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Chapter 169 World Wave!La Liga enters the Atletico era! [A big chapter with [-] words, please beg me to subscribe]

"Mr. Yang Hao, I'm sorry. Regarding tonight's yellow card and the things behind it, I can only write it in the game report. I think you should pay attention and don't always leave the coach's command area."

The game is over, Atletico Madrid defeated Roma 1-0 with Drogba's goal.

After the game, the fourth official named Rubes turned to Yang Hao and told him about the incident. He also reminded him to be careful and not to violate UEFA regulations again.

After Drogba scored, Yang Hao was so excited that he rushed out of the coaching area. For this, the referee Michael showed him a yellow card. The fourth official must have written this into the game report.

"Sorry, I'm too excited and suppressed for too long."

"You can't rush out even if you suppress it for too long."

"I know, but I really couldn't help it."

"Then find a way and you must endure it."

"I can't help it. Think about it. Throughout the game, Capello was like a tortoise. He retreated into his shell and refused to come out. We attacked desperately and they defended desperately."

After a pause, Yang Hao let out a long sigh, "You are considered an old referee. You have watched games for so many years, and you have watched this game yourself. Let me ask you, are you very conservative? Is the scene particularly ugly? "

"It's indeed quite... uh, no, tactics are not conservative or not, nor are they good-looking or not. You attack, and others have the right to defend... Oops, what I'm talking about now is that you can't leave the command area."

Rubes was so confused by Yang Hao that he almost said the wrong thing.

If I hadn't stopped in time and let the news out, it would have been another big commotion.

"I know, be careful next time." Yang Hao agreed readily.

Anyway, I won. If you want to write it in the game report, just write it.

"Hey, by the way, Rubes, does our European competition have a provision for accumulated yellow cards and suspensions?"

"It must be true. A red card will result in a suspension. If you accumulate 3 yellow cards, you will be suspended. This is the rule."

"I mean coach."

Yang Hao found that after so many years of writing, he had never heard of any unlucky head coach being suspended due to accumulated yellow cards.

Of course, it's possible that he missed it and didn't pay attention.

"The coach, like the players, also accumulates 3 cards and is automatically suspended in the next game."

"Oh." Yang Hao suddenly realized that there was no more authoritative statement than the fourth official officially appointed by UEFA.

"Then I still have two chances."

"What did you say?" Lubos didn't hear Yang Hao's murmur clearly.

"Nothing, I'm just saying, no one would accumulate three yellow cards in a single season, right?" Yang Hao laughed.

"Then you have to be careful, don't be the first one." Rubes warned.

In fact, Yang Hao's reputation in the European referee circle is very good, because it is rare to hear him complaining about referees, and even if he does say something sometimes, it is always justified.

Of course, sometimes the referee's enforcement is not to ensure fairness, but also to maintain the enjoyment and suspense of the game. This is actually a great test of the referee's ability to enforce the law.

At the end of the day, a professional football game is a show.

It's like officiating a final. If you send off a player from a certain team as soon as the game starts, there will be no suspense in the game. This is also unqualified for the referee.

Of course, if a team has done something too obvious and beyond the referee's discretion, there will be nothing we can do.

Because of this, Lubos had a good impression of Yang Hao, so he specifically told him this.

"Thank you. Next time I have a chance to go to Calderon to enforce the law, I will treat you to a drink."

After saying that, Yang Hao flirted with him directly.

Lubbers also smiled and watched Yang Hao leave.

……

"What did the fourth official tell you?"

As soon as Yang Hao came over, Juanma Lillo came over and asked.

"Nothing, that is, if I accumulate 3 yellow cards, I will be suspended."

"Oh." Juanma Lillo obviously knew this rule and was not surprised.

"I noticed, did you not stop me on purpose?" Yang Hao was in a good mood after winning the ball, and deliberately made fun of his assistant.

"Can I stop you?" Juanma Lillo felt aggrieved.

"You have long wanted to usurp the throne. Don't think I don't know. From the first day you came here, you wanted to replace me, so you deliberately didn't stop me because you wanted to cause me to be suspended with a yellow card. You It would be nice to be the head coach of Atletico Madrid, wouldn’t it?”

Juanma Lillo was not good at arguing, so he was immediately rendered speechless by Yang Hao, and almost went berserk and vomited blood.

Seeing Yang Hao and everyone around him laughing so hard, he said angrily, "Get out of here!"

Yang Hao didn't move, and neither did anyone else.

"If you don't go, I'll go!"

After saying that, Juanma Lillo himself was so happy that he left.

Because he saw Guardiola coming.

Frankly speaking, Guardiola is much cuter and more likable than Yang Hao.

At the very least, he talks less and doesn't crowd around people all day long.

……

"Unfortunately, we were not able to take advantage of the opportunities we created."

Capello regretted Roma's home defeat at the post-match press conference.

He believes that one of the important reasons why the team loses is luck.

Because in the opening stage, Roma actually created good scoring opportunities, but failed to grasp them.

Apart from failing to score, Capello felt that his team performed very well and made no mistakes throughout the game.

"Everyone was fighting, everyone was running, but unfortunately, luck was not on our side."

Yang Hao was definitely not happy with what Capello said.

When the media reporter relayed it, he directly refuted it.

"I'm surprised. How many chances did Roma create in the whole game?"

Yang Hao even counted on his fingers, "Don't say there are no absolute scoring opportunities. Let's count all the opportunities that are not very good. Can we finish counting?" He raised his right hand and spread it out. palm.

There was a burst of laughter at the scene.

Although Yang Hao was in a good mood after winning the game, he still felt resentful about the game.

He felt that the game was too ugly and the opponent's tactics were too conservative. This was not at all the level that should be played in the second stage of the Champions League group stage.

"I don't know how to describe my feelings watching the game. I believe that fans all over the world are as bad as me, because what we want to see is a wonderful and technical football game."

Yang Hao even gave Capello's team a name for their performance in this game.

"Typical Italian attack myasthenia."

What do you mean?

There is no energy at all when attacking, all the energy is spent on defense.

But in the end, Yang Hao said that he was very satisfied with the game.

"Drogba saved this terrible, disappointing Champions League match!"

……

In fact, it was not just Yang Hao who was dissatisfied with this game. Except for the Italian media, almost all the media were very dissatisfied with the process of this game.

Because Capello's Roma played too conservatively.

You said, you scored 6 goals in 2 games in the group stage, so forget it. Now it’s the second stage of the group stage, and it’s still at your doorstep. Why can’t you grit your teeth, fight for your breath, and attack?
Not only the Spanish media, but also the French, German and British media were deeply resentful of Capello's conservatism when evaluating this game, thinking that this game was really ugly.

"If it hadn't been for the last 20 minutes or so, when Atletico Madrid replaced Ivory Coast center Drogba, which broke the deadlock on the court and greatly improved the Sheets' offense, this would probably have been a boring 0-0 game. flat!"

L'Equipe also believes that Serie A's conservatism is really bad and is killing the enjoyment of the Champions League.

"If such a team is allowed to enter the finals, it will be an unimaginable disaster!"

The British Times also believes that conservative Italians are gradually being eliminated by European football.

"The shine of the Little World Cup is no longer there, and the starlight of Serie A is also constantly dimming."

In recent years, La Liga has become increasingly strong.

For example, during the draw for the second group stage of this Champions League, among the four teams in the first pot, there were actually three La Liga teams. This is unimaginable.

What would have been the result if it weren't for the support of Manchester United in the Premier League?
More importantly, Atletico Madrid is also performing very strongly now.

Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Valencia and Deportivo La Coruna, these four La Liga teams have become regulars in the Champions League knockout rounds and even the Champions League finals.

The Times analyzed that in the past few years, La Liga teams have always been represented in the Champions League finals, and Real Madrid is also the top favorite this season. This is a wake-up call for other European leagues.

The era of La Liga is coming!
The Times analyzed that the most important thing that attracts fans in La Liga is that their style of play is very beautiful.

Even when playing defensive counterattack, La Liga can play very technically.

Every team can play very skilled passing and cutting cooperation, making the game enjoyable to watch, which is a characteristic of La Liga.

And in recent years, competition in La Liga has become increasingly fierce.

Who could have imagined that Barcelona, ​​with so many superstars, is now almost in the relegation zone.

"In the Premier League, can you imagine Arsenal or Manchester United being relegated? In Serie A, can you imagine Juventus and AC Milan being relegated?"

"But situations like this are happening in La Liga."

"With Atletico Madrid's rapid rise, La Liga has become more and more intense, and every season is full of suspense and unpredictability."

The Times turned to reflect on the Premier League, believing that the champion is basically Manchester United or Arsenal.

……

After playing in Rome, Atletico Madrid rushed back to Madrid overnight.

After a short rest, the team set off without stopping, boarding a special plane from sponsor Emirates Airlines and flying to Japan in Asia to participate in the 2002 Toyota Cup.

This time the opponent is the South American champion, Paraguayan team Olimpia.

Frankly speaking, the strength is really not strong, but this is a routine, and the Champions League champions have to play every year.

For this reason, Atletico Madrid's La Liga match in the 12th round had to be postponed.

As a fan in his previous life, Yang Hao was deeply impressed by the Toyota Cup, but now as the team's head coach, he has to say that this event is really useless and even meaningless.

The appearance fee is not much, and the bonus is not high. The key is to work hard for the expedition. The opponent is not strong enough and the game is not valuable enough.

I would like to ask, what is the significance of such a competition?
In his previous life, many people criticized the Club World Cup, but at least the prize money of the Club World Cup was high.

Toyota has made a lot of money from the Toyota Cup, but what about the participating teams?

In the early years, the appearance fees and bonuses were okay, but in recent years, with the commercial success of the European League, everyone basically looks down on the appearance fees in this event.

Attending the game is more due to tradition.

However, Atletico Madrid will certainly not make this trip for no reason.

The club's marketing department took action early, taking advantage of the craze caused by the Asian training camp in the summer, coupled with the Toyota Cup competition and the current halo of Atletico Madrid's La Liga leader, to take action early in Japan.

Not only that, this is also a very good opportunity to bring closer the relationship between Atletico Madrid and media reporters.

There are a total of 50 reporters accompanying the team to Tokyo this time, all of whom are reporters from some important media in Spain and Europe, and even reporters from Marca.

At the same time, Atletico Madrid has cooperated with the marketing of the Toyota Cup, setting off a craze in Japan and Asia.

When the team arrived in Tokyo, hundreds of enthusiastic Japanese fans came to greet them. Many of them were fans who participated in Atletico Madrid's summer training activities in Japan. It is said that they also spontaneously organized Atletico Madrid fan meetings in Japan.

When the team showed up at the airport, the crowd was almost filled with cheers and screams from these fanatical fans.

Atletico Madrid is still dressed in the same uniform as always, all in suits and leather shoes, and Yang Hao is at the front of the team.

He is also the most popular among Japanese fans in Atletico Madrid.

There was even a banner written in Chinese on the scene: Welcome Mr. Yang Hao to Japan!

When Yang Hao saw it, he was dumbfounded.

shit.

Fortunately, he was wearing sunglasses and no one noticed anything was wrong.

Taking a closer look, he found that they were all female fans, and he was immediately relieved.

NND, Japan is too dangerous for a handsome guy like me. Finish the game and leave quickly.

It is said that this time, in addition to local fans, there are also fans from other regions and countries in Asia, and even fans from the United States, and the number of people is quite large, at least there are groups of more than [-] people.

This can also be seen to some extent that Atletico Madrid's influence is constantly increasing.

The team stayed at the Tokyo Bay International Hotel prepared by the organizer. Before the game, they mainly rested.

But in the afternoon, the team has to participate in a commercial activity, which is to cooperate with Toyota in pre-match warm-up.

This is also a regular activity.

As an Asian and the head coach of Atletico Madrid, Yang Hao naturally received the most attention.

During the event, Yang Hao smiled and expressed his envy when he "chatted" about the fact that the best player in the Toyota Cup would get a Toyota for free.

"Head coaches don't get this kind of treatment."

Then he asked the senior management from Toyota headquarters, "How much does it cost to buy your car?"

“What car can I buy with 10 yuan?”

"No, not euros, RMB, the currency of my motherland, 10 yuan."

After learning that he couldn't buy it, Yang Hao joked with regret, "You are too noble, I can't even afford it."

The other party also laughed very happily, and the atmosphere of the whole event was very harmonious.

……

On the evening of December 12rd, Yokohama International Arena.

Toyota Cup, Atletico Madrid vs. Olimpia Paraguay.

At the beginning of the game, Olimpia's players showed great strength and took the lead in attacking Atletico Madrid.

The Shen Shen Legion did not expect that their opponent would be so fierce.

Even though the difference in strength is so obvious, he still dares to attack as soon as he comes up. It's really courageous.

But Yang Hao figured it out immediately.

In fact, this may not be the head coach's arrangement, but more likely the players' own ideas.

This is not uncommon in the Toyota Cup, because South American players often hope to attract the attention of European teams through the Toyota Cup, so their players often prefer to express themselves in the game, even regardless of the team's tactics.

Atletico Madrid played steadily and completely took control of the situation in just about 5 minutes.

Atletico Madrid then launched an attack.

There is really nothing to say about the game. Atletico Madrid completely controlled the rhythm and possession of the ball. Olimpia's strength was not at the same level as Atletico Madrid, so it was easy for Atletico Madrid to score consecutive goals.

In the end, Atletico Madrid defeated their opponents 3-0 and successfully won the Toyota Cup.

Diego Forlan, who scored twice, won the best player award and received a distinguished Toyota car.

In fact, only Yang Hao and Atletico Madrid knew it. The whole game did not give their best, it was more like a performance.

Atletico Madrid still hopes to use the influence of this Toyota Cup to further develop its market in Japan, South Korea, and even the entire Asian region.

As for the championship itself, there's really not much to say.

On the contrary, after the game, the media accompanying the team published articles one after another, basically praising Atletico Madrid's Toyota Cup champion like a flower and saying that Atletico Madrid's strength is very strong.

This made Yang Hao completely believe what Andrew Balasco said. It was still necessary to have a good relationship with these media reporters. Wouldn't it be nice to be praised by others if something goes well in the future?
……

After bringing back the Toyota Cup from Japan, Atletico Madrid immediately showed it to more than 5 Atletico Madrid fans at the Calderon Stadium.

It happened in the 13th round of La Liga, before the home game against Valladolid.

Due to Atletico Madrid's participation in the Club World Cup, the 12th round of La Liga was postponed, and Real Madrid defeated Sevilla 3-0 at home. As a result, Atletico Madrid now gave up its position as the leader and relegated to second place.

But this did not affect the mood of Atletico Madrid at all, especially all the fans who came to the scene, and they were full of praise for the Toyota Cup displayed by the team. This is the first time in the history of the club that it has won this honor.

For Atletico Madrid, this is undoubtedly a particularly meaningful thing.

In the subsequent game, Atletico Madrid defeated Valladolid 1-0 with Torres' goal.

Real Madrid defeated Real Mallorca 5-1 in the away game.

Therefore, after this round, Real Madrid continues to lead by 2 points.

Atletico Madrid finished second with one game less.

……

Three days later, the second round of the Champions League second group stage.

Atletico Madrid faces Ajax at the Calderon Stadium.

Yang Hao had just been threatened with a yellow card and suspended. Unexpectedly, this rule immediately helped Yang Hao.

Ajax's main midfielder Garacek received a yellow card in the previous round against Manchester United, so he was suspended for accumulated yellow cards in this round.

When Ronald Koeman visited the Calderon Stadium, he put together a very aggressive lineup and obviously wanted to give it a try.

Goalkeeper: Stekelenberg;
Defence: Maxwell, Kivu, Heitinga and Trabelsi;

Midfield: De Jong goes deep, Pienaar and Sneijder are in the middle;
Forwards: Van der Vaart, Ibrahimovic and Van der Meyde.

The 18-year-old teenager De Jong and the also 18-year-old Sneijder both appeared in the starting lineup.

It has to be said that this surprised Yang Hao. At the same time, he had to admire Ronald Koeman's courage in promoting young players, and Ajax's efforts in cultivating young players.But these are all false. When it comes to the game, neither side shows any mercy.

Ajax turned away and took the lead in attacking Atletico Madrid and actively fought in the midfield.

Yang Hao also arranged a 433 lineup in this game.

Goalkeeper: Petr Cech;
Defense: Evra, Pochettino, Lucio and Maicon;
Midfield: Xabi Alonso deep, Deco and Simeone in the middle;
Forwards: Reyes, Diego Forlan and Joaquin.

Ajax tried to mess up Atletico Madrid's midfield, but playing at home, they still wanted to control the ball.

The two sides struggled for a period of time in the midfield.

Atletico Madrid gradually took advantage of the midfield, and Ajax quickly paid the price for their initiative.

In the 11th minute, after stealing the ball in midfield, Xabi Alonso sent a precise long pass.

Joaquin jumped in at high speed on the right. After receiving the ball, he walked into the right side of the penalty area. Facing Maxwell, he made a skillful fake move and made a pass to the middle of the small penalty area.

Diego Forlan stepped in and hit the goal, opening the scoring for Atletico Madrid!

1 is better than 0!

This goal did not dampen the morale of the young Ajax players, but instead stimulated them to perform even more vigorously.

Especially the two sides.

Trabelsi partnered with Van der Meyde, and Maxwell partnered with Van der Vaart. Ajax actively created opportunities on both wings and constantly harassed Atletico Madrid's defense.

Before this game, Yang Hao had repeatedly asked Lucio to be optimistic about Ibrahimovic, and also asked Pochettino to assist and restrain the Swedish center no matter what.

Sure enough, Ajax tried to find Ibrahimovic several times, but failed to produce results.

The Swedish center's personal ability is indeed very strong, but Lucio's individual defense ability is also very good.

Not to mention, there is Pochettino behind him to help protect him.

It was the cooperation between the two in the 23rd minute. After jointly stealing the ball from Ibrahimovic's feet, they launched a quick counterattack.

Evra dribbled the ball straight in from the left and cooperated with Reyes. Reyes dribbled the ball to the left side of the penalty area and passed the ball low into the penalty area, trying to find Deco.

Heitinga took a shot in time and blocked the ball.

The football flew out of the outside of Ajax's penalty area, but it was still within Atletico Madrid's control.

Xabi Alonso came up from the back row, stopped the ball with his chest, took a step forward, and suddenly hit a long shot about 25 meters away from the goal.

This sudden long-range shot was extremely fast. By the time Stekelenberg reacted and flew out, the ball had already penetrated into the Ajax goal.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"World wave!!!"

"Xabi Alonso! In the 23rd minute, he hit the world with a kick!!"

"Atletico Madrid once again knocked on Ajax's goal, 2-0!"

"The game was very exciting tonight. Neither team invested too much in defense, but were actively looking for offensive opportunities, which made the game more open."

"But it's obvious that Ajax suffers even more in this open attack!"

"After all, they are facing the powerful Atletico Madrid, last season's Champions League champion!"

"Although Adriano is gone, Atletico Madrid's overall strength this season is still very good."

"Now it's up to Ajax to make their choice."

"With two goals behind, will they choose to be more conservative? Or continue to attack Atletico Madrid?"

Yang Hao was also very curious about this, so he stood on the sidelines and watched.

Ronald Koeman has never been a very radical head coach. At least among Dutch head coaches, he is relatively pursuing balance, but this is Yang Hao's impression of him in 2023.

At least for the moment, tonight, when facing Atletico Madrid, when trailing by 2 goals, he chose to continue attacking.

However, compared to the reckless pressure and play in the early stages, Ajax woke up after falling behind by 2 goals and started to play more steadily.

The game is still very enjoyable to watch.

Atletico Madrid played steadily and controlled the situation, while Ajax did not play conservatively, and even aggressively attacked from time to time, reflecting the unique momentum of young players, who are not afraid of tigers.

In the 49th minute of the second half, Ajax took advantage of the opening to launch a wave of attacks and created a corner kick.

But this time the corner kick was headed away by Lucio.

Xavi Alonso quickly moved and hit the left wing.

Reyes dribbled the ball all the way, drove straight into the left side of the penalty area, was chased and intercepted by Heitinga and other defensive players, and suddenly knocked the ball back.

Deco followed up and pushed the ball into the Ajax goal.

3 is better than 0!

After that, the two sides went back and forth, and Atletico Madrid also created a goal in the 55th minute.

Diego Forlan scored with a header, but was flagged for offside by the referee.

In the end, Atletico Madrid defeated Ajax 3-0 at home and won two consecutive group stage victories.

……

Atletico Madrid defeated Ajax 3-0, while Manchester United defeated Roma 2-0 at home.

The Red Wolves suffered two consecutive defeats at the beginning. Capello said that the team was basically hopeless to qualify.

Ajax got a draw and ranked third in the group.

Manchester United ranks second with 4 points, and Atletico Madrid ranks first with 6 points after two consecutive wins.

After the game, major European media reported on it.

Atletico Madrid this season is obviously better and more stable than last season.

Whether it was the previous narrow victory over Roma or this round's steady victory over Ajax, people can see Atletico Madrid's progress.

Gazzetta dello Sport criticized Capello on the one hand, but also praised Yang Hao on the other.

I think Atletico Madrid this season has made great progress compared with last season, not only the growth and progress of the players, but also the formation of Yang Hao.

"The most obvious one was the game against Ajax, where Atletico played very solid and sophisticated from start to finish."

Gazzetta dello Sport believes that before this game, many media compared Atletico Madrid with Ajax, but in fact, Atletico Madrid's average age is older than Ajax, and its overall strength is also stronger.

Even Ajax head coach Ronald Koeman admitted, "We were nowhere near as good as Atletico on the road."

After winning this victory, Atletico Madrid also qualified for the group and seized a favorable opportunity.

However, there are still two games against Manchester United ahead.

This is the key matchup for the right to qualify for the group.

……

Three days later, the 14th round of La Liga.

Atletico Madrid challenged Alaves away.

Continuous games finally made the Sheets army show their fatigue.

Especially after entering December, first there is the long-distance Toyota Cup, and then there is the Champions League and the league.

Even if Yang Hao adopts a rotation strategy, he still cannot withstand the huge consumption caused by multi-line operations.

The team conceded a goal in the 11th minute against Alaves.

Although Kaká later pulled a game back for the team, the team lost the ball again in the second half.

1 to 2, Atletico Madrid finally lost away from home.

It was only after this game that everyone was surprised to find that this was Atletico Madrid's first defeat in La Liga so far this season.

In the previous 13 rounds, Atletico Madrid had an impressive record of 12 wins and 1 draw.

In Marca's comments after the game, "We have no way to put more demands on this group of young players at Atletico Madrid. Yang Hao and his players have already given them the best they can." Performance!"

El Pais also believes that Atletico Madrid's performance completely subverted the outside world's predictions in the summer.

"At that time, after selling six of their core players, who still dared to believe that Atletico Madrid could continue to lead La Liga?"

Real Madrid defeated Huelva 4-1 at home in this round.

Therefore, after this round, Real Madrid scored 39 points.

This is also a very exaggerated score, because in the previous 14 rounds of the league, Real Madrid only lost one game.

Atletico Madrid follows closely with 34 points and has one less game than Real Madrid.

Behind the Madrid duo are Real Sociedad with 32 points and Valencia with 28 points.

Real Sociedad's recent performance has surprised Yang Hao.

He previously felt that this team was at the end of its strength, and their form has indeed dropped significantly in recent rounds.

For example, in this game, when facing Real Mallorca, they were defeated by Eto'o's goal early.

But at the last moment of the game, Real Sociedad managed to score two goals in six minutes, and finally reversed the score 6-2.

Yang Hao didn't even know whether to praise the royal society for its bloody nature?Or is it that Aragones' team was careless at the last moment.

It is worth mentioning that Barcelona lost 0-3 at home to Sevilla in this round of competition.

This is a relegation battle.

With a 3-0 victory at Camp Nou and a goal difference, Sevilla overtook Barcelona and successfully climbed out of the relegation zone.

What stunned everyone was that Barcelona only reached 14 points in the 14th round, which was the same as Sevilla. However, due to the disadvantage of goal difference, they were stepped into the relegation zone by Sevilla and ranked 18th in La Liga. Bit.

The whole of Spain, the whole European football world, and even the world were shocked.

Before, no matter how many media and how many fans were talking, Barcelona might enter the relegation zone.

But when this day actually arrived, no one could believe what they saw.

Who dares to believe that Barcelona, ​​a club full of superstars, will fall into the relegation zone?
Yang Hao himself found it incredible. He felt that Barcelona this season was almost like Atletico Madrid in the 99/00 season.

Although he didn't remember it very clearly, in his previous life, although Barcelona was hovering outside the relegation zone this season, it seemed that they never fell into it, right?
Why is it worse now?
Yang Hao wondered, could it be because he poached Iniesta?
But in his previous life, Iniesta didn't play many games this season.

Or is it because the rise of Atletico Madrid has led to excessive competitive pressure?
It seems... it's all possible.

Yang Hao deeply felt that the changes brought about by his butterfly were getting bigger and bigger.

He couldn't even imagine that if Barcelona were really relegated this season, it would be really fun!
Barcelona fans and the Catalan media are frantically attacking Van Gaal and the club's president Gaspart, believing that their incompetence has caused the team to fall into the relegation zone.

……

In midweek, in the 12th round of La Liga's make-up match, Atletico Madrid played Osasuna away.

After the opening, Atletico Madrid took the lead, but Osasuna performed extremely tenaciously, especially their defense.

Former Atletico Madrid midfielder Pablo Garcia performed extremely bravely in the midfield.

After experiencing the setbacks in Serie A, this player once wanted to return to Atletico Madrid, but Yang Hao did not accept him, because Atletico Madrid now has players like Marcos Senna and Simeone, and there will be no Barcelona at all. Bro Garcia's position.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this that he performed extremely hard against Atletico Madrid.

Diego Forlan opened the scoring for Atletico Madrid in the 31st minute.

But in the 66th minute, Osasuna equalized the score.

In the end, the two sides shook hands and settled for a draw 1-1.

After the make-up game, Atletico Madrid was still 4 points behind Real Madrid.

But no one cares about this anymore, because just before this game, Barcelona announced that the famous Dutch coach Louis van Gaal was dismissed.

Currently, Barcelona is temporarily led by former head coach Rexach for daily training, and assistant coach De La Cruz serves as the interim head coach until the team finds a new head coach.

Currently included in Barcelona's list of head coach candidates are former Atletico Madrid coach Antic, Barcelona second team coach Quique Costa, and former AC Milan coach Zaccheroni.

There are also Catalan media spreading rumors about Yang Hao.

This time Barcelona fans really didn't object.

Perhaps, to them, although Yang Hao is annoying, as long as they can take the team out of the relegation zone, they will accept it.

But Atletico Madrid quickly clarified that it was impossible for Yang Hao to coach Barcelona.

……

Over the weekend, the 15th round of La Liga.

Real Madrid, who were recharged, defeated Malaga 5-0 in the away game.

Atletico Madrid was sitting at the Calderon Stadium. After conceding a goal in the 42nd minute of the first half, they tied the score with Deco's goal in the 51st minute of the second half.

Then in the 74th minute, Reyes scored the reversal goal for the team, helping the team reverse Racing Santander 2-1.

Compared to Real Madrid's big win, Atletico Madrid's victory was a narrow one.

Changing coaches is like changing knives.

After Barcelona removed Van Gaal, the team's performance immediately improved.

In the away game against Real Mallorca, Kluivert scored a hat trick to help Barcelona beat Real Mallorca 4-0 away from home.

This game can be said to be the end of a long drought.

With these 3 points, Barcelona immediately escaped the relegation zone and directly ranked 15th.

The Catalan media and fans are also rushing to play and sing. There is even a saying that Van Gaal should have dismissed get out of class long ago.

This incompetent guy occupies the coaching position of Barcelona and actually brings Barcelona into the relegation zone, which is unbearable.

Now, as soon as he leaves, Barcelona immediately resurrects with full blood.

But there is also a saying that the Barcelona locker room has been dissatisfied with Van Gaal for a long time, so as soon as he left, the players immediately performed well.

Who knows?

……

After the 15th round of La Liga, Christmas and the winter break will soon come.

Since this year's winter break started relatively early, Atletico Madrid was unable to arrange winter training.

After the 22th round on the 15nd, La Liga began to suspend. On the 27th, after Christmas, Atletico Madrid resumed training.

On January 2003, 1, Atletico Madrid headed south to challenge Villarreal away from home.

Torres scored twice to help Atletico beat Villarreal 3-2 away from home.

But in this round, Real Madrid defeated Valencia 4-1 at home, showing their unparalleled dominance.

Suddenly, the whole world was singing praises for Real Madrid.

In the previous 16 rounds, Real Madrid only lost one game, which is simply unbelievable.

Barcelona also defeated Huelva 3-0 at home in this game, continuing their outstanding performance after the coaching change.

Also after the game, Barcelona officially announced that former Atletico Madrid coach Antic would take over as Barcelona coach.

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Three days later, the first leg of the Copa del Rey knockout round of 3 took place.

Atletico Madrid defeated Sares 3-0 at home and almost advanced to the quarterfinals ahead of schedule.

Real Madrid also beat their opponents 4-0 at home, and their performance was not inferior to Atletico Madrid.

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At the weekend, Atletico Madrid hosted Deportivo La Coruña.

In just one minute, Reyes' goal gave Atletico Madrid the lead.

But then Roy Mackay equalized for Deportivo.

Afterwards, Atletico Madrid continued to attack Deportivo La Coruña. In view of Deportivo La Coruña's weak defense, they actively used high-position pressing and pressure, which made Irueta's team suffer a lot.

In the 57th minute of the second half, Torres helped the team take the lead again, 2-1!

Villa sealed the victory in the 79th minute.

In the end, Atletico Madrid defeated Deportivo La Coruna 3-1 at home.

But in this game, Real Madrid defeated Celta Vigo 2-0 away from home and continued to maintain their lead.

After the coaching change, Barcelona drew 0-0 with Malaga in the away game.

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Three days later, the second leg of the Copa del Rey knockout round of [-].

Atletico Madrid, which had just won 3-1 in the league, made a very thorough rotation and changed all 11 starting players to challenge Sares away.

Because we are about to visit the Bernabeu on the weekend and usher in a city derby.

This is also a battle for the top spot. Atletico Madrid urgently needs to defeat Real Madrid and shorten the points gap.

In the end, Atletico Madrid defeated Sares 1-0 in an away game, and Villa scored the winning goal.

Real Madrid also stayed for the local derby and drew with their opponents away from home.

The Madrid duo both advanced to the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey.

This also makes this weekend's already world-famous city derby even more eye-catching.

Trailing by 4 points, if Atletico Madrid can defeat Real Madrid, it will surely shorten the gap to 1 point, and the La Liga title race will be full of suspense.

On the other hand, if Real Madrid widens the gap, the championship will basically be out of suspense.

Therefore, in this battle, Atletico Madrid has no retreat!
　Sorry, I just came back from my hometown, so the update is late!It’s true that I didn’t save the manuscript. I typed until very late every day. My biological clock was a little messed up. I went to bed in the morning and typed at night, but I had to get up to pick up the kids. I also missed some during review before uploading. Thank you for your correction. Wrong, this is really convenient for me!Begging for a monthly ticket!
　　
　
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