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Real Madrid announced its head coach candidate for the new season on May 20.

Former Paris coach Carlo Ancelotti has moved into the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium to take charge of Real Madrid's coaching staff.

The introduction of this outstanding coach to Real Madrid is another favorable proof of Florentino's transfer strategy.

The most critical thing is that Ancelotti is different from Mourinho.

Fatty An doesn't have that big ambition. He has no idea about transfer rights. He only needs the technical department to buy the players he needs. As for Florentino's transfer operation, Ancelotti will not interfere.

What card to give!

He just plays whatever cards he wants!

For Ancelotti, the ‘cards’ he needs are already in Real Madrid.

Real Madrid immediately held a press conference for Ancelotti and announced Ancelotti's move to the Bernabeu.

Facing cameras from all over the world, Ancelotti also said with a smile:

"I am very grateful to Mr. Perez for his recognition. During our several exchanges, I have fully appreciated the greatness of Real Madrid as a club."

"Yes! This is a new adventure for me!"

"But I am confident that I will do a good job and I will build the club into a qualified team and make it great again!"

Facing the camera, Ancelotti talked freely.

At the same time, he also revealed some information about the personnel composition in front of reporters.

"I will not make too many changes to the main lineup. I hope these players have experienced a difficult season. They should at least have a pleasant vacation. Therefore, I will arrange the specific main lineup according to the status of the players after they return. , I will give everyone an equal opportunity.”

During this period, he also mentioned Su Ke.

"Suk? There is no doubt that he is my old partner." Ancelotti smiled; "He will still play a very important role in this team, but there will be some small changes in the scope of work, but Don’t worry, he’ll digest it perfectly, that’s the kind of guy he is!”

The entire press conference went very harmoniously, and Ancelotti was chatting and laughing.

He is not as aggressive as Mourinho and gives people a feeling of spring breeze.

The entire press conference is over, which means that Ancelotti has officially become the head coach of Real Madrid.

The day after arriving in Madrid, Ancelotti visited Real Madrid's Room of Honor under Florentino's arrangement.

Under the dazzling array of honors, this also puts a little pressure on Ancelotti.

This link is not only understanding Real Madrid, but also putting pressure on him.

That night, Ancelotti called Suker. Through this call, he learned about the general situation inside Real Madrid.

As the head coach, he must grasp the situation in the locker room immediately.

For example, after Mourinho left, what is the current situation? These require him to control the intelligence.

"That's the general situation. Casillas has been marginalized. It doesn't matter when he is sold. Ramos is currently the captain and the new leader of the Spanish local gang!"

"Of course, you can't ignore Casillas just because of this. After all, this guy has great prestige in the entire Spanish player system. Although he has lost his captaincy, he still has a lot of say."

"As for me"

Su Ke smiled; "You speak!"

Hearing this, Ancelotti couldn't help laughing.

The relationship between the two is much stronger than that of Mourinho, and Su Ke is willing to trust Fatty An and not be so wary.

The most important thing is that Fatty An is very good at being a good person. He will not make any extraordinary moves, let alone harm Su Ke's interests.

"What do you think about Kaka?"

Ancelotti said.

He has heard about Kaká and is currently negotiating a contract with the club. There is a high probability that he will take a salary cut and stay with the team.

"There is no way. The salary reduction is just the beginning. No one will give a veteran in his 30s too high a salary."

Suk shook his head and sighed.

This is an irreversible thing, and Kaka himself thinks clearly, and it is obvious that Su Ke can't do anything.

Suk asked: "Do you still use Kaka?"

"Of course!" Ancelotti said without hesitation; "Although the impact has been lost, the overall perspective and rhythm control ability shown by Kaká in the second half of your semi-finals are still impressive."

"It's just that his tactical resources need to be reduced, and he has to evolve from a core player to a role player, such as a metronome!"

Suk nodded.

Ancelotti is still nostalgic. Of course, there are reasons why Kaka can help here. Otherwise, Ancelotti wouldn't be able to use it.

The next day, Ancelotti did not go directly to the club, but went to Ramos' residence.

He knew that Ramos did not go on vacation.

Ramos seemed surprised to see Ancelotti's arrival, but at the same time he was also a little bit happy.

"I'm surprised. I thought you would go directly to the training base to work." Ramos handed over a glass of ice water.

Ancelotti took a sip and smiled: "Before working, you need to understand the situation. I need to know everything about this team."

Ramos nodded in agreement.

Ancelotti suddenly emphasized; "The first person I look for is you!"

Hearing this, Ramos took a deep breath and nodded heavily.

Ancelotti said earnestly: "I think communication is very important for a team to be competitive, especially the three roles in the first team, which play a very critical role."

Ancelotti bent his fingers one by one.

"Head coach!"

"Captain!"

"Core!"

He continued: "These three people play the most critical roles in the first team. Only when these three have a harmonious relationship can a team show enough fighting power."

"Sergio, I don't know how you got along with the head coach before, but for me, I like to get along with the players and make friends with you."

Ancelotti stretched out his hand and smiled: "I hope we have a pleasant cooperation!"

Ramos blinked and stretched out his hand with a smile: "Okay, boss!"

Ancelotti patted Ramos on the shoulder and smiled: "Call me boss, Suker and the others call me that."

"Okay, boss!"

Ramos changed his words immediately.

Ancelotti gave him a good feeling, at least not as aggressive as Mourinho.

In fact, before Ancelotti took office, Ramos was a little nervous.

He was afraid of repeating the tragedy of Mourinho's time, and Spanish players were suppressed again.

But Ancelotti actually made a direct statement and lived in peace.

This was very friendly news for him.

After saying goodbye to Ramos, Ancelotti found Kaka again.

Kaka also did not take a vacation, the reason was to prepare for the new season.

That's right!

He trained in advance, trying to improve his condition.

After the injury, Kaka had a lot of problems, which was also something he urgently needed to solve.

"Boss, long time no see!"

Kaka happily hugged Ancelotti.

Unlike Ramos, he and Ancelotti are naturally closer.

The sky was clear and the sun was shining, and the two sat under the shade of a tree and chatted.

"How is your physical condition?"

Ancelotti asked with concern.

Kaka smiled bitterly; "It's impossible for me to play like before."

He touched his knees, took a deep breath and said: "But I am also looking for other ways."

In response, Ancelotti smiled with relief.

Kaka was not defeated by the injury, but actively looked for solutions.

"You are still in my lineup system." Ancelotti said directly.

Kaka's eyes lit up: "How should I play specifically? Is it the same as before?"

Ancelotti shook his head; "Your explosive power has weakened, so you can only adapt to other ways of playing, similar to Pirlo's back-pass point and organization point, which are the directions you need to try."

"At the same time, at the beginning of the season, your more tasks are changes in rhythm, that is, metronomes!"

Kaka nodded immediately.

"No problem."

After chatting for a while, Ancelotti left Kaka's villa.

From the first moment he entered Real Madrid, Ancelotti has entered the working state.

He analyzed each player one by one, and also simulated his previous ideas in his mind.

After deciding to sign a coaching contract with Real Madrid, he began to pay attention to Real Madrid's players and constantly simulated the feasibility of various tactics.

Ancelotti puffed on his desk, and the whole desktop was a mess.

He picked up a document containing information about Benzema, Bale and Suker, carefully compared the data, and kept moving various operations on the tactical board next to him.

Click, click!

The tactical pins kept moving, and various lines were drawn with markers, corresponding to different offensive directions.

Ancelotti's brain was working at high speed.

He is not Mourinho, and he will not adopt a fully defensive tactical system.

Even as an Italian coach, he is a relatively offensive head coach.

He developed the Christmas tree formation during his time in Milan and gathered four No. 10 positions to control the midfield.

With such a wild imagination, he is also known as a modern tactical master.

Today, Ancelotti is focusing on Real Madrid's forward combination.

At the end of the season, Real Madrid's forward combination, namely Bale, Benzema and Suker, has shown a certain combat effectiveness.

However, this tactic is too one-sided and cannot be integrated with the entire system.

Therefore, what he needs to do is to combine all these small inspirations and use the structure of the midfield to connect the entire team.

He believes that once this set of tactics is constructed, Real Madrid will quickly recover its combat effectiveness.

Real Madrid itself has a good foundation.

Benzema, Suker and Bale on the front line have strong complementarity, and a little polishing can present a sharp front line combination.

In the midfield, Kroos and Casemiro cooperate with Kaka, which can also form a stable midfield.

The defense line does not need much energy to invest. It must be said that Mourinho has polished Real Madrid's defense line very well.

Last season, the reason why Real Madrid played passively and the defense line did not have to bear the blame was more due to the influence of the midfield.

Analyze these reasons one by one, cover up the defects and magnify the advantages.

At the same time, integrate and connect these positions, this is what Ancelotti needs to do.

It took a full three weeks to do this.

In mid-July, Real Madrid issued a call.

Compared to the past, Ancelotti summoned the players earlier.

This is also a major transformation of Real Madrid that he wants to make during the preparation period.

The Real Madrid players who were summoned also quickly ended their vacation and started their return journey.

Suker also finished his various tasks a day in advance. Although these tasks were not completed, he still returned to the training base.

In fact, Suker was also very curious about what kind of surprise Ancelotti would bring to them.

On the first day of training, Ancelotti introduced himself humorously and left a gentle impression on the players.

Only Suker, Kaka and others grinned.

Don't look at this fat man with a smiling face, but he is cruel.

Of course, his cruelty is also based on the results and players who perform poorly or do not train hard enough.

As for other players, he can still polish the relationship well.

During the Milan period, the whole Milan was twisted into a rope. Although there was the influence of Maldini, Ancelotti also contributed.

It was still the old routine. Pintus took over the team for physical training.

But the difference is that Ancelotti will call the players over one by one and explain the tactical system to them individually, and even the individual responsibilities and various details are explained very clearly.

One by one, the Real Madrid players were called over to have their own training, and then they came out happily.

Ancelotti advocates an encouraging coaching style. In addition to explaining the tactics, he will encourage and affirm the players, so that they feel recognized and become more confident.

Not only the main players, but also the characteristics and training methods of the substitutes, Ancelotti also arranges everything in detail.

This makes the substitutes flattered!

Many head coaches don’t care about the substitutes, especially the third-order substitutes, who have almost no sense of existence.

There are nearly 50 people in the Real Madrid first team.

In addition to the 11 main players, the rest are substitutes!

But there are also powerful substitutes like Di Maria, but more of them are the kind of substitutes who have never been on the big list and have never played a game.

But even their information, Ancelotti has sorted it out in detail and given certain suggestions.

This also made the substitutes feel respected!

The mood will naturally be happy.

Suker was called by Ancelotti at the end.

Even when Suker was called, the training camp had already ended.

"Boss!"

Suker walked into Ancelotti's office carelessly. The old man was holding a cup of coffee in one hand and a cigar in the other.

He took a sip of coffee and a puff of cigar, looking very happy.

"Sit down!"

Ancelotti pointed to the sofa, his voice was a little hoarse, he rubbed his eyebrows, and seemed to have a headache.

In one day, he talked to nearly 50 people and gave different suggestions. His head was really aching.

Fortunately, Suker is the only one left now.

Of course, this is also the most important thing!

"I won't say anything encouraging to you." Ancelotti said bluntly.

Suker nodded and listened quietly.

Ancelotti said, "Have you reduced your strength training?"

Suker nodded: "Yes! In the middle of last season, I felt my muscles stiffened, so I stopped strength training."

"You don't want to sacrifice speed and flexibility, right?"

Suker nodded again; "I don't want to be a pure shooter who can only be active in the penalty area."

Ancelotti nodded; "If you transform towards a pure shooter, I originally planned to let you frequently move forward to the middle and increase off-ball running to interfere with the opponent's defense line."

Suker grinned.

Isn't this the way Ronaldo played in Real Madrid!

But Suker will not transform into a pure shooter.

"In the new season, I hope you will mainly move on the left wing and serve as the core of the wing!"

"In today's Real Madrid, Bale and Benzema both have the ability to break through vertically, and Benzema's finishing ability is also good, and what you need to do is to be the strong side core of the left front midfielder position!"

"One-stop, finishing, and organizing offense are all involved. Combine these functions and use your rich arsenal to attack the opponent's defense line!"

"Of course, in this process, you also need to actively retreat to receive the ball. Our team now lacks a certain offensive creativity, which you need to provide."

"It can be said that when attacking, the whole team will act according to your will."

Ancelotti said in a deep voice.

He has considered a lot about Suker's position.

Central core!

Side core!

Even the false nine core at the center!

But in the end, the side core is the most suitable for Suker.

First: Suker can move left and right by his own judgment, leading the offense and dominating the rhythm, and can form a one-stop attack on the wing with his speed and technology.

Second: Suker is placed on the wing, which is conducive to pulling the opponent's defense line to the left, which can also strengthen Bale's vertical breakthrough ability on the right.

Third: Suker's attack on the strong side can be both the starting point and the end point of the team's attack.

At the same time, Ancelotti will also give Suker unlimited firing rights.

He believes that this is the most suitable position for Suker, which can not only properly liberate Suker's ability, but also allow the team system to completely become Suker's backing.

Even if Suker is marked, he will not be unable to find a passing point.

The so-called attack on the strong side, this itself requires more offensive personnel.

When Suker faces double-teaming, he can also use continuous one-touch to get rid of the ball, and then combine his dribbling breakthrough to form a strong side attack point that cannot be restricted by tactics.

Of course, these are Ancelotti's current ideas, which still need to be implemented through training.

But Suker was stunned when he heard Ancelotti's arrangement.

Side core!

Isn't this the direction of Messi's transformation during Enrique's period?

Moreover, Ancelotti's arrangement looks like the offensive routine of 'MSN'!