Chapter 44 Adjustment
Dick was pleased with his performance in the dressing room.
Although those words were short, they made the blood of the players who were already in an extremely easy state of demagoguery burn, just like the president's speech in "Independence Day", although it was full of American arrogance and arrogance, but it was really exciting to listen to! That's what you want!
Strengthening the defense in the second half is a must, if Valencia is ahead, then it will be difficult to do next, Valencia must strengthen the attack, because Atletico Madrid's performance in the first half has proved that they have little ability to counterattack, as long as they are careful not to give them too many set-pieces in the front court, and as long as Valencia can lead, then there is nothing left for Atletico to rely on!
This is also the reason why Cooper decided to attack aggressively in the second half, he can't be beaten by Atletico Madrid here, otherwise when the Champions Cup semi-finals begin, Valencia still needs to be distracted for the top four positions in the league, I am afraid that it will affect the results in the Champions Cup.
Cooper is also an ambitious manager, and the leap from Mallorca to Valencia is a leap forward, and if he can do well enough in Valencia, the bigger giants are also beckoning him.
Now, he has to remove the insignificant stone in front of him and tell the young manager - want to be relegated? Yes, but boy, Valencia is not your team to score points!
After the start of the second half, there were no substitutions on either side, but Valencia's attack became more ferocious and ferocious, and they began to besiege Atletico's back line in various ways, while Atletico Madrid recycled again, allowing the opponent to besiege their own door and disrupt the opponent's attack in every way.
The power of fighting spirit is infinite - although it is impossible for an amateur team to beat a behemoth like Real Madrid alone, but the strength of Atletico Madrid's players is not bad, they are also top professional players, and now they have fighting spirit, correct tactics and the will to defend as one, in the face of Valencia, which also broke out at the top offensive level, Atletico Madrid still has no fear, constantly blocking the opponent's attack in various ways, with feet, chest, and even with face - In short, you can block the opponent's shot anywhere except your hand!
Seeing the players on the field working so hard, the hundreds of Atletico Madrid fans have long forgotten their previous verbal criticism of Dick, and one by one they also began to cheer for the team they support, although there are only a few hundred people, their voices can often be tenaciously revealed from the suppression of more than 40,000 Valencia fans!
It can be seen how much effort the Atletico Madrid fans at the scene are shouting!
And Dick's actions on the sidelines also made people feel passionate, and every time he completed a successful block, he would dance in celebration, and all kinds of expletives poured out of his mouth: "That's it, shovel them!" That's right! Well done! Stop him, no matter what means, okay! β
So much so that the broadcast camera frequently gave Dick close-ups, especially when Chamot blocked Angullo's shot with a desperate flying block, Dick, who was originally squatting on the ground, jumped up from the lawn like a toad, and then waved his fist in the air: "Good job!" In the face of our sturdy defensive line, any attack will be smashed to piecesβ"
So much so that the referee had to come over and warn him: "Sir, please don't be too loud on the sidelines, otherwise I can warn you even if you don't cross the manager's activity area." β
"I see, sir, I'm so excited, you should understand that this is a symbol of a man's emotional venting...... I won't be next. β
After a few words of nonsense, Dick needs to thank Pedro for teaching him, and he is now able to communicate fluently with the coaching staff, the players and the referee......
Dick then turned back to his place and beckoned to Juninho.
"Paulista, you should play next...... Do you know what to do when you get on the field? Dick whispered to Juninho.
"Connecting the area between Beleron and Hasselbaink...... I'll get the assist, boss. Juninho said in a promising way.
"Well, you can't win the game just by defending, I don't want to just have one point...... Ready to play, replace Leal, your position is in the midfield, understand? We don't necessarily need two wing-forwards. β
Juninho laughed, and then rushed out - sure enough, he didn't let himself play in that full-back position...... Is there a fake right midfielder five? It's kind of interesting.
Cooper frowned when he saw Juninho warm up - this guy still wants to fight back? However, Juninho is indeed a bit difficult to deal with on the field, after all, his technique and breakthrough are quite good, and he needs to be strengthened defensively.
So when Juninho came back from the warm-up, and Dick said a few words to him to let him play, Cooper called the nearest Angnoma while the ball was dead.
'Go tell Carboni to focus on Juninho and it's okay to move big, the Brazilian has just recovered from injury, understand? Watch out for his breakthrough, he has the potential to disrupt all defenses! β
The big black man Agnoma nodded, ran quickly onto the pitch, and then called the left-back Italian Carboni and told him about Cooper's arrangement.
After Juninho came on the pitch, he exchanged words with Belleron and Baraja, and soon Baraja's position moved to the right to protect the right side, and Belleron stood parallel to Serena.
"Baraja protects the right side and Belleron is more involved in the defense...... Want to fight back with two people? Unless Juninho is Maradona. Cooper sneered inwardly.
"It's not good to laugh, what are you laughing at there? You won't be able to laugh later! Dick sneered in his heart.
After Juninho came on the pitch, Valencia's attack was a little more restrained - after all, the Brazilian is also known for his individual ability, he scored more than 10 league goals in the first two seasons for Atletico Madrid, most of them were the kind of brilliant goals that have been scored by several people on a single ride, such a person is on the field, who knows if he will suddenly go crazy and receive the ball and go all the way to the box in a place that does not look like a threat and then push the goal?
Therefore, when Juninho is on the field, the opponent's defense does have to be more careful, which will naturally make the pressure on the defense of the side be less......
After being cautious for more than ten minutes, seeing that Juninho's occasional catch was very quick to pass the ball, Valencia's defenders were a little relieved, for Carboni, he was not worried about Juninho's pass, but worried about Juninho's breakthrough, at this time he just focused on Juninho's possible catch breakthrough - he waved his hand to other teammates, signaling you to attack boldly, and I have to deal with Juninho!
The Italian defender was still trustworthy by his team-mates, so it didn't take long for the Valencia players to continue attacking aggressively in an attempt to get ahead of them and then be able to incorporate the game into their preferred way of playing.
"Hold it off, hold it off!" Dick shouted in his heart like a commander of the national army, he knew that this time was the key, if he accidentally let the opponent score, then the game was basically over......
Fortunately, he has told the players many times in this situation, and the players also know that this is not the time to relax, so there are no cheating thoughts on the field such as "we are about to win, it's okay to relax", but full of thoughts "There is still a long time after the game is over, we are just a draw!" β
With a good attitude, there will be a good result, even if it is not necessarily a good result.
Under the pressure and interception of Atletico Madrid players, Valencia's attack did not play a very good role, they were constantly intercepted by Atletico Madrid players in various ways, and they tried everything they could, but Atletico's defense was very strict about long-range shots and penetration in the front of the penalty area, and they lacked the threat caused by a strong center forward in the penalty area, which made it difficult for Valencia's attack to hit Atletico's penalty area - of course, this is also the reason why Atletico's back line is now gradually taking shape.
With this kind of defense, Valencia's offense began to play a little impatient, and the players at the back began to press forward more - Dick secretly clenched his fists, if there was a good chance now......
The 79th minute of the game.
After Valencia's attack started to get impatient, there was finally a somewhat serious mistake.
In fact, Atletico Madrid's counterattack did not create too much pressure on Valencia, if Valencia is a team that is good at suppressing attacks, then they may not show their flaws, but they are not a team that is good at suppressing, and it was only at this time that they made a mistake, which can be regarded as their current form......
Farinos was right to play the ball in the box and if Lopes were to play the ball in the box and face Atletico's two centre-backs, he would be able to create good chances with his pace and passing ability.
However, his intentions were a little more obvious, Gamarra came first, grabbed the front defense before Lopes received the ball, and raised his foot to cut off Farinos' pass!
After breaking the ball, Gamarra did not hesitate at all, and immediately raised his foot to pass the ball to Belleron, who received at the front of the penalty area, Belleron took the ball and turned around, and then went straight to the front for the first time!
The ball flew like a scalpel to the top of the arc of the middle circle, where it was Juninho!
The pass was made in the split second of Belleron's turn, and at the same time Belleron spotted Juninho's running position through his excellent sharp eye and ability to pass the ball, and when the ball passed between Gerard and Mendieta, Juninho had already escaped Carboni's defense through a lateral run, and then received Belleron's pass in the middle circle close to Atletico Madrid's half!
"Good chance!" Dick's eyes lit up on the sidelines, and now that Hasselbaink had started to move forward, Pellegrino and Djukic weren't very fast, if Juninho could make the right pass...... Will he let me down?