Chapter 61: Bernabeu, I'm here again!

At the Manchester United Championship Celebration, the players were basically drunk. Only Shaq, Rooney, Papadopoulos and other players who had high requirements for themselves did not drink alcohol. There were also Gansuo, Van der Weill and others who drank less to keep their minds clear.

"Brutal Simon" is still very cruel. Even if the players delayed the rest of the second day of the game due to the celebration meeting, he did not relax his policy, because the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals between Manchester United and Real Madrid is here, and Manchester United will be visiting the Bernabeu Stadium this time.

The training time left for Manchester United is not long. One day on April 6 and one morning on April 7, then Manchester United have to fly to Madrid, Spain.

Although it only took so one and a half days, Simon Grayson still did a lot of work, especially the team's tactical "change"!

This change is not a direct adjustment, but Simon Grayson made some adjustments after seeing Rooney's performance in the midfield. In fact, to put it bluntly, the team's current transformation formation Shaq's single arrow tactic and the "Solar System tactic" change.

In the last game of Manchester United's away game against Derby County, "Xiao Pang" performed very well in the new position. He did not have many passes and a success rate of only 82%. However, Rooney had 8 steals, 5 headers, 2 interceptions and 1 assist. The style of this fierce player on the court has always been to dare to fight and fight, and is unparalleled. The same is true after he switched to the midfield.

Manchester United's third midfielder Gansu only knows how to attack, while Flani is only good at defense. However, Rooney has become a thrust with excellent offense and defense. Moreover, because "Little Fat" has a lot of experience in the game, his performance in the midfield position is not inferior to that of the striker, except for the fewer goals.

Because of this, Simon Grayson let Manchester United practice constantly converting from 433 to "Solar System Tactics" on the court for the past day and a half. Then it is converted to 4333.

However, because they were worried that the players did not know when to change and when to change back, Simon Grayson set up several tactical gestures for Rooney, Nani, Shaq, Ganso and Di Maria, allowing them to act according to their gestures.

Although Simon Grayson is also very clear that relying on his own gestures to promote the conversion will be much slower, there is really no other good way to do it in a hurry. Being prepared is better than not!

In fact, at this time, Ancelotti was also worried. He also watched the video of the championship game between Manchester United and Derby County, and also discovered the hidden tactical changes in Manchester United. At present, even if Manchester United's lineup remains unchanged, they may play two different tactics.

Shaq's tactical offensiveness in the midfield was more aggressive. Simon Grayson's famous "Solar System Tactics" has stronger control. Manchester United is in an excellent overall condition at present, with no wounded and no suspensions. This makes it even harder to judge what tactics the opponent will play.

There is no way. Ancelotti can only arrange two different solutions for his team. Although Real Madrid's current lineup is luxurious, it has a large group of stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema, Bale, Ramos, Pepe, Marcelo, Ozil, etc., but Ancelotti was also stretched when arranging tactics. After Bale transferred to Real Madrid, he seemed to have lost his magical ability and performed very uncomfortable. He was either injured or performed on the court. When he was at Tottenham Hotspur, the momentum of smashing all opponents on the left completely disappeared. Ancelotti even suggested that Florentino sell Bale while he had not depreciated too much, otherwise it would be easy to smash it into his hands.

After coaching Real Madrid for almost two seasons, Ancelotti has begun to hate Florentino's style. This old guy only depends on fame and does not care whether it suits the tactical needs of his team. If you buy it, you will not care about it. If you can make the players perform well, it will be your head coach's dereliction of duty.

After experiencing the excitement of being full of superstars in the early stage, Ancelotti is really hard to speak now. Although he is full of tactical ideas, he can't play at all. Real Madrid, which has accumulated too many offensive players, seems to have embarked on the old path of the first phase of the "Galaxy Battleship". His defense is getting weaker and weaker. The entire defense line is supported by Ramos alone, facing the "Red Devils" Manchester United with such a poor defense ability. Facing Shaq, who must score 100 goals this season to create miracles, Ancelotti really has no confidence at all.

At the pre-match press conference before the start of the battle, Ancelotti announced his team's starting list and substitute list, and then people knew that "Fatty An" used the 4-2-3-1 formation that he thought was the most secure this time.

On the forward line are powerful forward Benzema, followed by Cristiano Ronaldo, Ozil and Lucas Mura.

Brazilian midfielder Lucas Mura bought it from Sao Paulo, Brazil this season for Real Madrid. The 22-year-old Lucas wore the No. 8 jersey in Real Madrid. This season, he played for Real Madrid in 36 games and scored 11 goals and assisted 11 times. This report card is already difficult for a South American midfielder who has just made it to the European continent.

Behind the three front midfielders is Xavi Alonso and Khedira, a pair of midfielders with outstanding defensive capabilities. Ancelotti does not need to organize the team's offense in his tactics. Not everyone can be the one who can play Pirlo. They only need to delay the opponent's offensive rhythm and help their team defend. He ranks first in the current La Liga standings with this tactic, leading Sevilla, who ranked second in one more game, has as many as 11 points.

Although Ancelotti is dissatisfied with his team's back line, he still has a defense line for an All-Star lineup for one day, including Ramos, Marcelo, and Pepe, as well as the 21-year-old French central defender Rafael Varane.

The French central defender has arrived in Real Madrid during the Mourinho era. In recent years, through continuous accumulation of experience, he has gradually settled in the position of Real Madrid central defender. The 191 cm tall Frenchman has strong air defense capabilities, which is precisely the power lacking on the Real Madrid back line in the past.

In the goalkeeper position, Casillas, who was getting older and only showed his experience in the cup and reduced the number of appearances to maintain his form, was injured, and Ancelotti had to send Diego Lopez. Anyway, there was no problem with the team winning the championship in the league, and it was just about trying to make a breakthrough in the Champions League.

Manchester United's starting lineup was not surprising. It was Shaq, Rooney, Ganso, Di Maria, Nani, Frani, Jose Angel, Van der Welsh, Subotic, Papadopoulos and De Gea.

As soon as Simon Grayson's lineup was announced, Ancelotti sighed in his heart: It's true! Simon Grayson, your luck is really good. The team has not suffered any major injuries this season. It seems that Manchester United's physical training is really high enough.

Unlike Manchester United's elite strategy, there are only 21 players in the next first team, Real Madrid has as many as 28 players. Although there are also big stars among them, Ancelotti always feels that there are too few people who can use it. This is the result of the team's imbalance in configuration.

On the evening of April 8, through several reconstructions, the Bernabeu Stadium, which was reduced from 120,000 people to only 80,000 spectators, reached a full state. The hot atmosphere on the scene was shocking. This was also the result Florentino wanted. He didn't like how many people this stadium could accommodate. The pursuit of 100% attendance was the king. Moreover, the more luxurious and modern facilities after the reconstruction could also make fans willing to pay more money. Real Madrid in the Florentino era was definitely the world's number one in business operations.

Unlike the profitability of "Red Devils" Manchester United, Real Madrid's task every season is to spend money. After paying membership fees, their members have a balance every year. If the team does not spend money and has a balance, they will continue to spend more money in the second year. On the basis of constantly burning money, burning money, and burning money, Real Madrid has a very luxurious lineup today. However, it is precisely because of this that Real Madrid always lacks a spirit of its own. Their strength is indeed strong, but they are very poor in spiritual construction.

Before the players from both sides entered the court, commentators from all over the country were warming up the court...

"We all know that Real Madrid is one of the richest teams in the world. They have a super luxurious star lineup. Cristiano Ronaldo, Bale, Ozil, Benzema and others are all famous stars, but we must also remind everyone that Manchester United's performance this season is terrifying. They have not lost a game so far, so even if Manchester United plays away, the outcome is hard to say."

"Ancelotti still did not use Bale in this game, and the Welshman was placed on the bench. It seems that Bale was unable to integrate into the team's tactics and still affected his position in the team. In such a critical game, Ancelotti still could not vote for him."

"We all know that Manchester United's Shaq has become the greatest scorer in football history. He has scored 96 goals for Manchester United this season. In the last two games, Shaq may be the chance to increase his goals in a single season to triple digits. I wonder if he will complete this feat in one game! You know, it may be harder for others to score four goals in one game than climbing the sky, but it is not impossible for Shaq!"

"After several years of accumulation, our Real Madrid has once again prepared to compete for the Champions League. The team performed very well in the league this year. We can basically ensure that we can win the championship. But whether Ancelotti can lead the team to overcome the obstacles of Manchester United to win the Champions League trophy is still a big test for the Italians... Ah, the players are starting to enter!"

In the player channel, Manchester United and Real Madrid stars each pulled a small caddie into the court.

Shaq looked at the bright lights flashing in this great stadium and listened to the deafening cheers, he couldn't help but remember the scene of representing Leeds United here last season. That time he met Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals, and Leeds United beat Real Madrid 2:1 away. This time, although Leeds United was eliminated early, Simon Grayson and Shaq once again stepped onto the lawn of the Bernabeu Stadium...
Chapter completed!