Chapter 1041 This Guy Is Simply Amazing!

Yang Yang's words touched Zidane a lot.

In his impression, Yang Yang has a very high status in Real Madrid. Even Florentino has to pay attention to what he says, but he has rarely spoken in these years, especially expressing his own opinions and views on the coach's formation and tactics.

But he talked a lot tonight, obviously because he's aware of something bad going on in the team.

Zidane himself is a top professional player. He has experienced Ligue 1, Serie A at its peak and La Liga at its peak. He has experienced the peak and decline of Real Madrid, so he has a deeper understanding of many things than ordinary players.

These days, he has been thinking about a question, that is, should Real Madrid really play Barcelona-style football?

From the preseason to the present, Yang Yang said more than once in interviews with the media that Real Madrid should improve and improve on the basis of giving full play to their own advantages, instead of giving up their advantages and blindly transforming.

Ancelotti must have heard Yang Yang's voice, and he must have listened to it. But in this game, facing Barcelona, ​​which has never missed a goal in the past three years, Ancelotti still wants to try. Maybe he just wants to try. See if Real Madrid's ability to pass and control the ball can beat Barcelona?

The price paid was not too high. In the first round of the Spanish Super Cup, the away score was 1:2, and there was a second round, so this is nothing at all, but the result is worthy of everyone's attention and vigilance.

More importantly, the loss to Barcelona for the first time in three years was also a blow to Real Madrid's morale.

It is conceivable that early tomorrow morning, all the media will attack Ancelotti and criticize Real Madrid players. No one will care whether Real Madrid has transformed, and no one will care how much advantage Real Madrid has over Barcelona in the past three years. They only know that Real Madrid lost.

Under such pressure, the team undoubtedly needs to analyze and solve problems calmly.

Zidane is very supportive of Yang Yang's point of view, that is tolerance.

He is a French player himself. He came to Spain from the conservative Serie A. It was difficult for him to integrate into the football environment of La Liga. He also performed very badly in Real Madrid. For half a year, he even had an idea, but in the end he succeeded in Real Madrid and became a legend of this club.

Having been immersed in Serie A for many years, Zidane has no special preference for the tactics themselves. He very much agrees with Yang Yang’s point of view that he should be inclusive and accommodate various styles and characteristics, and adopt different strategies according to different opponents. Even in the same game, different tactics can be arranged according to different situations.

Quick defensive counterattacks, sharp wing attacks, and solid defense have been the basis for Real Madrid's achievements in the past three years. Now, what Real Madrid needs is to inject more elements of passing and possession on this basis.

Yang Yang's saying is very correct, the Chinese say that if you are too strong, you will be easily broken.

Blindly strong will not last long, so Real Madrid needs to inject themselves with ball control and creativity to make themselves more resilient.

You can defend by retracting, and you can attack by going forward. You can not only use the pass to control the ball to slip the opponent, but also attack the opponent's weakness through fast and sharp offense. It depends on what kind of opponent you are facing and what kind of environment you are in.

From a macro point of view, the tolerant Real Madrid will allow them to have a wider selection of materials, while the closed Barcelona will find it difficult to choose players who can fully integrate into their own team, unless they are willing to accept transformation. For example, stars such as Henry and Villa have undergone transformation.

In Zidane's view, the biggest difference between Rijkaard's and Guardiola's two Barcelona teams is that the former is more free-spirited and more tolerant, while Guardiola is more rigorous and stable, but more self-enclosed.

It's hard to say which one is good and which one is bad, but one thing Yang Yang said is right, Real Madrid is destined not to go the way of Barcelona, ​​and they can only go their own way if they want to go.

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When Zidane relayed his conversation with Yang Yang to Ancelotti, and at the same time explained his support for Yang Yang's views, the Italian coach also showed a thoughtful look.

During the game, he had already realized the mistakes he made, and he had been thinking about this issue on the way back, and now, the views of Yang Yang and Zidane undoubtedly made him more sure of what he would do next.

"We don't need to protect the ball at all, and we don't need to control the ball like Barcelona. What we need is speed, impact and efficiency. When counterattacking, we need a pass from the midfielder to let Yang Yang get rid of the defenders and directly attack the opponent's defense line. During the battle, the opponent's defense line is pulled by shifting positions, so that Yang Yang can create opportunities by running without the ball."

Zidane's words made Ancelotti nod his head, "Barcelona's single midfielder can cover a very limited area. As long as we attack one side, attract Busquets to leave his position, and then suddenly move to the other side, we will definitely be able to create opportunities."

Real Madrid has tried and tested this style of play time and again. Not only facing Barcelona but also facing other teams, Real Madrid is already familiar with it.

What's interesting is that Ancelotti is very clear that Real Madrid's style of play is exactly what Yang Yang proposed back then, and in the following years, Real Madrid's signings have basically followed this route.

After a pause, Ancelotti thought about it, and then analyzed: "When counterattacking, we can use the personal breakthroughs of Hazard, Di Maria, Robben, Modric, David Silva and others to pass through the midfield. We can also quickly send the ball to the wing, and even our fast direct pass is also very threatening."

The technical team headed by Valdano is leading the transfer of Real Madrid. They have seen that the Real Madrid lineup is almost perfect except for being slightly young.

After discussing an idea with Zidane, Ancelotti and Zidane immediately found that as long as they are matched with suitable candidates, the possibility of realizing it is very high. This is undoubtedly the happiest thing for a head coach.

"I think we can continue to try the three midfielders." Zidane suggested.

Ancelotti's eyes lit up immediately, "You mean, two technical midfielders?"

He has adopted this kind of thinking before. He tried to transform Kaka into a defensive midfielder at that time, and he played well in a few games.

"In fact, Xavi Alonso's passing speed is not fast. David Silva, Modric and Herrera's passing speed is faster. If you use David Silva, Xavi Alonso and Modric to form a three midfielder, what do you think will happen?" Zidane asked excitedly.

Ancelotti frowned and pondered for a while, then nodded and said: "It is feasible. Although they are all technical players, as long as the tactical execution is sufficient and the in-place rate is high, we can make up for the lack of individual defensive ability of the players through strict overall defense, and the three technical midfielders can ensure the ability of the midfielder to get the ball and play the ball to the greatest extent."

"That's right, David Silva's willingness to defend is also quite strong, especially after experiencing the tempering of last season, his overall strength has improved significantly, and I think he is competent."

Ancelotti was excited, "David Silva can go up, Marcelo and Hazard on the left, plus David Silva can completely form sideways suppression, as long as Busquets is pulled to the left, the center will be vacant, Xavi Alonso and Modric can go up to respond, and then transfer to the right, or even direct pass to Yang Yang."

But soon, Ancelotti shook his head again, "But this is still too risky. The midfielder lacks a defensive player who can stand up. It is pleasing to attack, but how to contain Messi when defending?"

"Then Mascherano or Javi Martinez," Zidane suggested.

"Javi Martinez, defensive enough, with height and good passing ability."

The two analyzed each other word by word, like peeling off cocoons, gradually clearing up the chaotic situation bit by bit, and even re-seeing clearly the way the team should go next.

What Yang Yang said is absolutely right, Real Madrid is not suitable to take the way of Barcelona, ​​​​because Real Madrid itself does not have such genes, and trying to learn it reluctantly will only backfire in the end.

And when Ancelotti and Zidane gradually calmed down and thought calmly again, they were even more shocked by Yang Yang's analytical ability and his thinking about football.

In the 2010 UEFA Champions League final, Yang Yang proposed a large-scale transfer strategy, taking advantage of Harvey Alonso’s long-pass transfer. As a result, he defeated Mourinho’s Inter Milan in the final. This strategy has also become the core strategy of Real Madrid in the past few years.

Now, Real Madrid is facing reorganization and transformation, and Yang Yang proposed from a macro level that he cannot learn from Barcelona, ​​and this point will definitely further affect Real Madrid's current and future strategies in two or three years.

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"Are you sure he's really just a twenty-five-year-old player?" Ancelotti asked suspiciously.

Zidane nodded with a bitter smile, "He has read a lot of books on football theory. It is said that he is currently reading books on UEFA coach training. He has also read a lot of research and papers on professional coaches. He has a very good memory and strong thinking and analysis skills, so..."

Ancelotti shook his head with a wry smile, "Then he should go for a coach certificate."

"Well, I heard it's being prepared."

Zidane's answer almost caused Ancelotti to fall headlong. Are you really going to take the test?

This guy is simply amazing!

Not only does he play well, but he also has such strong technical and tactical understanding and analysis. If this continues, which coach will be able to drive him in the future?

However, it is also very lucky to be able to coach such a player.

Ancelotti was secretly happy.