Go score!coach

Chapter 16 A Perfect Start
Tuesday, April 2000, 4, Calderon Stadium, Madrid, Spain.

In the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals, Atletico Madrid faced Barcelona at home.

This is a legacy from Ranieri.

In February, Tinker took Atletico to the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey.

However, he failed to persist until today.

The Calderon Stadium also welcomed 48000 Atletico fans, because this time the opponent was the powerful Barcelona.

Strong dialogue always attracts fans to the venue.

At the same time, after nearly four months of absence, the Hill father and son, Cerezo and others once again appeared in the President's Stand of the Calderon Stadium. The fans at the scene gave the old Hill warm applause and celebrated his return. .

Even if this season has reached this point, the old Hill still has a lot of weight in the hearts of Atletico Madrid fans.

Everyone seems to firmly believe that he can still help the team reverse the situation and successfully avoid relegation.

Along with the Hill father and son, there was also the new sporting director Paul Futre, who was also warmly welcomed by the fans at the scene. He is one of the favorite players of Atletico Madrid fans.

But the fans couldn't see it at all. The core executives of Atletico Madrid they were cheering for in the chairman's stand all had frosty faces, and they were obviously pessimistic about the game.

The chances of winning are not good, and Beypur was injured before the game. How can he still play?
Barcelona's recent state is indeed not good, but the more it is like this, the more headache it becomes.

Because Barcelona also desperately needs a victory, they will not be careless, but will go all out.

Can Atletico Madrid now stop Barcelona who are going all out?

No one wants to say such negative things before the game, but that doesn't mean they don't think so.

Yesterday evening, Yang Hao did not attend the pre-match press conference. Instead, he asked Cesar Mendio to announce the 16-man roster for the competition.

Yes, there are only 5 substitutes in the Copa del Rey, and a maximum of 3 substitutions can be made.

The outside world's evaluation of this is that it is quite satisfactory and has no surprises.

Old Hill was sitting proudly in the chairman's stand, in the position that belonged to him. He saw that his son beside him was a little nervous, with an uneasy look on his face, and a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes.

In the past, he would have said a few words to him, or even criticized him severely.

But this time, he just gave a faint reminder.

"The live cameras will sweep over at any time."

Xiao Hill was stunned for a moment, taking deep breaths continuously, trying to look calm.

In this regard, there is still a long way to go between him and his father.

"You have to believe in your choice, whether it succeeds or fails!"

Old Hill rarely talked to his son like this. Little Hill was indeed a little uncomfortable. After looking deeply at his father, he nodded heavily.

He is taught.

……

"Kiko is not in the starting lineup."

When the Barcelona coaching staff got Atletico Madrid's starting lineup, both Van Gaal and Mourinho were a little surprised.

Goalkeeper: Molina;

Defense: Capdevila, Santi Denia, Carlos Gamarra and Gaspar;
Midfield: Pablo Garcia and Baraja at the back, with Solari, Belleron and Aguilera in front;
Center: Hasselbaink.

From the starting list, it is easy to deduce Atletico Madrid's lineup configuration tonight.

The new head coach will play 4231 games.

"Still struggling to death." Mourinho chuckled.

Atletico Madrid has never played a double defensive midfielder tactic in the past. From Sacchi to Antic, and then from Ranieri to Antic, it was basically a 442 tactic. Now it suddenly changes to a 4231 tactic. The change is a bit big.

Besides, there are not many teams in La Liga playing double midfielders now, but it is also common, such as Deportivo La Coruna.

Irueta's team plays a 4231 formation, but that is because they have two very outstanding midfielders, Mauro Silva and Flavio Conceição.

These two Brazilian players are the best performing midfielders in La Liga this season.

There is also Victor Fernandez's Celta Vigo, who also played 4231. They also have top La Liga midfielders like Makelele and Celades.

"Does he think that the teams that played 4231 this season have performed well, so he wants to learn from it?" Mourinho speculated.

The Portuguese really didn't take Yang Hao seriously.

The position of a professional coach requires great experience and tactical literacy, and it also tests one's management skills. It is impossible for such a person to appear out of thin air.

"From the moment 4231 was born, it was for defense." Van Gaal said lightly.

The double defensive midfielder was put in place to restrict super attacking midfielders like Maradona.

"Generally speaking, there are two methods. One is to pull down a forward, which is actually a 442-[-]-[-] change. The other is to remove a forward and add a defensive midfielder."

The two methods look the same, but in fact, the tactics embodied on the court are completely different.

"Then he should be the latter," Mourinho said.

Van Gaal also thinks that should be the case.

"Is this the first time Pablo Garcia appears?"

"Yes, I have trained with the first team before."

"He is paired with Baraja. The young coach wants to capture the defense."

Mourinho knew Van Gaal very well. He rolled his eyes and asked: "Then let's..."

"Open the attack!" Van Gaal smiled confidently.

……

This is the first time Yang Hao has stood in a stadium with so many people.

In the past, he could only sit in the stands, just a drop in the ocean among the nearly 5 people.

But now, he is standing in the stadium, with everyone watching.

This still brought him a lot of psychological pressure and made him a little nervous.

Especially when he looked around the stadium and found that there were black heads everywhere, and all he could hear in his ears were the deafening shouts of the fans.Now he finally understands the sentence written in the novel of his previous life: Anyone who is timid will be scared to death on the spot.

Fortunately, he came after he finished urinating.

"You should go over and meet Van Gaal," Cesar Mendiodo reminded.

Yang Hao then remembered and hurriedly walked to the visiting team's coaching bench.

Van Gaal had also been paying attention to him. When he saw Yang Hao coming over, he had no expression. He just shook hands with him and said hello, that's all.

He is the world's top coach, so he naturally has the pride of being a coach.

Yang Hao felt that he was being looked down upon, but he didn't pay much attention to it. Instead, he noticed Mourinho next to Van Gaal.

After shaking hands with the Dutchman, he went over to shake hands with the "translator".

"Welcome to Calderon, Jose!"

"Thank you." Mourinho was stunned for a moment.

Clearly, he was wondering if his new friend was being polite too much.

am I familiar with you?

Yang Hao was in a really good mood after shaking hands with Van Gaal and Mourinho.

Even, he looked at the stadium again, Kluivert, Figo, Rivaldo, Xavi, Guardiola, Cocu, Puyol...

Especially Guardiola, look at his thick hair now. Who would have thought that he would be world-famous for his bald hair in the future?
However, let alone say that when the melon is bald, it lacks that sense of wisdom and elegance.

Now that I'm here, can I still be bald?

But soon, Yang Hao put aside all his random thoughts.

Because the game has started.

……

Although Barcelona was playing away from home, they took the lead in attacking as soon as the game started.

Especially Rivaldo on the left and Figo on the right, both players were very active.

This made Yang Hao secretly amused.

People outside said that Rivaldo and Van Gaal were having conflicts.

But sometimes, the more conflicts there are, the better the players perform.

Barcelona established an advantage from the beginning and soon formed the first threatening shot, which came from Rivaldo.

I have to say that Rivaldo's performance was indeed affected a lot by playing with his left foot on the left.

At this point, his opinion of Van Gaal is really not for nothing.

Of course, this does not mean that Van Gaal is definitely wrong.

The head coach considers problems from the perspective of the entire team, while the players consider themselves.

Sometimes the two are consistent, sometimes they can coexist peacefully, and sometimes they are antagonistic.

Yang Hao also noticed that both Bogarde and Puyol were pressing relatively high, and Barcelona's entire defense was also pressing forward, obviously to provide more support for the midfield and frontcourt.

Kluivert is still very dominant in the frontcourt, and Atletico Madrid's two central defenders cannot take any advantage in front of him.

This resulted in Barcelona having a very smooth start, both on the wings and in the middle.

And in the 12th minute of the game, Rivaldo dribbled the ball from the left into the ribs, causing a foul on Gaspar and winning a free kick in the frontcourt for Barcelona.

The Brazilian Yaodao personally took the penalty, and a precise curve ball landed in the penalty area.

Santi Denia grabbed the first spot and headed the ball out.

Guardiola has always been ambushing on the periphery, catching up first and passing the ball to Figo on the right.

After Figo picked up the ball close to the right sideline, before Capdevila could come up, he made an elegant cross with his right foot and returned the ball to the penalty area.

In the penalty area, Kluivert was already ready to grab the point, and the Atletico Madrid center back also defended.

But in the melee, Cocu took the lead and scored a header from close range, opening the scoring for Barcelona!

The entire Calderon stadium felt a burst of regret.

You conceded the goal in the first 12 minutes, how can you play this game?
Van Gaal and Mourinho cheered and hugged excitedly in front of the visiting team's coaching bench. Both seemed very satisfied with the start.

Regardless of the process or goals, this can be called a perfect start.

After Yang Hao glanced at the visiting team's coaching bench, he then turned to look at the stadium. He was really a little angry about the goal he just conceded.

"There is a huge difference in personal ability." Mendiodo said helplessly.

Gaspar couldn't stop Rivaldo at all, so he could only foul.

But Yang Hao didn't see it that way. He walked directly to the sidelines and called Baraja nearby.

"What's going on with you? I didn't see you go over to protect me?"

"I..." Baraja pointed to the middle of the court, then looked at the angry-faced head coach, and immediately understood what his problem was.

Now playing with double midfielders, he should pull over in time to help Gaspar defend Rivaldo.

Otherwise, why bother with double midfielders?

This is what the head coach has repeatedly warned before the game, but during the game, some habits still cannot be changed.

"I tell you, if it happens again, I will make a substitution. Don't think I didn't dare to make a substitution in the first half!"

Baraja nodded quickly, and when he turned to leave, he was stopped by Yang Hao, "By the way, I would like to remind Pablo Garcia that Figo is also very active."

"Also, let go of your arms, don't be so tight, let go of your kicks!" Yang Hao encouraged.

Watching Baraja return to the court, Yang Hao made a gesture towards Beleron, indicating that he should stay steady and patiently look for opportunities.

It's still early in the game, it doesn't matter if we concede one goal.

Beleron nodded in agreement.

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