Chapter 225: Goalkeeper Competition
Albacete is a La Liga team, and the small club itself has nothing to say, but it was actually quite lucky to be able to play the fourth round of the Copa del Rey and run directly into Atletico Madrid. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
The small club will participate in the Copa del Rey, but the goal is not to win the championship.
That's just unrealistic.
They participate in the Copa del Rey to generate income for the club, and playing against a team in the first division often increases a lot of income, and it is really the best luck to meet Atletico Madrid, who have just won the Madrid derby, and these two rounds alone can bring them at least nearly 1 million euros.
That's enough money for them to buy a couple of good players.
Atletico Madrid's luck wasn't so good.
In the first round of the Copa del Rey, Atletico Madrid didn't care who the opponent was, whether it was a La Liga team, a La C team, or even a La Liga team, it didn't matter much.
Atletico Madrid is full of absolute confidence from top to bottom.
As long as they don't meet very difficult teams such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, etc., the pressure on the team is not much, and what they care about is the Copa del Rey competition, which will consume the team's energy.
Spain is one of the most comfortable countries in the world, with average temperatures above 10 degrees even in winter, but in December in Castilla La Mancha, the weather gets colder.
The weather forecast gave a temperature of 12 degrees, which was actually not bad, but the point is, the game caught up with the rain.
No team likes to play on a rainy day, which means it's slippery, it's easy to catch a cold, and players are prone to injury.
Atletico Madrid is up for the test.
Rainy days are not uncommon in Spain, but when the temperature is at its lowest in the year, it can be said that it is a bit of a headache to catch the rain to race.
This is not a good thing for a professional team, and Atletico Madrid can only admit bad luck.
In order to reduce the possibility of injury, when the game was about to start, Wansheng looked at the names on the squad one by one, using the data of the football training master system to check the physical condition of each player, and using the 'Eye of Condition Evaluation' to check the status evaluation of each player.
Mansheng selected the 11 players who were in the best form and physical condition to start.
There was nothing else in this game except for the weather, and it was difficult for the opponent Albacete to pose a threat to Atletico Madrid, even away from home, and even during the warm-up, several Albacete players came to the Atletico Madrid star for autographs.
The game was peaceful.
When it came to the field, Atletico Madrid had to overcome bad weather.
Unlike the usual games, Wan Sheng did not talk about any tactics and playing styles before the game, but repeatedly emphasized one thing, "My request is, don't get hurt!" β
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Although Wan Sheng emphasized not to get hurt, no one can control this matter.
The injured players didn't want to be injured either, and that meant a period of rest would also affect their competition within the team, and in the 21st minute, David suddenly slipped and fell to the ground when he took a goal kick, straining his thigh muscle.
Although the football was still kicked out by him, he did not stand up himself.
The referee ran over to check and hurriedly signaled for the team doctor to enter, De Gea was carried off the pitch, and Wan Sheng had to let substitute goalkeeper Asenjo play.
Asenjo didn't have time to warm up and had to go straight to the pitch.
Wan Sheng patted Assenjo's shoulder and said seriously, "Sergio, you must be careful, don't get hurt!" It doesn't matter if you concede a goal, we still have the home stadium, but you can't hurt yourself, understand? β
Assenjo nodded earnestly.
But in reality, Asenjo will definitely try his best to save compared to being scored, because he is a substitute for De Gea, and he is very unhappy with his position, and if he wants to fight for the main position, he must cherish every opportunity to play.
In fact, Wan Sheng can also guess Asenjo's heart, the motivation of intra-team competition is good, but he is still a little worried, after all, the team really has two goalkeepers, players in other positions can be injured, Asenjo is injured again, and he will use the reserve goalkeeper in the next league.
Looking at the back of Asenjo's appearance, Wan Sheng also felt a little emotional.
Many teams envy Atletico Madrid for having De Gea, but Wansheng knows that Asenjo is not much worse than De Gea.
In the data of the football training master system, De Gea's comprehensive attribute evaluation is only 2 points higher than Asenjo, and the goalkeeper position needs to be more calm, that is, high mental attributes, in this regard, Asenjo is a little worse than De Gea, but the fundamental reason is that Asenjo has experienced a long-term injury, as long as he can become the main force again and participate in a few more games, Wansheng believes that his mental attributes will also be improved, and he will not be worse than De Gea at all.
So Wan Sheng began to have a headache.
De Gea?
Assenjo?
Both goalkeepers are very good, it would be a shame to have either one on the bench, but there are no two goalkeepers in a football game.
Sell one next season?
After Assenjo came out, Wan Sheng watched the game, but he was thinking about something else.
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After Asenjo came out, he was very calm.
Although he was robbed of his place by De Gea due to injury two seasons ago, it did not affect his ability and experience, and when he stood in front of goal, he did a great job of receiving the ball, passing the ball and making every save.
Atletico Madrid is very secure in the goal.
Although Assenjo didn't touch the ball many times, the calmness of a few touches was also seen by everyone, and the commentator praised it, "Sergio Asenjo! He was Atletico's back-up goalkeeper, but just two seasons ago, he was Spain's expected goalkeeper talent and was considered Casillas' successor! The 22-year-old has come out of injury this year, and he has made several appearances for Atletico Madrid this season, and he has been very calm! β
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Asenjo's performance is not a sign of how well Atletico Madrid played, the slippery grass made Atletico Madrid make a lot of mistakes, and some players were very uncomfortable with the pitch.
Throughout the first half, Atletico Madrid did not score.
The only bright spot was perhaps Asenjo's consistency, not only was Albacete's only threat saved in his arms, but the other touches, including a couple of goalmouth passes and kick-offs, he did quite well.
At halftime, Wan Sheng once again told the players not to get injured.
David De Gea has been injured.
He doesn't want to play a game against a Spanish team and have two players injured, so it is better to lose the game directly, especially Asenjo, if Asenjo is injured again, the team will not have a good goalkeeper available.
At half-time, Albacet fans were very excited as they didn't concede a goal throughout the first half.
There is no Albacete fans crazy to think, the team can eliminate Atletico Madrid, the game is a two-legged contest, even if Albacete can win this game, the second leg will go to CalderΓ³n Stadium, and will be eliminated.
That's simply not realistic.
Albacete fans only want the team to win one game...... That's Atletico Madrid, last season's La Liga champions, this season's La Liga table, if they can win the game, it's a great honor, and then the whole of Spain will report on them.
The Albacete fans' dream lasted only fifteen minutes.
At the beginning of the second half, Atletico Madrid launched an attack, and the midfielder led by Isco launched a strong attack towards the Albacete goal, relying on the combination of Isco and Juan Forlan, the ball was successfully passed into the box.
Falcao took the ball and turned and volleyed in for Atletico Madrid's first goal.
This goal extinguished the hunger of the Alwasser fans who were hungry for victory and miracles!
Atletico Madrid then scored two more goals.
The entire second half seemed to be an interpretation of the gap between the two teams on the pitch, with Alwasser having played a limited number of times on the halfway line, let alone threatening the goal.
Goalkeeper Asenjo has become the most idle man.
From the 51st minute to the 72nd minute of the game, he did not touch the ball for 21 consecutive minutes. The team-mates performed well, which also made Asenjo very distressed, which meant that he didn't have a chance to play.
In the end, Atletico Madrid beat Albacete 3-0 away, with Falcao scoring twice and Isco netting the final goal, and if De Gea's injury is not taken into account, everything went perfectly.
Regardless, Atletico Madrid got off to a good start in the Copa del Rey.
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After the team returned to Madrid, Wan Sheng's first concern was De Gea's injury, and the doctor's result was that De Gea would have to recuperate for at least three weeks.
That's not too long.
But De Gea is a little frustrated, the pressure of competition in his team is still relatively large, he knows that Asenjo is not worse than his goalkeeper, injury also means that Asenjo opportunities, the goalkeeper's position rotation is not so frequent, what is more needed is stability, whoever has strong ability and good condition will let whom, after returning from injury, whether he can regain the main position, is not a positive answer.
Wansheng can't help it.
He's sympathetic to David and knows how he feels, but that's the way professional football is.
From Asenjo's point of view, he lost his main position due to injury two years ago, and now he has the opportunity to perform well, and if Asenjo is consistent, then he will definitely give Asenjo more playing time.
As for De Gea...... I'm sorry.
This is professional football.
So Wansheng is also considering selling one of them, it is very good to have two very good goalkeepers in the team, but it is difficult to distinguish who is the main player and who is the substitute, so it is easy to cause problems, the goalkeeper is not another position, and it is difficult for the substitute to have a chance to play.
De Gea won't be satisfied, Asenjo won't be satisfied.
In fact, as the choice of the second goalkeeper, a very young and potential talented goalkeeper is more suitable, just like Wang Xiaolei back then, who has been playing as a substitute goalkeeper in Manchester City, and has never complained.
It's satisfying for a young goalkeeper to join the first team.
Their requirements are low.
Or it is an older old goalkeeper, who is completely waiting for retirement in the team, this kind of goalkeeper has experience, stable condition, will not compete for the main position, and can also perform well as a substitute.
De Gea and Asenjo are certainly not among them.
They are all very good goalkeepers and they are enough to be the main player in any team. (To be continued.) )