heir to the red devil

Chapter 548 Simonyi

In the first round of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals on April 4, Manchester United sat at home to face the defending La Liga champion Atletico Madrid.In this game, Atletico Madrid tried their best to deal with the two contests with Manchester United.

In the current La Liga, Barcelona and Real Madrid are neck and neck. They are already more than ten points ahead of the No.3 Atletico Madrid. Now there are six games before the end of the league. Simeone has given up the idea of ​​defending the La Liga champion. The only remaining goal of the season is to win the coveted Champions League.

The reason why Atletico Madrid's performance in the league has declined this season has a lot to do with the reduction in their number of goals.

In the past summer of 2014, Diego Costa switched to Mourinho's account and put on the Chelsea jersey.However, Griezmann, whom Simeone has always favored, was robbed by Manchester United, leaving Atletico Madrid without strong support.Because of the loss of the Frenchman, Simeone urgently bought the Croatian Mandzukic from Bayern, allowing him to take over Costa's mantle and become Atletico Madrid's center forward.However, Mandzukic did not play at the level he should have played during the half of the season in Atletico Madrid. He showed discomfort with Atletico Madrid's fast offensive system and did not score a few goals in half a season.

Faced with a weak front, during the winter transfer period, Simeone loaned the former Atletico Madrid golden boy Torres from AC Milan, hoping that he can create magic again where his dream began; not only that, Simeone also from A Team A San Lorenzo bought the 19-year-old young striker Correa, and he has high hopes for this Argentine lad.

After a series of adjustments, Atletico Madrid's performance has improved a lot in recent months, and they are finally back on track, surpassing Valencia and Sevilla, and returning to the third place in the league.If it weren't for the fact that they owed too much debt in the first half of the season, with their current state, they would definitely be able to compete for the league championship seat again.

But Simeone gave up the La Liga title.He knows that he is still more than ten points away from Barcelona and Real Madrid. Atletico Madrid is in excellent form, and Barcelona and Real Madrid are still making great strides. The possibility of their two teams losing streak at the last moment is extremely slim.So Simeone simply set his goal on the Champions League. This trophy is the highest point he dreams of. If he can become the Champions League champion, then he will be able to rank among the world-class coaches.

On the sidelines of the Old Trafford Stadium today, players from both sides were warming up on the field and preparing for the game for a while, while Kintag and Simeone shook hands friendly on the sidelines. This is the first time the two have played against each other.As representatives of young coaches in European football, Kintag and Simeone had some thoughts of sympathy.

"Hi Tiger, it's a pleasure to play against your team."

"Diego, we were supposed to meet in the Champions League final last season, but we were upstaged by Real Madrid."

"So God arranged for us to meet in the quarter-finals this season, it is also fate."

"You said that it was arranged by God. I don't agree with it. I think it must be caused by UEFA. Let last season's Premier League champions and La Liga champions play against each other. They will definitely earn a lot of advertising fees this time."

"Haha Tiger, you're such a funny guy! I like you!"

"But when the game starts later, you might want to strangle me."

"Haha, that's right! It's too rare to meet you twice in a season. It would be great if you could come to La Liga. It will definitely be very interesting to play against you!"

The cheerful and straightforward Kim Tag and the informal Simeone chatted for a long time on the sidelines before returning to their respective positions on the coaching bench.

Simeone said to his deputy: "I was a little upset with Kintag. This summer, he took away my Griezmann and made me weak in attack at the beginning of the season. I once wanted to beat him. Meal! But seeing Jin Taige today, I found that I started to like this guy a little bit."

Simeone's deputy nodded: "He has a personality similar to yours. He is a straightforward person and doesn't like to beat around the bush."

"Yeah, especially the former Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti. That guy is an old fox. He smiles at everyone, but he has 1 minds in his stomach. I don't like dealing with this kind of person." Simeone disdains Said, "Not only Ancelotti, but also Zidane, guys with smiling faces, who knows what they are thinking in their stomachs. So I still like to deal with people like Kim Tag."

Simeone hates Ancelotti and Zidane for a reason.Ancelotti stole his Champions League title last year and also knocked out Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey semi-final, so Simeone resented him; and Ancelotti's Real Madrid started poorly this season and has been falling behind. Under Atletico Madrid, but since Zidane took office, he has won a wave of eight consecutive victories, surpassed Atletico Madrid by more than ten points in one fell swoop, and kept pace with Barcelona. If nothing else, the La Liga champions of this season are their two. One of the teams.

The short training time was over, and the coaches and players of both sides returned to the locker room for the final tactical deployment before the game.

In the locker room of the visiting team, Simeone looked around. Don’t look at him smiling when he chatted with Kintag just now, but now when he faces the players, he has a serious face: “Now in my eyes, you are not my players. , but my fighter! Last season we won the La Liga championship, but in the last minute of the Champions League final, Real Madrid took away the championship trophy, can you be willing?"

"Not reconciled!" Atletico Madrid players replied loudly.

Simeone looked at everyone, with flames in his eyes: "Then let's take Manchester United today, win the Red Devils at Old Trafford, step on their corpses and continue to attack the championship!"

In the locker room of the home team, Jin Taige stood in front of the players. He said with some emotion: "Guys, I have been suspended for consecutive games recently. I haven't talked to you in the locker room for a long time. I even feel a little strange. But seeing Everyone of you looks full of energy, and I feel much better immediately."

"We have encountered some troubles in the last few games, but I believe that it is temporary and not your true level! I am back today, and I hope you can show your real strength! Last season, we were defeated by Real Madrid. We were eliminated from the Champions League and failed to reach the final, so today we will take another team from Madrid City and make Atletico Madrid, who is a guest, return to Madrid crying!"

(End of this chapter)