super storm

Chapter 1056 Dig a trap for Real Madrid to jump
"Is the news confirmed?"

At the training base in Dortmund, Germany, in the head coach's office, Hornets coach Jurgen Klopp solemnly asked the assistant in front of him who was as tall and burly as him, but with long hair and an Eastern European face.

His name is Zijelo Buvac, a Bosnian. He started his professional career in Yugoslavia's domestic league. He came to Germany in the early 90s and fought side by side with Klopp in Mainz for three years, forming a deep friendship. Later, Klopp coached Mainz and immediately invited Buvac to be his assistant.

Some people say that Klopp's housekeeping skills are eight characters, high-position pressing and defensive counterattack, half of which are the credit of Buvac, because his philosophy is to pay attention to efficient and concise fast balls, which is a bit similar to whirlwind, and whether it is Mainz or Dortmund, the frontcourt offense has always been led by Buvac himself.

At this moment, Dortmund's chief assistant coach was sitting in front of Klopp, and nodded solemnly, "Confirmed, our scouts got reliable news in Spain. After Marcelo returned to Madrid, he went directly to the hospital for examination. It was indeed a fracture. He had been out for at least three months. Arbeloa had a muscle strain. According to the judgment of the Spanish national team doctor, it took one month."

After Klopp heard this, there was a half-smile expression on the corner of his mouth, as if he wanted to laugh, but he was worried that it was not appropriate.

This is not surprising, because as a professional player, he knows how terrible the injury is. However, as Real Madrid's next opponent, he has no choice but to rejoice that he lost two generals in a row and suffered a heavy loss against Real Madrid's defense.

Of course, as the head coach, he feels deep sympathy for what happened to Real Madrid, because Dortmund also has many international players, but he knows in his heart how much damage the national team training has caused to the club league, especially injuries.

"What do you think about Real Madrid?" Klopp asked with concern.

"Very angry, but there's nothing I can do about it." Bouvac shrugged.

This is also a matter of course, even the top giants Real Madrid cannot fight against FIFA and the whole world.

"Judging from the current situation, Marcelo and Arbeloa will definitely not be able to catch up in the two rounds of the group stage. Real Madrid's two main left and right full-backs are both absent. This will have a great impact on them. We must make good use of it, especially at home." Buvac suggested.

Klopp nodded, "Judging from the lineup, teenagers Carvajal and Azpilicueta are both likely to be right backs. The former wins because of his strong attacking power, while the latter has experience in the Champions League and performed very well in Marseille."

"I guess Carvajal is used at home and Azpilicueta is used away." Bovac took over.

According to the group stage schedule, Real Madrid will face Dortmund consecutively next time, and they will be away first and then host. These two games are bound to determine the trend of this group, because so far Real Madrid has won both games, while Dortmund has one win and one tie, ranking first and second in the group respectively.

These two direct conversations will not only determine the top two teams in the group, but will also affect the other two teams.

Ajax lost both games, and Manchester City lost one and one. In the next two rounds, these two teams will definitely try their best to fight each other. Therefore, both Real Madrid and Dortmund want to win these two games.

But now that Real Madrid has their own problems, it is tantamount to helping Dortmund.

"The right back doesn't seem to be a big problem, but on the left, Thomas Vermaelen can play." Klopp frowned, "But in these years he has mainly played as a central defender, and the left back occasionally plays a cameo. It is probably difficult for him to really challenge him."

"Yes, the full-back and central defender seem to be very close, but in fact they are far apart." Buvac also agreed.

"There is also the teenager Nacho, who is said to be a versatile player and has a chance." Klopp added.

Since Real Madrid was drawn out of the Champions League group stage, Klopp has been studying this opponent. He even watched all the video games of Real Madrid so far this season, focusing on the study of all Real Madrid's player lists and technical characteristics.

This is the basic ethics he should do as a professional head coach.

"It should still be Vermaelen," Buvac said.

"How to say?"

"Ancelotti looks like he plays offensive football, but in fact, he still has Italian conservative genes in his bones. He is a very vigilant person. I don't think he will do that kind of unsure thing. The left back is facing Royce. Is he safe to let a youth training player play?"

Marco Reus, 23 years old, made his debut in the Dortmund youth team, but then went to Red and White Allen, and finally switched to Borussia Monchengladbach, where he became a well-known star in Germany. He was signed by Dortmund in January this year and officially transferred to the Hornets in the summer.

He has a nickname, Little Rocket, which proves his technical characteristics, that is, his speed is very fast and his impact is strong.

The Germans have almost a set of ideas for everything, that is, they pay attention to a rigorous whole, and the players that make up this whole pay attention to functionality and modularity, so Germany is best at training centers and defenders, but it can't tolerate those geniuses with outstanding skills. Royce is not a genius, but he has a strong impact on the wing.

Klopp agrees with Buvac's speculation very much. If it were him, he would not be at ease to let a youth training player start such an important game. Facing an opponent like Royce, this is terrible.

Then the most likely one should be Vermaelen.

"Since this is the case, then I don't mind letting Royce test the left side of Real Madrid." Klopp said to himself.

Buvac then asked: "Then how will we play this game?"

Klopp smiled slightly, "For us Dortmund, Real Madrid is the supreme king. They have won three consecutive Champions League titles and three La Liga titles. So far this season, they have won nine consecutive victories. They won five championships in a row in [-]. They are simply unstoppable, like a behemoth."

Buvac frowned slightly, touting Real Madrid so much?

That's not Klopp's style.

"Yang Yang will be the most terrifying opponent and the most dangerous killer. If Real Madrid is compared to a giant elephant, then Yang Yang is the most lethal ivory of this giant elephant."

"Could it be that we don't do anything?" Buvac was surprised.

After hearing this, Klopp raised the corner of his mouth and said with a smile: "Once a colossal elephant is unstoppable, if you want to deal with such a giant elephant, you must not fight head-on. Instead, you should dig a huge trap and let them jump by themselves."

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Marcelo and Arbeloa were injured successively, not only Dortmund paid attention, but the whole of Europe also paid great attention.

The media and fans are also very worried. I don't know if Real Madrid can find a suitable solution to fill their gap if they lose two wingers at once?

The Spanish media first broke the news that Ancelotti was planning to support Vermaelen as the team's left-back. This is a compromise solution, because there is currently no suitable left-back candidate in the Real Madrid team.

Originally, Arbeloa would appear on the left side when Marcelo was resting, but now they are both injured at the same time, and Real Madrid's left back position is indeed stretched.

Then, in the eighth round of La Liga, at the pre-match press conference where Real Madrid played against Celta Vigo at home, Ancelotti announced the team's squad for the game. Everyone found out that Carvajal, Azpilicueta and teenager Nacho were all in the squad.

The Italian head coach did not directly disclose his plan when interviewed by the media, but said with a smile that the coaching staff has found a solution and will try to make up for the impact of the injuries of the two players.

At the same time, Ancelotti also vomited bitterness, thinking that the player was injured during the national team training, but it seriously affected the club's games and preparations, especially at this stage. Real Madrid is in the important schedule of the group stage and the league. The injury came at an inopportune time.

Everyone understands and even sympathizes with Ancelotti's suffering, but it is only natural for players to participate in the national team competition, and there is really no way.

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In the eighth round of La Liga, Real Madrid played against Celta Vigo at home.

In this game, Ancelotti, as expected by the outside world, discharged Vermaelen, Pepe, Ramos and Azpilicueta's defense. This also confirmed the speculation of the outside world, that is, let Vermaelen come as a left back.

But in the game, Real Madrid's offense did not perform well, and it can even be said to be very sluggish.

The main reason is still affected by the national team's game. Frontcourt attackers including Hazard, Di Maria and Robben have all fallen into a downturn. Only David Silva and Yang Yang performed as usual. Yang Yang scored twice, and both assists came from David Silva's pass.

Two goals solved Celta Vigo, and Real Madrid won ten consecutive victories. This report card is indeed shining, but it also makes everyone guess that Real Madrid's winning streak may stop at the tenth game, because Real Madrid will challenge Dortmund in an away game.

The Hornet's home court is the home of the devil, which is well-known throughout Europe. Now that Real Madrid is in poor condition, their attack power has been significantly weakened, which will definitely affect the team's away games.

In addition to the lack of major generals, Real Madrid's away record in Germany has always been unsatisfactory. There is even a saying that Germany has always been Real Madrid's nightmare, so the Spanish media generally speculate that Real Madrid will find it difficult to beat Dortmund in the away game this time.

Before going to Germany, Ancelotti was also very low-key when accepting the media, admitting that Dortmund is indeed difficult to play, and believes that away games will be a big challenge for Real Madrid.

But Yang Yang said in an interview that he believes that Real Madrid has enough strength to bring back a victory from the away game, because in every game, Real Madrid has only one goal, and that is victory!
As far as Dortmund in Germany, as well as the German media and fans, they are generally optimistic about the upcoming battle, believing that the Hornet will end Real Madrid's winning streak at home.

(End of this chapter)