Football: Start 99 explosive, shocked Messi

Without much hesitation, Malone signed a contract with Raiola's agency before returning to Barcelona.

What helps players gain a foothold in the team is not only their own strength, but also a lot of things.

The brokerage company operating behind the scenes, is one of them.

In terms of the strength and style of the agent, Mendes may be a better choice.

But Raiola's more greedy style seems better suited to deal with the Barça management. The wicked have their own villain grind, and in the face of Barca's moth-like managers, they should use guys like Raiola to deal with

the return of the team, and Malone reported the signing agent to the management. Then he started training again. Barcelona didn't say much, and although they didn't have a good impression of Raiola, business was always about doing it, and Raiola had a lot of coveted goods.

Atletico Madrid is never an easy opponent to win and everyone has to give it their all in this vicious battle. During the pre-match training, the atmosphere of the team was always very tense.

"What does the coach say, or are you the starter?"

Even Dembele, who has always been rotten, has begun to recover training. Having just recovered from injury, he played only fifteen minutes in the last round of the league against Las Palmas.

This is to protect his injuries while using his limited playing time to help him adjust his physical condition.

"I don't know yet, but is your injury really okay?"

Unlike their previous rivals, Atletico Madrid is a team based entirely on defensive counter-attacks. The difficulty of tearing through their defenses will undoubtedly be far greater than any opponent they have faced before.

"It shouldn't be a big deal, I think I can play."

Saying that, Dembele also made a few stretching movements. Indicate that you are in good health.

"That's good."

Malone nodded and extended his thumb in encouragement.

"Accelerate recovery, we still need you to help us then."

It is true that he and Dembele are in competition, but against a team like Atletico, sometimes the substitute can be an advantage.

Thanks to the fact that he did not indulge himself during the three-day vacation, after two days of adjustment, Mallon's physical condition returned to A-. Already fully enough to play.

Because when I played the Spanish Super Cup before, I had already come to Madrid once. Marlon is not very new to this place.

Today's Valverde did not tell the players to start early, but until he got on the team bus. Just began to lay out today's plan.

"The key to today's victory over Atletico Madrid is not up front. And in the backfield. Pique, you have to take the moment to press up. Their main strikers are Angel Correa and Griezmann, and the probability of this combination is very high.

With that, Valverde looked at Pique .

'Griezmann can pull back the playmaker and he can play a good number ten both up front and in midfield.

Angel Correa is flexible and has a keen sense of smell. It's like a fox, but they're not very strong forwards.

"So, I should press Griezmann as much as possible so that he can't pass the ball comfortably."

Pique quickly understood what Valverde meant.

As one of La Liga's hottest players and the heart of a strong team like France, it is impossible for Pique not to study him.

Therefore, he still has some understanding of Griezmann's technical characteristics.

Griezmann has some countervailing ability and has the technique on his feet, which allows him to avoid being the kind of player who falls when he touches it.

But that's not his strong point. The reason why Griezmann plays better at Atletico than at Barcelona in most cases, and in France better than at Atletico, is actually very simple.

Griezmann is a very standard No.10 in the configuration of the French team. N'Golo Kante, Pogba, a black midfielder with skill and at the same time, is a center with a clear pivot role like Giroud.

Griezmann's flaws can be covered up as much as possible, and Griezmann only needs to dispatch and organize what he is good at.

Atletico Madrid, on the other hand, are not financially enriched by Atletico and are unlikely to match him with such a luxurious combination as the French team.

Therefore, only some of Griezmann's strengths can be played, and it is inevitable to face Griezmann's flaws.

But when Griezmann went to Barcelona, he went from being a general to an adjutant. Although he can be used as a vice-member, what is even more deadly is that Griezmann is completely unable to adapt to the kind of requirements that Barca need.

Looking back, it was probably a lose-lose deal. It's just that in this world line, because of the existence of Marlon, I'm afraid none of this will happen.

"You're only partially right. We need more than just a forward push from the back, the midfield presses must also keep up. Marlon, the defensive task on you today will be heavy. You're going to talk to Cork. At all costs. "

Understand"

Malone has always been not low in defense, in fact, even in the 433 position, he is undoubtedly the one with the most defensive running requirements.

It's just that because of tactical needs, many times Malone will also be reduced in the participation of defense, specifically using explosiveness to threaten the opposing guard line.

But in this game, Valverde chose to use a 442 formation against the 442 that Atletico may arrange.

Because to ensure that Messi and Suarez play with full physical fitness, this means that Dembele and Malone on both wings must have enough defensive strength to fill the defensive space of the two centers.

"Dembele, you are the same. The person you're going to face is Carrasco, he's going to be faster, so be careful.

Valverde nervously told that as one of the top giants, Barcelona's performance requirements are also very high.

He must ensure as smooth a multi-front operation as possible, especially because for historical reasons, Barcelona cannot abandon the domestic competition represented by the Copa del Rey as easily as Real Madrid.

This makes the pressure of the team to fight on multiple fronts is always very high

, Atletico Madrid is the most competitive team in La Liga besides Real Madrid and Barca, and their matchup can almost directly affect the title of the league.

Valverde did not dare to be careless in the face of such an opponent until the team bus drove to Madrid. They are all nervously arranging tactics.