[Football] I'm just a defender

Chapter 128 hapter 128

Real Madrid's footsteps have not stopped. After the Champions League away draw with Auxerre, Real Madrid ushered in their La Liga sixth-round opponent, Deportivo, at the Bernabeu.

Today's Deportivo team is no longer the super Deportivo team at the end of the last century that has been able to compete for the championship all year round. Although Mourinho's pre-match mobilization still stated that all members should not relax, everyone in Real Madrid is still not nervous.Of course, this situation does not require Fran to continue to hold the line in the locker room. After greeting Casillas, he was the first to leave the locker room.

On the way from the locker room to the player tunnel, Fran bumped into Valdano who was thinking in a daze at the same corner.When Valdano saw Fran approaching, he took out the cigarette in his hand, "Why do you insist on being different from others? When you come out of the locker room, the other side is closer." Fran guessed that he was waiting here. Who watched the game together, but could only smile helplessly and ask, "You seem to really like this position?"

Valdano has always felt that he can have a panoramic view of many situations in the outside world, but he knows that since everyone thinks that Fran only needs to play well, then he should just play well and not get too involved in other things. , "I was thinking about something in a daze just now, so don't worry about it, you kid."

In fact, since Mourinho came to Real Madrid, the outside world has been rumoring that there is definitely one person whose position will be threatened. This person is the director of Real Madrid's athletic department Valdano.As Raul's mentor and guide to many players, Valdano once had a very high say in Real Madrid, but as the players got old and Chairman Florentino came to power, Valdano has been looking for a new balance.

It's a pity that the new balance has not yet been found. Mourinho, who is also keen on taking power, came to Real Madrid, making Valdano's position even more precarious.Fran's agent, Carvajal, has had a very good relationship with Valdano for many years. He suggested that Valdano be more cautious, even if he was replaced in the power change, so what?That's only temporary.

After all, although Florentino seems to be full of confidence and Mourinho has greatly reformed the team building, who can guarantee that the Portuguese can stay in Real Madrid for a long time?

Fran didn't say a word, just stood beside Valdano without words. He didn't know what to say to comfort him, and he didn't think he should just pat his ass and leave.Fortunately, Zidane appeared in time, patted Fran on the shoulder and said, "Play well" and pushed him away. Fran walked a few steps and turned around to find Zidane standing beside Valdano. Know what to say.

When Florentino returned to Real Madrid in 09, Zidane returned to Real Madrid with him as a consultant to the chairman.Forlan got the news that before the season, Florentino hinted that Mourinho wanted Zidane to join the coaching staff of Real Madrid. At that time, Mourinho did not agree immediately, and then Zidane did not express his willingness. Mourinho That's when it's over.

But in fact, what Zidane said is still correct. For Fran, of course, the more important thing, or the only important thing, of course, is to play well.

Because of the delay in the middle, Fran, who was used to rushing to the player tunnel first as usual, left the locker room early, but was later than his teammates who took the so-called "normal road" by Valdano.Casillas was chatting with the on-duty referee. Seeing the smiling faces of the two, they seemed to have a good chat. Fran simply fell at the end of the team and couldn't join in the fun.

He has gradually gotten used to this position since he became the deputy team of Real Madrid. Being at the end of the team can give him the illusion that he can give his teammates a sense of security. Although he cannot tell others, his adrenaline has soared because of this solid sense of identity , so that he can quickly enter the game state.

It's so strange, the praise from the outside world, the title of the champion, and the praise of the best player fall on his head, which makes him feel as if he is floating in the air, but because of a position in the player tunnel, he will be more unstable than anyone else. Always understand why you need to be strong.

Who said that a defender is the least important and most overlooked part of a football team?If Real Madrid don't need such a defender, Francisco Alvarez makes them need it; if Real Madrid don't like such a defender, Francisco Alvarez makes them like it.

Against Deportivo, Real Madrid seemed to have a simple defense strategy from the beginning, an offside trap.But it is such a simple routine that every team will use. The defense led by Forlan played the so-called 'offside' on the Bernabéu stadium.

Unlike the embarrassing situation in which he showed his offside intention but was not taken seriously by his teammates, and was formed into an anti-offside goal, although there are four players in the defense line today, Ramos Marcelo and Carvalho, who has returned from injury, have not. People would suspect that the core position of the defense is Forlan, who is at the center back.

Although Carvalho seems to have not had enough time to reach a tacit understanding with this team, he has been able to cooperate well. After all, before he came to Real Madrid, he understood that even if Mourinho wanted to reuse himself, he had the opportunity to become Real Madrid. A member of the central defender, but he will definitely not be the core.The Swedes are in the limelight and have a bright future, why bother to compete with others to make them feel uncomfortable?

Marcelo and Ramos on both sides of the defenders often like to provide cooperation and support in the midfield. Those who fall behind their own team are Carvalho, who is used to playing as a sweeper, and Forlan, who is decisive in the midfield without worry. Two people.Forlan is the hottest top defender today, and Carvalho has been able to eat a lot of forwards by virtue of experience alone over the years. This pair of double guards showed a synergy that surprised even Mourinho. The offside trap, with a tacit cooperation, seems to be able to capture the opponent's intention signal in the brain, and it is easy and freehand, which sets off the single-arrow small forward Lassard, who is at the forefront of Deportivo Deportivo, even more immature.

As the game progressed, Carvalho felt that it was easier to partner with Fran. This was a very subtle feeling. He didn't seem to feel that he was cooperating with Fran on purpose, but he clearly understood that all this was due to Fran's efforts. scheduling.This unremarkable teammate from the outside is like a different person on the court. Looking at his clean but effective defense every time, you would think that he can detect any small difference in the opponent's frontcourt players. If there is a loophole, he will also think that he can see the next move of his defensive teammates.

When Carvalho first came to Real Madrid, he could comfort himself because he was a little older, but the truth reminded him bluntly that even in his peak period, he did not seem to be as relaxed and freehand as Forlan is now, let alone no one thinks that Forlan is now That's his peak.

When Fran and Carvalho retreated in tacit agreement again before Deportivo's front midfielder kicked the ball, the linesman watched the abrupt single arrow Lassad raised the flag again, and even Casillas looked at the opponent The striker's eyes were unconsciously filled with sympathy.It was not easy for the two to cooperate so well during training, but it happened that '4321' from Deportivo, who played 1, met.

"Poor kid." Carvalho muttered in a Portuguese voice when he saw the ball was returned to the Real Madrid midfielder.Fran happened to pass by, couldn't help but patted Carvalho's back with a smile, and echoed "poor kid".

In fact, the 25-year-old Lassad can no longer be called a child in real life or on an increasingly younger court, but he is indeed still inexperienced in the eyes of the 32-year-old Carvalho.At the same time, it didn't feel awkward for Fran to agree, after all, he is not bad in terms of qualifications on this court.

The coach of Deportivo understands that it is necessary to break this situation, replace the last striker and change the lineup from 4321 to 422. Naturally, there will be no 100% offside phenomenon if there are too many points in the frontcourt. As long as you can grasp it once Opportunity for anti-offside, as long as there is one...

Regardless of how easy it is to break through the control of the goalkeeper Casillas who is eager to show himself in front of Real Madrid's goal, seeing that Deportivo has changed its strategy and strengthened its own offense, what is Forlan's first reaction?Forlan's first reaction was that Deportivo would inevitably have a period of weak defense.

The offside was not so important for a while, scoring the goal was the key to everything, and now Fran rushed forward when the Deportivo midfielder advanced, and Carvalho fell behind without much instruction. The position is tacitly reversed.Rodriguez, who was holding the ball in Depor, panicked when he saw Forlan running towards him. God knows, when he crashed into the base camp, people thought he was too dense to defend. Counter grab.

Rodriguez advanced a bit deep, and before he had any reaction to transferring the football, Fran had already appeared in front of him. The motion of probing the ball made Rodriguez subconsciously recover the ball under his feet, but Fran's probing The action was immediately changed to a hook, and the football obediently left Rodriguez's control, making the unsuccessful action a beautiful fake action instead.

Fran, who flicked the football to his feet, glanced at the sideline where the opponent was concentrating on defense, and knew that this was a rapid advance against Real Madrid's side.Thinking of this, Forlan directly rolled the ball to Ozil who ran out of the gap. This roommate who doesn't like to fight physically with opponent players faced Deportivo's midfield press, and made a lightly move. After picking the ball, he passed in front of the opponent's midfielder who turned slowly, and made a precise through ball into the penalty area.Higuain, who appeared in the penalty area, did not stop the ball, and directly swung the football into the goal with his left foot facing the direction of the football.

Ozil, who received an assist, was very happy, and ran directly to Forlan, who rarely appeared in the midfield, stretching out his arms and begging for a hug. One hand didn't mind that he was sweating profusely and performed a head-touch kill.

The commentator was a little speechless about this goal. Deportivo had just made a change but instead allowed the opponent to score a goal. This seemed like a slap in the face.What's more, from Forlan's interception, Ozil's passing and through, and Higuain's shooting, their simple but not ordinary series of cooperation seems to reveal a sense of ease.

People are always amazed at the fairy ball scoring, but they should not underestimate the simple cooperation, just like this ball, whether it is Forlan's hook from the side, Ozil's pick or Higuain's direct shot, Each movement is unusual in isolation, but they are so ordinary together.

Most people are still willing to believe that this is just a sudden flash of genius.

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Real Madrid finally won a 6-0 victory at home. After Higuain's goal, it seemed that the frontcourt had started the massacre mode.Lassard, who was still trying to score more than 80 minutes into the game, made Fran a little bit unbearable, but Casillas still refused his shot even after Carvalho was slightly weak.

When they returned to the locker room, everyone learned the news. They tied Real Madrid's record of conceding only one goal in the first six rounds of the 9798 season. They even surpassed Barcelona, ​​which had the same 5 wins and 1 tie, as the current team with a goal difference after this game. top of La Liga.Iker Casillas and the others went in to take a shower. Fran took a picture of Ronaldo, who had scored twice, with his mobile phone. At this time, the door of the locker room was knocked. No one, and I haven't heard that any outsiders will come.

"Hey Zidan, long time no see!" Fran who opened the door saw Zidane in a suit and leather shoes before he could change out of his sweaty jersey.Zidane was amused to hear him say, "I thought I just saw you before the game?"

"But I didn't hear you greet me seriously." Fran made a face, and closed the locker room door behind his back.Hearing him take the initiative to mention the meeting with Valdano just now, Zidane straightened his collar unnaturally, and said in a low voice, "Someone probably told you, but it seems that I will repeat it today, the water is too muddy , don't get stuck in the circle of power. You'll be exhausted and unable to back off at the end..."

Zidane does have the right to speak in these words. He has a good relationship with Florentino, which is a well-known truth.But looking into why Zidane chose to hang up his boots at Real Madrid when his career was not at a low point, no one except a few parties can explain clearly.

Before he finished speaking, Fran looked at Zidane with a strange expression, "Isn't Valdano waiting for you?" He spread his hands in confusion, "But it's not me that Valdano was waiting for! "

The Frenchman was stunned for a moment, apparently not expecting this kind of story to unfold, and for a moment he looked embarrassed because of his unnecessary instructions just now, but thinking about it, who would want to drag him in, because the current water is not muddy enough ?

"I want to be a vice team like Jose." Fran said this seemingly abruptly, and Zidane could understand it, but he thought it was unlikely, "Come on, I'm afraid it's very possible, you I'm going to be as tired as Raul... Igor is so relieved of you."

"Don't worry about me?" Fran seemed to be asking Zidane and himself, but they all knew that Casillas was relieved that Fran would not get into trouble with him no matter what.

"Don't worry about it too much. Igor will naturally do a lot of things you don't worry about doing. You just need to continue to play well. If you occasionally cause trouble off the field, let Igor take care of it. Don't worry about the chairman and the fans. We are too active, and it is enough to always stand by his side." Zidane counted each item in detail, but the more he talked, the more he laughed.

Fran gave him a big roll of the eyes, "To be reasonable, don't you think that this request is actually quite high?"

The author has something to say: I suddenly found out that Frandu is 29.

God, why do I think he should still be a 25-year-old baby 2333?

The word count of this article... I seem to be out of control.

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Spoiler: When Fran retired

(Seven)

The Premier League has come to an end, and there is a transfer offer from the Championship team lying on the desk of the head of Manchester United.To be honest, this price is very cost-effective for a veteran who joined with zero transfers and is about to 37...

But it would be nice if the offer wasn't Francisco Alvarez.

This shit is not our player!This is our teaching assistant!Our teaching assistants!The news of Newcastle's relegation to the English Championship is not so uninformed, is it?

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A few days later, Manchester United assistant coach Forlan won a Europa League without participating in a Europa League game.

Fran thought to himself, I always feel that I have won such a Europa League at the beginning of my coaching career, which is a bit of a failure.

Florentino, who followed the game, felt that his famous man was so unpredictable and unconventional, and he always felt that no matter how big his brain was, he couldn't keep up with his rhythm.

"Did Fran pass the B-level certificate? Shouldn't you prepare the materials and apply for the A-level?"

Seeing the chairman's words, the staff below just feel tired. Even if our family must find a relationship for Frankau's coaching certificate, it's not easy to pass the A-level exam in the first year after retiring. Chairman, chairman, calm down!

However, Buddha is not prepared at all at this moment. The so-called unpredictability and unconventional path means that in the future, someone will take the professional coaching certificate successfully passed the exam with the help of Real Madrid in a short period of time to help the lonely Barcelona stop the Real Madrid. madrid.

After all, Buddha's brains are not as big as Frank's.

[Fran: If you dump this shit on me, I won't recite it]