princely elegance

Chapter 59 On Capello
The next day, when Gago was still sleeping in the small hotel with his arms around the beautiful woman, there was a lot of noise outside, and the famous superstars of the two camps of Real Madrid and Barcelona all started the necessary war of words.

But Cruyff never dared to take the lead again. The last game of coaching Barcelona in his life was also the Champions League final that made him famous.He can raise his head in front of anyone and say that his coaching ability is excellent, but only in front of Capello, he dare not!
That was when he thought he was the most brilliant. He believed that with the "Dream Team" he created, he would definitely be able to defeat AC Milan, which was in the "late stage of the Three Musketeers", and replace Milan as the new dynasty.But at that moment, it was also the moment when he lost the most.

Kicked down by Capello from the lofty altar, not only lost the position of head coach, but also the peak team built by himself fell apart within a year.It also led to the sinking of Barcelona in the next ten years, and led to the ten years of glory of the arch-rival Real Madrid.

To say that Real Madrid was able to suppress Barcelona in the decade at the turn of the century could not stand up, and Capello's contribution to becoming "the best club in the 20th century" is also great.Because he defeated Barcelona, ​​which was at its peak for the first time, he was favored by the then Real Madrid chairman Sanz, and he personally invited him to the Bernabeu.

Real Madrid at that time can be said to be the same as Real Madrid in recent years. The mortal enemy was extremely powerful, and they were extremely declining.

But Capello relied on the money of Real Madrid members to build a team that will dominate Europe in the next five years.

In the youth team, Raul and Guti were promoted to the first team, and the current captain and team deputy felt the white pride at that time.

The long-haired prince was appointed as the captain by him, and Redondo was a banner hanging above the Bernabéu for the next 5 years and longer.Elegant, combative, offensive, long-haired, delicate, sensitive, noble, and dismissive of counter-defense, everything about him coincides with the traditional concepts of Real Madrid, waiting to be surpassed by others .

Then, Real Madrid ushered in a left back that no one in team history can surpass. Carlos joined Real Madrid from Inter Milan, worth 450 million US dollars.Real Madrid's transfer history can be said to be the top masterpiece.The diminutive Brazilian has held the position for 10 years from his first season at Real Madrid.Because of his existence, Real Madrid has never worried about their left.His breakthroughs, free kicks and precise crosses made him the nightmare of every Real Madrid opponent.

Then he bought Seedorf from Sampdoria for US$1100 million, Real Madrid's new No. 10, Laudrup's successor, which was definitely a big signing at the time.In that era, Seedorf's status among midfielders was not inferior to Zidane. He was another organizer beside Redondo, and his strong and powerful long-range shots also made many achievements for Real Madrid.

Capello also used his prestige to bring Panucci from AC Milan, worth 900 million US dollars.A sharp attacking right-back, with the arrival of him and Carlos, the two wings make Real Madrid's wing perfect.After he left, Real Madrid's right wing suddenly collapsed until Ramos appeared.

The German goalkeeper Ilgner joined Real Madrid from Cologne, and immediately replaced the old goalkeeper Bujo as the main force.You must know that Buyo's status back then was the same as that of Bayern's Kahn now, but the hero is late, and it is time to withdraw from the stage of history.Ilgner made great achievements for Real Madrid. He won the league championship in 97 and only lost two games in 38 league rounds. He was almost able to create an unbeaten record and win the championship. In 98 and 00, the Champions League was crowned king. Between the two generations of Real Madrid goalkeepers Buyo and Casillas, Ilgner played a perfect link between the past and the future.

The hottest person in the football transfer market in 96 was called Dave Suker, known as "the man who can play the violin with his left foot".Under the call of the Bernabeu, the Croatian star who shined in the European Cup in 96 put on the No. 9 white jersey of "Ivan the Terrible" to conquer the city for Real Madrid.

At the same time, in order to find a striker to partner with Suk, Real Madrid did a very dishonorable thing.Mijatovic, who is now the transfer manager of Real Madrid, was forcibly bought from Valencia by paying liquidated damages.The price at the time was a jaw-dropping 14 billion pesetas, or $2000 million.At that time, more than 2000 million US dollars was a big deal, and [-] million directly broke the previous world transfer record.

In the eyes of people all over the world, this is a transfer that can be compared with Figo's transfer to Real Madrid.And the effect did not disappoint all the Meilingers. The striker combination of Suk and Mijatovic, the former Yugoslav national team partner, made the whole of Europe frightened.

In this year, Capello bought half of Real Madrid's team that will cross Europa for the next five years. At the same time, he also built the strongest defense line in Real Madrid's history.Hierro, who was transformed into a central defender by him, plus Arcota, plus Carlos and Panucci on both sides, this is also the defense that all Real Madrid fans miss the most.

It can be said that Capello created a perfect central axis this year, Ilgner, Hierro, Redondo, Mijatovic/Raul.Maybe the age is a bit old, and fans who watch football now don't know much about this, so let's give two similar examples, Juventus's Buffon, Thuram, Nedved, Del Piero or Chelsea's Che Hugh, Terry, Lampard, Drogba.

Of course, Capello was a tragic role in Real Madrid. He helped Real Madrid rebuild the team and won the league championship again, but he was fired directly by Sanz.The reason? All fans understand that the reason why Calderon invited Capello this year is to want him to repeat the glory of ten years ago.

Now it seems that although it is not as good as it was ten years ago, the reorganization of the team has basically been completed. Ramos, Gago, Higuain and other young people have been reused by him, and they have performed well. In Yass, the central axis of the future can be said to have been determined.

Capello is also a very good coach, and the teams he coaches will basically benefit from it.He built the dynasty of the Three Musketeers in Milan, and also laid a solid foundation for the team in Rome. If it weren't for the weak foundation, he might become the fourth giant in Serie A.Not to mention Juventus has reached the Champions League final for three consecutive years, and Real Madrid has also built the team's skeleton twice.

This is a famous coach with a long-term vision. There is only one Mourinho who can be compared with him in later generations.While bringing results to the team, they can also keep the team competitive after he leaves, and both of them are result-oriented, shameless in order to achieve victory.

It's just that Mourinho has the lessons learned from Capello, so he didn't blatantly launch a defensive counterattack after taking over Real Madrid.

Ps: This chapter is very painful to write, I slept too much during the day, in order to watch today’s Super Bowl, the first game of the century this season, by the way, I’m going to start writing the game of the century now, what a coincidence... …

Chapter 3 is probably going to be very late, everyone, watch it tomorrow!

In the end, I always feel that this chapter is written very loosely, so don’t scold me if you think it’s not good!

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