Chapter 62 The Conflict of Tactical Ideas

Since learning that Wan Sheng came to Madrid to coach Atlético de Madrid, Pepe's heart has become very contradictory.

If he had a choice, he would definitely play under Wansheng, but he was a member of Real Madrid. He played well in Real Madrid for two years. He is the absolute main force of the team and has many fans.

Many stars will be very kind to famous teams and famous teachers, but it is difficult for them to always play for that team, and even more difficult to always play under the same head coach.

In European football, it is normal for Pepe to leave Manchester City for Real Madrid, and then become mortal enemies with Wansheng's team.

He is no traitor.

Even so, Pepe still hopes to come to Wansheng's team, because he has a lot of trust in Wansheng, and the team in Wansheng is like at home, not Real Madrid - it is a giant, but he works. The place.

After three years in Manchester City, Pepe also has deep feelings for teammates such as Maurice and Ozil, but in the two years in Real Madrid, he has not even made a close friend.

This is the difference.

However, Pepe knew that it was impossible for him to leave Real Madrid directly and follow his mentor to switch to rival Atletico Madrid. He is no longer the little-known player he used to be.

Pepe is already a star, a big star, and the main defender of the century giant Real Madrid.

Pepe signed a four-year contract with Real Madrid, and it has only been two and a half years. He must fulfill the contract or leave through a formal transfer.

This winter, absolutely impossible.

Even if Atletico Madrid would pay him a large release clause, he would not be able to leave in the winter, it would become a stain on his life, so he wants to leave, at least until the summer transfer.

This is where Pepe feels conflicted.

In addition, Pepe is not sure if Atletico Madrid needs him, even if he was Manchester City's main central defender, and now he is Real Madrid's main central defender... So what? Maybe others don't know, but he knows that Wan Sheng has never been short of good players, and he is just one of them.

So when he learned that Wan Sheng invited him to spend Christmas with him, Pepe was very happy, and he told his wife Isabelle the news.

"Are you going to the Atletico Madrid coach's Christmas dinner?" Isabelle was quite surprised.

"Of course, what's wrong?"

"But you are a Real Madrid player now, Koppelle." Isabel said with some concern, "I know you have always wanted to return to the Wansheng team, but you are a Real Madrid player now, you shouldn't do that, those media don't I'll let you go."

"Don't let it go?" Pepe said indifferently, "I don't care what they say. The boss once said that as long as there is victory, it doesn't matter. For me, it doesn't matter as long as I perform well."

"Then are you thinking of leaving Real Madrid? Go to Atlético de Madrid?"

"Not now, at least until summer."

"You are crazy!" Isabel said, "You are in Real Madrid now, a real giant. You get a higher salary, and you can only get honor in this kind of team."

"No!" Pepe interrupted Isabel and said affirmatively, "The boss coaches Atletico Madrid. Do you understand? As long as the boss is in Spain, I believe that the league title, or other championships, will belong to the boss, and Real Madrid? What can Mourinho's team get?"

"Are you sure?"

"I'm sure." Pepe said, "Look at Manchester City, how many championships they won when the boss was in charge. Manchester City at that time was not comparable to Atletico Madrid now, but Manchester City did it. The same is true for Spain now. I believe that in the future, only Success is at Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid? There is no hope for them when the boss comes."

Pepe's confident tone persuaded Isabel, so the two came to the Christmas dinner together, and even when a media reporter photographed the two walking into Wansheng's house, they did not hide it.

Wansheng was very happy to see Pepe.

It's just a Christmas dinner, but it's actually meaningful. Pepe's arrival shows that he hasn't forgotten himself, and what Wansheng said in the media is true - he really hopes to get Pepe.

It’s hard to find a powerful central defender in world football. Pepe is one of the best. What’s more, he used to be his own player, so Wansheng hopes to get Pepe very much.

Wansheng also knows that a winter transfer is impossible, but the team also needs to supplement the defense next summer. Pepe is the best choice. When Pepe shows up, it means that a summer signing has been finalized, which is still very pleasing.

From a personal point of view, Wansheng and Pepe have a good relationship.

The two are both teachers and friends.

The former Manchester City player and coach are now in Madrid, playing for two rival teams, and they can sit together for Christmas. Wansheng is very happy while the time has changed.

Everyone toasted together, and the laughter continued throughout the night.

For the next week, the whole of Madrid was immersed in the atmosphere of Christmas, and various celebratory parties were inoculated.

Although it is holiday time, as a famous football coach in Europe, Wan Sheng's life is still very busy. He is going to attend parties one by one, and he is also invited to attend an award ceremony. The club organized a charity donation activity.

At the end of December, Wan Sheng attended a reception organized by the Spanish Football Association.

It is a tradition for the Spanish Football Association to organize a reception. Every winter break, when the Spanish leagues at all levels are suspended, the Spanish Football Association will find a day to organize the coaches of La Liga and La Liga teams, and invite some football celebrities to have a party at the reception. , talks about some topics such as the development of Spanish football, future football trends, and youth football training.

Wan Sheng is not the first time to participate in this kind of cocktail party, when he was in England, he attended more than once.

This is a platform for people related to football to communicate.

The reception was in Madrid, and Wan Sheng didn't need to prepare anything. When the time came, he brought Anita to the venue.

In addition to various coaches and famous celebrities, there were also some reporters who came to interview, but according to some default regulations, photography was not allowed in the venue. There will be no photos, so something always happens at the reception. For example, Guardiola, who was Barcelona coach last year, had a big fight with Pellegrini, who was Real Madrid coach at the time, but it was only a laugh in the media. That's it.

"The topic of discussion today is the development of Spanish youth football..."

The president of the Spanish Football Federation, Villa, came to the stage and talked, in general, in some mandarin words, "... football development must pay attention to the training of youth football, but how to cultivate youth football is still inconclusive, free South American, rigorous The Germans, the old-fashioned England, the way each country and region develops youth football is different, but either way it makes some really good players..."

After a big talk, Villa raised his glass, "...let's toast Spanish football this year!"

After that, everyone discussed with each other.

Most of the people who came to the reception were the head coaches of various teams, and the non-head coaches were also some famous football legends, such as the former Real Madrid star Hierro, and the Barcelona godfather Cruyff, but each 'faction' was still distinct. Barcelona coach Guardiola is surrounded by a lot of people, he is the representative of the Spanish coach.

Wan Sheng is standing with Mourinho.

The two are mortal enemies, the real mortal enemies. In England, the two are rivals. Now in Madrid, their teams are mortal enemies, but on this occasion, the two are in the same camp, because they are not native Spanish coaches.

In the Spanish league, local coaches account for a very large proportion. For example, in this season's La Liga, 15 of the 20 teams have head coaches from Spaniards, and Spaniards are also very xenophobic. Perhaps this is understandable. People naturally stand together, so on this occasion, other regional coaches can only stand together.

Wan Sheng and Mourinho both had cold faces, and they didn't even want to look at each other, but Anita quickly chatted with Mourinho's wife, Mathilde Faria, between the women. There is always a lot of common themes.

Wan Sheng and Mourinho both raised their glasses and drank alone. The awkward atmosphere lasted for a while, but Wan Sheng said first, "Jose, can I call you that? Have you considered letting Ronaldo leave? That's not a good guy to control."

Mourinho almost spit out a sip of wine. He turned his head in annoyance and asked, "Will you sell Ozil to Real Madrid?"

"of course not."

"So Ronaldo is destined to be my player."

"Mr. Florentino certainly doesn't think so. I heard that your position in Real Madrid is unstable. If you leave Madrid one day, I will definitely send my blessings."

"Don't be complacent, the league is still long!"

Wan Sheng smiled slightly, "Yes, but I can wait, you can't."

Mourinho was very annoyed. He found that standing with this Chinese was really not a good choice. He turned his head and glanced at his wife and found that his wife was chatting happily with Anita, so he could only stand in the original place. He said to Wan Sheng, "I firmly believe that I can succeed in Madrid."

"I also believe that in England, I won, and in Madrid, too."

Mourinho gritted his teeth.

At this moment, Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola took to the podium and delivered a speech about Barcelona's youth training, "...We are more willing to let young players develop freely, rather than strangling them with boxed tactics. creativity……"

"...Messi succeeded in the Barcelona youth academy. He is one of the best players in world football. When he was first in the first team, his movements always went wrong, but after a short period of time Over time, he has grown up..."

Guardiola's views are still very representative. Some people with extreme views even believe that professional leagues should give players more freedom so that they can perform better.

Guardiola also talked about some aspects, emphasizing the relationship between tactics and player performance in professional leagues, and his basic argument is that Barcelona's current style of play is generally within an inherent tactical framework, allowing players to be free Cooperate and play.

Wan Sheng and Mourinho shook their heads.

The tactical concepts of the two are different from those of Guardiola, and there are many places where they are not used. Mourinho emphasizes more on defense, or in other words, he advocates victory.

Wansheng emphasizes rigor. He puts the tactical details into the movement of the players in each position. In Wansheng's view, it is not meaningful to let players play freely. You can't always rely on the performance of stars to win. Therefore, on the basis of players' abilities To build a tactical system that is enough for them to play, let each player become a component of the tactical system, and when the whole system is running, the team can perform best.

So when Wansheng came to power, he directly refuted Guardiola's remarks and said, "I think in Spanish football, freedom is enough, and what is more needed is rigor."

"The Germans are very strict, so their football has been improving. The training of youth football must also instill tactical concepts in them, otherwise most of them can only be jugglers in street football."

"The tactics of professional football need to be more rigorous, and the details of each movement can make the whole team run at a high speed..."

Wansheng's statement aroused a huge amount of discussion.

Most people are dismissive of it, and they can come up with a simple reason - Barcelona are six crown winners, the best team in European football today, you can even say 'no one', while Spain This year's World Cup champion.

Both Barcelona and Spain followed the same tactical philosophy as Guardiola said, and they both won the title.

As for rigor?

German football has never been a champion.

In the face of many doubts, Wansheng only said one sentence, "I will use the brilliance of Atletico Madrid to prove what I said!"

When Wan Sheng stepped down, almost everyone looked at him, the venue was silent, Cruyff and Vera looked at each other and sighed, "This is really a young man with character!" (To be continued~^ ~)