The Real Madrid fans on the sidelines were very excited. They cheered loudly, applauded, and cheered for the goal.
Before, Barcelona had been suppressing Real Madrid, which was simply too uncomfortable for the fans. They could not tolerate their team being suppressed by their century-old nemesis. Now, with a goal, all the grievances were swept away. This goal was too morale-boosting.
Awesome!
"Well done! Boys. " The team's assistant manager, Pablo Banderas, came over and said to the young players who were pressing on the manager to celebrate, "But, do you want to be the first guys to hurt the manager because of celebrating?"
The young players laughed and scattered like birds and beasts. Li Ang got up and looked a little embarrassed. He pretended to be angry and kicked a slow running unlucky player.
"What are you looking at? Is there something on my face? " Li Ang saw Banderas staring at him. He touched his face subconsciously, but he touched mud. "This bunch of boys," he scolded.
Pablo Banderas held back his laughter and handed over a clean towel. He watched Li Ang wipe his face with a resentful face.
"What you just said –" Banderas made a punching motion, "Is this a chance to fight back?"
"Yes." Li Ang nodded. "Barcelona's overall offensive strength is stronger than ours! Coupled with other factors, they must be particularly eager to score and beat us. What we have to do is to defend, not concede the ball, and then wait for a great chance to fight back, just like just now. "
"Other factors …" The honest Banderas glanced at the bad turf and could not help but laugh. He could totally imagine that Barcelona's young and energetic players, tortured by the terrible field situation, would rush out like angry wolf cubs to bite Real Madrid to pieces when they saw Real Madrid shrink their defense. And once they could not win for a long time, they would become anxious and the gaps in the rear defensive line would appear. This was part of Real Madrid's tactic. "You're too cunning, Li! This counterattack tactic is a classic, "he praised.
Li Ang smiled reservedly and looked at the field. It was much easier to get a one-goal lead. Now the initiative was on their side. Barcelona, who was playing in an away game, wanted to win? It won't be that easy!
On the other side, Vilanova waved her hand angrily. Then he cursed, "That damned bastard!" How could he not understand at this time that he had been fooled just now? He had been fooled by Li Ang. Real Madrid's physical fitness had indeed declined, but it was not to the extent that he had imagined. Real Madrid had shrunk their defensive line and looked pitiful as if they did not dare to press out and allowed their opponents to bully them. It was all a scam to lure Barcelona to attack. Then, Real Madrid would seize the opportunity and catch Barcelona off guard.
Cruyff stood behind him with his arms crossed, listening to Vilanova's complaints. He frowned slightly, but still didn't say anything.
Then, his gaze moved from the field to the sidelines. His attention shifted from Barcelona's young players to Real Madrid's technical area. His gaze rested on the young Oriental manager.
Although creating suitable field conditions was a small trick, this terrible field did affect Barcelona. From the players' psychology to their technical movements, as well as their tactics, they were all affected. It could be said that the field conditions created by Real Madrid were the basis of their tactics just now. They even deliberately provoked the opponent's manager, making full use of every winning factor that could be used to win. In a situation where the team was extremely passive, they still persisted with the established tactics and did not waver. In the end, they finally received the reward … The under-17 manager of Real Madrid A was not simple.
Cruyff glanced at the slightly anxious Vilanova. Although he didn't want to admit it, it was undeniable that from the first half of the game until now, Vilanova was not as good as the opponent's manager based on the first half of the game alone.
Not only did Li Ang's tactics and some other auxiliary work successfully contain Barcelona, but there was also one thing that Cruyff was sure of. From what he had seen just now, one thing could be seen. The young manager of the opponent was very well-prepared for this game. It could be said that he had done everything he could to win. On his own side, Vilanova clearly lacked more adequate preparation for this game.
"Real Madrid's luck is really good. They were besieged by Barcelona for so long and did not concede a goal. They succeeded in a sneak attack with one counterattack." SGR Radio commentator Escudero said, "That Chinese man is really lucky. Tsk."
"Man, do you really think that was just luck?" His radio commentator partner Halligson turned his head and asked.
"Isn't it?" Escudero sneered. "Other than luck, what else do you think it is? Of course, this has something to do with Barcelona's carelessness. "
"I think that luck always favors those who are prepared," Halligson said as he shook his head. His intuition told him that this was not an accident. It was more like a long-planned counterattack by Real Madrid. Was this the most crucial part of their tactical composition? He suddenly remembered a detail. Before Real Madrid's counterattack, Li Ang rushed to the sidelines, waving and shouting desperately. It looked funny, and then Real Madrid had this sudden counterattack. Was this a coincidence? Or was it just as he thought?
"Don't joke around, man." Escudero said as he turned off the audio. He obviously did not think that this goal was the result of Li Ang's tactics for Real Madrid. Then he turned on the audio and continued his commentary. "The first half of the game is about to end. Real Madrid, who were at a disadvantage most of the time, was lucky to score a goal. They are leading Barcelona 1-0."
Three minutes later, the first half of the game ended. Barcelona's Under-17 A team was temporarily behind Real Madrid's Under-17 A team by a goal.
Messi and his teammates walked off the field. Barcelona's young players were obviously in low spirits. They were all listless.
Vilanova could only busy comforting the players, who had been depressed and in low spirits since they came off the field.
Cruyff stared at the children's sneakers. He suddenly asked, "Tito, we didn't bring spiked sneakers?"
"We did!" Then, as if he was suddenly jolted awake, he turned his head to look at the sneakers on the children's feet. When he saw that they were wearing the usual sneakers used on the field, he was immediately dejected. He knew that he had made a seemingly inconspicuous mistake that had a huge impact.
The spiked sneakers that Cruyff was talking about were SG (Soft Round). Such sneakers were suitable for bad pitches with a lot of water and rainy days. Barcelona's players were currently wearing FGs (First Round). Such star players were suitable for flat and dense natural grass bases. They were not suitable for bad pitches with a lot of water and rainy days.
"I'll get them all to change now." Vilanova was annoyed. He immediately said to the young players, "Change into spiked sneakers. This is my mistake. I'm responsible for the first half of the game! Boys, change into your sneakers. We'll teach them a lesson in the second half! "
"Was it not that we didn't play well in the first half because our sneakers were not suitable?" Busquets, who was younger, asked.
"Of course!" Vilanova said in a serious tone.
The dejected young players looked better. Suddenly, there was the sound of the spikes hitting each other.
Cruyff nodded gently. As long as the team adapted to the slippery and muddy field, he believed that with the team's strength, they should be able to beat Real Madrid. In the first half of the game, Messi and a few other young players that he had high hopes for could only play less than half of their strength. As long as the team could get back on track in the second half of the game, there was a high chance that they could reverse the situation and win the game.
At this time, Rodriguez, the head of Charmartin's training base who was watching from the sidelines, came over to greet Cruyff and then left in a hurry.
Cruyff was a little surprised and nodded slightly. The head of Real Madrid's youth training base did not seem very happy. Was he not satisfied with Real Madrid's performance in the first half of the game?
It could not be. In Cruyff's opinion, Real Madrid's tactics in the first half of the game were quite successful. The young coach did a good job.
Cruyff did not interrupt Vilanova's explanation of the tactics for the second half of the game. He turned his head to the Real Madrid technical area. He wanted to see what the young coach, who surprised him, was doing.
This young man did a good job in the first half of the game. He even surprised him. So, what would the second half of the game be like?
Cruyff was just observing the performance of a few young players on a whim. He did not expect this game to arouse his interest in such a way.
The young coach really surprised him.
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