A day's rest is more to give the players a little rest in the busy schedule, which is of little significance for physical and other aspects, after all, there is only one day.

Some players will choose to stay at home, some players will accompany their families to go out on vacation, some will go shopping, in short, there is everything, each has its own way to relax, as the head coach of the team, Yang Cheng went to Lake Como for a night, to Milan to feed the pigeons before returning.

In the game against Almeria, the team's left side of the problem is actually not an accident, Marcelo played, the team's left side of the defense is always a hidden danger, so after returning to the team, Yang Cheng focused on overcoming this problem.

Under Yang Cheng's hands, Marcelo's progress has always been obvious, whether it is offensive or defensive, he is very threatening, especially his recent cross practice seems to be good, but because of his defensive problems, Yang Cheng has never dared to rely on him.

Talking about Marcelo's defense, in fact, it doesn't mean that his defense is very poor, he has two biggest problems, one is that he can't come back after being quickly beaten after an assist, which is now that the football offense is getting faster and faster, even if Carlos and Shifu return to the top, it is unavoidable.

People, no matter how fast you are, you can't get the ball faster!

Marcelo's forward attack is often down to the bottom line, which makes it so that if the opponent plays a quick counterattack, he must return to his own bottom line from the bottom line in the shortest possible time, then he has to run 100 meters, if he is required to do this, it is indeed demanding.

The other is that the other party fights with him, Marcelo suffers a lot in this regard, and is often beaten up, and almost all of the background that becomes the background of the opposing player's bravado occurs on this occasion, which also makes him very criticized by fans.

Yang Cheng realized this early on, so since the summer, he has been asking Marcelo to improve his physical confrontation ability more, and he does not need to become Carlos's thick legs, but at least he must be able to ensure that he does not suffer when he fights physically, after all, no matter how strong his offensive ability is.

Another trouble is Marcelo's lack of self-discipline in life1 For example, he likes food, so he eats unscrupulously, and Yang Cheng dealt with it by fines, as long as he exceeded the weight, he was fined, and Marcelo was miserable, and he also liked to go to nightclubs like other players.

Frankly speaking, for a little ghost who is only 19 years old, it is difficult to limit at this point, after all, professional players are just ordinary people in the final analysis, and ordinary people will have ordinary problems, so almost every time they have a holiday, Yang Cheng inevitably has to worry about these things.

When he knocked on the door of Yang Cheng's office, Marcelo's mood was very nervous.

Because he knows what is wrong with him, and he knows that this fault can be big or small.

small, he just went out with a group of friends and came home a little late, and was photographed by reporters; Big, it can also be said that he ignores the team's discipline, especially for Yang Cheng, who regards the team's discipline as greater than the sky.

"Sit!" Yang Cheng pointed to the chair in front of his desk.

Marcelo nodded, sat down and secretly raised his eyes, swept his eyes, and when there was no movement, he wondered.

Yang Cheng also knew that this kid was secretly looking at and didn't speak1, deliberately checking the web page on the computer, he didn't guess wrong, the media and supporters of Barcelona had already made a fuss, and they all said that Real Madrid was like a yellow flower in the end1, as if they were about to die.

Watching the web news, time always flies very quickly, but the kid sitting opposite him is like a pin. …,

After a while, Yang Cheng turned off the monitor, coughed, and looked at Marcelo again, who was sitting precariously, with his mushroom-like explosive head, Yang Cheng couldn't help but laugh.

As soon as Marcelo saw him smiling, he immediately followed him and laughed, revealing a mouth full of white teeth and braces.

"Don't laugh, boy, where did you go last night?" Yang Cheng coughed again.

Marcelo looked at the head coach pretending to be serious and nodded, "I confess, boss, I went out with a few friends, a little late, I promise, no more than 30 minutes, I was just very unlucky to meet those reporters!" ”

"Unlucky enough to run into a reporter?" Yang Cheng smiled, "How many times were you lucky not to meet reporters?" ”

Marcelo suddenly realized that he had said something wrong, and immediately said nothing.

"I've helped you keep this news down!" Yang Cheng began to become a little serious.

In fact, there is not much news about Marcelo, after all, Yang Cheng's rules are very strict, and he rarely crosses Yang Cheng's boundaries.

"There's a new contract for you from the administration......"

"Thank you, Boss!" Marcelo smiled excitedly, his current annual salary is only 1 million euros, and now the lowest annual salary in the team, the same level as Xavi Garcia, Granero and others, but Granero, who has performed well recently, is also ready to renew his contract and raise his salary, but he has not seen any news for a long time.

They all play in a team, and seeing that the salaries of the players around him are higher than their own, Marcelo's heart is also very unambiguous, especially Thiago Gelva, who joined the league at the same time as him, this kid's annual salary has now risen to 3 million euros, and Ramos is at the same level, can he not be in a hurry?

Yang Cheng smiled, "Don't thank me, I'm not going to give you this contract now!" ”

"Why? 1, Marcelo grimaced.

"What do you say yourself?" Yang Cheng asked.

Marcelo pouted, he didn't have anything to say, he ran into Yang Cheng, it was like a good student met a teacher, you have to be good if you want to be correct, and it's not okay if you don't obey.

"We're going to have a full mix of the team's salary structure this summer.1 You have a chance, but it depends on your performance!" Yang Cheng said with a smile, "The next period of time will become your assessment period 1 The better you perform, the greater the salary increase, you know my requirements, but if you are overweight, let me receive your disciplinary report, the old rules, directly deduct." ”

"This time it's not about deducting your short-term salary, it's directly deducting your annual salary from your contract!"

"Boss, you're clearly trying to force me!" Marcelo smiled bitterly, "This is detrimental to your glorious image, sir!" ”

Yang Cheng nodded1, "You can think so, but you can't stop me from doing it!" ”

"You should learn more from Kaka and Thiago Gelva, it's good for you!" Yang Cheng spoke earnestly and exhortedly.

Many young and talented players are ruined in their own hands because they are not self-disciplined enough.

"I understand, sir!" Marcelo pursed his lips, he didn't have any dissatisfaction with Yang Cheng, because it was Yang Cheng who single-handedly promoted and cultivated him, and everything Yang Cheng did was for his sake, which he could understand.

In fact, Yang Cheng's control of Marcelo is not particularly strict1, but it is more strict in the season, and he will let Marcelo during the holidays, after all, it is impossible to require a 19-year-old, lively little ghost to be as old as a 39-year-old middle-aged man1, isn't it?

Looking at the back of Marcelo leaving1, Yang Cheng shook his head.

Young players have the advantages of being young players, but there are also many disadvantages, after all, who did not rebel when they were young? …,

But looking at a piece of jade, under his own carving, taking shape day by day, Yang Cheng is still very satisfied.

Although he gave Marcelo a stuffy stick in his first training session back to the team, it did not prevent Yang Cheng from reusing him at all.

But how do you solve the problem left by Marcelo after he stepped forward to attack, especially given that Ramos has been on the right this season, and what if it is McCone? At that time, the attack on the two wings is sharp, and the defense is also a big problem.

There are two main types of football defense systems, marking people and zone 1, which are very easy to understand, and the literal meaning is very clear, but now football tactics are more and more inclined to details and the whole, so it is difficult to define whether it is marking people or areas.

In this case, the ability to switch between marking and zone defense, as well as the speed of reaction in zone defense, has become a fundamental measure of a team's defensive level.

That's why, Ferguson didn't buy defenders, but promoted the youth team as much as possible, because he felt that a few ordinary players could also build a world-class defensive line through these two improvements.

With Real Madrid's current double back configuration, it is not difficult to switch between marking and areas freely, especially coupled with the active counter-robbery and protection of the midfield, which can effectively delay the opponent's rapid counterattack, buy time for the defense, and also have a great effect on the defense protection of the two ribs.

But the problem is that after being counter-attacked by the opponent, there is too much space exposed behind Real Madrid's defensive front, which is a problem.

In the past, when Cannavaro was there, his experience and position could help his teammates defend and protect after the grab, but now Cannavaro is obviously a little unable to keep up with Yang Cheng's requirements.

Whether it's Thiago, Silva, Pepe or Ramos, you have to face the problem of being beaten.

Therefore, Yang Cheng will focus on practicing a new defensive mode in the next period of time, that is, improving the previous defensive system and expanding the activity area of the central defender, and the focus 1 emphasizes the defense around the front.

Defending around the front is a term in basketball, but it can actually be used in football as well, and can include many things, such as grabbing.

The advantage of Real Madrid's central defenders is speed and flexibility, the defensive line moves forward, and after expanding the defensive area, this advantage can be guaranteed to the greatest extent, and whether it is Thiago, Silva, Pepe or Ramos, including Cannavaro, they are very good in the pre-half of the ball, which is very suitable for Real Madrid's open defensive tactics.

The overall process is almost the same, the midfield adopts the tactics of counter-grabbing and pressing on the spot, forcing the opponent to transfer the ball as soon as possible, while the double back is to protect the defense line by pressing and standing, forming a package with the midfield, and compressing the opponent's passing space as much as possible.

The central defender expands his range of movement in the back, observes and analyzes the opponent's exit route, makes a pre-half, restricts the opponent's pass to the striker and the front attacker in advance, and ensures that the opponent's player in the threat zone is unable to receive the pass as much as possible.

Theoretically, this defensive method is indeed very effective, after all, the opponent threatens the player to not get the ball, can not create a threat, there is a play is the same as not playing, and after the central defender expands the range of activities, in the case of forward pressure on the defensive line, you can exert more pressure on the opponent's midfield, forcing the ball to stay in the opponent's half as much as possible.

But the risk is also high, because this kind of defense has high requirements for overall coordination, and it is necessary to ensure that the team acts as a whole from front to back, and there must be a good foundation for the explosiveness, pre-half, and timing of the central defender, otherwise, once the opponent seizes the opportunity, the back line will be in a hurry. …,

Of course, the speed of Real Madrid's central defenders can minimize this risk, the key lies in the integrity of the team, for this reason, Yang Cheng also requires that the full-backs cannot press the attack at the same time, and must ensure that at least one full-back can rush to the middle at any time.

This does not affect Real Madrid's attack, because reducing the number of forward insertions does not mean that the threat is reduced.

Quantity is important, but it is even more critical to give up quantity to ensure the stability of the defense and improve the quality of the forward intervention, if you can ensure that every forward intervention can create a threat and break the situation, the assist power of the defender over there is not more than the whole forward insertion, but how much threat is not created?

After a week's rest, Real Madrid regrouped and welcomed Valladolid at the Bernabeu.

The opponent's strength is not strong, the defensive system is not rigorous enough, and the offensive threat is not very big, which is a good object for Yang Cheng to inspect the team's defense, so in this game, Yang Cheng arranged Casillas to play the goalkeeper, Marcelo, Thiago Gelva, Pepe and Ramos formed the back line, and the double back was Ha... Alonso and Mascherano, David and Silva on the left, Kaka up front, Juan Mata on the right, and Villa up front.

The disparity in quality, coupled with a week of adjustments, quickly withstood Valladolid's attack in the opening game and quickly brought the game under their control.

In the 7th minute, Real Madrid scored a goal. Alonso's long pass, Mata's right side formed an anti-offside break, the ball cut into the penalty area, crossed the middle, at this time Villa was in an offside position1 but Kaka, who followed up, shot angrily at the incoming ball and sent the ball into Valladolid's goal":01

Valladolid's players complained about Real Madrid's offside players, but the referee made it clear that Villa, who was offside, was not involved in the game, so Real Madrid's goal was valid.

Annoyed Valladolid by conceding a goal first, they began to play their most trademark pressing tactics.

Yang Cheng immediately made adjustments, allowing the team to let the ball go more on two wings than in the middle.

The change soon resulted in two goals in quick succession for Real Madrid, in the 18th and 25th minutes, with two goals scored in quick succession by Villa and Juan Mata, giving Real Madrid a 3-3 lead.

Less than 10 minutes later, Real Madrid played another round of crazy attacks, and in the 41st minute, Kaka knocked back in the penalty area, Xavi, Alonso followed up with a long-range shot, and once again penetrated Valladolid's goal, 9:01

Returning to halftime with a score of 9:0, Yang Cheng was very satisfied with the team's performance, because in the entire first half, Valladolid only had one shot on goal and did not shoot on target, which shows the pressure exerted by Real Madrid on the enemy's attack.

After the rematch in the second half, Real Madrid continued to deal a heavy blow to Valladolid, scoring again in a row in the 52nd, 70th and 83rd minutes, and finally defeated Valladolid 1 7:0 to win a hearty victory.

Yang Cheng was full of praise for the team's performance after the game.

'Yes, that's right, we tried a whole new way of defending in the game, we made a couple of mistakes in the game and we didn't get a chance to do it, but it was a wake-up call and I'm sure we'll get better and better as we gain experience.'

In addition to the team's big win in this game, one of the brightest stars in the Real Madrid team is the Brazilian Kaka.

With two goals and three assists, Kaka showed the strength of a top midfielder and became the brightest star of the night, and Yang Cheng was not surprised by Kaka's performance. …,

'You know, every manager who brings in a player, he definitely thinks about what he can bring to himself and the team, and he wants him to respond with his performance on the pitch and make everybody exclaim, 'Ah, it's a good deal to bring him in at this price.1 And so do I.'"

'Kaka has been doing really well but I've been demanding more from the start and I want him to be more than just a scorer and a passer and an assister because I think he has the potential and the quality and I'm happy that he's been doing really well so far.

Another player who was named and praised by Yang Cheng was Mascherano.

"He's a player who can bring balance to the team, although he has no key passes, no assists, no goals, but we can't deny that when Valladolid almost succeeded on the counter-attack, it was Javier who stood in front of the opponent and disrupted their attack, he is a phenomenal player in the midfield position!"

Commenting on his players alone, it shows that Yang Cheng is satisfied with the performance of the players in this game, especially for Kaka, Xavi, Alonso, and Mascherano, and Marcelo's performance is also very good, this kid is the best at attacking, and the defense in this game has almost no contribution, but the offensive threat is very great, and there is no change for the time being.

The day after Real Madrid's 7-0 home thrashing of Valladolid, Barcelona played Sevilla away.

As a result, Barcelona suffered a blow from Sevilla in the first half of the Pizjuan Stadium, and Capel's goal gave Sevilla the lead.

After that, although Barcelona chased all the way, fought back all the way, and in the 57th minute of the second half, let the opponent's midfielder Keita go off the field with a red card because of the accumulation of two yellow cards, but he was never able to break through the opponent's defense, and finally Xavi inserted a long-range shot in the 89th minute to make another contribution to Barcelona.

1:1, Barcelona dropped points away.

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