Super Coach

When Yang Cheng saw that the team got a corner kick, Pepe was in the penalty area, facing Diego Lopez, the goalkeeper who had transferred from Real Madrid to Villarreal and became famous in one fell swoop. When the whole person was shaken down, he suddenly burst into laughter.

A notable feature of the new turf is the pressure resistance. After the old turf has been stepped on for a long time, the pressure resistance is already very poor, and it is easily lifted up by the shoe spikes. Therefore, after getting used to the old turf, it suddenly becomes uncomfortable. It has become a new turf, and many players are uncomfortable with it.

There is no way. Before returning from the Canary Islands, the team only conducted one adaptation training at the Bernabeu Stadium. There was no more time to get familiar with this new set of turf, so now they are just like Villarreal. Fighting in an unfamiliar stadium, fortunately there was support from Real Madrid fans in the Bernabeu stands.

Next, we need to arrange as many training sessions as possible at the Bernabeu! Yang Cheng told Paul Bayer, who is responsible for arranging training sessions.

Replacing the turf is definitely a good thing, especially for Real Madrid, which pays attention to mercury-like coordination. High-quality turf has a better effect on Real Madrid's offense and advancement, but the premise is that Real Madrid must adapt to it.

Perhaps because they are accustomed to living a life of diligence and frugality, Villarreal's players seemed very uncomfortable when stepping on this high-tech turf imported from Germany. Even Pires, who has very good technical skills, once When I was catching the ball, I almost slipped and the ball turned into a tackle.

The ball fell into the hands of Mascherano. The Argentinian passed it to Kaká. The Brazilian dribbled the ball in the middle and forced a breakthrough. He passed a low pass to the right side of the penalty area. David Silva stepped in and shot with his left foot. It opened the door for Real Madrid. record.

After taking the lead, Real Madrid began to play more patiently. Villarreal played away from home. They had more losses than wins against Real Madrid before, especially several complete defeats, which left a deep shadow on Pellegrini. , As a result, he did not dare to make any mistakes in this game and played relatively steadily.

It should be said that Real Madrid is not in very good shape either. After all, they have just gone through the winter break and training, and now they are beginning to re-explore and find the state of the game. It is impossible to get into the state all at once. Coupled with the new turf problem, the team There were a lot of mistakes in passing and receiving, so a lot of opportunities were wasted.

In the second half, in the 67th minute, Ronaldinho cooperated with Arbeloa on the left, broke through the defensive player and crossed the middle. Kaka volleyed hard from the front of the penalty area, giving Real Madrid another victory, 20

At this point, everyone felt that there was not much suspense in the game.

But in the 72nd minute, Pires made a long-distance pass from the left without much threat. Casillas took a position in the small penalty area. Thiago=Silva and Pepe both felt that he should be able to The ball was obtained because the ball had little power, was slow, and posed no threat at all.

What people didn't expect was that Casillas was standing in a good position, but when he jumped up to pick up the ball with both hands, the ball somehow fell out of his hands when he landed, and it flew straight to the back. At the feet of Rossi, the Italian teenager did not waste the opportunity and scored against the almost empty Real Madrid goal in one fell swoop, 2:1!

This kind of conceding goal is rare at the Bernabeu Stadium, especially when it happens to Casillas, who is wearing the captain's armband. This immediately caused an uproar among the Real Madrid fans in the Bernabeu stands.

After regaining a goal, Real Madrid's morale plummeted, while Villarreal's morale soared. They actually started a round of attacks at the Bernabeu Stadium. Yang Cheng made a prompt decision and immediately replaced Kaká with De La Rede. Please stabilize the situation before we talk.

Then, I don't know whether he was still immersed in the shadow of the first mistake or was not focused. Casillas made another mistake when defending the opponent's free kick, and Nihart almost scored. Fortunately, Maicon cleared the ball in front of the goal line and resolved a crisis for Real Madrid.

It's really surprising. The most unbelievable thing is that with two consecutive low-level mistakes in one game, Casillas' title as the world's number one goalkeeper seems a bit undeserved. The on-site commentators all said Some couldn't believe it.

Yang Cheng also had a stern face on the sidelines, because he knew very well that Casillas has not been in good condition since the training camp until now. But the problem is that he is Real Madrid's captain on the field and the undoubted leader of the team. The number one goalkeeper, he must give trust and support.

Looking at Di Palma at an angle behind him, the latter is also a little helpless. Casillas's skills are absolutely impeccable, especially in the past two years, his shortcomings have made up for a lot, especially in the high ball. It's not that there are no mistakes, everyone will make mistakes, but such low-level mistakes are rare.

The only thing that can be said is that there is something wrong with his mentality, mood and state.

At the Bernabeu press conference after the game, reporters immediately raised questions about Casillas' performance in this game.

Mr. Yang Cheng, although Real Madrid defeated Villarreal 21 in this game, the win was a fluke. Villarreal's goal can even be said to be a gift from Real Madrid goalkeeper Casillas. Do you think Don’t you think Casillas’ many low-level mistakes in this game should be responsible for almost losing points in the game?”

Obviously, this reporter really hopes that Yang Cheng will tell some fierce information, and it is best to fire directly at Casillas.

Yang Cheng smiled, it seemed like a very trivial thing, I don't think anyone should be responsible for the game. If unfortunately, we lose points, the person responsible for the game must be me, or everyone. A team, not just one person!”

I understand that Igor made mistakes in the game, but everyone will make mistakes. Who dares to say that he will never make mistakes? So we should not criticize one person because he is very sad and guilty because of the mistakes. Player, because he tried his best and gave his best.

The goalkeeper is a very special position. Everyone can allow offensive players to make mistakes, such as stopping the ball too much, and they can also allow defensive players to make mistakes, such as a wrong prediction, but they can hardly tolerate a goalkeeper making mistakes. Even if it’s just caused by letting go.”

But as a professional head coach, I fully believe in Igor's ability and strength. I am very aware of his level. He is the best goalkeeper in today's football, with almost perfect personal skills, but people are not machines, nor are they. Mistakes will be made, that's an inevitable problem and it shouldn't be down to the individual players, right?

Of course, while Yang Cheng tried his best to eliminate the negative impact on Casillas, he also made suggestions on Casillas's problem. He believed that focusing on the game is an effective way to better perform himself. And he He also said that he would continue to give full trust to Casillas.

At present, among the Real Madrid goalkeepers, Casillas does not receive much competitive pressure. Antonio Adan performed very well in training and has an almost perfect goalkeeper template, but whether it is from the perspective of game experience or personal skills, he is still Can't compete with Casillas.

However, Yang Cheng did not completely leave Casillas alone. He had already decided before that he would arrange for substitute players to appear in the Copa del Rey game. Antonio Adan would start, while Casillas would take a rest.

This is a legitimate excuse, because in Copa del Rey games, substitutes are usually used. This is a plan that Yang Cheng has long drawn up, and no one will dispute it, not even Casillas.

In the knockout round of the Copa del Rey round of 16, Real Madrid challenged Real Betis away from home.

Real Betis, which just lost to Almeria in an away game in the league, has completely lost hope in the league. This former La Liga strong team is now in the same sinking state as Deportivo, and is currently hovering in the relegation zone.

Although the most important goal of Real Betis this season is to stay in La Liga, the King's Cup is not willing to give up easily, because for all La Liga teams, the league championship will always be a duo between Real Madrid and Barcelona. If they want to win the championship , we can only hope for the Copa del Rey.

The home team tried their best, and Real Madrid was also unequivocal. Even though they came off the bench, Real Madrid's starting lineup was still awesome.

The goalkeeper is Antonio = Adan, the defense is Marcelo, Kompany, Ramos and Miguel Torres, the double midfielder is De La Red and Granero, and the frontcourt is Ozil, Raul and Mata, the lone forward is Aguero.

With such a star lineup, Real Madrid is not inferior to Real Betis.

However, the home team quickly took advantage of the home court advantage and launched a crazy attack against Real Madrid. Although Real Betis scored in the 13th minute, in this round of attack, Antonio = Adan's performance was very Steady, he saved at least 3 threatening shots, showing a rare maturity.

The defense was stable, and the frontcourt offense quickly adapted to Real Betis's rhythm and pressing, and immediately responded. In the 36th and 49th minutes respectively, Real Madrid scored 3 goals in a row, and reversed Real Madrid's 31 away game. Betis has laid a favorable foundation for advancing to the next round.

On the other hand, although Barcelona had just defeated Mallorca by 31 in the league, at the Calderon Stadium in the Copa del Rey, Barcelona, ​​which lost Yaya Toure and Keita, drew 1:1 away from Atletico Madrid.

The two African players have returned to their home countries to prepare for the African Cup of Nations. They will miss Barcelona for at least a month. If the record is good, it may even be more than a month, because the African Football Association always requires clubs to strictly follow FIFA regulations and prepare for the game in advance. Players from the African region are released to participate.

In fact, these two players are now unable to play the main position in Barcelona. Yaya = Toure's position was replaced by Busquets, and Keita came to the bench from the beginning, but he has only played very few games this season. , especially now that they have to go back to participate in the African Cup of Nations, it will have a big impact on Barcelona, ​​which originally had a weak lineup.

This is also the outside world's doubts about Barcelona's summer transfer operation this season, and it is generally considered very cheating.

Among the players introduced at high prices, Keita, Caceres, and Hleb are all worth more than 15 million euros, but their contribution to Barcelona is very little, because Xavi and Iniesta have held the main position for a long time. , and the combination of Pique and Puyol, although Gabriel Milito missed the entire season due to injury before the season, Caceres did not get Guardiola's trust at all.

There is also a striker Henrik from Palmeiras, who is worth close to ten million, but has never had a chance to play.

These transfers reflect Barcelona's current impetuousness and eagerness for quick success in the transfer market. Even the media in Catalonia have accused Barcelona of making transfers in the years after the first phase of Galacticos. The old path, because both Keita and Cáceres performed well in La Liga and were introduced by Barcelona with a lot of money, but in the end they did not bring much change to Barcelona at all. They just sat on the bench and collected their salary leisurely.

Since you are unwilling to give others a chance and don't even plan to rotate in some cup matches, why spend so much money on signings?

And if the transfer fees of these players are added up, it is almost equivalent to Cristiano Ronaldo, who is currently leading the scorer list. It is self-evident who is more cost-effective!

However, regarding this situation, Barcelona clearly knows where the problem is, but they still do not plan to adjust. The reason is simple. Laporta must consolidate his position. This is his current top priority.

The urgent pressure of the campaign and the short-sightedness of fans make it impossible for the club's policies to be long-term and must achieve results in the shortest time. Therefore, it is currently revealed that Laporta is still raising money everywhere and is preparing to continue in the transfer market in the summer. Showing off his talents, this time his goal is still a superstar.

According to the news revealed by the media, all the superstars introduced by Laporta are aimed at Real Madrid!

After playing the Copa del Rey, Real Madrid went south to the small island of Mallorca.

After a week of rest, Real Madrid strived for 3 points in the away game. In just 2 minutes, Real Madrid made a quick counterattack. Villa hit Ronaldinho in the penalty area and then pushed in and scored, opening the scoring for Real Madrid.

In the 17th minute, the Portuguese returned the favor. After forcing a breakthrough from the left, he passed the opponent's defensive player and sent the ball to Villa. The Spanish forward scored 0:2 in one fell swoop.

After that, Mallorca started to defend and even changed the tactics from 532 to 631, in order to limit Real Madrid's offense.

In the 66th minute of the second half, David Silva was on the right side of the penalty area. After receiving Kaka's cross pass, he passed to the left side of the penalty area. Ronaldinho volleyed 8 meters in front of the goal to give Real Madrid another victory, 0 :

This score was maintained until the end, and Real Madrid won a complete victory in Mallorca.

Unlike Real Madrid's easy victory, Barcelona's game against Osasuna was very difficult. First, Messi broke the deadlock for Barcelona in the first half of stoppage time, but Osasuna quickly took advantage of two set-piece opportunities. Juanfran, who trained in Real Madrid's youth academy, made a great contribution and assisted Osasuna with two assists.

But in the last 5 minutes, goals from Alves and Messi once again helped Barcelona reverse Osasuna and continue to maintain pressure on Real Madrid.

Marca was full of praise for Juanfran's performance in this game, and even believed that if Real Madrid wins the championship this season, many youth training players should make great contributions, because they include Soldado, Callejon, and Jurado , Juanfran and other youth training players, they all dealt a painful blow to Barcelona.

After this round, the points between Real Madrid and Barcelona remained unchanged and remained at 4 points. No one from the two teams dared to be careless and they were determined to win the league.

In the second round of the Copa del Rey in midweek, Real Madrid defeated Real Betis 2:0 at home. Antonio = Adan did not perform much throughout the game, which had a lot to do with Real Madrid's control of the game, but his performance was recognized again. , especially compared to Casillas, who has been inconsistent recently.

However, although Casillas has fallen into a low ebb recently, in the rankings published by IFFHS, the International Association of Football History and Statistics, Casillas scored 249 points, beating Buffon, Van der Sar, Reina and other outstanding players. The goalkeeper reached the top of this standings for the first time and became the veritable number one goalkeeper.

This should be the most authoritative award in goalkeeper selection. Casillas' ability to reach the top for the first time proves that his strength has been recognized by everyone.

But just after Santa Cassie returned to the Bernabeu after winning the most authoritative best award of the year, he made another low-level mistake in front of tens of thousands of Real Madrid fans, resulting in Osasuna's goal. , although the game was already 30 points ahead at the time, Casillas's mistakes still made people worried about his recent state.

It seems that he is trapped in a vicious cycle. The worse his performance is, the more the outside media likes to link it all to his romantic rumors, thinking that he is infatuated with Artis, neglecting football, or for various other reasons.

The more pressure Casillas feels from these rumors, the deeper the trouble they cause him.

Yang Cheng also knew very well what he should do at this time. He made a request to the media through the club's press department, hoping that they would stop targeting Casillas. At the same time, he also maintained a press silence to the outside world and refused to except the press conference. All interviews outside of this, hoping to eliminate the negative impact on Casillas through this diversion of attention.

But he is always making preparations, especially when Antonio Adan's performance is getting better and better.

The Spanish goalkeeper performed very well in the Copa del Rey match against Mallorca in midweek, helping Real Madrid take away a 1:0 victory from the away game. The outside world also because of Antonio = Adan's performance is getting better and better. , Casillas's condition has never improved, and there are calls for it. Even many Real Madrid fans feel that Casillas should be given a proper rest.

Over the years, since Casillas has established himself as the chief goalkeeper at Real Madrid, he has been almost an unbreakable main force. As long as he is not injured or sick, he can start. Regardless of whether his condition is good or bad, he can be trusted. This more or less made him slack and lacked some competitive pressure.

With competition fierce for every position in the team, goalkeepers are the least competitive.

Considering the current situation of Casillas and the current general environment, Yang Cheng finally made the decision to win Casillas and sent the Spanish national team captain to the bench!

No doubt this will cause an uproar!

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