Before I knew it, it had been four years Diego Simeone stood in front of the home team's dugout at the Stadium of Glory, looking at the pitch with his hands in his trouser pockets.
He put on the black suit and black shirt that were said to bring him good luck.
His whole body, except for the exposed skin, was all black, including his hair and beard.
It makes him look a bit like an Italian mafia, more like he stepped out of the movie The Matrix.
Very handsome and stylish, right?
Four years ago, when he just took over Atletico Madrid, when he faced the media for the first time, he said that he would use four years to build Atletico Madrid into the top team in La Liga, challenging Real Madrid and Barcelona. rule.
You know, at that time, La Liga was still dominated by Barcelona.
Not even Real Madrid's Portuguese madman can shake Guardiola's dynasty.
But Simeone, who is a professional player, knows very well that no matter how strong the team is, it will never be able to defeat time.
Although Atletico Madrid once changed hands, and although today's Atletico Madrid is very different from the team he had sketched and imagined back then, and even far away from his plan back then, he succeeded.
People are like this, things are changing, who can guarantee that they will be able to realize their dreams?
Especially the original dream, who can realize it?
Four years later, Simeone's team has won two league titles and reached the Champions League final.
By this season, he had a hunch that his team would be stronger than the past two seasons, even stronger than the season when they reached the Champions League final.
So far, La Liga is the only team that remains undefeated.
This is the greatest affirmation for Simeone.
He also has a hunch that in the past four years, he has achieved his goal, and in the next four years, he will make his team go further and make Atletico Madrid stand on the top of Europe.
He feels he can do it because he is not far away from this goal Compared with four years ago, when he first came to Europe, he was still a little unfamiliar with everything and a little immature, but it is different now.
Now he knows very well that Atletico Madrid, whether in the player lineup or in the football team, is very different.
The overall strength of the team is fully capable of supporting him to go further.
He doesn't mind moving away from anyone who stands in front of him.
Even if this player is Diego Costa, whom he once admired very much, he decided to sell it Because he doesn't allow anyone to ruin his dream Some people call him bandit handsome, but they are not complimenting his handsomeness.
That should belong to his mortal enemy Beckham.
Anyone who looks like Simeone would be hard-pressed to be associated with the word handsome.
Everyone's feeling towards him is the former word, gangster
Simeone likes this word very much and doesn't think there's anything wrong with it.
A bandit is one who takes a fancy to other people's things and then robs them.
He robs at all costs and will not give up until he achieves his goal.
In the professional arena, this is not a bad thing, but a virtue.
Therefore, in the past, when Atletico Madrid led by him was not strong enough, he would use various rough playing methods and do everything possible to defeat his opponents.
But it's not needed now.
Because the team is strong, if they continue to use this kind of trick, it will obviously not be popular.
This is like a beggar who, when he is too poor to eat, will stretch out his hands to beg in order to buy a steamed bun for one dollar.
But for a man worth millions, one dollar Hum hum, even if it falls on the ground, you may not be willing to bend down to pick it up.
Simeone looked at the diligent players on the court, watched them actively running and pressing on the court, watched them sweating and panting, but when they needed him, they rushed forward one by one regardless of their own safety.
He truly feels that this is the team he wants This is his dream team He even felt that if such a team could not achieve results, then he didn’t know what kind of team there would be.
Simone stood on the sidelines with his hands in his pockets, raising them up from time to time to point out a few words to the players on the court.
What should be said, he had already said before the game, and what should be done, the players also did a good job on the court.
After the opening game, they pushed the once-infernal Barcelona to the grass of the Glory Stadium and beat them until they were completely bruised.
Just for this reason, Atlético Madrid has succeeded.
But neither Simeone nor the Atletico Madrid players feel it is enough, because they both believe that they can do better and be even better.
Only by constantly surpassing themselves can they have a chance to win the European championship.
Therefore, every player on the court is not only trying their best, they are also eager to do more.
Isco, who used to be a weak scholar, has become a fierce gangster like a wolf and a tiger.
He has lost some of the flashiness of the past on the court and has more ruthless conciseness and efficiency.
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Sometimes he plays on the left, sometimes on the right, and even occasionally in the center.
Simeone gave him and Koke the freedom to play at will in the front of the penalty area.
His body is much stronger.
Just like this time, with his back to Busquets, facing a pass from Krychowiak in front of him, he blocked Busquets with his body and passed the ball.
This would have been unimaginable a year ago.
At that time, his body was so weak that he would fall down upon impact.
How could he show off such a unique skill?
But this time, he not only beat Busquets, but when faced with Pique's attack, he moved faster and made another pick, raising the ball that had just fallen from mid-air a few points higher.
Look at the big foot that avoided Pique's clearance.
Pique was also insidious.
He couldn't touch the ball, and when he saw Isco turning around Busquets, he secretly made another pulling action, trying to pull Isco down without telling the referee.
But Isco only lost his balance slightly, and immediately adjusted and quickly chased the ball.
Because of that pulling action, Pique missed the opportunity to return to defense immediately, which made Simeone grin on the sidelines, showing his white teeth and smiling.
Too many small actions may not always be a good thing.
After Isco passed two Barcelona players in one breath, before Mascherano could get close, he passed the ball to the right side.
Griezmann rushed over and easily pushed the ball through Barcelona again. goal.
"Yeah" The moment Griezmann scored, Simeone was so excited that he rushed out like a sharp arrow, raised his hands high, and roared at the players on the court.
The ball went in The referee undoubtedly blew the whistle that the goal was valid.
Two to zero In the 28th minute of the first half, Atletico Madrid scored another victory, 2-0.
Wonderful, really wonderful Not only was Simeone carried away with excitement, but even the assistant coaches in the home team's coaching bench cheered. it's a gamble Simeone bets that the team can score another goal within half an hour No one will know, not even the fans in the stands, that the coaching staff is already preparing.
If the team still fails to score in more than one minute, then they will let the players on the court shrink.
Come back and fight.
For half an hour, Atletico Madrid firmly suppressed Barcelona for half an hour.
This was Atletico Madrid's limit.
If this continues and all the energy is exhausted in the first half, then there will be no need to play in the second half.
Isco's assist and Griezmann's goal completely released the pressure on everyone at Atletico Madrid, and everything Simeone paid was rewarded.
The score of 2-0 was definitely a setback for Barcelona, but it greatly boosted the morale of Atletico Madrid.
All players will be more confident and they will know exactly how they should cope with the next game.
The players on the court were celebrating obliviously, and the fans in the court were also shouting crazily.
Only the Barcelona players seemed to be shocked, and all of them were pulling their heads.
Coach Enrique was shaking his hands angrily on the sidelines.
He had reason to be angry, because this should not be Barcelona's performance.
They could definitely do better, but just because after the opening, they were suppressed by Atletico Madrid's crazy tactics and were unable to fight back.
When they were almost able to free up their hands to counterattack, hell, another goal was scored.
La One to zero and two to zero are two completely different scores in a football match.
Especially when you're playing against a team like Atletico Madrid, it's a world of difference.
Now, what Enrique faces is a dilemma.
Press out and attack wildly, can the goal be defended?
If we don’t invest more troops on the offensive end, why should we recover these two goals?
When the players were celebrating and walking back to the court, Simeone walked over and high-fived them one by one.
Then he raised his left hand in a spoof and made an eggplant gesture.
Oh, no, this is not an eggplant, but it represents victory No one knows how long he and his assistants have been preparing for this short thirty minutes.
But everyone could see that the old hanging silk and bedsheet army had pressed the once arrogant rich and handsome Barcelona to the grass and beat him until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen.
Is there anything more enjoyable than this in the world?
When Simeone walked back to the home team's coaching bench, she hugged her assistants one by one and talked to them with a smile.
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It felt as if she had already won.
But what no one expected was that this guy turned around, walked to the sidelines, and yelled at the players, asking them not to relax, as the kickoff was about to begin.
"Just focus on me, pay attention, and push back Barcelona's attack."
The players were all happy, but they didn't dare to be careless in the slightest.
They all set up their formations as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
But it is estimated that they must be cursing in their hearts at this time.
Nimei, this head coach is probably born in the year of the dog.
He can fall out of love faster than flipping through a book.
He was smiling just now, but then he turns around and no longer recognizes anyone.
He is so shameless.
However, if you can play in Atletico Madrid, you may have already become accustomed to Simeone's style.
Yes, he is a dog If a person born in 1970 is not born in the year of dog, what kind of animal is that?
On the court, the Barcelona players must have been cursing in their hearts, damn, these Atletico Madrid bastards must be dogs.
They were attacking so hard just now, but now they are all retreating.
It's so outrageous. .
If you have the ability, you should use pressure to attack.
But what can be done?
Atletico Madrid now has two goals in hand, and if they still confront you head-on, aren't they asking for trouble for themselves?
Therefore, on the court, Barcelona wanted to attack, but Atletico Madrid was prepared and deployed a very tight defensive position, so that Barcelona could not find a chance to make a move.
But once Barcelona made a mistake and was caught by Atletico Madrid, they immediately and unswervingly fought back.
Almost every counterattack can scare Barcelona into a cold sweat
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