Tomorrow night, two teams, two crowds, two radically different ideologies FROM SPAIN collide at the Arena Națională (National Arena) of Bucharest: Marcelo "El Loco" Bielsa's Athletic de Bilbao, charging for their first major european success, and Diego "El Cholo" Simeone's Atlético de Madrid, going for their second UEFA Europa League trophy.
So, let's start with the Basque, aka "Leones": A quite physical team that made a radical change with Bielsa's entry, changing their hard, quite direct game, for a more versatilized, "Joga Bonito"-styled one mixed with handbook counterattacks, thing that proved worth it, beacuse Athletic was able to almost literally TRASH Manchester United in the quarterfinals. Seriously, I bet for them.
Now, let's go with the "Colchoneros": A team that has got a shred of everything: physique, technique, speed...
They used to play a quite visual football, more of a "Joga Bonito" style with Gregorio Manzano, but when he was sacked and Simeone arrived, he gathered up all the muscle of the team, and made the opposite process of Bielsa: turned Atlético from a visual, qualityful but unsuccesful team to a rocky, agressive, physical and counterattacking succesful team.
The show is granted tomorrow, folks, so I promise I'm gonna write a post about The UEFA Europa League Final!!
That's all for now folks, see ya after the final!!
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