In such a mood, Atletico Madrid players began to walk out of the locker room with a more relaxed attitude. They no longer worried about the mistakes made in the game, but concentrated on feeling the running of their teammates, hoping to make the team's
Cooperation becomes more tacit.
A Spanish Super Cup, whether it is big or small, Dick hopes that the players can improve their proficiency through such a formal game. Of course, Atletico Madrid does not have no chance of winning, at least Deportivo La Coruna has a tacit understanding.
The level is higher than Atletico Madrid, but they don't have many scoring methods. Thuram and Makelele, two strong defensive players, give Atletico Madrid enough protection in the penalty area and the front edge of the penalty area, and they have special
Ristan also had the problem of not being familiar with his teammates. Dick felt that even if he couldn't score, he was unlikely to be defeated by the opponent.
During the halftime break, neither side made any substitutions, but Deportivo's initiative gradually began to disappear during the game. Atletico Madrid's players appeared more patient when attacking, and each attack took less time.
It was longer than the first half - which actually put less pressure on Atletico Madrid's defense.
Every offense seems to be quite concentrated. When receiving the ball, each offensive player constantly observes the movement of his teammates and moves more actively towards his teammates. Although the tacit understanding is not enough, it effectively slows down the attack.
increased defensive pressure.
In such a back-and-forth, neither of the forwards who spent a lot of money on both sides scored a goal. In the second half, Jardel spent more time cooperating with his teammates through running, while Tristan failed because of Thuram's defense.
It seemed a bit difficult to move forward. Neither shooter was able to create any opportunities in the second half. Instead, Cruz, who came on as a substitute, completed a beautiful attack.
Twenty minutes into the second half, Dick began to make substitutions. He replaced Vicente with Cruz to increase the impact in the middle.
No one thought that even Dick had underestimated this. Just five minutes after coming on the field, Cruz scored a goal with his second touch of the ball!
In the 25th minute of the second half, Belleron passed the ball to Cruz in front of him. Cruz protected the ball and turned around, then handed the ball to Camoranesi who came on the right, and then he moved forward and got stuck.
Moranesi did not force a breakthrough, but directly passed the ball to Aguilera who stepped in to assist. Then he stepped in and Aguilera passed the ball to Camoranesi again.
Ranesi forced his way down, and under Romero's defense, he raised his foot and sent the ball into the penalty area. Under the cover of Jardel, Cruz, who came in from the back row, overwhelmed the opponent's central defender Naibet and rushed to the top of the ball!
The ball flew into the goal quickly! Atletico Madrid scored the first official goal of the new season!
"gooooooal! The goal is scored! Julio Cruz! Less than five minutes after playing, Cruz scored a goal for Atletico Madrid! I didn't expect it! Everyone thought this game was Julio Cruz's goal.
Del and Tristan competed for the center, but the inconspicuous Cruz became the most dazzling player on the field!"
When Cruz headed the ball into the goal of Deportivo La Coruna, Dick was stunned for a moment, and then immediately stood up from the coaching bench with his hands raised - this guy really has some magical elements, a substitute
Being able to score goals just by taking the field is really rare...
After scoring the goal, Cruz pointed to Camoranesi who assisted him, then ran over laughing, and then hugged his fellow Argentinian.
Seeing the two people hugging each other, Dick felt a little weird in his heart. In later generations, Cruz was the super substitute of Inter Milan, and Camoranesi was the main right winger of Juventus. They will be mortal enemies in history. The two people were hugging each other without any barriers, which really made Dick feel a little weird...
But he soon felt relieved - after time travel, isn't that what he has to do? You know, there is rarely any hatred between players. The hostility between each other is often because they are in clubs that are mortal enemies. , Even if there is a confrontation on the court, it is very common to have a good relationship off the court. For example, the two villains of Milan, Materazzi and Gattuso, are very good friends in private, but in the club's position On the other hand, they often confront each other tit for tat.
Now that Cruz and Camoranesi are in the same club, and they are the only two Argentines in the club, their relationship will naturally be better.
Seeing that Atletico Madrid had taken the lead, Irueta also began to make substitutions. He did not want to lose the first game. However, in the following games, Atletico Madrid began to strengthen their defense and maintain their one-goal lead. Success, success in Deportivo's attack, the one-goal lead was maintained until the end!
When the final whistle sounded, the cheers of Atletico Madrid fans rang out in the stands. Although they only won one goal, they still defeated last year's league champion. The Copa del Rey Super Cup seems to be almost there!
Dick walked over and shook hands with Irueta, who had no disappointed expression on her face.
"Congratulations on your victory." Irueta said with a smile.
"It's a very ordinary game, we have better luck." Dick shrugged: "I don't care much about the Super Cup, but if there is a chance in the away game, I don't mind coming back with a championship. "
"It won't be that easy. After all, my team's running-in period is definitely shorter than your team's." Irueta said with a smile.
"Maybe……"
Dick was not surprised that the opponent could see the shortcomings of his team at a glance. After all, there were six newcomers in the main lineup. It would be strange if they could get along well. This is not as simple as one plus one...
After chatting with Irueta for a few more words, Dick let go of his hand, and then called his players back to the locker room to change clothes. Although it was still very hot in August, they had to pay attention to catching colds.
"I'm very happy to win this game. Winning is always a happy thing. If we can win the Spanish Super Cup, it will be better, but Deportivo is a very good team. For a strong team, any result will be normal."
"Jardel didn't score? But he had five shots in the game and was in good physical condition. This is what I value most. We have four new players in the frontcourt and they need to work together. Cruz He is a striker who can bring surprises... He and Jardel can completely coexist. I can not only play as a single forward, but also as a double forward... Well, I seem to have said too much. In short, an excellent player is The more the merrier, I won’t worry about it, I’ll just be happy about it.”
"This season will be my first full season as coach...I don't want to promise anything. I just want to say that after this season, Atletico Madrid fans will be happier than they have been in the past two or three years, because Atletico Madrid
We have the most suitable head coach!”
"Habitual boasting".
After the press conference, many reporters commented on Dick's words after the game. Although it was only more than a month ago, they were used to Dick bragging after winning. Of course, Dick has not lost yet.
So they don't know how Dick will behave after losing...
So when Dick read the newspaper the next day, he only saw the expected comments, which were simply saying that he liked to brag. Dick naturally laughed at this argument.
But what Dick didn't know was that in the new column "Perspective" of World Sports News, the first article of Rodriguez, the new column editor, had been published.
"Atletico were lucky enough to win the first game of the Spanish Super Cup, but no one who watched the game would take Atletico's win for granted...$90 million was spent on strengthening the squad.
, but what we saw was a chaotic Atletico Madrid. The offense was chaotic and mistakes were frequent. The young player Vicente reused by Dick only showed us his speed, so that even he couldn't help but change it in the second half.
He was dismissed. But is this really a rational behavior? For young players, they should be allowed to make mistakes so that they can grow better, but Dick has no such patience. During the game, Atletico Madrid's defense seemed
He became better and then won the game with a lucky goal. This is Dick's usual way of winning, but how far can he go with luck?"
I have to say that Rodriguez still has some literary talent. There is not a single curse word in this article but he criticizes Dick and Atletico Madrid from beginning to end. It is a pity that the so-called flirtatious eyes are for the blind.
Dick didn't buy World Sports at all, so he didn't see this report...
In the next week, he continued to have the players conduct tactical drills and prepare for the second round of the game. In terms of gold content, these two Spanish Super Cups have a higher gold content for team training.
After each game, by the time the league officially starts, the team's basic coordination should be somewhat in shape.
On August 26, the Atletico Madrid team came to Deportivo to prepare for the second round of the match. For Deportivo fans, they also hope to see the team defeat Atletico and maintain the defending championship.
honor.
Although the final winner of the Spanish Super Cup is often the winner of the Copa del Rey, you must know that in the previous five seasons of the Spanish Super Cup, four of the final winners were the Spanish Copa del Rey champions! For example, Barron last season
West Asia, Mallorca last season...
However, the fans of Deportivo are confident enough. They firmly believe that the defeat in the first round was just because they were not lucky enough. Now at their home court, they will definitely be able to crush Atletico Madrid!
Although Atletico Madrid has spent a lot of money in the transfer market, the team's running-in takes time. Even ordinary fans know this. The performance in the first round also proved this. If it were not for luck, Atletico Madrid
It is impossible to win at home. Their defense is quite good, but Deportivo's offense is definitely not bad either!
And Deportivo's players are also gearing up to give Atletico Madrid a good look at home - after all, they were the league champions last season. Not only will there be no loss of personnel in the new season, but they will introduce top strikers like Tristan.
Even if the thickness of the bench is still a bit insufficient, it will not affect the performance of their main lineup.
Ma Kai is injured, Tristan is here, and the strength of their main lineup has not declined. Since the strength has not declined, what is there to be afraid of when facing a team that has not yet fully adapted?
Defeat this opponent at home, win, and win the first championship of the new season - this is the wish of Deportivo La Coruña.
Before the game started, Dick smiled and said to the players: "Keep playing like you did in the last game... No matter what happens, you have to stay calm. Do you understand?"
