Red Rebels

562 The goalkeeper’s threshold

"First of all, I want to announce some good news to everyone here!"

In the conference hall of the administrative building of the Newton Heath training base, Xiao Yu was the first to speak at the beginning of the meeting.

Looking at the dozens of senior Red Rebels present, Xiao Yu had to lament the state of the Red Rebels. In less than 9 years, the Red Rebels had grown from having nothing to now having the highest net worth in the world. players, a football club with the best coaching staff in the world, and hundreds of professional employees.

The Red Rebel Stadium is the venue for this season's Champions League final. It is one of the most modern five-star stadiums in the world today, and the Newton Heath training base is known as the most advanced training base in today's football.

How difficult it is to get to this day!

After clearing these thoughts, Xiao Yu focused his attention on the meeting.

“In the just announced selection results of the World Professional Players Association, our team’s Kaka once again won the Player of the Year award with an absolute advantage. This is the second consecutive year that Kaka has been elected to this award since the first selection last year. , this is an honor for our club.”

"In addition, Messi was selected as the Rookie of the Year. Last year, this award fell into the hands of Rooney. Now Messi has received the honor he deserves. In the selection of the best 11 players, the goalkeeper is Petr Cech. The defense is Zambrotta, Terry, Cannavaro and Thuram, the midfielders are Pirlo, Kaká and Zidane, the forwards are Henry, Drogba and Ronaldinho. We A total of 6 players have made it to this list."

"Due to the organizing committee, the award ceremony originally scheduled to be held at Shearer on November 6 has been cancelled. However, the World Professional Footballers Association will go to Manchester in the near future to award awards to our Red Rebel players. At that time, we will be welcomed by Journalists from around the world are paying attention.”

With Xiao Yu's words, the atmosphere at the scene was immediately mobilized, especially for the Red Rebels, who are in a bad situation. Being able to win such a series of awards is indeed a huge encouragement, especially for Cech. .

For the Czech, it is a huge honor to overtake Gianluigi Buffon as the best goalkeeper in the world.

In addition, the reason why Zambrotta and Thuram were selected was more because of their outstanding performance in the World Cup and had little to do with their performance in the club. Terry and Drogba It is purely based on his outstanding performance in the club, while Kaka has both.

In any case, it is an honor for the Red Rebels to receive such a series of awards.

But this cannot cover up the current troubles the Red Rebels are encountering, which is the goalkeeper crisis.

Cech's return date is unknown. Professor Fryer has made a judgment before, and it is expected that he may bid farewell to this season early. Casey Keller will not be until early February at the earliest, but it will happen between December and January. , the Red Rebels’ schedule is very intensive.

Since the winter break transfers started in January, the Red Rebels were unable to do anything in the December competition and could only choose to continue to rely on Chris Taylor. However, the performance of this young English player was indeed difficult to convince, and his state fluctuated too much. , and obviously cannot withstand the pressure of the top league.

The low-level mistake against Watford was due to too much pressure, which made Mourinho not very confident about his mental quality. But looking at the current youth training camp of the Red Rebels, it can be compared with Chris Taylor. There is no goalkeeper of comparable strength. After all, he can always be the main goalkeeper of the Red Rebel reserve team.

This is also related to the fact that the Red Rebels let go of a group of young rookies around 19 years old this summer.

Because these players were unable to play the main role in the Red Rebels first team, they chose to leave and go to other teams in the Premier League or teams in lower leagues. This left the Red Rebels youth team with only one goalkeeper, Chris Taylor. will be available.

In normal times, this wouldn't matter much, but now, Chris Taylor is really unconvincing.

For this reason, Mourinho hopes to introduce a goalkeeper during the winter break. After all, even if Casey Keller recovers, it is still unknown how much condition he can recover. The American goalkeeper is already 37 years old.

But to be honest, choosing an excellent goalkeeper is easy to say, but difficult to say.

For Xiao Yu, as a time traveler, he can know many goalkeepers who are not well-known yet. With the current reputation and status of the Red Rebels, he can easily poach goalkeepers without spending too many pounds, but this But it does not mean that the goalkeeper chosen by Xiao Yu will definitely be suitable for the Red Rebels' tactical system.

Yes, many people ignore it and think that the tactical system only involves players in other positions except the goalkeeper, but in fact, the goalkeeper is also a part of the tactical system.

Different types of goalkeepers suit different types of teams.

For example, Liverpool's Carragher and Hyypia are not fast and flexible centre-backs. They both have the characteristics of slow turns. On the contrary, these two centre-backs are characterized by strong frontal defensive ability and defensive ability. They have excellent high-altitude ball ability, which makes them always lag behind in handling the opponent's ball behind them.

At this time, Benitez chose Reina for Liverpool!

What are the characteristics of Reina?

He has quick reactions and is very good at attacking, but compared to these two aspects, his other aspects can be said to be not outstanding. For example, his attention cannot be maintained highly concentrated, and his ability to communicate and connect with his teammates is slightly poor. Lacks, but none of these can prevent him from succeeding at Liverpool, and with his outstanding performance, he has become one of the top goalkeepers.

Why?

The reason is simple, Liverpool's tactical style is very suitable for Reina!

Benitez's tactics have an obvious feature, which is to emphasize oppression, so his tactics are always based on the premise of the back line. Originally, the back line pressed forward, and Carragher and Hyypia turned slowly and returned. The shortcomings of slow pursuit will be fully exposed, which is why Liverpool's previous defense always had problems.

However, after Reina's joining was delayed, Benitez took advantage of Reina's excellent reaction and attack ability to decisively give Reina more attack power, expand his defensive area, and give him more opportunities to take the initiative. that power.

This is undoubtedly a big benefit to Liverpool's defense. On the one hand, Reina's attack can make up for the shortcomings of Carragher and Hyypia's slow turning and slow pursuit. On the other hand, Reina can also use Reina's attack. In addition, thirdly, Liverpool can continue to keep the defense line moving forward, maintain pressure on the opponent, and compress the opponent's offensive space.

One goalkeeper completely solved three problems. Benitez chose Reina, which can be said to kill three birds with one stone!

After solving these troubles, Liverpool's defensive level skyrocketed. Reina also began to become famous because of his many decisive attacks and his many rescues of the team from danger, and he became one of the top goalkeepers in one fell swoop.

So, when talking about Reina, we have to talk about Edwin van der Sar.

He is also an excellent top goalkeeper, but Fadessa's specialty lies not in his attacks or his reactions, but in his almost superb goal-line skills and his long-term accumulation of rich experience. His prediction ability allows him to always make excellent saves on the goal line.

So what about Van der Sar's partner?

Ferdinand's speed and tracking ability are considered outstanding among central defenders. In addition, Manchester United's tactics are relatively balanced, with two central defenders protecting the penalty area, so what Van der Sar has to do is to tighten the defense of the small penalty area and deal with the small penalty area. Instead of having too many choices to attack, Manchester United's defense has also been improved by utilizing its strengths and avoiding weaknesses.

In Xiao Yu's previous life, there was another top goalkeeper, and his experience was the most representative, and that was Cesar.

As the goalkeeper of Inter Milan, Cesar's biggest characteristic is his quick reaction and excellent goal-line skills. However, relatively speaking, his ability to attack is very weak, which makes it impossible for him to attack like Reina.

At the beginning, many people believed that Mourinho's arrival completely created Cesar. However, Mourinho is not a god. He cannot make Cesar's strength greatly improve in a short period of time. What he really does is to use The team's overall tactics are used to make up for Cesar's shortcomings and promote his strengths.

So we can see that the shrinking defensive tactics created by Mourinho eliminate the need for Cesar to attack like Reina. The offensive space left by Inter Milan for the opponent in the penalty area is always very small. What Cesar has to do is guard the small penalty area, and this is Cesar's specialty.

With quick reactions and excellent rescue ability, Cesar can naturally perform world-class performances frequently, which has also greatly improved Cesar's performance.

But after Inter Milan won the Triple Crown, Mourinho left for La Liga and Benitez came to Inter Milan. He still stubbornly wanted to copy Liverpool's style. He still wanted to improve Inter Milan's defense. He wanted to Completely overthrow the profound imprint Mourinho left on Inter Milan.

Then what?

Cesar is no longer magical. Although he has good performances, he can no longer reach the peak of Mourinho's period. Because the defense line has moved forward, the space in front of Cesar has become larger. The opponent only needs a little more time. By using it, it is easy to face Cesar directly. At this time, Cesar has two choices. One is to stick to the small penalty area and wait for his teammates to return to defense, and the other is to attack decisively.

If it were Reina, he would choose the latter, but attacking is not Cesar's strong point, and as long as he hesitates a little, the opponent will score, so Cesar's performance has declined.

Xiao Yu still remembers that in his previous life, many people thought it was a decline after the peak. However, they did not know that the tactics involved here are also very deep. After all, Benitez and Mourinho have two completely different tactics.

After Peter Cech came to the Red Rebels again, under the guidance of Schmeichel, his goal-line skills were very good, even better than in his previous life, especially in communicating with teammates. As well as commanding the defense, this ensured that his main position in the Red Rebels was unbreakable. The relatively balanced Almunia was pushed to the bench in one fell swoop.

However, as Mourinho continues to improve the tactics of the Red Rebels, Cech's progress is also obvious. The three lines remain compact, focusing on pressing in the frontcourt, and with the defense line in mind, Cech's attack ability has also been improved. , In addition, the Red Rebels' central defenders have many players like Curtis who are extremely fast and explosive, and players such as Terry and Vidic are also not slow, so Cech's performance Only then can he be so outstanding.

This is why so many professionals believe that Cech has the ability to challenge Buffon as the world's number one goalkeeper, because on the premise of possessing excellent goal-line skills, Cech's attacking ability has also improved very quickly, which makes him He has very comprehensive qualities and is excellent in all aspects. Especially this season, he has truly entered the ranks of great goalkeepers.

As for the La Liga giant Real Madrid's Santa Cassia, purely technically speaking, whether it is goal-line skills or attack ability, Casillas is great. Unfortunately, Casillas's height of 1.85 meters makes him very good at preventing high-altitude balls. His shortcomings prevented him from reaching the level of the first player in football.

Of course, this has nothing to do with Casillas himself. On the contrary, he has been able to achieve what he has achieved today, and the name of Saint Casillas is enough to make him proud and proud.

Of course, some people may say that Casillas is very stable and focused during the game. However, even Xiao Yu, who is half a bucket of water, knows that concentration and stable performance are the key to becoming a top goalkeeper. If he does not possess the necessary characteristics, then even if the goalkeeper has excellent skills, it will be difficult for him to reach the top level.

The most obvious example is AC Milan goalkeeper Dida!

Many people predict that if he is not injured this season, Cech may be able to extend his record of not conceding a goal to an unattainable level. After all, the Red Rebels are strong and Cech has set an amazing record. It's not impossible.

It's a pity that the savage Reading interrupted Cech's magical journey, and also brought disaster to the Red Rebels. What followed was the trouble of selecting a goalkeeper.

Originally, the Red Rebels also had Joe Hart, who was on loan at Droisden. This player has the potential to become a first-class goalkeeper. He has excellent reactions and attack capabilities, and is also skilled in various aspects such as high-altitude ball defense. He is quite outstanding and is known as England's future number one national goalkeeper, but he has a serious problem, that is, he is not focused enough.

Originally, these should not be obstacles for him to return to the Red Rebels. After all, he is still young, only 19 years old, and there is still a lot of room for improvement. The Red Rebels are also very optimistic about him, and he can become a talent with a little polishing, but he Currently the chief goalkeeper of Droylsden.

After negotiations between the Red Rebels and Droylsden, Pellegrini personally called Xiao Yu and Mourinho, hoping that Joe Hart could continue to stay in Droylsden, and according to UEFA regulations, Since Joe Hart has played in the UEFA Cup on behalf of Droylsden, he will not be eligible to play in the Champions League for the Red Rebels.

In other words, even if the Red Rebels recall Joe Hart, Joe Hart will only be able to play the first game in the league and will not be able to participate in the Champions League. This is definitely a major drawback for the Red Rebels. After all, The team's qualification for the group stage is already certain. If we bring in a goalkeeper who can't play in the first round of the top 16 knockout rounds, why bother?

It is for this reason that the team finally gave up the decision to recall Joe Hart, but for this, Xiao Yu must find a successor for Mourinho who can play in the first game of the Champions League and has the ability to play. A goalkeeper with game quality.