Chapter XXVIII
The next day, news reports about Atletico Madrid's 7-3 home win over Osasuna appeared in the sports sections of various magazines.
"The Sheets Army kicks off the new league season with a big win!" 》
"7:3, Osasuna was slaughtered away from home! 》
The first massacre of the new season, made in Madrid! 》
"A good start to the new season: after the precipitation of summer, Atletico Madrid showed the world their powerful attacking power! 》
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Atletico Madrid defeated Osasuna 7-3 at home, making a good start to the new season and ushering in a wave of praise from the media.
"Atletico Madrid has been a striking sensation in the new season, with their attacks being fast and direct, often tearing apart the opposition's defence with a few passes. Defensively, it continued the pressing tactics of last season. Throughout the game, Osasuna didn't get too many decent chances, and Atletico's ferocious and aggressive pressing was like putting a rein on them, leaving them weak in attack. Simeone's tight defensive tactics tailored to Atletico Madrid were undoubtedly very successful.
Of course, the biggest highlight of the whole game was the most expensive signing of the team in the summer. Yes, Qin, who spent 12 million euros on the club, delivered a perfect answer in this game, with two assists and one goal, and his performance was impeccable.
What's more, the style of a general shown by Qin in the game. After the team accidentally conceded a goal, Qin Shou's calm scheduling allowed the team to survive the chaotic period and quickly get back on the right track. His perfect control of the tempo was the key to the team's ability to win the game by a big score!
I have to say that Simeone's vision is indeed very unique, and the addition of such a player with leadership temperament is undoubtedly a powerful motor for Atletico Madrid, and the overall strength of Atletico Madrid has improved more than one notch.
Twelve million euros. Worth it, it's worth it!
Atletico Madrid have started the new season with a win, so let's look forward to what they have to offer us next! ”
The newspaper As, which is close to Atletico Madrid, has almost overwhelmingly praised Atletico Madrid in its reporting, while Marca, another influential newspaper in Madrid, has a different voice. Atletico Madrid's victory was impeccable, and they set their sights on the post-match press conference to pick and choose from this aspect.
"Atletico Madrid's victory was expected for us, after all, there is a certain gap between Osasuna and the former, and even such a team cannot be easily beaten. Then Atletico's performance can only bring shame on this glorious city.
Of course, Atletico won in the end, despite conceding three goals in the game. This is where they need to improve, and if a team doesn't defendically well, they will be less competitive in the league.
Atletico's new signing, Qin, from China, did perform well in this game, but we think a young player should be humble and 'we will always win'? It's easy to feel the adrenaline rush with such a bold statement. It's a lot of blood, but what we have to say is that no one can win all the time. You should take responsibility for your words and deeds, and then do your job honestly. Don't generate certain unrealistic fantasies......"
At the end, Marca commented on Real Madrid's performance in this round: "As the best team in Spain with the most titles and honours, Real Madrid easily defeated Deportivo La Coruna yesterday with a score of 3-0. Compared to their fellow city team, Atletico Madrid, the Real Madrid players were in complete control of the game. Not giving the opponent the slightest chance and keeping a clean sheet, this is a team with a championship appearance......"
When the two media outlets in Madrid were fighting each other. Catalonia's Daily Sport is not to be left alone, and unlike the newspapers Ace and Marca, which attack each other, the Daily Sport attacks the first two newspapers together.
As the defending champions of La Liga, Barcelona also got off to a good start to the league with ease. The process of the game was relaxed and the opponents were completely vulnerable, and the players in the team worked well together and performed well...... From the first match, we could see that Barcelona's road to defending their title was smooth. ”
"It is undeniable that Atletico Madrid's newly introduced midfielder China Qin is indeed doing very well, but he is still a long way from the world's top midfielder, and the height of super players like Xavi and Iniesta is not something that any player can achieve......"
"As for winning all the time, haha, it's a tradition of our great Barcelona, keep going, keep winning! Atletico Madrid, I hope they work hard! ”
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When Qin Shou got the post-match news report, he was speechless. What he said in the press conference was "we will always win" is just a simple way to motivate the team and hope that the team can always be in good shape and try to win every game.
However, his meaning was misinterpreted by the media of good things that have no wind and waves, and in the report, he was successfully portrayed as an arrogant and outspoken stunned young man - he has been winning, even Barcelona and Real Madrid, who have "Cosmos" and "Galaxy Battleship II", dare not say so. A young kid who has just landed in La Liga dares to speak out, what is this arrogance?
After being stunned, Qin Shou didn't take his mocking remarks to heart. In his opinion, the news media in the world are all urine, and if there are no hot spots, they will create some hot spots for you, and if they don't make some extremely controversial topics, who will buy their newspapers?
It's just hype.
Anyway, the team won the first win of the new season smoothly and got off to a good start. The team is confident about the new season, and the fans are satisfied - keep winning? Fans of other teams may feel arrogant, but Atletico fans will only feel uplifted and their love and support for the team will be even greater.
After the match against Osasuna, the team resumed their daily training routine. Two days later, Qin Shou and captain Gabi followed coach Simeone and took the flight to Monaco again.
There, the draw for this season's UEFA Champions League group will take place.
This is the first time in four years that Atletico Madrid has returned to the stage of Europe's top competition. The club went on a recruitment spree in the summer in anticipation of a Champions League campaign.
Atletico Madrid's best result in Champions League history was a runners-up finish in the 1973-1974 season, the only time in Atletico club's history that they reached the final of the Champions League, only to lose to the rising Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich in the final.
Reaching the final again or even winning the Champions League is unrealistic for Atletico Madrid, who are currently in a renaissance phase, and the club's hierarchy and fans are not under such unrealistic illusions despite their expectations for the team's performance this season.
But that doesn't mean the team isn't taking the Champions League seriously enough. On the contrary, Simeone's ability to bring the captain and core of the team to this season's Champions League group draw ceremony is enough to show the importance he attaches to the Champions League.
They came to the scene in person to be the first to know the grouping of the team, and they are looking forward to being able to draw one of the draws and break through from the group stage.
Although Atletico Madrid played the role of a dark horse last season and went all the way to the end to win the Europa League, the results in previous Champions League competitions have not been outstanding, so according to the historical points conversion, Atletico Madrid can only be ranked in the third tier.
This is extremely unfavorable news. The teams in the first tier are generally the giants of various European leagues, and their strength is needless to say, they are certainly extremely strong. The strength of the second-tier teams is also quite good, and even giants like Real Madrid and AC Milan have lost a lot of points because of their lack of outstanding results in the Champions League in recent years, and they can only be ranked in the second-tier teams. Bundesliga powerhouses like Borussia Dortmund are even more dismal, they can even beat the Bundesliga hegemon Bayern Munich in the league, but in Europe, they can only be relegated to the fourth tier.
Such a situation can easily result in multiple strong teams in a group, which is known as the "group of death". The grade of the team does not represent its true strength, if the four strong teams are divided into the same group by mistake, it is really fun, it is estimated that it is a lot of chickens and dogs, who can qualify, in the end, I am afraid it depends on the factor of luck.
Atletico Madrid is now facing such a dilemma, this team is young but not bad, but it is very likely to be placed in the group of death because of its low ranking.
However, in this situation, Atletico Madrid Club has no other way but to resign itself to fate, and then silently feel in the bottom of his heart that the team can be divided into a group whose strength is not too outrageous.
Qin Shou, Simone, and Gabi arrived in Monaco on the 29th, and the draw ceremony took place on the evening of the 30th. After a night's rest, the Atletico trio arrived early in the evening of the next day, where the draw ceremony was held, the Monaco International Convention and Exhibition Center. (To be continued.) )