After knowing that what Dick needed was to have a good conversation with other people as quickly as possible, Pedro immediately set up a quick learning method.
"In terms of life, I need you to always talk to me in Spanish, and be bold enough to talk to each other when shopping. Even if it is just a simple expression, just stick to Spanish."
"As for football, I will teach you many words, and I hope you can discuss some games with me in Spanish, and I will correct you bit by bit."
To put it bluntly, Dick doesn't want to be a Spanish writer. All he wants to know is daily conversations with the court. It's okay not to learn other things for the time being. Pedro's mind is quite flexible, and the method he proposed
, it can be said that it allowed Dick to become proficient in using Spanish in life and work in the shortest possible time.
"By the way, there is another problem. I may not have much time to study." Dick finally said.
"Then start learning words. One by one, bits and pieces of words, and then short sentences. Don't be shy, speak boldly to everyone, and you will gradually understand it. Speaking is a very simple thing
.”
Pedro was very confident, and he seemed to be very capable. Soon, the shops around Atletico Madrid's youth training camp and the players from Atletico Madrid's second team began to fall under the bombardment of Dick's words.
"Teresa, Auntie, sandwich."
"Hand sanitizer, toilet paper, money, how much?"
"Right! Pass! Stop, don't! Shoot! Directly!"
Words like this kept popping up from Dick's mouth, so much so that for a while, the shopkeepers around the youth training camp thought the young Oriental was a stutterer.
At first, the players were rolling on the ground laughing, but later they got used to it, and Dick showed that he was extraordinarily thick-skinned. You will laugh at it, but I still insist on saying this...
Soon, two days passed. Every day, Pedro came to teach Dick for two hours, focusing on vocabulary. Spanish was not particularly complicated, and Dick had to learn only some common words.
At least before the game against Albacete, Dick was able to express his intentions to the players in short words.
In this case, Dick and Atletico Madrid's second team ushered in their opponent in the league, Albacete, known as the strongest defensive team in La Liga.
Although Albacete is now ranked within the top ten, and Atletico Madrid has just risen to 18th, the recent two consecutive victories have made Albacete dare not neglect any of them, and they themselves rely on
Defense and counterattack are all about the game, so they also set up a steel barrel formation in the away game. At least eight players defended near their own penalty area, leaving only two forwards waiting for opportunities to counterattack.
"Well, it's still a relatively basic defensive counterattack. It's not particularly difficult to deal with." Dick thought in his mind.
For Dick, he believes that the most difficult defense to deal with is the kind of defense adopted by Mourinho in later generations, especially the year when he led Inter Milan to win the Triple Crown. Their defense could be described as an iron wall and a zone defense.
Man-to-man defense, concrete defense, and overall defense are the ultimate, and the counterattack is a small-scale counterattack of two or three people. Relying on this tactic, Mourinho led Inter Milan, which no one was optimistic about, to win.
When it comes to the glory of the Triple Crown, compared with that kind of defense, Albacete's method of concentrating superior forces in the backcourt and relying on the personal abilities of the forwards to launch counterattacks can indeed only be regarded as the initial stage.
However, this tactic can continue forever, and it naturally has its advantages. In football matches, the number of people on both sides is equal, and offense is more difficult than defense. The best way is to concentrate superior forces to deal with the opponent's defense.
Weak areas, and when the defense is reduced, no matter how involved you are, you will face the opponent's superior strength and sufficient defensive personnel, and there is no other way except to attack by force.
When players do not have many advantages in their personal abilities, it is not easy to break through the opponent's gate through a strong attack. In ancient battlefields, siege has always been the most troublesome thing. With the help of fortified cities
With this advantage, the defenders can kill twice to three times the number of enemies. Any famous general hopes to fight in the field, not to attack the city.
It's the same on the football field.
When the opponent took the initiative to shrink, the players of Atletico Madrid's second team easily controlled the midfield and then launched attacks continuously. The players of Albacete were already very accustomed to this situation. After all, they were used to being beaten.
People surrounded and beat him.
But this time, something is different.
Atletico Madrid's second team did not constantly play high balls from both wings and bombard them like the traditional way of breaking through dense defense - this kind of offense looks very enjoyable and extremely fierce, but in fact it is difficult for the opponent to be organized.
What went wrong in the line of defense?
Atletico Madrid's second team also attacked from both wings, but whether it was Domingo and Carlos on the wings, or Otes and Elbari who came in from the back row to assist, they got the ball relatively close to the dangerous area.
It is often not a pass from the bottom, but a forced cut into the penalty area, or a breakthrough to the bottom line close to the penalty area line, and then a low pass into the penalty area in an attempt to take advantage of the chaos and score a goal.
This kind of attack made Albacete's defenders seem a little uncomfortable, especially when the players of Atletico Madrid's second team got the ball and dribbled the ball towards the penalty area like crazy, constantly forcing breakthroughs, as if they were looking for
Like a penalty kick.
The players of Albacete are not fools. Seeing the behavior of the players of Atletico Madrid's second team, they quickly understood what their intention was - for this kind of approach, they naturally have to be more careful defensively.
, and there are no players in Atletico Madrid's second team who are dribbling madmen, who can dribble past four or five players by themselves... There may be such people, but they will definitely not be in Atletico Madrid's second team.
Even Torres is not good at dribbling.
So Albacete's defenders are still holding their own, they are just a little more tired than usual.
Seeing the situation on the field, Albacete's head coach Cesar Fernando breathed a sigh of relief. When he first saw the players of Atletico Madrid's second team rushing into the penalty area with the ball like moths rushing to a flame, he still
He thought that Atletico Madrid's second team had already taken care of the referee - and they were at home after all, so it was normal to receive some preferential treatment. However, he was relieved to see that the players responded well.
"It seems like this guy just wants to create a set piece?" Fernando thought in his heart. He has led Albacete for two years. In these two years, he has built an excellent defensive system in Albacete——
Although he is Spanish, Spanish football has been moving in the direction of learning from Italy in recent years. Italian coaches such as Capello, Sacchi and Ranieri have joined strong Spanish teams. This is a trend vane, so now La Liga football
The team has also put a lot of effort into defense, and many Spanish coaches have been affected, and Fernando is one of them.
Fernando is still very proud of the defensive system he has built. Albacete's defensive reputation in La Liga has risen in the past two years because of his transformation. Fernando is confident that with Albacete's ability, he will be a tough nut to crack in La Liga.
bones, but the overall weak strength is a relatively big problem.
But in Segunda División, there is no team that can break through their door - since the beginning of this season, Albacete has only scored six goals in the first eight rounds of the league, but they are ranked in the top ten because of them.
Excellent defense that only conceded three goals in eight rounds!
"Do you want to break through our door with this kind of attack? Stop joking!" Fernando thought confidently in his heart.
The only thing that makes Fernando a little depressed is that although Atletico Madrid's second team's offense seems very fierce, they are also very cautious in the midfield and backcourt. One of the two midfielders holds the position, and the other runs back and forth, constantly destroying Albacete.
There are not many counterattacks in the first place, and the two central defenders rarely provide assists. It is difficult for Albacete to counterattack. Even if the two forwards receive the ball, they will be beaten by the Atletico Madrid defenders who have a numerical advantage.
Take control.
"This young man is really good. He actually knows us so well."
Fernando thought in his heart, it was obvious that Dick didn't know anything about Albacete, at least he was very wary of Albacete's counterattack, which almost made Albacete's attack
They no longer pose any threat, because their own offensive ability is insufficient and the team's overall strength is limited. It is Fernando's ability to train the defense. No matter how demanding the offense is... it is too demanding.
"If you can't get three points, you can get one point."
Fernando doesn't care much about this. He has always had this mentality when leading Albacete - the best is to win. If you can't win, don't lose. If you can get a point, get a point. It's better than not getting a point at all.
, I would rather live a useless life than die spectacularly...
So Fernando is still very satisfied with the current situation on the court.
"If you want to break through our defense, temporary adjustments won't be of much use." Fernando thought to himself. He was quite confident in his team's defense, at least at the level of the Spanish Second Division. He was very confident.
The situation on the field was similar to what Fernando expected. Although Atletico Madrid's second team had the advantage, it was difficult for them to create any opportunities. The Albacete players defended very carefully and did not give Atletico Madrid's second team too much.
The defense against Torres was also very tight, with at least one defender always following Torres every step of the way - for this talented young man who had scored five goals in the previous two league games and was in hot form, Fernando did not
There is no contempt whatsoever.
The Atletico Madrid fans in the stands kept shouting loudly, but they were not able to allow their team to score. Atletico Madrid's offense did not come out in full force, and they always retained enough numerical advantage in the backcourt to prevent
The opponent's attack also made some impatient Atletico fans dissatisfied.
"Hey, attack! Send more offensive players on the field! Did you hear that? You only send a few people to attack, how can you break the opponent's defense! Have you forgotten how you let the players attack in the previous two games?"
Listening to the shouts coming from behind, Dick simply dismissed these shouts as nothing - the first time he directed an official game, he didn't even get confused by the boos in the stands, let alone the accumulated experience now.
It’s time to gain commanding experience in a few games. At this time, it is nonsense to listen to the shouts of the fans. The head coach must have his own judgment and persistence.
"Those guys went a little too far."
Even Marriner couldn't help but say something to Dick. In his opinion, these guys were a little harsh on Dick...
"Ignore them. When we take the lead, they will just cheer." Dick replied calmly.
