Grass roots glory

Chapter 207 Atletico Madrid's Revenge

Zhou Tiancheng is right. Although Kuranyi has returned to the team ahead of schedule, it will take some time before he returns from injury.During the team training these days, he was always in La Jota's physical therapy room, and he couldn't even participate in the team training normally.

So when the whole team boarded the flight to Madrid and played away in the Champions League, Kuranyi could only stay in the training base and continue to recover.

Road trips are challenging.When Zhou Tiancheng and his teammates walked into the Calderon Stadium, the fans on the side stand closest to them welcomed them with boos, but Zhou Tiancheng couldn't hear them at all, because the louder noise was [-] spectators Cheers to the home team Atlético de Madrid.

Marcel Leif said frankly: "Although Schalke beat Chelsea in the first round, and Atletico Madrid's strength is slightly weaker than Chelsea, but this game is definitely not easier than the previous one. Atletico Madrid must win this game. Acting head coach Flores will definitely inspire the whole team to fight hard, and the time has come to test Magath's strategic ability."

In the first round of the group stage, the biggest upset was that Atletico Madrid was tied 0:0 by Atletico Greek. 0 Malaga, 3:1 Racing Santander, 1:2 Barcelona) bad start, the head coach Abel Resino dismissed get out of class after only four months on the job, and the assistant coach Flores acted as the head coach.

The Atletico Madrid club is also under a lot of pressure because of this toss. Fans and the media have questioned the high-level move to fire Aguirre in the first place, and let the West Second team coach Resino take over.

Although he was ordered in the face of danger, Flores regarded this game as an opportunity for a turning point: "Beating a strong team like Schalke can help the team regain confidence quickly, even if our opponent is the Bundesliga champion. With the support of many fans, I believe the players can do it."

In the team locker room, Flores encouraged the players: "I know you didn't play in the Champions League last season. The culprit is Schalke 04. Now this opponent is standing in front of you. Gentlemen! If you want revenge, go to the field Show them!"

"Last time they scored two, this time I want a hat-trick... No, I want to score four, double return, haha! Don't compete with me." Uruguayan striker Diego Forlan clenched his fists.

"I won't give them any chance!" Antonio Lopez, the main left back and captain of the team, secretly assured.

Flores is very satisfied with the current state of the players. He drew the tactical board and said to the team's two central defenders Ibanez and Perea: "Pablo, Luis, you two should pay attention, their core Zhou is playing as a striker this time, hold him up and block his connection with the players around him!"

"Coach, did you make a mistake? I remember that he is a midfielder." The Argentine golden boy Aguero who has been silent (it should be Aguero, when he wrote Atletico Madrid earlier, he wrote Aguero, don't pay attention, the following are all With Aguero) asked with a slight frown.

Flores took another look at the starting list officially announced by UEFA in his hand, nodded and said: "In terms of position, he is indeed a forward position, because their main striker is injured."

Aguero's expression was two points sad. He thought of the scene where he was defeated one-on-one by Zhou Tiancheng last year.From the A-League Independiente to Atletico Madrid, he has never suffered such a big loss one-on-one in his career. Originally, he thought he would finally have a chance to get revenge.As a result, in today's game, the two faced each other in the two halves. Under normal circumstances, there should be no chance of direct confrontation.He felt a lost opportunity to prove himself as the best young player in Europe.

In the opening stage, Atletico Madrid took advantage of the home court to kick off first and launched a long pass to Schalke's backcourt. Aguero and Forlan are both forwards with speed. Flores' 4-4-2 cloth The formation is obviously to directly attack Hewedes and Westerman mainly relying on the personal abilities of the two.The midfield double midfielder Raul Garcia and Ignacio Camacho both have good long pass ability. The opening pressure of Schalke's defense is very high. Aguero starts from Hewedes twice. Overtaking formed a semi-single-handed opportunity, and the two low shots from close angles were bravely resolved by Neuer.

"Sergio Aguero, who embodies Europe's golden boy reputation with his runs and shots. As elusive as the wind, God can't always be on the side of the Germans, Atletico Madrid have a good start, It's only a matter of time before the goal is scored." Juan Picci, the Spanish national television commentator, seemed very confident.

Aguero has gained more than one space to play forward with his speed on the forward line, which shows from the side that Schalke's interception in the midfield is not effective.Rakitic and Holtby can barely compete offensively, but facing Raul Garcia and Camacho on the defensive end, it still seems too difficult.

Zhou Tiancheng watched anxiously from the front line and subconsciously wanted to retreat, but at this moment he heard a loud voice: "Zhou, go back!"

When Zhou Tiancheng turned his head, it was rare to see Magath's face flushed. He didn't know if it was because he shouted too hard, or because he was anxious.

Zhou Tiancheng stood there hesitating for a few seconds, then turned around and continued to move in front of the two central defenders.

"That's right. Zhou Tiancheng must try his best to attract the two central defenders. Once he retreats, although the defensive barrier in the midfield has been strengthened, Atletico Madrid's entire defense line will all be pressed up. At that time, it will be true. It's a half-time siege. That would make the game ugly."

In fact, Schalke was beaten so badly, Duan Xuan put it more tactfully.

But if Zhou Tiancheng didn't take it back, Schalke's defense was in jeopardy at any time. The two full-backs, Antonio Lopez and Peña, were very capable of putting in assists. The two forwards attracted the full-backs on both sides to the center. Get closer, leaving space for the two full-backs to insert and upload, and Atletico Madrid's entire offensive system is completely revitalized.

Atletico Madrid's continuous pressure was like giving the pressure to the extreme. When the spring of Schalke's defense was not retracted, the opponent seized the opportunity.Aguero threw away left-back Bordon on the penalty area line, cut into the penalty area and shot from a small angle. Neuer fell to the ground very quickly, but only half of his palm touched the ball, which could not prevent the change of line from flying into the net.

"GOOOOOOAL!!!" Juan Picchi yelled loudly in the commentary booth, "Aguero! He moved like the wind, God opened a goal this time! Haha, that's right, This is Calderon, our home ground! There will be no second chance for Schalke to win anything here."

The score fell behind, and Rakitic was the most annoyed. It was Garcia's pass that hit his leg and changed the line, and it fell to Aguero's feet and became a goal.Before Westerman could speak, he clapped his hands vigorously: "Go up! Go up! Pass the ball to Zhou, we want to attack!"

(End of this chapter)