Chapter 53: Encouragement
The purpose of the lighthouse is not to provide light for passing ships on the dark sea, and it is impossible for the light of the lighthouse to illuminate the dark sea. The role of the lighthouse is to provide direction for the ship in the dark, so that the sailors and fishermen who have just battled the storm can look up and see the brightest star in the darkness, so that they know where the shore is and where their home is.
The lighthouse is the best spiritual solace for them in the dark.
The previous match was like a storm at sea for every Atletico Madrid fan, with the boat they were on being tossed up and down by the waves, and they were always worried that the boat would capsize.
In such darkness and despair, when a wave went down, they suddenly saw a point of light in the distance - it was a lighthouse!
The light of this lighthouse seemed to be a sword capable of piercing a rainy night, bringing warmth and hope to the weary sailors.
When you see the light coming from the lighthouse, you think of a dry and comfortable bed, a delicious meal, and a down-to-earth land...... Inspired by the lighthouse, everyone had the courage to overcome the storm and return home safely.
This is the importance of Gao Zheng's goal.
He is the hope of Atletico Madrid fans.
The few Atletico Madrid fans at the scene were roaring and cheering at the top of their voices, no matter how crazy the Real Madrid fans were.
The TV cut to Simeone in the box, and the suspended Atletico Madrid manager was wildly waving his fists, and it was doubtful that he would break the glass of the box......
On the sidelines of the Atletico Madrid dugout, Boggs, who was in charge of the match instead of Simeone, was also waving his fists excitedly, looking no better than Simeone. Apparently having worked alongside Simeone on a regular basis, the rest of the coaching staff has also been heavily influenced by him......
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When Atletico Madrid was frantically celebrating the goal, Real Madrid appeared in the close-up one by one, whether it was the head coach Ancelotti or the Real Madrid players on the field, they all looked confused, and they didn't seem to believe that they were behind again when they had the advantage......
Casillas even maintained the position he had as the ball flew into the goal, with his legs spread apart, but his left leg was visibly bent, his right leg stretched out and kicked to the ground, his weight shifted to the left, but his head was twisted to the right, watching the direction of the ball flying into the goal.
Ramos, who was in the human wall, turned his head to look at the goal as soon as he landed, and wanted to confirm the result of the ball, what he saw was Casillas who looked like a sculpture and the football in the goal, so he also kept his head turned and turned into a statue.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who is also in the human wall, is more active than Ramos, as a member of the human wall, after Gao Zheng kicked the football out, he jumped up to block, and before he landed in the air, he had already twisted and thrown, paying attention to the result of Gao Zheng's free kick.
What did he see as a result?
He saw the moment the ball flew into the goal.
After landing, he was like a child and lost his temper because he lost the ball.
He's really, really angry.
Because he had two free kick opportunities in this game, he was only one step away from scoring a goal, but he didn't expect Gao Zheng to score a free kick for the first time!
This damn fate!
Now in terms of individual goals, he is one less than Gao Zheng, and at the team level, his Real Madrid is also behind Gao Zheng's Atletico Madrid, which is simply at a comprehensive disadvantage......
If that's the end of the game, he's a complete loser!
For Cristiano Ronaldo, who didn't regard Gao Zheng as his opponent in his heart, this result was simply a great shame.
He was led by an opponent he looked down upon, and it wasn't the first time, he lost to Gao Zheng once in the Spanish Super Cup.
But that time, he could still say that he was injured and couldn't fully exert his strength.
So what about this time?
If he loses again this time, there will be no excuse.
Cristiano Ronaldo clenched his fists tightly, he won't let that happen!
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After the restart, Real Madrid, who had conceded a goal, launched another fierce attack on the Atletico Madrid goal, just like after the first goal.
In order to strengthen the attack, Ancelotti also replaced Benzema with "Little Pea" Hernandez, who did not have a prominent performance.
However, Gao Zheng's two goals greatly boosted the morale of the Atletico Madrid players, and this time, in the face of Real Madrid's fierce attack, they were no longer just passively beaten.
On the contrary, they were able to play some decent counter-attacks in addition to Real Madrid's attack, so that Real Madrid could restrain a little bit.
And Atletico Madrid's counterattack really made Real Madrid's side very uncomfortable.
It stands to reason that they should have come out of the nest and try to equalise at the last minute, or even come back to win.
But whenever their attack is on the rise, Atletico Madrid's counter-attack can threaten Casillas' goal.
For example, Arbeloa had just passed the ball into the Atletico Madrid penalty area, and Cristiano Ronaldo jumped up and headed the ball near the penalty spot, threatening the Atletico Madrid goal.
A minute later, Griezmann passed the ball to Gao Zheng, who fired a powerful shot from 16 meters on the left side of the penalty area, which was slightly wide and also threatened Real Madrid's goal.
Isco then fired a deflected shot wide and a minute later, Gao Zheng pulled wide to cross and Griezmann's header from the edge of the six-yard box went high.
The commentators have also seen that Atletico Madrid today is completely different from Atletico Madrid, which could only be beaten passively before.
Although they are only one goal ahead of Real Madrid, which is a very dangerous scoreline, Atletico Madrid are confident of countering Real Madrid.
As the game entered the 80th minute, the game became more and more intense.
Real Madrid know they have ten minutes left and they have to give it their all. And Atletico Madrid also know that as long as they can hold on for those ten minutes, they can beat Real Madrid for the first time in history for two consecutive seasons at home stadium.
In the 81st minute, Cristiano Ronaldo's shot from the penalty spot had already passed the ten fingers of goalkeeper Moya, but it was headed out by Atletico Madrid central defender Miranda on the goal line.
Isco passed the ball three minutes later and Toni Kroos fired over the crossbar from distance.
In the 86th minute, Gao Zheng often came to help the team get the ball in the retreat, but was kicked to the ground from behind by Modric.
His move caused displeasure among the Atletico Madrid players, with Mario Suarez taking the lead in standing up for Gao Zheng - he pushed Modric away so hard that he almost knocked him to the ground.
Mario Suarez's move immediately attracted the dissatisfaction of other Real Madrid players, and they were already behind in the score, and Suarez's move ignited the anger in their hearts.
Immediately, several Real Madrid players surrounded him, accusing Mario Suarez of doing so.
But that's exactly what Atletico Madrid wanted, because they are now leading and this clash is bound to consume game time, which of course works in their favor.
Commentator José Maria said: "The Real Madrid players are really carried away by the anger, you have to figure out who needs more time now, is it meaningful to argue with the opponent like this? Yes, Mario Suarez deserves a yellow card for his impulsiveness, but isn't it too good to pay just a yellow card for Atletico Madrid to win this game? ”
Ray Hudson pointed out that this incident was planned by Atletico Madrid at all: "I think Mario Suarez came up to fight for the high fight, maybe not only because of the affection of his teammates, but also because of the arrangement of their manager Simeone, this is not the first time that this controversial manager has done this." In order to achieve victory, he can be said to do anything to ...... I think Carlo Ancelotti's team should know this after playing Simeone so many times, but it's a pity that the Real Madrid players completely lost their IQ under the impatience of being behind......"
In the end, the clash lasted for three minutes, and the fouled Modric received a yellow card, and Mario Suarez, who came up to push Modric and caused a riot, also received a yellow card, and Miranda was also shown a yellow card by referee Laos for being agitated during the conflict.
While it is true that Atletico Madrid won more on the yellow card, three minutes of game time were wasted, and even if the referee could have made up for those three minutes in subsequent injury time, the mood and mentality of the Real Madrid players were completely different.
In the final moments of the game, Atletico Madrid even had a chance to extend the scoreline.
Goalkeeper Moya kicked the ball off and Antoine Griezmann fired wide from a tight angle on the left side of the box.
In the final moments of the game, Koke used a foul to stop Real Madrid's last counterattack, and he also received a yellow card.
The Real Madrid players were unhappy with the decision, believing that Koke should have received a red card, and although his foul was small, the foul was significant, and the yellow card was not enough to calm the anger of the Real Madrid players.
Atletico Madrid, on the other hand, accepted it as soon as it was good, and did not argue with the referee and the Real Madrid players.
Referee Laos, of course, did not change his decision, so Koke received the eleventh yellow card of the game - seven for Atletico Madrid and four for Real Madrid.
And Atletico Madrid used these seven yellow cards as a price to win Real Madrid hard away from home, and got three consecutive wins at the beginning of the league!