Super Marshal

Ronaldo's landing in La Liga has stimulated the enthusiasm of fans throughout Spain and even the world.

But for Alpine, it's business as usual.

This is not only because he has always been convinced that a single Ronaldo cannot change the situation in La Liga, but also because on September 1st, he led the team to Barcelona to visit Camp Nou.

The first round of La Liga, the master-student duel!

This is a matchup that all La Liga fans have been looking forward to. Countless media have been hyping it up, and even the players on both sides have a sense of tension.

But only the two parties knew clearly in their hearts, in fact...they really don't know each other very well!

When Van Gaal took over Barcelona for the first time, he was a bit like the director of the team's sports department, responsible for coordinating all matters, even including youth training, everything revolved around him.

For the first team alone, Van Gaal's entire coaching team has more than a dozen people, plus the staff of the club, there are at least dozens of people in the entire training ground, and no one will care about a few interns who have not yet graduated from university.

Because it's so common.

Even, to some extent, interns are equivalent to free volunteers.

Even if Van Gaal later decided to stay with Gao Han and sign a formal work contract with him, I am afraid it was not because he admired Gao Han, but because he just thought that this guy was doing a good job and was very hardworking. That's all.

Moreover, Gao Han was going to sign the lowest-level work contract at that time, and the salary was very low.

As for the so-called master-student and so-called appreciation that the media reporters are hyping up, they are all carried by people in sedan chairs, and they are tacit to each other.

Therefore, when Gao Han met Van Gaal at the Nou Camp, everyone in the audience, even the live TV cameras, were pointing at them on the sidelines, waiting for the two masters and apprentices to have a tearful scene of reunion after a long absence At that time, the two just shook hands politely, stood on the sidelines and said a few words, and then went back.

This is their most sincere and friendly reaction. As for how media reporters and fans use their imaginations, that is their business, and no one can control them.

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"I thought you would kneel on the ground and call Master like your apprentices in Chinese TV dramas."

For the meeting between Gao Han and Van Gaal, the Atletico Madrid coaching staff is also looking forward to it, full of gossip spirit.

But in the end, they were somewhat disappointed.

Gao Han shook his head and smiled at Cantarero, "You think too much."

"But at the very least, you should also have a good talk, talk about your career, talk about your life." Sergio Garcia walked over, and handed a document to Gao Han.

"He's not a woman!" Gao Han laughed and scolded directly, "Besides, Van Gaal doesn't like nonsense."

This made the coaching staff nod in unison.

That's exactly what the Dutch do.

Gao Han opened the file and saw Barcelona's starting lineup.

After Van Gaal took over Barcelona again, he still adopted a three-back style of play, but he began to vigorously promote youth training.

The starting goalkeeper for this game is Valdez, who came from the La Masia youth training camp. The defense line is Fernando Navado, De Boer and Puyol, of which Navarro and Puyol are also Lama A direct descendant of West Asia youth training.

The midfielder adopts a four-one position, the left and right wingers Overmars and Luis Enrique stand more forward, Mendieta and Xavi occupy the middle, the position is at the back, and Riquelme is in the middle field core.

The two forwards in the frontcourt are Saviola and Kluivert.

This three-four-one-two formation was the focus of Van Gaal's rehearsal after taking over Barcelona. Although the starting lineup has been adjusted, it will not change much in general.

"We are not as good as our opponents in terms of physical fitness in this game, so we have to take it easy." Gao Han said.

Atlético de Madrid just played the UEFA Super Cup in Monaco two days ago. After returning, they rushed to Barcelona non-stop, running back and forth, which consumes a lot of energy, and the impact is indeed not small.

Therefore, Gao Han also adjusted the starting lineup in this game.

Petr Cech in goal, Antonio Lopez, Marchena, Pablo Ibanez and Roberto in defense.

The three players in the midfield are Seydoux Keita, Xavi Alonso and Diego Simeone.

The front trident is Cristiano Ronaldo, Kico and Torres.

Many players, including Kaka, Carvalho, and Deco, have played three consecutive games in the Spanish Super Cup and the European Super Cup. Buenaventura, who is in charge of physical fitness, suggested that this game be a substitute and a rest.

As a guest at the Nou Camp, it is the first match of the new season, and many main players take turns to rest. Atletico Madrid naturally dare not be careless.

On the other hand, Barcelona, ​​who only finished fifth in the league last season, were forced to play in the UEFA Cup. They spent nearly two months preparing for the game throughout the summer, recharging their batteries and waiting for the first round of the league. They must be full of ambition.

At this time, Gao Han's brain is not broken when he confronts his opponent head-on!

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With the whistle of the referee, the packed Nou Camp was full of noise.

With the solidarity of the home team fans, Barcelona took the lead in launching an attack on Atletico Madrid.

This is also a typical Van Gaal characteristic, who is the first to win, and would rather die in the attack than survive in the defense.

In contrast to the visiting team, the Sheets neither retreated nor pressed forward, but steadily deployed their defenses in an orderly manner according to their own rhythm, and continued the attack from Barcelona.

The first threatening offensive of the game happened in the fourth minute. After Barcelona stole the ball, Overmars made a wonderful pass from the left. Saviola received the ball first in a quick counterattack.

But the Argentine striker was too eager to score a goal, kicked in a hurry, and finally failed to play a threat.

Atletico Madrid is not in a hurry because the team defends very well.

"Saviola..." Gao Han shook his head and sighed, "...it's a pity!"

Emery on the side also nodded and said: "Yeah, the genius introduced a year ago to fight against Zidane, I thought it would be Maradona, but it doesn't look like that at all."

In his debut season in La Liga, he played 36 times and scored 17 goals. This report card is indeed not bad. The 36 games with Kluivert and 18 goals can also be regarded as the top offensive combination in La Liga.

But the styles of these two players are not complementary, they both belong to the kind of play that is biased towards scorers.

Just like Saviola, he is short and fast, but his ability to hold the ball is not strong, and he lacks one-on-one breakthrough ability, which makes him look like a person with a height of only 1.68 meters and weak physical confrontation speed shooter.

Like the ball just now, it obviously created a chance, not to mention Kaka, even if it was replaced by Villa and Torres, both of them dared to kill Marchena one-on-one, but Saviola chose early shoot.

With the position and angle at the time, coupled with goalkeeper Petr Cech's position and Marchena's block, the possibility of kicking the goal is quite low.

It can only be said that the weakness of physical confrontation, as well as his personal technical defects, made him not confident to single out Marchena.

Of course, this is not a problem.

Every player has his own strengths and weaknesses, even top players like Ronaldo and Zidane.

The key is whether you are worthy of the head coach tailoring tactics for you.

This becomes a question of trade-offs.

"If you look at Riquelme again, there are also many problems."

Gao Han's words immediately made the surrounding coaching staff turn their attention to Riquelme on the court.

The Argentine midfielder is definitely one of those types, you can tell he's a genius when you look at him, but he has a serious problem.

"I think he's too clingy to the ball, too slow," Emery tried to express his opinion.

"Well, one time just now, Kluivert and Saviola in the frontcourt obviously had a good sprint opportunity. If it were Guardiola and Xavi Alonso, they would have already passed forward with a big foot. But Riquelme chose to control the ball and missed his chance."

Having said that, Cantarero chuckled and said, "Van Gaal was so angry on the sidelines that he cursed just now."

"Some Argentine media have long disclosed that Riquelme's style on the court is very unique and his personality is a little withdrawn, so he is not very popular in Argentina. I heard that the reason why Barcelona did not make up its mind last season is because I have concerns." Sergio Garcia was talking about the gossip information he got.

But Gao Han shook his head, "These are all superficial, but the core is that he is destined not to be suitable for a top team."

Everyone was shocked when they heard it.

He just came here, and the official game has only been played for more than ten minutes, so you conclude that he is not suitable?

"There are two types of midfielders, one is Deco and Harvey Alonso, they position themselves as service providers, provide services for their teammates, and play around how to help their teammates to better play their strengths. The ball, although they will pass the ball to dispatch the team and control the rhythm, but they are still serving their teammates."

"There is another kind of controller. They want to control the overall situation. Everyone revolves around his wishes, his thoughts and ideas. He will not accommodate you, but only ask you to accommodate him. Riquelme Belongs to this one."

When everyone heard this, they seemed to understand something, but they didn't seem to understand.

"For example, everyone knows that a qualified passer is to pass the ball to the best position at the best time, which is commonly known as the gap, right?"

Everyone nodded, and Emery remembered it seriously.

"Deco and Xabi Alonso will consider their teammates, what are their characteristics of playing football, whether they are left-footed or right-footed, which kind of footwork they like to use most, what kind of pass they like to use, and if the ball goes past If you want to play neutral, you need to speed up, what is the speed of your teammates, and even how much physical energy is consumed, and then calculate how much advance should be given so that they can sprint and receive the ball comfortably."

"But Riquelme, he won't care about you. He has his own set of ideas and ideas, which may be very subtle, and if successful, may be very threatening, and he will not even be able to defend against them, but he will not think about it. Whether teammates can catch the ball, and whether they can comfortably make the next move after receiving the ball.”

When everyone heard this, their eyes suddenly lit up, and they suddenly realized.

Looking at the court, even after so long pre-season training, many Barcelona players still looked awkward when receiving Riquelme's pass, giving people a very uncomfortable feeling.

There are even times when they obviously have a chance after receiving the ball, but they are still adjusting, so that the opportunity is missed in vain.

They didn't know it before, thinking it was due to the lack of tacit cooperation between the players. Now that Gao Han said so, it turned out to be Riquelme's problem.

"Modern football is increasingly emphasizing integrity and teamwork. The former is more popular, but the latter is obviously not in line with the trend, and there will no longer be a strong team willing to entrust the entire team to one player."

"Leaving that aside, Riquelme is definitely a midfield maestro, but tonight..."

When Gao Han said this, a trace of coldness flashed across his eyes.

Although he appreciates Riquelme, he wants to win more!