Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs: Chapter 327 true warrior

  Chapter 327 True Warrior

   In order to prepare for this Champions League game, Mourinho watched all the latest game video of Crystal Palace.

   Therefore, when Mourinho saw that there were no strikers such as Tony, Dzeko, Cavani, etc. in the starting list of Crystal Palace, he knew that Chen Ran was going to use a new trick without striker to deal with himself.

   After watching the video of the game, Mourinho also studied Chen Ran's new trick.

   But he soon discovered that this frontless formation was really difficult to deal with.

  Because the attack of this tactic is all initiated by the rear plug, there is no way to prevent it in advance.

   And whether it is Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka or Messi on the Crystal Palace side, they are all players with strong personal ability to dribble and break through.

  Once you let them rush, it's hard to stop them from dribbling the ball apart from fouls.

   It can be said that the technical characteristics of these three players complement each other without a striker, and they are a perfect match.

Mourinho, who racked his brains and could not come up with a good solution, had no choice but to order Sneijder, Baptista and Diarra in the midfield to focus their energy on defense. Set up another line of defense in front of the line of defense.

   So, when the referee blew the whistle for the start of the first half, everyone quickly discovered that Real Madrid's formation was seriously out of touch.

   The back line and the midfield were very close, but the three men on the front line were left alone in front.

   All the offenses were basically initiated by Sneijder and others using long passes from the middle and backcourts, which were simple and rude.

   "What is this Mourinho doing? How can there be such a formation? How can the level drop so much after less than one season of coaching in La Liga?"

  Seeing the positioning of the Real Madrid players on the field, Southgate felt incredible. Although Mourinho used to be Crystal Palace's nemesis, but his strong coaching ability is still recognized by everyone.

   "Cough, I guess this guy Mourinho was frightened by the new trick the boss used recently."

   "New tricks?"

  Southgate glanced at Guardiola who was talking in surprise, and immediately responded, "You mean no striker?"

   "That's right. We don't think so, but as the head coach of Crystal Palace's opponents, they must have carefully studied this new trick of the boss. At least so far, they don't seem to have found a good way to deal with it."

   "It should be like this. So Real Madrid's players are standing like this now, which is probably Mourinho's helpless move. In order to defend our back and attack, we had to add another line of defense in front of the back line."

  Simeone took over at this time.

   He also once imagined himself as the head coach of Crystal Palace's opponents, but he racked his brains and couldn't come up with a good way to deal with the lack of strikers.

   At that moment, he was extremely fortunate that he and the boss were on the side.

  Being the opponent of the boss is too painful.

   Mourinho's response strategy, although a bit clumsy, also weakened Real Madrid's attacking threat. But it has to be said that by increasing the number of defenders and compressing the space, it did have a good effect.

  At least since the start of the game, as long as the three of Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and Messi attack, they will immediately fall into the double-team of Real Madrid players, and it is difficult to create threatening shooting opportunities.

  Chen Ran naturally saw the situation on the field.

   However, he was not in a hurry.

  This game was played at the Bernabeu Stadium, the home of Real Madrid. How could Real Madrid fans, who are known to be critical, allow the team to play such an ugly game?

   Chen Ran doesn't need to shoot at that time, and the boos of more than 80,000 fans in the audience will force Mourinho to change his tactics.

   Of course, with Mourinho's stubborn and arrogant character, it is also possible to continue to stick to his tactical style of play despite the pressure.

   Chen Ran's side is not unprepared for this possibility. Late strikes are his forte, and it will be too late to make changes when the time comes.

   As a result, more than 80,000 fans at the Bernabeu Stadium saw an extremely ugly game.

   Most of Real Madrid's players huddled in their own half to defend. After finally getting the ball, they also went directly to Van Nistelrooy in front of them with big feet.

   And Pepe, who was suspended in the Premier League, recharged his energy, and today Chen Ran sent him to be responsible for closely guarding against Nistel Rui.

  The height of the two people is similar, one is 187CM, the other is 188CM, and Pepe's physical strength is not inferior to Van Nistelrooy.

   Under his interference, the chances of Van Nistelrooy being able to successfully receive the ball are pitiful, not to mention giving the ball to Robben and Raul on the two flanks.

   Gradually, Real Madrid fell into an endless loop on the field.

   First, defend desperately, then attack with a long pass after getting the ball, and continue to defend after the ball is broken

   Such a passive and ugly game scene immediately angered more than 80,000 Real Madrid fans throughout the Bernabeu Stadium.

   Boos quickly spread from scattered individual fans to all the Bernabeu stands, until they resounded in the sky.

   "These Real Madrid fans are really impatient."

   When did Southgate, the English bum, ever see such a scene? In the face of the overwhelming boos, he couldn't help feeling a little sympathetic to Mourinho.

   As for Guardiola and Simeone, one is originally a Spaniard, and the other also played in Spain. There is no fuss about this situation.

   "Hehe, these Real Madrid fans have always been like this. Not only to win, but also to win beautifully. Like Capello, who helped Real Madrid win the La Liga title last year, was also kicked out for emphasizing defense."

   Speaking of arch-rival Real Madrid, Guardiola, a well-rooted Barcelona native, will of course not have any good words.

   On the sidelines, listening to the thunderous boos, Chen Ran glanced at the Real Madrid bench not far away, and couldn't help but gloat over his misfortune.

   These Real Madrid fans are really powerful. I didn't expect them to burst out before the first half of the game was over. Now, it's up to Mourinho to withstand the pressure.

   On the other side, Mourinho stood alone on the sidelines, his face ashen.

   This is not the first time he has experienced such a scene since he coached Real Madrid.

   The last time was against the rival Barcelona, ​​because Barcelona's attack power was too strong, so Mourinho developed a defensive counterattack strategy for Real Madrid.

   The passive defense of the audience also caused overwhelming boos from more than 80,000 fans at the Bernabeu.

After the game, although Real Madrid drew Barcelona in that game, the Madrid media still criticized him.

   Even the president of the club, Calderon, talked to him in person, reminding him not to repeat the mistakes of Capello.

   Now, similar scenes bring back bad memories of Mourinho.

   After a cold snort, he simply returned to the bench and sat down, as if those boos that filled the entire stadium did not exist.

   Mourinho's reaction, like adding fuel to the fire, further angered more than 80,000 Real Madrid fans throughout the Bernabeu Stadium.

  The boos lingering in the stadium also escalated from deafening to resounding in the sky.

   The boos finally stopped when the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half and Mourinho walked into the tunnel.

   At halftime, although Crystal Palace did not score in the first half, the score was still 0:0, but Chen Ran was not in a hurry.

   He just gave the players some blood as usual, and did not make any personnel adjustments.

   And in the Real Madrid dressing room, the air pressure was frighteningly low. The players kept their heads down and went about their business, no sound other than a slight breathing sound.

   Mourinho sat quietly in his seat by himself, with a gloomy face and said nothing. Within three meters around, no one dared to approach.

   At this time, Raul, the captain of Real Madrid, hesitated for a while, and finally walked towards Mourinho's position.

   "Boss, are you all right?"

   As a player who has played for Real Madrid for many years, Raul knows how high the demands of Real Madrid fans are.

   For Mourinho's current situation, Raul is also very sympathetic.

   He knew that it was the right decision to strengthen his defense against a strong team.

   But at Real Madrid, fighting against the fans usually doesn't end well.

The most typical example of    is Capello last season. Under his leadership, Real Madrid won the long-lost La Liga championship. As a result, because the emphasis on defense did not meet the requirements of the fans, he was kicked out by the club.

   Judging from the contacts in this half-season, Raul believes that Mourinho is also a coach who can bring a championship to Real Madrid.

   So, he doesn't want Mourinho to be swept out of the door for fighting against the fans like Capello.

   "Oh, I'm fine. Raul, what's the matter with you? Sit down and talk."

   Seeing Raul approaching, Mourinho patted the seat next to him and said pleasantly.

   Mourinho is still very satisfied with his captain.

  Old seniority, strong ability, diligent and conscientious, he can also earnestly implement his own orders, and is his right-hand man in managing the locker room.

   "Eh Boss, the fans' reaction is a bit big now, do you think you can meet their demands?"

   hesitated again, and Raul finally said what he wanted to say.

   "Hehe, what do those fans know about the ball? Mr. Capello went against their demands and won the La Liga title for Real Madrid again after a four-year absence. I think he is an example for me to learn from."

   Mourinho sneered and pouted in disdain.

   Seeing the players in the locker room who shrank their heads but stuck their ears, Mourinho simply stood up and walked to the center of the locker room.

   "Okay, everyone raised their heads, and everyone heard what I said. The second half of the game will continue to follow the tactics of the first half. Anyone who has a different opinion can raise it now."

   Having said that, Mourinho looked around.

  Although the Real Madrid players raised their heads, no one dared to look him in the eye.

  So, since Chen Ran and Mourinho did not adjust the tactics of their respective teams, the fans saw the same game scene as the first half at the beginning of the second half.

   Soon, Real Madrid fans who found that Mourinho was obsessed broke out again. After a fifteen-minute break at halftime, there were more violent boos in the Bernabeu stadium.

   "Good guy, Mourinho is really a warrior."

   Seeing Mourinho standing alone on the sidelines facing the boos of more than 80,000 people, Chen Ran also gave him a compliment in his heart.

  Since Mourinho intends to carry it hard, then he will add another straw to him in a while to see if he can still hold it.

   After waiting for another ten minutes or so, when the game reached 60 minutes, seeing that Mourinho still did not move, Chen Ran decided to shoot.

   Taking advantage of the dead ball, Chen Ran called Ronaldo to the sidelines.

   "Chris, the next formation of the team will be 4312. You and Messi are paired with a double striker, and Kaka will be the attacking midfielder."

   "Your task is to stare at Cannavaro for repeated attacks, while Messi's breakthrough is aimed at Metzelder, understand?"

   "Er boss, are you too bad?"

   Hearing Chen Ran's order, C Luo's eyes suddenly lit up.

  Whether in terms of speed, technique or height, he has completely crushed Cannavaro.

   And Messi, who is only 170cm tall, has good skills, fast speed, and is extremely flexible. Metzelder, who is 193cm tall, is a standard German central defender. Asking Metzelder to defend Messi is a disaster.

   Thinking of this, Ronaldo's mind immediately simulated the image of Metzelder being shaken to the ground by Messi.

   "Stop talking nonsense and follow my orders, you know?"

"clear!"

   Soon, Mourinho discovered the tactical change of Crystal Palace.

   "It seems that Chen Ran has made a move."

   turned his head and glanced at the Crystal Palace bench not far away, Mourinho couldn't help frowning.

   He also discovered Chen Ran's intention to use Ronaldo and Messi to attack his two central defenders.

  Cannavaro's side is better. There is a right back Ramos's add-in to help defend, and C Ronaldo will not take advantage of it for a while.

   But Metzelder is very troublesome. This guy is completely different from Messi in terms of speed and flexibility.

   Even though left-back Marcelo recovered in time to help defense, he was almost rushed in by Messi several times.

   Seeing Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi rushing forward is very effective, completely containing the four defenders of Real Madrid. Chen Ran nodded with satisfaction, and it seemed that the second step could be taken.

   Taking advantage of the dead ball, Chen Ran called Evra to the sidelines again.

"Patrice, next you and Maicon need to strengthen the wing assists. Now Ronaldo and Messi have completely contained Real Madrid's four defenders, this is a good opportunity for the two of you to perform, understand? "

"clear!"

   (end of this chapter)