On February 15th, Dortmund played a beautiful game at home. Ricken and Cavinaji each scored two goals in the first half. Frings scored two penalty kicks in the second half. Dortmund won 4-1 at home. With this victory over Bochum, they ushered in the third round of the second stage of the Champions League group stage and challenged Real Madrid away.
Dick took the entire Dortmund team to Madrid to prepare for this game, and before he arrived in Madrid, the entire Madrid media and fan base had already begun to get excited.
This is the first time Dick has returned to Madrid since he left Madrid after the end of last season!
After stepping down as the head coach of Atletico Madrid, Dick lived in Madrid for a period of time. He never returned to Madrid until he accepted Dortmund's invitation. His two assistants did it, which made many Madrid fans think he was a bit ruthless, and many people could understand him - after leaving Atletico Madrid, he rarely mentioned Atletico Madrid in interviews, and even more Rarely criticizing Atletico Madrid's transfers and games, this can be regarded as being the most benevolent and doing everything he can do. This makes Atletico Madrid fans miss him and at the same time, they also begin to be more grateful to Dick.
When Dick and Dortmund¡¯s plane landed in Madrid, and when they walked out of the airport hall, Dick unexpectedly saw more than a hundred Atletico Madrid fans holding banners to welcome him
"Welcome back, Dick!"
After seeing Dick's figure, Atletico Madrid fans gave a huge cheer. Many Atletico Madrid fans were shouting Dick's name, but they did not shout "Dick come back". Firstly, they respect Dick and Dortmund, and secondly, Aragones has done well at Atletico Madrid this season, and they also respect the old coach.
Dick laughed, then raised his hand to wave to the Atletico fans. After hearing the continued cheering of the Atletico fans, he put down his hand and led the Dortmund players out of the airport.
"Wow, the boss is so popular in Madrid." Cavinaji couldn't help but say.
Rivaldo laughed: "It's strange to be unpopular But it's just half of Madrid. How much this half of Madrid loves him, the other half of Madrid hates him, and of course, the whole of Barcelona."
As a veteran of La Liga, Rivaldo naturally knows what kind of influence Dick has in La Liga, and he is not surprised that so many Atletico Madrid fans come to support Dick: "We may have a lot of fans in tomorrow's game. If we take advantage of it, Atletico Madrid fans will help us.¡±
He smiled and said to the Dortmund players, which made the Dortmund players begin to feel stronger confidence.
Although they lost to AC Milan in the last game, they were not at a disadvantage on the field. This greatly improved the confidence of the Dortmund players. Real Madrid's poor state in this group did not make the Dortmund players feel afraid. ¡ª¡ªNot to mention they also have a head coach who has maintained an unbeaten record against Real Madrid!
"I am very happy to return to Madrid for the first time. But as a head coach, I am not willing to have this situation happen, which means we have to face Real Madrid Real Madrid this season should be better than last season To be stronger, the addition of Ronaldo has made Real Madrid more invulnerable, but their usual problems have not been solved. We are not unsure about this game."
At the pre-match press conference after arriving in Madrid, Dick said in an understatement. Although Real Madrid now has a greater advantage in the La Liga standings, Atletico Madrid seems to be struggling. However, Dick's words are still not there. Bring Real Madrid to a relatively high position.
This makes Atletico Madrid fans happy. Many Atletico Madrid fans said in interviews that they must find a way to enter the Bernabeu to support Dick no matter what they do. Real Madrid fans launched a mobilization order, "Don't let Every home team ticket goes into the hands of Atletico Madrid people" is their slogan
In the match between Dortmund and Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid fans and Real Madrid fans started a war!
When the day of February 20th arrived, a square formation appeared in a certain stand of the Bernabeu Stadium to cheer for Dick!
Although the Real Madrid fans have worked very hard, after all, the Atletico Madrid fans are also local snakes. They used various methods to obtain tickets for a certain stand, and then turned that stand into a stand to support Dick and the away team of Dortmund. Fans from the south and the north echo each other!
¡°It has to be said that Dick does have countless supports in Atletico Madrid, which can be seen from this game It¡¯s no wonder, after all, although he only coached Atletico Madrid for two years, he won??Two league championships and two European championships. Such achievements have not been achieved by any Atletico Madrid coach. If I were an Atletico Madrid fan, I would also miss Dick like this This may be a good idea to Ala. Mr. Goness is somewhat disrespectful, but until he gets better results than Dick, I'm afraid he won't receive the same welcome. "
"Atletico are playing Inter Milan tomorrow at the Calderon, and if that's not the case, maybe we'll see Atletico players in the stands Oh, who is that guy in the corner? Isn't it Jardel? No wonder , he has been recuperating recently and has not appeared in Atletico Madrid's main lineup. Now it seems that he is here to support Dick. Under Dick's leadership, he won a La Liga Golden Boot and a La Liga Silver Boot. However, as When Dick left, his bad luck also began. He was injured shortly after the start of the season and took two months off. After recovering from the injury, he was injured again within two months of playing. Just like after Dick left, he also reduced his With the same luck, it is said that Atletico Madrid has planned to sell him in the summer. This season has really changed a lot"
Jardel in the stands looked at Dick who appeared on the sidelines and smiled bitterly.
He is indeed unlucky this season. Even if Dick leaves, his status will not change. However, his performance is quite poor due to continuous injuries. Now Atletico Madrid's main forwards are Torres and Xia Tian. Former La Liga top scorer Moreno, even if he comes back, he will probably only compete with Cruz for a substitute position, and with his high salary, it is said that Atletico Madrid is preparing to purge him after the end of the season
If Dick hadn't left, maybe this wouldn't have happened.
Dick did not see Jardel in the stands. After leaving Atletico Madrid, he paid much less attention to Atletico Madrid because he knew that it made no sense to pay attention to this now, unless it was that Dortmund would encounter in the game. Atletico Madrid.
Real Madrid introduced Ronaldo this summer, giving them another superstar. After Dick left La Liga, Real Madrid's performance felt somewhat irrepressible. They are now far ahead in the La Liga standings, with Valencia and Deportivo Runa's performance is declining, and Atletico Madrid has lost the momentum of last season. Although Barcelona sold Rivaldo and introduced Riquelme, they have not yet seen the shadow of revival. Real Madrid's results in the league appear to be very good.
However, they encountered difficulties in the Champions League. They lost to AC Milan in the first round, maybe it was an accident, but they were tied with Lokomotiv Moscow in the second round at home, which seemed very problematic. This summer They still haven't introduced defensive players to strengthen their defense, but they have a surplus of personnel in the frontcourt, so forwards like Morientes can only play as substitutes, which is obviously top-heavy.
In fact, everyone knows the problem of Real Madrid now. They are top-heavy. With the offense of these superstars, they can basically win most of the confrontations in La Liga. This will give them a great advantage in the league. However, in the European competition, the defense is Inadequacy will be a big problem, but this is not an issue that Florentino needs to consider. After taking office, he not only wants to win honors, but also makes up for the shortfall left by former chairman Sanz and introduces superstars in business. The profit is more - this is a matter of two worlds in itself. Looking at Florentino's behavior from a business point of view, some things can be clearly understood.
In this game, Bosque started with 442, goalkeeper Casillas, because Hierro was injured, the central defender partners were Helguera and Pavin, the wings were Salgado and Roberto Carlos, and the defensive midfielder Forla Vio Conceicao and Cambiaso partner, the two attacking midfielders are Zidane and Figo, and the strike partners are Raul and Ronaldo
"Twenty years have passed and Real Madrid's defense is still like this."
Dick couldn¡¯t help but complain on the coaching bench. Except for the addition of Ronaldo, Real Madrid¡¯s midfield and backfield have almost no changes. The only difference is that these people are one year older
Dick also sent all his main players in this game, goalkeeper Lehmann, defenders Alves, Dede, Metzelder and Vaughns, midfielder Kyle Frings, Rosicky, three midfielders, Rival Duo and Okocha attacked the midfielder, and Kawinaji advanced alone.
Del Bosque looked at Dick from a distance, feeling a little helpless. Although La Liga without Dick was a bit more boring, it also had a lot less pressure. However, in the European arena, he still encountered Dick. The leader is no longer Atletico Madrid, but Dortmund. However, Dick's tactics against Real Madrid have not changed. He sent Alves instead of Ruyter in this game, which is to make it clear that he wants to fight against Real Madrid. It's Real Madrid's defense that's being beaten!
If it were Dortmund, would you still be able to beat us with offense? If you can really do it, give it a try! Bosque thought to himself.
Anyway, we are still two points ahead, even if the offense cannot win a game from the BernabeuVictory and a draw are not bad I will deal with you when I return to the home court. There will be two rounds left, and I will have a five-point advantage in two rounds Hum, there is no pressure to eliminate you! Dick thought in his heart.
Dick has a lot of experience playing against Real Madrid. Although Dortmund's overall strength is worse than that of Atletico Madrid at that time, it is not much different in terms of offense. After all, Atletico Madrid's two attacking midfielders at that time were mainly active in On the wing, Dortmund is in the middle. Real Madrid's defense in the middle is worse than last season. If you seize the opportunity, it will not be too difficult to score. In the away game, as long as you can get a point, Dick can To maximize their points advantage, Real Madrid was tied with Lokomotiv Moscow before, which was their biggest mistake!
In such a stalemate group of three teams, it is actually normal to see who wins and who loses. If the results of each other are similar, how many points can be gained from the weakest team? That¡¯s a problem! Real Madrid is now at a disadvantage in this regard, and this is what Dick wants to take advantage of.
Both sides have already lost to AC Milan, but Dortmund defeated Lokomotiv Moscow and Real Madrid did not win. Now Dick's goal is to at least get the same points as Real Madrid in the two games!