Atletico's trip to the United States was hosted by the main sponsor Nike, and the training camp was located on the east coast.

There have been some European teams coming to the U.S. before, but basically they have come to play and leave after playing.

But this time Atletico is different, the Sheets Army is training directly in the United States.

The training camp was set up in Chicago.

In addition to the players of the first team, Yang Hao also specially brought several young players from the second team with the team for training in the United States, including Ramos, David Silva, Messi and Modric.

Di Maria is still too young to play for the Under-17s.

Atletico's first game of the season is the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup on 24 August, away to Real Mallorca.

The 27th is the second leg of the Super Cup, the 30th is the first round of La Liga, and the second round of La Liga is on September 2.

In the Champions League, since the second stage of the group stage was changed to a knockout stage, before the winter break, only 6 Champions League group games need to be played, which is 2 fewer than before.

So, overall, the pressure of the game before the winter break was much lighter than before.

But even so, Yang Hao and the coaching staff still didn't dare to be careless.

In terms of physical reserves, Atletico Madrid has also invested a lot of money in recent years, not only in cooperation with the University of Madrid, but also actively purchasing advanced training equipment and research results from all over the world.

Over the years, Atletico Madrid has been the best team in La Liga and even in Europe.

And injuries are also very rare, especially the kind of major injuries, which are basically none.

In terms of controlling the state of the players, Atletico Madrid also has its own set of plans, and it is well executed.

After three years of running-in, Yang Hao and the team's control of Atletico Madrid can be said to be like a finger.

But the team still had some problems last season.

For example, it is common to suffer from some teams that are heavily defended.

This is very undeserved.

Before Yang Hao and the coaching staff started the training camp, they spent 3 days sorting out and analyzing the team's problems last season, and the first thing was how to solve the problem of positional warfare.

With Reyes and Joaquín, as well as players like Kaka and Torres and Drogba, the quick counter-attack under the transition between attack and defense is Atletico's forte.

Even, Yang Hao is not an exaggeration to say that looking at European football, he is comparable to Atletico Madrid in this regard.

Including Manchester United.

But once the fast attack under the transition between attack and defense cannot be played, Atletico Madrid is often prone to problems when switching to positional warfare.

The key is also that the team does not do enough to possess the ball and penetrate.

What does that mean?

If the football field between the two goals is divided, cut with the midline, and the two halves are separated in half, and the football field is divided into four pieces, then from the home goal, it should be initiated, organized, infiltrated and finished.

In other words, within 30 meters of your own side, the most important thing to get the ball is to attack.

The 30-meter area to the middle line is mainly responsible for organization.

After the midline, it is time to start pulling and penetrating.

Once you enter the opponent's 30-meter area, especially the area outside the penalty area, you will enter the final shooting stage.

Atletico's problem lies in pulling and penetrating.

If you take a closer look at Atletico's current players, their personal technical skills are good.

Even like Drogba, after two seasons of tempering at Atletico Madrid, his technical ability is completely enough to deal with it, and his ability to touch the ball is also very good.

The passing and cutting style of play is what Yang Hao has insisted on in the past three years, and the players are also used to this style of play.

One touch of the ball, two-by-one against the wall, wide area transfer, cross-rotation of local players, and running without the ball to create space......

All of this is not difficult for Atletico.

Even the passing comfort and power of the players are what Atletico have always emphasized and trained.

These two factors often determine the smoothness of the receiver's next move.

So, a lot of the time, Atletico can play very fluidly.

Yang Hao believes that once Atletico Madrid turns into positional warfare, it is easy to press the opponent's formation too flat.

This scenario has occurred more than once.

According to Yang Hao's thinking, under ideal conditions, after grabbing the ball, the first time must be to play a quick counterattack.

Whether it's a direct pass or a long pass, if you can make a direct threat, you have to do it.

But once a quick counterattack can't make a threat, what about turning to a positional attack?

Pulling and shifting are also a must.

It is even possible to add more postbacks.

A lot of teams, no, the vast majority of teams, are reluctant to pass back if they can go forward.

It's also normal, who wants to pass the ball to their own half without anything?

It's been hard to push forward, and it's okay to send it back, right?

But Yang Hao felt that Atletico Madrid's speed was fast enough, and he continued to press forward, flattening the opponent's defensive formation, which was not conducive to the team's attack.

Because there's no space!

Proper possession of the ball, proper return passing, and the ability to pull out the opponent's defensive formation.

On the pitch, the opposing sides are dynamic.

Atletico Madrid passed back, and the opponent naturally pulled the formation away appropriately, and then tried to attack at this time, the effect would be better.

And that necessitates increased possession in midfield.

At the same time, the full-backs need to be more active and involved in the organisation and attack of the midfield.

Yang Hao's idea was also implemented in the daily training of Juanma Lillo and others during the team's summer training period.

Three-person passing groups, four-person passing groups, have become the norm for all kinds of training.

All of this will make Atletico more aggressive and more in control of the field.

As Yang Hao said to the players at the first internal team meeting after arriving in the United States.

'I want all of us to start changing the mindset that we're not an underdog anymore, we're not Atletico the same as we used to be.'

"Judging from last season, whether it is in La Liga or in the Champions League, more and more teams have started to adopt that kind of strict tactics against us, and AC Milan and Inter Milan are like this and beat us, isn't it?"

Everyone nodded.

"When Milan is a big man, when more and more teams are adopting this kind of defensive tactics against us, then we have to change our strategy, we have to be more temperamental, we need to play more patiently, we need to be more calm."

"Pulling, transferring, penetrating, these are all battles between us and our opponents, not only at the technical and tactical level, but also at the psychological level, and we have to start learning to completely control the whole game and let the opponent play with our rhythm."

"It's harder than it used to be because we need to do more."

……

The team camped in Chicago for two weeks of fitness training.

The whole process was very hard, and the players were trained by Ortega and Rocca, two physical coaches.

Especially for the young players who are training with the team for the first time, although the coaching staff takes care of their age and body and reduces their intensity, it is still very hard and very tiring.

However, in addition to fatigue, the team will also organize some activities to liven up the training atmosphere, including indoor football matches.

It has been said that as long as there is a place where Brazilians gather, there will be football.

Even if there is no big field, there will be a small field.

So, Yang Hao specially approved a fund for Baraja to organize and set up an indoor football match within the Atletico Madrid team, where everyone formed their own teams and the rewards were varied.

The locker room organized itself, and neither Yang Hao nor the coaching staff participated.

Two weeks later, the team played its first warm-up game in Chicago against Major League Soccer Eastern Conference.

The reason why it is the star team of the Eastern team is also very simple.

If you don't put such a high-level player together, what will you play with Atletico?

The location was chosen at the Military Stadium in Chicago.

It was Atletico's first trip to the United States, and it was the first game, so I didn't expect much at first.

Unexpectedly, with the pre-game warm-up and foreshadowing of many sponsors, including Nike, and the ticket price is not high, the reaction to this game exceeded expectations.

The military stadium, which can accommodate 63,000 people, suddenly poured into as many as 50,000 fans, which greatly surprised Atletico Madrid, who did not expect that Atletico Madrid still has a certain influence in the United States.

It's really amazing.

Atletico Madrid have been training for two weeks of physical reserves, and the players are seriously out of shape, but compared to the teams in the major leagues, the strength is obviously superior.

What makes Yang Hao happy is that Atletico Madrid's handsome guys such as Torres and Kaka are still very popular.

What surprised him the most was Lucio and Drogba, who also had many fans in the United States.

This made Yang Hao also puzzled.

In the end, he could only say that Americans have really strong tastes.

In the first warm-up match, Atletico Madrid defeated their opponents 3-1 neatly.

The disparity in strength is indeed too great.

……

After playing the first warm-up game, Atletico stayed in Chicago for training.

The first game was a small test before the team left for New York to face América Mexico at the New York Metropolitano Stadium.

It's a proper Mexican powerhouse.

The match also attracted more than 60,000 fans, and although it still did not fill the 80,000-strong Metropolitan Stadium in New York, it was enough to satisfy both Atletico and the organizers.

Atletico went on to win 2-0.

Then at FedEx Stadium in Maryland, they played a warm-up match against Guadalajara, Mexico, and the Sheets won 3-0.

The game also attracted a total of 70,000 fans, but it was still less than 80,000 FedEx Stadium.

But even so, it is enough for everyone in Atletico Madrid to feel the huge potential of the American sports market.

Because Atletico Madrid came to the United States for training this time, they brought more than a dozen Spanish and European media reporters with the team, so when they sent Atletico Madrid's warm-up matches in the United States back to Europe, it immediately caused a strong response in European football.

In the past, everyone thought that the United States was a football desert.

But Atletico Madrid's situation in the United States does not seem to be the case.

Carlos Leao, who is in charge of Atletico Madrid's North American tour, emphasized one point in an interview with many authoritative European media such as Marca, calling on other European teams to actively develop the North American market.

The cake is too big for Atletico Madrid to eat.

Especially this year, the strength of the opponents in the warm-up game is really not strong, which leads to the lack of enjoyment of the game.

Yang Hao even proposed that he hoped that Cerezo would make an appeal within the La Liga League, so that the teams in La Liga could actively come to the United States, and everyone could play warm-up games in the United States, or even simply hold the Spanish Super Cup in the United States.

Alternatively, you can prepare some warm-up cups specifically for the North American market.

If you have money, let's make it together!

After playing three warm-up games on the East Coast, Atletico returned to the Chicago training camp to recuperate, and then headed for the West Coast, first visiting the sponsor Nike's headquarters in Portland and participating in a series of sponsorship events.

After that, he played three warm-up games on the West Coast of the United States.

The opponents are the Vancouver White Hats, the Western Union and the Mexican Blue Cross Club.

Won all three games.

Among them, the Vancouver Whitecaps won the most games, winning by 5 goals.

If it weren't for Atletico's mercy, they could have scored even more.

After all the warm-up matches, Atletico flew straight from Los Angeles back to Madrid.

Atletico Madrid's trip to North America has attracted a lot of attention, the club has not only earned a large amount of appearance fees, but also has been favored by many sponsoring brands, signed two sponsorship contracts, and many are under negotiation.

This is already a rich harvest for Atletico Madrid.

Of course, this is not the effect of just over a month, but the result of the past two or three years.

Carlos Leao has always been committed to developing the North American market, and this trip to North America can be regarded as an icebreaker.

Whether it is from the feedback from the fans at the scene, or from the media reports, or the news from Europe, Atletico Madrid has earned enough eyeballs, enough to be compared with Real Madrid in Asia.

This summer, Real Madrid's Asian tour has also earned a lot of eyeballs, especially after last year's Atletico Madrid Asian tour, this year's Asian fans are obviously more looking forward to Real Madrid.

But surprisingly, Real Madrid's Asian tour has gained enough popularity at the fan and media level, but has not gained much from it on a commercial level.

On the contrary, Atletico Madrid, in the training camp in North America, although the face is not as good as Real Madrid, and even none of the 6 warm-up games are full, and the news of low ticket prices has been broken before.

But in the middle, Atletico Madrid earned more than Real Madrid.

This is not clear to the fans outside, and even the vast majority of the media, but the senior management of the two clubs, as well as some senior media, can grasp it.

Yang Hao believes that this will also provide more experience for teams that want to develop overseas markets in the future.

……

Boulogne-sur-Mer, a port city in northwestern France.

In the northwest of this small city of 40,000 people, right next to the coastal road, there is a community.

It has a beautiful name: Le Chemin Vert, French: Boulevard.

Ironically, there is no shade or environmental protection, and even the football field is made of concrete.

It is home to the poorest low-income groups in Boulogne-sur-Mer.

Next to the criss-crossing narrow road, there are rows of old small single-family houses or small townhouses, and cars are parked at the door of every house, but they are all extremely dilapidated, and they look like old second-hand classic cars.

But these residents already belong to the high-income group in Boulogne-sur-Mer.

Low-income groups who can't afford to live in these small single-family houses and townhouses will be caught up in the rows of apartment buildings that locals have known as birdcages, long apartment buildings with low floors and small rooms.

One by one, from a distance, it looks like birdcages stacked on top of each other.

The residents living in the "birdcage" are the lowest income class in the entire neighborhood, and even some unemployed vagrants receiving handouts, or workers who are dragging their families.

The income of these workers is not low, but they all have a typical characteristic, two or three children, the wife takes care of the children at home, and the whole family relies on the husband to sell labor outside the home to earn money to support the whole family.

They can't afford to live in the old and small single-family houses facing the street, so they can only live in this small "birdcage" with their whole family.

If it's a family of three, it's better, but if it's parents and a pair of children, it's crowded.

François's family was the most troublesome, they were a family of seven, three sons, a daughter and a daughter-in-law.

The eldest of the family is a notoriously bad guy in the neighborhood, nicknamed Quasimodo, the bell-ringer in Notre Dame, and Fran Kenstein, a Frankenstein in science fiction.

The reason came from a car accident when he was 2 years old, his father's little broken car crashed into a truck, and the child without a seatbelt slammed directly from the back into the windshield of the front seat, and received more than 100 stitches on the left side of his face, leaving a shocking scar that distorted his entire face.

He was not tall and thin, but he fought very hard, and often beat people to the point of bleeding, because others called him nicknamed and laughed at him.

François was afraid that he would be out all day and cause trouble, so he stayed at home and played football with his younger siblings.

Unexpectedly, kicking and kicking, he actually went to Lille.

It's a famous football school in France.

A lot of people think that maybe he can really kick a ball.

But three years later, he came back.

It is said that he caused trouble in a fight over there, and was driven back by Lille.

He first played in a third-division club in the city, and he played well, and there were many people in the neighborhood who came to watch him play, which was really good, but then he fell out, saying that the salary was too demanding.

I went to Alex to play football for a year, but some time ago, for some reason, I came back.

François said: the club is bankrupt and his salary is in arrears.

The boss of US Boulogne in the city has made a harsh statement to ask him to apologize and admit his mistake in person, and he will consider letting him play in the team again.

But this stubborn boy Frank, who went to many teams for trials, was unsuccessful, and now can only accompany his father François while working on the construction site, while waiting for opportunities.

Perhaps, there are teams willing to accept him?

After all, he did play well.

For more than two months, every morning at 7 o'clock, people in the neighborhood could see François driving his broken pickup truck, pulling a cart full of tools to get ready to work, and Scar Boy Frank always sat in the back of the car, looking lonely.

The short man, after working on the construction site for more than two months, his face is even darker, which makes the scars on his face stand out.

No one will greet him, and he never says hello to anyone.

Today, I am helping a family that is ready to be renovated to tear down the wall.

It's a good job.

Don't look at wielding a hammer is very strenuous, in fact, with skill and experience, it is quite easy and fast.

When the father and son arrived at the place, they immediately began to move their things.

Frank followed his father with a hammer, listened to his constant introductions, marked everything that needed to be dismantled, where to dismantle, and he would just knock it later.

He couldn't read the drawings.

In fact, my father couldn't understand it at first, but he did a lot more, became familiar with it, and slowly understood a little.

In the language he taught, there is no need to understand too much.

"We just need to know a little more than the landlord, and that's enough."

This is his way of survival.

With a thud, thump, the sound of a hammer hitting the wall, Frank began.

As my father taught, I first hammered a hole underneath and then slowly expanded it up and to the sides.

This is the most labor-saving, because the bricks and soil will fall on their own.

Every once in a while, François would come over to take a look, fearing that Frank would knock or knock wrong, and explain some precautions.

Except for stopping to eat at noon and resting for a while, the rest of the time is accompanied by the sound of hammers.

Two people work faster.

It was supposed to be a day's work, but it was done early in the afternoon.

After settling the wages, François divided the share that should be given to his son, hesitated, gave a little more, and stuffed it directly into Frank's hands.

After Frank took it, he didn't count it, and put it in his pants pocket.

He knew, there must have been a lot, but he didn't say anything.

He needs money.

The whole family knows it.

His mother never asked him for living expenses, and his younger siblings never asked him for money, and they all knew that he was saving.

Whenever he had saved up enough money, he would take a leave of absence for a few days, which must have been a tryout.

He has left a total of 3 times from May to now, but has returned each time.

He spoke less and less, and sometimes he might not even be able to speak a few words a day, but his parents and younger siblings couldn't do anything about it.

Although the work here was finished early, they still couldn't get off work, and they still had a few previous construction sites to finish.

It's like this every day, anyway, I have to be busy all the time, and I can't go home until after 18 o'clock.

Covered in dirt, with dust all over his head.

Even if they meet their neighbors at the stairs of an apartment building, they are afraid to avoid them.

Occasionally, someone would even complain, "François, come back next time you wash it, and you'll get dust everywhere." ”

Each time, François smiled and smiled, while Frank followed with no expression.

But tonight was different.

A guest came to the house, saying it was Philip.

"I'm a scout for Atletico Madrid in the French region." The man smiled and introduced himself.

Atletico?

François and his wife were confused, they were not football fans and did not understand football.

For the first time, Frank's expressionless face, which was somewhat infiltrating in the dim light, changed.

Astound!

"Mr. Yang Hao, you should have heard of it, right?" Philip asked proudly.

Even just mentioning the name makes the scout feel honored.

Frank didn't say anything, but nodded.

"Mr. Yang Hao has seen you play, but when and where, I don't know, he admires you very much, I don't know if you want to play at Atletico Madrid?"

Playing for La Liga champions?

Frank was even more shocked.

Atletico Madrid is definitely one of the hottest and strongest teams in European football in the past few years.

He actually has a crush on me?

It was something he had never dreamed of before.

But, is this a prank?

Frank's mind was full of cranky thoughts.

"Would you like to?" Philip asked again.

Frank can't do that much anymore.

In the past two months, he has been going out early and returning late every day, working on the construction site with his father, and with hammers and electric drills, he has had enough!

He's never felt like he was playing football like he was now.

He's really going crazy!

At this time, no matter who it is, as long as it can save him from this hellish life, whether it is a prank or not, whether it is true or not, he will answer without hesitation.

"I do!"

……

When Yang Hao led the team back from the training camp in the United States, he met Ribery who had been waiting here for 3 days in Mahada Hongda.

"Hello, Frank, it's a pleasure to meet you."

As soon as the French Scarface entered the door, Yang Hao stood up with a smile and stretched out his hand.

"Hello, Mr. Yang, I'm Frank Ribery, reporting to you!"

"You're welcome, sit."

After beckoning Ribery to sit down, Yang Hao also sat down, "Our team doesn't have so many rules, everyone is quite casual, so you don't have to be restrained, let go a little." ”

Ribery took a deep breath and calmed down.

Even now, he still feels incredible.

He actually wants to join Atletico Madrid!

This is one of the best teams in Europe in the last few years.

He didn't even think he was whimsical, dreaming?

"I heard that your girlfriend came with you?"

"Yes, we've been together since we were kids."

"Have you found a place to live?"

Ribery scratched his head, "Not yet." ”

"What's going on? Our placement specialist didn't have one for you? ”

"No, no, no, it's because ......"

"It's okay, just say."

After Ribery looked at Yang Hao, he mustered up his courage and said, "The rent here is too expensive. ”

Yang Hao immediately laughed, took out his mobile phone, and called the placement commissioner.

In a moment, people came.

"Help him find a nearby, slightly better house, not big, a family of two, more comfortable, closer to Mahada Hongda, and the rent and various expenses will be reimbursed by the club for the time being."

"Okay." The resettlement specialist went.

Ribery couldn't believe it, playing at Atletico Madrid was still covered?

"By the way, Frank, do you have any specific requirements for salary?"

Ribery hesitated, shook his head and said, "No, as long as I can play, I don't ask for a salary." ”

Yang Hao smiled, "Then how do you live?" ”

Now it's really difficult.

"How much did you get paid at your previous team?"

"400 euros." Ribery said.

“400？” Yang Hao was a little surprised.

This is his previous salary in Boulogne, didn't he already receive 1500 by Ales?

"Yes, monthly salary."

Yang Hao understood it and didn't break it, "In this way, we sign a contract, and I will give you a monthly salary of 500 euros for the first year, and in addition, if you perform well, score goals or assist, there are additional bonuses." ”

Ribery was shocked at first, then frowned, "You mean, the first team?" ”

"Of course not, I said it's the second team, and our second team is in the second division."

Ribery suddenly realized that this was reasonable.

This has made him very satisfied.

Because he really didn't want to go back to the construction site.

Not to mention giving 500 euros and renting a house, even if he doesn't, he is willing to fight for this opportunity.

Yang Hao definitely couldn't give money exactly as Ribery said in his autobiography, and Brest gave him 240 euros, because this is the capital of Spain, and the price and consumption level are completely different.

Give them a monthly salary of 500 euros, in fact, life is already very poor.

Of course, Ribery was perfectly able to eat in the cafeteria of the training base.

What Yang Hao wants to do is still hope to mobilize his enthusiasm and let him get bonuses through outstanding performances, as well as goals or assists, so that he can perform better.

"I see, sir, I accept." Ribery didn't even hesitate.

When he came to Madrid, he didn't think hesitating.

He doesn't have money, but he's not stupid.

Yang Hao worked hard to get people to find him, spent money to bring him to Madrid, and also found a house for him to play at Atletico Madrid, which of these is not higher than the monthly salary of 500 euros?

In this matter, it doesn't matter how much you pay a month.

The important thing is that Yang Hao wants him to perform better and strive for a higher salary.

"Frank." Yang Hao accentuated his tone.

"Well, you say."

"I've heard some rumors about you in France, and even our scouts have told me that you don't have a good reputation in France."

Ribery knew that Yang Hao had already said it very tactfully.

Isn't it great, it's just terrible, right?

He wanted to explain, but was stopped by Yang Hao reaching out.

"I don't want to hear any explanation, and you don't have to worry about me and the people at the club being biased against you or anything, you can rest assured that the past is gone and we don't have to pay attention to it."

Ribery nodded busily.

"But I'll tell you in advance, our Atletico Madrid management is very strict, and if you let me hear any bad news or bad behavior outside the stadium, then I can only say sorry to you."

Ribery raised his head and felt the sternness in Yang Hao's eyes.

This is by no means empty talk.

If he repeats the offense, he will be kicked out of Atletico Madrid!

Ribery took a deep breath and hesitated for a long time before he stood up, "Please rest assured, I promise never to do it again!" ”

Yang Hao was quite satisfied with his attitude, nodded and said: "Very good, we will fight side by side in the future, no matter what happens, you can contact me at any time, and I will be responsible for helping you solve it, understand?" ”

"Understood, thank you...... Top dog. ”

"Go ahead."

Seeing Ribery leave, Yang Hao made a special call to Manolo Jimenez, telling him that he had handed Ribery over to him and asked him to pay more attention to this kid.

In addition, several young players of the second team this season should also pay close attention to and cultivate carefully.

Ribery is 20 years old, but he has not broken the 23-year-old bottleneck set by Yang Hao for the second team.

According to Yang Hao's meaning, let him continue to compete and train in the second team, if he really has the ability and can endure hardships, then practice, just like Drogba.

If he can't adapt to it, or doesn't cherish this opportunity, then there is no way, Yang Hao will give him two or three years at most.

After all, a lot of things have changed since the time crossed.

Yang Hao is not sure now, he found Ribery in advance, whether he can reform and mature.

……

When Atletico Madrid was training in the United States, Ronaldinho finally transferred to Barcelona.

United were not taking the transfer seriously, with Alex Alex Ferguson even travelling to Paris to speak to PSG and the player's agent, and at the time of rumours, the Brazilian talent was infinitely close to Manchester United.

But who would have thought that Ronaldinho would end up going to Barcelona.

The Brazilian phenom is arguably the most talked-about star of the summer, first almost signing for Real Madrid, then Manchester United, Chelsea and finally Barcelona, which is really a twist and turn.

Now the outside media is basically ridiculing Manchester United, thinking that the Red Devils are overconfident and have been stolen by Barcelona.

But Yang Hao knew that according to the news that came out later in his previous life, Barcelona gave Ronaldinho's brother and agent Assis a large commission, and it was Barcelona's vice president Rosell who was responsible for it.

Therefore, Assis has never allowed Ronaldinho to meet with Ferguson.

This is also the reason why Yang Hao did not think about Ronaldinho from beginning to end.

Atletico can barely afford it now, but why bother?

Manchester United are also home this summer.

David Beckham moved to Real Madrid for €37.5 million, while Veron moved to Chelsea for €21.8 million.

Nearly 60 million euros in revenue, and the result?

The number one target, Ronaldinho, was robbed by Barcelona, and the number two target, Duff, was robbed by Chelsea.

In the end, Ferguson's recruitment turned into a joke.

Manchester United signed Cristiano Ronaldo from Sporting Lisbon for €19 million on Atletico's return from the United States.

Many British media believe that this is Ferguson's signing after missing Ronaldinho, and he rushed to the hospital in a hurry.

So, they named Cristiano Ronaldo: Little Ronaldo.

The reason is very simple, there is a big Luo in front, Manchester United missed Xiao Luo, and hurriedly signed Xiao Luo to make up for it.

In La Liga, there has also been an interesting transfer.

Since deciding not to renew Hierro's contract, Real Madrid signed central defender Gabriel Milito from Independiente Argentina, but during the medical examination, Milito was found to have a knee injury, so Real Madrid temporarily decided to return it.

This incident also caused quite a stir.

The transfer market is gradually coming to an end.

After Yang Hao returned from the United States, he began to prepare for the Spanish Super Cup.

This time the opponent is Aragonés' Real Mallorca.

Atletico Madrid also confirmed the 25-man squad for the first team by the way.

Goalkeepers: Cech, Palop;

Defenders: Lucio, Carvalho, Evra, McConn, Antonio López, Marchena, Alves, Pepe;

Midfielders: Baraja, Xavi Alonso, Deco, Kaka, Gabi, Marcos Senna, Iniesta, Mascherano;

Forwards: Drogba, Torres, Joaquin, Reyes, Villa, Robben, Ribery.

Although the likes of Franck Ribery, Mascherano and Pepe train in the first team, in reality, they will play more in the second team in La Liga.

Yang Hao believes that with this lineup, Atletico Madrid can achieve better results in the new season.

In addition, Ramos and others will often train with the first team, and Yang Hao will find the right time to make their debut this season.

Most likely, it should be in the Copa del Rey.

This cup is a bit of a bit of a chicken rib, especially in the first two or three rounds, and it is just right for young players to practice their hands.

This is basically the usual practice of the big teams.

……

On the evening of August 24, the San Moïse Stadium in Mallorca.

In the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup, Atletico Madrid challenged Real Mallorca away.

Aragonés' side have opted for a 442 formation at home, while Atletico have continued to use the usual 433 formation for the last two seasons.

Goalkeepers: Petr Cech;

Defenders: Patrice Evra, Carvalho, Lucio and McConn;

Midfielders: Xavi Alonso behind, Deco and Kaka up front;

Forwards: Reyes, Torres and Joaquin.

Baraja will be out for some time because he was injured during the warm-up game in the United States.

As soon as the game started, Atletico tried to control the midfield instead of pressing forward as they did in the past.

This is also a shift for Yang Hao this season.

Real Mallorca, on the other hand, are constantly sabotaging and trying to disrupt Atletico's rhythm.

The two sides played a bit chaotically.

Atletico have changed their straight play style and started to try more short passes in the middle tonight.

For example, in the opening 4 minutes, Kaka played a one-two with Deco, Kaka sent a through ball, Torres got up in the box and hit the goal, which was saved by Frank.

Eto'o then had a shot saved by Cech.

In the 22nd minute, Atletico showed it even more clearly this time.

Reyes cut inside on the left and played a very delicate short pass with Deco and Kaka, who sent the ball into the box and Torres broke the deadlock with his feet.

This wonderful cooperation made even Mallorca fans can't help but applaud.

But under Mallorca's defense and pressing pressure, Atletico Madrid's tactics are obviously still a little rusty.

First, in the first half, Ibargasa assisted Brookingke to score, and not long after the start of the second half, Samuel Eto'o also scored to turn the score around.

And throughout the game, Atletico showed patience.

Even the on-site commentator felt, "Yang Hao is more like training with Real Mallorca to test his tactical play." ”

Atletico's midfield played more controllably, but at a slower pace.

This is also a problem.

But just before the end of the game, when Real Mallorca rushed into the Atletico penalty area and tried to score again, Atletico played a counter-attack, Kaka won the ball at the edge of his own penalty area and ran wildly with the ball all the way.

The Brazilian showed his skill, dribbling skills, and ran all the way to 80 metres before equalising for Atletico with a brilliant shot from inside the Real Mallorca penalty area.

2 to 2!

The two sides shook hands and made peace.

Yang Hao was not disappointed by the result of this match, and he was not even too surprised.

Before the training camp in the United States, the opponents faced by the team were not strong, which led to the team's tactical play not being fully tested and trained, which was very unfavorable to the new season.

So Yang Hao took the opportunity to use the Super Cup as a test field.

At the end of the day, it's not about this cup competition, it's La Liga for the new season that's the key.

In this game, Atletico Madrid had 68% possession.

Yang Hao really didn't expect it, but it did expose some problems.

"You wait, on the 27th, Calderón Stadium, I'll let you know it!" Yang Hao said confidently to Aragonés.

The Spanish Chisuo pouted helplessly.

Couldn't win Atletico Madrid at home, it's a pity!

Today is still two watches, kneeling and begging for a monthly pass!

(End of chapter)