Chapter Ninety-Eight: Schuster's Fate
Throughout the week, Valverde has been practicing 433 in the midfield and backfield, in fact, there is no difference, that is, Wu Sanshi, Colo and Baldo in the front court need to get used to the new formation, after all, they used to play 442, but Wu Sanshi is different, Wu Sanshi is familiar with this formation, he plays 433 every day in the Ajax youth team, and his familiarity with the position is better than any teammate.
So, in training, he's the most active player.
"Ernesto,"
"I think you've done the right thing."
It wasn't until Friday that Ruby felt Valverde had made the right decision: "At least we didn't fall behind up front. ”
Valverde stuck out the tip of his tongue and licked his lower lip, not as optimistic as Ruby, "But the performance on Colo's side is not enough. ”
"His movement is still very stiff, and there is still too little interaction with other people."
"Baldo has no problem in the middle of the field."
"What if Real Madrid cut off the passing route in the midfield?"
"I also need Stone and Kolo back in time."
Ruby blinked, "Hey, we're not aiming for ......"
After thinking about it, he still didn't continue.
He and Valverde both knew it, but there was no need to say it, just know it.
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At ten o'clock on Saturday morning, Casilla was going crazy.
Because he actually made it to the starting lineup.
“stone!”
“stone!”
“stone!”
The moment he saw the list, he hugged Wu Sanshi fiercely, and then kissed him a few times on the left cheek.
"Fake, tell me, it's not a dream."
"I'm starting!"
Casilla, who was 1.92 meters, was holding the 1.72 meter Wu Sanshi, full of emotion, and then Casilla's eyes suddenly widened.
"Huh,"
"How do I feel like you've grown a little taller?"
He put Wu Sanshi down, raised his hand and gestured several times above Wu Sanshi's head.
"Yes, you've really grown taller."
"Really?" Wu Sanshi was slightly stunned, he didn't expect it.
"Is it a lot higher?"
"Looks like two centimeters?"
Rub, it's growing too fast......
So it's almost 1.74 meters? As a winger, you shouldn't be too tall...... He muttered to himself.
"What's the matter, you don't seem to be happy?"
"No, it's just a bit of a contradiction."
Casilla was a little speechless: "......"
"The first time I heard that I was worried that I was too tall, when I was in the Real Madrid youth team, I was afraid that I would not grow tall enough to be a goalkeeper and be eliminated. Ah, anyway, I can make my debut at the Bernabeu this weekend! ”
Casilla's expression changed quickly, and the thought of returning to play at the Bernabeu made the whole person quite excited.
"Yes, you'll be performing in front of 80,000 Real Madrid fans, maybe that's your biggest dream, right?"
"No, playing for Real Madrid at the Bernabeu is the biggest dream!"
Belch......
Wu Sanshi looked at Casilla with a serious face, in fact, he was quite emotional, and he was very envious that he had a club that wanted to contribute everything, but where was the club that he wanted to contribute everything to?
Shanghai SIPG? Ajax? Spaniard?
After thinking about it for a long time, he didn't feel like Casilla......
"Kiko, come on, you can do it."
Although the names Casilla and Casillas are only one 'Si' difference, the fate of Casilla and Casillas are completely different, but Wu Sanshi still chose to encourage ......
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At 3 p.m. on Saturday, the Espanyol bus arrived in Madrid, just as Real Madrid's press conference was underway.
Boss Schuster was on pins and needles as they were knocked out of the Champions League by Italy's Roma in midweek. Originally, they were full of confidence to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League, but who knows if they will lose to Roma?
The world is so fickle that a month ago, Real Madrid were planning to renew the contract of manager Schuster and significantly increase the liquidated damages, but after the recent losing streak, no one has mentioned it at the Bernabeu. After a midweek defeat at home to Roma and a fourth-year Champions League quarter-finalisation, President Calderón angrily pointed the finger at Schuster: "It's time for a change. ”
A few hours later, on the advice of his staff, Calderón changed his story and said he had not wavered in his faith in Schustel: "Going out of the Champions League will not affect my trust in him. But anyone with a discerning eye knows that Schuster's honeymoon with Real Madrid is over.
Real Madrid now have a two-point advantage in the league, and given the team's increasingly sluggish form, Schuster's habitual anticlimactic situation, and the German manager's increasingly stiff relationship with the media and the refereeing world, Calderon and Mijatovic have to prepare for the worst that could happen. On Thursday, Calderón summoned Mijatovic and other cronies to a secret meeting with only one central issue: who would be Schuster's successor if he stepped down.
There are three candidates: Arsene Wenger, Rafael Benitez and Jose Mourinho, all of whom are not easy. Arsene Wenger is the least likely of them, and the Arsenal manager has repeatedly stated that he has no intention of joining Real Madrid, but the stubborn Calderon still wants to give it a try. Rafael Benitez's future is uncertain and it is unlikely that he will leave Liverpool if he can lead them to the quarter-finals of the Champions League. As for Jose Mourinho, although the Portuguese just said a few days ago that his future is not in Italy but in Spain, as a former Barcelona assistant coach, he would prefer to join the Camp Nou, which nurtured him, rather than the Bernabeu.
Ironically, it was around this time last year that Schuster signed a private contract with Calderón to kick Capello out of the Bernabeu. Just one year later, the man who was counted became Schuster. The Barcelona media gloated: "Go to Capello and complain, you must have a lot in common." ”
And this game, maybe it will be Schuster's life-and-death battle, if he can't win at home against Espanyol? Then he might be out of class......
When the reporter came up and began to question him about the possibility of leaving class, Schuster immediately rebuked: "This is an unfounded speculation, very ridiculous, false, Real Madrid FC has 100% trust in me. Madrid fans have the right to know the truth, but this open lying by the media obviously interfered with the judgment of the fans, and even put many fans on the opposite side of the club for a while. ”
'I don't think there's any need to create any tension for us in today's game, we're going to win Espanyol and my players know what to do.
"Bernd, what if I don't win the game?"
"What if?"
In case of? No in case! His heart was roaring, but he couldn't do it.
'It's a no-brainer, you know, Real Madrid are still at the top of the table.
'Espanyol has played well this season but we're playing at the Bernabeu now.
“……”