51. Starter
After the last round of the game, another story happened in Real Madrid.
The reason is that Real Madrid lost the away game against Sevilla. They only scored four points in the four rounds of the new season, which is 8 points away from their old rival Barcelona. As for La Liga, the Real Madrid and Barcelona double-player stage, the eight-point score difference basically means that Real Madrid is very unlikely to win the league championship this season.
The eight-point gap may have a chance to turn around in other leagues, but Real Madrid and Barcelona are both terriblely stable. The difference between the two is 8 points. It is really difficult for Real Madrid to smooth things over.
There is an old saying in China that poor couples are sad and sad. Without victory, four-round four points should be considered the worst start of Mourinho's career, and some problems of the team have also been exposed.
Mourinho was also anxious and accused the players of lacking attitude after the game, while Ramos pointed out that the responsibility belongs to everyone, which roughly means that Mourinho, the head coach, also has certain responsibilities.
Mourinho is not actually doing this kind of thing on the first day. His method is always in reverse motivation. Maybe he thinks he may have a problem, but the first thing he considers is to motivate players before the battle against Manchester City. Some players take this trick and treat him like gods, such as Drogba, Etoo, etc., but some people don't take this trick and are extremely disgusted with his behavior.
As a member of the Galaxy Battleship, Ramos and other Real Madrid players have their own pride. The label of Real Madrid players itself means that they are the candidates chosen by everyone. Ramos cannot not know that Mourinho's actions are just a means of motivation, but he refuted insincerely.
Mourinho is not a fool no matter how he looks at it. He has won countless championships with such a strong head coach. Will he still be afraid of Ramos? From his perspective, Ramos is deliberately looking for trouble. It is said that after that game, there was a fierce quarrel between the two.
The Spanish media have not yet figured out the facts and have speculated. At the press conference, they asked Mourinho about the rumor. How smart Mourinho is, he answered without any miss.
Wen Sheng also heard about such rumors. This is a good thing for Manchester City. Real Madrid will not be in good shape after the start of this season. If the rumors are true, with Mourinho's toughness, it would be strange that Ramos can compete in the Champions League!
Even though Ramos experienced the European Cup and was physically and mentally exhausted, he was a powerful player and very capable. He was one of the best central defenders in the world. It was a loss for Real Madrid to not play.
Speaking of this rumor, Wensheng still has some sympathy for Mourinho.
Mourinho's reverse incentive measures have been used too much. He often does it. Wensheng personally thinks it is no longer in the trend. After all, players are in the information age and have a strong sense of self-awareness. It is definitely not possible to always treat them like children. It is good to use reverse incentives occasionally, but more of them should be positive encouragement.
But then again, the players are not stupid. If you don’t understand Mourinho’s intention, Ramos means to do it with you.
Speaking of this, I will talk about a problem. Wensheng, like Mourinho, will never like a player who fights against the head coach. It is very difficult for Mourinho to drive Ramos away, but there is no problem in deporting him for the time being.
Ramos is not simple behind it. He was a player introduced from Sevilla during the first phase of the Gentleman Lafayette. He can be called the direct line among the Gentleman Lafayette. He is a player who can directly talk to Gentleman Lafayette. Mourinho has also met a real opponent.
Ramos is even more difficult to deal with than Casillas. At least Casillas is at his age. As for Ramos, he is in his prime, so as long as he maintains his level, it is impossible for Lafayette to give up on him.
As a fan Wen Sheng likes Ramos, but now his identity is the head coach, he inevitably complains about Ramos. However, by the way, this is a matter of Real Madrid, and he is at most worried about Vanella and Pepe's partner.
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At 8:45 pm on September 18, the focus battle finally kicked off at the Bernabeu Stadium.
Mourinho was not happy or angry, Wensheng couldn't see his face and was depressed. Before the game, the two of them just hugged and said hello and returned to their position.
Just as Wen Sheng guessed, Mourinho was really awesome and beat Ramos directly. You should know that this is a game against Manchester City. The decision to beat the main central defender directly will definitely be questioned by reporters, but Mourinho is Mourinho.
Real Madrid has adopted a 433 formation, which is not the 4231 that Mourinho often uses.
Goalkeeper: Casillas
Defenders: Aveloa, Pepe, Vanella, Marcelo
Midfielder: Khdira, Alonso, Essin
Forwards: Ronaldo, Di Maria, Higuain
Manchester City started the league very well, Wen Sheng took a large rotation against Stoke City in the last game. Mourinho's Real Madrid situation is very different from Manchester City. Although he knew that a strong rival like Manchester City was waiting for them in the Champions League, Real Madrid had to send their own main players against Sevilla because they needed to win Sevilla too much.
Judging from their starting lineup today, there were actually two adjustments, one was Ramos and the other was Turkish. Ramos was replaced by Vanella and the Turkish was replaced by Essin.
These two rotations are not simple rotations. Last season, Crystal Palace left a deep mark on Mourinho. Wen Sheng, the young head coach, should not be underestimated. Manchester City players have strong technical abilities. Their possession rate in every game since the beginning of the league is a proof that Mourinho replaced Essin to enhance the interception ability in the midfield and frontcourt and wanted to make good use of his on-site counterattack ability. Another point is that for the team's physical fitness considerations, Real Madrid players have experienced national team match days and have experienced tough battles like Sevilla. The physical energy is consumed a lot. Mourinho hopes to end the suspense early in this game. Moreover, as long as Real Madrid can score first, he can rely on his existing lineup to launch defensive counterattack tactics.
Manchester City is facing the enemy with 442.
Goalkeeper: Navas
Defenders: Milner, Kompany, Van Dijk, Krish
Midfielder: De Bruyne, Melo, Yaya Toure, Silva
Forward: Dzeko, Aguero
Melo returned in time with a minor injury. As for Aguero, Mourinho was not actually fooled by this smoke bomb. He knew that Aguero would start and no one would ignore Aguero's threat in the penalty area.
Milner was a bit beyond Mourinho's expectations. After all, this player has been a full-back for a long time, and playing as a full-back is still a bit different.
Krish on the other side was for tactical considerations. Kolarov passed better, but he was tall in defense and was not flexible enough to turn. This side just happened to correspond to Di Maria. Krish was fast and had stronger ability to run up and down. When dealing with Di Maria, Wen Sheng thought Krish was more suitable.
Chapter completed!