amaotonovel Chapter 488 Going to Madrid for the Second Time
Chapter 488 Going to Madrid for the Second Time
Chapter 488 Going to Madrid for the Second Time
A mature team is like a brownie, an immature team is like a shortbread, Atletico Madrid are like a brownie, and Klopp knows the away trip will be tough.
Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows in his office, Klopp has been contemplating that for some teams, opportunism works, but for others, the only way is to head-on, and Atletico Madrid is such a team.
Why is Klopp so worried about gains and losses all of a sudden?
Because he vaguely felt that this might be the last chance for "Dortmund" to win the Champions League. In the summer, Uncle Zha felt that someone might leave the team, either Li Qiao, Royce, or Hummels.
If that is the case, the team that Klopp has worked so hard to build will have to be dismantled and started again.
Why is Klopp so worried, is he suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder?
Of course not, because Uncle Scum has encountered such a situation too many times, and Klopp is not young anymore. As a coach, he wants to stand in the Champions League and stand on top of Europe, and Klopp is the same. Although he is usually heartless, he is actually a person who is very concerned about gains and losses.
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Starting from the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, the two rounds of home and away games have been played consecutively in two consecutive weeks. There is no room for maneuver.
But at this juncture, the team's press officer came to Klopp, and it turned out to be for the team's affairs.
"How to line up is my business," Klopp said.
"I know, but Jurgen, you are now using the Bundesliga as a training ground. The club is under a lot of pressure. You should at least rotate a few less. If you don't rotate, you can replace all 11 people, okay?"
"The dog is meddling with the mouse," Klopp thought.
But this dog can really catch mice, because he belongs to the Bundesliga. The main income of the Bundesliga is the sale of broadcast rights. In the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich buys the most games first, and Dortmund second.
Those TV stations who bought the "Dortmund" game went for the "Dortmund" luxurious lineup and wonderful games. If Klopp has been "dawdling" in the Bundesliga, it will definitely affect the sale of copyrights for the Bundesliga next season.
Offending the benefactor, the Bundesliga is under a lot of pressure, so of course they will come to suppress "Dortmund".
"Jurgen, is this okay? Let's take a step back. The Chinese market is very important to us. Can you send Li Qiao, Zhou Dun, and Wang Kong on the field? As long as this is the case, I will not care about you."
Klopp thought for a while, nodded, "That's okay."
The last weekend game was successfully won. In the Bundesliga, "Dortmund" has become the first favorite to win the championship. According to the odds offered by mainstream bookmakers, "Dortmund" wins the championship at 1 to 1.03. This odds is already very low. It may also take into account Guardiola's departure.
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After the league, the "Dortmund" team set off immediately and went to Madrid.
This is the second time the team has come to Madrid this season. The last time it was a guest in Madrid in the group stage, there was an incident at a nightclub. Klopp knew that there were too many temptations in Madrid.
In the away game, Klopp's idea is to attack, because the more away goals the better, now Klopp no longer needs to teach himself, Li Qiao, Royce, and Aubameyang will gather together for training.
Klopp called Gomez to arrange it himself, because Klopp expected that if the away game did not go well, Gomez's siege hammer might be very important.
"Do you know that you take off from the spot? Don't go to the top. The opponent's Godin has a good sense of position, but you and him are stronger than him in terms of absolute strength PK, so you will have a great advantage in the spot fight, you know"?
Gomez nodded.
I don't know why, after experiencing so many ups and downs, Gomez seems to have suddenly enlightened this season and performed very well.In fact, Klose was like this back then. He suddenly became enlightened after the age of 27. For a striker, this age is considered old.
"Jurgen, I understand what you mean. I will make a fulcrum in the penalty area so that the team can make a long pass and avoid the opponent's midfield press."
Klopp was very happy, "Not bad".
"Well, come here Zhou Dun",
Zhou Dun ran over to look at Gomez, and guessed nine out of ten, "Let's go."
"Hehe, none of my subordinates need me to speak now," Klopp thought to himself.
Weigel fed the ball in a cross from the wing, Gomez grabbed the header in the middle, and Zhou Dun played the role of defending him.
Taking off from the spot to compete for the top, it is estimated that few people in the world can compete with Gomez. In training, Gomez has a [-]% success rate in grabbing the header.
Klopp is very bad. In order to stimulate Zhou Dun, he gave Zhou Dun a thumbs up gesture, "No, Zhou Dun".
Zhou Dun held his breath, but no matter how hard he fought, if he didn't foul, he really couldn't beat Gomez.
Gomez seemed to be back to the Super Mario in the Stuttgart era. In the end, Zhou Dun didn't care. When he took off, he pushed Gomez's waist with his elbow, and the latter lost his center of gravity.
"Foul, foul",
Klopp knew it too, but he stretched out the cross and shook it, "It is generally impossible for a referee to award a penalty for such a small action."
Gomez also knows that pulling jerseys and lightly touching you during the game, making you lose your focus, is everywhere, "then I know".
Gomez had made a plan in his heart, and he knew how to deal with Zhou Dun's tricks.
Zhou Dun succeeded once and was about to repeat the same trick, but this time he was dumbfounded. Before jumping up, Gomez spread his hands, as if adding a safety zone for himself. In this way, if Zhou Dun still fouled, he would have to act obviously, maybe it would be a penalty kick.
But the Chinese captain is not someone who admits defeat easily. He still jumped up and bumped against Gomez again and again, hitting Gomez with his shoulder and hip.
From a distance, Li Qiao saw this side, and felt happy. The reason why the Chinese team stopped at the top 16 in the last World Cup was mainly because the Chinese team's defense was still too good for world-class offensive players.
For example, in the first match in Belgium, Zhou Dun, Wei Xiao was like a primary school student in front of Lukaku and Benteke, but now it is different. After four years of baptism in European football, Wei Xiao and Zhou Dun already have the capital to fight against world-class offensive players.
"How far the Chinese team can go in 2018 actually depends on the performance of two people——Wei Xiao and Zhou Dun," Li Qiao thought.
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I spent half an hour on the Calderón Stadium. This stadium is different from the Signal Iduna Stadium. It is a bowl-shaped stadium with a roof on one side. It is a very open stadium. It may be because Spain is located in southern Europe and the sun is shining. At least in Germany, there are few such stadiums.
After stepping on the field, Klopp was interviewed by reporters on the spot.
"If "Dortmund" enters the semi-finals, then the last team you don't want to meet",
"Of course it's Barcelona",
"That is, you don't want to come to Spain anymore"?
"Maybe, but I'm taking my family on vacation in summer, I like the sunshine here",
"Gomez, who was a substitute in the first round, performed very well, will he start this game?"
"It depends on the situation",
Now that Gomez was mentioned, the German reporters at the scene found the topic, "It is said that Loew is going to re-recall Gomez to prepare for the European Cup. What do you think?"
"I agree, I think Gomez can play for the national team at any time",
Klopp is cheering for his disciples. If he really goes to the European Cup with the German team, then Gomez's worth will have to rise, so why not do it.
"The free kick in the last game was not given to Li Qiao. After the game, there were rumors that Li Qiao and Royce had a disagreement. Is there any?"
Klopp shrugged, "The media has passed the news that I am leaving countless times this season, but is it true once? I can only tell you that my team is very united."
"That is to say, the order of taking free kicks was not specified by you"?
"No, in our team, Li Qiao, Royce, and Mkhitaryan can all take the penalty. It depends on who is in good condition."
"So whose fault was that clash between you and Simeone during the game?"
Uncle Zha knew that this question was a trap, and no matter what he said, it was wrong, because the purpose of the reporter was not to find the reason, but to pick up the matter again.
"Didn't you see the picture of the two of us embracing at the end? Simeone and I are friends, so we don't have any conflicts."
"I heard that if the team doesn't make it to the semi-finals, you will be dismissed from get out of class, right?"
"Do you think "Dortmund" can find a better head coach than me? Children, believe me. If I leave "Dortmund" one day, I must resign voluntarily, and Zork will never fire me."
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On the day of the game, the Calderon stadium was very windy. This bowl-shaped stadium has a wind-gathering effect. When the players of the two teams played, the wind blew up the jerseys, which looked very chic.
The camera scanned the Atletico Madrid players and found one difference, that is, Torres started this game. It seems that Simeone really worked hard, and "Dortmund" started the same as the last game.
Simeone stood on the sidelines and took off his suit jacket, wearing a shirt with the cuffs rolled up to the elbows, looking very capable.
On the other side, Klopp is still dressed in sportswear. Before the opening, the camera stays on the faces of the two coaches for a long time, using split-mirror technology to put the two faces in the same frame.
Everyone knows that there is only one person who can still laugh after the game.
(End of this chapter)