The moment Juninho took the ball, he was extremely clear.
He knew that Carboni was on his side and would pounce on him if he was delayed. He also knew that Dukic and Pellegrino in front of him had formed a deep defense line in an instant.
Even if he could speed up and get rid of Carboni in an instant, it would be impossible to find a breakthrough route between the two experienced central defenders...
"We still need to pass the ball." Dick's words flashed through his mind like lightning. He was originally a player with excellent passing awareness. Being able to become the core of the Brazilian national team in three major competitions was not only due to his
Just a breakthrough!
Almost at a glance, Juninho saw Hasselbaink silently preparing to move forward. His current position was exactly parallel to the trailing Djukic...
Juninho didn't hesitate anymore. When he made a fake move to prepare for a breakthrough and let the opponent's defenders focus on him again, Juninho jumped with his left foot and directly passed a goal and a half.
High ball, the ball did not fly towards the slightly left side where Hasselbaink was, but directly towards the middle of the Valencia half!
The ball flew out from Juninho's feet, and Hasselbaink accelerated towards the center at the same time. The cooperation between the two was just right, a textbook straight pass and diagonal pass!
When he saw the ball flying into the sky, Dukic's heart skipped a beat. He knew there was such a big gap behind him. He usually watched Lopez use his lightning speed to hit the opponent's empty half.
He was galloping around, and at this time, there was such a big open space behind him!
He jumped up, trying to stop the ball midway. However, Juninho's pass was quite tricky. He seemed to be able to intercept the ball midway. After taking off, he realized that his height was still so low.
Some, the ball almost flew past his hair!
At the same time, Hasselbaink, who was accelerating, had already rushed past him and chased the falling ball!
"Juninho's beautiful midfield pass! Hasselbaink's solo shot——"
The commentator of Madrid TV, Bonesla, roared loudly in a long voice. At the same time, countless Atletico Madrid fans in front of the TV stood up and waited with bated breath for the next answer!
Hasselbaink caught up with the ball about 30 meters away from the Valencia goal. Because he did not need to dribble the ball before, he also sprinted directly, even though Pellegrino was constantly trying to retreat.
He returned to defense, but his speed was not very good, and he started a step later than the Dutch, and he could only cry out helplessly five or six meters behind him!
Hasselbaink lifted his foot to unload the ball, and then began to dribble the ball forward quickly. Canizares had already struck out in time. However, as a forward with a strong ability to capture opportunities, Hasselbaink faced
This situation is sufficiently certain.
After continuous dribbling, Hasselbaink did not let the ball leave his control. Seeing that the situation was not good, Canizares fell to the ground and planned to block Hasselbaink's breakthrough route, but he failed.
The Dutch shooter quickly controlled the ball back and forth, causing him to lose his center of gravity. When he fell to the ground, Hasselbaink had already easily kicked the ball, and the ball flew over Canizares' body.
, then drew a parabola in the air and flew directly into the gate of Valencia!
When the ball flew into the Valencia gate at a slow speed, the Valencia fans were speechless again - another quick counterattack. Although Atletico Madrid did not have a fast player in the frontcourt, they still relied on a
A series of quick direct passes completed this counterattack!
"Hasselbaink! The Dutchman's twentieth goal this season! Atletico leads Valencia in the away game! This is really bad news for Valencia, but for Atletico Madrid
But it is excellent news! Although this three-pointer cannot help them break away from the second-to-last position, but with two consecutive wins after ten rounds of winless games, we have reason to start to ignite hope for Atletico Madrid's relegation.
fire!"
"Look at this ball, look at this ball! The counterattack route is so clear! Gamarra intercepted the ball and handed it to Belleron. Belleron quickly passed it long to Juninho in front, and Juninho picked it up.
Passing the ball to the Valencia half, Hasselbaink completed the goal - the entire counterattack process took less than ten seconds. From here we can see that Atletico Madrid has now formed a central defender Gamarra -
—Organizing midfielder Belleron—the central axis between attacking midfielder Juninho and scorer Hasselbaink! This is a quite effective central axis. Dick just allowed Belleron to retreat.
Let the other players of Atletico Madrid complete the game around this central axis...Does anyone still say that Dick is a head coach who knows nothing? Even if he is not good enough, he can make the current Atletico Madrid
Seeing hope is enough!" Bones said loudly.
Dick on the sidelines raised his arms high, listening to the cheers and shouts of hundreds of Atletico Madrid fans from afar - at this moment, these hundreds of Atletico Madrid fans became Dick
The most loyal supporters, they went from being moved to scolding, from scolding to being surprised. After experiencing such a mental journey, they unknowingly began to have more favorable impressions of Dick. Just like feelings, after experiencing appropriate
Tempered feelings tend to be firmer, purer, and free of impurities!
At this time, in an apartment far away in Barcelona, Cruyff looked at Dick in a daze, who was celebrating the goal on TV. The wrinkled face of the former Dutch superstar was full of a trace of disappointment.
"Jose, maybe I was too hasty at the time... This guy is really an excellent coach who directs the team." Cruyff sighed.
Beside him, the bearded Mourinho smiled slightly: "What does it matter? Such a head coach must be given a position, a new appointment and power to be able to perform. I
I believe that the old Hill gave him complete control over the entire team after he took office, so that he can command these players well... Barcelona can't give him this environment, and he can't give Barcelona anything in training.
help."
The Portuguese seemed a bit self-deprecating when he said this, because after he replaced Dick, he thought he was better than Dick, but in Barcelona, couldn't he only be an assistant coach? The irony is that Robson coached
When Van Gaal was coaching, his job position was as a translator, but what he did was an assistant coach. Now when Van Gaal is coaching, his job position is an assistant coach, but what he does is just a translator. Van Gaal also likes to work with
He discussed, but never followed his instructions. Cruyff also liked him very much and often had in-depth discussions with him on some tactical aspects. However, the football concepts of both sides were completely different.
"Yes, maybe you are right." Cruyff shook his head: "I just feel it is a pity... But even if his tactics are used against Valencia, I am afraid that the Barcelona players will not
I would like it, but it’s a pity..."
Dick naturally didn't know that in Barcelona, Cruyff and Mourinho had a discussion, and all he was thinking about now was how to maintain the current three-point advantage.
Of course he wants to arrogantly say to the players, "No matter what opponent we face, we will use offense to knock them down." Now he does not have the control, and Atletico Madrid does not have the strength. Before being arrogant, he pretended to be a turtle.
It is also needed...
So after the crazy celebration, under Dick's command, Atletico Madrid once again started tight defense and destructive football. At this time, three points were more important than anything else.
Cooper replaced several people in succession to strengthen the offense. However, Valencia is not a top club and can put four or five offensive players on the bench to rest. Valencia's strongest is still this main lineup. Despite the substitutions,
With two or three people left, their offensive threat level is not even as high as before.
At this time, Cooper discovered his mistake, but it was already too late.
The morale of Atletico Madrid was high at this time. Even a small offensive midfielder like Juninho kept retreating to help defend and block Valencia's attack. Valencia tried every means to fail.
Finding too many gaps in Atletico Madrid's defense, Dick became more and more reassured as he watched. He didn't feel too nervous, but felt that it would be no problem for Atletico Madrid to win the game now.
The reason why we don’t say that we will definitely win is because unexpected situations often occur on the football field - now it seems that such accidents will probably not happen...
After Valencia conceded the second goal in the second half, the most threatening shot came from Angulo. After receiving Killy's pass, the Spanish shooter passed Serena's defense at the front of the penalty area and then shot hard.
, this shot was quite threatening, but Molina made an extremely threatening save, flying with one hand to block the ball that was about to fly into the goal!
Dick waved his fist again, and these players did not disappoint him - whether it was Gamarra who organized the defense, Belleron who magnificently turned into the fourth position, or Ru who sent a key direct pass after coming on as a substitute.
Ninho, Hasselbaink who scored in two consecutive games... plus Baraja who performed well in both rounds and Solari who scored in the last round, Atletico Madrid's
The players finally look a bit like each other!
"This is my credit, no one can take it away! Righting Belleron, activating Molina and Baraja, activating Gamarra... Is this what the two predecessors did? No! This is me
Things to do!”
Dick clapped his hands to encourage the players on the field and thought proudly in his heart.
At this time, the Valencia fans were already quite disappointed. Although the team was still suppressing the offense, they were still one goal behind. There was basically no chance of winning, and it was unclear whether they could even get a draw.
It also depends on the expressions of other teams...
For Valencia fans who have enjoyed great success in the Champions League this season, such a defeat is truly unacceptable.
But for Atletico Madrid fans, this victory against a current strong team like Valencia is enough for them to accumulate enough confidence in the team again!
finally!
After three minutes of stoppage time, the referee on duty looked at his watch, raised his hands, and blew the whistle to end the game!
Two to one! Atletico Madrid used their tenacious fighting spirit and efficient counterattack to defeat the top four Valencia in the away game, winning two consecutive games and wiping out their previous decline!
In this round of the league, Numancia and Real Betis, who were ranked ahead of Atletico Madrid, both lost. Atletico Madrid tied with Real Betis in points, ranking 19th just because of the disadvantage of goal difference, and ranked 10th in distance.
Numancia, who is in seventh place, is only separated by two points!
Chasing by five points in two league rounds! Atletico Madrid's seven-point gap from Numancia has only two points left in the blink of an eye!
