my name is ferguson

"A ball is nothing."

Li Cha stood in the locker room looking at all the players, and said these words extremely calmly, with an unprecedented ease on his face, which was completely different from the Li Cha who was shouting loudly at the side of the court before, just like It is the whole person who changes instantly, no, it should be said that it is like changing a person.

"If you think about it, you will understand what I mean. We are in Barcelona, ​​at the Nou Camp, which is Spain's home stadium, they have a lot of fans, their players want to show their quality at home, No one wants to lose face at home. So we were suppressed and our opponent scored a goal. All of this is nothing to me.” When Li Cha reiterated his point of view again, he found that the players were afraid to look directly His eyes are gone.

A strong sense of powerlessness wafted through the entire locker room, like... the three hundred warriors of Sparta fought to the last moment under the leadership of the king, the kind of "willing to kill the enemy" that emerges when facing the impact of countless armies, Just hate powerless' same.

Richard stopped his words. He felt that it would be useless to say more inspiring words under such circumstances. Spain is indeed very strong, but it was Casillas' last-minute save that really hit England. When our beliefs collided, England lost!

The problem of double virtue was solved better than that of Richard. England started to attack after being scored a goal. Seeing that they were about to equalize at the last moment, they finally missed because the opponent's goalkeeper was too strong. They walked into the locker room with a defeated mood. How could England not feel powerless?

This problem is very serious. After Li Cha became the head coach of the England national team, all the players felt that the national team was getting stronger step by step. They even liked life in the national team because Li Cha could always see the shortcomings in training. And urge them to correct.A national team that is growing.A national team that is heading towards the top should feel its own strength. Facing the European Cup champion, it has an aura of leveling thousands of miles, but at this time the opponent's strength makes them feel incredible, just like a person who has been born since birth. An ant who has never left the crypt, he thinks that he is the most powerful guy when he is an adult, and he will crawl out of the crypt when he becomes an adult.What kind of mood does it feel to find that a single leaf can cover itself?

What Li Cha has to solve now is no longer a technical and tactical problem, but the current group of national team players feel a difficulty that can force people to give up resistance at the same time.

Spain in 2009 belonged to Spain that was dormant again after showing its edge occasionally. In 2008, Spain won the European Cup, but how many people thought that Spain would rise to win the 2010 World Cup in an instant and continue to steal the 2012 European Cup?Denmark and Greece have both won the European Cup, but neither of these two teams was the favorite to win the World Cup at that time. In 2010, Spain was, why?Why did Spain, which was still advancing in a calm environment at the beginning of 2009, suddenly become the favorite to win the championship?

Players!

Only these two words!

Even Bosque became the coach of Spain without the reverse power caused by the rapid progress of the players! !

In the 2008-2009 season, Barcelona was brave and invincible in the league. Messi, Iniesta, Xavi, Henry, Eto'o, this attack line makes people envy and hate!The teenagers include Busquets and Bojan.Pedro, there is Pique who just repurchased on the back line.Puyol (in history), there are as many as 7 Spanish players in this lineup!Valencia's Huluwa and Silva are also flourishing, and Mata is emerging; Real Madrid has added the super goalkeeper Casillas on the goal line to Spain; Liverpool's Alonso is surging, controlling the scheduling of the entire Red Army , this is the year when Spanish players collectively blow out in the European arena!

The rise of any national team cannot be driven by one or two players. France won the World Cup with a group of talents headed by Zidane, and Brazil became the king of the World Cup because it has never lacked talents. The all-star lineup and Italy are the strong family background accumulated over the years in the small World Cup.Now it's Spain's turn. After Spain, there are Germany and Belgium, which are full of geniuses. This is the main reason for the rise of a country.

What about England?

How many years has it been since a whole group of geniuses popped up like a blowout?How many years has it been since there has been a whole batch of top stars?

England has key flaws in three positions, winger, right back, and goalkeeper, which have always been England's weakness.England is rich in right wingers, and all types of right wingers can be dug up in history, but there are very few world-class left wingers, especially in the past ten years, there is not a single one!Not to mention the right back, Gary Neville barely touches the edge, but it is definitely not recognized as a world-class right back, at least in the era of Gary Neville, he did not have the height reached by Maicon and Alves later. Even in Gary's peak period, the title of a right back never fell on his head.The position of the goalkeeper has always been a place where England has been criticized. Ronaldinho's stunning lob opened England's fig leaf. Over the years, England has slowed down a lot of goalkeepers, but there is no world-class one.

The shortcomings of these three positions are the main reason why England has been besieged by Spain. At least England's midfield defense has never been weak, and the defense has always maintained the world's top. It is not too early to say that England's top defenders range from Adams to Campbell, Ferdinand and Terry have always been the top team in the world, but these people can protect the center but not the side. Isn't the intersection of Harvey and Iniesta the obvious problem?

It's not that Richard is ignorant of England's shortcomings, so he arranged for Lampard, Gerrard, and Beckham to appear at the same time as three defensive midfielders, hoping that this could make up for some loopholes in the defense...

Li Cha, who had been quiet for a while, suddenly froze for a moment, when did he fall into this kind of atmosphere?

Why even himself, the head coach of England, started to frantically find faults in himself after conceding a goal, shirking responsibility for the loss instead of finding a way to equalize the score?If even he is like this... Li Cha glanced at the players who collectively did not speak, what were they thinking?

It was just a friendly match, how could it end up like this?

The club and the national team are two completely different levels, and the club loses.The big deal is that there is no bonus, but there will still be a weekly salary, so players may not feel much after losing, especially when the club’s games are so intensive, it’s fine to win back after losing, or get used to losing and losing.What about the national team?How many players have never been notified by the national team in their entire lives?How many players have been permanently dumped by the manager after a friendly or two?The loss of the national team is not just about losing the ball.There is still face to lose. The example of Beckham back then and Rooney's example can prove everything.

In addition, Li Cha, a head coach who only believes in victory, set the tone for the game early on. The media called this game a "battle of rectification". The players' trust in Li Cha, a miraculous coach, caused everyone to have The mentality of wanting to beat the European Cup champions appeared on the pitch. If England wins under such circumstances, it will naturally be a morale boost.Everyone is happy, if there is an unfavorable situation, it is equivalent to a person rushing to the top of the nineteenth floor and standing on the edge and being gently pushed by someone, and everything will be denied in an instant.

Looking at the players in the locker room, Li Cha said again: "I don't know what you are thinking, but when I calmed down in this environment, I found that what I was thinking in my mind was very scary."

"I think I'm a coward, an out-and-out coward! The environment here makes me cranky. I have a feeling of wanting to run away!!!"

All the players raised their heads, and there was a time when Li Cha was about to run away?

"I'll tell you what I'm thinking. I'm thinking because England gives me so little time, the national team gives me so little games, I can't knead you together like I run a club; the players I can choose There are too few, world-class players among the players I can choose, I can't find world-class top stars in every position; Spain is too strong. Their players in every position have played at the club Very good grades...they are all world class...they..."

The players began to listen carefully. What Richard said seemed to be what they thought. It seemed that some of them were silently complaining about their teammates, accusing someone of a mistake in their hearts, and acknowledging the strength of the opponent and the lack of training in England. insufficient.

"I'm thinking. I don't have enough time, I don't have enough training, I don't have enough tacit understanding. If I lose, I just lose..." At this time, Li Cha's attitude became a little lower.

"I was thinking, I have few choices, and there is not enough list for me to choose. If I lose, I will lose..." Li Cha lowered his voice again.

"I'm thinking that our players are not strong enough, and we may not be able to win in a single comparison. If we lose, we will lose..." Li Cha's voice has been suppressed to the point where people can barely hear it.

"I'm thinking, I can't blame me for this. My coaching ability has been proven in Burleigh. Losing here can only prove that England is not strong enough!!!!" Richard suddenly raised his voice, his words stimulated everyone The player's eyes widened.

Li Cha saw the players getting angry and panting heavily, and he immediately said, "Who can tell me what my thoughts represent?"

"answer me!!!"

No one spoke, but everyone was serious and full of unwillingness.

"No one said? Let me tell you, these thoughts can only represent one point, and that is my cowardice!!!"

"Lack of time, not enough training, practice! What's the use of complaining? Will God care about me?"

"The personnel are not prepared enough, go find it!!! What does it have to do with winning or losing the game!!!"

"The players are not strong enough to deal with the opponents, help them grow!! No one will pity you if you lose!"

Li Cha took a deep breath, and then said the most important sentence in one breath: "All the accusations I have made against you are actually blaming myself in order to shirk responsibility!"

"Just once." Li Cha stretched out a finger and said: "Anyone will be cowardly and afraid when facing an opponent. Only by defeating yourself can you defeat your opponent. I forgive myself for my cowardice, but I say to myself , I want to say to myself now, I only allow myself to be cowardly in this position once, only once! But there is one condition, that is, this game, I can lose..." Li Cha proudly raised his head, roared and hoarse his voice: "But I'm absolutely not allowed to 'submit', I won't accept it!!!"

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Li Cha turned around and kicked open the door, the lock slot on the door frame was cracked, but he turned and walked out. (To be continued..)