9.chapter 9
Queiroz must have thought carefully before taking over the burden of Real Madrid, his previous term was his own family who brought Real Madrid countless honours and titles, and he was just a role that had not proven himself at all in the position of coach. If he can really bring Real Madrid to a good record, of course, it is good, maybe he will become a genius in the coaching world and become famous, otherwise, it will only attract ridicule and infamy.
Of course, everyone knows that Real Madrid is a giant team that is not easy to serve, and the pressure is great, but as the head coach of Real Madrid, there are so many benefits and benefits. So in the context of Alexander, there will still be one person after another.
It was against this backdrop that Queiroz came to Real Madrid, and because he had no record to prove it, he was greeted with a myriad of doubts that had not yet met him. But in the end, he is not satisfied with the status quo, and he is not satisfied with just being a well-known assistant coach in the Premier League, even if he is the first, even if the boss is Ferguson, he is only an assistant coach.
Before the players gathered at the end of the summer break, Queiroz had already worked Real Madrid's possible line-up and tactics for almost a summer. In order to realize the information on paper, only the team's on-the-field drills again and again can see whether there is any expected effect.
Fran and Casillas got together in the warm-up exercise of the big team, and during a summer break, except for Ronaldo, who gained a lap in the summer of the 02 World Cup, and gained weight again, the rest of the people may be more or less relaxed in the summer, but it will not be so light. The strength and conditioning coach stood on the sidelines of the pitch as he read Ronaldo's physical fitness test results line by line, while looking up and glancing apprehensively at the fat Brazilian man. It was so glaring that even Queiroz had to follow his line of sight at Ronaldo, but it had little effect on the Brazilian himself. Carlos is talking to Guti about the funny things he encountered during the holidays, the world's best left-back with his beautiful long-range crosses and free-kick skills, who has always been a hilarious talent in the team, and the two coaches next to him, Guti and Unbeknownst to him, are laughing and laughing at Ronaldo.
Raul is with Figo, Zidane, and Beckham, compared to the vice-captain Guti, it is really not easy for him, the new captain of Real Madrid.
After a series of warm-ups, Queiroz did not rush to play in the team immediately, but began to focus on several special trainings such as instant acceleration and change of direction. At this time, several goalkeepers of Casillas went to goalkeeper training, and Cassie pretended to reluctantly wave goodbye to his friends and ran to the goal. And Fran, who became alone in an instant, ran to Elgra's side, but he didn't integrate into other small groups, after all, the special training began, and there was no obvious division of the team when he was warming up. Although he and Pavon were both from the academy, but based on the fact that the relationship between the two was average at the beginning and there was not much development in the past two or three years, Fran did not come to him. just silently thought, Igor, that guy, knew that he would drag Jose first next time, and Jose wouldn't just throw himself off and go to training happily.
Compared to these stars who worked too hard last season and needed to recover during the summer break, Fran, who is still just a rookie player, because the development team game is no longer difficult for him, and the summer training is still as usual. In order to get the players out of the holiday atmosphere step by step, Fran is familiar with it, and he doesn't need to be too prominent, just keep the process with most people, after all, he is not the training maniac of Arbeloa.
Plans are constantly being revised, but for Fran, he always pretends to be serious when he is talented, and when he really tries his best, he always pretends not to care.
The next day went on as usual, but this time Queiroz put the training match on the agenda and did not split the main lineup into two teams, and this team that urgently needed to run in was the stability of the starting lineup in Queiroz's opinion. Figo, Ronaldo, and Raul in the front, Zidane, Beckham, and Guti in the midfield, Carlos, Elguera, Fran and Salgado in the back line from left to right, and finally Casillas defending the goal. Even though Forlan's position is still eyeing Pavin, such a 433 lineup is a balanced offensive and defensive formation, and when the team often adopts a formation to strengthen the wing attack, the ability of the midfield trio is extremely high. At Real Madrid, Zidane + Beckham's midfield is already extremely luxurious, and with a Jose Gutierrez who is inspired to come to the fore, this fits the bill – provided that the three can really come together, of course.
As a formation to strengthen the attacking wings, not to mention the somewhat terrifying configuration on the front line, Carlos and Salgado are both world-renowned top left-right defenders who can assist forward and even attack. Needless to say, the Brazilian is a typical example of Salgado's ability to transform from a winger to a wingback. When defending, the wing-backs are each responsible for their own flanks, while the two centre-backs - Forlan and Elgra - one is responsible for marking and transferring appropriately, and the other is responsible for delaying and protecting the middle to prevent the opponent from shooting from distance or inserting attacks. Of course, this is only a rule on paper, and the division of labor is definitely not so clear in the competition.
Delay the back to fill the position, strictly prevent the opponent's long-range shot and forward insertion, protect the middle and properly form a middle barrier with the midfield, stick to the middle, and try to force the opponent to the side.
When Queiroz spread the qiē in front of Francisco Álvarez, Fran twitched the corners of his mouth, desperately trying to show that he was confident, but he couldn't. Raul patted his rookie teammate on the shoulder, "It's filling, pressing forward, defending, defending, defending, and defending, your strengths." "No matter how thick-skinned Fran is, that 'yes' is stuck in his throat and can't be spoken.
It's just to fill in the front and press the defense? You said it too easily, why don't you say that your task is to get forward and get assists and shoots? Doesn't that sound easy?
But these are also internal complaints, Fran from the moment he stepped onto the first team knows that he will face a lot of difficulties, otherwise how can you say that this is not a beautiful difference? compared to Pavon, it is true that the latter's offensive transfer is better than him, and his specialty may be like Raul said, that is, defense. Now that he's the "lucky chosen genius" and they value his defense, all he needs to do is defend with all his might.
This is a real professional league, who would humbly let you just because you are young and unqualified? Everyone is the same, your lack of experience is your disadvantage, but you have never seen someone else need to release water because you have a disadvantage. What he wants to rely on is his true strength to stand firm.
Thinking of this, Fran took a deep breath and looked firmly at Queiroz with the encouragement of the seniors around him, signaling that he would do his best to complete it.
The whistle blew, and this not-so-formal intra-team training match began, Fran calmed his mind, Zidane and Beckham smiled lightly in front of him, he knew it was just a training match, but so what? He was able to accomplish the manager's goals, even if it wasn't easy.
In the lineup on the other side, the substitutes couldn't let go of these big names at the beginning. Zidane kicked off in the midfield, he and Beckham, two boss-level figures with 'I am a superstar' all over their bodies, went straight forward with the ball, and the dual core who mastered the direction of attack and the rhythm of the game looked for the right moment to decisively step forward, distributing the ball to Raul on the wing, and Raul seemed comfortable with the opponent's single marker, moving forward with the ball, and then crossing. Waiting there was Guti, who didn't know when he would be in place, and the tacit cooperation between the Real Madrid twins always seemed so commendable, Guti easily unloaded the ball at his feet and tapped his right heel lightly. The substitute goalkeeper held the football in his arms, causing several members of the main team to wink at Guti.
The battle on one side of the pitch was tight, Pavon and the left and right sides had moved forward, overlooking the whole stadium, and the closest to Casillas was indeed Forlan in the half. Cassie stood in front of the goal because of the busy comparison with the other side and looked very relaxed, he even complained in his heart, dragging the back of the central defender, sure enough, dragging the back of the central defender, really dragging the last, although thank you for your dedication, but why don't you go to the other half with others to join in the fun? Although it is not easy for you to run to the center circle. God knows what Casillas, who was left alone at half-time, would have collapsed into his heart if even Fran had followed him to the opposing penalty area.
The attack in the front court changed instantly, and the seemingly ferocious attack failed to score a goal after all. The substitute team is still restrained in the face of those big names who are still a little unfamiliar, but this situation will not appear in Fran, this kid who was originally sitting on the bench with us ran to the main lineup with hatred, and anyone who sees such a 'lucky' kid can't bear it. Brandon, the forward on the bench team, had this thought, he ran forward with the ball and raised his head just to see Fran, and the somewhat miserable hatred that was besieged by the main team above was instantly full of value, and he strode towards this half.
Offense depends on the individual, and defense depends on the system. Queiroz's back four was in place, and Forlan looked at Brandon, who was not planning to play down the flanks as he was used to, but headed straight for the middle, and already understood that he seemed to be trying to break through as a weakness. So he took the initiative to stick to it, but since he Brandon didn't want to go to the side, he insisted on sticking to the guard to prevent him from cutting inside and preventing him from speeding up to squeeze him to Salgado's side. Brandon was a little panicked when he saw this posture, and wanted to pass the ball back to his teammates in order to avoid being surrounded behind him, and Forlan, who saw Salgado who was already in place and clearly understood Brandon's intentions, immediately stretched out his foot to steal, and without a moment of delay, transferred the football to Beckham, who came to pick it up, so the offense and defense immediately turned.
Beckham was very impressed by this beautiful close-fitting and anticipatory interception, and even the whole game did not see the kind of play that Raul and Zidane said, so that after this training session, he was a little puzzled and said to Zidane, "It's not like what you say?"
Zidane took a water bottle to drink, and when he heard this, his expression was a little strange, and he glanced at the kid who must not have heard it, and remembered that Fran also played this way when he first came to the first team to train with the team, "Ah, he probably wants to make a good impression on you." Beckham still had a puzzled face, if it weren't for the fact that he didn't know how many shots there were on the sidelines, Zidane really wanted to roll his eyes and show him, "This kind of card position is much more beautiful than the steal intercepted by the body, his style of play is not beautiful and unpleasing to the audience, there must be countless people who have sued him." ”
Of course, this kind of flowing kick is much more beautiful and pleasing than rolling on the dirt all day long, but, "Why does he think he can't make a good impression on me by playing the way you say?" Zidane shrugged his shoulders, saying that he didn't know much more than Beckham, "You probably need to ask him personally, don't you?"
After training, Fran, who had not yet picked up a new bike because his bike was disliked by Casillas, took Cassie's hitchhike home. Before he got home, he received a text message from David Beckham, who had left each other's phone numbers, asking him about food unknown to outsiders in Madrid, as Forlan had promised at the time. This is kindness from heartthrobs.
But this kindness embarrassed Forlan a little, he said those things mostly to brag about his skills, and he really didn't expect him to ask himself instead of Raul or Zidane, who had a good relationship with him. What can he recommend, he has eaten boiled chicken and vegetables himself for so many years, and he has long since become a person who is not picky about food. If you really go out to eat, it's all up to your family or Casillas, and if you have scrambled eggs with potatoes and drinks, can heartthrobs like chocolate goloo?
Thinking of this, he secretly glanced at Casillas who was driving with some grievances, and then instantly remembered something and clicked on the contact on the phone book to edit a text message.
[Xavi, help the rivers and lakes, is there any store in Madrid where you have the idea of wanting to transfer to Real Madrid after eating?]
Harvey on the other end received this text message and had the urge to bang his head against the wall, what the hell is this? Isn't this guy always having something to eat, why do you still ask if there is anything good to eat, besides, even if you ask if there is a good restaurant, shouldn't you be a native of Madrid more familiar than me!
Automatically ignoring the description of 'delicious food that makes you want to move to Real Madrid', Xavi really edited two or three restaurants for him, after all, he has been to Madrid many times. After answering, Xu asked rhetorically in order to add to his blockage, "Is there a store you want to transfer to Barcelona?" and then held his mobile phone under Iniesta's gaze and waited for an answer.
lived up to Xavi's wait, and the reply came quickly, [Are you stupid, which delicious restaurant in Barcelona doesn't have a branch in Madrid?]
You're a fool, you guy who can't eat bread all the time if you don't need it for your health, you know which one in Barcelona is delicious?