All-around center

"APOEL is a team that is very good at attacking. Especially after Manduca broke out, the overall offensive progress became more smooth. In the group stage, they showed a smooth offensive mode, and at eight points In the knockout round, they even had two fierce battles with Lyon, showing their tenacity and long-term fighting spirit!”

Mourinho stood in front of the tactical board to explain the characteristics of APOEL. He turned to look at the players and continued: "The good news is that Manduca, who is the core of their offense, received a red card in the last game. A one-match ban, so he won't be able to play in the first leg of the quarter-finals!"

"Therefore, our tactical focus will also be adjusted. Defense is the foundation, but on this basis, the midfielder must run more actively to help the defense reduce the defensive burden, control the ball in the midfield and away from the At the same time, the two wings moved inwards, and Suker and Bell needed to move in the rib area. Once Kaká tilted towards the left wing, Suker would slide into the middle. "

"Your cross-running will give APOEL's defense a short defensive gap. I believe you can make good use of this gap!"

Kaka raised his hand: "What about the right side?"

Mourinho; "The right side mainly plays wing attacks and does not conduct cross-running. Bell moves on the wing or in the rib area!"

"When moving on the wing, Kaká will get more space, cooperate with the left wing, and create gaps for attack!"

"When Bell is in the rib area, Srna, as a full-back, will advance appropriately, so you must pay attention to the forward penetration of the right wing. Don't focus on the left wing. Focus on the overall situation rather than attacking the wing. Open your eyes and make full use of the width of the field for transfers! ”

Everyone shouted loudly: "Understood!"

The tactics class is over, and so is the day's training.

Compared to the past, the training camp ended a little earlier. Before three o'clock, all the training for the day was over.

Some substitutes began to take the initiative to come to the court for additional training, especially potential players such as Carvajal, who were very keen on additional training and constantly improving themselves.

Once there is a problem with the main force, they can quickly make up for it!

Suker and Srna chatted against the stadium's barrier.

"APOEL is not a problem, but after playing them and reaching the semi-finals, there is no such thing as a weak team!"

Srna grinned; "Bayern's recent form is really good!"

"You want to say Mario, right?" Suk asked.

Srna nodded; "I didn't expect that this guy could beat you in the Champions League!"

Mandzukic is currently the top scorer in the Champions League.

Compared to the original time and space, this guy has also made great progress.

In the original time and space, he was Croatia's top shooter. Now he has a better growth environment and more tactical resources, so it is natural for him to break out.

What's more, at Bayern Munich, Mandzukic replaced Olic and partnered with Robben and Ribery to form a very sharp offensive trident.

Mandzukic's characteristics are grabbing points and his sense of smell in front of the goal.

Therefore, when the two wings can continuously deliver cannonballs, his data will naturally increase.

However, it is hard to say how long this situation can last.

After all, as Robben's condition gradually explodes, it will inevitably cause the 'Robben problem' of the original time and space.

During the introduction, Bayern Munich's offensive focus will also tilt towards the wing.

Also, Suk is not worried about Mandzukic.

To be honest, it's not that he looks down on Mandzukic, but that's the characteristic.

Mandzukic's offensive method is too simple. He is very good at grabbing points and has a keen sense of smell in front of the goal.

This characteristic allows him to achieve extremely powerful bursts when facing weak opponents. To put it bluntly, he is very easy to abuse.

But when encountering the defense of a strong team, a single offensive mode will definitely encounter opposition.

For example, Real Madrid's defense, Ramos and Pepe will guard this guy to death.

Real Madrid has great experience in aerial defense, and Mourinho also pays special attention to this aspect. Therefore, centers like Mandzukic are the type that Real Madrid is least afraid of.

If his physical ability were not as strong as Drogba's, he really wouldn't be able to tear apart Real Madrid's defense.

What's more, throughout history, there can be several Didier Drogba!

In the evening, Suk returned to the villa and began to prepare his luggage.

Real Madrid will travel to Cyprus tomorrow to prepare for the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.

"Don't worry about family problems, I'll take care of Su Qi!" Zolanqi said.

He was the nanny until he found one.

Suk nodded: "How's it going at the football school?"

Before Zolanqi could speak, Su Qi said first, "My performance is very good, and the coach is praising me!"

Su Ke glanced at Su Qi and nodded: "Okay, I understand!"

Su Qi suddenly drooped his head.

Zolanqi couldn't help but grin, why wouldn't Suk praise him?

Suk looked up at the time; "It's eight o'clock, you should go back to bed!"

"It's only eight o'clock!" Su Qi said eagerly; "There will be more in a while."

Su Ke turned to look over, and Su Qi immediately rushed to the stairs.

"I'm going to wash up first!"

Suk opened his mouth and couldn't help but shake his head.

Zolanqi on the side sighed; "Are you too harsh? It's only eight o'clock, and he still has cartoons to watch!"

Suk turned his head; "I didn't say not to let him read it. I originally wanted to let him read it before going to bed."

Zoranci; "You lack communication!"

Su Ke sighed; "I don't have time to think so much. Now I can only devote my energy to the game."

Zolanci nodded.

He understands that Suker is under a lot of pressure this season.

Another golden boot and another Champions League win.

It can be said that each one is extremely difficult.

At this time, it is indeed too much to want Su Ke to be distracted and really take care of the child's emotions.

"When I leave, you can take him out to play. I remember there is a children's paradise in Madrid. He should like it there!"

Suk said.

Zolanci; "Is it possible that he wants to go with you!"

Su Ke blinked, scratched his head and sighed: "It's so troublesome. You can take him first. When the season is over, I will spend some time with him!"

Zolanqi nodded: "Okay!"

The next day, Su Ke left the house in a vehicle under the watch of Zolanqi and Su Qi.

After arriving at the training base, they took a bus to the airport.

At around 1 p.m., the entire Real Madrid team arrived in Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus.

APOEL is a team belonging to the Cyprus First Division. Since its creation in 1964, it has almost dominated the Cyprus League for more than half a century.

They are the team with the most titles in the Cyprus League.

Cyprus First Division Championship - 26 times!

Cyprus Cup Champion - 20 times!

Now it has unlocked the achievement of reaching the quarterfinals of the Champions League. It can be said that it is the most representative team in Cyprus with the most brilliant achievements.

Cyprus is an island country located in the Eastern Mediterranean.

It borders Türkiye to the west, Syria to the east, and Egypt to the south.

For this reason, the arrival of Real Madrid not only made Cyprus excited, but also a large number of fans from several neighboring countries began to gather towards Cyprus.

They all came to catch a glimpse of the Real Madrid star.

So when Real Madrid arrived in the capital of Cyprus, fans from all over the world gathered here and cheered and shouted for them.

Especially Su Ke, his hands were sore from signing too many autographs along the way.

"So, it's best to pretend not to see it!"

Suk walked into the bus waving his arms.

After he signed one, others flocked in, and Suk had to sign the second and third.

If it weren't for Mourinho's urging, Suker wouldn't be able to get away.

But after all, they are his own fans, and Su Ke tries his best to meet their needs.

Taking the bus, we quickly arrived at our hotel.

Hahahahaha! ! !

Snap, snap, snap, snap! ! !

There was laughter and the sound of chasing and fighting in the corridor.

You don’t need to go out to see who it is.

Ramos, Suker, Srna and others are playing around. Although they are fathers at home, here they don't have to be rigid.

After playing around for a while, everyone returned to the room.

"Su Ke currently has twelve goals. If he scores a few more goals, he will be the top scorer. Let's help him fight for the top scorer!"

Benzema suggested.

Others also nodded.

They trust Suker's shooting skills. As long as they create opportunities for Suker, Suker will definitely be able to score.

What's more, although this game is an away game, the impact of APOEL's offensive core player Manduca will be reduced due to his red card and suspension. Moreover, with APOEL's tradition of 'attacking until death', they will not shrink back. Get up and play defense. This is a good opportunity to score a goal.

"Being able to score goals is naturally a good thing, but it still has to be on the premise of winning. In this game, the coach promised me that he would let me play the whole game, so let's play normally first to ensure the advantage, and then score goals if conditions permit. !" Suk said.

The Golden Boot is certainly important, but compared to winning the Champions League, the latter is more critical.

After all, this is related to his own 'salary reduction issue'. Su Ke does not want to end up with a salary reduction because he failed to win the Champions League again.

Moreover, although there are still hidden dangers and turmoil in Real Madrid's current locker room, it has calmed down and all parties have maintained a balance.

After all, no matter how crazy they are, they will not cause trouble at this juncture.

The championship is the ultimate goal in their interests.

Therefore, it is okay to cause trouble at the beginning of the season. No one will allow it to happen again at this time.

At around 3 p.m., Real Madrid players went to the training ground for training.

This is conditioning training, so there is no competition or anything like that.

Basically, it is a running warm-up, shooting training, lap grabbing and other training methods that combine state maintenance and fun.

After training for an hour and almost having an effect, Mourinho decisively closed the team.

The fans of APOEL did not interfere with the rest of the Real Madrid players in the evening, so they also had a good sleep. After getting up the next day, they had to prepare for the evening game.

After breakfast, they trained for another hour to once again ensure their ball feel and adjust their condition in advance.

After lunch, we will go to the field in the afternoon to adapt to the competition venue in advance.

After completing the field trip, they returned to the hotel again, simply ate some food that was easy to digest and did not burden the stomach, and then waited for the game.

Night gradually falls and neon lights flash.

GSP Stadium is the home stadium of Aegean Athletic, a stadium that can accommodate more than 20,000 people.

Compared with the fans who come to watch the game, the stadium is a little too small to accommodate these fans.

And under such enthusiasm, the tickets are hyped up by scalpers and become extremely expensive.

Among European clubs, the clubs themselves will fight against scalpers and issue a series of policies and ticket selling methods to prevent middlemen from making a profit.

But the profession of "scalpers" can never be eliminated.

Just like the ticket price of this game, it has been hyped up to ten times the original price, but even so, the fans are still happy to do it.

The entire GSP stadium has been filled to the brim.

The attendance rate of Aegean Athletic games is not high. Even in Europe, not all leagues are full like mainstream leagues or the top five leagues.

There are more empty seats in unimportant events.

But today, based on the reputation of Real Madrid, the GSP stadium is full. It is even more difficult to get a ticket.

Although there were only 20,000 people, the atmosphere was extremely lively.

Especially the fans of APOEL, as the host, they had almost no mockery towards the visiting team, but sang loudly, cheered and enjoyed the game and the atmosphere.

When the players of both teams entered the field, Suker's voice appeared on the big screen.

The on-site DJ shouted: "Real Madrid's No. 9!"

More than 20,000 fans in the stadium shouted happily.

Suker!!! !!! !!! !!! !!! !!! !!! !!! !!! !!! !!! ——

Facing the enthusiastic fans, Suker did not hesitate to greet them and kept waving to the stands.

The starting lineups of both teams are as follows:

APOEL (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Tsiotis.

Defenders: Bosatidis, William, Oliveira, Paulo Jorge.

Midfielders: Pinto, Morais, Trichkovski.

Forwards: Almeida, Charalampides, Alessandro.

Real Madrid (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Casillas.

Defenders: Srna, Carvalho, Pepe, Marcelo.

Midfielders: Granero, Kaka, Alonso.

Forwards: Bale, Benzema, Suker.

In the coaching booth, Mourinho looked at the other half.

His focus was on the No. 26 player of APOEL.

The player's name was Nuno Morais. He followed Mourinho during his time at Porto and was brought to Stamford Bridge by Mourinho when Mourinho led the Blues.

With his training performance, he won a contract and was even trained by Mourinho as Carvalho's successor.

But Nuno Morais failed to live up to Mourinho's expectations. He only had 9 appearances at Chelsea and left in 2007.

"Morais actually plays as a defensive midfielder!" Faria grinned; "And he's a single defensive midfielder!"

Mourinho also raised his eyebrows.

According to memory, Nuno Morais cannot play as a single defensive midfielder. He doesn't have that kind of defensive coverage ability.

It's very difficult to defend one side alone, not to mention covering defense like a top defensive midfielder.

Or. Did I miss some of this guy's talents?

Mourinho looked at the court with some curiosity.

At the same time, on the court, the players of both sides also completed their preparations, and APOEL took the lead in kicking off.

Beep!

The moment the whistle sounded, Suker and other Real Madrid strikers quickly pressed forward, forcing APOEL to pick the ball out of the backcourt.

APOEL also completed the transfer along the side, relying on the retreat of the winger to successfully pick the ball out.

But soon, they encountered Real Madrid's positional coordinated defense in the midfield.

Almeida could hardly find a position to pass forward, so he could only pass back to the defensive midfielder Morais.

Morais stopped the ball and was about to transfer to the other side.

At this moment, Suker suddenly stepped forward.

Morais paused in his transfer.

But it was this pause that made him miss the opportunity to pass the ball. Benzema rushed over from behind, and the two of them immediately got into a physical fight.

Suker stared at the two of them from behind, ready to pick up the leak at any time.

Sure enough, Benzema successfully poked the ball to him.

However, Suker did not attack forward because the players of APOEL retreated quickly.

Suker turned around and passed the ball to a safe position, and pressed down slightly: "Slow down!"

Suker turned his head again and looked at the APOEL half.

It felt a little strange.

These guys seemed to be very stiff!

Was it because the warm-up was not sufficient?

"They were too nervous!"

Mourinho shook his head, and he immediately saw the problem.

The players of APOEL were too nervous.

This was not because the warm-up was not sufficient, but because of the nervous mentality, which caused them to lose their previous judgment.

The pass was not decisive enough!

The decision was not quick enough!

In this moment of hesitation, Real Madrid is fully capable of changing the ball.

"Morais is not suitable to play as a defensive midfielder!" Faria also shook his head.

Mourinho used to train Morais as a central defender.

He is strong enough and can judge the landing point accurately.

The advantage is stability, and the disadvantage is that he is too stable.

Sometimes in the counterattack, he often chooses to pass the ball safely, causing the team to miss the counterattack opportunity.

At first, Mourinho gave up Morais because he slowed down the rhythm.

Now, APOEL put him in the most rhythm-related defensive midfielder position, and it was a single defensive midfielder. This is playing with him!

Can Morais play as a single defensive midfielder?

Does he have this ability?

Mourinho shook his head and sighed.

Nuno Morais will soon become a breakthrough for Real Madrid to attack forward. With Suker's keen sense of smell, this guy will not fail to see this problem.

Sure enough, Mourinho saw Suker quietly came to the position next to Nuno Morais.

This means that Real Madrid is going to start prying the central axis!

No longer relying on the two sides, but directly prying a gap in the central axis, tearing the defense line in the most tough way.