After this thrilling game, Simeone only hugged Huang Bowen, who scored the goal, and Jiang Zhipeng, who assisted, so hard that their necks hurt.
"Coach, can you let go, we are about to be strangled to death by you..."
"I will definitely not let go! What if I let go and you are poached by others?"
"Coach, we can't even be the main force in Atletico Madrid, how could anyone take a fancy to us..."
"Hey, you two boys are challenging me. Okay! Starting from tomorrow, you will be officially promoted from substitute players to rotation players of the team. How about it? Don't be dissatisfied!"
"Thank you coach, we will definitely work hard to help the team win!"
"Well said! I like you two boys! Play well at Atletico Madrid, let's win games and win championships together!"
The two Chinese players performed well. All Chinese fans were very happy, and Yun Sheng couldn't help himself.
A few days later, Simeone made a special phone call to Yunsheng to express his gratitude: "My dearest Chinese brothers, thank you for recommending two outstanding players to me! Without them, Atletico Madrid may not be in the Champions League quarterfinals."
Yun Sheng smiled slightly: "I'm very happy to see the two of them making such great progress."
Simeone: "By the way, do you have any Chinese players with similar talents? I want as many as I want! The price is negotiable!"
Yun Sheng: "Man, although China has a population of more than one billion, football geniuses are not everywhere. Besides, even if I find them for you, your first team can't let go of so many foreign players."
Simeone: "It doesn't matter. I can let them go to the youth team to practice and find opportunities to get them again."
Yun Sheng: "Atletico Madrid youth team? Is it a youth team that will be disbanded suddenly and can also train the captain of Real Madrid?"
Simeone: "Bah! My team is rich now and can afford to support talented stars! We will become richer and richer in the future. If the talent is good enough, it will be no problem even if we spend 100 million to buy players!"
Although Yun Sheng made fun of Atletico Madrid's pain of losing Raul on the phone, his concerns about La Liga's foreign aid policy are necessary.
La Liga's foreign aid policy stipulates that a team can register up to 3 players from non-EU member states, and a maximum of 3 non-EU players can play at the same time.
Now that Atletico Madrid has two Chinese players, the other foreign player spot in the team has long been taken. Even if Chinese players are introduced, they cannot register for first-team qualifications.
Having said that, if Godin and other players had not met the residence requirements and already had Spanish citizenship, then even Huang Bowen and Jiang Zhipeng would not be eligible to enter the Atletico Madrid first team.
There is no such thing as dual nationality in China, so as long as Huang Bowen and Jiang Zhipeng are still at Atletico Madrid, they will occupy two foreign aid quotas.
Atletico Madrid is not the only team that is troubled by its foreign aid policy. Monaco also encountered similar problems.
Ligue 1's foreign aid policy is similar to La Liga. They allow each club to have up to 4 foreign aids, and the maximum number of players on the field at the same time is also limited to 3.
As a result, the five Chinese players in the Monaco team are in an embarrassing situation.
Zeng Cheng, Zhang Linpeng, Li Xuepeng, Wu Xi, Sun Ke.
Of the five Chinese players, only four will be eligible to register for the first team.
But having said that, it is because of Yunsheng that Makelele has great trust in Chinese players, otherwise it would be impossible to give all four foreign players in the team to Chinese players.
At the beginning of the season, Makelele had already determined the list of foreign players.
Wu Xi and Sun Ke performed well last season and they still retain their first-team spots.
Zhang Linpeng is one of the hottest defenders in European football. As Monaco's absolute defensive pillar, he was naturally selected.
The arrival of Li Xuepeng is to fill the vacancy after Kurzawa leaves the team. He is also indispensable to the team.
As a result, Zeng Cheng, who was sent to the youth team for training, was not eligible to register for the first team.
In the first half of the season, Zhang Linpeng's main position was stable and his performance was impeccable.
Li Xuepeng has gradually become the team's main left back. Although he is still young, he is good at attacking and defending on the court and is quite hardworking, which has won him the trust of the head coach.
Wu Xi and Sun Ke served as rotation players for Saviola and Gudjohnsen, and they also performed wonderfully frequently.
However, in the second half of the league, the situation changed somewhat.
Wu Xi was injured during the return training after the winter break and needed to recover for three months. The second half of the season was basically lost.
In order not to waste a foreign aid quota, Makelele canceled Wu Xi's foreign aid quota for this season and re-registered it to Zeng Cheng in the French Ligue 1.
But in the second half of the season, Monaco's results began to decline significantly.
Not only Wu Xi, but also veterans Uyfalusi and Gudjohnsen have been injured, which seriously affected the team's results.
Now that Monaco has fallen out of the European competition in the league, it will be very difficult to get tickets for the European competition next season.
And coupled with multi-front operations, it is a great test for Makelele.
Faced with the choice of league, domestic cup and Champions League, Makelele chose the Champions League.
The league performance has declined, the domestic cup competition has been eliminated early, and Makelele, who was the second best coach in FIFA last year, is now encountering great difficulties.
When facing the powerful Bayern Munich, Monaco is even more perilous.
In the parallel world of later generations, this Bayern team reached the Champions League final this season. Although they lost to Chelsea in the end, to be fair, their strength was not worse than Chelsea's, they just lacked some luck.
Lahm, Robben, Ribery, Schweinsteiger, Muller, Neuer...
These stars are all famous talented players, especially the Robbery combination, which is now one of the most popular offensive combinations in Europe.
However, this time their talented attacking group encountered strong resistance at the Louis II Stadium.
Makelele's formation this time was very targeted. He asked veterans Uyfalusi and Senderos to form a central defender partner, with Li Xuepeng starting and Zhang Linpeng going to the right. The two Chinese defenders were separated on the left and right, facing each other. Defend Robben and Ribery.
For Bayern, their most powerful offensive method is the sharp breakthrough, advancement and shooting ability of Robery's combination. As long as Bayern's wings can be strangled, Bayern's offensive power will be lost by more than half.
In the first round, it was Robben and Ribery who each scored a goal, and Bayern already led 2-0 on aggregate.
In this game at Monaco’s home court, the defensive effectiveness of Monaco’s two wingers will determine the outcome of this game…
