Chapter 146: A Mature Team

Updated: 2013-04-19

The next game became a feast of goals, but it was Atletico Madrid who had the last laugh......

Atletico extended their lead in the 51st minute after a back-and-forth of attacks, when Camoranesi's cross from the right was met by Jadel at the top of the box and turned past Naibet, before Donato stepped up to make it 2-0. 【Fengyun Reading Network. 】

Deportivo La Coruna did not give up, and Atletico did not relax the rhythm of the attack after taking a two-goal lead, which gave De Coruna a lot of opportunities - in the 60th minute, Tristan received a pass from De Jaminha outside the penalty area and forced a turn and suddenly got up to shoot, the ball drew an arc around Molina's hand and flew into the corner of the goal, this goal boosted the morale of Deportivo and made them forget their fatigue for a while, and they continued to launch a fierce attack in the next time, four minutes later, A mistake by Gamarra in the box allowed Pandiani to easily receive the ball over the top and then flick his head into the corner of the net!

2-to-2! Deportivo scored two goals in five minutes, and this rhythm is about to complete a great comeback......

It's just that although the players of Deportivo still have this heart, they don't have the strength - a few people in the front field are fine, but the entire back line, including Forlan and Scaloni on both wings, is beginning to feel fatigue close to the limit - the pace and consumption of this game is much greater than that of an ordinary league game, and the emotions that were stimulated by the goal before have gradually subsided, and they can't run anymore!

At this time, Irueta discovered this, when Atletico Madrid immediately suppressed Deportivo La Coruna with an attack, Irueta found that the tactics of the two sides on the field had not changed, but Atletico Madrid suppressed their players in the attack, not because they suddenly broke out in any good form, but their players could no longer support it physically!

But when he wanted to make a substitution, he showed a wry smile - the ability on the bench is excellent, in addition to Ma Kai, who has just recovered, there is only the fullback Victor, although there are also substitutes on the backline, but the strength is far inferior to the four main forces on the field, and at this time to replace the substitute defender, whether it is cooperation or what, it is far from being able to compare with the main force on the field, in the case of being suppressed by the opponent, a mistake may have extremely serious consequences!

So Irueta can only endure! I can only endure until the end of the game, hoping to keep a draw - although one point is not as good as three points, but being able to maintain a five-point gap is already quite a good consequence at this time!

At this time, he realized that all the tactical arrangements and adjustments made by Dick since the beginning of the game were for the advantage of the last twenty minutes - if Deportivo was leading in the middle, if Deportivo established enough confidence and advantage in this kind of attack, then there would be no problem with the remaining twenty minutes of advantage!

And yet Dick did! Such a bold approach has achieved unexpected results, although it is still only a draw, the advantage has been infinitely tilted to the side of Atletico Madrid!

"What a terrible young man!"

Iruetta's evaluation of Dick is another level higher in her heart, and this kind of on-the-spot command ability is indeed an extremely surprising thing for a young manager like Dick, at least it proves that his overall view and judgment of details have reached the point of observance! This age and this achievement...... Top notch indeed!

The attack of the Atletico Madrid players on the field was like waves of rage, and this was supposed to be the time when Deportivo defenders were brave enough to block the attack, but they had the heart, but they didn't have the power!

Their legs, which were as heavy as lead, suppressed their running, and the violent wheezing consumed more of their physical strength, and they were now almost numb and subconsciously defending, but there seemed to be no end in sight......

The 39-year-old finally couldn't hold it anymore and in an aerial battle with Jadel, he struggled to push the ball off the line, but lay on the turf after the ball flew off the line - he had cramps.

Knowing that Donato could no longer support Iruetta, he replaced a young central defender, but at this time, Dick replaced central defender Gamarra with Cruise - this kind of unscrupulous smashing all the chips on his hand made Dick's gambler personality vividly displayed!

And this practice also achieved excellent results after half a minute!

Belleron took a corner kick, and Cruise, who had just come on the field, went around to the front point, and then shook his head against the falling ball, and the ball went into the net!

Three to two! Cruise scored a goal with his first touch of the pitch!

“goooooooooal! Julio? Cruise! Atletico's super sub! It was his 10th league goal of the season! It was also his eighth goal since coming off the bench! This goal rate is terrible! You know, he played less than half the time of Jardel, but he scored ten league goals! Jardel, who is now the top scorer, has only 19 goals! This efficiency is the best in Spain! Dick is so blissful, with a top scorer for Jadel and a super substitute for Cruise! This kind of forward configuration is simply coveted by everyone! ”

Dick smiled and stood up, then turned to high-five Marriner in celebration - now that they are leading again, the next victory will belong to Atletico!

Indeed it is.

In the next game, Atletico still dominated the field, but the way to score the fourth goal was a counterattack - in injury time, Deportivo La Coruna pressed the attack regardless of the flaws in the backfield, but was played a beautiful counterattack by Atletico Madrid, after receiving a long pass from Belleron, Camoranesi directly formed a single knife after receiving the ball, and then faced goalkeeper Songou to score the ball, 4-2, Atletico Madrid won the game!

Atletico Madrid's players launched a huge cheer when the whistle blew at the end of the game, and today's results are enough to prove that they are a mature team, because they have carried out Dick's tactics meticulously, and have carried out Dick's tactical intentions to the best, only a mature team can have such a performance!

And a mature team is the foundation that can guarantee victory and impact the championship!

"The loss in today's game was my mistake."

Speaking at her post-match press conference, Irueta took the blame on herself: "I didn't see Dick's intention to put the team in a difficult situation in the last 20 minutes...... It's my fault. My players played well, they fought until the last minute and I'm proud of their performance...... Although Atletico Madrid have opened up an eight-point gap, the season is not over yet, and our quest for the league title will not stop there. ”

"It was a tough game. It's great that my players are doing their best. Five games without scoring doesn't make Jadel any less good. Because he's a top striker and he's able to do a lot more than just score goals. Julio is an important member of the team and he is the best super sub ...... Well, maybe Ole Gunnar Solskjaer can match him, and it is Atletico's luck and my luck to be able to bring in such a low-key and humble striker. Vicente has a bright future, I have never doubted that, and despite his first season in La Liga, he has never shown any signs of discomfort and Camoranesi's performances are getting better and better...... Deportivo La Coruna is a respectable opponent and we are not going to relax because there are four or five teams in La Liga that are capable of winning the title, and we only have a slight advantage now, and there are 12 rounds of the league and the three points are not enough to make us have the last laugh...... Next? I'm thinking about the UEFA Cup, I'll think about the league against Barcelona when I get back from Italy. ”

Dick's words have always been arrogant and disdainful of Barcelona, and his statement has also given the Catalan media a kind of champion who has been shot while lying down - **, aren't we more difficult to deal with than Parma? Even if we are down, not everyone can bully!

Dick ignored them, but after a day of rest, he led the team to Italy - their opponent is Parma, the current Parma is certainly not the Parma team in its prime, although Buffon and Cannavaro are still there, but they are now gradually reduced to a mid-table team in Italy, and Atletico Madrid, it is still a little worse.

Dick also knows how difficult the Italian team is to deal with, the home team is only one goal ahead, there is no need to risk it - so on the road he used the standard defensive counterattack tactics, if you want to attack, you can press out to attack, anyway, I don't believe that with Parma's current forward firepower has the ability to break through our door, and our counterattack is not vegetarian! If we go in one, you'll get three!

The forward combination of Amoruso and Di Vayo did not play a big role, because Atletico Madrid's defender core Thuram is very familiar with them, under Thuram's well-organized command and arrangement, Atletico's defense is watertight, and their counterattacks also have a good effect, although each counterattack is not too complicated, but it can always make Parma's defense that is no longer strong a little frightened, without Thuram, Cannavaro alone can not support the entire backline, in the 63rd minute of the game, It was one of his hasty scrambles that led to a hole behind him, Jadel passed the ball behind him, and Belleron, who was inserted, received the ball and denied another of Parma's centre-back, Torisi, before suddenly getting up and firing a powerful shot that Buffon, even as the world's number one goalkeeper, could not easily save the ball......

The ball flew into Parma's door, and at that moment, Parma fans knew that their UEFA Cup campaign this season was over......

If you want to keep going, you need to score three goals against Atletico in the remaining twenty minutes and keep Atletico from scoring – and it's really difficult to do that if you look at what Atletico have shown in defence in previous games......

After all, in the first leg of 90 minutes, the second leg and now 63 minutes, a total of 153 minutes, Parma has not been able to score a single goal!

Although the football match cannot be counted like this, in fact, for the entire 180 minutes, Parma failed to score, and finally went out of the two legs with an aggregate score of 0-2, and Atletico Madrid advanced to the last four!

Amid the excited shouts of Atletico Madrid fans, Dick didn't show too much excitement, because it was not too difficult to beat a Parma team that had begun to weaken, and the semi-finals may be the real test......