Chapter 96: Victory!

At night, a taxi is speeding through downtown Madrid.

The driver seemed in a hurry, kept honking the horn, urging the car in front, and kept muttering and cursing.

"Damn it, can't you hurry up? It's too late!"

After finally reaching the fork in the road, he swung the steering wheel hard and turned into an alley, getting rid of the rolling traffic.

The interior decoration of the car is the same as that of an ordinary taxi, except that there is a photo frame hanging on the main console. The background of the photo is night. Inside is a photo of the fat driver Juan and Gao Han, the acting head coach of Atlético de Madrid, and there is a Chinese signature on it .

At this time, a voice came from the intercom next to the photo frame.

"Juan, Juan, did you hear that?"

The taxi driver frowned, grabbed it, and asked impatiently, "What's the matter?"

"Someone calls a car near you, go over and pick it up!"

"Oh please, I've been order after order tonight, can you give me a break?"

"He's in a hurry..."

"I'm even more anxious. The car had a flat tire and was stuck in a traffic jam. It stopped on the main road. Would you let me fly there?"

"...Okay then, I'll let someone else pass.

"That's right, that's it!"

After hanging up the intercom, the driver flicked the steering wheel, and finally left the alley and entered another street.

The driver walked through the streets in the southern part of the city familiarly, and soon, he braked suddenly and stopped in front of a bar.

After getting out of the car and closing the door, the chubby driver crashed into the door of the bar.

Just at this time, there was a burst of cheers inside, so no one heard him.

"Hey, Juan." The bartender noticed him.

"Hey, a bottle of beer." Juan knocked on the bar. "How is it? Have you started?"

Asked, he looked at the TV that everyone looked up to.

On the TV, the opponents are walking out of the player tunnel one after another, and the commentator is obviously introducing the starting lineups of the two teams.

"You came just in time, just about to start." The bartender smiled and handed over a glass of beer that was still bubbling.

"Our head coach is really bold."

"Huh?" Juan grabbed the beer and gulped it down, then put it back on the bar counter with an ahh, "Have another glass."

"Marcos Senna is starting!"

"What?" Juan was taken aback, and looked at the TV again, but he was no longer introducing Atletico Madrid.

On the TV screen are Real Mallorca players, and the commentator is also introducing Mallorca's starting list.

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"The goalkeeper is Leo Franco, the defense from left to right is Michel Soler, Fernando Nino, Michel Nadal and Javier Olesola."

"The two players in the center of the midfield are Vicente Ngonga and Alvaro Novo, Ariel Ibagaza is on the left and Finidi George is on the right, and the two forwards are Alvaro. Bette Luke and Eto'o."

"Aragones has put out the most powerful main lineup in Mallorca, which is still the four-four-two tactics they are familiar with. There are two teenagers on the front line, the 23-year-old Luke and the 20-year-old Eto'o , have performed very well this season.”

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The fans in the bar went into an uproar when they saw Real Mallorca's starting lineup.

"Oh my god, Aragones is going to fight us hard!"

"Who says no? This is Mallorca's strongest lineup this season!"

"It's really troublesome now."

"Can we do it?"

"Who knows? God bless you!"

The fans are obviously not optimistic about Atletico Madrid, after all, Real Mallorca is too strong.

This team has been the most eye-catching team in La Liga since the winter break, especially in the last few rounds. It has repeatedly defeated strong enemies and remained undefeated.

The fat driver Juan was sitting in front of the bar, and when he heard the discouraged words from everyone, he immediately became angry.

The reason why he can become a celebrity in this bar is because he once took a ride in the cold in downtown Madrid in the middle of the night, and successfully got the acting head coach of Atletico Madrid to leave a signed photo.

That photo, and that experience, made him a celebrity in the bar.

But at this time, he felt that he had to stand up and say something.

"Hey, hey, be quiet, be quiet!" He tapped the bar counter lightly with a beer bottle.

Everyone looked over at once.

"Isn't the match just about to start? To admit defeat so quickly? Is this the son of the Sea God?"

Everyone was silent for a moment.

"Aragones is a hero, but we are not bears, we don't need him to stay strong, we have to defeat him openly, right?"

"Yes!"

"well said!"

"Exactly, Juan!"

The fat driver Juan immediately held up the beer in his hand, "Come on, respect Atletico Madrid!"

"To Atlético Madrid!"

"Atletico Madrid must win!"

"Must win!"

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The game has finally started!

Just like most football matches, this much-watched duel did not enter the fast lane from the very beginning. Both sides adopted sound tactics to test each other.

Whether it's Aragones' 442 or Gaohan's 4312, they are all based on the defense first.

Even if I don't score, I will never let the opponent score first.

But in the first minute of the game, the referee called a foul on Atletico Madrid's Marcos Senna!

The fans at the Calderon Stadium did not give the slightest reaction. Maybe they thought it was just a very common foul, but Gao Han standing on the sidelines applauded Marcos Senna.

"Good job!" Gao Han laughed.

The target of the Brazilian midfielder's foul was Real Mallorca's Argentine midfielder Ariel Ibagaza.

Almost as soon as the Argentine received the ball, Marcos Senna posted it and fouled while entangled with the interception.

This is a foul that will not be taken seriously at all, even after the referee has just blown it, the foul is almost forgotten.

But soon, not long after, it blew again.

Or Marcos Senna.

Still fouled while guarding Ariel Ibagaza.

As soon as the Argentine received the ball, the Brazilian entangled him and made a foul during the entanglement.

"Good!" Gao Han applauded again.

But not long after, it came again.

It's still that person, it's still that object, it's still that timing.

It's just that the location of the foul has changed.

Gradually, fans also noticed the Atletico Madrid midfielder, the dark-skinned Brazilian midfielder.

It seems that he is very ordinary, very inconspicuous.

Even if it was a foul, he did it very cleanly.

As soon as the opponent broke the ball and the referee blew his whistle, he retreated without the slightest nostalgia.

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"Interesting!" Aragones smiled slightly.

Real Mallorca's formation is 442, but in fact, it is not the traditional 442.

Now the mainstream of European football is not the 442 with two wings flying together, but the front midfielder.

The so-called front midfielder is to put an organization and ball-handling master like Zidane on the side, but in the game, he cuts more to the center and attacks the opponent's ribs.

But that's only part of it.

Another very important point is to strengthen the midfielder's ability to control the ball.

In recent years, Spain has been rich in sharp wingers and is also very good at using wingers. However, last season, Deportivo Irueta's Deportivo won the league championship. A very important reason is that he adopted the side midfielder tactics.

The front midfielder on one side and the traditional winger on the other side not only ensure the impact of the wing, but also strengthen the midfielder's ability to control the ball.

And when necessary, the full-back on the side of the front midfielder can also create a threat by attacking.

This trick is very good, and Aragones learned it because he has Ibagaza.

With Ngonga and Novo forming a double midfielder, Ibagaza is equivalent to the core of Mallorca's midfield.

Judging from the performance of Marcos Senna, Gao Han clearly noticed this.

"What a shrewd kid!" Aragones praised with a smile.

But not surprised.

Because if he can't even see through this point, he will doubt whether Gao Han's winning streak was bought with money.

But as soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard an uproar in the stadium.

Looking up, I saw Marcos Senna steal the ball!

Three consecutive fouls were committed, but the fourth time he successfully intercepted the ball at Ibagaza's feet, and after the Brazilian midfielder intercepted the ball, he directly passed the ball back to the backcourt.

Real Mallorca's ability to reach the forefront of La Liga is naturally not a fuel-efficient lamp, and they immediately launched a counter-robbery.

But central defender Pablo received the ball and immediately passed it to Marchena without waiting for Luke to approach.

Eto'o immediately pressed on Marchena, the Spanish central defender passed to Xavi Alonso, who was immediately assigned to the right, and gave it to Roberto on the right.

Through this continuous passing, the ball passed out of Mallorca's pressing range smoothly.

This immediately caught Aragones' eyes.

"Good guy!"

He could see that Atletico Madrid's set was obviously developed after a period of training.

Whether it is a player running to respond or a one-foot pass, it is very organized.

Roberto took the ball from the right and took it forward. Ibagaza forced him to defend. Atletico Madrid's right back immediately crossed to the center.

I saw Harvey Alonso stop the ball forward, catch up again, and directly swung his right foot, which was a long diagonal pass.

The ball crossed a beautiful arc and fell on the left side of the front court. Villa stopped the ball firmly.

The 31-year-old veteran Olesola knows Villa's speed and personal ability, so he dare not be careless.

But as soon as Villa stopped the ball, he took advantage of the situation and took it to the middle. After pulling out a position, he passed the ball diagonally over the top with his right foot, and passed the ball behind the two central defenders of Real Mallorca.

Torres also started suddenly in an instant, penetrating the defense of Real Mallorca like a bolt of lightning.

But at the moment Torres received the ball, the referee's whistle blew!

Offside!

He started too early!

Although he failed to form a shot, Torres still gave Villa a thumbs up.

This kick passed the ball beautifully, but he was too impatient.

If you pay attention to the movement of Nadal and Nino, and start a little later, the ball will be there.

However, it may be a little difficult at that time.

If the goalkeeper Franco attacks, it may not be easy to catch the ball.

Real Mallorca's defense is indeed very meticulous, one link after another, not giving the opponent the slightest space.

But in the eyes of Aragones on the sidelines, Atletico Madrid's tentative attack also revealed a lot.

The two strikers are frontal impact players who can shoot from both sides, and there is also a Xavi Alonso in the midfield who is ridiculously accurate in long-distance passes, which is not easy to deal with.

Especially behind the double forwards there is Hugo Leal, who is good at a deadly pass. Once the long-range quick strike fails, he immediately switches to a positional attack, and the Portuguese begins to play a role.

Atletico Madrid's entire offense is very layered, and the characteristics of the players are also very complementary and troublesome.

No wonder it has come to this day!

Aragones frowned involuntarily.

Morandi is horrible! The power outage started in the middle of the night, and I don't know when it will come!

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