Xu Zhu's Successor's Football Journey

Chapter 469
As early as the early 17th century, Madrid officially became the capital of Spain.
Madrid is one of the most famous cities in the world. The traffic in the urban area is very developed. 150 bus lines, 12 subway lines and 8 suburban trains cover every corner of Madrid. In the eyes of fans all over the world, today's Madrid City, the Bernabéu Stadium has become the center of world football.

Due to the historical relationship and in order to protect the cultural heritage, the Madrid city government stipulates to preserve all the old towns, so the famous "China District" and the pirate market in the south of Madrid have been preserved, and passing through there is another La Liga in Madrid. Club - Atletico Madrid.

Atlético Madrid fans there say their club exists to rival Real Madrid.

This is not excessive at all.

Not long ago, in an interview with the media, Real Madrid chairman Florentino said: "I never think that Barcelona is our main opponent. Our direct and important opponent is Atletico Madrid. Our competition with Atletico Madrid It's a real contest."

Perhaps this kind of statement is a bit offensive, but in fact, there is no need to worry about Atletico Madrid fans being resentful. In fact, such a declaration is what Atletico Madrid fans like to hear most. As a shame, Atletico Madrid seems to exist to fight against Real Madrid.

This theory has penetrated into the bones of Atletico Madrid fans. They feel that it is a proud and heroic thing to be against Real Madrid.

For Real Madrid, their mentality is different from that of Atletico Madrid. If they choose an ally between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid will definitely stand on the side of Atletico Madrid. If they choose an ally, they will definitely choose Barcelona.

The purpose of this club's existence seems to be to fight against Real Madrid, even if Real Madrid does not consider it a worthy opponent at all.

In fact, the same is true. The real Madrid derby is always hyped by the media, but the process of the Madrid derby makes people feel meaningless. Up to now, Atletico Madrid has created the most embarrassing derby record in world football. Said to be the most unbalanced derby: Real Madrid has not lost a single match against Atletico Madrid in the last 15 consecutive matches! ! !
This kind of derby result is not only not found in La Liga, but also very rare in derbies in other countries. After all, the derby in the same city is also a league of the same level. The record of the two teams fighting is really embarrassing.

But that shouldn't stop media coverage of the game.

In Spain, apart from the world-famous Spanish derby, the Madrid derby is the most popular. As early as when Real Madrid was still playing the Copa del Rey with Zaragoza, the media had already started to hype the game.

In the first half of the season, Luxenberg led Real Madrid to win against Atletico Madrid, so this time the Atletico Madrid shouted the slogan of revenge.

Can they really take revenge?

Can they beat Real Madrid at the Bernabeu?
These have become questions from the media and fans.At this time, Barcelona has already started to fan the flames.As Real Madrid's main competitor, Barcelona would like Real Madrid to always encounter Derby games.

You know, the derby has its extraordinary significance. Although there is a clear gap between the strength of Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid, many fans still want to watch this asymmetrical contest, just because the Madrid derby has its special significance—— The confrontation between the poor and the rich is the philosophy of Atletico Madrid fans and the greatest significance of the Madrid derby.

And on March [-]th, Madrid's Bernabéu Stadium ushered in this eye-catching derby.

This is the first derby that Carlo has experienced since he took office. Before the battle, Carlo himself was a little nervous, but he suppressed the tension and lined up a half-substitute lineup—no matter how meaningful the game is, this It's just a league game, and Carlo still has to prepare for the second round of the knockout round of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 in a few days.

Regarding this game, the unanimous opinion of the media is that Real Madrid will win. After all, Atletico Madrid has not won Real Madrid in recent years. It is too favorable, and Real Madrid is still at home in this game, which can be described as the right time, place and people.

This argument has occupied the mainstream of the media.

On the day before the game, Wang Li said in an interview about the argument that 'Real Madrid must win': "The derby is not a stage for one team, and both teams must make various preparations. I know that tomorrow's It will be difficult and we are at home so there should be more pressure, but I want Real Madrid to win."

Wang Li seldom said this kind of thing. In fact, he also thought so. Carlo will definitely not send the main force to play against a team against Real Madrid. Nothing will happen on the field, and the opponent will definitely die. Fight hard, especially when the opponent knows that Real Madrid will have a Champions League knockout match with Arsenal in a few days, they can't wait to see Real Madrid's jokes.

"We should always think that we can score goals, score more goals because we have a lot of chances, but now we should think about the next leg."

Talking about his recent performance, Wang Li felt nothing. He thought he was still his original self. As a member of Real Madrid, it was natural for him to play at a normal level. The most important thing was to help the team win.

".As long as we have the belief that we must win, then the victory will always be with Real Madrid." At the end of the interview, Wang Li said: "Maybe the game is a test for us, after all, the recent games are too intensive, but we Still win."

The situation of the game was similar to Wang Li's judgment. At the beginning, Real Madrid encountered a crisis.

Atletico Madrid is a La Liga team after all. In this kind of historical hatred game, their performance is really strong, and they dare to fight hard. This makes Real Madrid, the pampered stars, in a hurry. was suppressed.

In this situation, Wang Li has nothing to do, he just looks for opportunities to score goals in the frontcourt.

The overall performance of the team is declining, and he can only rely on scoring to save the situation. Fortunately, Atletico Madrid's strength is not too strong. Even in a passive situation, Real Madrid did not score.

As the Real Madrid players slowly entered the game, the two teams began to compete in the midfield. The football kept flying around in the midfield, and there was chaos. Wang Li kept asking for the ball in the frontcourt, but the ball changed hands. very fast.Whenever he receives the ball, many Atletico Madrid defenders rush to defend, which makes him have no chance. It is obvious that Atletico Madrid's head coach has arranged a lot of defensive forces for him.

However, with Atletico Madrid's defense, it is not easy to defend Wang Li's offense. When the game progressed to the 29th minute, Wang Li still scored.

This is a powerful long shot.

After evading the opponent's siege twice, Wang Li got a chance on the right side of the penalty area. Taking advantage of the limited space, he raised his right foot and slapped it on the lower edge of the rolling football. Facing the shot, Atletico Madrid's goalkeeper Almost no response.

After waiting for such a long time, Real Madrid finally scored a goal. The Bernabeu suddenly cheered, but correspondingly, the fans of Atletico Madrid also booed. As a city derby, there are as many as 3 Atletico fans present .

However, these Atletico Madrid fans are obviously very nervous. They may be used to watching Atletico Madrid lose, so they don't care about the situation on the field. Songs to satirize Real Madrid, Real Madrid players, etc.

This is also the purpose of their coming to the Bernabeu.

During the half-time break, the head coach Carlo wanted to leave Wang Li. He was afraid of Wang Li's physical problems. After all, the game against Arsenal was more important, but Wang Li refused because he felt that 1:0 was not enough. Not safe.

Now the competition between Real Madrid and Barcelona has reached the point where the two teams have the same points. Barcelona leads Real Madrid by virtue of goal difference. Under such circumstances, if Real Madrid draws or loses a game, then the gap between Immediately pulled away.

In the second half, under the encouragement of Carlo, the Real Madrid players performed well after playing. At least in the situation, they have firmly suppressed Atletico Madrid, and the football is rolling in the half of Atletico Madrid most of the time. This greatly increased Wang Li's chances.

In the 55th minute of the game, Wang Li finally got a good chance. He received a pass from his teammate for offside in the penalty area, and the single-handed goalkeeper shot from a small angle, rewriting the score to 2:0.

After celebrating the goal, Carlo directly replaced Wang Li. Carlo was still worried that his continued playing would affect his performance in the next game.

The final result of the game was 3:1. After Wang Li left the field, Real Madrid scored another goal from Baptista, and then Atletico Madrid counterattacked to recover a goal.However, the score gap was a bit big, and in the end Real Madrid still won.

And the end of this Madrid derby also made Real Madrid breathe a sigh of relief.

The recent 4 consecutive games, the schedule is too dense, and the Madrid derby is the most difficult one, and it is also the last game. Now everything is over, they have won all the games, this result is not bad, this It made the whole team more confident about the next match against Arsenal.

On the second day after the match against Atletico Madrid, Carlo asked all the players who participated in the match to undergo recovery training, the most important thing is to train their physical fitness to prevent the players from being too tired to suffer from injuries during the match.And those players who did not play were arranged to have a training match, so that they could find the feeling of the game, so that they would not find the game state long after the opening.

As a player on the field, Wang Li also did training with others. Although such physical training was boring, he still persisted.

Fortunately, the depth of Real Madrid's bench is not bad, otherwise Carlo will definitely be in trouble. In recent games, substitute players have played more and more frequently, and the gap between the main force and the substitute has gradually narrowed. In the current situation, multi-line combat will definitely test the depth of a team's bench. It is really not easy to perform well in every game.

Fortunately, Wang Li in the team is the most reassuring. His performance has been very good, and his training state is also good.

After participating in the physical training, Wang Li took part in the confrontation match, and he scored a goal soon. This good state made Carlo feel relieved.As the match against Arsenal draws closer, the pressure on the Real Madrid players is slowly increasing.

Although they played 4:2 at home, it can be said that they have gained some advantages, but the advantages are not too strong. As long as Arsenal can win a small victory by two goals, then they can rely on the goal difference advantage to win the final victory.

Now Real Madrid has the same points as Barcelona, ​​and they are under the pressure of the Champions League. This puts a huge pressure on Real Madrid. The players are more serious in training, and the relaxed training atmosphere is gradually decreasing.

This situation made Carlo a little secretly anxious. He felt that the pressure would affect the team's performance. Regardless of whether the impact was good or bad, in short, it would not be under Carlo's control.

As a result, Carlo kept trying to enlighten these players, but the effect was minimal.

In the end, in desperation, Carlo still found Wang Li and asked for his opinion. In fact, since Carlo took office, he would consult Wang Li for any matter. It can be said that Wang Li is Carlo's first team coach. important pillar.

"Why don't you get a psychiatrist?"

Of course, Wang Li didn't know what to do about this kind of thing, but when he was at Chelsea, Mourinho would always find a competent psychologist to reduce the pressure on the players before the game.

From these details, we can also see the gap between Carlo and world-class coaches.When encountering some small problems, Carlo, who has never experienced battles, will be at a loss what to do, but world-class coaches can come up with various ways to solve these problems.

On the afternoon of March 1th, Real Madrid's special plane arrived at London International Airport. They were accompanied by more than 100 Real Madrid fans and more than [-] Spanish reporters.

In fact, Arsenal's Highbury Stadium can only accommodate 38000 fans, and the number of fans allocated to Real Madrid is only a pitiful 3000. With such a small number of people, facing Arsenal's more than 3 fans, it is impossible to cause any waves. .

As for other Real Madrid fans, they can only watch the live broadcast in bars or outside the stadium.

The purpose of these fans without tickets is more to give Real Madrid a strong momentum and express support for the team. They flew from Madrid to London for this purpose, or this seems unbelievable in other parts of the world , But for European fans, liking a team means paying such love. In order to add some momentum to Real Madrid, these have become irrelevant.

After arriving in London, I packed my luggage at the hotel. As the host, Wang Li took his teammates from Real Madrid for a tour in London. They went directly to visit Victoria Park. The environment here is very good, with the style of London residents. and cozy.

However, after a few people walked into the park, they met a few Chelsea fans. These fans recognized Wang Li at a glance, and they stepped forward one after another, only to find that he was surrounded by big-name players from Real Madrid, and they asked for autographs one after another. and photo.

"Alan, teach those Arsenal people a lesson tomorrow and let them know how great they are!" Some fans said this when they wanted to sign their autographs.

"Don't worry, they will definitely be eliminated."

As Chelsea fans, they certainly don't want their biggest rivals in the same city to have any good results. Last season, Real Madrid suppressed Arsenal on several fronts. Chelsea fans hope that this situation will continue.

This season, although Chelsea's performance in the league is not as strong as last season, it still leads the Premier League and has reached the top 16 in the Champions League. However, Arsenal seems to be on the rise again this year. They are the biggest competition in Chelsea's league. Opponent, another rival Manchester United has performed well this season, but it is still ranked third in the league by one point behind Arsenal.

After signing autographs for fans, Real Madrid's stars lost interest in visiting.

In the city of London, the football atmosphere is not much worse than that of Madrid. There are many fans in the streets and alleys. Although several of them are all wearing sunglasses, many fans can still recognize their body and appearance.It’s okay to meet some fans of other teams, just want some autographs, but when those Arsenal fans saw them, they ran over to demonstrate, and shouted: "You can't score tomorrow!!" "You must lose! !Wait!!"

This is not bad, some fans even ran over to threaten them: "If we lose tomorrow, then you just wait!!" "I will find someone to kill you!!"

All of this made the Real Madrid players lose the desire to continue shopping. In fact, London is too prosperous, and there is really nothing to visit in this kind of place.

After returning to the hotel that night, Carlo called the players to explain the tactics of tomorrow's game, and highlighted a few things for the players to pay attention to.

The next morning, the Real Madrid players rushed to the Highbury Stadium early for training to adapt to the venue.

This kind of training is physical training, allowing players to get familiar with the state of their bodies and the environment of the Highbury Stadium, but they have not done any targeted training. In front of so many media reporters and coaches, it is impossible for them Show your strength and hole cards in advance.

Looking at this "small stadium" that can only accommodate 38000 fans, many Real Madrid players have the feeling of playing against a small club. As a giant team in the Premier League, Arsenal's stadium really can't afford it.

"Their new stadium won't open until next year."

In fact, the United Arab Emirates Stadium (Emirates Stadium), which started construction in early 2004, will not start until August tomorrow. Before that, Arsenal will have to play games at Highbury Stadium.

Compared with other European giants clubs, Highbury Stadium is indeed too shabby.

"Whatever, we left after winning." Wang Li spread his hands indifferently.The former owner of his body had a persistent love for this stadium, but when he stood here facing Arsenal, his body had an urgent desire to score goals.

This may be the opposite of extremes.

Month~~~ticket~~~
(End of this chapter)