"Just be arrogant. We may not lose this game. You are not going to take the free kick. I can score a goal," Mark thought to himself.

The game continued, but due to the turf and snowy days on the stadium, the entire Valery Lobanovski Stadium was like a muddy vegetable field.

Atletico Madrid players seemed to be wrestling in the mud and water with Dynamo Kiev, and the referee's foul whistle sounded one after another.

At the end of the first half, the scores of both sides were not rewritten. Atletico Madrid players returned to the locker room, and the TV broadcast footage also clearly cut to the faces of Atletico Madrid players.

"Unconced" This is a true portrayal of the face of Atletico Madrid players. The handsome face was sticking mud and water. Mark was indeed very dissatisfied. He did not expect Atletico Madrid to encounter such resistance in Dynamo Kiev.

When they returned to the locker room, staff handed over hot milk to replenish the players' calories. The players ran on this icy and snowy stadium for 45 minutes, which consumed a lot of calories.

The players also need to use hot drinks to warm their bodies. The atmosphere in the team's locker room seemed very depressing, and all the players did not speak.

Van der Fate, who was injured, was receiving treatment from a team doctor at this time, and the situation did not seem very optimistic.

"How is it, Raphael" Mark asked Vanderfate.

"It should be a broken foot bone. It's so damn. That Brazilian would actually use such vicious means to compete," Van der Fate said to Mark with some reluctance.

Because Van der Fat knew that this was the best time for Atletico Madrid, and if he really broke his bones, he would have to rest for at least two months. If Van der Fat could not appear in Atletico Madrid's lineup, then Atletico Madrid's midfield organization would also have certain problems.

Because Atletico Madrid does not have a better organized midfielder than Van der Fate. Although Atletico Madrid seems to have a lot of players, there is really no player as comprehensive as Van der Fate. So the next thing to worry about is head coach Cooper.

Because he had just found a suitable formation for Atletico Madrid and was facing the danger of disintegration, Cooper walked in and saw Van der Fate on the chair and frowned.

But what he has to consider now is not Van der Fate's issue, but how to face the morale and lineup adjustments in the next team.

Cooper has two substitutions in his hands. Cooper has used up one of the previous places because of Van der Fate's injury. In fact, Dynamo Kiev was in a similar situation because Mark also killed their midfielder.

"Okay, guys, you should have made great efforts in this game," Cooper came up and praised the players first.

Atletico Madrid players seemed a little harsh when they heard Cooper's praise because they felt that their performance in the first half was actually not good, and they should be said to be very bad, so these players felt that Cooper was mocking them.

"Do you think I'm very happy to say that? Then I tell you, you are wrong because you have lost the most important thing about Atletico Madrid, that is, the determination to defend," Cooper said next, indeed shouting at the players.

The little old man Cooper, whose figure is not very tall, burst out with huge energy. It is obvious that he is very angry. He seems very dissatisfied with the players in the first half.

"Do you think you are very unwilling to accept it? The condition in the first half of the court was simply too bad?" Cooper continued to shout.

At this time, the players all lowered their heads. Mark raised his head and looked at Cooper. Mark suddenly felt that the old man who was usually serious suddenly became very majestic.

"Mark, what did you do in the first half? Didn't I say not to give the opponent a free kick? Why did you make such an impulsive move?" Cooper asked Mark directly when he saw him.

"Sorry, I was impulsive at that time," Mark also whispered in a low voice.

Mark's expression was like a child who made a mistake at this time. Mark knew he was wrong after Dynamo Kiev scored, because although Dynamo Kiev scored a goal, he scored through a goal created by Mark.

This was indeed a huge mistake for Mark. At that time, Mark was also red from the eye. Although he also considered the consequences, he did not really consider that the opponent would score a goal.

If Mark knew that Dynamo Kiev scored, then Mark could have found another opportunity to teach Lincon a lesson, and he would not be in a hurry at all.

"This kid admits his mistake very quickly." Cooper also thought to himself after seeing Mark's aggrieved expression.

In fact, Cooper still admires Mark very much. Although Mark is not Cooper's direct player, Cooper still hopes to train Mark to become his own direct family. So although he is a little dissatisfied with Mark in the first half, this is actually not something that cannot be forgiven.

Because professional players can't never make mistakes after all, even the best defensive player in the world cannot say, "I have never committed a foul", then he is no longer a human, then he is Superman.

"Okay, we will continue to put pressure on them in the second half. Glenshare comes on the field, Portillo comes off, Mark, you and Torres hit the forward, our formation is four, four, two in the second half." Cooper stepped on the tactical board.

This was a bold adjustment by Cooper, because Atletico Madrid basically had no chance to attack in the first half. Even if he hit the football in the frontcourt, he was intercepted by all the crazy dog-like midfielders of Dynamo Kiev.

But after the start of the second half, Cooper had to strengthen his offense. Strengthening his offense on the away game should be a bold thing. After all, Cooper's ability is in defensive counterattack, and his offensive ability is incomparable with his defense ability.

Of course, this ability naturally refers to the ability to command, not Cooper’s ability to play football. Cooper’s career as a football player is still very depressed and cannot be compared with his performance as a head coach.

As the head coach, Cooper has won everyone's respect except for the championship.

"Yepes, you and Jorge give them two more passes and threatening balls on the wing. The players of Dynamo Kiev have poor turning ability, so take advantage of such opportunities more," Cooper continued to arrange the game.

Jorge and Glenshare nodded after hearing this. In fact, when Jorge replaced Van der Fate in the first half, he seemed very uncomfortable because the position between him and Van der Fate was different.

Van der Fate was able to adapt to the position of the three defenders in the midfield parallel to the midfield. Because Jorge had never played such a position before, it was very awkward to play such a position.

Not all players are as versatile as Mark, and not all players are as absorbed in different positions as Mark, and can quickly adapt to the position and then play as the main player.

Jorge had only played in the right forward position except for the midfielder position, and he had never played in other positions except these two positions.

Cooper let Jorge play the right forward in the second half and saw that after he came on as a substitute in the first half, Jorge was lost on the court, so Cooper also had to make such a change.

Cooper can't replace Jorge because he is not satisfied with Jorge's performance on the court. There is only one possibility, that is, Cooper is too dissatisfied with Jorge's performance, otherwise Cooper wouldn't have replaced the player he just sent to the court.

For this game, Cooper originally wanted to get a draw away, at least one goal should be scored away. This is Cooper's minimum requirement.

Because if Atletico Madrid can score a goal away, Atletico Madrid will have a favorable position in the next game.

But it is obvious that Cooper's two wishes have not been realized. Since the players did not realize Cooper's wish on the court, Cooper naturally needs to make his adjustments in the midfield so that the players can fulfill his wish as soon as possible in the second half of the game.

"In the second half, we must keep our defense firmly and then try to score their goal to equalize the score. If we can equalize the score, it will be our victory. I know that the players are very hard in this game. If we can equalize the opponent in this game, then after returning to Madrid, I will give the team half a day off. If we can win the game, then one day off." Cooper said to the players at the end. If Cooper knew that there was a little interest to drive the players, these players should work harder on the court.

Atletico Madrid has not had a holiday for a long time since Cooper took office. Every day, in addition to training and competition, the players' lives are also very boring.

It was originally the players' free time to move around the night, but during the training of high exercise during the day, even if the players returned home at night, they had no energy to go out for fun.

Of course, it is not impossible to go out to play. If you go out to play, you will face the danger of your decline in form the next day. These players of Atletico Madrid are not divided into main players and substitutes at this time. What Cooper needs to look at is the status of the players.

These players obviously did not become arrogant enough to go to nightclubs at night, and then went to the training ground with great energy the next day to go to the training ground to train the game.

If we can really do this, it might be superman, at least it is superman in physical fitness. In addition, the players also know that Cooper doesn't like players going to nightclubs.

Even some of the playful players on the team don’t want to go to nightclubs when they are scolded by Cooper.

But it would be different if Cooper gave these players a holiday, because if Cooper gave the players a half-day vacation, even if these players returned to Madrid to play in the evening, they would have time to rest the next day so that they would not go to the training ground to catch the thunder the next day.

"We don't need to have a holiday. We are for the honor of Atletico Madrid and also for our teammate Raphael." Mark stood up and said at this time.

"For glory, for Raphael" Mark's words received responses from most players. The players felt that what Mark said was right. Atletico Madrid in this game was very cowardly and went on a main player in the first half, so they should teach Dynamo Kiev in the second half, and also for their teammates.

"It turns out that there is a general's style." Cooper nodded calmly when he looked at Mark's performance and then thought to himself that Cooper also admired Mark's mature behavior beyond his age.

Sometimes Cooper couldn't figure out which one was Mark. Sometimes Mark was very impulsive, and sometimes Mark was very mature, which made Cooper very confused.

Of course, it is not only Cooper who is confused. I believe that the coaches and players of the entire Atletico Madrid team will have this idea. They don’t understand what Mark is thinking in his heart.

After the players shouted, they rushed out of the locker room. As soon as the players ran out of the locker room, they felt a bitter cold wind rushing. However, the coolness at this time also made these players even more excited. They had no other mood at this time, that is, they wanted to teach a good lesson to Dynamo Kiev in this game.

Let Dynamo Kiev know the excellence of Atletico Madrid, and you must know that Atletico Madrid has defeated the strong teams of Real Madrid and Barcelona this season. This is a team that is difficult to meet if you look at the entire La Liga.

"The eyes of these players have changed. It seems that there is a good show in the second half." The commentator of Atletico Madrid also discovered their changes after seeing Atletico Madrid players running out.

In fact, this is really the case. After the second half, Dynamo Kiev really felt the changes in Atletico Madrid, and the Atletico Madrid's fighting on the stadium became even more fierce.

Mark started pressing against the defender of Dynamo Kiev on the forward line. Mark ran on the court like crazy, making people wonder if Mark would have the energy to play in the last game.

But Mark's pressing is also very effective, because the two central defenders of Dynamo Kiev are tall players, so there is no problem with the tall central defenders defending high-altitude balls.

But the problem is that the reaction of tall central defenders is often slow, and Mark's pressing also makes the defenders of Dynamo Kiev seem very nervous.

The two central defenders of Dynamo Kiev basically didn't dare to fall down in the backcourt because they were afraid to come up and press them immediately. Mark pressed in the frontcourt, while Mascherano and Lusin pressed in the backcourt.

The entire Atletico Madrid team is fighting. If others don’t watch the stadium, they will definitely think that this game must be played at Atletico Madrid’s Calderon Stadium.

Seeing Mark so active, he was obviously driven by Mark. Torres also pressed against the opponent's defender at the right time, but Torres did not have Mark's strong physical strength as a backing. He could not run around like Mark, so he could only use his experience to grab it at critical moments.

However, Torres' pressing was very helpful to Mark, because Dynamo Kiev was originally three central defenders, but they were snatched by two Atletico Madrid forwards, so they naturally could not create any good offensive opportunities under the interception of Atletico Madrid.

Ten minutes after the second half, Dynamo Kiev slowly stopped attacking, and basically Atletico Madrid was conducting offensive and defensive drills in the frontcourt.

However, Dynamo Kiev's defense line is also very good. Although Atletico Madrid has obtained many opportunities, they still did not score.

As time goes by, the situation is becoming more and more powerful for Atletico Madrid, and the players of Atletico Madrid are becoming more and more confident, but not scoring is not a good thing. Once Atletico Madrid fails to score, they will only be able to return to Madrid with regrets in this game. At that time, Ukraine will go to Madrid with a 1-0 lead, which will definitely have a certain advantage in their hearts.

In addition, in my heart, Dynamo Kiev can withstand such tenacious attack by Atletico Madrid, which is also very beneficial for them to draw their opponents at home at Atletico Madrid.

So if Atletico Madrid does not score in this game, it will be very unfavorable to them next.

Mark did not think so much at this time. What Mark thought was to score a goal. Since head coach Cooper had already ranked Mark as the forward, Mark had no defensive concerns, Mark would have to use a goal to repay head coach Cooper and also give the goal to Van der Fate.

But Mark's feet were not very good. His previous free kicks were not shot into the net. Mark knew that his goal was not far from him. Mark could clearly feel that the goal was getting closer and closer to him. Mark knew that if he got a free kick next time, he would definitely be able to shoot the football into the net. Because Mark said after the first half, "It's not only you who can score a free kick."

But will this free kick opportunity come? When will Mark get the next direct free kick opportunity?
Chapter completed!