Acknowledgments before the chapter: Thank you for the reward from my old friend Nanxi's husband.

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'I want to congratulate Malaga, they played a great game.

At the end of the game, Schuster, who couldn't avoid the reporter for the first time, didn't say much, but he still maintained his due demeanor, generously congratulated the opponent on the victory, and then, he closed his mouth and turned away, without any evaluation of his team's table, nor did he make any comments on the tables of the players on both sides, and he also directly asked his assistant coach to substitute for him at the press conference after the game.

Compared to the depressed Schuster, Linson was in high spirits, and it was certainly a great game for Málaga because the opponent was Real Madrid, a behemoth they could only look up to. Because the score was 4-3, Malaga was fearless throughout the game. Of course, the most important thing is that this victory allowed Malaga, a team that can only be considered to be aiming for relegation, to stand at the top of the La Liga standings for the first time after four rounds!

Four games and four wins accumulate 12 points, score 10 goals and concede 4 goals, and are currently the only team in La Liga to win all of them!

What team is Malaga? They are the poorest team in the whole of La Liga, and they are even in the period of financial supervision, their budget for the summer is only less than a million, and they even have to rely on the sale of their leading strikers to raise money, their coach is Atletico Madrid, and the coaching experience is less than half a year, and most of their players are not even twenty years old, which is the lowest average age team in the entire La Liga......

But it is such a team that has created a miracle that is not big or small, a prediction that even the most daring fans dare not make!

Behind Málaga is Villarreal, whose team is currently unbeaten with three wins and one draw, followed by Sevilla and Valencia...... The two most eye-catching teams, Barcelona, who swept Sporting Gijón by six goals in the last round, won this round, but had no choice but to fall twice in the opening two rounds, and are currently only ranked sixth with seven points, while Real Madrid is even worse after losing to Malaga, ranking tenth.

"Shameful defeat!" Ace, who has long been known as Real Madrid's newspaper, was unusually fierce about the defeat because it was the first time in Real Madrid's history that they lost to Malaga. They did not attribute the loss of the game to Guti, who was sent off with a red card, but believed that manager Schuster should take full responsibility, because it was he who gave up the four-four-two formation that played well last season, and instead insisted on changing the formation to play four-three-three, which led to Real Madrid's near-disaster defense this season, you know, last season Real Madrid only conceded 36 goals in the whole season, but the number of goals conceded in only four games this season has caught up with a quarter of last season.

"Schuster reaped the consequences." Compared with the Ace newspaper, although the title of the Marca newspaper is more targeted, but the content unexpectedly let go of the Germans, Real Madrid played four games this season, two were 4-3 scores, one won, one lost, poor defense is naturally the cause of defeat, but it is not without luck. At the same time, they pointed the finger directly at Real Madrid's president Calderón, accusing Calderón's poor transfer work in the summer as the source of the disaster, Schuster did not get the player he wanted, but lost the big player he did not want to lose.

In addition, the Marca newspaper praised Málaga's cousin, believing that they are the biggest dark horse this season, especially their head coach Linsen, who has become the most promising young coach in La Liga, of course, their touting is not for nothing, at the end of the comment, Alfonso, the reporter who had interviewed Linsen, unsurprisingly ridiculed Atletico Madrid: Little Sans should really send a thank you letter to Atletico Madrid, because it was they who sent Linsen to Malaga.

"Whoa......

Little Hill threw the newspaper out of his hand, his face already full of anger.

This bunch of damn text**. Are you only a few games before you can become the strongest young marshal in Europe? If you win a few more games, then you won't be blown into the first young marshal in the universe? What angered him the most was that the other party once again regarded Atletico Madrid as the object of the lying gun. Now, Linsen has become the opposite of Atletico, and as long as Malaga wins a game, these damn media will help him slap Atletico management in the face.

But if you want to come back, it's to blame Atletico Madrid for not being angry, and Hill Jr. is now a little annoyed with Recino.

Four games, not to mention the one that lost to Malaga, the second round actually lost to Valladolid, the third round was a 4-0 victory, I thought it was finally on the right track, but I didn't expect this round of away games to be forced to draw by Getafe, now, Atletico Madrid's ranking is even lower than last season, and now the fans are still tolerating, but if it continues, it is not far from last season's fan rebellion......

Thinking of this, Little Hill's mood was a little hazy again.

Because Atletico Madrid's opponents in the next few rounds almost include the most powerful teams in La Liga now: the next round, Sevilla, the next round, Barcelona, the next round, the Madrid derby, and finally, Villarreal......

Thinking of the very likely bad consequences of these games, Little Hill felt that his eyes were dark.

Subconsciously, he couldn't help but find the schedule and deliberately looked at Malaga's opponents in the next few rounds, but as his fingers counted down one by one, he suddenly had the urge to scold his mother.

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Valladolid, Huelva, Getafe...... That's what Málaga will be against in the next three rounds.

Of course, Lin Sen didn't know about the comparison between Atletico Madrid and Malaga, which made Little Hill almost want to jump and scold his mother. However, as the head coach of the team, he naturally knows the team's schedule very well, because it is related to the team's plan. Each team has its own strength judgment, and at the same time, there is a strength comparison for each opponent in the league, which stage should be grabbed points, which games can be given up, although these things will not be said on the surface, but every manager and even the club has the bottom in their hearts.

Of course, the game still has to be fought one by one.

After beating Real Madrid, Linsen found himself in Malaga with a dream start that he couldn't have imagined, with four wins in a row and a leader...... These things have brought him countless praises, and various names have followed, making Lin Sen a little fluttery in an instant, but after only a while, he hit the ceiling.

Gundogan was hurt.

I was happy and sad again.

It was just an ordinary acceleration in training, and Gundogan directly bared his teeth and supported his waist to signal that he could not continue training.

Marcelino, the on-site team doctor at the time, initially thought it was just an ordinary strain, but Lin Sen still directly asked Gundogan to be examined, in Marcelino's view, Lin Sen's move was for the sake of conservatism, but only Lin Sen himself knew that Gundogan would often be troubled by back injuries in the future, and even rumored to endanger his career.

Lin Sen didn't look at it with his own eyes, but in this case, he wasn't too sure.

Back injuries are no more common for soccer players than their knees, and it's basketball players who suffer more from this area, but one thing is for sure, once an injury occurs, both are just as troublesome. Back injuries generally refer to strained back muscles, but in Gundogan's body, Lin Sen's eyes didn't see any problems with his back muscles. This means that Gundogan's back injury is likely to be related to another more troublesome part, that is, the spine.

This is also the reason why Lin Sen directly asked Gundogan to be examined, any injury and illness, it is good to prevent it from happening, but since it happened, it can only be prevented.

And Gundogan's injury also made Lin Sen have to consider the adjustment of the starter.

At that time, in order to make the transfer go smoothly, Lin Sen gave Reus and Gundogan a guarantee of their positions. It's not that Lin Sen wants to break his promise, but his original intention was not to let the two of them start so soon, but after a warm-up game, Reus didn't care about his physical condition, and Gundogan's forward position was good, so Lin Sen also let him start.

Judging from the numbers, Gundogan as a striker is not as good as Reus, who is a substitute, and has not even provided an assist so far, but the entire coaching staff is very satisfied with his appearance, not because of his likability, of course, but because of his excellent tactical execution and comprehension. Therefore, it is easy to find a player in the same position to replace Gundogan, but if you want to find a player with the same characteristics, there is really no one in the Malaga team.

Whether it is Reus or Isco, he may be able to do more than Gundogan in attack, but in terms of offensive and defensive coordination, Gundogan is irreplaceable. Not to mention that the first two are currently not up to the physical fitness requirements.

Thinking of this, Lin Sen had a little headache. Because whether Gundogan can catch up with Valladolid or not, Linson will have to find a solution on the issue of replacements. And this program should be put into practice within a month.

Again, it's because of the schedule.

For Malaga, the next few games are certainly weak, but the schedule is the schedule, the opponent is always there, and the more weak teams you face in front, the more strong teams you will meet behind. After the next three rounds, Málaga's next fixtures are similar to those that Atletico Madrid are facing right now.

Sevilla, Barcelona, Valencia, Villarreal.

So, after the devil's schedule, Malaga is nothing more than two scenarios.

Either Málaga will continue to "miraculously" face the devil's schedule in the best possible form and then establish themselves in the league in one fell swoop. Either Malaga fades into a dark horse and fights for relegation honestly after the devil's schedule.

In either case, the premise is that Malaga must fight for the next three games as much as possible!