At night, a taxi is speeding through the city of Madrid. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The driver looked anxious, honking his horn incessantly, urging the car in front, and muttering curses incessantly.

"Damn, can't you hurry up? It's too late!"

Finally reaching a fork in the road, he slammed the steering wheel and turned into an alley, escaping the rolling traffic.

The interior decoration of the car is no different from that of an ordinary taxi, that is, there is a photo frame hanging on the main console, and the background of the photo is the night, which is a group photo of the fat driver Juan and the acting head coach of Atletico Madrid, Gao Han, and there is a Chinese signature on it.

At this time, a voice came from the walkie-talkie next to the photo frame.

"Juan, Juan, did you hear that?"

The taxi driver frowned, grabbed it, and asked impatiently, "What's the matter?"

"Someone near you hailed a taxi, you go over and pick it up!"

"Oh, please, I'm going to make one order after another tonight, can you give me a break?"

"He's in a hurry......"

"I'm more anxious, the car has a flat tire, and I am stuck in a traffic jam again, and I am parked on the road, will you let me fly over?"

“…… Oh well, I'll let someone else pass.

"That's right, that's all!"

Hanging up the walkie-talkie, the driver threw off the steering wheel, and finally got out of the alley and into another street.

The driver navigated the streets of the southern part of the city, and soon, with a sharp brake, stopped in front of a bar.

Get out of the car, close the door, and the chubby driver crashes into the bar door in one fell swoop.

At this moment, there was a burst of cheers inside, so no one heard him.

"Hey, Juan. The bartender noticed him.

"Hey, a bottle of beer. Juan banged on the bar, "How's it going?"

Asked, he looked at the TV that everyone was looking up to.

On the TV, the two opposing sides are walking out of the players' tunnel one after another, and the commentator is obviously introducing the starting lineups of both teams.

"You're just in time, just about to start. The bartender smiled and handed over a glass of beer that was still bubbling.

"Our manager is so bold. ”

"Huh?" Juan grabbed his beer and gulped, snorting and putting it back on the bar, "another drink." ”

"Marcos Senna starts!"

"What?" Juan was taken aback and looked at the TV again, no longer introducing Atletico Madrid.

The TV screen shows Real Mallorca's players, and the commentator is also introducing Mallorca's starting line-up.

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The goalkeeper is Leo Franco, and the backline, from left to right, is Michel Soler, Fernando Nino, Michel Nadal and Javier Olesola. ”

"The two players in the middle of the midfield are Vicente Ngonga and Álvaro Novo, Ariel Ibargasa on the left and Finidi Giorgio on the right, and Albert Luque and Samuel Eto'o up front. ”

'Aragonés put on Mallorca's strongest line-up, still the familiar 442 tactic, with two youngsters up front, 23-year-old Luque and 20-year-old Samuel Eto'o, both doing well this season. ”

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As soon as they saw Real Mallorca's starting line-up, the fans in the bar were in an uproar.

"Oh my God, Aragonés is going to fight us hard!"

"Who's to say it isn't?

"It's a real problem. ”

"Can we do it?"

"Who knows, God willing!"

Fans are obviously not optimistic about Atletico Madrid, after all, Real Mallorca is too strong.

This team is the most eye-catching team in La Liga since the winter break, especially in the last few rounds, repeatedly overcoming strong opponents and remaining unbeaten, and the results are quite eye-catching.

Juan, the fat driver, sat in front of the bar, and when he heard everyone's discouraged words, he immediately became angry.

The reason why he was able to become a celebrity in this bar is because he once took a cold ride in the city of Madrid late at night and managed to get the acting manager of Atletico Madrid to leave an autographed photo.

That photo, and that experience, made him a celebrity at this bar.

And at this point, he felt he had to stand up and say something.

"Hey, hey, all quiet, all quiet!" he tapped softly on the bar with a beer bottle.

Everyone immediately looked at it in unison.

"Isn't the game just about to start? Throwing in the towel so quickly? Is this the son of the sea god?"

The crowd fell silent.

"Aragonés is a hero, but we're not bears either, we don't need him to stay, we need to beat him openly, right?"

"That's right!"

"Well said!"

"That's right, Juan!"

Fat driver Juan immediately raised the beer in his hand high, "Come, to Atletico Madrid!"

"To Atletico Madrid!"

"Atletico Madrid must win!"

"Victory!"

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The race is finally underway!

As with the vast majority of football matches, this high-profile matchup did not enter the fast lane from the start, with both sides testing each other with solid tactics.

Whether it is Aragonés's 442 or Gao Han's 4312, it is based on grasping the defense first.

Even if I don't score, I can't let them score first.

But in the first minute of the game, the referee blew a foul on Atletico Madrid's Marcos Senna!

The fans at Calderón Stadium did not react in the slightest, perhaps believing that it was just an ordinary foul, but Gao Han, who was standing on the sidelines, applauded Marcos Senna.

"Good job!" said Gao Han.

The Brazilian midfielder was fouled by Real Mallorca's Argentine midfielder Ariel Ibargasa.

Almost as soon as the Argentine received the ball, Marcos Senna posted it and fouled it while dwelling on the ball.

It was a foul that no one took to heart at all, and even the referee almost forgot about it just after it was blown.

But soon, not long, it blew again.

Or Marcos Senna.

Or a foul while defending Ariel Ibargasa.

As soon as the Argentine received the ball, the Brazilian got entangled and fouled in the entanglement.

"Good!" Gao Han applauded again.

But not long after, it came again.

It's still the same person, it's still the same object, it's still that time.

It's just that the location of the foul has changed.

Gradually, fans also noticed the Atletico Madrid midfielder, the dark-skinned Brazilian midfielder.

It looks like he's ordinary, very inconspicuous.

Even if it was a foul, he did it cleanly.

As soon as the opponent's ball was cut off, as soon as the referee's whistle blew, he retreated without the slightest nostalgia.

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"Kind of interesting!" Aragonés smiled.

Real Mallorca's formation is a four-four-two, but in reality, it is not a traditional four-four-two.

Now the mainstream of European football is not the four-four-two with two wings, but the wing-forward.

The so-called wing midfielder is to put a playmaker and ball control master like Zidane on the side, but in the game, he is more likely to cut to the middle and attack the opponent's ribs.

But that's only part of the story.

It is also important to strengthen the midfield's ability to control the ball.

Spain have been rich in sharp wingers in recent years and are also very good at using wingers, but last season, Iruetta's Deportivo La Coruna won the league title, and one of the main reasons was that he used a wide midfield.

One side of the side of the forward and the other side of the traditional winger, not only to ensure the impact of the wing, but also to strengthen the midfield ability to control the ball.

And when needed, the full-backs on this side of the midfielders can also create a threat.

It was a brilliant trick, and Aragonés learned it, because he had Ibargasa.

With Ngonga and Novo forming a back two, Ibargasa is the heart of Mallorca's midfield.

Judging by Marcos Cena's performance, it was clear that Gao Han was aware of this.

"What a shrewd little imp!" said Aragonés, smiling.

But not surprised.

Because if he couldn't even see through this, he doubted that Gao Han's winning streak was bought with money.

But as soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard an uproar in the stadium.

When I looked up, I saw that Marcos Senna actually broke the ball!

Three fouls in a row, but the fourth time he managed to cut off the ball at the feet of Ibargasa, and the Brazilian midfielder broke the ball and passed it straight back to the back.

Real Mallorca can reach the top of La Liga, and naturally it is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and it immediately launched a counter-robbery.

But centre-back Pablo received the ball and didn't wait for Luke to get close, and immediately passed it to Marchena.

Samuel Eto'o immediately pressed for Marchena and the Spanish centre-back passed to Xavi Alonso, who immediately moved to the right and gave it to Roberto on the right.

Through this continuous passing, the ball passed smoothly out of Mallorca's pressing range.

This immediately brightened Aragonés' eyes.

"Good guys!"

He could see that Atletico Madrid's set had obviously been developed after a period of training.

Whether it's a player's running or a pass, it's very organized.

Roberto took the ball on the right and led forward, Ibargasa pressed over to defend, and the Atletico Madrid right-back immediately crossed to the middle.

I saw Xavi Alonso stop the ball forward, chase it up, and pick up his right foot directly, which is a long diagonal pass.

The ball made a graceful arc and fell to the left side of the pitch, where Villa stopped it steadily.

The 31-year-old veteran Olesola knows Villa's speed and personal ability and does not dare to be careless.

However, as soon as Villa stopped the ball, he took the lead to the middle, pulled out a position, and then crossed diagonally with his right foot over the top to pick the ball behind the two Real Mallorca centre-backs.

Torres also started in an instant, like a bolt of lightning through Real Mallorca's defense.

But the moment Torres received the ball, the referee's whistle blew!

Offside!

He started too early!

Although he couldn't get a shot on goal, Torres gave Villa a thumbs up.

This ball is passed beautifully, but he is too anxious.

If you keep an eye on Nadal and Nino's movements, start a little later, and the ball will be there.

However, I am afraid that it will be a little difficult at that time.

If goalkeeper Franco attacks, it will not be easy to receive the ball.

Real Mallorca's defense is really meticulous, one ring after another, not giving the opponent the slightest space.

But in the eyes of Aragonés on the sidelines, Atletico Madrid's tentative attack also revealed a lot of things.

Both strikers are front-facing players who can play on the edges, and Xavi Alonso has a long-range pass in midfield who is not easy to deal with.

In particular, with Hugo Leal, who is good at lethal passes, behind the double striker, as soon as the long-range quick strikes don't work, they immediately switch to positional attack, and the Portuguese start to play a role.

Atletico Madrid's whole attack is very layered, and the characteristics of the players are also complementary and troublesome.

No wonder it's here!

Aragonés' brow furrowed.