Chapter Eighty-Nine: Winning by Luck?
Updated: 2013-03-30
Under such emotions, Atletico Madrid's players began to walk out of the dressing room with a more relaxed attitude, they were no longer anxious about the mistakes in the game, but concentrated on feeling the running of their teammates, hoping to make the team's cooperation more tacit. [No pop-ups. γ
A Spanish Super Cup, big or small, Dick hopes that the players can improve their proficiency a little through such an official game, of course, Atletico Madrid is not without a chance to win, at least Deportivo Although the degree of tacit understanding is higher than that of Atletico Madrid, but their scoring means are not very many, Thuram and Makelele The two strong defenders make Atletico Madrid's penalty area and the front of the penalty area are adequately protected, and Tristan also has problems that are not familiar with his teammates, Dick felt that even if he couldn't score, he was unlikely to be beaten by the opponent.
There were no substitutions at half-time, and Deportivo Lacoruna's initiative slowly began to fade into the game, with Atletico's players being more patient in attack, taking longer each attack than in the first half β which in turn put less pressure on Atletico's defence.
Each offense seems to be quite concentrated, and each offensive player constantly observes the running position of his teammates when receiving the ball, and at the same time moves closer to his teammates more actively, although the tacit understanding is not enough, but it effectively relieves the pressure on the defense.
In this back-and-forth entanglement, the strikers on both sides spent a lot of money did not score, Jadel was more in the second half through running and teammates to continue to do some cooperation, while Tristan was a little difficult to move because of Thuram's defense, the two goalscorers failed to create any chances in the second half, but it was Cruise who came off the bench to complete a beautiful attack.
Twenty minutes into the second half, Dick made a substitution, replacing Vicente with Cruise to add to the impact of the middle.
No one expected, even Dick was a little under-predicted about this, and after only five minutes on the field, Cruise completed a goal with his second touch!
In the twenty-fifth minute of the second half, Belleron passed the ball to Cruise in front, Cruise turned around to protect the ball, and then handed the ball to Camoranesi who was inserted on the right side, and then stepped forward, Camoranesi did not force a breakthrough, but passed the ball directly to Aguilera who inserted an assist, and then inserted it himself, Aguilera passed the ball to Camoranesi again, Camoranesi forced the bottom, raised his foot under Romero's defense and sent the ball into the penalty area, under the cover of Jadel, Cruise, who was inserted in the back row, pressed the opponent's central defender Naibet and rushed to the top of the ball!
The ball flew into the goal! Atletico scored the first competitive goal of the new season!
βgooooooalοΌ The ball is in! Julio? Cruise! Less than five minutes into the game, Cruise scored a goal for Atletico! I didn't expect that! Everyone thought that this match was a battle between two center forwards, Jardel and Tristan, but the humble Cruise became the brightest player on the field! β
Dick was stunned for a moment when Cruise put the ball into Deportivo La Coruna's door, and then immediately stood up from the dugout with his hands raised - this guy, sure enough, has a little magic factor, he can score goals on the bench, this characteristic is really rare......
After the goal, Cruise pointed to Camoranesi, who assisted him, and then ran over laughing, and then hugged his fellow Argentine.
Seeing these two people hugging each other, Dick also felt a little strange in his heart, Cruz was the super substitute of Inter Milan in the future, Camoranesi was the main force on the right side of Juventus, and the two people who would be mortal enemies in history are now hugging each other without barriers, which does make Dick feel a little weird......
But he was soon relieved - after crossing over, isn't that what he has to do? You must know that there is rarely any enmity between players, and the hostility between them is often because they are in a club that is a sworn enemy, even if they fight on the field, it is common for them to have a good relationship off the field, such as the two villains of Milan, Materazzi and Gattuso, who are very good friends in private, but in the position of the club, they often fight each other.
Now that Cruz and Camoranesi are in the same club, and they are the only two Argentines in the club right now, it is natural that the relationship will be better.
Seeing that Atletico Madrid took the lead, Irueta also began to make substitutions, and he didn't want to lose the first game, but in the next game, Atletico Madrid began to strengthen their defense and maintain a one-goal lead, and they succeeded, successfully maintaining a one-goal lead in Deportivo LaCoruna's attack until the end!
When the final whistle blew, the stands rang out cheering from the Atletico fans, who had won by only one goal, but had beaten last year's league title anyway, and the Copa del Rey Super Cup seemed to be on the verge of hand!
Dick walked over and shook Iruetta's hand, and there was no disappointment on his face.
"Congratulations on your victory." Irueta said with a smile.
"It was a very average game, and we had a little bit of luck." Dick shrugged his shoulders: "I don't really care about the Super Cup, but I don't mind coming back with a title if I have a chance away from home. β
"It's not going to be that easy, after all, my team will definitely have a shorter run-in period than yours." Irueta said with a smile.
"Maybe ......"
Dick was not surprised that the other party saw the shortcomings of his team at a glance, after all, there are six newcomers in the main lineup, and it is strange that the run-in can be good, this is not as simple as one plus one......
After a few more words with Iruetta, Dick let go of his hand and beckoned his players back to the dressing room to change their clothes.
"I'm happy to win this game. Winning is a joy at any time. It would be better if they could win the Spanish Super Cup, but Deportivo are a strong team and it is normal for any result. β
'Jadel didn't score? But he had five shots on goal and he was in good shape, which is what I value the most. We have four new players up front and we need to settle in with each other. Cruise is a striker who can surprise people...... He and Jadel can coexist perfectly, and I can play not only as a single striker, but as a double striker...... Well, I seem to be talking too much. In short, the more good players the better, and I don't bother about that, I just want to be happy about it. β
"This season will be my first full season in charge...... I don't want to promise anything, I just want to say that after this season, Atletico fans will be happier than in the last two or three years, because Atletico Madrid has the most suitable manager! β
"Habitual boasting".
After the press conference, many reporters commented on Dick's words after the game, although it was only a little more than a month, but they were used to Dick's boasting after winning, of course, Dick has not lost yet, so they don't know what Dick will do after the loss......
So when Dick read the newspaper the next day, he only saw the comments he expected, which was nothing more than that he liked to brag, and Dick naturally laughed at this kind of argument.
But what Dick didn't know was that in the new column "Perspective Mirror" of the World Sports Newspaper, the first article of the new column editor-in-chief Rodriguez had been freshly released.
"Atletico were lucky to win the first game of the Spanish Super Cup, but no one who watched it would have taken it for granted...... Having spent $90 million on strengthening the squad, we are seeing a chaotic Atletico team. The offense was chaotic and there were frequent mistakes. Dick's reused youngster Vicente only showed us his pace, so much so that even he couldn't resist replacing him in the second half. But is this really a sane act? For young players, they should be allowed to make mistakes in order for them to develop better, but Dick didn't have that patience. In the game, Atletico's defence seemed to get better and then won the game thanks to a goal with an element of luck. This is Dick's usual way of winning, but how far can he go by luck? β
I have to say that Rodriguez still has a bit of literary brilliance, this article does not have a dirty word but criticizes Dick and Atletico Madrid from beginning to end, but unfortunately, the so-called pretty eyes are made for the blind to see, Dick did not buy the World Sports Newspaper at all, so I didn't see this report......
In the next week, he continued to let the players conduct tactical drills, preparing for the second leg of the game, to talk about the gold content, these two Spanish Super Cup to the team's training gold content is higher, these two games, when the league officially starts, the team's basic cooperation, should also be a little bit of a look.
On 26 August, the Atletico squad arrived in Deportivo La Coruna to prepare for the second leg of the match, and for Deportivo fans, they will also want to see the team beat Atletico and maintain the honour of the defending champions.
Although the final winner of the Spanish Super Cup is often the winner of the Copa del Rey, you must know that in the first five seasons of the Spanish Super Cup, four of the final victories were the winners of the Spanish Copa del Rey! For example, Valencia last season, Mallorca last season......
However, the Deportivo fans are confident enough that they believe that the defeat in the first leg was just their lack of luck, and now they will be able to crush Atletico Madrid on their home turf!
Although Atletico Madrid has spent a lot of money on the transfer market, the team's run-in takes time, which even ordinary fans know, and the performance in the first leg also proves this, if it were not for luck, Atletico Madrid would not have won at home, their defense is quite good, but Deportivo LaCoruna's attack is definitely not bad!
And Deportivo La Coruna's players are also gearing up to give Atletico a good look at home - after all, they were league champions last season, and the new season not only did not lose personnel, but brought in top goalscorers like Tristan, even if the bench thickness is still a little insufficient, but it will not affect the performance of their main lineup.
Ma Kai is injured, Tristan is here, the strength of their main squad has not declined, since the strength has not declined, what is there to be afraid of in the face of a team that has not fully run in?
To take out this opponent at home, to emerge victorious, to win the first title of the new season β that's what Deportivo wants.
Before the game began, Dick smiled and said to the players: "Keep playing like you did in the last game...... No matter what's going on, stay calm, get it? β