Gently opened his eyes, and the ceiling on top of his big bed was a very familiar and friendly scene, because Yang Cheng had been watching it for two and a half years, and he knew everything in this room well

His left hand was tightly grasped by Charlize = Theron, attached to her chest, enjoying the glamorous blessings that countless men all over the world dream of, but he threw away the ** in his heart very rationally, gently pulled his hand out of her arms, combed the hair in front of her forehead, and walked out of bed with a slight smile.

The room was very large, and after the curtains were closed, it was a little dark, but Yang Cheng found the bathroom familiarly, brushed his teeth and washed his face, came out and changed into a set of dry Adidas sportswear, and tiptoed out of the room.

Charles's bedroom was next door, and he went in again to look at the kid and cover him with a quilt.

Early morning is the best time to sleep, and their mother and son are virtuous and lie in bed!

Sometimes he really thinks that lying in bed seems to be the birthright of beautiful women and children!

Walking out of the balcony on the second floor, the sky was white, but there was no trace of sunrise, and the surroundings were very quiet, only the sound of birds.

A little cold, putting the hat of the sports sweatshirt on his head, he moved his hands and feet on the balcony on the second floor.

is about to be 37 years old, although many people say that Yang Cheng's energy and body are no different from those of young people in their twenties, but in fact, he knows the difference, if he doesn't insist on exercising, he can't maintain it so well.

Running, swimming, tennis, golf...... He's playing more and more amateur sports and is now hooked on diving, which he learned in New Zealand during his winter break last year, and he got hooked on it straight away, but he didn't have much time.

After warming up, from the balcony on the second floor, step on the stone stairs to the first floor, walk through the huge garden, and go directly out of the small door.

There were still traces of dew on the cement road, but Yang Cheng directly started to run.

Thinking while running is a habit he's cultivated over the years, especially in the early morning of the day after a crucial race victory, when he has a very active mental feeling as if he knows everything.

Scooping up this kind of crucial game, his heart is very down-to-earth, a little sweet, and the morning air is filled with a fragrance, refreshing and intoxicating.

He loved it and was a little addicted!

The road in the community in the morning was empty Yang Cheng was immersed in his thoughts, running faster and faster, and he didn't even realize it, after all, jogging was not a sport at all for him who had insisted on exercising for many years.

His mind was still immersed in the excitement of beating Barcelona last night, but in the excitement, he always maintained a calm and sanity, and even a little worried about the upcoming Manchester United, but also the Champions League final a little further away, and the next season even more distant.

The fun of football is that every season is a new beginning, and the importance of tactics increases, so that your tactics that are invincible this season are likely to be completely frozen in the next season, which requires you to keep improving and changing, so that your opponents can't limit you.

It seems that Barcelona, which has always been regarded as an opponent by Yang Cheng, their ever-changing style of playing with short passes as the main means of attack, emphasizing the football concept of possession, which is the success that Barcelona has insisted on for more than ten years, and has also brought Barcelona a dream team, but why is it that in the later stage of Rijkaard's dream team, and now, Barcelona's football concept has hit a wall everywhere?

Ibrahimovic aside, even without the Swedes, Barça's philosophy would not have been effective because they were too simplistic.

There is no active or passive possession per se, no offense and no defense. …,

If you have 90% possession throughout the game, but you can't break through the opponent's goal, that's nullified!

If you have 10% possession and can threaten the opponent's goal, that's valid!

So, do you have 90 per cent possession, do you do it offensively or defensively?

In Cruyff's words, control your own ball and keep the enemy under control without the ball!

This in itself represents negativity!

You're chasing possession just to stop the opponent from kicking!

Of course, Barcelona has a group of strong talents, but the problem is that each of these players has grown up under Cruyff's set of tactical concepts since childhood, and they have begun to accept the only two promotion triangle coordination routines since they were young, and they have grown up, so their thinking and creativity are actually very simple. //

For example, long-distance long passes, La Masia has told you since childhood, long passes are very risky and cannot be used, our short passes are the safest, and the success rate is the highest, so they have formed a kind of thinking since childhood, when it comes to passing, it is a short pass, which makes it difficult for them to think about how much strategic significance long passes have in today's football tactics?

Xavi and Andres Iniesta will never be able to understand the interpretation and understanding of football by the likes of Xavi = Alonso and Pirlo.

Also, they have said since childhood, don't pass people, pass the ball better than others, and so on, which makes many Barcelona players pursue cooperation, and even some times cooperate for the sake of pursuing cooperation; They say don't take risks, don't pass half-chances, return passes, reorganize, so they don't understand the joy and excitement that comes when a player passes a ball that has a small chance and causes a team-mate to score or create a threat.

Of course, it's not that the Barcelona players are unhappy and excited when they score goals and win, no, they are happy and excited.

It's just that when this series of boxes restricts them, their kicking thinking becomes very simple, and they lack the spirit of adventure, and never forget that the spirit of adventure is the foundation of innovation and creativity!

So sometimes, watching Barcelona's game, it's just a feeling, can you control the ball, control it, okay, let's wait for the goal, the suspense is who scores, Messi? Oh no, it's Henry!

Yang Cheng has said countless times that creativity is the foundation of all industries, including football. Quince. It seems that where does the success of the Dream II team lie?

It is because of the creativity brought by Ronaldinho and Eto'o, if it was in the previous life, there would be a Deco, but the current Barcelona does not have such a player at all, although Ibrahimovic and Barcelona are not in harmony with the overall tactics, but Guardiola still does not dare to change the tactics for Ibrahimovic, but hopes that Ibrahimovic will change himself into Barcelona's system.

In this way, the question is, do you want to buy Ibu, is it aimed at the technical and tactical characteristics of the Ruiren? Or do you want him to be another Eto'o? If it's the latter, then why would you sell Eto'o? If it's the former, then why wouldn't you change?

This is the most contradictory thing about Guardiola at the moment!

I want to change, but I don't dare to change, and I don't know how!

Because any manager knows very well that change is the key to beating opponents, and although you have a lot of outstanding stars such as Xavi, Messi, Iniesta, etc., their playing ideas are too similar, which makes your changes very limited, always confined to a box, and it is easy to be limited.

Real Madrid is different, Kaka has his own characteristics, Ronaldo also has his own characteristics, Aguero and David = Silva have different characteristics, Xavi = Alonso and Mascherano, and a lot of players have different technical characteristics and ideas, which makes the combination of these players more and richer changes. ..., and Yang Cheng dares to try, dares to let the players try, he almost never criticizes the mistakes made by the players in the home attempt, this is because he knows that trying represents a kind of risk, a kind of creativity.

Now that the technology with the ball has reached its peak, it can be said that after people's control of the ball has reached the limit, the creativity of the ball technique is almost gone, and the rest is the creativity of the off-ball state, which is the wisdom of running without the ball that Yang Cheng has been emphasizing.

Yang Cheng has been emphasizing running off the ball since Chemnitz, and in recent years, the development of tactics has confirmed his foresight in this area, which is why he is highly regarded.

The phrase he said at the coaching session was completely outdated, and he was actually emphasizing the importance of running without the ball, as a player spends more than 90% of his game time without the ball.

Just like possession, running without the ball is neutral in itself, there is no distinction between offense and defense, the key is how you use it!

In Yang Cheng's view, running without the ball is used in the game, and when attacking with the ball, the function of running without the ball is to disperse the pressure of the ball holder; In off-ball defence, the function of running off the ball is to concentrate the pressure on the opposing player who is involved in holding the ball.

If we go to a more macro level, that is, a series of balanced positions represented by 442 will gradually be abandoned, because the distance between the lines is too loose, which cannot provide players with a smoother run without the ball, and conversely, all teams that play 433 almost maintain an unbalanced position of 4-line, in order to shorten the distance between players and effectively use the space created by running without the ball, whether it is offensive or defensive.

That's why the three-line tactic will be replaced by the four-line five-line tactic!

Then, the importance of running off the ball is revealed.

Dispersing the pressure of the ball carrier in the offense is actually providing more receiving points, and the more receiving points, the more passing routes will be richer, the less likely it is to lose the ball, and the higher the time of possession of the ball; In defense, concentrating on the opponent's area pressure actually requires the player to control more space by running without the ball, and then forcing the opponent to be unable to effectively move the ball.

That is to say, running without the ball can be used in offense, can be combined with ball control, used in defense, can be combined with control space, and effectively switch between the two concepts and kicking methods, isn't this the balance that Yang Cheng has been pursuing?

Thinking of this, Yang Cheng suddenly stopped, panting and walked to the park in the community, so tired that he lay on the stone chair and panted, but he couldn't help shaking his head and laughing, because he rarely thought about football tactics from such a high height.

But today, his harvest is very rich!

Many people have suggested that he should write a book, of course, not on the Chinese network, that is what Si Chen Aiting did, he should write his understanding of football and football tactics, give more help to future generations, maybe he can have the opportunity to create a genre of his own and leave a name in history!

However, he himself had never been a person who liked to organize and think systematically, so he had no idea about it, but now, he suddenly had the urge to write a book about the football ideas and ideas that he had accumulated over the years.

And now, he has finally seen how he wants to improve the current Real Madrid in the next step, because in his heart, he has a more comprehensive analysis and understanding of the so-called all-attack, all-defense and off-ball running, the direction is becoming clearer and clearer, and the ideas are becoming more and more detailed.

He's got a ton of ideas in his head right now, and he's even come up with a brilliant way to train his players! "Boss, you can really run!" ”

When Yang Cheng was smiling happily, Raul's shout came from behind him.

Raul, who was wearing a long-sleeved sportswear, ran close from a distance with a smile, sweating profusely and panting, listening to his tone, it seemed that he had been running behind Yang Cheng for a long distance.

"Really?" Yang Cheng turned around with a smile and stood to rest, "Can you participate in the competition?" ”

"Senior team?" Raul asked.

Yang Cheng smiled, but sometimes when he looked back and thought about it, time was really a white horse, and in a blink of an eye, he was almost 37.

"It's rare to see you get up so early to run!" Yang Cheng stood for a while, turned around, and walked back slowly.

The run is around the community, so it's a long way, but you can walk back and take a shortcut, and you can talk by the way.

Yang Cheng didn't believe that Raul, who had always trained at the Valdebebas training base, would suddenly come to run with him early in the morning for no reason, and there must be something to do it.

"I have some ideas, I want to ask you and hear your opinion!" Raul walked beside Yang Cheng.

There were just the two of them on the cobblestone path that stretched across the park, and it was very quiet.

"Tell me about it!" Yang Cheng nodded.

Raul looked up at the somewhat reddened sky ahead, the morning sun was about to rise.

Once upon a time, his career was as bright as the morning sun, but in the blink of an eye, he had reached the point where he was waning – which made it difficult for him to make a decision.

After playing football for more than ten years, when it really comes to the point where you want to leave, no one will be willing to give up.

"Have you ever thought about retiring at the end of the next season? Or go somewhere else and continue playing? Raul shook his head, looking distressed, "It's hard to scoop ideas, you know...... Very reluctant! ”

Yang Cheng nodded, he could understand this feeling, although he did not have a career, he had seen countless players retire.

Raul's position in Real Madrid is getting further and lower, although there are opportunities to play, but there are fewer and fewer, and even some Castilla players are easier to get the opportunity to play than Raul, the reason is actually very simple, first, Raul's technical style is not suitable for Yang Cheng, and secondly, he is indeed old.

However, Raul is always relative to Real Madrid, and if he is now in the middle and lower reaches of La Liga, then he can continue his main position, but unfortunately, he is in Real Madrid.

Although he lost his place at Real Madrid, Raul still received invitations from regional league teams such as the United States and Qatar, and they all offered high salaries, hoping to let Raul retire in their league, which is what Raul is worried about now.

"I go to the players of Castilla a lot now." Raul said with a smile, a little self-deprecating, "Watching them play, I think of myself back then, and sometimes I think that if it wasn't for Emilio quitting the main position, I wouldn't have had the opportunity to play in the main team at a young age, when he should have been about the same age as I am now!" ”

Emilio is Butragno, one of the most trusted people in the Real Madrid management and trusted by Florentino.

At that time, Baldano deposed the main position of Butragueno, and replaced it with the promotion of the young player Raul from the second team, which directly created Raul's life, and Raul's first son was called Jorge, showing his respect for Baldano, and even when Florentino drove away Bosque and Hierro, it was Baldano who stabilized Raul, otherwise, with Raul's friendship with Bosque, Hierro and others, he would not have endured.

It is clear that Raul is reflecting on himself from the events of that year. "I think I should make room for the younger players and give them a better chance to develop!" Raul smiled with a seemingly relaxed smile, but he said something that was at least heavy for him.

Yang Cheng didn't speak, just listened silently, he was used to this kind of metabolism, which was inevitable for development.

Raul knows how to take the initiative, that is the best, otherwise, Yang Cheng will sooner or later promote the young players of the second team to replace Raul's position and increase their opportunities for competition and training, and at that time, Raul's situation will be more embarrassing.

A lifetime contract is a reward for a player, but it doesn't mean that you have to play the main team, or even make up for it!

"Have you ever wondered what you would do if one day you stopped playing football?" Yang Cheng smiled and asked, "Are you really going to be a veterinarian?" ”

Raul laughed, this is the revelation of the outside media, he has scooped up the veterinary qualification, many people say that he will change his career to become a veterinarian after retiring, and he himself does have some ideas about this, but it is not very strong.

"Actually, I still can't give up football, I have considered becoming a coach after retiring, teaching the boys of the youth team to play, or going directly to management!" Raul said with a smile.

The upper management also made an offer to him from Florentino, and Guti received a similar offer, which can be regarded as a reward from the club.

"It's a good idea to be a coach, and you can consider studying part-time now!" Speaking of this, Yang Cheng opened his arms and looked like I was very awesome, "You know, now people all over the world who want to be the head coach want to come to Real Madrid!" ”

Raul knew that he was deliberately joking, so as not to feel sad at the thought of retiring, and nodded with a smile, "I'll think about it, boss!" ”

"You and Fernando are the kind of people who are very suitable to be managers, you have a deep understanding of football and tactics, and I think in the future maybe you can consider taking one with the first team and the other with Castilla!" Yang Cheng jokingly proposed.

"What about you?" Raul asked.

Yang Cheng thought for a while, "It's too tiring to be a professional head coach, I estimate that I will work for a few more years, and when I get tired, I will go to live a free life, spend holidays in England and France in the summer, go to New Zealand in the winter, write columns when I have time, play golf, and say some irresponsible words, how cool!" ”

Raul knew that he was making fun of Cruyff, and it was a well-known fact that the two did not get along.

"Oh, by the way, I just had an idea, I'm going to write a book!"

"Autobiography?" Raul smiled, a little surprised.

"No, a book on football tactics, I've already thought about the whole process, I'll tell you about it......"

Yang Cheng is crazy personally, and when it comes to topics he is interested in, he is a little gushing, while Raul is a young man in the field of coaching, and he listens to these topics that he has never thought of before.

Moreover, Yang Cheng does have a lot of ideas now, just like a fountain, pouring out of his head, so that he doesn't vomit or feel unhappy!