Chapter 33: Emery the Confident

After the third round of the league, Atletico Madrid defeated Barcelona 5-1 at home, which was immediately reported by all Spanish media, and even some entertainment channels mentioned the news of Barcelona's defeat. Pen Γ— fun Γ— Pavilion www. biquge。 ο½‰ο½Žο½†ο½

The match became the talk of all Spaniards.

Atletico Madrid was not taken seriously before, because they only ranked tenth in the league last season, and only one Ozil was introduced in the summer transfer, and the other players who joined, only Morris and Klose are worth paying attention to, but both are veterans, and more media understand their joining as 'coming to Atletico Madrid for retirement', or 'Atletico Madrid's supplementary lineup', after this game, no one dares to underestimate Atletico Madrid, and Morris's performance in the game has made him the focus of all players.

As some commentators have pointed out, the last time a player scored a hat-trick against Barcelona was in 2005, when Diego Forlan was also playing for Villarreal, and that Barcelona team was clearly not comparable to the Barcelona side that swept across Europe.

Morris was able to complete a hat-trick, which is enough to see his ability and form.

Of course, the most incredible thing is the result.

5 to 1!

Barcelona scored one goal in the whole game, while Atletico Madrid scored five, and the Catalan media attributed this to Barcelona's 'infighting', and "Le Monde Sport" expressed its opinion that "if it weren't for Barcelona's own problems, it would be difficult to say who would win and who lost......"

Of course, no one pays attention to Le Monde Sport, everyone knows that Le Monde Sports is the tongue of Barcelona, and their coverage is very biased towards Barcelona.

More media believe that Barcelona's 'infighting' has a certain impact on the game, but Atletico Madrid's performance is indeed very good, and it is precisely because they broke the Barcelona goal twice that Barcelona 'caused infighting'.

Even if Barcelona didn't have infighting, it would have been difficult for them to equalise when they were two goals down.

But no matter what the process is, the 5-to-1 result is too surprising.

Before the start of the game, many people analyzed that Barcelona is more difficult to win at most, because they have a reason to win, they have lost to the promoted horses in the last round, and this round must win anyway to build confidence for the team, so they will definitely work hard at CalderΓ³n Stadium, and in the face of a fighting Barcelona, it is difficult for Atletico Madrid to draw at home.

But as a result, Barcelona suffered a heavy defeat......

I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it!

The match caused a sensation throughout Spain, with many media calling the match an 'upset' and many praising Atletico Madrid's performance.

"It's a brand new Atletico Madrid team. With the arrival of players such as Morris and Mesut Ozil, their midfield has been greatly strengthened, and Atletico Madrid has never lacked excellent strikers. Sergio Aguero was 'refrigerated', Diego Costa broke out, Forlan also played steadily, and the newly joined German veteran Klose also scored a goal in the second round, and in this game, we saw the strength of the Atletico Madrid midfield, Morris scored three goals personally, and Ozil also scored one. ”

"The current Atletico Madrid is not inferior to Barcelona in terms of attack, comparing the lineups of the two teams, Barcelona has Messi, Atletico Madrid has Morris, Messi is a genius, Morris is an experienced veteran, in midfield, Ozil is also completely comparable to Iniesta, Raul Garcia has been playing well, not at all weaker than the old Xavi ......"

"In terms of strikes, Atletico Madrid has always been the best in Europe, Aguero needless to say, the combination of Diego Costa and Forlan is by no means weaker than Villa and Pedro......"

β€œβ€¦β€¦ In short, Atletico Madrid's front court is enough to compare with Barcelona, which is enough to explain why Atletico Madrid can win big when Barcelona is not doing well! ”

Some media talked about the reason for the big score, thinking that it was 'caused by Barcelona's carelessness'," ...... Barcelona obviously underestimated Atletico Madrid, they made a careless mistake, the Barcelona club, the manager, the ball and the players......"

Some media also talked about Wansheng's coaching ability, reminding other La Liga teams to be careful, "This young Chinese has coached the top league for four seasons, and then he led the team to win four league titles. The competition in the Premier League is not worse than La Liga, and after this game, we should pay more attention to Atletico Madrid. ”

β€œβ€¦β€¦ It's like the Chinese said after the game, 'Atletico Madrid is a team capable of competing for the title'! ”

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No matter how the media discusses and reports, in fact, it is inseparable from a core question - can Atletico Madrid's 10,000 winners win Barcelona by a big score?

The whole of Spain is talking about this topic, and the less influential media are more straightforward, they have nothing to do with the big clubs, and they really look at the problem from a neutral point of view.

Therefore, some media simply typed the headline "Why Atletico Madrid can win", and the article is naturally a variety of analysis.

The lineup, strength, tactics, form, etc., the media analyzes all aspects.

The lineup, strength, and state are actually nothing to say, after all, the list of players who played is there, and the game video also records the performance of the players of the two teams in detail, and there is nothing specific to dispute.

The controversy is again tactical.

Atletico Madrid's 'new tactics' have become a topic of conversation, in the first two rounds of La Liga, Atletico Madrid's opponents are Sevilla and Athletic Bilbao, and the two games have not received much attention, and naturally there is not much attention paid to Atletico Madrid's tactics.

Maybe there is another reason, Atletico Madrid's victory over Sevilla was very 'messy', anyway, Atletico Madrid beat Sevilla with a random attack.

That's how it goes.

So not many people think that Atletico Madrid is playing a new set of tactics.

This match with Barcelona is different, Atletico Madrid has received more attention, many professional football people, watching the game video over and over again, so it is easy to find that Atletico Madrid's 'chaotic fist' is actually a new set of tactics.

A lot of people have also begun to analyze Atletico Madrid's tactical play.

In the game with Barcelona, Atletico Madrid's new tactics actually did not play much power, and the main place to play was attacking, because Barcelona's performance was not good, Atletico Madrid's tactics in the core of the 'offensive and defensive switch' and the fast-paced full-defense of the third line did not show too obviously.

As a result, many analysts think, "Atletico Madrid is actually attacking better, and their defense is very poor!" ”

There is a lot of support for this view.

Many professionals and celebrities also stood up and expressed their understanding of Atletico Madrid's style of play, their point of view, almost all of Madrid's offense is good, but defense is a big problem or something, they also helped Atletico Madrid find a reason, "In the summer, Atletico Madrid changed coaches and changed a large number of new players, they can't be integrated in two months, and their tactics are still adapting and improving......"

With these analytical reports, Atletico Madrid's opponents are also relieved, they 'seem' know how to play against Atletico Madrid.

Valencia coach Unai Emery is one of them.

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This season, La Liga has played three rounds, and Valencia has won three consecutive games to firmly sit first in the league.

In the first round, they won 3-1 away at Malaga.

In the second round, they beat Racing Santander 1-0 at home.

In the third round, they won 2-1 away at Getafe.

In the last three rounds of the league, Valencia has also become the only team to win all three games.

Valencia is undoubtedly a strong team, and many fans believe that Valencia is the strongest team in La Liga except for Real Madrid and Barcelona.

In terms of club operations, Valencia's situation is similar to that of Atletico Madrid before, they have a good result, but the club operation is difficult.

Those sponsors are reluctant to put money into teams other than the 'Western Super League'.

At the end of 2008, a major event occurred in Valencia, due to the financial tsunami, the Spanish economy was sluggish, and the land of the Mestalla Stadium was not sold as expected, so that Valencia FC could not raise enough funds to continue the construction of the new stadium.

Construction of the new stadium was officially halted on 25 February 2009.

At the time, according to The Guardian, the Valencia government had taken over Valencia FC and they had failed to repay the Β£68 million loan guaranteed by the government.

The Valencia government, one of Spain's most underfunded regions and some of the most notorious image projects, has brought Valencia FC under their supervision.

Local health and education services have been hit by austerity policies.

The swift takeover of the club and its well-paid squad sparked outrage, but government intervention was inevitable after the club was unable to repay the interest on the €81 million (Β£68 million) loan guaranteed by the government.

This debt has now accumulated to 96 million euros.

As a result, Valencia will have to rely on selling promising new stars and first-team stars to pay off their debts, and David Villa is one of the affected players.

In fact, back in 2006, Chelsea and Manchester United in the Premier League, Real Madrid in La Liga and Barcelona all expressed interest in Villa.

However, Villa rejected the offers of many Premier League giants such as Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal, insisting that they would continue to work for Valencia, Villa said, "Valencia made me famous, I love Valencia and I want to play for this team for a long time, preferably until I retire ......"

That loyalty proved to be meaningless in the club's financial crisis, and Valencia opted to sell David Silva anyway for more than €40 million.

David Villa chose to go to Barcelona, and after the loss of David Villa, Valencia carried the banner of the team with players such as Mata, JoaquΓ­n and Pablo Hernandez, and at the same time, they also had to help new signings Soldado, Aduris and potential Feghouli integrate into the team.

Despite losing a key player in the squad, Valencia has the skeleton of their squad and their goal is undoubtedly to finish in the top four.

Coach Unai Emery's coaching ability is recognized, and in the first two seasons, under the pressure of the strong Barcelona 'pressure', Valencia still achieved the top four results, so both fans and the media recognized Emery's ability.

Valencia have had their best start to the season, and many Valencian media are already declaring that the team is in the 'championship ranks'.

It was at this time that Valencia met Atletico Madrid.

Unai Emery is undoubtedly serious about the game, as Atletico Madrid have just beaten a strong Barcelona 5-1 at home.

Recently, Atletico Madrid's tactical play has also been continuously studied by the Spanish media and football people, Emery has read various reports, and finally came to the conclusion that this Atletico Madrid team's offensive ability has been greatly improved, so it must not be passive to play defensive counterattacks as usual.

Valencia has always played defensive counter-attacking passes!

They are an alternative team in Spain. Spain's strong teams are generally very good at attacking, while Valencia regards defense as a tradition, and they also rely on defense to win solid victories, just like in the first three rounds of the league, Valencia did not win by a big score, but won the game steadily.

However, in the face of the 'strong attack' Atletico Madrid, Emery's thinking has changed, he believes that even if the team's defense is strong, it will be difficult to defend the goal, because Atletico Madrid's attack is too sharp, so the team must release and play against Atletico Madrid to have the possibility of winning.

The reason is simple --

"It's a new Atletico Madrid team, they're tougher than ever, they're better up front, but they also have weaknesses, yes, they can't defend defensively, their weaknesses are on defense, I've watched Atletico Madrid and Barcelona repeatedly, and whenever Barcelona attack, Atletico Madrid retreats aggressively!"

"Why do they do it? Quite simply, it's because they have a weak defense and have to defend in three lanes to keep the goal, so what we have to do is to counter-suppress their attack, and it's best to let them only shrink into their own half of the defense. ”

"That's how we play, and at the Mestalla we can win!"

Unai Emery's explanation filled the Valencia players with confidence, and they walked into the dressing room in turn, cheered by more than 50,000 Valencia fans.

Mestalla Stadium.

In the fourth round of La Liga, Valencia's home match against Atletico Madrid began. (To be continued.) )