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Chapter 307 Engineer's Strategy
Pellegrini was very worried. To be exact, he was thinking about it the day after the game with Valencia, that is, after the team resumed daily training.

For his team, this season can be described as exciting. In the first half of the league, the team had a strong streak of victories, and even occupied the top spot in the standings for more than a month. Waterloo is invincible in consecutive battles.After the new year, the team quickly got on the right track and returned to the previous rhythm of crazily grabbing points.

From the big to the big down, and then to the fight, this process is like riding a roller coaster, and the excitement is so exciting that people's hearts can hardly stand it.

But in any case, judging from the current league situation, the prospect of the submarine is still good. At least they have returned to the top four in the standings. If they can maintain this ranking, then the team can finish the season smoothly. The established goal is to return to the Champions League next season.

Of course, it is not an easy task to maintain the current momentum. The league has just entered the latter stage, and there are still many challenges in the future. Villarreal does not have a deep background and a rotation lineup. If you walk on thin ice, otherwise, if you take one wrong step, the efforts of the whole season will be wiped out in an instant.

As the head coach, Pellegrini must think more and further, and planning for a rainy day is not just talking.

In his opinion, the team tied the record for the second time this season, which is a very happy thing, but that's where the problem lies.The team really wants to continue the winning streak, create a new record in the club's history, and continue to grab points to secure their position in the standings.

But it is a pity that Pellegrini has a deep understanding of his team. To put it bluntly, Villarreal is a team with strong team strength but no strong team mentality. Players can go all out and even perform at a super level, but when facing super giants, it is inevitable that they will be lacking in spirit.

This is the norm, and it is not a shameful thing. In Spain, few teams can maintain a normal heart when facing Real Madrid and Barcelona. The deterrence of the giants is unparalleled, and there are endless examples of timidity before fighting. .

Villarreal also has such signs. Even if they beat the Galacticos in the first round of this season's confrontation, at the Bernabeu, I am afraid that few people in the team can guarantee that they are full of confidence in winning.

Under such circumstances, Pellegrini wisely believes that giving up, or not trying his best to deal with this game is the best choice.Don't think that this is cowardly or has no professional ethics. In professional leagues, many teams have a clear positioning for themselves. Focus on the same relegation team, because as long as they have more league points than their competitors, they can be safe and sound.And the latter's goal is also the team that threatens him to compete for the Champions League ticket. As long as he has more points than his opponent, then everything else doesn't matter.

There is a story about a tiger chasing two tourists. One of the tourists tripped his companion to the ground. In the end, the tourist who fell to the ground became food in the tiger's mouth, and the bad tourist escaped. sky.

Therefore, the same principle applies to professional leagues. I can grab points as soon as I can. If I face an opponent whose strength is too much stronger than myself, then I simply give up. When I meet an opponent with similar strength, I will try my best to win.This is the best way to achieve your stated goals.

This is also where the competition in modern professional football is cruel and fierce. Whether it is the championship, the places in the European competition, or the places for relegation, there are only so many. Just be ruthless and squeeze your opponent into the river first!

Pellegrini's original plan was to be perfunctory in the game against Real Madrid. Anyway, he just didn't do his best and reserved his strength to deal with the opponents in the future.March is a crucial time period for the team. They will face Athletic Bilbao and Atletico Madrid. This is the biggest obstacle for them to return to the European arena next season. They want to compete for the top four. Others I also want to go to Europe. If this is the case, there will be absolutely no way to be kind to each other. Then, it will be the time to really work hard!
Moreover, Villarreal itself also has a lot of hidden dangers. With the deepening of the league process, the fatigue of the main players will accumulate more and more. The strategy of using a lineup to conquer the world is absolutely impossible, and it is imperative to rotate the lineup.

However, although Villarreal bought people aggressively this winter to strengthen the lineup, the time for new players to integrate into the team is too short, and it is still unknown how effective they will be.The fierce March battle is imminent, and Pellegrini cannot give the team more time to prepare.

In order to prevent the main players from having too many accidents due to fatigue, some games have to make trade-offs to obtain more adjustment and rest time.

But then again, although I have an idea in my heart, but let Pellegrini just give up the game against Real Madrid, I still feel more or less uncomfortable.

A soldier who does not want to be a marshal is not a good soldier, and a player who does not want to be a superstar is not a qualified professional player. Similarly, a head coach who does not want to show his coaching talent is not a good helmsman. Pellegrini is also a little unwilling or It is a fluke idea, that is, since we were able to defeat the star-studded Real Madrid in the first round of this season's confrontation, why can't there be a second time?
Even if our strength is not as good as the opponent's, even if we go to the opponent's home court, it should still be possible to work hard and get at least one point, right?
The most important point is that the team has won six consecutive victories. The team is once again standing at the crossroads of creating a new record. If it goes one step further, then its name will be engraved in the club's honor book forever—even if Peleg Rini has led the team to create many new records, but who would think he has too many honors?Even if he leaves the small town in the future, these achievements are a beautiful qualification that cannot be ignored!
Whether to go all out and try his best to create a new record, or to save energy and physical fitness for the future with competitors of the same level, Pellegrini wavers and continues to fall into entanglement.

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Three days before his departure for Madrid, Pellegrini finally made his decision.

In the past few days of training, he has made a lot of adjustments to the team's lineup and tactics.He didn't move the defense, but in the midfield, he took Riquelme down and replaced him with new aid Mavuba.

Riquelme's organization and passing ability are very sophisticated, but his defensive ability is not too strong. In addition to his age, he will inevitably feel powerless to deal with intense and high-intensity games for nine to 10 minutes.From the recent performance of the Argentine, it can be seen that in the early and middle stages of the game, they played at a very high level, and after the second half of the time, due to the decline in physical fitness, they will often be invisible on the court.

Another point is that in the upcoming game against Real Madrid, Riquelme's characteristics are not quite in line with the tactics Pellegrini decided to implement. What he needs is a tough iron that can cover a large defensive area. waist.And such an iron waist needs more than one.

Josico and Mavuba, two defensive midfielders with outstanding defensive capabilities, will work together to form a solid iron gate in the midfield.Pellegrini also thought carefully about these two people at the same time. The latter is young and good at running, and he can hand over the task of mopping up to him, while the latter has rich experience. Ba does a good job in the aftermath, such as filling in or assisting in defense.

From the changes in the midfield layout, we can see Pellegrini's purpose. At the Bernabéu, the Chilean engineer wants to make himself invincible first. The two iron waists are to give the opponent's offensive The destruction is exhausted, even if it affects the team's own offensive ability, it will not hesitate.

Anyway, it's normal to lose. If you're lucky, you might be able to get a draw, or even use a counterattack to steal one.

In other positions in the frontcourt, Pellegrini has also made slight changes. Forlan is at the front as a single arrow, while Rossi's position is more flexible, and he needs to be constantly on the side and in the center. Cruising, Fan Bizhuang is almost the same. After all, his range of activities is the widest among the offensive players in the frontcourt. After he goes to the middle, Rossi needs to make way for him, and he is temporarily responsible The duty of the winger.

The team's original right midfielder, Cazorla, retreated and was closer to the center circle. Pellegrini asked him to temporarily play Riquelme's role as a chess piece that connects the past and the future...

In general, Villarreal, which has changed to 4-2-1-2-1, has changed to a formation that is extremely defensive and destructive. In these days of training, this formation has been repeated. During the running-in drills, Pellegrini instilled in the team the idea that at the Bernabéu, if you don’t lose, you win. If you can get three points, it is a blessing worth celebrating for a year...

For this, Pellegrini still felt that it was not enough. On the day when the team was about to leave for Madrid, the Chilean engineer had a new explanation...

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