Chapter 34: The Beginning

In this game, Dick sent a four-five-one lineup, compared with the previous starting lineup, the changes are not small, goalkeeper Molina replaced Toney, on the backline, Sandy and Chamot partnered in the center, the right back is captain Aguilera, the left back is the young Capdevilla, the midfielder Serena and Baraja as the double back, Belleron in the front, the two wings are Argentine Solari and local player Leal, and the forward line is driven by Hasselbaink alone.

Goalkeeper Toney, defender Gamarra, strikers Larding and Kiko are all on the bench, as for the other star in the midfield, Brazilian Juninho, has not yet recovered from injury, the Brazilian's genius is undoubted, it is too easy to get injured, and this Brazilian is also a bit of a disaster, in Middlesbrough, the team was relegated, in Atletico Madrid, his individual performance was excellent, but he could not save the whole team.

Málaga played all the main players, with top scorer Brazilian Catania partnering Uruguayan striker Dario Silva, and midfielders such as Rufite, De Santos and Agostiño also playing, and it was clear that Pedro did not want to let Atletico go easily.

Atletico Madrid players don't have any bottom in their hearts when they come on the pitch, you must know that Malaga's performance this season is not bad, although it is a promoted horse, but it has the strength of a mid-table team, this kind of team is often the most difficult to play, they have the strength, but the fame is less than the strength, which allows them to put down the shelf and fight hard with each other.

They beat Malaga 3-2 away in the first half of the season, but the morale was still there, and now? The whole team is in shambles, and in the face of the menacing Malaga without any ideological baggage, Atletico Madrid is really not sure......

"Now that you're on the pitch, let's do what this manager asks." Many Atletico Madrid players are thinking like this, for a team, the manager is their soul, and now Dick is in charge, although there is no prestige, but he seems to maintain an extremely high fighting spirit and confidence to win, but to a large extent, it has affected the players.

In the first game, the players on the court naturally did not have any dissatisfaction with Dick, even if some players felt that Dick had threatened them before and made them very unhappy, but they would not deliberately get along with the team, in general, these players on the field, even if they would not play hard for Dick, at least they would not drag Dick back on the field.

And players like Baraja and Molina, who went from being the main substitutes to the main team immediately after Dick's arrival, reported a little better performance to prove that Dick was not a mistake in reusing them, as for Belleron...... His expression was calm, but his heart was definitely not as calm as it seemed on the surface.

Belleron is a very amiable player, but with his strength, he also has inherent pride in his heart, in the Spanish national team, his rival in the midfield is Barcelona's Pep Guardiola, but the two of them are not in the same position, so there is no way to compete - now Dick told him that he also wants to play Guardiola's kind of position, and at the same time can do better than Guardiola - in this way, it immediately ignited Belleron's fighting spirit!

"I'm definitely going to be better than Pep Guardiola because I can organise and attack! It's the kind of squad that's built for me – I can't let a manager like that down. ”

This was what Belleron thought when he stepped onto the pitch - a very simple idea, and Dick had such high praise for him, and he had provided him with such a convenient tactical arrangement, he had to perform a little better!

This is something that even Dick himself did not expect, his original intention was just to reuse a more worthy of reuse, who knew that just such a means would make him fall into the heart of a player who is fully capable of becoming the core of Atletico's midfield? Such a player is extremely rare in the future......

Dick's tactics for this game were not complicated, controlling the midfield, with Belleron at the core, Serena protecting behind him, Baraja sprinting back and forth, Hasselbaink waiting for his chance in the box, and Solari, Capdevilla, Leal and Aguilera on the wings took turns to plug in, waiting for opportunities to create chances.

However, this tactic is to maximize Atletico's advantage in the midfield, if the midfield can be controlled, then Malaga's two strikers with strong scoring ability can naturally get a lot less opportunities, and Atletico Madrid's offensive opportunities will increase a lot.

Based on the offensive tactics of the midfield, this is Dick's choice - he only has such a choice, Atletico Madrid now does not want a draw and a point, only three points and a win are what they urgently need - a gap of seven points in six games, the opponent will not lose every game waiting for them, only by constantly winning, it is possible to get rid of the danger of relegation, and now the situation of Atletico Madrid is actually quite sinister!

Atletico's players also knew this, so as soon as the game started, they launched a fierce attack!

In fact, Atletico Madrid also used attacking tactics in the first few games, but due to luck and low morale, they actually scored only seven goals in the first ten league games - there are no players who are in a hurry to attack, but the reason why they can't do it quickly.

In this game, there is only one difference compared to the previous games, that is, Belleron served as the core of the midfield organization, combing the midfield with his passing, at least it can make Atletico's attack more organized.

You must know that this group of Atletico Madrid players all have quite good strength, as long as they can be kneaded together, they are the top six in the league, otherwise it will not be that most of the players in history after their relegation went to the top teams of La Liga at that time, such as Belleron went to Deportivo La Coruna, Baraja went to Valencia, Solari went to Real Madrid, Capdevilla and Molina also went to Deportivo La Coruna...... These were the top teams in Spain at the time!

With the advantage of the home field and listening to the almost desperate shouts of the Atletico Madrid fans in the stands, the players of Atletico Madrid also burst out with the little courage they had left in their bodies and began to launch wave after wave of attacks!

The so-called Yu Yong, it is here, although Atletico Madrid has rotted to the bones, but the pride and heritage of a strong team still have some remains.

In the stands of the chairman's box at Calderón Stadium, Old Hill looked at the field with a sinking face, silent.

Little Hill, who is sitting next to him, is quite contradictory, of course he doesn't want to see the team relegated, he is the management of the club, and the vast majority of the Hill family's property is now Atletico Madrid, and Atletico Madrid's relegation means that the Hill family's property has shrunk......

However, he didn't want to see this Dick behave better, he hated this guy.

It's just that every time little Hill eats deflated on Dick, this time is no exception.

After attacking for a few minutes, Atletico slowly calmed down under the combing of Belleron's passes, and Málaga's defense was also tight, not something that could be done at will.

Belleron received a pass from Solari and looked up to see what was going on in front of him.

He's a little further back than he's used to, but Belleron doesn't feel uncomfortable at all – it's just that he's getting a wider field of vision, and he can clearly tell what lines are good for passing and what are going to fail...... The boss is right, I can perform even better in this position!

With a quick stop, Belleron controlled the ball and got rid of one of the midfielders who pounced on him, and then passed the ball straight out as he got away.

"Did you find out, Belleron's position in this game is a little bit different than before." The commentator of Spanish national television said to the guests.

The guest nodded: "That's right, Belleron's previous position was a forward midfielder, and he shared the opportunity to play with Juninho in the past two seasons...... However, from now on, it seems that Bellerón is a little further down, organizing in a more backward place, while it is Baraja, who has not played much this season, that is, ......"

"Belleron is playing in Pep Guardiola's position?" The narrator also heard it, and couldn't help but gasp.

"That's true." The guest nodded: "With the protection of Serena behind him and the sprint of Baraja beside him, isn't this Barcelona's midfield configuration?" Even the wings are the same, although Solari and Leal are far from being comparable to Rivaldo and Figo, but the tactical approach is very close......"

While the commentators were chatting about the new discoveries, Dick was calmly watching the game from the sidelines, indeed, his tactical arrangement in this game is very close to Barcelona's current tactics, that is, Guardiola is organized from the back, surrounded by Cocu and others to protect and insert forward, the front court is Rivaldo and Figo on both sides, and Kluivert is in front - Atletico Madrid just changed a few people.

This is also the best way he can use now, the only striker can use is Hasselbaink, he has to strengthen the midfield, and putting five midfielders is a bit wasteful, so it is also a good way to have two players who can play midfield and winger to go up - this is the case with Atletico Madrid now, even if Leal's strength is generally unsatisfactory, then it can only be used.

After Belleron passed the ball out, he didn't stop, but began to accelerate forward, the retreating Hasselbaink got the ball, the Dutch striker didn't break through with the ball, which is not what he is good at, he is a pure scorer - so he immediately passed the ball back.

Because Hasselbainkra came out, Malaga's back line was also a little loose, after Belleron received the ball, the opponent's two midfielders pressed up at the same time, Belleron's overall view and passing vision played an excellent role at this time, in the crowd he saw that Solari had started to insert from the left side, so at the moment of receiving the ball, Belleron raised his foot and passed the ball out!

The direct pass was scalpel-like and delicate as the moment the fans in the stands saw Belleron surrounded by opposing defenders, the ball had already rolled out of the crowd and flew in front of Solari!

"Nice pass! It's a real pleasure to watch! ”

Many commentators have shouted, they are all watching the game on the spot, from the stands bird's eye view, a small ball as if suddenly flew out of the crowd, and then fell into a gap, this kind of pass in this way to watch, is indeed a pleasure!

Solari picked up speed down the flank, then received a pass from Belleron and began to move down the flank, while the defenders of Málaga began to rush back to the defence.

Dick clenched his fist - whether he could open the scoring or not depends on the current blow!