Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 694 Serbian Youngster
The second leg of the match between the two sides.

The Camenes Stadium was packed to capacity.

Unfortunately, Pellegrini showed no consideration for the home fans' feelings, resting several key players.

In his efforts to train and refine the team's cohesion, Pellegrini has gone to extreme lengths.

The defense line remained unchanged, still the same four players from the last match.

In the last match, new signing Grillo's performance was decent, without any particularly outstanding moments, but he also didn't make any mistakes, so his performance was still satisfactory.

Therefore, he continued to get a starting opportunity in this game.

The midfield quartet has been completely replaced.

On the left wing, J. Romero started, while in the middle were Gunnarsson and new signing Milinkovic, and on the right wing was Oquela, a regular starter from last season.

As for the forward line, Shan Yongzhuo was given a rest, and Harry Kane partnered with Torres to form the forward combination.

In this match, the young Serbian player made his debut in one of the top five European leagues and appeared exceptionally excited.

However, in the actual competition, it's not so easy to perform well.

Once the match began, Milinkovic, as the midfield organizer and attacking core, immediately felt the difficulty of the top five leagues.

Milinkovic had an exceptionally difficult time playing under the special treatment he received from Gabi and Raul Garcia.

Let alone organizing and orchestrating the attack, even getting the ball wasn't easy for him; several times, Gabi easily intercepted his possession.

Even in the 33rd minute of the match, Milinkovic was outmaneuvered by Thiago. When defending against Thiago, he was not only easily beaten, but also fell to the ground, which was quite embarrassing.

Granada's attack also encountered great difficulties due to Milinkovic's poor performance.

Gunnarsson was originally a workhorse midfielder, with excellent sweeping and defensive abilities, but he didn't have much ability to organize attacks.

On the flanks, they don't have much of an advantage against Atletico Madrid.

Under these circumstances, Granada had a very difficult time in this match.

In the 34th minute of the first half, Thiago outmaneuvered the Serbian youngster and launched a beautiful attack, which was finally scored by Griezmann.

1:0.

Atletico Madrid took an early lead away from home.

Second half of the game.

Granada is still having a tough time. Although Milinkovic has improved his form somewhat, he still hasn't been performing very well.

In the 55th minute of the match, Griezmann assisted Mandzukic's header.

2:0.

Atletico Madrid are leading by two goals.

This situation is not very favorable for Granada.

Simeone was wildly cheering and shouting from the sidelines, asserting his presence, which frustrated the Granada fans in the stadium, but they were helpless to do anything about it.

Many home fans at the Camenes Stadium even started booing.

These boos were directed at Milinkovic.

Many home fans have noticed the problem.

The young Serbian player not only couldn't hold onto the ball, but his inability to defend was also a major problem. The opposing midfielder Thiago could do whatever he wanted when facing him.

At this point in the match, Milinkovic has been completely outplayed by Thiago.

This also led some intolerant home fans to boo when they saw Milinkovic get the ball.

These boos put immense psychological pressure on the young Serbian player.

Under immense pressure, his eagerness to perform only made him perform worse.

"It's Milinkovic again, he let Thiago steal the ball easily..."

"This young Serbian player doesn't seem to have adapted to the pace of La Liga yet. He was playing in the Serbian league last season, and it's a bit of a stretch to ask him to take on the midfield leadership in his first match against Atletico Madrid this season."

"Even so, his performance was far from satisfactory." "Perhaps, this is the first time Kroos has misjudged him..."

The Spanish commentator also spoke eloquently, expressing his pessimism about Milinkovic.

On the field.

Atletico Madrid launched a relentless offensive.

The final score is now 3-5, they are still two goals behind, and they need to score three more goals to come back and win the championship.

This is an almost impossible task.

However, under Simeone's guidance, Atletico Madrid's players possess a unique fighting spirit.

Unfortunately.

In the 77th minute of the match, Granada took the lead.

Harry Kane received a cross from Oquela inside the penalty area, outjumped Godin, and headed the ball into the net, directly breaching Atletico Madrid's goal.

This goal also shattered all of Atletico Madrid's hopes.

finally.

2:1.

Despite winning away from home, Atletico Madrid lost the Super Cup 3-6 on aggregate, allowing Granada to claim their second title of 2014.

The Granada players were extremely happy after winning the championship.

Although it's just the Spanish Super Cup, its prestige is hard to say. In Shan Yongzhuo's opinion, it's only on par with England's Community Shield.

However, they are still champions after all, not only for a perfect end to last season, but also for a good start to the new season.

However, some are happy while others are sad.

Portuguese youngster Guerreiro is delighted with his outstanding performance as a new signing. He has received unanimous praise from the media and is seen as a perfect replacement for the void left by the departure of Daley Blind.

However, Serbian youngster Milinkovic has been unanimously criticized by the media.

Big Ben.

This is the new nickname that the Spanish media has given him in a sarcastic way.

Many media outlets have asserted that this will be the first time in the past two years that Kroos has misjudged a player.

Milinkovic was very frustrated by the comments, and the young man seemed to be having a mental breakdown.

As the team's senior player, Shan Yongzhuo had no choice but to step up.

"Sergei, you don't need to take it to heart."

Shan Yongzhuo warmly invited Milinkovic to stay and practice with him after training.

"When I first started playing in the professional league, I couldn't hold onto the ball at all. Back then, I was jokingly called a striker who only picked up loose balls..."

“You need to identify your strengths. Perhaps your skills are not as good as Thiago’s yet, but you have a tall stature, and you can make full use of your physical advantages.”

"It is unwise to compete with them on technique while giving up physical confrontation."

Encouraged by his idol, the young man's mood improved, and he even appeared somewhat excited.

In the following days, Milinkovic's performance in training was also quite good.

This finally put Shan Yongzhuo and Pellegrini at ease.

Granada also received another piece of good news at this time: the draw for the Champions League group stage.

Granada, participating in the Champions League for the first time, had incredibly good luck in drawing an exceptionally easy group.

Group H: Shakhtar Donetsk, Granada, Porto, Borisov.

This grouping has made Pellegrini grin from ear to ear these past few days.

Spanish media outlets are also loudly proclaiming: "Granada has already secured first place in the group!"

(End of this chapter)