Atletico Madrid kicks 5-5-0 against Man City C1 Cup: Fans argue fiercely

The fact that coach Diego Simeone applied a defensive tactical scheme with no true striker when Atletico Madrid was a guest of Man City this morning (April 6) caused an interesting debate among netizens. .

Video of Man City struggling to beat Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the quarter-finals Champions League This season (Copyright FPT Play):

After eliminating MU in Champions League round of 16, Atletico Madrid had the opportunity to return to Manchester to face Man City, the neighbor of the “Red Devils” in the first leg of the quarter-finals this morning (March 6, Vietnam time). Notably, coach Diego Simeone used an unusual tactical scheme when he let Atletico Madrid play with a 5-5-0 formation when as a guest at Etihad Stadium.

Atletico Madrid played with 10 defensive players in front of Jan Oblak’s goal against Man City

Although nominally, “Rojiblancos” started the match with strikers Joao Felix and Antoine Griezmann, but in reality, these two players often retreated to the home field to join teammates in defense instead of taking on an attacking role. goal search.

Atletico Madrid last night played with 2 defensive layers of 5 people in front of goalkeeper Jan Oblak’s goal. The first class consisted of Renal Lodi, Reinildo, Felipe, Stefan Savic and Sime Vrsaljko. The second line of defense includes captain Koke, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Marcos Llorente, Joao Felix and Antoine Griezmann.

Although playing very discreetly in the first half, in the second half, a moment of laxity cost Atletico Madrid a lot when they let Phil Foden poke a hole for Kevin De Bruyne to get out and finish the only goal in the 70th minute to win. 1-0 advantage for Man City.

Netizens broke out a debate regarding Atletico Madrid’s defensive tactics, without attacking players when they could not finish any situation during the 90 minutes of the last match against Man City.

A person from Abuja (Nigeria) with the nickname soulflows fyneface took a screenshot showing the image of all 10 Atletico Madrid players (except goalkeeper Jan Oblak) retreating to the home field to defend with the sarcastic caption: “Simeone with a 5-5-0” with a hashtag stating the match’s name.

Simeone’s Total Defense Strategy

Another football fan with the account McGreal 19 commented on Twitter: “It looks like Atletico Madrid are playing with a 5-5-0 formation. This trash tactic comes from Simeone again.” A male fan named Grace Robertson said: “Simeone parked his car in front of the home team’s goal”.

A netizen with the nickname Roc da 5’5” wrote a tweet lamenting Atletico Madrid’s refusal to attack but only to defend when as a guest of Man City: “Look at Simeone, his tactics are working. become too boring and outdated”.

A football fan criticized Simeone and Atletico Madrid for playing boring and outdated tactics

Meanwhile, a beautiful football fan with the account SHÈRU B’AWÒN even cursed “El Cholo” when commenting on Twitter: “Simeone and his tactics deserve a place in hell”.

The guy with the nickname SHÈRU B’AWÒN wants to send Simeone to hell

Besides the stream of sarcastic public opinion, even criticizing coach Diego Simeone and his students with a 5-5-0 formation, many people have supported this style of Atletico Madrid’s play when they think that their death is aimed at football. The draw on the field of Man City is appreciated more than me, there is nothing to blame.

A young man named Xabhi tweeted: “If attacking football is a style of play and can be used to win, then you can’t blame Simeone for using defensive football and impose their own tactics to win the matches.

Many fans defend Simeone, saying that he has nothing wrong with wanting Atletico Madrid to destroy Man City’s game.

Agreeing with the point of praising Simeone, the account Jonno commented: “I can’t understand why people are criticizing Simeone’s tactics. Personally, I think that’s a great way of maneuvering. All the players know their role and give their all for him. Simeone is the right coach for this style of play. I would love to have him in charge of the Premier League one day.”

A male fan named Simon Leviev Jur expressed his opinion on his personal Twitter: “Many people will oppose Simeone’s tactics but Atletico Madrid have organized the game really well.”

According to Dang Duc (Summarized from Sportbible) (Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Magazine)