Chapter 142: Advantage

Updated: 2013-04-18

Inter Milan fans will certainly be punished for their agitated actions - although they did not target the Atletico players, but the practice of throwing debris and entering the stadium will certainly be punished, UEFA officials have said that Inter Milan may be punished for a 3-0 defeat at home, but this has nothing to do with Atletico Madrid, because it is they who have qualified, not Inter......

'Inter didn't look threatening at all, even in the first 70 minutes without scoring, I didn't think we were going to qualify...... They play too conservatively, no matter how strong the team is, it also needs a good coach to integrate, and I hope Inter Milan can get a good manager next...... I admire Mr. Moratti's dedication to football, but he sometimes seems too anxious and a calmer approach will make his investment more efficient. [No pop-ups. 】”

At the post-match press conference, Dick said quite confidently - this press conference is a one-man show, Tardelli and his players are still trapped in the dressing room, so only Dick is there to attend the press conference, of course, the European game, the club manager must be present at the press conference, for which he needs to hold another press conference a day later - Mr. Tardelli is really hard.

Singing a one-man show, Dick seems to be a little exaggerated, just now these words are easily interpreted as Dick's overture to Moratti, after all, for the current coaches, leading Inter Milan, the star black hole to rise, that is the most attractive thing, not to mention that Dick did not have any foundation before, even if he brought Atletico Madrid well, but after all, there is a lack of continuous achievements, that kind of top team will not easily ask him to be the head coach, and a better position than Atletico Madrid, There are only those top giants' head coach positions, Dick wants to climb up, the best position is Inter Milan, a traditional giant with a history, but this giant also has a chairman who likes to do things with his own interests, and now Inter Milan is in this chaotic state, next season will definitely be reorganized, Dick led the team to defeat Inter Milan beautifully, with Moratti's character, it is really very likely to invite Dick to be the head coach of Inter Milan with a high salary.

So when Dick returned to Spain from Italy with the whole Atletico Madrid team, the news that Dick might go to Italy to coach Inter Milan before the start of next season began to boil, and Atletico fans naturally did not believe this rumor, but this kind of rumor does not seem to be used by the opponent to disrupt Atletico's preparations - after all, if there is a rumor, it should be before Atletico Madrid plays Inter Milan, and the rumor will play a role, and this kind of topic is coming out now...... Maybe it's not a rumor......

Dick didn't expect that he just said a few words about the problems that Inter Milan is facing now, and as a result, there are such rumors, and the interesting thing is that Inter Milan President Moratti, who has just held a club-wide meeting, also said very ambiguously in an interview: "Dick is a very young and very good manager, and Atletico Madrid is lucky to have him...... It's just that we have Prandelli now and he's also a very top manager, so we're not going to think about that right now. ”

I won't think about it yet...... So is it time to think about it after the season?

Dick is a little troublesome, he can't take the initiative to clarify this kind of thing, the more you clarify, the more others think you have ghosts, and if you don't clarify, others will think that you are acquiescing - this is the legendary two-headed block.

So he can only choose to passively accept - when a reporter comes to interview him, he naturally denies that he has any agreement with Inter Milan, but he will not say it to death - football circles are like this, you don't know when you will go to what club, you must know that just like Dick's previous practice of not hiding his hatred of Barcelona is also something few people will do, but after all, there is a grudge between them, and Dick's performance will not be too many people think there is anything wrong with his approach, at most, I think Dick is too cautious, and Inter Milan and Dick have no grudges, if they spray each other in order to show that they have nothing to do with each other, then it is not a cautious eye, but a mad dog......

"Inter Milan are a top team and everybody wants to play in a team like that. But I'm happy at Atletico right now and I haven't had any contact with Inter Milan. I'm a professional manager and I'm going to work for Atletico for the duration of my contract, there's no doubt about it. ”

Such a statement can't gag everyone's mouth, but it can make Dick more comfortable, at least Atletico Madrid club will not have any suspicion of him because of this, as he said, his contract is in place, unless he wants to go to other clubs, and other clubs are willing to buy out the liquidated damages in the contract for him, otherwise Atletico Madrid will not let go, he will not go anywhere.

After entering the quarterfinals, Atletico Madrid ushered in another round of draws - this time in the quarterfinals of the League Cup, La Liga surprisingly occupied five places, except for Atletico Madrid, Celta Barcelona and Alaves all defeated their opponents to enter the quarterfinals, Liverpool of the Premier League is quite strong as the only seedling, Serie A despite the loss of Inter Milan, Roma and Parma also entered the quarterfinals - all the quarterfinals happen to be divided by teams from the three major leagues, which is a very rare thing.

Atletico drew another Serie A team, Parma, in the draw, with Liverpool meeting Alaves and Rayo Vallecano meeting Roma...... Barcelona are playing against Celta Vigo in the same league, and if they play a little better, there may be a situation where the last four are all La Liga teams...... Spanish fans certainly hope for such a scene.

The quarter-finals will be played on March 9 and March 16, with Atletico's other opponents in the semi-zone being Rayo Vallecano and Roma, and if Atletico can advance, they will face the winner between Rayo Vallecano and Roma.

The draw was also a good result for Atletico, after all, of their two strongest remaining opponents, Liverpool and Barcelona happen to be in the other half, and although Parma are not easy to play, it is much better than meeting these two strong opponents in advance - of course, Roma, who are now at the top of the Serie A table, are also a strong opponent.

After returning from Italy, Atletico's recent good form came to an end, they lost 2-1 away to Athletic Bilbao in the 24th round of the league, although Baraja scored a goal for Atletico in the game, but Athletic Bilbao relied on excellent running and tenacious style to win, in just one week, the top two teams from Madrid lost at the feet of Athletic Bilbao, which is enough to prove that this team from the Basque Country has not performed well this season, But they still have the strength and heritage to kill all the strong teams!

In a way, this is a traditional force, and Athletic Bilbao's stubborn lack of any non-Basque players has greatly dampened their performance, but it has also strengthened their tradition.

Atletico Madrid fans are a little sorry to lose this game, after all, they have won seven in a row before, and if they can continue, they may be able to impact the fifteen-game winning streak of their rivals, but unfortunately this loss ruined everything......

However, Atletico fans can also take comfort because their biggest rivals Real Madrid did not win in the other round of the league, and in a 2-2 draw with Deportivo La Coruna on the road, Atletico are still at the top of the table – just from two points to one......

Dick was also relieved of this result, he didn't want to see Real Madrid seize the opportunity to overtake the score because of the decline in the state of continuous campaigns, but now it's okay, just chasing a point, there are only fourteen rounds left in the league, and this point is still very likely to play a huge role at the end of the season.

"The quality of this game is normal because we have been playing continuously and our form is more overdrawn, and Real Madrid have not won, we are still top of the league...... So I won't pursue anything, but in the next round of the league, don't let this happen, rest well this week, accumulate energy, and then kill Santander in the next round! Surprise those who thought our form was starting to slip! ”

The next opponent is Racing Santander, which is also more advantageous for Dick - Racing Santander has not performed well this season, and is now in the penultimate position, although they will definitely fight for relegation, but all they can do is to fight...... Atletico's main players may not fight too hard, but their substitutes ...... But now is the time to make a difference.

Dick sent all the substitutes in this game, although the strength of these substitutes is a little worse than the main team, but they know that this is the time when they can contribute, and the strength of players like Correa, Torres, and Bonovic is quite good, and they have no physical problems, so in this game, Atletico Madrid's substitutes and Santander Racing fought a bloody game......

Atletico's players failed to score in 90 minutes at home, and Racing Santander's players scored the only goal of the game, but it was Atletico who won the game - Racing Santander's defender Ulric? Sergio Ramos scored an own goal in the 16th minute, which allowed Atletico to take three points at home in a lucky way, while Real Madrid suffered two draws in a row - they played 2-2 again at home - and of course there was no shame in playing 2-2 with Barcelona, but this draw allowed Atletico to extend their lead to three points in one go!

Atletico Madrid's results in these two rounds of the league have declined, one loss and one win, but Real Madrid has suffered two consecutive draws - this is undoubtedly a great boost to Atletico Madrid's morale, even if Real Madrid will not meet many strong teams in the league next, and Atletico Madrid has to climb over Deportivo La Coruna, Barcelona and Real Madrid three mountains, but their current advantage, a real three-point advantage, won 4-2 at home!

This means that in the remaining games, even if Atletico Madrid loses one goal away to Real Madrid, and gets as many points in the rest of the league as Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid can rely on the advantage of each other's winning and losing relationships to overpower Real Madrid and win the league title this season!

The advantage of three points, this is a real advantage! It's not an illusory advantage like a schedule......

With thirteen rounds of the league remaining, the balance of victory throughout the season has begun to tip in Atletico's side......