magic coach

Chapter 308 The Journey to the Championship Begins

On the second day, Jiang Mu gave the players a day off to enjoy themselves in Spain. This made the players in Alkmaar very excited, because four days later, they had another game against Maastricht. There is a special league game to play. If they win, they can win the championship three rounds in advance, and then concentrate on preparing for the Champions League. If they lose, they have to be distracted by the league.The players thought they had to return to the Netherlands soon, but they didn't expect Jiang Mu to give them a day off.

The players spent a day shopping and playing in Spain, but Jiang Mu was not so leisurely. In the afternoon, he flew to England to watch the battle between Manchester United and Real Madrid.

In the first round of the quarter-finals, Bayern drew 1:1 with Porto in the away game. Bayern has an away goal advantage. As long as it is 0-0 at home, they can eliminate Porto and advance to Worry-free. Manchester United drew [-]:[-]. The second game at Old Trafford was very suspenseful. Both teams could advance. This game also attracted more fans than Bayern and Porto. focus on.

Jiang Mu knows that according to historical development, Real Madrid will eliminate Manchester United, and if Alkmaar beats Valencia to advance to the final, then Real Madrid will be the opponent of Alkmaar in the final. Jiang Mu must learn about Real Madrid from the scene. Barcelona taught Jiang Mu a lot of lessons. There are some things that you can't prepare with imagination alone. You must understand your opponent from the actual game.

Because the match between Manchester United and Real Madrid has received a lot of attention and has gone beyond a quarter-final, UEFA also sent their best referee Collina.The reputation of the Italian bald referee is not weaker than that of a football superstar. On such an occasion, only Collina's law enforcement can calm down these big-name superstars on the scene.

In this game, Bosque made an unexpected tactical change. He let Elguera drop back, almost making him a third central defender to keep an eye on Manchester United striker Yorke.

Herguera's retreat freed McManaman, who often had to attack from the center of his own side, and the two full-backs Salgado and Carlos, allowing the two full-backs to go deep behind the Manchester United full-backs again and again .

Jiang Mu has always believed that you must change with the opponent's change, because the opponent must find your weakness before taking action. Even if you don't know where your weakness is, Ferguson did not take any contingency measures, because Ferguson felt that Real Madrid Never played this formation before.He regarded Real Madrid's change of formation as a compliment to Manchester United.Del Bosque had done a good job of psychological warfare. He convinced Ferguson that Real Madrid was a little afraid of Manchester United.

Real Madrid's first goal was an accident, because Manchester United and Real Madrid were evenly matched in terms of passing, running and shooting, and no one could gain the upper hand.

In the 21st minute, Real Madrid midfielder Savio broke through, changed positions with Raul, moved to the left, and handed the ball to the British McManaman in the middle. Manchester United defender Berg fouled.The bald referee Collina let the game continue, the ball came to the feet of Real Madrid center Morientes, he dialed the ball to Salgado who assisted him behind him.Salgado's cross was low and Manchester United keeper van der Goued was almost certain to save it, but either he did not warn or United captain Keane did not respond to the keeper's alert and charged towards the near post The ball was intercepted, but the ball changed direction at Keane's feet and went straight into his own goal.

After conceding the first goal, United realized that Real Madrid had an away goal advantage, and a little too quickly, they were too aggressive at the start of the second half.McManaman broke through with the ball, picked the ball past Sylvester, who was substituting Irwin in the half, and passed it to Raul, who swung past the defender and cut inside, and kicked the ball into the upper right corner of the goal.

0:2 behind, the Manchester United players were at a loss. At this time, Redondo, who played well throughout the game, completed the most wonderful performance of his personal career in the 7th minute of the second half.He was preparing to break through with the ball near Manchester United's left baseline. Facing Manchester United's fierce defender Henning Borg, Redondo first dribbled left and right, and then suddenly tapped with his heel, and the ball passed through Borg's crotch. And the man bypassed Borg from the bottom line to control the ball again, and quickly passed it in. Raul who inserted in the back row easily scored the ball. The guard defending Raul seemed to be still immersed in Redondo's heel. During the technique, he was still frozen at the near post.

The two blows in 3 minutes made Manchester United miserable, and then their offense became even more crazy. In the 64th minute, after Beckham, who had been watched dead by Carlos, broke through Savio and Karanka, he scored a wonderful long shot. Slam the ball into the top right corner of the goal and get a goal back.

However, at this time, under the leadership of Redondo, Real Madrid completely controlled the scene. They stared at the dangerous winger Giggs, restricted Beckham, and controlled the midfielder Scholes, making Manchester United's offense futile. Coles scored a penalty kick in the 88th minute, turning the score into 2:3, while striker Yorke had a header on the goal line and was saved by Casillas, but was too far behind and the opponent was extremely strong, Let Manchester United's dream of promotion come to naught.

In this game, Redondo, who serves as the defensive midfielder, is the core of Real Madrid's midfield. On the field, Redondo can use his good awareness and overall situation to direct the game. Although he is physically strong, he rarely uses his body or strength to foul , He always defends with accurate judgment and positioning; when attacking, he can always pass the ball in the most appropriate way.Every movement of his reveals a graceful and luxurious demeanor, and at the same time it is so effective, which made Jiang Mu feel in awe of this world-class midfielder. It is indeed rare for a midfielder to kick out an artistic temperament. .

After the game, shrewd English tabloid reporters discovered Jiang Mu. Jiang Mu commented on the game. Jiang Mu said: This is a great game, it can exist in the memory of the fans for a long time, Redondo is a A great defensive midfielder, who can do dirty work very artistically, and there are many stars who play offense creatively, but only Redondo perfectly combined the two. After the game, Manchester United fans applauded him. The best compliment to him, even if he retires this season, he can have no regrets in his life. "

Although some reporters later thought that Jiang Mu's words were a prophecy, after this season, due to the impact of injuries, Redondo never reached his original level, or even reached the level of an ordinary star. He has no doubt retired, but Jiang Mu The evaluation of Redondo has been quoted by many people, and Redondo also believes that this is the best and most accurate description of himself.

Real Madrid won this strong dialogue and gradually found the status of a rich and powerful team. In another quarter-final that received little attention, Bayern defeated Porto 2:1 as expected and reached the finals. After reaching the semi-finals, they will once again have a more important contest with Real Madrid, who was slaughtered by their own eight goals in the group stage.

After watching the quarter-final match between Real Madrid and Manchester United, Jiang Mu rushed back to the Netherlands overnight to join his players and prepare for the league match against Maastricht.

Maastricht, which is already in the relegation zone, is of course not an opponent at the same level as Alkmaar, but now Alkmaar is in a state of extreme fatigue from continuous combat. I dare not say that I will win. Professional football is guaranteed by extremely high physical fitness. Without physical fitness, everything is empty talk.

The game was really dull. Alkmaar's offensive speed was very slow and lacked strength. The players had just played a small climax in the Champions League. At this time, their bodies were in a state of refractory period, even though they tried hard to score early. , to lock the game, but Maastricht really wanted to jump out of the relegation zone, and the fight was very active, which made Alkmaar make many mistakes throughout the game.

Although the fans in the audience were very excited after the team reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, the audience continued to applaud, but after Jiang Mu replaced all Ronaldinho, Thomason, and Lucio, Alkmaar could not Showing half of their normal level, they ended up with a 0-0 draw with Maastricht.

With PSV continuing to win, they cut the points gap to seven points with AZ Alkmaar, who must win one more game to claim the title with three matches remaining in the league. into the bosom.

After this game, Alkmaar finally won a week of rest. This is the most precious week for Alkmaar. They can adjust their physical and mental state and prepare for the upcoming league, cup and Champions League. Do the final sprint to win the championship.

It is impossible for the body's physical fitness to return to its original state immediately, even if it takes two weeks, the most important thing is to relax the mental state.In the first three days, Jiang Mu adopted the method of half-day training and half-day rest adjustment, but this rest adjustment is not to let the players go home, such relaxation is very harmful, it may make the players relax, and the game state will plummet. In the afternoon or morning, take the players to play golf, ride horses, or go swimming, and do some sports that are not of great intensity but not much related to football, so as to keep the players moderately excited without letting them continue to overdraw physical fitness.

Three days later, Alkmaar started formal training, preparing for the league title match against Feyenoord. They can no longer delay the league title in this game. There are still two games left after this game. If there is a little accident, the cooked duck may also fly away. Even if it cannot fly away, it may affect the subsequent Champions League semi-finals with Valencia. If it can reach the semi-finals, Valencia's strength is not inferior to that of Barcelona. Only a little impact may make Alkmaar players regret for life, so Jiang Mu, Nelson and Scheringa were very cautious in this league championship battle with Feyenoord, and decided to win a championship first , Stabilize the morale of the army.Let the team escape from the plight of the third-line battle.

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