Red Rebels

7 Geniuses born at the wrong time

There is a saying that changing a boss is like changing a knife.

There is a little bit of truth in this sentence. At least in Argentina's home game against Uruguay, Argentina's performance was good, really good, the best in recent games.

:, Argentina defeated Uruguay and won its first victory in the past six qualifying rounds.

Messi opened the scoring for Argentina in just 6 minutes. Then, 5 minutes later, Maradona's trusted son-in-law, Aguero, scored another victory for his father-in-law. Although Uruguay later launched a counterattack, Argentina's situation was somewhat unsatisfactory. Brilliant, but in the end it was solid: Uruguay was defeated and Lugano scored a goal for Uruguay.

After winning an official game, Maradona enjoyed the cheers of the Giants Stadium. At this moment, he was praised by countless Argentinian fans, and he became the savior in the hearts of countless Argentinians.

The two Red Rebel players, Aguero and Messi, played 7o and 8o minutes respectively before being replaced by Gutierrez and Di Maria. Obviously Maradona also knew that Mourinho was sitting in the stands. If these two players are allowed to play the whole game, Mourinho's anger will definitely be waiting for him after the game.

Argentina has not enjoyed a victory for a long time, and the fans are celebrating this victory as a festival, especially when they think that their opponent is the powerful Uruguay, they feel overjoyed.

Of course, one of Uruguay's main players did not play in this game, and that was Europe's top striker Forlan, who played for Droisden. He was absent from this game after playing the last round of qualifiers due to a minor injury. In one round of competition, this also caused Uruguay's scoring efficiency to drop a lot.

Suarez's performance is average. He probably still needs to be refined now, but he is also highly favored by Cassel. However, in his position, the Red Rebels have better stars and better future rookies. There is no need at all. Seduce him.

After the game, Messi was elected as the best player of the match with every pass and shot. The Argentine superstar seemed to have a very high status in the hearts of his hometown fans and was cheered by the fans in the audience.

After the game, Maradona neither praised the performance of individual players nor criticized him at the press conference. He just said that he was quite satisfied with the game.

"I can't say I'm very satisfied because this is not our limit. In fact, I don't know what our limit is, but it is definitely better than today. We can definitely score more goals and we can definitely keep a clean sheet. , but we made a mistake in a certain link, which resulted in the only thing we could do in the end: win.”

“But one thing I have to point out is that

I am very happy to see the spirit and fighting spirit shown by my players in the game. We are Argentina, the proud eagles of the Pampas. We should soar, be ferocious, and be feared. At this point before, we It’s not good enough, but from now on, we need to do it well.”

A victory, no matter what Maradona says now, the Argentine media will praise him. At this moment, he is the god of Argentine football, but football is cruel. Once Maradona loses, he will be completely pulled away. Coming off the altar, just like Capello, there is no mercy.

But in the hotel that night, Mourinho gave Maradona a failing grade for the game.

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"Frankly speaking, Diego, if you want to give points, you only have 5 points at most. Uruguay is even worse, with only points, so they lost. Maybe it was because of the intensive two games. Uruguay had physical problems and was very inactive. , at this point, Argentina is doing better.”

Mourinho did not hesitate to give his assessment.

Maradona didn't feel dissatisfied at all. After all, he had just taken over the Argentina national team. He even coached for only one day of training, held a tactical meeting, and then started playing the game. It can be said that this game was different from his. Not a big deal.

"I was in training and the field was a little slow. I wanted to try players other than Riquelme," Maradona said. Riquelme can be said to be the most questioned player in the Basile national team. It's understandable that Ladona would want to take him down.

"Yes, from the scene, Riquelme looks very slow. Compared with Argentina's fast-paced attack and defense in the frontcourt, his slowness becomes very fatal. The trident you arranged for this game is Tevez, Aguero and Messi are all quick and agile players, but when Riquelme slows down, the advantages of those three players are completely lost."

Cassel is very proficient in tactics. Once he analyzed it, Maradona's eyes immediately lit up.

Riquelme is the kind of player who requires his teammates to cooperate with him. He is a very classical attacking midfielder. The biggest feature of this kind of classical attacking midfielder is that his passing is very accurate and his ability to read the game is excellent. , the footwork is even more wonderful, but they often require time and thinking.

However, in modern football, which increasingly emphasizes efficiency, what is more important is almost industrial process-style cooperation, rather than a flash of inspiration after careful consideration, so modern football has increasingly lost the position of the classical attacking midfielder.

The most direct example comes from the Red Rebels. In the team's youth training camp, the players have been trained in wall-hitting coordination, triangle coordination, and large diamond passing coordination since they were very young. The players have grown up in this kind of coordination. And then they become so proficient in this kind of passing that it is almost instinctive. Then when they go on the court in the future, they will know how to pass and how to receive without thinking.

But Riquelme is the kind of classical attacking midfielder who needs to be given time and space to think on the court. Maybe they can pass a sharp and accurate pass after thinking, but the current football defensive system simply cannot He would not be given the opportunity to think this way.

Another point is that Riquelme's running without the ball is actually very poor, which is why some people say that his speed and rhythm are slow. He likes his teammates to run around him instead of him running around his teammates. , which formed two kinds of football thinking.

It's hard to say who is right and who is wrong, but Riquelme's stubbornness has made him do very poorly in Europe. If he can change himself, or if he retreats to the defensive midfielder, he can become Pirlo, but he almost never considers it. He defends himself and does not consider changing himself, which blocks his development in Europe.

In Xiao Yu's previous life, during Riquelme's most prosperous years at Villarreal, Pellegrini slowed down the team's overall rhythm and controlled the game for him, allowing Riquelme to have more opportunities. Time to think; Pekerman's Argentina also controlled the game and gave Riquelme time to think.

As a result, both Villarreal and Argentina appear to be slow.

In terms of personal temperament and sense of rhythm, Riquelme may not lose to Zidane, but one of the reasons why he cannot achieve Zidane's achievements is that he grew up in Argentina, where he acted haphazardly, while Zidane grew up in rigorous In Europe, this gap allows Zidane to adapt better, think less, and be more in line with the development of modern football.

Today's football can no longer revolve around one player like it used to. Today's football pays more attention to teamwork and assembly-line coordination. That's why everyone feels that Maradona is increasingly lacking in today's football. , Pele, Zidane and other outstanding geniuses.

It’s not that there are no such talented talents, such as Ronaldinho, Messi, and Kaká. Who says that their talents are necessarily inferior to Maradona and others? But the problem is that their growth model obviously does not follow the growth process of Maradona and others. If they want to survive, they must become a member of the assembly line operation.

This kind of football is getting faster and faster, but it can no longer produce classical football geniuses.

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Regarding this issue, Maradona once debated with Mourinho and others when he was in Manchester. In the end, he had to accept this fact. Now, he is facing this problem again.

There is no denying that Riquelme is a genius, but today’s football world cannot tolerate a genius like him.

If Riquelme is wanted, Argentina must adapt to him, but the risk is too great. Once Riquelme is finished, Argentina is also finished.

Without Riquelme, reorganizing Argentina's offensive combination may be able to break through.

"Palacio is a very good free agent in the frontcourt. His position in AC Milan is also somewhat withdrawn. Tassotti asked him to take on some organizational responsibilities, and he has a tacit understanding with Pirlo in AC Milan. He can definitely become Argentina's frontcourt general."

Mourinho thought for a while and gave Maradona his own suggestions. Palacio has always been a player that Mourinho admires very much. He is very comprehensive in the frontcourt, can break through and organize, and can also Being able to score goals forward is; "Leaving the offensive combination of Messi, Aguero and Tevez in front, plus Palacio, Argentina's offense is absolutely sharp, but they must coordinate their respective roles. "

The best way is to directly imitate the Red Rebels and allow Messi to have more freedom on the right. He can cut across, cut inside, and penetrate forward. He is equivalent to a free man in the right half of the frontcourt. This can also Bring out Messi's biggest characteristics, he can not only score goals, but also assists, and can also share a certain amount of organizational pressure.

Aguero's characteristic is his scoring ability in the back row. He has played as a false 9 this season and his performance is very eye-catching. He and Messi also cooperate very well. This combination can be transplanted to the Argentina national team. Come.

As for the left wing, Tevez needs to be transformed, Palacio can play, Di Maria of the Red Rebels can also play, Maradona still has many choices, of course, the details must not be copied from the Red Rebels Army's offensive combination.

"In the double midfielder position, Mascherano is an unshakable player. Without him, Argentina's lineup will be unbalanced, but Argentina lacks an organizational player. In this game, Cambiaso's performance was average. , he has lost the spirituality of Redondo II back then, but Gago from Droisden has performed very well recently, so you can give it a try.”

Today's football emphasizes positional coordination more and more, so there is no room for the classical attacking midfielder to survive. However, positional coordination has a very serious sequelae, which is the transition between offense and defense.

Anyone who watches football and studies it carefully will definitely find that most of the goals conceded are lost at the moment after the transition between offense and defense. In other words, the real test of a team is at the moment of transition between offense and defense. When it comes to ability, it is also the time that consumes the most physical energy of the team.

Why were the Red Rebels eliminated by Barcelona last season as soon as Cesc Fabregas' performance failed?

Fabregas controls the offensive and defensive transitions of the Red Rebels' tactical system. If he loses his function, then the big machine of the Red Rebels will also lose its function, which will cause the Red Rebels' offensive failure.

Even now, Fabregas is still not as effective as Beckham at the moment of transition between offense and defense, but Mourinho will use other players in the team to make up for this lack. This is very useful against weak teams, but against weak teams A strong team can be easily destroyed if one bad move occurs.

Of course, as Fabregas grows and his abilities improve, he will fill that gap, but that will take time.

Genius cannot be cultivated overnight, it also takes time

"In defense, right back is a problem. Zanetti is old. Otamendi of Droylsden can give it a try. Heinze is better at playing on the left, but he is not good at defender. Samuel is better than He is suitable, Demichelis is barely suitable." Mourinho is the most dissatisfied with Argentina's defenders.

The reason is very simple. Argentina rarely sees tall and strong defenders, which makes Argentina's defense on high balls always appear very passive. This is not in line with Mourinho's taste. He likes tall and strong players like Terry. type, coupled with the combination of Curtis' flexibility.

In addition to some minor deficiencies in the defense, Argentina still has a lot of cards to organize. Just like the attacking midfielder, Pastore is also a very suitable candidate. He can be used to play the attacking midfielder. Parra Theo goes to the left, which is okay.

But it can be seen that neither Mourinho, Cassel, nor Maradona are very fond of Riquelme. After all, this special talented star is really difficult to entrust with important tasks.

Maybe he is a genius, but he was born at the wrong time. If he had been born o years earlier, he would have become the most dazzling star on the planet, but he was o years too late, which created his current tragedy.

But so what?

The world of football has always been so cruel

On this night, Maradona and Mourinho talked in detail all night long. Mourinho happened to be returning to Manchester the next day and was also jet-lagged, so he could have a good chat with Maradona.

Judging from the expression on His Royal Highness the next day, he gained a lot this night. After all, his coaching philosophy originated from the Red Rebels, and Mourinho and Cassell were the founders of the Red Rebels' tactical system. Naturally, I can give Maradona a lot of advice.

There is no doubt about the strength of the players of the Argentine national team. Now it depends on whether they can adapt to the new tactics brought by Maradona, and whether Maradona can reshape the soul and will of the Argentine national team as he wishes.

For this, the South American World Cup qualifiers are just a small test, and the South Africa World Cup is the stage.