Mister Legend

Chapter 652 The Rise of a New Generation of Stars
After going through multiple adjustments of player entry and exit, Real Madrid's lineup has stabilized before the arrival of mid-July. Li Moody and Valero have also revealed to the outside world that if there are no major accidents, they will basically not be in this transition. In the meeting window, there will be other transactions that may have a significant impact on the team.

And the fact is not beyond everyone's expectations, except that the original No. [-] goalkeeper Lucas Canizares, who was not originally in the team's plan, transferred to Las Palmas, the second division team. Li Moody just transferred the young goalkeeper Hugo Portillo from the reserve team as a supplement as usual. He didn't pay attention to all kinds of rumors from the outside until the moment the summer window closed in mid-August, and concentrated on polishing his team. A team that has undergone considerable changes in several positions.

As a result, in the many warm-up games before the season, the fans of the Galacticos were not particularly satisfied, especially in the UEFA Super Cup where they lost 1-2 in overtime to the new Europa League champions Chelsea. Underfoot, it caused quite a shock at that time.

After that, he also encountered a lot of trouble in the annual Bernabéu Cup. He fell behind the Turin team twice in the lineup this summer. It took a brave performance to complete the reversal, and nothing happened to this trophy that cannot be thrown away from the name.

And with the continuous running-in of the players, Real Madrid's strength has gradually returned to the feeling of being on the top of Europe in the past two years, and in the Spanish Super Cup before the league officially kicked off, it defeated the number one rival and competitor with two goals. Barcelona, ​​finally let the Meilingers who have been not very down-to-earth eat a peace of mind.

Especially in the first league game of the new season and the UEFA Champions League group stage, after Li Moody led his team to bloodbath the Spaniard and Marseille with such a disparity of 7-0 and 6-1 respectively, it made everyone see this team in the world. The No. [-] giants are eager to continue to defend the momentum of the past two years of supremacy.

La Liga started with six consecutive victories and [-] unbeaten rounds. In the UEFA Champions League, they maintained a complete victory in the first four games and scored [-] goals. After Germany and other powerful players, Real Madrid can still maintain their overall strength at the top level in the world, and even take a small step forward, which is really scary.

As a result, Li Moody's coaching ability has once again become a hot topic in the media and the Internet. After Guashuai left Manchester City and is temporarily idle, and the teams of Harvey and Klopp seem to be somewhat ups and downs at the beginning of the season. Zidane and Pochettino, who seem to be the closest to this Chinese man, seem to have an untouchable gap in level.

All of a sudden, the entire European football world turned pale. Many people believed that the Galaxy Battleship had a good chance of replicating the great achievements of the Triple Crown two years ago.In fact, if it weren't for the accidental loss of the UEFA Super Cup, winning the six championships again is the most likely miracle for this team in everyone's mind.

But maybe it’s just a matter of time. During the national team match day in November, Mbappe, Marcos Llorente and Vallejo, the three core players who are very important to the team, all encountered difficulties and needed to rest for at least one and a half months. The injury, which means that their fastest mid-term will not be able to come back until after the winter break, which has brought huge pressure on the team's rotation.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, several young teenagers stepped forward and performed beyond the expectations of the outside world, helping the team survive this most difficult season, and opening up a wider window for their careers. At the same time, it also provided many examples for the super vision of the team coach Moody Lee.

On November 11, in the away game against Villarreal in the league, Real Madrid fell into the opponent's iron barrel and was unable to find a chance to score a goal.At the critical moment, Riverola, who was ordered to come off the bench at the critical moment, used his speed and technique to break through the middle to pass three people in a row. He was overturned by the home team's defense and at the same time sent a deadly direct pass for his teammates. Helping Pellegri score the only goal of the game, he helped the team take all the important three points.

On December 12th, the last round of the UEFA Champions League group stage faced Eindhoven, the Eredivisie powerhouse PSV, who was making a final fight for the right to qualify. The Galaxy Battleship, who originally didn't care about the outcome, was frustrated by the opponent's too rough playing style. He became a little angry, and carried out retaliatory behaviors one after another, which almost caused a group fight between the two parties.

At this time, Sergio Arribas, who had just returned to the Bernabeu, stood up and used his pass control technology, which was very similar to Harvey, to direct the running positions and tactics of his teammates, thus indirectly controlling the emotions of others , Did not let the team encounter the crisis of someone being suspended in the next knockout round.

On December 12, in the national derby in the first round of this season, Real Madrid, which enjoys a five-point lead in the standings, ushered in Barcelona, ​​which has shown a strong recovery recently, at home.Due to Mbappe's injury, the home team lacked the sharpest sharp knife on the offensive end, so Harvey can confidently use the best pass and control strategy combined with high-position pressing to firmly control the situation in his own hands .

Less than 1 minutes into the game, the visiting team took advantage of the opportunity caused by Jose Martinez's clearance, which was not considered a mistake, and used a very tacit direct pass oblique tactic to penetrate Real Madrid's entire defense line, and the French center forward Guiri scored the first goal of this focus battle.

Thirteen minutes later, Haverts scored another perfect direct free kick, which made the entire Bernabéu stadium fall into a dead silence.

At this time, the Galaxy Battleship, which was behind by two goals, seemed to be in a desperate situation. Facing the Barcelona players whose morale had skyrocketed and their state had also improved to a supercritical level, even the broadcast commentators and guests from a neutral perspective, in a moment It also provides a great countermeasure for the home team.

As a result, under the continuous attack of the opponent's huge waves, Real Madrid, which may be crushed by a wave at any time, still gritted their teeth and held the breath, and slightly unexpectedly pulled the score before halftime. Back to the city.

Ferran Torres took a corner kick to the back point, and Pellegri headed the ball to the middle of the penalty area. The teenager Zori raised his right foot after leaning on the defensive player of the home team to shoot. The ball was shot by Belgian goalkeeper Maier Svillar After barely sealing it out, he returned to Zori. The young man slammed the ball into the goal of the visiting team when his body was already out of balance before the others made a move. Pulled back.

This goal was like a shot in the arm, allowing the home team soldiers, who had no hope of scoring points before, to get rid of the state of impending collapse almost instantly, and began to regain the vitality that was gradually being lost.

And Li Moody's adjustment during the intermission also played a decisive role. He boldly replaced Riverola before the rematch, changing the starting 4-3-3 formation to 4-3-1- 2. Let Pellegri and Rodrigo form a two-forward configuration, abandon the original strategy of attacking the two wings, and concentrate the breakthroughs on the front of the opponent's penalty area.

Pellegri's foot skills, Rodrygo's speed and Riverola's characteristics of both abilities allow Real Madrid to push the front line deep enough in Barcelona's half-court on the offensive end. The assistance provided by the players in turn can always put tremendous pressure on the visiting team's defense in the middle.

As a result, in the No.704 minute of the game, Riverola, who had disrupted the opponent's defense with his super combination ball ability after coming off the bench, wiped out after two consecutive collisions with his teammates. Alenia, who came up to defend, went directly into the penalty area, and before the French central defender Todibo, who had just replaced the injured Lenglet, came up to intercept, he suddenly kicked his foot and hit the ground.The ball flew into the lower left corner of the visiting team's goal at a very fast speed. Due to the blocking of sight and unprepared reasons, Barcelona goalkeeper Maier Svirar did not make any reaction at all and could only accept it helplessly. The result of the city he was guarding was knocked open for the second time.

In the end, in the first battle of the century this season, the top two teams of the Western Super League ended peacefully with a score of 2-2.After the game, the major media reports focused on two places. One was to discuss whether there were major problems with the tactics used by the Real Madrid coach in the opening stage, and the other was to praise the new star Riverola.

With regard to the former, everyone has their own position and judgment, so it is impossible to come to a generally accepted conclusion after debating; as for the latter, it is naturally unanimously popular.

This is the first goal of this local genius in La Liga, and in the 20th-finals of the Copa del Rey three weeks ago, Riverola had already harvested his first official goal after Real Madrid's first team ball up.Since Mbappé was injured, Li Moody has included this new star in his regular rotation lineup. Even though he has almost never started him, Riverola will be given no less than [-] minutes of performance opportunities in every game .

And the young man did not disappoint the coach and many fans who had high hopes for him. Since mid-November, he has contributed two goals in nine consecutive appearances and a total time of only 253 minutes. The perfect report card with two assists is absolutely amazing.

In addition, Zori, who has played the most playing time among the four central defenders (except Thom Almeida, who is still honing his skills), and Jorge Sol, who has entered the starting list several times in the new season Sano and Elias Zidane, the younger generation of Real Madrid players seem to have the intention of grabbing power. The media with a keen sense of smell caught it and immediately launched a wave of special reports, becoming European football. One of the most popular focuses in the early stage.

Among them, an article by the famous reporter Marcos Sarabia of "Marca" has obtained a super high click-through rate and number of replies because of its detailed statistics.In the article, he highly praised Li Moody's emphasis on youth training and training methods, and took Turin and Arsenal, two teams he once coached, as examples, and expounded the positive impact of his investment on these two clubs in the next ten years .

Of course, if only these well-known things cannot attract the attention of too many readers, the reason why Sarabia's report has attracted the attention of many people is because he focused his analysis on Coventry and Ebro, these two "new teams" who clearly bear the label of Li Moody.

In the last season, the Blue Sky Corps set a new record for the highest points in their team history in the top league with 16 wins, 11 draws and 11 losses (there are reasons for the previous implementation of the two-point system), and they are No.8 in the Premier League Obtained tickets to participate in the new season's European war, and received extremely high praise from the outside world.

What's even more admirable is that, unlike the team-building policy of several major English giants using gold dollars to introduce superstars, Coventry's ability to achieve such an outstanding record must be credited to their youth players at least half of the credit.A group of post-00s and even post-05s from the team’s youth academy, including Joey Parrott and Carlos Herrara, have shown their determination to hit top stars in the past two seasons and potential.

Moreover, the background of their club's direct descendants also reduces the chances of these new stars being poached by other giants to a certain extent. At least Tottenham's "seduction" strategy for Parrott, who has the title of Harry Kane's successor, for two consecutive years. All ended in failure.

What is even more frightening is that even if the striker who has scored [-] league goals in the first half of the season and became the local top scorer really switched to other teams, Coventry's youth team There are also potential new stars like David Koller waiting to take over. In terms of the thickness of the talent pool, this team that has shown a strong rise may no longer be inferior to the wealthy Manchester City duo and the Gunners. .

As for Ebro, who has been upgraded for two consecutive years, it is due to the influence of financial resources and the environment in which he is located, and he pays more attention to the cultivation of his own youth training.According to local media reports, the daily treatment of their youth team is basically the same as that of the first team, which also made it difficult for Ebro to recruit talents from all over the world. Among them, many young people under the age of 21 have begun to appear in the rotation and even the starting lineup.

But what is most surprising is that when the team was promoted to the Second Division and obtained two quotas for non-European foreign players, they actually allocated the quotas that are very important to the team's performance to two players from China. The young player also attracted the dissatisfaction of many team supporters at that time.The media also complained that the Chinese boss behind the club is really messing around. In order to train their compatriots, they have to sacrifice the team's performance. They even called on the Spanish Football Association to come forward to organize such anti-football incidents, and called on the local Entrepreneurs stand up to take back the equity of the club to prevent this pure football land from being corroded by "soft girls".

However, as the two Chinese teenagers gradually adapted to the rhythm of the Second Division and played more and more steadily, the attitudes of the Western media and fans took a 180-degree turn, and began to support the team coach Alonso. He sang the hymn, thinking that he really has a discerning eye, but he never mentioned that the previous boycott and the club's top management were the main reasons for digging out these two treasures.

In this regard, Li Modi and Su Ning Group obviously will not stand up and say something, but they have reached a consensus on this training model, that is, it is worth expanding the scale.

So in the next one or two years, China Capital once again set off a wave of buying new bases in European football, but their targets are concentrated in some small and medium-sized leagues or the secondary or even third-level football of the five major leagues On the team, follow the Japanese model and provide a sufficient foothold for more Chinese players to enter the European football circle.

(End of this chapter)