Chapter 312: Luck
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When he saw the Dortmund fans cheering and celebrating on the TV, Little Hill, who was far away in Madrid, waved his hand in annoyance, and then gulped down a can of beer. [Full text reading. 】
The scene he didn't want to see soon appeared on the television, where Dick was waving his fists and laughing very happily on the sidelines—much to the displeasure of little Hill.
Originally, as a qualified businessman, Little Hill would not be dissatisfied after Dick had already gone to other clubs, after all, Dick was gone, and it was not interesting to be entangled with him, and the well water did not interfere with the river water.
However, Dick put him before leaving, so that little Hill has always been angry, which made him lose the position of Atletico Madrid's chairman, although he is still the largest shareholder of Atletico Madrid, plus no matter when and where, Atletico Madrid's fans, players and even Aragonés he got have countless praises for Dick, which makes him very, very unhappy, now almost no one remembers Little Hill, the largest shareholder, people only miss Dick, and now it is Aragonés who cheers. Torres these coaches and players.
So he didn't go to watch the game away, even if he went to other Atletico Madrid games before, even if he would be said to have no bearing, he wouldn't go away, subconsciously, he didn't want to see Dick's face.
"It's really *** unlucky." Little Hill snapped and turned off the TV, not wanting to watch it anymore.
It wasn't until late at half-time that he turned on the TV and watched the score – much to his relief, the score was still 1-0 and Dortmund didn't extend their lead.
"I'm going to see how my team beats you down at home!" Little Hill gritted his teeth and thought.
For the rest of the first half, Atletico Madrid was not affected too much by Dortmund scoring first, they are a mature team, in the next game, both sides got a lot of opportunities, Dortmund's defense is more solid, the attack is more efficient, while Atletico Madrid dominates on both wings, constantly harassing Dortmund's defense, neither side is going to give their all, because both Dick and Aragonés know in their hearts that this will be a long battle, not only the first leg, There is also a second round, and there is no need to run out of bullets quickly.
There were a few chances for both sides in the first half, with Borussia Dortmund creating more chances on the counter-attack, while Atletico had the better chance through a pass from Fernando Torres, but Vicente's direct shot was on target and was saved by Lehmann.
When the players from both sides left the field, there were loud cheers from the stands, which was to praise the wonderful performances of the players from both sides.
"The first half is over...... In terms of shots, Borussia Dortmund had the upper hand, with eight shots on goal, four of which were on the woodwork, while Atletico had more possession of 61 per cent, with five shots on goal and three within the woodwork...... Now the two sides are more fighting, Dortmund didn't want to eat Atletico Madrid at home, after all, Dick also knows how good the team he brought out before, and his targeted defense also makes Dortmund do a very good job in defense, Atletico Madrid has more possession, but did not find any opportunities. Moreno didn't play well, he almost disappeared into the crowd, and Torres did quite well, using his speed and technique to create chances. ”
'It's a shame that Jadel hasn't returned from injury, and if he still has the form he had last season, with his ability, it's the best option to break the deadlock.'
'Jardel's form has suddenly dropped this season, and last season's top scorer in La Liga has only scored four goals in 10 league appearances this season, which is not in line with his previous form...... Atletico Madrid can't count on him in this game, but Aragonés is not without candidates, Cruise will be a good presence to break the dense defense, so it looks like Dick really left a huge fortune to Atletico Madrid, there are too many good players, and it is normal for Aragonés to lead Atletico Madrid to achieve such good results in the Champions Cup. ”
The commentators were expressing their opinions in the first half of the game, the two sides were evenly matched, and Dortmund took the lead through a set-piece - Dick's set-piece-based attacking approach was extremely effective at this time, and Aragonés did not have much to do about it, after all, he did not have a good defender at hand......
Thuram sold for a good price, in fact, in the summer package, Thuram was worth more than 30 million euros, which is almost double the value he was when he joined Atletico Madrid, which is a good business from a financial point of view, Atletico Madrid made more than 10 million euros on Thuram, but from a technical point of view, it is indeed a big loss.
'In the second half, we had to keep the momentum going...... Entangle with them in the midfield and wear down their physical strength! Atletico is a team I know very well, if they play well, they will be terrible, we will not let their attack play! Be careful on the counter-attack, set-pieces are still an important point for us to score, and that's where they are clearly weaker than us! Cruise should be on in the second half, if he does...... Christopher, you go defend him, pester him, interfere with him, get it! ”
Metzelder replied loudly and clearly, he has a lot of confidence now, and for the young Metzeld, who has gradually played more games this season and has been entrusted with important responsibilities, now is the time for him to burst with confidence.
Dick nodded, and didn't say anything more, he wouldn't be anxious about the two-legged game, and he really didn't think about beating Atletico Madrid to death at home - no team can do this, not to mention that in terms of overall strength, Dortmund is indeed worse than Atletico Madrid, and a weak team must be patient if it wants to kill a team in an advantageous position, and must not be discouraged in any situation, play well to play at its own level, and seek that glimmer of possible victory- There is no room for falsehood.
Dick could have used his goal cards to beat Atletico, but he didn't choose to do so – he still has six cards on hand, having used them to stabilise the situation during the turmoil in the league and the early stages of the season, but now he doesn't want to do that.
Use the new team he has trained to defeat the team he once led in a dignified manner, and let everyone know that he Dick is definitely not the head coach who will only stick to one team, no matter what team he goes to, as long as his brain does not go wrong, then he can have the ability to form a stronger team!
He was able to leave enough wealth, but the greatest wealth was always him as a person, and nothing else!
Dick had such self-confidence, such ability.
The second half started quickly.
Aragonés didn't make any adjustments at first, while Dick was keeping an eye on the situation on the pitch, and the two sides were still battling in the midfield, and there were no too intense scenes.
This is of course advantageous for Dortmund, because Atletico Madrid is known for its gorgeous attack, and now their attack can't play smoothly, Dortmund has the upper hand invisibly, and they are now leading the score, even if they win 1-0 at home and go away, it will be a big advantage.
When the two sides were entangled until the 65th minute of the game, Aragonés couldn't sit still, he could see that at this time, Dick didn't mind keeping the score until the end, although he couldn't make a way to reduce the defense and strengthen the attack, but there were other options to do it......
In the 66th minute, Cruise came on after the warm-up and replaced Moreno, who had been inactive in the game.
"Cruise is on! Will this super substitute dug up by Dick himself give his mentor the final blow? Under Dick, Cruise made many miracles as a substitute, making great contributions to Atletico's sweep of thousands of troops in those two years, and now he came off the bench again, facing Dortmund led by Dick......"
When Cruise came on the field, Dick's expression also looked a little complicated - of course he knew how amazing Cruise was, and this magic was more obtained by his own efforts than what he gave, and now that Cruise was on the field, if he could score, then Dick really didn't know whether he should cry or laugh......
Thinking of this, Dick immediately made a gesture and motioned for the team to press up and attack!
If you can score before Cruise scores, it will definitely give Atletico Madrid's players a serious psychological blow! Because in the past two or three years, it is Crew's frequent miraculous performance on the bench, even when Atletico Madrid is behind, Atletico Madrid's players are not in a hurry, because they still have Cruise's hole card, which is also whether it is Dick or Aragonés, although they all know that Cruise is an excellent striker, it is still just the reason why he is substituted, it is because of such considerations!
If Cruise comes off the bench and doesn't score, but is scored by the opponent - the blow caused by this is probably very huge!
Dortmund immediately launched an attack that caught the Atletico players off guard, but it was a bit unlucky, and in the end the attack created a chance, but it was missed, Rivaldo's powerful shot was saved by Molina, and Okocha received the ball and cleverly picked off Capdevilla, but his final shot flew off the post......
Dick shook his head, this was the best chance, because Cruise was on the field, Atletico's defense relaxed a little for a moment, and they won't have any more relaxation in the future!
In fact, in the following game, Atletico Madrid's back line did not make any mistakes, and under their tireless attack, finally in the 78th minute, Jorgensen got rid of Dede after taking the ball on the side, and then picked up a pass in the penalty area, Cruise attracted the attention of Metzelder and Warnes, but he pushed the ball into the penalty area, and the follow-up Torres received the ball and pushed it directly at a small angle, and the ball hit the thigh of Metzelde who was in the position, but it still flew in front of Lehmann's hand, Slowly rolled into the door of Dortmund!
Fernando Torres scored the second half to help Atletico equalise on the road!
Seeing this scene, Dick could only shake his head helplessly, the previous attack was supposed to have a two-goal lead, but the luck was a little worse, but this attack, Atletico's luck was a little better......
Fortunately, this is only the first round of the match, and the decisive battle will still start in Calderón......