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Chapter 82 Yang Hao is too difficult!
A Coruña, northwest Spain.

Head coach Irueta put down the Spanish newspaper that was freshly baked in the morning and snorted disdainfully.

"These media reporters only know how to chase hot topics and speculate on news, and their professionalism is very poor."

Irueta reached out and took off her glasses, placed them on the table, reached out and gently rubbed the bridge of her nose.

He's been reading too much lately, and his eyes tend to get astringent.

"If they all had professional qualities, they wouldn't be reporters." Assistant coach Francisco Melo smiled and handed over a glass of water. He has been working with Irueta for two or three years.

Irueta took it, took a sip, and looked at the assistant in front of him, "Francisco, are you from Atletico Madrid?"

"Yes, I have played at Atletico Madrid for ten years in my career. Like Baraja, he is from Valladolid and both are right midfielders. The difference is that he develops in the center and I develop in the back."

Sometimes, different choices can lead to completely different results.

Melo was also well-known at the time, but in the end he failed to live up to expectations and only played twice for the Spanish national team.

"What do you think of Atletico Madrid this season?" Irueta is not interested in old stories.

Francisco Melo pondered for a moment, "It's definitely not as pessimistic as the hype outside, but to be honest, I'm not particularly optimistic. The reorganization is too strong. I want to bring out such a team in one summer... "

Before he finished speaking, Melo kept shaking his head, obviously not optimistic about Yang Hao.

"You know, Atletico Madrid's restructuring efforts are far greater than those of Sacchi and Ranieri before. These famous coaches can't control it, let alone Yang Hao. But these players are far from what the outside world has rumored. So bad."

Irueta nodded in approval.

Many people say that Atletico Madrid sold many players and collected a lot of money, but did not invest much in actual transfers and did not even introduce a competitive player.

Obviously, this is a layman's statement.

Either the media reporters who hype these topics know nothing about it, or they pretend to be confused and gain traffic.

The players introduced by Atletico Madrid are not bad, and some are even excellent.

Such as Pandiani.

Deportivo has been eyeing this player for a long time. After Irueta sent away Pauleta and signed Tristan, they originally wanted to sign Pandiani, so that Deportivo would have three powerful centers. Seated, Makai, Tristan and Pandiani.

But the result?

Atletico Madrid remained calm and immediately cut off Pandiani.

The key is that the transfer fee is extremely cheap and the price-performance ratio is extremely high.

And Deco.

This player has performed so well in the Portuguese Super League, all in the Iberian Peninsula, and he is no stranger to Spanish football circles.

Why didn't anyone take action?
Because everyone is watching.

If you want to sign Deco from Porto, the transfer fee will not be small. Even for teams like Deportivo La Coruna and Valencia, they will not make it easily unless necessary.

Like Irueta, he would rather spend 2000 million to buy Belleron than 1000 million to buy Deco because of insurance.

Not to mention the middle and lower-level teams, they basically won’t think about it, it’s too expensive.

There are also Vicente and Joaquin. These two young players are well-known in the country. Valencia has been eyeing Vicente for a long time.

Cambiasso is also very strong, and Gravesen is Hamburg's main midfielder. Can these players be said to have no strength?
They just don't have much reputation.

The media pursues popularity and focuses on one focus, so they always focus on the wealthy clubs and superstars, while neglecting other players, but this does not mean that these players have no strength.

Irueta has heard more than one person mention that Atletico Madrid's transfer operations this summer are amazing and incomprehensible.

Yang Hao's attacks were fast, hard, and extremely accurate.

Snatch Vicente and Aurelio from Valencia, Pandiani from Deportivo, and Edwin van der Sar.

The Dutch goalkeeper is a world-class goalkeeper, but he spent a season with Juventus, lost his confidence, and caught up with Real Madrid to poach Zidane. Juventus wanted to sign Buffon, but Atletico Madrid took advantage of it. Enter snatched Van der Sar.

This is definitely a good deal!

Of course, the premise is that Yang Hao has the ability to resurrect Vandersha with full blood.

Looking at the transfer operations throughout the summer, Yang Hao has the three words "cost-effectiveness" engraved on his forehead.

More importantly, since he himself is not well-known, he dare not bring in famous stars because he is afraid that he will not be able to control them.

So these players are all around 20 years old, that is, Pochettino and Van der Sar are a little older.

But as Melo said, the biggest test for Atletico Madrid is no longer the players.

Yang Hao's vision for signings is reliable, but the key is his ability to integrate the team?

From signing to integration, it only takes a month at most, and players like Aurelio haven't even had a month.

This places high demands on the head coach and coaching staff.

You must have a complete set of tactical concepts and team formation ideas. You must know what players you are introducing, in what position they are placed, and what coordination you want to achieve... It is too difficult!
Just thinking about it, Irueta could tell how much work it was.

Therefore, no one was surprised that Atletico Madrid's warm-up match results were not ideal.

This is normal.

Many people in the industry are even guessing that Atletico Madrid may suffer a loss in the first half of the season.

If Yang Hao doesn't handle it well, he may not improve his grades and get out first.

It is not uncommon in football to see people planting trees so that others can enjoy the shade.

Many head coaches have encountered this, which has led to more and more head coaches not caring about the future and only focusing on the present.

"I guess he will still use the 4231 tactics from last season." Melo analyzed.

"I heard that he has recently reorganized the youth team, especially re-hiring a second-team head coach named Manolo Jimenez, and he also advocates the 4231 tactic."

"Manolo Jimenez? The one from Sevilla?" Irueta has been in La Liga for many years, and he suddenly remembered.

"Yes, after retiring in 98, I started to take further coaching courses. I said that I had taken lessons from Juanma Lillo. Their tactical concepts were very close, so Lillo recommended him to Yang Hao."

When Irueta heard this, he couldn't help but laugh again, "Our kid's ambition is really big enough. The first team has started to rectify the youth training system before he even understands it."

"Didn't the media reveal that he was cooperating with the University of Madrid and was scolded for not doing his job properly?" Melo smiled bitterly.

The cooperation project has been kept secret so far. No one knows what exactly it was, but it cost a lot of money.

Atletico Madrid is different from membership systems such as Real Madrid and Barcelona. They do not need to announce everything to the outside world.

"From the current point of view, he will still stick to 4231, but the player lineup is completely different from last season. Judging from the warm-up matches, he has not yet integrated." Melo has been following Atletico Madrid's warm-up match news.

They are all 4231, but the players have changed, and many tactics have also changed drastically.

For example, the most critical No. 4231 position in 10 has changed from Belleron to Deco, which are two completely different sets of tactics.

In Irueta's view, Yang Hao's smartest thing was to grab Pandiani.

The Uruguayan center is taller than Hasselbaink and has similar characteristics to the Dutch center, so he should be a good substitute.

"The two wings on the left and right should be Vicente and Joaquin. He must insist on playing Spanish winger tactics, plus Deco in the center, followed by Baraja and Graveson. Cambiasso may replace Guerra. Wesson’s location.”

"For Yang Hao, the most important thing this summer is to retain Baraja. If all the defensive midfielders are gone, things will be more troublesome. For the defense, Pochettino can occupy one, and Santi should be able to occupy one as well. In this case , it’s still a bit short.”

"On the right, it's either Gaspar or Belletti. An agent has recommended Belletti to La Liga teams before. This player is still very good, but on the left..."

After analyzing this, Irueta paused, obviously hesitating.

"Aurelio participated in the Olympics and will probably need to adjust and integrate. Then Atletico Madrid only has two left backs. The veteran Tony Munoz rarely played in the game last season and was more responsible for guiding the newcomers. , Antonio Lopez is only 18 years old."

At this point, Irueta finally figured it out.

"The left wing will be Atletico's weakness."

Melo also agrees with Irueta's analysis.

Neither Tony Munoz nor Antonio Lopez is stable enough. Even if he can barely play Aurelio, the Brazilian left back is indeed quite good, but who knows how much strength he can exert?
"Then our side..." When Mello asked, he raised his head and looked at Irueta.

Irueta picked up the glasses on the desk and put them back on, "Belleron, Molina and Capdevila should not go to Madrid, let them stay in the team to adjust and prepare for the game. "

Melo was stunned for a moment, but he immediately came to his senses and nodded in agreement.

All three players have just transferred from Atletico Madrid, and they are all outstanding players at Atletico Madrid. The fans are very dissatisfied with their transfers because the team has clearly avoided relegation.

Under such circumstances, it is undoubtedly inappropriate for them to return to the Calderon Stadium, and the players will feel uncomfortable.

Instead of performing poorly on the spot, it would be better to simply let them stay and rest.

"The central defender should still use the combination of Naibert and Donato. I believe they can cope with Pandiani." Irueta explained.

Donato is 37 years old and a proven veteran, but he has been very stable since joining Deportivo for nearly ten years. However, as he grows older, his position keeps moving back.

This is very similar to Real Madrid captain Hierro.

Nowadays, Irueta renews his contract with Donato every season, but he has never been able to find a reliable central defender who can replace the veteran. This has also become a knot in Irueta's mind.

In this summer's transfer market, Deportivo has invested enough, and the club's financial situation does not allow Irueta to sign another high-level central defender, so he can only continue to use the central defender from last season. combination.

Neither Donato nor Naibert are tall. Fortunately, Pandiani is only 1 meters tall. This player is more like a shooting machine. To deal with such a center, Deportivo's two central defenders are still very good. experienced.

The one who needs to worry more is Kiko.

But after Atletico Madrid's prince was seriously injured, his condition was not as good as before.

Thinking of this, Irueta felt relieved.

After winning the championship last season, Deportivo has further strengthened its strength this season. Irueta is ambitious and wants to continue last season's glory in La Liga and the Champions League.

Start by defeating Atletico Madrid!
(End of this chapter)