At noon and night of this day, the new Atletico Madrid players finally understood what Dick said: "You can do whatever you want off the court, but you have to listen to me on the court" and "If you cause trouble outside, you will be covered, and if you make trouble inside, you will be covered." What does "punish you" mean
These four sentences and four attitudes all happened so coincidentally on this day.
Jardel was late and broke the rules. Dick didn't care that he was the main shooter he had introduced and immediately punished him by running five laps. Although he didn't say anything on the training ground, as long as a player did not train as required, he would immediately punish him. He would scold loudly. It was obvious that after this year, although Dick did not learn how to train players, his vision in terms of the effectiveness of players' training and their hard work had increased a lot.
After the training, one head coach, three assistant coaches, six coaching assistants, a coaching staff of ten people and twenty-three players were all brought to the hotel by Dick to have a good meal. They had a meal, and in the evening they even dragged all the teams to the nightclub that Dick often went to. If you include the girlfriends and wives that the players were willing to bring, there were nearly fifty people, and it was a real fuss. one night.
Even a Puritan like Beleron was dragged away, but he didn't drink. Beleron knew this very well. He would not be forced to do something he didn't want to do, and he couldn't appear too excessive. Solitary.
If it were another club, perhaps it would be unimaginable for the coaching staff to go to nightclubs with the players. Marriner could not imagine himself doing this before. However, under the leadership of Dick, they were very good at it. They naturally followed the good deeds - after all, Dick's income was higher than theirs, but he seemed to do less things than them. Giving Dick a meal would also give them a little more psychological balance.
And an incident that happened in the nightclub made Jardel, who was still quite unhappy at first, start to become angry with Dick.
Conflicts are naturally very common in a place like a nightclub where dragons and snakes are mixed. Normally no one would come to cause trouble for someone as big as Jadel. However, Jadel is big and has a loud voice. Although he can speak Portuguese and Spanish They are very close, but they are also very different. It is natural for a foreigner to find trouble
So when Jader went to hook up with a girl alone, he was picked on by three drunk locals.
Just when Jardel was a little at a loss, Dick immediately stepped in and opened his mouth with a bunch of local Madrid slang - after studying with Pedro for so long, he also learned a lot of local Madrid dialect, and now As soon as he used it, several gangsters were immediately dumbfounded
Seeing that the boss was quarreling with others, the players also began to gather around from all directions. Seeing that people on both sides began to gather, the nightclub immediately dispatched security guards to calm both parties down. Such a small conflict It was also a common thing in nightclubs, and it quickly calmed down.
"It'll be better as you get to know each other better in the future. Those guys probably thought you were a stranger and had a foreign accent. I suffered a little loss at the time, but I punched that guy a few times!"
Dick smelled of alcohol and said loudly to Jadel: "Don't worry, they won't dare to find trouble with you after they know who you are!"
Seeing the drunken Dick talking loudly and patting himself on the shoulder, Jardel laughed, and the trace of dissatisfaction with Dick seemed to have dissipated
After this night, many new players thought they already knew Dick, but they soon discovered that they didn't know enough.
Because they played too crazy the night before, most of the players were late for the next day's training. Then they were scolded by Dick, and then asked them to run laps collectively. After the players accepted their fate, they started running laps. When they arrived, they were surprised to find Dick leading the way with three assistant coaches.
After running down two thousand meters, Dick was very tired. Although he was in good health, he was not a professional athlete after all. When he ran down, he couldn't even speak completely, but he still stood in front of the players.
"Yesterday it was because the coaching staff took you to the nightclub, so although you will be punished, the coaching staff will also be punished Next, training begins!"
"Marina and the others looked at Dick helplessly from behind. It was obviously suggested by you, bastard, and we weren't late. You just ran away, and you actually dragged us to run together
But after this day, Atletico Madrid¡¯s pre-season training began to go smoothly!
Time has entered August, Atletico Madrid has completed the training of physical reserves, and the effect is very good, because timeThe reason is that even the players who participated in the European Cup recovered quickly.
Next, it¡¯s time for tactical drills.
Dick is a head coach who is accustomed to using four backs, mainly because he knows that although three backs seem to be more popular in recent years, without that kind of super wing, it is difficult to solve the shortcomings of using three backs. , and Atletico Madrid does not lack full-backs with excellent assist capabilities. In this case, it is much easier to use four backs.
The main tactical change is in the midfield. Dick plans to continue the 4-5-1 tactics from last season. Compared with last season, Atletico Madrid¡¯s midfield strength has actually been strengthened a lot, with Makelele protecting and Belle Long organized and Baraja sprinted back and forth. Although the ability of the center to directly threaten the opponent's goal may be a little worse, the wings can make up for this. Camoranesi and Vicente are both between wingers and wide midfielders. players, their scoring ability is not bad at all.
Jader quickly showed his scoring ability in training. Now Jader is indeed a top shooter. His strong body allows him to easily occupy favorable terrain in the penalty area, and his feet The method is not bad. After all, he is from Brazil. He has a very keen sense of smell in front of the goal. Even if he is pulled outside the penalty area to play the ball, he still has a very good performance.
Based on the characteristics of these players, Dick formulated the following initial tactics. Belleron distributed the ball to both sides, and the two wings accelerated the breakthrough to create opportunities for Jardel; Jardel pulled out of the penalty area to play the ball, and the two wings broke into the penalty area to find opportunities. Opportunity, or after an attack from both wings, Jadel moves the ball out of the penalty area, and Baraja steps in to complete the final shot - in short, Jadel's role will be maximized.
If Cruz or Torres also plays, it will be a double center style of play, with Jardel still at the front, and Cruz and Torres can be pulled out to roam at any time. Although both of them are centers, they have poor foot skills. It's not bad, and the coordination ability is also very strong. It will exist as a variable in the game. Atletico Madrid's second tactic is this.
Dick doesn¡¯t want to train complicated tactics at this time, as long as they are effective goal-scoring tactics. His goal is the championship. As for continuation that is something to consider next.
Before the start of the official match, Atletico Madrid also arranged several warm-up matches, most of which were against local low-level teams in Madrid. The strongest warm-up opponent was Getafe, which is located in the satellite city. Dick did not agree with this. Don¡¯t worry about the lack of gold content in the warm-up, because before the official game starts, there are two most valuable games-the Spanish Super Cup.
Dick doesn't care about this honor. Of course it would be best if he can win it. Anyway, Deportivo is also adjusting. In addition to the results of the game, Dick values ??what was exposed in these two games. It will have a greater impact on the next games.
On August 21, Atletico Madrid ushered in its first official game of the season, facing Deportivo La Coru?a at home.
For this game, Atletico Madrid fans have placed very high enthusiasm. After all, Atletico Madrid spent nearly 90 million US dollars in the transfer market this summer, making it the team with the most investment in the entire La Liga. Although Real Madrid bought Figo spent more than 50 million, but he didn¡¯t invest much in other people. Solari, Celades, Munitis, Flavio Concei??o, these people together only spent Real Madrid's net investment is less than 30 million. Although the net investment is more than Atletico Madrid, the cost of buying people is not as much as Atletico Madrid.
After Barcelona lost Figo, although they used the money to buy Overmars, Petit, H¨¦rard, Alfonso and other famous players, the actual investment was quite small, and these people combined It¡¯s only over 60 million.
Valencia didn't invest much, but the income was quite a lot. Herard and Farinos cashed out more than 40 million for them, plus Lopez Last year's good results made Valencia's income soar. A lot of money has been made, and there is even a profit in the transfer market.
Deportivo's biggest investment was spent on Tristan. After Sanz failed to be elected as Real Madrid president, Tristan also lost the opportunity to join Real Madrid. In the end, he went to Deportivo. As for Deportivo, they have never had much money to invest, certainly compared to those top teams.
As Atletico Madrid has the most signings, it will naturally attract greater attention from fans. They hope to see Atletico Madrid perform well in the future, and what kind of strength Jardel will show in Atletico Madrid is what they are talking about. Not only fans are interested in this topic, but the Spanish media is also very interested in it!
Jardel is a top center who averaged more than one goal per game for four years in Portugal. His performance was quite top-notch. If it were not for the fact that Portugal is considered a lower-tier league in Europe, it would not be able to compete with Serie A, La Liga and the Premier League.Compared with the five major leagues of the Bundesliga and French Ligue 1, his performance has surpassed most of the top shooters. What he lacks is just to prove himself in the top leagues. This type of center who can score a lot of goals is not special. There are many, Ruud van Nistelrooy in the Eredivisie counts as one, Vieri in Serie A counts as one, and in La Liga, such a strong and goal-scoring center must be considered Tristan.
It just so happens that Tristan is Atletico Madrid¡¯s opponent in this game! In addition, some rumors circulated that Atletico Madrid was interested in Tristan before, but Tristan rejected Atletico Madrid's call and joined Deportivo La Coruna, which made this game even more interesting!
Jardel and Tristan, the collision of two powerful centers, the confrontation between the league champion and the King's Cup champion, the confrontation between Deportivo, which basically retains its main lineup, and Atletico Madrid, whose lineup has undergone earth-shaking changes, the veteran coach The battle of wits and courage between Irueta and the suddenly rising rookie Dick With the La Liga season still 20 days away from starting, the Spanish Super Cup is undoubtedly a great event for Spanish fans who have been empty for more than a month. Events that are enough to satisfy them!
August 21st, the first game of the Spanish Super Cup, Atletico Madrid faced Deportivo La Coru?a at the Calderon Stadium!