934 Yang Yang's Crisis
After being dismissively fired by Chelsea, Ancelotti did not leave London as soon as possible.
He needs a little time to stay and pack up some things and handle things like his rental in London.
More importantly, on the morning of his get out of class, he received a call, which made him decide to stay in London, and he wanted to take a live view of the upcoming Champions League final.
This is known as the most expensive game in world football ever.
Not only because both sides are incredible, but also because the winner of this game will receive huge bonuses and benefits.
With the arrival of the two teams early, the atmosphere of the finals in London began to become more and more intense. Fans everywhere on the streets and many ubiquitous media reporters were capturing the news, which made Ancelotti live in simplicity.
It was not until Thursday night that he made a disguise and quietly left his residence and came to a luxury hotel.
Not long after, he met the person who called him a few days ago.
Oh, no, or should be said to be that group of people.
Real Madrid Chairman Florentino, Grand Manager Manuel Redondo, Technical Director Bardano and Chairman Special Advisor Zidane, the four most influential senior executives in Real Madrid's management, among which Zidane is considered an extra-staff member.
Zidane called Ancelotti before, but Florentino asked him to call.
We are both smart people, so many things need not be said much, so we will naturally understand them.
After meeting, I sat down, politely greeted me, and talked about some of the things that have happened recently, each sighing.
Florentino said that he regretted Ancelotti's dismissal. He admired Ancelotti's coaching in AC Milan a few years ago, but unfortunately, he never had the opportunity to cooperate.
Two years ago, Ancelotti was very close to Real Madrid, and he even almost rejected Chelsea for this. However, Real Madrid finally chose Benitez for various reasons, and Ancelotti also went to Chelsea for this reason.
Times have changed, Real Madrid has made great progress in the past two years and has achieved great results. This season even hopes to become the first team to successfully defend the Champions League in more than 20 years. These prove that the management's choice was correct.
Ancelotti has gains and losses at Chelsea. Although it cannot be considered a lot of success, it is definitely not a failure.
Bardano and Zidane also actively joined the chat. One of them is a respected football celebrity and the other has worked with Ancelotti at Juventus. The topic was quickly transferred to the current Real Madrid team intentionally or unintentionally.
Regarding the current Real Madrid team, Ancelotti said it is already a very strong team and is gradually becoming mature. The best evidence is to reach the Champions League final for two consecutive seasons, but at the same time, he also believes that this team still has huge potential and has not been discovered.
"Yang Yang is one of the best players I have ever seen in the past few decades from playing football to coaching, and one of the best offensive players in football history. Being able to coach a player like him is a blessing for any head coach, but I'm sure he hasn't reached his peak yet."
Ancelotti said with certainty.
"Yang Yang, Ibrahimovic, Robben and Kaka, and even Di Maria, I can say that the abilities of these players are the top in European football, but the offensive combination they formed did not meet people's expectations, especially when Yang Yang was not there."
"There is no doubt that Yang Yang's talent is above skills and tactics, but I think Real Madrid's current tactics are not necessarily the best for him. Perhaps there is no risk in the short term, but in the long run, there will definitely be big problems."
When Florentino heard this, his brows frowned tightly, and immediately turned to look at Bardano and Zidane. Both of them were frowning, obviously thinking about Ancelotti's words.
Is it deliberately exaggerating and not striking when meeting, or is it really meaningful?
Ancelotti was obviously prepared, and he borrowed a piece of paper and a pen from Redondo.
"We often say that in the world of football, scoring goals is always the hardest, so football games are always low, unlike those sports with hands, such as basketball and volleyball, which always have high scores because football is kicked with feet."
"We often say that football is a sport full of mistakes. In a game, there are always more mistakes than accurate moves. Some people even say that mistakes in football games are also a kind of beauty. Whoever can reduce mistakes better can win."
"For an offensive player, it is normal to waste opportunities, but this iron law that runs through the entire history of modern football development seems to be unproven in Yang Yang, because he is always playing football in the most reasonable, stable and least prone to mistakes."
“From passing to shooting, from heading to free kicks, he always showed incredible stability and efficiency, and he felt like he could seize all the opportunities created, and he never seemed to make mistakes.”
Bardano and Zidane looked at each other at the same time, and both nodded.
Ancelotti was right at all. This was not a profound insight, but it was enough to prove that he had indeed had a deep understanding of Yang Yang, and he might even have followed Yang Yang's games for a long time.
"As I said just now, Yang Yang's talent should be above the overall skills and tactics of the team. When any head coach who coaches him sets up tactics, he must first determine a premise, that is, give him freedom, so that he can launch offenses at will on both sides, and let him do what he thinks he needs to do, which will make him even more unpredictable."
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but think that Benitez always put Yang Yang on the left and occasionally asked him to go to the middle or right, but most of the time, he was not willing to let Yang Yang disrupt his overall tactical framework.
"He is born to be good at finding space. His running position is always so fast and so elusive. As long as he is given enough freedom to help him, and he can play football according to his own ideas and ideas anytime, anywhere, then this team will be invincible."
Ancelotti's words were once again recognized by the four people around him. There is no need to say much about Yang Yang's talent and strength. This is a fact that everyone in the world, even Cruyff, admitted.
"I looked carefully at the data and some games of Real Madrid in the past two seasons. Yang Yang's goals always account for about half of the team. Many games are solved by his own efforts. This is not a reasonable phenomenon, and it will even bring a huge risk and crisis."
When he heard this, Florentino could no longer help, "Speak and listen."
After receiving positive feedback, Ancelotti was obviously more motivated.
"First of all, Yang Yang is still young, twenty-four years old, and he is about to be twenty-five. I looked at his way of playing football. He is always sprinting and surpassing people. He often relies on the strength of one person to destroy the opponent's defense. This is a style of playing football that consumes physical energy and damages the players' bodies."
When Florentino heard this, he couldn't help but think of Robben and Kaka. The former has been recovering from Eindhoven to Chelsea to Real Madrid. In recent years, he has begun to transform to the right. After changing his playing style, he is no longer as sharp as before, but his injuries have also been reduced a lot.
There is also Kaka, who came from AC Milan. He also reached the peak of his career at the age of 26 or 27, and suddenly suffered a serious injury, which directly caused him to plummet.
Real Madrid put all the burden on Yang Yang. This is a kind of trust, but isn’t it also a pressure?
"There is no doubt that Yang Yang is the most important player in Real Madrid at present, and can even be said to be the core of the team formation. But as I said just now, there must be a group of outstanding teammates to assist him, and at the same time give him freedom, help him find the most suitable way to play football, allocate his physical fitness more reasonably, and even appropriately reduce his playing time, and help him extend the peak period of his career as much as possible. This is of great benefit to him and Real Madrid."
After Ancelotti said this, Florentino, Bardano and Zidane knew that he was not exaggerating. On the contrary, no matter whether he was the next head coach of Real Madrid, at least, his words were definitely from the heart. He really hoped to see Yang Yang avoid the path Kaka walked.
Since that serious injury, Kaka has not recovered himself so far, but in a blink of an eye, he is already twenty-nine.
Perhaps, Ancelotti felt guilty about Kaka, so he didn't want Yang Yang to repeat the same mistake.
Florentino was also wary. He knew the weight of Ancelotti's words and had to consider another thing in his heart, which was a proposal made by Zidane not long ago, which was rejected by him at that time, but now he has to reconsider it.
If we look at the perspective of assisting Yang Yang and sharing the game tasks for Yang Yang, the player Zidane proposed to introduce is a very good candidate, but in this way, the team will inevitably be demolished and rebuilt.
This is not an easy decision.
Even if he asked Yang Yang, he might not agree.
However, Ancelotti was not wrong at all.
A healthy, away from injuries and able to maintain long-term peak performance is what Real Madrid needs most.
In fact, in the first half of this season, Yang Yang was injured for more than two months and attracted the attention of Florentino and the management. The Real Madrid chairman even personally inquired about the team doctor's treatment plan, which has never been before, which shows Florentino's attention to Yang Yang.
Now, Ancelotti's words made Florentino believe in this.
Chapter completed!