For Dick, he is fortunate that at this time, he has the full support of the old Hill - maybe because he is getting older and his health is getting worse, the old Hill now has some meaning of decentralization in it, if it is changed before, even if Dick wins the league title, he will not tolerate Dick will have too much power in Atletico Madrid, let alone almost all the power in the first team? But now, he showed the greatest support for Dick.

"Di, don't have any burden, for the time being, all three games are drawn, what is this? Almost all of the coaches before you had worse grades than you. Those guys have a big appetite now, and they start to express their dissatisfaction with you after three draws, and they don't want to think, without your job, can we win the league last season? ”

I have to say that Dick was really a little moved when he received the call from Old Hill - no matter how he said it, he was also a person who knew what was wrong, and Old Hill helped him quite a lot, taking him in when he was down, thinking of him when he was fighting fires, and giving him all the power he wanted...... Whatever his thoughts were about to treat Dick like this, Dick also repaid Old Hill with several titles, but at this time receiving such a phone call, Dick felt that his heart was warm.

He is a mad dog again, and he will repay him no matter how much he looks, but he knows who is good to him and what it means to repay his kindness!

"Don't worry, boss, this season, Atletico can't collapse! As long as I'm here, Atletico can't collapse! Dick said firmly into the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Old Hill laughed, and then he clutched his chest and frowned - his health has been getting worse and worse lately, and the doctor has told him to recuperate, especially his heart, but Old Hill is still holding on to his power like a dying emperor.

"I'm afraid I don't have much time...... Son, I hope you can know a little bit of Lao Tzu's hard work...... Dick has to stay, and when the time comes, with him in charge of the team, you will be able to concentrate on running the club, and with him leading the team, Atletico's results will not be bad, nor will they collapse! Old Hill muttered.

And Dick started to work after hanging up the phone - Manchester United lost Stam in the summer, but Ferguson was not able to find a suitable central defender - this year the central defender is also a scarce resource, if it wasn't for Stam angering Ferguson, Ferguson would not be stupid enough to give up such a central defender, but for Ferguson, maintaining his dominance at Manchester United is to ensure the long-term glory of Manchester United - in fact, it is also true, for all signs that may shake the foundation of Ferguson's rule, All need to be killed mercilessly in the first time!

Whether it is giving up Lee Sharp, selling Gillespie, selling Cancherski, and now Stam, it is all based on this purpose, when giving up these players, Ferguson has been questioned, thinking that his approach is harming the interests of Manchester United - maybe it is indeed damaged in the short term, but on the whole, only Manchester United is twisted into a rope under the command of Ferguson, they have the greatest combat effectiveness!

After abolishing Lee, Gillespie and Canchelski, he cultivated Beckham and Ryan Giggs, achieved Manchester United's treble-winning feat and sold Stamm, he still brought in Rio Ferdinand and bought Nemanja Vidic in the near future, bringing in Manchester United to usher in a glorious future.

Although Ferguson's reign at Manchester United can be called dictatorial, all Manchester United fans know that Manchester United's most valuable asset now is not the owner of the team, not the radiant stars, but the old Scottish man with a rosy face who always chews gum in the dugout.

After selling Stam, Manchester United looked for a central defender in the transfer market for a long time, and finally brought in former French national team captain Blanco from Inter Milan, but Manchester United gained a lot in other positions, after a year late, Dutch goalscorer Ruud van Nistelrooy finally joined Manchester United as he wished, plus the introduction of Argentine midfielder Veron from Lazio, Manchester United has a lot of strength in the midfield, although Dick knows that Manchester United's performance has begun to decline this season in history, but in fact, in the beginning of the season, Manchester United's performance was eye-catching.

Manchester United have had a good start in the league, playing five league games and their results are three wins and two draws, one of the characteristics is that they have scored a lot of goals, in the league they have scored 14 goals in five games, an average of close to three games a game, Beckham is in good form, scored four goals in five league games, and the first round of the Champions League was also won by his goal, and the form he showed was really surprising. The new signing Ruud van Nistelrooy didn't seem to need any adaptation period, and with three goals in five league games, United showed excellent form.

"Their offense is very strong......"

Looking at Manchester United's various goal highlights this season on TV, Marriner couldn't help but sigh, Manchester United's offense is now playing very pleasantly, Beckham began to insert more into the penalty area to participate in the attack in addition to crossing, his activity completely drove all the attacks of Manchester United, perhaps because Ferguson introduced Veron to make him feel threatened, in short, the current Beckham, can be called to show his best state!

And Ruud van Nistelrooy's ability to run and grab points in the box is also quite good, he is like a natural partner of Beckham, and the flexible movement and Beckham's excellent crosses are simply unguardable.

'Their attack is really good, not even in the last three seasons when they won the Premier League three times in a row and the treble in a single season, they have never been so ferocious and good...... But Robert, have you ever thought about why Manchester United's attack has become so ferocious? Is it simply because Beckham is in great form and Ruud van Nistelrooy is on board? Dick asked with a smile.

Marriner was stunned for a moment, and then asked with some hesitation, "Isn't that so?" ”

Dick laughed, "Maybe there is a part of this, but it is definitely not the main reason. ”

'Manchester United are not an emerging force, they are an established giant, and Ferguson is an experienced manager. For such a giant, it is impossible for them to give up one game at the beginning of a season and go all out for another, so it is important to have enough consistency at the start of the season. A strong team doesn't need to use all of its abilities at the beginning to make the whole team in a state of gradual improvement, which is the most appropriate approach...... However, United have shown such excellent form from the start, and it will not be that Ferguson has a problem with the team, but that he did it intentionally. ”

"If you do that, there's a good chance of a dip in form in the middle and late stages of the season...... Why did he do it? Marriner asked, confused.

'Because he's trying to hide the weakness at the back.'

Dick said lightly: "We have shown excellent attacking ability and form from the beginning of the season, and it is also to put more pressure on the backline in the attacking game, so that the tacit understanding between the central defenders has become better, and at the same time, our schedule is not very good, we always meet strong teams at the beginning, and we have to let the players get their form out earlier." What about Manchester United? The departure of Stam is a huge blow to them, as they are not only a first-choice centre-back, but also one of the most important aspects of their backline. The loss caused by the departure of such a player is quite huge, Blanco used to be a very good central defender, but after all, he is old, almost 36 years old, how long can the form be maintained? He's just United's only option when there are no better options at centre-back. Johansson is not young, and the level of Brown Osche and others who are optimistic about him is average, Ferguson is very good at training young players, but his level of training central defenders is not outstanding, although he does not lack top central defenders, but they are all introduced by him after becoming famous, whether it is Steve Bruce, Pallister or now Stam, he has not cultivated, in the case of Stam leaving, Manchester United's defense, but the weakest moment under Ferguson, In order to avoid this flaw being exploited more, he can only use offense to cover up his defensive weakness, and this is where we can take advantage of it. ”

"You mean, play against them, than score goals?" Marriner said after a moment's thought.

"It's an option, but it's also a bit dangerous because they have a really strong attack." Dick nodded: "My idea is to fight with them in midfield...... Manchester United's midfield is very strong, and the golden midfield is known all over the world, but our midfielders are no worse than them in terms of control and organisation. Manchester United does not have the kind of midfield master who can control the tempo, which is one of the reasons why Ferguson chose to bring in Veron, but Veron is quite out of place in this midfield of Manchester United, his rhythm and running are not the same as Manchester United's habitual attacking style, we are not worried that he will control the tempo well to fight us. Tying up their running path with a pass and then taking the opportunity to focus on their centre-back – a play we actually used against Deportivo La Coruna and it was a preview of our game against Manchester United. ”

"You were thinking about the game against Manchester United in that game?" Marriner's eyes widened in surprise.

"If I admit it, then I'm bragging." Dick laughed: "It's just that when I was preparing for this game, I found that Manchester United's current situation is somewhat similar to that of Deportivo La Coruna...... They are all very strong in attack, more blossoming, almost all the players in the front field can score, but there are obvious flaws in the backline, the main team is older, the state is declining, the substitutes can't come up well, and there is no suitable organizational core in the midfield...... We were able to beat Deportivo La Coruna with that tactic, so if we just did a little bit better, why couldn't we beat Manchester United? ”

Marriner pondered carefully and found that Dick was really reasonable, although Manchester United and Deportivo have very different traditions, current situations, and playing characteristics, but their team situation at this time is indeed relatively similar, Atletico Madrid defeated Deportivo La Coruna in the second round of the league with midfield confrontation and back-and-forth pull attack, so using the same tactics against Manchester United will also have a good effect.

It's just that after the game against Deportivo La Coruna, Atletico's players seem to have dropped a bit, can they still play as well from start to finish as they did in that game?