The Welshman Dean Saunders strongly criticized the Argentinian coach’s team which opted for an ultra defensive approach against Guardiola’s Manchester City.
The duel between Josep Guardiola’s Manchester City and Diego Simeone’s Atlético de Madrid for the Champions League quarter-finals clearly dominated the ball. The English club took advantage of the Spaniards’ ultra-defensive scheme to regain the ball and try to penetrate the double line of five players presented by the rojiblancos.
Likewise, the Citizens managed to claim the 1-0 victory thanks to a goal from Kevin de Bruyne. Thus, the key remains open for the rematch duel.
In any case, this proposal from the Cholo team has added detractors. One of them was Dean Saunders, a former Liverpool footballer. “If you want to ruin a football game, play as Atletico Madrid. In fact, they are trying to spoil the game. They sit and wait. It’s called parasitic football: they live off your mistakes “, he commented after the meeting in statements collected Daily Mail .
“They’re closing doors all over the pitch and just trying to intercept a pass. If you sit down against Manchester City and invite them to surround you, they will eventually score a goal for you “, He continued.
Later, he talked about how low-key this game is for viewers. “It’s terrible to watch, terrible to play, nobody’s going to enjoy it. If you watch Manchester City vs Liverpool, it’s going to be entertaining. ”.
“I’ve played like this myself, as long as you get a hit; I don’t make fun of Simeone “, he added. “But the way it is organized, spoil the game to watch, spoil it to play, condense space, show no ambition to score . When you watch the game, you fall asleep,” he added.
A proposal that surprised even Guardiola, according to his remarks in the post-match conference. “We felt they were going to play 5-3-2, then they adjusted and became 5-5. In prehistory, today and in a hundred thousand years it is very difficult to attack a 5-5, it is because there are no spaces . They are strong, we are small and light. It’s a matter of patience,” he said.
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