When the referee blew the full-time whistle, Deportivo's fans were quite unconvinced - because they did not lose the total score, but lost to the rules - and Atletico Madrid regained a point. After that, Deportivo launched a series of fierce attacks, but no longer had the same luck as before. Pauleta once had a good chance in the penalty area, but missed it due to the interference of Gamarra, who was filling in. , the final score was two to one, Deportivo won and lost the championship
The players of Atletico Madrid celebrated their first championship of the new season at the Riazor Stadium, and when shaking hands with Irueta, Dick shrugged: "It seems that my luck is indeed good"
Irueta smiled bitterly and shook his head. Of course he knew that neither side was in the best condition in these two games, and Deportivo's performance was still better, but it was Atletico Madrid who won the championship in the end - this is another case. What can be said? Dick's luck does seem better than his, football is round
"In a game where they were absolutely at a disadvantage, Dick's Atletico Madrid relied on a lucky goal from Jardel and lost 2-1 to Deportivo La Coruna, thereby winning the Spanish Super Cup. To this I only have one word to evaluate this game: ugly. Throughout the game, we could only see Atletico Madrid constantly defending, and then relying on an inexplicable attack to score a goal and win the final victory. Many of the wins after Dick took office last season were achieved in this way. We have to admit that Dick is a very lucky coach, but can a team be brought to the top by luck? I think we don¡¯t need to look for good coaches everywhere, it would be better to directly develop a luck tester"
It is a pity that Mr. Rodriguez's second column was once again ignored by Dick, because Dick does not buy "World Sports News" at all. He reads many newspapers every day, but basically Marca is the main newspaper. As a professional sports newspaper that can rank among the top ten media in Spain, Marca contains more information and helps Dick understand the current Spanish football better.
After winning the Spanish Super Cup, Dick was quite happy. At least it was an unexpected surprise, because he did not expect to win the Spanish Super Cup, but he won the championship due to some accidental factors. ¡ª¡ªWhether it¡¯s luck or not, who won the championship without a little bit of luck? Dick doesn't care about this. All he cares about is that his resume looks better. This is his future capital!
After the Spanish Super Cup, Atletico Madrid's new season is getting closer and closer. On August 29, the draw ceremony for the European Champions Cup and the UEFA Cup will begin in Monaco. Atletico Madrid will directly participate in the first round of the UEFA Cup. team.
There are quite a few strong teams participating in the UEFA Cup this time - Serie A includes strong teams such as Inter Milan, Roma, Parma, Fiorentina and Udinese who were eliminated from the Champions League. In the Premier League, there are Chelsea and Liverpool, in addition to Atletico Madrid, there are Zaragoza, Celta Vigo, Rayo Vallecano and Alaves in La Liga, and Hertha Berlin, Stuttgart and Werder Bremen are in Bundesliga. These teams are not easy to play. , plus strong teams such as Porto and Boavista of Portugal, Ajax of the Netherlands, Celtic of Scotland, CSKA Moscow of Russia, although there were a total of ninety-six teams participating in the first round. However, the chance of these strong teams meeting is not small.
However, Atletico Madrid's luck is pretty good. Their opponent is the Slovenian team Ljubljana, which is not a strong team. Atletico Madrid first played away from home, and then returned to home - the first leg of the game was in September. Conducted on the 14th.
After the Spanish Super Cup, Atletico Madrid will usher in a period of rest. Of course, after September 2nd, the team's international players will go to participate in the training camp of the national team - this time Atletico Madrid has a lot of international players. Molina, Belleron and Baraja were all selected for the Spanish national team, Cruz was selected for the Argentina national team, Makelele was also selected for the French national team this time with Thuram, plus members of the Paraguay national team. Mara, Yugoslavia national team member Paunovic, Czech national team member Beybul and Uruguay national team member Correa, a full ten players left the training camp, but fortunately, many of the frontcourt players Most of them have been retained, and basic training can still be guaranteed.
Of course, Dick didn't have much to do about this situation, but his opponent in the first round of the league was the mid-to-lower team Real Oviedo, which was also Atletico Madrid's relegation opponent last season. It was so chaotic last season. Being able to defeat the opponent under any circumstances, there will naturally not be too many problems in this game.
After the players returned from the national team, Dick spent a few more days training - but in the first game of the new season, he made big changes to his tactics.
¡°??An, you rest for this game. "
Dick said to Belleron the day before the game: "In this game, I want to see how the team performs in other formations."
Looking at Bellelon's somewhat surprised face, Dick laughed: "Don't worry, you must know that in my mind, you are the most unshakable core of the team But there is no need to worry now, your physical condition is It¡¯s not very good. I need you to have a good rest The opponents in the next two games are not strong, so we don¡¯t need to use too complicated tactics.¡±
Belleron nodded. His physical fitness was indeed average. Although he didn't play many games in the European Cup, he was physically exhausted a lot. Now he was dragged to the national team again. Dick asked him to have a good rest. It is also a kind of protection for him.
Of course, casually saying that the core should rest for two games without any reason will not work. Dick also needs to explain to Belleron in advance - this can be regarded as a way to preserve strength and practice the second set of tactics to some extent. After all, Atletico Madrid cannot conquer the world with just one set of tactics.
When Dick announced the next day's lineup in the locker room, Atletico Madrid players were a little surprised.
There are basically no changes in other positions, except that Belleron was removed from the midfielder and Cruz and Jardel were paired together, which is a combination of double centers and parallel midfielder positions.
"The two wings are the main players. Seize the opportunity and deliver the ball to the center. The two full-backs should also be more active. Make bold assists and defend the teammates behind you. Real Oviedo is far from our opponent. We have to do The goal is to score more goals in the game! Understand? Use your offense to destroy their defense and win this game!¡±
Dick did not give them time to think, but waved his hand vigorously. In his opinion, as long as he used the breakthrough ability of the two wings and the ability to grab points in the middle, it would be enough to defeat Real Oviedo. If Facing a team like Real Oviedo, if they are unable to defeat their opponents through simple and crude tactics with superior strength, then this Atletico Madrid team will have no future at all
The two may not be top-notch, but they are definitely top-notch centers. Both sides have their own distinctive wings in attack. With this configuration, it is easiest to score goals with this simple and crude tactic. Dick just wants to see it. To what extent their personal abilities can reach, the overall organization and offense are of course needed, but the personal abilities that can be displayed on the court are also important. Atletico Madrid currently does not have the kind of traditional players who can handle the offense by dribbling the ball on their own. They need to be more particular about cooperation with each other. The two wings are mainly used to provide firepower in the middle. Although the tactic is simple, it pays attention to coordination.
The first round of the league was played at home, so Atletico Madrid fans quickly discovered that there was no Belleron in the lineup
"What is Dick thinking? Whether it was the warm-up match or the two Spanish Super Cups, Belleron was the main player. Why did he change players on the spot? Is Belleron injured?"
"Belleron was sitting on the bench with a very calm expression Maybe he was injured, or Dick hid him in order to prepare for the UEFA Cup game? This is too outrageous. The Slovenian team can give Atletico Madrid What impact did it have? This is really a joke"
Various commentators commented on Dick's lineup, but Dick ignored it. After greeting the fans in the stands, he began to concentrate on watching the game from his position.
Despite the lack of Belleron, Atletico Madrid played not bad on the court - although there was no Belleron to distribute the ball in the center, Atletico Madrid played a little simpler, with Baraja and Makelele in the center. The ball is then handed to the wing, and then the players on the wing are allowed to cooperate to form a breakthrough on the wing. The two big men, Cruz and Jardel, are constantly running back and forth, looking for opportunities.
Capdevila has good passing skills, and Aguilera's breakthrough ability is also very good. With Vicente and Camoranesi on the wing, Atletico Madrid can quickly move on the wing. Just gained the upper hand.
It¡¯s not that Real Oviedo doesn¡¯t want to strengthen the defense on the wings, but for them, if they want to strengthen the defense on the wings, the defense of the two centers in the center will be weakened. As long as there are one or two good passes on the wings, they will It's hard to hold on - they can't afford to take this kind of risk.
Dick didn't use any magical tactics, he was just overwhelming people. In fact, it is very simple to deal with this kind of attack, because Atletico Madrid's scoring method is followed by shots from the middle, and there are not even many attacks from behind. Because Baraja's position is further back, it is not easy to keep an eye on Jardel and Cruz.
Both of these are big men close to 1.9 meters, and their foot skills are relatively good. Not only are they passing the ball in the air, but they are also able to grab the ball when passing the ball on the ground.The attack started, and soon the goalkeeper of Real Oviedo became the most painful person on the field.
Just after saving Jardel's header, Cruz ushered in a powerful shot in the penalty area. Camoranesi and Vicente also cut in from time to time to show off their shots. If it weren't for the defenders' desperate efforts, In terms of defense, facing Atletico Madrid's attack directly, no matter how good he is, he can't prevent Atletico Madrid from shooting.
However, this kind of persistence did not last long. If Atletico Madrid's offense is just a rush and attack, it may not be able to break through the opponent's door. However, although Atletico Madrid's two forwards are both big men, they are very good at shooting. Quite a cunning being.
In the 21st minute, Vicente passed down the base at high speed and passed a very fast high-altitude ball. Jardel jumped high in the middle to attract the attention of the opponent's defender, but did not hit the ball. The ball fell directly to the feet of Cruz at the back point. After receiving the ball, Cruz made an emergency stop, then quickly kicked back to dodge the opponent's defender, and then faced the attacking goalkeeper and calmly pushed the inside of his left foot far away. horn!
When the ball flew into the opponent's goal, huge cheers from Atletico Madrid fans rang out in the stands!