PFC Chapter 640 Mentality
Chapter 640 Mentality
Chapter 640 Mentality
The enemy of an enemy is a friend, and this has been amply demonstrated by Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, Real Madrid and Espanyol.
In La Liga, as Real Madrid's rival in the same city, Atletico Madrid has always been close to Barcelona, while the Spaniard on the other side is closer to Real Madrid.
But to put it bluntly, Atletico Madrid and the Spaniard are just things to be used by others. Barcelona uses Atletico Madrid to add obstacles to Real Madrid, and Real Madrid uses the Spaniard to make Barcelona uncomfortable.
Before, the two teams were actually not doing well enough, and at most they disgusted each other, but this season Atletico Madrid has undergone a lot of changes, although this change has nothing to do with Barcelona.
It even disgusted Barcelona. Lin Dong's transfer disrupted Barcelona's plans. The plan to send Villa away failed. Barcelona had to pay more than 1000 million euros for this, and it is estimated that they will not even get the transfer fee next season.
Then there is Lin Dong himself. Last season had such a profound impact on Barcelona. To a certain extent, it was not only an impression, but also a shame. Last season, Barcelona experienced a disastrous defeat against Real Madrid that had never been seen in recent years, and the maker of the disastrous defeat was Lin Dong.
Barcelona can be said to have been the biggest contributor to Lin Dong's rise last season. Of course, if possible, Barcelona would definitely not be willing to be such a contributor.
In fact, looking at the entire process of Lin Dong's rise, the giants have almost become the stepping stones for Lin Dong's rise. Starting from Lazio, Lin Dong stepped on Rome, Juventus, and Milan successively, making him finally enter Mourinho's vision.
After coming to Real Madrid, Lin Dong went one step further in Barcelona and became a favorite in world football. This season, Real Madrid has also become a stepping stone for Lin Dong. It not only helped Lin Dong completely conquer his new club Atletico Madrid, but also made Lin Dong's name even louder.
As Atletico Madrid has the strength to threaten Barcelona, the relationship between the two teams will definitely not be as close as before, but this does not affect this game.
In the eyes of the Spaniards, the two teams still belong to different camps, so the Spaniards are already gearing up for the upcoming ninth round of the league.
On the other hand, Real Madrid fans are not idle, they began to cheer for the Spaniard and Osasuna, hoping that these two teams can stop Atletico Madrid and Barcelona.
Like Atletico Madrid, Barcelona also achieved a complete victory in the previous eight rounds of the league, ushering in their best start in La Liga history.
Moreover, Barcelona's opponent is weaker. It is Osasuna, which is currently out of the relegation zone.
Speaking of it, Real Madrid is quite sad now. After losing to Atletico Madrid, they have begun to fall behind in the league. Now in order to keep the best start in La Liga history, they have to cheer for two underdogs with little hope.
Indeed, in terms of team strength, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona have an absolute upper hand, but football is round, and anything can happen in a football match.
Regardless of what happened to Barcelona, but on Atletico Madrid's side, Lin Dong clearly felt the changes in his teammates. This was the pressure brought by the imminent tying of the nine-game winning streak, so this change was not good for Atletico Madrid.
On the second day of training when the team assembled, Atletico Madrid players were obviously absent-minded, and made so many mistakes that the entire coaching staff frowned.
"Diego~~~" The assistant coach Boggs's face was worried. I don't know, I thought Atletico Madrid had experienced eight consecutive losses.
"If we want to go further, then we must complete the transformation. This is a necessary process, but our luck is not bad. The Spaniard is not a strong opponent," Simeone said, staring at the court.
Streak winning is a source of pressure, especially at this moment. It is a transformation and a sublimation for Atletico Madrid. As for Atletico Madrid, they are still young, and youth is their biggest asset.
It's not that Simeone doesn't pay attention to the next game, it's not that he doesn't pay attention to the nine-game winning streak. To be honest, Simeone also wants Atletico Madrid to set the best start in La Liga, or even surpass this best start in La Liga.
Slowly, Simeone's eyes moved to the front line. In Europe where white and black races are the mainstream, yellow races are so conspicuous, even eye-catching.
It is true that most of Atletico Madrid's main players are abnormal, but on the front line of Atletico Madrid, the figure he has high hopes for has not changed in any way. Even from his eyes and actions, Simeone found that he is a little impatient.
Regarding this, Simeone had to lament that this guy was born for big occasions, and he was born with no idea what nervousness is. Throughout Lin Dong's short three-year career, every time his team faced a strong team, he always performed brilliantly and was always able to help the team.
This is also the source of Simeone's confidence in the next game. He believes that Lin Dong can lead Atletico Madrid forward with his own ability and help his teammates complete the transformation.
And as the training continued, Atletico Madrid players also discovered problems themselves, but sometimes even knowing it would not help, and even Atletico Madrid players put more hope on the head coach Simeone.
In the past few years, Atletico Madrid players have become accustomed to relying on Simeone, and Simeone always tells them correctly what to do, but it is a pity that Simeone does not seem to find any problems with them this time.
For this reason, the captain Gabi personally went to Simeone. As a result, Gabi was naturally persuaded by Simeone, although Gabi was not among the young.
These two years can be said to be the golden period of Gabi's career, which can be seen from his performance in Atletico Madrid, and next year will be the year of the World Cup. It must be false to say that Gabi has no ideas.
However, no matter how Gabi has ideas, it is actually useless. The Spanish midfielder is not enough to express it. It should be said that it is too crowded. Xavi, Iniesta, Fabregas, Alonso, Busquets, and now Isco, Illarramendi, even if Atletico Madrid still has Cork who is rising rapidly.
In fact, Gabi is also very clear that when there is no way to serve the country, Gabi can only focus on the club, so in the next training, the captain of Atletico Madrid became more diligent and serious, trying to encourage his teammates in this way.
Time will never stop for anyone, not to mention that in just a few days, the flames of La Liga have rekindled in a blink of an eye, and Atletico Madrid has also arrived in Barcelona under the leadership of Simeone.
(End of this chapter)