Chapter 1039: Klopp's Good Calculations
Klopp still did not change his attitude, he still said: "I am very disappointed in Lin Yu, but he has nothing to do with me now, so what he says, it has nothing to do with me, he is a player of Real Madrid, and I am the manager of Barcelona, I don't care about Real Madrid's opinion or words, I only care about my team's results." ”
Such an answer, of course, made the media very disappointed, what the media hoped was that the master and apprentice turned against each other, and it was Lin Yu and Klopp who fought in the air, spitting out saliva together, making the originally boring season more lively.
But who knew that Klopp was so low-key and tolerant, could he really not care about what Lin Yu said? Can you endure Lin Yu's wild talk of winning the league and the Champions League?
What did Jurgen Klopp leave Borussia Dortmund for Barcelona? He's not here to be the second, if he is the second, he just stays in the Bundesliga, there's no need to come to La Liga, everyone knows that he came to coach Barcelona for the championship.
In fact, Barcelona invited Klopp also for the championship, if it is to be a millennium second, then there is no need to let Martino go to class.
How could he not care about Lin Yu's words? It's simply not logical.
And this season he finally got rid of the doom of being beaten by Real Madrid in the league, and he drew with Real Madrid in the first leg, and if he hadn't lost points to Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao, he wouldn't be second now.
What's more, even if it is only second, it is only one point less than the first-placed Real Madrid, and the two teams still have a second leg to meet. If you can win this game, then you can win this season.
Now Lin Yu said something like this. It's just not taking him and his team seriously at all, with Jurgen Klopp's character. Can you really bear it?
According to common sense, Klopp should stand up at this time, and work with those coaches to encircle and suppress Real Madrid, and fight psychological warfare, even if Lin Yu can't lose his calm, then he can also make other players lose his calm, this is not too difficult, Klopp has been a coach for so many years, and he has the ability to do this.
Some media think that such an unreasonable development. Mainly because Klopp is new to the city, so he wants to keep a low profile, and even make all teams forget his existence and the existence of Barcelona, so that they can take advantage of Real Madrid's inattention to win the league title.
But some people disagree with this statement, no matter how low-key you are, it is a rival to Real Madrid for the title, and it is also a sworn enemy of Real Madrid. Are you low-key? These people have their own opinions, they feel that Klopp has little confidence in the league title, so they don't dare to make a big statement, for fear that they will not win the championship once they win. It's going to be ugly then.
But this statement is still not true, because Klopp is not such a timid person. This person once famously said, "I won't join the giants, I will lead Dortmund to the giants!" ”
This sentence has now been taken as a satire on Klopp. Because he eventually abandoned Dortmund and joined Barcelona. But you have to admit that he is still a bold person, and he is definitely not the kind of coward who does not dare to speak.
Anyway, the media has analyzed and discussed Klopp in various ways, but they have not formed a unified opinion, but it is unexpected that what was originally caused by Lin Yu has now turned Klopp into the focus, which is more or less surprising.
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So what is Klopp thinking about now?
Klopp has been fully engaged in the team's training and game preparation since answering questions from the media.
He has his own ideas, but he doesn't want to tell anyone else.
Barcelona has experienced a trough, a complete fall, now is the time to get back up, absolutely not distracted by it, he also knows that now in terms of strength, Barcelona may not be as good as Real Madrid, but Real Madrid will also make mistakes, so he is now waiting for Real Madrid to make mistakes, once Real Madrid makes mistakes, then he can seize the opportunity to win the league title, the Copa del Rey, and even the Champions League.
But there is a premise, that is, Barcelona must not make mistakes before Real Madrid, in that case, there is no point.
So he won't be distracted by other things at this time, Lin Yu doesn't matter what he says, he just makes a statement, but there is no need to say superfluous words, he will lose if he says too much, and he doesn't want the team's players to be impetuous, which is also bad for the team.
Now Barcelona and Real Madrid are like second and first places in the Tour de France.
What Barcelona has to do is to hide behind Real Madrid, let the other party help them shelter from the wind and rain, and then move forward at the speed of chasing Real Madrid, in the face of the wind and rain, in the face of all kinds of possible dangers on the road, the first place is always the most troublesome, so it is also the most likely to make mistakes, but the second place can suddenly overtake the past when the time is ripe, once it is surpassed, everything is too good for Barcelona.
Klopp also has many years of coaching experience, and he has changed from a young coach to an old coach, he has experienced more ups and downs than Lin Yu, so he can endure it more, and now it is okay to move forward in a low-key manner, even if Real Madrid has been staring at them, it doesn't matter, so that other teams mistakenly think that he has no ambition to win the championship, so that the pressure of many games can be reduced, which is definitely not a bad thing.
Even, if all the strong teams can keep their eyes on Real Madrid and let them try their best to think about how to deal with Real Madrid, he can carry out a complete transformation of Barcelona, and when those teams meet him, they suddenly realize how terrible his team is, but by then it will be too late.
In order to achieve this goal, Klopp even wanted to help Lin Yu to brag, but he still held back. Because that's a bit too contrived, as long as it's a little smarter. I guessed it, so he didn't do that. just expressed a little bit of his attitude towards Lin Yu's remarks.
That's all.
It's not just him who did it, he also issued a gag order to the team, never tell the media about Lin Yu, never mention the championship, give me down-to-earth training, down-to-earth competition.
With the Champions League quarter-finals officially in mid-February, Barcelona's players don't have that much time to worry about Lin Yu, so when Klopp asked them to do so. They all agreed very happily.
And if you fight on the third line, you are most likely to make mistakes, and Klopp requires his players to be cautious in their words and deeds, keep a low profile, and even maintain a weak mentality to face every game, even if they use cannons to fight mosquitoes, do not lose any of the points that the score should get.
He believes that the worse situation will be Real Madrid, whether it is the league or the Champions League. The tactics against Real Madrid came one after another, just like when Barcelona was still the Cosmos team, those teams were against Barcelona, and maybe many of the tactics didn't work. But there are times when it works.
Real Madrid will be the first to make the mistake!
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Lin Yu replied to the criticisms and provocations of those head coaches very enthusiastically, and he understood it in his heart. It was he who caused it, so it was up to him to take care of it. Let your manager and teammates feel at ease and don't have to accept all these troubles.
He doesn't care about himself. Because the more this happens, the more he feels empowered all over his body, and the more others look down on him, the more he wants to prove himself.
Although many people at the top have persuaded Zidane, whether to simply give up the Copa del Rey this season, and fight for the league and the Champions League, the Copa del Rey is just a chicken rib to reminisce when there is no championship.
But Zidane didn't want to give up, because he felt that Real Madrid was qualified to win the treble, if a giant didn't have such a little courage, always afraid that the triple crown would become Sanya, and finally rejoice, then it would never be able to become a six-time champion and become a real peerless giant.
But if you don't give up, it doesn't mean that you have to be on the main team, Zidane doesn't want to use cannons to fight mosquitoes, he wants substitute players, and it is not good to rotate players, he wants a lineup that can replace the main force to play the game in the real sense.
If you can't even win the Copa del Rey, then you might as well sell it all.
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The first league opponent he met after Lin Yu released his wild words was Elche, Elche is not a strong team, just a middle and lower team, but the head coach of this team is a very powerful person.
After Escriba brought Elche from La Liga to La Liga, he was relegated in the first season, and then in the following seasons, although the results were not outstanding, but in the case of the original team, he has remained in La Liga without relegation, and you have to admit that the coach's ability is still commendable.
This season, although Elche is still worrying about relegation, Elche is also infused with the spirit of not being afraid of strong teams by Escriba.
What's more, Lin Yu's words some time ago did hurt the players and coaches of this team, although they said that there was no hope of winning the championship, they still didn't want to be ignored, so this game was really another test for Real Madrid.
The key game is still away from home, so it's not easy to play.
In fact, the game was a lot more difficult than expected, although the first half was only ten minutes into the game. Ronaldo scored a goal to give the team the lead on the road.
But near the end of the first half, Elche equalized with a penalty, although this penalty seems a bit unwarranted, but after all, this is someone's home field, if the referee misjudges or misjudges, it is not impossible, not to mention that the penalty action is really unclear.
In the second half, Elche, who equalized the score, adopted a complete turtle shell tactic, not a turtle shrinkage, but a real turtle shell tactic, all their players almost surrounded the penalty area, and did not give Real Madrid a chance to shoot and score at all.
Some people say it's anti-football, but the problem is that the rules of football don't say that players can't hoard in the penalty area and don't come out.
Although it is very helpless, Zidane must also accept this reality, and now Real Madrid is in trouble.
If this game is drawn, it will be considered a loss for them, because it is not only about the league championship, but also about the way Real Madrid will play when they encounter the game in the future.
At the critical moment, Zidane looked at Lin Yu, and he shouted in his heart, "Lin Yu, since you have released a big word, then show your strength and cut the opponent off the horse, don't be ridiculed at that time, it is not only you who will be ashamed, but all the players of Real Madrid, and me as a coach!" ”
Of course, Lin Yu has to stand up, he has not forgotten the oath he once made public in the media, others may forget, but he himself will definitely not forget, there must be goals in every game in the rest of the league, this must be done. (To be continued......)