And finally today, May 12, 2010, Atletico feel great again, with the help of Quique Sanchez Flores at the bank, and Kun Aguero, Forlan, Reyes and Gea in the field, tried to write a new bright page in the history of the club of the Manzanares.
Nobody expected in late 2009 that this team was capable of being in two finals at this point in May (the end of the play King's Cup on the 17th), but thanks to the defensive strength of the result of the arrival Quique, the emergence of homegrown De Gea, Dominguez and Ibrahima, the recovery of the golden boot Forlan, the explosion of Kings and the strengthening of Perea, Ujfalusi, Assuncao, Raúl García jury and, combined with the quality of Kun, have led this team to the final in Hamburg.
Galatasaray, Sporting Lisbon, Valencia and Liverpool fell by the wayside, and now there is only the English Fulham, which in turn left behind the Shaktar Donest (defending champions), Juventus and Hamburg Wolsburgo, which suggests that there will be an easy opponent.
Fulham, which owns the tycoon Mohamed Al Fayed, owner of Harrods, is a computer in a London suburb, and just not known for per capita income of its people, something like the Rayo Vallecano here in Spain. It is his first final in their history and their players are not willing to throw in the towel.
The team, coached by Roy Hodgson, chosen coach of the Premier League according to coaches of the four categories of English football, has the best players striker Bobby Zamora claimed by the English fans to take the World Cup Capello and arrived just in the final for some discomfort, the midfielder Clint Dempsey, who safe to be remembered for his participation in the Confederations Cup as part of the U.S. squad, and the always skillful and incisive Damien Duff. A priori
Atletico's favorite, history, quality players, but can not get confused and will pose a serious game in the tactical and psychological, should be aware that playing a continental final, and mistakes are very expensive.
Still hope to talk about the achievement of Part I of the doublet of 2010, seeking a curdling rojiblancos achieve a good match and bring happiness to all those amateur athletic tired of always carry the nickname of "pupae" and who for years without Neptune stepped power to celebrate a title.
Tomorrow, May 12, at 20:45 pm, in Hamburg, which is when Atletico Madrid must return to the place that never had to leave, along with the other major European clubs.
