Chapter 1256: Not a docile little sheep
After explaining the tactics in detail to his teammates, Lin Yu clenched his fists and said, "For me, this is a battle of glory, and for you, this is still a battle of redemption!" From the youth team to the big stage, that's the kind of opportunity you need. The coach has already said that as long as we can win this game beautifully and win excitingly, then the final will send the same lineup! Yesterday Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid and advanced to the final, which means that as long as we qualify, the final opponent will be Barcelona! When the time comes, you will be noticed by more people, and if you win the game, you will not only get the supreme honor, but also the contract you have always dreamed of! ”
"Remember! You only have a chance to play in the final if you win beautifully, so you can't just score goals, you can't concede goals, you know? ”
"Understood!" Young people are the most impulsive, so being instigated by Lin Yu like this, naturally they can't hold back in their hearts, and they want to go to the court to fight the enemy as soon as possible, so that they can prove themselves and get everything they want.
"Good! Let's go! Lin Yu waved his hand and was the first to walk out of the door of the locker room.
Then, the youth team players and the first-team substitutes walked out one after another, and when they crossed the door, the smell of the semi-finals could be smelled very clearly.
The substitute players walked out of the players' tunnel first and sat down on the bench on the sidelines, while Lin Yu and the players who started the game waited in the tunnel to enter the court with the referee.
It can be seen that the players of the youth team are still a little nervous. To relieve the tension, some of them are chewing gum, and some are silently meditating with their eyes closed. Others are staring at the pitch off the pitch and feeling the atmosphere of the upcoming game.
The players from Málaga were standing right next to them, each of them with a resolute look on their faces, and their manager Schuster had already told them in the dressing room that this game had to be won no matter what.
Actually, there is no need for Schuster to say that they themselves would think so. The opponent is just a makeshift patchwork team, but he lost a 2:4 away game, such a defeat. It can also be excused that it is away, so it is not a good performance, but today's game was played at the Rose Garden Stadium, which is their home stadium. If you lose again. That's really shameless.
In this Real Madrid team, not many people in Malaga know the players, most of them only know Lin Yu and Khedira.
Even Callas and Mignolet, they don't know, let alone the youth players. After all, players are not fans, and fans can spend a lot of time collecting information about players, so they know more, but players are different. Except for some of the more famous players, they are more often either playing football or enjoying life. I don't have time to do that kind of thing.
In the eyes of the players in Malaga, although they lost the first leg, they also discovered the weaknesses of this improvised Real Madrid team, and the team's cooperation is not tacit, so there are many flaws, and the first leg was not grasped, so today at the Rose Garden Stadium, they must not miss the opportunity again.
In fact, they are very grateful to Zinedine Zidane for giving them such a perfect opportunity to make up for their mistakes, so that they can beat this improvised Real Madrid motley team and advance to the Copa del Rey final.
As for whether you can win the final, now is not the time to think about it.
No one in the Malaga players will think about what Zidane thinks, even if Zidane is just a temporary convulsion, it is his business, it has nothing to do with him, he just needs to deal with the next games.
They don't dare to underestimate the enemy just because this is a ragtag team, the lesson of the last time can be described as a deep one, this time you can't make the same mistake, otherwise, it will be digging your own grave.
For Málaga, after the glory of Manuel Pellegrini's time and almost qualifying for the last four of the Champions League, the results were not so good, and all they can pursue now is the Copa del Rey title, for which they can fight hard, it's not a big deal, they can definitely do it.
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Lin Yu looked at Enzo who was looking around, and said with a smile: "Are you nervous?" ”
"I'm not nervous, I'm just excited!" Enzo said.
A player from Malaga next to him couldn't help but interject: "Just say it if you're nervous, what are you pretending, who hasn't been nervous, rest assured, no one will laugh at you." ”
Lin Yu glanced at the man and found that it was Malaga's defender Camacho.
He made a thumbs upside down movement, and then said: "Boy, I remember you, if you don't kill you in this game, I won't be called Lin Yu!" “
He hated this kind of sudden interjection, especially the enemy.
Camacho wanted to scold Lin Yu back, but at this time, the referee and assistant referee suddenly looked back and said, "Okay boys, it's time to play, if you have any grievances on the court...... Of course, it's not for you to fight, and if you do, my red card will never be hidden. ”
Camacho was helpless, so he could only give Lin Yu a thumbs up, but Lin Yu was confident, he just made a gesture because he was angry, this is the gap.
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The closer you get to the stadium, the more atmospheric the game becomes, with Malaga and Real Madrid fans scrambling to cheer on their favourite players in the stands.
Even if the number of Real Madrid fans is relatively small, but because of the organization of the Demon King Society, they have now formed a very terrifying force, even when they are away, they know how to cheer for their team, how to convey their voice to the players after avoiding the shouts of the opposing fans.
It was afternoon, the sun had not yet set, and the rays of the setting sun were shining on the turf, making the green turf a little red.
"You know, we Chinese love red because it's festive! Today is a good sign for me. We're going to win. In order to relieve the tension of his teammates, Lin Yu said as he walked.
"Don't worry, Boss Lin, we won't lose. This is a game where we not only have to win, but we also have to win the beautiful ones! "These young people understand that Lin Yu has put a lot of effort into their affairs, and usually the national team comes to guide them to play football on the day of the national team, and this time they have formed this improvised motley team, which has allowed them to win the Club World Cup, and now they have played in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey. Maybe next, maybe go to the final.
They are lucky to meet such a person. But people can't give up their efforts because they are lucky, in that case, it will only make the person who brought you luck feel helpless and sigh.
Seize this lucky moment. In order to bring yourself lucky people. For their own future, no one wants to rush things in this game, and since they are standing here, everyone wants to advance to the finals.
Lin Yu is so!
So is Enzo!
The same goes for the rest of the players!
Even the players of the opponent Malaga are thinking the same way!
But there can only be one team that can qualify, no one will let it go easily, and who can advance in the end depends on who plays better.
"The media says we are a flock of sheep. Zidane said that we are a group of young lions. But we are who we are, and we are nothing else. We can't lose ourselves because of other people's praise or sarcasm, and we are the protagonists of this game! These are the words of the youth team players during their youth team training before coming to the city of Malaga.
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The players of Malaga do not want to underestimate the enemy, even if others say that they are timid and afraid, that they can afford to look down on this ragtag army, they do not dare to underestimate the enemy, and what the opponent is, only they know when they have played against them.
Of course, not underestimating the enemy does not mean that they are afraid, they are still full of confidence in their hearts, and they plan to completely destroy this ragtag army of Real Madrid and eat all the lambs that have not grown up one by one.
The media said that they were wolves, which is true, they are a pack of hungry wolves, even if Lin Yu is a lion, they have to be bitten to death!
As soon as the game began, Málaga felt the pressure, and they suddenly found that this motley army had changed, becoming as if it had become a regular army, both tactically and cooperatively, and it had become much more tacit than before.
Real Madrid's motley tactics are not very clever, if you want to put it in layman's terms, it is a defensive counterattack.
This is the most suitable tactic that Lin Yu got after combining various factors!
He doesn't know if it's good or not, but it's definitely suitable! Because after all, it is a youth team player, and it will be too frizzy to attack, and if you are impulsive, you will just leave the defense behind, and at that time, they may be the ones who lose.
So Lin Yu chose to defend and counterattack, and let Khedira help lead the backline, while he and Enzo stood in front, and there were no longer many counterattackers, the key was to be fast, accurate, and ruthless!
Two people are enough.
Today's formation is 442 in the standard sense, except that eight of the 442 are defenders, and only two are the main offensive force.
Lin Yu told the two fullbacks when arranging tactics not to insert assists easily, lest they go up but can't come back, but Khedira can step forward depending on the situation, after all, Khedira is also a world-class midfielder, he knows when to step forward and when to retreat.
This kind of tactic gave Malaga a headache, because they were originally better at defensive counterattacks, but today in the face of this ragtag army, they had to play control, attack, and positional warfare, and these are not what they are good at.
Coupled with the tenacity and ruthlessness of these young men, Malaga's dream of scoring a quick goal and then taking advantage of the situation was shattered.
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Twenty minutes into the game, Malaga only had three long-range shots from midfield, and only one hit the goal, and it was easily held by Mignolet.
No wonder the commentator said: "If this game had been played at night, I think Mignolet would have fallen asleep." ”
On the other hand, Real Madrid, although there was only one shot on goal, almost scored a goal, which shocked Malaga goalkeeper Caballero in a cold sweat.
Not only that, but in order to defend Lin Yu and Enzo, Malaga has already received three yellow cards in twenty minutes.
Three of them! It's only been twenty minutes! If this rhythm continues, it is estimated that there may be red cards before the end of the game.
"Oh, it's not what we thought, we thought Málaga would have a huge advantage at home, but now it looks like they only have a slight advantage in possession, and Real Madrid's motley team has greatly surpassed Málaga in tackle success rate, what a desperate boy!"
"Malaga doesn't have a choice, Real Madrid does. At present, the aggregate score is still 4:2, Real Madrid is two goals ahead, as long as they don't concede goals, as long as they can maintain this score to the end, then Malaga will be eliminated. ”
"But the tactics of this game don't look like Zidane's style, is it really as circulated before the game, this game is actually Lin Yu as the head coach, and these tactics are actually what he came up with and formulated?"
"It's unlikely, Lin Yu plays well, but he is not a coach after all, not even an amateur, can he arrange such a targeted tactic?" (To be continued......)