After taking the lead with that lucky goal, Atletico continued to dominate the pitch with a tedious passing that made them want to sleep, and boos from the stands could not change their approach, and when the whistle blew at the end of the first half, Atletico went into the break 1-0.

Dick was also shocked when he got the technical statistics of the first half - throughout the first half, Atletico had 83 per cent possession, but the two sides combined for only five shots, with Atletico two and three for Espanyol......

"It's a boring game."

Dick felt that if he were a fan, he would feel dissatisfied, but as a head coach, all he wants is to win, in fact, this tactic is also a lot of pressure for the coach, after all, after winning the championship, the glory belongs to the club, decades later, fans will only say that the team won the championship in such and such a year, but to this coach will say that this coach is a head coach who leads the team to play an extremely ugly game......

But at this time, as long as he can win the Copa del Rey, Dick feels that he has no psychological burden to do anything, and as for his personal image, playing a few more beautiful offensive battles next season will be reversed.

Looking at the Atletico players with depressed expressions, Dick laughed: "Don't think too much, guys, winning the championship is the best...... Besides, if the media scolds us for playing ugly games, they will only scold me as the head coach, you are the executor, there will be no problems, all the problems will be borne by me! ”

Dick's statement made the players' depressed mood a little better, and in any case, a manager who can withstand it at a critical moment still makes people feel trusted.

"Winning the championship is our common expectation!"

Captain Aguilera said in a deep voice: "So the responsibility will not be borne by you alone, as long as you can win the championship, we will not have an opinion on what tactics to use!" ”

Aguilera's words resonated in the locker room, anyway, Dick's two months were not in vain, although he was very harsh on the sidelines and always threatened the players, but he was not ambiguous at all about the responsibility he carried, and people with such a character were easier to trust, and at this time, it was beneficial for everyone to attack the Copa del Rey championship!

"Good! Then we played a little more patiently in the second half, because it was definitely not us who was in a hurry! At the start of the second half, maybe the Spaniards were a little bit more composed, because they felt that we would not be able to withstand the pressure first of all if we played with such an ugly style of play...... Then use our performance to tell them that you are wrong! In that case, when they can't resist pressing or pressing more in midfield, that's our chance to extend our lead...... With a two-goal lead, the tone of the game was set, and we could play however we wanted! ”

With that in mind, Atletico's players took to the pitch.

Seeing the Atletico players play, the Atletico fans welcomed them with warm applause - maybe they seemed picky before, but after such a bad season they began to understand that no matter what, victory is what they need most, and without victory, there is nothing else, what a flash, domineering, a king's spirit...... Those are all things that will only be icing on the cake after victory, and without victory as a basis, these things can only become a joke.

Ranieri announced that he would use a strong front three to win for Atletico Madrid, Antich announced that he would return to Atletico Madrid's tradition when he put out the fire, but they put Atletico Madrid in the relegation zone, Dick took off Kiko, a symbol of Atletico Madrid's tradition, but he won all the games without being favored, and there is a good chance that he will win a Copa del Rey for Atletico - what are those things compared to the title? After all, they are fans of Atletico Madrid, not fans of so-called flashy tactics and traditions!

Supporting the team and watching the team triumph after the battle is the happiest moment as a fan!

Hearing the cheers from the Atletico fans, the Atletico Madrid players were a little relieved, as long as the Atletico fans had no opinions, as for the boos from the Espanyol fans and Real Madrid fans...... Do they still need to care? Players are only responsible for supporting their fans!

With this confidence, Atletico Madrid once again began that drowsy back and forth amid the boos that rang out from the stands......

Although it was the Spaniards who kicked off at the start of the second half, Atletico Madrid laid a tight defense in the midfield, withstood a wave of Espanyol attacks, and then regained possession, and then began to attack the ball!

If you have the ability, you will come out! Anyway, if you don't come out, we won't attack - we're ahead! If you attack it...... Hehe, then don't blame us for taking advantage of the gaps in your backcourt......

After the start of the second half, the Spaniards were indeed shrinking their defense at first, waiting for Atletico to press a little, because they thought that the first thing to worry about must be Atletico Madrid, after all, the boos in the first half were enough to make people feel a huge sense of shame, but the shamelessness of Atletico Madrid, or the shamelessness of Dick, was beyond their imagination......

Ten minutes passed, and Atletico were still back and forth in midfield.

Fifteen minutes passed, and Atletico were still back and forth in midfield.

"I can understand Atletico's desire to win this Copa del Rey title...... However, no matter how eager you are, is it a little too much to use such an ugly tactic to the limit? It's all about winning, and even if they do win the championship, it won't be a respectable champion......," sighed the Spanish national television commentator.

"Strangling of football! Retrogression! What can such a team, such a coach, such a game serve as a model? I think the Spanish Football Federation should ban this kind of competition, which is a desecration of Spanish football tradition! The Catalan TV announcer shouted excitedly.

"Come on, Atletico warriors! There are only thirty minutes left until the 10th Copa del Rey is won! Tactically ugly? No, no, I don't think so, you must know that the Spaniards have been defending and preparing to counterattack from the beginning to the present, if we attack desperately, I am afraid that our backline will be beaten into a sieve by the opponent, since we are ahead, why not take advantage of this? A coach who can win a championship is a good coach, so let's see if Dick is a really good coach after all! As a fan of Dick's brain, Atletico Madrid's commentator Boness naturally continued to maintain this tone.

Whether it is praise, criticism or regret, it cannot shake this bland tactics of Atletico, Dick is not in a hurry on the sidelines, and the more time passes, the more beneficial it will be for him......

"The Spaniards should be holding back...... Dick thought to himself as the clock ticked the sixty-fifth minute.

They really can't stand it anymore - the Spaniards are not afraid of ugly scenes, but the problem now is that they are still one goal behind, and if they continue to be ugly like this, it will definitely not be them who will win in the end!

Finally, after Flores got up from the dugout with a blushing face and shouted two loud words into the field, the Spaniards' tactics began to change!

They began to pour out more and more of the penalty area, pushing the pressing defense to the 30-metre zone, preventing Atletico from passing back and forth in midfield with ease!

"I can't help it......"

Dick also stood up, then put his finger in his mouth and whistled loudly.

"Concentrate, it's time for the decisive battle, it's time to begin!"

Dick's shouts echoed on the sidelines, and the green tendons on Flores' forehead collapsed - this guy was really ready, when the Spaniards wanted to defend and counterattack, he would never follow the rhythm of the opponent, and when the Spaniards began to press the attack and try to score, he would let the team start a real attack!

So the next game began to look good.

After the Espanyol defence, Atletico's attack also began to become fierce, and they began to pass back and forth at a faster pace, and then launched a more aggressive attack than before!

Because they have also held back for a long time, under such an attack, Atletico Madrid has created a much greater threat than before...... Of course, it is also directly related to the fact that the Spaniards began to press the attack, and the space at the back was larger than before.

At this point, Flores' tactics against Atletico Madrid were completely aborted, and the Spaniard had to compete with Atletico in terms of attacking after taking the initiative in the midfield that he was not good at!

Atletico Madrid's players passed back and forth for more than 60 minutes, waiting for this opportunity, and they immediately took advantage of their numbers and skills in the midfield, launched fierce pressing, trying to overwhelm the opponent to score!

This entanglement lasted for five minutes, and Atletico Madrid was better than the opponent in terms of personnel composition, at least as the core of the Spanish national midfield, Belleron was more than the opponent's midfield core Bella Marsan, who only had the experience of the national Olympic team, and this advantage began to be gradually revealed.

In the seventy-third minute, Belleron suddenly stepped forward to get rid of Bellamasan's defense, and then drove straight into the middle with the ball, his forward insertion broke the balance on the field, and when the Espanyol fans rushed to stop Belleron from advancing, he had already picked up a pass with his right foot directly in the run, and passed the ball to the Espanyol half!

Solari on the left starts to cut in from the wing into the middle, another classic through diagonal cut!

After lifting his foot to unload Belleron's pass, Solari began to break forward with the ball, until the edge of the penalty area met Pochettino who was in a hurry to return to defense, in the face of his compatriots who hurriedly returned to defense, Solari made an emergency stop, which caused the opponent to also make an emergency stop, and then quickly accelerated and rushed past Pochettino!

After shaking off the angle of the shot, Solari decisively picked up his left foot and shot hard!

The ball flew diagonally upwards, past Mora's hand, and into the Spaniards' door!

The second goal was also a goal that completely sealed the victory!

"It's two to zero! Atletico have taken the victory into their own hands! I think now I need to re-evaluate Dick's tactical set-up, which I have to say did a great job of disrupting the Espanyol's set-up and thus giving Atletico an advantage...... Dick's set-up in this game is enough to be a reminder to all the coaches who have the strength of the team but have to face the iron bucket formation, provided that they have the luck of Dick! ”