"Damn it, these idiot reporters think they can catch my sore feet? As long as we can win, what if some people are dissatisfied? I don't make a living by pleasing you..."
After the press conference, Dick was called into his office by Old Hill again. Mr. Chairman was very happy to win this crucial game and encouraged Dick to keep up his efforts, make further progress, and strive for success.
Win all the next opponents and successfully avoid relegation...
Dick was naturally obedient, and by the way, he consolidated his small power, and then returned to the locker room to announce the team's explanation.
When Dick asked the driver to take him home, he was extremely proud. The two goal cards were not in vain. With this victory, his position could be considered initially stable.
After returning home, Dick happily greeted Old Franco. Looking at Old Franco's happy and somewhat complicated expression, Dick smiled and then made a "v" sign to Old Franco.
gesture, and then went upstairs by himself...
Old Franco is actually similar to those Kiko guards. He likes the iconic figure of this team very much. However, this game made old Franco a little shaken. Kiko didn't play, but the team still won. Could it be that
Is Kiko really dying? Is what Dick said correct?
After all, old Franco is older, so naturally he won't be as fanatical as a groupie, and he has heard Dick's analysis, so now he can only think about what the next game will be like...
After returning to his place, Dick lay down comfortably, and then focused on the ring - now he knew how to use the ring, and as long as he concentrated on it, the ring would
Show his inventory in front of him, as well as the possible rewards...
Why is it possible to get it? Because he played so many games with the second team, he only got four cards in total, all of which were elementary - he had already used the investigation card before, and the weather card could be designated for use in the game.
If the weather conditions are favorable to him, the status bonus card can randomly increase the status of one of the main players in the formation by 5%. The downturn card can randomly cause the status of one of the opponent's main players to decline.
"These three cards are of no use. I led the team to win Atletico Madrid's first game in ten rounds. There should be a good card..."
Dick thought this way, and the ring did not disappoint him. Soon, he got the first high-level card after the game...
Advanced fall card, used before the game, can designate one of the opponent's main players to have a fatal fall at a certain location.
"Well, this kind of card is almost equivalent to a goal card..."
Dick quickly figured out how to use such a card. For example, when facing a certain heavyweight opponent, let one of the opponent's main central defenders specify that he would fall down once in the penalty area. In this way, he only had to arrange the key points of the players.
Attack from the side guarded by this opponent. Maybe he will fall down for no reason and Dick's team will score a goal!
In some heavyweight competitions, such a mistake is enough to change the final result of the entire competition!
"It seems that the ones that can really help are high-level cards. You can't rely too much on the role of junior cards...high-level cards are difficult to obtain. Only after winning such an important game will you have a high-level card.
.But it seems that it should be the case. Otherwise, if you can get a card like this every time you win a game, it would be too easy to lead the team to play games..."
There were four goal cards and four other cards. Dick took them all back after looking at them for a while, then put his hands behind his head and began to froze.
Winning today's game is a good start - and the schedule is quite favorable to him. The next game is an away challenge to Valencia in a week. The next schedule is more stringent, two weeks.
There are two Copa del Rey semi-finals, and the opponent is Barcelona.
Ranieri can't play in the league or in European competitions, but he is quite good in the Copa del Rey. Starting from the second round, they successively eliminated the second-division team Las Palmas, the third-division team Real Federation, and La Liga team
The team Rayo Vallecano gloriously reached the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey - it can be seen from these opponents that Atletico Madrid can reach the semi-finals not because of their outstanding performance, but because of their good schedule - as last season
The Copa del Rey runner-up, they only started playing in the second round, that is, the top 32, and in the first two rounds, they were either B or C teams. Even the only La Liga team they encountered was Valle.
Cano was taken advantage of by Atletico Madrid because of their outstanding performance before and their focus was entirely on the league...
"We can't give up on the Copa del Rey... Hum, I only played less than ten games with Atletico Madrid, and three of them were against Barcelona. This can be regarded as a chance for me to take revenge..."
Dick was thinking in his mind, but of course he knew that with Atletico Madrid's current state, it seemed that it was still a little short of defeating Barcelona, and they needed to make the team stronger.
"We still lack the strength of two people... Gamarra and Juninho, these two are the players I am in urgent need of right now."
Gamarra, an excellent defender, is not just a defender with strong personal ability, but a defender who can command the defense. However, after transferring to Atletico Madrid from South America, he has never been able to
Being too adapted to the style of La Liga, coupled with the poor condition of the entire team, also made his condition not very good...
In Dick's view, Gamarra is definitely capable. This can be seen from the fact that one or two years later, he was able to show top defensive levels in Inter Milan and Serie A. Gamarra is a player with excellent defense.
Aware defenders - This is especially valuable in La Liga teams. After all, La Liga has only a few defenders with top defensive awareness.
If this defender cannot be activated, Atletico Madrid will not be able to play well in the next game - against teams like Malaga, they can rely on offense to win, but against teams like Valencia and Barcelona, they can only rely on offense.
Just want to win? Don't be kidding, at least when facing Valencia, Dick would never dare to direct Atletico Madrid players to attack!
This season, teams that have pressed forward against Valencia have suffered a lot. Lazio has been beaten by them five to two, and Barcelona is about to be beaten by them four to one... On the contrary, Real Madrid used defensive counterattacks to deal with them in the championship.
In the cup final, they easily beat Valencia 3-0. Dick, who knew those seasons well, naturally understood this.
"We need to play defensive counterattacks in the away game... It's a pity that there is a lack of fast horses, but doesn't Real Madrid also have no fast horses? As long as it is well organized, even if it cannot win, it will not lose."
After thinking carefully, Dick fell into a deep sleep. Although the team has a holiday tomorrow, he can't rest. Dick will start to make overall plans for all the next games...
"Robert, in yesterday's game, many defensive problems were exposed."
Early the next morning, Dick came to his office, and naturally his assistant Marina followed him.
Hearing what Dick said, Marriner nodded: "That's right...I still lost two goals by strengthening the control of the midfield. The defense is not a whole."
"Yeah, overall, the second team is better than them... It's just that the strength of the second team is a little worse, otherwise I would like to transfer the second team directly to the first team... Haha, I'm kidding, I can't
By doing this, I know the gap between La Liga and La Liga."
Marriner glared - it's not good to make fun of anything, make fun of this!
Dick rubbed his eyebrows: "Actually, there are people in the team who can organize the defense..."
"Carlos Gamarra," Marina replied quickly.
Dick laughed: "We thought of it together... His defensive awareness is undoubted. He was also the core of defense when he played in the Paraguay national team and the Brazilian league. In this regard, Ranieri
He still has a good vision, and he is worthy of being an Italian coach... I wonder why he made Atletico Madrid's defense look like this!"
Marriner shrugged his shoulders. He couldn't figure this out. As an Italian head coach, Ranieri still has a lot of skills. Valencia is famous for its solid defense this season. People say it's because they have
They hired Cooper, who was good at defense, but in fact everyone in the circle knew that Cooper did not bring any new players. Valencia’s defensive foundation was built by Ranieri, but Ranieri came to Atletico Madrid.
After that, Atletico Madrid's originally passable defense turned into a mess, conceding more than two goals per game on average. This situation is really embarrassing...
"Although we need to score enough points to avoid relegation and strengthen our offense, we also need to strengthen our defense." Dick said decisively: "Our defense configuration is not bad, Kapud
Villa and Aguilera are not the top two wingers in La Liga, but they are considered first-class. There are not many teams that are better than us on the wing. Chamot is also an experienced defender, but the entire defense line is not yet formed.
, which makes our defense look so poor... Now in the midfield, Serena and Baraja can provide enough help to the defense. If Gamarra can show his level in the Brazilian League, then relegation will be avoided.
Your confidence will be even greater.”
"I thought you didn't want to use him." Marina said a little strangely: "You removed his main position as soon as you came up. Why is that?"
"Just let him calm down on the bench." Dick said calmly: "Gamala has always been the main central defender, but his performance has not been as good as expected. This puts him under a lot of pressure. He is not a young player anymore.
, there is no need to accumulate experience, what is needed is just a good psychological adjustment."
"What do you want to do?" Marriner asked.
"I will go and have a good talk with him, dispel his concerns, let him know what his job is, and do what he is good at on the court." Dick nodded and said, "I will do the job of talking to him.
Yes, but there are still five days before the next game. These five days of training have allowed him to become the organizer of the defense. This job is up to you."
"I understand." Marriner nodded: "You arrange his specific responsibilities, and I let him familiarize himself with his position on the training ground, right?"
"That's right, that's it." Dick burst out laughing, then reached out and patted Marriner on the shoulder: "Robert, we will become good partners, I will use people, you will train people, we will cooperate, and so on.
We succeeded in relegation this year, and let the entire La Liga see our strength next year!"
