After Malaga equalized the score, Atletico Madrid's players did panic to a certain extent - it's not that they are so fragile, but after ten games without a win, no matter how strong the players are, they will probably
When I feel easily flustered, I feel like it is so difficult to score a goal, but it is so easy to lose the ball...
At this time, Belleron and Baraja stepped forward, causing other players to unconsciously attack and defend around them. Belleron's organization and Baraja's running were also very good.
This has stabilized Atletico Madrid's current situation and allowed them to become accustomed to using these two people as the core to launch offense and defense.
The tactics deployed by Dick truly showed their power at this time!
If Atletico Madrid had only a slight upper hand in the midfield before, then with the outstanding performance of Belleron and Baraja, and other players began to gradually attack around them, Atletico Madrid now has the upper hand in the midfield.
The advantages of the market have been gradually brought into play!
Malaga equalized the score in the 35th minute. Logically speaking, they had a high possibility of entering the halftime break with a draw. However, due to the outstanding performance of Belleron and Baraja, Atletico Madrid
But he created several opportunities in a row!
In the 43rd minute, Belleron once again sent a penetrating pass from the center. Hasselbaink, who was advancing forward, received the pass and was tripped to the ground by the opponent's defender when he was about to shoot.
——The referee decisively awarded a penalty kick!
Warm cheers erupted in the stands - there was no doubt about this penalty. Hasselbaink was forcibly brought down when he was about to shoot, and even only a yellow card was shown to the Atletico fans.
We are a little dissatisfied...
Dick waved his fist fiercely. Atletico Madrid had organized a relatively smooth offensive just now, which gave him a premonition that he was going to score a goal - this penalty kick would be a pretty good opportunity!
Hasselbaink walked into the penalty area with the ball. As Atletico Madrid's top shooter, he was naturally the one to take the penalty kick - the original penalty kicker was Kiko, but Kiko is now
Off the court...
"Punch it in, punch it in, punch it in..."
Countless Atletico Madrid fans are praying in their hearts. They rarely see the team enter the halftime break with a lead. If this penalty kick is scored, it will undoubtedly give them a lot of peace of mind...
The referee blew the whistle, Hasselbaink took a run and shot!
The Dutch shot was in the lower left corner, but Contreras made a timely judgment and saved Hasselbaink's penalty with one hand!
Fortunately, Hasselbaink reacted quickly and rushed over immediately to control the ball near the baseline. However, at this time, players from both sides outside the penalty area had already rushed into the penalty area. A defender from Malaga came from
Behind him, the others were noisily looking for their targets...
Hasselbaink was forced by the opponent and couldn't even turn around. At this time, he saw Capdevila rushing up from near the sideline. He immediately passed the ball directly out of the penalty area. Capdevila passed the ball directly out of the penalty area.
He caught the ball and immediately raised his foot to pass the ball into the penalty area!
Capdevila's cross flew directly into the penalty area. Belleron wanted to take off and fight for the top, but was stuck by the opponent's defender and was unable to jump up. At this moment, a tall figure forcibly rushed out of the penalty area.
Come over, then jump up high, glide two meters in the air like a big bird, and then hit the ball hard with your head!
"Baraja inserts in the back row and rushes to the top——"
Amidst the shouts of the commentator and the shouts of more than 40,000 Atletico Madrid fans at the scene, the ball that was hit hard by Baraja flew out quickly, and Hasselbaink's penalty kick had just been saved.
Contreras jumped in, trying to save the team again, but this time - he couldn't do it!
The ball flew past his hand and hit the net behind him hard!
"goooooooooooal! Ruben? Baraja! Powerful header! Atletico Madrid takes the lead at home again!"
"Baraja, who has rarely played this season, scored a goal for Atletico to take the lead for the second time! The 24-year-old midfielder has not played much since his move from Valladolid three seasons ago.
He didn't get many opportunities. He played for Atletico Madrid's second team in the first two and a half seasons. It was not until the middle of last season that he entered the Atletico Madrid first team and made four appearances. This season, although he is a member of the first team, he has not played in the first team.
He only played a total of fifteen times in various competitions, not many times, and his performance was not particularly outstanding. However, Dick immediately let him enter the main lineup after temporarily taking over, and he did not hesitate to use the midfielder
The number of players increased from three to five, allowing captain-level figures like Kiko to enter the bench... No one expected that Baraja immediately rewarded Dick with a wonderful goal!"
Dick waved his fist violently, turned around to face the stands again, raised his right hand high, and made a "V" gesture!
To disgust Atletico Madrid fans again when they were cheering for a goal. This behavior was really bad - many Atletico Madrid fans immediately stopped cheering and shouted directly at Dick.
: "Fuck! It's not too late to celebrate when you actually win!"
"Di, why do you always have to fight against them?"
Marriner also asked Dick incomprehensively, and Dick shrugged: "What we need now is morale... Ten rounds without victory has caused the entire Atletico Madrid to lose confidence in victory. My actions are a little exaggerated.
, the players will feel that there is something different from before, and then our chances of winning will be higher. As for what the fans will think... I don't care now!"
Marriner finally understood. You must know that the enthusiastic celebration after this goal was something he had not seen for a long time. Atletico Madrid had only scored seven goals in the first ten rounds of the league, and only scored two goals in one game.
After the goal is scored, it is usually just an equalizer or a face-saving goal - they have not taken the lead in the game for a long time!
The crazy celebration lasted for two minutes, until the referee intervened and Atletico Madrid players dispersed and returned to their positions.
When Atletico Madrid scored the second goal, the time had already reached the 44th minute of the first half. After this celebration, Malaga completed an attack and the referee blew the whistle for the first half.
The whistle at the end of the game - Atletico Madrid went into the halftime break with a one-goal lead!
"I'm very happy with your performance in the first half!"
Dick did not hesitate to praise him. He knew that this was not the time to pour cold water on Atletico Madrid. Since the beginning of this season, Atletico Madrid's performance had not been good. The confidence of the entire team had reached a very dangerous edge. When he took office, he was both strong and soft.
It was a last resort, otherwise no one would listen to him. Now that he has used the authority of old Hill to suppress these players, he naturally needs to give more candy.
"See? As long as we follow my instructions, we can take the lead! We can win! It's only seven points, and there are still six rounds of league games. As long as we can win as many games as possible, then relegation is not impossible.
I hope! I don’t want to tell you that Atletico Madrid has a long history and glorious tradition...Those are all in the past, the past is the past, and the present is now! What I want to tell you is that Atletico Madrid is now
They are still a strong team, but they lacked an outstanding head coach to lead them before. Now that I am here, I am the most outstanding head coach! I will lead you to achieve the goals of the season, as I said.
Will definitely do it!”
How long have it been since Atletico Madrid players heard such rhetoric? It was probably before the start of the season. Ranieri, who had done well from Valencia, came to Atletico Madrid. He ambitiously believed that he could once again lead Atletico Madrid to create a new world.
The miracle of winning the championship in the 1995-96 season, but the cruel reality immediately poured cold water on him. A three-game losing streak shattered all the pride of Ranieri and Atletico Madrid.
And Antic always looked like he was sighing after taking office. The boss's mood was not high. How high can you expect the players' mood to become?
And Dick has always been a guy unwilling to be lonely. Although in his previous life, he returned to his hometown and worked as a civil servant waiting to die, but when he worked in a foreign company, he was always ambitious and wanted to climb up. He never could
What about a guy who expresses his emotions implicitly?
"We can win! We will definitely win!"
A lie repeated a thousand times becomes the truth! Although Dick is not as outrageous as saying it a thousand times, he has been instilling a point of view into the players, that is, if you listen to me, you will definitely win and successfully avoid relegation!
Although it only lasts a few days, it will definitely not drive the crowd through the overall atmosphere and form a brainwashing effect like a pyramid scheme, but under his infection, the players' hearts, which were already about to dry up, began to feel a little more
angry.
"We continued to attack in the second half! I sent five midfielders not only to strengthen the control of the midfield, but also to score more goals! Malaga's success this season depends on their offense rather than defense. They
Forty-seven goals were scored in the first thirty-two rounds of the league. Only the top five teams Deportivo La Coruna, Barcelona, Valencia, Zaragoza and Real Madrid scored more goals than them! And what about the goals they conceded?
Forty-two! In front of them, only Athletic Bilbao and Rayo Vallecano conceded more goals than them. These two teams are crazy offensive teams regardless of defense... So as long as we concentrate on attacking, we will
We will be able to score a lot of goals, that’s for sure! Defensively... we just need to strengthen it a little bit. In this game, we rely more on offense rather than defense."
"Even if they score first and tie the score in the second half, don't worry, because their defense is very average. With our offensive ability, we will definitely be able to score goals. We patiently control the midfield and launch attacks from the wings to the center. Their
There are quite a few problems with wing defense, and there are also problems with coordination from the wing to the center. This is something we can take advantage of. Hasselbaink, in the second half you were pulling back and forth in and outside the penalty area, Sola.
Here, Leal, boldly advance forward and attack, Belleron will pass the ball to your feet... Baraja, you did a good job with that goal in the first half, boldly advance forward, you have the ability to attack, you can definitely do it.
Show it off! As for their counterattack, the first line of defense is you, Serena, block their passing route, delay their attack, and buy time for your teammates to return to defense, do you understand?"
The players named by Dick all nodded. The lead in the first half was something that had not happened for a long time. This first half proved that the head coach had a lot of skills. In this case, let's follow his lead.
