Chapter 35 Gradual improvement
When Belleron passed the ball, almost all the Atletico fans in the stands stood up - whether they were cheering for Atletico or booing Dick loudly, they all stood up and stared at the situation inside the stadium.
They are hungry for a goal and now it's been less than four minutes since Atletico have scored in the first kick-off for a long time? It seems like a distant thing!
Solari received the ball and began to break down the flanks - although he is a versatile wide player, he is not really a player who eats by speed, his speed is not very fast, but his technique and overall vision are quite good.
After taking a few steps, Solari took the ball to a place parallel to the line of the big penalty area, saw that the opponent's defender was almost about to return to the defense, and knew that he couldn't take it down, so he immediately raised his foot and passed the ball into the penalty area with his left foot!
Solari's technique is quite good – as Redondo's brother-in-law, he also has the same great technique as his brother-in-law, and the cross is quite well mastered, and the ball arcs out and into the box, where Hasselbaink is looking for an opportunity.
For Hasselbaink, the current third scorer in the league, the defenders in Malaga naturally did not dare to relax, and now there is only one Hasselbaink in the penalty area, so the defenders in Malaga have enough manpower to defend him, and the two defenders are entangled with Hasselbaink, so that he can not grab the first landing point, and Hasselbaink can only helplessly watch the ball fly over his head.
The Atletico Madrid fans in the stands let out a sigh, this attack is in vain, although Belleron has arrived in the penalty area, but he is still a little far from the landing point of the ball, and Malaga defender Rojas and goalkeeper Contreras have already controlled the first landing point, whether Rojas clears or Contreras takes the ball, Atletico Madrid will not have any chance.
Just when all the Atletico Madrid fans began to be disappointed, a very strange scene suddenly appeared on the field!
Rojas stepped back with his back to the goal, looking up at the ball that was about to fall and preparing to clear it, while the attacking goalkeeper Contreras also looked up at the arc of the ball's flight, and looked up at the ball while rushing forward......
A defender, a goalkeeper, the focus is on the ball, and ignore that there is a teammate who is rushing to the first landing point like himself - this is actually a very difficult thing to happen, after all, the cooperation between the defender and the goalkeeper is often quite tacit, this time there is such a problem, even they themselves did not expect!
Just as Rojas and Contreras both jumped, neither of them could touch the ball, but collided in the air halfway through the jump, and both lost their balance and landed halfway through!
The ball slammed diagonally onto Contreras's shoulder and landed near the penalty spot......
Belleron is right there!
In the face of this pie falling from the sky, Belleron naturally would not let go, and in the face of the falling ball, he did not stop the ball, but raised his foot and pushed it directly with the arch of his foot!
Goalkeeper Contreras has just landed now, and he is facing a huge empty goal, with Belleron's footwork, if such a ball can't be hit, it will be hell!
The ball flew into the goal without any suspense!
Atletico Madrid fans, who were already disappointed, immediately went from hell to heaven, and many fans who had just sat in their seats were already weak and weak, and suddenly came to their senses, and as soon as they used their feet, they immediately jumped up from their seats, and then shouted: "Beautiful! Long live Atletico Madrid! ”
"The ball is in! Contreras and Rojas made a serious mistake when they collided in a race for the first spot! The ball fell to Bellerón and the goal was a gift to him...... Atletico were lucky to take a 1-0 lead over Malaga in the opening five minutes! The new manager, Dick, is a lucky guy and it seems that he has brought his luck to the club with his luck in buying lottery tickets! ”
Dick raised his right hand high and gestured to the "V" - see? I, Dick, said that if you want to win, you will be able to win! Even if I didn't create too many good chances, I could have scored! This is the magic that I brought, you Luther, whether you are convinced or not!
"You're just lucky! If Kiko had been here, he might have scored two goals! There are still a lot of die-hards shouting like this, but even they know that this kind of shouting is indeed too unreasonable, even if they are lucky, at this time when the team is going to be relegated, they can only believe in this young manager!
For most Atletico fans, they have now reached the point where they are in a hurry to go to the hospital, even if there are gods who tell them that as long as they don't have sex this month, Atletico will be relegated, they will most likely do the same......
At this point, Dick did exactly what he said he would do, saying it would bring victory, and Atletico scored less than a few minutes into the opening minutes with a dribble - did they still not believe him?
The so-called urgency is the meaning of power, as long as Dick can win one by one, then the prestige will be gradually established!
When the Atletico Madrid players were celebrating, they couldn't help but feel that their luck was indeed good, and such an opportunity that was not an opportunity was grasped, could this manager really bring luck?
You must know that with the strength of Atletico Madrid's players, if you want to say that the previous poor results are their own reasons, then they will not admit it, speaking of which, in addition to saying that the previous manager's tactical arrangement was not successful, it can only be said that Atletico Madrid's luck is not very good, isn't it Dick, the lucky manager, as soon as he took office, Atletico's luck became better?
People are subconscious, and they are easy to push the bad to others, and a series of things that happened to Dick at this time will make the players of Atletico Madrid unconsciously feel that Dick can bring something different......
No one wants to be relegated, and since they now think that Dick will bring something different, then follow his instructions and maybe really succeed in relegation, right? Even if you leave, leaving La Liga will be much brighter than leaving from La Liga.
It's just that luck alone can't win against Malaga - Malaga's status as a promoted horse can play so well this season, and there is naturally a group of outstanding players in the team, just the Brazilian scorer Catania, who is now ranked second in the scorer list and scores more goals than Hasselbaink, is not a good stubble.
After Atletico Madrid took the lead, the two sides started a tug-of-war again in the midfield, because of the advantage in numbers, Atletico Madrid still has some advantages, but there are pros and cons, Dick's approach to strengthening the midfield certainly makes Atletico Madrid have an advantage in the midfield, but it also indirectly weakens the direct threat caused by the attack, and Atletico's defense is still a weakness.
After a period of tug-of-war, Malaga relied on the small cooperation of two or three people to equalize the score - after receiving a pass from a teammate, Catania burst into the Atletico Madrid penalty area with the ball, but when the Atletico defenders surrounded him, he divided the ball, Rufit, who burst into the penalty area, received the pass, and then shot at the first time from a small angle, Molina couldn't save, and the ball went directly into the net!
"Malaga equalised! This series of attacks has played quite beautifully, and Málaga's ability to perform well this season has a lot to do with the fact that they have a smooth system...... Atletico want to win the game, but luck alone can't do it! ”
Dick shook his head as the players in Malaga hugged and cheered - now is not the time when the stars were in charge of the game, you can win the game with one or two excellent performances, besides, Atletico Madrid does not have such stars, if you want to make the team more combative, you still have to rely on yourself to establish the overall operation of Atletico Madrid.
"Don't be in a hurry, follow the method we just did...... Will lead again. Dick shouted at the court.
"Look, it's leveled! This guy will just rely on luck to score goals! Little Hill in the box muttered, then was swept by Old Hill's cold and electric gaze, and then stopped talking.
After glaring at his son, Old Hill once again set his eyes on the stadium - although he had made up his mind, if Dick could not lead the team to relegation, the responsibility would be put on Dick's shoulders, but responsibility is responsibility, even if he can shirk responsibility after relegation, the loss of property must be great - the decline in broadcast fees, the decline in income, the decline in advertising revenue, and the low price of players leaving...... These losses are quite serious.
So even though he didn't have much hope, Old Hill also hoped that Dick would lead the team to win a few more games.
After Dick yelled a few times on the field, the Atletico players regained their composure and resumed the game - the others were just gone, Baraja because Catania had just broken through his defense and burst into the box, while Belleron felt that his organization was not working too well, and the two of them were the players who wanted to perform the most, which made Baraja and Bellerón the most active players on the pitch after the restart.
"Sprint back and forth, take the pressure off for Belleron." Before the start of the game, Dick gave Baraha a task.
"Control the midfield and give the team a bigger advantage." Dick gives Belleron a task before the game starts.
At this time, these two midfielders, who were valued by Dick, used various methods to correct them and give them the most important tasks as soon as they took over, played an extremely crucial role.
Belleron has been playing to his talents and characteristics in midfield, and if he was adapting to this new position before, he is now fully adapted to this position and is performing better than before, Baraja began to run more aggressively, constantly rushing forward and back, and did not look at all like a player who only played in the back of the field before.
These two points were unexpected by Malaga, because in the previous game, Belleron was the front midfielder and Baraja was the main midfielder, but in this game their role has changed dramatically, Belleron has become a playmaker and Baraja has become an all-round midfielder - and both of them have performed quite well!
This is Dick's advantage, for this kind of players who will quickly change roles in the future, he can arrange the most suitable position for them according to their aptitude, which can not only win the hearts of players, but also give himself a "discerning hero" name, why not?
Now it seems that the effect is much better than Dick imagined.