The moment Juninho got the ball, he knew it all too well.

He knew that Carboni was on his flank, and he would pounce on him as long as he delayed, and he also knew that Djukic and Pellegrino in front of him had formed a deep defense in an instant, and even if he could accelerate away from Carboni in an instant, it would be impossible to find a breakthrough route between the two experienced central defenders......

"I still need to pass the ball." Dick's words flashed through his mind like lightning, he was originally a player with excellent passing awareness, and he was able to become the core of the Brazilian national team's three major tournaments, relying on more than just his breakthrough!

Almost instantly, Juninho saw that Hasselbaink was silently preparing to step forward, and his current position was parallel to that of Djukic......

Juninho didn't hesitate anymore, and when he made a feint to prepare for a breakthrough and let the attention of the opposing defenders focus on himself again, Juninho jumped with his left foot and directly passed a half-high ball, and the ball did not fly towards the direction of the slightly left side where Hasselbaink was, but flew directly to the middle of Valencia's half!

The ball flew out from Juninho's feet, and Hasselbaink accelerated towards the middle at the same time, and the two of them coordinated just right, a textbook straight pass diagonally!

When he saw the ball flying into the sky, Djukic felt a sigh in his heart, he knew what a big gap behind him, he usually watched Lopes use his lightning speed to gallop across the opponent's empty half, and at this time, there was such a big open field behind him!

He jumped up and tried to stop the ball halfway, but Juninho's pass was quite tricky, he seemed to be able to intercept the ball halfway, and after taking off, he found that his height was still a little worse, and the ball almost flew by his hair!

At the same time, the speeding Hasselbaink had already rushed past him and chased the ball that was falling downward!

"Juninho's beautiful midfield pick-and-roll! Hasselbaink single-handed—"

Bones, the commentator of Madrid TV, roared loudly, while at the same time, countless Atletico Madrid fans in front of the TV stood up, holding their breath and waiting for the next answer!

Hasselbaink caught up with the ball about 30 meters away from the Valencia goal, because he didn't need to dribble the ball before, so he also sprinted directly, although Pellegrino was constantly retreating to defend back, but his speed was not very good, and he started one step later than the Dutchman, and he could only cry out five or six meters behind him!

Kanizares was able to strike in a timely manner, but as a striker with a strong ability to take chances, Hasselbaink was able to grasp the situation.

Continuous dribbling, Hasselbaink did not let the ball out of his control, seeing that the situation was not good, Canizares fell to the ground and intended to block Hasselbaink's breakthrough route, but was shaken by the rapid and fast back and forth control of the ball at the feet of the Dutch shooter and lost his center of gravity, when he fell to the ground, Hasselbaink had easily picked up and shot, the ball flew above Canizares's body, and then drew a parabola in the air, flying directly into the gate of Valencia!

When the ball flew into the Valencia gate at a low speed, the Valencia fans were speechless again - another quick counterattack, although Atletico Madrid did not have a fast player in the front, but they still relied on a series of fast through passes to complete the counterattack!

"Hasselbaink! The Dutchman's twentieth goal of the season! Atletico have a lead over Valencia away from home! That's bad news for Valencia, but it's great news for Atletico Madrid! Although the three points will not allow them to break free from the penultimate position, two wins in a row after a 10-game winless run give us reason to start to hope for Atletico's relegation! ”

"Look at this ball, look at this ball! The line of the counterattack is so clear! Gamara broke the ball and handed it to Belleron, who quickly passed a long pass to Juninho in front, Juninho picked up Valencia in the half, and Hasselbaink scored - the whole counterattack process took less than ten seconds, from here we can see that Atletico Madrid has now formed the central axis of central defender Gamara - organizing midfielder Belleron - attacking midfielder Juninho and scorer Hasselbaink! It's a pretty effective central axis, and Dick just lets Belleron drop back so that the rest of Atletico's players can finish the game around it...... Is there still a saying that Dick is a manager who doesn't understand anything? Even if he is not good enough, if he can give Atletico hope now, it is enough! Boness said loudly.

Dick on the sidelines raised his arms high, listening to the cheers and shouts of hundreds of Atletico Madrid fans from afar - at this moment, these hundreds of Atletico Madrid fans became Dick's most loyal supporters, they went from moving to scolding, from scolding to surprise, after experiencing such a mental journey, they unconsciously began to have more good feelings for Dick, just like feelings, feelings that have been properly honed tend to be firmer, purer, and more free of impurities!

At this time, in an apartment in Barcelona, Cruyff watched Dick celebrate the goal on TV in a daze, and the former Dutch superstar's already wrinkled face was full of a hint of loss.

"Jose, maybe I was in a bit of a hurry...... This guy is really a good head coach who commands the team. Cruyff sighed.

Beside him, Mourinho, who had a bearded face, laughed slightly: "So what does it matter? Such a manager has to give him a position and a new appointment and power to be able to perform, and I believe that the old Hill has given him full control of the whole team after he took over, so that he can command these players very well...... Barcelona couldn't give him that environment, and he couldn't help Barcelona in training. ”

The Portuguese said this with a bit of self-deprecation, because after he substituted himself for Dick, he thought he was better than Dick, but in Barcelona, he could only be an assistant coach? Ironically, when Robson was coaching, his job position was a translator, but he did the work of an assistant coach, and now when Van Gaal is coaching, his job position is an assistant coach, but he is just a translator, Van Gaal also likes to discuss with him, but never does what he arranges, Cruyff also likes him, and often discusses with him in some tactical aspects in great depth, but the football philosophy of the two sides is completely two worlds.

"yes, maybe you're right." Cruyff shook his head: "I just feel a little sorry...... But even if his tactics are used against Valencia, I'm afraid the Barcelona players won't like it, but it's a pity......"

Dick naturally didn't know that Cruyff and Mourinho were two people at Barcelona because he had a discussion, and all he was thinking about now was how to keep the current three-point advantage.

Of course, he wants to arrogantly say to the players, "No matter what opponent we face, we have to use the attack to knock them down", now he doesn't have this control, Atletico Madrid doesn't have this strength, before arrogance, pretending to be the turtle king is also needed......

So after a frenzied celebration, under Dick's command, Atletico once again began to defend tightly and disruptive football, at a time when the three points were more important than anything else.

Cooper made several substitutions in a row to strengthen the attack, but Valencia is not a top giant, and can put four or five offensive players on the bench to rest, Valencia's strongest is still this main lineup, although two or three people have been replaced, their offensive threat is not even as high as before.

That's when Cooper realized his mistake, but it was too late.

Atletico Madrid's morale is high at this time, even Juninho's small attacking midfielder is constantly retreating to help defend, blocking Valencia's attack, Valencia tried everything but failed to find too many gaps in Atletico's defense, Dick looked at it more and more settled, he didn't have too much nervousness, but felt that Atletico Madrid should have no problem winning the game this time.

The reason why we don't say that we can win is because there are often some surprises on the football field - and it seems that such accidents will probably not happen......

Valencia's most threatening shot after conceding the second goal of the second half came from Angullo, the Spanish striker shook off the Serena defence at the edge of the box after receiving a pass from Kieli, and then shot hard with his feet, which was quite threatening, but Molina made an extremely dangerous save and flew one-handed to block the ball that was about to fly into the goal!

Dick shook his fist again, and the players did not disappoint him - whether it was Gamarra who organized the backline, Belleron who turned into a number four, Juninho who delivered a crucial pass after coming off the bench, and Hasselbaink who scored in two consecutive games...... Add to that Baraja, who performed well in both rounds, and Solari, who scored in the previous round, and these players at Atletico Madrid finally look like a little bit!

"This is the credit of Lao Tzu, no one can take it away! Righting Beleron, activating Molina and Baraja, activating Gamarra...... Is this something that two exes did? No! This is what I did! ”

Dick slapped the players on the field and thought triumphantly.

At this time, Valencia fans were already quite disappointed, although the team was still suppressing the attack, but it was still one goal behind, and there was basically no chance to win, and even whether it could get a draw depended on the faces of other teams......

For Valencia fans, who have enjoyed the Champions League this season, such a defeat is unacceptable.

But for Atletico Madrid fans, this victory against a current powerhouse like Valencia is enough for them to accumulate enough confidence in the team again!

Finally!

After three minutes of stoppage time, the referee on duty looked at his watch, then raised his hands and blew the whistle for the end of the game!

Two to one! Atletico Madrid defeated the top four Valencia with tenacious fighting spirit and efficient counterattacks away from home, winning two consecutive victories and washing away the previous decline!

In this round of the league, Numancia and Real Betis, who are ranked ahead of Atletico Madrid, both lost, and Atletico Madrid's points tied with Real Betis, ranking 19th only because of the disadvantage of goal difference, and only two points away from Numancia in 17th place!

Chased five points in two league rounds! Atletico Madrid are seven points away from Numancia, and there are only two points left in the blink of an eye!