Chapter 10 Our head coach is no ordinary person!

Atletico Madrid players are waiting in the lounge area for the afternoon training session.

When they saw Belleron come out of the head coach's office and return to the rest area, and the clever physiotherapist Parales ran over and quietly called Hasselbaink away, they immediately started talking.

It is very necessary for a new coach to communicate with the players when he takes office.

Everyone had expected this, but they didn't expect the order to be like this.

Belleron was actually ranked first, and the team's top scorer Hasselbaink was actually ranked second.

Everyone started laughing secretly, and many people were waiting to see the show.

Who is Hasselbaink?

This kid is a thorn in the flesh, and he is very competitive and doesn't submit to anyone.

The two captains have probably talked about it. If the first one calls out Kiko, Hasselbaink will probably accept it.

There is no way. Kiko is indeed a great contributor to the team, and the Dutch have to acknowledge his resume.

But unexpectedly, it was Belleron.

In his two seasons at Atletico Madrid, this guy who came from a fishing village in the Canary Islands did not play well, and many people even criticized his playing style.

Because his defense is really bad.

Especially the defense, which has a lot of opinions about Belleron.

The fans have seen this, so they are now booing Belleron.

"Just wait , I'm afraid there's going to be a quarrel."

In the rest area, someone said this, which made many people laugh.

Given Hasselbaink's personality, it is really possible for him to do so.

Others reacted differently.

Both captains were somewhat worried, but there were also some who were gloating and waiting to see the show.

Belleron turned his head and glanced at Kiko, only to find that he had a blank expression on his face and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

He has been acting a little strange since he was seriously injured.

Actually, it is understandable.

A person who was once so powerful and admired by so many people suddenly fell from the clouds. Who can bear it?

Belleron was very smart. He even guessed that the new head coach was not stupid either. He probably knew that Kiko was difficult to deal with, so he dealt with the other people first and stabilized the situation. Even if Kiko wanted to make trouble, he would not be able to do so.

Professional football is so cruel.

An injury completely changes a person's destiny.

Just as Belleron was daydreaming, Ruben Baraja suddenly came over and gently patted the dazed Belleron's arm.

"Hey, how is our head coach?" Baraha asked with concern.

He knew the rules of the locker room and did not ask about the content of the conversation. He was more concerned about the head coach as a person.

Belleron's personality makes it difficult for him to make close friends, and Baraja is one of the people he can talk to a few more times.

"He's different from Sacchi, Claudio Ranieri and Antic."

"Nonsense, he's so young, and much more handsome than those old guys." Baraha made a joke before asking, "What's the difference?"

Belleron hesitated for a moment, then casually leaned towards Baraja and whispered, "He wants to play as a double defensive midfielder."

Baraha opened his mouth in surprise and almost screamed out loud.

"Double..." Baraha was so surprised that he was incoherent. He quickly covered his mouth with his hands, fearing that he would accidentally shout out and be heard by others, thus ruining the coach's good deeds.

Belleron nodded gravely.

He knew why Baraja was so nervous, so excited.

Ruben Baraja is from Valladolid. He was a youth player of Valladolid. He came to Atletico Madrid on a free transfer in 1996, hoping to make a career in this double-champion capital team.

He doesn't have the kind of eye-catching talent or outstanding skills, he is more hardworking and practical.

Just like in the past few years, from Sacchi to Ranieri to Antić, the biggest evaluation of Baraha is that he can run, has the awareness of attacking from behind, and has a long shot.

Of course, his passing is very good and his defense is also very good, so he can be said to be good at both offense and defense.

But so what?

When the team plays with 4 midfielders, the most important thing for the defensive players in the midfield is to act as a wall.

Whether in terms of height, strength confrontation, or technical characteristics, Beybul is obviously more suitable than Baraha.

This is also the reason why Beybul can become the main player of the team, but Balaha cannot.

But if the team really changes its formation and adopts double defensive midfielders, then Baraha's chance will come.

In terms of the configuration of double defensive midfielders, it is impossible for them to be two players with excellent defensive abilities. The most likely ones are two complementary players.

Beybul's passing and organizational skills are not strong, but his defense is excellent. Baraha has a good ability to make late runs and pass the ball, which forms a certain complementarity.

"Are you sure?" Baraha was a little bit unbelieving.

He is already 25 years old and has been waiting for an opportunity.

Except when Beybul is injured or absent, it is difficult for him to start. Even if he occasionally starts or comes on as a substitute, the team's tactics make it difficult for him to play to his strengths, which makes him have no place to use his energy.

"This is the last chance." Belleron said solemnly.

A chance to avoid relegation!

If the new coach's tactical reforms are not successful, Atletico Madrid will be really finished.

This is not only a shame for Atletico Madrid, but also a stain on all of careers.

From now on, when anyone mentions Atletico Madrid this season, they will mention all the players present.

"If the new coach is really willing to give me a chance, I will fight for him!" Baraha said in a loud voice.

Belleron was well aware of his teammate's strength, but saying such things at this time was a bit too childish.

In La Liga, if the head coach of Atletico Madrid is given a chance, there will be many people willing to fight for him.

"I heard that he called up the young Uruguayan player from the second team," Belleron reminded.

"Are you talking about Pablo Garcia?" Baraja was also paying attention to this player.

Belleron nodded. This player has not played for the first team since joining the team, but he has trained with the team and his strength is quite good. His height and strength are very similar to Beybur, but the South American player has better footwork.

"Don't we already have Fresnedoso and Hugo Leal?" Baraja frowned.

The more people come up, the more intense the competition becomes.

"Who knows?" Belleron shook his head.

He felt that the new head coach had many ideas, some of which were similar to Sacchi's.

For example, Yang Hao mentioned to him that the focus of defense should be on the distance from 30 meters to the center line of the opponent. In other words, as long as the opponent's ball goes out of 30 meters, Atletico Madrid will start pressing.

But they are all pressing and oppressing, and there are different types.

Sometimes it is local pressure, which is functional, such as buying time for the defense to get into position, delaying the opponent's attack, or forcing the opponent to pass the ball to the wing, etc.

Sometimes it’s full-court pressure, and then it has only one goal , to win the ball.

Sometimes it is pseudo-pressing, which is pretending to press, with the purpose of forcing the opponent to pass the ball back so that you can get more breathing time.

Various situations require players to adapt to the situation on the court.

Atletico Madrid players are actually no strangers to this.

Because that's what Sacchi asked for.

But Yang Hao also has his differences. For example, he doesn't want the opponent to attack from the middle, so the pressure is to force the opponent to transfer the ball to the wing.

At this time, the players on the wing should actively press forward, and even move forward further than the center forward.

This is very special.

Belleron also did not tell Balaha that Yang Hao had revealed more tactical details to him.

One of them is that Yang Hao hopes that Belleron will take on the core role.

Just now, Yang Hao said something that made Bellion still feel excited and shocked even now.

"I watched the team's games and performances over the past two seasons. Last season, our players were not able to adapt to Sacchi's requirements, especially the establishment of the off-ball running system, which led to our poor overall performance."

"Sacchi's coaching was like a run off the track, and Antić and Ranieri corrected it, but at this time, many of our players were actually confused. They switched back and forth between several different tactical concepts, and many people did not adapt at all."

"So right now, our off-ball movement system is a mess."

"Instead of having everyone running around aimlessly on the court, it's better to have them run tightly around a core."

"And this core is you!"

At that time, Yang Hao pointed at Belleron very firmly, unquestionably, and unwaveringly.

This is the first time in the Spanish midfielder's life that such high expectations have been placed on him.

Tailoring tactics for him and building a team with him as the core, is there anything more touching than this?

After Bellion returned to the rest area, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that the fire in his heart that had long been extinguished began to burn again.

And it burns more and more vigorously.

…

As time went on, everyone began to wonder.

Because the head coach's office was completely silent and unnaturally quiet.

The loud noise they expected did not occur.

Could it be that Hasselbaink acted too quickly and too hard, knocking down the head coach in one fell swoop?

Should we rush over and save our head coach?

Just when everyone was lost in thought, the office door suddenly opened.

Then Hasselbaink was seen walking out with a smile on his face. When he left, he turned around, said goodbye to the head coach with a smile, and closed the door.

The Dutch were smiling all the way, grinning, showing their dazzling white teeth, and they almost hummed a song on the spot.

What's going on?

Was Hasselbaink stunned?

She was so angry when she came in just now, how come she is so beautiful now?

The Dutchman walked in with a smile, and when he saw everyone's surprised expressions, he immediately burst into laughter.

"Our new head coach is so nice, I like him!"

Everyone almost fell down.

What's going on?

Brainwashed?

Isn’t Hasselbaink’s transformation too big?

But that's impossible. Hasn't he almost finished contacting the team and is leaving after the end of this season?

At this time, what chips does the head coach have to make him interested?