Hero of the Penalty Area

All the voices after the game were not optimistic about Liverpool, but in the first training session after the game, Martin O’Neal showed everyone his determination-no matter what the result is, Liverpool will show better at the Bernabeu than at home. More vigorous fighting spirit, and firmer conviction.

Even if Liverpool are going to be eliminated, they will never accept a useless death. At least you can't be scolded by others: "They gave up the Champions League deliberately!"

Obviously it is possible to enter the semi-finals, why do you deliberately give up?

Many people don't understand this question. They are not coaches. They don't understand the price and the hardships that they need to pay to go further in the Champions League.

They just think "Since we are in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, why can't we try our best to reach the semifinals? As long as we reach the semifinals, we will be content..."

When they really make it to the semi-finals, they will think again, "Since they are all in the semi-finals, why don't you stop grit your teeth and make it to the final?"

When the team really gritted their teeth and insisted on breaking into the Champions League finals, their hearts tickled again: "Since it's all finals... Damn it! Now that we are here! We worked hard to reach the finals Is it for the runner-up?"

Most fans always think so, which also forces the team to continue to pursue victory.

Once they lose, they will be criticized by the outside world.

These people also complain that football is becoming more and more utilitarian. First ask them if they are willing to accept that their team will never win the championship...

The Barcelona team that insists on its traditional style of play, in the era of not winning the championship, the pressure on the players and coaches is also very great, and their lovely fans did not say that they understand and support them. If they are overwhelmed by Real Madrid in the championship, then they wait to be waved by their fans. Then was criticized by the media...

This is the reality. Football utilitarianism is not the reason of some coaches' tactical thinking, nor is it promoted by FIFA or UEFA officials, but the influence of the overall environment. Under the pressure of championships and honors, there is no utilitarianism but death.

Liverpool has also been and is under such tremendous pressure.

They were really driven to a dead end.

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After a day of training, Martin O'Neill returned to his office. He took a break here, sorted out some information, and was about to go back.

He resounded what he said to the players this morning, and he spoke impassionedly and drooled. Also received a positive response from the players. At that time, Chen Yingxiong and Gerrard stood up and expressed their support for the head coach and to go all out at the Bernabeu and strive for a victory.

The scene at that time can be regarded as enthusiastic.

But Martin O'Neal was not very happy. Now back in his office, he still has a headache.

Because he himself didn't believe what he said...

Winning at the Bernabeu is easier said than done!

It's been two full seasons. No team can beat Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.

Can his Liverpool do it?

His team was chased by Manchester United in the domestic league. Can the "sorrowing soldier" who lost all their advantages in the European war do it?

He really didn't know what to do.

Pin your hopes on Chen Yingxiong?

But the home game has proved that when Chen Yingxiong is in deep siege, he is not always so good.

Although he didn't know what to do, Martin O'Neill didn't plan to raise his hand to surrender, even if it was a trapped beast, he still had to "fight" even if he was dying. That is also a "struggle".

He felt that the focus of his next work should be to find a way to allow Chen Yingxiong to break through the layers of Real Madrid.

But what to do?

Let me think about it, um...

Ok……

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Oh shit! Still no score!

O'Neill scratched his hair hard. Very distressed.

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Chen Yingxiong stood in the team supermarket and asked the shopping guide: "Do you have the freshest Real Madrid?"

"Excuse me, sir?" The shopping guide lady is an industrial intelligence. However, some still can't understand Chen Yingxiong's thinking mode.

"Well, that's... it's the latest version of the Real Madrid team. Mourinho is coached by Benzema, Higuain, Cristiano Ronaldo and others... that Real Madrid." Chen Yingxiong explained.

The shopping guide shook her head and gave Chen Yingxiong an answer that disappointed him: "I'm sorry, sir, we don't have any team now."

Chen Yingxiong withdrew from the team's supermarket mode disappointedly and returned to the training ground.

He also wanted to buy a current Real Madrid, study the opponent in the dungeon, find the weak points, and try repeatedly in the virtual competition until the most suitable method is found... The result is now out of play.

Fan Basten, Chen Yingxiong's teacher, saw Chen Yingxiong unhappy, and asked him, "What's the matter, hero?"

"Oh... I've encountered a little trouble..." Chen Yingxiong told Basten and other players with autonomous intelligence about what he was worrying about.

But to his disappointment, no one can give him a useful idea.

Think about it...none of these people succeeded as a head coach. Van Basten's coaching level and performance are not as good as his two Three Musketeers companions, not to mention Maradona. The talented Argentina made him beat him like that, which can be regarded as a capable person... Inzaghi, Juninho, Maldini, etc., all also coached him. Although they all obtained the coaching license, they did not really become a head coach.

Chen Yingxiong has no thoughts for training for a while, and he is now full of brains on how to defeat Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.

How can we beat them in the opponent's home court?

Chen Yingxiong has a headache.

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It is not only these two people who are troubled by this matter, the pro-Liverpool club media want to help Martin O'Neal.

But when their editors, authors, critics, and celebrities began to pick up pens to prepare for Liverpool.

They discovered that it was really difficult.

Why Real Madrid can trap the heroes, because they are hoarding heavy soldiers in their penalty area, and the tactical discipline is very strong, they know what to do and what to do, they are very clear, and they will never cross the thunder pool half a step.

In this way, it will be difficult for you to find their weaknesses and loopholes.

In the past, you can also think of ways from psychological warfare, such as publishing articles criticizing Real Madrid’s conservative tactics, telling Real Madrid fans that their traditional offense is gorgeous football, and Mourinho’s heresy should be tied to it. The pillar burned alive!

This kind of tactics worked well in the past, allowing Real Madrid's top management to have some opinions on Mourinho's tactics, and then force Mourinho to face him in the way his opponent likes. The most classic battle is Mourinho's first season in charge of Real Madrid, the first national derby, Real Madrid away to Barcelona. Before the game, there was news that Real Madrid would use a three midfielder to fight Barcelona's midfielder. After the news was exposed, it immediately aroused protests from the Madrid media and Real Madrid fans. They believed that Real Madrid's initiative to show weakness was unacceptable, and Not in line with Real Madrid's traditions.

Then Barcelona’s godfather Cruyff also came out and said that even if Real Madrid can beat Barcelona, ​​as long as they insist on this pure defense and use brutality to deal with Barcelona's gorgeous football, they will be weak and fail every day. It is never possible to raise your head in front of the Barcelona people. Even if they win Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid fans will have some regrets in their hearts-when can we use offense to fight Barcelona upright and beat them?

It seems that Cruyff considers issues from the perspective of Real Madrid throughout, and for the sake of Real Madrid, screaming for Real Madrid to find the dignity and glory of the past. Cruyff also said that he admired the previous Real Madrid so much...

As a result, the Real Madrid people took a look: Oh my god, the enemy is even more subdued by our past traditions, showing how powerful our traditions are! No, Mourinho, you kid, can't practice our tradition so badly. We don’t want a third midfielder. We have to fight Barcelona! Even in the Nou Camp, Real Madrid have never climbed anyone!

In this way, the public opinion forced Mourinho on that road. He gave up the prepared three midfielders and turned to attack Barcelona.

The world knows the next thing.

Real Madrid was slaughtered five goals by Barcelona at the Nou Camp, achieving Mourinho's most tragic failure since his coaching career.

However, through this game, many Real Madrid fans and club president Florentino realized that Real Madrid today does not have the strength to attack Barcelona. If you do this rashly, you will be insulting yourself.

It's hard to say whether Mourinho was forced into helplessness or deliberately. Since then, Mourinho has never lost the game because of such a mistake. He has stepped up his control within the team and the Madrid media no longer criticizes Real Madrid for playing conservatively. Later, Mourinho even eliminated the resistance from the top of the club. Within Real Madrid, except for the club's chairman Florentino, the biggest one is him.

Today's Real Madrid can play very beautifully against weak teams and score a lot of goals. However, when encountering a difficult opponent and encountering a key game, Mourinho will not hesitate to turn the team into his original Inter Milan, park a bus in front of the goal, and finally win the game.

At this time, no one would jump out without knowing how to accuse Mourinho's football for being negative, which is not in line with Real Madrid's traditions.

What is the tradition of Real Madrid?

Not offense, not gorgeous, but victory, champion.

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At the technical and tactical level, there is no way to take that monolithic Real Madrid. From the psychological aspect, Chen Yingxiong also proved that Mourinho has enough ability to control the team's thinking, so that they are not moved by external interference.

How can Liverpool beat the invincible fleet Real Madrid at the Bernabeu?

Many people suffer from painful insomnia this night...