"Atletico Madrid defeated Lille 2-1 in the away game thanks to Belleron's last-minute winner! This allowed them to continue to lead the group. Manchester United was not to be outdone. They defeated Lille with two clean goals in the away game.
Olympiacos! Now they are chasing behind them with six points. The situation of this group is starting to become clearer. Lille is third with three points, Olympiacos is still one point, and in a week, Atletico Madrid will go
The away game is against Manchester United, while Lille is away against Olympiacos. This round will be a crucial one. Atletico Madrid and Manchester United will fight hard for the first place in the group. The winner between them is very likely to get the right to qualify in advance.
!”
"I'm very happy that the team was able to win two difficult victories in a row after a draw in the first round. Champions League games are difficult to play, but the team showed tenacious fighting spirit. Dick is the best player I have ever had.
There is no doubt that Atletico Madrid will do their best to keep Dick. I believe that Dick will have a very happy life at Atletico Madrid. He is the most suitable coach for Atletico Madrid, and Atletico Madrid is also the most suitable for him.
club!"
The day after Atletico Madrid defeated Lille in an away game, Hill senior enthusiastically praised the team and Dick's performance during an interview. Atletico Madrid is now in a good position to qualify for the group stage, and its league performance is also recovering.
, Old Hill is naturally very happy - in the past year or two, Old Hill seems to be due to his age and illness. He has rarely appeared in public with a grumpy face, but has begun to become kind-hearted. Of course,
Maybe it's because all the bad guys are taken over by Dick.
"Son, after being the chairman of Atletico Madrid for so many years, I feel that I have enjoyed my life only in the past two years." Old Hill said to little Hill with a smile in the office, and little Hill secretly ignored him.
Cursing his lips, he felt that the Hill family's limelight was almost stolen by Dick, but what little Hill had to admit was that under the leadership of Dick, Atletico Madrid was indeed getting better and better. This kind of thinking
Little Hill was quite confused...
Dick naturally would not know about the conversation between father and son. After returning from France, Dick began to prepare for the fourth round of the Champions League group stage. For Atletico Madrid, this can be regarded as the most important event in the group stage.
In a game, if they can defeat Manchester United in an away game, Atletico Madrid's points will reach ten points, and they can basically determine the place to qualify for a group. However, if it is a draw or a failure, then the next situation will not be the same.
That’s so good to say.
So he started preparations for this game very early, and for the next home game against Espanyol, he planned to use substitutes to get through the game and let the main players take a good rest.
However, Atletico Madrid seems to be in good shape recently. Although they have sent substitutes, the substitutes have already done a good job in the previous games. In this game, Jorgensen's performance was extremely active.
With neither Vicente nor Belleron playing, he became a free man in the frontcourt, constantly relying on his speed and skills to create opportunities for Atletico Madrid. He first passed through the front of the penalty area in the first half.
A through ball helped Cruz open the scoring, and then in the 80th minute, he broke into the penalty area and forced the opponent's defender to foul and won a penalty kick. At Dick's signal, he scored the penalty kick himself. Atletico Madrid
They defeated Espanyol 2-0 at home, showing their excellent form!
"Atletico Madrid is very strong now, no matter in any aspect. Our team is a whole, no matter who plays, they can perform well. Two-line combat is a brand new problem for us, but we
As we gradually adapt to this problem, both myself and the players... I have great confidence that this season can achieve better results than last season."
"This game is very important for us. We will face great difficulties at Old Trafford. The good thing is that we are in a good position to qualify. Even if there is something wrong, we will not lose our qualification.
opportunity, so we don’t have any pressure in this game. I’m looking forward to the opportunity to perform at Old Trafford. We won the first round, and we will also strive for victory in the second round.”
Before setting off for the UK, Dick said in an interview that he then flew the team to Manchester - there would be absolutely no one to welcome him...
British fans never behave like gentlemen when facing opponents. They are the most fanatical fans in the four major leagues. Any opponent who comes to play in the UK will be booed mercilessly. And the British media?
Dick had offended them all before the home game against Manchester United. Naturally, they would not have a good attitude when they saw Dick.
"That arrogant and stupid Chinese came to England... He relied on luck to defeat Manchester United at home, but there will be no such opportunity at Old Trafford! Manchester United will tell them with their performance that they were able to win before.
It’s because they are lucky!”
Before facing Atletico Madrid, Manchester United still showed excellent form in the league. After returning from Spain, they won three consecutive league victories and scored at least three goals in each game - four games at home.
They swept Ipswich with zero goals, defeated Tottenham 5-3 away from home, and defeated Sunderland 3-1 away from home. They scored an average of four goals per game. Their crazy offensive power shocked everyone.
In the first round, in order to prepare for this Champions League game, they sent out a large number of substitutes and unexpectedly lost 1-2 at home to Bolton. However, this defeat will not affect their morale, because in everyone's eyes
, they lost to the opponent unexpectedly, just to preserve their strength against Atletico Madrid.
"Relying on luck? There is no game in football that does not rely on luck to win. Being able to win is the last word. I don't think our victory at home is anything to be ashamed of. We are now first in the group, and this is a fact.
"
Dick mercilessly ridiculed the English reporters' claims at the regular pre-match press conference: "I know why you are unhappy. Isn't it just because I trained in a closed way and you didn't interview Stam?
?Tell you, I really don’t want you to interview... Stam is my player now. I need him to concentrate on this Champions League game. Why should I subject him to unnecessary treatment just to meet your demands?
Interference? Atletico Madrid spent 24 million US dollars to buy Stam, not to make him meet your fucking demands, but to help Atletico win, understand? It’s not you who paid,
It's not you who give him the salary. Where do you have so many demands? I think you guys have spoiled yourselves. Do you really think the whole world revolves around you? Damn, the salary I earn now is...
I got it by directing the game, not by pleasing you!"
The reporters in England were almost furious. They had never seen such an unreasonable person. Of course, they would not think about how outrageous their demands were, but they would just think that if you don't meet our demands, just forget it.
It is so unreasonable to scold us like this!
Dick did not give them a chance to fight back. After saying these words, he immediately left the press conference. Anyway, he was not in England, and he was not afraid of the English media's verbal criticism of him.
Ferguson smiled slightly when he saw this report. This young coach really has a personality. Ferguson admires him in this regard because he often curses when facing reporters.
, once called a reporter to his face a "fucking idiot", so he would naturally feel sympathy for Dick's performance...
However, we cherish each other and cherish each other. Ferguson does not want to let go of the victory in this game. It is okay to lose to Atletico Madrid in the away game. Anyway, Manchester United has not won away from the Spanish club in European competitions. The worst is to continue to lose, and at home
, Ferguson did not want to lose the game easily.
Old Trafford is a sacred place for Manchester United. They rarely lose here and rarely tolerate the team losing.
During this period, due to his outstanding performance against Atletico Madrid, Veron gained more trust, and he also performed reasonably well in the Premier League. In Manchester United's three consecutive victories, he provided assists in almost every game.
Although he lost to Bolton in the first round, Veron also scored in the game. Seeing that he seemed to have integrated into the team smoothly, Ferguson was relieved. In this game, he will still reuse Veron. He can be able to play at home
If the midfielder suppresses Atletico Madrid, the possibility of winning will naturally be much greater!
When Dick was given Manchester United's starting lineup, he laughed.
The four major midfielders plus one Veron, this is Manchester United's midfielder, Ruud van Nistelrooy is alone in the front - in the starting lineup, Manchester United continued the starting lineup at Atletico Madrid's home court. It seems that Ferguson felt that this lineup was used in that game.
It worked well, and Dick's hard work was not in vain.
"Manchester United's starting lineup was almost exactly the same as in the first round. The reason is simple. They thought they had the advantage in that game, and the final loss was just bad luck... Now we are going to tell them that they were wrong! This game
Let's compete with them in the midfield! Let's see Manchester United. Compared with the control ability of the midfield, we are much better than them! Our midfielder can suppress the midfielders of Real Madrid and Bayern, then we can even suppress them.
Manchester United's midfielder! They suppressed them in the last game... What do you think is the reason?"
Dick asked the players on the training ground with a confident smile.
The players looked at each other. They didn't know why Dick would ask this. They were also a little confused before about why they were suppressed by Manchester United. If the opponent's midfielder indeed surpassed them in control ability, there would be nothing to say, but they clearly felt that
The opponent's midfield is unable to suppress them...
After a while, Belleron said hesitantly: "Is it because of tactics?"
"By the way, that's the reason. I deliberately asked you to retreat defensively in the second half of that game and use quick counterattacks to beat Manchester United. I just wanted to give Ferguson and Manchester United the illusion that they could suppress control of the midfield.
Stay with us! Now it seems that the effect is good."
Seeing Dick's strangely smiling expression, the Atletico players reacted one after another - no wonder that game felt so awkward, it was you, the boss, who made it difficult for us later! It's not like this!
"I'm sorry, guys, I couldn't say that to you at that time, otherwise it would be self-defeating... I just wanted to make it easier for us to play away from home. If Manchester United uses their previous midfield combination, we want to win.
It is a very difficult thing, because although their midfield control ability will decrease, their offensive and scoring abilities will be much stronger! With Veron on the court, although their control ability will increase, they will not be better than us.
, and the pressure on our defensive line will appear lower. Now is the time for us to prove this! Let them know during the game that compared with possession of the ball, they are far from our opponents!"
