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Chapter 30: Attack at the beginning, get first blood!

On the evening of October 4, Calderon Stadium in Madrid.

In the 33rd round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid faced Malaga at home.

Little Hill nervously accompanied his father, Cerezo and Paulo Futre, as well as Clemente Balavid from the board of directors and others, sitting in the chairman's stand.

As a young man, he could not hide his inner anxiety and uneasiness at all.

The Copa del Rey semi-final against Barcelona is important, but it is just an appetizer.

The real test between Yang Hao and Atletico Madrid is tonight's focus game.

To avoid relegation, they must score 6 points in the next six league rounds. This is a huge test for any team, even top-ranked Deportivo La Coruna.

Barcelona will lose 4-1 at home. Many people think that Barcelona did not try their best, and some people think that it is a return to glory after Atletico Madrid changed coaches, but no matter what, the Copa del Rey is not the main battlefield.

If Atletico Madrid wants to avoid relegation, they have to win over their opponents in the league.

Old Hill turned his head, glanced at his son, and saw the uneasiness on his face, and snorted.

What he despised the most was his son's fearful and fearful character.

Now that you have made a decision, go ahead bravely. What are you afraid of?
Paul Futrey heard the sound and saw the discord between the father and son, and immediately laughed, "Joaquin Perot really doesn't intend to save any face for his old club tonight."

Back then, when he was still playing for Atletico Madrid, Joaquín Perrault once coached Atletico Madrid and was considered an old acquaintance.

Atletico Madrid had contacted Joaquín Perrault several times before when they changed coaches, but the star of Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan stayed away from the team and obviously did not want to get involved in this muddy water.

And now, he has to step heavily on Atletico Madrid.

"Malaga's current style of play is very tenacious, and this game is not easy to play." Clement Balavid frowned.

Many people say that La Liga advocates offense. This is certainly true, but starting a few years ago, especially after Cooper’s success coaching Real Mallorca, teams in the middle and lower reaches of La Liga, and even Valencia , Deportivo La Coruna and other teams are paying more and more attention to defense.

Teams like Alaves, Athletic Bilbao, Celta Vigo, Málaga, Rayo Vallecano, Espanyol and other teams are even more stubborn and even very rough in style, and they are simply incompatible with offensive football.

The rankings of these teams in recent seasons have also been good.

"Sevilla faces Valencia at home in this round. If the Bats want to break into the Champions League, they must win this game; Real Betis will challenge Espanyol away from home, which is probably a disaster, because the Spaniard We need to attack the European theater."

"Real Oviedo is facing Barcelona at home. Barcelona has suffered two consecutive defeats. This round, Van Gaal is fighting against the odds. Even if Oviedo fights to avoid relegation, Barcelona can probably win."

When Paul Futre analyzed this, he couldn't help but smile, "As long as we win Malaga, although our ranking is still 19th, we can quickly shorten the gap with Real Betis and Real Oviedo."

The chaos in La Liga this season lies in the fact that the top teams have not performed satisfactorily. So far, the leader Deportivo has only scored 61 points, which is the fewest points in the same period in La Liga in the past few years.

But the teams ranked at the bottom, especially the teams above and below the relegation line, have the most points in recent years. This has led to a large area in the middle where the points are very tight, and the whole situation is extremely chaotic.

If you are not careful, you may be stepped on in any minute.

For example, from Celta Vigo in seventh place to Racing Santander in 7th place, there is only a total difference of 16 points.

The 10 teams are separated by 6 points. What a fierce competition it is.

Racing Santander has 38 points, Real Betis has 36 points, Real Oviedo has 34 points, and Atletico Madrid has 32 points.

It can be said that the entire competition situation, especially the relegation situation, is very, very fierce.

This is extremely rare in La Liga and even European football in the past many years.

If the points are too tight, the error tolerance rate will be low. Whoever makes a mistake may be stepped on.

But this also means that it is very, very difficult for Atletico to climb out.

Every game is a decisive battle!
At this time, the players of the two teams, led by referee Alfonso Perez Brewer, walked out of the player tunnel one after another, and the live broadcast also announced the starting lineups of the two teams.

Atletico Madrid still adopts the 4231 formation.

Goalkeeper: Molina;

Defense: Capdevila, Santi Denia, Gamarra and Gaspar;

Midfield: Pablo Garcia and Baraja partner as a double defensive midfielder, with Solari, Belleron and Aguilera in front;
Center: Hasselbaink.

The starting lineup of the Shenlian Legion is exactly the same as in the Copa del Rey semi-finals in midweek, which is also in line with outside expectations.

After finally working out a slightly more stable style of play, wouldn't it be foolish to adjust it again?

Malaga still insists on the 442 formation.

Goalkeeper: Contreras;

Defense: Vicente Balcarce, Loteta, Sanz, Roberto Rojas;
Midfielder: Movilla, de los Santos, Ruano and Rufet;

Forwards: Dario Silva and Catania.

What is very interesting is that when Malaga central defender Fernando Sanz walked out of the player tunnel, more than 5 Atletico Madrid fans at the scene booed deafeningly, giving the former Real Madrid player "special" treatment.

This was obviously not a reference to his background as a former Real Madrid player, but to what he said before the game.

Fernando Sanz is the son of Real Madrid's current chairman Sanz, so he said before the game that he would do his best to help Malaga defeat Atletico Madrid and push Atletico Madrid further into the relegation zone.

"This is not just for Malaga, but also for my father and Real Madrid!"

Obviously, he wants to build momentum for Sens's upcoming summer election.

Of course, Atletico Madrid fans gave up and greeted him with a wave of boos.

By the way, Real Madrid guard Salgado is the son-in-law of chairman Sanz.

...Yang Hao walked out of the players' tunnel amidst this wave of boos.

He thought the fans were dissatisfied with him and were booing him.

Fortunately, the boos stopped abruptly when I walked out, and there was even a hint of applause.

This was his reward for leading the team to a 4-1 victory over Barcelona.

After Yang Hao came out, he went straight to the visiting team's coaching bench.

This time he didn't need Mendiodo's reminder, he walked over directly and shook hands with Joaquín Perrault.

assistant coach?

Come on, last time Barcelona's assistant coach was Mourinho, this time...

Looks a bit like Hierro.

No matter, hold it!

Yang Hao shook hands with the two of them, and Joaquin Perot even said a few words to him, which were generally affirmations of his last game.

"Atletico Madrid played a lot of different things." Joaquín Perro boasted.

"Thank you." Yang Hao said with a smile, "I hope I can continue my excellent performance tonight."

Joaquin Perot was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "I'm afraid it won't be easy."

Yang Hao didn't like this kind of unnecessary war of words. After saying goodbye with a smile, he turned around and left.

Joaquín Perrault noticed Juanma Lillo in front of the home team's coaching bench, which was news.

"When did he go to Atletico Madrid to be an assistant coach?" Joaquin Perot frowned.

This guy is also very difficult to deal with, and the teams he led before were very difficult to deal with.

"I don't know, it must have happened in the past few days." Manolo Hierro had never heard of it before.

After Joaquin Perot thought for a while, he walked to the sidelines and shouted a few words to the players, telling them to pay attention after the game started.

What Juanma Lillo is best at is the 4231 tactic, and he is very good at pressing and pressing from high positions, so he has to be cautious.

……

"They still played 442. The starting lineup and positioning did not surprise us and remained unchanged."

When Yang Hao walked to the home team's coaching bench, Juanma Lillo and Mendiodo came up to him.

I have seen the roster before, but now I see the position of the players on the court.

Typical 442 parallel stance.

There are no absolute good or bad tactics in this world, only appropriate or inappropriate ones.

There is no big-name star in the Malaga team, and even few people knew who Catania was before.

But their ability to reach this position is enough to prove the effectiveness of this tactic.

It is very, very difficult for a team like Malaga to form an excellent lineup. Once it is formed, it will basically not be adjusted unless there is an injury.

Atletico Madrid is almost the same now.

"According to plan, attack at the beginning and try to get first blood!"

Both Lillo and Mendiodo gradually adapted to Yang Hao's terminology. It was obviously the first goal, why did it have to be said to be first blood?
Isn't it easy to think of something else?
Yang Hao was still not at ease. When he saw Joaquin Perot calling the players from the sidelines, he quickly walked to the sidelines and waved to Baraja, "You and Pablo are going to give me 12 points." spirit, stay focused, understand?”

Baraja knows the importance of this game and the requirements of the team's opening tactics on the double midfielder.

"Remind Santi and Carlos again that when Catania and Dario Silva counterattack, they should defend if they can. If they can't, they should foul early. Don't let them threaten the goal."

Baraja kept nodding, and when he turned to leave, he was stopped by Yang Hao again.

"Also, be careful, try to control your movements and don't get cards easily."

"understood."

Baraja returned to the court and quickly conveyed the coach's message.

Yang Hao also gestured towards Belleron and Hasselbaink, telling them not to have any concerns.

……

With the referee Brewer's whistle, everyone was surprised to see that when Malaga forward Catania drove the ball to Dario Silva, Atletico Madrid's entire midfielder Press forward quickly on the field.

From Hasselbaink, to Belleron, Solari and Aguilera behind him, to Baraja and Pablo Garcia behind him, and even the entire defense line, they all followed. Press forward with an extremely determined attitude.

Malaga seemed to be prepared, so the ball passed quickly and all the way back.

But they still underestimated Atletico Madrid's determination.

Hasselbaink even pressed directly in front of the goal, forcing goalkeeper Contreras to rush forward with a big kick.

But Pablo Garcia controlled the placement and headed the ball to teammate Baraja.

After seizing the ball, Atletico Madrid pressed hard.

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