Chapter 59 A Kind of Irony

"Atletico Madrid coach Wan Sheng summons his former disciples!"

"Warning: Real Madrid Iron Guard is about to switch to the mortal enemy in the same city!"

"Chinese companies continue to expand their capital injections, and Atletico Madrid is about to receive more than 100 million euros to renovate the Calderon Stadium!"

"Wansheng fancy C-Romania: he should be a star belonging to Atletico Madrid!"

"There will be big changes in the transfer market tomorrow summer!"

"The competition between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid has become more intense..."

"..."

After the pre-match press conferences of Málaga and Atlético de Madrid, various media outlets rushed to report.

By contrast, the game seems to have become less important.

Pellegrini was a little caught off guard.

The Chileans originally thought that they would emphasize victory before the game, so as to boost the morale of the team and at the same time hit the opponent. Atletico Madrid just drew with Deportivo, and now that they have come to Andalusia, Malaga has a good chance. Earn points.

But the opponent didn't play the cards according to common sense.

Normally, the game is about to start. If you 'provocate' yourself, the opponent will definitely fight back strongly, and then the two sides will become angry. The Malaga fans will be more resentful of Atlético de Madrid, and the players will be more hopeful to defeat opponent.

The results of it?

The other party didn't seem to take it seriously at all.

In the eyes of the other side, or the Chinese coach of Atlético de Madrid, it seems that there is only Real Madrid, but he doesn't care about the upcoming game at all.

Pellegrini felt that he was underestimated by the other party!

It doesn't feel good!

Pellegrini was indignant and returned to the locker room, telling the players about the attitude of the other side, "They don't care about the game at all. Yes, they look down on us! They definitely won, but here is La Rosale. to the field!"

"We were underestimated, but I'm very happy, it means that the opponent is careless. We have to be on the field and let them know that Malaga is not easy to beat!"

Pellegrini's words stirred up some players, and Málaga entered the game with high spirits.

So from the first minute, it can be seen that the Malaga players are working hard.

But, just fight!

Atlético de Madrid attacked from the first minute, they kept putting pressure on Málaga's goal, forcing Málaga to run as hard as they could to keep up with the tempo in order to make the goal look solid.

Before the game, Wansheng did not talk about the game itself, but the Atlético de Madrid team actually attached great importance to the game. The sparse schedule in December gave Atlético de Madrid enough preparation time. They prepared for the game for nearly 5 days. .

During the five days, Atletico Madrid rehearsed the lineup and became familiar with the routines. The important point that Wansheng emphasized was "speeding up the rhythm".

"Let the rhythm be ours!"

That's what Atlético de Madrid is aiming for.

In fast-paced games, mistakes on both sides tend to increase, but Atletico Madrid is obviously more adaptable to fast-paced games than Malaga. The 'B-TF' system emphasizes fast-paced, high-speed games will bring more The opportunity, when the tempo becomes faster, the situation will be very favorable for Atletico Madrid.

In this game, Maurice, Ozil, and Raul Garcia all started.

At present, the midfield of the three is the strongest combination of Atletico Madrid. The cooperation between them allows Atletico Madrid to connect back and forth. When the offense and defense become coherent, the rhythm will also speed up.

Diego Costa is the starting forward.

Wansheng did not let Aguero play again, and the Argentine needed a round of rest to stay in shape.

Diego Costa has recently restarted scoring goals, and his state has gradually improved. With the strong support of midfielders such as Maurice and Ozil, Diego Costa has consecutive opportunities in the first 15 minutes.

Three shots, two on target.

Although he didn't score, Diego Costa has adapted to the game and has found his way.

In the 19th minute of the game, after receiving another cross from Maurice, Diego Costa used a powerful header to send the football directly to the goal of Malaga.

Goal, no suspense!

“Goooooooooooooooooooooal!!!”

"Diego Costa! 0 to 1! The Brazilian scores the first goal for Atletico Madrid!"

Diego Costa and Maurice hugged tightly amid the shouts of the national sports broadcast commentator, other teammates rushed up quickly, and Atlético de Madrid recklessly celebrated the goal on the opponent's pitch.

This scene made Pellegrini feel helpless.

Before the game, the Chileans were still somewhat confident. After all, they had some advantages in home games, and they also made a lot of preparations for the game. The whole team watched Atlético de Madrid's game videos and studied Atlético de Madrid's tactics. He also made the players familiar with the game. Atlético de Madrid may have threatening players, etc. These preparations will always make the game easier, but now he finds that the game is much harder than expected, or that Atlético de Madrid is a bit unexpected.

Despite playing at home, Málaga had no advantage.

The game entered the Atletico Madrid rhythm from the first minute, fast-paced, very fast, that kind of fast is not suitable for Malaga.

When the game was so fast-paced, Pellegrini knew that the team was in danger, because the average players on the team simply didn't adapt, and then they had to passively defend.

Pellegrini expects the team to stick around for a while.

Any attack has a time period, just like this fast-paced attack, it cannot last for the whole game. When the pace slows down, it may be an opportunity for Malaga.

Atletico Madrid scored.

It's just a goal, it sounds like nothing, but it makes Pellegrini feel helpless, or... hopeless, very hopeless.

Atletico Madrid has a goal advantage, and they will definitely play easier next time. When a team has no pressure, their performance will become better. Atletico Madrid is a strong team. , how many chances are there for Malaga?

Pellegrini did not know.

But the next game told him that Malaga's chances were insignificant, Atletico Madrid had the qualifications to underestimate Malaga, and their Chinese coach did have the qualifications to despise him.

Thirty minutes into the first half, Atlético de Madrid scored again. It was Maurice's heel shot in the penalty area - a very technical and entertaining shot!

Morris dashed the ball into the penalty area, but was surrounded by Rosario and Benagio. There was no room to shoot, and it was very difficult to pass the ball. At this moment, Morris suddenly turned around. , while throwing the ball to the right.

He has his back to the goal.

Morris squeezed Rosario away, leaving a little space. Almost everyone thought he would pass the ball outside the penalty area, but Morris swung his right foot forward and threw the ball back heavily. knock!

In the face of this imaginative shot, goalkeeper Arnu did not react.

The moment before the football rolled over the goal line, Arnu was still staring in front of him, unaware that the football was no longer there. It was his teammates shouting to remind him that Arnu turned his head and saw the football roll over the goal line.

Everything is too late!

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"Morris hits an imaginative heel! Unbelievable! Unbelievable!"

"This ball will definitely be the best goal in this round of La Liga, even at the moment of the goal, many people don't know what happened, even the Malaga goalkeeper Arnu is the same, look at his expression I thought football was ahead..."

"0-2! Atlético de Madrid are two goals away."

"It's only been 30 minutes since the game went on, but the result of the game may have been clear. The performance gap between Malaga and Atletico Madrid is too big..."

Pellegrini certainly holds a different view.

Chileans will not think that Málaga is inferior to Atletico Madrid in performance, but in terms of strength... In his opinion, the gap between the two teams is naked, and it is not a matter of one or two performances at all.

From the first minute of the game to the present, Atletico Madrid has been suppressing Malaga with absolute strength, and the goal just now represents the ability of Atletico Madrid's top stars--

That's world class!

What about Malaga?

Perhaps the only one worth mentioning is Duda, who in Malaga is considered the 'Soul of God', but so what? Duda is just a fringe figure in the Portuguese team, he is just a star in Malaga.

The huge gap in the strength of the two teams' lineups is difficult to make up for with state performance.

It's like on the field of play, Málaga can't even keep up with the rhythm, the players don't adapt to the rhythm, but they don't have the ability to turn the game around, so the situation becomes more and more passive, and Atlético de Madrid is more and more favorable.

Lost!

Complete defeat!

Pellegrini sighed, a loss may be nothing, but losing to Atletico Madrid before Christmas is still depressing.

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In the second half of the game, Atlético de Madrid felt more and more as they played.

Every player who appeared on the field played well, and many players were thinking of doing their best to welcome Christmas in a few days. It was a happy holiday, and naturally it was best to be accompanied by victory.

In the 56th minute, Ozil dribbled the ball from the side and cut inside the penalty area line, and a powerful volley once again helped the team rewrite the score.

Five minutes later, Ozil dribbled the ball from the side again and made a high pass from the bottom line. Diego Costa once again headed the ball into the goal, which attracted the excited Atletico fans who came to watch the game and shouted Costa. name.

4-0 is not the end, not the end of the victory.

Near the end of the game, Malaga launched a massive counterattack, but it gave Atletico Madrid space to counterattack. Taking advantage of the opportunity to steal the ball, Raul Garcia made a long pass from the backcourt, and Klose, who came off the bench, was 10 meters outside the penalty area. With a dribble shot, the football bypassed the attacking goalkeeper Arnu and fell directly into the net.

5 to 0!

“Goooooooooooal!!!”

"Klose! Atletico Madrid's fifth goal, Málaga smashed at home!"

Many media reporters watching the game couldn't help but think of the scene when Pellegrini vowed to talk about the victory before the game.

"...the opponents are very strong, but this is at La Rosaleda and I believe we can get the final victory..."

Victory and five-goal defeat are really ironic... (To be continued ~^~)