"In this game, many people think we will give up, but I will never give up."
After the Atletico Madrid players appeared on the training ground after a day's rest, they heard Dick say this to them.
Many players had strange smiles on their faces - they also knew about Dick's bet with World Sports reporter Rodriguez. The opponent in the semi-finals was Barcelona. If he gave up the game, wouldn't he be watching helplessly?
Do I have one more chance to run naked...
"I know what you are thinking..."
Dick shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly. A burst of laughter immediately broke out in the training ground. The players were thinking about the scene of Dick running around the streets of Madrid with his bare buttocks, and they immediately fell to the floor laughing——
The scene where he threatened the players before is still fresh in my mind. Although the Atletico Madrid players are now somewhat convinced of Dick, they still feel very happy if they think about Dick's embarrassment.
Dick put his hands on his hips and waited until they were almost laughing before saying: "Okay, I admit that I just don't want Barcelona to win the championship, but winning against them doesn't mean we will lose in the final... Guys
, after experiencing such a bad season, don’t we want to leave something for this season? Now we are only two points away from the relegation zone. As long as you follow my arrangements, there will be no problem with relegation.
The question is, can we be satisfied just by avoiding relegation?"
Hearing Dick's words, the players couldn't help but laugh. You must know that Atletico Madrid is not a weak team aiming to avoid relegation. They have always been one of the top strong teams in Spain. Every transfer to
The players from Atletico Madrid are not here to avoid relegation. In addition to the very good treatment they can get at Atletico Madrid, they still hope to get some decent honors!
Dick is right. If you are in a team like Atletico Madrid and can only cheer for relegation after the end of the season, that is not an honor, but a shame. They should never be satisfied just for relegation!
This season has been like this and there is no way back, but they still have a chance to hit the King's Cup! Although the King's Cup is not a great honor, Atletico Madrid has won the King's Cup nine times before, and they will win it again.
It will become the fourth Spanish team to win double digits in the Cup - this is also an attractive honor!
"Boss, tell me what we should do!"
Current captain Aguilera immediately said loudly that as one of the few players in the first team who came from Atletico Madrid's youth training, Aguilera would be more interested in such a proposal.
"It's very simple, continue to use the tactics we used against Valencia in the last game... Although we are at home, I have to admit that Barcelona's offensive ability is quite outstanding. If they were not distracted too much this season, Deportivo La Coruña
It is unlikely to suppress them in the league, but their defense has a lot of problems. There are not many fast players, the full-backs like assists, and they lack an interceptive midfielder... These are all problems in their defense.
. Defensive counterattack, resist their attack, and then wait for opportunities to use counterattack to break through their door. When we score the first goal, they may not be convinced, but when we score the second goal, they will
They will panic, and when they score the third goal, they will collapse! If we can kill them cleanly at home, we will have a greater advantage in the next league, do you understand?"
The players looked at Dick with some surprise, because Dick only talked about the benefits of doing so, but did not say how to do it. Dick did not explain, he waved his hand, and then let Marriner lead the team.
After training, he sat down on the sidelines, holding his chin as if thinking about something, while his eyes kept looking at Atletico Madrid players.
Seeing him like this, Atletico Madrid's players were not satisfied with themselves - in the past two weeks, they had adapted to Dick's unique coaching style, and he never paid attention to the content of training.
, just arrange the desired effect and tell the assistant coach, and then Mariner will arrange the specific training content - thanks to Mariner's level is quite high.
And when he was thinking like this on the sidelines, he was probably thinking about how to deal with the next opponent. The players were still convinced of his tactical arrangements and on-the-spot command ability. At least those two victories showed that Dick was good in this regard.
It is indeed of excellent quality. Although no one was replaced in the first game, the substitution of Juninho in the second game was a decisive substitution.
After this day's training, the content of the next day's training changed. Dick arranged an offensive combination of three frontcourt players, namely Solari, Juninho, Hasselbaink, and Belleron.
After getting the ball in the backcourt, the first kick is passed to the three people in the frontcourt, and then these three people start to move and attack through counterattack. Dick's requirement is that each attack should not exceed twenty seconds, that is to say, no matter what,
Whoever gets Belleron's pass must immediately seek cooperation with his teammates and use concise passes to complete the attack - even if the situation is not good, he must complete the attack quickly.
Dick had an idea. During the counterattack, he used the small-scale cooperation of the three frontcourt players to attack. This kind of offense cannot be trained in a day or two. All Dick needed was for the team to launch the offensive into the frontcourt.
It's just an opportunity. As for scoring goals, the two goal cards are not in vain.
This is the only way Dick can think of. Logically speaking, this hastily completed offensive tactic is unlikely to have much effect. Juninho and others are not extremely fast players, but Dick is.
I have taken a fancy to the skills and coordination awareness of each of them. As long as they can have a few excellent coordination games on the court, they will not have to worry about creating opportunities.
If it were any other coach, this approach would be gambling, gambling on luck, gambling on life - but not Dick, because he used two goal cards. After all, he could score at least two goals in this game, as long as the defense can
If you hold on, you will win!
The players really didn't quite understand this tactical arrangement, but after the first two rounds of games, they were already quite convinced of Dick. No matter what, they should just follow Dick's arrangement.
Through two games, Dick has created a layer of mystery about himself.
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"We will never give up in the Copa del Rey. At our home court, even if Barcelona is so strong, they will still be afraid of our defensive counterattack! In the last round, we have proved that we have excellent defensive capabilities. Barcelona wants to win the league and the championship
Cup, they and we can't afford it. We will fight to the end for the King's Cup!"
The day before the first game of the Copa del Rey semi-finals, Dick made a high-profile attack on the media. When the interview fell on Van Gaal's ears, he just sneered.
After the game against Valencia, Dick was still saying that league relegation was the top priority. Only two days later, his tone changed? He said he would fight to the death with Barcelona...
"This guy is putting up smoke bombs. The Copa del Rey is nothing to Atletico Madrid. There is no bonus for winning, and if the league is relegated, they will lose more! Can we fight defensively? I want this guy to fight back.
The only thing is to use up the strength of our main force as much as possible in the Copa del Rey, and then try to get a point from us in the away game in the league." Van Gaal said to Mourinho nonchalantly.
Mourinho frowned: "I don't think it's that simple... This guy is very cunning, let's see how Cooper fell into his trap." He and Cruyff talked about Dick.
Now Cruyff has changed his view, that is, Dick may be a layman in training, but he does have the talent to command the game and to play with the media and the opponent's psychology. You can't listen to everything he says, either.
Can't help but listen.
"He is indeed very cunning. He announced that he was going to attack before, but he used defensive counterattacks during the game... Cooper also fell into his trap because he was not familiar with him, and this time he announced that he would continue to use defense.
Counterattack, this does not necessarily prove that Atletico Madrid will fight against us. The whole world knows that we are least afraid of confrontation because we have the best attackers in the world! However, I think he said this just to make us in
He sent out all the main players in the game, and then he used substitutes to fight with us, causing us to consume more physical energy, so as to gain some benefits in the league. What he said at the press conference after the game against Valencia was his true intention
, His biggest task is to lead the team to avoid relegation. Now is the critical moment for relegation. Will he consume the team's physical fitness in the Copa del Rey? Atletico Madrid can only use the main lineup now. His thoughts
I can still see it." Van Gaal said to Mourinho with a smile.
Mourinho shook his head. He still felt that it was not that simple: "Don't forget that Dick once made a bet with the reporter from World Sports News. As long as we can win any official championship, he will run naked."
!If he sacrifices the King's Cup game, then we can easily enter the King's Cup final, and he will basically run naked... I don't think this guy will let himself have a better performance for the overall benefit of the team.
Big streaking is dangerous."
"You may be talking about a question, but why should he?" Van Gaal shook his head: "A temporary coach will get out immediately if he fails to avoid relegation! Old Hill will definitely put all the blame on him.
, just after he took office, he took down Kiko, who has great prestige. There are many Atletico Madrid fans who are dissatisfied with him! Even if he wins the King's Cup, can he stay in office? Compared with work, a King's Cup
It’s worthless at all! Believe me, what he is playing is to try to consume the physical energy of our main players in the King’s Cup, and then try to score points in the league. Although they are only two points away from the relegation zone, they continue to
There is no chance to face Numancia. Numancia has an advantage over them in the two games this season. Even if they are tied, they will be relegated. He can score points against us. This is his only chance. We cannot go up.
He’s fooled!”
Mourinho was not convinced by Van Gaal, but he could not prove that Dick would do his best for a King's Cup - in fact, no one would believe this. Compared with relegation, a King's Cup
It’s really nothing…
"Let's let Rivaldo and Figo rest in this game, let Dani, and Litmanen... He needs time to perform better, and a game like this is also a good opportunity to train them," he said.
At this point, Van Gaal patted Mourinho on the shoulder: "This season, what we want is more than just a championship. After winning the league for two consecutive years, it is time for a breakthrough in the Champions League!"
Rencia is not easy to deal with, we have to focus on the future."
