When Torres hit the ball hard into Liverpool's goal at the front of the penalty area, Dick clenched his fists and jumped up from the coaching bench!
What excites him is not just this goal!
But on the court, Torres can use his own brain to find the weaknesses in Liverpool's defense - you know that when Dick sent him, he said that he should play behind him to look for opportunities, but he failed because of the actual situation on the court.
Instead, he chose to appear in the weakest position - if a player can be more intelligent without changing his actual technical ability much, his strength on the court will undoubtedly rise by a big margin!
Torres' experience needs to be gradually increased, his body needs to be gradually strengthened, and his technical aspects need to be gradually strengthened - but when he becomes smarter on the court, there is no doubt that he will grow faster, and his potential will also increase.
It will increase a lot.
For example, his potential is 50 and his current ability is 20. Then Torres, who has learned to think and use his brain to play football, can perform at a level of 30 with a strength of 20. When his potential is fully realized,
It may not be just fifty, but a hundred!
This means that Dick can be more bold when using Torres next, because he will be better able to avoid those injuries and allow himself to successfully grow - after sitting on the bench for so long, before Cruz
After sitting next to him for so long, Torres's growth is very different from that in history.
This is what Dick is most excited about.
When Torres ran toward him, Dick showed a completely different excitement than usual. He rushed over and picked up Torres, who was a little taller than him, and shouted loudly in his ear.
shouted: "It's so beautiful, Fernando! This goal just now is so smart! Yes, you don't have the physical confrontation ability of Jardel and Cruz, then you have to play in a smarter way.
!Use your brain to observe the flaws in your opponent’s defense, and then solve them! You have this ability!”
After Dick calmed down a little and let go of his hand, Torres covered his ears and said to Dick with a painful look on his face: "Boss, your voice is too loud. You will burst my eardrums."
Already..."
Dick laughed happily, then ruffled Torres' hair: "Go ahead, boy, the game is still going on."
Atletico Madrid's second goal was a serious blow to Liverpool.
They tried to counterattack in the next game, but Atletico Madrid used a soft knife to strip away their fighting spirit bit by bit, constantly blocking their attacks in the midfield, and Thuram followed closely.
With Owen next to him, it was difficult for him to receive the ball. Makelele's running in the midfield constantly blocked Liverpool's passes. Although Heskey was able to win a few headers, it did not help.
Every time Atletico Madrid attacks, it can kill a lot of time.
When the time reached the 84th minute, Liverpool, who were eager to equalize the score, had a gap in the backcourt. Belleron's exquisite through ball penetrated Liverpool's defense, and Jorgensen diagonally inserted into the penalty area to form a single goal.
Facing the attacking Dudek, he calmly passed Dudek and then scored the ball into the empty goal. The entire Anfield stadium became completely silent. They knew that the victory in this game would no longer belong to them.
Already...
When the final whistle sounded, Atletico Madrid players started celebrating wildly on the court. This victory undoubtedly laid a solid foundation for them to qualify. In such a complicated group, they were able to win a game on the road.
A beautiful victory and undoubtedly an excellent start!
The difficult situation of this group can be seen from another game - Galatasaray's players played extremely passionately at their home court, and the crazy home atmosphere also made the referee have to make penalty decisions.
Let go of some inconspicuous fouls committed by Galatasaray players, and every big move made by Roma will cause Galatasaray players to fight them with a fighting movement——
In the first two minutes, Totti brought down the opponent's midfielder Ehan in the midfield. Such a routine action caused the Prince of Rome to be surrounded by a circle of angry Turkish players. In this atmosphere, Roma's performance began
Seemingly unable to move forward, Perez opened the scoring for Galatasaray in the first half. If Emerson hadn't cleverly scored the ball into the gate guarded by Mondragon before the end, Roma might have been in hell at home.
Swallow the bitter pill of failure.
After this round of league games, Atletico Madrid ranked first in the group with three points, Roma and Galatasaray ranked second and third respectively, and Liverpool was at the bottom with zero points.
"The first victory doesn't mean anything... The strength of this group is very even. Whoever wins and who loses is a possibility. There are still five games to come. Only in these five games have we performed well.
Is it possible to qualify and win completely? I have never thought about this kind of thing, because in this group, it is basically impossible to win completely. It does not even require twelve points. If you can get ten points, you will definitely be able to do it.
To qualify in this group, this group is the most average group and also the most difficult group."
The last few words Dick said at the post-match press conference were scoffed by many people - this group is indeed average, but will it be the most difficult group? You let Deportivo La Coruna, Leverkusen
, Juventus and Arsenal are in Group D. How embarrassing it is.
After two consecutive high-level performances, the aftereffects of Dick's exhaustive efforts in these two games began to show up. In the away game against Zaragoza on the weekend, Atletico Madrid players obviously declined a lot.
Although Jardel scored a goal for Atletico Madrid before the end, Atletico Madrid still lost 1-2 to Zaragoza in the away game - this defeat was entirely the reason why the players' condition began to decline. Dick said:
"After we won two such important games, it is normal for the state to drop... The players are a little tired, but they will recover soon. This is normal. I didn't see Depor.
Did Runa lose too? Even Barcelona and Valencia, who only played in the UEFA Cup, also lost games. We are still first in the league. There is nothing to worry about. Next you will see a team with the same
Excellent Atletico.”
When a reporter asked him why Real Madrid also participated in the Champions League but defeated Rayo Vallecano with three goals in this league round, Dick said lightly: "Real Madrid? Real Madrid is not in our league now.
opponents. Although this defeat narrowed the gap between them and us by three points, you must know that the point gap between them and us is still six points. I have not considered the threat level of the teams outside the six.
.”
These unreasonable words made everyone feel helpless. It is a fact that Real Madrid's condition is getting better and better, and they will definitely become a strong contender for the league championship, but Dick's words are also a fact...
Does he really think that Real Madrid can no longer become Atletico Madrid's opponent? If he really thinks so, Bosque will be happy. He is not afraid that Dick will look down on Real Madrid, because those who look down on Real Madrid will surely suffer a bitter pill in the future——
But does Dick really think so? Del Bosque doesn't think Dick would be so frivolous. Maybe his character is indeed a bit frivolous, but when it comes to coaching the team, he is a very scary existence.
He would never make a stupid mistake - the reason why he said this at the press conference is that Dick doesn't like to be blamed by others after a loss. He will always come up with some reasons to justify himself.
It's excuseable, but in the end he always wins and gets the championship. So even if he cheats, others can't do anything to him...
The following midweek is the King's Cup match, which gives Dick and his players some breathing space. Atletico Madrid's opponent in the second round of the King's Cup is a third-division team called Lida.
The teams in Group A don’t know how they passed the first round of the Copa del Rey where La Liga teams gathered...
Dick didn't even bother to prepare for this game. He just arranged for all the substitutes to be ready to play, and then began to prepare for the weekend league - he had just lost a game in the league, and there was only one goal for the next step, and that was
Victory - Although he seemed very confident, Dick still valued the fact that Real Madrid had gradually caught up.
No matter from any angle, Real Madrid has been the most powerful team in the world in the past few years. Due to running-in problems at the beginning of this season, their performance in the league was very poor, but they have gradually recovered.
The competitiveness in the league will definitely become extremely strong!
Dick knows that no matter how well Barcelona performs at the beginning of the season, their outstanding performance cannot continue, and no matter how bad Real Madrid performs at the beginning of the season, they will slowly recover. This is determined by their own reasons.
Yes, Barcelona has no whole, no outstanding coach, only chaos. Even if it achieves a temporary victory through luck and the flash of stars, it is impossible to continue to win.
Winning the first round of the Champions League can be regarded as laying a solid foundation. Now, it is time to use more energy in the league.
Atletico Madrid defeated this C-League team 3-1 in an away game. Torres and Cruz played half of the game respectively, while Correa, who had been away from the team for a long time, played the entire game.
Scored a goal, Cruz also scored a goal, plus Haji's goal, Atletico Madrid advanced to the third round of the King's Cup.
Even Atletico Madrid fans don't care much about this game. It's normal to win. If they lose, maybe they will pay attention to this game - you must know that Atletico Madrid's substitute players are also capable.
They play the main role in teams in the middle and lower reaches of La Liga, because Atletico Madrid itself has considerable financial resources and is quite attractive, and Dick often consciously allows them to play together in games, and there is no problem with cooperation. Facing a team that has already
If a C-League team, which is relatively close to amateur teams, can't win, there will be a real problem.
The system of the Spanish Professional League is different from that of England and Italy. Below La Liga is La Liga, below La Liga is La Liga C, and below that is the regional amateur league. The La Liga teams are divided into four groups, each group
There are twenty teams - most of these groups are professional, but there are also many semi-professional and semi-amateur teams. After all, England claims to have the most professional clubs, but there are only four levels of professional leagues.
That’s it. Both Serie B and Serie C only have about twenty teams in one group. These three levels in Spain can basically include all professional teams.
When Atletico Madrid's substitutes returned from the away game, Atletico Madrid ushered in the fifteenth round of the league.
