Chapter 1008: The Third Place in the Spanish Super League

"Master Huan, we have discussed this issue with Moni and the team's coaching staff."

Tessig Begiristain, who was sitting next to Yang Huan, took over Yang Huan's question and answered.

He is the team's technical director and is fully responsible for communicating with the first-team head coach Simeone, as well as the team's transfer operations and other matters. It is most appropriate for him to answer Yang Huan's question.

"What do you mean?" Yang Huan looked at Begiristain and asked with concern.

"He thinks it's sellable!" Begiristain replied.

"It's not just Diego Costa, he's also considering accepting Barcelona's offer to buy Pedro back."

Pedro was brought in from Barcelona by Yang Huan. His performance was okay at the beginning, but his condition continued to be sluggish for a period of time. And like all the players from Barcelona, ​​he wanted to return immediately after being lured by Barcelona.

Of course, it is estimated that he is not happy at Atletico Madrid.

Yang Huan knew in his heart that bringing in Pedro was a big failure for the team, so it would be a good idea to sell him as soon as possible and let him return to Barcelona.

As for sending Diego Costa away, this requires careful consideration.

According to Tevez's previous idea, he would stay with the team for one more year at most, and then return to Argentina to return home in glory.

In other words, if Diego Costa and Pedro were to leave now, and Tevez were to leave this summer, Atletico Madrid would really have very few people left in the frontcourt.

Oh, there is also Griezmann who is in his prime and performing quite well.

When Yang Huan expressed his concerns, Begiristain nodded, but said: "Master Huan, we have also thought about your concerns, but looking at Diego Costa's form this season, we all think we should act early."

After a pause, he continued: "As for the team's offensive problems after selling Diego Costa, Simeone is optimistic about Bietto. In addition, Correa and Munir also need to be tempered by game opportunities."

The bottom line is that Atletico Madrid now has an oversupply of talent, making it difficult for newcomers to stand out.

There is no need to talk about Vietto. He has proved his potential early on and is valued so much by Simeone. If he is cultivated, he may not be inferior to Diego Costa.

This is how professional players are. Before Diego Costa became famous, who could see that he had this ability?

But if he was given the opportunity and became famous, then everything became natural!

As an ordinary fan, even a club manager like Yang Huan cannot be as familiar and understand the players as the head coach.

They have their own set of standards for who can use it and who cannot.

Of course, Atletico Madrid also has veteran experts like Begiristain in charge of keeping watch, so there is nothing to worry about.

"Griezmann is now fully capable of taking charge. Vietto, Correa and Munir all have great potential. They need game opportunities to hone their skills, but now..."

As long as the two big stars Diego Costa and Tevez are still there, it will be difficult for Simeone to ignore them and support newcomers.

Just as Yang Huan said before, if newcomers want to take over, someone has to make room for them.

Moreover, promoting new people is not as simple as it seems, which means that the performance will fluctuate.

"In the past two years, the renewal of our back line has been basically completed, and the replacement of the midfield has also been fully realized. The only thing left is the front court," Begiristain said.

On the defensive line, the players who are now carrying the main responsibility are all young people, such as Montoya, Jose Gaya, Rojo and Sergi Roberto. Even in the central defender position, with Otamendi occupying a main position, Jose Jimenez and Godin can form effective competition.

Not to mention that there is a Velasquez who is eyeing him covetously from behind.

As for the midfield, that is even more true.

As early as last season, Simeone established the midfield triangle of Isco, Koke and Illarramendi, and later with the addition of Krychowiak, the midfield has become fully rejuvenated.

This season, the team began to increase its efforts to promote young players such as Oliver Torres, Saul, Samper, Denis Suarez, etc., and with the transfer of Alex Teixeira and Rafinha, the old captain Gabi was greatly squeezed when playing.

Originally, Diego Costa was also included in the team's renewal plan. After all, he was born in 1988 and is only 27 years old now. He still has at least four years of golden years. Therefore, whether it was the introduction of Pedro before or the later introduction of William, they were all to fill the vacancy of Tevez or to strengthen the depth of the bench.

But who could have thought that his condition this season would be like this.

As they were talking, both teams walked out of the player tunnel in the stadium.

Atletico Madrid's starting lineup still adopts the 4-4-2 tactics.

The goalkeeper is Courtois, the defense is Jose Gaya, Jose Jimenez, Otamendi and Montoya, the four midfielders are Isco, Krychowiak, Illarramendi and Koke, and the two forwards are Tevez and Griezmann.

When Yang Huan saw Atletico Madrid's starting lineup, he was a little surprised that Diego Costa was not on the starting lineup. This shows that Simeone has made up his mind to get this player.

Looking at the lineup of players on the court, he suddenly burst into laughter.

"When did Isco become like this?" Master Huan was shocked.

Speaking of Isco, when he was in Southampton, he was a very artistic young man. Even after joining Atletico Madrid, he has always been an artistic young man. But now...

When you see Isco on the field, he has a beard and a big bald head. He looks so fierce. Where is the trace of his former artistic style?

Neither Soriano nor Begiristain noticed that Master Huan even noticed Isco's hairstyle and beard. Isn't that too observant?

But, to be honest, they were also shocked when this guy did this.

The beard is not so bad. After all, you see it every day and it becomes a habit.

But the day that guy got his head shaved, not only Master Huan, but everyone in the team was shocked!

"I heard that this kid is showing his determination." Begiristain said with a smile.

"What do you mean?" Yang Huan didn't quite understand.

"He said that as long as Atletico Madrid didn't win the Champions League, he would continue to show his bald head."

Yang Huan raised his eyebrows. Is this possible?

You know what, this kid is like this, and he exudes a ruthless spirit all over his body.

His body also looks a lot stronger, probably because he has been training hard.

Seeing this, Yang Huan couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

As the saying goes, "A bad soldier brings a bad general together." None of the players trained by Simeone are cowards.

This is true for Koke, Illarramendi, and now, even Isco.

As the saying goes, an iron army is an iron army. Isn't it the head coach who subtly infects and influences every player under his command?

I just hope Isco doesn't lose his football spirit because of this.

Wasn't it his creativity in playing football that Yang Huan, Bielsa and others admired most about him?

If this is lost, it would be a real loss.

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This much-anticipated battle of Tianwang Mountain has finally begun.

Barcelona took the lead in kicking off, with center forward Llorente serving the ball in the center circle. After Neymar received the ball, he quickly passed it back to Busquets.

Busquets received the ball and immediately moved to the right and passed it to Alves.

While Barcelona continued to pass the ball, Yang Huan, who was in the stands, clearly saw Atletico Madrid pressing forward.

Isco on the left quickly approached Alves, who chose to pass the ball horizontally to center back Pique.

Atletico Madrid's two forwards Griezmann and Tevez have also quickly pressed forward. Pique immediately transferred the ball to the left, wanting to give it to Alba, but Atletico Madrid's Koke has also come up on the right.

Alba had no choice but to pass the ball back to center back Mascherano.

Atletico Madrid pressed forward aggressively after the opening. Not only the two forwards in the frontcourt, but also the two wingers Isco and Koke pressed in front of the opponent's defense line. It seemed that they wanted to suppress Barcelona in the half.

The commentator on the scene also looked very excited. His commentary in Spanish was fast and fluent, which was able to boost the atmosphere in the stadium. Especially when they saw that after the opening, Barcelona faced Atletico Madrid's high pressure and pressing, and had to pass the ball back to goalkeeper Bravo, who had to make a long pass, but the ball fell into Atletico Madrid's feet, the whole audience cheered.

After the ball changed hands, it was clearly seen that Atletico Madrid slowed down the pace and even passed the ball back in the backcourt.

But because Atletico Madrid's defense line dominated the half court, the so-called back pass was actually already in front of Barcelona's 30-meter area.

Yang Huan now understood something.

If Simeone didn't have enough confidence in his team, given his character, he would definitely not do this.

Because passing the ball back in this area seems easy, but it is actually very difficult, because once there is a problem with the execution of the players on the field, or there is a problem with the tactics, they will be hit from behind and be doomed at any time.

After Atletico Madrid came back and passed the ball several times, Illarramendi once tried to pass the ball to Tevez at the front of the penalty area, but the Argentine got the ball but had no chance to turn around and could only pass the ball again.

Krychowiak then passed the ball to Illarramendi, who then passed it to the right.

Montoya stepped forward and kicked the ball forward.

Griezmann pulled to the right side to receive the ball at some point, and then passed it to Koke who was at the front of the penalty area.

Koke stopped the ball, adjusted, and then shot it directly with a powerful kick!

The whole audience was stunned at this moment!

Koke's powerful shot was of very high quality and at a precise angle, but goalkeeper Bravo flew and tipped the ball over the crossbar, barely resolving the crisis but giving Atletico Madrid a corner kick.

"Good guy!" Yang Huan clenched his fist and raised his arm and shouted.

This ball is really beautiful!

Griezmann moved to the wing, pulling away the defensive player, while Koke took the opportunity to run diagonally to the front of the penalty area. This offensive routine was obviously well-rehearsed.

Koke's long shot was of very high quality, but unfortunately, goalkeeper Bravo performed too well.

"This game is going to be exciting!" Yang Huan praised with a smile.

Judging from Simeone's lineup, Atletico Madrid already has the strength to challenge Barcelona head-on.

If Simeone didn't have the ability, he wouldn't dare to do this.

Of course, behind the scenes, Messi's move to the Saints probably also played a role in weakening Barcelona.

But no matter what, Yang Huan was still very happy in his heart.

At the very least, Atletico Madrid finally has the confidence to challenge the two giants of the Spanish Super League, Barcelona and Real Madrid. No matter who wins or loses in this game, at least in Yang Huan's opinion, the two giants of the Spanish Super League will have to change their names in the future.

Let’s call them the three giants of the Western Super League!

Atletico Madrid is pressing hard, and Barcelona will certainly not be outdone. How can such a game be ugly?

From the first minute of the game, the appetite of all fans was whetted.