Chapter 1296: Zidane's New Attempt
The rest of Real Madrid's players were celebrating wildly, because they all understood how difficult it was to win today, but Lin Yu sat on the ground after chatting with a few of his old teammates and exchanging jerseys with Mandzukic, looking up at the sky, with only a faint smile on his face.
Anyway, this is the place where he played and had great results, he hates the extreme fans, but he doesn't hate the stadium, and it has his fond memories.
What's more, today, the Chelsea fans did not boo him or scold him, and some even waved flags and banners to welcome him.
Looking at Mourinho's figure kneeling on the sidelines with his head down, to be honest, Lin Yu actually felt quite guilty, but he didn't go over to comfort his mentor, he knew Mourinho too well, this person was the same as him, and he didn't like the comfort of others.
When Lin Yu encountered difficulties, the most annoying thing was that others treated him as a weak person to comfort him, and for him, it was simply an insult.
Jose Mourinho is also such a person, so even if you want to comfort him, don't make a phone call after the game at this time, it's better than now.
Lin Yu actually didn't know what to say, although Chelsea lost this game, but they played with confidence and momentum, this game made them feel that they did not lose to Real Madrid, as long as they worked harder, they could beat Real Madrid if they worked harder.
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Of course, Lin Yu doesn't care about these things anymore, he is a Real Madrid player. His battle is far from over.
With five rounds left in the league, it's a crucial moment to win the title. He defeated his mentor Jose Mourinho, but had to face another mentor, Jurgen Klopp. Although he is very confident, he does not dare to be careless, and then even if the opponent is weak, he must firmly take the initiative in his own hands, and then go to win and win the championship.
As for the goal record, he doesn't ask for much this season, as long as he can score 60 goals. Last season, also in 33 rounds, he scored 55 goals. This season he has scored 52, which is not much close, and with five league games remaining, he believes he is absolutely sure to score 60 goals.
The Copa del Rey has already been won, so there is no need to think about it, and now his goal is to win the two most important titles of the season, complete the puzzle of the six crowns, and give Zinedine Zidane a gift.
He and Zidane went from hating each other to understanding each other, and now they have almost nothing to say. has also experienced a lot of things, since they have become friends, they have to cherish it, no matter what the outside media say about Zidane. In his opinion, Zidane is a great coach.
The reason is very simple, if a manager can grieve himself and trust a player for the good of the team. Then he's undoubtedly great, and that sounds easy. But most coaches can't do it.
Now Lin Yu no longer has to practice with the youth team players in the ball king cultivator, and he has begun to resume normal training. After all, there is no possibility of playing with youth team players this season, whether it is the league or the Champions League, Zidane cannot let the youth team players come together, at most it is to select young people with outstanding performance in garbage games to practice.
What's more, because of the impact of the Copa del Rey final, many youth team players have now received invitations from top league teams, and after the end of this season, they may have to go their separate ways, and the possibility of playing together in the future is very small, so it would be a waste of time to practice again.
What he has to do now is to continue to work hard to improve his cooperation with the first-team players, insist on a certain amount of training every day, and then continue his quest to challenge the road, which is enough, now he is very difficult to rise, the important thing is to maintain, a striker is twenty-eight years old, in fact, he is a little old, he must maintain his condition, otherwise the state will decline quickly.
As the head coach, Zidane has also learned something through the game with Chelsea, and he plans to try some new tactical ideas in the next game, because he is now feeling a lot of pressure, if he only relies on Lin Yu, he feels that one day there will be problems, as a manager, he must find a way out for Real Madrid.
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In the thirty-fourth round of the league, Zidane rarely did not let Lin Yu start, but arranged him on the bench.
And not only that, but even the formation made some changes, with Reus being put in the middle and playing the role of striker alongside Benzema.
In other positions, the back has become bigger and bigger, in the past, it was a double back, but today, Zidane has only arranged one.
In this way, the formation becomes 4132.
This formation can be said to maximize the attack, but the defensive effect depends on the performance of the players in the game.
Many media don't quite understand, now is the critical moment of competing for the league championship, what does it mean to let Lin Yu sit on the bench? Isn't Zidane afraid to get away with it?
Of course Zidane was afraid, and it was because he was afraid that he let Lin Yu sit on the bench, instead of kicking out of the squad directly, in case this style of play didn't work, he had to let Lin Yu go up to save the game.
Of course, the reason he gave to the outside world was that Lin Yu needed to rest, because it was too much consumption in the battle with Chelsea.
Media reporters are convinced of this, after all, the game against Chelsea played more than 120 minutes, Lin Yu scored three goals alone, and it was these three goals that sent Real Madrid to the Champions League final, and it was time to take a break.
In this match, Zidane, who came to the pitch with trepidation, faced Elche's opponent.
Fortunately, this is a home game, so to be honest, Zidane is still a little confident.
However, the fans have no bottom in their hearts, and now a very strange feeling has formed in the Real Madrid team, as if there is no Lin Yu on the field, everyone can't feel at ease. It's like losing your soul.
Perhaps because of this, the game began. Unexpectedly, Elche scored two goals in a row, and Zidane once suspected that it was his own tactical problem.
The commentator also believes that the single back is no longer the trend in today's football. Zidane is simply taking a risk in doing so.
The players from Barcelona and Atletico Madrid were very happy to watch the game and they felt that Real Madrid was killing themselves.
However, after the intermission, Lin Yu stood on the sidelines like a benchmark, he didn't play, but he stood there, as if he was struggling with his teammates.
When you have peace of mind, it will naturally be smooth to kick.
In the second half, Real Madrid could be said to have fought back wildly, and finally sent Elche away with a score of 7:2 at home and achieved a hearty victory.
For the team's dependence on Lin Yu. The reporters' questions were sharp: "What if Lin Yu leaves, where should Real Madrid go?" ”
Zidane's answer was-for-tat: "He hasn't left yet, why are you in a hurry, do you want Lin Yu to leave Real Madrid so much?" Isn't it normal that He is our God, and that we rely on Him? ”
In fact, everyone knows this matter, Real Madrid has Lin Yu and no Lin Yu, it is completely two teams. Without Lin Yu, it can only be a super-first-class team, but I definitely dare not say that I will win Bayern Munich and Barcelona, but with Lin Yu it is different. That is the king of Europe.
This matter has been like this since the day Lin Yu joined Real Madrid, and the reason why reporters are bringing it up now is just to disgust and disgust people. It doesn't make much sense at all.
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In the 35th round of the league, Zidane finally returned Lin Yu to the starting list again. However, the formation that was tried before has not changed.
Since you're going to attack, let's just be more violent. Removing a midfielder and adding a striker maximises Real Madrid's attacking momentum, especially when the team struggles to score goals.
Zidane's reason for doing this is also to avoid the embarrassment of encountering a team like Chelsea in the future, unable to open the situation, but there is no other way to use.
The opponent is Valencia, who are currently fifth in the league, which is also the strongest opponent Real Madrid have faced in the last few rounds of the league, and if they can pass Valencia, it will basically be a smooth road to winning the championship.
Valencia has a lot of headaches for Real Madrid's new formation, they found the flaws in Real Madrid's backline, but they didn't dare to play, because the opponent's attack was too fierce, and they couldn't breathe at all.
In the last game, Real Madrid played the opponent 7:2 without Lin Yu, this game has Lin Yu, Valencia doesn't want to be slaughtered, after all, this is their home stadium, if it is slaughtered like this, it will be a shame.
In the end, Real Madrid still won the game, getting a score of 2:1.
In fact, the play is not good, the players don't seem to be very suitable for such a formation, there is a big hole in the defense, and one was caught by the opponent, and the two strikers on the offensive line feel that it has weakened Lin Yu's attack power, resulting in a goal that is not as good as before, Lin Yu did not score a goal in this game, his performance was mediocre, and he always felt very uncomfortable.
After the game, a star who had a slight performance in the World Cup commented: "A player like Lin Yu who relies on his body, after the age of twenty-eight, should basically go downhill, don't look at his skills are not bad, in fact, they are all forcibly made by his body." ”
Of course, Lin Yu is disdainful of this kind of evaluation, and now many people want to become famous by criticizing him, which is taken for granted.
He just approached Zidane after the game and said what he thought.
"BOSS, I think your idea has to be ignored, but as long as I'm on the court, I don't have to worry about offense at all, but I should pay more attention to defense."
In fact, Zidane has already discovered this, there are too many players on the offensive line, which will hinder Lin Yu's performance, in fact, Lin Yu is such a player with terrible personal ability, there is no need for an extra striker to distract the opponent's attention, unless you let Lin Yu play the front waist directly, instead of the striker, otherwise he may not know what to do.
A very simple example, if the offense is compared to a race, Lin Yu runs 400 meters alone, no one can catch up, but if it is a relay race, no matter how good Lin Yu is, it is useless, as long as a teammate drops the chain, it will be over.
It's not that he doesn't like to cooperate with others, but in the position of striker, he still prefers to be alone, which is why he doesn't ask Reus and Berneche on weekdays, unless they change positions, otherwise Reus and Bale are holding on to the side, and it is more than enough to hand over the middle to Lin Yu alone.
Zidane admitted the failure of his experiment, but he also gained some gains, that is, if there is no Lin Yu in the team, how to strengthen the offensive, at this time his formation and style of play come in handy.
Now, many media reporters have begun to wonder if Lin Yu can score 60 goals this season, because there are only three rounds left in the game, and Lin Yu has not scored in the 34th and 35th rounds, does this mean that his form has really begun to decline? Or in the Champions League final? (To be continued......)