Chapter 225 Goalkeeper Competition

Albacete is a Western Division III team. There is nothing to say about the small club itself. It can reach the fourth round in the Copa del Rey and directly encounter Atletico Madrid. In fact, it is quite lucky.

The small ball will participate in the King's Cup, the purpose is not to win the championship.

That's just too unrealistic.

The purpose of their participation in the Copa del Rey is to generate income for the club, and they can often increase a lot of income by playing against the first-tier league teams. It is the best luck to meet Atlético de Madrid, who just won the Madrid derby. A round of competition can bring them at least nearly 1 million euros in revenue.

That's enough money for them to buy a few good players.

Atlético de Madrid was out of luck.

In the first round of the Copa del Rey, Atlético de Madrid doesn't care who the opponent is, whether it is a Western Division II team, a Western Division III team, or even a La Liga team, the relationship is not very big.

Atlético de Madrid is full of absolute confidence up and down.

As long as they don't meet very difficult teams such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Valencia, etc., the pressure on the team is not much. What they care about is the Copa del Rey and how much energy it will consume.

Spain has one of the most comfortable temperatures in the world, with average temperatures exceeding 10 degrees even in winter, but in Castilla-La Mancha in December, it gets colder.

The weather forecast gave a temperature of 12 degrees, which was not bad, but the point was that the game caught up with the rain.

No team likes to play on a rainy day, which means it's slippery, prone to colds, and players are prone to injuries.

Atletico Madrid was put to the test.

It's not uncommon to race on rainy days before. In Spain, it can be said that it is often encountered, but when the temperature is the lowest in the year, it is a bit of a headache to catch up with the rain to go to the race.

This is not a good thing for a professional team, Atletico Madrid can only admit bad luck.

In order to reduce the possibility of injury, when the game is about to start, Wan Sheng looks at the names on the roster one by one, uses the data from the Football Training Master System to check the physical condition of each player, and uses the 'Eye of Status Evaluation' to check Status evaluation of each player.

Wansheng selected eleven players with the best state and physical condition to start.

In addition to the weather, there is nothing else in this game. It is difficult for the opponent Albacete to pose a threat to Atletico Madrid, even in the away game. Even during the warm-up, several Albacete players came to Madrid. Athletics stars to sign.

The game was peaceful.

On the field, Atlético de Madrid also had to overcome bad weather.

Unlike usual games, Wansheng in the locker room before the game didn't talk about any tactics or style of play, but repeatedly emphasized one thing, "My request is, don't get hurt!"

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Although Wan Sheng emphasized not to get hurt, no one can control this matter.

Injured players don’t want to be injured either. That means a period of rest, which will also affect their competition within the team. In the 21st minute of the game, when De Gea kicked the goal kick, he suddenly slipped and fell to the ground. Strained thigh muscle.

Although the football was still kicked out by him, he did not stand up himself.

The referee ran over to check, and hurriedly signaled the team doctor to enter the field. De Gea was carried off the field, and Wansheng had to let the substitute goalkeeper Asenho play.

Asenho didn't have time to warm up and had to go straight to the field.

Wan Sheng patted Asenjo on the shoulder and said seriously, "Sergio, you must be careful not to get injured! It doesn't matter if you lose the ball, we still have a home court, but you must not hurt yourself, understand?"

Asenjo nodded earnestly.

But in fact, compared to being scored, Asenho will definitely try his best to save, because he is De Gea's substitute, and he is very dissatisfied with his position. If you want to win the main position, you must cherish every time. chance to play.

In fact, Wansheng can also guess Asenho's heart, the competition in the team is good, but he is still a little worried, after all, the team really has two goalkeepers, other players can be injured, Asenho is injured again, the next league He's going to use the reserve goalkeeper.

Looking at the back of Asenhuo's appearance, Wan Sheng was also a little emotional.

Many teams envy Atletico Madrid for having De Gea, but Wansheng knows that Asenho is not much worse than De Gea.

In the data of the football training master system, De Gea's comprehensive attribute evaluation is only 2 points higher than that of Asenjo, and the goalkeeper position requires more calmness of mind, that is, high mental attributes. In this regard, Asenjo is a little worse than De Gea. , but the fundamental reason is that Asenho has been injured for a long time. As long as he can become the main force again and participate in a few more games, Wansheng believes that his spiritual attributes will also improve, and he will not be worse than De Gea at that time. .

So Wansheng started to have a headache.

De Gea?

Asenjo?

Both goalkeepers are very good, and it would be a pity to have anyone on the bench, but there is no way to have two goalkeepers in football games.

Sell ​​one next season?

After Asenho played, Wansheng watched the game, but he was thinking of other things.

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After Asenho came on stage, he performed very calmly.

Although he was robbed of the main position by De Gea due to injuries two seasons ago, it did not affect his ability and experience. When he stood in front of the goal, he did every catch, pass and save. outstanding.

Atletico Madrid's goal is very secure.

Although Asenjo didn't touch the ball many times, the calmness of his touches was appreciated by everyone. The commentator praised, "Sergio Asenjo! He is Atlético Madrid's substitute goalkeeper, but he can Two seasons ago, he was the goalkeeper talent expected by Spain and was considered to be Casillas' successor! The 22-year-old has come out of injury and has made several appearances for Atletico Madrid this season. Very calm!"

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Asenjo's outstanding performance does not mean how well Atletico Madrid played. The slippery grass caused Atletico Madrid to make mistakes, and some players were very uncomfortable with the stadium.

Atletico Madrid did not score in the entire first half.

The only bright spot may be the stability of Asenjo. Not only was Albacete's only threatening ball thrown into his arms by him, but other touches, including several passes in front of goal and kick-off with big feet, were all in his pocket. did a pretty good job.

At halftime, Wansheng once again warned the players not to get hurt.

De Gea is already injured.

He doesn't want a game against the West C team and two players are injured. It would be better to lose the game, especially Asenjo. If Asenjo is injured again, the team will have no good goalkeeper available.

At half-time, the Albacete fans were all excited as they kept a clean sheet throughout the first half.

Without the crazy thinking of Albacete fans, the team can eliminate Atletico Madrid. The game is a two-round contest. Even if Albacete can win this game, if they go to Calderon Stadium in the second round, they will still be eliminated. out.

That's simply not realistic.

Albacete fans only hope that the team can win one game... That is Atlético de Madrid, the La Liga champion last season and the top spot in the La Liga this season. If they can win the game, it will be a great honor. Spain will cover them all.

The dream of the Albacete fans was only for fifteen minutes.

At the beginning of the second half, Atletico Madrid launched an offensive. The midfielder led by Isco launched a strong attack towards the goal of Albacete. Relying on the cooperation of Isco and Juan Forlan, the ball was successfully passed into the penalty area.

Falcao turned and volleyed the ball to help Atletico Madrid score the first goal.

This goal quenched the enthusiasm of the fans of the home team Albácer for victory and miracles!

Atletico Madrid then scored two more goals.

The whole second half seemed to be an interpretation of the gap between the two teams on the field, and Albácer had only limited the number of times he had played the midline, let alone threatened the goal.

Goalkeeper Asenho became the most leisurely person.

From the 51st minute to the 72nd minute of the game, he did not touch the ball for 21 consecutive minutes. The outstanding performance of his teammates also made Asenjo very distressed, which means that he did not have the opportunity to play.

In the end, Atletico Madrid beat Albacete 0-3 away, Falcao scored twice and Isco scored the last goal. If you don't consider De Gea's injury, everything went perfectly.

Either way, Atletico Madrid is off to a good start in the Copa del Rey.

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After the team returned to Madrid, Wansheng's first concern was De Gea's injury. The doctor gave the result that De Gea would have to recuperate for at least three weeks.

This time is not too long.

But De Gea is a little frustrated. His team is still under a lot of competition pressure. He knows that Asenjo is no worse than his own goalkeeper. Injury means Asenjo has a chance. The position of goalkeeper is not so frequently rotated. The main thing is stability. Whoever has strong ability and good condition will let whoever let him go. After returning from injury, whether he can regain the main position is not a sure answer.

Wan Sheng has no choice.

He sympathizes with De Gea and knows how he feels, but professional football is like that.

From Asenjo’s point of view, he lost his main position two years ago due to injury. Now he has the opportunity to perform well. If Asenjo performs steadily, he will definitely give Asenjo more playing time.

As for De Gea... can only be sorry.

This is professional football.

Therefore, Wansheng is also considering selling one of them. It is good to have two very good goalkeepers in the team, but it is difficult to distinguish who is the main force and who is the substitute, so it is easy to cause problems. The goalkeeper is not another position, and it is difficult to have a substitute. chance to play.

De Gea will not be satisfied, Asenjo will not be satisfied.

Instead of making both of them dissatisfied, it is better to have a main goalkeeper, which can also ensure the stability of the team. In fact, as the second goalkeeper's choice, a very young and talented goalkeeper with potential is more suitable, just like Wang Xiaolei back then. , has been playing as a substitute goalkeeper in Manchester City, and has never complained.

The young goalkeeper is already very satisfied to join the first team.

Their requirements are very low.

Or it is an older old goalkeeper who is completely waiting for the team to retire. This kind of goalkeeper has experience and stable state, will not compete for the main position, and can also perform well when he comes off the bench.

De Gea and Asenjo are definitely not on this list.

They are all very good goalkeepers, enough to be the main force in any team. (To be continued ~^~)