football's most handsome

Chapter 251 Atletico Madrid's Determination

After that large-scale "molestation", La Coruña quickly merged together, and everyone got along very well, and there was no problem with the tactics Juan arranged. After the first few days of jerky, the next The progress has been very fast, at least in the tactical drills and simulated confrontations, there are no major problems, and then it is the actual combat experience.

Juan looked around at everyone present and coughed lightly: "In the home and away rounds, everyone has a chance to play. It doesn't really matter whether you win the Super Cup or not. The key is that everyone has to practice their cooperation."

Everyone knows about this matter. The competition in Deportivo is very fierce. Except for Diego Lopez, everyone's position is not very stable, and there will be many necessary rotations in Deportivo, not to mention This is the first game of the new season, so there is no need to pay too much attention to it.

"Today's starting lineup—" Juan looked at the tactical board and read, "Diego Lopez; Jorge Valente, Nuno Maniche, Andrade, Rui Costa ; Juan Belleron, Juan Riquelme, Pablo Aimar; Luis Figo, Ricardo Quaresma."

As soon as the list came out, the expressions on most people's faces changed.

To be honest, this list is still quite surprising.

In this way, there are 3 Spaniards, 2 Argentines, and 7 Portuguese on the field!

What is he trying to do?

Kaka, whose name was not pronounced, was very calm, but looked at Juan with burning eyes. He believed that Juan would not do anything to "help his own family", if Juan was such a person , Why can he become the Triple Crown?Why are these players still following him?

He didn't believe that this young coach who was the same age as him would do such a thing!

Sure enough, Juan did not disappoint him, and quickly continued: "I know everyone must be wondering why I made such an arrangement, so I will just say it directly. These people will not start in the next round of the game , Until the European Super Cup, the two teams will be mixed and disrupted, experimenting with new tactics on the basis of conventional tactics... But rotations may happen at any time, so everyone must adjust their status at any time."

Most of Juan’s plans are also clear to most people—last season, Deportivo relied on surprise tactics to cause many teams to suffer a big loss from the beginning. After the winter break, although most players The team has been slowed down and has found Deportivo's weakness, but at that time, Deportivo had already transferred its own weakness through the joining of Morientes, and it was suddenly in a hurry.

At that time, Deportivo was not qualified to participate in any cup competitions, and everyone did not pay attention to them, but this season is obviously different. Deportivo's status as a triple crown allowed them to have two games before the start of the game. For the cup match, if it wasn't for Juan's pressure, there might be warm-up matches and friendly matches before that.

At that time, there must be many other teams silently paying attention to Deportivo's movements, wanting to know what kind of chemical changes their so-called new lineup will produce!

Adhering to his own tactics, it is understandable for Juan to arrange such a seemingly absurd start.

It would be a shame if the two teams, Atletico Madrid and Sevilla, were to try out their housekeeping skills in this tactic...

Although it is not a special thing to say that the tactics are known by other teams, after all, in most cases, the tactics are still the same. Even Juan's varied tactics last season, to put it bluntly, it is just a transformation from no front It's just an evolution of tactics and triangle tactics.

But on the court, it is useless to study the opponent's tactics thoroughly. The player's own state, the situation on the court that day, and even the weather can have a great impact on the outcome of the game. Not a big deal.

It's just that if you know the general tactical direction of the opponent, you can easily study the way to crack it. Although Juan also knows that it will only be sooner or later, he also hopes that this day will come later...

And he had a hunch that although Atletico Madrid on the opposite side wanted to find out what was true about Deportivo, they were definitely not willing to be the trailblazers for other teams in La Liga, let alone a Super Cup, not a big deal. Notable Cups.

——Besides, after that, Deportivo will have the UEFA Super Cup against Europa League champion Sevilla. Why should they be the first bird?

Juan still has a certain degree of confidence in their mentality, so he boldly dispatched such a lineup. First, he knew that such a group of players played, mostly from the Portuguese national team, Figo and Rui Costa For the first show, how to say it is relatively smooth to match with a familiar partner.

Second, except for Figo and Rui, everyone is teammates who have worked hard together last season. They know each other very well and can take care of each other no matter what.

As for Benzema, he is still too young, and Juan prepares him the same as the other members of the reserve team-starting with the Copa del Rey, and if he performs well, he can be promoted to a substitute position in the first team. .

To be honest, in fact, most of Deportivo's reserve team should still be working hard in the youth echelon, but Juan also knows that compared with big teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​Deportivo's youth training is really difficult. It's too scumbag.

Deportivo can achieve such achievements mainly because Juan invested a lot of money and energy in the first team. After a season, he pays less attention to the youth training, but it is not a problem. The youth training Naturally, there are a few old people with them, so nothing serious will happen.

But the current little monsters are not suitable for training with those children in the youth training.

At this time, most of the youth training players at their age are still 9-a-side football or small football. Few of them play full-court matches for the adult team. After all, they are still young. A genius future.

So even if the children from the reserve team are allowed to follow, at most they will play in the last few minutes, or they can go for a walk for a while when there is absolutely no suspense in the game.

In terms of the current number of Deportivo players in the first team, it is indeed not time for the children to try to start. Of course, even if this is the case, it is impossible for the children to play youth training games, otherwise with their talents and abilities Isn't it bullying to go to the game?On the contrary, if they train with the first team, they can be managed centrally, and the resources can also be tilted, which is also a good thing for the growth of these little monsters.

——What's more, the total number of Deportivo's first team and the reserve team so far is only 25 people, which fully complies with the regulations, so even if someone wants to find mistakes, it is impossible.

As for the West Division B that the reserve team is going to play, Juan doesn't pay attention at all. He has already said that if they can't even win a West Division B championship, they still want to come to the first team?

Although such a requirement is almost strict, Juan has indeed set a goal for them, so that these youngsters will not stare at the position of the first team every day and think about it.

As for the Super Cup, Juan actually doesn't pay much attention to it, otherwise he wouldn't come up with such a lineup, and the opposite Atletico Madrid must be the same, so he doesn't care at all.

However, when he came on the field, Juan Diaz, for the first time, made a misjudgment.

He frowned and looked at the opposite side - Atletico Madrid was almost at their best, and everyone's expressions were very serious, as if today was not the opening game of the season, but the last game of life and death...

? ? ? ?

Juan was a little confused. When the coaches of the two teams shook hands, he subconsciously grabbed Jose Murcia's hand and asked in a low voice, "Why are you crazy?"

This is the first game of the new season. It is understandable that everyone is out of form, but looking at Atletico Madrid on the opposite side... Is this a life-and-death struggle right from the start?

Murcia showed a faint smile, and also squeezed Juan's hand tightly.

"Atletico Madrid will always remember the hatred of last season."

The grudge from last season?

Juan was taken aback, did he have any grudges with Atletico Madrid last season?

Besides, which team did not win a few games back and forth by Deportivo last season?Why are they so angry?

...or is this the attitude of all La Liga teams towards Deportivo now?

Thinking of this, Juan's heart felt a little heavy, but to be honest, although his heart was heavy, he wasn't worried at all.

In games, winning or losing is a common thing. Even if I lose, I won’t be wronged. I just need to find the field in the next game after summing up the reasons. How can Atletico Madrid rise to the level of hatred like this?

You know, even if it is Deportivo Athletic, a rival in the same city, a middle-level team in the second division, it is a symbolic expression to Deportivo itself. In fact, they wish Deportivo Treat their club as their own satellite club, so that some of Deportivo's excellent players can come here to help them play.

Juan returned to his coaching bench full of doubts. Allen seemed to see his doubts, and came over with a light cough: "Juan, what's wrong?"

"It's like this..." Juan repeated Murcia's reaction. Allen also saw those Atletico players when he passed the player tunnel, so after thinking for a while, he sighed and understood: "I You probably know what's going on."

"?" Sure enough, I still have to ask these old foxes who have been immersed in football for many years about these things!His morality and well-informedness are still not enough!

Allen sighed and said: "Atletico Madrid's top management seems to have started to put pressure on Murcia since the summer break. I don't know exactly what direction it is, but it is nothing more than ranking. , or something aimed at our Deportivo...Anyway, if Murcia does not do well, it is estimated that he will not survive the end of the season, and he will be dismissed."

Juan raised his eyebrows clearly, no wonder Murcia looked very hostile when he saw him!

"In this case, this game was originally expected to be relatively peaceful, but it seems that there will still be many changes." Juan chuckled, "I don't know if this game will be a game between Deportivo and Ma. The final match of competition..."

"What is a cutoff match?" Allen froze for a moment.

"What's a friendly match?" Juan glanced at him.

After thinking about it, Allen understood—a match held to enhance friendship, exchange experience, and improve skills is called a friendly match, and the opposite is naturally a cut-off match!

"But, but... Atletico Madrid doesn't have to do this for no reason, right?" Allen was a little dumbfounded.

"A head coach who is under the pressure of being fired at any time, who knows what he will do?" Juan shook his head, squinting his eyes and looking at the field.

"Looking at it this way, it's fortunate that you have arranged such a lineup. Otherwise, wouldn't our first match against Atletico Madrid's main lineup be dangerous?" Allen frowned. Now he can only pin his hopes on Portugal These few people in the national team can play the good luck at the time of the European Cup to bless Deportivo.

"It's not necessarily dangerous, but there will definitely be troubles. Maybe we will be forced to draw cards in the first game." Juan laughed softly. Of course, this sentence is just a joke. At this moment While speaking, Juan glanced subconsciously at the bench, Kakaan sat there quietly, kept smiling, and listened carefully to the speeches of his teammates around him.

Noticing the gaze of the two of them, he turned his head and nodded, and then said something with great interest. Juan let out a breath and continued: "Although the situation is a bit unexpected, it is still under control. Give it to them on the court."

Allen took a deep breath and nodded.

It's too late to make personnel adjustments, they have to trust those people!

Similarly, I also believe that Juan Diaz can lead them out of the predicament!

Juan actually didn't expect such a thing to happen. He was already thinking about how to deal with the players when they came on the field, but on the surface he was still as motionless as a mountain.

Obviously, Atletico Madrid wanted to show up in the first game to lose face to Deportivo, and this will definitely not work-it is okay to lose during the game, but you must not be insulted by the opponent!

A scholar can be killed but not humiliated, that's the reason.

Unlike Juan's frowning and thinking off the field, the two anchors were still very happy!

"Hi everyone, I'm Frank!"

"I'm Dean!"

"After three months, we finally saw the familiar stadium again! Back to the familiar season!"

"Yeah, another carnival is about to start!"

"Not much to say, let's take a look at the rosters of the two teams... Obviously, Deportivo can be said to have changed this season. Redondo's retirement last season obviously changed Deportivo a lot! Uh, It’s just that we don’t know why Juan sent such a lineup... Could it be to pave the way for the two new Portuguese big men?”

"It's possible. You see, even the new aid Kaka stayed on the bench. Obviously, for Juan, Kaka didn't fully gain his trust. The Brazilian teenager has to rely on his performance to impress those players. A young coach of his age!"

"Ahem... Actually, what I want to say is, maybe Kaka is the hole card prepared by Juan Diaz?"

"Haha, it's not impossible! Let's take a look at Atletico Madrid's lineup... Atletico Madrid has also gained something this season. Basically, it can be said that it has changed its face!"

"Atletico Madrid's starting lineup here - Cuellar; Antonio Lopez, Peña,

Ze Castro... This is an acquaintance, and he is also a member of the Portuguese national team. If he sees the opposite lineup, will he have the illusion of fighting side by side with the national team? "

"Maybe, it would be fun if he passed the ball subconsciously to Rui or Figo... Similarly, Costinha is also a Portuguese player, and we are looking forward to their performance in this game!"

"Okay, let's continue to introduce... Simeone, Barrera, Miguel, Torres, Petrov, Mista... Wow, the people in Atletico Madrid's game are really exciting!"

The two looked at each other, and it was indeed exciting.

Who the hell plays four strikers in one game? ! !They counted the number, and it was indeed four forwards!

Although this will have a strong offensive power, it will easily lead to a situation where the offense is strong and the defense is weak, and it must be said-their midfielder is only controlled by Simeone and Barrera because of this. If you are careful, Deportivo can completely cut off the center of Atletico Madrid and completely paralyze them!

"However, I have to say that this method is very likely to be a very good way to stop Deportivo last season." Dean thought for a while and said.

Indeed, with more forwards, there will be more passes in the frontcourt, which will definitely create a heavy pressure on Deportivo's midfield interception.

What's more, at this time, Deportivo does not have Redondo, and does it also have a midfielder of Redondo's level, plus most of the players on the court at this time are strong offensive and defensive players, and they want to stop these people. Almost wishful thinking.

With such a comparison, it seems that Atletico Madrid's chances of winning this game are quite large?

Of course, that is against Deportivo last season, who knows what will change in Deportivo this season?

Moreover, they came up with such an unfamiliar lineup, and played an offensive lineup of 4-3-3, which Deportivo rarely played. There must be some changes in it, so even Atletico Madrid is full of confidence. , also held his breath and concentrated, not daring to be negligent.

Opening, Deportivo's possession of the ball.

Because he didn't know the situation on the other side, Belleron did not act rashly. After the referee blew his whistle, in order to show his weakness and also as a test, he made a secret gesture to the back, and then the football moved lightly. Passed to Riquelme's feet.

Simeone on the opposite side was overjoyed.

Obviously, Deportivo will still implement last season's formation and style of play. At the beginning, players like Riquelme are required to make a big charge and a demonstration!

This is a great thing for Atletico Madrid!

And none of them gave the ball to Figo, who is more suitable for this matter. Obviously, Figo's integration with the team is not very smooth!

So can it be inferred that the same is true for Rui Costa?So this game will have so many Portuguese on the court?

And Belleron and Riquelme were dissatisfied with the coach's arrangement, so they didn't pass the ball, but planned to follow the original tactics?

It has to be said that people's imagination is also very wild. Belleron was just a cautious move, which actually caused the other party to have such a deep misunderstanding that "La Coruña is unstable internally".

Seeing that Riquelme was about to rush over with the ball, several forwards from Atletico Madrid immediately surrounded him to press down, which surprised Riquelme—in the past, he always wanted to go to the opponent's area Only when you go inside will you be besieged, why is it that you just touch the ball a little at this time and you are surrounded?

But he was not nervous, instead he gave the ball to Aimar, which strengthened Simeone's mind even more!

After having such an idea, Simeone only felt more confident when commanding, and he also had a little chance to implement his own coach's idea-after 6 minutes, he finally succeeded.

In other words, Atletico Madrid finally succeeded.

"Beep—" The referee blew his whistle urgently, and rushed over with a serious expression.

In the opening 6 minutes, the game was suspended, and the players of both teams spread their legs and ran to one place.

There, there was a person lying on the ground, and on the other side, Ze Castro stood innocently, looking like he was just passing by, but many people saw it.

It was him who tripped Figo who was catching the ball, and still secretly pointed his spikes up!

Yes, it was Figo!

Aimar was also almost surrounded after receiving the ball. Seeing that he was about to lose the football when he rushed from the left to the right, he gritted his teeth and quickly gave the ball to Figo.

Figo's first touch in Deportivo has finally arrived!However, the Portuguese captain was full of excitement and before he could do anything, the faces of his teammates from the national team appeared in front of him...

Then he spun and fell to the ground.

To be honest, Figo was a little dazed, and it took him a while to realize that his calf seemed to be in pain.

No, you got injured in your first show? ?

Figo turned pale with fright, but quickly calmed down—it was just a pain in the flesh.