Chapter 521 What do you want?
"Is the Chairman satisfied with me? I don't know. You should ask him!"
Last night, at the press conference after the Madrid derby, Mourinho said something that became the front-page headlines of countless Spanish newspapers early this morning.
The only focus of all newspapers and reporters is the deep meaning behind this sentence.
Not only is Real Madrid dissatisfied with Mourinho, the Portuguese madman is also dissatisfied with Real Madrid.
It seems that his time at the Bernabeu is running out!
Yang Huan was sitting in the car on the way to the Majadaenda training base when he saw this report in the English version of AS. This local newspaper, which is regarded as the mouthpiece of Real Madrid, has even publicly discussed Mourinho's successor.
Seeing this, Yang Huan closed the newspaper and smiled slightly.
Facts have proved that there is no savior in this world!
The so-called savior may be able to save you temporarily, but he can never save you for a lifetime!
Mourinho is considered one of the best coaches in the world, but he still couldn't lead Real Madrid to beat Barcelona.
Or, it should be said that the only thing that can defeat Barcelona's Dream Team III is time!
Suddenly, an attractive idea popped up in Yang Huan's mind.
If we can build a team that is comparable to, no, even greater and better than the Dream Team III, then we can truly say that we have no regrets in this life!
The idea was so tempting, and the picture in his mind was so beautiful that Yang Huan couldn't help but immerse himself in it.
It’s easy to say and think, but hard to do!
To build such a team, you can't just spend money to bring in a group of superstars.
The key is that you have to have one thing, a soul!
The soul of Barcelona is ball control. This team has taken the concept of ball control to the extreme, which is why the Dream Team III is so great and outstanding!
If you want to build a team that is comparable to or even better than the Dream Team III, you can no longer play the ball control game!
The reason is very simple. Now the whole world has figured out how to defend Barcelona's ball control system. If you continue to control the ball, can you beat Barcelona?
Without Xavi, without Iniesta, and without Barcelona's system, you would be courting death if you just controlled the ball!
So, we have to find something else!
Yang Huan couldn't figure out what the body was, but he decided to find an opportunity to have a good talk with Bielsa.
To be honest, he was starting to get a little impatient!
The car was driving on the highway west out of Madrid, with the devastated city of Madrid behind it.
According to media reports, the all-night celebration last night almost turned the entire city of Madrid into a garbage dump.
After Atletico Madrid won the game at the Bernabeu, they marched south in a mighty procession, almost like a championship parade to celebrate. Along the way, more and more players joined them, which makes people feel helpless just thinking about it.
"Your vision is still too narrow. You have to find an opportunity to give it a good knock!" Young Master Huan shook his head and smiled bitterly.
There was a saying in the La Liga before: Barcelona only has Real Madrid in its eyes, but Real Madrid has the whole world in its eyes!
This is a phrase used by the Melingers to mock and ridicule Barcelona during its dark period.
For Atletico Madrid, former chairman Hill may have done a lot of stupid things, and it was even under his leadership that Atletico Madrid was relegated at the beginning of the century, but it is undeniable that he has the spirit of Atletico Madrid.
"As long as we can beat Real Madrid, it doesn't matter even if the team is relegated!"
From this it is not difficult to see that the most popular team in Madrid, the local team loved by the middle class and blue-collar workers, has always been small and only has Real Madrid.
Perhaps, it is because the mountain of Real Madrid is too high and seems unreachable!
But now, there is finally a chance to trample Real Madrid underfoot, so this city is going crazy!
After passing La Finca, the most famous wealthy residential area in Madrid, we continued heading northwest.
Soon after we got off the highway, we arrived at the Mahadanda training base.
Mahadaenda was built not long ago. It is a rectangular piece of land with an area of only about 50 acres, running from northeast to southwest. There are a total of five standard training grounds for use by first-team and youth team players.
This is considered shabby among European-level teams, especially for youth training.
Therefore, after Yang Huan took over Atletico Madrid, he immediately contacted the Pozuelo Alarcón City Council through Atletico Madrid to negotiate the expansion of Atletico Madrid's training base.
On the north and south sides of the Majadaenda training base are high-end residential areas connected to wealthy areas such as La Finca and Alarcon. They are full of high-end villas and cannot be moved at all.
On the southwest side, across the road, is the highway management station, which is also not allowed to be moved.
Therefore, in the end, they could only take over a piece of barren land with a total area of 600 acres in the northeast direction.
Although the land area is not small, the price is very cheap. After all, it is in the name of Atletico Madrid, and Spain is currently in the midst of an economic crisis. The land price is not high, so Yang Huan can be said to have taken advantage of the low price this time.
Currently, large-scale construction is underway on this piece of land to build Atletico Madrid's first-team training base. Once completed, it will be connected to the original Majadaenda, with a total area of 650 acres.
There is also a home stadium for the youth team!
At the same time, considering that part of the Mahadaenda training base did not even have a wall before, but was only surrounded by transparent wire mesh, the management decided to build a wall and green space around it after considering the wishes of the coaching staff.
This is also to ensure the confidentiality of the team's preparation and training.
We can't allow our opponents to spy on the team's preparations from outside, can we?
When Yang Huan's car arrived at the gate of the Majadaenda training base, he found a large group of fans wearing Atletico Madrid jerseys gathered outside. It looked like there were hundreds of them, and they were obviously here to congratulate the team on defeating Real Madrid.
"Young Master, what should we do?" Long Wu turned around and asked.
Yang Huan rolled up the car window and nodded toward the front, "Drive in!"
He doesn't want to be photographed by fans and reporters, so it's better to keep a low profile.
When the car arrived at the gate, the security guard came over to inquire. When he saw that it was Young Master Huan, he immediately knew what was going on and opened the door to let him pass.
As soon as you enter the Mahadaunda training base, you will see the parking lot right in front of you. The players and coaches' cars are parked here.
Because there is a Europa League match to be played in the middle of the week, the first team still has to train as usual, so the parking lot is full of all kinds of cars.
Long Wu asked the club driver to drive closer to the training building. Yang Huan got out of the car and went straight into the training building.
It is called a training building, but in fact it is a row of single-story white bungalows, which are not very large. It contains the first-team locker room, lounge, conference room, gym, and coaching staff's office.
When Yang Huan walked into the training building, Simeone was standing in front of the office window, looking at the training ground outside, where assistant coaches Boggs and Ortega were leading the team in recovery training.
Generally speaking, Simeone is only responsible for targeted training, and other basic training and recovery training are left to his assistants. Otherwise, how would he have the time to think about how to deal with the opponent in the next game?
"What's wrong? You look so sad!" Yang Huan knocked on the door and walked in with a smile.
Simone was surprised, "Master Huan? Why are you here?"
"I have nothing to do, so I came to take a look!"
Yang Huan looked at Diego Simeone and asked tentatively, "Are you in trouble?"
Simeone didn't hide it and nodded, "Yeah, a little bit."
"Is it about the team?"
"Yeah!" Simeone nodded again.
Yang Huan was now interested, "Then tell me about it!"
The team is yours. If you don’t care if something goes wrong, who will?
Simone thought about it, sighed, and looked quite distressed.
"I'm worried about the away game against Barcelona and the second half of the league!"
Just this one sentence made Yang Huan realize that Simeone's worries were definitely not groundless.
The subsequent impact of the 4-1 reversal of Real Madrid will be very shocking.
In fact, to some extent, winning the game is certainly a very happy thing.
But on the other hand, now that the game is won, the real test for Atletico Madrid has arrived!
"Our current full-court pressing and oppression tactics are indeed very successful, and our counterattacks are also very sharp, but we can't always rely on this set of tactics to participate in the game. The players can't bear it, the team can't bear it, and our opponents will not allow us to do so!"
"When other teams treat us as a strong team, we need more strategies to break through positional warfare!"
So far in the first half, Atletico Madrid's performance has been amazing, and it is definitely the most surprising dark horse team in the four major European leagues.
Simeone's team remains unbeaten so far and is closely following Barcelona!
Under such circumstances, how could teams like Valencia, Sevilla, Athletic Bilbao and others still treat Atletico Madrid as a team of the same level?
They will regard Atletico Madrid as an opponent of the same level as Real Madrid and Barcelona, and will try every possible means to exploit your loopholes and develop tactics against you.
The more outstanding your performance in the first half, the more and bigger difficulties you will encounter in the second half.
"Also, our tactics lack the ability to effectively control the changes in rhythm. After a game, we consume too much physical energy. As the season progresses, the psychological pressure on the players will become greater and greater. Sooner or later, we will not be able to bear it!"
Yang Huan also deeply agrees with this.
Even though Atletico Madrid exerted an almost suffocating pressure on their opponents on the field, causing many opponents who were weaker or lacked firm willpower to simply surrender.
But you have to know that if Atletico Madrid wants to maintain such pressure, they themselves must also bear the pressure of not losing to their opponents.
Because all players know that as long as the quality of their pressing and running declines slightly, it will cause the heaviest and most fatal blow to their entire defensive system.
Therefore, everyone must be on high alert and execute each tactic with trepidation, for fear of the slightest mistake.
One minute, very easy.
But what about ten minutes?
What about a game lasting ninety minutes?
What about ten games, twenty games, thirty games, or even a whole season?
Who knows how long it can last?
It's like a rubber band. You grab both ends of it and pull it hard to both sides. The rubber band will become longer and longer and thinner. When it is too thin to bear the weight, it will break.
Now, Atletico Madrid is this rubber band that is constantly stretched!
Yang Huan couldn't help but recall some of Bielsa's comments on Simeone.
He is a born winner!
Not only did he win in the Argentine league, he also planned to continue winning in European football!
Therefore, such people often think more and longer-term than ordinary people!
In the words of our Chinese ancestors, this is called preparing for a rainy day!
Thinking of this, Yang Huan couldn't help but smile with joy from the bottom of his heart. He stretched out his hand and patted Diego Simeone's shoulder hard.
"Tell me, Diego, what do you want?"
At this moment, he saw a burning spark full of desire in Diego Simeone's eyes!