Chapter 709 We Have No Choice!

"Hu Ande is going to give it a go!"

In the head coach's office at Liverpool's Melwood training base, Yesterdam smiled and said such a sentence to the head coach and other members of the coaching staff, looking confident.

Thanks to Benitez's connection, Liverpool's coaching staff consists of the Spaniard and is no stranger to Juande Ramos.

"This is a problem that all managers have to face when coaching Real Madrid, and that is to prove themselves!" Benitez said sharply, "No matter how good or good you are in coaching other teams, but in Real Madrid, At the Bernabeu, you need to prove yourself again, the players and the manager."

When Benitez said these words, there was light in his eyes.

Everyone in the world knows that he is a real Madrid fan through and through, growing up.

The Arruche district in the southwest of downtown Madrid is known as a paradise for immigrants and a famous slum in Madrid. Rafael Benitez has been chasing balls in the alleys of the block since he was a child.

His family was very poor. When he was born, his parents had to settle down in cheap houses in Arruche, but strangely, their whole family preferred Real Madrid and Bernabeu in the far city center, rather than further south, Atlético de Madrid and Calderon, representing the poor and working class.

Benitez played in Real Madrid's youth academy, then debuted in Real Madrid's youth academy when he was coaching, then went to Italy to study abroad, and then made his debut in Tenerife, and made a blockbuster.

He has never concealed his wish to return to the Bernabeu one day and become the owner of this stadium, this giant team.

So, every time he leads the team to play Real Madrid, Benitez is particularly exciting, before in Valencia, and now in Liverpool, because he is eager to prove himself in front of this beloved team!

The Champions League is undoubtedly the best platform!

A platform with special meaning for all Real Madrid people!

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From Juande Ramos taking the initiative to respond to Ferguson and fighting psychological warfare against Benitez, Benitez and his assistants have been very clear that their next opponent will only choose one tactic, That is proactive.

At the Bernabeu, the fans ask not just to win, but also to win beautifully, to win wonderfully.

If Ramos wants to help himself get a license to stay in Real Madrid, when there is not much hope in the league, the best choice is to exert force in the Champions League, defeat Liverpool, and break through the magic of the Champions League round of 16. Curse is undoubtedly the best choice.

"Real Madrid have been in very good form recently," said tactical analyst Dave McDonough. "Since the 2-0 away loss to Barcelona on December 13th, they have won nine in a row so far. , the opponents include such strong teams as Villarreal, Valencia, Real Mallorca and Deportivo."

"In the last two rounds, Real Madrid's form is even more overwhelming, first beating Sporting Gijon 4-0 away, and then beating Real Betis 6-1 at home, scoring ten goals in two games, only conceding One goal, this state is really daunting."

Juande Ramos is indeed a very strong head coach. After taking over halfway, he has brought very obvious and profound changes to Real Madrid, the most obvious of which is the improvement of defense.

In the last two rounds, the team's offensive firepower has obviously improved, which is not good news for Liverpool.

"This is the confidence that Juande dares to take the initiative to attack!" Benitez said with a frown.

McDonov nodded and said: "Huntelaar can't represent Real Madrid in the Champions League. If there is no accident, it should be a combination of Higuain and Raul. Robben plays on the right, Marcelo plays on the left, and Laura in the middle. A combination of Diarra and Gago."

"Juande has always been good at attacking from the wing. Whether it is in Sevilla or Tottenham Hotspur, attacking from the wing has always been his most important means, so we need to contain his wing. Especially on Robben's side."

Benitez said this and looked at Mark Waller, "How is the player's recovery from injury?"

"Crouch will definitely not be able to play. Yang Yang and Gerrard are both recovering well and can participate in the team's joint training, but the game..."

Mark Waller obviously did not dare to make judgments easily, because many things are still difficult to say.

The battle is imminent, Yang Yang and Gerrard are both the team's core fighting strength. The injury of the two players is a huge loss for Liverpool, especially Yang Yang. If he can come back before the key battle, then Liverpool's situation will be completely different.

Benitez has already had a complete set of mature plans for playing Real Madrid, that is, the defensive counterattack.

Yang Yang's speed is currently the most lethal counterattack weapon for this Liverpool team. Although Gareth Bell's speed is also very fast, in terms of personal ability and on-the-spot performance, the Welshman is still quite far away from Yang Yang.

Benitez frowned and thought for a while, "I need to talk to Yang Yang later."

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The day before the game, in the evening.

When the front foot of Liverpool's plane arrived in Madrid, Benitez took the players out of the Madrid Capital Airport. At the Real Madrid Valdebebas training base near the capital airport, the head coach Juan de Ramos got Liverpool's expedition. list.

"Both Yang Yang and Gerrard appeared in the 18-man squad!" the assistant coach said worriedly.

Both superstars were injured, but the situation was completely different.

Yang Yang was injured in the national team game. After more than a week of rest, the injury itself is not very serious, and he may come back at any time. As for Gerrard, he was injured last weekend. He has an old problem and the problem is not serious. .

In the end how will Benitez arrange these two superstars?

This is a problem that the Real Madrid coaching staff must face.

Although Juan de Ramos took the initiative to provoke psychological warfare before the game, the outside world was not optimistic about Real Madrid.

When looking forward to this game, Dutch star Gullit said that he is more optimistic about Liverpool, because although Liverpool suffered a setback in the league and failed to win Manchester City, Benitez's team was in the cup. is surprising.

"More importantly, Yang Yang is the most decisive top star in European football at the moment!"

Former Real Madrid coach and current England national team coach Capello also said in an interview with the media that Yang Yang will become Liverpool's most threatening player.

"In order to defend Yang Yang, any team must work extremely hard, and at the same time sacrifice offensive strength, because in today's world football, no one can defend Yang Yang in a one-on-one situation. "

Capello also jokingly suggested to his successor, hoping that Ramos would send a pistol to every Real Madrid player, because only with the top of the gun can he withstand Yang Yang.

But just this afternoon, Ramos said openly in an interview with the media, "We only have a plan to defend Liverpool, but no plan to defend Yang Yang, because for us, just staring at Yang Yang alone, everything is guaranteed. No, it doesn't make sense, Liverpool have other players who are more dangerous."

This is what Juande Ramos said to the outside world, but in fact, within the team, a major focus of this afternoon's training session is to arrange for players to conduct defensive drills around Yang Yang.

Right-back Sergio Ramos is undoubtedly the player to be entrusted with.

Captain Raul said in an interview with the media that he believed that Sergio Ramos could prevent Yang Yang, but also hinted that it was not easy, and even said that Real Madrid would not rule out fouls and kicks in order to stop Yang Yang. tactics.

"Players of Yang Yang's type always get kicked more than other players, which is normal, because a lot of times, players defending him really have no other way to stop him except fouls."

Obviously, in Juande Ramos' team, inside and outside, there are two different rhetoric.

This is not surprising at all, because Yang Yang was the number one player in football at that time, and no one could ignore his threat on the field.

Even if it is as strong as Real Madrid!

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"According to the information we got from the UK, I heard that before the team set off for Madrid, Benitez had a private chat with Yang Yang for an hour. No one knows what they talked about, but one thing is certain. Yang Yang is expected to start."

When Juan de Ramos heard the news, Meishan frowned even more.

This is obviously not the news he wants to hear, although he has been preparing to defend Yang Yang, but it is just in case.

If possible, he prefers that Yang Yang continues to be injured, and it is best not to play.

"Where's Gerald?"

"I don't know, after entering the big list, it is estimated that it will be a substitute."

Crouch did not enter the squad, Kuyt is likely to start, but the question is, how will Benitez play this game? Is it the same as before, continue to take high pressing pressure? Or choose a more determined defensive counterattack?

Real Madrid's offensive firepower in the last two rounds is indeed bursting, but Liverpool is not Real Betis, let alone Sporting Gijon.

Whether it is in Sevilla or Tottenham Hotspur, Juande Ramos has deeply learned the power of Benitez and the horror of the superstar Yang Yang, so he is so worried.

"We don't have a choice. We must try to win Liverpool at home, so as to ensure a chance to advance in the away game." Juande Ramos said with a sullen face, "If we can't win at home, then there will be no chance in the away game."

Everyone nodded after hearing this.

The scary thing about this Liverpool team is that they are stable and balanced.

"No matter what, prepare for the game with the worst possible plan. Tomorrow's tactical preparations will focus on how to defend Yang Yang, especially Sergio Ramos on the right side."

Everyone also looked worried.

There is not much they can do without seeing Liverpool's starting tactic.