Volume V, Chapter VI The Arms Race
Atletico Madrid's training base: Mahadaonda, the name is awkward, its location is basically equivalent to the suburbs of the imperial capital and the magic capital, about 20 kilometers from the center of Madrid.
In the process of urban development, it has been transformed from a pure agricultural base to a satellite city of the capital.
It has now been built into a small garden town with a permanent population of more than 50,000 people, and is very quiet compared to Madrid, with the only famous building being the Bishop's University of Salamanca.
Now that the head coach Ancelotti is not yet in place, Nassr is seizing the time to negotiate, there are only 2 weeks before the start of the new season, and Ancelotti will definitely bring in reinforcements, which is estimated to be the busiest summer for Atletico Madrid.
Once you get rich, you have to get used to everything.
But Qatar chairman Al-Nasser is clearly motivated, and he thinks it is much more glamorous than at Paris Saint-Germain, where they spend a lot of money, but no one cares about whether they have won the Ligue 1 title.
Although Paris is also an international metropolis, it has a far relationship with football, and it is more suitable for falling in love and playing with fashion and romance.
Like Madrid, first of all, the football atmosphere in Spain is very strong, second only to England.
In addition, this is the capital, and there is Real Madrid next to it, although Atletico Madrid is not a giant, but the background is still very sufficient, and two consecutive operations have made them frequent visitors to the headlines in the summer.
Al-Nasser has suggested that the new king of Qatar, Tamim, shift his focus to Atletico Madrid, where there is a topic, where the focus is, and where investment will get twice the result with half the effort!
"Hello, Sergio (Aguero)", "Haha, Diego (Fran), meet again", "And you, another Diego (Godin)"......
After appearing in front of the media and fans, Mackin officially began his career at Atletico Madrid, with Isabella first tidying up his residence and Cerezo taking him to meet his club team-mates.
A lot of people know each other, and Aguero and Forlan have welcomed him in early text messages, which are the two leading stars of the previous team, especially after Aguero participated in the World Cup, and he has the intention of replacing Forlan's position.
"Sergio, it's right for you to stay in the summer, let's create a big scene together", after greeting each other, Mackin stretched out his hand to Aguero, Forlan is old, Aguero is now the prince in the hearts of Atletico fans, and he must show respect.
No matter how big he is, he is also a newcomer, and setting up the locker room is the first step he thought about before he came, so as not to let these veteran players feel that they are overpowering, and it will be very troublesome to isolate themselves at that time.
Aguero also stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Leo (Messi) is very unconvinced by you, I didn't expect you to come to Atletico Madrid, to be honest, I am very excited, your performance in the World Cup is amazing"
"My habit is to use football to talk on the field", Mackin shook hands with Aguero and then said to his future teammates, "What the number one superstar is a label given by the media, I only know that football is a sport where 11 people on the field cooperate with each other to win, I am only 1/11, not more important than anyone else"
"I'm also very happy to be in this team, I'm very quiet off the field, but on the field I will do my best for victory, never admit defeat, I hope we can work together happily, for the championship, and for each other's future!" , he also reached out to his teammates, the back of his hand facing the sky.
Atletico Madrid's players looked at each other, but they didn't expect that Macqin was not very old, but he was not shy at all, and he was very confident, but he couldn't be annoyed.
Forlan smiled, as an old man, he took the lead, and in South Africa, his tolerance of Suarez made the entire Uruguayan player feel good about him.
First Fran, then Godin, then Sergio Aguero, and finally all his teammates put their arms on them, "Champions, champions, every champion," Makqin shouted first.
"That's right, champion, haha......"
Cerezo was both pleased and a little surprised by this scene, generally like Mackin with a high transfer fee, the players will be somewhat resistant, because they will break the team's various balances that have been formed, status, playing time, lineup, salary.
But this is business, although many professional players know it in their hearts, but everyone is a person with seven emotions and six desires, and it is unrealistic to ask everyone to take care of the overall situation and sacrifice themselves.
At this time, it depends on whether he will be a man, as an old fritter who has been crawling in the society, Ma Qin will naturally not be like a stunned young man, thinking that he is the boss when he comes, and he will be the first in the world if he has good ball skills.
"Guys, listen, I've just come to Madrid, this is Spain, I'm not familiar with it yet, but today another one counts, see you at the Timagi bar in the evening, don't drink poor me, count me as you don't welcome me"
"Boom", seeing that Mack Qin looked like he was very rich and came to eat, they laughed, "Hey, Mark, you know Madrid very well, even Jimaji knows"
"Haha, I've asked my friends a long time ago", he said with a smile, "while the head coach hasn't taken office yet, why don't you have a good time"
"You're yours, Mark, you're really going to pick the time......"
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The Western Super League duo who were inexplicably stolen the limelight by Atletico Madrid all summer felt very bad, especially Florentino, what made him more unbearable than not having a championship was to be robbed of the limelight in commercial operations, and now most people are talking about Atletico Madrid, Atletico Madrid!
Even with Cesc Fabregas returning to Barcelona, Real Madrid has completed a summer transfer trifecta, Mesut Ozil, Di Maria, Khedira.
But none of this can overwhelm the sensation caused by Ancelotti's return after Mack's arrival.
'I missed the opportunity to coach Mark last season and now it looks like it was a mistake and he took the title away from us in a miraculous season,' said Carlo Ancelotti with a smile on camera.
"Now I'm very happy to have the opportunity to work with him again, Atletico is very ambitious this year and I hope that after this season, most people in the world will talk about La Liga, apart from Real Madrid and Barcelona, and know about Atletico Madrid"
Florentino didn't call when he saw the news, and he also called Jonathan to complain, obviously he had a good conversation before, why did he suddenly vote for him?
Jonathan also said, boss, you all stopped in the later stage, and didn't give me a final statement, Mackin must be transferred, otherwise he will default, how can he wait for you endlessly.
When the dust settles, there is everything in the world, but there is no regret medicine.
When the photo of Carlo Ancelotti and Mackin shaking hands in the press room made headlines in major newspapers in Spain and Europe, everyone expected a future La Liga triumvirate.
Cruyff: I was surprised, but I'm not worried, Pep Guardiola and Barcelona are the best now, all we lack is a little luck, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are not enough to threaten us this year, our main battlefield is still in the Champions League.
Messi: I didn't expect Marc to go to Atletico Madrid, but I'm happy, it gives me more motivation, we're stronger this year than last year, and I can't wait to think about playing him a few times a season.
Jose Mourinho: Real Madrid's recruitment is done, I'm very happy that we can finally be an opponent next door, in London, in Milan, I have a role like this at my side, it will motivate us to move forward, as for why Mark didn't come to Real Madrid, that's a thing of the past, he's at Atletico Madrid, he's our opponent.
Cristiano Ronaldo: In the Premier League our war is not over, his arrival in La Liga is an opportunity, we will continue that, I will not bow my head to anyone, I have always felt that I am the best, and now I represent Real Madrid and I need to show my best.
Carlo Ancelotti: Hehe, I'm busy......
Atletico Madrid are now in a race against time, the new season is looming, and there are still many areas for their squad to adjust.
But Carlo Ancelotti showed his vast network of contacts in Italian football, and on the second day of his appointment, Atletico Madrid officially announced that AC Milan centre-back Thiago Silva had joined Atletico Madrid for 38 million euros.
Then Atletico Madrid's official announcement sounded endlessly, just like WeChat during the New Year.
Gabi, a defender from the Atletico Madrid academy, was activated with a buy-back clause and returned home from Zaragoza; South Africa's first-time World Cup selected for Spain's team, Javi Martinez, joined for 35 million euros; Osasuna's main right wing-back Juanfran joined for 6 million euros.
Almost a week, Atletico Madrid threw out another 100 million euros, and when the major giants generally shrank this summer, they completely attracted the attention of the world.
Just when everyone thought it was time for them to stop, Juan Mata's 30 million euro signing once again ignited the enthusiasm of the Spanish media, and now Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Atletico Madrid have almost divided the Spanish national team into a clean one.
The Qatar Bureau and wealthy Israeli businessmen took advantage of the fact that this year was the last year of the Financial Fair Play Act, and they were completely arrogant, and in the end they spent 280 million euros on the surface this summer!
What followed was a series of electric squad slimming, with veterans Juanito and Perea leaving on a free transfer, and Portuguese Thiago and Melida in midfield leaving one after another.
"My God", Jose Maria, a famous Spanish commentator, looked at the list of Atletico Madrid's summer squad changes in his hand, and said to the live camera, "I always thought that only Real Madrid would do this, change half a team in a summer, and their neighbors will not be far behind this season"
'Especially in the midfield, they've changed most of the squad and to be honest I'm looking forward to what they're doing this season, even though they've only bought a mark for the top superstars, but I think it's enough, imagine England in South Africa you know it......
The final squad for the 2010-2011 season of Atletico Madrid is as follows:
Goalkeepers: De Gea, Asenjo, Robles
Defenders: Domingos, Godin, Silva, Barella, López, Felipe, Uj Farousi, Juanfrán
Midfielders: Mario Suarez, Camacho, Raul Garcia, Gabi, Javi Martinez, Mata, Mackqin, Reyes, Simao, Koke
Forwards: Diego Forlan, Diego Costa, Sergio Aguero
Among them, Ancelotti is best at his Christmas tree formation at AC Milan, and he basically continued this style of play at Real Madrid in later generations, and the core of this style of play is the comprehensive possession of the ball in the midfield.
It is different from Pep Guardiola's pressing tactical possession, Ancelotti's style of play is more in line with his character, the players on the field play as if they were not pyrotechnic, but the defensive layout and attack focus of the whole squad are quite clear.
It is said that Ancelotti is playing defense, but in fact it is not, his philosophy lies in control, because he is a midfielder, but AC Milan is the grandfather behind the defense is too old, he does not dare to press, later to Real Madrid, the front court is all speed, not retreating to pull out of the space is stupid.
The later Zidane largely inherited Ancelotti's entire structure and ideas, and added a little bit of his own to be so successful.
This man is not obvious, and he can be said to be a very low-key one of the world-class managers, but it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a master tactician.
The new season begins when they have just finished teaming up and haven't even had time to do a full tactical training......