A Coruña, northwestern Spain.

Coach Irueta put down the freshly baked Spanish newspaper in the morning and snorted disdainfully.

"These media reporters also know how to chase hot spots and stir up news, and their professionalism is a mess."

Irueta reached down and took off her glasses, placed them on the table, and reached out to gently rub the bridge of her nose.

He's been seeing too much lately, and his eyes are prone to irritation.

"If they were professional, they wouldn't be journalists." Assistant coach Francisco Melo smiled and handed over a glass of water, having worked with Irueta for two or three years.

Irueta took it, took a sip, and looked at the assistant in front of him, "Francisco, you're from Atletico Madrid, right?" ”

"Yes, I played for Atletico Madrid for 10 years in my career, like Baraja, from Valladolid, both as a right midfielder, the difference is that he develops in the middle and I develop in the back.

Sometimes, different choices can lead to very different results.

Melo was also a little famous back then, but in the end he didn't play as expected, and only made two appearances for the Spanish national team.

"What do you think of Atletico this season?" Irueta has no interest in old things.

Francisco Melo muttered, "It's certainly not as pessimistic as the hype out there, but to be honest, I'm not particularly optimistic, the restructuring is too strong, and I want to bring out such a team in the summer......"

didn't finish speaking, but Merlot kept shaking his head, obviously not optimistic about Yang Hao.

"You know, Atletico Madrid's restructuring is far stronger than the previous Sacchi and Ranieri, these coaches can't control it, and Yang Hao is even more impossible, but these players are far from being as bad as the outside world rumores."

Irueta nodded in agreement.

Many people say that Atletico sold a lot of players and collected a lot of money, but they didn't actually invest much in the transfer, and they didn't even bring in a competitive player.

Obviously, this is a layman's statement.

Either the media reporters who hype these topics don't know anything, or they pretend to be confused and win traffic.

The players brought in by Atletico Madrid are not bad, and some of them are even very good.

For example, Pandiani.

Deportivo La Coruna has been eyeing the player for a long time, Irueta sent Paoleta away, signed Tristan, and then originally wanted to sign Pandiani, so that Deportivo La Coruna has three strong center forwards in charge, Mackay, Tristan and Pandiani.

But the result?

Atletico remained silent and directly cut off Pandiani.

The point is that the transfer fee is also very cheap and very cost-effective.

And Deco.

The player has performed so well in the Portuguese Super League, both in the Iberian Peninsula, and he is no stranger to Spanish football.

Why didn't anyone make a move?

Because everybody is waiting and watching.

If you want to sign Deco from Porto, the transfer fee will not be small, even for teams such as Deportivo La Coruna and Valencia, unless necessary, it will not be easy to start.

Like Iruetta, he would rather spend 20 million to buy Belleron than 10 million to buy Deco because of insurance.

Not to mention teams in the middle and lower levels, they basically don't think about it, it's too expensive.

There are also Vicente and Joaquin, both of whom are well-known in the country, and Valencia has been eyeing Vicente for a long time.

Cambiaso is also very strong, and Graveson is Hamburg's main midfielder, can these players be said to be incompetent?

They just don't have much of a reputation.

The media is chasing heat and paying attention to a focus, so they always stare at the giants, staring at those superstars, and snubbing other players, but this does not mean that these players have no strength.

Irueta has heard more than one person mention that Atletico's transfer operation this summer is both amazing and incomprehensible.

Yang Hao's shot was fast and ruthless, and it was particularly accurate.

Snatch Vicente and Aurelio from Valencia, Pandiani from Deportivo La Coruna, and Van der Sar.

The Dutch goalkeeper is properly world-class, that is, he lost his self-confidence in Juventus for a season, and caught up with Real Madrid to poach Zidane, Juventus wanted to sign Buffon's God-given opportunity, and Atletico Madrid took advantage of the weakness to snatch Van der Sar.

It's definitely a good deal!

Of course, the premise is that Yang Hao has the ability to resurrect Vandershaman's blood.

Throughout the transfer operation throughout the summer, Yang Hao engraved the three words cost performance on his head.

What's more, he himself is not famous, so he does not dare to bring in famous stars, because he is afraid that he will not be able to control it.

So this group of players are all around 20 years old, that is, Pochettino and Van der Sar are a little older.

But as Melo said, the biggest test for Atletico is not the player now.

Yang Hao's vision for reinforcements is reliable, the key is whether his ability to integrate the team is good?

From the introduction to the integration, it is only a month at most, and players like Aurelio and others have not even been a month.

This is very demanding for the manager and the coaching staff.

You have to have a complete set of tactical concepts and team ideas, you have to know what kind of players you bring in, where you want to play, what kind of combination you want to play......

It's so hard!

Just thinking about it, Irueta knows how much work it takes.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Atletico Madrid's warm-up results are not satisfactory.

This is normal.

Even many people in the industry are guessing that Atletico Madrid is afraid that the first half of the season will be folded.

If Yang Hao doesn't handle it well, it is likely that the results will not be pulled up, and he will get out of the way first.

Something like this kind of thing that was planted by predecessors and enjoyed by later generations is not uncommon in football.

A lot of managers have encountered it, which has led to more and more managers now not caring about the future, but only looking at the present.

"I guess he'll still use last season's 4231 tactics." Melo analyzed.

"I heard that he has recently reorganized the youth team, especially the re-hiring of a second team head coach named Manolo Jimenez, and he also admires the 4231 tactic."

"Manoro Jimenez? The one in Seville? "Irueta has been in La Liga for many years, and it immediately remembers.

"Yes, after retiring in 98, I began to study coaching courses, saying that I had listened to Juanma Lillo's class, and the tactical concepts of the two were very close, so they were recommended to Yang Hao by Lillo."

When Irueta heard this, she couldn't help but laugh again, "Our kid is really ambitious enough, and the first team has not yet understood it, so they have begun to rectify the youth training system." ”

"Didn't the media break the news that he cooperated with the University of Madrid and was scolded for not doing his job?" Mellot smiled wryly.

The cooperation project has been kept secret so far, and no one knows exactly what was cooperated, but it cost a lot of money.

Unlike Real Madrid and Barcelona, Atletico Madrid do not need to announce everything.

"From the current point of view, he will still stick to 4231, but the lineup is completely different from last season, and from the warm-up game, he has not yet integrated." Melo has been following Atletico Madrid's warm-up matches.

It's all 4231, but the players have changed, and many tactics have changed a lot.

For example, the most critical No. 10 position in 4231 has changed from Belleron to Deco, which are two completely different sets of tactics.

In Iruetta's opinion, Yang Hao's smartest thing is to snatch Pandiani.

The Uruguayan centre-forward is a bit taller than Hasselbaink, with similar characteristics to the Dutch centre-forward, and should be a good replacement.

"The left and right wings should be Vicente and Joaquin, he should insist on playing Spanish winger tactics, plus Deco is in the middle of the tandem, and it should be Baraja and Gravison behind, Cambiaso may replace Gravison's position."

"For Yang Hao, the most important thing this summer is to keep Baraja, if the back is gone, things will be more troublesome, the backline, Pochettino should have one, Santi should also be able to occupy one, in this case, it is still a little shorter."

"On the right side, it's either Gaspar or Belletti, and there have been agents who have recommended Belletti to La Liga teams before, and the strength of this player is still very good, but the left side is ......"

Iruetta analyzed this and paused, apparently hesitant.

"Aurelio participated in the Olympics, it is estimated that he will have to adjust and integrate again, then Atletico Madrid will have two left wing-backs, the veteran Toni Muñoz rarely played last season, more in the lead, Antonio López is only 18 years old."

Speaking of which, Irueta is sort of clear.

"The left side will be Atletico's weakness."

Melo agrees with Iruetta's analysis.

Whether it's Toni Muñoz or Antonio López, they are not stable enough, even if they are reluctant to play Aurelio, the Brazilian left wing-back is indeed quite good, but how much strength can be played, who knows?

"Then our ......," Merlot asked, looking up at Iruetta.

Irueta picked up the glasses on the desk and put them back on, "Bellerón, Molina and Capdevilla don't go to Madrid, let them stay in the team to adjust and prepare." ”

Merlot was stunned for a moment, but immediately reacted and nodded in agreement.

All three players have just moved from Atletico Madrid, and they are all outstanding players at Atletico Madrid, and fans are very unhappy with their transfers because the team is clearly relegated.

In this case, it is undoubtedly not appropriate to let them return to Calderón Stadium, and the players will feel uncomfortable.

Rather than not playing well on the spot, it is better to simply let them stay and rest.

'The centre-backs are still a combination of Naibet and Donato, and I'm sure they can deal with Pandiani. Irueta explained.

Donato is 37 years old and a proper veteran, but he has been very consistent in his nearly 10 years with Laco, but as he has aged, his position has kept moving back.

This is very similar to Real Madrid's captain Hierro.

Now, Irueta renews Donato's contract every season, but he has never been able to find a reliable central defender who can replace the veteran, which has also become a knot in Iruetta's heart.

Deportivo La Coruna has invested enough in the summer transfer market, and the club's financial situation does not allow Irueta to sign another high-quality centre-back, so he will now have to continue with last season's centre-back combination.

Whether it is Donato or Naibet, they are not tall, but fortunately Pandiani is only 1.83 meters, this player is more like a shooting machine, and against such a center forward, Deportivo La Coruna's two central defenders are still very experienced.

One of the more worrying things is Kiko.

But after Atletico's prince was seriously injured, his form was not as good as before.

Thinking of this, Irueta was relieved.

Deportivo La Coruna have strengthened their strength this season after winning the title last season, with Irueta ambitious looking to continue last season's success in La Liga and the Champions League.

Start with beating Atletico!