Chapter 668: Best Coach
If the current Riverola is in a dream situation, then his current state as the club's head coach Li Mudi is also the dream of all his peers.
Although the two most important events in the summer of 2028, the Olympic Games and the European Cup, have nothing to do with the Real Madrid coach, but just by leading the Galaxy to complete the treble again, and then continuing the strong performance of dominating the football world in the first half of the new season, almost everyone has directly equated him with the sport in their hearts, which is a miracle that Pele, Maradona, the two kings and many famous coaches have never done before!
After Christmas, the famous British football magazine "442" invited many professionals in the industry and some retired celebrities to jointly select the list of the 50 greatest managers of the 21st century so far, and the top of the list is Li Muddy, who has only less than half of the coaching time in the selection reference period (13 and a half years of 28 years, and two years during the period is simply a direct rest), attracting the attention of all those who are interested in it.
Although he is followed by some of the top champion coaches in world football, such as Pep Guardiola, Lord Fergu, Jose Mourinho, Zidane, Simeone, Klopp, Carlo Ancelotti and many other big names, less than 12% of the respondents on the website disagree with the selection of a yellow-skinned guy occupying the top spot, which is already the least skeptical in the top 20 list. If you take into account the elimination of those black fans who are brain-dead and are aimed at the parties, it should not be too much to say that the Real Madrid coach has been recognized by all fans.
David Beckham, one of the judges in this competition, wrote in a comment to his friend: "Lee is a real football talent, even if he plays at an amateur level, but this does not prevent him from becoming the ultimate king of world football." Just like Albert Einstein, he didn't have to explore the universe himself, because he was able to guide others to the mysteries of the universe and help everyone get ways and means to solve problems. And Lee also has a fatal charm that makes all the players who have come into contact with him want to play for him and obey him, which is too rare in the football world in the past. So if someone says that he is the embodiment of God on the sidelines of the football field, I can't find a reason to refute it. ”
In an interview with reporters, the current manager of Manchester United, who is ranked seventh on the list, Zizou, also praised his good friend, saying:
"I'm in seventh place? Thank you to the judges for this recognition, it is a great honor. No, I don't think I'm a little low, if you look at the other names on the list, all of them are some of the best and even legends among football managers, and it's definitely a compliment to me. As for whether the guy at the top of the list is worthy of his name, although he is very reluctant to accept this reality, at least in my personal mind, he is the real number one person in the world. I don't mean to be disrespectful to my predecessors, such as Lord Ferguson and professors, but when it comes to who is the best head coach of the 21st century, the only name that comes to my mind is Li Mudi. ”
Pep Guardiola, who joined the Allianz Stadium in the summer and became the new head of Juventus, did not avoid the entanglement of reporters and had to give his opinion on this list.
"In my opinion, this ranking is not very meaningful, because there are many factors to be considered to evaluate the success of a coach, such as whether they have contributed to the promotion of football tactical concepts, whether they have achieved results in the development of young players, etc., and cannot be compared simply by the number or quality of championships. You say that Mr. Bosque, who has won a World Cup and a European Cup, is better than Mr. Allegri, who has won seven Serie A titles, is simply incomparable.
But for Coach Li, I really admire him very much, I heard his name when I was coaching in Barcelona, and I knew that there was an Asian coach in the Real Madrid youth team, but at that time, I didn't expect that it would be a hidden super head coach. If it is really necessary to select such a list, the rankings of other people are still quite controversial in my opinion, but I will also vote for Coach Li for the first place. Because in addition to his unbeatable team performance, he also did the things I just mentioned, and he did it better than his peers, so he deserved to be number one, and that's it. ”
As for the madman Mourinho, who has been retired for more than two years, after learning the question asked by the reporter, he responded coldly with a look full of disdain: "I know the boring leaderboard that put me in the sixth position, and someone just called me yesterday to tell me about it." What is your opinion on this? I don't know what to say, everyone has the right to express their own ideas, but it can only be said that the magazine has a group of very boring people who want to impose their ideas on others, and there is no reference value at all. The only thing that can give me a good review is the fact that the person at the top of the list used to be a translator. ”
In this winter, many experts and fans have put a lot of their energy into the big discussion of the ranking of these world-renowned coaches, among which there will obviously be no shortage of various tearing Bs, but there are really few objections to Li Mudi's position, because at least after he led Arsenal to the title of six crowns, it seems that he has a feeling of invincibility in the world, and has maintained this strength until now. Especially in the half-season just ended, this Chinese-Western native still made other team managers see no hope of beating him.
The most important thing for a manager is to lead the team, so let's take stock of Real Madrid's performance on all fronts before the 2028-29 winter break.
Before heading to the East Coast of the United States for the Club World Cup, the Galacticos had an excellent record of 14 wins and two draws in 16 league games, only to be held to a draw by Sevilla and Atletico Madrid on the road, and even old rivals Barcelona were defeated in their first national derby. Even with a game in hand, they still have an absolute advantage in the standings by five points, and it looks like the chances of defending the La Liga title are more than 70%.
It is worth mentioning that in these 16 games, Real Madrid have only conceded a total of seven goals, and if this efficiency can be maintained, it will have a chance to break La Liga's record for the fewest goals conceded in a single season after increasing to 20 teams (18), which is really valuable for the Galaxy Battleship, which is known for its super offensive power but very inconsistent defensive ability.
There's not much to say about the Copa del Rey right now, and although La Liga's powerhouses are in the draw one round earlier than before after the rule change, the single-elimination system doesn't add to their game burden. Even if it will bring more suspense to the outcome of the qualification, at least in the two rounds that have ended, none of the opponents who have been able to pose enough threat to Real Madrid to make it to the last 16 with great ease.
Finally, the Champions League, which is the most important game in the minds of Melinger, was not too lucky for the three-time winners at the group stage, as they were drawn into a group that seemed very competitive at the time. The three opponents, AC Milan, Shakhtar Donetsk and Red Star Belgrade, are not soft persimmons, and are considered by the outside world to be upsets before the start of the game.
However, after actually playing each other one by one, everyone found that the two teams from Ukraine and Serbia did not seem to have enough strength to threaten the two traditional giants, making this group evolve into a situation where the top two teams competed for the top spot. In the end, it was the Galaxy Battleship that was superior, and with the same four wins from the other two opponents, with 1 win and 1 draw obtained by the two teams in direct dialogue, they firmly obtained a more favorable place to qualify for the knockout round.
A total of 17 goals in six games is already one of the best performances in Real Madrid's history, and even more exciting is that Mbappe, who has scored four goals in the group stage, has surpassed the legendary and current club president Raul to become the second most Real Madrid player in the Champions League with a total of 75 goals. Considering that he has just turned 30, that he has always maintained a very good level of fitness and athleticism, and that the manager is increasingly using tactics to get him closer to the opposition goal, it seems that it is not entirely hopeless to surpass Cristiano Ronaldo's record of 105 goals (the number of Champions League goals scored for Real Madrid).
Of course, there is no need to worry about the record of 130+ in the entire Champions League goal list, and it is estimated that it is difficult for anyone to replicate this miracle, which has been most fully proven since Raul can still hold the fourth place in the total goal list after more than ten years.
In addition, with Pellegri born in 2001 honing his shooting skills to the extreme, there are still many people who predict that the Italian center forward has a chance to hit the 100-goal mark, as long as he can continue his form as much as possible and always stick to the position of Real Madrid's main striker, and hope that the team's head coach will not carry out the rotation policy too thoroughly. Like team-mate Kylian Mbappe, if it weren't for the fact that Muddy Lee didn't give the two top attackers much playing time at the Bernabeu, they might not have been so far from achieving the milestones.
Finally, let's take a look at the Club World Cup, although UEFA has been strongly opposed, but after negotiations from all sides, FIFA still decided to cancel next year's Club World Cup and reschedule it to be held every summer, which has made a great change to the competition system. There are still eight teams in the competition, but they will be divided into two groups, and the top two teams will be cross-eliminated to determine the final team. This further increases the number of tournaments, which brings greater financial benefits to all organizers, but places a huge burden on several participating teams.
In other words, it is likely that the Club World Cup will be held for the last time at the end of the year, unless a new idea comes to the heart of the National Football Confederation.
As a result, without knowing whether to be glad that they only need to play three matches to complete the mission, or to feel helpless about flying all the way to North America to participate in such an inexplicable event, Li Mudi and his disciples did not disappoint the majority of supporters, winning three rounds in a row, and completing the second triple championship in this event that is far more famous than practical, drawing a successful end to their incomparably glorious 2028.
This year, the Galaxy once again completed the annual Grand Slam, winning the Copa del Rey, La Liga, Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, Spanish Super Cup and Club World Cup, showing their super dominance, and at the same time only proving that Li Mudi is indeed one of the strongest managers today and even in the 21st century.
In terms of cultivating young players, which Guardiola has always emphasized, no one dares to say that he can compete with the Real Madrid coach. Not to mention that the Castilian trio of Zori, Elias Zidane and Solzano have now gained plenty of playing time and tactical positions in the first team, not to mention that in recent years, various football games have set Real Madrid's echelons at all levels into a concentration of talents with many super demons, and the emergence of Riverola alone can convince everyone of the title of "the world's No. 1 young player mentor".
And with his efforts, there have been a number of potential young players in the Celestial Empire football in the recent period, and after landing in Europe early, they have also begun to be able to gain a firm foothold in sub-divisions such as Belgium and Portugal. Almost all of these youngsters have been coached in Limdoudi's demonized private training camp, and during that time they have all grown dramatically, making rumours of the super-manager's magic once again rage across European football. Some even joked that he should be pulled to the operating table for a biopsy study, and perhaps evidence of an alien being found would be found.
As for the tactical contribution, it's hard to say, but it's undeniable that Real Madrid have been leading the world football trend over the years. Whether it is the rapid counterattack of the previous multi-point flowering, or the revival of the 3-5-2 position later, or the current tactical thinking that can be freely switched between the offensive and defensive ends like an all-offense and all-defense, it has brought a broader perspective to other teams. From this point of view, Li Mudi does meet the criteria put forward by Guardiola.
So to sum up, he really deserves the honor of the best manager in the 21st century.