Chapter 14 UEFA Super Cup

Simeone's decision may seem arbitrary, but it is in fact the result of careful consideration.

In fact, Simeone is a charismatic manager, unlike Jose Mourinho's arrogance or Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger's suave and gentleness, Simeone's own personality is known for his fieryness, and his love for his players is more manifested in the straightforward protection of calves. After all, he is not very old, he is a veritable young coach, and he can get along with the players, which invisibly shortens the distance between them, and the players more often regard Simeone as their "big brother".

If it weren't for the fact that Qin Shou and Costa were too bad in nature and had already started fighting, under normal circumstances, Simeone would not have punished the players so heavily. As for the fine of 50,000 euros for both sides, Simeone really didn't look at it, and the club will not make a fortune because of an extra 50,000 euros.

The focus is on the punishment of three bans, he hopes to use this way to make Qin Shou and Costa vigilant, it's okay to have contradictions, it's okay to have conflicts, but on the court, you are teammates, don't take out that bit of between you and be embarrassed, what is it like in private, I don't bother to care.

It is undeniable that compared to Costa, who has a perverse temperament and is still very lazy, Simeone is more biased towards Qin Shou, although this kid is also short-tempered and makes himself uneasy, but this guy is hard and serious enough, cough cough, thick skin...... At least in Simeone's opinion, Qin Shou's attitude of admitting mistakes and remedies are many times stronger than Costa, and from this point of view, Qin Shou's emotional intelligence is very high.

Don't underestimate emotional intelligence, playing football is not only physical work, IQ and emotional intelligence are also important. The former is what we often call playing with your brain, while the latter can help players socially disadvantage in the team. A good playing environment and a happy team atmosphere also play an important role in a player's performance on the field.

As for increasing the amount of exercise, this is something that Simeone intentionally did. In Simeone's tactical system, Qin Shou is the most indispensable or missing link, the "free man on the court" is not someone who wants to be successful, first of all, he must have a physique and physical fitness beyond ordinary people. After all, running up and down the whole court, lacking physical fitness, not enough stamina, and burping after half a game, isn't that self-inflicted

Now the day is not far from the start of the new season, he does not want to put the team's core on the bench at the beginning of the season, and the transformation plan for his team's "core" can already be started now.

So Simone is very willing to give Qin Shou a chance. As long as Qin Shou's performance is worthy of the transfer fee and high annual salary given by the club, then the punishment of a three-game ban this time will be abandoned.

Of course, a fine of 50,000 euros is still required. After all, if you make a mistake, if you take it over without even making a bubble, it is not a good thing for your prestige among the players.

As for Qin Shou no longer banning, and Costa is still banned for three games, whether this will be a little unfair, and even make Costa dissatisfied, it is not in Simeone's consideration. Where were you when Qin Shou was running laps with his teammates, where were you when Qin Shou was practicing, and where were you when Qin Shou was cheeky to admit his mistakes and plead...... Tut, if you also make the same "military order" as Qin Shou, then you can still consider dealing with it lightly.

But do you have it?

Unfortunately, no.

So it should be as it is.

Anyway, I'm the head coach, I have the final say, it's so willful, what are you doing!

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After the first day of reporting a heated clash with Costa, the rest of the day was much more uneventful. At the beginning, the impression of Atletico Madrid players on Qin Shou was still hot-tempered and powerful, but after getting along for a long time, they felt that Qin Shou was actually very easy to get along with. And the Atletico players are very young, there are no particularly big-name stars, a group of people laughing and laughing, time flies, and the relationship between each other is also growing rapidly.

It's just that what makes everyone occasionally complain is that when training every day, Qin Shou will always exercise a lot more than others. What's even more surprising is that after training, Qin Shou will run around the court alone.

At first, the teammates were very strange, but over time, they ******** it, they mistook Qin Shou for a training maniac, but they didn't know that this was just an agreement between Qin Shou and head coach Simeone.

It's only occasionally that when an Atletico Madrid player comes to report on the team, he will point at it curiously when he sees someone running around the training ground.

"Hah, who's that guy?"

"New teammates? It's so full of physical strength and it's good to be young! ”

"Is this a rhythm where there is so much energy that there is nowhere to vent?"

Time is passing fast in such a dull training session, and Atletico's preparations for the new season are almost ready. In the course of almost a month, in addition to the normal training sessions, the club also arranged two friendly matches.

The opponents are all teams from La Liga, and the strength is not strong, and Atletico Madrid won the game very easily. Surprisingly, Qin Shou, who was originally banned by the head coach, started both games, although he did not score, but his performance was good, Atletico scored a total of seven goals in the two games, three of which were direct assists from Qin Shou.

Although it is a pity that there is no goal, it is not bad to have assists, at least the teammates have a certain degree of recognition of Qin Shou's strength. The most important thing is that these two friendly matches are not official matches, so Qin Shou did not score, and Simeone did not trouble him.

And while the team is in full swing and gearing up for the upcoming new season, the most unhappy person on the team is Costa. Although it has to be admitted that Costa is really capable as a center forward, most players are respectful of his perverse and domineering character, and there is hardly much contact at other times except for normal training.

Costa himself also felt the alienation of his teammates, but there was no other way, and he sat on the bench to watch the game in both friendly games, looking at Qin Shou, who also made mistakes but was able to start, his heart was even more indignant.

But so what? His teammates alienated him, and the head coach also protected Qin Shou, in terms of force value, he was not Qin Shou's opponent, Costa really felt that he was a dog, and he was unlucky!

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Fast forward to the end of August, the start of the La Liga season is getting closer, and before the season begins, Atletico Madrid are ready to travel - the league will kick off on the 28th, but their first game of the new season will be on August 24, they will travel to Monaco, France, where they will play a UEFA Super Cup title.

The UEFA Super Cup (UEFASuperCup), also known as the UEFA Super Cup, is a single-match, single-leg competition held by UEFA at the beginning of each season, which was contested by the winner of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Champions League winner until 1999, and since the cancellation of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 2000, the UEFA Cup winner and the UEFA Champions League winner compete for this title.

The UEFA Super Cup, the opening match of the new European club competition, gives the UEFA Champions League winners and Europa League winners a chance to compete for the title.

The tournament is held annually at the Louis II Stadium in Monaco, France, but this year UEFA issued a new directive, and after this year, the venue for the event will no longer be fixed and will be designated by UEFA.

In other words, after this season, the 40-year-old cup will bid farewell to the Stade Louis II, and it can be said that the Louis II Stadium will witness the birth of this championship for the last time in its own stadium, which is quite commemorative.

Of course, the gold content of the European Super Cup championship is naturally not comparable to the Champions League champion, and even some chicken ribs, for the giants and strong teams, such a championship is just to add glory to the club's honor, and there is no regret if you can't get it.

But that's only relative to the big clubs.

Atletico Madrid is not, they have not tasted the championship for more than ten years, they finally won the UEFA Cup last season, and now there is another opportunity to compete for the championship in front of them, so naturally they don't want to miss it.

Anyway, they are all champions, regardless of the lack of gold content, get your hands on it first, and when you go back to brag about it, you also have the capital.

Last season, the UEFA Champions League was won by the Premier League Blues Chelsea, which goes without saying, after Mourinho took charge of Stamford Bridge, the team has made great strides towards the road to giants, and now it is a force to be reckoned with in the Premier League and even European football.

Qin Shou is no stranger to Chelsea, after all, he was still playing for Arsenal in the Premier League a few months ago, and the relationship between Arsenal and Chelsea is not very friendly, and there are countless new and old hatreds between the two.

What Qin Shou didn't expect was that when he played for Arsenal in the Premier League, he competed with Chelsea, transferred to Atletico Madrid in La Liga, and had to fight with the other party.

That's really ...... It's not that enemies don't get together.

Of course, this is just a sigh.

Now he's no longer part of the Gunners, but his desire for glory isn't what it used to be. From the moment he put on the Atletico Madrid shirt, he was destined to fight for the honor of this team.

After all, he is very professional, how do you say that sentence - playing football, we are serious, being people, we are professional!