Chapter 123: A handshake does not mean peace
"In the next game, you will play in the center forward position, no problem?!" Mourinho talked to Zhang Yuan between trainings. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
This surprise came too suddenly, Zhang Yuan hurriedly nodded, "Of course it's no problem!" Boss, tell me how you arrange it!"
"Well, do you still need to talk about it?!, haven't you seen the tactics we practiced during this time!" Mourinho asked rhetorically.
Oh, Zhang Yuan finally understood that during this time, Mourinho was practicing 433 tactics, the midfield was three defensive midfielders, meat grinder tactics, this is Mourinho's tactics practiced in the team after the first leg against Tottenham Hotspur, he did it very seriously, of course he did not tell the players that he intended to use 433 in the national derby.
Zhang Yuan has always been on the side of the bench, and he is against the main defender, so he has always felt that he may not be sent by Mourinho, and now it seems that Mourinho is using him to fight against the main defender, the purpose is to increase the level of confrontation.
Mourinho not only informed Zhang Yuan alone, he also informed other personnel, who will start, and make plans in advance.
The drill began today with a group prepared to play in the national derby, a substitute group, and a group to play against each other, with Mourinho starting to teach the players how to play.
In fact, his tactical purpose is very simple, interception in the midfield, dead defense in the backfield, and free play in the frontcourt, just these three simple points.
Mourinho knows very well that it is too difficult to control the midfield in Barcelona's all-attack and defense, no matter how unconvinced Barcelona is better than Real Madrid, and it is not a matter of being a little stronger, it is much stronger.
Therefore, Mourinho no longer hopes to control the midfield, he plans that Real Madrid must be concise when he goes to the front, and the midfielder intercepts the ball and passes it directly to Ronaldo, Zhang Yuan, and Di Maria.
The front three Mourinho kept correcting their positions during the drill, especially the cross-play between the three, and Ronaldo's task is still to be a free man in the front court, and he will play a heavy role.
"You remember that you don't have too many positions with Cristiano and Angel, you have two tasks, one is to use your own personal ability to directly confront the opponent, and the other is that you have to cover the two wings, especially in terms of making the ball, you have to connect with them!" Mourinho gave Zhang Yuan the task like this, but at the same time he also told Zhang Yuan that he also has the same freedom, but he must not overlap with Ronaldo.
Don't overlap with Ronaldo?!Where will I go if I don't overlap with him?!Zhang Yuan's belly is slandered, Ronaldo's as a free man, plus the physical fitness of this dog day is particularly good, especially playing such an important game, the front court estimates that he will frequently go to the middle, which is bound to squeeze Zhang Yuan's space.
Having said that, Mourinho didn't say this to make Zhang Yuan complain like this, what Mourinho meant was that you adjust your running position according to Ronaldo's direction, to put it bluntly, you have to revolve around Ronaldo, not wishful thinking and run yourself.
Complaining is complaining, he still understands what Mourinho means, forget it, it doesn't matter, there's nothing wrong with this arrangement.
Mourinho's arrangement is not to limit Zhang Yuan's freedom, he just hopes that the front three will not be crowded, especially to pull away, he has studied Barcelona's tactics in detail.
Barcelona wants to do that level, in fact, their formation is relatively compact, Mourinho is to make full use of the width of the field, wide open and wide kicking, whether it can work or not, only when the time comes, let's watch it on the pitch.
Mourinho's training in the past few days has been a closed training method, and usually Real Madrid's training sessions are open to the public, the purpose of which is of course for tactical secrecy.
After training, everyone went back to the dressing room to change clothes, and Ronaldo suddenly jumped out and said that he wanted to fulfill his previous promise and invite everyone to go out in the evening, this time he invited the whole team to travel together.
He is a famous iron rooster, he never invites his teammates to dinner, and he picks the door like Zhang Yuan, and today I don't know if it was the nerve criminal, and he actually offered to fulfill the gambling contract.
His appeal was strong, and the players in the team, except for the injured, happily accepted his invitation.
At dinner in the evening, Ronaldo shouted the slogan "Kill Barcelona!", well, Zhang Yuan and other teammates understood that Ronaldo's invitation to dinner was just to inspire and unite his teammates, and he wanted to win this game too much.
After 32 rounds of league play, Real Madrid is eight points behind, and the hope of winning the championship is very slim, needless to say, but the battle between Ronaldo and Messi is now heating up, Messi has scored 29 goals in the league, and Ronaldo is just one less than him.
Cristiano Ronaldo has not scored a single goal against Barcelona, while Messi has obviously done better than Ronaldo and scored a lot of goals against Real Madrid.
Ronaldo not only wants Real Madrid to overturn Barcelona, but also wants him to flip Messi at his feet, but in this game, of course, he can't rely on him alone, so he just returned to Madrid and just resumed training, Ronaldo couldn't wait to use the excuse of gambling with Zhang Yuan to use food to gather morale.
Well, this method seems to be common all over the world, and at the dinner table, the Real Madrid players are clamoring that this time they will not make Barcelona look good.
"Zhang Yuan, no surprise, we will partner in the next game! I hope we have a happy cooperation!" Ronaldo said to Zhang Yuan with a smile.
"It will definitely be pleasant, if they don't win this time, they won't have the face to see anyone!" Zhang Yuan also smiled, with a smile on his face, but in his heart he was very serious.
Barcelona has achieved 5 consecutive kills against Real Madrid, Real Madrid really doesn't win again, this face is really about to be lost, they have played against Barcelona in recent years can be said to be the worst stage in the history of the national derby, 5 consecutive kills not to mention, repeatedly humiliated by Barcelona's big score, Real Madrid clubs, players, fans are all disgraced.
Last time he lost a 2:5, this time the players were very low-key, no one said anything publicly, Zhang Yuan had no face to say anyway, and the other team members were the same as him, and they were embarrassed to say anything big.
In this way, Real Madrid's preparations were done in a united, relaxed and positive atmosphere.
On the night of April 17, the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium turned into a sea of white, and Real Madrid fans turned it into the Devil's Stadium, but this Devil's Stadium is not for Barcelona, whose players are not afraid to play at the Santiago Bernabeu.
They are smart and confident, they show the charm of pass-and-control football, and they are now recognized as the strongest team in the world, and there is no one.
Mourinho was in the players' tunnel, waiting for Guardiola, and took the initiative to politely extend his hand, of course, Guardiola also stretched out and shook Mourinho gently, and then everyone separated.
There used to be a great personal relationship between them, but they broke up because of Barcelona and some fans may not agree, but the truth should be that Barcelona chose Pep Guardiola over Mourinho.
A gentle handshake also represented relief, and the battle of public opinion in this game was far less intense than in the previous round, and both managers were calm, but the handshake did not mean peace.
Barcelona's players were also calm, and Puyol, who had predicted before the game that he would not be able to play, returned from injury in time, which gave Barcelona a considerable insurance, and during Puyol's injury, it was Mascherano who partnered Pique in central defence.
Mascherano only transferred to Barcelona last summer, and he spent a lot of money, Barcelona spent 22 million euros to bring him in, speaking of which these big clubs such as Barcelona and Real Madrid are quite unruly in terms of transfer operations.
Liverpool didn't want to let go of Mascherano at that time, the reason may still be money, because Liverpool has nothing for sale, but Mascherano very much wants to leave Anfield to join Camp Nou, maybe it is the agent or Barcelona's advice, Mascherano refused to play for Liverpool.
This caused the displeasure of many of his teammates at Liverpool, who refused to train with Mascherano on the field, and in the end, Liverpool and Barcelona took a step back, and 2,200 euros is actually quite a bargain for a midfielder of Mascherano's level.
However, after Mascherano came to Barcelona, he can only be said to be an important member of the rotation, Guardiola did not value him, but compared to Busquets, he obviously trusts Busquets more, Mascherano has only played about 20 times so far, and there are not many starts. (To be continued.) )