Super Coach

Madrid is still very cold in March, especially in the morning, when the temperature is only 10 degrees Celsius.

A white and black Audi 98 drove quickly from a distance, and only slowed down as it approached the gate, approaching slowly.

Everyone recognized that it was the car belonging to the head coach Yang Cheng, so the gate guard opened the remote control door. The security captain Juan and the two members of the security team who were on duty with him came out and stood at the gate gate.

Good morning, Mr. Yang Cheng! Juan smiled and waved.

Good morning, Juan! Yang Cheng responded, but soon drove directly to the first team training area in the distance.

Juan watched the Audi 98 go away before retracting his gaze and sighed, Those damn reporters, and those stupid football fans, idiot-like people almost every day, Juan will He cursed like this because he couldn't understand why the fans and reporters liked to hold Yang Cheng so hard and wouldn't let go?

In fact, this is nothing. After all, everyone has a different understanding of football. Some people like to chase victory, some people like to appreciate technical and artistic football, and some people like to see the whistle-blowing skills of stars. With performances, no one can be wrong, because a person can only represent himself and cannot represent others.

Because no matter how fierce the quarrel among Real Madrid fans was, neither Yang Cheng nor the club was involved and held a fair position.

But everyone can see that Yang Cheng's current situation is not good. Not only Juan can see it, but also the waiters in the restaurant. Everyone can see it, but no one says it, but almost everyone can see it. , everyone would secretly sigh after Yang Cheng left, what a good person, is he really going to leave?

Now Yang Cheng is used to doing morning exercises at home. After taking a shower and changing clothes, he goes to Valdebebas for breakfast, then goes to the office to prepare for the morning training session, and at the same time studies the next opponent.

Real Madrid's opponent in midweek is Roma of Italy, a team that has been playing well in Serie A this season. With Juventus being relegated and teams such as Milan, Lazio and Fiorentina having points deducted, Roma is currently far away. Ranked second in the league, second only to Inter Milan.

The biggest change that Spalletti brought to Roma was their forwardless tactics and a younger Roma lineup, including De Rossi, Aquilani, Mexes, Vucinic, etc. Everyone plays a leading role in Roma's formation, coupled with powerful players such as Roberto Mancini and Williamson, as well as leaders like captain Totti, Roma has played amazingly and with great aura this season.

At the Stadio Olimpico, Real Madrid's biggest problem is that they are too obsessed with ball control and technology, causing the team's rhythm to be dragged down by Roma, especially in the midfield.

Without Mascherano, Yang Cheng started with De La Red, but failed to put enough pressure on Roma in the midfield.

But Roma's advantage was fully demonstrated in this game. It can even be said that in this game, Roma used simple and fast cooperation to penetrate Real Madrid's defense. The most eye-catching one was undoubtedly Mancini. The Brazilian was on the left The game was flourishing, especially after Real Madrid equalized the score, and it was his attack after dribbling the ball on the left that led to Vucinic's goal.

But at the Bernabeu Stadium, Real Madrid will definitely fight back.

Hey, so early?

Paul Bayer walked up to the second floor. When he passed Yang Cheng's office, he was a little surprised to see him sitting in the living room of the office. He smiled and walked in to say hello.

Can't sleep! Yang Cheng said with a wry smile. He had indeed had insomnia in the past few nights.

As soon as I lay on the bed, my mind was filled with the upcoming games. Almost every game is crucial, and every game will affect many people, especially the two games against Roma and Barcelona.

You always have to put so much pressure on yourself! Paul Bayer smiled and shook his head. This should be regarded as Yang Cheng's advantage, but it can also be said to be a disadvantage. The advantage is for others, while the disadvantage is for himself.

While the two were talking, they saw a fat Spanish man walking past with his belly bulging. When he saw the two of them inside, he walked in, panted hard, and laughed helplessly to himself: I'm so exhausted. I’m sorry, it’s so hard to climb the stairs!”

This sentence greatly relaxed the atmosphere, and Yang Cheng couldn't help laughing.

Ah! Benitez let out a big breath. When he saw the Roma tactical report he had given him before on Yang Cheng's desk, he knew in his heart that this guy must be studying midweek and Roma. Champions League knockout round of 16.

Indeed, this game has good things for Real Madrid but also very bad things.

The good thing is that as long as Real Madrid returns to home 1:2 and does not score a goal for Roma, but can beat Roma, then Real Madrid can advance. Therefore, for Real Madrid in this game, it can be said that there is no choice but to attack.

But Roma has more choices. A safer tactic is defensive counterattack, which is also a major specialty of Roma, because they have conceded 23 goals in Serie A so far, but Roma's defense has a characteristic, either it doesn't concede, They often concede 2 goals at once. So far this season, there have been 27 rounds of Serie A. Roma has conceded 2 goals in 4 games. In the Rome Derby, they even lost 03 to Lazio.

In other words, Roma's defense is very unstable. Spalletti's team still plays more of the kind of small-scale cooperation that is said to have been learned from Yang Cheng, similar to Inter Milan's. Since there are many Brazilian players and technical players in the team, their overall technical skills are considered very good in Serie A.

As for staffing, Thuram's suspension and injuries to Villa, Beckham, Salgado and others made it difficult for Real Madrid to assemble the main lineup, and they were undoubtedly at a disadvantage before the game.

How do you want to fight? Benitez asked with concern.

Yang Cheng took a deep breath, I'm guessing how Spalletti will fight!

In fact, a very important point in the knockout round is the head coach's guesses and formations. It can be said that the knockout round is the most test of the head coach's tactics. So even now, many people doubt Yang Cheng, but no one Fan F doubts his tactical literacy because he has the nickname King of Cups.

The Bernabeu is different from the Olympic Stadium. Will he choose to defend and counterattack? Paul Bayer asked with a frown.

In this kind of one-goal duel, the second round is often full of suspense because no one knows how the other side will play.

Roma wants to eliminate Real Madrid at the Bernabeu. If they fight against counterattack, they must have enough confidence that their defense cannot be broken by Real Madrid. But Real Madrid is also a nerve knife this season. When it is good, it is good, and when it is bad, it is very bad. , no one can guarantee it.

Benitez chuckled, I noticed that in the final stage of the game, Spalletti let his team boldly attack. It seems that he was not very satisfied with the 1-goal lead.

Playing at home, leading by 21, although leading by 1 goal, it gave Real Madrid an away goal. This is actually a hidden danger for Roma. In this kind of double-round knockout, an away goal is like a stick in the throat.

Spaletti dares to attack at the Bernabeu Stadium? Paul Bayer thought it was unlikely.

Yang Cheng and Benitez looked at each other, and they were obviously very satisfied with Paul Bayer's reaction. You must understand, Paul, sometimes the more impossible you think it is, the more likely it is to happen.

After a pause, Yang Cheng stood up, walked slowly to the window sill, and looked at the first team training ground below. We have no other choice but to win. In this case, it is difficult to guarantee that Spalletti will not win. Will want to give us a sudden surprise!

After finishing the morning training session, eating and taking a lunch break, the players were called to the conference room on the second floor of Valdebebas two hours in advance. Going through the stairs, they went to Yang Cheng's office first, and then to the coaching room. Next is the conference room.

All the players sat silently at the bottom of the conference room and waited. No one spoke, they were all silent.

They really don’t know what to say!

Many of them must be feeling sorry for themselves, or even complaining about themselves, because they feel that they have failed the head coach's expectations of them. There are also many people who are dissatisfied with the current team in their hearts. If they are dissatisfied with the current situation, they may blame their teammates, the coaching staff, and Yang Cheng.

Very normal!

If Real Madrid goes smoothly, these problems will be covered up, but now, everyone has sentenced Real Madrid to death, and the problems have been exposed.

Yang Cheng walked into the meeting room with the coaching staff. He looked like he had some dark circles under his eyes, probably because he hadn't slept well in the past few days, and his frequent shouts in the past were missing from the training ground, which made some players feel uncomfortable.

It's not that I'm a masochist, but every day when I train, there is someone nearby to remind you and shout at you. Suddenly it's gone. It's always a bit unaccustomed, and there's always a little nostalgia. After all, that's a good thing, isn't it?

I will announce the starting lineup for tomorrow's game!

Yang Cheng said calmly that he didn't even need to look at the notebook. He turned around, picked up the ink pen and wrote down the players' names and positions on the tactical board at the back, and even drew lines. It was obviously to show the players' influence during the game. The task gives an initial impression.

The goalkeeper is Casillas, the defense from left to right is Marcelo, Cannavaro, Ramos and Arbeloa, and the double midfielders are Xavi = Alonso and Mascherano. , the three frontcourt players are David Silva, Raul and Mata, and the lone forward is Aguero.

When everyone saw this list, they were not too surprised, because the current injuries of Villa and Beckham made Real Madrid have to arrange more young players to start in the game, which surprised them. It's Yang Cheng's tactic.

Tomorrow, starting from the first minute of the game, Alonso and Mascherano will set up a barrier in the midfield to completely suppress Roma's midfield, and the defense must move forward at least 0 meters!

Yang Cheng's words made many players present feel strange, because Real Madrid's defense has never moved forward this season, because both Cannavaro and Thuram are players with insufficient mobility, and moving the defense forward means that The opponent's forward will have more opportunities to counter offside.

This should be regarded as a gamble, because Yang Cheng has always felt that for his 4231 set to be fully effective, the double midfielders of Xavi, Alonso and Mascherano must suppress the opponent's midfield. Because they are positioned very far back in the formation, if they want to exert a greater suppression effect, they must move the entire formation forward.

The best thing is to let Xavi = Alonso's long pass transfer threaten the opponent's penalty area!

Another advantage of moving the defense line forward is that it allows the players on the two wings to directly approach the opponent's defense line when their own team has the ball, thereby maximizing the team's offense. However, because of the previous central defender combination Aging, Thiago = Silva's incompatibility and other issues have led to Yang Cheng never making up his mind to try. Moreover, Beckham's performance was very good, causing Yang Cheng to find no reason to take him. Now, He finally waited for the opportunity, and he was going to give it a try!

Of course, this is a gamble. After all, the risk of moving the defense forward is also very high. No one knows what the result will be.

There are only two outcomes, either Real Madrid beats Roma, or Roma beats Real Madrid!

For a long period of time, Yang Cheng repeatedly introduced each player to their role in tactics, their responsibilities in the game, and some situations that may occur during the game, such as being Issues like which Roma scored first and so on.

After more than 8 months of getting along and contacting each other, Yang Cheng has a good understanding of the technical characteristics of the players, and the players are also familiar with Yang Cheng's requirements, so many details of both parties are understood as soon as they are explained.

After laying out the tactics, Yang Cheng walked directly to the front of the [main] stage. Instead of standing, he simply sat directly on the steps of the [main] stage floor, interlaced his fingers, placed them on his abdomen, and leaned against his back. On the main stage, he could see the group of players in front of him.

Frankly speaking, it is still far away from the best lineup in his mind. Many outside media are right. There are still few stars who can make the final decision at critical moments. He originally wanted to get Ronaldinho and Kaká, but neither of them came. , if there were any of them maybe the environment would be completely different now.

This... Yang Cheng wanted to say something, but he smiled bitterly and shook his head, Maybe you all know that there are very fierce rumors outside, criticizing me, questioning you, and even news. Point out that if we lose the next two games, I will probably be fired!

Yang Cheng laughed a few times. Although he thought this statement was funny, almost everyone believed it.

In the eyes of countless fans, and even in the eyes of many players at the scene, a Real Madrid coach who is empty-handed is not qualified to stay on the team!

Yes, I may leave, and then, Aguero, you will be sent back to Argentina as a parallel import, and Thiago Silva and Marcelo will be sent back to Brazil, because you have failed this season. Without showing convincing ability, David Silva, you may be rented out, just like you were when you were rejected by Real Madrid.

The boys from Castilla will report back to Castilla. Those who should be retired will find their own teams to retire. The new head coach will come up and he will bring a group of new players he likes, and then you will continue to fight. Rushing to adapt to the new tactics, maybe adapting well, maybe not adapting well, and then sighing, on March 7, 2007, thinking back to this day in 2007, there was a fucking head coach sitting on the floor regardless of his image. Talking a lot of nonsense.”

It's so fucking fast, isn't it? In the blink of an eye, one year has passed!

Yang Cheng's grievances made many people present think in their hearts, especially Raul, Guti, Salgado, Ramos, Xavi Alonso, Cannavaro, and Beckham Mu and others, of course, are also indispensable for the young players from Castilla, because they have been living like this over the years. You know I moved into a new home and it was decorated very well. My indoor swimming pool is heated, it's perfect. Sometimes I even fell asleep while taking a bath, but once, I woke up in the middle of the night and found that the house was so big and I was alone and quiet. Although there was a light, it was very quiet. It was so quiet that only the outside was left. The cry of night insects, and the sound of water.”

At that time, there was a voice in my heart asking myself, fuck you, what qualifications do you have to live in such a big house and get such a high salary? Why do you have that? Ten years ago, you were just a person who just You just made your debut in the Bundesliga 2 and led a team whose name most of the world's players can't even pronounce to avoid relegation. You're nothing!! .