Chapter One Hundred Miles and Two La Liga First Round
"Let's have a big meal tonight," Mark said first now: "Just treat you two as a welcome. By the way, as your best man, you don't even give me a red envelope. Should you compensate me if you should compensate me?"
"Red envelope, what is this?" Van der Fate asked, touching his head, because he had no idea what the red envelope was. There is really no saying that he would give money in the Netherlands, and he usually gave things.
Mark was originally joking, but now Van der Fate looks so serious, Mark can't say he wants him to pay himself, it seems like Mark is so stingy.
"This is the meaning of the Chinese. Putting money in a red envelope means a year of prosperity. This money depends on the relationship between the two people." Momo now helped Mark explain to him.
After hearing this, Van der Fate nodded and said that he understood. Then he and Sylvia beside him were muttering something. About five minutes later, the two ended the conversation.
"Then I'll give you a blank check. You can fill in as much as you want. If I give you too little money, it means badly, and I can't let go if there are too many," Van der Fate said seriously now.
This is because Sylvia also has some understanding of Chinese culture, but because her wedding is Western, she has not prepared red envelopes or anything else. However, since Mark has said that the couple naturally cannot treat Mark badly, so they came up with such a plan. They think Mark will definitely not fill in too much. Judging from their understanding of Mark, Mark may not go to the bank to cash the check.
"You guys come here really, I think it's better to forget it. You have already given me a car before. This gift is already very expensive. If I were given another blank check, I wouldn't dare to ask for it." Mark's answer was really as expected by the couple and did not accept the check at all.
After chatting together for a while, Van der Fatt and Sylvia had eaten at Mark's house and now left Mark's house and returned to their own home.
The next day, Van der Fate came to Atletico Madrid's training ground to sell off, and then with the approval of head coach Ferlando, Van der Fate entered the training.
However, Van der Fate may have been too hard during the honeymoon period, and his condition was not very good during training. Now Van der Fate often makes mistakes in passing.
"Raphael, what's going on, you're in a bad shape today," Mark ran to Van der Fate's pass error and asked.
"Maybe it's because I haven't received enough rest this summer. I also need to adjust my state, but I believe it will recover soon." Van der Fate also knew that his condition was not very good, so he shook his head and said.
"It seems that his physical fitness problem is really serious. It's better not to let him appear in the starting lineup in the next game." Ferlando now looked at Vanderfate's condition and felt that Vanderfate was not suitable for appearing in the starting lineup. He was planning to let Vanderfate gradually recover his form on the bench.
"Mark, I think you still lack domineering on the court." After the training, Simeone said to Mark: "You should try to show your domineering side on the court, let the players know how powerful you are and be afraid of you."
Simeone is teaching Mark his experience, and he also hopes that Mark can become an excellent player. After all, Simeone still has a lot of feelings for Atletico Madrid. His first stop after leaving Argentina was to join Atletico Madrid, and then won the league championship here, so he also hopes to help the team develop a world-class midfielder.
"How should I do this?" Mark now also realized that Simeone was going to teach him some knowledge, so he also learned it very well.
"You attack, I'll show you what domineering means." Simeone now said directly to Mark.
After Mark nodded, the two started to practice again. At this time, all the players had just left the training ground, but after seeing Simeone and Mark returned to the stadium, they were a little curious. They didn't know what was going to happen, so these people also returned to the sidelines to watch.
"I won't fight, right? Don't they look very friendly in the locker room?" someone muttered.
Ferlando has also seen Simeone and Mark return to the court, but Ferlando was not nervous at this time because he knew that Simeone should not do anything stupid now, because as an old player, he would not be in trouble with Mark, he should be training Mark.
Mark is now taking the ball to attack, but after facing Simeone, Mark directly lie out the football and accelerates. Simeone directly tackles Mark with the ball and throws it to the ground with a tackle.
"This is domineering. On the court, you must make your opponent fear you, don't be afraid of fouls." Simeone now tackled Mark and then reached out to pull Mark up and said, "Just make your opponent fear you, you can win the final victory of the confrontation."
"I understand this, but why can't I do it on the court?" Mark nodded to show that he understood Simeone's words, but at the same time he also asked his own questions.
"This requires asking yourself. Just think of every opponent as your mortal enemy," Simeone continued to explain.
"By the way, that's it. When I was with Bangzi and the Japanese, I treated them as mortal enemies, and followed them to the death." But although Mark was also desperate to other players, he was not as good as when he was with Bangzi, but Mark now feels that his domineering aura is still insufficient.
"Is this really OK?" Mark was a little suspicious of Simeone now, because if there were two consecutive big moves, he would be directly applied for a red card and asked to go out of the field.
"You have to think about this on the court," Simeone said with a deep smile now.
"Go, didn't you say that?" Mark thought to himself now.
"Then let me verify whether what you said is useful. Just use your domineeringness to prove what you said." Mark now thinks that if Simeone can convince him, then use his performance on the court to prove it.
Now Mark is holding the ball again, and then he lie down the football again. This time, Mark learned from the last lesson and went straight to the football. It is impossible for Simeone to tackle the football now. However, Simeone is now sweeping the hall and is about to trip Mark.
Mark was waiting for this opportunity. Now Mark jumped up and avoided Simeone's defense, then caught up with the football and easily shot the football into the net.
"Isn't your domineering a lot of work?" Mark said with a smile now: "It's time for you to attack."
"Good boy, that was really great just now. Now you can take a look at mine." Simeone took the football kicked by Mark with her feet and then attacked with the ball.
Mark now directly pressed his body on his body, which was a competition for strength. After Mark and Simeone's shoulders collided with each other, neither of them gave in to each other. However, Mark still relied on his body to push Simeone away, but Mark was also staggering.
But Mark's second reaction was very fast. He directly adjusted his body balance and then cut off the football before Simeone.
"It seems that I won," Mark said with a smile now.
"It seems that I'm old, but I hope my words can be of some use to you." Simeone walked to the bathroom without looking back and prepared to take a shower. He seemed to have no concern for the failure of Mark's single-handed challenge.
However, although Mark now says that he doesn't care about Simeone's words, Simeone's words still occupy a certain amount of weight in Mark's heart. Now Mark needs to be carefully digested, but the time is definitely not too short. Mark actually doesn't think it's bad to be domineering.
Mark felt that a player must be domineering, just like those well-known players with a personality that is not domineering, but Mark still needs to choose a path that is more suitable for him.
"Mark, have you gained anything when you competed with Diego just now?" Ferlando asked now and walked to Mark's side.
"There is one thing, but it will take some time for me to digest. I don't understand what he said to me very much now," Mark replied seriously now.
"It's okay, go and take a shower," Ferlando said after patting Mark.
Now Mark ran straight towards the bathroom, while he was still savoring what Simeone said just now.
After two more days of training, the opening ceremony of the La Liga is about to come.
The time has come on August 29th, and the first round of the La Liga is Atletico Madrid vs. Malaga.
"Ula..." Calderon Stadium in this game can be said to be full. Atletico Madrid's performance in the Toto Cup has allowed all Atletico Madrid fans to see hope, and now they also hope to see Atletico Madrid return to the glory of the time when they dominated the La Liga.
Atletico Madrid is a team that represents the middle and lower-level people, so these people shouted before the game started. The away game Malaga is a typical weak team in La Liga. They have no outstanding results and this game is away game, so only a very small number of fans come to the away game to cheer.
Moreover, as a mid-range team in La Liga, Malaga has never made any big investment, so their results are not very good. Football is not a game of money, but if you want to get results, you have to invest some money. Just like Villarreal has made certain investments, you can compete for the top four qualifications now.
But don’t think that if Malaga doesn’t have any stars, they will not have combat effectiveness. This civilian team is still very combative. At least they cannot be underestimated. Anyone who underestimates such a team will be tragic.
Now Ferlando comes to the locker room and says to the team: "Hi, gentlemen, how does it feel for the first match for Liverpool? I think some of you will be excited, nervous, and shy, but it doesn't matter. As long as you remember to play according to our pre-match arrangement, you can succeed."
At this time, Ferlando issued a list of appearances, with four-two-three-one
Goalkeeper Franco
Left-back Anthony Olopez, centre-back Peña, Baboro, right-back Velasco
Lower Middle Lusin, Mark
Left winger: Musampa Right winger: Glenshare Mid-in: Jorge
Forward: Fernando Torres
The five people on the bench are Aragoneses, Garcia Calvo, Sergi, Simeone, Corsa, Van der Fate, and Salva.
"We will win, we will win the game," Mark shouted now.
"Must win..." The players are all rushing out.
"This is the first round of the league of Atletico Madrid this season. They showed their good form in the previous Toto Cup. I believe they will not let us down this time, but Atletico Madrid seems to have a tradition and their first round results are not very good. I hope this time has a good start."
First Madrid kicks off from left to right
Torres passed the ball to Jorge, and Jorge passed it back to Mark and then ran forward. Mark now stopped after getting the ball in the backcourt. At this time, Mark was waiting for the teammates in front to run.
Mark now saw Torres running towards the front and then passed it with a long foot and then looked for Torres in front. Torres now faced the defense of the Malaga players and got the ball and quickly got rid of the defense of the two people, then broke into the penalty area and shot directly.
"goooooooooal, Fernando Torres, scored in the first minute of the game" the commentator seemed extremely excited now, because the goal was too fast this time, but he scored in Atletico Madrid's first offense at the opening.
"Ula, El Niño" The fans in Calderon are cheering Torres' nickname. In Spanish, elnino means holy infant, which is also the origin of Torres' nickname. Of course, there is another meaning, which describes the supernatural phenomenon of Torres' offensive power.
Now Torres ran to Calderon's south stand and shouted with his arms open. This was his first goal in the official game. Although he also scored several goals in the previous International Toto Cup, those were not counted as personal results. So now Torres' goal is his official first goal in this game.
"Fernando, you're doing such a beautiful thing." Mark is now rushing directly to Torres' back from behind, and now Mark rides on Torres and shouts.
At the same time, all Atletico Madrid fans also cooperated with Mark to shout, because half of the goal was attributed to Mark.
"I'm pretty, Mark's pass has made great progress now." Van der Fate now looks at Mark's performance on the bench and feels that Mark's improvement is indeed very fast.
Van der Fate originally wanted to start in this game, but head coach Ferlando did not include him in the starting lineup before the game.
Then Ferlando also explained to Van der Fate. After all, Van der Fate is one of the few big-name players at Atletico Madrid. Atletico Madrid now regards the introduction of Van der Fate as a template for Real Madrid to introduce Zidane, so Ferlando naturally needs to take care of this young player more.
"This must not be true." The current head coach of Malaga was also a little stunned. He didn't understand why Atletico Madrid scored a goal in such a short time. According to common sense, Atletico Madrid is a team with a newly formed lineup. The players' cooperation is not very tacit, so there shouldn't be such a good cooperation.
In fact, he didn't know that he had just cooperated with Atletico Madrid many times, because Atletico Madrid's main focus this season is defensive counterattack. Although it is a bit embarrassing, Ferlando has such tactical ideas, because he thinks that only by doing a good job of defense can he talk about offense.
"That's it, defensive counterattack is our characteristic." Ferlando now thought proudly in his heart after seeing his team lead with one goal after the opening.
However, after the next Atletico Madrid re-telephone, it seemed that the first chance to score was too easy, and their passes and cuts are also very monotonous.
Moreover, since Atletico Madrid's midfield does not have a better passer now, Atletico Madrid's midfield attack has never been able to start the situation. When counterattacking, Atletico Madrid's cooperation was a little unfamiliar, and there were many pass mistakes.
"The lightning goal at Atletico Madrid at the opening should be caused by their luck. Atletico Madrid now seems to have gradually returned to its original appearance. It seems that Atletico Madrid players still need to run-in, but I don't know how long this opportunity will last." The commentator said with some confusion after watching Atletico Madrid's next game, because he didn't understand why Atletico Madrid could score goals after the opening game, and then he couldn't open the situation in the next game.
"The pass just now seems really confused." Most Atletico Madrid players now see Mark's many passes in the backcourt but they can't help but think of this in their minds.
Chapter completed!