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Chapter 944 For dignity!

"I will formally hand in my resignation letter after returning to Madrid and attending the championship celebration."

At noon on the second day of the Champions League final, Yang Yang met with head coach Benitez in the garden downstairs of the hotel where Real Madrid stayed. The Spaniard confessed his heart and whereabouts to Yang Yang.

Yang Yang was a little surprised, and asked, "Why?"

He knows that Benitez's dismissal has been under the hype of the media and the attention of fans. Although Real Madrid's management has repeatedly stated that it will support Benitez, the attitude of the highest-level Florentino has always been ambiguous.

Especially after the league ended, the outside world has been rumored that Real Madrid is intensively contacting Ancelotti. The latter has just been fired by Chelsea, but there is no need to doubt his coaching ability. He led AC Milan to the Champions League final against Liverpool twice. Yang Yang is also very clear about his strength.

But this is not the reason why Benitez took the initiative to resign.

In the past, the reason why his coaching position was in crisis was because the team's performance was not satisfactory, but now it is different. With the legendary defending Champions League, a King's Cup champion, and the history-making La Liga runner-up, Benitez's coaching position can be kept.

If he really wants to stay in Real Madrid, then he just needs to stand up and publicly say, I want to stay in the team, even Florentino has to consider the reaction of the team and the fans.

This is the legendary coach who helped Real Madrid successfully defend the Champions League. Benitez will be recorded in the history of Real Madrid. How dare Florentino fire him?What if the successor is unfavorable in coaching?

Bosque's lessons learned, Real Madrid management can not be careless.

But if Benitez resigned on his own initiative, the situation would be completely different.

Yang Yang doesn't quite understand, as a die-hard fan of Real Madrid, with such excellent coaching performance, why did Benitez resign voluntarily?

The Spaniard looked deeply at Yang Yang for a while, and he saw puzzlement and sincerity in Yang Yang's eyes. He knew that Yang Yang had been cooperating with him for the past few years, almost supporting him unconditionally. This is such a rare thing for a world-class superstar.

It is his honor and luck to coach Yang Yang.

"You know, when I played football, I dreamed of playing for Real Madrid. When I was a coach, I always regarded the Bernabeu as my lifelong pursuit and dream. So when Real Madrid asked me if I would like to come to the Bernabeu to coach, I agreed almost without thinking, because I have no reason to refuse."

"But in the past two years, I have been under a lot of pressure. Here is the strongest player lineup in the world. This is the dream of any head coach. But at the same time, the coaching pressure is also the greatest, because you must get results worthy of this lineup. Even at the Bernabeu, if you don't win the heavyweight championship for a season, it is considered a failure."

"Frankly speaking, before the Champions League final, I always had a worry, that is, if I lost the final, would I be fired? I don't want to encounter such a thing, you know? In my mind, coaching the Bernabeu is a very sacred thing, but if I am fired, it is tantamount to smearing a black spot in my sacred belief."

Rarely, Benitez speaks in one breath.

In Yang Yang's memory, Benitez has never said so many words in one breath.

He could feel that Benitez probably didn't say these words, and he wouldn't say them to the second person, including Yeserdan.

But he actually somewhat understood Benitez's thoughts.

"The head coach is different from the players, Yang." Benitez breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "Especially in a team like Real Madrid, where the players are stronger and there are more superstars. If a game is not played well, it is the incompetence of the head coach. And you have to know that in a team like Real Madrid, changing the coach is always more practical than changing the players."

The last sentence made Yang Yang hear some unwillingness in Benitez's heart.

Over the years, many media and fans have been arguing about one thing, is it Yang Yang who made Benitez, or Benitez who made Yang Yang?
Some people say that it is his luck that Yang Yang met Benitez, because under Benitez’s command, his strength has improved by leaps and bounds, and he has also been reused from the bottom of his heart; but some people say that it is his luck that Benitez met Yang Yang, because Yang Yang gave him a steady stream of goals, which is too important for Benitez, who is weak in training and attacking.

Both sides have their own arguments, and each has its own reasons.

It seems that many people also like to argue, is Ibrahimovic important?Or is Yang Yang important?
Yang Yang himself fully understands in his heart that football is a team sport, whether it is the players on the field, the coaches on the sidelines, or the staff of the club, they are all integrated and mutually accomplished.

If you insist on who is more important and who is better, it will be a very boring debate.

But Benitez is right. In a team like Real Madrid, the value of players is too high. If the head coach can't use a player well, then replace it with a well-used player. The cost of changing the head coach is much lower than changing players, especially superstar players.

Therefore, if the Champions League is really not won and the team must find someone to be responsible, it must be Benitez.

This is a very realistic and cruel thing, but no one can do anything about it.

After all, in the world of professional football, a head coach like Ferguson is unique in this family.

No, it is better than Mourinho. In the third year of coaching Inter Milan, he also fell into a trough. There are rumors that he will be fired, even the Portuguese madman, let alone others.

Perhaps because he saw Yang Yang opened his mouth and hesitated to speak, Benitez sighed softly.

"I know where my problem is, and I also know that even if I continue to stay in Real Madrid and continue to lead this team, it will be difficult for me to help it to another level. That is not my philosophy and pursuit."

After hearing this, Yang Yang couldn't help but nodded.

Benitez's technical and tactical style is balance, offensive and defensive balance, and overall coordinated operations. This is his coaching style. If he is forced to play offensive football, it is indeed difficult for a strong man, and it must be against his own wishes.

In the last few rounds of the league, Real Madrid was on the offensive, but that was against underdogs. If Benitez were to play with a single midfielder, let alone his own wishes, his coaching style might not be suitable.

From Valencia to Liverpool to Real Madrid, Benitez's consistent tactics are double midfielders.

Everyone is well aware of their strengths and weaknesses, and Benitez is a smart guy. Although he is obsessed with techniques and tactics, how could he be an idiot?Where can he not see what the Real Madrid executives are thinking now?
Instead of waiting to be fired or fired in the future, he might as well take advantage of the current momentum of the team and when he himself is bullish, retreat and leave Real Madrid. This not only preserves his own dignity, but also wins more favorable chips for him to find the next team.

Of course, according to Yang Yang's understanding of Benitez, it should be mostly dignity.

There is no impenetrable wall in this world. Yang Yang received the news of Florentino's private meeting with Ancelotti. As for whether Benitez received it, Yang Yang does not know, but there should be some clues.

"Then I won't say anything, I wish you good luck, Raphael!" Yang Yang said forcefully.

Benitez smiled lightly, nodded, and patted Yang Yang on the shoulder vigorously, turned and left without saying anything.

For Yang Yang, he has always been very at ease, because Yang Yang never needs him to worry about, and he has always been able to properly perform the tasks assigned to him, and even exceed the quota.

Benitez really wants to tell Yang Yang that it is his honor to be able to coach a player like Yang Yang in his life.

But in such a case, he can't say it, and it's not his style.

He also really wanted to say some words of encouragement to Yang Yang, hoping that he would continue to encourage him and not slack off, but when he had to say something, he found that it was superfluous, because Yang Yang didn't need anyone to remind and encourage him, he was always the most conscious and hardworking one, so he swallowed it back.

Yang Yang stood where he was, watching Benitez turn and leave, with mixed feelings in his heart.

It has been five years, since he left Ajax to Liverpool and then to Real Madrid, he has been playing under Benitez for the past five years. If he has no feelings, how is it possible?
Even to a certain extent, Yang Yang has a kind of complex for Benitez that a student looks at a teacher, because Yang Yang has really learned a lot from Benitez.

But some things are like this. There is always a banquet in the world. Benitez can retreat unscathed in this way at this time. As a player, Yang Yang should be happy for him.

It’s like when Raul left Real Madrid and went to Schalke [-], he told Yang Yang not to feel sad for him, but to be happy for him, because he left Real Madrid, the team he loves, in a decent and dignified way, and he will come back in another way in the future.

This is the case with Raul and Guti, and Yang Yang believes that the same will be true for Benitez.

Maybe one day in the future, Real Madrid is in trouble and Benitez will return.

Such precedents are uncommon in world football, and it is normal.

As for who will coach Real Madrid in the future, Yang Yang is not worried or worried, because he is confident that no matter who will coach this team, the team must be built around him. If not, the first one to stand up and oppose is Florentino.

The chairman of Real Madrid will never allow anyone to weaken or attack Yang Yang's status in the team's locker room and his role on the field, because every year Real Madrid earns huge profits from Yang Yang, even far exceeding the sum of other players on the team.

Let me ask, in this situation, how could Real Madrid move Yang Yang?

On the contrary, no matter who will coach Real Madrid, it will only further strengthen and enhance Yang Yang's status and role in the team.

What Yang Yang needs to do is to work hard to play well.

(End of this chapter)