Chapter 466 Carlo’s Tactical Experiment (1)

The match against Villarreal ended with a score of 1:5.

At the end of the game, Wang Li scored another goal, which means that in this game, he achieved three assists and two shots. This data looks extremely gorgeous, which made him surpass Robinho who performed a hat trick and became the best player of the game.

Before the game, the media said it was a contest of skills, and Zidane and Riquelme did have a contest of skills, but Wang Li and Riquelme? -- From the looks of the game, the two were not comparable at all.

Riquelme had been trying to use his skills and overall perspective to create scoring opportunities for the team, but since the second half, he had been intercepted by Wang Li. The forced steals and speed breakthroughs left Riquelme with no room to play.

Riquelme is totally defeated!!

However, reporters after the game seemed somewhat dissatisfied, as they felt that Wang Li did not demonstrate his skills as a master dancer.

"It's nothing. I think the best way to play is the one that leads to victory. It doesn't matter if it's technical or not. You said I played English football, but I won, which proves that my English football is better than the technical South American football."

In an interview with the media, Wang Li said: "We are playing a professional football game, not a clown show on the stage. We will play in any way that can win. There is nothing to say about it."

"Oh? You're saying my skills aren't as good as Riquelme's?"

"I don't know what's in your heads, you Villarreal journalists, okay! I'm not as good as him. I scored two goals and assisted three times. My skills are poor, but I won!! You can say whatever you want."

Real Madrid swept Villarreal 5-0 and achieved five consecutive league victories. This fantastic result around Christmas shocked many media. Five consecutive wins are not scary. What is more scary is the performance of Real Madrid's super striker Wang Li.

Scored 11 goals and assisted five times in four league games, this data is really shocking! !

Villarreal is not a super strong team, but there is a star player in this team whose strength is recognized by fans all over the world, and that is Riquelme. Therefore, before the game, the media brought up Riquelme and Wang Li for comparison in order to appease the fans and suppress the momentum of Real Madrid.

But throughout the game, Riquelme only tied with Zidane, and Carlo's decision to replace Zidane puzzled all the fans at the time. However, after Zidane left the field, Real Madrid's performance almost changed drastically, and the subsequent four goals proved that this approach was undoubtedly correct.

The fans did not see any technical competition, which was completely different from what was said before the game. When Wang Li retreated, Villarreal became completely vulnerable. Robinho, a young player who had performed well in Real Madrid, scored three goals in a row, which made the Madrid fans excited - the team's new stars come one after another, this is not only the team's present, but also the future!

Robinho + Allen Wang!

21 years old + 19 years old!

The Royal Sports newspaper directly praised this striker combination as the strongest of the season. The fact that they are only 40 years old together makes all Real Madrid fans excited. They said, "Real Madrid's striker has no worries for the next ten years." "We have the strongest striker in the world. Brazilian kid Robinho is undoubtedly the best striker in Brazil in recent years. He already has the strength of Ronaldo in his prime. Although he lacks experience occasionally, he is only 21 years old and has already won a starting position in Real Madrid."

"There is no doubt about the strength of superstar Allen Wang. Even though he played as a midfielder in this game and was in a much deeper position, he still scored two goals. Don't forget that he also had three assists. Overall, his performance in this game was better than his hat tricks in previous games!"

"We believe that the partnership of these two young players can lead the Real Madrid front line for at least ten years!!"

Real Madrid's number one fan, Marca, talked about the overall aging problem of Real Madrid. In recent years, Real Madrid has introduced superstars, all of whom have entered the later stages of their careers. Superstars such as Zidane, Ronaldo, Raul and even Beckham are in declining form due to their age. In this situation, many opposing media have put forward the theory of "the fall of the Galacticos". They emphasize that Real Madrid is on the verge of extinction, and these superstars have a great reputation, but are actually no longer fit to be used.

But in this game, whether it is the dazzling Wang Li, Robinho, or Baptista, Ramos and others, these stars are not very old, but they are the most dazzling stars on the court.

"Marca" believes that this season is a very important season for Real Madrid. The team has completed a blood transfusion-like transformation. These young players have demonstrated their strength one after another. A new generation of Real Madrid stars has slowly replaced the status of veterans. The 'Galacticos' will continue to move forward steadily.

They praised Carlo highly. Marca said: "Before, no one was optimistic about this interim head coach, but since Carlo took over the Real Madrid coaching position, the team has maintained a perfect record. Now many people are speculating who will become the head coach of Real Madrid, and even bookmakers have opened odds for this. Although Carlo has limited qualifications, his achievements since he took office are unquestionable. I think as long as Real Madrid can continue to maintain this record, then Carlo may become the second Benítez. No, he is better than Benítez."

As for Carlo's substitution in this game, Marca appreciated it very much. "We don't deny Zidane's personal ability, but judging from Real Madrid's performance after Zidane was substituted, Carlo's substitution was undoubtedly correct. It can also be seen from this that he has extraordinary courage. I think there are few unknown coaches who dare to replace a world-class star who performs well in the game, but Carlo did it, and he succeeded. It can also be seen from this that he has the qualifications and talents to become a world-class coach."

At this time, Carlo, who was highly praised by many media, was studying the team's tactics in the office. He stayed in the office for half a day without leaving the door. It seemed that he also had the "qualifications" to become Mourinho.

Rather than saying that Carlo is studying the team's tactics, it would be more accurate to say that he is studying how to use Wang Li.

Before, he had never thought about this problem. In his opinion, Wang Li is one of the world's top superstars, so it would definitely be okay for him to play as a forward or right midfielder, because he is a standard forward.

But after four league games, Carlo found that this view was wrong.

The world's most valuable player also has a flaw, which is that his positioning awareness cannot keep up with the pace of La Liga.

Perhaps the outside media failed to see this, but as the team's head coach, Carlo discovered it after carefully analyzing the game.

This is also the reason why Wang Li, as a striker, seldom received the pass when Zidane came on the pitch in the last game. This may also be because he is not used to the team's style of play. After all, coming from the Premier League to La Liga, he will definitely not be able to adapt to the style.

And when he retreated, the opponent's defense was not dense near the midfield, so he could play with ease.

But it would be a waste for such a superstar to play in the midfield. After all, most of his abilities are in the frontcourt, in shooting rather than passing, let alone organizing attacks.

Carlo hesitated.

How to use Wang Li to the greatest effect became a difficult problem facing Carlo.

At this time, he had to watch Chelsea's game video. After a period of analysis, he found that in Chelsea's game, the running positions of other players all revolved around Wang Li. In this way, no matter where Wang Li was, the team's offense was centered on him. Such an offense was obviously built for Wang Li alone. As long as he performed well, the entire Chelsea would perform well, but once Wang Li performed poorly, the entire team would be seriously affected.

"Can Real Madrid do this?"

Thinking of this problem, Carlo shook his head directly. At least as a temporary head coach, he did not have such a great influence to control the will of other players. What's more, he did not dare to make a decision on his own to let Wang Li play such an important role, because he could not guarantee that this black-haired boy would perform well in every game.

"Does a 200 million euro man still need training?"

Thinking about Wang Li's recent performance, Carlo was very satisfied, but he was also very concerned about his positioning awareness.

"We can only let him adapt to the team slowly."

Carlo is very happy with the league results. He is also happy that the team has introduced two new players. These two new players have arrived at the club today, which is a good supplement to the team.

Among them, one is Cassano from Rome, Italy. Cassano is 23 years old and is a striker. Many Italian media call him the rising star of Italy. However, perhaps there are more negative reports about Cassano than positive ones. This kid is a famous bad boy in Italy. When he was in the Roma team, he had conflicts with many teammates. It is said that when he left, he even fell out with everyone in the team.

This bad boy is an absolute pain in the ass.

The other is Cicinho from Sao Paulo, Brazil, a right back. Real Madrid spent 8 million euros to bring him from Brazil to Spain.

For Carlo, he doesn't care about Cassano. Real Madrid's forward line is never short of offensive players. Whether it is Wang Li, Robinho, Ronaldo, Raul, Guti and other players, they can all start. Cassano is just a supplement to the forward line. La Liga will enter a period of intensive schedule. Perhaps during this period, this bad boy will be of some use.

As for his personality problem, Carlo felt that he should talk to him. After all, the Real Madrid locker room had just become somewhat harmonious, and if this kid destroyed it, it would be more trouble than gain.

Cicinho is the one Carlo is most concerned about. Real Madrid has always lacked players at the back. Carlo is not very satisfied with the defense, whether it is the main players or the substitutes. The arrival of Cicinho at least brings a strong supplement to the seriously short-handed right-back. Even if he can't play as a main player, he still can't escape the position of the first substitute.

What Carlo didn't know was that at this time, Real Madrid players were welcoming Cassano's joining. The team's attitude towards the joining of this bad boy was quite good, and Cassano was also very tactful and low-key.

Yes, low-key.

However, Wang Li was very troubled because this kid kept chasing him and asking him to teach him Chinese Kung Fu.

"If I could learn Chinese Kung Fu, who would I be afraid of on the court in the future?" That's what Cassano thought.

Originally, the main reason for him to come to Real Madrid was that he couldn't make it in Rome. He also had conflicts with captain Totti, and his relationship with head coach Capello was not very good. But after coming here, he heard from a few words that Wang Li knew Chinese Kung Fu, which made Cassano very yearning.

There has always been a violent gene in Cassano's body. What he wants to do most is not to score a lot of goals on the court, but to knock down a group of opposing players by himself on the court.

"That would be wonderful," Cassano thought.

That night, he watched again Wang Li's solo "fighting performance" in last season's European Champions League final. In just three seconds, the black-haired boy knocked down seven Liverpool players.

"Oh my God, this is so cool." Cassano was excited.

So, starting from the next day, this Italian bad boy has been following Wang Li on the training ground. He almost became Wang Li's little follower, even more diligent than Baptista and Robinho.

In this way, he has no time to "harm" other teammates, which makes it seem that nothing has happened after he came to Real Madrid, and other players in Real Madrid don't know him very well. There are some exchanges between the two sides, but they are all on a friendly level.

In fact, Cassano is by no means a fool. He came to Real Madrid with a fee of 5.5 million euros, but he was only a substitute for Real Madrid. Sometimes he couldn't even make the big roster. After coming here, it was definitely not a wise choice to have conflicts with teammates.

Following a 'super boss' is the wisest choice.

After arriving at the team, he discovered that the most prestigious person here was not Ronaldo or Zidane, but the 200 million euro man who was very popular this summer. Undoubtedly, if he could establish a good relationship with Wang Li, then his fate in Real Madrid would at least not be as miserable as in Roma.

Cassano is very confident in his skills, and even the Italian media cannot deny his strength. He knows that there is a problem with his personality, so he is trying his best to correct it.

Perhaps, his new life at Real Madrid can allow him to grow to a higher level?

Cassano thought so, so in this friendly harmony, he got a chance in the next game.

In January, the knockout stage of the Spanish King's Cup involving La Liga teams officially kicked off, and Real Madrid's first opponent was Athletic Bilbao from La Liga.

The club is located in Bilbao, Biscay Province, Basque Country in northern Spain. It was founded in 1898 and is the second oldest football club in Spain.

It is worth mentioning that Athletic Bilbao is a founding member of the Spanish Football League and has never been relegated since 1928.

Since entering the 21st century, the team's situation has not been very good. With the influx of a large number of foreign players, Athletic Bilbao, which only uses local stars, has become increasingly difficult. In recent years, it has been struggling to avoid relegation.

However, the King's Cup is a must-win competition for Athletic Bilbao every year.

For the top teams, the Spanish King's Cup is just a waste of time, but this tournament has some meaning for Athletic Bilbao. After the King's Cup was held in 1902, Athletic Bilbao won three championships in a row, and the first King's Cup was also permanently won by Athletic Bilbao.

So far, the team has won 24 Copa del Rey titles, which is a really impressive statistic.

But unfortunately, they met Real Madrid this time.

Be it results, lineup or recent performance, Athletic Bilbao has almost nothing to show for itself. However, the opponent's head coach Clement still holds the idea that "Real Madrid does not take the King's Cup seriously" and is waiting for Real Madrid's visit at the San Mamés Stadium.

Clement's idea was correct. Not only the club's top management did not take the King's Cup seriously, but Carlo did too. This tournament was completely useless in Spain, far from the English Football Cup, and was only equivalent to the English League Cup.

Real Madrid is now lagging behind Barcelona in the league and they still have the Champions League to play. From Real Madrid's perspective, they don't have enough energy to waste on such a useless game.

Carlo treated this game as a training exercise, or rather, as a way to find the most suitable position for this black-haired boy.

In the game, Wang Li was arranged by Carlo as the center forward. He arranged a 451 formation. Wang Li was the only one at the front of the team. The five midfielders were Gravesen, Zidane, Guti, Baptista and Robinho.

This formation surprised Real Madrid fans, because Real Madrid seldom plays a formation with only one striker, and the 451 style of play is really rare. However, they did not care too much about it. After all, it is called 451, but in the game, only the five midfielders are slightly moved forward, so Real Madrid becomes 442 again.

But this was not the case in this game. Carlo told the players before the game that if there was a chance during the game, they should pass the ball into the penalty area, and Wang Li's task was to receive the ball and shoot. This was a standard English center forward's style of play, and Wang Li had no objection to this.

In fact, the task was too easy for him.

With the support of the head coach, the five midfielders all followed the instructions and passed the ball towards the penalty area whenever they had the chance during the game. In this way, Wang Li's chances increased greatly. However, the team was missing Beckham, and the passing level of many players really needed to be improved. Few Real Madrid players could make accurate long passes, and they were better at short passes, which was caused by the league style of La Liga.

So, this kind of nonsensical passing lasted for 5 minutes, and the players automatically returned to their original style of play: using short passes to penetrate and look for scoring opportunities. Of course, if there is a chance, they still have to pass the ball to Wang Li.

In short, Wang Li alone served as the team's single arrow

(To be continued)