champion godfather

Chapter 888 Volume Seven Lion King's Heart Countermeasures
In the locker room, the players of the Forest team sat on the bench to rest. They didn't play well in the second half of the first half, and everyone was in no mood to chat and laugh.For a while, there was only heavy breathing in the locker room.

Tang En didn't say a word either. He turned his back to everyone and fell into deep thought while looking at the tactical board.

He used the tactical board as the Bernabéu stadium and replayed the first half on it.

Real Madrid's offense has a strong sense of hierarchy, and the coherence of the striker, forward line, and back line is very good.Twain had this feeling when he watched the game in the first half - after the Real Madrid players competed for the first spot, the second spot was within their range, while Nottingham Forest was just the opposite, they could fight for the top spot The first landing point, but there is no way to control the second landing point, which has led to waves of Real Madrid's offenses, endless, and the Forest team's offense is more like a one-hammer deal.

This is determined by the quality of the midfield and team tactics.

On the whole, Real Madrid is indeed stronger than Nottingham Forest. After experiencing the dark years of the previous years, the resurgent Real Madrid finally found the road they are most familiar with and good at.

So what is the solution?

Continue to attack?No, defense must be taken into account.Defense is the foundation of everything. If the defense is not good, no matter how many goals you score in front, it will be useless. The morale boost of scoring a goal is far less than the morale blow of conceding a goal.

Blindly defending is not enough. After all, if they put all their energy on defense, they can certainly withstand Real Madrid's offense, but if they cannot score goals, as time goes by, the situation will only become more and more favorable to the home team Real Madrid.

In fact, he thought of a way, although this way is likely to be used by the outside world as a reason to attack him-if he loses the game in the end, the pressure he will bear is not as simple as losing the championship. The voice of "losing the game and being ashamed" will definitely hit the sky and cover the sky.

But he doesn't care what the outside world thinks of him, because his reputation is already bad enough.

He turned around and looked at his men.

"We'll make some adjustments in the second half." He said, immediately attracting everyone's gaze and attention.There is a sense of trust and security in their eyes.Yes, they trust their boss so much, as long as he's around, it's no big deal, no problem, he'll find a way to get us out of trouble.After so many years, we have long been used to looking at the boss when a crisis arises to see what he will say.

"After the first half, I think you all confirmed one thing - Real Madrid's strength is much higher than we thought." He saw a glimmer of resentment in the eyes of some players, so he He smiled and said, "Don't deny it. After 45 minutes of playing, haven't you noticed the difference?"

Those disgruntled eyes quickly dimmed. Thinking this way was really a detrimental thing to morale and fighting spirit, but they couldn't help it.Your own midfielder can only intercept and destroy, but the opponent's midfielder can organize and build. Blindly destroying is always inferior to building.

"It's obvious now that our midfielder is better at disrupting interceptions than organizing attacks. This is our advantage, and it's something that Real Madrid doesn't have. I don't think there's anything bad about it." Dunn shook his head. "And I don't think this is a weakness. In fact, it is an advantage. Since it is an advantage, it must be maximized."

"First of all, most of Real Madrid's offenses are coordinated on the ground, and most of them are short passes, and most of the midfielders are triangle passes. Ribery is their core figure, and many balls will be passed through his feet."

Tang En began to draw Real Madrid's lineup on the tactical board.He drew several strokes repeatedly on the circle representing Franck Ribery, making this circle extra thick and black, protruding from other circles.

"I hope everyone will remember what I'm going to say next, and do it on the field." Tang En poked the tactical board with the tip of his pen, "Whether it's dealing with Ribery or anyone else, except for the dangerous area, I hope Be rough with your moves, don't be afraid of fouls. Kick their ankles."

One of the players whistled.

"Kick the ankle, hit the thigh, pull the jersey...whatever you want to do, but don't let them get the ball comfortably." Tang En punched in the palm of his hand. "Totally disrupt the rhythm of Real Madrid's game and make them unsuitable for our style of play!"

"This is just destroying their defense, what about the offense, boss?" Mitchell asked.He's a center forward who cares more about scoring goals than defending.

"Wait a minute, Aaron. I'll get to it right away. Break their rhythm with fouls and rough moves, and when their midfield gets bogged down, it's up to our midfield to take control. We're still Stick to our wide play. The full-backs keep going."

In the final analysis, midfield is the key to everything.The midfield loses control, no matter how sharp the wingers are, no matter how powerful the striker is, it is useless. It is like a tank that has run out of oil and can only be used as a turret on the spot and surrounded by people.If the midfielder is under control, it will be very easy whether it is defense or offense.There is less pressure on defense, and there are more ways to attack...

"Nuri." Tang En gave Shaheen's name, and Shaheen stood up and looked at him. "In the second half, you are more active, but not as a playmaker, but to attract the opponent's defensive players...especially Diarra's attention."

Shaheen knew what Tang En was going to do, he nodded: "Okay, boss."

Seeing that he understood, Tang En turned to Gago again: "Fernando, you will be in charge of organizing our offense in the second half."

Gago looked up, meeting his gaze.

The boos he received in the first half were limited, and the Real Madrid fans did not specifically target him.However, his performance in the first half was also very bleak, and Real Madrid fans did not deserve their boos for such a person.

"Nuhui will attract the opponent's defensive attention for you. We will hand the ball to you, and you will decide the team's offensive method. Is there a problem?"

Gago did not nod readily like Shaheen and said, "Okay, boss."

He was stunned.

"You usually do the same, why are you hesitant now?" Tang En asked.

"Uh, no problem, I'm no problem, boss." Gago replied quickly.

Tang En glanced at him, then turned to Wood.

"George, protect him." For Wood, Dunn's order was much more concise.

Then Tang En said to the whole team: "Try to be as concise as possible when attacking. I don't want to see our people attacking with an empty goal in front of the opponent's goal. Don't forget the tradition of our Nottingham Forest, don't go Learning that kind of flashy stuff. Passing the football in the goal is not a good idea...”

"Then, let's talk about other things." Tang En stared at everyone. "This is a very difficult game, because this is the final. No one should be lucky. If you don't fight, then the victory will not belong to us."

Tang En pointed at everyone: "We have 45 minutes left, I don't know what adjustments Real Madrid will make. But I am sure of one thing, they are absolutely not willing to draw here. This stadium is just ordinary for us. The final venue, but for Real Madrid, the home court also means huge pressure. As long as we can cause them enough trouble, their mentality will go wrong. At that time is our opportunity, we must seize it! Let them Get more impatient!"

Seeing Pepe's eager expression, he glared at him: "By the way, Pepe. The goal conceded in the first half..."

Hearing what he said, Pepe's eyebrows drooped immediately.The expression is also sunny to cloudy.

"You already have a yellow card on your body now. You'd better be honest in the second half. Don't do things like kicking your ankle. I don't care what grievances you have with Ribery. I just want you to remember that this is the final!"

Pepe nodded quickly.

Tang En clapped his hands: "Guys, this is the last game. We have worked so hard this season and have already won two championships. There is no reason to stumble on this last championship. Don't you think so?"

Everyone nodded and said, "That's right!"

"I don't want to bring up that word, but that word must have been running through your minds countless times by now. Each of you knows what our goal is, right?"

"Yes!" The voices that answered in unison grew louder.

"The opportunity is right in front of us, what reason do we have to let it go? At Real Madrid's home court, give me the championship back!"

"Get it back!!"

The image of Nottingham Forest is inseparable from the robbers. The media always promotes them as the inheritors of Robin Hood. Those who hate them call them "a group of robbers" indignantly, and use despicable, indecent, passive and conservative football. He snatched the champion that originally belonged to the victim.For example, a certain Argentine football star said before the game-"The finalists are a group of thieves".

Tang En didn't think there was anything bad about these titles. On the contrary, he liked it very much when others called them that.Because when they yelled that Nottingham Forest was a "robber" and "thief", they couldn't hide the panic in their tone.Even if they tried their best to make a "disdainful" gesture, that fear had already penetrated into their bones, but they didn't realize it.

But it doesn't matter, Tang En will soon let them realize why they hate Nottingham Forest so much - there are only a few championships every year, but there are many teams with ambitions to win the championship.But when Nottingham Forest appeared, the originally stagnant European football seemed to have set off a bloodbath.Nottingham Forest rose up in the West as a grassroots team, and soon swept England and the European continent. When they were at their peak, their names were simply synonymous with champions.Now, after several years of silence, Nottingham Forest is making a comeback under the leadership of Tang En, and the goal is still the championship.

Those people were afraid, because Nottingham Forest wanted them to get back what belonged to the Forest team—the championship.

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When the team came out, Tang En stopped Gago.He had something to say to the Argentine alone.

The other teammates had already run out, Tang En dragged Gago to the back, walked out, and said to him: "Fernando, I don't care what you think. Now your task is very simple, just find a way to The football goes to the feet of our players. You are further back than Nouri, but ahead of George. So don’t be afraid to lose the ball, the opponent’s defensive attention must be on Nouri at the beginning.”

Gago nodded frequently.At this moment he could not speak.The boss spoke very fast and loudly, and the scene was very noisy.Even if he wanted to say something, he would probably be suppressed by the boss' voice.

"I want you to lie behind Nouri and pass as many penetrating balls as possible. Real Madrid's defense is not very good, they lack enough protection behind them. Especially the two full-backs Ramos and Marcelo, They like assists too much. In the second half, their attack frequency will only be higher, and the range will only be greater. Behind the two of them, and between them and the central defender, you must take advantage of the space in the ribs."

"Pass the ball there more?" Gago finally caught the chance to interject.

Tang En nodded: "That's right, our two sides are there, and your pass is just the most awkward part of their defense. Ramos and Marcelo like assists, you can use their backs..."

"Okay, boss. But you said it."

"In short, the direction of your pass is the two sides and the ribs. Let Nuri go to the center. Don't hold the ball for too long. As a midfielder, you must be concise. Pass forward if you have a chance, but if you don't have a chance Just pass back. Anyway, don't let the football stay at your feet for too long anyway."

"I see, boss."

Hearing these words from Tang En, Gago felt a little more at ease.

"Also, help me send a message to George and the others." Tang En suddenly laughed, "Press Diarra close to him, grab him and launch a counterattack on the spot!"

Gago is not a fool, he naturally understands why.Diarra likes to dribble the ball in the midfield, and he has the problem of holding the ball for too much time. He has already seen it when he was still in Real Madrid.In most cases, this habit will not cause any major troubles, but it will make others think that this person has excellent skills, can attack and defend well, and is really a good midfielder...

But if he encounters a team that can grab the midfielder, then he is simply asking for a dead end.

The ball that breaks the midfielder can directly face the defense... sometimes even directly face the goalkeeper.

Gago nodded vigorously: "I know what to do, boss."

Tang En patted him on the shoulder and pushed him out: "Go!"

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Evan Dalgety suppressed the idea of ​​going to the locker room to find Dunn, his mind was still clear.Knowing that entering the locker room at this time is a taboo.

But he couldn't suppress his unhappiness.

At the end of half-time, Florentino shook his hand with an attitude that was even more arrogant than when the game started.

A few years ago, when Nottingham Forest blocked gods and Buddhas in Europe, he would not be treated like this.Even if his team played against Real Madrid, Calderon, the head coach of Real Madrid at that time, respected him very much.

Now that Real Madrid has changed its chairman, it has been pulled up again.However, his team experienced a trough after Twain's heart attack, and his influence in European football was not as great as before.

This is a very realistic world, and everyone only respects the strong.

No strength and no status.

Evan doesn't growl loudly when he's angry, he just finds a corner where no one is around and sulks without saying a word.

Allen was with him.In fact, he was also worried, what would happen if Tony Twain's team lost to Real Madrid?He didn't dare to ask this question, he knew that Evan was angry.A person who usually smiles and is very kind, but if he really wants to get angry, it is still very serious.

It was so silent until the second half was about to start, and Evan said to Allen beside him: "Let's go, Allen. Let's go back."

The two left the rest area and walked to the rostrum outside.

By the time they came here, players from both sides had already started to play one after another.Florentino's place was empty.

Until the start of the second half, the position around him was still empty.

He didn't know what Florentino was doing, and he didn't want to care about what this man was doing.But he felt insulted.

If this is a Clasico against Barcelona, ​​would Florentino dare to be late in front of Laporta?I'm afraid he doesn't want to miss a minute of the game.

Nottingham Forest is slightly weaker. In his mind, such a team can't threaten Real Madrid. If you miss a few minutes of the game, just miss it. This game must not be as important as the things he is busy with now.

As for what he was busy with, no one knew.Maybe it was just a trip to the bathroom, maybe I was chatting with someone, maybe I lost track of time during a break...

In short, when Nottingham Forest reacted to Real Madrid's offensive on the field, Evan Dalgetty's side was still empty.

(End of this chapter)