Chapter 24: Keeping the Faith

Despite the constant boos and shouts behind him, Dick waited until the end of the first half, which was 0-0, with Atletico having the advantage but struggling to create chances, and Albacete's tenacious defence but lack of counter-attacking strength, and the result of this kind of game was that the whole first half looked boring.

It's no wonder that fans of Atletico Madrid's second team will feel very unhappy, in the first two games coached by Dick, although the last game only scored one goal in the first half, Atletico Madrid's second team was an absolute advantage in the offensive tide, the previous home game, although Atletico Madrid II team was still one goal behind in the first half, but after all, it took the lead at the beginning, which is like this one, the scene is not good-looking, and there is no goal......

As Dick stood up and was about to walk into the tunnel, there was a loud boo from the stands, but Dick was unmoved, instead making a "V" gesture to the stands.

The boos became louder, and many fans originally just booed along, but they began to get annoyed when they saw Dick brazenly saying that he was going to win: "Playing like this, are you still embarrassed to say victory?" ”

Marriner couldn't help it, he made a downward gesture in the stands, signaling the fans to calm down, and the fans in the stands still had to give Marriner face, so they shouted: "Robert, it's none of your business!" We're targeting that guy only! ”

"We've won two in a row before, can't you be patient? Now it's just a draw! Marriner shouted loudly, and Dikla entered the tunnel.

"Why do you say so much, they will naturally know after winning." Dick smiled and said to Marriner.

At this time, Fernando, who also walked into the players' tunnel, frowned - where did Dick get such self-confidence?

The confusion was cleared up when he got to the dressing room – and it was clear to Fernando that his players were looking much more tired than usual......

Fernando reacted immediately - the kind of attack of Atletico Madrid II in the first half forced Albacete's players to deal with it more energy, perhaps not as physically as before, but mentally overdrawn much more than usual.

"The decisive battle is in the second half?" A sentence popped into Fernando's mind.

However, even if he knew what Dick was going to do, Fernando didn't have a good way to deal with it, Albacete is also not a team with a strong overall strength, their best is just this main lineup, and the mental overdraft can not be alleviated by a ten-minute halftime break.

This is the conspiracy, when you step into the trap from the first moment, even if you find it in time, you can't get out, at this time Fernando can only keep encouraging the players to keep going until the end of the game......

"In the second half we had to strengthen the attack, after the entanglement in the first half, their fitness and concentration also decreased a lot, in the second half they accelerated their running and used various methods to open their doors! Zasinos, the second half is the time for you to play, you can head directly at the goal when you have a chance, and ferry to your teammates when you don't have a chance, understand? ”

Zasinos nodded vigorously and replied loudly: "Understood! I'll definitely do my best to help the team score! ”

He was the team's top scorer before, scoring two goals in his first seven games, but he was a supporting actor after Dick took over, and this game was reduced to a substitute - it would be impossible to say that he didn't have an idea, but Dick was ready to replace him at the beginning of the second half, which proved that Dick didn't want to take him off, but was in tactical considerations - and Zasinos naturally wanted to prove that he was useful with a better performance!

It was Lima who was substituted, who did a good job defensively in the first half, but the main focus in the second half was spent on attack.

After the start of the second half, to the delight of Atletico Madrid fans, Atletico Madrid's second team changed the previous cautious attacking situation, first replaced a striker, and then the attack began to play more intensely!

The two wings are no longer breaking through to the penalty area after taking the ball, but starting to combine the side and the middle, breaking through when there is a chance, and going down if there is no chance, because there is an extra high point in the penalty area, and there are more options for their crosses, whether it is a low flat ball or a high air pass, it will form a certain threat.

And this situation is what Fernando is most worried about - Atletico Madrid's second team is obviously premeditated, using breakthroughs and scheduling in the first half to consume Albacete's physical strength and energy, and then suddenly strengthen the offensive in the second half, tearing apart Albacete's defense through continuous attacks, to achieve this victory!

Now Fernando can only hope that the defense he has trained can withstand the fierce attack of Atletico Madrid's second team, and if it can draw, it will be a victory - and Atletico Madrid's second team will press the attack, and the counterattack defense against Albacete will be reduced accordingly, if you can seize the opportunity to sneak attack one, maybe you can turn defeat into victory!

Football matches are like this, even if you have the advantage, it will definitely not be a sure chance to win, even if the opponent is beaten by you badly, there will be a chance to win, the key is to see if you can grasp it.

Now the comparison is, who can score first between Atletico Madrid II and Albacete - the first goal, will be able to take the initiative firmly in their own hands, so as to gain the advantage of the whole game!

Dick glanced at Fernando from afarβ€”did he get a head start? Or do we have an advantage! A goal card can't be wasted......

The players of Atletico Madrid's second team continue to attack on the field, they are mainly based on the attack on the wings, Kubino constantly pushes forward, and then occasionally passes the ball to him after the two wings break through and let him complete a long shot, or a horizontal pass, or an inside cut, or a bottom cross, although they are all simple tactics, but after being combined, there are quite a lot of possibilities, which also makes it quite difficult for Albacete's players to defend.

Albacete's defenders are struggling to support, and thanks to their training under Fernando in the past two years, both their individual defensive ability and overall defensive ability have been quite good, otherwise under the attack of Atletico Madrid's second team, they may have made mistakes and been caught by the opponent......

However, blindly holding hard, it can't last too long, not to mention that Albacete's overall strength is not particularly strong, and in the face of the impact of Atletico Madrid's second team, their defense line has gradually become loose......

As a new force, Zasinos was quite active after coming on the field, constantly using his body to fight against the opponent, covering Torres and actively looking for opportunities.

His activity naturally attracted the attention of the opposing defenders, after all, in the current situation of more high-altitude balls, the threat of this high school striker is greater than the famous Torres, if you continue to focus on Torres, then as long as Zasinos receives a good cross, it is possible to smash the ball into their door, in this case, Albacete's defenders have to allocate a part of their manpower to deal with Zasinos, but the defense of Torres has weakened a little.

In this case, Torres did not take the opportunity, which would be a waste of his current good form, and even more of the goal card that Dick used......

In the seventy-first minute, Domingo broke through at high speed on the side, and then crossed with his feet at the first time!

The ball flew in the air, and Zashinos in the middle of the box jumped high to fight for the top of the head, and by this time, Torres had already run back and forth in the box to shake off the defenders who were marking him and came to the back post.

The opposing defender jumped up with Zasinos, but the arc of the ball flew a little higher, and everyone did not fight for the first landing point, and the ball flew to the back point.

At this time, Torres chose to jump, facing the falling ball, Torres shook his head violently, and pushed the ball directly into the back corner of the goal.

Albacete's goalkeeper jumped to his feet, tried to reach out to block the ball but was still a step too slow, the ball flew past his hand, and then flew into Albacete's goal!

More than 10,000 Atletico fans cheered at the same time, and the game did not break the deadlock until the 71st minute, this happy feeling and venting was enough to make everyone lose their cool!

As the fans in the stands behind the home team's dugout cheered, they were stunned to find Dick smiling triumphantly and turning to their stands with a "V" again......

"This slut!"

Many Atletico fans have cursed, and even the most stupid people know that Dick is demonstrating to them - see? I said before the end of the first half that we would win, and you still don't believe it, do you see it now?

After making that gesture, Dick smiled, turned and sat back in his seat.

"We won this game! The next thing is to see how many goals we can win......" Dick said to Marriner.

Marrina nodded, Atletico Madrid II had an advantage, and the current lead just made this advantage bigger, if Albacete wanted to press out to attack, they were not good at this, and after pressing out, Atletico Madrid's second team would have more chances, after this goal, basically the style of this game has been set.

Such a solid coach as Marriner has confirmed this, and the result of this game is naturally predictable - in the next game, Albacete tried to counterattack, but was constantly suppressed by Atletico Madrid II in the midfield, and Atletico Madrid's second team had more opportunities in the front, although Torres wasted a great opportunity, Zasinos seized a cross from the side, pressed the opposing defender's header and headed the ball into the opponent's goal, 2-0, Atletico Madrid II won Albacete at home, Win three in a row!

It is not the same as winning two games in a row before just getting out of the relegation zone, because the points gap between the tenth and eighteenth places is only four or five points, such as the eighth-ranked Albacete was only six points ahead of Atletico Madrid II before this round of the league, plus those teams above Atletico Madrid II have drawn or lost in this round, after winning this game, Atletico Madrid II rushed from 18th to 14th place in one breath - this is already a fairly safe position!

"Everybody needs to have faith in me, and if I say I can win, I will win. Three wins in a row is just the beginning, with more to come...... Last season, Atletico were runners-up in La Liga, and this season, we may be able to challenge for the title, so don't be surprised if that happens. Dick said in his post-match press conference.