Chapter 857 Invincible Inter Milan

Real Madrid's training has always been in Valdebebas.

With the Champions League final approaching, the training of Benitez and the coaching staff has gradually undergone some adjustments.

For example, starting to add more small-scale group confrontation training, as well as key offensive routine drills.

Everyone knows that when Real Madrid play Inter Milan, the ability to attack will be a crucial part. How to defeat the enemy is the key factor for the victory or defeat of the final. If it is impossible to break through Inter Milan's defensive system, then Real Madrid will definitely lose this battle.

In addition to offense, defense is also a link that Benitez attaches great importance to.

Judging from the situation this season, Real Madrid's defense is not reassuring.

The number of goals conceded in the second half seems to have stabilized a lot, but in fact the team's defense is still not reassuring.

Or should I say, compared with Inter Milan's reinforced concrete defense, Real Madrid's defense is really average.

Then the question arises, if the frontcourt cannot break Inter Milan's defense, what if the time drags on and the backline makes mistakes?

This is not an alarmist. Real Madrid has made many defensive mistakes this season, especially set-pieces.

There will be gains and losses, it's a matter of team selection.

For example, the central defender, because of Pepe's injury, Benitez reused Ramos and Fermaelen, and gave up Metzelder, which will inevitably lead to the team's weakness in high ball defense, but the team's back-line recovery speed And the overall mobility, as well as the ability to shoot the ball have been greatly improved.

It depends on how the team chooses.

Is it for Metzelder's air superiority, or something else?

When it comes to a team at this level of Real Madrid, there is basically no problem with the quality and ability of the players. The key is the choice.

Of course, no one is perfect, and the combination of Ramos and Vermaelen is just not stable enough.

It's also normal, you can't ask a central defender to scramble a lot, to dribble the ball forward a lot, and not allow him to make mistakes.

It was as if no one could ask Yang Yang to seize every scoring opportunity the team created.

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After the small-scale group confrontation training, Benitez arranged a four-door group confrontation in the half, that is, four small fans were placed in the half, and the two sides defended two goals.

The range is small and the goals are many, which requires players to improve their concentration on the court and at the same time try to improve the speed of passing and receiving.

Benitez's requirement for the team is to pass and receive the ball quickly, try to control it within two feet, and try to transfer as much as possible, using the advantage of passing and controlling the ball to pull Inter Milan's defense.

Real Madrid have the advantage on the two flanks. Yang Yang and Robben have considerable deterrent and attack power on the flanks. Benitez means that the two flanks fly together and create articles through the flanks. Simovic, the world's leading center and Sneijder's back plug in to complete.

Yang Yang is no stranger to the team's tactical style of play, but he is still somewhat worried.

Inter Milan must know what Real Madrid wants. Mourinho knows Benitez very well, Yang Yang, Ibrahimovic and Robben very well. He will definitely not let Real Madrid make things on the wing. a clear advantage.

If Inter Milan simply let go of the wing and imprisoned Yang Yang and Robben on the wing through defense, how would the ball return to the middle?

Judging from the current situation, Mourinho must still play with four backs and three backs. The middle will be a dense area for their defense. If Yang Yang and Robben are both restricted to the wings, it will be difficult to play in the middle. Put on.

Yang Yang also raised this issue with the coaching staff at the team tactical meeting, and this is where everyone has a headache.

To a certain extent, if Inter Milan is strictly guarded, there is really no good way for Real Madrid.

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The last training is the half-court offensive and defensive training.

The players have all brought out their best after a period of adjustment.

Yang Yang also scored a world wave in training, winning cheers from his teammates and coaching staff on the same field.

At the end of May, Madrid ushered in the summer heat, and every player was sweating profusely after training.

And after the players relax training, it can be regarded as the end of the day's training.

Yang Yang was the same as usual, holding the ball and taking the personal coach assigned to him by the team, and went to the side to practice.

With something hidden in his heart, Yang Yang seemed to be somewhat absent-minded. The coach who accompanied him also saw that he had something on his mind, and did not dare to disturb him. After all, Yang Yang seemed kind on weekdays, but in the end he was the number one player in the team. Yang Yang said a word, and he had to leave in minutes.

This uncomfortable atmosphere was finally broken by a sudden sentence.

"What's the matter? Are you in trouble?" Zidane walked over with a smile.

He sent the personal trainer away and accompanied Yang Yang for training.

Seeing Zidane coming, Yang Yang simply stopped practicing, and directly greeted him to sit down in a place where no one was around.

"I heard that you are getting married?" Zidane asked with a smile.

Yang Yang felt depressed immediately, "That big mouth told you?"

Zidane laughed, "The whole team knows."

"I knew this guy couldn't tell him any secrets." Yang Yang angrily scolded Ibrahimovic.

The Swedish center has an unrestrained personality, speaks and does things as he pleases, and can't hide any secrets at all.

"Are you worried about this?" Zidane asked with concern.

He noticed that Yang Yang was a little absent-minded during training.

Yang Yang shook his head, "It doesn't matter to me at all, I can marry Su Ye at any time, you know."

"That's..." Zidane nodded, he knew Su Ye, a very beautiful Chinese girl who matched Yang Yang very well.

"I was thinking about playing Inter Milan in the final." Yang Yang replied, "You said, like this, can you play through Inter Milan's defense?"

"It seems that you have no confidence in the team's offense." Zidane said, he did not mention Benitez, but the meaning was clear.

"I think Mourinho must be ready, maybe even waiting for us there."

Inter Milan's tactics can be said to be very rogue, that is, do a good job of defense and fight back.

The most troublesome thing about this style of play is that their defense is impeccable, and as long as you can't penetrate their defense, as long as you reveal your flaws in letting go, the opponent will immediately seize the opportunity to counterattack.

Barcelona is dying at this point!

Is there a problem with this play?

Of course there is, and it's huge.

Whether it is Mourinho's Inter Milan or Benitez's Liverpool, they have played very well in the domestic league.

Of course, now that Serie A is in decline, Juventus and AC Milan are both lacking in combat effectiveness, so Inter Milan can dominate Serie A, but in fact, when Mourinho's team faced the defensive counterattack of domestic league teams, they Still can't come up with effective countermeasures.

Benitez's Liverpool was the same back then. The Champions League swept thousands of troops, and the dialogue between the strong and the strong was also remarkable, but the league results were not satisfactory. Why?

Because the league is all about offense!

In the face of defensive counterattacks from mid- and lower-level teams, you must press out to play and come up with a highly feasible offensive system.

Barcelona is very stable in the league because they have a system of passing and controlling the ball that is almost buggy. This is not an offensive tactic at all, but a combination of offense and defense. I can't break you, I pass you to death!

Now, Real Madrid has become Barcelona, ​​but without the support of Barcelona's passing and control system, Inter Milan continues to play the role that it is good at. This is a very scary thing.

Yang Yang's worries also stem from this.

"You're absolutely right." Zidane nodded, "Although most outsiders are optimistic about us, thinking that we are playing at home, and we have superior attack power, etc., but in fact, this game is still the same. It's still five to five, we don't have any advantage."

Yang Yang fully agrees with Zidane's judgment.

"Mourinho's defense has been sublimated in Inter Milan this season, reaching a whole new level, especially in the second leg against Barcelona. After the whole game, Inter Milan only had 68 passes. , one person less than his opponent, but he held on to zero to one."

Yang Yang admired Mourinho's tactical arrangements and on-the-spot command in this game.

"Of course, we are different from Barcelona, ​​we certainly can't limit Inter Milan to that level, but you know, we are not as stable as Barcelona, ​​which will inevitably bring a whole new problem, in case we make mistakes, I was caught by my opponent, what should I do?"

Benitez has also made a plan in this regard, and at that time, he can only further strengthen the offensive.

But the problem is also here. For Inter Milan, whether you strengthen the offensive or not has no effect on them, because how they should defend and how to defend, as long as you can't crack their defensive system, then even if you put eleven People are all pushed to the front line, and they are still clueless.

"Professional football has developed over the years, and teams like this appear almost every year. Do you remember the 0-0 match between Juventus and AC Milan in the Champions League final?" Zidane asked.

Yang Yang nodded, of course he remembered.

"It's boring and doesn't look good at all, but at the tactical level, none of them can do anything about the other side, and in the end they were forced to decide the victory through penalty kicks, right?"

Yang Yang understands what Zidane means. Inter Milan is like Juventus and AC Milan back then. They advocate that through solid defense, they should first establish themselves in an invincible position, and then find a way to defeat their opponents.

Of course, if they can't beat their opponents, they don't mind ending the game 0-0.

It is reported that Mourinho has been rehearsing the penalty shootout and seems to be preparing for both hands.

"The charm of football is here. A team is strong and has all kinds of advantages. It presses the opponent to play, but it can't score the goal. Instead, it is attacked by the opponent once and loses the game. This is the Professional football, a legend that many fans are familiar with, that’s how it came about.”

Hearing Zidane say this, Yang Yang suddenly thought that Zidane, who studied with Jacquet under the French national team, also attached great importance to the concept of stable defense. France won the World Cup and European Cup championships by this method.

Zidane also played for Juventus for a long time and was deeply influenced by Lippi and Italian football.

While Yang Yang was still savoring Zidane's remarks, the French legend uttered another sentence that touched his mind.

"You have a very serious problem, do you know what it is?"