Super Coach

729 The biggest failure

Although before the game, many media were hyping Real Madrid's goalkeeper turmoil with great interest, and they were exaggerating the conflict between Yang Cheng and Casillas, especially Casillas's performance against Deportivo La Coruna. Sitting on the bench in both the league and Mallorca cup matches, this was interpreted by the media as Yang Cheng's warning to Casillas.

Careful where you are, captain!

Some newspapers even included a photo of Yang Cheng in command training, with such a narration, and next to it was a cute picture of Casillas feeling aggrieved, which indeed caused quite a bit of controversy.

After all, putting the main goalkeeper and captain of the Spanish national team on the bench and appointing Antonio, who is not well-known? Adam, this is really unacceptable.

But when Real Madrid went to the away game to challenge Numancia, Casillas's name appeared again in Real Madrid's starting lineup. He still qualified to start on behalf of Real Madrid. At the same time, he also wore Real Madrid's captain's armband and participated in the pre-match meeting. Guess the edge.

For the unknown small town of Soria, the arrival of Real Madrid is undoubtedly a festive festival in this small town. The Pajaritos Stadium, the home stadium of Numancia with a capacity of less than 10,000, is full of seats, but it is obvious that more The fans are not here to see the home team, but to see Real Madrid.

Goalkeeper Casillas, the defense from left to right is Marcelo and Thiago? Silva, Ramos and Maicon, the double midfielder is Xavi? Alonso and De La Red, and the forwards are Ronaldinho, Kaká and David? Silva, the lone forward is Villa.

This star-studded starting lineup caused a huge response at Numancia's home court.

Yes, they admire Real Madrid's stars, but the slogan they chant is, Kill them, Numancia!

Just like killing Barcelona, ​​kill Real Madrid!!

Obviously, the upset 1:0 victory over Barcelona at home in the first round of the league made Numancia fans hope to see another upset, because everyone has a Robin Hood complex in their hearts of robbing the rich and giving to the poor. Of course , they all hope to rob Real Madrid and relieve Numancia.

The home team was also unceremonious and launched a fierce fight against Real Madrid at the beginning of the game, just like when they restrained Barcelona. The home conditions in Numancia were really bad, coupled with the madness of the home team Pressing the ball, Real Madrid seemed a bit passive at the beginning.

The first shot appeared in the 5th minute. Numancia counterattacked after intercepting the ball from the side and hoisted the ball into the penalty area from the left. Casillas abandoned the goal and attacked before the opponent's forward.

He abruptly plucked the ball from the air.

Come on, get on top of me! Casillas changed his habit of keeping his head down and became more proactive.

All the players pressed forward, and Casillas also used a big kick to transfer the ball to Numancia's half. From then on, Numancia rarely threatened Real Madrid's goal, but Casillas Si is not completely without opportunities to perform.

He stands at the last level of the defense. From a certain perspective, he has the broadest vision in the team, so he can always clearly see where the opponent's ball is coming from and who is preparing for which loophole. Respond and then direct teammates to fill these loopholes and block the opponent's attack.

Sergio, the one at 2 o'clock, kill him!

Marcelo, Maicon is up, come back a little bit!

Well done, Thiago, great defense!

In addition to commanding and giving encouragement and affirmation to his teammates, he also showed great excitement when the team scored a goal, almost beating Thiago? Silva hugged him and celebrated in the penalty area.

So much so that after Real Madrid finally defeated Numancia 4-0 in this game, when the media rated Real Madrid players, Casillas received high scores that were inconsistent with his performance.

From a past perspective, a goalkeeper scoring high points often represents a sluggish defense, which also illustrates the poorness of the team's defensive system. However, in this game, the goalkeeper regained the main position. Casillas has proven that a goalkeeper can do more than just play in front of the goal.

“From a goalkeeper’s point of view, his performance is limited by the team’s overall strength and perfect control of the situation, but as a captain and a player, his contribution has allowed him to get high scores, which is indisputable!

After the game, Yang Cheng was also full of praise for Casillas' performance. He believed that Casillas had re-staged the return of the king after adjustments. He also believed that Casillas' performance would become better and better. .

However, Yang Cheng also considered one thing, that is, the better Casillas performs, the better he usually represents Antonio? The fewer opportunities Adan has, which is definitely not of much benefit to a young goalkeeper.

What a headache if Antonio? If Adan is sent away, Real Madrid's backup goalkeeper will be a big problem. But if he is not allowed to leave, he will not get enough training in the game, which is equivalent to wasting a goalkeeper with great potential.

Real Madrid has always taken great care of its local team Getafe. Getafe is also known as the second team of Real Madrid because many of the chairman and management of Getafe are die-hard members of Real Madrid, and they With his good relationship with Real Madrid, he is always able to find treasures from the youth training camp, and is known as Real Madrid's youth training factory.

Now with Abbondan Cheri aging, Getafe's main goalkeeper position has entered a blank period. Seeing Antonio again? Adan has performed very well recently and is very interested in bringing in this goalkeeper. However, Yang Cheng decided to hold off for the time being and wait until the end of the season to make a decision.

Sometimes, finding substitutes is more troublesome than finding main players, because if the introduced players are not strong enough to bring enough competitive pressure to Casillas, it will not have much effect at all, but if they are too strong, what will happen to them? Are you willing to come to Real Madrid and sit on the bench for Casillas?

After all, it is a very tangled question!

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On February 4, Real Madrid hosted Sevilla in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals at home.

The continuous double matches in a week put Real Madrid under pressure. Coupled with the injuries of four players including Mascherano and Granero, it had a certain impact on Real Madrid. In the end, at the Bernabeu, the team 2: 1 defeated visiting Sevilla.

Antonio, who has performed well in many consecutive games before? Adan, it was inevitable that the goal was broken in this game, but his recent outstanding performance has left a deep impression on the fans. Yang Cheng will also give him more opportunities in the future. Help him exercise and improve.

Back in the league, Real Madrid welcomed Racing Santander at home. Facing this defensive counterattack team whose defense was second only to Real Madrid and Barcelona this season, Real Madrid finally lost points. 1:1, Real Madrid tied with Santander at home. Tander Athletic.

This team brought a lot of trouble to Barcelona in the last round. If it weren't for a lucky goal at the last critical moment, it would be difficult for Barcelona to escape from the away game. Now they continue to maintain the tenacity and pressing tactics of the northern team. Taking advantage of Real Madrid's physical and mental fatigue, it did work to great effect.

After a draw, the lead was reduced to 2 points, and Real Madrid is still the league leader.

Yang Cheng has long been mentally prepared for this situation. From the winter break to now, a series of double matches a week and the Copa del Rey schedule have made it difficult for Real Madrid to compete with Racing Santander in terms of physical fitness. It is not easy to survive until now. .

The media in Catalonia have started a new round of hype, believing that Barcelona has a chance to reverse Real Madrid and encouraging Barcelona to make persistent efforts. However, Yang Cheng is not interested in these reports. He is more concerned about himself. Whether the team can adjust its physical fitness and condition.

After a week's rest, Real Madrid visited Sporting Gijon's Grand Moulin Stadium. With goals from Aguero, Ronaldinho, Marcelo, Kaka and Ramos, Real Madrid defeated Sporting Gijon 5-0 away from home. Moreover, these 5 goals all came from 5 players, which is quite amazing. It also proves that the previous publicity and hype in the media had no impact on Real Madrid.

On the contrary, it was Barcelona. In the away game against Real Betis, Guardiola made a lot of rotations. Players such as Messi and Henry all sat on the bench. Keita, Hleb, who returned from the African Cup, Caceres and others all started, but in the end they fell behind 0:2 in the first half.

At the critical moment, the appearance of Messi and Bojan helped Barcelona score two goals in a row, and finally scored a precious point at 2:2 in the away game.

If it was Real Madrid who made mistakes in the last round, and Barcelona survived the intensive schedule after the winter break and successfully shortened the gap with Real Madrid, then in just the past round, Barcelona's own mistakes once again separated themselves from Real Madrid. The gap widened to 4 points.

The current La Liga Real Madrid and Barcelona are both outstanding, with a very large lead, and the number of goals scored by these two teams is also constantly increasing, and there is no shortage of big-score wins. Therefore, the outside world generally believes that Real Madrid can shake the foundation of winning the championship. There is only Barcelona.

This season, Real Madrid has maintained an impressive record of 23 rounds of unbeaten in La Liga. If it weren't for a Barcelona team following behind, according to the usual environment, it would have been leading by a large margin, and could even claim to win the championship in advance. But Now Barcelona is chasing so closely, the gap between the two teams is only 4 points, and the outcome is unpredictable.

But it is foreseeable that no matter who wins the championship, they are destined to become the most tragic runner-up in the history of La Liga!

On February 22, Real Madrid welcomed Real Betis at home.

After a week of rest, and in order to better prepare for the Champions League match against Lyon in midweek, Real Madrid launched a crazy attack in the first half, almost beating Real Betis with nowhere to escape.

Only 4 minutes into the game, David? Silva caught the ball at the edge of the penalty area and got rid of the defensive player and went straight into the penalty area. Villa caught up and scored in one fell swoop, helping Real Madrid open the scoring.

But less than 10 minutes later, Real Betis, which began to focus on defense, was once again scored by Real Madrid. This time it was Ronaldinho who broke through on the right and cooperated with Kaka. The Brazilian passed the ball to Ronaldinho in the penalty area. Completed a very exciting shot and scored for Real Madrid, rewriting the score to 2:0!

In the 19th minute, Ronaldinho crossed into the penalty area and scored after receiving a pass from Villa, helping Real Madrid expand the score again.

Seeing that Real Madrid was playing crazy, Real Betis was not polite and pressed out directly to play. Oliveira scored a goal for Real Betis in the 31st minute, 3:1.

But less than 4 minutes later, Real Madrid scored two goals from Kaká in the 35th and 41st minutes respectively, rewriting the score to 5:1. At the last moment of the first half, Real Madrid scored again from Tia. Ge? Silva made a long pass from the backcourt and found David? Villa, the Spanish forward got the ball and entered the penalty area. After getting rid of the attacking goalkeeper, he pushed the shot into the empty goal, 6:1!

6 goals were scored in the first half. Real Madrid's powerful offensive power was breathtaking, and Yang Cheng was not polite at all. At the end of the break, he substituted 3 players in a row to save energy for the Champions League game in midweek.

Real Betis, who was crippled by Real Madrid, completely lost the fighting spirit and desire to counterattack. In the end, they could only sadly accept the 6:1 defeat and left the Bernabeu Stadium in despair.

In another game that was completed at the same time as Real Madrid, Barcelona lost 1:2 to its local rival Espanyol at home. Barcelona’s old player De La Pena completely defeated Barcelona with two goals in this game. And Yaya who came on as a substitute? Toure scored a face-saving goal for Barcelona at the last minute.

As a result, Real Madrid's lead over Barcelona expanded to 7 points, which immediately made all Barcelona fans feel angry. They believed that Guardiola's coming to power and the team's heavy signings did not bring substantial benefits to Barcelona at all. Change, on the contrary, the gap between Barcelona and Real Madrid is still so obvious.

Where was Zlatan Ibrahimovic, whom we spent a lot of money to bring in, when the team needed him most?

Why do players such as Hleb, Caceres, Keita, etc. perform so well in other teams, but when they come to Barcelona, ​​they suddenly seem to be completely unable to play football?

This is no longer just a problem for the players and the head coach. The problem for Barcelona now is a problem for this team, from top to bottom. We must find the root of the problem and solve it. Otherwise, we will not be able to solve it. Possible reversal of Real Madrid!

On the day after losing the derby, Barcelona's mouthpiece Mundo Deportivo published a poll, which was a survey on fan satisfaction with Barcelona's several major operations last summer. Among them, they gave up Mourinho and chose Guardio. La, the attitude of Barcelona fans is one of love and hate.

They don't like Mourinho, this is indisputable, but the problem is, Guardiola is too cheating!

This can be seen from the second option.

After Eto'o left for the Premier League, his goals in Manchester City continued to rise and his performance became more and more outstanding. However, on the other hand, Ibrahimovic has received more and more criticism and controversy in Barcelona. 90% of Barcelona fans believe that Letting go of Eto'o is an ignorant and short-sighted move by the Barcelona management.

We gave away our best shooters but kept the worst ones!

If, on the Eto'o issue, Barcelona fans pointed the finger at Laporta and failed to hold Guardiola accountable, then for Ibrahimovic, 95% of Barcelona fans believe that Ibrahimovic is the biggest player in Barcelona's history. The failure was the biggest parallel import in Barcelona’s history.

Among them, in the opinion poll, the number of people who do not want to see the Swede again next season is as high as 70%.

We have Messi, Henry and Bojan, we don't need Ibrahimovic!

This almost represents the voice of Barcelona fans, and it also makes Ibrahimovic's situation in Barcelona getting worse and worse.

Top annual salary, top transfer fees, top treatment, but they cannot bring top football. This is Ibrahimovic's embarrassment.

Among Barcelona fans, they generally attribute Ibrahimovic's failure to Guardiola's lack of experience. They believe that Guardiola was too blindly confident, which led him to let go of Eto'o, who was more in line with the club's tactics, and brought in Eto'o. An Ibrahimovic who can't adapt to Barcelona's tactics at all. With this coming and going, the gap is not just Ibrahimovic's astonishing sky-high price.

At the beginning of the season, many people said that Ibrahimovic should be given trust, because when Zidane moved from Juventus to Real Madrid, he also went through an adaptation period of about half a year, so Ibrahimovic must be given more time, but now half a year More than half of the season has passed, but we still see no sign that Ibrahimovic has integrated into Barcelona's tactical system.

Looking at Real Madrid, we can see that every transfer they make has a very high tactical intention. Whether it is Kaká or Ronaldinho, the superstars they introduce can give the team local positions and In terms of overall strength, players who bring huge improvements will greatly improve the overall strength of the team.

Look at Real Madrid, and then look at Barcelona. We have reached the time when we must make rectifications. We must improve the status quo. We must find our problems. Otherwise, if we continue like this, we will still not be able to If we catch up with Real Madrid, we will always be able to run behind Real Madrid!

There is no doubt that whenever Barcelona has a problem, Rosell will stand up.

The appearance of this manager who brought superstars such as Ronaldinho and Eto'o to Barcelona undoubtedly caters to the desire of all Barcelona fans. They hope that someone can lead Barcelona, ​​both in the superstar market and Gain something in the field of football, and gain something in the field of football, preferably like Ronaldinho and Eto'o's dream second team period.

Russell also severely rebuked Laporta's management strategy, believing that he was kidnapped by Cruyff and chose an inexperienced head coach like Guardiola to take charge of Barcelona. This is the history of Barcelona. The stupidest decision ever!

Faced with pressure from his campaign opponents and protests from Barcelona fans, Laporta chose to stand up. He said that he would never resign voluntarily because that was the act of a coward. He would work out a plan in the shortest possible time. A team reform plan will start next season to continue to strengthen the team's combat effectiveness.

I don't think we have failed this season. We are only 7 points behind in the league. We still have a chance, and we still have the Champions League to compete for. It's not time for us to give up early.

But Chelsea head coach Mourinho said coldly in an interview with the media, Starting from today, Stamford Bridge will become a nightmare for Barcelona!

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