Although in the next Copa del Rey, Atletico Madrid was tied 1-1 at home by Deportivo La Coru?a, and ultimately missed the Copa del Rey final with a total score of 2-3 over the two rounds. However, Atletico Madrid fans did not care. Now they The lead in the league is very large. Even if they fail to win the Copa del Rey, it is no big deal. The league has a huge advantage now. Atletico Madrid can naturally invest more energy in competing in the Champions League!
After being eliminated from the Copa del Rey, Atletico Madrid can focus entirely on the league in the next period. The next league is a double match a week. Atletico Madrid will face Malaga, Betis and Real Madrid. Then there is a week's rest before the Champions League game against Las Palmas in the league.
"Use offense to kill our opponents. We must try our best to expand our lead in the league!" Dick said to all the players on the training ground.
In the 23rd round of the league, Atletico Madrid's main players started to play after a week's rest. They had been tied 0-0 by Malaga at home before. Now in the away game, Dick naturally did not want to be beaten by a mid-range team. The team gained the upper hand in the two rounds of confrontation. Although Malaga had tied with Real Madrid before, the reason for that game was due to Real Madrid's negligence. Their overall strength was not particularly outstanding.
Dick is a vindictive guy - that is, he cannot tolerate his team winning the championship and having opponents in the league have the upper hand against him in two confrontations - to a certain extent, this can be regarded as something. He must have obsessive-compulsive disorder or a perfectionist tendency, so this season he has to double-kill Mallorca no matter what, in order to prove that last season it was not Atletico Madrid that was afraid of Mallorca, but because of Atletico Madrid's carelessness.
His attitude has also infected the players to a great extent. Previously, they were tied with Malaga at home, so they must not lose or even tie in the away game! To defeat the opponent, tell them that the reason why you were tied by Malaga before was because your friends were distracted from the Champions League game. If you were not distracted from the Champions League game, you would be beaten to a pulp in minutes!
In the end, Atletico Madrid defeated its opponent on the road with a score of 3 to 1. Jardel scored twice in the game, raising his goal score in La Liga this season to 20-this is his recent scoring rate. It has dropped, otherwise his scoring rate before the winter break would have been one goal per game.
With Jorgensen¡¯s icing on the cake, Atletico Madrid easily defeated Malaga in the away game, raising their points to 51 points.
What Dick didn¡¯t expect was that he originally thought that Real Madrid would win after two consecutive draws, and he didn¡¯t expect to expand the lead again, but Real Madrid lost this round of the league! They lost to the Spaniards 1-2 away from home! This expanded Atletico Madrid's lead to eleven points! Leading by eleven points with seventeen rounds left in the league, this lead is already huge
"Real Madrid failed again at a critical moment! In fact, Atletico Madrid is not incredibly strong, but Atletico Madrid led by Dick rarely makes low-level mistakes in the league! They rarely lose consecutively. After consecutive draws, a victory can always be used to revive the team's morale From this aspect, Real Madrid's stability is far inferior to Atletico Madrid! If this continues, we can only see after a few league rounds. By the time Atletico started celebrating in advance, they had completed the feat of defending the league title for the second time in their history"
Now Bosque¡¯s position is really unstable.
The previous rumor was actually just a rumor. Although Florentino has always wanted to replace Del Bosque, it has been difficult to find a good coach in recent years - I didn't see that Barcelona had changed him after Van Gaal dismissed get out of class. How many head coaches have you had? Nowadays, famous head coaches basically have their own bosses, and coaches of sufficient level are basically unemployed. Who can he replace? You must know that even Aragones is living a very happy life in Mallorca and does not want to go to the muddy waters of Real Madrid.
"Even if Bosque can win some honors this season, I'm afraid we won't be able to keep him in the summer! Real Madrid has not been able to achieve any breakthroughs under his leadership! We bring him a superstar every year, but he cannot bring him a championship. "Florentino said angrily at the club's small meeting - especially since he won a Champions League when Florentino was not on stage, but he didn't win a championship when Florentino was in charge. Take, this is what annoys Florentino the most
"Now it is difficult for us to find a top coach who is worthy of Real Madrid." Butragueno, the current technical director of Real Madrid and one of the former Real Madrid Five Eagles, frowned and said: "A coach that we can respect. Inside, Lippi is at Juventus, Capello is at Roma, and they will not leave. Hiddink is coaching the Korean national team. He seems to be fascinated by Asia and does not want to return to Spain to coach."
"Where's Heynckes?" Frank??Lentino thought of the German coach who once led Real Madrid to win the Champions League.
"He had a great time at Athletic Bilbao and refused our invitation." Butragueno said helplessly.
Florentino is also helpless - the current situation is like this. Real Madrid is not without money, nor is it unattractive, but the coaches they can like now are all coaching in wealthy clubs that are not much worse than Real Madrid. , their position has been secured, but they don¡¯t like the head coach they can recruit
"In the summer, maybe a suitable candidate will appear. After all, there will be some personnel changes after the World Cup." Butragueno continued.
"We can't wait until that time." Florentino said decisively: "Although I may be a laymanbut I also know that temporarily appointing a head coach will have a great impact on the team's preparations! Only Make a decision in advance, and then wait until he takes office immediately after the season is over before you can purchase players according to his requirements! If you wait until the end of the season, it will be too late!¡±
Butragueno nodded. Florentino's words are to the point. Buying players temporarily will take time for the players to integrate into the team, let alone hiring a coach temporarily, like Real Madrid. A team of this level naturally needs to contact the next coaching candidate in advance before the end of the season, and even determine the signing target for next season before the end of the season!
"Perhaps, there is only one person we can poach" Butragueno said hesitantly.
"Who?" Florentino looked at Butragueno, and when he saw the latter's hesitant look, he also understood what the assistant meant.
"You are talking about the guy who was rumored to have signed me some time ago But Emilio, don't forget, that guy is a lunatic! Such rumors made him do that kind of thing in the game last time, If we let him take office, I'm afraid the fans will take the initiative to oppose us! He will offend not only us, but also countless Real Madrid fans!" Florentino said decisively: "If it doesn't work, even if it doesn't work, we can keep Bosque. I wouldn't want to bring him in, so what if he can win more championships? Real Madrid fans won't like him! Bringing him in may help Real Madrid win enough championships, but"
Florentino didn't finish what he said next, but Butragueno understood what he meant - Dick coaching Real Madrid may be a good thing for the Real Madrid club, but for Florentino and the others, it is not. This is not a good thing, as they will lose the welcome and support of Real Madrid fans!
"And one more thing, Zidane also dislikes this head coach. If he really comes, there will be a lot of excitement inside Real Madrid. Besides, what kind of power does he have in Atletico Madrid? If he is allowed to coach Real Madrid , then you, the technical director, will probably become a sinecure." Florentino sneered and said: "Only the old guy like Old Hill dares to use such a head coach, because Atletico Madrid is his private property! "
Butragueno nodded repeatedly. Indeed, with Dick's power in Atletico Madrid, he would certainly make such a request when he coached Real Madrid. How could he, the technical director, feel embarrassed by that time!
But this still failed to solve the problem. The dignified chairman of Real Madrid could not find a suitable person to replace Del Bosque, which really made Florentino extremely frustrated
Dick naturally didn't know that Florentino and Butragueno had such a conversation. After defeating Malaga, Atletico Madrid defeated Real Betis in the next league, and Real Madrid finally achieved a goal. Victory, they swept Las Palmas 7-0 away from home, venting all their grievances on this unlucky opponent!
However, the gap between them and Atletico Madrid is still 11 points. The next round of home game against Atletico Madrid will be their last chance. If they can defeat Atletico Madrid, they will chase eight points in the thirteenth league round and win. It's not too difficult.
But Dick doesn¡¯t intend to give Real Madrid this opportunity!
There is still more than a week left, and the Champions League is about to begin. If Real Madrid can be defeated before then, there is no doubt that Atletico Madrid's lead will be expanded to an unshakable position! Atletico Madrid is now in its best form, and it is also the time to try its best to defeat Real Madrid!
In the last round, Dick specially rotated half of the main players in the midweek game, and in the end, he only defeated the opponent by one goal. Real Madrid, who were eager to get rid of the losing situation, went all out in the game and beat the opponent to pieces. He also exhausted himself to death. Now Real Madrid's physical fitness is not at its best, while Atletico Madrid is recharging its energy. Even in an away game, Dick is very sure to beat his opponent!
To defeat Real Madrid, we still need two things - running and defense!
Although Stam¡¯s injury has not healed yet and he is still recovering,However, Atletico Madrid's current defense is already quite good. Coupled with Real Madrid's natural flaws, Dick is very sure to defeat Real Madrid and completely defeat this city rival, leaving them with no chance of winning the championship. hope!
February 10th, Santiago Bernabeu Stadium!
Countless Real Madrid fans were looking forward to their team being able to turn the tide and defeat Atletico Madrid to gain a chance to regain the league championship. However, after ninety minutes, they were disappointed!
Real Madrid tried their best in this game. All the main players played and performed well. However, the two sides were still in a stalemate in the first 70 minutes. Jardel scored the first goal in the first half, Morientes The score was equalized shortly after the start of the second half, but after seventy minutes, Atletico Madrid's physical advantage began to be fully exerted!
The Real Madrid superstars who went crazy in the last round of the league clearly felt a little powerless in this game!
And Atletico Madrid's super substitute Cruz showed his value in the 83rd minute. He overwhelmed the aging Hierro, swung his head and headed the ball into the dead center of Real Madrid's goal, which also made all Real Madrid The fans' hearts went cold at that moment!