218 Weird Real Madrid dressing room
Mark walked at the end of the team, and he was enjoying the cheering of the fans who cheered away. Mark was still very satisfied with his performance in the first half. Mark believed that if the team could still perform like this in the second half, the final victory would also belong to Atletico Madrid.
2:1, Atletico Madrid is temporarily leading, with good momentum, if not Franco's finger...[..com]
"Leo, how are your hands?" Mark met Franco on the way to the locker room, and Franco was also walking towards the player's passage.
"No problem, the team doctor has helped me deal with it simply," Franco said to Mark at this time, having already changed into sportswear.
"That's good." Mark nodded relievedly. Mark knew that injury was the biggest enemy of professional players, and Mark also knew that Franco was injured as a goalkeeper and that would be a very troublesome thing. He was relieved to hear Franco's answer at this time.
Atletico Madrid players returned to the locker room singing cheerful songs. They did have the capital to relax because they did perform better in the first half than Real Madrid.
Although the two sides look similar in the scene, Atletico Madrid is more efficient, which is why Atletico Madrid takes the lead in the score. The lead in the score has a lot to do with Mark.
"Mark, I did a pretty job in the first half. It seems that the suspension is also beneficial. At least in the first half, you seem to be full of motivation." Some teammates were praising Mark.
"Mark has always been full of motivation, you need to say this." Another teammate continued to joke with Mark: "I don't know if Mark's girlfriend can stand Mark."
"Hahaha!" Everyone laughed at the same time. In fact, sometimes these yellow words can also ease the team's atmosphere.
At this time, Cooper finally walked in. I don’t know where he had just gone. Maybe he was listening to the sound at the door. The players stopped joking when they saw Cooper walking in.
Because Cooper's thin and gloomy face makes people feel very scary, especially when Cooper doesn't smile and doesn't speak, the players feel even more scary.
Most of the players of Atletico Madrid are still very afraid of Cooper, so although Cooper took over the team halfway, he also has absolute rights in the team.
He said to the players who had already calmed down: "Everyone did a good job in the first half. Real Madrid definitely didn't expect that we could take the lead at their home court. In the second half, we could expect that they would definitely have a crazy attack at the beginning..."
Cooper first praised the fighting spirit shown by these Atletico Madrid players on the court, which is indispensable for a team with full fighting spirit.
"But our team's defense is not very good. You should know that in the first half, our team did not restrict Real Madrid's offense well. In the second half, we must solve this problem." After complimenting the players, Cooper immediately pointed out the shortcomings of the players on the court.
"Mark, your task in the second half is to fully limit their left-back in the defense. I don't want to see him calmly pressing the assist. I don't care what you use. Anyway, press him and don't let him assist." Cooper said to Mark specifically.
Because Cooper felt that although Mark performed well in the first half, Mark did not completely limit Robert Carlos' offense. Robert Carlos still had several offensive opportunities in the first half, so Cooper wanted Mark to do a little thoroughly and directly cut off Robert Carlos' offense.
In fact, Real Madrid's tactic is a three- or two-way formation when attacking. Although Zidane appears in the left forward position, Zidane's position is moved to the middle lane on the offense, leaving the entire left lane to Robert Carlos. This is also one of the reasons why Robert Carlos's speed is faster and his physical condition is excellent.
This is also a tactical style that Real Madrid has retained since the Bosque period. Because Bosque can allow more big names to play, the relationship between him and big players is also very good. After Bosque was fired by Florentino, many of Real Madrid's big players even protested the chairman's approach.
"Speed is your specialty, and it is also his specialty. I don't think you have any reason to lose to anyone in terms of speed," Cooper continued to say to Mark, and he was also inspiring Mark's fighting spirit.
Mark is still very confident in his advantage in speed. If Mark says that his speed is second on the football field, no one dares to say that he is first.
"Don't worry, coach, I will let Carlos taste what speed is in the second half," Mark said confidently, patting his chest.
Is Cooper very satisfied after hearing Mark's promise? He likes Mark's confident appearance, and only confident players like Mark can perform better on the court.
"You have played for Real Madrid, so you can talk about their problems at this time." Cooper suddenly said to Redondo around him, because Redondo played for Real Madrid at the peak of his career, and he was also very clear about the style and structure of the team Real Madrid.
Although Redondo has been away from Real Madrid for many years, Cooper intentionally asked Redondo to reveal something. In fact, Cooper asked Redondo to continue to encourage these young players.
"The situation at Real Madrid club is very complicated at this time. Their head coach and the players are in harmony and dissatisfaction, so they cannot form a relationship. This is a manifestation of their disunity. We are at the highest morale at this time. I think there should be no problem if we can defeat them. The most important thing is that we must have confidence." Redondo said slowly, but his words were very charming and quickly impressed the players of Atletico Madrid. These players are not fools. They naturally know what the problems faced by Real Madrid are.
"We are the best in competition," Mark shouted suddenly.
"I will win, I will win!" The teammates also shouted, as if Redondo's words had added motivation and confidence to these Atletico Madrid players.
In the locker room of Real Madrid, head coach Raymond looked at his team of stars who were so famous that they were scary. Although he was still behind in the first half, this did not mean anything. If you want to blame, you can only blame the two guys in the frontcourt, No. 23 and No. 10. Their joint impact made the already weak Real Madrid defender lose one's attention. The two goals lost were caused by the long-term failure to capture the opponent's goal and were counterattacked. Therefore, he had to set up the next tactical style of play against Real Madrid's players, but will these big-name players give them face?
"Okay, listen to me, our performance in the first half was really bad, so in the second half we should suppress our opponents more and defend the opponent's defensive counterattack speed. If necessary, you can try to foul." Raymond said loudly to Real Madrid players in the locker room.
However, it is obvious that Raymond's words did not attract enough attention from Real Madrid's big players. They all felt that these big players from Real Madrid were paying attention. A few players stopped their conversation and listened to Raymond's words. Other players ignored Raymond at all. They were still having their own conversations.
"Damn, that goalkeeper is so perverted today. We shot so many times and only scored one goal. Moreover, it is really unfair. They scored so easily," Deputy Captain Guti complained to Raul beside him at this time.
"But even if he is in good condition, he has already ended. The goalkeeper who has been replaced is just a chick. I believe we will have many opportunities in the second half." Captain Raul was also comforting Guti, because Raul knew that it was Franco who resolved Guti's threatening ball in the first half, which prevented the player nicknamed Golden Wolf from shooting.
"Coach!" Raul signaled to Raymond. Although Raymond could not get these big-name players, Raymond said politely to Raymond: "We should attack their new goalkeeper in the second half. If we play more long shots, it would be a good choice."
Although Raul's tone was negotiated, the tone was beyond doubt. Raymond naturally knew how much Raul was in the locker room. Although he was the head coach, he was actually just a minion in the club's weight. Naturally, he could not refuse Raul's proposal. It should be said that he did not dare to reject Raul's proposal.
Because as long as he wants to continue to make a living in Real Madrid, he cannot offend Raul, because even if Raul is not only the head coach, Raul will have a way to let him leave if he works in other departments of Real Madrid.
"That's right, I think so too. Carlos, Qizu, David, Guti, the long-range shot in the second half will be handed over to you. The opponent's goalkeeper is a new player, and he is sure that his performance is unstable. If he appears to take a break, then our chance will come." Raymond said excitedly, and he can finally let these players notice him.
Raymond looked at Figo, "Luis, you go down the second half, Graveson, you go up, I don't want to see the opponent No. 23 jumping around in our half again in the second half!" This was the first time Raymond was so bold that he dared to replace one of the seven superstars, and it was at the end of the half.
Figo should be the best player in the football circle. He became the captain of Barcelona for a few years after joining Barcelona from Portugal. You should know that Barcelona is a team that has always been very xenophobic. Generally, foreign players are not very good at Barcelona, and Figo can actually become the captain of Barcelona as an outsider.
This is entirely due to Figo's own intersection. Figo is not like the foreign captains before him who have the support of his godfather Cruyff. The foreign captains before Figo, including Koeman, were all Dutch. You should know that the Dutch had many players in Barcelona at that time, which was very easy to form a gang.
But Figo was the only Portuguese player at that time, and the relationship between Spanish and Portugal has never been very good. However, Figo successfully became the foreign captain of Barcelona through his superb social skills. This has to be said of Figo's cleverness.
But later after Figo defected to Barcelona's arch rival Real Madrid, many people thought Figo would be bullied in Real Madrid's locker room, because Figo played for Barcelona and had said a lot of words to attack Real Madrid.
However, what everyone unexpectedly expected was that Figo was not only not bullied in Real Madrid's locker room, but also made great progress. Whether it was Real Madrid's prince Raul or a master like Zidane, he handled his relationship very well, which can be said to be amazing.
Figo originally wanted to say something, but he didn't want to be substituted so early, but Figo knew that if he raised an objection at this time, the one who would replace him would be other big-name stars. In this way, he finally established a friendly relationship and would easily cause cracks. Figo was cautious in playing football at Real Madrid, so he also accepted the arrangement of head coach Raymond.
"Anyway, you will get out after this game. Isn't it the world of our superstars?" Figo thought in his heart that he had received the news before the game. After this game, Raymond will be replaced by Lucenberg.
"Michael, in the second half, you will be our secret weapon." Raymond said to Irving, who was sitting in a cold corner. "I understand." Irving said after nodding.
Irving has been very unhappy since joining Real Madrid from the Reds Liverpool this season. As a rookie, his position can only be behind Raul and Ronaldo. Although his substitute efficiency is not very low and he can often score goals on the bench, he is the only way to get the chance to play when the two forwards in front of him are resting or have injuries.
Originally, Irving was the golden boy of England, but he was squandering his youth on Real Madrid's bench. For Irving, who is already quite young, he thinks joining Real Madrid is the biggest challenge in his career.
This kind of challenge is not something Irving can do. Although Irving has only been joining Real Madrid for half a year, he already knows the situation in Real Madrid.
That is, Raul is the main player on the forward line, so he cannot move. The head coach dared not attack Raul at all. Camacho had attacked these big-name players from Real Madrid before, but the other Real Madrid players immediately rebelled and directly gave Camacho a two-game losing streak, and then Camacho got out.
I had replaced it with a coach Raymond who Irving had never heard of before. Irving originally thought it would be different, but who knew that the head coach was a puppet. Even if he sent anyone to the court, he had to obey the big-name players in the locker room, for fear of being offended by those big-name players and causing his job to be lost.
Irving is also very uncomfortable staying in Madrid. Although he has two compatriots, Beckham and Woodgate, they don’t have much status in the locker room after all.
His two Spanish fellows didn't participate in the power struggle in the locker room at all. In Real Madrid's locker room, Raul's world is still in the locker room.
Perhaps sometimes Brazilian players like Ronaldo and Carlos will say a few words, but it is not the turn of Irving to speak.
Irving still wanted to use his performance on the court to impress the hearts of fans and the board of directors. In Irving's view, as long as he can continue to score goals on the court, he will definitely be able to establish the main position.
Irving's competitor should be the alien who twisted his big butt and jumped with Samba. He felt that Ronaldo's condition should have some ups and downs under his chaotic private life outside the court. If he can make him a substitute and help Atletico Madrid win the game, Irving felt that he will definitely occupy a certain amount of weight in the hearts of Real Madrid fans at that time.
But although head coach Raymond said that Irving would play, he has not appeared on the court yet, and his idea of saving the team is just a imagination. If it really becomes a reality, it can only be reflected on the court.
"This game is a derby, and it is our home court at the Bernabeu Stadium. We are the Galaxy Real Madrid team, the best club in the world. How can we lose to a small club like Atletico Madrid?" When Irving was still yy, Raul was doing the final mobilization at this time, and Raul directly took on the head coach's job.
"Yes, we are the most proud nobles and we must not lose to such a worker team." After Raul said that, Ramon also helped him out, as if the identities between the two people were exchanged. Ramon became the head coach, and Ramon became a player.
However, such things are common this season in Real Madrid's locker room. As long as the team is behind, the team will be captain Raul or the team uniform Guti. There is basically nothing Raymond has to do. What Raymond needs to do is very simple, that is, nothing needs to be done, just be a spectator watching these big-name players perform on the court.
This is simply a shame for a head coach. If a head coach reaches this point, I believe that few head coaches will be willing to be a puppet like this and follow the mercy of others.
But the one who manipulates him is the players the head coach needs to manage. Raymond is rare in the head coach to do this, and perhaps only a person like him can accept such arrangements.
Chapter completed!