Red Rebels

798 goalkeeper

In the Red Rebel formation, what is the biggest basis for reaching the main position?

Your own world-class player card? Or is it the talent and strength that are second to none? Or is it the relationship between the team and teammates, the club, and the coaching staff?

Obviously, anyone who really knows the Red Rebels and has been inside the team knows that it’s not

Any player who wants to be the main force in the Red Rebels must meet Mourinho's requirements, have a serious training attitude, and maintain excellent competitive status. These two factors are indispensable. If one of them is missing, he will be eliminated. Put on the bench and even dump the Red Rebels.

In the few years since Mourinho coached the Red Rebels, he has deeply engraved this competitive principle into the soul of the Red Rebels, and at the same time told all the Red Rebel players that they want to play Competition, yes, show your form and attitude to convince me

So when Fabregas performed well in the game against Tottenham, Michael Johnson didn't feel angry at all. He neither complained about others nor was he aggrieved about his experience because he was very It is clear that if you want to gain a foothold in the Red Rebels, you must adapt to this kind of competition.

It's cruel, but relatively speaking, it's full of fair competition.

So he showed all of himself in training, and he worked hard to maintain his condition all the time in life. Therefore, he got the victory in the away game against Kazan Rubin last week. His partner was sent off with a red card in the last game. Ghanaian buffalo under Michael Essien.

But in that cold Russia, what awaits the Red Rebels is not only the recharged Kazan Ruby, but also the suffocating cold weather.

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After the game started, Mourinho stood on the sidelines, rubbing his hands constantly, and occasionally bringing them to his mouth to breathe.

There is no snow in the sky, but the temperature is frighteningly low. There has just been a heavy rain, and now the sky is also swaying, stopping and falling, making the Zentralinyi Stadium as cold as the ice and snow.

"Hell, the temperature has reached 0 degrees, and the humidity is as high as 95%. Oh my God, in this kind of damn weather, people are just like being fished out of a drum washing machine." Cassell looked at the slightly atomized Stadium, keep complaining.

You can barely see clearly on the current court. Based on the color of the jersey and the number on the back, plus the head coach's familiarity with the players,

They can all tell the difference, but as fans, they can't see clearly who is touching the ball and who is shooting.

In this kind of cold weather, people's physical energy is always exhausted very quickly. Although Manchester is also cold now, it is not like here in Kazan, where the temperature has dropped to zero degrees or even below.

"It's probably going to snow," Mourinho said with an enigmatic smile.

"Yes, I read the report. Winter in Russia came very early this year. It will probably snow in early October." Juninho nodded at the side.

"So relatively speaking, we are relatively lucky. We just encountered cold rain. If it had been Barcelona..." Mourinho looked at his assistant with a smile and smiled tacitly.

Barcelona's trip to Kazan is in January, and Kazan will definitely be colder than now. If it snows, the scene will be even more beautiful. You can imagine how difficult it will be for Barcelona to defeat Kazan Ruby.

"I'm really convinced by you. It's like this now. You're not worried about your team. Instead, you're still thinking about how to calculate our opponents. As for that? If you have that time, why not think more about how to score goals? ” complained Cassel.

Kazan Ruby arranged a 64o tactic for this game. There were no forwards in front. Even Argentinian striker Domingos was arranged to participate in the defense and actively participated in the defense. The purpose of the rear was to control the Red Rebels. army's attack, taking advantage of their numerical superiority.

The Red Rebels came to this icy and snowy climate, and encountered such tenacious sniping from their opponents. The scene was a little hard to let go. Although the team was filled with countless super stars, in this environment, the role of super stars Very little.

"Don't worry, Jim," Mourinho smiled like an old man.

"Are you not in a hurry? O minutes have already passed."

Encountering this kind of cold weather, the players' condition on the court cannot be guaranteed, and even their movements have become stiff. Warming up is not very effective at this time.

"We are not a team that has not encountered difficulties, nor is it a team that has not encountered troubles. Although our players are very young on average, they have many years of career experience and they all know how to deal with the current situation."

Mourinho's words left Cassel speechless. He had to admit that he was indeed a little over-concerned, but he still couldn't let go. After all, the Red Rebels have not yet achieved anything. It's a goal.

There were some opportunities, but they were not grasped. The shooting accuracy of offensive players was greatly reduced in this icy and snowy climate. Even Kaká, who has the most efficient shooting, has already missed two shots in this game. Under this situation, Cassel's heart could not calm down.

"I think Jim's concerns are reasonable. I don't think Kazan Ruby will only consider defense at home," Juninho also analyzed.

Mourinho raised the corner of his mouth, nodded and said: "Tell me and listen."

"As we all know, the coexistence of offense and defense is the way to go. A heavy attack and a failure to defend may not guarantee victory in a game. A heavy defense without offense will only result in a draw at best. I believe that anyone with a little bit of ambition will not To choose such a mediocre goal, Rubin Kazan are at home and they will not settle for a draw.”

After seeing Mourinho nodding, Junior Juninho smiled and confidently concluded: "After they accumulate enough confidence through defense, they will attack."

Mourinho nodded in approval: "Well said, then tell me, how should we change?"

Junior Juninho was speechless. The current situation on the field is that the Red Rebels have the initiative, but this is more like the result of the Kazan Ruby voluntarily giving up and shrinking in defense. The Red Rebels can either break through the Kazan Ruby's defensive system. Score a goal and break the deadlock, or keep going like this.

It's only the first half, and it's not the moment Mourinho is done with it anyway, so the wisest way is to maintain the current status quo. At best, it's just to let the players be careful about the Kazan Ruby's counterattack.

"Many times, I have a feeling that as a head coach, apart from formulating tactics and giving encouragement and support to the players, I really can't give them more help. It's like now, I know very well You know, this is already our strongest offensive lineup, and they have tried their best to perform, and I can't ask for more from the players."

"Every time this happens, I tell myself, let go of your desire to control, trust your players, trust that they can help you win this game, and believe that their belief is and You are consistent”

It seemed like he was muttering to himself, but he seemed to be talking to Juninho, and then Mourinho laughed at himself, "Is it a bit self-deceiving? Believe me, sometimes people have to learn to accept this. This will make your life easier.”

Cassel listened on the sidelines and couldn't help but sneeze, "Did the boss say that?" The boss he mentioned was naturally Xiao Yu. There was only one boss in the Red Rebel Army.

Mourinho did not answer, but his smile acquiesced to this guess.

That being said, how many head coaches are there who can truly trust their players wholeheartedly?

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Michael Johnson pressed very high. There was no way. Kazan Ruby's defense retracted very much. If he didn't press high, the backcourt would be disconnected from the frontcourt. This is a team's tactical system. It's a fatal injury

Although the pressure was high, Michael Johnson's attention was always focused on one player of the Kazan Ruby, that is the Argentinian player Domingos.

It is difficult to define the position he played in this game. He shuttled back and forth between the Red Rebels' defensive midfielder and the defense, sometimes seeming to be pressing in the frontcourt, but Michael Johnson was very worried about him. , so even if Essien moves forward, as soon as he sees Dominguez nearby, he will retreat a little to protect the back line.

This is his realization as a defensive midfielder

But sometimes, when people face emergencies, their reactions are often delayed.

When the game reached the 4th minute, when the Red Rebels were attacking in the frontcourt, the Kazan Ruby Field successfully intercepted the ball and the ball came to the feet of Turkish Field Karadenis.

Turkey dribbles the ball and directly hits the Red Rebels' midfielder. Michael Johnson is constantly retreating, Essien is chasing back, and behind him is the team's defense. If he goes up again, he will directly let the defense Exposed to the offensive firepower of Rubin Kazan.

But more importantly, he noticed that Dominguez was also moving. He was close to the back line. This was a very dangerous signal, so Michael Johnson retreated without hesitation.

But at this moment, Karadenis passed the ball directly in front of Dominguez. The Argentine teenager took the ball with his back. Curtis behind him should have made a timely judgment, but the cold made him His reaction and body movements became a little stiff, and he took a step slower.

Domingos turned around, suddenly stepped forward, passed Curtis directly, and entered the Red Rebels penalty area.

Michael Johnson almost pushed himself to the maximum speed and kept chasing. At this moment, there was nothing in his mind except one thought, which was to prevent Domingos from scoring.

If scored, it would be the first goal conceded by the Red Rebels this season.

If defeated, it would be the Red Rebels' first loss of the season

Michael Johnson could not allow his beloved team to lose under his nose, so he gritted his teeth and retreated to the penalty area. When Domingos was about to raise his foot to shoot angrily, he decisively chose to slide and tackle.

Domingos is not tall, only 7cm, and his body is very flexible. In addition, he has always paid attention to the players of the Red Rebels, so when Michael Johnson slides over, he has two options. First, let Michael Johnson touches the ball and then falls to the ground, so that he can get a penalty kick; second, avoid the England midfielder.

Obviously, Dominguez chose the second option. He gave up shooting, pulled the ball, avoided Michael Johnson, and then shot quickly, and the ball flew straight to the far corner of the goal.

With Dominguez suddenly realizing that he was going to score, and scoring against the most powerful team on the planet, the Red Rebels conceded their first goal of the season, and it would undoubtedly be Domingo The most memorable goal of his career.

He had even begun to think in his mind about how to celebrate, preferably in a unique way.

Michael Johnson was devastated. He had lost his last chance to prevent Domingos from scoring.

The three Mourinhos on the sidelines also looked surprised, because the counterattack of Kazan Ruby came too suddenly, and Dominguez's performance was really outstanding, especially his calmness after getting the ball.

At this time, whether it is Mourinho and others on the sidelines, the players on the court, or the Red Rebels fans in the stands who followed the team all the way to the away game, as well as those sitting in front of the TV watching The Red Rebels fans who were watching the game live could only place their hopes on one person.

peter cech

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"The goalkeeper is a very special position. Among the individuals on the field, only the goalkeeper can use his hands. This is not because the goalkeeper takes advantage, but because the goalkeeper is the most irreplaceable role on the field."

"A goalkeeper, if he comes to a weak team, he may have to endure the indiscriminate bombardment of his opponents throughout the game. He may even be fed three, four, or even six or seven goals in a game. This is very important to a goalkeeper. How much impact does a professional player have? But on the other hand, if he is the goalkeeper of a strong team, he can do nothing in a 90-minute game because the opponent is too weak and the whole game is suppressed. There was every opportunity to perform, but in the last minute of stoppage time, when all the players were distracted because the game was about to end, the opponent suddenly shot a long shot and hit the world."

"At this time, everyone's eyes were focused on the goalkeeper, the head coach, fans, teammates, enemies, referees... everyone was staring at him. He made the save. He just did what he should have done. He was doing his job, but once he failed and was scored by the opponent, he would be the scapegoat."

"Is that fair, Peter?"

I don’t know why, but the moment when Dominguez shot, it was only a moment, but for the fans, the coaching staff, and Petr Cech standing in front of the goal line, it seemed like a long time had passed. Same for a long time.

Cech couldn't help but recall what Xiao Yu had said to him. Many years had passed, but Xiao Yu's voice still seemed to echo in his ears.

Back then, he was just a young player who was just starting out. He had no resume worth showing off, no strength worth bragging about, and he couldn't even get a main position in the team. But his answer at the time was, fair, because This is the goalkeeper

Now he is already the number one goalkeeper in the world, surpassing Buffon who was in decline at Manchester City, Casillas who was underperforming with Real Madrid, and Edwin van der Sar who was performing well at Manchester United. He is worthy of his name. The world's number one goalkeeper, he has an aura that makes other professional players covet him.

But today, standing in front of this goal line, when he realized that Dominguez was going to shoot, when he recalled Xiao Yu's original words and the one that deeply affected him. His answer to that question was the same as before.

Fair enough because that's the goalkeeper.

In this stadium with sub-zero temperatures and 95% humidity, any goalkeeper will be frozen, especially the goalkeeper of the Red Rebels, because the Red Rebels controlled the situation on the field at all times in the first half of the game. , Kazan Rubin did not even have a shot, Cech was in a homeless state throughout the first half.

But that doesn't mean he's careless anymore. It doesn't mean he's become undisciplined.

On the contrary, the more at such times, the more focused Cech will be. He will use every means to warm up near the goal line. Through this warm-up action, he will always keep his body in good competitive condition. This cost him a lot of energy. If it weren't for Dominguez's shot, if Kazan Ruby didn't shoot in the whole game, all his efforts would have been completely in vain.

But over the years, after countless efforts have turned into useless efforts, Cech foolishly chose to continue his useless efforts every time he encountered this situation. Whenever his teammates made fun of him after the game, He would smile naively and say: "This is my responsibility."

In addition to ensuring that his body is in good condition anytime and anywhere, Cech is also very focused. He will communicate with the defense from time to time, and will pay attention to the situation on the field and football from time to time, so that he often does nothing but Besides knowing that his team scored a goal, he doesn’t know who scored the goal.

If you didn't dig deeper, no one would know that this seemingly obsessed player would be the world's number one goalkeeper. However, Cech has proven time and again with facts that he is indeed the world's number one goalkeeper. .

What is the proof?

The goalkeeper, of course, proves it by making saves that turn the tide again and again.

So when Dominguez was about to take off, Cech was obviously startled. It was too sudden, but Michael Johnson suddenly came out and delayed Domingos for a while. He pulled and avoided it. Michael Johnson lags behind, but Cech's position moves outside.

When Dominguez chose to push the shot into the far corner, Cech immediately jumped out like a cheetah, his whole body stretched as if it had reached the limit of what humans can do, and his hands moved towards Domingo. Pounced over Si's shot football.

At this moment, Cech's image was like his wax figure in all Madame Tussauds museums around the world, fixed in the minds of all fans, and then became a god.