For Atletico Madrid fans, they are looking forward to the start of the Spanish Super Cup - the team has not made many moves this summer, but the transfer value is not low at all. They are happy to see this situation, after all, this
The transfer method of checking for leaks and filling vacancies means that the team will become stronger and stronger, and its management will become more rational. This method is much better than in previous years.
So they are looking forward to the Super Cup game. Atletico Madrid played two warm-up games before, but the opponents were all local C-level teams in Madrid or even amateur teams. There was almost no gold content. It was just to let the players adapt to the game.
It's just about rhythm. In such a game, even if you beat your opponent more than ten to zero, it won't be of much interest. However, the Spanish Super Cup will be a test for the emerging Atletico Madrid.
On August 20, Atletico Madrid showed up at the La Romeda Stadium, Zaragoza's home stadium. More than a thousand Atletico Madrid fans went to watch the away game - however, they were not able to see a victory.
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Dick deployed a 442 formation in this game. Among the three new players, Jorgensen and Stam both appeared in the lineup. Stam and Thuram partnered as central defenders, while Jorgensen was
Forming two wings with Camoranesi, Dick only sent Makelele and Baraja to defend in the midfield, and then sent Cruz and Jardel to partner on the front line. The main tactic was to break through the two wings and then attack the two sides.
A center creates opportunities.
However, Zaragoza was well prepared to defend high-altitude balls and did not give Atletico Madrid many opportunities for high-altitude bombing. In the midfield, they used aggressive fighting to make it difficult for Atletico Madrid's midfield organization to fight.
Atletico Madrid did not create any chances throughout the first half, but shortly after the start of the second half, Jorgensen made a series of wonderful breakthroughs after getting the ball from the wing, and then passed the ball to Baraja who intervened in the attack.
After receiving the ball on the edge of the penalty area, Baraja dribbled the ball laterally to get rid of two defenders, and then shot hard to open the scoring for Atletico Madrid.
After seeing this goal, Dick nodded and then clapped his hands - in the process of scoring this goal, Jorgensen's characteristics were fully displayed.
Among Atletico Madrid's two main wide players before, Vicente's most powerful weapon is his speed. His lightning breakthrough is the most troublesome thing. However, as a Spanish player, his foot skills are poor.
Some players are not very capable of breaking through in a small area, but what about Camoranesi? He is a very comprehensive wide player who can also play in the middle, runs actively, fights fiercely, has good running and shooting, and also has a
He has good passing skills, but like Vicente, his small-scale breakthrough ability can only be regarded as average. Therefore, Atletico also suffered a lot when facing the Iron Barrel formation last season. Many times,
It was only through the center's unreasonable grabbing of points and luck that the opponent's iron barrel formation was broken.
Jorgensen's characteristics are different from those of these two people. His speed is faster than Camoranesi, but slower than Vicente. His passing accuracy is better than Vicente, but not as accurate as Vicente's.
Camoranesi, although he is Danish, his skills with his feet are quite good. Whether it is handling the ball while running or breaking through while still, it may be because his idol is Mi
The reason for Scheer Laudrup is that his technique and short passing ability are quite outstanding.
Therefore, when he was in the national team, Denmark's two wings were occupied by two other speed madmen, Romedal and Grenjaer. Jorgensen often appeared behind the two forwards Sander and Thomasson, relying on
His technique and short passing ability to create chances - a position that was previously occupied by Michel Laudrup...
The introduction of such a player may not bring any changes to Atletico Madrid's main force, but it will be of great help to the overall tactical arrangement. In many cases, as long as Jorgensen can play his role
With this characteristic, he can bring great help to Atletico Madrid.
However, the leading advantage could not be maintained until the end. In the following time, Zaragoza began to launch a crazy counterattack, and in the 79th minute, Paraguay international Akula, who performed extremely well in this game,
Assisted local forward Jordi to score a header to equalize the score!
In the end, the score of this game was 1 to 1. In the second half, Dick changed three players in a row, which may be an important reason why they were equalized, especially Marchena who came on the bench to replace Makelele, but it was precisely because of him
Not keeping an eye on Acula and allowing him to pass a crucial assist made Marchena look a little deflated at the end of the game.
"It doesn't matter. If you want to adapt to a new position, you will always pay a price." After the game, Dick was not angry, but patted Marchena on the shoulder and said: "As long as you know where you are.
It's enough to make a mistake... You will still have many opportunities in the future, and I hope you can show your abilities at both the central defender and defensive midfielder positions."
Dick knew that Marchena's ability was relatively limited. Although he later became a regular Spanish international, he was never able to perform at a higher level. With Thuram, Stam and Makelele,
Under such circumstances, it is enough for him to contribute his strength as a substitute, and if he strives for his best and improves faster, he may be able to replace the oldest Stam in the future...
This draw disappointed Atletico Madrid fans, but they were not worried that the team would lose the Spanish Super Cup. After all, they had scored a draw with goals in the away game. Are they still worried about not winning the game when they return to home?
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At the post-match press conference, Dick didn't say much. Instead, he said that the team is slowly improving and that we also have important signings this season. He praised Jorgensen's performance:
"This is a player who should have joined a wealthy club a year ago. Unfortunately, he was delayed for a year due to injuries... However, a year later, he also showed his outstanding abilities. He will definitely be a member of our team.
An important member.”
When a reporter asked about Stam's performance, Dick said: "A player of Stam's level should not be doubted, because he has shown how good he is in the past few days.
.No one can deny his strength. The combination of him and Thuram will be the most powerful central defender combination in the world. That conceded goal? That conceded goal was not a big deal. It was the first time for Thuram and Stam to play together.
It is normal to make some mistakes in cooperation in official games, but then everyone should feel Stam's strength, he will definitely be a valuable signing!"
Not many reporters have objections to Dick's words. After all, Stam's reputation is not unknown. Before going to Manchester United, he was the main central defender of the Dutch national team. His performance in the World Cup was also very good. After the World Cup, he joined Manchester United.
He also made great contributions to Manchester United's triple crown and three consecutive Premier League titles. If his autobiography hadn't angered Ferguson, I'm afraid Ferguson would never let go of this central defender - Ferguson has a central defender plot, and his
The team has never lacked super central defenders, from Bruce to Pallister, then Stam, after Stam there was Blanc, after Blanc there was Ferdinand, and then Vidic - he sees people
His vision is very accurate, but he seems not very good at training central defenders. Brown and O'Shea have been trained by him for many years, but they are still unable to be reused. However, the top central defenders he spent a lot of money to buy have all performed well.
With his performance in the Dutch national team and Manchester United at the bottom, Stam will not be questioned too much even if his performance is temporarily worse - this is the benefit of fame, because his performance has always been excellent before, even if his performance is
If it's a bit more plain, reporters and fans will take the initiative to help him explain, for example, the cooperation is not tacit enough, and the style of the new league is not adapted enough... This is called Jianghu status!
Of course, if you keep performing poorly, you will be labeled as a "degenerate parallel importer", such as Mendieta who moved to Lazio, Kaká who later moved to Real Madrid, and Torres who moved to Chelsea... all because of
Poor performance is considered to be a big parallel import. On the one hand, it is because their worth is indeed very high. On the other hand, because they are all offensive players. Poor performance can easily be viewed with a magnifying glass. As a defender, Stam
The players won't be too troubled.
Three days later, at the Calderon Stadium, Atletico Madrid fans began to experience a stage from disappointment to excitement...
Zaragoza also used excellent defensive tactics to deny Atletico Madrid too many chances. The score after the first half was zero to zero - although this score lasted until the end, Atletico Madrid would eventually win the championship.
, however, it is obvious that winning the championship in this way is also a very embarrassing thing for Atletico Madrid...
After the start of the second half, Dick replaced Cruz with Torres, whose performance seemed to be no longer magical. At the same time, Camoranesi came on to replace Vicente, the only winger in the game. The formation began to focus on the center.
The 442 left the two wings completely to the two full-backs.
After switching to this tactic, Atletico Madrid began to play more patiently, constantly advancing gradually through the advantage of the midfield. Although there were no fast wingers like Vicente and Jorgensen on the wing, they began to play more aggressively.
Delicately, Torres kept looking for opportunities through his running. His range of activities began to become very wide. In addition to pulling out of the penalty area, he often pulled out to the side, making it impossible for the opponent's defender to mark him well.
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No one expected that with the support of this tactic, Torres would be the first among several forwards to adapt to this tactic.
Perhaps because Atletico Madrid's second team often plays under the cover of the center, Torres's condition appears to be very good under this tactic. After Zaragoza resisted for 70 minutes, the defense finally began to collapse.
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In the 73rd minute, Torres received a clever pass from Belleron and took the first shot before the opponent's two defenders. The opponent's goalkeeper could no longer stop Torres' shot. The ball flew into the dead center of the goal.
Zero, huge cheers from Atletico Madrid fans immediately rang out in the stands!
Eight minutes later, after a series of back-and-forth passes, Belleron's diagonal pass accurately landed at the feet of Camoranesi who broke into the penalty area. The Argentine immediately took a shot in the penalty area and the ball was saved by Sala.
Goza's goalkeeper subconsciously fell down to block the ball, and it was Torres who immediately appeared at the ball's landing point and directly hit the ball and scored twice!
It was with the help of Torres' two goals in the last twenty minutes that Atletico Madrid defeated Zaragoza 2-0 at home and won the Spanish Super Cup for two consecutive years!
