Super Coach

France, here we come!

The day after Liverpool's 3-0 victory over Milan at home, The Times of England published such a headline on its front page. The cover featured a scene of Liverpool players receiving cheers from fans after the game.

Some of the players took off their jerseys, some were lying on the turf, some were standing and applauding, and some were waving to the fans... Each player's movements and expressions were different, but it was obvious that every player Every player is enjoying the excitement brought by a big comeback.

The Times devoted an entire section to introducing this game on its second page, providing very detailed commentary from the tactical confrontation between the two head coaches to the contest between the players on both sides.

In this comment, they highly praised Yang Cheng's strategy and tactics before the game. They believed that this set of tactics suppressed Milan's ball-control tactics and also dragged the game into the final stage of the Rossoneri. I don't want to see a hand-to-hand battle because Milan lacks enough hustle in the midfield.

The most surprising thing about Liverpool's tactics in this weak game was their encirclement, pressure and pressing in the midfield and frontcourt.

According to our past resistance to the rhythm of the game, we usually feel that whoever controls the rhythm of the game will have to follow the opponent's rhythm. But in this game, we saw that Liverpool allowed the rhythm to be led by Milan. , but they did not follow each other's rhythm!

.Three goals, each one is Liverpool's best offensive method. The fast, concise and precise passing and cutting cooperation form a very strong contrast with Milan's slowness in controlling the ball. This is The most brilliant part of the game’s tactics.”

. Actually, the reason is very simple, because Liverpool dared to push out the entire back line, press Milan into the half court, cut off the connection between their midfield and frontcourt, forcing them to only play in the backcourt. If you control the ball with your back foot, once you move forward, it will be difficult to move the ball forward.”

When the ball was too much in V Milan's half, Liverpool seized the opportunity and suddenly stepped up the pressure and press. No matter who it was, after any player stole the ball, they immediately launched a counterattack with this player as the core. , this is undoubtedly the key to Liverpool's rhythm not being slowed down by V Milan. Because their counterattack is too close to the goal! .

One of the biggest mistakes Ancelotti made was that he did not form enough protection at the front of the penalty area. Rucosta is undoubtedly a very creative player with impeccable skills. But the problem is, he is not That and players who can protect the defense. Gattuso lacks positional awareness and is more suitable to be a troublemaker. Seedorf was also invisible in this game, causing Wangmilan's midfielder to be completely suppressed.

In hindsight, if Ambrosini had been used, maybe Milan wouldn't have lost so miserably.

At least Ambrosini can support and defend, and is a very comprehensive midfielder. And his performance in major competitions is much more reliable than that of Western University.”

Of course, we cannot belittle Milan just because Liverpool won. On the contrary, Ancelotti's team is indeed very artistic and has a beautiful style of play, but it lacks rationality and change. I believe that after this game , Ancelotti will definitely be aware of the team's shortcomings more clearly than ever.

There is nothing good about them. Whether it is in terms of overall strength, all-match tactics, or player performance, it is indisputable. They deserve to reach the Champions League final. At the same time, we are also very optimistic about Liverpool. As long as they maintain the semi-finals With V Milan’s performance in the second leg, beating Barcelona is not a problem!.”

Another thing to mention is that the referee Merck performed very steadily and is indeed the world's top referee!

This report by The Times may be biased to a certain extent, but what they listed are indeed Liverpool's advantages. Even Gazzetta dello Sport in Italy published the story of Liverpool reaching the final again at the same time. news.

Pozzo, the editor-in-chief of Gazzetta dello Sport, wrote a special column report. In this report, he gave the three main reasons why Liverpool can reach the final again.

Stability, humility and maturity!.

Liverpool's stability is reflected in the fact that they have always been moving in the same direction in the past three years. This is also a characteristic of Yang Cheng. Just like when he joined Inter Milan, he has devoted himself to this team as soon as he joined Liverpool. We have developed a tactical system that can ensure their success in the league and European competitions.

. Yang Cheng is a head coach with extremely high tactical literacy. In Kaifaslautern, he focused on emphasizing control. When he arrived at Inter Milan, he began to emphasize a more variable movement. But when he arrived at Liverpool, He combines control, movement, and in order to adapt to the Premier League, he added speed!

Quick whirlwind, blitz... Such words often appear in Liverpool's games. Looking at Liverpool's frontcourt offensive combination, they are also very fast. The trident of Drogba, Ronaldo and Robben, Definitely the fastest attacking combination in the world, and there are also Ribery and others sitting on the bench.”

. After three years of hard work, Liverpool has never changed its tactical direction!

In addition to the stability of tactics, the stability of the lineup is also very important. For example, after Yang Cheng won the Champions League last season, he announced that he would not sign players in the summer. Many people found it difficult to understand this. Why not sign players? For stability!

. Substitute players need game training to make progress, so Yang Cheng decided to give them trust and give them opportunities. Although Liverpool's substitutes and youth team players have also made mistakes this season, overall, the progress is very obvious. In many games, With the help of substitute players, Ribery, Aarau, Quyala, Davis, Hyypia and other players performed as well as the main players.

Under the trust of Yang Cheng, substitutes and young players have been trained in games, improved, shown their strength, and helped the team. This has allowed Liverpool to enter a virtuous cycle and also given Liverpool the second major factor. , bench height.

It is worth mentioning that Liverpool has been rotating for multi-line operations since the beginning of the new season, and the rotation is very strong. There are even many games where youth team players are directly used. Yang Cheng's employment courage is worth it. Definitely, this is also the main reason why Liverpool has flourished on multiple fronts this season.”

The last point is maturity. This is not only the maturity of the team's players, but also the maturity of the team's overall character. It is also the maturity of the coaching staff, because the coaching class led by Yang Cheng is definitely the most talented in today's football. The experienced coaching staff has rich experience and football knowledge. They always know how to help players and how to deal with various crises.

And they followed Yang Cheng from the Bundesliga to Serie A to the Premier League. They know the characteristics of the teams in the four major European leagues very well, so they can always find the best way to restrain their enemies.

Here is a piece of gossip that is not known to the fans and the media. Several wealthy teams once paid high salaries to recruit Yang Cheng's assistants Benitez and Paul Bayer. These two are known as Yang Cheng's right-hand men. . But unfortunately, both the Spaniard and the German rejected the invitation and chose to stay in the team.

When I interviewed them on the phone, I asked both of them the same question. Why did you refuse?

Their answers were almost the same. Being a head coach is too hard and the pressure is too much, but being an assistant coach is different. They work for Yang Cheng as an assistant, and Yang Cheng takes all the pressure off by himself. They are relaxed, and they The salary is not much less than that of being a head coach, and they all feel that they are not suitable to be a head coach. Moniz and Meulensteen were once technical lecturers that the German Football Association relied heavily on, and were responsible for helping the German Football Association train youth training coaches. Today they all still hold this title, and Yang Cheng is still the technical advisor of the German Football Association, but they are not very involved in specific affairs.

Before Yang Cheng, no one knew Paul Bayer. No one knew the world's top physical training experts Tim and Hank, no one knew the technical training experts Moniz and Meulensteen, and no one knew Chris, Schmidt and Giannianni, who know sports science, few people will pay attention to a goalkeeper coach Di Palma.

But now, this group of people have become authorities in their respective fields because of Yang Cheng. Did Yang Cheng help them progress and achieve their achievements, or did they already have strength but were not discovered by others?

Maybe both. It's just that the former is more important!

Finally, I really hope to see Liverpool win the Champions League final. I think this is the only way to give Yang Cheng the best reward. He should also get this treatment because he made it all the way to the final. It's not easy, it almost relies on tyrannical strength. I came here after shopping all the way.”

If such a team is not qualified to win the championship. Who deserves it? Barcelona? Don't forget the opening penalty at Stamford Bridge, and don't forget Lehmann's cry when he was sent off at Camp Nou. If If such a team wins the championship, but Liverpool cannot win the championship, I will doubt the justice and fairness of professional football again!

The best team wins the final championship. I believe this is not only my hope, but also the hope of all fans who truly love the sport of football! Three days after Liverpool eliminated Milan, when the whole of Europe was still Immersed in the praise of Liverpool, Chelsea defeated Manchester United 3:0 at their own Stamford Bridge stadium and won a crucial victory.

At the post-match press conference, Mourinho was very satisfied with the team's victory over Manchester United.

I can't ask my players to do more. They have performed well enough. We have shown our strongest strength, but it is a pity that our destiny cannot be in our hands. This is very embarrassing. Something that is hard for people to accept”

I'm still very confident and waiting for Liverpool to make mistakes. They have three games left and we are currently 2 points ahead of them. We still have a great chance, but no matter what, we will persist until the end!

Because the match between Chelsea and Manchester United is at noon, and the match between Liverpool and Aston Villa is at night, Chelsea temporarily leads Liverpool by 2 points after defeating Manchester United. However, the Red Army still has three league games left, and Chelsea only has one left. .

Afterwards, Mourinho went to Xigson again. He said that he had a good relationship with Ferguson. We have made an appointment to have a drink together later. He is a very respectable senior. Sitting aside, Ferguson also spoke highly of Mourinho, thinking that he has done a very good job at Chelsea in the past two years.

It is not easy for Chelsea to reach this point. They deserve all the honors and their results are outstanding. But now, I have to say that the championship belongs to Liverpool! When he got here, Ferguson turned his head. Go, look at Mourinho, and reveal a slightly apologetic smile.

The Portuguese didn't have anything to say and smiled lightly, but it was a bit bitter.

He planned well throughout the season, and his only mistake was not noticing the changes in the team's internal atmosphere and players' physical fitness after the winter break. As a result, Chelsea suffered two consecutive draws, and Liverpool stretched the lead to 8 points in one breath, and then the two teams began a round of competition for points.

I have to admit one thing, Yang Cheng's Liverpool are very tenacious and difficult to deal with. Very resilient, even in the second half of the multi-front battle, he still won every game and maintained the lead. This tenacious fighting spirit is enough to win everyone's admiration.

Mr. Mourinho! A reporter stood up. If Liverpool really wins the quadruple crown and completes this season's Grand Slam, will they go to congratulate Mr. Yang Cheng?... This is also a lot. Something reporters really want to know.

Mourinho smiled, a little helpless. It's also a bit bitter. After all, meeting such a strong opponent is not something to be happy about, especially in such a cruel professional league.

Many people think that my relationship with Mr. Yang Cheng is not good. In fact, this is not true, but! Mourinho was thinking. To put it simply, neither of our characters admit defeat. In He is my senior in the head coaching field, and I got the idea of ​​becoming a head coach when I witnessed him leading Kaifaslautern to defeat Barcelona and win the European Cup Winners' Cup.

This was the first time he had made these remarks public, and the reporters below couldn't help but become interested.

I had a very unfamiliar impression of him at the time, because they were just a Bundesliga team, but they reached the Cup Winners' Cup final. Facing the incredibly powerful Barcelona, ​​they didn't show any timidity or fear. I was Just thinking. Who is this young man this year?

He was also very graceful at the time, and took the initiative to hug and greet me. In the end, he won and became famous in one fell swoop. And I also told myself that I wanted to be a head coach. Even more successful than him!

After a pause, Mourinho nodded repeatedly. He continued: I don't know if he likes me, because I don't like him very much myself. When we got here, the Portuguese all laughed. Because he always brings me trouble. He always has the posture and tone of a senior lecturing a junior, but everyone knows that he is much older than me. What?

A group of reporters laughed when they saw Mourinho showing such a rare jealous expression.

But no matter what, I respect him very much, because I think any head coach can learn a lot from him, and I think if he wins the Champions League again, there is no doubt that I will I will congratulate him and I will tell him to treat me to dinner! As for the league championship, leave it to us!

These words caused another burst of laughter from the reporters present.

But no matter what, on the court, I will continue to attack him and target him. I will do everything possible to lead my team and use every method to defeat him. This is my profession and I have my professional ethics. , but under the circumstances, I am very happy to have the opportunity to sit down and have a calm chat with him like a good friend.

Really, I rarely praise an opponent so directly, and he is the first one!

As soon as Mourinho finished speaking, Ferguson on the side kept nodding, I can testify to this, because he has never praised me!

The words of the two made all the reporters burst into laughter.

It's strange that these three guys who usually attack each other fiercely now seem to be very opportunistic, and even give people the feeling that they pity each other.

Before Yang Cheng's first round match against Aston Villa in Liverpool, he heard reporters mention Mourinho's words. His first reaction was surprise, but then he nodded.

If I really win the Grand Slam, I will treat him to dinner! Yang Cheng replied with a smile. The implication is, don't even think about it if you can't win it. We currently have an advantage in the league, but This does not mean that we can relax, because our next three opponents are not weak, so we may encounter an ambush from our opponents at any time.

I hope to establish a championship advantage in the next two games, which will give us a more relaxed environment to compete for the other two cup championships! Yang Cheng smiled.

The reporter at the scene also smiled, but asked again: ‘. According to reports from our media friends in Spain, Barcelona fans issued an intimidation order and threatened to kill them if they went to Barcelona to attend the Laureus Sports Awards ceremony. How do they feel? . Really? Yang Cheng pretended to be surprised and surprised. If I hadn't come earlier, our club would have already booked the flight for me. I'm afraid I would have to cancel it quickly! After that, he couldn't help himself. Laughed.

It can be seen that Yang Cheng is in a very relaxed mood now. Not only him, but also the Liverpool players are very relaxed because they already have enough chips and advantages in hand.

You're kidding, we were shortlisted for two awards, I will definitely go! Yang Cheng smiled.

Liverpool's Gerrard was shortlisted for the Laureus Male Athlete of the Year, and Liverpool was also shortlisted for the Sports Team of the Year. These two awards are the best rewards for Liverpool in the past year.

Interestingly, Barcelona, ​​as the host nation, was shortlisted for three awards. Ronaldinho was shortlisted for the Male Athlete of the Year, Barcelona was shortlisted for the Best Sports Team, and Messi was shortlisted for the Rookie of the Year.

This was also jokingly dubbed by many media as a prophecy of Mars hitting the earth. After all, these opponents in the Champions League final will have a fierce battle before the final begins. Is there anything more exciting than this? ! .