Chapter 293: Two Teams
The next day, Gao Zheng found that many teammates looked at him differently, and he thought to himself, did they all know that I was lonely and looking for someone to chat with last night?
However, Gao Zheng didn't go to them to confirm, because it was a bit embarrassing to talk about......
If everyone asks him why he is harassing his teammates everywhere, how will he answer?
Could it be that I was fed a mouthful of dog food, so I was lonely, and I took the initiative to find more dog food to eat?
The teammates looked at Gao Zheng at this time, as if they all saw the looming figure of Diego Simeone behind Gao Zheng.
They weren't stupid enough to ask Gao Zheng directly if he was with the boss last night, because they knew that Gao Zheng would definitely not admit it if they asked.
The important thing is to be positive in the next training, and never let the boss take advantage of it!
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Diego Simeone was pleased with the positive side of the players in today's training and he also said to his assistant coach Boggs: "You see, 'Professor'. I'm happy with what the players have shown. After we didn't win the home game against Levante, the players were able to maintain their fighting spirit like this, which makes me think that even if we are held to a draw by Levante, I am afraid it is not a bad thing. At least that game made us realize our problems. It's not terrible if something goes wrong, and now I realize that my problem at least has a chance to be corrected. ”
Boggs also nodded: "yes." I thought I'd have to scold them all so they could know that. Now it seems that they are a very mature team and know that they are correcting their mistakes. ”
The two coaches stood on the sidelines, looking at the players in training, and smiled with satisfaction.
It's like two old farmers looking at the crops growing in the field, with a smile on their faces and a beautiful picture of a good harvest in their minds.
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In the nineteenth round of the league, Atletico Madrid, which was drawn by Levante at home, challenged Celta Vigo away this time.
The last game did not take advantage of the draw between Barcelona and Real Madrid to open up the points advantage.
This has left some worried about whether Atletico Madrid will be in shaky form in the second half of the season.
This situation is not without precedent before this.
In the Europa League, there is no shortage of examples of teams that have been evenly matched in the first and second half of the league.
The most famous is probably the 2008-2007 Bundesliga promotion Hoffenheim.
The small village team did well in their first Bundesliga season, winning the first half of the season. Among them, the main scorer Ibisevic is the top scorer.
Everyone was expecting Hoffenheim to create a new "Kaiserslautern Miracle" and a "Shepherd Boy David defeating the giant Goliath".
As a result, after a winter break, Ibisevic was injured, the season was basically reimbursed, and Hoffenheim also collapsed in the whole line.
In the end, Hoffenheim fell to seventh in the league, let alone the league title, and did not even qualify for Europe.
The final champion is Bayern Munich, which belongs to the "giant Goliath".
So even if Atletico Madrid performed well in the first half of this season, Atletico Madrid was forced to draw at home by Levante in the first game of the new year, which still made many people a little worried.
Their concerns are not whimsical.
Just two days ago, in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-finals, Atletico Madrid took on Rayo Vallecano away, and the opponent they had won 4-0 in the league before drew 1-1 at home to Atletico Madrid.
This came as a surprise to many people.
Doesn't it say a lot about Atletico Madrid not winning two games in a row after the New Year?
So this away game against Celta Vigo has attracted much attention.
But unlike everyone's pre-match predictions, this game entered the rhythm of Atletico Madrid from the first minute.
Although Celta Vigo is on their home turf, they can only parry in the face of Atletico Madrid's aggressive attack, and they have no power to fight back.
There is no advantage in the field at all, and you can only be beaten passively.
Such Atletico Madrid is completely unseen in the first two games.
and the previous judgment of the two teams.
Gao Zheng opened the scoring for the team in the 27th minute, scoring his 17th league goal of the season.
In the 49th minute, he set up Antoine Griezmann to open the scoring, giving Atletico Madrid a 2-0 lead away from home.
In the 80th minute, Carrasco, who came on as a second-half substitute, sealed the win.
In the end, Atletico Madrid defeated Celta Vigo 3-0 away to claim the precious three points.
However, this time their rivals did not drop the chain, with Barcelona beating Granada 4-0 at home and Real Madrid beating Deportivo La Coruna 5-0 at home.
Both won the ball, and the difference between the two sides was still seven points.
After the game, the Madrid media praised the performance of the Atletico Madrid players, praising them for getting out of the slump of two consecutive games without a win, and the whole team was like a sports car with a lot of gas, firing on fire.
And Celta Vigo are simply powerless to stop Atletico Madrid at their home stadium.
Finally, the media said that if Atletico Madrid can continue this performance, then it will not be difficult for them to win the league title this season.
At the same time, there is also media speculation about what made Atletico Madrid have such a drastic change.
After all, from the last round of the league to the last Copa del Rey, and then to today's league, it was only eight days, and in such a short period of eight days, playing three games, the first two games were bad, and the third game was suddenly judged by two teams?
Some reporters interviewed some of the players, and everyone said that it was because their head coach Diego Simeone was angry, so they were killed.
Simeone was asked about the incident at the post-match press conference, and Simeone was full of question marks, saying he couldn't remember when he expressed his anger to the players.
The reason why he is not angry is because he realizes that the team needs such ups and downs, and it is impossible to keep the fighting spirit high and excellent form forever, so the ups and downs are normal. While he also wants the players to adjust themselves, he really didn't reprimand them.
But in front of a group of reporters, Simeone smiled and nodded to admit the incident: "Yes, I'm not happy with their performance in two consecutive games that were held to a draw by their opponents. But I'm glad they were able to self-regulate. We can't always be unbeaten in the league, but it's more important than being unbeaten that the players learn how to deal with adversity, and I think that's more important than the three points we earned......
Although the reporters think that Simeone is a bit pretentious to say this, after all, you missed the opportunity to open up the point difference with Barcelona, and even say what is more important than winning the three points. They bet Simeone would have wanted more than three points in his heart.
But it can't be helped, who makes the family the winner today?
You're the winner, you're right.