649 The opener
"I think it's interesting how a lot of the media thinks, when they want to attack a team, they always do everything possible to remove the factors that are good for the team and try to find out what is not good for the team.
"The number of warm-up matches has a lot to do with the length of the training camp, we trained earlier than Barcelona, which made us have more warm-up matches than our opponents, and we also have invitations to the Carranza Cup, but Barcelona obviously didn't, because they are not La Liga champions, the Carranza Cup invited La Liga champions, and the Tranza Cup is too, but we finally declined because of the itinerary."
"We played 11 warm-up games, which is very intensive in terms of schedule, but our training plan is so that all the players can adjust their fitness and condition before the season, so we didn't play just one warm-up game in two weeks like Barcelona, and five warm-up games in a month after a training camp, and how many games were there to convince us, except for Bayern Munich's game that was a little bit heavier?"
"Winning all 5 games, Barcelona played really wonderful, scored 16 goals, conceded clean sheets, and it was indeed very exciting, but we can't help but ask, what is the role of such a game in addition to brushing up and winning?"
"I really like to play against top teams like AC Milan, PSV Eindhoven, Sevilla, Real Betis, and I also like to make the players suffer before the season because I believe in the truth that the bitter comes first, and I also firmly believe that our pre-season preparation is not useless, at least we are very aware of the shortcomings and problems of the team."
"Obviously, for some of the media, they will do everything possible to find evidence that Barcelona's total victory is really great, as if they can book the league title in advance, and they will ignore Barcelona's embarrassing performance at the Allianz Stadium in the last warm-up game in order to achieve their goal."
"And Real Madrid lost the Railway Cup and lost the Super Cup, it's really a, so they also ignore Real Madrid's progress, which is a very real problem, so I often tell my players that for some media remarks, we can accidentally smell a stinky fart, and when the wind blows, we erase it!"
"The only one who can really sue us is La Liga!"
"Whoever wins La Liga in the end is qualified to say that we are the defending champions of La Liga, and I think we should be magnanimous enough to tolerate all kinds of questioning and disruptive remarks from those challengers, because this is the power of the weak!"
Yang Cheng's remarks on Weibo immediately caused an uproar on the Internet.
After being reprinted by Marca and As, Real Madrid fans were addicted one by one, feeling that the manager's counterattack was very sharp, saying the key points, sarcastically and sarcastically those teams who defeated 4 weak teams in 5 warm-up games, and dared to say that they had won five consecutive games by beating Bayern with a controversial goal?
But having said that, Yang Cheng himself knows very well that Marcelo's conditions for playing on the left side are not yet mature, at least his defense is indeed at the same level as tofu scum, and in the face of Navas, he behaved as sad as a shy virgin seeing a cold-blooded rapist.
Of course, there is no way to attribute all the blame to Marcelo, which is also related to the fact that David = Silva in the front of Real Madrid did not form an effective protection, giving Navas too many one-on-one opportunities, which should be noted.
Yang Cheng's use of left-back this season will continue to follow the strategy of last season, depending on the selection of Arbeloa and Marcelo, and continue to accumulate more experience for the two players to play better.
In fact, one of the main reasons why Real Madrid need to get into form so quickly this season is the schedule. …,
Looking at Real Madrid's La Liga schedule this season, there is a very important thing that lies in the fact that all the strong conversations are Kappa, back to back!
The opening game of the league is the Madrid derby, Atletico Madrid have always been Real Madrid's sworn enemies, and the team that visited the Love Song Stadium in the second round is also not to be underestimated, they have played nine warm-up games in the new season, with a record of 8 wins and 1 draw, and they are also in good form.
Because it was a strong dialogue at the beginning, Yang Cheng arranged a few tough games before the season, hoping that the team could enter the state faster and better at the beginning of the season, and after the hard game, he got a week of rest, which can well adjust the various problems exposed by the team in the warm-up game.
It should be said that he is not surprised by what is happening now.
In addition to the first two rounds, the 910th and 11th rounds were played in a week, and Real Madrid's three opponents were Deportivo La Coruna, Valencia and Sevilla, which were also very difficult opponents, and Real Madrid had to be fully prepared for this battle.
Needless to say, the first fall before Christmas, the team's away derby against Barcelona, is one of the highlights of Real Madrid's every season, and it will also be a game that will lead the champions.
From such a tight and headache-inducing schedule, it is not difficult to find that there is not much time left for Real Madrid to adjust their form during the league period, especially the two tough games at the beginning, which forced Real Madrid to play from the beginning.
Encountering the opening black, that is very bad for Real Madrid's journey.
After all, Real Madrid is the defending champion this season, and the players in the team have been cooperating for a long time, and it is really unreasonable to perform badly, and it will also be a big blow to the morale of the players.
However, it is strange that although Real Madrid defeated Barcelona to win the championship last season, and Real Madrid has introduced superstars like Kaka one after another this season, they are behind Barcelona in the odds offered by major European bookmakers.
In the odds offered by William Hill, Barcelona is first in La Liga with 172, Real Madrid is slightly inferior to Barcelona in second place with 227, these two teams are also known as the most likely teams to win La Liga this season, and the third place is Valencia and Sevilla, both of whom are 1200, that is, the possibility is not ruled out, but it is very small.
In Ladbrokes's odds, Barcelona is higher, with 156 in first place, Real Madrid in second place with 213, Sevilla in third place with 1100, and Valencia in fourth place with 1500, which also makes all fans see clearly the trend of these bookmakers in La Liga this season, which is still a two-man situation.
On the contrary, in a survey conducted by an authoritative Spanish organization, the managers of 20 La Liga teams made predictions about the league title for the new season, of which as many as 15 teams believe that Real Madrid will win the league, only 4 teams believe that Barcelona will win the title, and if you include Rijkaard, then there are 3 left.
In the analysis, Mallorca's head coach Manzano felt, "Last season's Real Madrid played very aggressively in the final stage, playing the sexy football that the Bernabeu fans cheered for, Real Madrid has remained stable this season, Yang Cheng has plenty of time and reinforcements to further strengthen the team, and Real Madrid will play even better." ”
"Barcelona's strength is indeed higher than other teams, but excluding Real Madrid, the strength of the two teams is similar, the key is to see how much Real Madrid can improve this season, and although under the domination of Xavi and Iniesta, Barcelona's advantage is still obvious, but other teams will become more and more accustomed to their tactics, which will make it more and more difficult for them to win."
"On the other hand, Real Madrid, Yang Cheng's tactics are more varied and more targeted than Barcelona, in the final stage of last season, Real Madrid's players ran first in La Liga, which proves one thing, Real Madrid is making full use of the problem of too much defensive space in La Liga, after all, La Liga is heavy attack, and the defense is not as tight as the Italian team, and Real Madrid's attack is always making good use of this." …,
Manuel Pellegrini is clearly impressed by Yang Cheng's Real Madrid, and he talks eloquently.
"I think Barcelona's recruitment this season has pros and cons, Real Madrid's introduction of Kaka has a clear purpose, to speed up the attack, but Barcelona introduced Henry, which is a bit confusing, after all, Henry is here, how to distribute the 3 positions in the front court of 433? Who to take? These are all questions. ”
"And Alves, he did really well in Sevilla, but that's what Sevilla set up around him, and he certainly can't do that at Barcelona, how much can he play?"
"Real Madrid's reinforcements in addition to Kaka, Pepe is a powerful addition to the backline, Cannavaro is old, Pepe will replace him sooner or later, Ozil and Kaka are both to further improve the offensive speed of the front, I think, the most terrible thing in the new season against Real Madrid will be how to curb Real Madrid's advancing speed!"
Bosque also highly recognized Yang Cheng's transfer in the column of Marca, whether it is Kaka, Pepe or Ozil, he feels that it is worth it, and he also has high hopes for Real Madrid in the new season, believing that Yang Cheng's Real Madrid is likely to achieve a beautiful winning goal this season.
"The players who can play in La Liga are of a very high technical level, and the future development trend of football is to be holistic and detailed, in both of these points, Yang Cheng's team has done a very good job, he has brought Real Madrid the speed of the Premier League, but combined with the details of La Liga's ball, these are commendable attempts and very successful.
"Some managers are able to play the game well and win the game for the team, which is not easy, only a very few, the top managers can do it, I think Yang Cheng can do it, and it is even likely to be in La Liga this season!"
However, as the godfather of Barcelona football, Cruyff was puzzled by Real Madrid's recruitment and performance.
"To be honest, I still can't see what kind of football Yang Cheng wants to play, because I always feel that his Real Madrid still lacks something, I don't know what it is, because I am not the head coach of Real Madrid, but I know that Yang Cheng understands that Barcelona is better than Real Madrid in this regard."
"The four top superstars don't have to play together, they don't have to play at the same time, they can form an effective rotation strategy, which can help the team beat the opponent."
In the midst of everyone's different opinions, the opening match of the new season of La Liga is about to kick off, and fans all over the world are also under the round of spat offensive in the media, and they have set their eyes on the new season of La Liga, just to see whether Real Madrid successfully defends the title, or Barcelona returns to the throne of La Liga.
As the opening match of La Liga, Real Madrid's first round match was scheduled for 8 p.m. on August 25 at the Bernabeu, and the opponent was the city rival Atletico Madrid, which made this season's La Liga opener more meaningful.
Yang Cheng held the first pre-match press conference of the new season at the Valdebebas training base on the 24th, in which Yang Cheng announced the 20-man squad for Real Madrid's game, of which only 18 players will enter the final game lineup, and the other two will be replaced at any time.
Without exception, this time Yang Cheng's squad includes Pepe, Kaka, and Ozil, three new signings, and at the same time, Abeloa, Miguel = Torres, Granero and other youth players are selected, and only Thuram, the main central defender last season, is absent from the squad.
The French defender has been shown to be a bit out of favour after Pepe's arrival, coupled with Tiasilva's good performance in the warm-up games, and he is not too young, having signed a two-year contract with Real Madrid, and now there are rumours that Thuram is likely to leave Real Madrid at the end of the season. ..., "I know there are many people who are optimistic about us, but ......" Yang Cheng still had a trademark smile on his face, looking at the group of reporters below and many people were wondering, the 35-year-old head coach is getting more and more attractive the more he lives.
"Well・・・・・・ I don't think any speculation is convincing until the game starts and ends, so I don't like to guess the outcome and score of the game before the game, but if I had to predict the outcome of this game, I would say that the victory will definitely be left at the Bernabeu!"
The group of reporters below suddenly became chaotic, and they scrambled to record every word of Yang Cheng.
"I know there are a lot of people who want me and my team to make mistakes, especially against us in this game and our rivals in the league but I want to say that they will be very disappointed!"
"I don't know when the strongest Real Madrid will come, but I know very well that Real Madrid will be more competitive this season than at any time last season, we will win the game, even La Liga again!"
However, many reporters at the scene were skeptical of Yang Cheng's remarks, because Real Madrid's performance in the Super Cup before the season was indeed not ideal, and it eventually lost the Super Cup.
"We will not give up on the fight for the title of any competition, but we will not dwell too much on the mistakes of the past, we have to look forward because Sevilla has taught us a vivid lesson and made us see our shortcomings more clearly, which is equivalent to giving us the opportunity to improve."
"What about Kaka? The newly introduced superstar, but his performances have not been very good, do you think he will become a concern for many Real Madrid fans? A reporter asked, standing up with his hand raised.
It seemed that he was afraid that Yang Cheng would not understand, and then added: "In the past few years, Real Madrid has introduced some very famous superstars several times, but after investing heavily in the Bernabeu, they behaved in a mess, and left Real Madrid not long after, will Kaka be the next one?" ”
Regarding this reporter's question, Yang Cheng did not show up, but took an indifferent attitude, because he had encountered such a thing countless times, and he knew how to deal with it.
'First of all, I have to say that Kaka is a phenomenal player, he knows very well what he is capable of and how to help the team, and he has done a good job of that, and he will be a big part of the team.
"Secondly, I don't think Kaka's injury is as serious as rumored by the outside world, according to the medical report I have now, his body is in the best state in the past two years, the reason why I didn't let him play the whole game in every game is because I think good steel should be used on the blade, and the warm-up game is not the time for him to perform!"
"Finally, what I want to say is that Kaka will continue his peak performance at Real Madrid, and he will become another phenomenal superstar in Real Madrid after Zinedine Zidane, Figo, Beckham and other outstanding reinforcements, all Real Madrid fans can wait and see!"
Another reporter stood up, "Don't you think your trust in Kaka will be unfair to players like Raul and Aguero?" Are they not good enough to play at Real Madrid? ”
Yang Cheng shook his head, "Of course not, on the contrary, I also think they can help the team, what I disagree with is that some media advocate that the best players should be arranged on the court, who stipulates that this must be the case?" Is it suppose we have 11 Raul in the team, and all of them have to be on the field? So who's going to defend? Who will organize? ”
"What I see is a season and what I want to see is for the team to beat every opponent effectively, so I think it's important for players to compete with each other, after all, the league is a long battle, and good competition between players, and an effective rotation system can help the team achieve better results."
"Rotation, does not mean that the status of the players is different, on the contrary, in my team, the status of every player is equal, no one is more important than whom, no one deserves more privileges than whom, this is the standard that Real Madrid has implemented in the past season, and it will also be the principle of teaming in the next few years!"
Many reporters at the scene couldn't refute Yang Cheng's words, because he had indeed always done this, and he did succeed with this set.
Yang Cheng can even be said to be one of the few successful head coaches in today's football rotation system, which is also considered by the outside world to be the reason why he can win the Grand Slam in the Bundesliga, Serie A and Premier League one after another.
At the end of the press conference, when the reporter asked who Yang Cheng chose in the previous media investigation on the question of the ownership of this season's La Liga championship, Yang Cheng answered with a smile without mind.
"I have no doubt that it must be our Real Madrid!"
For his remarks, Real Madrid was also quite encouraged, Real Madrid fans were even more excited, eager to start the Madrid derby earlier, the entire Real Madrid from the management to the players to the fans, all held their breath, just waiting for the new season to start!