Chapter 215: Red Card
Sevilla were relegated to La Liga in the season when Dick was fighting the fire, but soon, after one season, they came back from La Liga, this season as a promoted horse, their results are not bad, 14 rounds of league five wins, five draws and four losses in the middle of the table, this team that Maradona once played for also had a glorious time in La Liga, the forties and fifties were the most glorious period in their history, they won one league title and four league runners-up, They have won only three Copa del Rey titles so far, but they have had their ups and downs since the sixties, but their region is the fourth largest city in Spain, and with this background, Sevilla's results are not far behind, if not worse.
The football level of the whole Spain actually has a lot to do with the economic level and traditional level of various regions of Spain, Madrid is the capital of Spain, so the level of Real Madrid is extremely high, and the strength of Atletico Madrid is not bad - in fact, before Cruyff entered Barcelona, Barcelona only had ten league championships in total, and Atletico Madrid's league championships were eight times at that time, and in terms of overall honor, it was not too far from Barcelona, but Cruyff brought the era of the dream team after he became the owner, Atletico was directly left behind by Barcelona.
And those autonomous regions with many ethnic minorities, the level of football is also extremely high, the Catalans represent Barcelona, the Basque represents Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona needless to say, Athletic Bilbao also has a very high level, they now also have eight league titles, and they are also the La Liga team that has won the Spanish Copa del Rey the most, and like Real Madrid Barcelona, it has never been relegated since the establishment of La Liga.
The traditional powerhouses of the Spanish league have a characteristic, that is, the strong local support, the team in the big city will naturally perform better, such as Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao have become the totemic symbol of the region, with the fourth largest city in Spain behind such a backstage, Sevilla even if it is occasionally hard, but it will not be able to force anywhere.
It's just that no matter how well they played after returning to La Liga, after all, the relegation also hurt their vitality, and the main lineup went scattered, and the current lineup was combined in the two summers of La Liga and back to La Liga, naturally it can't be compared with Atletico Madrid - Historically, Atletico Madrid is not as good as Sevilla, and after the relegation, they actually stayed in La Liga for two years, but now it's different, the relegation success allowed them to retain most of the main forces, plus Dick's reinforcements, Atletico are now a standard first-tier team, and although they lost in the last round, after a week's rest, Atletico's squad quickly recovered their fighting power.
Jardel has scored fifteen goals in fifteen league games in La Liga this season - an average of one goal per game is enough to make people extremely impressive, and Jardel's form has been quite good lately, and Dick will not let go of this opportunity, and the recent tactics have been around Jardel's doing, through his goals to achieve victory - this is also the most effective way to steal points.
Baraja added to the icing on the cake in the second half as Atletico beat Sevilla 2-0 to extend their advantage in the standings, while Deportivo La Coruna overturned in the gutter as they lost five points to Atletico Madrid and slipped to fourth place, with Alaves and Real Betis in second and third place, both four points behind Atletico Madrid.
Confident Atletico host Galatasaray – who are confident of beating Liverpool away in the first round.
Dick did not underestimate Galatasaray, you must know that as Turkey's number one giant, Galatasaray has almost half of the Turkish national team, and the Turkish national team is now at its peak, and in next year's World Cup, they will finish third in the World Cup!
They have improved rapidly in recent years, and Dick is not as optimistic as the fans.
However, even he didn't expect that in the first half of this game, Galatasaray would play so well!
Atletico had the upper hand from the start of the game, but five minutes into the game, Galatasaray unexpectedly took the lead through a corner kick, and Jurmit scored for Galatasaray in a goalmouth scuffle!
In the next game, Atletico still had the advantage, but Galatasaray continued to create trouble for Atletico Madrid through fierce pressing and high-flying tactics, their running was very active, and the physical confrontation was also fierce, constantly blocking Atletico's attack with fouls, and at the same time they had a lot of small actions, perhaps because there were too many small actions, the referee awarded some fouls, but also let go of some fouls......
What annoys Dick the most is that the Turks will chatter around the referee after every foul, and every time Atletico fouls they will also surround the referee to express how much they have been wronged - in a trance, Dick also thinks that he has run into Barcelona in the Guardiola era......
"These liars, miscellaneous, bastards!"
When Molina struggled to get out of Mitte's header and was conceded another goal by the opposing midfielder Frankin, Dick could no longer hold back the anger in his heart and began to roar, and then he yelled at the fourth official: "Did you see that! At least a dozen fouls! So many out-of-range moves! Is this how you let the Turks go? It's not a fucking competition, it's wrestling! ”
"Mr. Dick, please pay attention to your words...... "The fourth official said to Dick with great displeasure.
"Fuck it, the Roma had enough disruption at Galatasaray's home stadium in the last game, and this time we were even more distracted! This is our home stadium, do you referees tolerate a team when they see their ferocity? That's fine, too! Don't think my players are all soft! ”
After yelling at this, Dick immediately turned around and roared at the court: "The next time they get the ball, whoever is holding the ball, fucking break his leg for me!" ”
Dick's roar filled the pitch and the referee was alarmed - now the Turk was celebrating, so he was more relaxed, and he immediately ran over.
"What were you talking about, Mr. Dick?"
"What am I talking about? I'm following your rules! Since there are so many big moves of the Turks that go unpunished, then I won't let my players suffer either! Guys, do you hear that? When they dare to turn around in front of you to protect the ball, I'll kick them in the ankle from behind!" It's a big deal that the Turkish Lao Tzu won't go, and Lao Tzu will give up that game! Dick roared as he foamed at the mouth.
Isn't it just a scoundrel? Lao Tzu can also play! When the time comes, it will be said that the players who are afraid of Lao Tzu will be physically injured in Turkey - didn't two Leeds United fans be stabbed to death by Turkish fans in 2000?
The referee's temper was a little soft, otherwise he would not have been frightened by Galatasaray's actions, and when he heard Dick say this, he swallowed: "There is a punishment for doing this......"
"That's better than losing this game! See how many opportunities we missed because of their big moves! Can't we be punished for doing what the rules do, and they will get benefits if they don't follow the rules? Nowhere else does that make sense! Dick yelled in exasperation.
"Well, Mr. Dick, I'll pay attention to that next, I may have made some mistakes before." The referee thought for a moment and said.
Dick smiled proudly, he didn't expect this referee to know each other so well......
"But because of what you just did, I have to show you a red card." The referee's next words made Dick's smile freeze, and then Dick looked at the referee who had pulled out the red card against him and stepped back without saying a word.
"Oooo What happened on the sidelines? Atletico Madrid's manager Dick received a yellow card! It seems that he was sent off because he was unhappy with the referee...... Atletico are in danger right now, they themselves are two goals behind, and now Dick has also received a red card! Without a manager, how will Atletico fight back next? ”
"Dick is a little too impulsive, it seems that he must have said something on the sidelines that shouldn't be said, this game is very dangerous for Atletico Madrid!"
"However, some of the referee's decisions just now are indeed debatable, Galatasaray has let go of some of the bigger actions, such as the goal just now, Blatter was suspected of a big foul on Belleron's breaking action in the midfield, he almost used both hands and feet to grab the ball from Belleron's feet, which caught Atletico's defense off guard, and was directly countered by Galatasaray before conceding the second goal, no wonder Dick was so annoyed......"
"Any idea why I'm angry? Because in the first half, we would have played with our hands and feet tied...... Now I have a red card, but the referee should understand what kind of mistake he made in the first half...... In the second half, we did the tactics we had arranged before, bold attacks, and if they dared to make any big moves, they would fall to the ground and play dead! Fuck, isn't it acting, you can act too! When the time comes, it won't be too difficult for us to win this game, and with these two wins, even if I am suspended for the next game, it won't affect our group qualification! Those Turks are so cheap! ”
Dick told the players in the dressing room that his intention was to put pressure on the referee, who knew that the referee showed him a red card, if the next few games are suspended, it will not be too beneficial to Atletico Madrid's next Champions League group stage, after all, Atletico Madrid will play two games in a row against Roma, which is not an easy opponent to deal with.
At the start of the second half, Atletico Madrid's players launched a fierce attack, Galatasaray also wanted to defend with big moves, but the referee's penalty scale was obviously much harsher, and after three yellow cards in a row, Galatasaray's players began to rein in their big moves......
Substitute Torres received Jorgensen's volley pass in the penalty area and hit the ball into Galatasaray's door to pull back a point for Atletico Madrid, and then Atletico Madrid's attack began to be more ferocious, and finally in the seventy-fifth minute, Belleron volleyed the ball, Torres directly cushioned the ball in front of the goal, and Jadel, who was inserted forward, still hit the ball into the corner of the goal under the pull of the opposing defender!
2-to-2! Atletico equalised from two goals down! Looking at their current momentum, there's nothing wrong with winning this game!
However, Galatasaray then began to fight hard against Atletico's attack, and they paid the price of two red cards to keep the draw until the end!