Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 440 Millwall in the hearts of media fans

Last summer, Calderon urged Capello to enter Real Madrid, hoping that this meritorious coach can bring good results to Real Madrid. At that time, he also won a lot of praise from the media and fans.

Capello himself is also quite interested in coaching Real Madrid.

This is the second time coaching.

It was exactly ten years ago that Capello coached Real Madrid for the first time. In that season, Capello helped Real Madrid improve their defense and beat Barcelona and last season's double champion Atletico Madrid to win the La Liga championship. A season of Real Madrid's success in the Champions League laid the foundation.

At the same time, Capello also created the 4321 Christmas tree formation for Real Madrid and the 4231 double midfielder. These two styles have continued into the new century and are still used by Real Madrid.

At that time, Capello was very popular with Real Madrid fans, but he only coached for one season.

The outside world said many reasons for Capello's departure. Some said that Capello had conflicts with the chairman, and some said that Capello was dissatisfied with the chaotic system of the club. After all, ten years ago was too long ago, but Capello himself knew it very well. The internal reasons mentioned by the media are not the real reasons. The real reason is his personal will. In other words, he wants to leave Real Madrid because he cannot refuse the call of AC Milan chairman Silvio Berlusconi.

Ten years later, Capello came to Spain again to coach Real Madrid, and the situation was completely different.

Real Madrid is in a critical period of transition, they have changed the chairman, and also changed the development policy.

Plus, the superstars from a few years ago are getting old.

During this period of time, it is still very meaningful to choose to enter Real Madrid to coach.

Just like ten years ago, Capello also looks forward to his own coaching and looks forward to leaving some of his own imprint on Real Madrid.

This Real Madrid team is strong.

Compared with the declining Juventus, Real Madrid is still in its heyday. Although stars such as Beckham, Ronaldo, and Raul are all old, there are also many new stars in the team. Take them out one by one. The best in football.

Coaching Real Madrid like this, Capello also has the confidence to achieve good results.

So far, Capello has done it.

Real Madrid has changed from the previous two seasons, the sluggish performance in the league, and has been the most powerful contender for the La Liga title since the beginning of the season. There are some obstacles in the Champions League, but the second place in the group is enough to guarantee.

It's a pity that Real Madrid's good results don't seem to be accepted by the fans.

Today's Real Madrid fans have higher requirements for the team than ten years ago. They not only need winning football, but also good-looking football. How can it be so easy to add the two together?
Perhaps for a long time, after completing the control and transformation of Real Madrid, Capello is confident that he can do it, but it is definitely not this season, it is impossible. In his tactical philosophy, defense must be emphasized. It is impossible for Real Madrid to achieve good results in various competitions without paying attention to defense.

In fact, the main problem lies in the overall familiarity and cooperation.

Real Madrid has never been a stable team. With the aging of Ronaldo, Beckham and other stars, coupled with the constantly changing lineup every season, most of the players in the team have only played for a short time. Naturally, there is no need for tacit understanding. talk.

In addition, many of the players who can often play in the team have joined the team in the past two years. The main lineup has changed a lot, and there is naturally a lack of tacit understanding between the players.

The current Real Madrid can be described as 'patchwork'. Even though every position is a big star, football is a sport of eleven people, and the whole is more important than a single one.

So for the time being, Real Madrid still has to pay attention to defense.

Capello's tactical play for Real Madrid is very practical, and the results can prove everything, but the fans don't care what the reason is, what they see is only defensive football.

Up to now, many fans have called on Capello to leave get out of class.

Capello is aware of this, but he doesn't care. He likes Real Madrid very much, and he has nostalgia for coming to coach. He doesn't need too many people's approval, he just needs to make them respect with his achievements.

In modern football, results are king!
Capello hopes to remind Real Madrid fans, let them know the importance of good results, and use real champions to win the support of fans.

That's what Capello thinks.

Therefore, Capello's goal of leading the team is also very high: he knows that for a club like Real Madrid, it is difficult for a league champion to impress fans. If you want to be recognized by the fans, you must achieve better results——
League champions, there must be.

There is also a La Liga Super Cup champion.

And most importantly, he needs to lead the team to achieve good results in the UEFA Champions League, and for Real Madrid, 'good results' naturally means the Champions League!

Capello set a high goal, but it is not easy to lead Real Madrid to win the Champions League.

Fortunately, Real Madrid got a good lottery.

Millwall?

Capello knew that this team was still in last season. He heard that the Premier League has changed to a new champion. The team's name is Millwall, and their head coach is still very young.

That's all.

Hearing Millwall's name again, it was time for the UEFA Champions League round of [-] draw. Capello felt that the team was lucky and had drawn a dark polo team with little European experience.

Millwall is a big dark horse. They won the first place in the group stage. It seems to be up to Real Madrid to decide what to do next. Capello is not too worried. He believes that Real Madrid's defense can handle everything. Dark horse After all, it's just a dark horse, not a well-established giant. It's hard to say what performance it can perform in the knockout stage of the Champions League.

Capello is very interested in the Millwall coach.

Not yet 24 years old?
Capello thought about it. At this age, he was still playing for the Roma club, and he was also worried about how to transfer and leave. Professional players at that time did not have the freedom they have now. If they want to transfer and leave, they must get Club nod.

The other party no longer has to worry.

Although some look down on young people, Capello still has to admit that the opponent has made a perfect start in the position of head coach. Leading Millwall to win the Premier League championship is enough to be recognized by the world.

But Millwall is still too tender...

What will the opponent do when facing Real Madrid?Capello looked forward to it a bit.

What he waited for was... a war of words.

"Braniff? Will he become a key player in the game?" After putting down the phone with Calderon, Capello pondered for a long time, but he didn't understand what the other party meant.

Capello knows Braniff.

Real Madrid is about to play against Millwall. The coaching staff and scouts have already prepared detailed information about Millwall. As far as he knows, Braniff is Millwall's main midfielder, but even the core midfielder 'Not to mention, just an ordinary midfielder with strength, he has performed well so far this season, but compared with the dazzling striker Darren Bent, Braniff is much worse.

In the past month, Braniff's performance has been criticized by the media, because he did not perform well in the game.

How can such a player become a 'key player'?
Capello was full of doubts in his heart. He couldn't think of the reason, but the young coach must have a certain purpose for saying this.

What is the purpose?

Capello thought for a long time, but he didn't understand.At the regular press conference in the evening, a reporter asked about the relevant news, and Capello simply responded, "I don't know why he (Zhang Yang) said that. In my opinion, every player of ours may The key to becoming a game still depends on on-the-spot performance.”

Next, Capello stopped talking, but expressed the Bernabeu's confidence in defeating Millwall.

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The next day, Capello's statement was quoted by British media reports. There was no need for Zhang Yang to come forward in person, and his teammates showed the news to Braniff.

Braniff was furious.

"He and Ferguson didn't see eye to eye!" he made an annoyed comment.

Before the training started, Zhang Yang encouraged Braniff and said, "If you want to be recognized by others, you must perform better! I believe you can succeed!"

Braniff trained hard this morning.

Braniff's hard training is not actually the purpose of publicity to motivate Braniff. His main purpose is to train hard for one or two games. For the match against Real Madrid, the effect is almost negligible, but seeing Regarding Braniff's reaction, Zhang Yang believed that the 'incentive' had an effect, but how obvious it is, we still have to wait and see in the game.

On the afternoon before the game, all Millwall staff flew to Madrid, the Spanish capital.

Getting off the plane, taking the bus to the hotel, recuperating in the hotel, having dinner... Millwall has been busy all afternoon, without any training, he has exhausted a lot of energy.

This is where the away game is disadvantaged.

After the dinner was over, Zhang Yang called all the players together and had a two-hour tactical class in a larger room. The content was about the details of how to play and how to play against Real Madrid.

At the same time, the external media began to desperately report the situation of the two sides, paving the way for the upcoming game.

Both the Spanish media and the English media attach great importance to the game. Because of the direct competition between the English team and the Spanish team in the Champions League, the two sides have also become sworn enemies.

Real Madrid's match against Millwall is just one of the clashes between English and Spanish football.

The other is Barcelona vs. Manchester United at home.

Both games will be played simultaneously.

One is the battle between Barcelona and Manchester United, and the other is the confrontation between Real Madrid and the top of the Premier League. The Spanish media and the English media are so hostile to each other. opportunity.

From the perspective of European football as a whole, Barcelona's home game against Manchester United is the focus of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. The two teams have greater influence in the world.

Millwall is much worse.

In addition, many media and fans do not think that Millwall can pass Real Madrid.

But it also depends on the result.

Barcelona's match against Manchester United is indeed the focus, but if Millwall wins Real Madrid, the focus will naturally change. It's not about the influence created by "unpopularity". Millwall's defeat of Real Madrid can also be regarded as an upset, because Millwall Seoul itself is the top of the Premier League. Many people recognize their strength, but they are not optimistic.

This is the ambivalence of the media and fans.

Millwall can beat Real Madrid in order to gain more media and fans' recognition. Before that, Millwall's strength is still a level behind the top giants in the hearts of the media and fans.

(End of this chapter)