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Chapter 646 Champions League 81 opponent: Lyon

Chapter 646 Champions League one-eighth opponent: Lyon

Pellegrini undoubtedly attaches great importance to the first round of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals this time, even in a certain respect, even more than the league.

The reason why Florentino poached him from the small town was impossible just to be a transitional coach. After Lafayette entered the palace for the second time, he was determined to complete the complete reconstruction of the century-old giants. Big high hopes.

Lafayette's purpose is very simple and clear. He asked the Chilean coach to lead the new Galaxy battleship built with a lot of money to maintain competitiveness in the league, overwhelm rival Barcelona, ​​and make breakthroughs in the Champions League—— The concept of a breakthrough is not clear. Returning to the top of Europe is the best result, but everyone knows that this is unrealistic. Real Madrid has not achieved a good result in the European war for many years, so I want to take a bite No matter how confident you are, you can't even imagine becoming a fat man.

Don't think about the big ear cup, but at least, the hat of "Ou Guan Shiliu Lang" must be taken off.

In the past few years, Real Madrid has been blocked from the quarter-finals of the Champions League for four or five consecutive years. It can be said that the first phase of the Galaxy Battleship is gradually declining, and the team is in the process of rebuilding. Now, with a lot of money and signings, This new generation of galaxy battleship built with a lot of money has already set sail. If they miss the Champions League quarter-finals again, what Lafayette and his board of directors will show is not "ambitious" but "stupid and rich".

This is something that Florentino absolutely cannot tolerate, and it is also a kind of damage to Real Madrid's reputation. Lafayette does not want his Real Madrid to continue to become a laughing stock in the football world.

Pellegrini does not want to be a joke in the mouth of others. He understands the thoughts of Florentino and the club's top management, and he also has the same expectations. He is determined to leave Villarreal and come to Real Madrid. In order to be able to lead a powerful and capable wealthy team to compete for various championships?

Now that he has become the coach of Real Madrid, and the Champions League is also the highest level competition among European clubs, he naturally wants to lead the team to go further.Therefore, Lyon, a stumbling block, must be crossed, and he must help the team take off the "Champions League Sixteen" hat!

Due to the great importance attached to the first round of the Champions League, Pellegrini has been more rigorous and strict during the training these days. He asked the players to complete all training according to his instructions, and when the game came When it was time, he sent the strongest lineup he could send.

On the front line, Benzema, who was still playing for Lyon last season, was at the top. C. Ronaldo and Raul were slightly behind and lined up on both sides. In the midfield, Guti and van der Vaart formed a double attacking midfielder combination. The central midfielder It is Xavi Alonso, the team's metronome. As for the defensive midfielder, Pellegrini gave up Las Diarra, who has been in great form recently, and chose Mohamed Diarra, who has just returned from injury. Yara (Big Diarra), the former sprained his big toe in the training the day before yesterday. For the sake of insurance, Pellegrini finally put Lars Diarra on the bench.

The four defenders lined up in the backcourt, Marcelo, Ramos, Metzelder and Arbeloa, and the goalkeeper is the No. 1 main player Casillas.

The starting players in the center and front field are relatively neat, relatively speaking, the defense line is a bit stretched.The team's main central defender, Pepe, strained a muscle during the winter transfer period and has been recovering from his injury. The other regular central defender, Albiol, was even more tragic. After returning from the national team, he took a bath at home When I was walking, I stepped on the soap and hurt my buttocks...

In desperation, Pellegrini had to push the right back Ramos to the position of the center back, and then equipped with another substitute Metzelder to form the center back line.

Despite the lack of major generals on the defense line, there are many hidden dangers, but Pellegrini is still full of confidence in the upcoming game. He didn't think about defense at all. On his own territory, Real Madrid not only wants to win , but also to win beautifully, so offense has become the only option, and Pellegrini also hopes to overwhelm the opponent with a luxurious offensive line configuration.

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Pellegrini's calculations were loud, but things did not develop as he expected.

On the day of the game, amidst the cheers of more than 8 home fans, Real Madrid put on a strong offensive posture from the very beginning of the game, and they used their strong offensive line to successfully suppress the visiting team in the half, winning They lost the dominance of the midfield, but Lyon did not panic. Perhaps before the game they had been psychologically prepared to be suppressed, so there was no setback in morale. The 30-meter area was operated like an iron bucket, and the Real Madrid fans were attacking vigorously, but there was not much real threat.

The first half of the game was more than exciting, but not exciting. Real Madrid's offensive rhythm was extremely fast, but they still failed to score, which disappointed tens of thousands of fans.

Fan Bizhuang sat on the bench and watched the entire half.Although during this period of time, his state was surprisingly hot, and he scored two goals in the last round of the league, but Van der Vaart's performance was also good. Although he did not score many goals, his connection in the midfield and the key Passing and assists at all times are still the team's weighty reliance.

In fact, Fan Bizhuang also knows that the reason why Van der Vaart has been able to secure the main position is because of his continuous and stable performance on the one hand, and the team is unwilling to break the existing balance. . C. Ronaldo is the most important signing of Real Madrid this summer, exceeding 9000 million euros, and his worth is even stronger to become the world's number one.

With such a huge amount of money to bring in a player, one can imagine his status in the team.At present, Ronaldo is the absolute core of Real Madrid, and he has also proved his worth with continuous goals.

But if Fan Bizhuang occupies a main position, then the problem will come. C. Ronaldo can score goals, and Fan Bizhuang can also score goals, so is the team based on C. Ronaldo, or is the tactical coordination around Fan Bizhuang?

With C. Luo as the main player, well, even if Fan Bizhuang occupies the main position, he can only help C. Luo. Let alone whether the arrogant Fan Bizhuang is willing to accept the fate of a "supporting role", even if Yes, so for such a player who can be called efficient in scoring goals, is it a great waste not to score goals and run to pass the ball?

But if Fan Bizhuang is the main player, well, C. Ronaldo will pass the ball to Fan Bizhuang?This is simply impossible.The most valuable in the world, the winner of the Golden Globe Award, going to help an ordinary player, and you are not afraid of being laughed at when you say it?The most important thing is that the club will never allow such a thing to happen, otherwise, wouldn't the more than 9000 million euros be in vain?

For the coaches, it is a worrying thing not to have a superstar with super ability to rely on, but there are more excellent players, which is also a worrying thing.

Of course, from the heart, Pellegrini is more inclined to Fan Bizhuang, not only because Fan Bizhuang is his direct disciple, but also because C. Luo enjoys the maximum right to fire and the full With the support of team resources, he scored so many goals, but Fan Bizhuang also scored so many goals during the substitute time. If it is only in terms of efficiency, Pellegrini must think that Fan Bizhuang is even better.

But the football world is not that simple. As a coach, you must weigh all aspects. Real Madrid is not a small city, and Pellegrini can't change the concept of the entire club by himself.

In fact, Fan Bizhuang today is very similar to the predicament he faced in La Masia back then. In Barcelona, ​​in the future core competition, the Barcelona executives chose Messi, while in Real Madrid, the club can only choose C. Ronaldo——The reason is very simple. The investment of nearly [-] million yuan cannot be rotten in his hands. Moreover, C. Luo’s performance is also extremely convincing. He has performed extremely well on all fronts and is worthy of his huge transfer value .

Therefore, it is difficult for Fan Bizhuang to win the main position. Not only must he surpass Van der Vaart in the competition for the same position, but he must also solve the problem of coexistence with Ronaldo-this is the most difficult. Either Fan Bizhuang took the initiative to help the opponent, or C. Luo's state suddenly disappeared without a trace, so he has the possibility to replace the superior.

Of course, there is another possibility, that is, Pellegrini solves the problem of these two "goal madmen" coexisting on the court.

Pinning all his hopes on the head coach is somewhat illusory. Fan Bizhuang is well aware of this, but now he has no good solution and can only wait for the opportunity slowly.

Fortunately, he is in excellent form, even if he comes off the bench, he can always gain something, so at this stage, he does not have such a sense of urgency for obtaining the main position.

After watching the entire first half, Fan Bizhuang shook his head with some emotion: "We lack a center forward who can compete for high points."

Hearing this, Kaka nodded beside him: "We have dominated the offense, but the opponent's line of defense is tight and they have provided tight protection around the penalty area. If we just want to penetrate the ground , It is undoubtedly extremely difficult. At this time, it is best to have a high center forward at the front, whether it is to kick the ball from the wing or serve as a bridgehead to serve teammates, it may be able to achieve good results."

Iron bucket formation has always been a worldwide problem. When a certain team is determined to lay the bus and defend with all its strength, it is difficult for another team to make breakthrough progress.

This was the case with Real Madrid in the first half. When Lyon was unable to compete with the home team on the offensive end, they chose to retreat with all members. They even took the initiative to give up control of the midfield and let Real Madrid attack around their half. However, within the 30-meter area of ​​the goal, it is strictly protected, and layer after layer of defense is arranged.

(End of this chapter)