The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 127 Don't worry!
Carlos Rexach, the great star of Barcelona in the past.

I don’t know when it started, but many Barcelona people like to compare their children with their rivals Real Madrid. For example, they like to say that Reina is Barcelona’s own Iker Casillas, and they like to say that Puyol will become Barcelona’s yeah Luo, and this season, they will say that Carlos?

Undoubtedly, in terms of performance on the football field, Rexach surpasses Del Bosque, because he was one of the most effective teammates next to Cruyff who was in Europa, but in the field of head coaching Here, Bosque, who has long been famous, is not comparable to Rexach.

But one thing can be said, Rexach and Bosque's fate is a bit similar.

As a former hero of Barcelona, ​​Rexach entered Barcelona's technical department after retiring, and later served as assistants to Aragones and Cruyff. In 1991, Cruyff had an operation because of a heart problem. The team led by Rexach had 9 matches, 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, which was very good.

In other words, the most brilliant season of Barcelona's Dream Phase [-] actually had an important contribution from Rexach.

A few years later, Cruyff dismissed get out of class, and assistant coach Rexach saved the fire, but was soon dismissed, because at that time Barcelona chose Bobby Robson, and Rexach returned to the Youth team coaching.

Many people who are optimistic about Rexach feel that his situation is very similar to that of Real Madrid's Bosque. SK, led the team to end the turmoil and usher in a revival.

Today's Barcelona is divided into two factions, one is the traditional faction, headed by former chairman Nunes and others, and the other is the reformist faction, headed by Cruyff, but the two factions are almost incompatible with each other and attack each other.

The traditionalists believe that Cruyff's reformers can only talk, but they can't do it. They say they are invincible, but they don't have the guts to risk their own honor. But the reformers believe that the traditionalists don't want to change the current situation at all. Barcelona's power structure is a bit conservative, especially because many decisions lack vision.

The struggle between the two sides has become more and more fierce in the past two years, especially the increasingly powerful reformists, who regard Cruyff as sacred, and think that Barcelona should listen to Cruyff, a skinny man. suggestion.

In Spain, thinness is a symbol of wisdom, and thin people represent saints.

The war of words between the two sides has already been raging all over the sky. Last season, former Barcelona coach Ferrer complained to the media, thinking that the club's technical consultant Rexach wanted to force him to step down, and Rexach did not stop In an interview once, he expressed his ambition for the club's head coach.

This season, Rexach finally took the position of Barcelona's head coach. The outside world regards this as Gaspart's inclination towards the reformers, and at the same time sees this as a victory for the reformers. I am also ambitious and want to make some achievements as the head coach of Barcelona so that I can leave my name in history.

But some things, seemingly simple, are actually far more troublesome than imagined.

The kind of situation that Rexach imagined when he first took over the team, gods stop and kill gods, and Buddhas stop and kill Buddha, did not appear. On the contrary, he encountered the same situation as Ferrer, and even his league The start was not as good as Ferrer, who had 2 wins and 1 loss in the first three rounds of La Liga, while he had 1 win and 2 draws.

The head coach of a wealthy family seems to be a good man, but the pressure is too great. Countless media and fans are staring at you. As long as you reveal even the slightest flaw, they are enough to eat you alive.

Chairman Gaspart personally supervised the team in Amsterdam. He knows better than anyone what this means to Rexach, because he used this point to put pressure on Ferrer many times last season. It's just a turn of events, and I have also tasted the bitterness that Ferrer tasted last season.

Also because this is a game that must be won, Rexach made a gamble in this game, replacing the newly joined player with Overmars, who is more familiar with Kluivert. The Argentine teenager Saviola obviously hopes that Overmars, Rivaldo and Kluivert can form a more threatening trident.

In the midfield, the goalkeeper is Bonano, and the defense is Koko, Kristan Wahl, Frank De Boer and Puyol. Gabriel, Harvey and Cocu form the midfield. Since Guardiola left the team, Harvey started up.

Ye Qiu's formation is also unambiguous. Van der Sar is the goalkeeper, De Jong, Kivu, Lucio and Maicon are in the defense, and Keita and Gilberto Schill are the three midfielders. Wat and Sneijder, the front trident is Robben, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and van der Vaart.

Simply looking at the formation of troops, Ye Qiu didn't have the slightest intention to be conservative, but formed a formation that was both offensive and defensive.

However, it is obvious that Ye Qiu still has certain fears about Barcelona's powerful attacking power and organizational ability. Therefore, Ajax did not adopt the conventional fast attacking style of play at the beginning, but appeared to be more patient and more secure. start.

Ajax's pursuit of stability naturally allowed Barcelona to gain the upper hand. Their start at the Arenal Stadium went very smoothly. From the very beginning, they actively dominated the situation on the field and frequently used the two sides to create threats. .

The left side is a combination of Koko and Overmars, and the right side is more dominated by right back Puyol. This player from Barcelona's youth training has performed very well after securing the main force this season, with a tough style He is ruthless, fast, and physically fit. He is a good player on the wing and has been praised by many Barcelona fans.

Seeing the Barcelona players control the situation on the field, Gaspart, who sat next to Van Prager on the rostrum, was smiling, and Rexach, who was on the coaching bench of the visiting team, often smiled like a chrysanthemum Yes, it seems that the victory is very close.

Especially when the game progressed to the 12th minute, after a long attack, Ajax finally showed its flaws. Barcelona used Gabriel's forward drive on the right, and after forming a cooperation with Puyol, who was inserted behind, he went down to the At the bottom line, Gabriel made a cross from the right and lobbed the ball in front of the goal.

The Kluivert was at the back point, and Rivaldo rushed into the front point, trying to outflank the goal. Fortunately, the central defender Kivu stood in his position early and made a header to clear the siege. The long shot from the foot caused the entire Arenaa Stadium to break out in a cold sweat, and everyone couldn't help but lose their voices.

The ball almost brushed the bottom line of the post, if it deflected a little bit to the left, the ball would undoubtedly go in!

"It was the most dangerous scoring chance Barcelona had since the start of the game, Rivaldo and Cocu were only one step away from the goal, which made us want to pinch the Ajax defense. sweat!"

"Ye Qiu's opening tactics are a bit incomprehensible. Normally, Ajax used the opening to seize the opportunity, but now they are playing steadily and letting the situation be dominated by Barcelona. Although this is because they are afraid of Barcelona's attack. , but if they are allowed to continue to attack like this, it will be very detrimental to Ajax!"

"Perhaps Ye Qiu should consider adjusting his tactics!"

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"Adjust now?"

Ye Qiu, who was sitting in the coaching bench of the home team at the Arena Stadium, couldn't help smiling when he saw Roland and Rick Link's anxious expressions, while Bobby Harms, who was sitting next to Ye Qiu, had a look of Even if the team loses by a big score, this old man probably still has this expression.

"Too early!" Ye Qiu judged.

"It's still early? The door is about to be broken!" Roland was a little nervous.

This is the European Champions Cup, boss!

Whether it is the players of Ajax's first team or the coaching staff, almost most of them are participating in the European Champions Cup for the first time, and the match between Ajax and Barcelona is a global live broadcast. , which is enough to make everyone feel a pressure.

In this group of Ajax players, except for van der Sar, the rest of the players are the first to appear in the European Champions Cup. This is their first appearance on the highest football stage of this professional league. Well, Ye Qiu had predicted that many players would be under pressure long before the game.

If you continue to use the strategy of rushing to attack after the start, Ye Qiu can be sure that with the mentality of Ajax players, it will not achieve any effect. On the contrary, Ajax may make omissions and be attacked Barcelona, ​​with its excellent ability, seized the loopholes and conceded the goal in turn.

Ye Qiu can't guarantee the consequences of conceding the ball first on such an occasion, under such an atmosphere, and under such pressure!

Therefore, in this game, he would rather sacrifice the initiative, but first ensure that the team's defense is solid, and first stand firm, so that he is qualified to talk about how to defeat the opponent.

From the players to the coaching staff, Ye Qiu could feel that many people became impatient, including Roland.

"Isn't the door broken yet? We'll talk about it when it breaks!" Ye Qiu said with a smile.

He is also very nervous. He has played in the UEFA Cup and won the championship, but it is the UEFA Cup, which is completely different from the Champions Cup. Is there any player in the European professional league who is not as good as participating in the Champions Cup? Proud?

As the head coach of the team, Ye Qiu must remain calm and rational, and at the same time, he needs to give everyone confidence, so he can't be in a hurry, not only can't be in a hurry, he must always show calm and calm.

Just think, who would believe that a guy who was jumping on the sidelines in a hurry would make a calm and rational judgment?

"You..." Roland was so angry at Ye Qiu's words that he almost vomited blood. It was probably because he was anxious, and he didn't care at all.

Bobby Harms stood up and patted Roland on the shoulder, "Don't worry, just wait!"

This waited for nearly 10 minutes.

It’s really strange to say that Barcelona almost had the advantage in the first 30 minutes, and launched several threatening attacks and shots, but they just couldn’t break through Ajax’s goal. And in the offense, it was the closest to scoring in the 12th minute.

Barcelona controlled the situation on the field and launched wave after wave of attacks, but the threat became smaller and smaller. One of the important reasons for this is that Ajax players have gradually adapted to this kind of field. With the atmosphere, rhythm and pressure in the game, they began to play the game with a more calm attitude.

After all, everyone has an innate ability to self-regulate and adapt to their emotions.

On the contrary, being unable to attack for a long time, Barcelona's mood was a little impatient, and began to try some more aggressive styles of play. Among them, the right back Puyol played the most active side, and Barcelona's right back frequently pressed forward to participate in the attack.

Ye Qiu also realized this, walked out of the coaching bench, and came to the sidelines. Everyone who knew him well knew that he was going to personally participate in the adjustment and command of the team.

Soon, Ye Qiu made an adjustment, signaling Ajax's midfield not to shrink so far back, press back!
And his gesture is to remind the Ajax players to counterattack on the left and find Robben.

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Sometimes, the relationship between people is really strange.

In the dressing room of Ajax, many people like to say Ibrahimovic. When the Swede first arrived in Amsterdam, he was once so poor that he didn’t even have money for food and gas, so he was forced to run to Ye Qiu. He spent three months at his home, but this kid just likes to talk to the head coach.

But this is just an appearance. When it really came to a critical moment, Ibrahimovic was the first to stand up and support Ye Qiu, but if you want to talk about Ye Qiu with Ibrahimovic now, he must still have a lot of complaints and complaints. Complain, is it strange?
Robben seems to be very flamboyant on the court, but in private, he is not at all.

For the head coach Ye Qiu, he is not as loyal as Abidal, Lucio, Sneijder and van der Vaart, nor is he as complicated as Ibrahimovic. Simple and pure trust.

If we want to trace the origin of this trust, perhaps it should start from when Robben was still in Groningen, when Ye Qiu visited his home and took out the heavy technical evaluation report. Qiu knew and trusted him, and then when he arrived at Ajax, Ye Qiu entrusted him with important tasks as promised, everything was a matter of course.

Grateful, perhaps a little, but not to the point of being grateful.

Credibility is a kind of accumulated accumulation over a long period of time.

After every game, Robben will receive a game analysis report from the coaching staff, which includes his highlights and mistakes in the game, even for the national team games that are not within the scope of Ye Qiu's responsibility; Before each game, he will receive an opponent's analysis report, which collects all the information about the opponent in the next game, as well as some details and situations that Robben needs to pay attention to during the game.

Every week, Ye Qiu would find time to have one-on-one private communication with the players, but he never cared about or interfered with the players' private lives, even when Robben secretly ran back to Groningen for a secret meeting after the weekly league game. Ye Qiu never interfered with his little girlfriend.

"As long as you can do what I want you to do on the court and meet my requirements, I can ignore the rest, because I believe you can handle it yourself!"

This is what Ye Qiu said the most in the locker room when many people mentioned communicating with the head coach.

Other managers may just say that they like to interfere in everything with players, they like players to be like puppets, let them control, even if possible, they would like to get players to have sex with wives and girlfriends a few times a week, When to do it and how long to do it for a specific report.

Some people say that trust is based on mutual respect!

Robben believes in this statement. He may not be as loyal as Sneijder and others, and he may not take the initiative to stand up to support Ye Qiu at critical moments like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, but he will definitely complete it meticulously. The task assigned by Ye Qiu.

This is his professional ethics and also his trust in Ye Qiu.

And Ye Qiu almost never doubted Robben's strength, entrusting important tasks to Robben time and time again, and Robben never let him down, completing tasks time and time again.

He believes that this time is no exception!

Therefore, when Ye Qiu said that he would fight back from his side, Robben chose to believe it without hesitation. Then, every time when Puyol pressed, Robben always shifted to Puyol just right. In the gap between Bill and Frank de Boer, waiting for a pass from a teammate behind him.

This kind of waiting is aimless, you don't know if your teammates can pass the ball, you don't know when your teammates will be able to pass the ball, and maybe they will never pass the ball, because the head coach may adjust again soon The tactical play and the main direction of attack are gone, and all the efforts and waiting made before are in vain.

But Robben still repeated the same action again and again, and every time he tensed his nerves, he was fully prepared, because he didn't know when the ball would come, but he knew very well that before the ball came, He has to be ready.

It is trust that makes Robben run and sprint again and again on the court. Although he fails again and again, as long as he has another chance, he starts to run and sprint again.

Trusting the head coach is right, trusting teammates to understand their intentions, trusting teammates to pass the ball...

Not only Robben, but other players, players in every position are like this, such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic, when Robben moves, he also moves accordingly. This is a tacit understanding and a kind of trust.

Sometimes, players don't feel alone on the court, but as a part of a high-speed machine, and it is precisely this trust that makes the machine run high.

Therefore, when De Jong stabbed the ball to Kivu, and after the Romanian central defender got the ball, when Rivaldo, who was flying and pressing, made a long pass with a big foot, Robben was like a sharp arrow. Off the strings, quickly penetrated the entire defense of Barcelona.

At the same time, Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the center and van der Vaart on the right also pressed forward immediately, while Keita and Sneijder in the midfield rushed forward quickly. Counterattack system Launch the fastest and sharpest counterattack in the shortest time!

This simply cannot be done without mutual trust!
(End of this chapter)