Ultimate Demon Sword

Chapter 266 The Champion Is the Only Motivation
At 75 minutes into the game, Atletico Madrid overtook 2:1.

Real Madrid captain Ramos took the initiative to go inside the goal to pick up the ball, and at the same time shouted to his teammates: "Keep going, we still have a chance!"

But even Ronaldo, the absolute core of the team, looked at the goal with his hands on his hips and slowly shook his head in a short period of time, which was naturally a devastating blow to the psychology of other players.

Especially Nacho, who just played, squatted in the penalty area with a painful face. Self-blame was part of the reason. At the same time, as a Real Madrid player, he had already thought of how much he would bear after the game.

Atletico Madrid's bench was filled with jubilation, Simeone clenched his fists vigorously, passive most of the time, and finally waited for the moment to clear the clouds.Fate is in his hands again, this is the familiar feeling.

Simeone feels that what is strangling now is not only the victory of this game, but also the throat of this season's La Liga champion.

At the same time, Real Madrid's adjustments are also very rapid.Zidane replaced Asensio. Asensio, born in 1996, is regarded as the latest outstanding product of Real Madrid Castilla's youth academy.His characteristics are somewhat similar to Wen Zhihao's, he has excellent skills at his feet, and his skills in finishing are also quite good.Asensio's most amazing performance was the second round of the Spanish Super Cup before the start of the season. Facing Barcelona, ​​Asensio blasted into the world wave in the first 4 minutes. As Real Madrid won the first round 3:1, Asensio's goal completely settled the two rounds of the game.

Zidane didn't even replace the high center forward Mayoral, and formed twin towers with Benzema for simple and effective high-altitude operations, but insisted on walking on the ground. Obviously he believed that Asensio's appearance would bring positive effects.

And Simeone's response was even worse.The team's last defensive midfielder, Augusto Fernandez, was also replaced, Juanfran was off the field, left back Felipe received the center, and Atletico Madrid put up a strangle formation of three defenders and four midfielders. The role of Thomas is reminiscent of a role that has long since disappeared on the football field: the sweeper.It's just that Thomas' position is earlier than the traditional sweeper hidden behind the central defender.

Seeing that Simeone is so determined to defend, He Wei also joked: "Simeone will do anything to keep the fruits of victory!"

In the final game time, Thomas' performance proved that Simeone's decision was correct.Throughout Atletico Madrid's midfield, Thomas is like a brick, where it needs to be moved.The most eye-catching performance occurred in No. 807 minutes. The three players in the frontcourt of Real Madrid passed the ball with one kick.

This positive performance not only won the screams of the Bernabeu, but also hit the last spirit of the Real Madrid players, which gave rise to self-doubt: it is not that our army does not work hard, but that the enemy army is too strong.

In front of the TV, three and 40-year-old fans saw Thomas at this moment, and they couldn't help but think of the Greek European Cup champion myth that shocked the world football in the summer of 2004.

That was Sweeper's final World Series performance as an official on-court role.

Back then, young fans might remember midfield duo Katuranis and Karagunis, striker Charisteas and even goalkeeper Nikopolidis.But a true insider will praise Dras, the dedicated scavenger who hangs alone behind the entire line of defense.Without him, there would be no final victory over host Portugal to win the trophy.

For older fans, it's a piece of history to relish and their last memory of a category that has disappeared from football.

Seeing Thomas' performance, these fans wanted to ask a question: Who said that sweepers are not suitable for modern football?

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In the end, Atletico Madrid withstood Real Madrid's crazy counterattack and won this key victory 2:1. Except for Atletico Madrid fans and Chinese fans who were happy, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia fans were not in a good mood.

Simeone is also proud of the spring breeze. The post-match press conference and the first high-profile invitation to on-site reporters will all attend Atletico Madrid's championship celebration.

Naturally, some people can't understand such a high-profile pretense.The media of both Barcelona and Valencia angrily criticized Simeone for being overwhelmed. Not sinking in a big river does not mean that the customs clearance is successful, and it is not certain that the boat capsized in a small river.

In the last few rounds, some small clubs in the middle and lower reaches also jumped out to protest. Do you really think we don't exist?
That is to say, Wen Zhihao didn't pay attention to the reactions of these teams, otherwise he dared to say in front of the media: If you don't have the strength, you should learn to keep a low profile, don't come out and BB!

On the second day, Atletico Madrid did not arrange training. After the Derby, the coaching staff asked everyone to rest properly. In the afternoon, Wen Zhihao came to Madrid City, a themed coffee shop in Real Madrid. He remembered the agreement with Zidane. The reason why he didn’t care about Zidane’s current status was because Wen Zhihao had his own ideas in his heart. At the same time, he still maintained the original intention of continuous improvement.

The midfield position is especially dependent on the player's own perception, and the coach's guidance is only the most basic homework.

When Wen Zhihao took off his sunglasses in front of Zidane, Zidane was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "Why, are you afraid that the fans here will find you making trouble for you? That's right, you just beat us, you really should be careful."

Wen Zhihao replied: "It's good for us, not to mention you, I'm already an acquaintance in front of the media. If those reporters took pictures of us sitting together, probably the headlines of tomorrow's news will be Wen Zhihao's secret meeting with the Real Madrid coach, suspected secret talk about joining Real Madrid..."

"Hehe, why? You hate Real Madrid so much? Have you ever thought about turning what you said into reality?"

Wen Zhihao's movement of stirring the coffee suddenly stopped, and a strange look flashed across his face.

coming!

I didn't expect Gabi and the others' guess to be true, they really wanted to poach the wall!
There must be a demon in the event of impermanence, and the words of the ancestors are indeed great wisdom.

If you can't beat them, just dig... Well, it's quite like Real Madrid's style of not bad money.

Wen Zhihao smiled and said: "You don't need to test my loyalty to Atletico Madrid, at least for now, this is not in my plan. Maybe I will consider it in four or five years."

Zidane waved his hand: "I admit that I am really interested in you, because you are different from the Chinese players I know. You are a genius on the court. If what I said just now made you feel abrupt, I apologize. But, Wen, you should also know that love for talent is the nature of every head coach. I also understand that you will not leave Atletico Madrid now. After all, it is not easy for a player of your age to have the current platform. But I hope you can have a good impression of Real Madrid. In the near future, it may help you make the right choice."

After listening quietly, Wen Zhihao replied: "To tell you something, I have no prejudice against Real Madrid. My only motivation to play football is to strive for the championship. At least now Atletico Madrid has brought me closer to this goal, and we are confident that we will do the same in the future...Of course it is not ruled out that when Atletico Madrid is unable to continue to compete for the championship in the future, I will consider leaving, but not now. I am afraid I will disappoint you."

PS: Spoiler alert, the protagonist will not change teams until the end of the book, this chapter is mainly to pave the way for the follow-up episode after the end of the book
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