How important Yang Yang is to Real Madrid now, just look at Florentino's reaction.

After the 1-0 defeat to Athletic Bilbao, the president of Real Madrid gave an interview to the media for the first time, and publicly defended the team, believing that the away defeat was not a disaster, and he believed that the team could get out of the situation soon, and he also reaffirmed his support for coach Benitez.

But more importantly, the president of Real Madrid publicly expressed his concern about the fans of Athletic Bilbao's San Mames stadium in the interview, insulting Yang Yang, saying that he had contacted the president of Athletic Bilbao as soon as possible after the game, and had also filed a complaint with the Spanish Football Federation and the professional league, hoping to severely punish the fans who made trouble.

"In the past six months, away fans have insulted Yang Yang, which has become a habit in La Liga, and even many foreign media regard this embarrassing behavior as a unique scenery in La Liga, which is very undesirable."

"After coming to La Liga, Yang Yang was under more pressure than other players, but he did a very good job, and so far he still maintains the level of the best player in the world, which makes us all very proud and admired, but what happened at the San Mamés stadium clearly exceeded the bottom line."

The president of Real Madrid said that Athletic Bilbao has apologized, and the Spanish Football Federation and the professional league have also made it clear that they will severely punish the fans who make trouble, but Real Madrid still appeals and hopes that the referee can strengthen the protection of Yang Yang.

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The outside media reacted differently to the Real Madrid president's remarks.

The media and fans who support Real Madrid are all raising their hands in favor, believing that protecting Yang Yang is protecting Real Madrid's core combat effectiveness.

Anyone can see that with Yang Yang's unsatisfactory state and the decline in firepower, Real Madrid's pace of progress has slowed down, and all Real Madrid fans are looking forward to Yang Yang's early recovery and continue to lead the team to move forward rapidly.

But the media and fans who oppose Real Madrid believe that a superstar like Yang Yang should not be given privileges.

A Catalan media believes that Yang Yang is the world's top star, he has super individual ability, and it is very difficult for defenders to stop him, as long as the behavior within the rules should be allowed, and should not be given too much protection, which is simply protecting Real Madrid's lead in disguise.

However, World Sports News also believes that top superstars like Yang Yang and Messi should indeed be properly protected.

In the past few years, opponents have also violated Messi a lot, and Barcelona has been calling for more protection of players like Messi, which naturally supports Real Madrid's view on this point.

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There are two different opinions from the outside world, and there is a lot of noise, and Real Madrid's internal turmoil is also unstable.

After the team's heavy defeat away from Athletic Bilbao, everyone was under heavy pressure.

The day after the game, Yang Yang received a call from the club's general manager, Manuel Redondo.

Real Madrid president Florentino invited Yang Yang to lunch at Gate 57 at the Bernabeu Stadium.

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Yang Yang is no stranger to the restaurant at Gate 57, where he had dinner with the club's top management and honorary president Di Stefano on his first day at Real Madrid.

It is also a place where Real Madrid's top management entertains the visiting team before the game, and there is also a VIP box in the restaurant, so you can enjoy the game while eating while watching the game.

It is the huge glass curtain wall that blocks the sound and movement in the stadium, which is somewhat regrettable and lacks a flawed atmosphere.

Florentino's dinner for Yang Yang was held in a VIP box, attended by Manuel Redondo, Special Adviser to the President, Zinedine Zidane, and Director Baldano.

Although he is the honorary president of Real Madrid, in fact, Florentino is not directly involved in the management of the team, he is more responsible for controlling the overall situation, and the specific affairs are entrusted to Redondo and Baldano to be responsible, and even the head coach Benitez, captain Raul and others have the opportunity to talk directly with Florentino.

Only Yang Yang, the mainstay of the team handpicked by Florentino, is what the Real Madrid president values the most.

Obviously, tonight's meal is not just to catch up, but also to appease Yang Yang, because his action of almost smashing the fans with the ball at the San Mamés Stadium still worries Real Madrid to some extent.

No one wants him to be unhappy at Real Madrid.

After meeting, with a warm greeting, Yang Yang thanked Florentino and others for the invitation, and also took the initiative to mention the irrational behavior at the San Mamés stadium yesterday, which brought some trouble to the team.

What's more, his recent form has really not been ideal.

Zidane is a player, and he took the initiative to defend Yang Yang, believing that his current problem is mainly not adaptable.

'Actually, the winter break is an interesting question, there is no winter break in the Premier League, the players are under a lot of pressure in March and April, and the fitness is bottlenecked, but the whole form can be consistent, but in La Liga, the two weeks of winter break interrupts the team's form, including you.

Zidane did not mention Yang Yang's long flight to Dubai, because it was an event planned by the team for business development, but it is believed that he should have mentioned this to Florentino in private.

Yang Yang very much agrees with Zidane's statement, if there is no winter break, the team continues to maintain one game a week, I believe that the previous excellent form will be continued, but now the two-week winter break and the one-week Christmas holiday, the previous good form has been interrupted.

Of course, this is not to say that it is bad to have a winter break, after all, everyone wants to go home for the New Year, does it?

Yang Yang said that he did not have any problems with the team, and the unsatisfactory form was only temporary, and he could overcome it soon.

'We've been preparing for the second half of the season for a while, we've made some adjustments in training, we've added some defensive training, and it was a bit of a surprise for Athletic Bilbao to concede that goal. Yang Yang explained.

Fernando Llorente has an absolute advantage in terms of height, Ramos and Vermaelen are both shorter than him, and Real Madrid's players are generally not as tall as their opponents, which makes the team a bit less than ideal in defending set-pieces.

But apart from that goal, Real Madrid have not conceded a goal in three league games against Osasuna, Real Mallorca and Athletic Bilbao, and even rarely give their opponents a great chance to attack.

Yang Yang told Florentino that the team's defense has been improving.

'I believe that, in general, Rafael's zone marking system has improved our defence a lot, conceded a lot fewer goals, and the reason why it looks like we're conceding more goals is actually because we're being blamed more.

"Defense is different from offense, on the offensive end, you waste countless chances, but as long as you catch it, you are a hero, but on the defensive end, even if you succeed countless times, as long as you fail once, you are a sinner, especially in a team like ours, mistakes are always amplified and magnified."

Yang Yang's words are also from the bottom of his heart, although he is somewhat explaining to Benitez, but he is more concerned about maintaining the overall situation of the team, after all, the team is indeed gradually taking shape.

Zidane and Baldano also agree with Yang Yang's statement, the Copa del Rey is not taken seriously, just look at the league, only conceded a goal in the last three rounds, the number of goals conceded is obviously decreasing, and from the goals conceded this season, Real Madrid and Barcelona are not much different, and the defense can be said to be neck and neck, ranking first in La Liga.

But on the offensive end, Real Madrid's attacking firepower is better than Barcelona's.

From this point of view, Benitez's tweaking of Real Madrid was a success.

Florentino doesn't know anything, on the contrary, he is a very senior fan and the helm of Real Madrid for many years, so he can naturally see these clearly, so he also accepted Yang Yang's analysis, saying that the team will continue to support Benitez, and proposed to let Manuel Redondo go to Valdebebas in person tomorrow to support the coach in front of the whole team.

As for Yang Yang, Florentino also agreed to Yang Yang's request.

That is to spend the next few months keeping him focused on the game and minimising off-court activities so as not to affect his preparation and condition.

The dinner ended in a friendly, polite, and cheerful atmosphere, and all parties had a great time.

Yang Yang also said in the end that he would find his best form as soon as possible and compete with Messi again.

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Florentino watched Redondo and Yang Yang go out with a smile, and he was still quite satisfied with the superstar he had handpicked, as were Zidane and Baldano, because he felt the high fighting spirit from Yang Yang.

"There is no doubt about his sense of responsibility, and he must have been suffocated in recent times." Baldano exclaimed.

Zidane nodded, "There is no doubt about his professionalism and his next efforts, he will definitely be in the best form soon, because for him, the next six months are very important." ”

"What do you mean?" Florentino didn't understand.

Baldano smiled and took over, "Although the Chinese team has entered the World Cup in South Africa, it is destined to do nothing, and it is estimated that even they themselves are not sure whether they will be able to qualify from the group, so if Yang Yang wants to compete with Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for the highest honor in 2010, it can only rely on the club's results." ”

Florentino came to his senses, and then looked in the direction Yang Yang left, with more eager anticipation in his eyes.

"We need the strongest Yang Yang." The Real Madrid president said with certainty.

But then, he said something that would shock world football.

"But Benitez is not destined to be the future that we at Real Madrid are looking for!" 8)