Yang Yang's words touched Zidane a lot.

In his impression, Yang Yang's status in Real Madrid is very high, and even Florentino has to pay attention to what he says, but he has rarely spoken over the years, especially to express his opinions and opinions on the head coach's arrangement and tactics.

But he said a lot tonight, obviously because he was aware of some bad signs in the team.

Zidane himself is a top professional player, having experienced Ligue 1, Serie A at his peak and La Liga during the Galaxy period, he has experienced the peak and decline of Real Madrid, so he understands many things more deeply than the average player.

These days, he has been thinking about the question, that is, should Real Madrid really play the kind of football that Barcelona did?

From the preseason to the present, Yang Yang said in interviews with the media more than once that Real Madrid should improve and improve on the basis of giving full play to its own advantages, rather than giving up its advantages and blindly transforming.

Ancelotti must have heard Yang Yang's voice and must have listened to it, but in this game, in the face of Barcelona, which has never missed in three years, Ancelotti still wants to try, maybe he just wants to try it to see if Real Madrid's passing and possession ability can beat Barcelona?

The price paid is not huge, the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup, the 1-2 away scoreline, and the second leg, so it is nothing at all, but the result is worth everyone's attention and vigilance.

What's more, losing to Barcelona for the first time in three years was also a big blow to Real Madrid's morale.

It is conceivable that early tomorrow morning, all the media will definitely attack Ancelotti and criticize Real Madrid's players, no one will care whether Real Madrid transforms, and no one will care how much Real Madrid has an advantage over Barcelona in the past three years, they only know that Real Madrid lost.

Under such pressure, it is undoubtedly more necessary for the team to calmly analyze and solve problems.

One of Yang Yang's points of view Zidane is very supportive, that is, tolerance.

He is a French player himself, coming to Spain from conservative Serie A, he once had a hard time fitting into the football environment of La Liga, and he also performed badly at Real Madrid, for half a year, he even had the idea of the past, but in the end he succeeded at Real Madrid and became a legend of the club.

Immersed in Serie A for many years, Zidane has no special preference for the tactics themselves, he very much agrees with Yang Yang's point of view, should be inclusive, tolerate a variety of different style characteristics, according to different opponents to adopt different strategies, and even in the same game, it is possible to arrange different tactical play styles according to different situations.

Swift counter-attacks, incisive flank attacks and solid defence have been the basis for Real Madrid's success over the past three years, and what they need now is to inject more passing elements into it.

Yang Yang has a saying that is very right, the Chinese say that if it is too rigid, it is easy to break.

Strength doesn't last, so Real Madrid need to inject possession and creativity into themselves to become more resilient.

If you retreat, you can defend, and if you go forward, you can attack strongly, you can use the ball to slip away from the opponent, and you can hit the opponent's weakness through fast and sharp attacks, depending on what kind of opponent you face and what kind of environment you are in.

From a macro point of view, the inclusive Real Madrid will make their choice more broad, while the closed Barcelona will have a hard time choosing players who can fully integrate into their own team, unless they are willing to accept the transformation, such as stars such as Henry and Villa, Yaya Toure has also been resigned.

In Zidane's view, the biggest difference between Rijkaard and Guardiola's two Barcas is that the former is more free-spirited and inclusive, while Guardiola is more rigorous and more stable, but more self-contained.

It's hard to say which one is good and which one is bad, but one thing Yang Yang is right about, Real Madrid is destined not to take the road of Barcelona, and can only go its own way.

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When Zidane relayed his conversation with Yang Yang to Ancelotti, and at the same time made it clear that he supported Yang Yang's views, the Italian coach also showed a thoughtful look.

He was already aware of his mistake during the game, and he had been thinking about it on the way back, and now, the views of Yang Yang and Zidane have undoubtedly made him more sure of what he will do next.

"We don't need to protect the ball at all, we don't need to control the ball like Barcelona, what we need is speed, impact and efficiency, when counterattacking, we need the midfielder to send a pass, let Yang Yang get rid of the defenders, directly attack the opponent's defense, and pull the opponent's defense by transferring during the positional battle, so that Yang Yang can create opportunities by running without the ball."

Zidane's words made Ancelotti nod his head, "Barcelona's single midfielder can cover a limited area, as long as we force one side, attract Busquets out of position, and then suddenly move to the other side, we will definitely be able to create chances." ”

This style of play Real Madrid has been tried and tested, not only in the face of Barcelona but also in the face of other teams, Real Madrid is already familiar with it.

Interestingly, Ancelotti knows very well that Real Madrid's style of play was proposed by Yang Yang back then, and in the following years, Real Madrid's reinforcements have basically followed this route.

After a pause, Ancelotti pondered for a moment and analyzed: "When counterattacking, we can not only use the individual breakthroughs of Hazard, Di Maria, Robben, Modric, David Silva and others to pass through the midfield, but also quickly play the ball to the wing, and even our fast through passes are also very threatening. ”

Leading Real Madrid's transfer is led by the technical team led by Baldano, and the Real Madrid squad they see is almost perfect except for a little young, which makes Real Madrid's tactical options very large, and there are all types of players in the team.

After Ancelotti and Zidane discussed an idea, they immediately found that as long as they were matched with the right people, the possibility of realization was very high, which is undoubtedly the happiest thing for a manager.

'I think we can go ahead and try a back three. Zidane proposed.

Carlo Ancelotti's eyes lit up, "You mean, two technical midfielders? ”

He used this idea and tried to transform Kaka into a midfielder and he played well in a couple of games.

'Actually, Xavi Alonso's passing speed is not very fast, David Silva, Luka Modric and Herrera are faster, what do you think would happen if David Silva, Xavi Alonso and Luka Modric were used in a back three? Zidane asked excitedly.

Ancelotti frowned and pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "It is feasible, although they are all technical players, as long as the tactical execution is enough and the arrival rate is high, we can make up for the lack of individual defensive ability of the players through strict overall defense, and the three technical midfielders can maximize the ability of the midfielder to take the ball and play the ball." ”

"That's right, David Silva's defensive will is also quite strong, especially after last season's tempering, his overall quality has improved very significantly, and I think he can do it."

Ancelotti was excited, "David Silva can go up, Marcelo and Hazard on the left, plus David Silva can fully form a side press, as long as Busquets is pulled to the left, the middle will be vacant, Xavi Alonso and Modric can go up to respond, and then transfer to the right side, or even a direct pass to find Yang Yang." ”

But soon, Ancelotti shook his head again, "But this is still too risky, the midfield lacks a defender who can stand in position, and it is certainly pleasing when attacking, but how to contain Messi when defending?" ”

"Then go to Mascherano or Javi Martinez." Zidane proposed.

'Javi Martinez, defends enough, has the height, has a good passing.

The two of them analyzed word by word, like peeling off the cocoon, gradually sorting out the original chaotic situation bit by bit, and even re-seeing the next path that the team should take.

Yang Yang is not wrong at all, Real Madrid is not suitable for Barcelona's kind of path at all, because Real Madrid itself does not have such genes, and it will only backfire in the end if it is reluctant to learn.

And when Ancelotti and Zinedine Zidane gradually calmed down and thought calmly again, they were even more shocked by Yang Yang's analytical ability and his thinking about football.

In the 2010 Champions League final, Yang Yang proposed a large-scale transfer strategy, giving full play to Xavi Alonso's advantage in the transfer of long passes, and as a result, he defeated Mourinho's Inter Milan in one fell swoop.

Now, Real Madrid is facing restructuring and transformation, and it is Yang Yang who proposed from the macro level that he cannot learn from Barcelona, and this will definitely further affect Real Madrid's current and next two or three years' strategy.

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"Are you sure he's really just a twenty-five-year-old player?" Ancelotti asked suspiciously.

Zidane nodded with a wry smile, "He has read a lot of books on football theory, it is said that he has been reading UEFA's coaching books recently, and he has also read a lot of professional coaches' research and papers, he has a very good memory, and his thinking and analysis skills are also strong, so ......"

Ancelotti shook his head with a wry smile, "Then he should go to get a coaching certificate." ”

"Well, I heard that preparations are underway."

Zidane's answer almost made Ancelotti fall headlong, do you really plan to take the test?

This guy is simply amazing!

Not only is the ball played well, but even the technical and tactical understanding and analysis are so strong, and if he continues like this, which coach will be able to lead him in the future?

However, it is also a good thing to be able to coach such a player.

Ancelotti was secretly happy.