Chapter 134

The whole team dispersed for training, and Juan began to wring his eyebrows and wondering how to deal with this game.

To be honest, at the beginning, he really didn't expect their luck to be "good" to this point, and in his thoughts, no matter how messy the Spanish Football Federation was, he still had to take care of the highlights of the game a little.

So he and most of Deportivo believe they will have to play the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona or Valencia at least in the semi-finals, but it is clear that the Spanish Football Federation may have a broken head.

But now that there is a possibility of matching, he also has to plan well for his own team.

- It's already the 04-05 season.

What does this mean?

In his dream, this invincible "Galaxy Battleship" will fall apart in the next transfer period, that is, the summer transfer period of the 05-06 season, and officially retire from the stage of history.

Now it seems that their Portugal captain Figo is already preparing for a transfer, after all, he has been on the bench many times since the start of the season, which is almost intolerable for him.

How lively will the world be once the transfer market opens?

Juan stopped thinking about it, and now the most important thing is what is in front of him!

He thought about it for a while, and finally came to the conclusion that with defense, Deportivo couldn't beat Real Madrid.

If the tactics of pressing and stalking all over the field are relied upon, at the expense of attack and physical strength, Deportivo will have no problem holding Real Madrid down.

But if they can win, why should they rely on this tactic to force a draw?

Real Madrid's bench is thick, and Deportivo doesn't have a deep bench?

Juan has already thought about it, fight Real Madrid at home!

However, the tactics now have to be adjusted a little, you must know that in this game, Juan Bellerón, who is the core of the team, is going to be absent, Deportivo LaCoruna's offensive and defensive system can be said to be directly destroyed, basically unable to take shape, and no one in the team can replace Juan Belleron's position.

In that case, just change to a new lineup, anyway, Deportivo has not done such a thing.

What's more, it's not without a chance to win, Real Madrid is not as strong as it seems.

After deciding the general direction, Juan began to have a headache with his lineup, he subconsciously turned his head to look at the court, first noticed Juan Sorrin, and then could only shake his head.

Juan Sorin isn't even a midfielder.

Redondo could have given it a try, and he knew it as the heart of the team.

Fernando Gargo?

To be honest, when he was bought, Juan wanted him to be Redondo's replacement, but after half a season, he began to gradually develop this man in the direction of the stadium's jack-of-all-trades.

He does have two brushes, but against a team of Real Madrid's level, Juan still doesn't have much peace of mind.

Moreover, he knows that the best thing about this man is not letting go, but the ability to assist, and now Deportivo has no shortage of manpower in attack, but the problem of defending on the wing is very urgent.

Speaking of the midfield, if Redondo mentions coming from the front, then there must be someone to fill the position, but who will come?

Nuno Maniche and Jorge Valente can both play in the back, but they are Deportivo Deportivo centre-backs this season, one is the top two, if one of them goes to the back, then the other must need a new partner, who is that partner?

Capdevilla? Andrade? Thiago Silva?

…… David Lewis?

No, no, no, this is terrible, don't want this!

He started to have headaches.

Although it is good to say that a strong enemy is very good, but when they appear at such a time, they will also be very troubled!

Especially at this time, Aimar, Riquelme and Bellerón were suspended, and for a while, Deportivo Deportivo had the most abundant midfield, and there was a shortage of personnel, which has to be said to be a kind of fateful reincarnation.

And A Coruña can't find a replacement in a short period of time!

This is really damning......

In the end, Juan decided to move Nuno Maniche to the midfield to play as a midfielder, he was in a similar position when he was in the Portuguese national team, so he was not unfamiliar, but after arriving at Deportivo La Coruna, it seems that there have been some changes.

As for the central defender, Juan thought about it for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and directly promoted Pablo Ibanez, so that he and Juan Sorin formed a central defender combination.

Although the Brazilian youngster has first-class own goals, goals and assists, Juan really has no one to believe in.

- Although speaking of which, whether the pair can prevent Ronaldo or Raul, he personally has no confidence at all.

He knows his friends, and he knows that the last game was all a matter of luck, and if Raul is really given space, he will soon be able to let Deportivo know what a real killer is and what is a real ...... Pick-and-shoot.

He didn't want the prince of the Bernabeu to come at all, but there was nothing he could do, and he could only do everything he could to stop them from moving forward.

Although since the European Cup, Raul's state has not been as good as before, although the alien Ronaldo has been fat to the point that a footballer can't bear to look at it directly, but no one underestimates the ability of these two people.

Give them three seconds and a little gap, and they can make the difference between winning and losing.

- Sadly, Deportivo La Corunari doesn't have such a player.

Redondo and Belleron are not attacking players, they can change the situation on the field, but it is still difficult for them to decide the winner.

And Morientes, honestly...... That's where he's not as good as Raul.

He is indeed powerful, and he is indeed a magic weapon, but whether it is a club or a national team, Raul will give priority to him, because Raul's influence on the whole team is visible.

And what's worse is that Deportivo can't find a player who can keep an eye on Ronaldo and Raul without relenting every minute and every second of the 90-minute game, not to mention that this game is the first time he has a new defensive partner, no matter what, it is still too dangerous to face Real Madrid directly for the first time.

The more he analyzed, the more Juan felt that Deportivo LaCoruna's chances of winning were too low, so after the training, he left a group of his own coaching staff directly on the field, and then went directly into the small black room - phew, Laco's tactical discussion room, and started an emergency discussion about this game.

After studying the footage for several days, they finally began to express their opinions with pale faces - by the way, the pale complexion was not due to fear, but because there were too many videotapes, and they were about to vomit......

'Honestly, I don't think Real Madrid are invincible, even when the game has reached the point where all the clubs are putting together the depth of the bench. Alan was the first to express his feelings, after all, no matter what he said, Deportivo still has a little confidence.

"But the main question is whether we need to win this game."

As soon as Allen said this, the Laco coaching staff looked at each other and stopped talking.

Indeed, Deportivo La Coruna will have to think carefully about the front, in Juan's first season in charge, it would be best to win trophies, but the biggest question is which trophy to win.

Generally speaking, the importance of trophies is the Champions League> league > Copa del Rey winners, and judging by the momentum, Deportivo La Coruna's Champions League and league are still very sure, so why care about a Copa del Rey?

And the win rate of this game is really not high, does Deportivo really need to spend so much time on this game?

Obviously, that's what most of the people in the room thought, and in the best possible way, they should make some trade-offs in the schedule, and the Copa del Rey really isn't the kind of tournament that Laco's bench depth should be considered right now.

"We don't necessarily lose this game if we try our best, but do we have to do our best? Wouldn't it be a complete waste to spend a lot of energy on the field of play when you know that the winning rate is not high? If you invest too much in this game, it will definitely affect the course of the game for Deportivo from now on......"

Alan stopped as he spoke, and he subconsciously sensed that something was wrong.

Although everything he said now was for the sake of the team, it was clear that Juan's expression was not like that.

After a moment of silence, Juan sighed softly.

"Alan, do you really think it's unnecessary?"

"yes, I don't think it's necessary." He still stuck to his point of view.

Juan stood up and moved slightly, his neck was sore from sitting here for too long: "Do you really think that this question can simply be considered only about the schedule and the results of the game?" Or is it really appropriate to consider the question only in terms of the game itself? ”

- So what else? Alan's expression was full of this sentence.

Deportivo Laco is a team that has only been established for half a year, and we have been adjusting ourselves, and the more we get to the back of the league, the smaller the gap between us and other teams, until we played against Real Sociedad and showed the most bloody side we need to have as a team." ”

"Of course we have the strength, but we are not to the point where we can dominate one side with strength alone...... We haven't had a lot of injuries this season and we've had a lot of luck, but that's not the main reason why we've been able to do this season, it's the fighting spirit. ”

"Deportivo La Coruna will not admit defeat and rise to the occasion, no matter how unsuitable the opponent may be, we will not give up, no matter how difficult the prospect is. It is this spirit of not admitting defeat that has allowed Deportivo to achieve results that many teams would not dare to think of in this half season. “

"We have beaten two teams in the national derby, we are unbeaten in many games, and although there have been personnel changes on a small scale, when have we avoided it on a global scale? Retreat is not going to create such results. ”

"I also know that we need to prioritize the current situation, but avoiding the fight is not what will cost us a fight, but the spirit and confidence that we have built up from the beginning."

"Maybe this game is really suitable for us to give up and rest and recharge our energy to lay the foundation for the next games, but I can't say that because I am the head coach of the team, I represent the will of our team."

"If they give up this time, then when the game gets into trouble in the future, when we need to fight hard, they will remember to give up this time, so what will their thoughts become?"

"'Since there has already been a precedent, it is not a big deal to give up this time, anyway, we still have games to play in the future, and our manager has agreed, so it's not a big deal'...... It's a terrible thing to think about, and it's going to make us lose down, and the fighting spirit and competitiveness of the players will be lost, and Deportivo La Coruna will be finished. ”

Juan took a sip of water, which could be regarded as time for the several old-timers in front of him to digest.

Of course he knows they're doing it for Laco's good, but there are some things that have to be made clear and it's about the whole team.

"A team has to have a soul of its own, and even if Real Madrid have messed up like this, they have a soul of their own, and that's the main reason why they've stood so far."

"The soul of A Coruña, in my opinion...... It's about never admitting defeat. ”

Never admit defeat, never surrender, and always forge ahead.

Alan looked up at him, and at this moment the 23-year-old seemed to be glowing.

He remembered what Queiroz had said that as a manager, you really have more confidence than anyone else, in yourself, in the team, in the future of the team.

He now seems to understand why he has been delayed in becoming the head coach of the team.

"Okay, with that out of the way, let's move on to the tactics of this game." Juan sat down and continued to frown, "Do you think it's better for Portillo and Morientes to play again?" ”

“……？？？” The coaching staff didn't react at once, and they all looked at him with their mouths wide open.

"What do you see me doing?" Juan replied with a surprised look on everyone's face, "If we don't play 4-3-3 in this game, are we going to play 3-5-2?" ”

“…… No, but," the tactician opened his mouth, "shouldn't we use 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-2-1 ...... at this time?" ”

"4-3-2-1 and 4-2-3-1," Juan looked at the team medic to the side, "do we have enough men?" ”

The head of the team doctor coughed lightly twice and shook his head silently.

"Not enough?!" Now it was the turn of these assistant coaches to be stunned, how did they know that Deportivo La Coruna had actually reached such a point?!

"yes, not enough." Juan's face was heavy, "If you really want to play in the back four, it's not without a problem, but maybe we have to take David Luiz ...... on the bench"

Generally speaking, a team's bench is the most reassuring existence, at least letting the players on the field know that there are people below them who can rotate.

…… But if the person sitting there was David Luiz, who was only 17 years old, it might be a bit fatal, and most of them would rather die than let the children play.

In the future, children may develop a little better, but now!

It's a serious thing to toss around on the bench or in the youth team!

"Don't do that." Juan felt the sudden heaviness and coughed lightly, "I promised a part of the academy that if they win the Spanish Second Division this season, I will promote them to the first team. ”

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