Chapter 915: How Can This Be?

"Bayern Munich broke the ball successfully, Jerome Boateng took the ball and passed it to Xavi Alonso."

"Xavi Alonso passes again, to Thiago."

"Returning the ...... Xavi Alonso plays a long ball up front. ”

"Lewandowski grabbed the first point, took the ball, and passed ......"

"Thomas Müller, let's go in, good chance, hit the door!!!"

"The ball is in!!!!"

“goallllllllllllllllllllll!!!!!”

"In the eighty-ninth minute, in the eighty-ninth minute, Bayern Munich finally exceeded the score again!"

"Thomas Muller's stunning goal at the crucial moment, an assist from teammate Robert Lewandowski!"

"It's so crucial, this goal, it completely determines this game!"

"If Bayern Munich finally reaches the final and can win the Champions League, then Thomas Muller's goal will be the most crucial goal, and he will be the biggest contributor to Bayern Munich's victory!"

"Three to two, four to three overall!"

'Simeone looked unhappy with the result, and the goal was conceded by a defensive mistake by the young centre-back, José Jimenez, who didn't get close to Thomas Muller in the first place, giving him a chance to get his feet.

'The young Uruguayan centre-back also looked frustrated and frustrated.

'Atletico Madrid had countless reasons to be unhappy with this game, and after conceding less than eight minutes into the game, they managed to turn the score around thanks to two goals from the returning Isco.

"However, in the second half, the situation turned around, and Bayern Munich quickly equalized thanks to Lewandowski's goal, and in the final moments, with Thomas Muller's stunner at the crucial moment, they went ahead again."

"It's a shame that Atletico Madrid have already secured a place in the final."

"If Atletico Madrid can reach the final again, they will face the same opponents from last season's Champions League final, Southampton, the reigning champions of the Premier League."

"But, unfortunately, Simeone's side ultimately missed this opportunity."

"But in any case, we should give credit to this Spanish youth team, who have reached the semi-finals of the Champions League for the second season in a row, Simeone's team deserves the respect of all opponents and fans."

"The referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, let's congratulate Bayern Munich, congratulations to Pep Guardiola!"

"In the 2014-2015 season, in the second leg of the semi-finals of the Champions League, Bayern Munich sat at home, and finally defeated the visiting Atletico Madrid 3-2, and successfully advanced to the final with an aggregate score of 4-3."

'Because yesterday Southampton beat Monaco 2-0 at home, the two opponents in the final will be Bayern Munich from the Bundesliga and Southampton from the Premier League.

"We have every reason to believe that this will be a battle of dragons, a battle that represents the highest level of European football."

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When the excited voice of the TV commentator came to the TV, the chairman's office at the Bernabeu Stadium fell silent.

There were a lot of people, but it was so quiet that only the sound of the TV came from.

Everyone watched the TV silently, and then looked at the president of Real Madrid, Florentino, from time to time.

The president of Real Madrid, who always looks smiling, kind and generous to people, is now iron-faced.

It's not just him, it's the others sitting next to him.

If you are a journalist who is familiar with Real Madrid, or a fan, you will be surprised to find that at this moment, the group of people sitting in Florentino's office are all from a large number.

The former Real Madrid legend and now the club's head of public relations, Vulture Butragueno.

The former Real Madrid superstar and now the head coach of the second team Castilla, French star Zinedine Zidane.

But these two people are relatively famous, but there are a few who are relatively low-key and don't know Real Madrid very well, and it is estimated that few people can recognize them.

Angel Luis, Aguardo García, Luis Arroyo......

These people are all directors of Real Madrid, and they have a lot of weight to speak at the club.

At the beginning, Florentino was able to run for the presidency of Real Madrid, and later was able to return to the Bernabeu, they all contributed a lot, but among this group, Florentino was most trusted by a balding old man who lagged behind and looked low-key.

Eduardo Fernández de Blas.

Madrid's most famous barrister, a die-hard Real Madrid fan, president of the famous Offensive Fan Club, and at the same time, Florentino's primary school classmate and close friend.

It was once reported that De Blas founded the Offensive Fan Club to support his old classmate Florentino as the president of Real Madrid, and this fan organization, which gathers the wealthiest group of Real Madrid fans, has always played the role of Florentino's die-hard supporter.

With so many important identities, De Blas's status in Real Madrid is extraordinary.

Normally, to be able to bring together so many of Real Madrid's core executives at the same time must be something significant, or rather, they are discussing something extraordinary.

So important that even the second leg of the Champions League semi-final, which was being broadcast live on TV, could not affect them, and no one would even take it seriously.

In their eyes, without Real Madrid's Champions League, is there a need to pay attention?

"Fans are generally not very happy with the team's results this season, whether it's in La Liga or the Champions League, we are behind our city rivals Atletico Madrid, which is very difficult to accept."

The person who spoke was Real Madrid's vice-president de Blas.

As for the fans he was talking about, whether they were the rich fans in the attacking fan club, or the more Real Madrid fans, who knows?

'Carlo Ancelotti has to be out of class, that's a tradition for Real Madrid, and we don't think he's capable of bringing a consistent tactical system to Real Madrid, which is not his strong point.

"I also seconded the argument that Ancelotti should indeed be sacked, there is no dispute."

Several other people present also expressed their positions, and it can be seen that Ancelotti is out of class, which is no longer controversial and suspenseful.

Even in Real Madrid's fan base, the call for Ancelotti to step down has been not small.

In the position of Real Madrid manager, no title almost means dismissal, which is not unique to the Florentino era, as early as the Mendoza era.

Even famous coaches like Bosque won the championship, but they can still leave the class.

As the most successful football club of the 20th century, Real Madrid has never taken the role of the manager seriously.

In this unique club, it's the management and the superstars who matter.

After Florentino listened, he looked at Butragueno and Zidane, "What do you think?" ”

Only then did everyone look at the two of them.

Butragueno looked at the crowd, nodded, and replied: "Ancelotti's performance after helping the team win the Champions League is really not satisfactory, especially this season, lack of strategy, in the handling of many things, too casual, lack of solutions, which has led to a lot of unnecessary problems in the team. ”

One of the well-known problems was that Real Madrid's performance after the winter break was clearly not as expected, which led to Real Madrid's failure to hold on to the top spot against Atletico Madrid.

Now, Real Madrid is in a very passive position in the competition for the league title, and it can even be said that unless Atletico Madrid takes the initiative to make a mistake, there is no hope of winning the league title.

In this case, Ancelotti is absolutely responsible.

Of course, if you look closely, maybe this blame is a little innocent to him, but who made him the manager of Real Madrid?

Anyone who wants to be the head coach of this team has to have this level of awareness, doesn't it?

Florentino looked at Zidane again, and the latter shrugged, "I have no opinion!" ”

“ok!” Florentino nodded: "So now, let's talk, if Ancelotti leaves class, who can replace him?" ”

It should be said that this is the biggest problem.

Firing a head coach is not a big problem, no matter how big the head coach is, Real Madrid has been fired.

The key question is that it is easy to fire Carlo Ancelotti, and it is the question who will take over Real Madrid.

"Nowadays, the best managers in European football have contracts in them, and the most important thing for us now is to establish a stable tactical system, which requires the manager to have advanced tactical concepts, so ......"

There are really not many people who can have these qualities and meet the requirements of the Real Madrid manager.

It can even be said that there are only a handful, just a few.

"Rafael Benitez!" Florentino said the name lightly, "What do you think of him?" ”

Everyone looked at each other, a little surprised, but they were all quickly relieved.

Benitez is a modern coach with advanced tactical concepts, and what he is best at is using all kinds of analytical tools and new technologies to study the weaknesses of opponents, known as the magic operator on the football field.

With the rise of Southampton in recent years, the importance of data analysis has gradually gained the attention of European football, and a manager like Benitez, who is proficient in calculations and analysis, is undoubtedly even more pleasing.

'He's very methodical and if he can help the team to be less casual and more technical, I think he's a good fit.'

Pep Guardiola and Bielsa have been successful precisely because of their excellent problem-solving skills and rich details, which are the ultimate killers for them on the football field.

Relatively speaking, Ancelotti is a more traditional manager, tailor-made, watching the food, and improving in a small area, these are his strengths.

In other words, Carlo Ancelotti is good at improving locally, while Bielsa, Pep Guardiola and Rafael Benitez are good at strategizing.

It's hard to say which of the two types of managers is better, but for the time being, Real Madrid are more lacking in the latter.

"Rafa Benitez is from Real Madrid, we invited him twice before, but he didn't say yes, but now I'm pretty sure he won't turn us down again."

When Florentino first returned to Real Madrid, he twice invited Rafael Benitez to coach at the Bernabeu, but the Spaniard turned down offers from Real Madrid.

However, Real Madrid at that time was obviously different from now.

And Benitez was still a well-known coach in Europe back then, but now, his influence has obviously declined.

So, it should be difficult for him to turn down Real Madrid's offer.

Seeing that the think tanks had no opinion, Florentino decided to invite Benitez to replace Ancelotti on the spot, but for the sake of stability, they decided to keep it a secret for the time being.

"Next, there's one more thing I want to talk to you about."

After talking about the change of manager, Florentino changed the subject.

"I'm going to sell Cristiano Ronaldo this summer!"

"What?"

Florentino's words were like a thunderbolt piercing the night sky, startling everyone in the office.

Selling Cristiano Ronaldo?

How is this possible?

How can it be?