Chapter 60: Drag the team forward
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Three days later, Atletico Madrid played their first away game of the new season.
They came to Seville, the capital city of Andalusia in southern Spain, and of course, they didn't go to the Pizjuan Stadium to challenge Seville.
There is also an established Spanish team in the city called Real Betis.
Real Betis are also a long-established team with a history of more than 100 years, but compared to Sevilla, the city's other team, there is nothing to praise in terms of honours.
Although Sevilla's results in the league in recent years are only hovering in the middle, Sevilla is not in danger of relegation, and can rush to the top of the standings from time to time, and often go to the European arena to play soy sauce, and even won the League Cup.
Betis, on the other hand, are in danger of relegation almost every season, and they don't have any honours to win - they did win La Liga once, but that was in the distant 1934/1935 season, before the start of World War II, and probably not many people remember that this team was once a champion.
Of course, although there is no record of honor, Betis was once a famous "local tyrant" in La Liga, they spent a record 32 million euros in 1998 to bring in the then Brazilian genius Denilson - Real Betis invested so much that he wanted to forge ahead and change the league landscape, but it turned out that this was a complete failed transfer, Denelson was labeled as a "parallel import", and Real Betis also "burned money" because of the trend, As a result, the club's finances were unsustainable and it was on the verge of bankruptcy for a time. The team's results in the league can be imagined, and they were relegated to the second division that season.
Since the beginning of the new century, Real Betis' results have not improved, and they have been up and down, either at the end of the league crane or directly relegated. However, they will soon come back again, and then relegation, relegation, and promotion, becoming the famous "lift" of La Liga.
So. Against such a team, Atletico Madrid, who are aiming to win the championship, are determined to get three points here.
Judging by the strength comparison of the two teams, as well as their recent form, Atletico undoubtedly have a great advantage.
Atletico Madrid has just won the domestic Super Cup, morale is high, and the league is also two consecutive wins, while Real Betis has two league games, one draw and one loss. There is really no morale at all.
Before the game, many professionals and media workers believed that despite playing away from home, Atletico Madrid would still postpone Real Betis' first league win of the new season with a crushing momentum.
In fact. As everyone expected, Atletico Madrid was anti-guest from the beginning of the game and firmly occupied the initiative on the field.
Real Betis is not Barcelona, so there is no need for the kind of bus tactics that even Simeone himself finds very obscene and shameless. In this game, the defenders at the back remained the same, and the midfielders were played by Nicoz. Raul. Garcia took on the responsibilities of Gabi in the past, and he acted as a "bodyguard" for Qin Shou as a central midfielder, and the two wings were Cork and Vazquez, Qin Shou was in the middle, and Diego was in the middle. Costa burst forward.
Don't look at Atletico Madrid's lineup with only one single arrow, but Qin Shou's offensive ability should not be underestimated, while Vazquez is a complete assister, and Koke is also a player who can attack and retreat, so Atletico Madrid's firepower is completely enough to deal with a team like Real Betis.
Under Qin Shou's dispatch and organization, Vazquez and Costa constantly attacked the opponent's defense, but Betis's posture was very low today, except for leaving a striker to counterattack, they almost retreated to the half. And their defense is also very active, and the grabbing is also very fierce, if it weren't for Atletico themselves, maybe they would think that the opponent was Atletico.
Atletico's defensive tactics are really nothing unusual, that is, they run aggressively, at the expense of physical strength. And the biggest difference between them and other teams is that they are very physical. Even if the two teams run hard together and finally persevere, the team that still has the strength to continue running must be Atletico Madrid.
It can be called the rhythm of dragging the opponent to death.
Throughout the first half, although Atletico Madrid took the initiative on the field, they never managed to score. The opponent's defense is too aggressive and tight, and it is difficult for them to find good opportunities.
However, Atletico Madrid is not very worried, they can use such pressing and running tactics to deal with others, and others can naturally use such tactics to deal with themselves, and now they are the biggest favorites in the league except Real Madrid and Barcelona.
One thing they are confident of is that they believe that the more the game is played, the faster Betis' fitness will drop, and the more mistakes and leaks will come. Fighting for physical strength, in La Liga, Atletico Madrid admits second, and no one dares to be first.
Sure enough, as the game entered the 60th minute, Real Betis' defensive strength began to weaken. During this period, Atletico took the opportunity to organize a more aggressive offensive. After 70 minutes, Betis were completely unstoppable, their mistakes began to increase, and they could not keep up with Atletico's attacking rhythm defensively.
However, Atletico's attack was vigorous, but the ball was badly dribbled, and after 80 minutes, they were almost in the 30-metre zone of the home team, but they never found the back of the net.
When stoppage time went on, the score was still 0-0 and nothing changed.
When everyone lamented that Atletico Madrid was unlucky and could only get a draw, Qin Shou stood up again. His successive breakthroughs won Atletico a direct free-kick from 32 yards in front.
The distance was a bit far, but Qin Shou's feet were strong, and he used a standard elevator ball to break through Betis's goal - this free kick was also very thrilling, although the goalkeeper was deceived by the strange landing point, but the ball was smashed on the crossbar. However, the result was good, the ball bounced off the ground and crossed the goal line and the referee made a valid decision to score.
1:0!
Atletico Madrid struggled to take the lead in stoppage time.
This was the final result of the game, with Atletico Madrid picking up three points on their first away game of the new season.
After this round, Atletico remain third in the league standings. Real Madrid and Barcelona won coolly. Continue to hold the top two positions in the standings.
However, this has no impact on the overall situation, as long as you don't fall behind, a small goal difference is not a matter at all, anyway, the La Liga championship evaluation is to compare the win-loss relationship between the two sides, not the goal difference.
A week later, Atletico host fellow Madrid side Rayo Vallecano.
The city of Madrid has a number of professional clubs, and in addition to the two world-renowned professional clubs of Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, there are also some smaller clubs that are also active, such as Getafe and Rayo Vallecano. Don't look at both teams who fight for relegation every year, but are able to struggle to survive in the top professional league. It also has its own unique place.
This is the case with Rayo Vallecano, who are characterized by a scumbag defense but a strong attack. Although there are no big-name stars, the team's offensive routine is very disciplined.
In the past three league rounds, Rayo Vallecano have conceded a total of 7 goals, but also scored 7 goals, coming and going, but just right, the goals scored and the goals conceded are subtracted. The goal difference is not yet negative.
And their record of one win and one draw is not good, but for the relegation team, they get four points in three games. It's not bad.
Rayo Vallecano is well aware of his own characteristics and his shortcomings, so they didn't plan to defend to the end like Real Betis in this game, they set up a posture to play against Atletico Madrid.
And because Rayo Vallecano has such a positive attitude. It was obvious that this game had turned into a goal shootout.
For Rayo Vallecano's hard-fought style of play, Atletico Madrid is naturally welcome, in La Liga. Except for Barcelona and Real Madrid, they have never been scared of anyone in attack.
The game entered a fast pace from the first minute, the two teams played very lively back and forth on the field, and the referee was also very cooperative.
Rayo Vallecano were lucky, playing away from home to get the first goal. In the twenty-seventh minute of the first half, taking advantage of his own mistakes in the Atletico Madrid backline, Guinean striker Lars Lars. Bangura broke the ball and fired a volley on the edge of the penalty area, Courtois couldn't save it, and the ball went into the net.
Atletico responded quickly, and three minutes later, it was Qin Shou who assisted Costa to score the equaliser.
And near the end of the first half, Qin Shou assisted Vazquez to grab a point in front of the goal and overtook the score.
In the second half, after 20 minutes against the home team, Rayo Vallecano's fitness began to decline, and the offensive gradually weakened, and he began to play more defensive counter-attacks.
In the seventy-second minute, Rayo Vallecano made a quick counter-attack by Spanish striker Jonathan. Vieira scored again and the score became 2:2.
Simeone, who was furious off the pitch, was furious about the goal, and the visitors did not invest much on the counter-attack, and it was almost a goal scored by Jonathan on his own. In his own turf mountain, being scored by an opponent like a long-distance goal, this is simply a slap in the face, extremely humiliating.
This is caused by the lack of tacit cooperation between Atletico Madrid's midfield and backfield, although many times, you can't see the sense of rustiness, but once this sense of rustiness breaks out, it will bury hidden dangers in the backfield and even cause the goal to be conceded.
The final score of the match was 3:2 and Atletico still won the game. Qin Shou, who provided two assists, also scored in the 80th minute of the game, and he burst into the penalty area with the ball and calmly pushed the far corner of the goal to help Atletico Madrid exceed the score again.
After winning this game, Atletico Madrid have won four consecutive league games, and although the process has been a bit difficult, the 12 points from four games are enough to make Atletico breathe a sigh of relief.
In the early stage of the season suffered a large number of injuries, but also faced with the lack of team personnel and the problem of unfamiliar with each other, in many difficult situations, Qin Shou showed his value, he used assists again and again, one goal after another, although it is difficult, but still drag the team to always move forward.
Under the drag of Qin Shou, Atletico Madrid won consecutive victories, which is undoubtedly a booster for the team, which is enough to boost the morale of fans and players.
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