Volume 1: When a Hero Appears, People Pay Attention. Chapter 277: Everyone Is Distressed (First Update, Please Vote for Me)

All voices after the game were not optimistic about Liverpool, but in the first training session after the game, Martin O'Neill showed everyone his determination-no matter what the result is, Liverpool must perform better at the Bernabeu than at home. Stronger fighting spirit and firmer faith.

Even if Liverpool were to be eliminated, they would never accept the death of a coward. At least they can't be scolded by others: "They gave up the Champions League on purpose!"

It is obviously possible to enter the semi-finals, why give up on purpose?

Many people will not understand this question. They are not head coaches and they will not understand the price and hardships required to advance further in the Champions League.

They just think, "Since we are already in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, why can't we work hard to reach the semi-finals? As long as we reach the semi-finals, we will be satisfied..."

When they really reach the semi-finals, they will think, "Since we are already in the semi-finals, why not just grit our teeth and make it to the finals?"

When the team really gritted their teeth and made it to the Champions League final, their hearts were itching again: "Now that it's the final... Damn it! Now that it's all here! We worked hard to reach the final. Is it just to win the runner-up spot!"

Most fans always think so, which forces the team to constantly pursue victory.

Once they lose, they will be harshly criticized by the outside world.

These people also complain that football is becoming more and more utilitarian. Ask them first if they are willing to accept that their team will never win the championship...

For a team like Barcelona that insists on its traditional style of play, in the era when it could not win the championship, the pressure on the players and coaches was also very high, and their lovely fans did not say they understood and supported them. If they are beaten by Real Madrid in the title race, then they will be waiting to be waved by their own fans. Then he was criticized by the media...

This is the reality. The utilitarianization of football is not the result of certain coaches’ tactical ideas, nor is it promoted by FIFA or UEFA officials, but the influence of the entire environment. Under the pressure of championships and honors, there is no choice but to die without utilitarianism.

Liverpool has also been and is under this huge pressure.

They were literally cornered.

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After a day of training, Martin O'Neal returned to his office. He took a nap here, sorted out some information, and was about to go back.

He echoed the same words he had said to the players this morning, which he had spoken impassionedly and slobbering. It also received a positive response from the players. At that time, Chen Yingxiong and Gerrard stood up and expressed their support for the head coach and that they would go all out at the Bernabeu and strive for a win.

The scene at that time can be regarded as exciting.

But Martin O'Neill was not too happy. Now back in his office, he still has a headache.

Because he himself didn’t believe what he said…

Winning at the Bernabeu is easier said than done!

It's been two whole seasons. No team can beat Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Can his Liverpool do it?

His team is being chased by Manchester United in the domestic league. Can the "sad soldiers" who lost all their advantages in the European War do it?

He was really confused.

Place your hopes on Chen Yingxiong?

But the home game has proved that when Chen Yingxiong is trapped in a tight siege, he is not always so easy to do.

Although he didn't know what to do, Martin O'Neill didn't intend to surrender. Even if he was a trapped beast, he still had to "fight", even if he was already dying. That also requires some "struggle".

He feels that the focus of his next work should be to find a way for Chen Yingxiong to break through Real Madrid's layers of siege.

But how to do it?

Let me think about it, um...

Um……

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Oh shit! Still doesn’t make sense!

O'Neill scratched his hair hard. Very distressed.

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Chen Yingxiong stood in the team supermarket and asked the shopping guide: "Do you have the freshest Real Madrid here?"

"Excuse me, sir?" The shopping guide lady is artificial intelligence. But I still can't understand Chen Yingxiong's thinking mode.

"Well, it is... the latest version of the Real Madrid team. The Real Madrid coached by Mourinho, with Benzema, Higuain, Cristiano Ronaldo and others... the Real Madrid team." Chen Yingxiong explained.

The shopping guide shook her head and gave Chen Yingxiong an answer that disappointed him: "I'm sorry, sir, we don't have the current team."

Chen Yingxiong quit the team supermarket mode in disappointment and returned to the training ground.

He also wanted to buy a current Real Madrid team, study the opponent carefully in the copy, find the weaknesses, and try again and again in the virtual competition until he found the most suitable method... But now there is no chance.

Chen Yingxiong's teacher Fan Basten saw Chen Yingxiong looking depressed, stepped forward and asked him: "What's wrong, Yingxiong?"

"Oops... I encountered a little trouble..." Chen Yingxiong told Basten and other players with independent intelligence exactly what he was troubled about.

But what disappointed him was that no one could give him any useful ideas.

Come to think of it... none of these people have ever been successful as head coaches. Van Basten's coaching level and performance are not as good as those of his two fellow Three Musketeers, not to mention Maradona. Argentina, which is full of geniuses, allows him to play like that, which is beyond the reach of others... As for Inzaghi, Juninho, Maldini and others all formed the coaching circle for him. Although they all obtained coaching licenses, they did not actually become a head coach.

Chen Yingxiong didn't have any thoughts on training for a while. He was now thinking about how to defeat Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.

How can we beat them at their home court?

Chen Yingxiong had a headache.

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It's not just these two people who are troubled by this matter. The media who are pro-Liverpool Club want to help Martin O'Neill.

But when their editors, authors, commentators, and celebrities began to pick up their pens and prepare to offer suggestions for Liverpool.

Only then did they realize that this was really difficult.

Why Real Madrid can trap heroes is because they have accumulated heavy troops in their penalty area and have very strong tactical discipline. They know what they should do and what they should not do, and they will never go too far.

This way, it will be difficult for you to find their weaknesses and loopholes.

In the past, you could also think of ways to use psychological warfare, such as publishing articles criticizing Real Madrid's conservative tactics and telling Real Madrid fans that their tradition is that offense is gorgeous football. Heretics like Mourinho should be tied up. Burned alive at the stake!

This tactic has worked well in the past. It can make Real Madrid's top management have some opinions on Mourinho's tactics, and then force Mourinho to fight in the way the opponent likes. The most classic battle was Mourinho's first season in charge of Real Madrid, the first El Clasico, when Real Madrid challenged Barcelona away. Before the game, there was news that Real Madrid would use three defensive midfielders to fight Barcelona's midfield. As a result, after this news was exposed, it immediately aroused protests from the Madrid media and Real Madrid fans. They believed that Real Madrid's proactive display of weakness was inappropriate, and Not in line with Real Madrid's tradition.

Then Barcelona's godfather Cruyff also came out to add insult to injury, saying that even if Real Madrid can defeat Barcelona, ​​as long as they insist on this kind of pure defense and use brutality and rudeness to deal with Barcelona's gorgeous football, they will be weak and a failure every day. He will never be able to raise his head in front of Barcelona people. Even if they beat Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid fans will feel a little regretful - when can we use our offense to fight Barcelona openly and defeat them?

It seems that Cruyff is considering the problem from Real Madrid's perspective throughout the article, thinking for Real Madrid, and loudly calling for Real Madrid to regain its former dignity and glory. Cruyff also said that he admired the previous Real Madrid and so on...

As a result, the Real Madrid people looked at it and said: Damn, their mortal enemy was even more impressed by our past traditions, which shows how powerful our traditions are! No, Mourinho, you kid can't mess with our tradition like this. If we don't have three midfielders, we have to fight against Barcelona! Even at Camp Nou, Real Madrid people have never climbed over anyone!

In this way, public opinion forced Mourinho to go down that road. He gave up his prepared three midfielders and turned to attack Barcelona.

The whole world knows what happened next.

Real Madrid was beaten by Barcelona by five goals at the Nou Camp, achieving the most painful defeat in Mourinho's coaching career.

However, through this game, many Real Madrid fans and club president Florentino realized that Real Madrid today does not have the strength to compete with Barcelona. If they do so rashly, they will be humiliating themselves.

It's hard to tell whether Mourinho was forced to do it or did it deliberately. Anyway, since then, Mourinho has never lost a game because of such a mistake. He has gradually strengthened his control within the team, and the Madrid media no longer criticize Real Madrid for playing conservatively. Later, Mourinho even eliminated the resistance from the club's top management. Within Real Madrid, apart from club chairman Florentino, he was the biggest one.

Today's Real Madrid can play well against weak teams and score many goals. However, when encountering difficult opponents and key matches, Mourinho will not hesitate to let the team transform into his original Inter Milan, park a bus in front of the goal, and finally win the game.

At this time, no one will jump out and accuse Mourinho of being negative and inconsistent with Real Madrid's tradition.

What is the tradition of Real Madrid?

Not offensive, not gorgeous, but victory, a championship.

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At the technical and tactical level, there is nothing that can be done against the monolithic Real Madrid. From the perspective of psychological warfare, Chen Yingxiong also proved that Mourinho has enough ability to control the team's thinking and prevent them from being affected by external interference.

How can Liverpool beat Armada Real Madrid at the Bernabeu?

Many people are suffering from insomnia this night...