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If it weren't for Italian football, Zeman would never leave Italy.After all, he spent 20 years in the Czech Republic, but 30 years in Italy.For Zeman, Italy is his home.Even as long as a club in the Italian second division invites him, he will not leave Italy.It's just that this time the matter was too big, and he angered the entire Italian football world.There is no way, Zeman can only go away for refuge.

And he is a man who refuses to admit defeat.Even if it's an asylum, he doesn't want to do nothing.And the platform given to him by Rist is just right for him to play.

Sparta Prague is the overlord of Czech football. Since the disintegration of Czechoslovakia, no force in Czech football can shake the status of Sparta Prague.When Slavia Prague had Borg and Smicer, it was strong for a while and could compete with Sparta Prague.

It's a pity that Nedved and Poboski's Sparta Prague were soon beaten down.In recent years, there have been no talented players like Borg and Smicer in Slavia Prague.On the contrary, Sparta Prague has recruited many good players by virtue of its abundant funds and the help of Rist, and firmly occupies the dominant position in Czech football.

No club in the Czech Republic can shake Sparta Prague.Therefore, Sparta Prague can participate in the Champions League qualifiers almost every season, but they cannot break through the qualifiers every time.This is a huge shortcoming.The reason why Rist found Zeman is to hope that Zeman can help Sparta Prague pass the Champions League.Then appeared in the Champions League.

Zeman thought the same way.Now that he has been abandoned by Italian football, he also wants to lead a team back again.The only biggest stage that can prove that he is still alive and not knocked down is the European arena.Or the Champions League, or the UEFA Cup.And Sparta Prague has such factors. As the number one giant in the Czech Republic, he can participate in the Champions League play-offs every year.If you pass, you will be able to play in the Champions League group stage. If you are eliminated in the third round of the play-offs, you can also participate in the UEFA Cup qualifying round.

In other words, he has the opportunity to lead Sparta Prague to compete with the Italian team.This is his biggest idea.Zeman's character is very direct, so he is not allowed in Italian football.Also because of his straightforward personality, his desire for revenge is also straightforward.He wants to lead the team to eliminate those Italian teams in the European arena and prove his strength.

For Zeman found by Rist.Thomas Czerny had nothing to say.Who is Zeman?He is currently one of the most accomplished Czech coaches.There is nothing to say about being able to invite a famous coach like Zeman to coach Sparta Prague.

On December 1998, 12, Zeman officially became the head coach of Sparta Prague.After Zeman became the head coach of Sparta Prague, they officially started their recruitment in Czech football.Those powerful players, those young talented players, anyway, the outstanding players in Czech football have become the goals of Sparta Prague.

The club's requirements for Zeman are very simple.The club can completely follow Zeman's transformation.I hope Zeman can lead Sparta Prague to have a good performance in the European arena.Soon many Czech clubs saw what is the number one Czech club.Witness the strong financial resources of Sparta Prague.Jankulovski, Ujfalusi, Grigera, Klose, and Baros all came to Sparta Prague one by one.Prices are not cheap.In order to buy these players, Sparta Prague spent more than 400 million US dollars.

400 million US dollars is not a lot of money in the five major European leagues, but it is a very huge investment in Czech football.Moreover, Sparta Prague spent 400 million US dollars, and did not buy all the ownership of the players.Like Ujfalusi, Grigera, and Baros, they all have full ownership.However, Jankulovski and Klose all share ownership with Sparta Prague.Some are half and half, and some are even 70.00% owned by Riester.Rao is so Sparta Prague also spent more than 400 million US dollars this time.

"Zdenek, what is the strength of our Spartan club?"

Although Zeman became the head coach, he did not rush to change.It is to inspect the players and understand the strength of the players.

"The defensive players are good. I heard that you brought the two Brazilian players to Sparta Prague. You have really good vision."

Zeman didn't say more to Rist because he needed to think a lot.When he was watching the game above, the first thing he saw was Rosicky.Because his performance is so good, his sense of holding the ball, that kind of passing, that kind of breakthrough with the ball, that kind of shooting, and even his tackles are so comfortable to watch.

But after watching a few training sessions, Zeman was even more surprised by the two Brazilian players.Gilberto Silva and Marcos Senna, not because Rosicky is not worthy of the name, but because Rosicky is a great talent, and Zeman fell in love with him at first sight.Zeman mainly failed to discover the role of Gilberto and Senna, but he discovered it during training.

These two players are so good.Even the existence of the two of them gave Zeman many choices.In other words, Zeman's tactics can be implemented more smoothly because of the existence of the two of them.

"Father, is Coach Zeman a little crazy?"

"Not a few, but pretty crazy."

Zeman's transformation began soon, and in less than a month, Zeman began to transform Sparta Prague.If you analyze Zeman's main lineup, Zeman is a very conservative coach.After Zeman became the head coach of Sparta Prague, the club has made a lot of adjustments.Many players have been introduced, and some players from the youth academy have also been promoted.Some of the original players were either cleaned up or became substitutes.

And Zeman's transformation revolves around three people.With Gilberto, Senna and Rosicky as the cornerstone of the midfield, the three of them have cooperated together for a long time, so there is no problem.

Judging from the selected starting lineup, Zeman actually played five guards, and it is not clear that he is an offensive coach.The combination of Jankulovski, Materazzi, Ujfalusi, Xu Buschman and Grigera.

Among the five defenders, Jankulovski has been famous for many years and has already started to play the main force in the Czech national team.And Materazzi has become the main defender of Sparta Prague since last season, while Ujfalusi is the central defender that Bruckner focused on training in Sigma Club.As for Grygera, who is currently the main force of the Czech U21, he was already the main force when he was only 17 years old. Since the age of 17, he has become the main force of the Zlín Club in the Czech Second Division, and has become the main right back of the Czech First Division Petrad.It can be regarded as a supernova in Czech football.

Only one person, Xu Buschman, was promoted by Zeman himself.Xu Buschman is a youth training player of Sparta Prague. Although he has played with the first team, he has not yet played for the first team.But after Zeman took office, he vigorously promoted Xu Buschman.

Five defenders, what a conservative formation.But when the game started, it was possible to see why Zeman was the offensive coach.Because when the game is played, Sparta Prague is like crazy.The defense moves forward, and then Jankulovski and Grygera are the midfielders, breaking wide and crossing.

Looking at the roster, it looks like 5-4-1, but after the game is played, it looks like 3-5-2.The strikers are Klose and Wahausek. It should be said that Wahausek is a wide player.Klose was alone in the front, and when attacking, Jankulovski and Grygera kept making crosses.Then Wahausek and Rosicky took turns to attack, and Baros can also play as a surprise player when needed.

And apart from those offenses, Senna also frequently advanced forward, including Materazzi, who also stepped forward in turn.Especially when wide players cross, Materazzi and Ujfalusi will also participate in the attack, stepping forward to grab the header.Such crazy tactics are really rare.

As Zeman considered, Gilberto and Senna are the most critical players supporting this tactic.They not only need support for offense, but also consider the defense of the wing when defending.Because Senna also needs to go forward frequently, so these tasks are concentrated on Gilberto.This style of play is extremely sharp when attacking, but it is also very uncomfortable when being counterattacked by the opponent.No wonder many people say that Nesta's ability to become a top central defender was trained by Zeman's crazy tactics.

It is estimated that in any league, as the leader of the league, this change will not be made in the middle of the season.But in the Czech League, although it is the middle of the season, Sparta Prague has the capital to play.Because the strength of Sparta Prague is the best in Czech football, there is no problem even if they play like this.Because the opponents in the Czech League are too weak.

It took just two games for Zeman to start finding the key to victory.His unscrupulous attacking tactics, almost no Czech club can stop.Facing Sparta Prague, they were quickly beaten up.When has Czech football seen such a crazy coach and such a crazy tactical play.

Zeman is building a new team at Sparta Prague, and Riester is optimistic.What Rist hopes most now is that Zeman can lead the team to achieve good results in Europe, especially in the Champions League.Only in this way can Rist be able to sell at a good price. (To be continued..)