my name is ferguson

On October 10th, Nyon, Switzerland.

When Li Cha just got off the plane and was about to leave the airport, countless reporters surrounded him, because today is the day of the UEFA Cup group stage draw, and as the only head coach in England to appear in the UEFA Cup group stage , Li Cha naturally became the person who attracted the attention of the English media the most.

That's right, Richard is indeed the only English coach who appeared in Nyon. He should have appeared with England legend Sir Robson, but it is a pity that Sir Robson was dismissed by the chairman of Newcastle for his poor start in August. It was fried by...

Li Cha, who was alone, was surrounded by reporters all the way from the airport to the hotel. Even in the hotel, he didn't get much rest time. The BBC and The Sun always knocked on the hotel door when Li Cha was about to fall asleep. Gentle and polite language asked: "Mr. Li Cha, can I have an exclusive interview with you?"

What a joke!

Who doesn't know that The Sun and the BBC are Richard's sworn enemies?The sworn enemy came to interview me?This is simply a revenge!

Li Cha was furious and scolded wqnmlgb in the room, no one here could understand anyway.

At the beginning of the night, Richard, who had not slept all this time, appeared in the UEFA headquarters in Nyon on time. A large number of head coaches from all over Europe had already gathered in the huge auditorium.These people gathered in twos and threes and kept talking, sometimes bursting into hearty laughter.

And Li Cha is looking for his idol, intellectual engineer Pellegrini!

Richard likes Pellegrini, likes the magnificence he brought to the yellow submarine by activating Riquelme, and likes the sharpness of his deep eye sockets that can instantly understand the enemy's weakness.

Pellegrini spent his most glorious time in Villarreal. He brought this team, which had just entered La Liga for four years, to the semi-finals of the Champions League.

He makes good use of the creative home court. This kind of technical players is his favorite. Whether Riquelme or later Isco, they can play great glory in the hands of Pellegni.

Of course, Pellegni also has his own flaws, that is, he has never won any decent championship titles, especially in the European arena. The result became the strongest runner-up in history.

In the process of searching for Pellegrini, Li Cha discovered another person, he is Gazaev, the head coach of the Moscow Central Army.If historical developments are followed, in this UEFA Cup, the Moscow Zhongyang Army will go all the way, beheading each opponent and finally winning the UEFA Cup...

In addition, Li Cha also discovered many famous people. When the names that only flashed in his memory appeared in front of him, he was a little dizzy.

"Richard Ferguson?"

While Li Cha was looking at the shining celebrities one by one, suddenly a voice sounded behind him.

The moment Li Cha turned his head, he saw the person he had been looking for, Pellegrini, standing behind Li Cha, calling his name in English with a distinctly South American accent.

"Hello, Mr. Pellegrini."

Pellegrini was stunned for a moment. He has been coaching in South America. Although he once led River Plate to win the league championship, few people in Europe still know his name.Pellegrini is very surprised that this young man who has won the five major league and cup championships knows his name.

"You know me?" Pellegrini, who was not very famous, asked puzzled.

Richard suddenly remembered that Pellegrini was not a head coach with a clear personality. Even when Villarreal Club wanted to sell Riquelme, he should have fought fiercely to leave this man in the love song. When the stadium created a brilliant midfielder, he said: "Yes, sir." It was the title of 'puppet engineer' that made Riquelme go away.For such a low-key head coach with an indistinct personality, it is difficult to focus the spotlight on him in this period. It was a mistake to call out his name.

"Oh, I pay more attention to South American players. In my team, there are four South American players, Thiago Silva, Redondo, Muric, Cavani and Falcao, so I know you , the champion coach of River Plate."

Pellegrini smiled, very modestly: "Actually, I'm not as good as you said. The reason why I came to chat so presumptuously is that I have some questions to ask... I want to ask, how to strengthen the defense. I After watching Burleigh's game in the League Cup last year, Mr. Richard actually used two little-known defenders, Vermaelen and Merdesacker, together with Diarra's assistance, to create an impregnable wall. Conceded a lot of goals, but after the goalkeeper is replaced by Schmeichel in the second half of the season, I am afraid that Burleigh's defense can also be ranked in the top ten in England. Mr. Richard, I am a coach who likes to control the ball. I like Let the team take the initiative on the field, use the ball to compress the opponent's space on the field, and after losing the ball, I will let the team immediately launch a counterattack and counterattack counterattack, so that the opponent can run 70 times regardless of success Mi, can consume a lot of opponent's stamina. It's just that my tactics are flawed, that is, once the ball is lost in the midfield, the defensive players will be directly exposed to the attack of the opponent's striker. I don't like this, it makes me feel insecure Feeling, can you tell me the secret of defense? Don’t let me go to Italy to study abroad, I can’t learn the boring defense of Italy.”

Li Cha was extremely surprised that Pellegrini came to ask him for advice! ! ! !

After being honed in Villarreal, Pellegrini, who has transformed into a gorgeous tactical master, does not know enough about the entire European football. He has just coached Villarreal for more than three months, and The Villarreal team has just been promoted to the top league for four years. In such a team that cannot give Pellegrini an ideal candidate, it is impossible to build a defensive system that uses stars like Richard. possible.Therefore, Pellegrini asked Richard for advice. In his eyes, Richard also did not have any good cards in his hand, but he could beat the all-star Middlesbrough.He also wants to beat Barcelona and Real Madrid in La Liga. Pellegrini's persistence in the desire to win and his desire to create a world in Europe made him feel ashamed to ask!

"Uh……"

"It's a secret, isn't it? If that's the case, I won't continue to ask." Pellegrini showed his elegance and politeness: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't ask a coach about his tactics. "

Richard hurriedly stopped Pellegrini who was apologetic and said, "No, Mr. Pellegrini, I was just thinking about how to answer your question. I think that every coach is different, even if the same tactics are played by the same tactics. In the hands of two coaches, it is impossible to show the same strength. Mr. Pellegrini, in fact, I am more concerned about Villarreal this season. This season you have introduced Forlan, Hu Anne Sorin, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Riquelme and other South American players, your goal should be to use the familiarity and skills of South American players to fully activate Riquelme, so that the yellow submarine Now that you have set your goal, have you considered replacing defense with ball possession? I don’t want to tell you about Burleigh’s defensive system, but this defensive system is definitely not suitable for South American players. Jago Silva is a special case, he is a defender who can stand in position and not rush in, and such a defender is very rare in South America."

Use possession instead of defense?

Pellegrini fell into deep thought: "I can understand Mr. Richard's meaning. You mean that as long as the ball is under your feet, the opponent can't talk about attacking. But this is very dangerous. Once the ball is intercepted..."

"So, Villarreal has always needed a world-class midfielder. The Brazilian Senna is still not able to guarantee the safety of Villarreal's defense. He always thinks about attacking. It is an unavoidable drawback. Today's Senna is not the Senna who later bloomed in Spain with great brilliance. At this moment, Senna is still working as a midfielder under the protection of Hosco.

Originally, Pellegrini should be the one who reformed Senna. After the midfielder Riquelme, Senna was transformed into a pure defensive midfielder by Pellegrini, and he will shine in Spain in the future.Now Richard has disclosed this news to Pellegrini in advance. Rather than creating an opponent for himself, it is better to say that he does not believe that Pellegrini can completely transform Senna successfully in a short period of time.The offensive desire in the Brazilian's bones is definitely not so easy to obliterate, it takes a long time to instill defensive thinking.In fact, later Senna also took on the work of connecting the midfield and backcourt in the yellow submarine, which shows that Pellegrini's transformation is not thorough enough.

"Everyone!"

UEFA President, Swede Johansson led UEFA officials into the auditorium while Richard and Pellegrini were discussing tactics.

"Good evening, everyone. Today will be UEFA's draw for the UEFA Cup. I wish you...good luck." Johansson's opening remarks were simple, and then UEFA officials began to get busy.

The big screen in the auditorium was turned on, and the dynamic pictures produced by the computer began to be played in a loop. UEFA officials announced in the silent auditorium: "In the 2004-2005 season, the first seed team of the UEFA Cup is Feyenoord. , Parma, Brunei, Newcastle, Lazio, Rangers, Stuttgart and Aek Athens. The draw begins now."

Li Cha began to get nervous. Hearing the names of these seeded teams, no matter which group Burleigh was assigned to, he would face a strong opponent.

"Group A draw, the result is Feyenoord, Schalke 04, Basel, Hearts of Scotland, Ferencvarosi of Hungary."

No Burleigh!

Li Cha continued to stare at the lottery officials...

"Group B drew lots, and the result is Parma, Besiktas, Athletic Bilbao, Steaua Bucharest, Standard Riri."

not yet! !

"Group C draw, the result is, Burri, Zaragoza, Utrecht, Ukrainian Denipro, Vienna Austrian."

Actually...not yet! ! !

Richard is a little anxious, is it necessary to divide Burleigh and Lazio together?

"Group d draw, the result is Newcastle, Sporting Lisbon, Sochaux, Greece's Panionios, Georgia's Dynamo Dibi."

"Group e draw, the result is, Lazio, Villarreal, Belgrade Partizan, Greece Igaleo... Burleigh!"

wqnmlgb! ! ! ! ! !

Richard is going crazy. Group E is probably the worst group in the entire UEFA Cup group stage. In such a group, Burleigh's chances of appearing are extremely slim!

"Group f drew lots, the result is..."

How could Li Cha have the mood to listen, he was going crazy.

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