"Thank you for sending me here... If you have any news to ask for next time, as long as I can give it to you, I won't be stingy."
Before getting out of the car, Dick patted Musampa on the shoulder. He didn't need to say too much, that was enough. Musampa had done him a small favor, and he naturally wanted to repay him.
Musampa smiled and nodded, then drove away. Dick arranged his clothes and walked into Atletico Madrid's headquarters.
After pushing open the general manager's door, Dick walked directly in, and then sat across from Xiao Hill - Xiao Hill raised his head in surprise, raised his eyebrows, and there was a trace of anger on his face, but
He immediately calmed down.
Putting down the work at hand, Little Hill crossed his hands and flicked his two index fingers relative to each other a few times in front of him, then looked up at Dick.
"Mr. Dick, the newspapers are very busy these days."
Dick shrugged his shoulders: "I don't know why it's so lively...it's just a small bet."
Seeing that Dick didn't seem to feel that he had done anything wrong at all, the anger on Hill's face emerged again: "Mr. Dick, please pay attention! You are now the head coach of Atletico Madrid's second team.
We have to protect the club’s image! A bet like yours will cause serious damage to the club’s image!”
"So it's for this..." Dick suddenly realized, and then he shook his head: "Mr. Hill, you are exaggerating... Such a bet is, to put it bluntly, a personal bet between me and the reporter.
, does it have anything to do with Atletico Madrid? The bet is only on Barcelona, and it has nothing to do with Atletico."
"Why doesn't it matter? After the season is over, newspapers say that 'the coach of Atletico Madrid's second team ran streaking downtown'. Isn't it the club's image that has been damaged?" Hill said loudly.
"Do you have so little confidence in me?" Dick tilted his lips: "I will definitely win. Then the newspaper will say, 'World Sports reporter took the microphone'. Besides, what if I lose?"
Now, do you think I will continue to work in this position? At that time, I must have just left. At most, people can say 'former coach of Atletico Madrid's second team', which will not damage the image of Atletico Madrid."
Looking at Dick who looked like a scoundrel, Little Hill really had nothing to do with this guy - maybe his father didn't care about this, after all, Old Hill was also a rogue, but Little Hill considered himself to be a highly educated person.
, how could a successful person in the upper class be so shameless as to start a lawsuit with Dick?
"Okay, you go out first... By the way, Mr. Chairman wants to see you." Xiao Hill waved his hand and said.
"Yes -" Dickla said in a long voice and stood up, then turned around and prepared to walk out of the office.
"Next time you see me, remember to knock first."
Little Hill's angry voice came from behind. Dick shrugged his shoulders and closed the door behind him as he walked out of the office. Little Hill slapped the table hard. If this guy wasn't the one his father liked,
He immediately fired this guy!
Dick walked all the way to Old Hill's chairman's office. This time he knocked on the door in a polite manner. He heard a shout from inside: "Come in!", then he opened the door and walked in.
After entering the office, he saw Old Hill holding a newspaper and having fun. Dick smiled and sat down in front of Old Hill.
"Di, I heard that you led the team well in the last game. Torres completed a hat trick, which was a great win!" Old Hill put down the newspaper and said with a smile.
"I said it wouldn't be a wrong choice for you to make me the head coach." Dick replied.
This answer is obviously in line with Old Hill's appetite. He is an adventurer-like figure, walking between black and white, so that he can join the upper class society as a country ruffian. These qualities that Dick displayed are all
It was what he had before - young, ambitious, unscrupulous... and Dick, as a head coach, could not threaten his position, which made Old Hill appreciate this young man quite a lot.
The previous game he won also made Old Hill feel that this young man does have some ability. Anyway, the salary is not high, so it is still very wise to use him.
"Also, you made a bet with a reporter from World Sports News? Aren't you afraid of losing?" Old Hill asked equally curiously.
"How could I make such a bet without confidence." Dick replied: "Barcelona is indeed very strong, but they also have many problems. The competition in Spain this season will be stronger than the previous two seasons. In the Champions League,
They don’t have any outstanding abilities, so it’s normal for them not to win any championships... If they lose, I won’t implicate Atletico Madrid, and I will resign before that.”
"It goes without saying that even if you lose the bet, it is your personal matter and has nothing to do with the club. There is only one reason why I want to fire you, and that is your poor performance in leading the team."
Old Hill said lightly. This attitude made Dick admire in his heart - to be able to work almost from scratch to reach his current position, Old Hill does have something different from ordinary people. In this regard, it is better than his son.
It's much better.
"Mr. Chairman, you called me here today just to talk about this, right? It's not easy for me to come here. I can't get a taxi, and I don't have a car. In the end, a reporter sent me here..."
Dick was bitter. Although he was now a professional head coach, his life was still extremely miserable. He still had tens of thousands of pesetas left in his pocket. His salary had not come yet and he wanted to go out and play.
I can’t even play, I have to eat fast food for dinner, and I don’t even have a car when I go out...
"Well, I was negligent." Old Hill was also a member of the lower class. Naturally, he knew that Dick was telling the truth. After thinking about it, he took out his wallet and counted a bunch of money.
Come out: "Your current salary is one million pesetas per month. I will advance your salary for one month...Whether you continue to live in the apartment of the youth training camp or go out to rent a house is your choice. If you rent a house, the club will
I can help you find a suitable one.”
Dick took the stack of money and counted nine hundred thousand pesetas - Old Hill had given him one hundred thousand before. This old guy was really careful about money.
Dick didn't care about this. One million pesetas a month was about six to seven thousand US dollars, so his annual salary was less than one hundred thousand US dollars. The head coach of the second team usually received this salary.
"As for the car... the club will arrange one for you. Do you have a driver's license? If not, we will find a driver for you and the club will pay the salary." Old Hill continued.
"Then find a driver. I don't know how to drive yet," Dick replied.
"Okay." Old Hill nodded: "Any more questions?"
"Find me a Spanish tutor. I want to learn Spanish now." Dick finally made the request: "It's best to be a beautiful girl..."
How do you write those football novels? Beautiful tutor, and then something happens, oh yeah~
Old Hill laughed loudly: "It's okay for tutors...but not necessarily for beautiful girls, unless you pay for it yourself...Okay, I know, I will help you get it done right away."
When Dick walked out of Old Hill's office, there was already a car waiting for him.
"Mr. Dick? I am your driver, Valentin Garcia."
A middle-aged man with a big beard said to Dick, and Dick nodded: "Mr. Garcia, have you been following me?"
"Yes, whenever you need a car during work hours, you can find me in the parking lot." Garcia replied.
Dick nodded. It seemed like it was a work car. If he wanted to use the bus for business and personal use, he didn't seem to be qualified...
"Then let's go back to the youth training camp." Dick got into the old Mercedes-Benz and said to Garcia.
After returning to the training ground, Dick saw the players practicing set-piece tactics under the command of Marriner. He nodded. The next league game is in midweek, away from Salamanca, which will be tomorrow.
Departing for the away game.
From this aspect, we can see how wise it is for Dick to use the survey card - after all, the game will be played on Thursday. If the information is not sent until Monday, there will not be enough time, so he used the survey card on Sunday.
, which gave him an extra day to study the opponent. It was during the study that he found that the Salamanca team had no obvious weaknesses elsewhere, but there were some problems in the defense of set pieces. This made Mari
Na focuses on training set-piece tactics.
To put it bluntly, a football game is a game where you seize the opponent's weaknesses and attack them, and then try to prevent the opponent from grasping your own weaknesses. You can identify the opponent's weaknesses and then make targeted drills. This is a basic ability.
Although Dick is actually a layman, his confidence in his ability to direct the game is not blind. He has this vision.
"In the next game, set pieces will be a very important way to score. Salamanca's performance is very stable. They don't have many obvious weaknesses, but when it comes to defending set pieces, their overall position
It's not very good, there are many places that can be used... The front of the penalty area will be a place we can take advantage of. When getting a set kick in the frontcourt, their defensive attention is actively focused on the penalty area, and the defense of the front of the penalty area is
We tend to ignore it, but this is something we can take advantage of. When we get a set kick, David appears at the front of the penalty area in time and kills them with a long shot!"
Cupino nodded. His long-range shot is the best in the team, and Dick's arrangement can be considered as making the best use of it.
"When the two wingers are attacking, they dribble more. If possible, pass the ball to the two forwards. When defending, be careful about their passing attack. Curo, pay attention to blocking their offensive line. An intercepting midfielder must
You have to keep a clear mind, got it?"
Barcas nodded, and he was grateful to Dick. After letting him come on as a substitute in the last game, Dick seemed to value him very much. This game also allowed him to play the main role. For a half-substitute,
It is a very happy thing to be able to play continuously.
Such an adjustment will naturally make Lima, the only foreign player in the team, lose his main position, but Dick doesn't care. In his opinion, Lima can run and has good defensive ability, but his awareness and blocking ability
Too bad, Atletico Madrid's second team must use offensive tactics around Torres. This is Dick's purpose - to win, play well, and win Torres - in this case, naturally they cannot give up defense.
An intercepting midfielder who can appear in the opponent's offensive line in time is naturally much more useful than an intercepting midfielder who can only run blindly.
However, this does not mean that Dick will give up on Lima. At least the Senegal midfielder is still very capable and can play a big role in some cases.
