Chapter 15: It Feels Good
Actually, Dick didn't doubt Torres' goal β he used two goal cards, which meant that Torres could have scored one more goal and at least equaliser......
However, a draw is not what Dick wants, although compared with the previous seven rounds of one win, two draws and four losses, it seems that getting a draw in the first game is also a very good result, but in fact, Dick knows in his heart that whether it is his age or his nationality, people will treat him with a more demanding gaze, so no matter what, this game must be won, it must be a good start, even if the win is not so convincing, it must be won!
Now only a win will allow Dick to gain a foothold, at least reduce some doubts, a draw, that is not enough......
"Sure enough, it can only be icing on the cake, a bargain is a bargain." Dick thought to himself, just this game, he used up one-fifth of his reserves, it seems that he still has a lot to learn if he wants to become a top manager.
But don't worry about this for the time being, just win this game first!
Whether he can win or not, it depends on whether his observation in the first half is correct - what he observed in the first half is that the overall strength of Atletico Madrid's second team is still stronger than the opponent, but if you press the attack, you must be careful of the opponent's fast breakthrough, and now he has made proper arrangements for this, and now it seems that Nacker has no good way to deal with this kind of targeted defense, it depends on whether he can tear apart the opponent's defense in attack.
He still has confidence in Atletico's second team's attack, but Dick also knows in his heart that sometimes football games don't mean that you have the advantage, and if you have a way to score, you will definitely be able to score and win, and you need to see a little luck......
On the field, after controlling the opponent's only counter-attacking opportunity with a huge threat, the morale of the players of the Atletico II team was greatly boosted - sometimes a manager who can make the right judgment and adjustment at halftime is quite helpful to the morale of the team, the players of the second team of Atletico Madrid are not familiar with the new manager at all, and do not think that the manager has any ability because of his age and nationality, but now, after Dick made the right judgment and was confirmed on the field, Even if they weren't angry with Dick, they at least understood that it would be easier for them to win by following Dick's instructions.
This is important - there is no player who doesn't want to win, and of course, this has something to do with the fact that the players in the second team are relatively young and not very famous.
When constantly providing various passes in the penalty area, Torres is also constantly looking for opportunities to score, in fact, this kind of treatment has not been given to him before, but in the previous game he is still adapting to the transition from youth team to professional team, even if he is a genius, it took a long time to adapt to this kind of adaptation, the former head coach Yarrow was not able to wait for him to adapt, Dick met a good Torres has gradually adapted to the rhythm of the La Liga game, However, the state and self-confidence have not been affected too much.
Combined with the pre-match encouragement and the help of those two magical goal cards, Torres had a big explosion in this game without warning.
Twenty minutes into the second half, after a succession of attacks and passes, Torres scored again!
The midfielder's long-range shot was blocked by the opposing defender with his body, Carlos intercepted the ball and quickly stuffed the ball into the penalty area, Torres took the ball at a point in the penalty area, first made a direct shot feint to lure the opposing defender to fly and block, and then quickly buckled the ball and flashed past the opposing defender!
"Torres has broken through! He's close to goal! β
The commentator at the scene shouted excitedly, and the fans who were still scolding Dick involuntarily all stood up and stared at the penalty area.
Torres didn't let the suspense last, after flashing past the last defender of the opponent, in the face of the attacking goalkeeper, he didn't have any feints, but directly pushed the shot!
The opposing goalkeeper fell to the ground a little slower, and the ball flew under his armpit and into the corner of the goal!
"The ball is inβ" shouted the on-site commentator in a loud voice.
Countless Atletico fans jumped up from their seats and cheered the goal on arrival.
Their genius Torres, although he has not scored in the previous seven league games, is now two goals in one game!
Brace!
"A genius is a genius! After a short period of adaptation, he scored two goals in no time! β
Many Atletico Madrid fans thought this in their hearts, forgetting that they were also suspicious of Torres before, thinking that his "genius" might be a bit unworthy of the name......
And when the fans in the stands closest to the home team's coach's box were cheering to their heart's content, they saw a discordant scene, they saw that the young head coach who had been booed by them for most of the half was standing under the stands, tilting his head sideways, opening his right hand to his right ear, listening carefully to the cheers in the stands, with a look of intoxication......
"Hell, our cheers weren't for you!"
"What a self-inflicted one!"
The Atletico fans in the stands began to shout, and when they did, Dick withdrew his hand, then turned to leave them with a back, and cheered on the pitch with his arms outstretched.
"This guy is so annoying!" Many people began to grit their teeth and say it.
Was there something wrong with you just now? If we hadn't booed you, I'm afraid you wouldn't have attacked in the second half, right? Now that he has just equalized and provoked us like this, he is really a nuisance!
Dick didn't care about the guys, he was just celebrating the second goal - and then he was a little worried, both cards were used up, and it was up to the players to score or not......
So he shouted at the players who were still celebrating on the field: "Hey! Guys, remember to keep attacking like this next! Just beat them this way, and we've got to score a third one and win this game! β
His voice was loud enough, and as the cheers in the stands gradually subsided, it clearly fell into the ears of the Atletico second team players.
Although he still speaks English, the Atletico II players already know what he means.
Offensive! Go on the offensive! Until you win this game!
They had never been more confident than they were now, and Torres was even more confident, and the way he looked off the pitch was a little different β the young manager was right! He said he could score at least two goals, and he really scored two goals now!
In that case, let's work harder and strive to score a hat-trick - this meaning will be even more extraordinary!
Lleida was hit hard at this time, they had an absolute advantage on the field after scoring two goals in a row through a counterattack in the first half, and they felt that they had no problem winning this game, even if they knew that Atletico Madrid's second team was very strong, but they already had an advantage, and winning would not be too much of a problem!
However, all this was reversed immediately after the start of the second half, Atletico Madrid launched a counterattack, and used two players to target Nakel, who was the strongest individual ability, and then the substitute midfielder also firmly stuck the route of Lleida's counterattack, so that they could only withstand the opponent's almost endless attack!
Although Atletico Madrid's second team's offensive ability is certainly not as good as those top teams, it has a clear hierarchy and strong continuity when attacking, and Lleida's defense still has a chance to breathe, but there is no ability to counterattack at all, what should be done if it continues to defend like this?
Lleida's head coach also made a mistake, he must be much better than Dick in terms of experience, but he didn't have the right players to rotate tactically - as a team that can only pursue relegation in La Liga, it is already a good thing for Lleida to come up with a good main lineup, putting two good players on the bench? They haven't had that luxury......
This is the gap between the top teams and the small teams, Atletico Madrid is one of the strongest teams in La Liga, and their second team members are certainly not weak, facing Lleida, both as a whole and individually, they have a certain advantage.
So when there is nothing wrong with the backline, they have to keep attacking and do it.
Lleida's coach made two changes in a row, but only made the midfield even more inferior, and they piled up enough numbers at the back to keep the draw until the end.
It's a pity for a relegation team to lose a chance to get three points, but it's good to get a point away from home, and at a critical moment, this point may be able to solve a lot of problems.
Atletico Madrid's second team began to press the attack with all their strength, leaving only two defenders in the back to watch out for Nacker who was cruising alone in the front court, and everyone else rushed forward, constantly passing back and forth, and after receiving the ball, it passed into the box.
There are already a lot of people in the opponent's penalty area, and it is difficult to find a chance to score even if there are a lot of passes in this situation - scoring in such a difficult situation is the true character of the star!
It is clear that Torres is not yet a star, but he has the potential to be a star, which is to make the fans in the stands burst out with all their enthusiasm and passion in such a fierce confrontational environment!
When the game goes to the eighty-third minute.
Domingo, who had been crossing after breaking through on the wing, received a pass from his teammates and pretended to go down, but after attracting the attention of the opponent, he went to the middle and forced a breakthrough!
His breakthrough caused a wave of confusion in Lleida's backline, and Lleida's defenders began to concentrate more in the box, but it was at this point that Domingo distributed the ball directly to the flanks and handed it to right-back Elbarry, who was inserted on the side.
El Barry received Domingo's pass and quickly went down - a couple of Lleida's defenders started to lunge at him, and as he went back and forth, Lleida's backline began to fall apart.
El Barry passed the ball directly into the penalty area, the ball flew to the back post, Torres accelerated away from the central defender who was marking him, rushed to the ball and jumped high below the landing point, and then shook his head to hit the goal!
The ball flew into Lleida's door without any suspense! Loud roars erupted across the Metropolis β Torres' hat-trick, another stunning goal β and could there be more excitement than that?
When the loud roar began to sweep through the entire Metropolis Stadium, Dick raised his arms as if no one was around, and looked proudly at the situation on the field.
Although he used two goal cards, he directed the reversal of the entire second half, which made him feel extremely excited and confident!
"It's a good feeling!"