Updated: 2013-03-16

"In this fight, a lot of people think we're going to give up, but I'm definitely not going to give up. [No pop-ups. 】”

After a day's rest, the Atletico players were on the training pitch when they heard Dick say this to them.

A number of players had strange smiles on their faces – they also knew that Dick had made a bet with World Sports reporter Rodriguez that the semi-final opponent would be Barcelona, and if he gave up the game, wouldn't he have one more chance to run naked......

"I know what you're thinking......"

Dick shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly, and a burst of laughter immediately broke out in the training ground, and the players immediately laughed to the ground in their minds about Dick's bare butt running around the streets of Madrid - the scene of him threatening the players before is still vivid, although now the players of Atletico Madrid have been somewhat convinced by Dick, but if they make up for Dick's troubled appearance, they still feel very happy.

Dick put his hands on his hips and waited until they were almost laughing before saying, "Okay, I'll admit I just don't want Barcelona to win the title, but just to win them doesn't mean we're going to lose in the final...... Guys, after such a terrible season, don't we want to leave a little bit of it for this season? Now there is a two-point gap from the relegation zone, as long as you follow my arrangement, there will be no problem with relegation, but just relegation, can we be satisfied? ”

Hearing Dick's words, the players couldn't laugh a little, you must know that Atletico Madrid is not a weak team with the goal of relegation, they have always been one of the top few strong teams in Spain, and every player who transferred to Atletico Madrid is not here for relegation, in addition to the fact that they can get a very good treatment in Atletico Madrid, they still hope to get some decent honors!

Dick is right, if you are in a team like Atletico Madrid, you can only cheer for relegation after the season, it is not an honor, but a shame, and they should definitely not be satisfied with just relegation!

This season has been played like this, and there is no way to get it back, but in the Copa del Rey, they still have a chance to make an impact! While the Copa del Rey isn't a great honour, Atletico have won the Copa del Rey nine times before, and they would be the fourth team in Spain to reach double figures in a cup – an accolade enough to attract them!

"Boss, you say, what should we do!"

The current captain Aguilera immediately said loudly that as one of the few Atletico Academy players in the first team, Aguilera is more interested in such an offer.

"It's simple, keep using the same tactics we used against Valencia in the last game...... Although we are at home, I have to admit that Barcelona's attacking ability is quite good, and if it weren't for their distractions this season, Deportivo La Coruna are unlikely to be able to hold them down in the league, but their defence has a lot of problems, there are not many fast players, full-backs like to assist, and they lack an interceptive midfielder...... These are the flaws in their defense. Defend on the counter-attack, fend off their attack, and then wait for the opportunity to break down their door with the counter-attack, when we score the first goal they may not be convinced, when we score the second goal they panic, when the third goal is scored they will collapse! If we can clean up at home, we'll have a bigger advantage in the next league, you know? ”

The players looked at Dick in surprise, because Dick only said the benefits of doing so, but did not say how to do it, and Dick did not explain, he waved his hand, and then let Marriner lead the team in training, while he sat down on the sidelines, holding his chin and seemed to be thinking about something, while his eyes kept turning on the Atletico players.

Seeing him like this, the Atletico Madrid players are not very concerned - in the past week or two, they have adapted to Dick's different way of coaching, he never pays attention to the content of the training, just arranges the desired effect to tell the assistant coach, and then Marriner goes to lay out the specific training content - and the standard of Marriner is quite high.

And he thinks like this on the sidelines, most of the time he is turning the idea of how to deal with the next opponent, and the players are still convinced by his tactical arrangement and on-the-spot command ability, at least those two victories show that Dick does have an excellent level in this regard, although no one was changed in the first game, the second game was replaced by Juninho but it was a decisive substitution.

After this day's training, the content of the next day's training changed, Dick arranged the offensive combination of three people in the front court, namely Solari, Juninho and Hasselbaink, Belleron took the ball in the backfield and passed the first kick to the three people in the front court, and then these three people began to run to attack through counterattacks, Dick's requirement is that the time of each attack should not exceed twenty seconds, that is, no matter who gets Belleron's pass, he must seek cooperation with his teammates as soon as possible, and use concise passes to complete the attack - Even if the situation is not good, it is necessary to complete the attack quickly.

Dick is playing an idea, counterattacking through the small range of three people in the front court to attack, this kind of attack is naturally not a day or two can be trained, Dick needs just an opportunity for the team to launch the offensive to the frontcourt, as for the goal, the two goal cards are not used in vain.

This is the only way Dick can think of, logically speaking, this hastily completed offensive tactics are unlikely to have too many effects, Juninho and others are not extremely fast players, but Dick is interested in each of their skills and coordination awareness is quite good, as long as there can be a few excellent cooperation on the field, there is no worry about creating opportunities.

If you change to another coach, this practice is a gamble, a gamble on luck, a gamble on life - Dick is not, because he used two goal cards, anyway, this game can score at least two goals, as long as the defense can hold, you can win!

The players really didn't understand this tactical arrangement, but after the first two rounds, they were quite convinced by Dick, and in any case, it should be right to follow Dick's arrangement.

Through two games, Dick has already made a layer of mystery in himself.

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"We will never give up on the Copa del Rey, on our home turf, even if Barcelona are so strong, they will be afraid of our defensive counterattack! We have shown in the last round that we have a good defensive quality, Barcelona are going to play in the league and the Champions Cup, they can't afford to spend it with us, the Copa del Rey, we will fight to the end! ”

The day before the first game of the Copa del Rey semi-finals, Dick made a high-profile attack in the media, and when the interview reached Van Gaal's ears, he only sneered.

After the game against Valencia, Dick was still saying that league relegation was the number one priority, and it was only two days before his tone changed? Said to fight to the death with Barcelona......

"This guy is putting smoke bombs, the Copa del Rey is nothing for Atletico Madrid, there is no prize money if you win, and if the league is relegated, they will lose even more! Defend and counterattack and fight with us? I think this guy is playing as much as possible in the Copa del Rey and then try to get a point away from us in the league. Van Gaal said to Mourinho absently.

Mourinho frowned: "I don't think it's that simple...... This guy is very cunning, let's see how Cooper fell for him. "He's talked to Cruyff about Dick as a person, and now Cruyff has changed his mind, which is that Dick may be a layman in training, but he does have the talent to command the game and play with the media and the psychology of the opponent, and you can't listen to all of what he has to say, and you can't ignore it.

"He was really cunning, against Valencia before announcing that he was going to attack, but in the game he used a defensive counter-attack...... Cooper also fell for him because he was not familiar with him, and this time he announced that he would continue to counterattack with defense, which does not necessarily prove that Atletico will play against us, the whole world knows that we are the least afraid of attacking, because we have the best attackers in the world! However, I think he said that so that we could send all the main players in the game, and then he used the substitutes to entangle us and make us more physically exhausted so that we could get a little bit of a benefit in the league. His words in Valencia's post-match press conference are his true intentions, his biggest task is to lead the team to relegation, and now is the crucial moment for relegation, will he drain the team's fitness in the Copa del Rey? Atletico Madrid can only work with the main lineup, and I can still see his thoughts. Van Gaal smiled and said to Mourinho.

Mourinho shook his head, he still felt that it was not that simple: "Don't forget that Dick once made a bet with the reporter from World Sports that as long as we could win any official competition, he would go naked!" If he sacrifices the Copa del Rey game, then we can easily reach the final of the Copa del Rey and he will basically go naked...... I don't think this guy is going to put himself in greater danger of running naked for the sake of the overall good of the team. ”

"You may be talking about a problem, but why is he?" Van Gaal shook his head: "A temporary coach, if he fails to succeed in relegation, he will get out immediately!" Old Hill will definitely put all the blame on his head, and it just so happens that after he took office, he won Kiko, who has great prestige, and there are many Atletico Madrid fans who are dissatisfied with him! Even if he wins the Copa del Rey, will he be able to stay? Compared to work, a King's Cup is worth nothing! Believe me, he's definitely playing with the idea of trying to drain our main players in the Copa del Rey and then try to get points in the league. Although they are only two points away from the relegation zone, they have no chance to play against Numancia next, in the two meetings this season, Numancia have an advantage over them, even if they are deuced they will be relegated, and it is his only chance to get points from us, we can't afford to be fooled by him! ”

Jose Mourinho wasn't convinced by Louis van Gaal, but he couldn't prove that Dick would give it his all for a Copa del Rey – no one would actually believe that, and a Copa del Rey is really nothing compared to relegation......

"Let's rest Rivaldo and Figo, start Dani and Litemanen...... He needs time to play better, and a game like this is a good opportunity to train them. Speaking of this, Van Gaal patted Mourinho on the shoulder: "This season, we want more than just a championship, we have won the league for two years in a row, and it is time to make a breakthrough in the Champions Cup!" Valencia is not easy to deal with, and we have to look to the future. ”