"Atletico Madrid defeated Lille 2-1 in the away game thanks to Belleron's last-minute winner! This allowed them to continue to lead the group. Manchester United was not to be outdone. They defeated Lille with two clean goals in the away game. Olympiacos! Now they are chasing behind them with six points. The situation in this group is starting to become clearer. Lille is third with three points, and Olympiacos is still one point away. In a week's time, Atletico Madrid will go. Challenge Manchester United away, and Lille will play Olympiacos away. This round will be a crucial round. Atletico Madrid and Manchester United will fight hard for the first place in the group. The winner between them is very likely to qualify for the group in advance. !¡±
"I'm very happy that the team was able to win two difficult victories in a row after a draw in the first round. Champions League games are difficult to play, but the team showed tenacious fighting spirit. Dick is the best player I have ever had. There is no doubt that Atletico Madrid will do their best to keep Dick. I believe that Dick will have a very happy life at Atletico Madrid. He is the most suitable coach for Atletico Madrid, and Atletico Madrid is also the most suitable for him. The club!¡±
The day after Atletico Madrid defeated Lille in an away game, Hill senior enthusiastically praised the team and Dick's performance in an interview. Atletico Madrid is now in a good position to qualify for the group stage, and its league performance is also recovering. , Old Hill is naturally very happy - in the past year or two, Old Hill seems to be due to his age and illness. He rarely appears in public with a grumpy face, but has begun to become kind-hearted. Of course, Maybe it's because all the bad guys are taken over by Dick.
"Son, after being the chairman of Atletico Madrid for so many years, I feel that I have had a good time in the past two years." Old Hill said to little Hill with a smile in the office, while little Hill secretly ignored him. Cursing his lips, he felt that the Hill family's limelight was almost stolen by Dick, but what little Hill had to admit was that under the leadership of Dick, Atletico Madrid was indeed getting better and better. This kind of thinking Little Hill was quite confused
Dick naturally would not know about the conversation between father and son. After returning from France, Dick began to prepare for the fourth round of the Champions League group stage. For Atletico Madrid, this can be regarded as the most important event in the group stage. In a game, if they can defeat Manchester United in an away game, Atletico Madrid's points will reach ten points, and they can basically determine the place to qualify for a group. However, if it is a draw or a failure, then the next situation will not be the same. That¡¯s great to say.
So he started preparations for this game very early. In the next home game against Espanyol, he planned to use substitutes to get through this game and let the main players take a good rest.
However, Atletico Madrid seems to be in good shape recently. Although they have sent substitutes, the substitutes have almost done their job in the previous games. In this game, Jorgensen's performance was extremely active. With neither Vicente nor Belleron playing, he became a free man in the frontcourt, constantly relying on his speed and skills to create opportunities for Atletico Madrid. He first passed through the front of the penalty area in the first half. A through ball helped Cruz open the scoring, and then broke into the penalty area in the 80th minute to force the opponent's defender to foul and win a penalty kick. At Dick's signal, he scored the penalty kick himself. Atletico Madrid They defeated Espanyol 2-0 at home, showing their excellent form!
"Atletico Madrid is very strong now, no matter in any aspect. Our team is a whole, no matter who plays, they can perform well. Two-line combat is a brand new problem for us, but we As we gradually adapt to this problem, both myself and the players I have great confidence that this season can achieve better results than last season."
"This game is very important for us. We will face great difficulties at Old Trafford. The good thing is that we are in a good position to qualify. Even if there is something wrong, we will not lose our qualification. opportunity, so we don¡¯t have any pressure in this game. I am looking forward to the opportunity to perform at Old Trafford. We won the first round and we will also strive for victory in the second round.¡±
Before setting off for the UK, Dick said in an interview that he then flew the team to Manchester - where there would be absolutely no one to welcome him
British fans never behave like gentlemen when facing opponents. They are the most fanatical fans in the four major leagues. Any opponent who comes to play in the UK will be booed mercilessly. And the British media? Dick offended them all before the home game against Manchester United, and they naturally didn't have a good attitude when they saw Dick.
"That arrogant and stupid Chinese came to England He relied on luck to defeat Manchester United at home, but there will be no such opportunity at Old Trafford! Manchester United will tell them with their performance that they were able to win before. It¡¯s because they are lucky!¡±
Before facing Atletico Madrid, Manchester United still showed excellent form in the league. After returning from Spain, they won three consecutive league victories and scored at least three goals in each game - at home They swept Ipswich 4-0, defeated Tottenham 5-3 away from home, and defeated Sunderland 3-1 away from home. They scored an average of four goals per game. The crazy offensive power shocked everyone. In the last round, in order to prepare for this Champions League game, they sent out a large number of substitutes and unexpectedly lost 1-2 at home to Bolton. However, this defeat will not affect their morale, because after everyone It seems that they lost to the opponent unexpectedly, just to preserve their strength against Atletico Madrid.
"Relying on luck? There is no game in football that does not rely on luck to win. Being able to win is the last word. I don't think our victory at home is anything to be ashamed of. We are now first in the group, and this is a fact. "
Dick mercilessly ridiculed the English reporters' claims at the regular pre-match press conference: "I know why you are unhappy. Isn't it because I trained in a closed way and you didn't interview Stam? ? Let me tell you, I really don¡¯t want you to interview Stam is my player now. I need his full attention for this Champions League game. Why should I subject him to unnecessary things to meet your demands? Interference? Atletico Madrid spent 24 million dollars to buy Stam, not to make him meet your fucking demands, but to help Atletico win. Do you understand that it was not you who paid? It's not you who give him the salary. How can you ask for so much? I think you guys have spoiled yourselves. Do you really think the whole world revolves around you? Damn, what the hell do I earn now? I got it by directing the game, not by pleasing you!¡±
The reporters in England were almost furious. They had never seen such an unreasonable person. Of course, they would not think about how outrageous their demands were, but they would just think that if you don't meet our demands, just forget it. It's so unreasonable to scold us like this!
Dick did not give them a chance to fight back. After saying these words, he immediately left the press conference. Anyway, he was not in England, and he was not afraid of the English media's verbal criticism of him.
Ferguson smiled slightly when he saw this report. This young coach really has a personality. Ferguson admires him in this regard because he often curses when facing reporters. , once called a reporter a "fucking idiot" in person, so he would naturally sympathize with Dick's performance
However, we cherish each other and cherish each other. Ferguson does not want to let go of the victory in this game. It is okay to lose to Atletico Madrid in the away game. Anyway, Manchester United has not won away from the Spanish club in European competitions. The worst is that they will continue to lose at home. , Ferguson did not want to lose the game easily.
Old Trafford is a sacred place for Manchester United. They rarely lose here and rarely tolerate the team losing.
During this period, due to his outstanding performance against Atletico Madrid, Veron gained more trust, and he also performed reasonably well in the Premier League. In Manchester United's three consecutive victories, he provided assists in almost every game. Although he lost to Bolton in the first round, Veron also scored in the game. Seeing that he seemed to have integrated into the team smoothly, Ferguson was relieved. In this game, he will still reuse Veron. He can play at home If the midfielder suppresses Atletico Madrid, the possibility of winning is naturally much greater!
When Dick got the starting lineup for Manchester United, he laughed.
The four major midfielders plus one Veron, this is Manchester United's midfielder, Ruud van Nistelrooy is alone in the front - in the starting lineup, Manchester United continued the starting lineup at Atletico Madrid's home court. It seems that Ferguson felt that this lineup was used in that game. It worked well, and Dick's hard work was not in vain.
"Manchester United's starting lineup was almost exactly the same as in the first leg. The reason is simple. They thought they had the advantage in that game, and the final loss was just bad luck Now we are going to tell them that they were wrong! This game Let's compete with them in the midfield! Let's see Manchester United. Compared with the control ability of the midfield, we are much better than them! If our midfielder can suppress the midfielders of Real Madrid and Bayern, it will be even better. Manchester United¡¯s midfielder! They were suppressed in the last game What do you think is the reason?¡±
Dick asked the players on the training ground with a confident smile.
The players looked at each other. They didn't know why Dick asked this. They were also a little confused before about why they were suppressed by Manchester United. If the opponent's midfielder indeed surpassed them in control ability, there would be nothing to say, but they clearly felt that The opponent's midfield is unable to suppress them
??After a while, Belleron said hesitantly: "Is it because of tactics?"
"By the way, that's the reason. I deliberately asked you to retreat defensively in the second half of that game and use quick counterattacks to beat Manchester United. I just wanted to give Ferguson and Manchester United the illusion that they could suppress control of the midfield. Stay with us! It seems to be working well now.¡±
Seeing Dick¡¯s strangely smiling expression, the Atletico Madrid players reacted one after another - no wonder that game felt so awkward, it was you, the boss, who made it difficult for us later! D!
"I'm sorry, guys, I couldn't say that to you at that time, otherwise it would be self-defeating I just wanted to make it easier for us to play away from home, and if Manchester United used their previous midfield combination, we wanted to win. It is a very difficult thing, because although their midfield control ability will decrease, their offensive and scoring abilities will be much stronger! With Veron on the court, their control ability will increase, but they will not be better than us. , and the pressure on our defensive line will be lower. Now, it is time for us to prove this! Let them know that they are far from our opponents in the game!"