After the start of the second day's training, Kiko's face was not very good.

Because starting today, Atletico Madrid began to focus on the formation of 451, establishing the position of the core of Belleron's midfield, and in the forward, Hasselbaink is the only striker, whether it is Kiko or Correa have been taken from the main squad - Jose Mari transferred to AC Milan during the winter break because there is no place, and now Atletico Madrid only has four strikers.

Larding was also a little disappointed, he had been reduced to a substitute before, whether it was Sacchi playing as a single striker or Ranieri playing as a three-striker, he was a substitute, and his own performance was indeed disappointing, and it seems that the new manager did not like him either......

Baraja was very happy, he was originally a substitute in the midfield of Atletico Madrid, a substitute for Italian Serena, and now Dick has made him a regular player, which makes the 24-year-old Baraja quite happy - he is not a young player anymore, he wants games rather than training.

Former manager Ranieri like Serena is still the main force and makes him happy, while at the back, Dick has won Gamarra, let Sandy and Chamot partner in central defence, and in the goalkeeper position, Tony has been taken and Molina has been used.

"Instigating the masses to fight the masses, if you have won the main force, you will naturally use the new main force, as long as the new main force performs well, then your position will be stable!"

Dick thought in his heart that his main reuse now was Baraha, Belleron and Molina, but he was confident in the strength of these three people, and as long as such a change had a good effect, his position would gradually stabilize.

Although Kiko and the others were dissatisfied, Dick was holding the sword of Shang Fang given by Old Hill - dare to make trouble with Dick at this time, do you want to do it after the season is over?

The two days of training slowly passed in the emotions of some people watching from the sidelines, some people waiting to see jokes, and some people looking forward to the arrival of the game.

Dick has not been idle these days, in addition to arranging a new main lineup, he is investigating the information of Malaga.

Málaga is now a standard mid-table team with no bright spots, but even such a mid-table team is what Atletico needs to look up to now - they are now in twelfth place, seven places higher than Atletico Madrid, and the points are more than a dozen points higher......

In the past few days, the media has also reported on the situation after Atletico Madrid's change of coach, and the situation at the training ground has also been probed by all-pervasive reporters - Prince Kiko was eliminated from the main lineup is a big news, you must know that Kiko's status in the minds of Atletico Madrid fans is not ordinary - three years ago the double, Kiko is the best player, it is his key goal that helped Atletico Madrid win the league championship and the Copa del Rey champion, even if Atletico Madrid's head coach has changed back and forth in recent years, he can't shake his position, As a result, Dick, a twenty-one-year-old young head coach, was going to take off Kiko as soon as he came up!

"We want Kiko, not that Chinese!"

There have been many Atletico fans who have collectively protested to the Atletico headquarters with banners, and the old Hill has not said anything about it, allowing the more than 20 fans to continue to protest.

Privately, however, Hill Jr. expressed fierce protests.

"Isn't he crazy, it's not good to take someone to knife, he actually took Jiko to knife!" Little Hill said loudly.

Old Hill glanced at his son: "How is the effect, after watching the game, now he has this power." ”

"It's the interim head coach, and he started to cut on Kiko, and when he is a little more arrogant, isn't he going to cut us?" Little Hill said dissatisfied.

"Son, what are you talking about? The club is ours, so why did he cut us? Besides, since we've given him that power, we've got to trust him and wait until the end of the season...... If the grades are good, it means that he is right, and it also shows how wise we use him, and if the grades are not good, the mistakes are also his...... Do you think if the team is relegated, will the fans' anger be directed at us, or at Dick who touched their prince? Old Hill said lightly.

"I see!"

Little Ciel suddenly realized—he even began to think that his father's decision to use Dick was not the idea of fighting? If the team is relegated, the chairman must be the first to bear the brunt, and at this time, Dick will always come to power, he will always make a little bit of something, attract the attention of the fans, the pressure on the club's top management is naturally not so great, and when the time comes, it is time to abandon Dick.

"You still have a lot to learn." Old Hill snorted in hatred: "Anyone is useful, it just depends on how you use it." If something bad is going to happen, make it a little bit better...... Do you understand? ”

Little Hill nodded convincingly.

When the Hill father and son had such a conversation, of course Dick didn't know - if he knew that Old Hill was using him at this time, and there was also the meaning of letting him be a shield, maybe Dick would spit on Old Hill in his face......

But even if he vomits, Dick will still lead the team, Old Hill is using him, why isn't he using Old Hill and Atletico Madrid's first team as a springboard to achieve the destination he wants to achieve?

The main lineup temporarily formed is already a bit of a look, Hasselbaink, the top scorer, as a single striker in front, does not have to do anything, the midfield is with Belleron as the core, Baraja and Serena as the auxiliary, the wings have Solari and Leal to provide impact, plus the back line is slightly more stable, even if this lineup has some problems against teams like Barcelona and Valencia, it still has a great chance of winning against Malaga.

As for the others, we can wait until after this game, a few important figures - Gamarra in the backline, Juninho in midfield, Kiko in the attack...... It is also necessary to squeeze out the last of their energy......

But it's not in a hurry now, before using them, we need to suppress them, so that they have a sense of crisis and vigilance, so that they can play at a higher level.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Dick dragged his tired body out of the first team manager's office, as in the second team before, the first shot must be fired, a head coach, if the team can not win, no matter how much authority and good skills are useless, the results of leading the team are fundamental.

Those messy cards in his hand, in fact, are the most useful, or those goal cards, which can make Dick's team get more goals, originally he still had a goalpost card in his hand, and after using it, he could erase the opponent's goal and become a goalpost, but the goalpost card and the goal card could not be superimposed, which was quite a cheat.

Taking a deep breath, Dick called the driver Garcia and asked him to take him home - tomorrow is the home game against Malaga, which is the first test for Dick to lead the team.

Back in the apartment, Dick walked into the living room and was about to go upstairs to his room when the living room light suddenly turned on.

"Di, it's you, you're coming back later and later."

Old Franco said to Dick, and Dick scolded him, although the old fellow was wearing pajamas, but he was full of energy, where did he look like he had been awakened from sleep? It's obviously just waiting for yourself to come back, okay......

But Dick didn't say anything, he nodded: "Yes, Mr. Franco, the first team is much more difficult to bring than the second team, and I am new again, so naturally the working hours will be extended." ”

"Well, it looks like you're busy...... Di, would you be interested in chatting with an old man like me? Franco walked over and sat down on the couch.

"No problem." Dick laughed: "No matter how busy you are, you have this little time." ”

Dick walked over to another couch beside Franco and sat down, and Franco brought a cup of coffee.

Di ...... I've been reading the newspaper these days, you took Kiko off the main squad in training? Franco asked cautiously.

"That's right, we're playing as a lone striker now, and the best striker is Hasselbaink, so the other strikers can only play on the bench." Dick blew on his coffee, then replied.

"It turned out to be a real ......"

Franco said with some frustration, and then he became excited: "Di, how can you do this?" Kiko is the prince of Atletico Madrid, the symbol of Atletico Madrid! Three years ago we were the biggest contributor to the double! He's still got the quality and we're all looking forward to you turning him into a top scorer again and winning with Atletico! ”

Dick shook his head, it seems that the attitude of the elder Franco also represents the attitude of most Atletico fans - they miss the glory of the double and also love Kiko immensely, in their opinion, Kiko is the symbol of Atletico Madrid, but this does not exist for Dick.

"Mr. Franco, I don't want to be prejudiced against Kiko, but in my observation, Kiko is no longer the omnipotent Kiko he was three years ago. Although he was only twenty-seven years old, his form had already dropped dramatically...... He scored seventeen goals in the league in the 95-96 season, and Kiko was really capable of everything, but what happened next? In the 96-97 season, eight goals, in the 97-98 season, six goals, in the 98-99 season, five goals, so far this season, he has only scored three goals! And his performance on the field is also declining with the decline in the number of goals, his physical fitness is declining rapidly, and the aura is also dissipating, why should we keep being superstitious about this striker who is no longer capable? With the passage of time, no matter how great a hero is, there are times when he gets old, Kiko just ages faster, don't pin your hopes on him needlessly, Atletico Madrid needs new heroes. ”

This passage has been lingering in Dick's heart for a long time, and he also knows the protests of Atletico fans in the past few days, but he can't say anything, he can only hold it in his heart, but on this night, in the face of Franco, Dick said what was in his heart.

"I don't believe it." Franco shook his head: "Kiko is only twenty-seven years old, and he is the golden age. ”

"This is not something that can be erased by believing or not believing! He's really no longer good, it's not because I have any opinions about him, but if Atletico wants to be relegated this season, they must use better players, Kiko is no longer Atletico's best player, he is on the field, Atletico's strength will be a little lower. Dick said categorically.

Franco looked at Dick with a look of doubt and disbelief.

"I know everybody won't believe that, but I'm going to prove it to you, it's time for Atletico to change, and if you want to change, start with me."

Dick put down the cup of coffee he hadn't drunk, then stood up, and walked upstairs.