On October 11, the whole team of Atletico Madrid arrived in the small town of Salamanca, and tomorrow they will have the ninth round of the league - after their win in the previous round, they have risen from 21st to 19th, although they have not yet escaped the relegation zone (the number of relegation places in La Liga is four, 22 teams, and now Atletico Madrid II are fourth from the bottom), but the situation is much better than before.

Salamanca are now 16th, five points above Atletico Madrid, for whom it is the best way to win and gradually rise in the rankings.

Dick has a lot of confidence in winning this game, Salamanca's overall strength is relatively average, and the overall strength of Atletico Madrid's second team is stronger than the opponent's, and he also found the opponent's weakness, and more importantly, Dick used up a goal card again, of course, it was also used on Torres.

In Dick's view, it must be used a little more in the early stage, and then it can be saved - what Atletico Madrid II lacks now is a little self-confidence and the continuation of the state, as long as Torres finds the feeling of scoring goals, Atletico Madrid II is definitely a strong team in La Liga!

This judgment was well verified in the following games.

Despite playing away, Atletico Madrid II still relied on their overall advantage to gradually occupy the advantage on the field, while Salamanca, although slightly inferior, they have always been relatively stable, defeating and resisting the attack of Atletico Madrid II.

"Sure enough, even a team that only has a foothold in the West Second Division will have its own unique skills, otherwise it will not be able to survive in the West Second Division."

Dick sighed on the sidelines, although Salamanca has been only a relegation team in La Liga, but they have been able to succeed in relegation for five consecutive years, this will not be accidental, they can still maintain good combat effectiveness under the disadvantage, and regardless of one point or three points, they can get a few points, which makes them a difficult team.

If this entanglement continues, Atletico Madrid's second team has not been able to score, it is really possible to be counterattacked by the opponent to score, but Dick is not very worried about this, because he is ready, no matter what, at least a goal will be scored in this game......

In the 23rd minute, Domingo was tripped by an opposition defender when he forced his way down the wing, and Atletico won a set-piece close to the touchline.

"Well, that's your chance!"

Because the players were warned not to be reckless because they couldn't score, and to be cautious of the opponent's counterattack, so in the previous game, the players of the second team of Atletico Madrid were more careful in attack, and they did not get too many well-positioned set-pieces, so such a set-piece is still the first good opportunity.

Close to the touchline, close to the level of the penalty area, a free kick in such a position is a little better than a corner, although it cannot be shot directly.

Salamanca's defenders are closely staring at the players of the Atletico Madrid II team who rushed into the penalty area in the penalty area - two forwards and two central defenders, the Atletico Madrid II team has a lot of people in the penalty area, and the defenders of Salamanca also know that their ability to defend set-pieces is not very strong, and the opponent obviously values this free kick, of course they also need to be vigilant.

While Torres and others were attracting enough attention in the box, Cubino stood between the penalty line and the penalty spot, as if trying to make a cover, and his presence was ignored by Salamanca's defenders, because Cubino was not very tall and fighting for headers was not his forte.

Carlos stood in front of the ball, his footwork is the best one in the second team of Atletico Madrid, and he is also the first set-piece - this is also Dick's own observation and Marriner's introduction in the past few days, otherwise Dick does not know any of these players in the second team of Atletico Madrid, except for Torres, and wants to measure the rice, thanks to Marina's familiarity with the team's situation.

Seeing this scene, Dick nodded slightly, as long as the opponent did not notice the flaw in the front of the penalty area, then the ball had a great chance of going in.

After the referee blew the whistle that could be punished, the players in the penalty area of Atletico Madrid's second team began to press towards the goal, and Salamanca's defenders also chased after him, and the gap at the front of the penalty area began to become larger, and Kubino turned around and rushed towards the top of the penalty area!

At this time, Carlos raised his foot and passed a half-high ball directly to the front of the penalty area!

Kubino lifted his foot to unload the ball unguarded, then quickly turned and slammed his right foot into the air before the defender pounced!

Dick clenched his fists off the pitch to see the ball fly into the net – but the long-range shot didn't seem to be of particularly high quality, and although it was fast, it bounced off the defender and bounced diagonally into the box......

Dick raised his head and sighed, such an opportunity was missed, and the next time the opposing defender noticed, it wouldn't be so easy......

Just as he was sighing, he saw a figure wearing a red and white striped shirt of Atletico Madrid rushing out of the crowd, appearing in front of everyone at the landing point of the ball, and raising his foot to shoot the falling ball powerfully!

“GOOOOOOOAL！ Fernando Torres! Fourth goal in two games! Clever goalmouth shots! ”

When the ball flew into the goal, Dick, who was still sighing at the sky a second, immediately jumped up from the coach's bench with open arms, and then shook his fist vigorously and laughed.

Well, I don't know if it's the goal card that plays a role, or if Torres is in good shape...... But isn't it up to me to be able to activate Torres? Look which bastard also said that I was lucky to hit Torres's outburst, one game is lucky, two games are not luck, this is strength, strength understand?

When Torres ran on the field, Salamanca's fans sighed, it was really frustrating to be pressed by the opponent for so long and still lose the goal......

"Keep dwelling in the midfield, don't give them a chance!"

Dick began to shout at the stadium after celebrating, Atletico Madrid's advantage lies in the whole, Salamanca does not stand out, as long as it continues to be entangled and suppressed, Atletico Madrid's second team's advantage will be greater.

For the rest of the first half, Salamanca was unable to fight back, and Atletico Madrid didn't get any good chances to score a second goal, Dick didn't care, a one-goal advantage is also an advantage, as long as it can be maintained, then it's fine.

"It continued like this in the second half...... Our advantage is obvious, and that is that we have an advantage overall...... Control the midfield in the second half and then take your chances to give them the killing blow! Attention, watch out for their counterattacks, got it? ”

Dick's tactics at halftime are not complicated, but as he said before, whether the tactics are good or not is whether they are good or not, not whether they are complicated or not, and the tactics that can win are good tactics, even if they are just lucky.

After a few words, Dick gave the players a break and pulled Marriner over at the same time.

"Robert, the next opponent's information has already been collected, right?" Dick asked.

'It's already been collected, and now we have scouts on the scene of the Albacete game, and they've looked into the previous games.' Marriner immediately replied.

"Good." Dick nodded: "I think you know the importance of intelligence...... We were able to take advantage in the first half because we prepared well...... It's going to be like this for every game in the future, understand? Bringing Atletico II well is good for all of us. ”

Marriner blinked: "What benefits?" ”

"Italians can't play at Atletico." Dick laughed: "As long as we bring the second team of Atletico Madrid, maybe there will be a chance to put out the fire, if the Italians get out, the assistant coaches he brought will also get out, don't you want to go back to the first team?" ”

This is also a way for Dick to win people's hearts, he now almost understands Marriner's thoughts, he may not have the ambition to be a head coach, but even if he is an assistant coach, the difference between the first team and the second team is very big, as long as he captures the heart of the other party, he may not be able to let this opponent who originally had a competitive idea for himself become his loyal assistant.

Sure enough, after hearing Dick's words, Marriner's eyes lit up, and he didn't say anything else, but nodded heavily.

Dick laughed - even if he can't make this assistant really return to his heart, he can also work a little better, the so-called hello, hello, everyone, as long as it is towards a common goal, even if it is not a friend, it can become a good partner at work, in this respect, there is not much difference between a club and a company, as long as it is a person, there is a pursuit, with a common pursuit of the goal, competitors can also become partners.

"Alright, guys, let's go, let's take out this opponent and leave the relegation zone behind us completely! Don't forget that we were runners-up last season and the relegation zone is not where we should be! Dick looked at his watch, then turned around and waved his arm vigorously at the players, and said loudly.

"Oh, go, kill them!" The Atletico II players raised their arms and chanted before walking out of the dressing room under captain Gaspar.

"A very dynamic guy, really the man who should be the manager." Marriner thought in his heart, although he was still not completely convinced of Dick's theory that "the head coach only needs to lead the team to play, and training is not what the head coach should do", but the vitality and incitement that Dick showed was a necessary factor for a head coach, how could a gloomy head coach bring out the players be energetic? Especially for Atletico Madrid, a team that is a little nervous from top to bottom, the former manager Yarrow may have led the team to poor results this season because he was too dull......

In the second half, Atletico Madrid II won a big victory, after exerting enough pressure on the possibility of the opponent's counterattack, Atletico Madrid II continued to look for opportunities through back and forth, in the 61st minute, it was through a set-piece in front of the field, Kubino did not miss the opportunity at the edge of the penalty area, he extended the lead for Atletico II with a beautiful long-range shot, and in the 83rd minute, Torres, who was in excellent condition, seized the flaw after the opponent's big pressure on the attack, received the pass from the back and went straight in, Locking the score at 3-0 – Atletico II won a big win on the road.