Super Coach

Countless Real Madrid fans have been looking forward to one thing all summer, and that is what the team's league debut at the Bernabeu will be like, what kind of surprises it will bring to the fans, and whether Yang Cheng will lead Real Madrid to a great performance. A stunning victory?

Yang Cheng's home winning rate is very high. Although he has lost at home, it is rare. He is not as abnormal as Chelsea's Mourinho. He has remained unbeaten at home for many years. But purely based on winning rate, Yang Cheng's home record To surpass Mourinho.

This also made many fans full of expectations and packed the stands of the Bernabeu Stadium. They hoped to witness with their own eyes the moment when Caesar led the Galacticos to set sail.

Yang Cheng also kept emphasizing before the game that the first game of the league is always very difficult. He hoped that all the players could go all out and play their best, but no one expected that the final game would end with zero eggs. First game.

0:0!

This is definitely not a game worthy of praise. What we saw most in the whole game was Villarreal's counterattack and Real Madrid's mistakes.

In the first 25 minutes of the game, Real Madrid played very amazingly, a bit like playing against Real Salt Lake City during training sessions in the United States, and the first half of the Bernabeu Cup. The overall offense was very sharp and smooth, especially the back-and-forth coordination of the offensive players in the frontcourt. , which makes people feel dazzled and extremely addictive.

The players performed well and the fans were excited to watch. The stands at the Bernabeu Stadium were so excited that they almost wanted to tear out their throats. Even the TV commentators kept shouting, so-and-so's cooperation was so beautiful, so-and-so's pass was so creative. With shouts like I'm working hard, the entire Real Madrid midfield and frontcourt offense was very smooth.

This doesn't look like a team that was formed less than two months ago. It looks like they have been working together for many years. The tacit understanding is great. The offense is like mercury pouring from the ground. It's better than when superstars like Zidane were there. More gorgeous and more enjoyable.”

The only imperfection is that Villa was obviously playing in front of so many fans for the first time, especially at the Bernabeu. He was slightly less able to take chances, missing out on opportunities created for him by Raul and Beckham respectively. Two excellent scoring opportunities, but if the current momentum is maintained, Real Madrid will definitely be able to win this game, or even a big victory!

Raul performed very well. His interspersed running and support made Real Madrid's frontcourt offense very smooth. Beckham's crosses could always tear apart the opponent's defense again and again. David Silva's breakthrough and inward cutting on the left also showed that he has the ability to replace Zidane.

The double midfielder composed of Xabi Alonso and Mascherano completely suppressed Villarreal's midfield. Riquelme, under Mascherano's care, did nothing in the game. .

The defense composed of Arbeloa, Cannavaro, Thuram and Salgado is very solid.

Even in the first half hour, Villarreal was not given even a chance to shoot on goal. Casillas Cup commentators joked that this game is likely to become a display.

It can be said that Real Madrid's performance in the first half hour was really great. It went so well!

However, after Pellegrini realized that the team's midfield and backcourt gave Real Madrid too much space to attack, Somoza came on as a substitute and formed a double midfielder with Senna. Carney also dropped back to participate in the defense. Villarreal's midfielder immediately became strong and limited the space very well.

As Yang Cheng said before, Real Madrid has just been formed. After a long period of practice and training, we are already familiar with the offensive routines and the players, but it takes time to develop a tacit understanding. Especially in order to achieve a tacit understanding in that kind of high-intensity confrontation, it requires a long period of accumulation.

With space, Real Madrid can play well, just like the first half against Real Salt Lake City and Anderlecht, but once they are pressed by a strong defense, the lack of understanding between Real Madrid players will be exposed. Nothing left.

The same is true for this game. Pellegrini's team concentrated on defense, even at the expense of its own offense. This immediately curbed Real Madrid's offense.

If the first 30 minutes were a gorgeous show by Real Madrid, then it became a battleground between the two sides. Bloody and brutal.

The 0:0 result made Real Madrid fans feel very unsatisfied, but after the game was over. They still gave the team applause and encouragement. At least they all knew that the gorgeous performance in the first half hour was enough to give people high hopes for Real Madrid's future.

At the post-match press conference at the end of this game, Yang Cheng spoke highly of Villarreal's defense.

Pellegrini has trained a very good team. They created a lot of difficulties for us defensively. We started well, but we did not control the rhythm well enough. We were confident when facing defensive pressure. Our lack of focus caused us to make too many mistakes when facing Villarreal's tenacious defense, and our overall level dropped sharply.

But I have to say that Villa is a very, very good shooter, he has the instinct to score, and he missed two excellent scoring opportunities. I think this is understandable because this is his first time playing for Real Madrid. In an official match, he told me that wearing a Real Madrid jersey is different from wearing another team's jersey, and he is adapting to this difference.

Congratulations to Villarreal for scoring 1 point in the away game, but I still say the same thing, Real Madrid is still in the running-in period!

The day after the game, Marca also used a page to introduce the game. They also agreed with Yang Cheng's statement. At least they would not attribute this draw to Yang Cheng's purge of superstars. sequelae.

We must see that some reporters and media are creating hype. Last season, they desperately advocated the purge of superstars, but now they are bombarding Yang Cheng, nostalgic for the era of superstars, and their attitude has no principles or positions. , will only make their comments unconvincing.

Now Real Madrid's defense has indeed become very strong. Villarreal only threatened Casillas' goal once in the whole game, and that was Nihat's shot in the second half, but that shot against Casillas Sri Lanka posed almost no threat, and more often, what we saw was Real Madrid’s solid defensive system.”

To be honest, after watching Real Madrid football for so many years, since Capello left in the last century, we have never seen Real Madrid with such a reassuring defense. In almost every game in the past, our fragile defense line It will all be frightening, but in this game, what we see is a team fight!

Arbeloa's defense is indeed very good, with precise positioning and sophisticated defense. We can see that his strength has improved rapidly, especially his contribution on the defensive end. Yang Cheng is indeed outstanding in his vision of promoting players. Even Castilla's head coach Carlo didn't dare to reuse Arbeloa. Instead, he directly entrusted him with important tasks, even at the cost of sending away superstars like Carlos. However, Arbeloa's performance also gave Yang Cheng enough Pay back!”

Salgado is also based on defense in this game. Occasionally he will step forward to coordinate the offense. He seems to be really old. But judging from the fact that Yang Cheng did not even include Ramos in the squad, the outside world has Yang Cheng's remarks about not liking Ramos seem to be true. But Salgado's decent performance is enough to reassure us about the defense on the right.

The first 30 minutes were Xabi Alonso's best 30 minutes after joining Real Madrid. He completed long passes, short passes, side splits, overhead diagonal passes, threatening passes, controlling the rhythm, etc. He almost completed them. It’s impossible to criticize, and Mascherano’s protection and support beside him allowed us to see the rise of a stable double midfielder.”

The offensive combination of the four players in the frontcourt also threatened Villarreal's goal time and time again. At least in the first half hour, Villarreal was tortured by them and was unable to fight back.

We can believe that the Real Madrid in the first half hour is the best Real Madrid, but the cruel reality in the next 60 minutes tells us. If we want to see a mature Real Madrid, we need to be more patient, at least in This kind of passing and receiving cooperation under high-intensity pressure is a huge test for the tacit understanding between the players, which requires a longer period of accumulation and cultivation.

If you want to say what this Real Madrid team needs most now, it must be patience, the patience of the management. The patience of the fans!

Aspen's comments are also a counterattack against some media attacks, they believe. Those media who said Real Madrid's creativity was low ignored the team's almost world-class performance in the first half hour, whether it was David Silva. Still Beckham, and even Xabi Alonso and Raul, all made Real Madrid's offense full of creativity.

Yang Cheng is Caesar, the number one head coach in the world. This is true, but he is not God. He cannot solve all the problems at once, so he optimistically estimates that the best will be seen after the winter break. Real Madrid, this is undoubtedly buying more time for myself to train the team.

But Aspen also made a point, that is, if Real Madrid still wants to win the league this season, it must get out of the slump as soon as possible and adjust its state as soon as possible. At least it must ensure the efficiency of scoring points, otherwise it will be difficult to catch up. Barcelona.

In fact, Barcelona also played very hard in the first round.

In the away game against Celta Vigo, they trailed the home team 0:1 in the first half, but in the second half, with the goals of Eto'o and Messi, they reversed Celta, but in the 65th minute, Lopez's goal helped Celta equalize the score. It was not until the 88th minute that Good Johnson's goal saved Barcelona.

But no matter what, Barcelona scored 3 points, which earned them universal praise. Especially when Real Madrid was tied by Villarreal at home, Barcelona's victory seemed even more worthy of special mention. .

The most eye-catching team in the first round was undoubtedly Sevilla. This team defeated Levante 4:0 at home and ranked first in the La Liga standings, temporarily becoming the leader.

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What did the chairman say?

At the Valdebebas training base, Redondo, Benitez, Paul Bayer and others sitting in Yang Cheng's office looked at Yang Cheng who came in after answering the phone and asked with concern.

Nothing, just to clarify the rumors. He said that he has not accepted any interviews. He also said that no matter what the team's results are, he and the management will support me unconditionally. As for any board members who accept interviews from the media, he will Bring it up to the board of directors and give advice!”

Yang Cheng smiled and said that he had no pressure at all, because if he felt the pressure only in the warm-up matches and the first round of the league, then Real Madrid wouldn't spend so much time and energy looking for him, right?

He knows it well, even if he is empty-handed in the first season, he will not quit get out of class, because Florentino has put all the bets on him.

That's good! Redondo said with some relief.

Yang Cheng smiled and patted the Argentinian on the shoulder and sat down near them.

In the middle of the crowd, there was a tactical chart laid out. They were taking advantage of the players to go to the national team to report, so they studied the gains and losses of the first round and the tactical loopholes here.

should say. A real game exposed many problems and gained more than all the warm-up matches combined. At least in the last 60 minutes, Real Madrid eliminated many problems that were usually hidden because their opponents were not strong enough. Exposed, especially on offense.

The defense has improved because Yang Cheng organized the defense around Cannavaro and Thuram, who were partners at Juventus. You won't lose your tacit understanding when you come to Real Madrid, you just need to adapt to La Liga's style of play and the referee's enforcement standards. Yang Cheng builds an Italian defense based on them and allows them to perform stably.

This is only temporary. This line of defense will definitely have to be changed in the future, because defending strong and attacking weak is not the line of defense Yang Cheng wants!

I think our game exposed a big problem. When we were under pressure with the ball, both Xavi Alonso and Mascherano's defensive midfielders recovered. We don’t have a full-time attacking midfielder in the frontcourt, which causes problems in the connection between the striker and the midfield.”

Benitez pointedly pointed out Real Madrid's biggest offensive problem in the last hour of the game.

Yang Cheng's 4411 tactic is actually 442. Although both Raul and Villa can retreat. But in fact, they are forwards, positioned very high, and the space between the forwards and the defensive midfielders is too big, so Pellegrini plays three defensive midfielders in one go. Just after seeing this, I just strangled this place and hit it. As a result, Real Madrid's offense was messed up.

Actually, we had a strong start and didn't score. The most important thing is that we always retreated from the front to support the ball. Before Villa's two opportunities, he retreated and then sprinted forward. His physical energy was consumed too much in an instant. . Technical movements are easy to go out of shape, which misses opportunities. So I think this is a problem at the tactical level.

Rely on the striker to retreat to respond. This means that forward players must run more, or directly rely on Beckham and Xavi Alonso to play long passes. However, in order to ensure the efficiency of ball control, long passes have never been respected by strong teams. The main passing method, but only the auxiliary method, is too inefficient. This is why England's long pass has been squeezed out of the stage of history.

Later, you replaced Salgado with Soldado, and after strengthening the attack, Soldado was at the front, Villa and Raul were wandering around, and Raul retreated deeper. This was originally It was a good adjustment, but at that time Villa and Raul were both physically unsustainable, so the effect was not obvious.

As Yang Cheng has been repeatedly emphasizing, the most talked about offensive system is actually not how to score goals or who will score goals, but how to formulate a set of advancement routines and how to send the ball to the opponent's 32 meters. areas, even restricted areas.

If you can continuously create opportunities, goals will naturally follow.

Let Raul retreat to play as an attacking midfielder? Yang Cheng always frowned and suggested, Let David Silva and Beckham press forward appropriately when attacking, and the formation becomes 4231.

Theoretically it's possible. Benitez and Paul Bayer both nodded.

Yang Cheng's original tactic was to follow the route of two forwards retreating to support each other. Raul and Villa decided to retreat based on the situation on the field. Now they just put the responsibility on Raul and let Villa get closer to the opponent. restricted area, because Villa has more speed and impact than Raul.

But will Raul do it? Paul Bayer asked.

After it is fixed, it means that Raul must first consider playing for Villa and serving his competitors instead of thinking about how to score goals. This is really not easy for Raul. Things to accept.

If the other party was someone else, it would be easier to say, but Villa is his competitor in the national team and the sworn enemy promoted by the media. If he really does this, the outside media will definitely spread the news even more.

Yang Cheng thought for a while, nodded and said: He will be willing, as long as he can win!

Redondo also thinks so, As long as it's good for the team, it's okay if you let him play as a central defender!

I will talk to Raul personally about this matter! Yang Cheng made a decision immediately.

If Raul does not agree, Yang Cheng will consider using Aguero or another player to play the midfielder, and then let Villa concentrate on attacking the city in front.

Afterwards, everyone discussed some league-related topics.

Yang Cheng didn't care about the draw in the first round because the league had just started, but he still emphasized repeatedly that if he wanted to win the league championship, he must win as many games as possible and get 3 points, especially against some strong players. Weaker team.

As the saying goes, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. No matter how chaotic Real Madrid is, their overall strength advantage is enough to crush those weaker opponents. If they lose points in these games, then Real Madrid really don't need to talk about winning the championship and just admit defeat. never mind.

These weaker opponents mentioned by Yang Cheng are undoubtedly the opponents in the next three rounds of the league, away to Levante, home to Real Sociedad, and away to Real Betis.

These three league rounds will be sandwiched between the Champions League group stages, and then Real Madrid will have derby matches with Atletico Madrid and Barcelona. It can be said that the schedule is not easy at all. For Real Madrid, who are still in the running-in and adaptation stage, it is definitely A big test! (To be continued.)..Pavilion