Super Coach

654 Casillas’ Regret

At the draw ceremony of the European Champions League, as usual, UEFA still presented awards to multiple awards from last season.

Due to his outstanding performance in the Champions League, scoring 10 goals in 13 games, Kaka beat many competitors to win the Champions League Golden Boot and the Best Player, so Kaka deservedly won the Champions League MVP last season. and best forward.

This made Kaká, who accompanied Yang Cheng to Monaco, very excited. When receiving the award, the Brazilian superstar kept thanking Milan, Berlusconi and Ancelotti, thinking that without Milan, he would not be where he is today. Kaka.

Here, I would also like to thank my current head coach, Mr. Yang Cheng, our Caesar!

If I have grown and improved in Milan, then in Real Madrid, although I only got along with Mr. Yang Cheng for a few short months, his football philosophy and his help to me have made me change. I have experienced an unprecedented transformation, and I know I am still far from what he asked for, but I have seen hope and I will continue to work hard. Thank you for always supporting me!

Kaka's words also received applause from the audience, and the lights even hit Yang Cheng, who was sitting in the front row. The audience burst into even warmer applause for this man who has been almost invincible for Real Madrid in recent years. The coach gave high praise.

With the massacre in the first round of La Liga this season, Real Madrid has become the favorite to win the Champions League this season, because Yang Cheng has always been known as the king of the cup. This also makes people have high expectations for Real Madrid's Champions League journey this season. High hopes.

Seedorf won the best midfielder, Maldini won the best defender, and Cech, the goalkeeper from Chelsea, won the best goalkeeper of the year. This also made Yang Cheng feel a little regretful for Casillas' experience. , because last season's Saint Cassie's performance was definitely better than Cech, but Real Madrid's Champions League journey stopped in the top 8 and lost to Chelsea, which made Casillas somewhat lose ground.

It is really a pity to say that although Casillas has been in charge of the goal for Real Madrid for many years, he has always been sidelined with the award when it comes to the selection of the Champions League Goalkeeper of the Year.

When Real Madrid was at its peak, when Bayern Munich's Kahn and Inter Milan's Buffon were at their peak, Casillas was still young and did not have enough chips to compare with the Lion King and Buffon. This made Casillas Despite his outstanding performance, he has never received official recognition.

After Kahn won the title of the best goalkeeper in the Champions League for four consecutive years, the German began to lose ground, but Real Madrid also lost sight of it in the Champions League, stopping in the top 16 in a row. This made Casillas His performance is even less recognized. Coupled with the rise of outstanding goalkeepers such as Inter Milan's Buffon, Liverpool's Reina, and Chelsea's Petr Cech,

Casillas has never been recognized due to the team's performance.

This has to be said to be a big regret for Saint Cassie in his career!

After the award ceremony, the drawing ceremony also began.

Real Madrid was assigned to Group F this time, and the opponents they drew were Serie A's Roma, Portugal's Sporting Lisbon and Ukraine's Dynamo Kiev. Fortunately, according to the schedule, the most troublesome away game was against Dynamo Kiev. Namor's game is scheduled for late October, which is somewhat comforting.

After all, Yang Cheng already has a very serious phobia against the icy and snowy competition environments in Northern Europe such as Ukraine and Russia. Not only him, but also Real Madrid and everyone else, because he suddenly went from the warm Madrid to the freezing cold Northern Europe. , that kind of gap is really unbearable.

But this does not mean that Real Madrid has a chance to win, because with the Calciopoli incident, Roma has almost risen on the shoulders of Juventus and Milan. This season, it is known as the second favorite to win the Serie A championship, second only to Inter Milan.

The main lineup of this team is stable, and the young players have made significant progress. Spalletti is a well-known coach in Serie A, and he is holding back his anger and wants to avenge the shame of the 0:8 defeat last season. I believe that the game against Roma will be better. Not easy to fight.

Sporting Lisbon has basically maintained a balance of strength in recent years. Although Nani left this season, they received a generous transfer fee, so the gap in strength should not be big. Dynamo Kyiv is no longer the same team as Shevchenko. The feared Ukrainian nuclear warheads have made it difficult to qualify.

Judging from the current situation, it is very likely that Real Madrid and Roma will qualify together, but the key question is who can qualify first in the group. There is no doubt that Real Madrid will have the advantage.

This time the draw also continues the strategy of the Johansson period. The first principle is to ensure the competitiveness of the Champions League, rather than the way that Yang Cheng used after Platini came to power in his previous life to provide elevator seats for teams from small Eastern European countries. , so the strengths and weaknesses of each group are quite obvious, but at the same time there is no shortage of chances of upsets.

As far as the Real Madrid group is concerned, who dares to say that Dynamo Kiev and Sporting Lisbon are not capable of upsets?

And each group will have a few highlight games, such as the two-horse showdown between Real Madrid and Roma. After the 8:0 game last season, which was almost the most humiliating in the history of the Champions League, it undoubtedly attracted the attention of fans. Everyone Everyone wants to see if Roma will fight back after being humiliated.

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I really hope you will draw Werder Bremen in the second pot, Steaua Bucharest in the third pot and Slavia Prague in the fourth pot to our Real Madrid, then we will definitely qualify first in the group!

On the top floor of the hotel where the draw was held in Monaco, Yang Cheng and Beckenbauer were laughing and joking.

But the Chinese are secretly thinking, if they really do this, what will they and Real Madrid be said about in the future?

Team fuck? Or are you talking about Team Uncle Gan?

Are you really thinking that drawing lots is so fun? Beckenbauer scolded with a smile.

Of course Yang Cheng knows that, and everyone who knows this circle knows that how to balance the situation in all aspects is the most challenging thing for the leader of UEFA. After Beckenbauer became the president of UEFA, although there are Olympic Although I still have a lot of help and support from Wilson, there is still a long way to go.

No matter what, I still want to thank you! Beckenbauer smiled and raised the mentioned goblet.

The UEFA Champions League has officially introduced the fourth round of the play-offs this season. Due to the live broadcast of the games and bonus sharing, some small European football countries have great support and recognition for this, which has given Beckenbauer a very large support rate in the field of European football. improvement.

But this is just the beginning, because the next step is the real test for Emperor Bei, which is how to coordinate the relationship between UEFA and G14, and how to implement the healthy financial and youth training quota restrictions that have been brewing since the Johansson period.

Reform always requires someone to bleed and someone to make sacrifices. This requires determination and courage! Yang Cheng lamented somewhat empathetically, because he was also implementing reforms at Real Madrid.

He appreciates Raul and Guti's loyalty to Real Madrid, but he also knows very well that these two players do not conform to the current tactical philosophy of Real Madrid, and they must be taken off the main roster. Aguero, David? Silva, Mata, Marcelo and other talents should be supported.

Although Raul and Guti had several detailed discussions, they both understood and supported Yang Cheng's idea, and Yang Cheng also said that he would give them a fair playing field, but there will definitely be many people in the outside world who don't see it that way. , at least they will feel that flag-type players like Raul and Guti should start.

Beckenbauer patted Yang Cheng on the shoulder. The two old friends sat side by side, both with heavy looks on their faces.

By the way, you'd better get rid of FIFA as soon as possible and eliminate the FA virus to the greatest extent. You should know its dangers! Yang Cheng turned his head and looked at Beckenbauer.

Is it possible to implement the paid use of the club's international players proposed by G14? Beckenbauer frowned.

Yang Cheng nodded, Don't you think they are overusing the national football team now?

As the national team match day approaches, each country's football association has also announced the national team roster. Real Madrid immediately became the hardest hit area. This made Yang Cheng feel helpless and annoyed, because FIFA stipulates that in the national team During team match days, clubs cannot refuse to recruit national players.

The number of national players has always been a troublesome issue. If the number is small, everyone will feel that this team, especially the wealthy teams, is not strong enough. Otherwise, why are there so few national players? And in wealthy teams, players who perform well are more likely to be selected for the national team. This is a consensus!

Therefore, the number of national players is a benchmark for the strength of a wealthy team!

However, when there are too many international players, they travel back and forth on national team match days, whether it is in Europe or South America. Fortunately, Yang Cheng does not introduce players from Africa very much now. Otherwise, the African Cup would be enough for anyone. The team has a drink.

Now that Real Madrid is rejuvenating, coupled with the success of youth training, Real Madrid has been selected for the adult national team. There are more and more international players in the U-level national team, and they cannot say no.

Casillas, Arbeloa, Ramos, David? Silva, Xavi? Alonso, De La Red, and Villa, these 7 players were selected for the Spanish national team. Raul once again failed to be selected. This is already a consensus.

The left back has always been Brazil's weakness. This time Dunga transferred Marcelo to the national team. Together with Kaká, Real Madrid has two players selected for the Brazilian national team, and Pepe, Cannavaro, Mascherano, Beckham, and Aguero have all been selected for their respective national teams, which suddenly increased Real Madrid's international players to 14.

That's not the key. The key is, Miguel? Torres, Mata, Granero, Xavi? Garcia was selected for the U-level national team, which forced Real Madrid's first team to reduce 18 players during the national team competition.

In addition, Castilla's Parejo, Canales, Bueno and other outstanding rookies have also been selected for national teams at various levels, which has caused serious imbalances in Real Madrid's player lineup.

Just imagine, how can we maintain training with only a few people?

What makes people even more troublesome is that these players are traveling back and forth, and some are even just warm-up matches, which is meaningless, but they have to travel long distances. The reason is very simple. The national team does not pay for using players, and they do not need to pay for them. Player injuries, as well as delaying the club's ability to bear any costs, have developed their unscrupulous recruitment style.

For example, Yang Cheng sent applications to the Brazilian and Argentine Football Associations, hoping to prevent Kaká, Mascherano and Aguero from returning to China to compete. However, in the end, both football associations rejected Yang Cheng's application, which made Yang Cheng very upset. I'm angry, because there are only two dispensable warm-up matches, and Kaká and Mascherano are both the main players of their national teams. Is there any need for any inspection?

This problem is no longer just a problem for wealthy teams, but has also become a problem for UEFA.

Beckenbauer also has a headache about this. Almost every time he is called up for the national team, he will receive a lot of related complaints. UEFA has also held many meetings for this, but has never been able to get a result. But the current The situation has become more and more urgent, and it can even be said that there is no need to delay!

However, for Yang Cheng, the problem of the national team competition is secondary. The imminent big trouble is still at the Love Song Stadium on September 2. Villarreal will become a big trouble for Real Madrid.

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If Barcelona's draw with Racing Santander in the first round of the away game brought any changes to Real Madrid, there is undoubtedly something to say.

Externally, the media is more cautious about Real Madrid's trip to the Ballad Stadium, because even Racing Santander can cause so much trouble to Barcelona. What's impossible about Villarreal beating Real Madrid at home?

And as early as the beginning of the season, Villarreal's coach Pellegrini had already made the statement that Real Madrid is the most threatening team in La Liga. He believed at the time that the biggest difficulty facing Real Madrid was how to contain Real Madrid. The speed of offensive advancement, I believe that after this period of preparation, he will have better countermeasures.

Fans don’t dare to have too much expectations for the team’s away trip. On the official website, most fans think that as long as they win, they don’t mind if the team plays a more conservative away game against Villarreal, and some even Some fans believe that a tie is acceptable.

However, defeating Villarreal created the longest winning streak in the history of La Liga and Real Madrid. This is undoubtedly the expectation of all media and Real Madrid fans, because Real Madrid has tied the best record in La Liga and team history with 15 consecutive victories. , if we win another game, the record will be broken.

This undoubtedly gives Real Madrid's away trip a special meaning in addition to the game.

The day before the game, after presiding over the team's training, Pellegrini was interviewed by reporters and praised Real Madrid's performance this season.

First of all, I must take my hat off to Yang Cheng's Real Madrid's playing style, because I think they played a very sharp, even overwhelming, artistic football. Of course, although they are still there It’s still on the road of exploration, but it already deserves the respect of all football people.”

In my understanding of football, the score is one thing, but the way to win the score is another thing. I think Real Madrid used the most perfect way to achieve the most perfect score. This is undoubtedly Another demonstration of Yang Cheng’s coaching ability, young Caesar gave us vivid tactical lessons time and time again!”

No one knows better than him what Real Madrid needs and how to make changes. They will definitely make mistakes in the game, and they will lose some games, but no matter what, I will support this Real Madrid's dominance. I applaud them for their strength, their rhythm control on the court is amazing.

But after all the good words were said, Pellegrini came up with countermeasures.

As I said, Real Madrid's game rhythm is fast and slow. When they are fast, they are lightning fast, and when they are slow, it is enough to make you collapse. Therefore, how to disrupt Real Madrid's rhythm has become a tactical problem, because Real Madrid's speed is active. As a passive player, you can't be faster than them or run faster than the ball. That's a superman, not a player!

So how to slow down the tempo when Real Madrid wants to be fast, and how to speed up the tempo when Real Madrid wants to be slow, this is undoubtedly the strategy of all opponents when facing Real Madrid, but I know how difficult it is. !”

Regarding the praise from Pellegrini, Yang Cheng smiled and gave the Chilean engineer the same high degree of recognition at the pre-match press conference in Valdebebas, thinking that his performance in Villarreal was enough to lay the foundation for the future. His status as a top coach.

For us at Real Madrid, this is a tough nut. I even think, to some extent, it is more difficult than Barcelona, ​​because you must know that they have not been in any position since April of last season. They have lost in one game, this is true in official matches, and even more so in warm-up matches, and they defeated Valencia 3-0 away from home in the first round of La Liga.

Regarding this game, Yang Cheng felt that the difficulty would not be inferior to Real Madrid's 4-0 victory over Atletico Madrid at home.

Villarreal's condition has been adjusted very well. They also played many warm-up games in the summer. The team lineup has remained stable for many years. This season, many players have been introduced, such as those from Deportivo La Coruña. Capdevila, Ángel from Celta Vigo, and Giuseppe Rossi from Manchester United. These are all outstanding signings that have greatly improved Villarreal's strength. .”

In the same way of praising first and then criticizing, Yang Cheng, after praising Villarreal, also said that Real Madrid will continue to challenge the owner of the Love Song Stadium away from home according to its own playing style.

I said that we will stick to our football style. I don't like changes. I will continue to stick to my own and Real Madrid's football philosophy. We firmly believe that this will make it easier for us to achieve a good record at the Love Song Stadium.

Many players within the team also recognized the remarks of head coach Yang Cheng. Among them, Raul's words were the most convincing. He felt that both Villarreal and Atletico Madrid belong to that style of play. Real Madrid is the most experienced and targeted team that prefers risky attacks.

Our offense likes to play in a defensive line with free space for movement and easy opening of gaps. We like to be like a hand-operated organ, opening and closing. This makes it easier to display our offensive strength, so we Like the head coach, I am full of confidence in the trip to Qingge Stadium!

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