Although in the next Copa del Rey, Atletico Madrid was held to a 1-1 draw by Deportivo La Coruna at home, and ultimately missed the Copa del Rey final with a total score of 2-3 over two rounds. However, Atletico Madrid fans did not care. Now they
The lead in the league is very large. Even if they fail to win the Copa del Rey, it is no big deal. The league now has a huge advantage, and Atletico Madrid can naturally invest more energy in competing in the Champions League!
After being eliminated from the Copa del Rey, Atletico Madrid can focus entirely on the league in the next period. The next league is a double match a week. Atletico Madrid will face Malaga, Betis and Real Madrid.
Then there will be a week's rest, and then there will be a Champions League game against Las Palmas in the league.
"Use offense to kill our opponents. We must try our best to expand our lead in the league!" Dick said to all the players on the training ground.
In the 23rd round of the league, Atletico Madrid's main players started to play after a week's rest. They had been tied 0-0 by Malaga at home before. Now in the away game, Dick naturally did not want to be beaten by a mid-range team.
The team gained the upper hand in the two rounds of confrontation. Although Malaga had drawn with Real Madrid before, the reason for that game was due to Real Madrid's negligence. Their overall strength was not particularly outstanding.
Dick is a vengeful guy - that is, he can't tolerate his team's championship and opponents in the league having the upper hand against him in two confrontations - to a certain extent, this can be regarded as something.
He must have obsessive-compulsive disorder or a perfectionist tendency, so this season he has to double-kill Mallorca no matter what, in order to prove that last season it was not Atletico Madrid that was afraid of Mallorca, but because of Atletico Madrid's carelessness.
His attitude has also infected the players to a large extent. Previously, they were tied by Malaga at home, so they must not lose or even tie in the away game! If you want to defeat the opponent, tell them that you were beaten by Malaga before.
The reason for the draw is because I am distracted from the Champions League game. If I were not distracted from the Champions League game, I could beat you to a pulp every minute!
In the end, Atletico Madrid defeated its opponent on the road with a score of 3 to 1. Jardel scored twice in the game, raising his goals in La Liga this season to 20 - this is his recent scoring rate.
It has dropped, otherwise his scoring rate before the winter break would have been one goal per game.
Coupled with Jorgensen's icing on the cake, Atletico Madrid easily defeated Malaga in the away game, raising their points to 51 points.
What Dick didn't expect was that he originally thought that Real Madrid would win after two consecutive draws, and he didn't expect to expand the lead again, but Real Madrid lost this league round! They played away from home.
The second loss was to the Spaniard! This expanded Atletico Madrid's lead over them to eleven points! With seventeen rounds left in the league, they are leading by eleven points. This lead is already huge...
"Real Madrid slipped up again at a critical moment! In fact, Atletico Madrid is not incredibly strong, but Atletico Madrid led by Dick rarely makes low-level mistakes in the league! They rarely lose consecutively.
After consecutive draws, a victory can always be used to revive the team's morale... From this aspect, Real Madrid's stability is far inferior to Atletico Madrid! If this continues, we can only see after a few league rounds.
By the time Atletico started celebrating in advance, they had completed the feat of defending the league title for the second time in their history..."
Now Bosque's position is really unstable.
The previous rumor was actually just a rumor. Although Florentino has always wanted to replace Del Bosque, it has been difficult to find a good coach in recent years - I didn't see that Barcelona had changed him after Van Gaal dismissed get out of class.
How many head coaches are there? Nowadays, famous head coaches basically have their own employers, and coaches of sufficient level are basically not idle at home. Who can he replace? You know, even Aragones is living in Mallorca.
It was very enjoyable and I didn’t want to go into the muddy waters of Real Madrid.
"Even if Bosque can win some honors this season, I'm afraid we won't be able to keep him in the summer! Real Madrid has not been able to achieve any breakthroughs under his leadership! We bring him a superstar every year, but he cannot bring a championship.
!" Florentino said angrily at the club's small meeting - especially since he won a Champions League when Florentino was not on stage, but he didn't win a single championship when Florentino was in charge.
Take, this is what annoys Florentino the most...
"Now it is difficult for us to find a top coach who is worthy of Real Madrid." Butragueno, the current technical director of Real Madrid and one of the former Five Eagles of Real Madrid, frowned and said: "A coach that we can respect.
Inside, Lippi is at Juventus, Capello is at Roma, and they will not leave. Hiddink is coaching the Korean national team. He seems to be fascinated by Asia and does not want to return to Spain to coach."
"Where's Heynckes?" Florentino thought of the German coach who once led Real Madrid to the Champions League.
"He had a great time at Athletic Bilbao and refused our invitation." Butragueno said helplessly.
Florentino is also helpless - the current situation is like this. Real Madrid is not without money, nor is it unattractive, but the coaches they can like now are all coaching in wealthy clubs that are not much worse than Real Madrid.
, the position has been secured, but they don’t like the head coach they can recruit...
"In the summer, maybe a suitable candidate will appear. After all, there will be some personnel changes after the World Cup." Butragueno continued.
"We can't wait until that time." Florentino said decisively: "Although I may be a layman...but I also know that temporarily appointing a head coach will have a great impact on the team's preparations! Only
Contact and decide in advance, and then wait until he takes office immediately after the end of the season before you can purchase players according to his requirements! If you wait until the end of the season to contact us, it will be too late!"
Butragueno nodded. Florentino's words are to the point. Buying players on a temporary basis will take time for the players to integrate into the team, let alone hiring a coach on a temporary basis, like Real Madrid.
A team of this level naturally needs to contact the next coaching candidate in advance before the end of the season, and even determine the signing target for next season before the end of the season!
"Perhaps, we can recruit only one person..." Butragueno said hesitantly.
"Who?" Florentino looked at Butragueno. Seeing the hesitation on the latter's face, he also understood what the assistant meant.
"You are talking about the guy who was rumored to have signed me some time ago... But Emilio, don't forget, that guy is a lunatic! Such rumors made him do that kind of action in the game last time,
If we let him take office, I'm afraid the fans will take the initiative to oppose us! He will offend not only us, but also countless Real Madrid fans!" Florentino said decisively: "If it doesn't work, even if we keep Del Bosque,
I wouldn’t want to bring him in, so what if he can win more championships? Real Madrid fans won’t like him! Bringing him in may help Real Madrid win enough championships, but..."
Florentino didn't finish what he said next, but Butragueno understood what he meant - Dick coaching Real Madrid may be a good thing for the Real Madrid club, but for Florentino and the others, it is not.
This is not a good thing, as they will lose the welcome and support of Real Madrid fans!
"And one more thing, Zidane also dislikes this head coach. If he really comes, there will be a lot of excitement inside Real Madrid. Besides, what kind of power does he have in Atletico Madrid? If he is allowed to coach Real Madrid
, then you, the technical director, will probably become a sinecure." Florentino sneered and said: "Only the old guy Hill dares to use such a head coach, because Atletico Madrid is his private property!
"
Butragueno nodded repeatedly. Indeed, with Dick's power in Atletico Madrid, he would certainly make such a request when coaching Real Madrid. How could he, the technical director, be embarrassed by that?
But this still failed to solve the problem. The dignified chairman of Real Madrid could not find a suitable person to replace Del Bosque, which really made Florentino extremely aggrieved...
Dick naturally didn't know that Florentino and Butragueno had such a conversation. After defeating Malaga, Atletico Madrid defeated Real Betis in the next league, and Real Madrid finally achieved a goal.
Victory, they swept Las Palmas 7-0 in the away game, venting all their grievances on this unlucky opponent!
However, the gap between them and Atletico Madrid is still 11 points. The next round of home game against Atletico Madrid will be their last chance. If they can defeat Atletico Madrid, they will chase eight points in the thirteenth league round and win.
It's not too difficult.
But Dick didn't intend to give Real Madrid this opportunity!
There is still more than a week left, and the Champions League is about to begin. If Real Madrid can be defeated before then, there is no doubt that Atletico Madrid's lead will be extended to an unshakable position! Atletico Madrid is currently in the best condition
, it is also the time to try your best to defeat Real Madrid!
In the last round, Dick specially rotated half of the main players in the midweek game. In the end, he only defeated the opponent by one goal. Real Madrid, who were eager to get rid of the losing situation, went all out in the game and beat the opponent to pieces.
He also exhausted himself to death. Now Real Madrid's physical fitness is not at its best, while Atletico Madrid is recharging its energy. Even in an away game, Dick is very sure to beat his opponent!
To defeat Real Madrid, we still need two things - running and defense!
Although Stam's injury has not healed yet and is still recovering, Atletico Madrid's current defense is already quite good. Coupled with Real Madrid's natural flaws, Dick is very confident of defeating Real Madrid.
, completely defeated this city rival, leaving them without any hope of winning the championship!
February 10th, Santiago Bernabeu Stadium!
Countless Real Madrid fans were looking forward to their team being able to turn the tide and defeat Atletico Madrid to gain a chance to regain the league championship. However, after ninety minutes, they were disappointed!
Real Madrid tried their best in this game. All the main players played and performed well. However, the two sides were still in a stalemate in the first 70 minutes. Jardel scored the first goal in the first half, Morientes
The score was equalized shortly after the start of the second half, but after seventy minutes, Atletico Madrid's physical advantage began to be fully exerted!
Real Madrid's superstars, who went crazy in the last round of the league, clearly felt a little out of their depth in this game!
Atletico Madrid's super substitute Cruz showed his value in the 83rd minute. He overwhelmed the aging Hierro and headed the ball into the dead center of Real Madrid's goal, which also made all Real Madrid players
