When Atletico returned to Atletico with the UEFA Super Cup trophy, there was no diminution among Atletico fans – even though they had celebrated several times this year, they didn't feel any crookedness – they were far from getting tired of the title!

After returning to Spain, Atletico Madrid ushered in a FIFA matchday, and their league will not start until September 9 - the next part of the schedule is a bit difficult for them, the second round against Deportivo La Coruna, the third round against Valencia, the sixth round against Real Madrid, and in between, the first stage of the Champions League group stage - the season starts so densely, which is why Dick did not deliberately suppress the form of the players, so that the players showed excellent form at the beginning - Of course, getting the players in better shape will make the team perform better and better in the latter stages of the season, but it is also necessary to adjust according to your own situation, and now that Atletico has always started the season with excellent opponents, and it is the first time to participate in the group stage of the Champions League, if you don't get into form immediately, the poor results at the start of the season will also have a huge impact.

As for what to do next...... It will be up to Dick to bring out the best in the long season and make no shortage of outstanding players at every stage, which is also an opportunity to test the overall quality of a coach.

The first round of the Champions League group stage will start on September 19, with Atletico hosting Olympiacos, and before that, Atletico will face Deportivo La Coruna and Valencia in the league back-to-back.

"It's Deportivo again...... However, Deportivo La Coruna is a little better this season than last season...... Mackay is back from injury and he is a big threat to our backline. ”

Dick deduced on the tactical board, the more he deduced, the more he felt that Ma Kai was a big threat, he was not the same as the average speed forward, the 1.88 meter tall Ma Kai's physical confrontation ability was also quite good, Thuram could use his physical advantage against Owen when dealing with Owen, but when facing Ma Kai, his physical advantage was difficult to offset the opponent's speed advantage.

"If you fight against each other, you may have a lot of trouble......

For Deportivo Mackay and Tristan's forward partner, Dick also feels a headache, such a strong forward combination to deal with is also a very troublesome thing, last season Atletico Madrid against Deportivo La Coruna is nothing more than a win and a draw, although the strength has increased a lot this season, Deportivo La Coruna does not have a very good reinforcement, but Mackay's return from injury and showed excellent form, which is largely equivalent to a heavy amount of reinforcements!

Deportivo La Coruna's excellent form in the first round of the league also proves that they have adjusted their form very well from the beginning, and such an opponent should not be taken lightly.

They beat Atletico Madrid at the Calderón Stadium last season to face their first home defeat since Dick's tenure, and now they are in front of Atletico who will have to get past them if they are to prove that they are better than last season.

"At the beginning of the season, it was so intense and exciting, and the ups and downs of life were really ......"

Dick complained, and began to devote himself to the preparation of this game, playing a team like Deportivo La Coruna, small actions are not much use, adjusting the state of the players, let them use the best state to devote themselves to this kind of game, this is the so-called king.

"Where we can use it, it's offensive."

Speaking to all the assistant coaches in the pre-match preparation meeting, Dick said: "Deportivo is not inferior to us in attack, and the thing we can dominate in the squad is the defense. Especially at centre-back, Donato is old, Naibet is not young, and the strength of our strikers can keep them at bay...... This game with two strikers and let them know that we are good! ”

There is no need for small tricks, then it is to use his overall strength to suppress Deportivo La Coruna, fight with the opponent in the midfield and backfield, and then use the ability to score goals in the front line to defeat the opponent, this is the method arranged by Dick to deal with Deportivo La Coruna.

In the training the next day, Atletico Madrid's main lineup became four four-two, Baraja was rotated, Cruz and Jadel formed the forward line, although the two of them are active internationals of Brazil and Argentina, but there is no main position in the national team - Brazil Although Ronaldo is injured, there are still many excellent forwards, Argentina has Batistuta and Crespo two big center forwards, Cruz, although very good, it is difficult to become the main force of the national team in their presence.

So although they were selected for the national team in the previous national team games, they basically didn't get any chance to play, and they will not have much of a problem in terms of physical fitness with them, and similarly, Vicente only played for a few minutes in the national team, and Camoranesi was not directly selected for the Brazilian national team.

"Juan, you don't need to run too much in this game, just sit in the back court and coordinate the whole team's attack, and leave the main attack to the players in the front court. If you can play positional warfare, then create opportunities for the strikers through scheduling and wings, and you must be quick when counterattacking! In this game we have to play against them to score goals, and in a way, we are also playing against them to defend – a comparison of who can defend better and concede fewer goals when they are attacking each other! Lilian, Jappi, I'm sure you're going to be better than the two centre-backs at Deportivo La Coruna in a game like this. ”

Focusing on offense doesn't mean that defense will necessarily decline in importance, on the contrary, the number of mistakes made by the backline can often determine the outcome of a game!

In the case of shrinking defense, the defender will often perform very eye-catching, but in the case of pressing the attack, the performance of the defender will be even more important!

So Dick has always been dismissive of the media criticizing him for "spending a lot of money on defenders to say that Dick is conservative and will use dull defensive tactics", and buying a good guard means playing defensive tactics? There's no cause and effect in between, and if the back line is a mess, whether it's offensive or defensive, it's not going to end well.

In the second round, Atletico Madrid hosted Deportivo La Coruna, which is the focus of this round, and it is also a battle for the top spot, and now Atletico Madrid and Deportivo Madrid are tied for the first place with a 4-0 win over their opponents in the first leg, but Atletico Madrid is away from 4-0, so they are ranked first, and most of the games in this round are clear and weak, and Atletico Madrid's game against Deportivo La Coruna has naturally become the focus of the battle!

Spanish national television also opted to broadcast the match, which was also the first of the second round – played on Saturday.

When the starting lists of both sides came out, everyone had a feeling of surprise - because Atletico Madrid's starting line in this game became four four-two, goalkeeper Molina, defenders Capdevilla, Hector, Stam, Thuram, midfielder Makelele dragged behind Belleron to rush forward, wings Vicente and Camoranesi, strikers Cruz and Jadel, and Deportivo La Coruna's starters were also four-four-two, also in the midfield diamond position, with two center forwards in front......

The position of the lineup on both sides is similar, and the tactics used are also similar, all through the midfield control, and then looking for opportunities in the positional battle, such a game is often the individual ability and luck of the players on both sides!

Ten minutes into the game, Irueta glanced at the home team's coach's bench with some depression - you kid is too unkind, you actually want to overpower people? Originally, it was said that I would compare the tactical arrangements and on-the-spot adjustments with you, but you actually played this kind of game with no technical content......

Dick is happy to watch the players on both sides of the field in the midfield strangled together, if it is not for the next midweek no game, he will not use this tactic, but since there is no game in the midweek, the players can get enough rest time, he has no worries, other tactical arrangements may be able to win, but it takes a little more brains, rather than spending too much energy in this game, it is better to use this relatively simple tactic, but also to be able to give yourself a good rest, Get ready for the next Champions Cup matches.

For Dick, the Champions Cup is a more important test, and now his interest in La Liga has begun to wane slightly, of course, he will continue to value the league, but compared to the Champions Cup, the current Champions Cup is obviously more important than the league!

It's not that Irueta won't temporarily avoid Atletico Madrid's limelight, such as letting players recycle defense and then counterattack or something, but because Atletico Madrid sent such two center forwards, if you recycle the defense and give up the initiative in the midfield, I'm afraid it will be suppressed by Atletico Madrid, and Deportivo La Coruna will not resist not letting Atletico score, this kind of mistake Irueta will not make, after Dick put on this dignified posture of playing with the attack, the best way for Deportivo is to follow this path, After all, they also have a lot of good attackers, and they don't have no chance to win than goals!

Besides, the season has only just begun, and it's not a big deal to lose one or two games, the key is not to lose momentum and courage.

The two sides began to fight in the midfield, in the case of the lineup and position are similar, it is often to look at the play of individual ability, in fact, like the level of these players in Atletico Madrid and Deportivo La Coruna, the gap between individual ability is actually very small, the comparison is to play on the spot, who plays well, who can occupy more advantages!

Seeing that Deportivo also launched an attack against Atletico Madrid, a smile appeared on the corner of Dick's mouth.

If you play it...... The two midfield cores of both sides, Dick is more confident in Belleron! Because Belleron is an organizational core that can play smoothly, what about Dejaminha, the organizational core of De Giaminha? is a player who is easily swayed by emotions, and in this confrontation alone, Atletico Madrid will have a big advantage!

Although the striker is excellent, he also needs the support of the midfield, and now Atletico Madrid's goal ability on the front line is no worse than that of Deportivo La Coruna, the stability of the midfield organization is stronger than Deportivo La Coruna, and the defensive ability on the back line is also a little stronger than Deportivo La Coruna.