Chapter 33 Confident Emery

After the third round of the league, Atletico Madrid beat Barcelona 5-1 at home, which was immediately reported by all the Spanish media, and even some entertainment channels mentioned the news of Barcelona's defeat.

The game became the talk of all Spaniards.

Atletico Madrid was not taken seriously before, because they only ranked tenth in the league last season, and only one Ozil was introduced in the summer transfer. The other players who joined, only Maurice and Klose deserve attention, but both of them are worthy of attention. It is a veteran. More media understand their joining as 'come to Atlético de Madrid for retirement', or 'Atlético de Madrid supplementary lineup'. After this game, no one dares to underestimate Atlético de Madrid, and Maurice is in the game. His performance has made him the focus of all players.

As some commentators have pointed out, the last time a player scored a hat-trick against Barcelona was in 2005, when Diego Forlan was also playing for Villarreal, which obviously couldn't. Compare this with Barcelona, ​​who swept Europe.

Morris can complete a hat-trick, enough to see his ability and state.

Of course, the most incredible thing is the result of the game.

5 to 1!

Barcelona scored one goal in the whole game, while Atletico Madrid scored five. The Catalan media attributed this to the 'infighting' in Barcelona. "Sports World" expressed its opinion, "If not Barcelona have their own problems, and it's hard to say who wins and who loses..."

Of course, no one pays attention to "Sports World", everyone knows that "Sports World" is the mouthpiece of Barcelona, ​​and their coverage is very focused on Barcelona.

More media believe that Barcelona's 'infighting' had a certain impact on the game, but Atletico Madrid performed very well indeed, and it was precisely because they broke Barcelona's goal twice that Barcelona would 'infighting' .

Even if Barcelona were not in turmoil, it would be difficult for them to tie the game when they were two goals behind.

But no matter what the process is, the 5 to 1 result is too surprising.

Before the start of the game, many people analyzed that Barcelona is the most difficult to win, because they have a reason to win. They have lost to the newly promoted horses in the last round. In this round, they must win no matter what to build confidence for the team. So they will definitely work hard at the Calderon Stadium, and it is very difficult for Atletico Madrid to draw at home in the face of a fighting Barcelona.

But in the end, Barcelona suffered a fiasco...

I didn't expect it! I didn't expect it!

This game caused a sensation throughout Spain, and many media called the game an "unpopular". At the same time, many media praised Atletico Madrid's performance.

"This is a brand new Atletico Madrid team. After Maurice, Ozil and other players joined, their midfield ability has been greatly strengthened, and Atlético Madrid has never lacked excellent strikers. Aguero was 'cold', repeated Go Costa broke out, and Forlan also played steadily. The German veteran Klose, who just joined, also scored a goal in the second round. In this game, we saw the strength of the Atletico Madrid midfielder. , Morris has three goals, Ozil has one."

"Atletico Madrid is not inferior to Barcelona in terms of attack. Comparing the two teams' lineups, Barcelona has Messi, Atletico Madrid has Maurice, Messi is a genius, Maurice is an experienced veteran, In terms of midfield, Ozil is also completely comparable to Iniesta, and Raul Garcia has always played well, not weaker than the old Xavi..."

"In terms of striker, Atletico Madrid has always been the top in Europe. Needless to say, Aguero, the combination of Diego Costa and Forlan is by no means weaker than Villa and Pedro..."

"...In short, Atletico Madrid's frontcourt is enough to compare with Barcelona, ​​which is enough to explain why Atletico Madrid can win big when Barcelona is not doing well!"

Some media talked about the reason for the big score, thinking it was 'Barcelona's carelessness', "...Barcelona obviously underestimated Atletico Madrid, they made a careless mistake, the Barcelona club and the head coach again Including the ball and the players are all careless..."

Some media also talked about Wansheng's coaching ability and reminded other La Liga teams to be careful, "This young Chinese has coached the top league for four seasons, and then he led the team to four league championships. The competition in the Premier League, It's not worse than La Liga at all, and after this game, we should pay more attention to Atletico Madrid."

"...Like the Chinese said after the game, 'Atlético de Madrid is a team capable of competing for the title'!"

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No matter how the media discusses or reports, it is actually inseparable from a core question-can Atlético de Madrid win Barcelona by a large margin?

The whole of Spain is discussing this topic. The media with less influence should report more directly. They have nothing to do with big clubs, so they really look at the problem from a neutral point of view.

Therefore, some media simply type the title of "Why Atlético de Madrid can win", and the article is naturally all kinds of analysis.

Lineup, strength, tactics, state, etc., the media analyzes all aspects.

There is actually nothing to say about the lineup, strength, and state. After all, the list of players on the field is there, and the video of the game also records the performance of the players of the two teams in detail, and there is nothing specific to dispute.

The focus of the controversy is still tactical.

Atlético de Madrid's 'new tactics' has become a topic of conversation. In the first two rounds of La Liga, Atlético de Madrid's opponents are Sevilla and Athletic Bilbao. The two games have not received much attention. Naturally, Atlético de Madrid's tactics are also concerned. not much.

Perhaps there is another reason. Atletico Madrid's victory over Sevilla was very "chaotic". Anyway, Atletico Madrid beat Sevilla after a random attack.

That's how the whole game goes.

So not many people think that Atletico Madrid is playing a new set of tactics.

This game is different from the Barcelona game. Atlético de Madrid has received more attention. Many professional football professionals have watched the video of the game over and over again, so it is easy to find that Atlético de Madrid's 'chaos' is actually A new set of tactics.

Many people also began to analyze Atletico Madrid's tactical play.

In the match against Barcelona, ​​Atletico Madrid's new tactics didn't show much power. They mainly focused on offense. Since Barcelona did not perform well, the core of Atletico Madrid's tactics was 'offense-defense transition' and the third-line fast. The rhythm of full attack and full defense is not too obvious.

So many analysts think, "Atlético de Madrid actually has become more powerful in attack, and their defense is very bad!"

There is a lot of support for this view.

Many professionals and celebrities also stood up and expressed their understanding of Atlético Madrid's play style. In their views, Atlético de Madrid's offense is almost always good, but defense is a big problem. They also help Atlético de Madrid. I found the reason, "In the summer, Atletico Madrid changed coaches and a large number of new players. It is impossible for them to complete the integration in two months. Their tactics are still adapting and improving..."

With these analytical reports, Atletico Madrid's opponents are also relieved, they "seem" know how to play against Atletico Madrid.

Valencia coach Unai Emery is one of them.

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This season, the La Liga has played three rounds, and Valencia has won the league's first place with three consecutive victories.

In the first round, they beat Malaga 3-1 away.

In the second round, they beat Santander 1-0 at home.

In the third round, they beat Getafe 2-1 away.

In the past three rounds of the league, Valencia has also become the only team to have won all three games.

Valencia is undoubtedly a strong team. Many fans believe that Valencia is the strongest team in La Liga besides Real Madrid and Barcelona.

In terms of club operation, Valencia's situation is similar to that of Atlético Madrid before. They have achieved good results, but the club operation is very difficult.

Those sponsors are reluctant to put money into teams other than the 'Western Super League'.

At the end of 2008, a major event occurred in Valencia. Because of the financial tsunami, the Spanish economy was sluggish, and the land of the Mestalla Stadium was not expected to be sold, so that the Valencia club could not raise enough funds to continue to build a new stadium. .

Construction of the new stadium was officially suspended on February 25, 2009.

At the time, the Guardian reported that the Valencia government had taken over the struggling Valencia Football Club, which had failed to repay a £68 million loan guaranteed by the government.

The Valencia government, the most cash-strapped region in Spain and with some of the most notorious image projects, has brought Valencia Football Club under its watch.

Local health and education services have taken a hit as austerity measures are enforced.

The local government's quick takeover of the football club and its lucrative squad sparked outrage from the local population, but it was inevitable that the government would step in after the club was unable to repay interest on an 81 million euro (£68 million) loan guaranteed by the government.

The debt has now accumulated to 96 million euros.

So Valencia can only rely on the sale of potential stars and first-team stars to repay the debt, David Villa is the affected player.

In fact, as early as 2006, Premier League Chelsea and Manchester United, La Liga Real Madrid and Barcelona have all expressed interest in Villa.

But Villa rejected the kindness of many Premier League giants such as Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal, insisting that he would continue to play for Valencia, Villa said, "Valencia made me famous, I love Valencia very much, I want to play for this team for a long time, preferably until I retire..."

Facts have proved that this loyalty is meaningless under the club's financial crisis, and Valencia chose to sell David Silva because it can be exchanged for more than 40 million euros.

So David Villa chose to go to Barcelona. After losing David Villa, Valencia replaced the team's flag with Mata, Joaquin and Pablo El. Nandez and other players, at the same time, they also have to help the newly joined Soldado, Aduriz and the potential Ferguli integrate into the team.

Despite the loss of the team's core players, Valencia's squad remains, and their goal is undoubtedly the top four in the league.

The coaching ability of the coach Emery has been recognized. In the first two seasons, under the strong pressure of Barcelona, ​​Valencia still achieved the top four results, so both the fans and the media recognized Emery's ability.

Valencia made the best start this season, and many Valencia media are already claiming that the team has entered the 'championship'.

At this time, Valencia met Atletico Madrid.

Emery is no doubt serious about the game, as Atletico Madrid just beat a strong Barcelona 5-1 at home.

Recently, Atletico Madrid's tactical play has also been continuously studied by the Spanish media and football people. Emery read various reports and finally came to the conclusion that the attacking ability of this Atlético Madrid team has been greatly improved, so Absolutely can't play defensive counterattack passively as usual.

Valencia has always had the ball to play the counter-attack!

They are an alternative team in Spain. Spain's strong teams are generally very good at attacking, while Valencia regards defense as a tradition, and they also rely on defense to win solid victories, just like in the first three rounds of the league, Valencia did not win by a big score. , but they all won the game steadily.

However, facing the 'strong offensive' Atletico Madrid, Emery's mind has changed. He believes that even if the team's defense is strong, it is difficult to keep the goal, because Atlético Madrid's attack is too sharp, so the team must put Come out and fight against Atlético de Madrid, and it is possible to win.

The reason is simple--

"This is a brand new Atlético de Madrid, they are stronger in attack than before, they have better players in the frontcourt, but they also have weaknesses, yes, they can't guarantee defense, their weakness is defense, I watched it over and over again. Atletico Madrid and Barcelona game video, every time Barcelona attack, Atletico Madrid will drop back!"

"Why do they do this? It's very simple, it's because their defense is weak and they have to defend the third line to keep the goal, so what we have to do is to counter suppress their attack, and it's better for them to hide in their own half of the court."

"That's how we play and at the Mestalla, we can definitely win!"

Emery's explanation made the Valencia players full of confidence. They followed the locker room and entered the stadium full of fighting spirit under the cheers of more than 50,000 Valencia fans.

Mestalla Stadium.

In the fourth round of La Liga, Valencia hosts Atlético de Madrid. (To be continued ~^~)