Sometimes, football is not as complicated as laymen imagine.

But most of the time, football is much more complicated than we think.

A seemingly ordinary cooperation in the game may be the result of training hundreds of times.

A set of tactics that can achieve smooth flow, be handy, and be ruined often takes three or four seasons of hard work.

Before Chen Hao joined, Atletico Madrid actually experienced a major change of blood. Many first-team main players including main goalkeeper Courtois, main defender Aldevilde, main midfielder Arda Turan, Mario Suarez, and main striker Mandzukizi all left this summer. It obviously takes a certain amount of time to rebuild the tactical system.

Simeone's tactical thinking does have the same similarities with Mourinho, for example, they all advocate tough defense and iron-blooded spirit; for example, they all like to place a tall and strong melee center at the front of the lineup.

Chelsea's Drogba is Mourinho's favorite striker. Milito was also in Inter Milan's period, Benzema and Higuain were not considered powerful centers, but fortunately... they also have Cristiano Ronaldo; in the second phase of Chelsea, Mourinho bought Diego Costa again, which turned the Premier League upside down.

Simeone is the same. Under his command, Costa has gone from an ordinary player who scored less than 10 goals in a single season to become a top striker who dares to compete with Ronaldo and Messi for the league Golden Boot!

Of course, he has never beaten those two peerless heroes...

Costa’s style of playing football reflects the football philosophy of the two coaches well: as a striker, he should also use fierce defense at the necessary moments, or even... to do anything!

But now, Simeone is obviously in a dilemma.

The club spent 70 million euros, definitely not to buy a defensive player!

But if Chen Hao and Griezmann do not participate in defense, how should he implement his tactics?

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Just as Simeone was working hard to solve tactical problems and thinking hard, the new season of La Liga was already in front of her.

Time finally came August 21st.

On this evening, Atletico Madrid players officially entered their home court Calderon Stadium for the first time this season and began to adapt to the venue.

The so-called "adaptation to the venue" step is usually performed once every afternoon and the morning of the day before the competition. The time will not be too long, and it will basically last between half an hour and 45 minutes.

After adapting to the venue, there is a press conference before the game.

Simeone rubbed his beard and raised his chin to the team's most experienced but most valuable new player:

"Let's go, come with me to the press conference?"

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This is the first pre-match press conference that Atletico Madrid participated in in the new season. To put it bluntly, Atletico Madrid has received more attention this season than Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Fortunately, the China trip I just participated in had already made Simeone experience a bombardment by multiple media. After returning to Spain, his psychological quality has inexplicably improved a lot...

"Long time no see, guys, I miss you a little."

The "bandit coach" grinned:

"This summer is really long, and there are many important things happening in the club, but I'm not going to talk to you about these stories, I'm just here to look forward to the new season."

He stretched out his right hand and gently tapped the table:

"We were all four of us lost last season. This season, we need to prove that the league champion and Champions League runner-up in the 13-14 season were not a flash in the pan. Atletico Madrid will challenge the La Liga champion again and continue to pursue the highest honor in the Champions League field!"

Simeone's statement was already quite positive, but he was still completely compared by the player sitting next to him.

Chen Hao coughed and took the microphone from the head coach:

“We Chinese have always been modest, cautious, down-to-earth, and I am no exception.

I know that I am only 17 years old and it only takes a few months to become a professional player. For this world, I still need to learn a lot of things, such as failures, setbacks, injuries, accidents, etc.

Strictly speaking, this is my first full season. Before that, please allow me to set a small goal for myself.”

This passage is not short, so he chose to announce it in English, as he was not yet in English:

“In the competition I participated in, I have to win every game.

In the events I participated in, I have to win every item.

In the awards I participated in, every item should belong to me!”

Spanish English is generally bad. When these Madrid reporters understood Chen Hao's meaning, he had already left with Simeoneyang.

But there was still an incredible exclamation in the press hall:

"This...this TMD is called modesty, cautious, down-to-earth?"

"This is definitely the shameless Chinese I have ever seen!"

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One day later, August 22.

Five o'clock in the afternoon.

"Although I'm facing only a newly promoted team, the enthusiasm of Atletico Madrid fans remains unabated. According to conservative estimates, nearly 50,000 live spectators have poured into Calderon Stadium today, and there are almost no empty seats in the picture..."

He Wei has not commented on La Liga for several years, but due to the continuous loss of CCTV's commentary talents in recent years, the newcomer has no strength to take over in the short term. When he turned around and looked back, he was already the well-deserved commentator in the sports channel...

Since he is the number one brother, the task of commenting on Atletico Madrid naturally fell on his shoulders without any doubt. The guest sitting next to him was his old partner Xu Yang:

"Two weeks ago, Atletico Madrid officially held a grand commercial event in China, with nearly 300,000 viewers watching their performances up close. Although it was a commercial competition, Atletico Madrid did not deal with it perfunctorily. Every game was a hearty victory. Even when facing the China League One team, they were not polite. This is the attitude of the world's top powerhouses."

He Wei coughed and pulled the topic back:

"As we all know, Atletico Madrid is undoubtedly one of the most eye-catching clubs this summer. Chinese young player Chen Hao arrived in Madrid with a record 120 million euros, which aroused countless discussions for a while. Many people questioned his value, some people were not optimistic about his performance in La Liga, and some people even believed that he did not hone his tactics with his new teammates in the summer, but instead ran around various business activities, and his professional quality still needs to be strengthened...

At yesterday's pre-match press conference, Chen Hao made a shocking statement. He publicly announced that he would win all the competitions of this season, win every championship he could reach, and even win every individual award.

According to the analysis of Spanish media, this title is considered a challenge to Messi and Ronaldo!
Chapter completed!