On the evening of April 15, the Calderón Stadium in Madrid.

In the 33rd round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid hosted Malaga.

Hill Jr. nervously accompanied his father, as well as Cerezo and Paolo Futrley, as well as Clement Ballaverde and others from the board of directors, as they sat in the chairman's stand.

As a young man, he could not hide the anxiety and uneasiness in his heart.

The Copa del Rey semi-final against Barcelona was important, but it was just an appetizer.

The real test for Yang Hao and Atletico Madrid is tonight's key match.

If they want to be relegated, they must get 12 points from the next six league games, which is a huge test for any team, even Deportivo La Coruna at the top of the table.

The 4-1 home defeat to Barcelona is due to Barcelona's failure to do its best, and some people think that it is a return to the glory after Atletico Madrid's change of coach, but no matter what, the Copa del Rey is not the main battlefield.

If Atletico want to be relegated, they have to win in the league.

Old Hill turned his head, glanced at his son, saw the uneasiness on his face, and snorted lightly.

What he despises the most is his son's character of suffering from gains and losses, and being timid.

Now that the decision has been made, then go up bravely and boldly, what are you afraid of?

Paul Futrey heard the sound and saw the disgrace of the father and son, and immediately laughed, "Joaquin Perrault really doesn't plan to save some face for his old club tonight." ”

Back then, when he was still playing for Atletico Madrid, Joaquin Perrault once coached Atletico Madrid and was considered an old acquaintance.

Atletico Madrid has changed coaches several times before, and has been in contact with Joaquin Perrault, but the Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan legend has stayed away from the Sheets Army, obviously not wanting to come to this troubled water.

And now, he has to stomp heavily on Atletico.

'Málaga have a very tenacious style of play at the moment and it's not a good game. Clement Balavid frowned.

Many people say that La Liga is attacking and there is nothing wrong with that, but since a few years ago, especially since Cooper's success at Real Mallorca, teams in the middle and lower reaches of La Liga, even teams such as Valencia and Deportivo La Coruna have been paying more and more attention to defence.

Teams such as Alaves, Athletic Bilbao, Celta Vigo, Malaga, Rayo Vallecano, Espanyol and other teams are even more tenacious and even very rude, and they can't match offensive football at all.

And these teams have been standing well in recent seasons.

"Sevilla host Valencia in this round, and the Bats want to break into the Champions League zone, and this game must be won; Real Betis is away to challenge Espanyol, and it is estimated that it is also unlucky, because the Spaniards are going to the European zone. ”

"Real Orvieto is at home against Barcelona, Barcelona has lost two games in a row, this round Van Gaal is a backwater, even if Orvieto is desperate for relegation, Barcelona is estimated to be able to win."

When Paul Futre analyzed this, he couldn't help but smile slightly, "As long as we win Malaga, although we are still ranked 19th, we can quickly narrow the gap with Real Betis and Real Orvieto." ”

The chaos of La Liga this season has been that the top teams have not performed well, with leaders Deportivo La Coruna picking up just 61 points so far, the fewest points in La Liga over the years.

But the teams at the bottom, especially the teams above and below the relegation line, have the most points in recent years, which leads to a large piece in the middle, where the points are bitten very tightly, and the whole situation is extremely chaotic.

If you are not careful, you may be stepped on every minute.

For example, from Celta Vigo in 7th place to Racing Santander in 16th place, there is a total difference of only 6 points.

The 10 teams are 6 points apart, what a fierce competition.

With 38 points, Racing Santander is down, Real Betis is 36, Real Orvieto is 34 and Atletico Madrid is 32.

It can be said that the whole competitive situation, especially the relegation situation, is very, very fierce.

This is extremely rare in La Liga and in the whole of European football for many years.

If the points bite too tightly, the error tolerance rate will be low, and whoever makes a mistake may be stepped on.

But it also means that it will be very, very difficult for Atletico to climb out.

Every game is a decisive battle!

At this time, the players of both teams, led by referee Alfonso Pérez Brewer, walked out of the players' tunnel one after another, and the broadcast on the scene also informed the starting lineups of the two teams.

Atletico still use the 4231 formation.

Goalkeepers: Molina;

Defence: Capdevilla, Santi Denia, Gamara and Gaspar;

Midfielders: Pablo Garcia and Baraja in the back two, with Solari, Bellerón and Aguilera up front;

Centre-forward: Hasselbaink.

The Sheets' starting line-up was exactly the same as it was in the Copa del Rey semi-final in midweek, which was also in line with expectations.

Finally ran into a slightly more stable style of play, and then adjusted, isn't this a fool?

Málaga's side still insisted on the 442 formation.

Goalkeepers: Contreras;

Defenders: Vicente Balcasé, Rotta, Sans, Roberto Rojas;

Midfielders: Movila, Delos Santos, Ruano and Rufit;

Forwards: Dario Silva and Catania.

Interestingly, when Malaga centre-back Fernando Sanz walked out of the tunnel, the crowd of more than 50,000 Atletico Madrid fans roared in unison, giving the former Real Madrid player a "special" treatment.

This is clearly not aimed at the background of his former Real Madrid player, but because of what he said before the game.

Fernando Sanz is the son of Real Madrid's current president, so he said before the game that he would do his best to help Malaga beat Atletico Madrid in the game and move Atletico further into the relegation zone.

"It's not just for Malaga, it's for my father and it's for Real Madrid!"

Clearly, he wants to build momentum for Sanz's upcoming summer election.

Of course, the Atletico fans quit and greeted him with a flood of boos.

Incidentally, Real Madrid defender Salgado is the son-in-law of President Sanz.

……

Yang Hao walked out of the player's tunnel in this tidal wave of boos.

He also thought that the fans were dissatisfied with him and were booing themselves.

Fortunately, when he walked out, the boos stopped abruptly, and there was even a faint applause.

This is the reward for his team to a 4-1 win over Barcelona.

After Yang Hao came out, he walked straight to the away team's coach's seat.

This time he didn't need Mendiodo's reminder and walked over and shook hands with Joaquin Perrault.

Assistant coaches?

Please, the last time the assistant coach of Barcelona was Jose Mourinho, this time ......

Looks a bit like Hierro.

Hold it, no matter!

Yang Hao shook hands with the two, and Joaquin Perrault also specially said a few words to him, which was basically an affirmation of his last game.

"Atletico played a lot of different things." Joaquin Perrault boasted.

"Thank you." Yang Hao smiled and thanked, "I hope to continue the excellent performance of the last game tonight." ”

Joaquin Perrault was stunned for a moment and smiled, "I'm afraid it's not easy." ”

Yang Hao didn't like to fight this kind of senseless war of words, and after saying goodbye with a smile, he turned around and left.

Joaquin Perrault noticed Juanma Lillo in front of the home team's dugout, and it was news.

"When did he move to Atletico as an assistant coach?" Joaquin Perrault frowned slightly.

This guy is also a difficult thing to deal with, and the teams he brought before were very difficult to handle.

"I don't know, it should be the past few days." Manolo Hierro hadn't heard of it before.

Joaquin Perrau thought about it, walked to the sidelines, shouted a few words at the players, and signaled them to pay attention after the opening.

Juanma Lillo is best at 4231 tactics, and he is very good at pressing high positions, so he has to be cautious.

……

"They still play 442, and the starting lineup and positioning are not what we expected, they haven't changed."

When Yang Hao walked to the home team's coach's box, Juanma Lillo and Mendiodo greeted him.

The list, which I have seen before, now sees the position of the players on the field.

Typical 442 parallel standing.

There is no absolute good or bad tactics in this world, only suitable and inappropriate.

There is not a single big star in the Malaga team, and even who Catania is, it is estimated that few people knew before.

But the fact that they were able to get to where they are now is enough to prove that this tactic works.

And for a team like Malaga, it is very, very difficult to assemble a strong squad, and once it is formed, it will not be adjusted unless there is an injury.

Atletico are pretty much the same now.

"According to the plan, start the attack and strive to win the first blood!"

Lillo and Mendiodo have gradually adapted to Yang Hao's terminology, obviously it is the first goal, why do they have to say that it is blood?

Isn't this easily reminiscent of something else?

Yang Hao was not very relieved, seeing Joaquin Perrault shouting players on the sidelines, he also walked quickly to the sidelines and beckoned to Baraha, "You and Pablo are going to give me 120,000 points of spirit and stay focused, understand?" ”

Baraja knows the importance of this game and the opening tactics that the team adopts requires a double midfielder.

"Remind Santi and Carlos again that Catania and Dario Silva are on the counter-attack, defend if they can, foul early if they can't, and don't let them threaten the goal."

Baraha couldn't stop nodding, and when he turned around to leave, he was stopped by Yang Hao again.

"Also, be careful, try to control your movements, and don't get cards easily."

"Understood."

Baraja returned to the stadium and quickly conveyed the manager's intentions.

Yang Hao also gestured towards Belleron and Hasselbaink, signaling them not to have any concerns.

……

With the whistle of referee Brewer, everyone was surprised to see that when Malaga striker Catania drove the ball to Dario Silva, Atletico's entire midfield pressed forward quickly.

From Hasselbaink, to Bellerón, Solari and Aguilera behind him, to Baraja and Pablo Garcia in the back, and even the entire backline, they all pressed forward with a resolute attitude.

Málaga also seemed to be prepared, so the ball passed quickly and all the way back.

But they still underestimated Atletico's determination.

Hasselbaink even pressed straight in front of goal, forcing goalkeeper Contreras to rush forward with a big kick.

But Pablo Garcia controlled the drop and headed the ball over to teammate Baraja.

After grabbing the ball, Atletico pressed hard.