Chinese champion

Chapter 129 The Golden Boy
In the coach's office in Mallorca, Aragones was frowning and looking at a tactical layout, coughing slightly from time to time.

After looking at it for a long time, he raised his head and asked Manzano in front of him, "Do you have any opinion? Let's hear it."

Manzano, who had been staring at him for a long time, did not answer his question, but asked Aragones back with a serious expression: "Coach, are you healthy? Wind chill is not so fun, Go to the hospital for a few days."

"Hey!" Aragones said displeasedly: "This game is so important, how can I leave the team and go to the hospital? Let's talk about it after the game is over. If I really want to be hospitalized by then, the team I still have to rely on you to bring it." He patted Manzano on the shoulder.

"..." Manzano was speechless. Indeed, it is already mid-February. The Mallorca team has been on a strong momentum since the New Year. Apart from winning two games at the beginning of the new year, Mallorca have won five league games so far. Good results of four wins and one loss, the only loss was a small loss to Valencia in the away game, and the other four games were all victorious.

With the points gained during this period, Mallorca has now quietly climbed to the third position, leaving Atletico Madrid, whose performance has been unstable recently, by two points.

And Mallorca's opponent in this round is Atletico Madrid, which has just been surpassed by them.

In this game, Atlético de Madrid will definitely take advantage of their home court to win their opponents and regain the third position. They also have this psychological advantage. In the first stage of the game, they once beat their opponents 4:1 at Mallorca's home court. Tees and Delgado were sent off with red cards in that game. Even if the "beam" between Atletico Madrid and Mallorca ended after that game, Atletico Madrid fans would not allow the team to lose to Opponents who have been greatly defeated.

But Mallorca can't afford to lose either.

Although they are currently ranked third, they are only two points ahead of Atletico Madrid, and behind Atletico Madrid there are teams such as Sevilla, Valencia and Barcelona who are watching the tiger. would slip out of the top six.

Therefore, Mallorca can win or draw this game, but they must not lose!

Manzano knew that he could not persuade Aragones, he sighed in his heart, and picked up the tactical layout.

"Atlético Madrid's success this year is not accidental. They have excellent players on all three lines. The goalkeeper Boggs is the second goalkeeper of the Argentine national team, but his strength is not inferior to the number one goalkeeper Bolano. Although the defenders are not well-known, they are stable, and this kind of defense is the most difficult to deal with, because they basically do not assist, and our offensive players will face the defense of four defenders at any time."

"In the midfield their most famous player is Paulo Sousa, the main force of the Portuguese national team. Although he is old now, his experience and skills honed in Serie A are a big threat. The left winger Aguilera is also very characteristic, fast and accurate cross."

"Of course, one of the most important players in their team is their No. [-] striker Torres. Atletico Madrid's promotion last year was largely due to him. His speed and technical headers are very good. He is also Atletico Madrid's number one. Scorer, Atletico Madrid's attacking power will be halved if we can keep an eye on him!"

After Manzano finished speaking, Aragones frowned: "I know what you said, but what can you do?"

"not yet!"

Manzano's words made Aragones dumbfounded, there is no way?What kind of answer is that?
"Because I can't find any obvious weaknesses in them! Ferrando has trained this team very well. They are a rare team in La Liga with a balanced offense and defense. We can only rely on the performance of the players on the field. "

Indeed, sometimes the pre-match arrangement becomes empty talk on the court. Only when the players perform well on the court can they win.

In the end, the two settled on a bold strategy, they were going to play against Atletico Madrid at the Calderon Stadium!

On February 2003, 2, the Calderon Stadium was full of seats. 16 Atletico Madrid fans and [-] Mallorca fans packed the entire stadium to the brim.

From a historical point of view, Atletico Madrid is undoubtedly brilliant. The honor of nine league titles and nine cup titles gives them the capital to be proud. You know, this achievement is second only to the duo Real Madrid and Barcelona in the Spanish team That's all!

The last time Atletico Madrid won the league title was in 1996, when they won the league and the Copa del Rey. Unfortunately, after that year, Atletico Madrid went from bad to worse, and finally in the 1999-2000 season they met the most difficult match. A heavy blow, relegated to the second division.

After a year of ups and downs in the second division, finally last year, under the leadership of the new golden boy Torres, they returned to the first division as the champion of the second division. It can be said that La Liga is complete only with Atletico Madrid.

Compared with Mallorca, it looks very shabby. Apart from a few tasteless Copa del Rey titles, they have not even won a La Liga title!It is no exaggeration to say that in La Liga, Mallorca has always played the role of accompanying the prince to study...

In the player channel, the Mallorca players felt the pride of Atletico Madrid players!
The pride of no one.

"Bah!" Eto'o spat on the ground rudely: "Damn it! Why pretend to be noble! It's just from the second division, we were No.5 last year!"

"What did you say?" Boggs immediately glared at Eto'o. The Argentine goalkeeper's character is as violent as a lion on the Pampas grassland. This is why the Argentine national team coach Bielsa only listed him The reason for the No. [-] goalkeeper: "If you have the guts, say it again!"

"Tch!" Eto'o said with his nostrils upturned, "League A is not a place for children to play, so go back to Serie B!"

Eto'o's words angered the players of Atlético de Madrid, and they reprimanded them one after another. The players of Mallorca were not to be outdone, and the two sides immediately quarreled in the tunnel. Fortunately, the three referees immediately intervened to calm them down.

The on-duty referee's palms were sweating: "Oh my God, it's like this before the game starts. I hope there will be no troubles in the game later!"

In the chaos just now, Pei Wei's eyes were attracted by a man with a tall and thin body, handsome appearance, messy blond hair, and... and the No. [-] jersey on his back and the captain on his arm armband.

Fernando; Jose; Torres; Sanz, another talented Spanish shooter cultivated by Atletico Madrid's second team, scored 23 goals in the second division at the age of less than last year, directly helping Atletico Madrid to upgrade , becoming the youngest captain of any team in La Liga this season, he has scored 21 goals in [-] league rounds so far, ranking third in the scorer list.

Well... he seems to be a year younger than himself, right?He became the leader of Atlético de Madrid's first team, and there are not a few old players in their team, who are so convinced by him. When the quarrel broke out just now, he only said a few words to calm down the excited teammates. It is not easy to come to this person.

Today's game is not easy to play.

Pei Wei thought in his heart.

It wasn't just the opponent in front of him that made him think so, the bursts of shouts from outside the passage also made Pei Wei feel a little heavy in his heart.

Atletico Madrid fans can be said to be the craziest in La Liga. They love this civilian team in Madrid from the bottom of their hearts. This can be seen from the two years when Atletico Madrid was relegated.

In those two years, the attendance rate of the Calderon Stadium, which can accommodate 6 people, has always been more than 4 people. This kind of attendance rate can be said to be among the top in the whole of Europe. The support of the team is evident.

Crazy fans, strong opponents, today's game is a severe test for Mallorca.

With the whistle of the referee, the game began!

The episode in the player tunnel made the players of both sides suffocate, and they had a fierce confrontation in the midfield just after the game started.

Pei Wei just took the ball and broke through Sosa's defense. Another Atletico Madrid midfielder broke the ball with a fierce tackle, but he couldn't hold the ball for long. Panovic came up A powerful and reasonable collision broke the ball again.

Panovic didn't dare to take the ball too much. He looked up and saw that Eto'o had already started. He immediately made a long pass and the ball leaped over Atletico Madrid's defense.

Eto'o cut in at high speed, but the two defenders of Atletico Madrid did not relax at all. They stuck to his side tightly, making him unable to accelerate. Boggs quickly rushed out of the penalty area and sent the ball far away. out.

The ball was driven very far, all the way to the front of Mallorca's penalty area. Torres beat Nadal to ferry the header. Another forward, Jose Mari, who had just been loaned from AC Milan this season; A direct volley from outside the penalty area!
Franco jumped up beautifully and hit the ball with a single fist. Pablo came up to protect the ball and kicked the ball into Aguilera's leg and out of the sideline when Aguilera came up to press.

The game became intense from the very beginning. There were players from both sides fighting in every corner of the court. No one could control the ball under their feet for more than 1 minute. The ball was flying back and forth in the air, and the players were running on the ground. come and go.

"It's too messy," Manzano said to Aragones.Aragones nodded, he knows this, Manzano also knows this, even Ferrando, the head coach of Atletico Madrid on the other side, also knows this, they know that the game should not be played like this, and they have a way Let the game return to the normal channel, but they dare not, because the opponent is too tight, and a slight omission may lead to the collapse of the overall situation, and even the slowness of the rhythm may create opportunities for the opponent.They can only wait patiently for their opponents to make mistakes first. Now there is no good way for any coach to come. At this time, any move may lead to an imbalance on the scene. No coach will take the risk of making any adjustments in this situation. of.

The coaches of both sides can only wait, waiting for an opportunity to appear.

Thirty and ten minutes later, the field is still chaotic, and the players are struggling to support themselves. This kind of fierce competition consumes the most energy, not to mention the intense fighting. Big shock.

The ball went out of bounds. Pei Wei bent down and tightened his shoelaces. He also felt a little tired. No one would be able to bear such a lot of exercise.

"It can't go on like this." Pei Wei thought, he didn't get the ball a few times in the midfield in the past three to 10 minutes, and the opponent's two midfielders have been following him like shadows. Caught in the pincer attack of three to four opponents, when the ball is barely sent out, the ball will fall into a new round of scrambling again.

Both sides focused on the control of the midfield. Too many players from both sides were concentrated in this narrow area less than 30 meters long. The ball kept going from one foot to the other, occasionally flying into the Either side of the court will lead to a more intense round of contention.

At this moment, the balance finally tipped in one direction!
The ball flew into Mallorca's right-half in the chaos and it's not known how it got there - there wasn't even a soul there.

When the players on both sides breathed a sigh of relief and waited for the ball to go out of the sideline, a figure quickly rushed towards the ball and stopped the ball before it went out of the sideline!

When the players saw the figure clearly, they immediately exploded with a "boom"!

The jersey on that player is a red and white Atletico Madrid jersey!That person is Atletico Madrid's left winger Aguilera!

The players gathered in the midfield immediately poured into Mallorca's half like a tide. Some Mallorca players ran towards Aguilera, and some retreated into their own penalty area. They wanted to stop Aguilera Leila's offense, and the purpose of Atletico Madrid players is just the opposite, they are going to help Aguilera, to win for their team!

Aguilera didn't hesitate after receiving the ball, but dribbled the ball directly to the baseline!
Pablo followed closely behind him, the speed of the two was exactly the same, Pablo had the advantage of running empty-footed, the distance between the two was gradually shrinking!
But just when Pablo was about to catch up with Aguilera, Aguilera had already passed the ball into the penalty area, and Pablo's desperately stretched out foot failed to block the ball.

Apart from Franco, there are only Nino and Torres in the penalty area, and the others haven't come back yet.

Nino stuck tightly to Torres to prevent him from jumping. As long as Torres failed to grab this point, he believed that Franco would attack in time to catch the ball.

But he obviously underestimated the strength of Spain's new golden boy, Atletico Madrid banner Torres.

Torres swam around Nino like a fish, then completely ignored Nino's hand holding his jersey tightly, jumped high, and shook his head with a powerful lion!

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL—"

The commentator's passionate roar sounded over the Calderon Stadium: "Fernando Torres! Our greatest fighter has opened the door to victory for us! Let us cheer for him!"

After scoring the goal, Torres roared and rushed over the billboard. He grabbed the jersey and kissed the Atletico Madrid team emblem on the chest!
Countless Atlético Madrid fans enthusiastically stretched out their hands to him, calling out in unison: "Golden boy! Golden boy! Golden boy!"

(End of this chapter)