Super Coach

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This is the 2006-2007 season, the second leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 knockout round, Real Madrid is sitting at home against Roma, welcome to the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium!

In the crowded Bernabeu Stadium, the on-site commentator spoke loudly into the microphone for his opening remarks. yueduwu.

Today's game is about whether Real Madrid can break through the top 16 curse. Just yesterday, Barcelona lost 0:2 to Liverpool at Anfield Stadium, and was defeated by the Premier League giants with a total score of 5:1. , which shocked the entire European football world.

In another match tonight between Real Madrid and Roma, there is not much suspense about the duel between Valencia and Inter Milan. The Nerazzurri defeated Valencia 2:0 at home. It is difficult for the Bats to win. Completing such a big reversal at home is because Inter Milan's strength has been greatly improved this season.

In other words, the only La Liga team that has more suspense at the moment is Real Madrid. However, this team has continuously defended the top 16 in the past few years, which makes it difficult for people to trust them, and Yang Cheng's team has been very low-key in the past period of time and has encountered a serious crisis of trust.

“Today, in order to better introduce this game, we have specially invited the editor-in-chief of Spain’s most popular AS newspaper, Mr. Alfredo Reilano, to be our on-site commentator. Hello Ledo!

Hello everyone! Alfredo smiled and faced the camera. I am honored to be able to commentate on this game, because to be honest, I am looking forward to this game.

Why? The on-site commentator felt strange.

A feeling! Alfredo chuckled, I have been engaged in football for many years. You know when I was a reporter, I worked in many media such as Marca, Mundo Deportivo, Footballer, El Pais, etc. work, and later I worked at Celta Radio, and then worked as a commentator and host on the al+ premium channel...

The on-site commentator smiled and nodded, Yes, it's as if we latecomers regard you as our target!

Alfredo shook his head modestly, I started as the editor-in-chief of Aspen in 1986. I have been working in football for decades, and I have been paying attention to football for even longer, so I have always had a feeling of evaluation. A team is sometimes the same as evaluating a player's talent and potential. In addition to looking at his best side, he also needs to look at his worst side.

Barcelona are strong because they can beat you when they are good.

But when they perform poorly, they still have a way of knocking you down. You can't do anything about them. This is a strong team, and Yang Cheng has been building and leading this kind of powerful team for a long time in the past. team.

Kaiserslautern, Inter Milan, Liverpool, each of them are the top teams in Europa, and each of them is a convincing team. Therefore, I have always felt that it is difficult to evaluate this Real Madrid team. You can simply use league points, winning and losing relationships, etc., but you have to look at his worst side.

Is it now? the commentator asked.

Alfredo nodded, Yes, how should I put it? Now Real Madrid has reached the edge of the cliff. If it retreats, it will fall.

Everyone knows that every strong team will have an energy. No matter how poor their performance is or how difficult the game is, this energy will always exist, and then it will explode at the most critical moment, and then it will soar into the sky. So in football history All the great reversals in history happened in this way.”

“Of course, I don’t think Real Madrid still has hope of winning the La Liga championship this season, because they are too far behind, but I think Yang Cheng’s team will win the next two games against Roma tonight. Three days later, we will challenge Barcelona away from home. If these two games cannot break out, it proves that they do not have this spirit in their hearts.

After a pause, Alfredo said seriously: Then this is a pseudo-strong team, then I think Yang Cheng should consider resigning, because he has not given any training to the team in the past half season. Real Madrid brings any substantial changes. yueduwu.

But you have always been a firm supporter of Yang Cheng! the on-site commentator said.

Yes, I have always supported him. I even think that it doesn't matter whether there is a championship or not. What is important is that he has to let everyone see the temperament of a strong team. This proves that Real Madrid has substance in his hands. Progressive, because you know, this kind of temperament is sometimes more valuable than a championship.

The most obvious one is Liverpool. I think Yang Cheng's greatest contribution to Liverpool was the Miracle in Istanbul. It will definitely become the brightest page in Liverpool's history. It was also after that game that Yang Cheng recast The soul and the spirit of Liverpool, that will serve Liverpool forever.

And I suggest that Yang Cheng resigns, not because I think he is not qualified for Real Madrid. In fact, he can succeed in any team in the world, but not necessarily the current Real Madrid, because this team is too sloppy.

While Alfredo was talking, the on-site commentator got the starting lineups of the players from both sides, and the live TV cameras could also see that the players from both teams appeared at the entrance of the player tunnel and were preparing to come out.

Roma's starting lineup for this game continues their starting lineup at the Stadio Olimpico. They still play 4231. This is similar to Real Madrid's formation. The main defender will be Doni, and the defense will be Tonetto and Kufu. Paul, Mexes and Cassetti, the double defensive midfielder is De Rossi and Aquilani, the three forwards are Mancini, Totti and Williamson, and the lone forward is Vucinic.”

After listening to the commentator's analysis of Roma's main lineup, Alfredo highlighted Aquilani.

“I think one of the things Real Madrid did poorly at the Stadio Olimpico was that they did not put enough pressure on Aquilani. De La Rede was too inclined to attack. Xavi Alonso alone could not restrain Roma’s midfield , gave Aquilani too loose an organizational environment, which was a mistake Real Madrid made when targeting xìng defense in the midfield.

This Italian midfielder is known as the new Pirlo. Like Pirlo, he used to play as an attacking midfielder before switching to a defensive midfielder. He performed very well. Because of this, he was used as a midfielder. The core Roma is known as the civilian version of Inter Milan, and Spalletti has admitted more than once that he drew on Yang Cheng's team building ideas when he formed Roma.

After hearing this, the on-site commentator shook his head and laughed, But what's interesting is that now this imitator may push the original version off the cliff. In the first round of the game, Xavi Aaron, who was praised by Yang Cheng as not losing to Pirlo, Suo lost face in front of this civilian Pirlo.

I believe that with Yang Cheng's tactical quality, the mistakes of the first round will not be repeated in the second round, and Mascherano's comeback will also allow Real Madrid's midfielder to regain control. This Argentine midfielder is definitely The most underrated player in Real Madrid's squad.

Like Makelele back then? the on-site commentator asked.

Alfredo shook his head, No, he may not be as good as Makelele now, but his role in this team is greater than Makelele, and I always feel that Yang Cheng's Real Madrid lineup is still good. It has big flaws. In short, I prefer to believe that this is a half-finished Real Madrid team.

Just as he was talking, he saw players from both teams slowly walking out of the tunnel under the leadership of Slovak referee Michel.

The one wearing the white home jersey is Real Madrid, and the one wearing the red jersey is Roma. Because Roma's away jersey this season is white, they wear the home jersey to fight.

When the two teams entered the stadium, an interesting thing happened in the stands. When Yang Cheng walked out of the players' tunnel and met Spalletti in front of the players' tunnel, shaking hands and talking, the Bernabeu Stadium stands Many Real Madrid fans booed him.

But there are still many Real Madrid fans singing the song Haha, Caesar! The singing tried to cover up the boos, but as Real Madrid lost the Copa del Rey and the league title, more and more football fans adopted a silent attitude.

Amid the boos from the fans, Yang Cheng was like a lonely desert traveler, braved the wind and sand, trudged forward, came to stand in front of the home team's coaching bench, no matter what happened, no matter what situation he encountered, he There was no thought of sitting back and hiding.

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Roma, who was the first to win the kick-off, was indeed not polite to Real Madrid.

Spalletti really felt that the 2:1 score could not reassure him, so he still wanted to launch a strong attack at the Bernabeu Stadium at the beginning. It would be best to suppress Real Madrid directly at the beginning of the game. If he could If you score a goal, it will be even more perfect. No matter how bad it is, you can still beat Real Madrid's rhythm.

That's what they do at the Stadio Olimpico.

Only one minute into the game, Aquilani made a forward move. After receiving a pass from Totti, he moved forward to cooperate with Vucinic and suddenly shot far away.

When playing as an attacking midfielder, this Italian midfielder is famous for his long-range shooting. He has a hard toe and is full of strength, but the sudden shot is a bit too far, and it misses the left goal post. The gap is still huge. of.

But this kick also made the Real Madrid fans in the stands break out in a cold sweat, feeling that Real Madrid's defense was too scummy.

Mascherano and Xabi Alonso should be protected in the 32-meter area at this time, but they obviously did not appear in their positions. Did Yang Cheng have special arrangements for this game?

I saw Yang Cheng making some gestures towards Xavi Alonso on the court when he was preparing for the ball, as if to remind him that the distance between him and the defense was too far just now, Xavi ?Alonso kept nodding, and then turned to say something to his partner Mascherano.

After Yang Cheng finished talking about Xavi Alonso, he pointed at Cannavaro and made a gesture with his right hand towards him that seemed to be flapping his wings, but also seemed to ask him to move forward. Let him communicate more with Xabi Alonso and Mascherano to maintain a close connection between the defense and the midfielder.

The ball was sent out quickly, but it fell at the feet of Roma not long after. Soon, Roma launched another offensive. This time they advanced to Real Madrid's half through small cooperation in the midfield, but due to When Aquilani advanced with the ball, he was intercepted by Mascherano and passed the ball back, causing Roma to send the ball into Real Madrid's half. Real Madrid's defense was already organized.

As a last resort, Totti's hurried long-range shot from 31 meters in front of the goal missed the goal again. Another Roma offensive ended in a long-range shot after entering Real Madrid's half.

It would be nothing if it was just the first two times, but in the 9th minute, Roma once again broke into Real Madrid's half. After a small-scale cooperation in the midfield, Vucinic took the ball with Cannavaro behind him.

Although the Serbian and Montenegrin forward is tall, his best skills are indeed very delicate. In terms of pure skills, he will not lose to Ibrahimovic, so when he takes the ball with his back, he leans on Cannavaro. After that, he turned around with a flexible dribbling and flashed to Cannavaro's left side. When he was still about 25 meters away from the Real Madrid goalkeeper, he directly kicked the ball.

This shot was even more outrageous than the previous shots from Aquilani and Totti. He even turned directly into an anti-aircraft shot. At the same time, this was Roma's third long-range shot.

After the opening of Real Madrid's defense, the position of Real Madrid's defense moved forward a lot, at least almost further than usual... 5-1 Alfredo frowned and said, because according to Roma's offensive, the distance between Real Madrid's defense line and forward is not fixed. But the position is definitely further forward than usual.

The live TV camera showed Yang Cheng on the sidelines. He seemed to be still dissatisfied and signaled Cannavaro to push forward.

Is he preparing to do something? The commentator on the scene was confused.

While Yang Cheng was adjusting the defense and midfielder line, Roma once again got a chance to shoot from far away in the 13th minute. This time, Vucinic took the ball with his back and passed it back to Germany in the backcourt. Rosie.

This red wolf-like player from Roma after Totti took the ball, made a slight adjustment, and kicked directly 27 meters in front of the goal, but the shot hit the goalkeeper. After Ramos, Arbeloa got it, and then passed it back to Casillas behind him.

It can be clearly seen from the live TV footage that there is a large gap between Real Madrid's defense and Casillas. It is obvious that this is a conscious move by Real Madrid in this game.

Real Madrid's defense moved forward, and the double midfielder composed of Xavi Alonso and Mascherano had a huge interference and impact on Roma's midfield, especially Mascherano. The Argentine was in the midfield His sweeping ability inhibited Roma's offense. The most obvious thing is that Roma's counterattack after stealing the ball is not fast enough.

When the defense line moves forward and the double defensive midfielders also move forward, the space for the Roma midfielders to get the ball will become smaller. And these players in Roma who are known to have good skills have the skills to make it in Serie A. Coming to La Liga, it's hard to say how much advantage there is, especially the passing success rate under such restrictions.

Why does it feel like Roma's offense is so anxious! The on-site commentator was also puzzled. Look, Spalletti shouted to the players on the sidelines, seemingly asking them not to be so anxious. Four kicks after the opening kick Not a single shot from a distance was correct, almost all of them were restrained and started in a hurry.

Alfredo nodded, This can also be seen that the mentality of the Roma players is relatively impatient. They are eager for success at the beginning, but after the midfield is interfered and suppressed, the offense loses speed and the offensive threat is small. You know, think The most important thing to play with speed in offense is the moment of transition between offense and defense, but now Real Madrid is doing a good job at this point.

This should also be regarded as an obvious change that Yang Cheng has brought to the team. The offensive and defensive transitions are faster and more stable, which has improved the team's defensive quality.

However, it is not without risks. After all, Real Madrid has moved its defense so far forward, and the gap behind them is large. Once the ball is passed by Roma, it will be enough to form a fatal threat.

Almost immediately following the end of Alfredo's words, Roma suddenly changed the direction of their attack. Aquilani moved the ball to the right and gave it to the Swedish winger Williamson, who joined from Ligue 1 Nantes during the winter break. , the latter picked up the ball close to the right, faced Marcelo's upper hand, and suddenly spiked the ball over the forward Marcelo.

Williamson's technique is very delicate and weird, and he is very fast. After dunking Marcelo, he ran diagonally along the penalty area, while Cannavaro leaned over and defended against him.

But just when he was about to enter the penalty area, Williamson suddenly stopped and smashed the ball away from Cannavaro. The latter couldn't hold back and rushed into the penalty area, while Williamson split the ball. To the middle of the penalty area.

Vuxinic stepped up from the back row, leaned against Ramos with his body, faced the ball coming from the right, swung his right foot, and kicked it directly.

The ball flew out from Vucinic's feet and slid along a trajectory. He controlled the angle and intensity very well, but the ball almost went into the upper left corner of the goal as Vucinic expected. When he was about to move, he was suddenly dragged out of the beam by a hand reaching out from underneath.

Oh my God, it's Casillas!

A very beautiful save, Casillas defused Roma's most threatening kick since the beginning!

After Casillas saved Vucinic's shèmén, he pointed at Ramos, apparently accusing his teammate of not blocking Vucinic after Cannavaro went to cover the leak, and It gives him the opportunity to get the ball calmly and express himself.

Ramos did not defend himself, lowered his head, walked into the penalty area, and prepared to defend Roma's corner kick.

Totti's corner kick went to the center of the penalty area, and Casillas jumped high to pick the ball off.

There was a burst of cheers for Casillas in the Real Madrid stands. It was obvious that the team was very satisfied with the two performances of Saint Casillas.

As I said before, although the forward movement of the defense can suppress Roma's midfield, it will also leave a large space for the opponent to counterattack. Cannavaro has already lived up to his courage, and Ramos is impetuous. In this case, Yang Cheng is taking a big gamble by moving the defense forward.

This huge gamble is very likely to allow him to reverse the decline of this season in one fell swoop, but it may also cause him and his Real Madrid to completely sink into hell! Alfredo even felt a little frightened.

Asking himself, under the current circumstances, he thinks he can't formulate such tactics and play such football, because it is taking a risk. If he loses, it will definitely make Yang Cheng become the owner of all Real Madrid fans and yell. Even the object of a curse!

This kind of competition usually has two extreme results, either heaven or hell!

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