Chapter 92 Yang Hao: Stop pretending, I’m going to reveal my cards!
"How about it?"
Yang Hao stood on the sidelines and asked Parales, who was supporting Pandiani, with concern.
He is the team's physiotherapist, but also assists the team doctor during games.
"It's not a serious situation, but we definitely can't play in the second half."
Following Parales' gesture, Yang Hao also noticed that Pandiani's ankle was a little red and swollen.
"They played dirty," Pandiani complained.
No professional player is clean. Everyone will do some tricks and do everything they can to interfere with their opponents.
But everyone knows whether it is dirty or not.
It is still possible to distinguish whether an action is directed at a person or a ball.
"It's okay, have a good rest and go to the hospital for a check-up first."
Yang Hao comforted Pandiani and sent the Uruguayan striker into the player tunnel.
Antic on the opposite side also saw this scene, especially when he looked at Yang Hao, he showed a gloating smile.
This aggressive tactic must have been arranged by him.
In the first round of the league, the top scorer was injured and left the field. How can Atletico Madrid play against the iron wall of Real Oviedo?
Yang Hao watched Antic and his team walk into the player tunnel. He could vaguely guess that the other party must be plotting the plan for the second half. After all, the fate of the top scorer would have a great impact on Atletico Madrid.
It may even completely change the situation.
but……
Okay, I won’t pretend anymore, I’m going to show my cards!
I had originally intended to keep this trump card for a little while longer, but now that's the case...
Yang Hao turned around and walked straight to the bench, "Ade, come here!"
The burly and strong Adriano was about to warm up, but when he heard Yang Hao's shout, he immediately rushed over.
The momentum was just like that of a heavily armored tank.
"Boss, I'm ready!" The Brazilian center was eager to try.
"Did your dad come to watch the game today?" Yang Hao asked.
Adriano turned his head and pointed somewhere in the presidential stand. "He's sitting there."
"Very good, then you show him how strong his son is!"
Adriano showed a look of determination.
It has been a while since he came to Spain from Brazil. He played several warm-up matches for Atletico Madrid, but because Pandiani was in good shape, Adriano was never a starter.
Yang Hao also comforted him several times and told him to wait patiently for the opportunity.
Originally, Yang Hao wanted to start Adriano in the away game of the UEFA Cup.
But now, plans have changed!
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"Pandiani was taken to the hospital."
In the visiting team's locker room, Antic was planning the tactics for the second half.
"It was a great opportunity, and they had an 18-year-old Brazilian on the bench."
"I've done some research. His performance in Brazil was pretty good, but not ideal in major tournaments, especially in the World Youth Championship. He was always a substitute in the warm-up matches. He should be a potential rookie. This is our opportunity!"
Antic told his players very firmly that they should still adopt a defensive counterattack tactic in the second half, but they should be resolute and quick in the counterattack.
"Although Pandiani is out, their two wingers and central midfielder Deco have performed very well. We must pay attention and, when necessary, move forward and put some pressure on them."
Antic's words made the players of Real Oviedo excited.
The Serbian is a world-famous coach and his judgment is definitely correct.
Real Oviedo definitely had chances in the second half.
"I've told many people that this is a battle to prove my worth. Here, I want to tell everyone that this is n't just mine, it's yours too. You need to prove your worth and tell the world that we're not a relegation team!"
"Believe me, Atletico's strength has been greatly affected after the summer sale. What we need to do now is to avenge last season's defeat and expose Atletico's disguise in front of the whole world!"
"Remember my words, our goal is not to avoid relegation!"
After a pause, Antic thought for a moment, then looked at his defenders and said, "This Brazilian is still very young and has little experience. Let's hit him right at the start to scare him."
After Antic finished speaking, he winked at the players, and his meaning was self-evident.
A newbie is just a greenhorn. If he gets hit hard at the beginning, he may perform poorly throughout the game.
Real Oviedo's defenders are experienced and they know how to deal with it.
…
At the beginning of the second half, Atletico Madrid replaced the injured Pandiani with Adriano.
Antic stood calmly on the sidelines, watching the big guy come on the court.
His first impression was that this guy was a center and was really strong.
When the game started, he gradually noticed Atletico Madrid's tactical adjustments.
Other positions remain unchanged. It seems that the only change in center forward is from Pandiani to Adriano, but in fact, Atletico Madrid's overall tactical changes are still significant.
Deco's position was obviously withdrawn a little, closer to the double defensive midfielders, and the entire front center seemed to be given up to Adriano to play.
At this time, it was difficult to say whether Atletico Madrid's formation was 4231 or the Netherlands' 433.
Because the midfield is composed of two defensive midfielders, instead of the single defensive midfielder in the Dutch 433.
However, this will strengthen Atletico Madrid's midfield control and make the two flanks more active.
Less than 2 minutes after the start of the game, Baraja received a pass from Joaquin on the right and sent a straight pass to the right side in front.
Adriano actually ran to the right to receive the ball.
The Brazilian center forward stopped the ball and turned around. When facing left-back Milan Martinovic, he skillfully controlled the ball with his left foot and made a feint. When he tried to cut inside, he was severely tripped by Martinovic and fell to one knee on the ground.
Beep!
The referee blew the whistle immediately.
Atletico Madrid fans at the scene also booed.
Antic frowned slightly.
Martinovic is his compatriot signed from Serbia this summer. He is well aware of the player's strength and was a little surprised that he failed to tackle Adriano.
I just saw the Brazilian's touch on the ball, it seemed pretty good.
However, Antic's frown soon relaxed.
Isn't it normal that Brazilians have skills?
With his physique, muscles, size, how good can his flexibility and speed be?
"Victor."
Antic walked to the sidelines and called out to Russian center back Viktor Onopko.
This is the tallest and strongest player in Real Oviedo.
"You keep a close eye on that barbarian." Antić instructed.
In his opinion, Martinovich's move was not ruthless enough, and Onopko was the ruthless one.
Martinovic is only 1.8 meters tall, which is still some distance away from Adriano.
But Onopko is different. The Russian is 1.9 meters tall and is no less sturdy than Adriano in size and build. However, Onopko is already 30 years old and has rich professional experience. He knows how to deal with Adriano.
After giving the instructions, Antic folded his arms across his chest, smiled slightly, and waited for the show to begin.
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"Hey, hey, hey, Lucio, come back and block the right side."
"Mauricio, go up, quick, quick, quick, go up, block the left side, yes, yes, yes."
Van der Sar shouted loudly to his teammates in the penalty area and directed the team's defense.
When Real Oviedo's counterattack reached Atletico Madrid's penalty area, striker Losada received a pass from his teammate and had a chance to shoot in the penalty area, but he found that his shooting angle had been almost blocked.
The result of the forced shot was that it hit Van der Sar's arms directly.
The Dutchman held the ball directly to his chest with both hands and crawled on the grass.
There was a burst of warm applause at the scene.
Pochettino and Lucio both ran over and looked at Van der Sar with admiration as he got up from the ground holding the ball.
"Are you okay?" Pochettino asked with concern.
Van der Sar held the ball in one hand and shook his head.
As early as the summer training camp, no one actually felt anything. Many people were not even very accustomed to Van der Sar's way of commanding the defense. After all, no one wants to be a robot controlled by others.
But in the warm-up matches, especially after the two games against Deportivo La Coruna, the players of Atletico Madrid began to gradually realize that Van der Sar's defensive command ability is still very good.
Previously, Carvalho took the initiative to apologize to Van der Sar at the post-match review meeting because he had incorrectly followed Van der Sar's reminder.
Everyone knows that this is a nice way of saying it.
The fact is, Carvalho didn't want to listen to him, and as a result, he conceded two goals in a short period of time.
From the post-match review, if Carvalho had listened to Van der Sar, Deportivo La Coruña would not have scored either of their goals.
From then on, everyone in the team, especially the defenders, admired Van der Sar and gradually began to trust his command because he stood in the backmost position and had the best vision.
At Juventus, Van der Sar was a younger brother, but in the reorganized Atletico Madrid, he is the big boss.
Holding the ball in one hand, Van der Sar walked out of the small penalty area and kept signaling his teammates to press forward.
Everyone also realized that this was the Dutch's greatest skill.
Long pass!
Not only Adriano was at the front, but also Vicente and Joaquin were at the front.
Van der Sar is tall, has long legs and long arms. He took a quick run-up and made a skillful long pass, sending the ball straight to the frontcourt.
Adriano knew where Van der Sar's long pass would probably fall, so he rushed over quickly and got into position first.
Onopko also quickly followed up, trying to force Adriano away from the back defense.
The two men fought fiercely, and as a result, Onopko found that the boy did not move at all.
Not only that, Adriano leaned back and directly pressed down on Onopco.
So strong!
The Russian center back was taken aback and tried to block Adriano, trying to force the Brazilian to be unable to turn even if he received the ball.
When the ball came, Onopko felt the mountain of pressure disappear in an instant.
Adriano suddenly took a step forward, stopped the ball with his chest, skillfully took the ball off with his left foot, and turned to rush towards the middle.
Onopco immediately approached Adriano, put his hand on his shoulder, and leaned forward, trying to use his body to suppress the Brazilian.
But what he never expected was that Adriano was not only not pinned down by him, but he pushed him away with force.
Of course, Onopko was not so easily thrown off, and he reached out to grab Adriano and tried to get close to him again.
But at this time, the Brazilian directly used his shoulder to forcefully hit him.
In this way, Onopco was knocked out by the Brazilian in an extremely brutal and rough manner.
What's even more outrageous is that the ball was firmly under Adriano's feet.
After the Brazilian pushed Onopko away, he rushed forward with the ball at an extremely fast speed like a cheetah.
The entire Calderon Stadium erupted in amazing cheers in an instant.
Antic was stunned!
