Chapter 109: A draw or a victory?
The game where Real Madrid's away challenge to Barcelona is considered to end the suspense of the La Liga championship this season. This game has received great attention and even surpassed the opening ceremony of the World Cup. The opening ceremony of the South African World Cup was broadcasted at the same time by 215 countries, and this national derby will be broadcast live in 251 countries and regions.
When the game had not started, the off-court atmosphere had been successfully hyped up by the media.
The Catalan media even issued an event like "Let's go to Camp Nou to humiliate Real Madrid and Mourinho", and it is very popular. Anyone who signs up will receive a five-finger-shaped fan for free, with a score like "5:0" written on it.
They intend to show such fans in the game to humiliate Real Madrid and remind them not to forget the 5:0 game from the previous year.
Going further, don't forget four games 5:0.
In addition to props, they also have unified slogans. These slogans used to humiliate Real Madrid and Mourinho were collected one month in advance. The collection was finally completed three days before the game. The most popular slogans were selected and displayed in the media for three consecutive days, so that everyone could shout out loud during the game and create pressure on Real Madrid.
No wonder some Real Madrid fans are worried about Real Madrid's Barcelona's execution this time. There are indeed so many unfavorable factors in the away game, and on the other hand, this is Barcelona's home advantage.
When the entire Real Madrid team arrived at the Camp Nou Stadium by bus, there were all Barcelona fans outside the stadium. They raised their middle fingers to the bus of Real Madrid and shouted: "Roll out of the car, that translator!! Roll out of the car, coward!"
No matter how good the sealing performance of the bus is or how good the sound insulation is, they can clearly hear what Barcelona fans are scolding in such a huge shout.
Chu Zhongtian secretly glanced at Mourinho and found that he had a stern face, and could not tell whether he was angry or not.
He could have imagined what it would be like to be the case when the game was in a while. It was not easy to keep calm and direct the game in such an environment.
A head coach like Mourinho can't do a bad heart... The bus bypassed the crowded square and came to the back door. There was a passage dedicated to players for entry. The bus stopped at the entrance of the passage, and everyone got off one by one and walked into the special passage to the locker room.
Assistant coach Kalanka is arranging tasks for everyone. Everyone's jerseys and sneakers, as well as some other protective gear have been placed in the locker room.
The preparations are quite sufficient, which is the style of a wealthy club.
Chu Zhongtian and his teammates changed into the formal suit they had worn in the locker room, put on training clothes, and prepared to go out to warm up.
The roar of Barcelona fans can still be heard in the locker room.
This game is really hard to play.
※※※Chinese journalists and their colleagues stood in the press conference seat, looking at the densely packed Barcelona fans.
The huge aura emitted by the Camp Nou Stadium makes everyone feel uncomfortable. It is not easy to perform well in such an environment.
They were all worried about Chu Zhongtian.
CCTV also sent an instructor He Ping to Camp Nou to explain the game on site. After being tempered by the South African World Cup, He Ping has become a commentator who takes the lead in CCTV Sports Channel. In the past, these foreign jobs were not his turn, but now he has sent an important foreign game to comment on it many times.
CCTV made a preview of the game two weeks in advance for the preview. In the past few days, it has broadcasted promotional videos on its own TV station to remind everyone to watch this century war.
This is not the first time He Ping has commented on Chu Zhongtian's game on the spot. But with his understanding of Chu Zhongtian, he also worried about Chu Zhongtian. This game is not to be missed for Barcelona. They will definitely use their home advantage to launch a fierce offensive against Real Madrid. It is still a question whether Real Madrid can withstand such pressure.
You should know that before the game, some media said that Mourinho might choose the most conservative approach to ensure their first position in the league, that is, draw.
The league is not a cup game. There is another option besides victory and failure, that is, a draw.
If Real Madrid can draw Barcelona away, then the two sides will still be tied. As long as Real Madrid keeps winning in the subsequent rounds of the league, and in the end, according to the league's points rules, the winning and losing relationship between the two teams first depends on the same score. Real Madrid will defeat Barcelona with one win and one draw and finally win the league championship. Just like Capello led Real Madrid to reverse Barcelona's 2006-07 season.
Judging from the characteristics of Mourinho, a pragmatist, he has a great chance of choosing to use defense to get a draw away, which is the safest approach.
After all, Mourinho did better than everyone to use defense to curb Barcelona's offense. Inter Milan, which he led before, used its airtight defense to eliminate Barcelona in Ke Chan.
No wonder everyone thinks so. Now whenever you think of Mourinho, you will first think of "conservative", "negative" and "iron barrel formation". These are all things he is good at and it is quite appropriate to deal with Barcelona.
Even the Barcelona themselves think Mourinho will choose to do so.
Guardiola has focused on "how to break intensive defense" in training these days. Obviously, he also believes that Mourinho will defend intensively in the game and strive to ensure a draw.
This is a normal idea. Any head coach will have this idea after leading the team to the Camp Nou Stadium - the attack between Camp Nou and Barcelona is seeking death. Any team will either die tragically in the attack against Barcelona, or they can only shrink their defense and cannot defend.
With Mourinho's character, he will definitely choose to hold on to Barcelona and then play a draw with Barcelona. This is the least risky and the most likely way to win the league championship.
Guardiola thinks Mourinho will choose this approach 100%, so Barcelona's training before the game is targeted at intensive defense.
But what about it?
Real Madrid held closed training before the match against Barcelona. Except for Real Madrid players and coaches, no one knows what Mourinho is practicing, and even Real Madrid's club chairman Mr. Florentino is not clear.
Mourinho issued a ban on Real Madrid players, not allowing them to talk about anything related to training content during an interview with reporters, otherwise they would not be able to play in the game.
This game is so important to Real Madrid, so Mourinho is so careful that it does not arouse everyone's suspicion. The reporters just habitually protest against Mourinho's violation of the spirit of "freedom of the press".
But Mourinho is not a reporter, so there is no need to cooperate with "news freedom". In fact, the so-called "news freedom" has always been just a word that journalists often talk about, and no one really wants reporters to answer whatever they ask.
Faced with Mourinho's news silence, the media was very dissatisfied, but they had no choice. Now Mourinho is the top leader of Real Madrid, except Florentino, and he has the final say in the entire team. He is not only a head coach, but also a sports manager responsible for selling and buying people. He also serves as a press officer. He sets rules for every player attending the press conference - what can be said and what can't be said. If someone goes against his wishes, it's very good, the bench is waving to you.
Las Diarra and Pedro Leon had similar behaviors before, so they were injected into the cold palace.
After the previous season of running-in, Mourinho has fully established his authority in the team. No one dared to question his opinion. He said what he wanted to do, and then what he wanted to do.
So the closed training effect is very good, and no one in the outside world knows what Real Madrid is going to do.
Before the game, Real Madrid's chairman Florentino did not make any suggestions or opinions on Mourinho's arrangement. You should know that before Mourinho's first national derby, Florentino kept announcing in the media that Real Madrid would send three forwards to a wonderful and beautiful offensive game with Barcelona. What's the result? Real Madrid was thrown by Barcelona five goals away, which was the biggest failure Mourinho has suffered since he became the head coach.
After that, Florentino never made any comments on Mourinho's arrangement. Even though his tactics were extremely negative, he chose to stand firmly on Mourinho's side. Even Real Madrid legend Di Stefano wrote a column in the newspaper to criticize Mourinho's football played by Real Madrid, fortunately, he praised Real Madrid's arch-rival Barcelona, and Florentino had never changed his support for Mourinho.
Florentino really rarely believes in a head coach so much and gives him all the power. So Mourinho knows more clearly how much pressure is on him. If he can't win the championship and give Florentino an explanation, everything he enjoys will disappear in a flash. His experience at Chelsea made him clear who is the real boss of a team.
Last season, Real Madrid, which spent a huge investment, lost no money. Mourinho was under great pressure, so he tried hard to win the support of players and fans, and he didn't care about offending the media or anything else. He knew very well who was the one who could really make him a strong position. As long as he had the support of fans and the support of players, he had the capital to negotiate terms with Florentino.
Fortunately, this season defeated Barcelona at the beginning and won the Spanish Super Cup. Although the Spanish Super Cup is a little bit higher than the pre-season warm-up match, the opponent you defeat is very important.
Defeating Barcelona is really a morale-enhancing act. Even after the game, Barcelona can defend themselves that they did not use their full strength, and that they aim to train soldiers, cannot change the fact that Real Madrid defeated Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup in the two rounds.
The Spanish Super Cup has made a good start for Real Madrid's new season. Real Madrid's performance in the following season was very good. If Barcelona weren't also very good, I'm afraid Real Madrid would have won the league championship several rounds ahead of schedule... Then, he won the King's Cup again, and the honor he had been waiting for for 19 years was finally obtained. Even this championship is enough to satisfy Real Madrid fans. Not to mention that they still have hope to win the championship in the league and the Champions League.
So what exactly is closed training practiced?
※※※After returning from warm-up, Real Madrid players sat in their respective positions, took off their training suits that were already wet with sweat, and wiped them off to rest.
Mourinho also walked in from outside. After he came in, he closed the door of the locker room, as if he was afraid that someone outside would eavesdrop on his words.
"Everyone, we have been training for so many days, for this moment. At their home court, beat them! I originally planned to show you the video of the previous game, but it is not necessary, because the TV station has been playing continuously these days, and even on the Internet. I believe you have watched it many times, right? Even if you don't want to watch it, you have also seen it. What is their purpose? It is to humiliate us! But I thank them, because they did not humiliate us, but instead angered us!"
Mourinho was very excited today. Although he was very excited, most of the time Chu Zhongtian could feel that he was so excited to inspire the team. He had this demand. It was not that he really wanted to be excited. Today is different. He was really excited. He waved his arms vigorously, and every sentence seemed sonorous and powerful.
Chu Zhongtian thought that this was probably because of the 0:5 skull that had been in his throat for a long time. Now he has finally waited for the most perfect time to revenge - when Barcelona needed a victory the most to win the championship, defeat them at their home court and completely crush their hopes for the championship.
What is more refreshing and enjoyable than such revenge?
"Yes, we lost to them 0:5, but if they thought that it would be humiliating us repeatedly, they could try it! Today is a great opportunity! Defeat them in front of their supporters! Let the boo and scolding disappear! Tell them to shut up! Shut up!! When you shoot the football into the net in the sky and then put your index finger here, it's so wonderful!" Mourinho made a "shut up" gesture.
c. Ronaldo laughed, he knew that feeling because he often scored goals.
Chu Zhongtian would not do this. If he scored a goal, he would open his arms and make them boo even more crazy. He has not done this before... Everyone has different approaches to the booing of fans, but their ideas are the same, that is, to defeat Barcelona away and complete revenge.
Mourinho was right. The Gateronian media repeatedly mentioned the score of 0:5 before the game, which not only did not humiliate them, but instead angered them.
If you make up old accounts, Real Madrid can also review the 11:1 game. But it doesn't make sense to do so, and no problem with past victory or failure can be explained.
So Real Madrid players feel very angry. They are super giants. When did they have such insults? Now they all want the game to start early to teach the arrogant Barcelona man a lesson.
"Now, guys. Remember, no matter what kind of situation you encounter in the game, you must strive for victory! Whether you are behind or equalized, don't waver in such a belief! We don't want to draw, we want a victory!"
While there are many different opinions on what tactics will be adopted in Real Madrid's game, Real Madrid players themselves have already understood what tactics Mourinho has formulated - unlike the legends outside, Mourinho uses offense.
This is a tactic that is very unexpected to the outside world. After the game begins later, I believe everyone who sees Real Madrid's tactics will be shocked.
Although there have been rumors that the team against Barcelona will die miserably at Camp Nou, it is because the team against Barcelona is not strong enough and the skills are not deep enough.
Mourinho made the most preparations, and the team is in a rising period, and he is confident that he will use his offense to defeat Barcelona at Camp Nou.
Who said that we can't fight against Barcelona at Camp Nou? Who sets the rules?
Then I will let people know that rules are broken today!
Mourinho has such an idea, and he instilled this idea into the players. In the Real Madrid locker room, Mourinho has reached the point of worshipping him. No word he says will arouse doubts. Everyone will only abide by it and trust him unconditionally.
Because they all know that this person has a way to deal with Barcelona!
※※When Mourinho was telling everyone that he would use offense to defeat Barcelona, Barcelona's head coach Guardiola was reminding everyone to be careful of Real Madrid's counterattack in defense.
"They are very fast, which is their characteristic, so be especially careful about their sudden counterattacks in the defense. We must suppress their midfield and keep a close eye on their strikers, and don't let them find a chance to counterattack easily. We must keep the football firmly under our feet!"
There is nothing to say about Barcelona's tactics, it is to control the ball and then control the ball, find the opponent's defense space, and then suddenly make a fatal blow!
In fact, Barcelona's control style does not restrain Real Madrid's speed flow, because Real Madrid's football does not need to control the ball, so it is meaningless to have more control of the ball, and they have less control of the ball. Even if they shoot three shots in the whole game, as long as these three shots can enter. What's more, in their style, these three shots are likely to be very threatening, and directly fatal shots... so they have to be defended.
Chapter completed!