Chapter 685: Capello's Calculations
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On September 27, in the dressing room of the home team at the San Siro Stadium, Zaccheroni was in the room to make the final pre-match mobilization for the AC Milan players in front of him, full of hope that he could take advantage of Fiorentina's recent loss to win this formidable opponent and hand in a satisfactory answer to his boss.
Incidentally, despite the strong support from Mr. President, Zaccheroni is still not very satisfied with the club's performance in the transfer market, because he has asked for defensive giants such as Ambrosini, Gattuso and others, and the bald man has not gotten any of them. If it weren't for Galliani's love of coaching at Udinese, Bierhoff and Hellwig, I am afraid that the fiery Zaccheroni would have run to Berlusconi to make a small report.
In this way, with the three-four-three formation he relied on to become famous and the AC Milan team that can be said to be a new look in the eyes of many, Zaccheroni stepped onto the turf of the San Siro Stadium with a beautiful vision of victory......
At the same time, Capello was sitting in the away team's dugout, watching AC Milan's starting eleven with great interest, while commenting on Zaccheroni's line-up with Mourinho sitting next to him in a disdainful tone: "Rossi, Ayala, Desailly, Maldini, Leonardo, Boban, Albertini, Hellwig, Guli, Bierhoff, Weah...... Oh, Jose (Mourinho), you see, this is Zaccheroni's so-called reform, which is completely copying the tactical framework of his time at Udinese, without taking into account the actual situation of the team at all! ”
"Well, as it stands, that's true." Mourinho agrees with Capello from the bottom of his heart, although he admires Zaccheroni's courage to dare to attack, but he also looks down on the AC Milan manager's inflexibility and stubbornness in tactical play, "The idea of letting Leonardo and Hlwig switch to full-back is indeed very good, and they have not given up the defense on the wing at the maximum. But it is indeed a big mistake to insist on a three-striker, if it is a small and medium-sized team like Udinese, this kind of play at any cost can indeed get good results, but a giant club like AC Milan will not be able to accept such an aggressive style of play. Zaccheroni's continued adherence to this extreme tactic may have miraculous results in the short term, but it will undoubtedly be self-defeating in the long term. ”
"And, the most critical point is that the play of the back three requires two wide players to have a strong ability to switch between attack and defense, Helwig on the right is barely qualified at this point, but Leonardo on the left ......" Speaking of this, Capello sneered twice, "This Brazilian is an excellent attacker, but he is still too incompetent on the defensive end, otherwise he would not be suppressed by Carlos in the Brazilian national team, not to mention that he has not adapted to the rhythm of Italian football until now." ”
"It's not just Leonardo who has holes, but Zaccheroni's line-up in other positions also has a lot of problems." As a student carefully cultivated by Capello, Mourinho's vision in Fiorentina for most of the year has obviously been a lot more vicious, "Although the midfield combination of Albertini and Boban is full of power, but if the two of them are used, the defensive ability of AC Milan's midfield may be greatly discounted; In addition, there are also some hidden dangers in their forward line, and it is difficult to say how much combat power Guli's Argentine can exert when he first arrives in Italy; Weah, who is over 30 years old, is no longer as brave as he once was, and although he has become more and more calm and experienced in the use of experience and technique, he is unable to get rid of the defense of our defenders and complete the attack directly in the face of a sharp decline in physical quality. ”
"Jose, you forgot to mention one thing, that is, Zaccheroni's tactical style of play also determines Weah's status, his root is Bierhoff, this German center forward is AC Milan's tactical fulcrum on the field, so we just need to find a way to stare at this guy, Zaccheroni has nothing to do!"
"I see, that's why Fabio you let Stam and Materazzi, two guys who are not afraid of physical confrontation at all, and are also good at all kinds of small movements, deal with Bierhoff!" Hearing this, Mourinho suddenly realized and said, "In this way, Carlos and Madavecchia are enough to deal with the attacks of Gully and Weah, and if Di Natale and Ljungberg actively retreat and participate in the defense, they can suppress the wing attacks of Leonardo and Helwig." At the same time, their attacking ability can also make AC Milan's players hesitate to invest too much in the attack. After all, Zaccheroni has only just taken charge of the giants, and has not yet formed enough prestige, and those veterans of AC Milan will not buy him lightly. ”
"That's right." Capello, who has been playing for AC Milan since the end of his playing days, knows that Mourinho is indeed telling the truth, AC Milan, a giant club under the management of Galliani, pays great attention to tradition and family management, which strengthens the player's sense of belonging at the same time, but also makes the phenomenon of seniority in the team become very strict, "If I didn't have a good relationship with the four important ministers of Baresi, Maldini, Costacuta, and Tasotti when I first coached Milan and said that I moved them, I'm afraid some of my actions, For example, to let Panucci take Tasotti's place is not enough support at all. ”
"Therefore, Zaccheroni's removal of Costacuta's main position as soon as he comes up is likely to cause dissatisfaction among the Milan veterans, which in turn will lead to instability in the dressing room and the team's inability to play normally on the field?"
"That's right, if Zaccheroni hadn't communicated with the members of the Milan Round Table at all, then this possibility does exist." Capello looked at his disciple with approval, although they have only been together for less than a year, but the gold medal coach feels that this young Portuguese has a lot of talent as a head coach, although the coaching philosophy is still a little unsystematic, but through his own training, his philosophy is in the process of continuous improvement. In time, the youngster is more than capable of inheriting his mantle and becoming Fiorentina's manager.
It seems that the old Robson is still very discerning, and he can find that a little translator next to him has such a talent, this old man in England is really not simple, Capello admired the viciousness of the old Robson's eyes in his heart, and at the same time gave a little disdain to Van Gaal, and said that although this Dutchman won a Champions Cup trophy in Ajax and is a good manager, he is a good manager, but his stubbornness and cronyism and not being good at dealing with interpersonal relationships have greatly limited his development.
How intolerable it must be to beat the members of the coaching staff left by the former head coach and the old players of the team to death indiscriminately!
However, the Dutchman's move also indirectly fulfilled Capello, if Van Gaal didn't have Mourinho, the descendant of the old Robson, I am afraid that he would not have been able to get such an outstanding student at all.