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Chapter 194 Advance to the finals!This is Kaka! [A big chapter with [-] words, please beg me to subscribe]

On the evening of October 1, Calderon Stadium in Madrid.

In the 19th round of La Liga, which is also the last game of the first cycle of La Liga this season, Atletico Madrid faced Athletic Bilbao at home.

The game has been played for 65 minutes, and the score is still 0-0.

Calderon fans are still relatively patient and keep cheering for the team.

After all, Yang Hao's record at home is still very good and he has never lost.

And isn’t the score still tied now?
Yang Hao stood in front of the home team's coaching bench, also acting calm and not in a hurry.

Well, actually, he felt that when the live broadcast camera occasionally swept over him, he should try to maintain his demeanor and make himself look more gentle and handsome.

The head coach of Athletic Bilbao is Valverde, the guy who will coach Barcelona in the future.

This is his first season coaching the Basque Lions. Before, he was just an assistant, and later he coached the second team of Athletic Bilbao. This is his first time in the four major leagues.

The Basque Lions have also performed well this season and are currently ranked 9th in La Liga, higher than Barcelona.

The reason why Yang Hao is not in a hurry, in addition to tactical factors, is that Real Madrid lost.

0 to 1, lost to Real Sociedad away from home.

Deportivo drew 1-1 with Racing Santander.

Only Valencia won.

Therefore, Yang Hao's external environment for this game was very relaxed.

But the main reason is that Atletico Madrid controls the rhythm and ball possession on the court.

At the beginning of the game, Athletic Bilbao pressed and pressed very fiercely, which is also the consistent style of the Basque Lions. Valverde adopted a high-position press and pressure in an attempt to create problems for Atletico Madrid.

Seeing that Yang Hao was unable to attack, he simply controlled the ball, slipped away from his opponent, and fought a war of attrition with Athletic Bilbao.

When Atletico Madrid controls the ball, Athletic Bilbao's players are even more exhausted than Atletico Madrid.

In the 61st minute, Valverde had already used two substitutions. It was obvious that the players had some physical problems.

Yang Hao waited patiently, and also asked the players to patiently reverse kicks and passes, and kept pulling and mobilizing.

Athletic Bilbao also knows Atletico Madrid's plan, but they have nothing to do.

More than 7% of the ball possession rate is in the hands of Atletico Madrid. What do they compare with?
Therefore, we can only keep grabbing, grabbing, and grabbing!

Yang Hao was waiting and waiting on the sidelines...

He walked back to the home team's coaching bench and asked Parales for a bottle of water. After drinking it, he asked for a piece of gum.

"Albert, are your data accurate?" Yang Hao asked amusedly.

"It's been more than 70 minutes. Why do I feel like they are getting more energetic as they play?"

Everyone around them smiled.

The initiative is in hand and there is not much pressure in the game, so everyone's mentality is relatively relaxed.

The same goes for the players.

Only with a good mentality can Atletico Madrid play so relaxedly.

"The data analysis is like this. Their performance activity has dropped significantly, and their participation in the game has also decreased. This proves that there is a problem with their physical fitness." Albert Rocca insisted that his analysis was correct.

"You can't break the door, and you can't blame the data. Isn't that what you said, complaining about the bad bed if you can't have a child?"

The last sentence was muttered quietly, but it was still heard by the people around him.

Suddenly, there was a burst of laughter.

Yang Hao also smiled and said, "I don't care anyway. If you lose tonight, I will settle the score with you and deduct your salary."

Just as Yang Hao finished speaking, a burst of exclamation suddenly came from the stadium stands.

Yang Hao turned his head to look, and happened to see Deco transfer his kick to the right. Joaquin and Del Horno, the Spanish international who would later join Chelsea, formed a formation on the right. To one.

With a skillful feint, Joaquin got rid of Del Horno and made a pass.

Athletic Bilbao's central defenders are all over 1 meters tall, so Yang Hao's header in this game is also a crucial scoring method.

This time, Torres finally took advantage of the opportunity, overpowering former Real Madrid defender Karanka, facing Joaquin's cross, and shook his head directly, sending the ball into the goal guarded by Alan Subia.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"In the 73st minute, Atletico Madrid took the lead and scored!"

"Torres! Torres again!"

After Torres scored, he was so excited that he jumped up and rushed out of the stadium with excitement. The fans in the entire Calderon Stadium were cheering for him.

Atletico Madrid's Santo Nino rushed to the sidelines, opened his arms, and accepted the cheers of the fans.

Yang Hao was still a little excited when he saw the goal.

But there was someone next to him who was more excited than him.

"Did you see it? A goal! Torres scored a goal!!"

Albert Rocca looked like he was possessed by Huang Jianxiang's soul at this moment.

Damn it, is it necessary to be so excited?
Isn't it just a goal?
"Did you see it? I just said, their physical fitness is not good anymore." Albert Rocca started to sneer.

Can Yang Hao just let it go?

"Okay, there are still 17 minutes left. If you can't score one more, I'll still deduct your salary."

What?
Albert Rocca was a little confused.

You've already scored a goal, but you still have to deduct it?
But what surprised everyone was that the same offensive routine had different changes.

In the 78th minute, Deco passed the ball to the right, and Joaquin tried to break through but failed. Maicon stepped in and passed the ball to Baraja at the front of the penalty area with little chance.

As a result, Athletic Bilbao missed someone from the front of the penalty area, and Baraja took a long shot.

The ball went in again!

Yang Hao was really confused now.

Damn, it really is...

Hurry, let's make substitutions and continue to strengthen the attack!
Yang Hao asked Parales to call Villa quickly to prepare to play and strengthen the attack.

Looking back again, when I saw Albert Rocca, he obviously had the experience just now and did not dare to complain this time.

"Stop pretending, I know what you are thinking. I have made a substitution. If you don't score the third goal, I will deduct your salary."

Everyone around was amused.

Albert Rocca almost cried.

"I didn't say anything this time."

"Don't explain. Explanation is just a cover-up. Your eyes betray your heart."

Albert Rocca said that he was very injured and did not look at the data. It is now, is there any use in looking at the data?

He really wanted to post a post online and ask the omnipotent netizens: What should I do if I encounter a boss who deducts wages randomly all day long?Urgent, wait online, dear!

But what everyone never expected was that Atletico Madrid really scored another goal before the end of the game.

Still on the right, still Maicon, the goal was Villa, and it was a header.

Yang Hao was really happy.

He really didn't expect that if he didn't score in more than 70 minutes, he would score three goals.

What else can be done?

Just praise and that's it.

……

19 wins, 17 draw and 1 loss in 1 rounds.

This is the report card given by Atletico Madrid in the first half.

So dazzling!

Atletico Madrid is 12 points ahead of second-placed Valencia and 13 points ahead of third-placed Real Madrid.

But Yang Hao praised the players mercilessly in the locker room after the game until every one of them was elated.

Finally, he reminded all players not to let their guard down.

In the 98/99 Serie A season, AC Milan came back to win the championship after trailing Lazio by as many as 13 points.

Nowadays, the team's morale is strong, and it is certainly impossible for Yang Hao to say these depressing words to undermine the players' confidence, but he still knows very well in his heart that everyone must pay enough attention and not slack off.

At the subsequent press conference, when media reporters mentioned that Atletico Madrid had already won the La Liga championship ahead of schedule, Yang Hao refuted this statement with a smile, saying that the league was only halfway through and Atletico Madrid was only temporarily leading.

Yang Hao also specifically gave an example and told a story that is familiar to everyone in China: the tortoise and the hare.

He said that Atletico Madrid now is like a rabbit running very fast. It must never stop and must rush to the end.

"Of course, I also tell my players that we don't need to think about so many things. We always only need to do one thing well, and that's enough."

"That is, try your best and play every game well!"

Yang Hao's sanity also received unanimous praise from the media after the game.

A 13-point lead is enough to make Atletico Madrid proud, but it is indeed a bit early to win the championship.

……

January 1, the second leg of the Copa del Rey knockout round of 13.

Atletico Madrid visited the Riazor Stadium to challenge Deportivo La Coruña.

Super Depor took advantage of their home court advantage in the first half, with Pandiani scoring the first goal, and then taking the initiative on the field.

But Atletico Madrid equalized the score in the second half with Drogba receiving an assist from Kaká.

In the end, the two sides shook hands 1 to 1.

The Sheets Legion defeated Deportivo La Coruna with a total score of 3-1 and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals.

After the game, this group of young players from Atletico Madrid received rave reviews and praise.

……

On January 1, in the 17th round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid faced Sevilla at home.

Atletico Madrid's only loss this season was against Sevilla away from home.

So this time, Atletico Madrid performed particularly well at home.

Just over 4 minutes into the game, Xabi Alonso used a long pass to assist Reyes in scoring.

After that, the two teams fell into a continuous stalemate. Although Sevilla was playing away from home, they still performed particularly bravely.

Until the end of the first half, it was Xavi Alonso's long pass, and Torres scored another victory, 2-0!

After changing sides in the second half, Baraja assisted Deco to score in the 63rd minute.

In the 74th minute, Torres assisted Maicon and scored the fourth goal of the game.

In the end, Atletico Madrid defeated Sevilla 4-0 at home!

而这一轮，瓦伦西亚客场0比0战平巴拉多利德，巴萨主场1比1战平毕尔巴鄂竞技，皇马客场1比1战平皇家贝蒂斯。

Only Deportivo defeated Zaragoza 4-1 at home.

In other words, after this round, Atletico Madrid's lead has expanded to 14 points.

Suddenly, not only the entire Spain, the entire Europe, and even the media and fans around the world basically concluded that there was no suspense about the La Liga championship.

Atletico Madrid's championship looks to be a sure thing.

Especially the outside media, which hung the La Liga championship medal around Atletico Madrid's neck in advance.

……

On January 1, Atletico Madrid faced Barcelona at home in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-finals.

The two sides fell into a bitter battle.

During the winter break, Barcelona loaned Dutch midfielder David Davis from Juventus, which greatly improved the team's midfielder's blocking ability, and Davis is also very good at delivering the ball under pressure.

This greatly alleviates the midfield and defensive problems faced by Barcelona now.

The game lasted until the 74th minute. Iniesta sent a wonderful pass, and Villa calmly pushed the shot in the penalty area, sealing the victory for Atletico Madrid and beating Barcelona 1-0.

At this moment, Atletico Madrid's momentum reached a peak.

As the team's head coach, Yang Hao is very happy to see that the team has been winning, but he also clearly feels that the atmosphere in the team is changing, especially the subtle changes in the players' mentality.

He and the coaching staff have done a lot of work, especially since the team is currently adjusting its state and preparing for the Champions League at the end of February. Under such circumstances, it is very dangerous for such signs to appear.

It feels like a parent. When a child gets good grades in an exam, they should not only give them more praise, affirmation and encouragement to avoid dampening their enthusiasm, but at the same time be wary of whether they will become distracted. .

This feeling is particularly complicated.

……

1月24日，西甲第21轮，马竞客场1比1战平了阿尔巴塞特。

The latter is currently ranked 16th in La Liga, and its goal is to avoid relegation.

Atletico Madrid scored the first goal in the first half, but the defensive players made mistakes in the second half and conceded a goal.

In the end, the two sides drew 1-1.

……

Three days later, the second leg of the Copa del Rey quarterfinals will be played.

Atletico Madrid drew 1-1 with Barcelona away from home.

In the 11th minute of the first half, Luis Garcia opened the scoring for Barcelona.

Subsequently, Atletico Madrid played unsatisfactorily throughout the game.

Iniesta, who has always performed very well in the Copa del Rey, was also frozen by Davis in this game.

It wasn't until the 84th minute that Drogba took advantage of a corner kick to equalize the score for Atletico Madrid.

1 to 1, tied!
The total score was 2 to 1, and Atletico Madrid narrowly escaped.

……

On the evening of January 1st, the 31nd round of La Liga.

Atletico Madrid plays Osasuna at home.

In the 24th minute of the first half, the Shenzhen Army was attacked by opponent forward Baldo and took the lead to score.

After that, no matter how Atletico Madrid launched its attack, they were unable to knock on Osasuna's goal.

To make matters worse, in the 75th minute, Lucio was shown a second yellow card while defending a counterattack by the opponent, and was directly sent off with a red card. This made Atletico Madrid have to lose one person.

The score was 1 goal behind and there was one less person on the field, which made the fans at Calderon Stadium start to worry.

Especially after 80 minutes, even the on-site commentator felt, "Atletico Madrid may lose tonight."

"They did have a bit of luck tonight. Torres was injured in the 29th minute of the first half and came off the field. Now he has received a red card, which makes it worse."

"Yang Hao is now adopting a tactic similar to 4122. He still wants to ensure the advantage of passing and controlling the ball in the midfield and backfield."

"But tonight, neither Drogba nor Reyes were in particularly good condition in the frontcourt. Drogba also missed a very good scoring opportunity."

"Now, there are 10 minutes left in the game."

……

"Kaká, after you go up, go forward when you have the opportunity and let Reyes and Drogba help you open up the defense."

Having said this, Yang Hao put his arm on Kaka's shoulder and encouraged him: "Find a way to score him a goal!"

Kaka turned his head, looked deeply at the coach, and nodded heavily.

Soon, Yang Hao replaced Baraja with Kaka.

This is the third substitution of the whole game. Just now Yang Hao replaced Joaquin with Marchena.

After the substitution, Yang Hao folded his hands on his chest and looked directly at the court.

The game restarted.

In recent times, Atletico Madrid's state has indeed experienced a downturn.

La Liga and the Copa del Rey each drew one game.

Next, in the middle of the week, there is an away game against Valencia in the Copa del Rey semi-finals, then the 23rd round of La Liga, an away game against Valencia, then the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals at home against Valencia and an away game against Barcelona .

Playing 3 consecutive games against Valencia is definitely a fatal schedule.

If we lose at the Calderon tonight, things could go terribly wrong.

Yang Hao has been coaching Atletico Madrid and has remained unbeaten at home. If they lose tonight, the impact on the team's morale will be immeasurable, and they may even lose again and again.

As the team's head coach, Yang Hao actually doesn't care about the so-called unbeaten home game. What he cares about is the team's next game.

Especially the next four games against Valencia and Barcelona will not only affect La Liga, but also the Copa del Rey.

……

After Kaka came on the field, he became the team's most active player in the midfield.

Osasuna head coach Aguirre was also very cautious. After seeing Kaka play, he immediately asked the team's midfielder to pay attention, especially Pablo Garcia, who stayed close to Kaká.

The whole world knows that Pablo Garcia is deeply resentful of Yang Hao's unwillingness to accept him back to Atletico Madrid.

At this moment, he is also working hard, wanting to defeat Atletico Madrid at the Calderon Stadium and watch Yang Hao's jokes again.

This allowed Atletico Madrid to fail to threaten after several attempts to attack.

Time is passing bit by bit.

Yang Hao kept reminding the players on the sidelines to spread the formation, and the full-backs boldly pushed forward.

Osasuna also felt Atletico Madrid's determination, and the team began to tighten its defense.

This made it obvious that there was one less person on the court, but Atletico Madrid had the advantage on the scene.

"The game has reached the 89th minute."

"We saw that Atletico Madrid were still looking for opportunities to attack, but Osasuna defended very well."

"It looks like tonight will be Yang Hao's first home defeat since coaching Atletico Madrid."

"The sign indicating two minutes of added time has been raised on the sidelines."

"In other words, there are only 2 minutes left for Atletico Madrid."

"The feeling Atletico Madrid gave us tonight is that the players are indeed working hard, but their condition is still not ideal. It may be related to their adjustments and the intensive schedule in the past period."

"When others are playing once a week and you have to play double games a week and still play against strong teams, that would be terrible."

"Actually, sometimes, we all know that in a situation like Atletico Madrid, losing a game is a good thing. It allows everyone to take off their burdens and travel lightly."

"They have been undefeated in La Liga for 20 games!"

"Look at this time, Xavi Alonso passed the ball to the right again, and Maicon came in from behind."

Osasuna had two defensive players blocking the right wing, making Maicon unable to find a chance to cross even from the bottom line.

As a last resort, Maicon had no choice but to stop, with his back to the right sideline and facing the defensive player.

There was no one around him to respond, and he wanted to try a one-on-one and force a pass.

But at this moment, Kaka's shout came over. "Right corner, give it to me!"

Maicon turned his head and saw Kaka advancing, and he immediately passed the ball.

Pablo Garcia chased Kaká all the way.

When Kaka got the ball in the right corner of the penalty area, Pablo Garcia had also chased back to the penalty area.

Drogba, who was originally preparing to respond in the small penalty area, suddenly ran back.

The Uruguayan received the call from his teammates and realized that his most important task was to cut off the connection between Kaká and Drogba, so he positioned himself slightly forward, always guarding against Kaká. Cutting and lateral passing.

The Brazilian didn't wait for Pablo Garcia to gain a foothold, and immediately made a horizontal cut inside, which deceived Pablo Garcia into quickly blocking the ball.

But Kaka actually poked the ball lightly, and it passed right under Pablo Garcia's crotch with his outstretched foot, and he also rushed to the baseline from the right side.

As soon as they met, Kaka gave Pablo Garcia a crotch.

But Osasuna had two lines of defense in the penalty area.

As soon as central defender Cesar Cruchaga saw Kaka break through Pablo Garcia's defense, he immediately rushed to help defend the position. At the same time, he was also on guard against Kaka's inverted triangle return pass to find DeRo. Ba, blocking the passing lane.

It has to be said that Osasuna's defense is really tight, and the 30-year-old Cruchaga is also extremely experienced.

But Kaka had expected it.

He shouted to Drogba, "Wait!"

The brave and talented Brazilian had already guessed that his opponent would do this, and there was a left back chasing him behind him, so he chose a more risky and technically difficult move.

That is to drive the ball directly to the baseline.

Kaka suddenly accelerated again, dribbling the ball to the angle between the small penalty area line and the bottom line.

At this moment, all the defensive players, including the goalkeeper, thought that Kaká had completely lost his shooting angle, and there was even no passing line.

Either take the ball out of the baseline, or barely kick it off. At zero angle, the possibility of scoring is almost zero.

Therefore, whether it was Cruchaga or others, they all breathed a sigh of relief. The goalkeeper clung to the right post, blocking Kaka's last hope of scoring.

But just when everyone thought there was no chance, Kaka took the lead and moved the ball to the small penalty area before the ball went out of the baseline, and he also made a change of direction.

The ball didn't go out of bounds, half of his men were out of bounds and half in the small penalty area.

This kind of sudden acceleration in a small space, and being able to control the ball to such an extent at extremely fast speeds, is a great test of the players' technical abilities and body control, as well as their strong self-confidence.

Because if you are not careful, the ball will go out of the baseline.

After Kaka rushed into the small penalty area, he found a gap in Cesar Cruchaga and immediately knocked the ball back with the inside of his right foot.

The ball reached near the bottom line of the goal and passed back to Drogba's feet at the front of the small penalty area.

At the previous moment, everyone's attention was on Kaka near the baseline, but Drogba was empty.

Because no one believed that Kaka could pass the ball back under such adversity.

But he just did it!
Not only did it happen, but it was delivered well.

As soon as Drogba stopped the ball, he hit it with his feet.

The ball went straight to the left side of Osasuna's goal.

The goalkeeper, who was clinging to the right post, had no time to react?

All other players also had no time to react.

The ball crashed into the net.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!"

"In the 90th minute, Drogba equalized the score for Atletico Madrid!"

"1 to 1!"

"My God, the number one contributor to this goal must be Kaká!"

"The Brazilian performed a very wonderful magic trick in Osasuna's penalty area."

"He completely outplayed every defender in the Osasuna penalty area, including the goalkeeper."

"When everyone thought that the ball was not threatening, he just took the ball out."

"That's what a star does!"

"His series of actions place extremely high demands on the star's footwork, and require extremely delicate skills to achieve."

"And when he started just now, he also passed through Pablo Garcia's wicket."

"This is Kaka!!"

When the live TV replayed the entire process of the goal, especially in slow motion, so that everyone could clearly see every touch of the ball and exquisite footwork by Kaka, the Atletico Madrid fans in the stadium were completely stunned. Crazy.

Yang Hao was also indescribably excited and raised his fists high in celebration.

Atletico Madrid drew with Osasuna at home 1-1.

……

After the game, there was dead silence in the locker room.

It was so quiet that the only sound left was the heavy breathing of the players.

The game is getting more and more thrilling.

Everyone at Atletico Madrid clearly feels the team's current downturn.

Tonight, we almost lost at Calderon Stadium.

This is the undefeated Calderon!

If we lose tonight, the consequences will be disastrous.

At this moment, each of them is holding their hearts in their hands, waiting for the head coach's storm.

The head coach should be very angry for such a poor performance.

Everyone is thinking.

It was amid the players' complex emotions of fatigue, anxiety and uneasiness that Yang Hao opened the door to the locker room and walked in.

But to everyone's surprise, he had a smile on his face.

"You guys did a great job tonight."

Yang Hao's first words when he came in surprised all the players. They all looked at Yang Hao in disbelief, as if they wanted to tell whether the words were true or false from his face?
They almost lost to Osasuna, but it’s still pretty good?
"Don't look at me like that, right?" Yang Hao asked with a smile.

He was smiling all the time, and it felt to the players that his smile was real.

"Osasuna is currently ranked 6th in La Liga. Our performance is indeed relatively poor, but the ups and downs of the state are normal. We were able to draw 1-1 with Osasuna at home when the state was at a low point. I feel very satisfied."

When Yang Hao said this, all the players believed him and breathed a sigh of relief.

"I know that everyone has been under a lot of pressure recently."

"On the one hand, the excellent results in the past have put a heavy psychological burden on everyone. On the other hand, our schedule is also relatively intensive. Also, we have to adjust for the next UEFA Champions League top 16 knockout rounds..."

In fact, January is a critical moment that tests the coaching staff and players.

Because what follows will be a series of intensive matches.

After the top 16 was changed back to the knockout round, all teams were forced to show their best form by the end of February.

Otherwise, if you make a mistake, you will have to pack up and go home.

In this two-round knockout tournament, the error tolerance rate is too low and the competition is too cruel.

But from a fan's perspective, this knockout match is the most enjoyable to watch.

In Yang Hao's previous life, Chen XX, who wrote about football at Qidian, even said that the Champions League knockout rounds and the away goals system were genius designs. If Yang Hao ever saw him again, he would beat Chen XX into a pig's head.

Genius Nimi!

"We are now in a stage of adjusting our state. Don't be mentally burdened or think too much. Just prepare well and compete as hard as usual. If you lose, you lose. We have enough advantages to make mistakes!"

Why did Yang Hao grab so many points in front of him? It was to leave more room for mistakes and time for the team to make adjustments at this time.

"Okay, hurry up and pack up. Tomorrow night, I'll treat everyone to dinner. It's been a long time since we got together."

"Ruben, Fernando."

Yang Hao named Baraja and Torres. The latter was injured and came off the field, but after treatment, the problem was not serious. It is estimated that a week or so of rest will be enough.

"You are responsible for convening. I will ask Parales to book the venue. Everyone must be there, okay?"

After speaking, Yang Hao clapped his hands vigorously a few times to indicate disbandment.

At this moment, the players' hearts dropped.

But little did they know that when Yang Hao walked out of the locker room, he also let out a heavy breath.

The team performs poorly, the head coach yells at them, and then they change their minds and perform like new...

Uh, come on, that was a common plot in Yang Hao's early novels.

But now, he realized how could anything be so easy?

The team's poor state is often foreshadowed, which means the coaching staff is aware of it and can control it.

For example, if Atletico Madrid is in good form at the end of February against Bayern in the knockout round at the end of February, Yang Hao will probably cry to death.

How will we compete with Bayern then?

Therefore, the most ideal situation for the team during this period is to remain stable, or it will be fine if it is even a little bit in shape.

The real challenge is how to ensure the stability of the game results when the team is in poor condition.

Like this season, Yang Hao attaches great importance to the King's Cup and has now reached the semi-finals.

With Atletico Madrid's current strength and depth of bench, if it encounters a team in the middle and lower reaches of La Liga, even if the state is a little worse, it can still remain stable. But if it encounters teams like Deportivo La Coruna and Valencia, the risk will be Naturally it is a bit bigger.

As Atletico Madrid is doing now, it's actually quite good.

Besides, the players don’t want the game to be played like this.

It’s the same metaphor again. On weekdays, your child’s academic performance is good, but suddenly there is a period of decline in performance and there are some problems in learning. At this time, as a parent, do you want to directly scold him?Or should we provide support and encouragement, carefully analyze the reasons, and help him regain his learning status?
Which of the two methods is more effective?
……

The media outside will not pay attention to your situation at Atletico Madrid.

They don't care about mid- to long-term things like strategy.

They only care about whether tomorrow's newspaper will sell well.

Especially for a new and powerful team like Atletico Madrid, it is even more criticized.

After the 22nd round, Atletico Madrid suffered two consecutive draws, and the gap with Real Madrid, which was ranked second in La Liga, was shortened to 11 points, 3 points more than Valencia, which was ranked third.

However, whether it is media close to Real Madrid such as AS, or media in Catalonia, they are reporting that Atletico Madrid is in full decline.

Aspen even asserted that Atletico Madrid's trough continues and the points gap will continue to be shortened, especially in the next round.

Atletico Madrid's opponent in the Copa del Rey semifinals is Valencia, and Real Madrid's opponent is Sevilla.

Aspen ignores Atletico Madrid. Along the way, they have encountered powerful opponents like Deportivo La Coruna and Barcelona. Real Madrid's signings are much better than Atletico Madrid.

They are concerned about one thing. Valencia has been in good form recently, especially in this round's away game against Malaga 6-1.

Benitez's team is in such good shape, and Atletico Madrid will be in bad luck next.

The Catalan media also believe that Barcelona is recovering strongly.

After the introduction of Davis, Barcelona's overall performance has indeed improved greatly.

In this round, they defeated Athletic Bilbao 5-0 at home.

Rijkaard's team completely activated the midfield, the team as a whole gained balance and stability, and goals and wins continued to come.

Real Madrid lost 2 goals in a row in the first half and scored 3 goals in a row in the second half, reversing Valladolid 3-2.

Most of the Spanish media circle is waiting to see Atletico Madrid's joke.

Aspen even believes that February and March will be a turning point for Atletico Madrid's entire season.

The Copa del Rey, La Liga and Champions League will all have a clear picture of the situation in these two months.

"Yang Hao's team is likely to repeat the same mistakes as Real Madrid last season!"

"In fact, they don't even expect the King of Sanya."

……

It seemed to be to confirm what Asbao said.

Three days later, Atletico Madrid visited the Mestalla Stadium to challenge Valencia away from home.

Yang Hao still rotated and let players in better condition play. As a result, he conceded a goal in the 18th minute in the away game.

Mista beat Carvalho and scored with a header, breaking the deadlock on the field.

After that, the two teams were back and forth, and the game was very fierce. Both sides tried their best.

In this high-intensity game, Yang Hao did not bring players such as Messi and Ramos.

This is not a question of trust or distrust, but of inappropriateness.

Young players should not put too much pressure on them, but should let them grow up in a more relaxed environment and make steady progress, so it is usually in situations where there is no performance pressure, or the team is steadily winning the opponent. Go down and let them go up is the most ideal result.

As for such a cruel cup match, especially a strong dialogue, it is really inappropriate.

So, he didn't bring any with him this time.

But in the 90th minute of the game, Iniesta sent a wonderful pass. After Reyes crossed into the penalty area, he scored with a low shot and evened the score, 1-1!

In the end, Atletico Madrid drew with Valencia away from home.

……

On February 2, in the 7rd round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid challenged Valencia away.

When the game reached the 70th minute, Angulo's cross from the right was received by Mista, passed Marchena in the penalty area, faced Atletico Madrid's goal, and scored with his left foot. .

This was the only goal in the game.

Valencia and Atletico Madrid once again staged a brutal fight.

Both sides invested all their forces and unreservedly wanted to kill their opponents.

Benitez threatened to keep up the pressure on Atletico before the game.

"We will chase Atletico Madrid all the way just like Atletico Madrid did against Real Madrid last season!"

"Whether it's La Liga or the Copa del Rey, we will fight until the last minute!"

In the game, Valencia indeed played extremely tenaciously, and the two teams fought fiercely, but in the end, Valencia relied on their home field advantage and Mista scored a goal.

The center who came out of Real Madrid's youth training has had the best performance of his career this season.

But after the game, when Benitez came over to shake hands with Yang Hao, Yang Hao's words made his face darken.

"These 3 points are given to you, but the ticket to the Copa del Rey final belongs to me!"

In this round, Deportivo La Coruna, Barcelona and Real Madrid all won.

After this round of games, Atletico Madrid continued to score 23 points with 18 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in 57 games, ranking first in La Liga.

Real Madrid ranked second with 49 points, Valencia ranked third with 47 points, Deportivo La Coruna ranked fourth with 43 points, and Barcelona ranked fifth with 36 points.

It is obvious that the top four pattern has been formed.

In the 24th round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid will visit Camp Nou to face Barcelona, ​​which has been gaining momentum recently.

But before that, Yang Hao has to face Valencia at home.

Before the crucial decisive battle against the Bat Legion, the Spanish media expressed concerns about Atletico Madrid's prospects.

From a maximum lead of 14 points to only 8 points left, Atletico Madrid is in full decline.

According to Catalan media, with Barcelona's current situation, defeating Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou is not a problem.

By then, Atletico Madrid's lead will be only 5 points.

The ownership of the La Liga championship has once again created suspense.

Yang Hao scoffed at this statement before the Copa del Rey semi-finals.

"I don't know how much they drank to get this drunk."

"But I know we haven't lost yet!"

Yang Hao admitted that the schedule has been really bad during the past period.

The Copa del Rey has played three consecutive knockout rounds, encountering Deportivo La Coruna, Barcelona and Valencia respectively, which is 6 games.

La Liga also continues to encounter strong enemies.

For example, in two weeks, they will play Osasuna first, then face Valencia three times, and then visit Camp Nou.

These are the top 6 teams in La Liga.

Isn’t this schedule devilish enough?

But Yang Hao also said, "We are no longer a weakling. I believe that our players can overcome this difficulty and cope with this challenge. This is also an opportunity to prove ourselves!"

More importantly, in the Copa del Rey semi-final against Valencia, Torres came back to life with full blood.

……

On the evening of February 2th, Atletico Madrid faced Valencia at home in the Copa del Rey semi-finals.

Benitez's team faced Atletico Madrid with a 4231 tactic, showing an aggressive momentum from the beginning.

But Yang Hao knew in his heart that he was feeling guilty.

The thickness of the Bat Legion's bench is worse than that of Atletico Madrid. In these few consecutive games, their starting lineup has not been changed much, and the consumption is greater than that of Atletico Madrid.

Therefore, Yang Hao's strategy in this game is to wait for work and decide the outcome in the second half.

Unexpectedly, Valencia took the initiative to give gifts in the first half.

Baraja's diagonal pass, Reyes and Evra cooperated on the left, and passed to Kaka.

The Brazilian player shot a long shot from outside the penalty area and scored Canizares' goal.

This was a goal in the 32nd minute of the first half.

After that, Valencia continued to press, but Atletico Madrid patiently controlled the ball and competed with Valencia.

To what extent?
In the 61st minute, Vicente came off the field and was replaced by Angulo.

In the 70th minute, Mista couldn't hold it anymore and replaced Sisko.

But in the 80th minute, Joaquin made a cross from the right. Torres overwhelmed Ayala in the penalty area and headed the ball from close range.

2 is better than 0!

In the 85th minute, after stealing the ball in the midfield, Kaka advanced with the ball and passed diagonally from the front of the penalty area to the right side of the penalty area.

Joaquin broke into the penalty area, stopped the ball, and succeeded in pushing the shot into the far corner from a small angle, 3-0!

Afterwards, Atletico Madrid even continued to launch offensives, causing Albelda to receive the second yellow card of the game and be sent off with a red card in the 88th minute.

At this point, the overall situation of the game has been decided.

Atletico Madrid successfully advanced to the Copa del Rey final with a 3-0 home score and a total score of 4-1.

When the final whistle sounded, the entire Calderon stadium cheered!

　A bit embarrassing!Feel sorry!It's not that I was lazy and didn't stay up late last night to type, but... when I was looking up information, I clicked in without knowing why. I originally thought about taking a sneak peek, but there are so many lovely readers waiting for me. Wait for me to update, right?As a result, shit, I fell behind 0-1. You think, as a die-hard Meilinger, can I bear it?So...I watched the best part, it was great!Real Madrid's performance has been a bit poor recently, so they can't always rely on Bellingham.It must be that I haven't been black enough or ruthless enough recently. I will reflect deeply and make corrections resolutely!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)