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214 The upcoming derby

With the restorative training of Atletico Madrid players in the past few days, all the players have also adjusted their condition to one they themselves think is good.

Because although all the players are doing the same training, after all, these players have different state levels, and it is impossible for none of them to become very outstanding in their states. [..com]

This period of training also brought the Madrid derby time to approach, and Mark ushered in the first city derby in his career.

Although the Ajax team that Mark played for before had the so-called national derby, they were not in the same city as Feyenoord and Eindhoven. Since there was only Ajax, the first-class team in Amsterdam at that time, Mark had never felt the atmosphere of the same-city derby.

Because the derby battle contains many things, not only competition in competition, but also competition in fans, because the competition between derby opponents is also a kind of competition for fans.

Although Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid fans have basically divided it, that is, Real Madrid fans are upper class, and Atletico Madrid fans are middle class.

But after all, there are still many marginal fans, which is also the group of fans that the two teams need to compete for. Although in terms of the results of this season, Atletico Madrid is at a disadvantage for Real Madrid.

However, facing the direct confrontation between the two teams is an opportunity for Atletico Madrid to prove their own strength. If Atletico Madrid can win this game, it will not only please their fans, but also win the attention of some marginal fans.

But these are not important. Although these fans represent money, they can become members, watch the game on site, and buy souvenirs and jerseys from the club.

But Atletico Madrid's existence is to fight against Real Madrid. This is a style, and this style has been deeply imprinted on the club of Atletico Madrid.

The atmosphere of the derby is over Madrid. On the street, you can always see fans wearing white Real Madrid uniforms and Atletico Madrid fans wearing red and white sword shirts glaring. Although they may be friends or even brothers on weekdays, in the name of the derby, they are today's opponents.

This time, Atletico Madrid is the visiting team going to the Bernabeu to play the game. As the holy land of Real Madrid, there is no need to say much about the influence. If you can defeat Real Madrid away, it will be the best opportunity to humiliate your opponent. All Atletico Madrid attaches great importance to this game.

Before this game, Atletico Madrid's board of directors has also announced the winning prize for this game. As long as you can defeat Real Madrid, the team will receive an additional two million euros.

This is an additional reward, and this cash reward is a very generous move for a team like Atletico Madrid that has some financial difficulties.

Because the last Atletico Madrid defeated Real Madrid dates back to 1999. Atletico Madrid had been ups and downs in the second division for several years and had never experienced a derby battle.

Last season, Atletico Madrid just returned to the First Division and Real Madrid in two games. In the two games, they were defeated by Real Madrid at home and away games, and humiliatedly swallowed the bitter fruit of two consecutive losses.

Atletico Madrid, which is fighting on the third line this season, has given the board higher expectations. They just have to spend money to stimulate the players and allow them to perform well in this game. Although the stimulation of money may not necessarily lead to victory in the game, even if it can improve the team's combat effectiveness a little bit, this is what the board hopes to see.

"Two million euros, the club is really willing to spend money." Mark was also surprised when he heard the club announce the extra winning prize for this game.

Because the contracts of these Atletico Madrid players themselves have bonuses to win games, and the board of directors adds bonuses to win means that this is an extra.

Players can not only get what they should have obtained, but also get a little more bonus once they can win the game.

Although these two million euros seem to be quite a lot, if you have to share them equally, it doesn’t cost much. But you should know that Atletico Madrid’s usual winning prize is only 400,000 euros. This time the additional reward is five times that of ordinary people. This is a signal. After all, the players play football for money, so they are naturally very happy to earn more.

As the head coach, Cooper is under greater pressure on this game. Although Cooper really wants to win this game, the rational Cooper is also very clear that Atletico Madrid's strength is indeed not as strong as Real Madrid.

So Cooper felt very stressed about the board of directors, but as a well-known coach, he still had his own plan and would not break his plan because of the interference of off-court things.

"I believe you should be very clear about this game without me saying anything," Cooper said in the locker room: "Our opponent in this game is the powerful Real Madrid team, the most successful club in Spain. They can see their strength from the number of championships they won. Moreover, this game is a derby in the same city. As for the derby, you should also know their significance, that is, there is no need to mobilize the game, but I still have to say something here."

"Barboro!" Cooper emphasized the tactical needs again in the locker room. "You only have one task today, freeze Raul!" He pointed at Barboro, who was lamenting for his miserable fate. Why did he have to defend the opponent's deadly figure every time? Oh my God, if I make a mistake, the media will attack him fiercely again, and Barboro endured a lot of attacks.

"Barboro!" Seeing that he did not respond, Cooper's voice became much higher. He was shocked by the fact that he was completely immersed in his own world. "Have you heard what I said?" Cooper's "vicious" eyes shot, and Baborro nodded hurriedly, saying that he would definitely see Raul to death.

"I have nothing to say about Real Madrid's midfielder. I'm already older, run more and pass more, and their back midfielder is a breakthrough." Cooper pointed the arrow representing the attack to the position representing Real Madrid's midfielder. "Mark, you are more active in the middle and assist your teammates in the middle and break through." Mark nodded. Mark felt that it didn't matter, because in Cooper's tactical system, Mark is a versatile player. In Cooper's tactics, Mark is both a right forward, a right winger, or a second striker. Mark likes his position more because only in this way can he have more room to show his speed of being proud of La Liga.

The rest is to see what Torres is going to do.

Because Portillo is on loan, he cannot play on behalf of Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid. Even if Florentino is really in a state of mind, he will write this one into the loan contract.

It is impossible for Real Madrid to fight against themselves on loan, and Real Madrid will not make such a low-level mistake.

This game was not allowed to play, but he also went to the Bernabeu with the team. Of course, Portillo himself asked, and he had to take a good look at the game between the two teams. Originally, Portillo could not appear in Atletico Madrid's locker room because he could not bring the team to the field, so even if he heard Cooper's tactical arrangements, it was useless.

However, before this game, Cooper arranged Portillo to come to the locker room to experience the atmosphere of the team. This is also what Cooper hopes to allow Portillo to better integrate into the team.

Because Cooper defined Portillo as Torres' substitute, and because of Atletico Madrid's third-line battle, it is impossible for Torres to start every game.

Although Portillo is defined as a substitute, if Portillo can maintain a good condition in some cup games, he will also be able to gain a lot of opportunities to play.

This is also the reason why Portillo chose to join Atletico Madrid, because Portillo knew that at Atletico Madrid he only needed to compete with Torres, and in Real Madrid, there were too many people he needed to compete, and even his little brother Soldado was the target he needed to compete. However, Portillo had other worries at this time, that is, the fans.

Portillo's brows in the locker room were not relaxed. Torres also comforted him when he saw Portillo's appearance: "Bor, are you worried about not being able to play?" Torres touched Portillo, who was a little tragic, "Oh, yes, ah, no." Portillo's inconsistent words exposed his struggle. He hoped to use his performance to slap the Real Madrid coach and chairman who did not value him. However, the plot of Real Madrid in his heart made him dare not face the sound of fans who were thundering and thundering in the Bernabeu. He didn't know how fans would think of him as a "traitor".

"Bol, I understand your thoughts." How could Torres not know the difficulties in Portillo? When the media broke the news of his previous vague transfer with Real Madrid, Atletico's fans' radical performance would probably not be much better.

"Franco, today is the time to let the whole world know you again. We will leave our goal to you." Cooper finally pointed to Franco, who was rare and serious, and was used to seeing him who laughed and laughed on the ground. Today's serious face made it difficult for many people to adapt.

"I understand." Franco didn't say much, but just tightened his gloves again.

Franco seemed very excited in this game because he would face the powerful Real Madrid team. The whole team showed a very excited mood, and this mood could only be reflected in a derby game.

Franco is the most critical candidate in this game, because Real Madrid's attack line has always been very strong, so the state of his game is the key to this game.

Because Real Madrid has one of the best goalkeepers in Spain and even the world, and Franco is not even the main goalkeeper of Argentina at this time, so the media's predictions before this game seemed not optimistic about Franco.

"It's up to you. You must perform well in this game. You can't be worse than that Spaniard," Mark, who was sitting next to Franco, also patted his shoulder and said.

"Ah!" Franco was suddenly startled. He seemed to be trapped in a state of complete self, so he did not hear what Mark said.

"Okay, what should be said, I said, put aside the appearance of the derby, today is an ordinary La Liga game. Don't carry extra burdens. Just remember that your performance must be worthy of your uniform and the fans outside." Cooper opened the door of the locker room, and the singing sounded. The players suddenly became excited, "Come on, everyone." Torres raised his hand wearing the captain's armband, and everyone was surrounded by him, "One, two, three, Atletico Madrid..." "Come on!"

Come on, Derby, come on, Real Madrid!

Half is the ice ocean and half is the flame. This is the scene of the Bernabeu Stadium today. It does not mean that there are many Atletico Madrid fans. After all, this is also at Real Madrid's home court. What they can occupy is just the tip of the iceberg. However, the neat red and white sword strips are like the constant surging flames and the never-dissolving fighting spirit, resisting the white ocean formed by Real Madrid fans around.

The lights were made, and the two teams walked out of the aisle side by side. As the captain of the team, Torres walked the first place in the team. What appeared with him in front of the fans was Real Madrid's eternal logo and flag, Raul Gonzalez.

"How is Boer on your side?" Raul asked to Torres. Although the Golden Boy dispute between Raul and Torres has been going on for a while, the relationship between the two is still quite friendly, so Raul asked softly.

"Everyone has high expectations for him." Torres replied with a smile to the opponent next to him who always had a gentlemanly demeanor. "Yesterday's training surprised everyone." Raul nodded and stopped talking. The atmosphere of the derby was filled with every corner of the court.

I don't know if it was God's arrangement today. Everyone walked side by side with those who he needed to compete. The eternal killer, Ronaldo, beside Mark, looked at the fat opponent next to him, without any intention of despising him. Perhaps he could no longer perform a shocking work of riding alone like he was when he was young, but the killer's instinct made his sense of touch in front of the door more sharply. This can be seen from his occasionally radiant eyes. Ronaldo nodded to Mark, without saying anything, but his expression showed that he was looking forward to a victory or defeat with Mark.

"Mark, you have been well integrated into Spanish football. It seems that you really have the potential to become a world-class star." At this time, Beckham came over and said to Mark.

Mark was just having a gaze with Ronaldo, so Mark did not see Beckham behind him, but Mark quickly reacted and said to Beckham: "Thank you, David."

Mark had a relationship with Beckham before, and Mark was just a newcomer at that time. Although Mark did not get rid of the label of a newcomer at this time, he had already won a lot of attention.

And Beckham came to encourage Mark, and at the same time showed his signature smile and said to Mark: "I'm looking forward to the next game on the court."

"I will give my all my strength." Mark thought in his heart that Mark had regarded this game as the most important game, because Mark's ranking in the previous selection of World Football Master was not ideal.

Therefore, Mark was also eager to show his strength in the game against the Galaxy Battleship. At least Mark wanted the Spanish people to see what his strength was like when he was against a strong team.

"Come on Mark, come on, kill them." Mark walked in the player passage with Atletico Madrid fans shouting loudly at Mark.

Since this game was a city derby, many Atletico Madrid fans came to Bernabeu to cheer for their team.

When Mark looked back, some of these fans looked familiar. They should be hardcore fans of Atletico Madrid. It is with these fans who support him that Atletico Madrid has the capital to compete with Real Madrid, and fans will always be the team's greatest wealth.

Franco is at the end of the team. Beside him is Spain's No. 1 national goalkeeper, Iger Casillas. Compared to Franco's calm face, Casillas seems particularly excited. The team's record this year is not good, but this is not his fault. Real Madrid's weak defense has exposed him to the opponent's firepower again and again. Even if he is a god, he cannot guarantee that he can cover the sky with just one hand, let alone him? Atletico Madrid's team conceded the least goals in the entire La Liga. Of course, Franco's contribution is also made. Some people say that Franco is a strong contender for the Argentine national team's No. 1 goalkeeper, and it is also a strong contender for the Zamora Award this season, which is also the best goalkeeper. This is why Liasi is very dissatisfied.

Because there is no competition for the two players in the national team, Franco is an Argentinian. Although Franco also has Spanish nationality, he has already played for the Argentine team. According to the rules of the National Football Federation, Franco naturally cannot represent another adult team to participate in the game.

Casillas was angry because he actually ranked fourth in the prediction of the best goalkeeper, first was Franco, second was old goalkeeper Canisales, and third was Valdes, who often had butter hands.

"I must prove that I am the best goalkeeper in La Liga in this game," Casillas said in his heart.
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