What ball king, call me ball god

Chapter 125 Come, Let's Discuss Tomorrow's Game
"So, this question, Mika, do you have any questions?"

"Nothing."

"Okay, next, let's talk about Real Madrid's starting list. First of all, I want to remind everyone that this Real Madrid is not the Real Madrid that won the Champions League last year. Their personnel have changed a lot. There was a coaching change last year, and the tactics have also changed a lot. Therefore, we can only speculate about their starting game tomorrow."

"The goalkeeper position must be Courtois. Although Navas is still strong, Courtois has occupied the position of Real Madrid's main goalkeeper for more than half a season. So tomorrow the goalkeeper position must be Courtois. .”

"The position of left back is actually really hard to say. Marcelo was the absolute main force last season, but this season's state has declined. In many games, he can't come back. If they really start Marcelo, that's definitely good for us, but Real Madrid's new coach Solari obviously trusts the teenager Reguilon. In fact, this teenager has more than enough impact, but lacks technical and offensive capabilities. So if they continue to start Reguilon If so, we can also use technology to knock him down."

"Then there is the right back. When Carvajal was injured this season, Nacho was going to play the right back most of the time, but Real Madrid's central defender also has injuries, so this game should be Carvajal. .”

"Then this is an advantage for us. Carvajal's state is too bad recently. This is related to injuries. Now it is obvious that he is not fully recovered."

"As far as the central defender is concerned, Varane is injured and Vallejo is not strong enough, so it should be the partner of Ramos and Nacho. This partner can cooperate well, but it is definitely not top-notch in terms of strength."

"In terms of defense, Real Madrid has declined a lot, especially on the right side. We can focus on this side for precise strikes. Let Link and Tadic play more on the left side."

"The next step is the midfield. The midfield should be the best preserved among the three lines of Real Madrid. Modric, Kroos and Casemiro, unless someone is injured, this must be the starting lineup. Needless to say, our response method is to speed up the game as much as possible, speed up to hit the back, play the point of right back, and avoid fighting in the midfield as much as possible.”

"The last is the frontcourt. There should be nothing to say about the left winger. It should be Vinicius. The center forward is Benzema, but the right winger is Bale, Asensio, Isco or Vazquez. All four players can play this position, and they have all played this position this season, so it is really hard to predict who will play in the end. But this is not too important, because on this offensive line, the level has dropped from last season. There are too many, and their offensive level has dropped considerably, which is one of the reasons why we can rest assured to play against them."

"Let me say one last point. In the first round of the game, we are fighting at our own home court. The worst requirement is a draw, and the lowest requirement is a 0-0 draw. Of course, our highest requirement and the best result is to win, and No away goals. I know it looks difficult. But I believe we can do it. We have no opponents in the Eredivisie this season. It's time for us to make a splash in the Champions League. Otherwise, after this season is over, I don’t need to tell you, you should all know that many players will leave the team. We can’t even stop them.”

Ten Hag ended his talk.

Then it was time for discussions with the rest of the coaching staff.

The offensive coach spoke first.

"Real Madrid scored 4 goals and lost 4 goals in the first five games. This data is not very good, with 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. In terms of goals, Ramos scored 1 goal and Vinicius scored 1 goal. Kroos scored 1 goal, and Nacho scored 1 goal. In general, Real Madrid's offensive players have been in a mediocre state recently, and in these five games, Benzema has 13 shots, which is owned by Real Madrid. The highest among players, and his failure to score a goal also shows that his recent state is indeed not very good. No.2 is Vinicius's 11 shots. Real Madrid has 5 games in terms of passing in the frontcourt The average number of frontcourt passes in the game is only 71. This number ranks third among all the teams in the five major leagues, which means that they are more inclined to pass the ball in the frontcourt. After Ronaldo left, he lacked a starter. At the same time, Real Madrid's average number of chances per game is also among the top five leagues, ranking fifth. However, their average number of goals per game is ranked lower in the five major leagues From this I can conclude that their chances are poor and the number of passes required to score a goal is also high."

Ten Hag rubbed the bridge of his nose after listening to McCarthy's report.

"These statistics can also reflect one thing, that is, Real Madrid's midfield is still the top midfielder, because they will actively participate in the attack, but their striker is obviously no longer top, at least not for now. .”

Next is Ajax's defensive coach Mides to make his own report.

"Real Madrid's best-rated central defender this season is Varane, No.2 is Nacho, No.3 is Ramos, and No.4 is Vallejo. But this number is not accurate enough. If one of the most important statistics is included, No.1 is Varane, No.2 is Ramos, No.3 is Nacho, and No.4 Vallejo has too little playing time to be considered Yes. And Varane was injured before this game. The lack of a Varane in good condition is definitely a problem for Real Madrid's defense. Moreover, Real Madrid's left back is also a big hidden danger , Of course, it is a good breakthrough point for us, the head coach has already said this, so I won’t repeat it.”

Finally, assistant coach Mitchell also came to report.

"In the Real Madrid team, before this game, only Ramos had two yellow cards. If he receives a card in this game, he will be suspended in the next round at the Bernabeu. This is A point worthy of our attention. According to past records, the captain of Real Madrid is easy to get cards. When we are in the fast break, if he does not make a thorough foul or does not dare to foul in order not to get cards If so, it is absolutely beneficial to us!"

"By the way, Mitchell, who will be the referee tomorrow?"

"It's the Slovenian referee team. The referee is Damir Skomina. He has refereeed 43 games in the Champions League, of which he showed 171 yellow cards, only 2 times when two yellow cards turned into one red, and only 2 times when he directly showed a red card." There were 6 penalty kicks awarded. Judging from the referee style, it is the referee who is willing to encourage physical confrontation. It is more decisive to show a yellow card, but he is more cautious in terms of red cards and penalties.”

(End of this chapter)