Super Coach

20:25 pm on April 1, 2007, Celta Vigo, Paraidos Stadium

The game has reached 60 minutes, but Real Madrid is still trailing 0:1. Although the Galacticos took the initiative on the field, they have never been able to break through Celta Vigo's goal. (_Cai\u0026Hong\u0026Literature\u0026Learning) (Baidu search m, Rainbow Literature Network) 1,

Since many players played the entire game in the national team, Yang Cheng made appropriate rotations for this game. Casillas served as the main goalkeeper, and the defense was Miguel Torres and Thiago. ?Silva, Helguera and Salgado, the two defensive midfielders are De La Rede and Xavi Garcia respectively, Marcelo, Raul and Mata play forward, Aguero bursts forward.

Although this lineup has many substitutes, its combat effectiveness is actually not weak, but it seems a little loose. After the opening, it took the initiative in the game and launched a fierce impact on Celta's position, but it has been unable to do so. Created an effective scoring opportunity, but was counterattacked by Celta Vigo, breaking through the defense from the left and taking the lead.

Miguel Torres is regarded as another discovery in Real Madrid's defense this season. Many people regard him as Arbeloa, who is slightly stronger in offense and faster. But in fact, in this game, he was His biggest problem was exposed, which was his lack of stability on defense.

When facing a counterattack from the opponent's right, Miguel Torres was tricked by Nene with a backheel kick. The latter directly assisted his teammates to score, and then Miguel Torres suffered many misfortunes in one-on-one situations. The opponent breaks through.

Now Celta's counterattack doesn't require much thought. Just hit Real Madrid's left wing. Nene almost teased Miguel Torres as if he were a stake. This young Real Madrid player is completely It exposed his deficiencies in one-on-one defense.

Of course, it is undeniable that this is also related to the fact that Real Madrid's midfielder failed to provide enough protection for the back line in this game. De La Red is keen on attacking and is more like a Gerrard-style player, haha Via Garcia has excellent skills and strong organizational skills. He has good defensive ability, but he is tall and slow. His lack of mobility allows him to hold his position in the middle. But it is difficult for him to rush to the wing in time.

But Real Madrid's biggest problem is their offense. Although Celta Vigo is the favorite for relegation, this team is not weak, and once they encounter giant teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​they will always gather heavy troops to attack. In the midfield, they must encircle and suppress the midfielder. In addition, their own skills are not bad, so they are very threatening in counterattacks.”

In the past, Real Madrid could always solve this problem through Xavi Alonso and Beckham's long passes, but now these two players are not on the court, which makes Real Madrid's offense too focused on the center. It seems to occupy Despite its advantages, it is actually difficult to pose a threat.”

Yang Cheng should make adjustments as soon as possible.

After all, Real Madrid still has an outstanding passer like Guti sitting on the bench. He should replace him as soon as possible to use Guti's passing characteristics and form a threatening attack as soon as possible.

But Yang Cheng didn't seem to understand the on-site commentator's analysis at all. He still didn't make any move. This couldn't help but make those Real Madrid fans who followed the team to the away game and all the Real Madrid fans sitting in front of the TV All felt anxious.

Time passed quickly, and Yang Cheng finally responded in the 65th minute.

This time he replaced Xavi Garcia with Guti and replaced Mata with Granero, making two substitutions in one go.

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Let the ball pass through the midfield as quickly as possible and send it to Guti's feet!

This is the latest requirement given to the team by Yang Cheng after the adjustment. After the adjustment, Granero, De La Rede and Marcelo will play as the three defensive midfielders, but both Marcelo and Granero can Depending on the situation on the court, he can be pulled to the wing at any time to participate in the attack and create width for the team, while Delared's responsibility is more of defensive protection.

Raul was pushed to the front to partner with Aguero. The two players were responsible for looking for opportunities in front, and Guti was responsible for delivering cannonballs for them from behind.

The reason why Yang Cheng wants to go to Guti at this time is because he wants to take advantage of his opponent. After struggling with Real Madrid for 65 minutes, his physical energy has been almost exhausted. In this case, anyone's concentration will drop and their will will be relaxed, and this is precisely This is Guti's opportunity.

Yang Cheng had already bet on the outcome of this game in the last half hour, so in order to allow this group of players to have better physical fitness to cope with this game, during the national team game, All players who have not participated in the national team competition will have 6 days off, just to give them enough rest time.

Of course, there are no training arrangements for these six days, but players must be self-disciplined and not affect their condition.

Yang Cheng's bet is the fighting spirit of this group of substitutes and young players, as well as the role of veterans such as Guti and Raul.

I really have to admire Guti. As soon as he came on the field, the Golden Wolves received a horizontal knock from Marcelo after dribbling the ball on the left side. He directly faced Celta Vigo's defense and was unable to grab the opponent's midfielder in time. , a direct pass sent the ball to the left side of the penalty area.

After Raul stepped in, he volleyed with his left foot and was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper.

But just 2 minutes later, Guti made another precise through ball, which penetrated Celta Vigo's defense and sent the ball to Aguero, who was offside. Indicates offside.

In fact, Aguero was indeed offside. The Argentine kid was too impatient.

Perhaps after seeing Guti play, Real Madrid threatened one after another. Celta began to consciously defend against Guti. They continued to surround Guti in the midfield, so you can often see that as long as Guti When he gets the ball, there must be two or three defensive players chasing him around.

However, they still underestimated the intelligence of Golden Wolf.

Just like this time, Guti moved to the right side of the midfield to take the ball with his back. He was blocked by Celta Vigo midfielder Iline and Ovegna, and Gustavo Lopez also followed suit. , beware of Guti.

After the Golden Wolf got the ball, they avoided physical confrontation, which they were not good at, and did not turn around. Instead, they knocked the ball back to Granero. As soon as the latter saw Aguero retreating to receive the ball, he kicked it The ball was delivered to Aguero's feet.

The Argentine teenager turned sideways and dribbled the ball to the left. Marcelo quickly pressed forward, and Aguero took advantage of Celta's defense to lean to the right. There is too much space on the left, and it goes straight behind Angel and Contreras. Marcelo used his speed to surpass Angel. After catching up with the ball on the left side of the penalty area, he made a pass.

Raul, who had been preparing to meet Guti on the right wing before. Aguero moved over as early as he dribbled the ball to the left. After seeing Marcelo's gesture before passing the ball, he had a hunch that he was going to pass the ball forward, so he did not stay in the penalty area, but ran forward quickly to meet the ball, leaped high in front of the ball, and shook his head. Attack the goal.

ALLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!

Raul made a beautiful lion's head, and Real Madrid finally equalized the score in the 76th minute. This was a very beautiful transfer. Real Madrid created a hole in Celta's defense by pulling it, and Marcelo inserted it to complete it. Assists, Raul’s header is also very beautiful!”

At critical moments, Raul showed a key role as a spiritual leader of the team. He can always show his strength and help the team at critical moments...

When the on-site commentator was marveling, he saw that after Raul landed, he was not excited about the goal. Instead, after hearing the referee's whistle that the goal was valid, he rushed into the goal immediately and directly scored. He took out the ball that he had just scored.

I saw Raul holding the ball and running towards the midfield, waving to the Real Madrid fans in the stands all the way, hoping that they would cheer and applaud more. At the same time, he was also shouting to his teammates.

Quick! Quick! Quick!!! Raul shouted at his teammates, and his voice could be heard on the live TV broadcast. What we want is not a draw, what we want is a victory, we want a victory. !!!”

I saw the Real Madrid captain coming to the center circle, throwing the ball directly to the opponent's forward Baiano, turning back to the outside of the center circle, calling for his teammates to come quickly, and at the same time asking the referee to restart the game as soon as possible.

As if infected by Raul, Real Madrid launched a round of indiscriminate bombing on Celta's goal. Guti's appearance constantly created opportunities for his teammates in front and penetrated Celta's defense. , and also completely revitalized Real Madrid's midfield. Granero, Marcelo, and even De La Red were all completely activated.

Especially under the encouragement of Raul, Real Madrid seemed to be very motivated, and even the defense players actively participated in the attack. Celta was forced to shrink its defense across the board.

In the 85th minute, after Granero got the ball on the right, he played a quick one-two with Guti in the middle. After tearing apart Celta Vigo's defense, he passed a low pass to the front of the penalty area. Raul then inserted his right foot and shot, and the goalkeeper was level. Tuo saved the ball, but the unguarded Aguero missed it successfully and succeeded in pushing the ball into the empty goal, 1:2!

After completing a reversal, Real Madrid seemed more motivated and frequently created dangers in front of Celta Vigo's goal, but in the end they failed to score again and could only reverse Celta Vigo away 2:1.

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This is a very tough game!

At the post-match press conference, Yang Cheng seemed very happy that at least his team had completed a reversal.

I know Barcelona also finished a difficult game and their lead is still nine points, but I don't care how they perform, I only care about our own situation because I and all our players are very happy. It is clear that if we are to complete the comeback against Barcelona, ​​we must win all the remaining games.

Only in this way can we reverse Barcelona!

When a reporter mentioned the strength gap between Celta Vigo and Deportivo La Coruna, Yang Cheng shook his head and denied it.

It is false to say how big the gap is. Deportivo's performance this season has been very bad. Although Celta is a relegation team, it is often more difficult to beat relegation teams because they will risk everything to fight you. Fight and they'll do anything to stop you from scoring.

In fact, Barcelona's game was also 2:1. They scored at the beginning, but were immediately equalized. After that, they couldn't find a way for a long time. In the end, Eto'o's goal saved Barcelona, ​​but I heard that this guy was After the game, he criticized Rijkaard loudly, saying that if he was not a substitute but a starter, the game would not be so hard.

Mr. Yang Cheng, Real Madrid's ball possession rate in this game was as high as 65%, but they fell behind Celta Vigo for more than an hour. Does this mean there is a problem with Real Madrid's overall offense? A reporter said in disbelief. He stood up and asked kindly.

Yang Cheng shook his head, and his slightly smiling expression has become his signature move when facing the media.

Our high ball possession rate is because our opponents gave up possession. They were more defensive and pursued stability in the midfield and backcourt, so they successfully tackled as many as 38 times in the whole game. We only had 18. , which is twice as high as ours. But our pass success rate is as high as 86.9%. But they only have 75.6%, and we also shot 17 times.

I don't think there was a problem with our offense. It's just that the opponent's defense and game strategy were too negative.

But no matter what. I'm happy that we won. I think our players have started to learn how to win in difficult situations. This is undoubtedly very important for a team, and I'm happy that we played The belief that we will win.”

When reporters asked what Real Madrid relied on to defeat Celta Vigo in Paraidos, Yang Cheng shook his head.

It's hard to explain, because only I, as the head coach, and the players who are part of the team can understand the changes in our team, a continuous improvement. I believe we have gone beyond the past. In the quagmire of criticism from the outside world, we have begun to embark on a bright road.

I hope that from now on, all our players should learn and maintain a belief that every game must score three points. This is a quality that all top teams must possess.

As for the team's captain Raul and vice-captain Guti, Yang Cheng spoke highly of them, thinking that they are the team's treasures.

There is a kind of player that when you have him, you will feel dispensable, as if you can find someone to replace him anytime, anywhere. But in fact, when you lose him, you will find that you have lost more than just him. Not just a player, but more!”

There is no doubt that for Real Madrid, Raul, Guti, Casillas and others are such players!

At the end, Yang Cheng once again appealed to the team. He said that as long as Real Madrid wins all the remaining games, Barcelona will definitely be finished, and the championship must belong to Real Madrid!

In unison with the head coach, many Real Madrid players, including captain Raul, Guti, Ramos, Villa and other players, expressed confidence in interviews with media close to Real Madrid such as Marca and AS. Will win all remaining games.

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As if to confirm Yang Cheng's confidence, or to give Real Madrid confidence, in the 29th round of La Liga, Barcelona challenged Zaragoza away from home the day before Real Madrid faced Osasuna.

Before the game, Rijkaard repeatedly stated that Barcelona would win the game and return all the pressure to Real Madrid. Cruyff also expressed in his column that he was optimistic about Barcelona winning the championship and defeating their opponents.

But Diego Milito's goal in the 57th minute completely blocked the mouths of all Barcelona people. Zaragoza unexpectedly defeated Barcelona at home. Diego Milito is not famous, but he scored a goal. The very efficient Argentine forward was also included in the new season signing list by Barcelona management after this game.

After losing the 3 points that were a sure win, everyone immediately set their sights on the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium the next day.

Villa performed well in the first round against Osasuna. Returning to his home court, he still maintained his good competitive form. First, in the 24th minute, he assisted Raul to score and scored the first goal. After that, Beckham and David Silva also scored, and Villa scored another victory in the 87th minute, assisted by Guti's pass.

In the end, Real Madrid beat Osasuna 4-0 at the Bernabeu Stadium.

After this game, the entire Bernabeu Stadium burst into applause, because after a week's rest, Real Madrid showed an unprecedented good state. The team exerted great control. Osasuna was unable to deal with it throughout the game. Real Madrid poses an effective threat.

But more importantly, after this game, the point gap between Real Madrid and Barcelona was shortened to 6 points.

From 14 points to 12 points, from 12 points to 9 points, now they have caught up to 6 points. In just 5 rounds, while Real Madrid won 5 consecutive victories, it also shortened the point gap between itself and Barcelona by 8 points. point.

This moment can't help but make everyone marvel, because with 9 rounds left in La Liga, 6 points is equivalent to restoring the suspense of the league championship. Everyone is asking, what has happened to Barcelona recently?

Under this circumstance, all Real Madrid fans will not care that Real Madrid was tied with Chelsea 1:1 at home in the two rounds of the Champions League quarter-finals, and then lost to Chelsea 1:2 away from home. In the end, the total score Knocked out of the Champions League quarterfinals by Chelsea 3:2.

In fact, there is indeed a big gap between Real Madrid and Chelsea in terms of strength. Especially for Real Madrid now, the league is undoubtedly more realistic and more important than the Champions League.

Yang Cheng even issued a desperate vow at the press conference at Stamford Bridge after the midweek loss to Chelsea, We have no other way out now. We have been eliminated in the Copa del Rey and the Champions League. , there is only one way left for us to go now.”

Reverse Barcelona, ​​win the La Liga championship, and defend the pride and glory of our Real Madrid. Otherwise, it will be a failure!

Real Madrid players generally responded positively to this. Raul said in an interview that Real Madrid will win the La Liga championship.

Cannavaro also said, Real Madrid this season is the strongest Real Madrid I have seen in recent years. We will definitely be able to defeat Barcelona, ​​complete an epic reversal, and win the La Liga championship!

With this belief, Real Madrid defeated Racing Santander 4:1 in an away game one day earlier than Barcelona. Although the score was once equalized in the game, Real Madrid quickly won three games in a row to completely defeat the game. The suspense is lost.

At Camp Nou, Barcelona relied on Mallorca center back Navarro's own goal in the 89th minute to thrillingly defeat Mallorca and score 3 points.

But compared with Real Madrid, who was so angry and vowed to reverse Barcelona, ​​Barcelona was undoubtedly inferior in terms of momentum, while Real Madrid was full of morale.

In the 31st round of the league, Real Madrid welcomed Valencia at home, and Barcelona challenged Villarreal away. This was hailed by the outside world as the game most likely to affect the situation of the La Liga championship. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.com () to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)