258 The most dreary game
"Champion! Champion! Champion! ”
"Hooray! Valencia! Banzai! Valencia! ”
"We are champions! We are the champions! We are the champions! ”
Jankoller has fewer goals but more assists and is Valencia's assist king. Valencia fans are very fond of Jankoller. Compared to López, who has always had transfer scandals, Jankole has been conscientious since his transfer to Valencia. There are no off-field scandals, and he is even more willing to be a tactical center on the field.
When attacking, he is a center forward, and when he is defending, he can even run into his own box. How could such a tireless, conscientious, low-key player not like it. So when Jankole scored, Valencia fans waited until they chanted "Champion" and didn't forget Jankoller.
"Hooray! Jankoller! Banzai! Jankoller! ”
"We have Jan Koller with his bald head capable of shooting down planes. We have Jankoller, and the air is his domain. ”
Jan Kohler was also excited. He himself is very emotional, and he has only played the striker position since he was nineteen years old. Because he couldn't play in Sparta Prague, he had to play in Ostrava on loan. At that time, Jankoler was not expecting that he would have a chance to score in the Champions League final. So he was also celebrating like crazy.
"Good, good, good."
Rist was really pleased. Jankole is the main center forward of the Czech national team, and it is only after such a tournament that he can become more and more successful and confident. Jankoller is now twenty-seven years old, and he is at the peak of his game. There are still four or five years to go before Jankoller's peak. There are also plenty of opportunities to create your own brilliance. With his goal in the Champions League final, Jankoller's confidence will surely be boosted.
"We can see from a couple of Champions League knockout games that coach Benitez tends to be able to play differently against different opponents and it works very well. I remember when I played Lazio, it was Liliang who concentrated on the side of Favali on the left side of Lazio. Using Jankole, Mendieta, and Gerard to attack Favali, it was finally the defeat of Lazio. Against Barcelona, Benitez was resolute in defending and counter-attacking. Taking advantage of the speed of López and Angullo, he beat Barcelona. Valencia in this game is a little different. The sudden move forward of Valencia's defence caused chaos among the Real Madrid players and also took the lead by one goal. ”
"Coach Benitez is outstanding. From these games, it can be seen that Coach Benitez has the style of an Italian coach. Very good at the change of tactics. ”
It's a big advantage to be ahead, to be in a game like the Champions League final. Real Madrid quickly understood Valencia's style of play. But for Real Madrid, they like this style of play. They don't worry about the club not coming out. On the contrary, they are very worried that the team will not come out. Now Valencia's defence has moved forward and they are happy. Because at first they just didn't get used to it, but after conceding a goal they woke up. Soon a solution has been thought of.
After all, Real Madrid's wide attack is still quite good. Raul and Carlos on the left, Salgado and McManaman on the right were outstanding on the flanks. Coupled with Redondo's scheduling, it was more than enough to play Valencia.
It's a pity that they completely forgot who their opponents were. Although in history, Mourinho has attracted everyone's attention. Everyone knows that Mourinho is a believer in Capello. It's a very defensive-minded manager. Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola were the complete opposite managers at the time. It's even more bright for a while.
So as a result, many people's eyes are just focused on them. But those who know Benitez know that he is not a coach who pursues beautiful football, and like Jose Mourinho, he is a coach who values results over process. Benitez when he was at Liverpool. Liverpool have been jokingly known as the club that "robs the rich and gives to the poor". Like Liverpool, when they are strong, they are actually very likely to win the league title, but because they have conceded too many points against weak teams. That is, there are not many ways to face the weak team, so there are too many draws.
And every time Liverpool has a big score, especially when they beat Real Madrid 4-0 at home, it shocks many people. But it's not about how good Liverpool's attack is, it's just that it took a few counterattacks to make Real Madrid in an uproar. Benitez is not much different from Mourinho in his bones, both are managers who attach great importance to defense. It's just that Mourinho's personality is very attractive, and Mendes has a good package for Mourinho, so it is so dazzling.
Soon the Real Madrid players felt it. After the restart, Valencia's defensive formation was to drop back quickly, which was completely different from the start of the game. Benitez, who has a one-goal lead, will no longer play such a dangerous style of play with Real Madrid.
So everyone saw it very quickly, and soon saw Valencia, which is the most familiar. Real Madrid players won the Champions League two years ago, and the current Redondo, Raul and Carlos were among the Real Madrid players at that time. Therefore, Real Madrid is definitely not short of experience.
But Valencia was so annoying. Although the current Real Madrid is also very strong, it also has some shortcomings. After all, today's Real Madrid does not have Figo, nor does Zidane. There are really not many options against Valencia, who are fully defensive. The game starts to go into dullness, the most dull game. Because Valencia even López and Angulo retreated to the defense.
"Hehe, this is Coach Benitez. Valencia at the beginning was just a targeted style of play, and the current Valencia is the Valencia we are familiar with. Coach Benitez is coach Benitez, the first ten minutes were just an illusion for us, and now this is the normal coach Benitez. ”
The Spanish commentator has been commenting on La Liga matches for many years and is very familiar with Benitez. Therefore, seeing the recovery of Valencia, there was no rush to criticize Valencia. On the contrary, there is a sense of intimacy, this is Valencia, this is normal Benitez.
"Coach Benitez is from Real Madrid?"
Although Florentino is not at the top of Real Madrid's current hierarchy, he is a candidate in Real Madrid's general election. Therefore, he brought his many staff members to the scene to watch the game this time. Looking at the dull game, Florentino turned his head and asked the person next to him.
"Yes. He played at our club and then coached in our Academy. Six years ago, he was the head coach of the club's B team, leading the club's B team to play in the second division. And for a while he worked as an assistant coach for Coach Bosque. ”
A staff member next to him immediately came over to explain to Florentino. Florentino nodded, and as Benitez's results have risen this season, Florentino has heard a few of them. But watching the game today, Florentino really couldn't understand it. Benitez's ugly game turned out to be from the head coach of Real Madrid. It's hard to believe.
"Why, Florentino. Do you have a crush on Coach Benitez? ”
Florentino's right and left hand Fernando. Martin asked Florentino with a smile. Like Fernando. Although Martin is a member of Real Madrid and a fan of Real Madrid, they are not fanatical fans for them. The reason why they became Real Madrid members, and they became Real Madrid fans, was only for their own identity. Being able to become the top of Real Madrid is not a direct profit for the rich like them. But indirectly the profits are great and can greatly increase their fame.
So now the game is behind Fernando. Martin is not in a hurry at all. Even he still has some thoughts in his heart, that is, if he loses this game, it will be a big blow to Sans. If he wins the Champions League, then Sanz will have another chip in hand.
Florentino shook his head, then said coldly, "I don't have any interest in him. I just don't understand that we Real Madrid Weishenme will have such a conservative coach. We are Real Madrid and we don't need that kind of coach. ”
Just watching this game, Florentino didn't like Benitez. Benitez's style didn't appeal to Florentino. Florentino's vision of the future is that of Real Madrid, a team with superstars and an elegant and gorgeous style of play. The manager who needs to be a manager who can play a good attack is also a manager who can play a good attack, not Rafael Benitez. Benitez is not to his taste in this style.
To be able to make Florentino hate the game after watching it for a few minutes, you can imagine how boring it was. Benitez is the one who creates this kind of boring game.
In European football, Italy is best known for its chain defence. Not all teams will be able to learn the Italian defensive system, but there is one of the easiest ways for all teams on Shijie to defend that they hate. That's stacking numbers to defend.
This kind of dense defense based on numbers is the simplest defensive tactic and the most annoying. That's what Benitez is playing right now. No matter what Benitez says, he is from Spanish football, and he is indeed inferior to those Italian coaches in terms of defensive skills. But the simplest multiplayer defense is playable, and it's pretty good.
Bosque watched the minutes pass by, and couldn't help but look at Benitez next to him. The two have a good personal relationship and once coached together in the Real Madrid academy. And when Bosque became Real Madrid's interim firefighting coach, it was Benitez who served as his assistant. After Benitez left Valencia, there was also some connection between the two men. Bosque himself never imagined that one day he would collide with Benitez like this, or on the stage of the Champions League final.
He was also a little anxious in his heart. The style of play that Benitez made Real Madrid very uncomfortable. Bosque watched as Real Madrid's front-court players were fighting on their own, unable to create any threats, and kept thinking about solutions in his mind.
"The game went into a stalemate, I should say it was dull. It's rare to see a big game like the Champions League final, but it's rare to see a game as dull as today's. The first half was all over, with neither side having five shots combined. It was the worst Champions League final I've ever seen. (To be continued......)