Chapter 60: Christmas is Coming

In his post-match press conference, Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini was very low-key, no longer saying anything like 'win', but constantly praising Atletico Madrid's front line. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"We are a lot worse in quality, and losing is inevitable."

"They played very well, the tempo of the game was so fast, we had to defend the whole game......

"Atletico Madrid's front court is so good, Morris, Costa, Ozil, after this game, I even think their front court is better than Barcelona, Real Madrid......"

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Pellegrini left the venue after a few words, perhaps he also knew that he was not the protagonist, or even that the game was not the protagonist, and that what the media wanted to know was the big news, compared to a big win by a strong team against a weak team.

Wansheng 'lived up to expectations' and continued to talk about the topics that the media wanted to hear.

He didn't put a word on the players who did well in the game, but on the players of their arch-rivals Real Madrid.

The sixteenth round of Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are played at the same time, and Real Madrid's opponent is Deportivo La Coruna.

At the Bernabeu Stadium, the two teams staged a red and yellow card battle, and the two sides got a total of 12 yellow cards and 2 red cards in the whole game, and C-Ronaldo scored a wonderful goal at a zero degree angle in the second half to help Real Madrid win this difficult victory 1-0.

When the match between Atletico Madrid and Malaga is over, so is the match between Real Madrid and Deportivo La Coruna.

Wan Sheng knew the final result, and then he came to the press conference to say something again.

"I always thought Ronaldo was a genius, he was the one and the most brilliant one on earth!"

"Real Madrid's win depends on Ronaldo, otherwise Mourinho's team will not be so simple to win, Deportivo La Coruna is not easy to deal with, they drew with us at the Calderón Stadium in the last round, and Real Madrid won at the Bernabeu because they have Ronaldo and we don't have ......"

'Still, we were able to win the Madrid derby because Jose Mourinho's side couldn't beat my team......

"But I think any football coach in the world wants to have a talent like Ronaldo, and so do I. If he chooses to come to Calderón, I welcome him with both hands and am willing to pay enough for it......"

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The media who supported Real Madrid felt very unhappy when they heard these words, because Wan Sheng almost shouted, "Ronaldo, jump ship and come to Atletico Madrid!" ”

If this is what other coaches say, they don't have to pay attention to it, but Wansheng is different, he himself has a lot of influence, and the team he coaches, Atletico Madrid, is indeed capable of bringing in C-Ronaldo.

That's the problem.

C-Ronaldo leaving Real Madrid is unlikely, but what if? In case C-Ronaldo himself has plans to leave, he has the possibility of going to Atletico Madrid.

In addition, there is one more thing that makes them very unhappy.

Wan Sheng did not mention Pepe again after the game, focusing on C-Ronaldo, which does not mean that the young Chinese has given up Pepe, but he believes that the introduction of Pepe does not need to be said, in other words, Pepe 'maybe' already half Atletico Madrid.

This caused panic in Real Madrid's supporting media, who also thought they had found news worthy of a special mention.

The post-match report was predictable.

When the 16th round of La Liga ended, almost all the Spanish media were talking about what Wan Sheng said, talking about whether it was possible for two Real Madrid players - Pepe and C. Ronaldo to switch to Atletico Madrid.

Of course, the two have to be taken out separately.

Pepe's possibility of switching to Atletico Madrid is very high, he has been labeled as Wansheng's 'descendant', when Wansheng comes to Madrid and calls him, if there is a chance to leave, Pepe is likely to choose to leave.

C-Ronaldo is different.

C-Ronaldo's transfer to Real Madrid Club has little to do with Mourinho himself, if you really count it, C-Ronaldo will not have a good impression of Mourinho and Wan Sheng, when he was in the Premier League, as a Manchester United player, he was not less sarcastic by these two.

Now Jose Mourinho is the coach of Real Madrid, and C-Ronaldo can only play under Mourinho.

Regardless of the relationship between C-Ronaldo and Mourinho, in fact, in the Real Madrid team, his position is definitely the most secure, and the club will not allow anyone to put C-Ronaldo on the bench.

C-Ronaldo is highly regarded at Real Madrid, with good performances in La Liga and the Champions League.

However, the key point is that Real Madrid's performances have been inconsistent both domestically and internationally in recent years, and it will not be easy for Real Madrid to win the league title this season, and they have two opponents - Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.

If he can't win the championship for a long time, will C-Ronaldo consider leaving?

"Quite possibly!"

The famous Spanish football editor Lilma gave the answer, "Any professional player will chase the championship, especially those who are successful, and they will never forget the championship." The championship brings not only team honors, but also personal honors. ”

"Pele is known as the king of the ball because he led Brazil to three World Cup titles, thus helping Brazil to keep the Remet Gold Cup forever, and Pele is also the only player in football history to win the World Cup three times."

"Maradona is known as the king of the ball because he led Argentina to rise and stood on top of the world - twice."

"Some modern awards, such as the Ballon d'Or, Footballer of the Year, various best players, etc., are also related to the team's honor, which is why last year's Ballon d'Or went to Messi - Barcelona was the unprecedented 'six champions', while Real Madrid won nothing."

"If Real Madrid can't regain their glory, not only Ronaldo, but also their other stars will want to leave, because they need more than just a high salary......

Lilma's article dealt a blow to Real Madrid!

According to the grapevine, Real Madrid club president Florentino tore the newspaper to shreds after reading the report, and then he called Mourinho, and the two talked for a long time in the office.

"Maybe the Portuguese have made a lot of promises, but whether they can be fulfilled depends on the performance of the opponent......"

"As" said sarcastically.

"Marca" believes that the current Real Madrid is the strongest team in history, although the sworn rival Barcelona is also strong, but Barcelona's lead is only temporary, "By the end of the league, the championship will definitely belong to Real Madrid." ”

As for Atletico Madrid?

The article didn't even mention it, as if there was no Atletico Madrid in the title race, but everyone knows that Marca did it on purpose, and as Real Madrid's loyal supporters, they are quite hostile to Atletico Madrid.

But it doesn't matter.

Wan Sheng read a lot of media reports, and he was quite satisfied, and importantly, he gave the Portuguese a lot of trouble.

The opponent is in trouble, which he is happy to see.

After the league game with Malaga, there is no league before the winter break, but the team is not yet ready to relax and they still have a Copa del Rey game to play, which is also the last game before Christmas.

Three days later, Atletico Madrid welcomed opponents Espanyol.

From the fifth round of the Copa del Rey, the schedule has been decided by home and away, with Atletico Madrid drawing Espanyol for a match in Calderón and then in January, at Espanyol's home stadium for the second leg, and then deciding which team advances to the next round with the aggregate score of the two legs.

Regardless of the format, there is not much pressure on Atletico Madrid.

The match between Atletico Madrid and Espanyol in the 13th round of the league is still vivid, and that game is also remembered by Espanyol, they lost seven goals in the whole game, and towards the end, many players stopped running, and even the defensive goal seemed very weak, the only thing to be happy about is that in the previous round, Almeria lost to Barcelona by 8 goals, and they were not the tragic side of the game with the biggest score difference of the season.

Before the start of the game, Espanyol coach Mauricio Pochettino was much more low-key, and many media remembered that Pochettino said "we are not a team that will be beaten easily", and then Espanyol lost seven goals, so Pochettino simply did not say anything, just talked about the team's injury situation and some movements during the winter break.

The game between the two teams is also 'low-key'.

Compared to the last time the two teams met, the Spaniards defended much tighter, and obviously after an experience, they were wary of Atletico Madrid's attack and did not show too many flaws.

Atletico Madrid still dominates the field, but it won't be easy to break down Espanyol's goal.

The first goal of the game came in the 49th minute.

It was just the start of the second half, perhaps a 15-minute break, which allowed the Spaniards' players to relax too much, and when Mesut Ozil broke through to the line of the box, they swarmed to block and Maurice's position became empty.

Mesut Ozil seized the space to push the ball out, followed by Ujfarusi straight to the right, and Morris followed up with a direct shot!

Espanyol goalkeeper Kameni was calm, judging correctly and pounced straight in the direction of the ball.

But Kameni's movements were a little slower.

By the time he got into position, the ball had already flown into the net!

"1 to 0!"

"Maurice helps Atletico Madrid take the lead!"

After Morris' goal, Atletico Madrid played more relaxed, but Espanyol also became more solid defensively, except for striker Osvaldo, the rest of the players returned to the back to participate in the defense, they were all piled up in front of goal, so that Atletico Madrid had no space to shoot.

Crowd tactics are undoubtedly the best defense.

Despite the good quality of the Atletico Madrid frontcourt players, until the last minute of the game, they still failed to break through the Espanyol goal, 1-0 could not guarantee the victory, and the suspense was still left for the next round.

This is the last game before Christmas.

After the game, Wan Sheng gathered all the team members, said a few words of Christmas wishes, and warned them that they must not die on the belly of a woman, and then said very simply, "That's it, remember the assembly day, I don't want to see anyone late!" ”

Everyone dispersed.

Wan Sheng also turned to leave, and before leaving, he only glanced at Isco. (To be continued.) )