Last summer, Calderon urged Capello to enter Real Madrid, hoping that the meritorious coach could bring good results to Real Madrid, and won a lot of praise from the media and fans at the time.

Fabio Capello himself is also interested in taking charge of Real Madrid.

This is the second time I've been in charge.

Fabio Capello first took charge of Real Madrid exactly 10 years ago, when he helped the club improve their defence and beat Barcelona and last season's double Atletico Madrid to win the La Liga title, laying the foundation for Real Madrid's success in the Champions League the following season.

At the same time, Capello also created the 4321 Christmas tree formation for Real Madrid, as well as the 4231 double back play, both of which have continued into the new century and are still used by Real Madrid.

Capello was very popular with Real Madrid fans at the time, but he was only in charge for one season.

The outside world has said many reasons for Capello's departure, some say that Capello has contradictions with the chairman, and some say that Capello is dissatisfied with the club's chaotic system, after all, ten years ago was too long ago, but Capello himself knows very well that the internal reasons said by the media are not the real reasons, the real reason is his personal will, in other words, he wants to leave Real Madrid, because he can't refuse the call of AC Milan President Silvio Berlusconi.

Ten years later, Capello returned to Spain to coach Real Mardera, and the situation was completely different.

Real Madrid is in a critical period of transition, with a change of presidency and a change of development policy.

Plus, the superstars of a few years ago are old.

At this time period, it is still very meaningful to choose to coach Real Madrid.

Just like 10 years ago, Capello is looking forward to his coaching and leaving some of his mark on Real Madrid.

This Real Madrid team is very strong.

Compared with the declining Juventus, Real Madrid is still in its heyday, although stars such as Beckham, Ronaldo, Raul and other stars are old, but there are also many new stars in the team, one by one, they are the top in world football.

In charge of such Real Madrid, Capello is also confident that he will play well.

So far, Capello has done it.

Real Madrid have been the strongest contenders for the La Liga title since the beginning of the season, and have encountered some obstacles in the Champions League, but the second place in the group is still enough to guarantee it.

It's a pity that Real Madrid's good results don't seem to be accepted by fans.

Real Madrid fans now demand more from the team than they did ten years ago, they don't just need winning football, they also need good-looking football, where is it so easy to add up to the two?

Maybe for a long time, after completing the control and transformation of Real Madrid, Capello is confident that he can do it, but it is by no means this season, it is impossible, in his tactical concept, defense must be paid attention to, and the current Real Madrid cannot achieve good results in various competitions without paying attention to defense.

In fact, the main problem lies in the overall familiarity and cooperation.

Real Madrid has never been a stable team, with the aging of stars such as Ronaldo and Beckham, coupled with the constantly changing lineup every season, most of the players in the team have been playing for a short time, and there is no need to talk about tacit understanding.

In addition, many of the people in the team who can often play have joined the team in the past two years, and the main lineup has changed greatly, and there is naturally a lack of tacit understanding between the players and the players.

Real Madrid can be described as 'patchwork', even if every position is a big star, but football is a sport of eleven people, and the whole is more important than the single.

So for the time being, Real Madrid still has to pay attention to defense.

Capello's tactical approach to Real Madrid is of great practical value, and the results speak for themselves, but the fans don't care what the reason is, all they see is defensive football.

So far, many fans have called for Capello to step down.

Capello knows this, but he doesn't care, he likes Real Madrid very much, and there is an element of remembrance when he comes to coach, he doesn't need too many people to recognize, he just needs to make them respect with his results.

In modern football, results are king!

Capello wants to use a reminder of the importance of good results and a real title to win the support of Real Madrid fans.

That's what Capello had in mind.

So Capello has set a very high goal for leading the team: he knows that a club like Real Madrid, the league title is difficult to impress the fans, and if you want to be recognized by the fans, you must get better results.

League champions, to have.

La Liga Super Cup winners, too.

And most importantly, he needs to lead the team to a good result in the Champions League, and for Real Madrid, 'good results' naturally mean the Champions League!

Capello has set high goals, but it will not be easy to lead Real Madrid to the Champions League.

Fortunately, Real Madrid drew a good draw.

Millwall?

Capello knew that the team was still last season, and he had heard that the Premier League had a new champion, the name of the team was Millwall, and their manager was still very young.

That's all.

When he heard Millwall's name again, when it came to the draw for the round of 16 of the Champions League, Capello felt that the team was lucky to draw a dark horse team with little European experience.

Millwall is a big dark horse, won the first place in the group stage, what results can be played next, it seems to be up to Real Madrid to decide, Capello is not too worried, he believes that Real Madrid's defense can cope with everything, dark horses are only dark horses after all, not giants with heritage, and it is difficult to say what performance can be performed in the knockout stage of the Champions League.

Capello is interested in the Millwall manager.

Not yet twenty-four?

Capello recalled that at this age, he was still playing for the club of Rome, and he was also worried about how to transfer and leave, professional players at that time did not have the current degree of freedom, and if they wanted to transfer and leave, they had to get the nod of the club.

The other party doesn't have to worry anymore.

Although some people don't look down on young people, Capello still has to admit that the other party has a perfect start in the head coach position, and leading Millwall to win the Premier League title is enough to be recognized by the world.

But Millwall was still too tender......

What will the opposition do when facing Real Madrid? Capello was a little looking forward to it.

What he was waiting for...... War of words.

"Braniff? Will you be a key player in the game? After putting down the phone with Calderón, Capello pondered for a long time, and did not understand what the other party meant.

Capello knew about Braniff.

Real Madrid is about to play against Millwall, the coaching staff and scouts have already prepared Millwall's detailed information, as far as he knows, Braniff is Millwall's main midfielder, but not even a 'core midfielder', just an ordinary midfielder with strength, this season has performed well, but compared with the dazzling forward Darren Bent, Braniff is much worse.

For nearly a month, Braniff's performance has been criticized by the media for his poor performance in the game.

How can such a player become a 'key player'?

Capello's mind was full of doubts, and he couldn't think of a reason, but the young manager must have a certain purpose when he said this.

What is the purpose?

Capello thought about it for a long time, but he didn't figure it out. At the regular press conference in the evening, a reporter asked about the relevant news, and Capello simply responded, "I don't know why he (Zhang Yang) said this, in my opinion, each of our players has the potential to be the key to the game, and it still depends on the performance on the field." ”

Capello then said no more, instead expressing the confidence of the Bernabeu in the victory over Millwall.

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The next day, Capello's statement was quoted by the British media, and there was no need for Zhang Yang to come forward in person, and some teammates showed the news to Braniv.

Braniff was furious.

"He and Ferguson don't have a look!" He made an exasperated comment.

Before the training began, Zhang Yang encouraged Braniff by saying, "If you want to be recognized by other people, you have to perform better!" I'm sure you can make it! ”

This morning, Braniff trained hard.

Braniff trains hard, in fact, it is not the purpose of Zhang Yang to motivate Braniff, his main purpose is still in the game, hard to train for one or two games, for the game with Real Madrid, the role is almost negligible, but seeing Braniff's reaction, Zhang Yang believes that the 'incentive' has an effect, how obvious it is, or to see in the game.

On the afternoon of the day before the game, the entire crew of Millwall flew to Madrid, the capital of Spain.

Get off the plane, take the bus to the hotel, renovate in the hotel, have dinner...... Millwall had been busy for an afternoon, and without any training, he had already exhausted a lot of energy.

That's where the away side is disadvantageous.

After dinner, Zhang Yang gathered all the players and had a two-hour tactical lesson in a larger room, which detailed the way to play and how to play against Real Madrid.

At the same time, the outside media began to desperately report on the situation of the two sides to pave the way for the upcoming game.

The Spanish media and the English media attach great importance to the game, because the English team and the Spanish team are in direct competition in the Champions League, and the two sides have also become bitter enemies.

Real Madrid's face against Millwall is just one of the clashes between English and Spanish football.

The other is Barcelona hosting Manchester United.

Both matches will be played at the same time.

One is a battle between Barcelona and Manchester United, and the other is a head-to-head confrontation between Real Madrid and the top of the Premier League.

From the perspective of European football as a whole, Barcelona hosts Manchester United, which is the focus of the Champions League quarterfinals, and the two teams have a greater influence in the world.

Millwall is much worse.

In addition, many media and fans do not believe that Millwall can pass Real Madrid.

But it also depends on the results.

Barcelona vs. Manchester United is indeed the focus, but if Millwall wins Real Madrid, the focus will naturally change, not to say the influence created by the 'upset', Millwall beating Real Madrid can also be regarded as an upset, because Millwall itself is the top of the Premier League, and many people admit their strength, but they are not optimistic.

That's the ambivalence of the media and the fans.

Millwall can beat Real Madrid in order to gain more recognition from the media and fans, and before that, Millwall's strength is still a notch worse than the top giants in the hearts of the media and fans.