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617 The Jedi Counterattack

Many fans like to watch goal battles and want to see the teams they support kill their opponents, but in most games, football scores pitifully fewer goals because football is not basketball.

Usually, the big victory and bloodbath of football are generally based on two extreme gaps. One side plays beyond its level and uses its strength and characteristics to the fullest, while the other side plays at the lowest level, struggling and chaotic, giving people the feeling that they will make mistakes every time they get the ball.

This situation may not be just the mentality of both players, but more of the tactics of both sides.

Everyone knows that humans are social animals, and a person's power is limited, but when everyone gets together, the power they can exert is immeasurable, and everyone's mentality will be affected by the surrounding environment and people.

Therefore, fans who often watch football will find that the same player may generally perform in the middle and lower-level teams, but once they arrive at the giant team, they suddenly show world-class top strength. Is this because he suddenly made progress?

It is obvious that it is not. It is stimulated by the surrounding environment and teammates, allowing him to exert his strength that he had not been able to display in mid- and lower-level teams before.

The same is true in a football game. At first, many people may have played with the mentality of following the trend. However, as the game becomes smoother and smoother, as teammates perform better and better, gradually, these players will also integrate into the team, showing their strength to surprise and perform beyond their level.

On the contrary, some players start with a very positive attitude to play, but they encounter walls everywhere, are restricted everywhere, and lack help from their teammates. Gradually, their mentality will become discouraged and negative, and when more and more people become negative, the team will also follow the negative and perform poorly.

Just like in this game between Real Madrid and Roma, Real Madrid is performing at a super level, and Roma is performing at a low level, and the watershed is actually destined from the moment both sides enter the stadium.

When Raul scored his third goal, strictly speaking, the game was already out of suspense.

With a 4:2 lead and having to score 3 goals to eliminate Real Madrid, no one will have hope for Roma anymore. Even Roma players can't believe this, but they must give themselves a reason to support themselves.

In the 38th minute, David Silva cooperated with Marcelo from the left. After the latter made a cross from the bottom, Raul headed the ball to the back point, and Mata inserted a shovel and scored, 4:0!

Just 5 minutes later, Raul got the ball in the middle and passed it straight to the left. David Silva got rid of Cassetti and inserted into the penalty area. Facing the goalkeeper Doni who was attacking, he shot far away. The ball passed over Doni's head, rubbed under the crossbar, and fell straight to the net on the goal.

After the 45 minutes of the first half, Real Madrid temporarily led Roma with a big score of 5:0, and steadily won the right to advance to the round of 16 knockout round with a total score of 6:2.

The entire 45-minute excitement made Real Madrid fans in the stands of the Bernabeu so excited that they could hardly find the direction. If they were facing a weak team, they had nothing to say, but they were facing the Serie A powerhouse Roma, and they were playing the most cruel knockout match in the European Champions League, which would be completely different!

But one thing is strange that neither coach of both sides did substitutions during the halftime break, and it is understandable that Yang Cheng did not substitution, but it is a bit confusing to do not substitution.

However, at the beginning of the second half, Roma still began to retract his defense. This curbed Real Madrid's offense, but when the game reached the 67th minute, Marcelo inserted and went to the left side of the penalty area, while Mata dribbled the ball from the right and cut in and hit it across. The ball was passed to Marcelo's feet.

I saw the Brazilian sideback facing the ball, swinging his left foot, and making a kick that was not inferior to Robert Carlos' long shot from outside the penalty area. The ball drew an arc and went straight into the lower right corner of the goal. Although Doni made a save, he still!

After Marcelo scored, he jumped Samba on the sidelines with excitement, which made Real Madrid fans who were already excited by the successive goals in the stands cheered wildly.

This shot from the Brazilian left-back made people involuntarily think of Robert Carlos, and his forward attack in this game was also very threatening, which made people see his potential in this regard.

In the 76th and 81st minutes, Real Madrid won another game with Aguero and David Silva, respectively, helping Real Madrid beat Roma 8:0 and reversed Roma with a total score of 9:2 to advance to the Champions League quarterfinals!

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When the referee Michel blew the whistle at the end of the game, Yang Cheng breathed a lot of relief, turned to face Benitez and Paul Bayer, smiled and waved his right fist to celebrate with these two best partners and assistants.

Then he walked towards Tim Hank, Monitz, Mullensteen and others, celebrating with them one by one, and finally it was the players on the bench.

After celebrating on the sidelines, Yang Cheng saw the players on the court coming one by one, and he met them, hugged them one by one, whispered in their ears, congratulating them on such a victory.

8:0, this is the most dazzling victory that Yang Cheng has ever achieved since taking over Real Madrid!

"Don't doubt yourself, boys!" After hugging the last Cannavaro, Yang Cheng turned around and happened to stand among the players, "We killed Rome 8:0. Note that it's Rome!"

Yang Cheng's smug shouting immediately made the Real Madrid players around him excited and cheered.

"Look at the scoreboard, boys!" Yang Cheng pointed to the scoreboard at the Bernabeu Stadium, and the shocking 8:0 was fixed. "If you still have no confidence in yourself, then think about this game and why you killed Rome."

Yang Cheng looked very excited. He has indeed been under tremendous pressure recently. This game itself was a gamble, but it has achieved miraculous results. Roma made a series of fatal mistakes at the Bernabeu Stadium, causing them to suffer a rare away defeat.

No one will pity his enemies, let alone Real Madrid's lack of protection now!

"This won't be the best game I'll coach Real Madrid, guys!" Yang Cheng said with a smile. "I hope the best game will appear three days later at the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona. This game is just a warm-up for us, and that game is the highlight, right?"

"Yes!" At this moment, no player had any objections, and they all shouted in unison.

"Remember my words and let our ** expand a little more. It's best..." Yang Cheng smiled, "...it's better to make you all believe that you can reverse Barcelona and win the championship!"

After saying that, Yang Cheng turned around and left. The Real Madrid players were left at the Bernabeu Stadium, accepting the cheers and cheers of the fans. At this moment, they became the heroes in the minds of all Real Madrid fans. But everyone knew that this was only temporary.

To be honest, even now, Yang Cheng doesn't feel that his team has the opportunity to make a difference in the Champions League. The reason for the victory in the second leg against Roma is a certain accidental element, but the Champions League and the league are different, and the schedule of the Cup is separated.

In other words, this big victory over Roma has no close relationship with the opponent you meet in the next game, so it can be seen that some teams played very well in the previous game, but they completely withered when they meet the next game.

Yang Cheng knew that his team's problems would not be completely covered up because of this game. Therefore, in the targeted Champions League, Real Madrid could not laugh to the end, because Liverpool, Inter Milan, Bayern, AC Milan, Manchester United, Chelsea and Eindhoven, who advanced to the top 8, are not easy to mess with. It would be better if they met Eindhoven, but the other six teams. Real Madrid did not have much chance of winning.

The gap in strength is too obvious. As a head coach, I know many things.

Therefore, under such circumstances, Yang Cheng will definitely not give up the Champions League on the surface. But in fact, he must make plans for the next schedule. No matter what, he must chase Barcelona in the league.

Yes, the hope of winning the championship this season is already very, very slim, and it can even be said that only theoretical possibilities are left, but Yang Cheng still has to chase it because he wants to prepare for the next season. He wants to give all players a mentality, no matter under any circumstances, he must stick to the end!

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"I can't explain why this situation happened. This is the biggest score in the history of the Roman team. A horrifying score, but it appears so realistically in front of us. I can't explain it, but I have to accept it all."

At the post-match press conference, Spaletti gritted the bullet for an interview. He seemed very upset and distressed because his team set the most painful record of failure in Rome's history.

"What I want to say is that we made a smooth progress in the first ten minutes, but our players were too anxious to pursue goals. We completely exposed our lack of experience in the European arena during the game. When we attack, we always leave too much space available to our opponents in the middle and backcourt, and at the moment of conceding the ball, we cannot fill these gaps in the shortest time."

This is not the first time that the problem Spaletti mentioned, so Roma's defense line this season seems to be very ideal in terms of data, with few goals conceded, but in fact, once they encounter a team that is good at playing space loopholes, they will be completely ruined.

This is also the case with the 0:3 defeat against Lazio in Rome City Derby. Now at the Bernabeu Stadium, they have another 0:8 defeat, which is undoubtedly a wake-up call for Spalletti.

"I reminded my players more than once before the game that both midfielders must protect the defense line. I told them that Real Madrid is good at launching fast attacks from the midfield, but it is obvious that when they chased the goal, they forgot my instructions and we were cruelly punished."

As for Real Madrid, Spaletti feels that Real Madrid is not as powerful as the data shows.

"There is no doubt that a team with Yang Cheng always gives people a strong feeling. This is a false impression caused by his past brilliant resume, but I really feel that Real Madrid is not strong enough to defeat us 8-0. The reason why we lost a crushing defeat is not because we are not strong enough, but because we ourselves made stupid mistakes."

"Yes. Real Madrid is the most experienced team in the world, and Yang Cheng is also the most successful head coach in the European football world today. Although their players are generally young, they are undoubtedly more experienced in their home court. This is like an unfair duel between adults and children, but I firmly believe that we have the opportunity to get back all this!"

Faced with Spaletti's invitation, Yang Cheng nodded with a smile. "I am always waiting for Spaletti's Rome to come and challenge!"

Regarding his team's performance in this game, Yang Cheng expressed his agreement with certain views on Spalletti.

"We are actually not as powerful as the scores. In this world, no team has the strength to beat Roma 8:0, but we can get such a score, which proves that we still have many advantages."

After a pause, Yang Cheng smiled. "In fact, we are fighting against the enemy. We are fighting without a retreat, but this game will completely convince everyone that we have the potential to be a strong and great team."

"I told my players that after going through such a game, they should be more confident in themselves. Because at least they have done things that no team can do."

When the reporter asked Yang Cheng about his analysis of this game, Yang Cheng felt that the goals of Raul and Aguero were the key points of the game. Without Raul's first record and the third goal, without Aguero's first goal, Real Madrid would not have included the game in their own rhythm so easily, and Roma would not have pushed the attack wildly.

"Yes, this is a game full of accidentality, but it doesn't mean we win if we are lucky. In fact, every goal we scored is a real sports goal. We completely demonstrate our offensive strength. There is still potential. If someone suspects that our luck leads to a big victory, then please tell me. Where is our luck?"

Teruer, the chief journalist of the Ass, raised his hand and stood up after being agreed.

"Mr. Yang Cheng, I remember, you told me at the beginning of the season that you would see Real Madrid, which has always been strong after the winter break, but unfortunately, what we saw after the winter break is still very chaotic, and the performance is still not stable enough. Do you think this game will have any impact on Real Madrid? Currently, Real Madrid is as many as 12 points behind Barcelona. Do you think there is still hope of a reversal?"

Yang Cheng nodded at Teruer. He had a good impression of the Spanish reporter.

"Yes, I have said this and I have been persisting, but I have indeed made mistakes in some things and have nothing to do with my players. It is entirely my responsibility. If we want to find out the culprit of Real Madrid's current poor performance, I think..." He smiled and shook his head, "...that must be me!"

Many reporters below were surprised that Yang Cheng was still protecting his players in this situation.

"But if you ask me now, I will still tell you that the powerful Real Madrid will definitely come. Everyone has seen our performance in this game. I can't say that our performance in every game will be so good in the future, but I firmly believe that my players will work as hard as this game in every game."

"Barcelona has indeed become the La Liga champion in theory, but it must be noted that it is only theoretically."

When he said this, Yang Cheng suddenly laughed, "If we talk about theory, we cannot defeat Rome?"

Many reporters present laughed, and Spaletti was a little embarrassed.

"The so-called theory is based on Barcelona's loss of points in the first 25 rounds of this season. They are unlikely to lose too many points in the last 13 rounds, but what I want to say is that many times football cannot be analyzed by theory. It seems that no one would have thought that Barcelona would lose 1:3 to Liverpool at its Camp Nou, and then lost another 0:2 to Anfield Stadium, and were beaten by the Reds, right?"

Many people at the scene couldn't help but nodded repeatedly. This match between the championship and runner-up last season was indeed a bit unexpected, because Barcelona is indeed too weak in combat in front of Liverpool.

"So, I hope everyone understands that in the next 13 rounds, any situation may happen. Barcelona only won the championship in theory, and it is only in the minds of all of you. It is impossible for us to reverse Barcelona, ​​but in fact, it can be done. Who knows? Who can guarantee it?"

No one can refute Yang Cheng at this time, because no one dares to say that Real Madrid will definitely not be able to do it.

"However, Mr. Yang Cheng, in the history of La Liga, no team has reversed their opponents and won the championship with 12 points with 13 rounds left."

But after hearing this, Yang Cheng shook his head, "No, no, no, it's a 14-round reversal of 14 points!"

All the reporters suddenly didn't understand, but soon they thought of the 25th round of the league. Before the 25th round, Real Madrid was indeed 14 points behind Barcelona, ​​but in the 25th round of the league, Real Madrid recovered 2 points, leaving only 12 points."

Although Yang Cheng is judging words, you have to admit that the saying that 14 points behind in 14 rounds can boost morale, because it means that Real Madrid's Jedi counterattack has just begun, and Barcelona has already lost 2 points. Since Barcelona has lost points, what else is impossible?

The situation Yang Cheng is facing now is more difficult than when Capello coached in his previous life, but this game where Roma was washed away will undoubtedly greatly boost morale. The key is to see that Yang Cheng cannot continue this morale.

As he said to the players, Real Madrid now has no way out and is already standing on the edge of the cliff, and can only fight with the will and give it a try.
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