At noon and night of this day, the new players from Atletico Madrid finally understood what Dick said: "You can do whatever you want off the court, but you have to listen to me on the court" and "If you cause trouble outside, you will be covered, and if you make trouble inside, you will be covered."
What does "punish you" mean...
These four sentences and four attitudes all happened so coincidentally on this day.
Jardel was late and broke the rules. Dick didn't care that he was the main shooter he had introduced and immediately punished him by running five laps. Although he didn't say anything on the training ground, as long as a player did not train as required, he would immediately punish him.
He would scold loudly. It is obvious that after this year, although Dick did not learn how to train players, his vision for seeing the effectiveness of players' training and their efforts has increased a lot.
After the training, one head coach, three assistant coaches, six coaching assistants, a coaching staff of ten people and twenty-three players were all brought to the hotel by Dick to have a good meal.
After a meal, in the evening, they even dragged all the teams to the nightclub that Dick often went to. If you include the girlfriends and wives that the players were willing to bring, there were nearly fifty people, and it was a real fuss.
One night.
Even a Puritan like Beleron was dragged away, but he just didn't drink. Beleron also knew this very well. People would not force him to do something he didn't want to do, and he couldn't appear too excessive.
Solitary.
If it were another club, perhaps it would be unimaginable for the coaching staff to go to nightclubs with the players. Marriner could not imagine himself doing this before, but under the leadership of Dick, they could not do it very well.
They naturally followed the good deeds - anyway, Dick's income was higher than theirs, but he seemed to do less things than them, so giving Dick a meal would help them to have a better psychological balance.
But something happened in the nightclub that made Jardel, who was still quite unhappy, start to get angry with Dick.
Conflicts are naturally very common in a place like a nightclub where dragons and snakes are mixed. Normally no one would come to cause trouble for someone as big as Jadel, but Jadel is big and naturally has a loud voice. Although he can speak Portuguese and Spanish
They are very close, but they are also very different. It is natural for a foreigner to find trouble...
So when Jadel went to hook up with a girl alone, he was picked on by three drunk locals.
Just when Jardel was a little at a loss, Dick immediately stepped in and opened his mouth with a bunch of local Madrid slang - after studying with Pedro for so long, he also learned a lot of local Madrid dialect, and now
As soon as he used it, several gangsters were immediately dumbfounded...
Seeing that the boss was quarreling with others, the players also began to gather around from all directions. Seeing that people on both sides began to gather, the nightclub immediately dispatched security guards to calm both parties down. Such a small conflict
It was also a very common thing in nightclubs, and it calmed down quickly.
"It'll be fine when you get to know each other better in the future. Those guys probably thought you were a stranger and had a foreign accent. I suffered a little loss at the time, but I punched that guy a few times!"
Dick smelled of alcohol and said loudly to Jader: "Don't worry, they won't dare to find trouble with you after they know who you are!"
Seeing the drunken Dick talking loudly and patting himself on the shoulder, Jardel laughed, and the trace of dissatisfaction with Dick seemed to have dissipated...
After this night, many new players thought they already knew Dick, but they soon discovered that they didn't know him well enough.
Because they played too crazy the night before, most of the players were late for the next day's training. Then they were scolded by Dick, and then asked them to run laps as a group. After the players accepted their fate, they started running laps.
When they arrived, they were surprised to find Dick leading the way with three assistant coaches.
After running two thousand meters, Dick was very tired. Although he was in good health, he was not a professional athlete after all. When he ran down, he couldn't even speak completely, but he still stood in front of the players.
"Yesterday it was because the coaching staff took you to the nightclub, so although you will be punished, the coaching staff will also be punished... Next, training begins!"
Marriner and the others looked at Dick helplessly from behind. It was clearly suggested by you, bastard, and we weren't late. You just ran away, and you even dragged us to run together...
But after this day, Atletico Madrid's pre-season training began to go smoothly!
Time has entered August, Atletico Madrid has completed physical reserve training, and the results are very good. Because of the sufficient time, even the players who participated in the European Cup recovered their physical fitness quickly.
Next, is the tactical drill.
Dick is a head coach who is accustomed to using four backs, mainly because he knows that although three backs seem to be more popular in recent years, without that kind of super wing, it is difficult to solve the shortcomings of using three backs.
, and Atletico Madrid does not lack full-backs with excellent assist capabilities. In this case, it is much easier to use four backs.
The main tactical change is in the midfield. Dick plans to use the 4-5-1 tactics from last season. Compared with last season, Atletico Madrid's midfield strength has actually been strengthened a lot. Makelele protects and Belle
Long organization, Baraja sprints back and forth. Although the ability of the center to directly threaten the opponent's goal may be a little worse, the two wings can make up for this. Camoranesi and Vicente are both between wingers and wide midfielders.
players, their scoring ability is not bad at all.
Jader quickly showed his scoring ability in training. Now Jader is indeed a top shooter. His strong body allows him to easily occupy favorable terrain in the penalty area, and his feet
The method is not bad either. After all, he is from Brazil and has a very keen sense of smell in front of the goal. Even if he plays the ball outside the penalty area, he still has a very good performance.
Based on the characteristics of these players, Dick formulated the following initial tactics. Belleron distributed the ball to both sides, and the two wings accelerated the breakthrough to create opportunities for Jardel; Jardel pulled out of the penalty area to play the ball, and the two wings broke into the penalty area to find opportunities.
If there is an opportunity, or after an attack from both wings, Jadel moves the ball out of the penalty area, and Baraja comes in to complete the final shot - in short, Jadel's role will be maximized.
If Cruz or Torres also plays, it will be a double center style of play. Jardel is still at the front, and Cruz and Torres can be pulled out to roam at any time. Although both of them are centers, they have poor foot skills.
It's not bad, and the coordination ability is also very strong. It will exist as a variable in the game. Atletico Madrid's second tactic is this.
Dick doesn't want to train complicated tactics at this time, as long as they are effective goal-scoring tactics. His goal is the championship. As for continuation... that is something to consider next.
Before the start of the official match, Atletico Madrid also arranged several warm-up matches, most of which were against local low-level teams in Madrid. The strongest warm-up opponent was Getafe, which is located in the satellite city. Dick did not
Don't worry about the lack of gold content in the warm-up, because before the official game starts, there are two most valuable games - the Spanish Super Cup.
Dick doesn't care about this honor. Of course it would be best if he can win it. Anyway, Deportivo is also adjusting. In addition to the results of the game, Dick pays more attention to what was exposed in these two games. This
It will have a greater impact on the next games.
On August 21, Atletico Madrid ushered in its first official game of the season, playing against Deportivo La Coruna at home.
For this game, Atletico Madrid fans have placed very high enthusiasm. After all, Atletico Madrid spent nearly 90 million US dollars in the transfer market this summer, making it the team with the most investment in the entire La Liga. Although Real Madrid bought
Figo spent more than 50 million, but did not invest much in other people. Solari, Celades, Munitis, Flavio Conceicao, these people combined spent only
Real Madrid's net investment is less than 30 million, and although its net investment is more than Atletico Madrid's, its spending on buying people is not as much as Atletico Madrid's.
After Barcelona lost Figo, although they used the money to buy Overmars, Petit, Hérard, Alfonso and other famous players, the actual investment was quite small, and these people combined
It’s only over 60 million.
Valencia didn't invest much, but the income was quite a lot. Herard and Farinos cashed out more than 40 million for them, plus Lopez... Last year's good results made Valencia's income soar.
A lot of money has been made, and there is even a profit in the transfer market.
Deportivo's biggest investment was spent on Tristan. After Sanz failed to be elected as Real Madrid president, Tristan also lost the opportunity to join Real Madrid. In the end, he went to Deportivo.
As for Deportivo, they have never had much money to invest, certainly compared to those top teams.
As Atletico Madrid has the most signings, it will naturally attract greater attention from fans. They hope to see Atletico Madrid perform well in the future, and what kind of strength Jardel will show in Atletico Madrid is what they are talking about.
Not only fans are interested in this topic, but the Spanish media is also very interested in it!
Jardel is a top center who averaged more than one goal per game for four years in Portugal. His performance was quite top-notch. If it weren't for the fact that Portugal is considered a lower-tier league in Europe and cannot be compared with the five major leagues of Serie A, La Liga, Premier League, Bundesliga and Ligue 1.
His performance has surpassed that of most top strikers. What he lacks is just to prove himself in the top league. There are not many centers of this type who can score a lot of goals. Van Nistelrooy in the Eredivisie is one of them.
, Vieri in Serie A counts as one, and in La Liga, the center forward who is strong and can score goals has to be Tristan.
Tristan happens to be Atletico Madrid's opponent in this game! In addition, there are some rumors circulating that Atletico Madrid was previously interested in Tristan, but Tristan rejected Atletico Madrid's call and joined Deportivo La Coruna. What's more
It makes this game interesting!
Jardel and Tristan, the collision of two powerful centers, the confrontation between the league champion and the King's Cup champion, the confrontation between Deportivo, which basically retains its main lineup, and Atletico Madrid, whose lineup has undergone earth-shaking changes, the veteran coach
The battle of wits and courage between Irueta and the sudden rise of the rookie Dick... With the La Liga league starting in twenty days, the Spanish Super Cup is undoubtedly a great event for Spanish fans who have been empty for more than a month.
There are enough events to satisfy them!
On August 21st, the first game of the Spanish Super Cup, Atletico Madrid faced Deportivo La Coruña at the Calderon Stadium!
