Change in playing style? Marca: Simeone is innovating Atletico Madrid s tactics and pushing forward the high-level defense line

"Marca" reported that Simeone is undergoing tactical innovation on Atletico Madrid, with the core of which is to significantly push the team's defense line forward and press high.

data shows that in the first six league rounds of this season, Atletico Madrid's defense average position was 35.6 meters away from goalkeeper Oblak, which was nearly 4.5 meters from before last season. It has begun to approach the high defense levels of Real Madrid (37 meters) and Barcelona (37.7 meters), and is far higher than the average of 32.8 meters in La Liga.

This tactical change has brought significant effects, especially in high-level oppression. Atletico Madrid's regaining rights in the last 60 meters of the stadium surged from 73 in the same period last season to 116 in this season, with 43 more. In the new system, players such as Barrios, Llorente and Simeone Jr. played a key role. Data shows that Alvarez is the player with the team's most steals in the offensive third zone. The overall formation of the team is moving forward, with the average activity position of the full-backs rising from 65.5 meters to 66.1 meters, and the last defender's position (33.2 meters) is also ahead of the league average (30.5 meters).

Despite the injuries suffered by Baenna, Almada and others, Atletico Madrid still firmly implemented this established tactic, with the goal of regaining the ball at the highest possible position and building a brand new and more aggressive team.

source:7n cn