Chapter 846 I Want to Leave Real Madrid!

Although the whole world is looking forward to this duel between Yang Yang and Van Gaal, in fact, for Real Madrid, after the Manchester United match, the focus of preparations shifted to La Liga again.

The team has to start preparing for the game against Barcelona.

Although there is a match against Racing Santander in the middle of this game.

Unlike the first derby of the century, this time Real Madrid is playing at home against Barcelona.

In the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, Barcelona eliminated Arsenal in the Premier League with a score of 2-2 away and 4-1 at home, and successfully advanced to the semi-finals. Messi staged a big four in the second round and won There was a lot of applause.

And Mourinho's Inter Milan also defeated CSKA Moscow 1-0 in two rounds.

In this way, the Champions League semi-final matchup becomes Real Madrid vs. Bayern Munich, Barcelona vs. Inter Milan.

Everyone is looking forward to it. If Barcelona can eliminate Inter Milan in the semi-finals, it is very likely that they will join forces with Real Madrid in the Champions League final, and this game will be even more exciting.

The second Century Derby of this season has undoubtedly become a preview of the Champions League final in everyone's eyes.

If Barcelona wants to reverse Real Madrid in La Liga, they must win their opponents at the Bernabeu. If Real Madrid wants to hold a five-point lead, it must also remain unbeaten at home. Both sides can say that there is no retreat.

What's more, in the first derby of the century, Real Madrid beat Barcelona 5-0 at Camp Nou.

It can be said that this battle has attracted worldwide attention!

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Benitez also attaches great importance to this, even to a certain extent, Racing Santander is not included in Real Madrid's preparation plan at all, because after a long period of adjustment and running-in in Barcelona, ​​​​the team is operating more and more. The smoother it is.

It can be said that the current Barcelona is stronger than last year, and its ability to pass and control the ball is also better.

How to play against such a team?

Benitez had been prepared for a long time, and the strategy he gave was three midfielders.

On the second day after playing Manchester United, Benitez held an internal meeting of the team, emphasizing that the tactic of playing Barcelona will be a defensive counterattack and explaining the reason for this.

"There is a big objective factor in playing Barcelona away in the first round, that is, there was a clear gap between Barcelona's physical fitness and ours at that time, and our start went very smoothly."

Benitez will not admit it, and Real Madrid players will not say it, but in fact, everyone knows that the attack strategy formulated by Real Madrid before the game was a failure, because Real Madrid has been very passive since the beginning .

To some extent, without Yang Yang's direct free kick, it is still unknown whether Real Madrid could have left the Nou Camp intact in that game, let alone the five-goal Victory over the opponent.

Because of this, although the outside world has very high expectations for Real Madrid, Real Madrid has always been very clear inside. With the current situation of the team, if they go to play against Barcelona, ​​if they adopt counter-attack tactics, it is basically hitting a stone with a pebble.

Defensive counterattack is the best choice for Real Madrid!

Since it is a defensive counterattack, it is necessary to come up with a defensive counterattack idea.

Benitez intends to adopt a three-back tactic, which was the tactic used by Liverpool when they beat Barcelona.

Real Madrid's current midfielder position has Xavi Alonso, Mascherano, Las Diarra, Gago and Granero. Guti can also play, but he is obviously not Benitez The type of lower back you want.

Therefore, if there is no accident, the starting three midfielders should be selected among several other players, depending on the state of these players in the future.

The defense line is not a big problem. Pepe was injured. After being reimbursed for the entire season, the central defender combination of Ramos and Vermaelen performed well. Arbeloa on the right is also the main force of the team. There is also no major problem with Marcelo's appointment, and there should be no change in the back four.

Therefore, when Benitez announced that he would adopt a three-back play, Sneijder and Robben obviously felt nervous.

The two even looked at each other at the same time, with a little more competition and worry in their eyes.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Yang Yang's positions will not change. They are the unshakable main force. As long as they are not injured or sick, they will definitely play.

Robben's performance this season is indeed surprising, and his attendance rate has also stabilized. It seems that Winston Bogarde's special training is still very effective, but he is a player in Calderon's period. Well, the status is not as good as Yang Yang and Ibrahimovic.

Sneijder is currently in great form and can be said to be one of the best players in the team, but his situation is also very embarrassing, especially considering that once Kaka returns, the Dutch midfielder is bound to give up his main position .

Four backs, three midfielders, Yang Yang and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are in a stable position, so it will only be one of Sneijder and Robben who will lose his position, depending on who it is.

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Benitez will not easily announce the starting lineup, especially since the Derby of the Century is still more than a week away. He needs to carefully examine the performance and status of the players, so he will not make a decision easily.

He expects the players in the team to show better strength and state to compete for the main position.

But in the internal meeting, Benitez spent more than an hour explaining to all the players his concept of defending Barcelona, ​​most of which were used in Liverpool, and determined the effective defense against Barcelona The plan has only been improved in some details.

The four players Yang Yang, Xavi Alonso, Mascherano and Arbeloa are all familiar with this style of play, and it is not difficult to understand, nor are they unfamiliar, but it is a bit hard for others .

To put it simply, Benitez's defensive system requires players to understand more, and then implement it after understanding, so he will arrange it carefully and carefully, so that every player understands what he wants to do.

His style of play requires patience in defense, and players must maintain good coordination with each other.

In addition, Benitez is not the kind of person who stands still. He has also adjusted the characteristics of Real Madrid players. For example, the combination of Ramos and Vermaelen in the defense is obviously better than that of Carragher and Scott Er's combination is faster and more flexible, his feet are finer, and his ability to play the ball is stronger, but his defense against high balls is obviously not as good.

And Zlatan Ibrahimovic, this guy is simply an enhanced version of Crouch.

But there is no such player in the Real Madrid team as Dirk.

After the meeting, Benitez also conducted a defensive drill in the afternoon training session. The focus was on rehearsing what he had studied in the meeting before, to deepen the player's impression. This will also be the next week or so. An important preparation.

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After the training session, the players left Valdebebas one after another.

Yang Yang is still the same as usual, staying for extra practice.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Vermaelen, Robben and Maxwell all stayed with him, but they all left one after another.

They are different from Yang Yang, a training madman. High-intensity training is also a kind of consumption for them.

After all, they don't have a cheat like a super training ground to recover quickly.

Sneijder stayed until the end, but basically watched from the sidelines.

He's busy!

Based on Yang Yang's years of understanding of the Dutch midfielder, he knew that Sneijder must have something to look for him.

After the training ended, Yang Yang and Sneijder went to the locker room side by side after dismissing the coaches and staff who accompanied him in the training.

"What's the problem?" Yang Yang asked as there was no one on the road.

Sneijder smiled wryly, knowing that he couldn't hide it from Yang Yang, "There is something I want to tell you."

"Very important?" Yang Yang saw the serious expression on Sneijder's face.

"Yeah." Ned nodded.

Yang Yang stopped, frowned, and looked at Sneijder, indicating that he was listening.

"I want to leave Real Madrid!" Sneijder said softly.

Yang Yang opened his eyes, obviously a little surprised, but soon he realized some details that he had overlooked just now.

Sneijder was talking about telling him, not asking for his opinion, obviously because Sneijder had already made up his mind.

"Why?"

Seeing Yang Yang's surprised expression, Sneijder felt somewhat guilty, because it was Yang Yang who persuaded Florentino to stay in the team a year ago, but now he is leaving.

"Actually, you know, I should have left a year ago."

Yang Yang understands that Sneijder looks kind on the surface, but he is actually a very proud person, and he is also very emotional, so when he divorced and couldn't see his daughter, he really almost collapsed .

But also because he is emotional, he cannot accept what the Real Madrid club and fans have done to him before.

"The reason why I stayed is because of you on the one hand, and because I want to prove my worth on the other hand. Now that I have done it, many teams want me. I can leave Real Madrid with a higher price." The transfer fee, this should not count as my loss to Real Madrid."

When Sneijder said this, he had a somewhat clear conscience.

"It doesn't make sense for me to stay, because next season's main force will be Kaka. I don't want to go back to the days when I couldn't play games before, so I want to go to a team that trusts me and is willing to give My main team."

"For example?"

"It might be Inter Milan, it might be Manchester United, or it might be Chelsea, or it might be Bayern Munich... I don't know." Sneijder shook his head, he didn't seem to have contacted the team yet.

But his determination to leave the team has been very firm.

Yang Yang felt a little uncomfortable suddenly, because reuniting with his old friends was the happiest thing after he came to Real Madrid, but he didn't expect that a year later, he would be separated again.

He suddenly stretched out his hand and hugged Sneijder's shoulder vigorously, just like when he was at Ajax, and walked to the locker room side by side without saying a word.

He knew that Sneijder hadn't told anyone else, including management.

And he also concluded that in every next game, Sneijder will do his best to express himself, he will prove it to everyone, and use his best performance to win the transfer benefits.

Perhaps, for professional players, separation is normal.