Red Rebels

69o He who wins the game wins the world

After sending away the players, the UEFA Cup final soon came.

This UEFA Cup final was held at the City Stadium in Manchester, England. For Manchester City, this is tantamount to a home game, but Arsenal is also very familiar with this stadium.

Due to the close distance, Xiao Yu and club officials went to watch the game. Manchester City, playing at home, narrowly defeated Arsenal and won the first heavyweight trophy since Louis van Gaal took charge.

Although it is only a UEFA Cup, in fact, the weight of this UEFA Cup is not light at all, because along the way, almost all the strong teams eliminated, including the Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich, so this UEFA Cup is very important.

The FA Cup that was held later was held in Japan, so Xiao Yu did not rush there in the end, but he went to Moscow, Russia, to watch the Champions League final, along with Eva Snow and Chopin. , their family of three also specially arrived in Moscow a few days in advance to visit this majestic city.

The final was played between two Manchester teams, Manchester United and Droysden, and was known as the Manchester Derby. This also made Manchester, an industrial city, once again famous around the world, because this city has monopolized it for two consecutive seasons. qualified for the Champions League final.

Both Ferguson and Pellegrini had a deep understanding of each other and made targeted arrangements. After all, this was a final and no one was willing to take risks easily.

Pellegrini was uncharacteristically active in the game. Although he deployed three defensive midfielders, he frequently looked for opportunities from the beginning. In the 6th minute, Ashley Young found an opportunity on the wing. , passed to the road, Dzeko headed the ball across, and Fran poked the ball into the goal guarded by Van der Sar like a ghost.

Droyden unexpectedly took the lead

After that, Manchester United and Droysden exchanged offense and defense. The two teams were very familiar with each other and no one could play new tricks.

Mascherano's performance in this game was very eye-catching. His interceptions and steals on the road ensured the depth of Droylsden's defense. Manchester United could hardly get anything from Mascherano's defense. Any chance, after several years of training, Captain Blood is now a powerful defensive midfielder who is second to none.

In order to retain Mascherano, David Pace also made great efforts. He offered Mascherano a contract worth 6.5 million euros. This contract broke Deroy's reputation. Stern's previous record exceeded that of Fran, who also expressed his willingness to stay at Butcher's Knife Stadium.

"Pellegrini and I work very well together.

He knows how to use me and bring out my strengths. I am willing to stay here, and I am also eager to help Droylsden win a trophy in the Champions League."

The contract extension before the final obviously greatly encouraged the players of Droysden, making them play very actively in the game.

After Otamendi switched to the right wing, he eliminated the shortcomings of his height when playing as a defender. He was hailed as the new Zanetti and was very active. However, in this game, he directly faced the best player in the world. Robinho, one of the left wingers, and even Rooney and Diego were frequently looking for opportunities on the right, and Otamendi was a little exhausted.

In the 78th minute of the second half, Droylsden's impregnable defense showed a crack. Robinho and Diego cooperated skillfully on the left. Diego shot a powerful shot in the penalty area, and Joe Hart He reacted, but let go. Rooney stepped in from the back row and made up the shot in time to regain the score:

This conceded goal also sent the game into overtime.

After that, both Pellegrini and Ferguson made adjustments and substitutions, but the final score remained: it remained until the end of the game, and no one was able to score the opponent's goal again.

Afterwards, there was a brutal penalty shootout. Manchester United was so old. Ferguson focused on arranging Rooney at the end. Ashley Young and Dzeko, who Pellegrini had always trusted, were under pressure from penalty kicks, causing their penalty kicks to either miss or miss. Saved by Van der Sar.

In the end, Manchester United defeated Droylsden with difficulty in a penalty shootout.

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"Don't be sad, David." Xiao Yu could only comfort David Pace with regret in the box.

This young man, who was still wearing the Droylsden fan uniform, looked depressed and obviously felt very sorry for Droylsden's last-gasp loss to Manchester United.

But Xiao Yu feels that we should look at it the other way around. Apart from Forlan and Mascherono, Droysden's players have no other big names, but they can occupy the top four in the UK and reach the Champions League. From this point on From one point of view, Pellegrini is undoubtedly the top priority of this team.

"Keep Pellegrini, keep Forlan, keep Mascherano, Droylsden will only get stronger and stronger."

David Pace smiled bitterly, "You won't understand, Xiao Yu, your Red Rebels have reached three finals and won three championships, with a 100% winning rate, but this is the first time in history that we have reached the Champions League. But losing to Manchester United at the last minute, this feeling is very depressing."

Xiao Yu can also understand this feeling, but he still feels that at this moment, retaining the players and head coach is the most important thing. After all, Droylsden will continue to compete in the Champions League next season.

In the past few seasons, Droylsden's business has been good, with good results, and its business development ability is considered to be above average in the UK. This makes Droylsden's finances and operations always very healthy, and they are a member of the UK. One of the teams that has done the most localization, and currently has several British players in the team.

Ashley Young, Lennon, Mike Dawson, Milner, Leighton Barnes, and Droysden contributed 5 international players to Capello's England team in the European Cup, which is far more than Red Rebels.

The Red Rebels have only two international players in this Capello national team, namely Curtis and Terry, and it is still unknown whether these two players can play in the game.

Perhaps due to the grievances caused by the original contest between the Red Rebels and Jutus, Capello is very prejudiced against Red Rebel players. It can even be said that he does not like Red Rebel players, so including Michael Johnson Players such as , Ismail and Walcott were all eliminated from this European Cup lineup.

The outside world is very skeptical about Capello's selection criteria. After all, everyone can see the strength of the Red Rebels. However, in the previous warm-up games, England's performance has never been convincing, and this time it is with the Red Rebels. Germany, Croatia and host Austria are in the same group, and the situation is not optimistic.

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After the Champions League final, Xiao Yu's family of three went to Austria. After spending a few days in this wonderful country, they stopped by Venice, Italy, where they stayed for three days, and then went to Switzerland to participate in oo8 Europe. Cup opening ceremony.

Since this opening ceremony is between Switzerland and the Czech Republic, as the captain of the Czech Republic, Petr Cech will represent the Czech Republic in the game. Xiao Yu's family naturally became Czech fans in the stands, applauding and cheering for the Czech Republic wholeheartedly.

Cech performed well in this game, defusing Switzerland's attacks many times, helping the Czech Republic finally defeat Switzerland and get a good start in the European Cup.

After the game, Xiao Yu went to meet Cech and personally congratulated the top goalkeeper who had successfully won the title of Czech Footballer of the Year. After all, after winning Switzerland, the Czech Republic had a high chance of qualifying for the group stage.

Then Xiao Yu's family of three went to watch Portugal's victory over Turkey. However, judging from the scene, the two biggest stars in the Portuguese lineup, Ronaldinho and Quaresma, failed to show their best strength, especially It was Quaresma, whose performance was sluggish throughout the game, while Ronaldinho was lackluster except for one assist.

After all, after a busy season, the European Cup was immediately ushered in. Even though Ronaldinho was in excellent physical condition, he still failed to maintain a high level of performance. Moreover, his teammates in the national team were not as strong as his teammates in the Red Rebels. His performance was naturally greatly reduced, but there is no doubt that Ronaldinho is still the most dazzling star in the European Cup.

After watching this game, Xiao Yu returned to Austria to watch the game between Germany and England the next day.

These two teams are old enemies, and this is the first heavyweight showdown of this year.

Capello deployed 44 tactics in this game. The goalkeeper is David James. The defense line from left to right is Ashley Cole, Ferdinand, Mike Dawson and Glen Johnson, two forwards. They are Lampard and Barry, the right midfielder is Gerrard, the left midfielder is Joe Cole, and the double forwards are Rooney and Defoe.

After Beckham left the national team, Capello handed the captain's armband of the national team to Gerrard, apparently to take advantage of the influence of Liverpool's team spirit and control the England dressing room.

But just as some media were worried before the game, the combination of Lampard and Barry was too weak. Who is the core of Gerrard and Lampard? The unclear division of labor resurfaced, while Frings, Ballack, The tactics of the German tanks led by Bastian Schweinsteiger are very clear.

As Mourinho said before when giving a lecture at the Red Rebel coach training class, football now emphasizes the field more than ever. Although there are various tactics such as 45, 4, 4, and 4, in fact, to put it bluntly, they are all on the field. Emphasis on how to control the situation, and whoever wins the situation will win the world

Theoretically, with Barry in Capello's team, Lampard can play more freely, but the Blues' iron man and Gerrard seem to have no call at all and can hardly pose a threat in the frontcourt. The two play together. The effect is almost negative.

This allowed the German tanks to easily control England's field, and Podolski scored a goal in the 0th minute. After that, England still did not make adjustments. In the 7th minute of the second half, Podolski scored again. city.

In this way, England regretted losing to the German team in the 2008 European Cup.

After this game, almost all the English media began to question Capello's employment and tactics. In fact, almost since Capello took office, he stubbornly used the 44 tactic and abandoned the Red Rebel players. The tactics have been greatly questioned, and this game once again proved it.

England, which lost players from the Red Rebels, once again fell into the chaos it had been before.

"There are early signs of this situation. The English football community has reached a consensus for more than a year, that is, if you want to integrate the England national team, you must have a strong core like Beckham. Beckham, Michael Johnson is the best in this category, even Barry and Carrick have this ability."

"Abandoning the Red Rebel players is not important, nor is it the real key. The real problem is that Capello stubbornly wants to use his ideas to put his personal stamp on the England national team, but we have seen that as time passes, After more than half a year, he has never succeeded. In fact, what we see is still an England with no rules at all."

"This reminds me of the England national team in 2004. It was as chaotic at that time as it is now. Beckham announced his departure from the national team. We all know the subsequent results. The national team had to invite Beckham back. The effect was obvious. , England has won many battles, this ironclad fact tells us that England does not lack stars, does not lack fighting spirit, lacks nothing, but lacks a core player who can control the rhythm."

"Capello appointed Barry and pulled Gerrard to the right. This was a very wise choice, but he ignored one point. Barry is not Beckham. Even if Capello tried every means to establish Barry's prestige, We saw that Barry was unable to be reused, made many passing errors, and was almost unable to organize a threatening offense."

"Strength always speaks for itself on the pitch. Barry's performance was poor. Gerrard and Lampard began not to buy it. They both began to want to rely on themselves. As a result, we saw an England national team that was scattered and fighting on its own. , even we have to think thankfully: o We are already lucky. Fortunately, David James did not perform a thrilling game in this game, otherwise, he would probably lose more goals."

In the face of media doubts, Capello still insisted on his own ideas. His stubbornness made him a world-famous coach, but don't forget one thing. He had only achieved results in the club before, but coaching the national team and coaching the club are Two completely different concepts.

The most obvious difference is that if the club's staffing is weak at left back, Capello can ask the club to bring in the left back he admires in the transfer market, but this is not possible in the national team. There is no transfer here. , can only rely on tactics to make up for this lack.

Moreover, the national team only plays a few games a year. They train in a hurry, play one or two games, and then disperse. This is completely different from the club, and it can also be said to be more difficult.

Judging from the current situation, Capello has undoubtedly not come out of this change, because in the second round, England played the host Austria, Capello was still stubborn and England was still sinking.