Cox: Leipzig rotations tormented Atletico and underlined Nagelsmanns brilliance – The Athletic

RB Leipzigs 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid was the most considerable triumph of Julian Nagelsmanns career so far, and a fine example of why the 33-year-old German is considered Europes the majority of amazing young coach.
The two sides played greatly various styles of football. Whereas Atletico Madrid were content to play in their own half in a flat 4-4-2, RB Leipzig operated in an aggressive 4-2-3-1 without the ball, an unusual 3-1-5-1 with the ball, and at times pushed their entire side into Atletis third of the pitch.
Simeone has taken Atletico to excellent heights over the last years and remains an outstanding coach, particularly in terms of drilling a solid defensive structure. Here it felt as if the Spanish side were playing football from a bygone age compared to the fluidity and versatility of their opponents. No other coach in European football modifications system as rapidly and efficiently as Nagelsmann, and its difficult merely trying to …