647 Go to another level

July 16, 2007, at 9:30 am, Valdebebas. The latest chapter of the Church

The sun above his head was already showing off his heat, but the sweaty players were still standing around Yang Cheng on the training ground of the first team, receiving the coach's training.

Real Madrid left Salgado and Raul Bravo this season, but Yang Cheng did not sign up for the full-back. Although he booked Macon, this Brazilian defender, who performed well in the Copa America, doubled his net worth. He was hailed by the outside world as another empirical evidence of Yang Cheng's fierce eyes and his sharp eyes will continue to play in Monaco this season.

Real Madrid has been initially determined. After the time meets the requirements, Thiago Silva and Marcelo will both apply for Spanish nationality and free up two foreign aid places for Real Madrid, and Macon will occupy one of them.

Although he did not introduce full-backs, Real Madrid introduced Pepe from Porto for 11 million euros, strengthening the team's defense. In addition, young player Miguel Torres was transferred from Castia to the first team, and the team's defense line did not drop much. After all, Torres had appeared many times last season, with mixed reputations, but Yang Cheng was very optimistic about him.

In terms of midfield, all the players from last season remained on the team. Yang Cheng also introduced the young Ozil from the Bundesliga. This young player with delicate skills and creativity can also play as a midfielder. The position on both sides on the left and right is regarded as a signing for Real Madrid's midfield and frontcourt that is conducive to competition.

By the way, many people regard the 19-year-old Ozil as the first batch of youth training products under the youth training system that Yang Cheng promoted German football reform. It is not difficult to see the characteristics of Yang Cheng's youth training from this group of players. This is also the reason why Ozil switched to Real Madrid. After all, he is more in line with Yang Cheng's football taste.

During Mascherano's vacation, Yang Cheng planned to try out the combination of De La Reed and Xavi Alonso, but it is not ruled out that Xavi Garcia, a young player with a tall figure, excellent header, excellent skills and good passing ability. In addition, his team's cooperation awareness is very strong, he is an excellent player.

In addition, Granero is also a very good midfielder. In addition, Guti, Real Madrid seems to have few stars in the midfield, but in fact the thickness is enough. After all, Real Madrid does not want to play Chelsea's powerful midfield football.

On the front line, Raul is getting older, Villa, Aguero and Negredo will gradually take on more important tasks. Yang Cheng plays 4231, Villa is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one

Yang Cheng's main lineup is still Casillas, the defense is Marcelo/Aveloa, Cannavaro, Pepe and Ramos, the double midfielders are Xavi Alonso and Mascherano, and the left side is David Silva/Mata, Kaka plays the front midfielder, Beckham plays the right side, and Villa serves as a single forward.

This tactic has not changed much from last season as well. Kaka's joining will make the team's offense more threatening, but in the early stage, it is definitely impossible for Brazilian superstars to play in every game. Raul and Aguero can form a suitable rotation, and Ozil can also play the front midfielder.

During the training camp at the beginning of the season, Yang Cheng arranged several top tasks for himself.

Apart from all the team's regular training tasks, what Yang Cheng needs to do now is to help Pepe and other newly joined players integrate into the team, understand the team's tactical adjustments when Pepe plays as a central defender, and also to develop a set of offensive routines for Marcelo to play as a left-forward guard.

Fullbacks have always had traditions in participating in offenses. Offensive full-backs began to appear in Brazil's 424 tactics in the 1950s. In the 1990s, with outstanding full-back teams such as Carlos, Toulam and Lizarazu, all won the championship, and assisted full-backs became more and more popular.

With the advent of modern football, the tactics are becoming more and more rigorous, and the restrictions on space on the court, especially the space restrictions in the half-court of our side will pay more and more attention. Whether facing Manchester United, who is good at running, Chelsea, who is good at defending, or Barcelona, ​​which claims to be playing artistic football, they have very high control over space in some areas.

The means to achieve control is to be densely crowded, especially in the middle!

There is no doubt that the wing will be the source of all attacks, which is a recognized fact!

In other words, the future attack will be more initiated from the side and connected in the middle. Since the midfield will be under pressure from the opponent's defensive formation and the space is very small, the attack will be inserted later will have a decisive effect.

The opponent is ready to go, and the midfield players interfere and disrupt the opponent's defense line. The full-backs are pulling forward on time, and they can break the situation and form a threat in one go. It is very difficult to defend in the face of this offensive method. This is why all teams pay more and more attention to the full-back participation in the offense.

Even for a bull-type team like Chelsea, Ashley Cole, Bosingwa and others are offensive full-backs, Mourinho's idea is exactly the same as Yang Cheng. The difference is that Yang Cheng found a suitable person, while the Portuguese madman did not.

For this reason, Mourinho called Yang Cheng himself after the Copa America, complaining that he had attacked Maicon in advance, which was too shameless. Obviously, he also admired Maicon's outstanding performance in the Copa America.

However, full-back attacks, especially left-forward guards like Marcelo, are often a hidden danger on the team's defense line.

Yang Cheng must find a way in the warm-up match, give full play to Marcelo's offensive advantage on the left, fill in the hidden dangers in defense, and maximize the stability of the team's defense while exerting the power of Marcelo's forward attack.

This is indeed a big test for him, but once he succeeds, Real Madrid's offense will take another step forward when Kaka joins and its power increases greatly!

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When he came to Yildenning for the second time, Yang Cheng was already familiar with everything here. Real Madrid also took advantage of the frequent training here for many years and was very familiar with everything here.

Although the residents here are used to hearing the arrival of Real Madrid every year, when Real Madrid arrives, they still rush to watch Real Madrid's training. After all, Real Madrid's lineup will change every season, especially this season, there are several more players in Real Madrid, including top superstars like Kaka.

But in this small town, Real Madrid can avoid the troubles from the outside world to the greatest extent and devote themselves to training and preparation. The whole team will usher in the devil training of three training days a day. Although Kaka does not need to follow the team to practice together, but does his own rehabilitation training, he still needs to work and rest with the team.

During the training period, Yang Cheng was orderly instilling his further tactical ideas into the players, especially for Marcelo, when should he be in the forward, when should he retreat, how to cooperate with forward and back, who should he cooperate with, how to cooperate with his teammates, and how to fill him up with him afterward, these are all problems.

Therefore, on the training ground, you can often hear Yang Cheng yelling at Marcelo, just beating this Brazilian boy.

After a whole week of large numbers, the team welcomed the English Championship team Stoke City a week after arriving in Austria.

In this game, Yang Cheng arranged Casillas, Marcelo, Cannavaro, Pepe, Ramos, Xavi Alonso, Xavi Garcia, David Silva, Raul, Beckham and Villa.

The team has created opportunities one after another from the beginning. After all, the overall framework has not changed much from last season. The biggest difference is that after a week of high-intensity training, the players' physical fitness is in a period of adjustment, and their bodies are unable to keep up with their brains and make many mistakes. However, the overall strength advantage allows Real Madrid to master the advantages on the scene very smoothly.

In the 18th minute, Silva got the ball and got it straight through, Raul inserted and shot low, opening the first record for Real Madrid.

Afterwards, Real Madrid had the advantage, but they were in a position but couldn't score.

In the second half, Yang Cheng replaced another lineup. The goalkeeper was Diego Lopez, the defense was Aveloa, Thiago Silva, Elgra and Miguel Torres. The three midfielders played against the midfield were Delarede and Granero. Guti broke through, and the three forwards in the front were Mata, Negredo and Aguero.

Finally, in the 78th minute, Negredo received a cross from Aveloa in the penalty area and headed the ball back outside the penalty area. Guti made a precise pass through the ball, and Aguero scored in one shot in the penalty area, winning another goal for Real Madrid.

2:0, Real Madrid won the first win of the warm-up match.

After the first warm-up match, Real Madrid continued to conduct a devil training camp in Austria. Yang Cheng also improved the problems exposed in the first warm-up match, especially the problem of having an advantage in the first half, but not scoring. In the final analysis, there were problems in offensive advancement.

After continuing to train in Ildenin for a few days, Real Madrid packed their luggage and left Austria, flew to Germany, and played a warm-up match with Hannover 96. Finally, with goals from Villa, Beckham and Aguero, they defeated Hannover 96 3-0 away and won two consecutive wins in the warm-up match.

Afterwards, Real Madrid went to Moscow to participate in the Railway Cup.

The reason why Real Madrid participated in this event was not only because it was a commercial competition and had a generous appearance fee, but Yang Cheng valued the quality of the warm-up match more, because the other three teams participating in this event were the host Locomotive Moscow, Serie A giants AC Milan and Dutch giants Eindhoven, both of which were powerful teams.

Yang Cheng likes to encounter strong opponents in the warm-up match because he firmly believes that the stronger the opponent, the more problems he will expose. If all problems can be improved in the warm-up match, Real Madrid will undoubtedly be full of combat effectiveness.

The opponent Real Madrid encountered in the semi-finals was Eindhoven. The team played a defensive counterattack tactic, which put a lot of pressure on Real Madrid's offense. In addition, Real Madrid had just passed the pre-match training and their physical condition and condition were still very unsatisfactory. Although Yang Cheng sent all the main players to play, it was still difficult to open up the situation in offense.

But in the second half, after Yang Cheng made several substitutions, as the opponent's physical fitness was also consumed, Guti played a role, which was his pass in the 79th minute to help Negredo score the goal. In the end, Real Madrid defeated Eindhoven 1-0 and entered the finals.

In addition to exposing the problem of Real Madrid's poor form, Yang Cheng also saw the hidden dangers of the team's left defense after Marcelo came on the court, especially when Mascherano was absent, Real Madrid's double midfielder did not have enough pressure on the opponent's midfield, causing the opponent's several counterattacks to be very threatening.

Of course, this has a lot to do with the warm-up match. They don’t pay enough attention to the game. For example, in this game, Yang Cheng made 9 substitutions in one go. Except for Casillas and Cannavaro, all other players changed. After all, it was a warm-up match, and the results were not important, and adjusting the player’s status was the key.

Even in the finals, this situation still has not changed much.

The situation that everyone expected of Kaka did not face his old club AC Milan, which made many people outside wonder that Yang Cheng did not use Kaka in these warm-up matches, and the Brazilian superstar did not even have a minute of playing time. In response to the doubts from the outside world, Yang Cheng's reply was that Kaka was undergoing rehabilitation training and did not meet the requirements of the game for the time being.

As for Kaka's Real Madrid premiere, Yang Cheng initially gave the time to Hong Kong.

"I think with his current progress, he should be able to play against Hong Kong United!"

Kaka himself also expressed a strong desire to participate in the game as soon as possible, but he also said that he would fully obey the head coach's arrangements. "I feel that my physical condition is getting better and better. I think I can play at any time, but I will unconditionally obey the head coach's arrangements because I know that the decisions he made are for me to play better."

Although Kaka did not get a chance to play against AC Milan, Real Madrid played very tenaciously in this game. When they were two behind, they equalized the score tenaciously. In the end, in the penalty shootout, Real Madrid still lost to AC Milan 3:4 and finally won the runner-up in the Railway Cup.

It was just a warm-up cup game with little influence. Yang Cheng didn't value it at all. What he really valued was the problems exposed by Real Madrid in the game. Pepe and Cannavaro's partner was not stable enough, especially Pepe, the first goal was his mistake.

Looking at the entire warm-up process, Pepe's performance can be said to be a coexistence of highlights and mistakes. His physical and strength are worthy of recognition. However, in the cooperation with Cannavaro, especially under the offensive pressure of AC Milan, there were many mistakes, but the several key clearances and resolutions also made people applaud.

After all, I just joined a new team. Although I performed well in training, the training and competition are different. It is better to expose problems in warm-up matches than to make mistakes in formal matches.

Yang Cheng asked the technical team to collect all the mistakes made by each player during the game, and prepare to keep them back to Valdebebas and make a video, and then distribute them to each player to watch them themselves.

After several warm-up matches, Real Madrid players have obviously adjusted. Although the team has repeatedly encountered many problems, the results of the pre-season training camp are becoming increasingly apparent. This is revealed in the warm-up match between the team in Yokohama, Japan, and the famous powerhouse Yokohama Mariners in the Japanese J League.

In this game, Yang Cheng continued to use Casillas to play the starting goalkeeper, with Marcelo, Elgra, Pepe and Ramos in the back line, Granero and Mascherano in the double midfielder, David Silva on the left, Aguero playing the front midfielder, Beckham on the right, and Villa playing the middle.

At the beginning of the game, Real Madrid played very proactively. First, in the 9th minute, Granero and David Silva made a beautiful interlude and cooperated. Granero passed the diagonally to the left side of the penalty area. Marcelo inserted at high speed and sent the ball to the front point of the penalty area before the defensive player. Villa inserted it into the point and pierced the Yokohama Mariner's goal, 1:0!

After scoring the first goal, Real Madrid continued to maintain the pressure on the midfield, and the defense line was pressing very well. Marcelo and Ramos, the two full-backs, frequently intervened to participate in assists. David Silva and Beckham both actively cut in, creating space for their insertion. Real Madrid played very active on the wing.

In the 21st minute, Ramos inserted and hit the front of the penalty area. After Beckham got the ball, he pushed it with the trend. Aguero got the ball in the penalty area and got the ball away from the defensive player. He shot low and scored again, 2:0!

Real Madrid began to play with great power, and the Japanese fans in the stands were also excited to watch it.

For Japanese fans, they bought high tickets to watch this game, with the purpose of watching Yang Cheng and his Real Madrid, so the better Real Madrid performs, the more excited they are and the more excited they are.

The unlucky Yokohama Mariner was almost unparalleled and powerless in front of Real Madrid, the giant.

Mascherano's appearance made Real Madrid's midfielder straighten his back again, pressing Yokohama Mariners to play, allowing Real Madrid's defense line to press forward with confidence, and Real Madrid's offense would be easier to enter Yokohama Mariners' half.

In the first half, Real Madrid once again led Yokohama Mariners 4:0 with goals from Beckham and Aguero.

After that, Real Madrid made 6 substitutions in one go, but the goals of Raul and Negredo locked the score for Real Madrid at 6:0. Substitute Beckham appeared in the second half. Ozil performed very well on the right side, but because he had left-footed and had never hit the right side before, he seemed a little uncomfortable in the game. However, his passes and dribbling were very skilled, showing rare delicateness.

With a 6-0 victory over Yokohama Mariners, Real Madrid won the biggest victory since the warm-up match, which was highly praised by Japanese media and fans. It believed that Real Madrid, who had full strength, was more sincere than Barcelona, ​​who came to Asia with the substitute, and Real Madrid also played their best in the game.

Yang Cheng has no comments on this. He doesn't want to provoke the battle before the league. Besides, if he doesn't play all his strength in the warm-up game, how can he find out the team's problem?

Taking advantage of the momentum of defeating Yokohama Mariners 6:0, Real Madrid visited Beijing, defeated Beijing 3:0, and won the second victory of the Asian tour.

After playing against the Beijing team, Yang Cheng took the opportunity to participate in a fundraising event held by the Caesar Charity Foundation in Beijing. Florentino, who was in Beijing, also brought Real Madrid to support him. This time, the Caesar Charity Foundation will use all the donations to Yang Cheng’s previous earthquake prevention work and Hope Education Project.

After finishing all these things, Real Madrid went to Hong Kong and ushered in the last warm-up match of the Asian tour, which is what Yang Cheng said before, Kaka made his debut in Real Madrid!
Chapter completed!