Countless Atletico Madrid fans in front of the TV smashed what they were holding: "This liar!"
Five minutes after the start of the game, as long as you are not blind, you can see that Atletico Madrid not only did not show any desperate momentum, but instead put on a defensive posture from the beginning of the game, with the two central defenders.
Staying in the penalty area, the two full-backs slightly retreated into the penalty area, the two full-backs returned to the wings to help defend, and the three midfielders lined up at the front of the penalty area-only Hasselbaink was in front.
Wandering around, it seemed so alone, so desolate...
Before the game, the slogans were shouted loudly, but as soon as the game started, Ya came up with the final plan of the thirty-sixth strategy - slip away!
"This bastard! If you still lose this game, we will never let you go!"
Countless Atletico Madrid fans were roaring like this.
Cooper, on the other hand, was quite annoyed - he really didn't care what kind of head coach Dick was before. He just made a hasty decision after watching a game he directed, only to be beaten by this 21-year-old.
The guy played a trick...
"Pressure the attack! Tear apart their defense!" Cooper shouted towards the court. He didn't know that his team's offensive ability could only be considered average. However, Atletico Madrid's stubborn defense was simply a counterattack.
There is no threat at all - although Hasselbaink is a top shooter, his personal breakthrough ability and speed are not very strong. A shooter like him needs the support of players behind him. Without support, he will not
It's of no use at all.
To deal with such a team, press the offense and tear apart their defense, that's it!
As long as you can score a goal and then keep dealing with them, that's enough!
Cooper's vision is still very good. Dick didn't intend to score in the first half. As long as he can hold on, it will be a victory. Of course, if he can seize one or two set-piece opportunities to score, that would be even better...
Valencia's fierce attack is also a good test for Atletico Madrid's defense. After all, Valencia's strong offensive ability can only be regarded as average. If they can't resist their attack, I'm afraid Dick will have to do something else.
Find a way to deal with Barcelona, the opponent in the next round - if you can't stop Valencia's strong attack, you will definitely not be able to stop Barcelona's strong attack!
Barcelona is actually very strong now, as can be seen from the quarter-finals of the Champions League - against Chelsea, they lost 1 to 3 on the road, and were scored by Flo at home.
A goal, the situation at this time is very dangerous. Chelsea is now taking the Italian route. There are quite a lot of Italian players in the team, and the defense is very solid. However, Barcelona, who was fighting with their last resort, scored three goals in a row in the next time.
Rivaldo also missed a penalty kick before the end, and it was postponed to overtime. However, in overtime, Barcelona still relied on offense to score two goals against Chelsea. In the end, they defeated their opponents 5-1 to advance to the semi-finals.
Facing an attack of this level, without a good defense, even if you want to defend, it is unrealistic.
Valencia is a touchstone. If you can survive it, you will have greater confidence in Barcelona!
Although there is still a considerable danger of relegation, Dick is not only thinking about relegation at this time - now he has got three points, and there is still a gap of five points. The opponent who is relegated cannot keep winning. Facing Barron
For the two teams that won the championship, West Asia and Barcelona, Dick had no intention of scoring too many points with them. He focused all his attention on the next few opponents - Real Oviedo, Sevilla.
Leah and Mallorca, scoring points against these teams is the key. For this goal, it is worth sacrificing a little bit of the previous games.
Of course, if you can win, you still have to strive to win. Even if you can't win, you still have to strive to get at least a draw. If you can grab a point, it's a point!
Dick also has a higher goal - that is the King's Cup. If he can win the King's Cup, even if he is relegated, I am afraid that his position will be very stable. Even if he starts from the Spanish Second Division...
With my own level and Atletico Madrid's background, it won't be difficult to fight back. Of course, that is the last resort.
Grasping with both hands, both hands must be tough. As long as the performance in the last few rounds is good enough, the fans will feel that "if he takes office earlier, we may perform better." By then, with the appeal of the fans, the possibility of staying on will be
It will be bigger.
Valencia's offense began to become more vigorous on the field. Although their offensive ability was not very good, these Valencia players were at their peak. The four major midfielders cooperated with each other and organized powerfully.
Pace kept attacking with the ball, and Angulo connected the frontcourt attack with his running positions. Although Atletico Madrid's defense had made some mistakes in the past few days, it still seemed a little unsustainable.
Mendieta sent a very threatening direct pass. Lopez got the ball after bypassing Serena, and then moved into the penalty area. Facing Chamot who rushed towards him, Lopez directly forced a breakthrough and passed him.
Rushed over!
"Lopez breaks into the penalty area! Face the goalkeeper!"
The Mestalla commentator shouted loudly, and the Valencia fans also began to cheer loudly to celebrate the goal, but...
"What a pity! Lopez did a good job in his previous series of breakthroughs, but unfortunately his shot missed! He frowned and looked at the lawn. It seemed that there was a protrusion on the lawn that affected his final shot. Look,
Come on, Mr. Cooper is going to have trouble with the groundskeeper after the game..."
The commentator joked about Lopez's mistake. Cooper raised his head and looked disappointed, while Dick was shocked - if the ball was lost less than ten minutes into the game, what would happen if the ball was lost less than ten minutes into the game?
Come down and mess around!
"Carlos! Damn it, do you remember what I said before? Concentrate, do you understand?"
Dick's curse words were echoing on the sidelines. If it were a player with a bad temper, he would be dissatisfied with Dick immediately, but fortunately - Atletico Madrid's players are not unruly, and neither is Gamarra.
He was not such a person. He just waved his hand apologetically to the audience and said that he would do better in the future...
Seeing Gamarra's apology, Dick stepped back. He was not an unreasonable person. He just scolded and it was over...
"This young coach still has a big temper, but Atletico Madrid may need such a strong-armed coach... Now they are much more active on the court." The commentator commented.
After this attack, Atletico Madrid's defense was indeed stronger than before. The three defensive midfielders kept running back and forth. Baraja spared no effort to block everywhere, while Serena stood his ground.
Positioned in the possible final pass route of the opponent's attack, Belleron is also running and looking for the opponent's flaws.
The task Dick gave him was not only to defend, but also the first step of the counterattack belonged to him. When he got the ball in the backcourt, he needed to pass the ball to the frontcourt as soon as possible, not only to score goals
, but also to harass the opponent's attack.
He is looking for opportunities now.
Gamarra, on the other hand, was more active. He stayed firmly in the penalty area and constantly loudly ordered his teammates to block. Once the opponent broke through the front line of defense, he would immediately block.
With the efforts of all Atletico Madrid players, they continued to block Valencia's attack. Once Lopez almost had a one-on-one shot, but Gamarra, who was accurately shot, fell to the ground and flew to destroy the ball out of the sideline.
There was a sigh in the stands.
"That's right, let's keep fighting like this!" Dick shouted loudly from the sidelines.
"Do you only want one point? Or do you want the goal to depend on certain situations?" Cooper bit his lip and thought in his mind.
He really thought it was right. Dick's idea was to score as many points as possible, defend first and then think about counterattacks. Valencia's strong offensive ability was average, and there was absolutely no way they would not leave any chance to Atletico Madrid.
Yes, because they are simply not good at this!
In the 21st minute, after being passively beaten for 20 minutes, Atletico Madrid finally organized a relatively successful counterattack!
Hérard, who stepped in to assist, struggled to take a long shot, but was blocked by Gamarra with his body. Chamot risked falling to the ground and scooping the ball out of the penalty area before Lopez got the ball - why is it called a risk? Because now
Gamarra is still lying on the ground. If he shovels the ball to the feet of the opponent's player, and both central defenders are lying on the ground, who will defend?
Fortunately, this time he shoveled the ball to the feet of his teammates!
Baraja, who retreated, received the ball outside the penalty area and immediately passed the ball to Belleron's feet!
Belleron took the ball and turned around. Before Farinos was about to come forward, he immediately passed the ball directly - the object of the pass was Hasselba, who was almost forgotten in the frontcourt.
Ink!
Hasselbaink got the ball at the top of the arc in the center circle of his own half. Although Belleron's pass was hasty, it showed his skills. He got the ball smoothly and then turned around to break through.
!
Valencia's defense immediately shrunk their defense, with Dukic in front and Pellegrino on the side, and they quickly formed a defense - they were born in defensive counterattacks, so they were naturally quite good at defending the opponent's defensive counterattacks.
Have experience.
Hasselbaink panicked as soon as he raised his head. He is not a forward who is good at dribbling and breaking through. Facing such a steel defense line, how could he be sure to break through!
Fortunately, at this time, Solari from the left had already rushed up from the left, glanced at his figure, and Hasselbaink immediately passed the ball out.
The ball fell in front of Solari. Solari began to accelerate toward the ball, and the opponent's right back Angonoma also chased after him.
As I said before, Solari's speed is not very fast, but Angonoma is also not a fast defender. The two of them started to chase each other until they were close to the bottom line.
The physical advantage forced Solari. Seeing that he could not break through, Solari simply kicked the ball to Angonoma for a corner kick.
"Go up and attack!" Dick's eyes flashed, he was waiting for this opportunity!
Chamot went up, Baraja went up, Hasselbaink was in the penalty area, Solari was about to take a corner kick, Belleron was wandering outside the penalty area - Atletico Madrid players went up five times in one breath
, of course, the other players still stayed behind to defend - he was also worried that Valencia would use this opportunity to counterattack him!
Valencia's defenders naturally returned to defense quickly, but Dick knew that Valencia's defense was still slightly inferior at defending high-altitude balls. Their sweeper, Yugoslav Djukic,
It is an object that can be used!
After Atletico Madrid was passively beaten for a period of time, a glimmer of hope finally appeared.
