Chapter 164: A Good Start
The DJ enthusiastically announced Gameiro's name, and most of the fans at the scene gave him a round of applause. The goalscorer is always the brightest presence on the football field.
But someone has a different focus.
The excitement of the Chinese media and Chinese fans is only on Wen Zhihao, who was Wen's first assist for Atletico and could potentially bring Atletico their first title of the season.
Although this championship has no gold content, and it is not comparable to the La Liga Champions League or even the Copa del Rey, it is better than nothing, and this is the first direct contribution of a Chinese player to the championship of a team in the five major leagues.
During the slow-motion replay, He Wei was still reminiscing and was full of praise for Wen Zhihao's pass: "Zhihao's vision is really outstanding, and the passing that deceives Liverpool's expensive defense is amazing enough, and finally the ball is accurately sent between the defender and the goalkeeper, and the coordination with Gameiro's passing is really wonderful." The tacit understanding between the two people is as good as if they have been working together for many years, and we can only think that this is a spark from the collision of ideas of golf businessmen. ”
Jurgen Klopp and Simeone see the big picture. Klopp quietly glanced in the direction of Simeone, such a conceded goal made him speechless, he was surprised that the No. 15 Wen Zhihao, who sent the fatal pass, had also paid attention to himself before, but the team's midfield was strong, and they were all in their playing years, so he did not make up his mind to chase Wen Zhihao. But the tacit understanding of this pass is beyond his imagination, what kind of player can have such speed?
With Klopp's vision of promoting young players, he is a little envious of Simeone for digging a hidden piece of gold.
Simone was thinking something else. In training, it was clear that he and Gameiro did not work together to this extent, so why did they play at such a high level in the game?
The effect of temporary communication, or the accidental collision of two people's inspiration?
Either way, Simeone was interested. Maybe his positioning of Wen Zhihao can be adjusted again.
Griezmann stood up from the bench and slapped his hands twice, just giving the lead on the scoreboard, but there was a sense of urgency in his heart. With a strong substitute and a strong competitor, he doesn't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing.
The goal came in the 39th minute of the first half, and the goal towards the end of the game had a huge impact on the overall trend of the game. In particular, the passive side takes the lead, and the psychological gap between the two sides will be greater than that of a roller coaster.
Liverpool went on a ferocious attack in the next few minutes, and when they returned to the lounge with a 1-1 scoreline, the mood would be much better and the pressure would be gone.
However, at the end of the first half, Atletico maintained their lead.
When he walked off the field, Wen Zhihao was in a very happy mood, talking and laughing with Gameiro, and the perfect goal cooperation invisibly shortened the distance between the two.
Aside from that goal, Simeone was not satisfied with the first half, and Wen Zhihao was naturally inspired by him as a positive teaching material: "This is the final! Cheer up! Look at Winn, who helped the team on his first start. Are you champions getting soft? Or is the heart still floating in the gentle country of the holiday? If you are so lazy and like to walk, in the next training session, you will run ten times with a weight of 40 kilograms! ”
Everyone instantly shook their heads, and immediately mentioned the spirit of the twelve, and they believed that the leader would definitely do what he said.
Wen Zhihao had a crying and laughing expression on his face. It is definitely happy to be praised by the head coach and the famous coach Simeone in front of everyone, but there is no harm if there is no comparison, and it is easy to draw hatred by educating everyone with himself.
According to the overall situation in the second half of the first half, Simeone gave Wen Zhihao more offensive organization tasks, and Wen Zhihao's role is more similar to a forward midfielder, the hub of the central axis. Simeone also replaced Gameiro with the more team-friendly Fernando Torres, who is clearly hoping for a more familiar relationship between him and Wen Zhihao to enrich the team's attacking routine.
At this time, Gabi's expression was very meaningful, and he came to Wen Zhihao's side, rubbed his shoulder and said, "Wen, you are equivalent to the core treatment on the field!" To be honest, why does the boss have a different attitude towards you than other newcomers? There must be something hidden, hehe......"
Wen Zhihao smiled confidently, held his chin and pretended to think, and slowly replied: "It may have something to do with appearance." The leader can't say that I'm the most handsome and skilled person on the team, so he can only express his appreciation for me in this way. ”
Gabby: "Wen, do you have a girlfriend?" ”
Wen Zhihao: "No. ”
Gabby had such an expression on his face, and then looked at Wen Zhihao sympathetically: "According to my experience, you have to be prepared to be a single dog for a lifetime." ”
Before Wen Zhihao could say the next sentence, Gabi continued to mend the knife: "Beautiful women generally don't like narcissists!" ”
Wen Zhihao: "Narcissism that conforms to the facts is called self-confidence!" ”
Gabi: "......"
After the break, the referee blew the whistle and the two sides changed sides to fight again.
With the advantage of one goal in hand, Atletico Madrid can rest assured to return to the old business of defending and counterattacking, but unlike the iron bucket formation of the bus, Atletico Madrid's defensive posture is a highly aggressive and active defense, and from the beginning of Liverpool's back line, Atletico Madrid has felt the pressure of Atletico Madrid's full-court pressure and defense. Wen Zhihao played a crazy rush in the front court to break the ball from the feet of the rough technical Clavan, and directly formed a shooting opportunity.
After almost playing with fire a few times, the Liverpool players seemed a little annoyed, when Lallana and Milner recycled the reception, from time to time there would be bad actions like pulling a Wen Zhihao jersey or kicking the heel, and Clavan, who almost made a big mistake, was even more vindictive, Klopp arranged for him to mark Wen Zhihao all over the field, in order to regain his face, he even used scissor kicks on Wen Zhihao behind his back This hurtful foul action, Wen Zhihao only needs to dodge one can't dodge, the ligament is torn, and the leg is broken and fractured.
Of course, Clavan is not stupid, he only used such an action once, and it was with Wen Zhihao's back, otherwise it would be difficult to escape the referee's capital punishment. However, even such a foul made Wen Zhihao clutch his ankle and fall to the ground in pain, and the players on both sides insisted on their own words, almost breaking out into a physical altercation.
Simeone didn't dare to let Wen Zhihao take any more risks in such a game, and a major injury was the last thing he wanted. In the 60th minute, he replaced Wen Zhihao with Angel Correa, who had not played in the previous two games, and he said at half-time in the last game that he would give all the players a chance to perform.
was replaced so early, Wen Zhihao was a little unwilling in his heart, the score of 1:0 was the most unsafe, and he wanted to make more contributions to the team.
Seeing Wen Zhihao go off the field, the Liverpool players felt as if they had all of a sudden and had no worries. In the 80th minute, Sadio Mane won a penalty for Liverpool in the penalty area, and Brazilian Roberto Firmino equalised.
Wen Zhihao sighed lightly on the bench, and sure enough, his worries still came true.
The two sides played 1:1 in regular time, according to the Audi Cup system, there was no extra time, and the two sides went directly to the penalty shootout.
Atletico Madrid's five penalty players all scored steadily, and Liverpool's second Henderson's shot was blocked by Moya with his body, and in the end, this key save decided the game, Atletico Madrid won 5-4 on penalties, and won the Audi Cup for the first time.
However, whether it is the Atletico Madrid star who won the game or the Liverpool big names who lost, there is not much emotional contrast, and such a championship is not very important for these players.
However, standing on the podium and watching Gabby lift the trophy on behalf of the whole team, Wen Zhihao's feelings were still different.
Chinese say that everything is difficult at the beginning, at least at the beginning of Atletico's career, judging from this small victory, it is still good.
Well, it makes sense to have bigger goals for the coming season.
La Liga winners, Copa del Rey winners, and Champions League winners!
Wen Zhihao hopes to contribute to the team in the process of hitting these goals.
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