21- The power of believing
"Since France went home from the group in the Korea-Japan World Cup in 02, to the current World Cup, four World Cup, but three times the defending champion went home in the group stage. France, Italy, and this time Spain...... How come these defending champions in Europe have become vulnerable after four years? Moreover, Spain is less than four years, two years at most, right? Two years ago they won the European Championships, but now they can't. ”
No one thought that in the 2014 World Cup, the first team to be eliminated was the champion team of the 2010 World Cup, Spain. It's only been two rounds and the defending champion has already gone home early, which is really shocking.
For Liu Bo, this is even more so. People of his age, six years ago, almost just entered the junior team, from the years he learned to play, Spain has always been the strongest team in the world, over the years, people have been saying how strong Spain's possession tactics are, over the years, people have been saying how advanced the possession tactics are, but suddenly, the possession tactics have been told to be outdated, and it is a little difficult for him to accept it.
"From 08 to now, it is also a lot of years, is it not enough for a team to stand at the top for six or seven years?" Regarding this result, Lao Niu is much calmer than Liu Bo. After Spain lost the first game, he has been watching what Bosque is going to do, Bosque's adjustment is too little, just replacing the aging Xavi, and the sluggish Pique, without fundamentally changing the tactics, such a little adjustment is indeed not enough to make Spain stronger.
"You said that Lippi for 10 years and Bosque for 14 years are all world-class coaches who don't have to run, right? I've won so many championships, and I've got so much coaching experience, but when it comes to the game, how can I still be sent home so easily? Italy and Spain are not strong enough to win the championship, but they can't get out of the group......"
"They don't necessarily know what their team is doing, but it's about what they do." "Ferguson has a theory that a championship team can last for three years, and after three years, the team has to change its style of play. There is a certain degree of correctness in this statement. Because generally speaking, the championship team is a combination of old, middle and young, and the age group and distribution are very good. However, he is the coach of the club, and it is easy to change people every three years, but the national team is different. On the club's side, it doesn't matter if the players are sold, on the national team's side, once the players win the championship, they will be the meritorious figures of the national team, and it is not easy for even top coaches to do it. Spain in '08, without a championship yet, enabled a Raul, how much trouble did it cause? And now Spain, if you want to abandon Harvey and Cassie, is it possible? Moreover, to put it more maliciously, with Cannavaro in 10 years and Xavi in 14 years, they are responsible for losing. But if you don't take them, use other ways of playing, and don't win the championship in the end, who will take the blame? Lippi and Bosque have not led the club for a long time, and they have a better relationship with the old players, so why should they risk offending people, and at the same time, they may be at the risk of taking the blame and replacing a group of people? ”
"It's too dark to think like that." Liu Bo retorted, "If a team doesn't want to win before playing, but thinks about who will take the blame after losing, then what kind of ball is playing?" ”
"So what do you think about this?"
"Me? I want to think of it more as football has improved, football tactics have changed, and the players have changed from a new generation. Football will keep moving forward, your theory, I won't believe it. Because only by believing in the progress of football will the people who play football have enough motivation to keep moving forward and keep moving forward. ”