Zidane's imaginary job as an assistant coach is very different from reality.

Imagined.

Zidane believes that assistant coaches are auxiliary training, which can help the head coach arrange training, assist in formulating training plans, preparation plans, and even participate in the development of game tactics, and some assistant coaches will also arrange daily training.

He has his eye on the latter.

If he can meddle in the arrangement of Du's daily training, he will be able to 'train' Zhen Shaolong and the others well, and he will have an absolute reason to do so-

Training is to be serious!

Zidane was right, but he overestimated his position, he was only 'sent' to the coaching staff, and he didn't even have a regular assistant coach contract with the club, so he naturally ranked low in the coaching staff.

In addition, he has no experience.

Most members of the coaching staff are a little disgusted with the airborne Zidane, one is that Zidane did not join the coaching staff at the beginning, and his top star background is also easy to dictate to training, even the head coach Pellegrini thinks so, he feels that Zidane came to the coaching staff, completely unhelpful, and naturally will not assign him tasks.

So Zidane is very idle.

But the coaching staff is often busy, and he is like a 'handyman', doing a lot of hard work, such as helping to transport training equipment, helping to tidy up the lawn, and helping the players with clothes, backpacks, etc.

All this work was done by the assistant coach, and naturally it was also assigned to Zidane.

Zidane only worked as an assistant coach for three days, and found that he couldn't find a reason to interfere in training, and there was no way to achieve the goal of training Zhen Shaolong, but instead became the service staff of the entire team and Zhen Shaolong.

For example, Zhen Shaolong's sneakers are worn a little.

Zhen Shaolong found that the sneakers were worn, so he naturally had to put on a new pair of shoes, and the time in the middle of the training could not be delayed, so there should be staff to help get the shoes.

This job belongs to Zidane.

Zidane felt very aggrieved, but he was a person who kept working hard to achieve his goals, and he knew that he had to persevere, and to persevere, he had to win the approval of the rest of the coaching staff, because their evaluation was directly related to his work, and if most of the coaching staff thought he was useless, he would have to leave the coaching staff and go back to the club's office.

"Damn!"

"Gotta hold on!"

"Service is service! I'm going to keep it all in my heart. ”

Of course.

Zidane's participation in training is also helpful to the team, he is a top star who has just retired, has rich experience in training and games, and can coach players in the same position, such as Alonso, Gago and others, all like to discuss technical issues with Zidane, but Zidane wants to be close to Zhen Shaolong, Granero and Diarra.

That's impossible.

Diarra is a midfielder, and he is a body-fighting player, and he is not the same type as Zidane at all.

Zidane could have pointed out Granero, but Granero always said, "I'll just pass the ball to Zhen in the game!" ”

This made Zidane feel very depressed.

Zhen Shaolong......

Zidane felt that Zhen Shaolong could point to himself in turn, once he saw C-Ronaldo constantly training to shoot at zero angles, so he walked over and planned to point, and got C-Ronaldo's eyes, "I hope it is Zhen!" ”

"He can score!"

"Can you head in this position?"

“……”

Zidane doesn't want to talk to C-Ronaldo anymore, and the reason is that C-Ronaldo is highly skilled, and he is indeed not much worse than him, and the comparison is stronger in some aspects, and he doesn't need to point out at all.

"It's hard!"

Zidane sighed and felt like he had indeed been eliminated.

Meantime.

Real Madrid's preparation for the game is also progressing steadily.

After the end of the 'Peace Cup', Pellegrini has a better understanding of the player's ability, and has also discussed with the coaching staff to adapt to the new formation, Real Madrid has been using 433, Pellegrini prefers 442, but both formations have problems, and do not conform to the current Real Madrid, the coaching staff has studied and proposed a new formation-

4231。

Four defenders, two midfielders, three forwards, single forwards.

This formation is the most in line with the configuration of Real Madrid's stars, three forwards and single forwards, which can allow C-Ronaldo, Kaka and Zhen Shaolong to play at the same time, and the double back can stabilize Real Madrid's defense, the only thing is the lack of wingers, Pellegrini is a coach who likes wingers very much, and he is also used to using a two-sided forward formation, but in order to balance the staffing in the team, he can only decide to use this new formation.

Manuel Pellegrini did not completely abandon the 442, suggesting that Real Madrid have to adapt to two formations.

This is also normal.

It is impossible for any team to be familiar with only one set of formations, and it is easy to be targeted by opponents, especially the top clubs, so it is even more necessary to adapt to multiple formations, and if a key player is injured in the middle of the season, other formations can make up for the lack of personnel.

The advantages of 4231 are obvious.

One of the most prominent points is that several top stars can play together, and Zhen Shaolong, as a single striker, can also release enough freedom, he can be said to be a center player, or a free man on the field, because the three forwards can be used by the forward, which increases the flexibility of the formation.

Of course.

4231 also has drawbacks.

For example, Raul and Higuain want to increase the number of appearances, they must compete with C-Ronaldo, Kaka and others for the forward position, and their appearances will definitely be squeezed, Higuain is relatively better, and his technical ability is more comprehensive.

Raul is the most severely restricted, he will not be able to adapt to the new position, and in the case of the new formation, he is likely to be reduced to Zhen Shaolong's replacement.

However, there is no way.

Once the coaching staff has a new formation in place, all the players can do is adapt, and some players will have to accept more competition when they come on.

The same goes for Raul.

Pellegrini also talked to Raul alone, and Raul was very open-minded, "It's okay, I can still help the team." Moreover, even if he is Zhen's substitute, there are many opportunities to play. ”

Raul added in his heart, "Actually, I don't want to be with Zhen Shaolong's partner either." ’

Real Madrid's preparations are moving forward in a steady manner, and they soon ushered in two consecutive warm-up games, the first game against D.C. United, Real Madrid easily won by three goals.

In the second game against Real Sociedad, Real Madrid still performed well, and the final score was 4-0.

Real Madrid won two consecutive warm-up games by a large score, and all of them were clean sheets, which was also praised and expected by the media, and then Real Madrid was silent for a week, preparing for the game in a very low-key manner.

Real Madrid played their final friendly match after mid-August, and the game was still highly regarded as their opponent was Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga.

Borussia Dortmund is a strong team, not a big club in the whole of Europe, but it is much better than the average club.

The competition received a lot of attention.

Pellegrini used the latest 4231 formation, Zhen Shaolong, Kaka, C-Ronaldo started together, the other forward is Higuain, and the double back Diarra partners Guti, and the starting formation gives people a stunning feeling as soon as it appears.

There are too many big names!

Compared with Real Madrid's starting lineup, Dortmund's lineup can't bear to be introduced, and the difference between the two can be calculated in light years.

But the gap in the game was not so big.

In the first half of 20 minutes, Dortmund scored, while Real Madrid played a little chaotic, Kaka and C-Ronaldo did not cooperate for a long time, Zhen Shaolong simply couldn't get the ball in front, Higuain was also in a sleepwalking state, not to mention the number of times he got the ball, and he was cut off twice in a row.

0-1 maintained to half-time.

Manuel Pellegrini found the problem, one was that the players were familiar with the team, and the other was that some of the players were not comfortable with the position.

And also...... There are too many cores!

It's not a good thing that the frontcourt lineup is too gorgeous, Kaka and C-Ronaldo can be the core, the two of them are closer to the middle and backfield, and the others give the ball to the two, causing Zhen Shaolong in front of him to not get the ball, and the performance of the two is not too good, they don't cooperate with each other, and they fight alone more than passing.

Ultimately.

Manuel Pellegrini decided to replace Higuain.

Higuain was worse in comparison, he didn't fit into the position on the left, and Pellegrini thought he should try it on the right side, or just let go of his position and let him play as a striker.

In this way, the formation will become 4222, and it will be able to end slightly, but the wing defense will be worse.

Of course.

That was for later.

Still considering a match against Borussia Dortmund, Manuel Pellegrini opted to bring Granero on.

When Granero came out, it seemed to be different.

The biggest change was that Zhen Shaolong had more chances, and he also seized the opportunity to score a goal in the 67th minute to help Real Madrid equalize.

After that, Kaka used his personal ability to break through the defense and score a goal to help Real Madrid overtake the score.

This is the end of the game.

The public opinion after the game is naturally not very good, most of the media are talking about the problem of Real Madrid's new formation, and the performance of the players on the field has been criticized, not only Higuain, but also Kaka and C-Ronaldo, the partnership of the two is also evaluated as 'very poor', and there is very little support for Zhen Shaolong in front.

There aren't many problems in the midfield.

The only thing that stands out is the side defense, Dortmund's goal relies on the side, the full-back breaks through with the ball without any obstacles, Guti on that side stands in the middle, and C-Ronaldo simply does not retreat to defend.

The only player in the match who received good reviews was Granero.

Zhen Shaolong was very transparent most of the time because he had too few shots, and he would be broken a few times, and his performance evaluation could only be said to be average.

Granero is different.

Granero came off the bench to complete the assist, arguably assisted the crucial goal, and the rest of the time he was active in running and taking the initiative in defence, and his performance evaluation was the best.

When Granero saw the unanimous praise of the outside world, he immediately became closer to the idea of the game, "Sure enough! ”

"It's right to make more balls for Zhen Shaolong!"

"As long as I can keep doing that, I'll be one of the best players and even fight for a place in the main team......