Chapter 020: Hybrids
"Alright. Two minutes later, Simeone's slightly magnetic and calm voice came to his ears, and his voice could not tell how excited he was, but it could make people calm down and listen to him carefully.
Ding Yue glanced at it, and even Alda Tulan, who was next to him, straightened his body and stared at Simeone in the center of the locker room.
Simeone looked around and glanced at everyone. Except for a few subtle sounds such as the twisting of bottle caps, no one in the room made a sound, which was very different from the dressing rooms of the previous Manzano period.
I don't know what magic Simone has, and Ding Yue can't explain such a phenomenon, but everyone has their own innate aura.
Simeone slid his finger on his cheek to make sure everyone's attention was on him before he began his first halftime speech at Atletico Madrid, "I won the Spanish Primera Liga with this team!"
Everyone was stunned, Simeone's first sentence was like this, what do you think?
"So you don't need to do the thing of expanding the territory, you just need to complete this thing again on the basis of what we have done!"
Now, this season? Everyone's brow is furrowed.
"Yes, that's right, our points are not very good right now. Simeone walked up to Godin and patted him on the shoulder, "But in my eyes, this season, it's not time to give up, I have always said to every player I have coached that a strong man often looks not at what he conquers, but at what he can withstand!"
Simeone's speech was not fast, but he was resolute, he did not start with a big speech, but talked from history to the present... In a talk-like presentation, let the players think.
"Champions League places! Let me tell you clearly, our minimum goal for this season is a Champions League place! I know we can do it, as long as we stick together!"
Ding Yue noticed that on the faces of his teammates, from a thoughtful and puzzled look at the beginning to a slightly hesitant and confused, in the end, everyone showed a resolute look! "Follow me" and "Rush me" There is an essential difference, the latter may belong to an excellent general, but the former is a real king!
Almost most people agree that it is almost impossible to break the polar domination of Barcelona and Real Madrid in modern Spanish football. These two super teams have huge resources that make it extremely difficult for other opponents to deal with them. Since Valencia in the 200304 season, no team other than Barcelona and Real Madrid has won the league title, and given the current situation at Atletico Madrid, Simeone who dares to call for a replica of the glory of that year is indeed very bold.
When he walked out of the locker room, Ding Yue could clearly feel that there were some different things on his teammates, which was indescribable, but he could feel it.
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After the game began, Ding Yue moved to the other end away from Simeone's sight.
But the attitude of the game did not drop a single point.
Cazorla felt Ding Yue's wildness just five minutes into the second half, and two vicious tackles in a row broke the ball off his feet. This had to make Albelda, who played the ball out of the backfield, carefully choose the line of the ball.
Isco reached the middle of the pitch and although he was finally able to receive the ball, he turned around and was faced by Gabi and Thiago, two tough guys who suddenly looked tougher than they had in the first half.
Simeone was still walking around on the sidelines, shouting loudly from time to time for the players to fill in or play the ball in time.
In the fifteenth minute of the second half, Ding Yue, who chased back to the bottom line, made a shovel, and Cazorla's whole person flew into the air, but... Tackle the ball first.
Cazorla, who got up, complained to the referee about Ding Yue's actions, so big that he didn't give a foul or a card?
The referee shook his head and signaled that it was a touchline ball.
"Got the tackle. Although Ding Yue's Spanish is not proficient, the basic football terminology has been extremely numb.
Cazorla glared at him fiercely and burst out with a sentence of "Fun Nima Spicy Gobi!"
Ding Yuemu, hey, isn't Cazorla an image of a good old man?
Fingers shake, buddy, it's not good for you to speak foul language.
Cazorla spat hard when he passed by Ding Yue's side, no wonder Isco wants to change positions, this kid has a way with Park Ji-sung!
Squatting down and pulling his shoes and socks, Ding Yue, who was panting for breath, didn't know when, the young man who had been playing football step by step from silent to step by step slowly had some interaction with his teammates, "Gabi, Gabi! Look at Cazorla!"
The opponent was opening the sideline, Cazorla ran back, and Ding Yue followed Isco on the sideline.
Gabby fired back and followed Cazorla.
Suddenly, Gabi noticed that Tulalang was leaning behind him, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he quickly shouted behind him, "Domingos, come out!
Unconsciously, Atletico Madrid's teammates echoed each other more.
The players in Malaga were a little anxious, and when they were arranged before the game, Pellegrini mainly talked about the team's need to take advantage of the lack of tacit understanding between Atletico Madrid players and the lack of echo between each other to make a fuss, but after playing for dozens of minutes, the players in Malaga found that Atletico Madrid suddenly became very integral!
Simeone was pleased with the situation on the pitch and the performance of his players, as well as the execution of the tactics he had laid out, but that satisfaction did not allow him to return to the bench and sit down.
For Simeone, growing up with Argentina, a football-loving country, and the World Cup triumph in 1978 and 1986 that made Argentine fans even more crazy, the achievements of the national team continue to inspire a new generation of passionate fans, Simeone is one of them. Due to his family environment, the young Simeone quickly remembered the importance of hard work and diligence, which shaped his style as a player and manager. In his words, "Diligence is non-negotiable." ”
Ding Yue's running did make Simone compare him with Park Ji-sung in his heart, but after observing most of the half, Simone felt that this kid was definitely not the same person as Park Ji-sung.
Sarsfield is not the most famous club in Buenos Aires, and it is here that Simeone has set his own style of play as a player. His physical strength and aggressive style of play are similar to those of former Boca Juniors Carmelo Simeone, leading academy coach Oscar Nesi to give him the nickname "The Mongrel", and although the two have the same surname, they are not related by blood.
"Mongrel" began as an insult to lower-class Latinos, but over time it came to allude to the folk wisdom, their hard-working and cunning mindset that characterizes Simeone as a man, a player and a manager.
After returning to Atletico Madrid, Simeone looked at all the players, the players closest to his own hybrid style, one is Godin, one is the young player Koke, and the other is Ding Yue.
Just as Simeone was thinking about it, Ding Yue got the ball on the side again!