Chapter 25: The Biggest Competitor

In the post-match press conference, Alvarez stopped talking about the victory, and he did not make excuses for the loss, but calmly praised Atletico Madrid as 'they played better and deserved to win'.

When asked what the loss of Sevilla would have on his position, Alvarez was silent.

Anyone knows that Alvarez's position is on the line.

Alvarez didn't want to talk about his position, it would be embarrassing for him, and he didn't want to be the first manager in La Liga to be sacked just after the first round of the league was over.

After that, Alvarez once again focused on Atletico Madrid's performance.

In this regard, many media reporters believe that Alvarez wants to attribute the responsibility for the loss to the opponent's performance too well, and he is unwilling to admit that Sevilla's poor performance or his coaching problems are wrong.

When Wansheng walked into the venue with Diego Costa, Alvarez had already left first, obviously he didn't want to meet Wansheng, with pre-match saliva, plus a three-goal loss, the meeting between the two would be embarrassing for Alvarez.

As soon as he entered the venue, Wan Sheng became the protagonist.

The media reporters aimed all kinds of equipment at Wan Sheng, even Diego Costa behind him could not let the reporters shake half a point, everyone knows that the biggest focus is always Wan Sheng, it is he who brings changes to Atletico Madrid, and Wan Sheng's coaching is the biggest factor that makes Atletico Madrid beat Sevilla by three goals.

Wan Sheng walked to the rostrum and first praised the performance of the whole team, "We played a good start, 0-3, this victory will give the team more confidence." ”

Later, a reporter asked about Atletico Madrid's goals.

Media reporters who know Wansheng know that when this young Chinese mentions the goal, he will definitely say that 'Atletico Madrid's goal is the champion', and the media reporters are immune to this.

However, this is what the Madrid media want!

Taking advantage of the team's big away win against Sevilla, it is natural to say that some titles will boost morale, regardless of whether Atletico Madrid has the ability to compete for the title, but it is still necessary to say it when it is time to say.

However, Wan Sheng's answer still surprised the media, and he mentioned the league and the Copa del Rey at the same time, "...... Our main focus will be on the league, but the Copa del Rey is also a must......"

Copa del Rey?

It's a bit early to talk about competing for the Copa del Rey at the start of the season, right?

The cup competition is different from the league, if you want to compete for the league title, you need the overall strength of the team, because a season is very long, and the team that can stick to it can compete for the league title.

The cup is different, and there is a bit of luck in the cup because of the rules.

None of the media reporters expected Wan Sheng to answer like this, they were a little stunned, but Wan Sheng did not explain more, and then he left time for Diego Costa.

As a hero of the team's victory, Costa deserves this treatment.

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At the press conference, Wansheng talked about the Copa del Rey for a reason.

Ahead of the start of the first round of the league with Sevilla, the Soccer Training Master system released three missions, two of which are traditional missions - the journey of the new season and the match achievement mission.

"The journey of the new season: Atletico Madrid is a La Liga team and the new season has officially begun. As the head coach of the team, you should lead the team to good results!

Task content (one optional):

1. Lead Atletico Madrid to the league championship.

2. Lead Atletico Madrid to the top four of the league.

Mission Rewards (cannot be claimed repeatedly):

1. Experience 5000 points, special rewards: three skill upgrade points.

2. Experience 2000 points. ”

"Match Achievement Mission: You need to lead your team and win consistently in order to complete the Match Achievement.

Content: Number of consecutive wins: (0/8) (0/12) (0/16)

Reward: 1000/2000/3000 XP. ”

It can be seen from the content of the two tasks,With the improvement of the coaching level,The task issued by the football training master system,The difficulty is also increasing,When he first coached Manchester City,Wansheng received the 'new season journey task',The second choice requirement is only to enter the top six,And now the minimum standard for task completion requirements is also the top four,That is, to qualify for the UEFA Champions League。

Is there also an increase in the "Match Achievement Mission", which is no longer possible to complete the mission with five consecutive victories, and the minimum requirement has also been increased to eight.

Of course, these two tasks are not a big deal.

Wan Sheng believes that his Atletico Madrid team will definitely be able to compete for the title, so no matter which task is not too difficult.

The third quest issued by the Soccer Trainer system, the 'Honor Mission', has different requirements.

Wan Sheng came to Spain from England, the league is different, the cup is different, so the task of honor is to win a new title.

"Personal Honours: Wan Sheng, you are already a world-renowned international manager, but you need to keep moving forward and lay the foundation for the king, and the new champion will bring even greater glory.

Requirements: Win a Spanish domestic championship.

Rewards: 1,000 XP points, high-level talent skill 'Eye of Status Evaluation'. ”

The reward skill of the 'Personal Honor Mission' made Wan Sheng very excited, and the 'Eye of State Evaluation' sounds like it almost knows the effect, that is, to see through the state of each player, or in other words, to see through the state of the opposing player.

Now don't talk about the state of the opposing players, even if it is his own players, Wansheng can only make an assessment based on the physical fitness value and some training conditions, what is the state of the opposing player, then it is completely at a loss.

If you can have the 'Eye of Form Evaluation', then it will be much easier to arrange the starting lineup in the future, and whoever is in good form will be on the lineup, it's that simple.

So the 'Personal Honor Mission' is a must!

The task is to win a championship in Spain's domestic competition, and this season Atletico Madrid can only compete for La Liga and the Copa del Rey, the league title is not good, after all, a season is very long, even if 10,000 wins are not 100% certain, the team can win the league title.

So the Copa del Rey has to take care of it too!

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That evening, a number of media outlets reported the match between Sevilla and Atletico Madrid, who praised Atletico Madrid's performance.

What attracted the praise of the media was the overall performance on the one hand, and the aggressive offensive shown by Atletico Madrid on the other, which made the game look spectacular.

"Atletico Madrid play a very spectator football, they attack all three lines of the game, they attack quickly and drop back quickly, so that the game becomes extremely intense from the first minute."

"Their offense was fluid, the game was fast-paced throughout, and the fans were in a good mood."

"Spain has never lacked attacking football, but from a purely spectator point of view, Atletico Madrid played even better than Barcelona, they were aggressive almost every minute, and the fast-paced game made the fans feel more like watching an action blockbuster."

"Nervous, good-looking, exciting...... This is what Atletico Madrid showed the fans in the first game of the new season. ”

"This is undoubtedly brought by Wan Sheng, this young Chinese after two years of silence, back to European football, has completely changed Atletico Madrid. Compared to last season, Atletico Madrid are now more aggressive, as evidenced by Sevilla's passive presence at home. The three goals in the game also made Sevilla lose speechless, and even Sevilla coach Alvarez couldn't stop praising him, knowing that he could definitely think that Sevilla would win before the game......"

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Of course, Sevilla's big defeat must have made Alvarez very sad, and in August Sevilla lost the Super Cup, lost the Champions League qualification, and lost the first round ......of the league, and they were almost completely defeated.

The European media has always been adept at touting the winners.

Atletico Madrid is the winner, and the media has given Atletico Madrid all kinds of praise.

But it's not exactly hype either.

Atletico Madrid surprised a lot of people with what they showed in the game, and I don't know how many people watched the past game over and over again on this night, and they were all analysing why Atletico Madrid were able to beat Sevilla by three goals away.

It's no luck!

Atletico Madrid fans were pleasantly surprised, they didn't expect their team to play better after a summer and win away from home.

It would be fine if the opponent was just a small ball, but it was different if the opponent was Sevilla.

Fourth in the league last season!

In the minds of many fans, Sevilla is much better than Atletico Madrid.

Atletico Madrid has completely changed!

Within Atletico Madrid, the most concerned about the game is undoubtedly Hill Jr., Atletico Madrid is all that Hill Jr., he has been running for the team all his life, when he saw the team easily beat Sevilla away, Jr. Hill was in a very good mood, and he was full of hope for the team.

After this game, Hill Jr. was firm in his choice.

Previously, he had been thinking about whether it was right or wrong to sell his shares to Taiwan Investment Group, where the team would go in the future, and whether it would be a success or failure?

Little Hill wasn't sure.

But now Hill Jr. thinks he's made the right decision.

With a lot of money invested and a top coach in charge, everything is developing in a good direction for the team, and the future of the team is all pinned on this young Chinese man.

He is the miracle worker.

The revival of Atletico Madrid is just around the corner, and they are sure to become the newest force in European football!

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Atletico Madrid won the first round of the league cleanly, which attracted a lot of media attention, but in fact, the most talked about in Spain is always the 'Spanish Super League team'.

After the first round, the media continued to report on the matches of the 'Western Super League teams'.

The two giants, Barcelona and Real Madrid, are playing away from home, and the match between the two teams has a different result - Pep Guardiola's Barcelona, the new trident Messi Villa Iniesta scored a goal each and beat Racing Santander 3-0; Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid tried their best, but could only play a goalless 0-0 draw by Mallorca.

Regarding the first round of La Liga, "News of the World" commented, "Barcelona played a good start. ”

'Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid still has a long way to go.

Atletico Madrid's away win over Sevilla was completely overlooked.

For many influential news outlets in Europe, the only teams Spain need to focus on are Real Madrid and Barcelona.

That's the impact gap.

Wansheng is also eyeing Real Madrid and Barcelona, as they are the two strongest teams in La Liga.

As long as you want to compete for the league title, you can't stagger the competition with the two giants.

Real Madrid's performance is really poor, Mourinho's coaching, it seems that Real Madrid only bring defense, and their match against Mallorca completely did not take advantage of the opportunities that appeared.

Mallorca were noteworthy as their goalkeeper Awaert put in a brilliant performance and made a series of excellent saves.

On the whole, Real Madrid struggled more than skill, individual brilliance more than overall cooperation, facing Mallorca, which was plagued by financial problems, they lacked the ability to score and did not score in the whole game.

Mallorca, on the other hand, the players did their best to get an undisputed 1 point.

The draw was a reward for Laudrup's (Mallorca manager) and highlighted the deficiencies that Real Madrid need to address.

Real Madrid like this makes Wansheng feel good.

If Jose Mourinho's side had been performing like this, Atletico Madrid would have one less rival, but Barcelona are also noteworthy, Pep Guardiola's Barcelona are too strong and they are only better than Atletico Madrid.

Although they are both 3-0, the combination of Messi and Villa is clearly stronger than Diego Costa and Diego Forlan.

Without Ibrahimovic, Pep Guardiola put Villa on the left, Andres Iniesta on the right, and Messi in the middle.

Several players don't have a height advantage, but their passing, running awareness and shooting are top-notch.

This is a typical Barcelona team!

Despite being a new arrival, Villa's performances on the pitch did not show it in the slightest, as if his time with the national team had set the stage for him to work well with his Barcelona team-mates.

Barcelona's overall performance also proved that they continued to play in the past, were confident in their style of play, and always showed a "self-oriented" momentum, at most making some minor adjustments according to the characteristics of their opponents.

In this game, Racing Santander hardly made any difficulties for them.

3-0, Barcelona won without suspense.

After the first round, Wan Sheng's first job was to watch the video of Barcelona's game, he knew that Barcelona would be the biggest rival in the league, and in addition, it was very important that in the third round of the league, Atletico Madrid would play against Barcelona.

He has to be ready for the game. (To be continued.) )