Volume 1 Chapter 612 The King of the European War
For many years, Raul has pondered the question of why the last three years of the first phase of the Galactic Battleship ended up with such an embarrassing result. Even in the end, Florentino had to step down because of this?
Don't listen to the newspaper critics, in fact, they were all fascinated by Florentino's grand blueprint, even Raul, including everyone in Real Madrid, including the whole world, who was overwhelmed by Florentino's great plan, and there were countless reporters chasing after them, counting the superstars for Real Madrid with their fingers crossed.
Florentino's plan is indeed very fascinating, and in his concept, Real Madrid's starting line-up is full of the best superstars in the world in every position, such as Figo on the right, Ronaldo up front, Zinedine Zidane and Beckham, as well as Patrick Vieira, Nesta and others.
In other words, Real Madrid gathers the best eleven players in the world to form a team, and then through the integration of a manager, the stars are integrated into a whole to play the most influential style of football in the world.
This is actually possible, because Real Madrid does have such conditions, because they are membership, and they have this appeal, because they are the greatest football club of the 20th century, the team that all the stars of the world aspire to join, and the most influential football platform in the world
But why did it fail?
Many people will find a lot of reasons, such as too many stars, leading to internal contradictions, this is nonsense, although the Real Madrid team was star-studded, but there were not many internal contradictions, at least it did not affect the team's game, and even including Figo and Beckham, who had conflicts in position, there was no big contradiction.
Of course, there are a whole host of other reasons and reasons, some of which are true and some of which are not.
After Raul entered Tottenham Hotspur, he found a very interesting question, that is, the current Tottenham Hotspur is also star-studded, the team has sold superstars including Van Persie and Falcao in the past few years, and there are still some well-known stars in world football including Ribery, Messi, Cesc Fabregas, Alves and Cavani, why can this team still maintain a strong fighting force in the past few years without falling into the problems of Real Madrid?
After coming to Tottenham Hotspur, Raul gradually discovered a very interesting phenomenon, which is also the biggest difference between Tottenham Hotspur and Real Madrid's Galaxy Battleship period.
First of all, Tottenham Hotspur's stars are home-bred players, that is, they all became famous at Tottenham Hotspur, which makes them more loyal and dependent on the club, and they are still very young, although Ribery and Messi have won individual honors at the top, but they are still full of desire for the future.
But unlike Real Madrid in the previous life, all the stars in the Galaxy Battleship period were introduced from the outside, which made them not have a strong sense of belonging to the team, and more importantly, each of them had already passed the peak of their careers before coming to Real Madrid, or when they first came to Real Madrid.
Of course, the achievements of the first three years of the Galaxy Battleship are indeed amazing, but it is undeniable that including Ronaldo, Zidane, Figo and others have experienced the transition from the golden period of their careers to the twilight years of Real Madrid, which makes Real Madrid in the last three years look like a superstar retirement home, and these have already won team honors and individual honors, and the superstars who are in decline in age and physical condition have obviously lost their fighting spirit and hunger for the game.
In this case, the combat effectiveness of the Galactic Battleship will decline rapidly.
Another difference is that Tottenham Hotspur is full of a large number of young rookies, all of whom are very strong, full of potential and talent, just like Neymar, Raul is very optimistic about the Brazilian youngster.
What are the benefits for young people?
First of all, they can bring fresh blood to the team and bring some shock.
You know, everyone has a sense of honor, especially those top superstars, and young people are new to it, they go on a rampage, don't care about anything, have only one purpose, rely on their own youth, rely on their own strength, break out of the world, they are fearless.
The best thing about young people is that as long as you give them opportunities and give them exercise, they will repay them with rapid progress.
It's like Neymar, it's hard to shake the position of Ribery, Messi and even Hazard if you look at his level now, but as long as you give him the opportunity and let him be trained, within a year, he will definitely have the strength to challenge the status of these players and shake them to their position.
Imagine what would happen if a star who had made a name for himself was pressed to the bench by one of his lesser-known junior teammates.
He will feel humiliated, ashamed, and unacceptable
Generally speaking, if this happens, he has only two options, either to rely on his own strength to regain his main position and defend his honor, or to leave the team directly, of course, there is also a possibility to be content with the status quo of substitutions, but this is absolutely unacceptable for young stars such as Messi, Ribery, Thiago O Silva and other young stars, and they are unlikely to choose this path.
That is to say, when Ye Qiu was forming the team, he consciously stimulated the famous stars in the team through young rookies, just like Alves, there is a Kyle O Walker behind him, although the Englishman is not as good as Alves, but he is still young, has potential and momentum, and he is not afraid of anything
It's a threat, a thrill, that forces you to work hard, whether you're young or a star, you have to work hard, if you don't work hard, you can lose your place anytime and anywhere.
Many people say that Tottenham Hotspur has sold a lot of stars, and Raul has also wondered if Tottenham Hotspur can still maintain its fighting ability if it sells stars every year?
But it was only after arriving at Tottenham Hotspur that Raul realised that he had made a serious mistake by overstating the role of a star, or rather, overestimating the value of a star to a team.
In the modern tactical system that emphasizes holistic football, stars do have a role, but the role is far less than many people think, the gap between professional players and professional players has narrowed a lot, and even the players who can play for Tottenham Hotspur do not have as huge a difference in strength as their value shows.
So what is the most important thing for a team?
It is a perfect overall tactical system
Therefore, for any team, as long as the overall tactical system is perfected, anyone in the team can sell, because selling you has no impact on the team as a whole, why can't you sell?
It's like Tottenham Hotspur has sold Van Persie and Falcao for sky-high prices in the past two summers, and many people think that Tottenham Hotspur is going to be finished, but as a member of the team, Raul knows very well that it is too early to say that Tottenham Hotspur is finished.
These two players have a lot of tactical value, but they are nowhere near the point where Tottenham Hotspur depends on them for survival.
It's like Falcao, he is very capable of scoring goals, and he is also very good at scoring goals, but everyone knows that the most important thing in a team is not the people who can score, but the people who can create scoring opportunities, so Falcao is gone, Messi, Ribery and Cesc Fabregas stay, with them, whoever plays this forward position, can score a lot of goals.
Ye Qiu's business is very cunning, he sells the center, and he also hypes the center, one a year, whoever of you wants to buy will buy it, as long as you can afford the price, I have as much as you want, it is best to sell one every year, and then make it a center training assembly line operation, launch one a year, and sell it at a high price.
Some people may have doubts about this, but look at Raul, how many goals can he score in a season at Real Madrid?
After returning to the striker position, Raul scored 18 goals in both seasons with Ruud van Nistelrooy, compared to six last season, and he is also 33 years old, and many people are doubting that Raul has reached the twilight of his career, that is, in their opinion, Raul is no longer good.
But after coming to Tottenham Hotspur, Raul proved with facts that he was okay, and he was very good
When David Silva received a pass from the back within 30 meters of Braga, he turned and got rid of the defender, dribbled forward himself, and played a precise through ball to the feet of Ribery at the edge of the penalty area.
The Frenchman took the ball and faced Braga's defenders, one-on-one, rushed into the penalty area, the defenders did not dare to attack Ribery, and the French Scarface made two feints in a row, attracting the attention of the right back and right central defender, and passed straight behind the right central defender.
Raul burst out from behind the opposition centre-back and calmly fired a left-footed shot into the goal, the ball almost grazing the top crossbar and crossing the goal line, 0
The goal came in the 63rd minute of the second half, and when Raul scored, even the UEFA Champions League commentators couldn't help but let out an exclamation, and all the Tottenham Hotspur fans in the stadium also stood up from their seats under the shouts of the on-site commentators at White Hart Lane.
After Raul scored, he quickly rushed out of the penalty area, stretched out his right hand to kiss his ring, and when he ran to the corner flagstick, he saw all the Tottenham Hotspur fans in the stadium standing up and applauding him, and the on-site commentators at White Hart Lane Stadium were chanting Raul's name and shouting Raul's great goal
It was Raul's first hat-trick since joining Tottenham Hotspur and it was definitely an impressive game because it was Raul's first Champions League game for Tottenham Hotspur and he scored a hat-trick, not just a hat-trick or just a big win
The three goals in this game helped Raul finally surpass Inzaghi with 70 goals in the total number of goals in Europe, and also surpassed the German legend Gerd O Muller, becoming the first person in the European scorer list
But if it's just the Champions League, Raul is already a veritable first, but only with these three goals, Raul can be regarded as breaking almost all European goalscorer records, which is definitely a very great game for him, and a very great hat-trick
Raul rushed to the sidelines, knelt outside the corner flagpole of the White Hart Lane stadium, and behind him were Tottenham Hotspur players in white jerseys rushed up one by one, Ribery even took the ball from the opponent's goalkeeper, ran to the sidelines, and stuffed it into Raul's hands, and a group of people hugged Raul who knelt on the grass.
In the stands, some fans had already played cards with the number 70 in the stands, some fans held up cards with Raul's name written on them, and some people wrote the king of European competition, obviously helping Raul celebrate.
Perhaps, at this moment, in Raul's heart, his heart that feels extremely sad and disappointed because he did not win the World Cup will be somewhat comforted, because he can get some compensation from this honor.
But more importantly, he is telling everyone one thing with the facts, that is, leaving Real Madrid is not necessarily a bad thing for him, on the contrary, he has been liberated, he can return to his own football world, he can release his attacking desire and passion for the game to his heart's content, without any suppression and hiding.
After celebrating with his teammates, Raul walked to the coach's box with the ball in his hand, and then shook hands with Ye Qiu, the head coach who was standing outside directing the game, and Ye Qiu also said something, no one knew at the time, but soon, Raul was replaced.
Ye Qiu replaced Raul with Cavani, so that Raul could accept the cheers of the fans from the White Hart Lane stadium alone, which is the honor he deserves, and after Raul scored a hat trick, he was also in a good mood, and he came off the field with a satisfied smile on his face, making people feel as if Yi Xi could see the appearance of the Spanish golden boy from his face that has been left traces by the years, but everyone will inevitably have some sighs.
Raul's departure did not stop Tottenham Hotspur's attack, on the contrary, Tottenham Hotspur still launched a fierce attack on the Braga team with the arrival of Cavani, and in the last 20 minutes, relying on Messi and Cavani's goals, finally beat the Braga team 0 at their home stadium.
You know, Braga is not a weak team, they eliminated Celtic from the Soviet Super League and Sevilla from La Liga in the Champions League qualifying round, the strength of this team is still very positive, everyone was even worried before, thinking that this Portuguese Super League team has a chance to create an upset.
But who would have thought that Tottenham Hotspur not only beat Braga at home, but also played a big victory in one go.
With a seven-goal win over Braga, Tottenham Hotspur countered all the doubts that had been put on them, especially when many people suspected that Tottenham Hotspur's attack was in trouble, but the north London team used such a big win to show their strength, especially Raul, who scored a hat-trick in this game and proved his worth.
Raul, the king of European competition and the first person to become the first person in the European scoring list, is well-deserved to this title
Regarding the team's outstanding performance in this game, Ye Qiu also expressed his satisfaction at the post-match press conference.
'We won the game and we showed our style of football, the right amount of time on the ball, the good combination of technique and tactics, and we created a lot of chances, but more importantly, we took them'
'Actually, we didn't play any worse than this one against Manchester City in the first round of the Premier League, but we didn't score in that game, so we were worse and we got some unnecessary criticism, but I think it's a spur and a motivation for us.
For Raul to become the first person in the European scorer list in this game, Ye Qiu gave a very high evaluation.
"A lot of people say that we specialize in selling superstars, but I want to say that in fact, we brought in a superstar in the summer, and that is Raul" When he said this, Ye Qiu himself couldn't help laughing, "Raul is a seriously underrated superstar in my impression, especially in the past few years, I think he is very seriously underestimated." ”
"To be able to score a hat-trick in this game, I feel like Raul has proven his worth and quality
As for whether Tottenham Hotspur can continue to maintain their competitiveness in the Champions League this season, Ye Qiu also gave a positive answer, "As long as we can maintain our current state, I believe we can still perform better, be better, and achieve better results." ”
Ye Qiu's words were hyped by the media after the game, Tottenham Hotspur won the game and won praise from the media, because as long as you win, all the media will praise you, and even many people once again hyped Ye Qiu's vision of recruitment, so from Beckham back then to Raul today, Ye Qiu has proved his transfer operation.
Whether it is Beckham or Raul, when they first joined, they obviously came to Tottenham Hotspur with a questionable aura, but they both quickly showed their strength, and through this performance, they also helped the team improve their competitiveness, which also made many people full of praise for Ye Qiu's vision.
And from Beckham's transfer operation, Tottenham Hotspur has not only gained results, but also influence and business income, and considering that Beckham is the image ambassador of the London Olympics, after the UR Beijing Olympics, he also represented the London Olympics to participate in some ceremonies and activities, which made Tottenham Hotspur show a big face.
Many felt that Raul's introduction would also be a success.
In fact, after Raul scored a hat-trick and broke Gayde Muller's European scoring record, Tottenham Hotspur began a new round of publicity and promotion operations the next day, which has become a mode of operation.