Chapter 80: Second Preparation
Three days later, in the 23rd round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid challenged Huelva away. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Two consecutive away games, from the northwest of Spain to the southwest of Spain, back and forth, Huelva does not even have an airport, can only take a plane to Seville, and then take a bus to travel 80 kilometers, which makes Atletico Madrid tired.
But what's worse is that the home team Huelva claims to be the defensive king of La Liga.
In 22 rounds of La Liga this season, Huelva have conceded just ten goals, the fewest goals conceded by any team in La Liga.
To make matters worse, at their Colombino Stadium, Huelva have only conceded two goals.
You can imagine how difficult it is for this team, this home stadium, to play.
In the first round of the matchup between the two sides, Huelva visited the Calderón Stadium and defeated Atletico Madrid 1-0 with a sharp counter-attack, giving Zambrano's side a second defeat in a row.
This time, fighting away, Gao Han also learned lessons and firmly controlled the situation of the game, but did not dare to be careless.
The game was played very hard, with the home team keeping it tight and the visitors never found a way to find the back of the net.
It wasn't until the eightieth minute that Gao Han let go again.
After Kiko replaced Torres, he once again used four skill cards in one go.
This kind of desperate play finally allowed Atletico Madrid to tear apart Huelva's defense in the 89th minute by Hugo Leal's clever pass from the edge of the penalty area after shaking off the defender.
With the blessing of the Samsung confrontation card, Kiko suppressed the opponent's central defender with a strong body, and pushed the shot in front of the goal to help Atletico Madrid score the winning goal.
1 to 0!
Another narrow victory!
But no matter what, the three points are finally in hand.
With two wins in a row, Atletico Madrid got six points and reached 25 league points, finally escaping the relegation zone, overtaking Elche and finishing 17th in the league.
Although there is still no danger of getting out of relegation, at least the team's performance has improved greatly.
But Gao Han couldn't help but start thinking about a very serious problem.
Break through the dense defense!
The biggest difference between a professional team and an amateur team is that the tactics are more professional, more targeted, and react faster.
In the last game against Celta, Atletico Madrid's attack was slow to work.
In this game, Huelva immediately followed suit and caused big trouble for Atletico Madrid.
Gao Han also had to realize a very serious problem, that is, when encountering such a team with excellent defense and a very tight formation, whether it is an offensive card or an assault card, the effect is very limited.
In this case, even if he raises the offensive card to four stars, five stars, or even six stars and seven stars, it is difficult to say how much effect he can play.
After all, no matter how good the skill card is, it has to act on the player, doesn't it?
He had to be prepared second-hand!
In his heart, Gao Han immediately found the assist card in the shop of the coaching system.
"One-star assist card, slightly improve the player's ability to pass the ball, duration: 10 minutes. ”
The so-called threat ball is the kind of pass that a teammate can shoot immediately after receiving the ball.
Although it is only one star, if it is used well, it should be very threatening.
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"Atletico Madrid's dense defense is very problematic!"
While the Sheets were in a tough away win over Huelva, Celta de Vigo in the north-west of Spain was also watching the game and was the first to get the report.
"Whether it's Villa or Torres, under the dense defense, the effect is greatly reduced, and the performance of Hugo Leal, who Gao Han trusts, is up and down, and it is difficult to be reassured. ”
The assistant is also analysing Atletico Madrid's current problems.
"Although Hugo Leal has helped Atletico Madrid win two crucial games in the last two games, his performances in both games have been difficult to satisfy. ”
Victor Fernández agrees with his assistant's assessment.
Let's not talk about the game against Huelva, the game against Celta, Victor Fernandez felt deeply.
The Portuguese phenom had a lot of chances throughout the game, and Gao Han's trust and support for him was not insignificant, but his performance was sluggish, and there was no chance at all against Giovannella and Wagner.
It can even be said that if it wasn't for that goal at the last moment, he would have died!
The same is true for the one against Huelva.
No manager would bet the fate of his team on a player like this, and who knows when he will work and when he won't?
However, Gao Han does not have many cards in his hand now, and it is estimated that he will have to continue to trust Ugo Leal.
The Portuguese saved the team two games in a row, and his popularity is booming, so he can't do without it.
That way, things are much easier.
Victor Fernandez smiled, "Playing Atletico Madrid in midweek, let's continue to defend it strictly and let them break it!"
The assistant nodded busily.
Strict defense, this is Celta's forte.
Whether it's Real Madrid, or Barcelona, or Deportivo La Coruna and Valencia, they all die in this trick.
"In the next three days, the focus will be on defensive ...... And a counterattack!"
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Wednesday, February 7.
Madrid's blue sky doesn't have a trace of clouds, and the winter sun makes people lazy, not to mention how comfortable.
Gao Han appeared early in the Mahada Enda Sports City.
It has been more than half a month since he took over the team and acted as head coach, and everyone in the sports city has long been accustomed to his presence, not to mention how good the impression of this young head coach is.
No way, who let him take over the team and win four in a row?
And each of these four games is a tough battle!
Although everyone doesn't say it, everyone knows that Atletico Madrid can have this kind of reborn performance thanks to the high cold.
Therefore, many of Gao Han's ideas have also been implemented smoothly.
For example, he went against the crowd and abolished the pre-match centralization system, allowing players to stay in their homes the day before the game.
This provision was immediately welcomed by the players.
But not everyone has benefited from this.
For example, Carlos Marchena, the first-time Spanish centre-back who still lives in a nearby hotel.
When Gao Han arrived at the sports city, he was running around the training ground, and it seemed that he had been running for a while.
Gao Han suddenly remembered at this time that Marchena's intelligence mentioned that he could also play in the back, and his running ability was excellent and he had a wide range of activities.
"Hello, Carlos!" Gao Han walked over.
"Hey, good morning, sir. Carlos Marchena immediately stopped.
Gao Han smiled slightly, "Today is the game day. ”
"Well, I know. Marchena nodded.
"I'm going to arrange for you to start!" Gao Han said again.
Marchena was stunned for a moment, then rejoiced, "Thank you." ”
It's been a week since he came to Atletico Madrid, and when he played Huelva in the last game, because it was an away game, Marchena had just arrived, so Gao Han didn't arrange for him to start.
But now that we've been training together for a week, it's time for him to come out and yo-yo.
"Partnering with Ibic against Celta Vigo is not a good game, you have to be mentally healthy and in good shape. ”
Marchena immediately understood that the manager was referring to his lap.
"Sir, don't worry, this is just a warm-up and won't affect my game. ”
Seeing that Marchena was so confident, Gao Han also nodded and didn't say anything more.
He believes in self-discipline and trusts the players, so he canceled the pre-match centralization, and naturally he will not ask Marchena to behave how he is, as long as it does not affect the state, does not affect the team, whatever he wants.
"I'll ask Sergio to give you a copy of Catania's information, keep an eye out for it, and get to know him better. ”
Marchena nodded immediately.
At yesterday's preparation meeting, Gao Han had already highlighted the threat of Catania.
Although Catania is a Brazilian player, he was selected for the Spanish national team, he is not tall, but he is very well-rounded, has a strong scoring ability, has good impact, speed and footwork, and is a very dangerous killer.
"I judge that Celta's attack will definitely fall on Catania, and it will be up to you then!" Gao Han encouraged.
Ibić is tall and doesn't have much to deal with a player of Catania's type.
In the first leg of the match, Santi Deña couldn't convince Gao Han, so this time, he plans to try Marchena and see how it goes.
"Well, I understand. Marchena nodded.
"I'm sure I'll not be wrong!"
Marchena didn't answer, but he looked happy.
Gao Han did not continue to delve into this topic, but moved on to other aspects.
"How's it going? Have you found a house?"
"Well, I contacted a few places, and I plan to rent a house in the opposite neighborhood with you. ”
"yes, that's pretty good. ”
The location of the community rented by Gao Han is very good, just across the road from the sports city, and Torres, Villa, Xavi Alonso and others have moved in one after another, which has attracted more and more interest from Atletico Madrid players.
"I could have moved in a day or two. ”
"Well, if there is anything you need help with, find me as soon as possible. ”
"Yes, thank you sir. ”
After making a polite gesture, Gao Han turned and walked towards the training building.
Marchena stood behind him, quietly watching him leave, with a very grotesque feeling in his heart.
He was only twenty-three years old!
Oh my God, most of the players in the squad are older than him.
Even Marchena himself was twenty-one years old, only two years younger than Gao Han.
But Gao Han is the head coach of the team!
Marchena really has a very absurd feeling every time he sees the cold, this is the youngest manager he has ever met in his career, even in the youth team.
But Gao Han took over Atletico Madrid, Spain's third largest club, although only as an agent.
What amazed him even more was that he could clearly feel the admiration of every player in the team for Gao Han.
Before taking over the team, Atletico Madrid was deep in the relegation zone, and the first leg of the Copa del Rey also lost 0-2 at home to Rayo Vallecano, and the whole team can be said to be in turmoil and could capsize at any time.
But half a month later, four games, four consecutive wins, the Copa del Rey successfully reversed, and the La B League also successfully got out of the quagmire of the relegation zone.
Marchena is not the kind of professional player who is just starting out, so he knows very well that Gao Han's prestige in the team and his love in the hearts of the players are all based on real results.
This is even more precious!
Even his own agent, the famous Quillin, was full of praise for him.
It's great to be able to play in a team like this, for Marchena.
The only hidden danger is that his agency career expires at the end of this season.
At that time, who will take over Atletico Madrid?