disastrous defeat.

Little Spider Can’t Save Atletico

After the disastrous defeat, Atletico Madrid generals were still unwilling to accept it after the game. Both Koke and Jimenez said in post-match interviews: Atletico Madrid originally controlled the situation on the field, but the first goal conceded ultimately determined the trend of the game. But looking at the entire game, Atletico Madrid was completely defeated by its opponents at almost every level, and perhaps the only one in the team who could leave with their heads held high was Alvarez.

Before this campaign, Little Spider had represented Manchester City against Arsenal 4 times, but failed to score a goal. Although he still did not open a goal account against Manchester City in this game, Alvarez is undoubtedly Atletico Madrid's best player. Atletico Madrid was almost completely passive throughout the first half, and the few opportunities the team had came from Alvarez. First, Raya's attack error gave Atletico Madrid a throw-in in the front court. After receiving the throw-in, the little spider immediately shot slightly wide. Then his advancement into the penalty area and set-piece shooting put Arsenal's defense to the test. Entering the second half, Alvarez was everywhere. He first hit the crossbar with a long-range shot from the outside, almost giving Atletico Madrid the lead despite being passive across the board. Then his wonderful through ball found Simeone, but the latter's shot was unfortunately blocked by the Arsenal defender. At the last moment of the game, Little Spider even came to the front of his own penalty area to participate in return defense and organization.

At the pre-match press conference, Alvarez once boasted that Atletico Madrid has the ability to cause trouble to Arsenal, but despite his hard work and merit, it is difficult for him to save a team that is inferior to its opponents in all aspects. In this game, Alvarez once again demonstrated his performance as the absolute core of Atletico Madrid's frontcourt. On the offensive end, he always drives the team by himself, pressing, organizing, advancing and shooting.. To a certain extent, today's Spidey is comparable to Harry Kane in terms of all-round performance. What he lacks is the Englishman's explosive output in the Bundesliga. In today's Atletico Madrid, Alvarez bears a heavy responsibility, but his teammates do not support him much, which also leads to his data not being impressive. In this context, it is not easy for Little Spider to be able to achieve a remarkable comeback against Rayo Vallecano, score two goals against Real Madrid, and shoot and pass twice against Frankfurt.

"Julian's achievements are amazing. He has shown great talent and sacrifice spirit at Atletico Madrid. He is everywhere on the court. The team should be grateful to have him, and the fans are the same. We need to enjoy his performance at Atletico Madrid." Alvarez's Argentine senior at Atletico Madrid, Aguero, praised the little spider in a recent interview. As he said, Alvarez today is the barometer of Atletico Madrid's offensive end and the true core of the Atletico Madrid team. But in the face of the all-round gap with Arsenal, an all-round and outstanding little spider can hardly save this sluggish sheet army.