Chapter 165: The Champion Is in Sight
After being extended by Atletico Madrid in a row, Real Madrid finally recovered a two-point difference, which should have been a very happy thing, but four points and six points are easier to chase, but Dick's nonchalant appearance at the post-match press conference made Real Madrid fans less happy.
Look at what people say - "In the next two league games, I want to get six points!" "Loud breath, huh? It was indeed very large, but although Dick set off a lot of cannons, the seemingly exaggerated words he said often became reality......
On May 27, in the 36th round of the league, Atletico Madrid challenged Rayo Vallecano away.
After the start of the second half of the season, Rayo Vallecano's form dropped sharply due to a distraction in the UEFA Cup, but they were still in no danger of relegation because they had enough points to grab in the first half of the season.
For Rayo Vallecano, they have had quite good results in the two seasons of promotion, so there is less pressure when playing games, and they still have a strong fighting spirit against their city rivals who have played three times this season and are now meeting for the fourth time.
Rayo Vallecano is quite ambitious after being promoted, Teresa, the female president, tried everything to make Rayo Vallecano's status a little higher, but for the city of Madrid, the fan resources are basically occupied by Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.
Last season they were the second-best team in Madrid, but who knew that this season Atletico Madrid began to rise strongly, and now they are about to trample Madrid's boss Real Madrid, let alone Rayo Vallecano, Real Madrid's limelight is completely overshadowed by Atletico Madrid!
Seeing this situation, Teresa was naturally a little unhappy, and deliberately expressed her appreciation for Dick before It was not to disgust Atletico Madrid and test whether Dick would come to Rayo Vallecano to coach, but Dick is now in Atletico Madrid, if he gives up the position of Atletico Madrid's head coach to go to Rayo Vallecano...... Unless he has water in his head......
As for Dick, he may not have thought that he would win the league title immediately at the beginning of the season, but in such a good situation, he will naturally fight for the league title, and such a start is wonderful for a young manager, facing a city rival...... What else is there to say, just fight to the death!
The main players who were rotated in the last league game came out one after another, which made the Rayo Vallecano fans quite unhappy - the last game you played Celta to try to keep the draw, and when you met us, you started to fight for the win - is there such a bully?
And for Atletico Madrid players, there is no way to double kill Real Madrid in the Madrid derby, so it is also a good choice to double kill Rayo Vallecano in the small Madrid derby, anyway, the same city is a mortal enemy, winning Real Madrid is also winning the same city is also winning the same city is also winning the same city - Originally, Atletico Madrid fans looked at this little brother of the same city with disdain, but at the beginning of last season, Rayo Vallecano defeated Atletico Madrid with a clean 2-0 at the Calderón Stadium, Thus kicked off a painful season for Atletico, and if it weren't for Dick's final firefight, Atletico might have to go to La Liga - and if Rayo Vallecano got his wish, they could become the second best team in Madrid......
So after escaping death, Atletico Madrid fans also hated Rayo Vallecano by the way, after Atletico Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano last season and eliminated their opponents in the Copa del Rey, Atletico Madrid fans also spontaneously started to carnival - in the past, they only started such a carnival after beating Real Madrid and winning a certain honor, which shows that they really hate Rayo Vallecano now.
The emotions of the players are often closely related to the emotions of the fans, the fans hate a team, and the players tend to be more energetic when they play this team, and now Atletico Madrid is in full swing, and it has not been caused by the draw in the previous round that has led to a decline in form, although the players of Rayo Vallecano are also morale-like, but they are quite passive because of the difference in strength.
Atletico Madrid's performance this season can actually be described in a few words, that is, they have the momentum of an emerging team, but they are a little more stable than the emerging team, they have the strength of a traditional strong team, but they are a little more energetic than the traditional strong team, and they can take advantage through the momentum of the traditional strong team, and they can also gain an advantage through their own strength and stability when they play with the middle team.
Now facing Rayo Vallecano, Atletico Madrid has a good control of the midfield, and under the crazy impact of the opponent, they still do not mess up, and attack in an orderly manner.
In the League Cup, Rayo Vallecano suffered a heavy defeat in the face of Roma because he was completely unable to suppress Rome through running and impact, while Atletico Madrid won a big victory through set-pieces in the confrontation of positional battles, and now facing Rayo Vallecano, Atletico Madrid began to better play their positional combat ability, so that Rayo Vallecano's impact could not rush, and when Rayo Vallecano could not run, their disadvantages began to become very obvious.
Bellerón opened the scoring for Atletico in the 27th minute with a shot from the edge of the box after a break, and although Rayo Vallecano's midfield semblance Sembranos equalised for Rayo Vallecano just before half-time, in the second half, Bellerón once again showed his quality as the heart of Atletico's midfield, with two assists for Vicente and Marchena to score a goal each, and Atletico beat city rivals Rayo Vallecano 3-1 away from home and are just one win away from winning the league!
"Well done, guys!"
Dick high-fived the players who ran off the pitch one by one, and as soon as this victory was won, it meant that Atletico Madrid was very close to the league title, although in the other game Real Madrid beat Alaves into a sieve with a 5-0, but Atletico Madrid was still four points ahead of Real Madrid, and in the next two rounds of the league, they only need to get two points to win the championship - and the last two rounds of the league, Atletico Madrid are playing at home!
In such a situation, almost no one thinks that Atletico Madrid can lose the title they have already had, although football is round, and it is impossible to determine who will win until the last minute, but except in the rare extreme case, such a big advantage cannot be lost......
Although a season later, Leverkusen lost two games in a row with a five-point lead in the remaining three rounds of the league and lost the league title, but Leverkusen's situation at that time was different from Atletico Madrid's situation, because Leverkusen was outside the league at that time, and there were Champions Cup and German Cup finals to win, plus enough self-confidence in themselves, so that they could play a mess in the league, and Atletico Madrid now has no other games to distract, they just concentrate on playing the league, and if they lose the game in this case, That's hell!
"We can congratulate Atletico in advance on winning the league this season!"
Many Spanish sports media have published such a conclusion with front-page headlines, and everyone's conclusions are similar, Celta and Rayo Vallecano are the last two hurdles on the way to Atletico Madrid's championship, and now Atletico Madrid has passed these two hurdles, then no team will cause any trouble for them to win the championship, although the next round of opponent Osasuna is now in the situation of relegation and will be desperate, but Atletico Madrid's desire to win the championship is stronger than them!
With just one win, Atletico will lift their 10th trophy at home!
"I don't want any suspense, I don't want any final struggle! I want to win the championship early! Winning the championship one round earlier and killing all the suspense in the cradle, that's what I'm aiming for! Osasuna want to be relegated, they can steal points from other teams, don't try to steal points from me! We are not the target of their relegation and points! That's something for all of us to keep in mind, because we're a team that's destined to win the title and won't be disturbed by anything...... Do you understand? ”
After hearing Dick's lecture on the training ground, the Atletico players immediately replied loudly - Atletico Madrid is in the best state now, everyone is moving towards one goal, winning a lot, and there are still a few last steps left - those who start to lose their temper at this time are fools!
Atletico Madrid's players are not stupid, and the most important thing is that none of them have won the championship of the four major leagues, such a championship is what they need to pursue, and they will definitely not have any thoughts of giving up at this time!
As for Atletico Madrid fans, they are also extremely looking forward to winning the league championship in the 37th round, and they don't want to wait until the last round to win the championship, which is also a huge torment for them!
The only thing that is a bit of a problem is that the 37th round of the league does not start until June 10, and there is also a FIFA breakday in between, and the Atletico players have to report to the national team after the 36th round of the league and wait for the league to rekindle......
In addition to Molina and Bellerón, Capdevilla, Baraja, Vicente and Marchena, who have performed well this season, have all been selected for the Spanish national team, Jardel's name appeared on the training list of the Brazilian national team, Cruz and Camoranesi were also selected for the Argentine national team, plus French internationals Thuram and Makelele, Atletico Madrid's main lineup was almost wiped out.
Dick doesn't care much about this, anyway, Real Madrid has a lot of internationals, and it also has an impact on them, not to mention that Osasuna's strength is not very good, and what they can rely on at that time is still their own physical fitness......
In the anxious wait of Atletico Madrid fans, the FIFA match day is finally over, and Atletico Madrid regrouped for the 37th round of the league, which is also the most important league in their eyes!
On June 10, countless Atletico Madrid fans got up early in the morning and then prepared to leave for the Calderón Stadium, where those who had tickets to watch the game were played, and those who did not have tickets would gather around the stadium to wait for the celebration ceremony after the game was accepted!
Even if this game is won, there will be no award ceremony immediately, but celebrating it as soon as possible is also something that Atletico fans crave!
Marca reporter Alejandro Musampa watched the flow of people on the street with a cigarette in his mouth, and when he saw the young manager take office more than a year ago, he also thought it was Hill's next illness and rushed to the hospital, but now, this young manager is about to bring them the trophy of the tenth league title!