Legend of Fengshen

Chapter 403 A Different Feeling
Their biggest problem is lack of money. This common problem is not unique to them. Many teams in La Liga are like this, except for the two teams in the Western Super League.

This is not the Bundesliga. Bundesliga teams have a limit when they have no money. Their financial situation is generally good. However, La Liga does not have the system constraints of 50+1. Many clubs in La Liga are operating in debt and struggling to survive.

This kind of economic suppression has to mention Real Madrid and Barcelona. They have the same huge influence as Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga. Real Madrid is the only team that has won the Champions League five consecutive times. That is the Champions League. Why is it not worth money, it is worth money now, and it is also worth remembering in football history.

And Barcelona is the unprecedented six-time champion in world football. It is also very powerful, and the difficulty is not ordinary. Now the most famous sign in world football is Barcelona, ​​because he is known as the best-looking football.

The appeal and purchasing power of these two clubs is not comparable to that of ordinary teams. They are clubs that dare to compete with local tyrants. Even if a businessman has money to buy other teams in La Liga, it is difficult to compete with them , Because in the football world, money is absolutely impossible, but in the eyes of players, at least money is not everything. Some things are more important than money.

The influence of La Liga itself is not comparable to that of the Premier League, and maybe even the Serie A and Bundesliga. The broadcast fee income is a large part of the team's income, but La Liga is not a package sale, but each team negotiates with the TV station itself.

Is there anything more to say? !Of course, Real Madrid and Barcelona eat meat, and the rest eat soup, which leads to a widening gap between the rich and the poor.

Capital investors have to have considerable capital to leverage the dominance of these two teams and have enough patience, so market capital investment is not particularly interested in La Liga teams.

The owners of the La Liga teams can only manage it properly and muddle through. Most of them want to be able to drink a thicker soup behind Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Or just waiting for the opportunity step by step, money and influence can't destroy two century-old shops.

Generally speaking, the more open the league is, the more intense the competition is. Serie A is relatively open and earlier. The "Little World Cup" is not only famous in China, but also in continental Europe.

From the 90s to the early 21st century, they have been at the top of the top European leagues for a long time. The Premier League cannot shake their dominance, and their league competition is relatively fierce.

But now this situation has changed. The change comes from money. A league without money is less competitive. Here, no money is a relative concept. Bayern Munich also has money, but other clubs have no money. Bayern Munich is more beneficial. Build a dominant position.

La Liga is the same now, Real Madrid and Barcelona are the first group, they have an absolute advantage, in the past Valencia, Deportivo, etc. did not pose a long-term threat to them.

Mallorca qualified for the Europa League last season under the leadership of Manzano, but due to financial problems, their qualifications were cancelled, failing to participate in the Europa League, and Manzano left this club A club with no prospects.

After the club was acquired by a British businessman in the summer, Laudrup was invited. Laudrup has a relationship with Real Madrid. He also played for Real Madrid, and not only in Real Madrid, but also in Barcelona. Time worked.

This is not the first time he has coached a La Liga team. He once coached Getafe, a small team from the suburbs of Madrid, and was once a dark horse in La Liga.

Facing the powerful Real Madrid, and Real Madrid made it clear that they want to usher in a good start, Laudrup was very low-key. He said at the press conference before the game: "Their strength is undoubtedly much higher than ours, but sometimes in football It's not strength that speaks, we will do our best to cause trouble for them!"

He is low-key, but also courageous.

Courage is very important for a weak team to play against a strong team. With a little luck, it is not a problem to overthrow a strong team. After the upset, there are always many brick professors who analyze the tactics properly and refute the tactical arrangements of the strong team.

Tactics are very important for weak teams, but the most important thing is to take advantage of luck. Luck is on your side, as long as the opponent can't score goals.

A strong team contributes 30 shots and 15 goals in a game without scoring. You have no reason to talk about the tactics of the strong team. This is clearly bad luck, and another coach may not be useful.

After the opening, Mallorca defended under the arrangement of Laudrup. He sent a formation of 442 diamond-shaped midfield positions. He originally planned to fight against Real Madrid in the pass and control of the center, but he was soon disappointed. Mourinho's 4231 is obviously going to use the wing attack.

Just a few minutes later, Mallorca couldn't resist Real Madrid's side attack, especially Ronaldo's side, he was too capable, and Mallorca had a hard time defending him from the side.

So Laudrup had to put Ensue on the wing and let him do a good job in Ronaldo's defense.

There are generally two ways for a weak team to fight against a strong team. One is to fight hard and rush, open the door with three axes, and cut you three axes first.

No matter which one is actually the head coach is fighting wits and courage. Mourinho did not make major changes to the players. He just wanted to use the tacit understanding of the original players to cut off some delusions of the opponent. Winning is very important, but losing accidentally Well, it would be a disaster for him, he wouldn't be that stupid.

Since Laudrup chose to stick to the defense, he must have warmed up in advance on the defense. Real Madrid really hit a nail.

Moreover, Laudrup wisely marked Higuain in the center and Ronaldo in the left, and concentrated the main defensive deployment on the right side of the center, which made Real Madrid extremely uncomfortable.

There is a characteristic of Real Madrid's players. It doesn't matter if the coach is Mourinho. There is no way to change it. At least so far. When encountering such a defensive team, the players are often impatient and like to use forced shots. .

The result is self-evident. In the first 20 minutes, Zhang Yuan's teammates contributed 4 shots, all of which were strong shots. There was no absolute chance. Of course, they didn't even touch the goal frame. Mourinho was present. Bian was very annoyed, he was more patient than anyone else, he hoped that the players would also have enough patience, and the trapped players seemed to have no patience.

Zhang Yuan, Ozil, and Khedira were all sitting on the bench. None of them spoke, and they were all silently observing the situation on the field.

Several of them are non-rich teams from the Bundesliga. In the original game, they would not face such a dense defensive opponent.

In the Bundesliga, Schalke 04, Werder Bremen, and Stuttgart are not "qualified" to let others open the door and put on a defensive posture.

This was even more so for Schalke 04 last season. In most cases, they were even kicked by others. Anti-reverse and fouls are the labels of Schalke 04.

Zhang Yuan finally found out that La Liga is not as simple as he imagined from the beginning of the game. This is a different feeling. The rich have the pressure of the rich. Mallorca is now making Real Madrid uncomfortable. This kind of confrontation will be the theme of Real Madrid in the league. Zhang Yuan felt that he had to adjust himself.

Before the game, he still complained about not being able to start the game, but now it has disappeared. Mourinho is correct. He should take a good look at the actual La Liga game off the field rather than playing. , What does Real Madrid look like on the court, seriously analyze and see how to exert their energy on the right winger.

"This place is different from before!" Zhang Yuan finally spoke out after interpreting the current situation.

Khedira nodded but did not speak.

Ozil also nodded but said what Zhang Yuan wanted to say, "In the Bundesliga before, I rarely saw such a defensive confrontation in Werder Bremen!"

"Breaking the dense defense is a difficult problem!" Zhang Yuan continued, and he didn't have any good ideas.

Breaking the dense defense is not a matter of Mourinho alone, but a matter of the whole team, including the players of course.

"It's very difficult for them to defend and organize, and it's very difficult to break!" Ozil shook his head involuntarily. In fact, he didn't have any good solutions.

When he said this, Zhang Yuan suddenly remembered what Beckham had said to him, and what Beckham said might be more applicable to Ozil.

At that moment, Zhang Yuan told Ozil and Khedira what Beckham had told him about "understanding his teammates".

The two were thoughtful, and after Zhang Yuan finished speaking, the three fell silent again, observing quietly, Zhang Yuan was thinking about what he should do on the court?
(End of this chapter)