When the camera crew from the sports channel left, Dick began to return to his previous life - leading the team, playing games, resting, going to nightclubs
After playing the fifth round of the league, Atletico Madrid took a week off and then welcomed Athletic Bilbao at home. However, in this game, Atletico Madrid failed to continue their winning streak. The DeLong Stadium was forced to a zero-0 draw by the tenacious Basques, and the winning streak was fixed at three games.
This game will be tied, and the reason why Atletico Madrid is distracted from the UEFA Cup is that in this game, Dick hid the two absolute main players Belleron and Jardel, allowing them to rest and prepare for the next UEFA Cup. the match of.
In this game, Dick first played Cruz and then sent Torres on as a substitute, but neither of them was able to score a goal.
After being tied by the opponent at home, Atletico Madrid is still ranked first, but their advantage has become smaller-Barcelona is only one point behind them, and Real Madrid and Deportivo are one point behind them. They have two points, and now the top positions are very tight. If they are not careful, the ranking may change significantly.
Dick could only sigh at this result. Now Atletico Madrid has the strength to compete for the championship, but it is still a little behind in terms of background and running-in. If they can seize the opportunity in the first half of the season when other giants also have poor running-in, , if you grab more points, then after the start of the second half of the season, I am afraid you will gradually fall behind
It can even be said that if Atletico Madrid cannot gain some advantages in the first half of the season, then in the second half of the season, Atletico Madrid's lack of stamina and lack of experience in winning championships will be exposed - if you count carefully, there is really nothing in Atletico Madrid's team now. Champion players. Champions here refer to players who have experience winning championships in top leagues - none, not one!
Atletico Madrid, which won the La Liga championship, no one is still in Atletico Madrid, and among the players introduced, basically none of them have any experience in winning championships. Thuram is famous enough, but He only played for Parma in Serie A. Parma did not win any decent championships. The one who has won the most championships is Jardel, but there is still a big difference between the Portuguese Super League and La Liga.
However, Dick is confident that after this season's training, if next season we can introduce one or two experienced players who have won the league championship, then next season, Atletico Madrid will truly have the strength and foundation to compete with those giants. !
Now, Dick has to consider the UEFA Cup.
Atletico Madrid played the first game at home. The reason why Dick hid Belleron and Jardel in the last round of the league was to gain the initiative first in this game - to play at home first, and to play at home. , Dick must not give up.
And Atletico Madrid's players also vented all their anger from being tied in the last round on this opponent. Graz AK is not too bad in terms of strength. Atletico Madrid's current strength is not top-notch, but they have Potential, if they play well, even Valencia will be beaten by them. If they play poorly, they will even lose to mid-to-lower teams like Valladolid.
The state fluctuates so much, which proves that this team is not mature at all, and there is a big difference in performance. If it plays well, it seems that it can defeat any team. If it plays poorly, it seems that it can beat any team. You dare to lose - so Dick doesn't dare to use the goal card now, because Atletico Madrid's current performance is without warning. Maybe you used the goal card, which was originally a game to win, but in the end you lost A massacre, and the game will be lost again when the goal card is not used - so Dick just doesn't use it. The first half of the season is just to put himself and the team through a test, except for some important games that cannot be lost. Besides, Dick did not intend to use this cheating method to win the game.
Fortunately, so far this season, Atletico Madrid's performance and Dick's formation have been outstanding, especially in this game.
The cheers at the Calderon Stadium never stopped from the beginning of the game. Atletico Madrid players, who suddenly became in good condition, smashed their opponents at home. Jardel scored twice in the game, Baraja and Wei Senter scored one goal each, and Atletico Madrid swept AK Graz 4-0 at home. This result means that the next away game seems to be just a formality
The players of AK Graz almost fled the Calderon Stadium with pale faces. It is not that they have never lost in European competitions, but they can often have some unexpected performances. However, now, their self-confidence has been blown away by Atletico Madrid. Defeat them all! Only at this time did they deeply feel the difference between themselves and the top league teams!
With the current strength of Atletico Madrid, playing in the UEFA Cup itself is a bit humiliating, you knowThey are now ranked first in La Liga! Even though La Liga has only started six rounds now, this ranking does not reflect its true strength. It at least proves that Atletico Madrid is a strong team that has the ability to disrupt the entire La Liga situation!
Being massacred by such a team, they didn¡¯t lose too unjustly
However, Atletico Madrid, who were in a roller coaster state, were soon punished. In the seventh round of the weekend, they lost 1 to 2 at home to Deportivo La Coruna. In the first half, the 38-year-old "Grandpa" Dona Donato scored a goal from a set kick - Donato is the oldest player in La Liga. He was already 30 years old when he joined Deportivo La Coruna, but he performed in La Liga An ageless legend, he played for Atletico Madrid for five years before joining Deportivo. In this game, it was under the cover of other players that he headed the ball into Atletico Madrid's goal. door!
Such a goal caught Atletico Madrid off guard. Before the end of the first half, another midfielder, Fernando, relied on a counterattack to expand Deportivo's lead. Although Cruz, who came on as a substitute, added a penalty for Deportivo in the second half. Atletico Madrid got a point back, but Atletico Madrid still lost 1-2 at home to Deportivo La Coruna, suffering its second defeat this season.
After losing this game, Atletico Madrid suddenly fell from first to fourth. In front of them were three teams with 14 points - Real Madrid, Alaves and Deportivo. At the same time, Barcelona Rencia and Celta have the same points as them, just behind them because of goal difference, and behind them are Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano with 12 points
This season La Liga has been in a state of coexistence from the beginning. Real Madrid, Barcelona, ??Atletico Madrid, Deportivo, and Valencia, plus last season's dark horse Rayo Vallecano still continued the performance of last season, and the new dark horse Ala Vis performed well, and the veteran team Celta also performed tenaciously. After seven league rounds, eight teams have reached double digits in points. At the same time, Zaragoza, which is at the bottom of the league, now has four points, ranking first. The difference between the first place and the last place is only ten points, so it is natural for the ranking to fluctuate greatly.
However, after losing to Deportivo La Coruna, Atletico Madrid began to face a somewhat unfavorable situation, because this week was the first double-match day in La Liga this season. After beating Deportivo La Coruna, Atletico Madrid immediately We will go to an away game to challenge Barcelona, ??and then we will return to home to face Real Madrid
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For Barcelona, ??they have been waiting for this day for a long time!
Last season, it was this damn Dick who led this damn Atletico Madrid team to defeat Barcelona on two fronts in just four days, directly ending Barcelona's hopes of winning the league and the Copa del Rey. Everything was shattered, and it also affected their performance in the Champions Cup!
It was also after Dick cursed that Barcelona could not win a championship. In the 1990s, they had become accustomed to the team winning. Even if they occasionally lost the league championship, they would immediately win the championship in the second season. Barcelona fans I was horrified to find that everything seemed to have begun to change!
The La Liga they are familiar with has begun to change, and the Barcelona they are familiar with has also begun to change!
First, in the summer transfer, they lost their vice-captain Figo. The Portuguese man who shouted "Asshole Real Madrid, come and pay tribute to the champion!" during Barcelona's championship celebration ceremony joined Real Madrid with the world's highest transfer value. , for this reason, the old chairman Nunez was ousted. Although the newly appointed Gaspart spent huge sums of money to buy players of sufficient importance such as Ovie Maspetit, judging from the flow of players, Barcelona There is no loss, but in fact, the loss brought to Barcelona by Figo's departure is simply not something Overmars can make up for!
Overmars is indeed a top wide player, but his characteristics are somewhat incompatible with Barcelona. You must know that he is a pure winger, and Figo previously took on almost ordinary organizational tasks in Barcelona. After leaving, Guardiola's burden became much heavier
This directly led to Barcelona's poor performance since the beginning of this season. They had four wins and three losses in seven league rounds, and their performance continued to fluctuate. They were also extremely unlucky in the Champions League, although they lost four games to one in the first round. There was zero victory over Leeds United, but in the second round they unexpectedly lost to Turkey's Besktas in an away game. In the third round, they lost to AC Milan again. In the fourth round, they relied on Rivaldo's outstanding performance to draw in an away game. AC Milan, but Leeds United won consecutive victories during this period, and then in the fifth round at homeA one-on-one draw with Barcelona caused Barcelona to be eliminated from the group stage early!
Barcelona fans are beginning to feel that this season, their situation has indeed begun to go wrong. Whether it is domestically or in the European arena, this is different from before. You must know that even if they did not perform well in the Champions League before, they will not be able to win domestically. The advantages are still very obvious
Dick¡¯s prediction a year ago has become a reality. After continuously dominating Spain, Barcelona began to decline. Now that Van Gaal has almost lost control of the team, Barcelona is about to usher in a dark time!
Barcelona fans are painful and dissatisfied. This dissatisfaction began to focus on Dick. You must know that Europeans are also very superstitious. They believe that it is because of Dick's curse that Barcelona has fallen into such a situation!
In their minds, Dick is like the mysterious wizard in the Middle Ages. Because of personal grudges, the sleeping beauty of Barcelona fell into an endless sleep
"Let our heroic princes defeat the team led by the evil wizard to save Sleeping Beauty!" Many Barcelona fans shouted like this. They are looking forward to Barcelona defeating Atletico Madrid at home, taking this as an opportunity, Reversal of the current unfavorable situation!