¡°Atletico¡¯s rise this season is no secret This team from Madrid has begun to make steady progress towards the tenth league championship trophy and first UEFA Cup championship trophy in the club¡¯s history It will dominate the league. After expanding to three points, they defeated 1-0 at home in the first leg of the UEFA Cup quarter-finals, relying on a powerful header from Brazilian striker Jardel in the first half. Parma, in this game Atletico Madrid performed more like a Serie A team than Parma. They seemed extremely patient throughout the game, and at the same time they did a very good job in defense. In the end, they relied on a set kick The opportunity solved Parma This way of winning makes us feel scary even when we feel strange. You must know that half of Atletico Madrid's players joined this season, but Dick has joined us in just a few months. , the team completed an excellent run-in while maintaining results. This approach is simply amazing This young head coach used an extremely sophisticated method to allow the team to complete the run-in. Among the veteran players He reused Belleron, let him serve as the core of the midfield, and then made the newly joined players become the backbone of each line. With Belleron as the main player, the team's combat power quickly took shape, and the newly joined players such as Jardel, Makelele, Thuram and others became the backbone, which allowed Atletico Madrid to perform better and better with time. In the second half of the season, not only did they not fall behind due to lack of experience, but they Their performance is getting better and better! Their current continuity is even better than Real Madrid If we could only say that Atletico Madrid has the ability to become a disruptive force in La Liga, now we can only say that Atletico Madrid is now The most powerful competitor in La Liga! ¡±
Leading the league by three points and winning the UEFA Cup again in the quarter-finals. Atletico Madrid is now favored by many people. The odds of winning the league have changed from 8 to 1 before the start of the season to 8 to 1 now. 1.50 to 1, and after eliminating Inter Milan and defeating Parma, their odds of winning the UEFA Cup have also increased to 1.17 to 1. The reason why the odds are higher than the league odds is because of the cup competition. The chance of success is much greater than that of the league.
After defeating Parma at home, Dick was not complacent. A one-goal lead at home was not a very good result. You should also be careful when going to away games. More importantly, in the league, Atletico Madrid is about to face A very difficult time
The 26th round of the league will be an away game against Deportivo La Coru?a on March 11th. There will also be a UEFA Cup away game against Parma in the middle, followed by a home game against Barcelona on March 18th, followed by a FIFA match. On April 1st, Atletico Madrid will challenge Real Madrid away from home - this period of competition will be a big hurdle for Atletico Madrid. If this difficult period can be overcome, the next league will The opponents are not particularly strong opponents, so Atletico Madrid's chances of winning the league championship will naturally be much greater
"These three gameswe can't lose any of them, but a draw is acceptable." Dick rubbed his chin and thought to himself. Atletico Madrid's current three-point lead is real, ranking third. Deportivo, who is third, has only 51 points, a full five points behind Atletico Madrid. As long as they don't lose to the opponent in this round of the league, it will be difficult for Deportivo to catch up.
However, in this game, Dick wanted to win - the reason was very simple. His Atletico Madrid had lost to Deportivo La Coruna at home in the first round. He did not want to be beaten twice by his opponent in the same season, even if it was a draw. It¡¯s not okay to lose once and be at a disadvantage!
If you want to win the championship, you must trample all your opponents. At least you cannot lose to your opponents in both rounds. Even if the Riazor Stadium is a crazy home court, Dick must find a way to win in the away game. Get the victory!
If there is no such pride, then Atletico Madrid will not have any chance to face Barcelona and Real Madrid in succession, especially after facing Deportivo and Barcelona in succession and then going to the Bernabeu to face Real Madrid! If you accidentally suffer a three-game losing streak or a two-game losing streak, the chips you have worked so hard to win may be lost in just one or two moves!
If it were in a casino, Dick had won before, and he could choose not to gamble in the next few games. He could leave with the money and go have a good time Unfortunately, in the league, he was not allowed to not continue gambling - - This is like playing mahjong. You agreed to play thirty-eight games, but you want to run away after winning money before the game is over? Sorry, there is no such rule!
Since we want to improve Atletico Madrid's strong team style, we must go head-on in such games. If we lose to the opponent at home, we must have the pride to kill the opponent on the road! Only in this way can it be considered a strong team, not caring about the difference between home and away, and striving to win no matter what the circumstances - the team led by Dick must have such pride!
Of course, Deportivo is not a team eitherA team that is easy to deal with, and their current state has gradually improved. The fact that they have been ranked third and have been closely chasing the Madrid duo is enough to prove that their current strength is indeed at its peak.
Facing such a defending champion, it is naturally very difficult to defeat them on the road. At least it requires Dick to die more brain cells to achieve it - you must know that they have played twelve rounds of the league at home this season, and their results are It is an excellent record of nine wins and three draws to remain unbeaten. Strong teams such as Valencia and Barcelona also lost at home. Only Mallorca, Rayo Vallecano and Real Madrid were able to get a draw. As a team, they have only won a total of 14 games so far this season, and nine of them were at home. Although it cannot be said that they lost five games on the road, they are away bugs, but the nickname of the home dragon is , which is quite consistent with them.
"Deportivois a strong opponent, but after all, their bench is not thick enoughthey have no potential to tap until now, and the main lineup is also very depleted, so it is not impossible to deal with it."
Dick was a little proud when he said this. You must know that several very important substitutes in Deportivo's history this season are from Atletico Madrid. Molina, Capdevila and Belleron are all at Atletico Madrid. After being relegated, they chose to transfer and leave, and joined Deportivo La Coruna. Although they failed to become the main force this season, they played an extremely important role in Deportivo in the future. Molina later became La Coruna. Coruna's main goalkeeper, Capdevila also became Deportivo's main left back after Romero gradually aged, and Belleron became Deja Minha's brain after he started to have problems. Deportivo's core midfielder Although not transferring them in the summer did not cause any problems with Deportivo's main lineup this season, it did make Deportivo, which had a weak foundation, appear weak in terms of substitutes. Stretched.
It's already the second half of the season, and Deportivo has a lot of veterans. For example, Romero, Donato, and Forlan are all very old players, and Donato is already close to forty. At such an advanced age, after such a season, how much of their current state can they still retain? Although their frontline firepower is quite fierce, after Mackay's injury, Tristan has scored 11 goals in the league, and Pandiani has also scored seven goals. The two of them accounted for the most goals in the Deportivo La Coruna league. More than one-third of the goals scored, but in the midfield, Forlan and Scaloni are not young. Can they always provide enough firepower for the team? Dejaminha also began to slowly become unstable. Deportivo's midfielder could not provide too much help to the striker
¡°In this game, we have to compete with them physically.¡±
Dick said in the tactical meeting before the game: "We can play a little more conservatively, reduce the space in the penalty area, and let their two forwards not get too many opportunitiesthe midfielder uses running to consume them! Tangle them Dejaminha made him more unstable, using running to wear down their two wingers, and then constantly attacking their old guys with counterattacks. The left guarded by Romero is a good one! Where he can be used, his running ability is not as good as before. Mauro Silva is also not young. The center is also a place that can be used, and there is also the penalty area. Jardel, I think you will not lose. Thirty-nine-year-old Donato Even if Nebet can help him, he can't help much. As for their right wing Vicente, just hang on to that guy, this is victory. "
Vicente nodded silently. He didn't feel that Dick looked down on him, but because Pablo, the current right back of Deportivo La Coruna, is considered the best right back in Spain. He is a top right back, but a serious injury before the 2002 World Cup ruined him - later generations of Chinese fans have made wonderful comments on this - Pablo? Before he was injured, he was the level of Maicon. After the injury, he became Sun Jihai
Of course, this is not to underestimate Sun Jihai, but to say that before Pablo was injured, he was able to show a very top level on both ends of the offense and defense, which can be regarded as both offense and defense. However, after the injury, he gradually began to become a bit mediocre. , is a good right back, but definitely not a top right back
Facing Pablo who is now at his peak, Vicente can use his speed and impact to entangle his opponent, which is a heavy responsibility in itself.
To deal with Deportivo La Coruna, Dick's strategy was actually not complicated. One was to drag, using large-scale running and fast-paced offense to cause physical problems for Deportivo's veterans. The other was to attack and fight with the opponent. Rather than scoring goals, defeating opponents in away games by scoring more goals, the remaining one is to rely on Atletico Madrid's recent state which is better than Deportivo La Coru?a -¡ªAlthough they had won three consecutive victories before, in the last two rounds of the league, they first drew with Real Madrid at home, and then lost to Mallorca 1-2 on the road. At the same time, they entered the Champions League eight. Strong, they have to be distracted from the Champions League match against Leeds United in April. All this will allow Atletico to play better in this game, and let Deportivo's players play better in the game. There are some more concerns¡
"No team can double-kill my team in the league. No matter what, I must win this game!"
Dick said to himself in his heart that when they lost to Deportivo La Coruna at home, the team was in poor condition and had not yet adjusted well. But now, Atletico Madrid is in excellent condition and there will be no problem in adjusting. They are facing another challenge. A series of difficult schedules, then this game must be won, as it is related to the final results of the season!