On Wednesday night, Yang Hao and the core coaching staff sat in front of the TV on time to watch the second round of Group C of the first round of the European Champions Cup, where Valencia challenged Heerenveen away.

Unexpectedly, in just 8 minutes of the opening game, the great Heerenveen sent a generous gift to Atletico Madrid.

Didier Deschamps went off injured.

Yang Hao and the others couldn't stop laughing.

It's not that they gloat, it's Deschamps' injury that saves Atletico a lot of trouble.

"Arrange for scouts to investigate closely and see how Deschamps' injury is." Yang Hao told Mendiodo.

Atletico's scouting system is now in charge of Mendiodo, including spying on opponents before each game.

Tonight, Atletico Madrid has a special scout in the Netherlands, watching the game on the spot, and a report will be submitted to the group later, so that Yang Hao can grasp Valencia's report as soon as possible.

After Didier Deschamps was injured, Valencia was replaced by veteran Luis Milla.

The midfielder, who transferred from Real Madrid in '97, is 34 years old and has been a substitute for the last two seasons, and his performance can only be said to be average, after all, the age is there.

34 years old in 2000 is really old.

Except, of course, the old monsters of AC Milan.

But Valencia's bench also features Slovenia's biggest international player, Zlatko Zahovic.

The 29-year-old player is very good at his feet, he is still a left-footed player, but he has a somewhat eccentric temper, most famously in the 2002 World Cup, when he had a conflict with the manager and was expelled from the team.

This is true for the national team, and the club is even more outrageous.

From Guimaraes of the Portuguese Super League to Porto, he transferred to Olympiacos in Greece for 13.5 million euros in 99, setting a record for the highest recruitment in the Greek league at that time.

The result?

This guy disliked the poor quality of Olympiacos' teammates, refused to train and play with them, and was heavily fined by the club.

But even so, Valencia wanted to sign him to replace the departing Farinos, and it still cost 8 million euros.

From the current point of view, Zahovic's performance in Valencia has not met expectations, but the league has only just begun, and everyone still expects him to help Valencia rise as long as he is integrated into the team.

As a traverser, Yang Hao certainly knew what was going on behind him.

This guy didn't play at the level he should have in Valencia, instead chattering and complaining.

Who is Cooper?

A ruthless character that even Ronaldo can take off, can he allow a guy like Zakhovic to be presumptuous?

So, he went directly to the cold palace and signed the Argentine genius Aimar with a lot of money during the winter break.

Although they were later reconciled and Zahovic also appeared in the Champions League final, he was sent to Benfica by Valencia at the end of the season in exchange for Carlos Marchena, who was depressed there.

All this that happened in the previous life can only be used as a reference, and when it comes to a game of La Liga's level, especially a matchup of this intensity between Atletico Madrid and Valencia, if you relax your vigilance against Zahovic, the Slovenian may turn the tables at any time.

And with Deschamps injured, Valencia's tactics are clear.

"Cooper should be back in the 442 diamond midfield position and get Zakhovic." Yang Hao said very firmly.

It's pretty much obvious.

Deschamps' injury has a little impact on Valencia's strength, but not much.

The biggest help for Atletico Madrid is to allow Yang Hao to be sure of Cooper's tactics.

Next, Atletico will revolve around this.

……

Knock knock.

"Please come in."

Yang Hao sat in front of the computer, intently browsing the latest information sent by the scout from Valencia.

Didier Deschamps is really injured and is expected to be out for a month.

This also confirmed Yang Hao's previous guess.

"Boss, are you looking for me?"

Adriano pushed the door open and walked in, respectfully approaching.

"Well, you go and sit down first, and I'll be fine right away."

Yang Hao pointed to the sofa, tapped a few more times on the keyboard, and replied to a few messages.

"How's your father doing?" Yang Hao asked casually.

"It's much better, the blood pressure is basically stable, but the bullet in the head is not easy to deal with, but, boss, the doctor you introduced is studying the plan, saying that if you can, see if you can take it out."

When Yang Hao heard this, he looked up at Adriano who was delighted, and also smiled.

"Okay, you can deal with it with confidence, if you accompany your father to the hospital, I will allow you to ask for leave, you must be a little more careful."

"Thank you, Boss."

"Also, the problem of headache must be solved, take out the bullet carefully, don't do it if the risk is too great, take conservative treatment, relieve the headache first, and then say, in the future medical development and progress, there must be a way, there is no need to take such a big risk now."

Adriano couldn't agree more.

He is dependent on his father, the risk is too great, and he is definitely unwilling.

To lose his father, he felt that he must have collapsed.

"My dad kept saying that he wanted to invite you to dinner, and he didn't allow me to ask for leave to accompany me." Adriano was also quite difficult.

"It's easy to invite me to dinner, but you are not allowed to ask for leave, then you can say it, and I will arrange someone to accompany him, so that you can rest assured."

Adriano was really relieved, "Thank you, boss." ”

At this time, Yang Hao had already finished the matter at hand, left the desk, came to the sofa, and sat opposite Adriano.

"I came to you today, I have something to tell you."

"Well, you say."

"Pandiani is basically healed from his injury."

Adriano was stunned for a moment, and suddenly thought of Yang Hao's meaning, and immediately said: "Boss, don't be embarrassed, whether you are playing the main force or being a substitute, I will listen to you if you say a word." ”

Yang Hao was stunned for a moment, knowing that Adriano had misunderstood, but hearing him say such things, Yang Hao still felt a sense of accomplishment in his heart, proving that everything he had done in the past time was not in vain.

Adriano is indeed quite willful, but this man takes feelings very seriously.

Once you are good to Him and accepted by Him, then He will be unconditional for you.

However, there are some downsides to this.

It's like Yang Hao in his previous life, when his father, who was dependent on him for his life, suddenly died, he completely collapsed.

'I mean, next Wednesday at Olimpia Ljubljana, with Pandiani on and then you play against Valencia at the weekend.

Adriano was surprised and looked at Yang Hao in disbelief.

Everyone knows that Olympia Ljubljana cannot compete with Atletico Madrid, and there is a high probability that this game can be won.

Whoever goes on has a chance to score.

But Valencia's game is the focus of the battle.

Of course, it can't be said who is more important, after all, the game at Olympia Ljubljana is about the right to qualify for the UEFA Cup.

'Against Valencia, I need you to play a more important role, but not to score.

Yang Hao looked at Adriano deeply, his eyes full of expectation and trust.

'You know, Valencia is one of the strongest teams in La Liga and in Europe, so we have to give our best and at the same time everyone to do their best, give their all and even change themselves.

Adriano is not stupid, on the contrary, he is very smart, so he immediately understood what Yang Hao meant.

In this game, scoring or not scoring is not his number one task.

"Don't worry, boss, what you say, I'll do it, I'll do it, and I'll listen to you."

Adriano now has a heartfelt trust in Yang Hao.

For nothing else, rushing at Yang Hao to bring him to Europe and doing so many things for him and his father, Adriano had no reason to doubt Yang Hao's motives.

"Good, I need you to do this."

Yang Hao walked to the desk behind him, took a piece of paper, and explained the specific tactical details to Adriano on the spot.

In the next two days, the team will also arrange targeted training, which is to focus on building Adriano's tactical play.

After that, Yang Hao also specially told Adriano that he must continue to strengthen his right foot.

There are also free kicks.

Yang Hao still remembers Adriano's thunderous free kick at the Bernabeu.

……

On the evening of September 24, Calderón Stadium, Madrid.

In the 3rd round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid hosted Valencia.

When Yang Hao got Valencia's starting lineup list, he knew he had guessed correctly.

Goalkeepers: Canizares;

Defenders: Carboni, Pellegrino, Ayala and Angeloma;

Midfielders: Albelda trails behind, Mendieta and Kieli Gonzalez split the flanks, Zahovic moves forward;

Forwards: John Carew alongside Juan Sánchez.

In contrast to the UEFA Champions League in midweek, Cooper did not move in midfield, but due to Didier Deschamps' injury, he returned to a diamond position, replacing the French midfielder with Zahovic.

At the back, Ayala replaces Djukic.

The two players are not tall, both 1.77m, and Pellegrino is tall and big, and the combination is very typical of two central defenders, one tall and one short.

Albelda has been the last of this season's diamond-shaped midfield combination, with little involvement in the front line and a defensive focus, with Keely Gonzalez occupying the left flank and Mendieta on the right being the heart of the team's midfield.

Mendieta is both offensive and defensive, and has a great running ability, but the most important thing is that he has a lot of authority in midfield and a wide range of activities.

Coupled with right wing-back Angeloma, Valencia's right side is still very lethal.

Although it is a home game, after Yang Hao opened tonight, he still focused on steady defense and was not in a hurry to attack.

The team mainly focused their defense near the halfway line, strangling Valencia in midfield.

Yang Hao's strategy is also very clear, after grabbing the ball in the midfield, he quickly passes to the front, and several speed players in the front court take the ball to impact behind Valencia's defense.

This is also a characteristic tactic of Atletico, which is dedicated to teams like Valencia who are good at pressing high positions.

Cooper seems to be aware of this, so Carboni and Angeloma have been asked to cut back on the number of times they get involved in the attack, both to keep the team in defensive positions and to save energy.

After all, in terms of physical fitness, in the face of Atletico Madrid, Valencia suffered more.

But as a result, Valencia's tactics after the start of the game were a bit conservative.

Especially when the ball reaches the midfield, it is easy to fall into the encirclement of Atletico Madrid.

As soon as he grabbed the ball, Yang Hao's targeted tactics were exposed.

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