Chapter 41: Casey, which side are you on?
Tang Jue returned to the hotel where Real Madrid was staying early, and Henry and Ribery accompanied him, and the three of them wanted to discuss the next countermeasures. The atmosphere in the room was not very good, Henry and Ribery looked ugly, Tang Jue poured the two of them a glass of water and sat next to Henry.
"Tang, tell me, what should we do next?" The scar on Ribery's face flashed with a dangerous red color. Since he identified Tang Jue, he has stood firmly behind him without hesitation.
Henry picked up the water cup and said lightly: "We have to make a long-term plan for this matter. Our strength is limited and we must get the support of Casillas and others. But in this case, will they still support us?"
Ribery frowned. He didn't understand why Henry said that. Didn't the local gang represented by Casillas always support them? How do you say you want their support now?
Henry looked at Ribery in confusion and explained: "The situation in the past was not so bad, at least it was not exposed to the world. Everything was exposed tonight, and the club must interfere. How to interfere? There are two possibilities, one is to criticize the coach, and the other is to criticize us."
"Casillas had joined us for the Champions League before. Now the team has become like this. People are dispersed and it is difficult to achieve success in the Champions League. It is entirely possible that Casillas will no longer support us and stand on the side of the coach, because they can get greater benefits."
Ribery began to ponder. Tang Jue's relationship with Real Madrid's local gang was complicated. During the World Cup last year, France and Spain met in the quarterfinals. Tang Jue said at that time, "Let the Spanish team bow their heads in front of me forever." At that time, he had a grudge with the Spanish national team players.
In order to give Tang Jue a good locker room environment, Calderon drove Raul away. The local gang had a lot of opinions on this. The so-called alliance is temporary, and everything is for the Champions League. The local gang has never been connected with the French gang. They may use this opportunity to suppress the French gang and gain a greater say in the locker room.
Henry said: "Which side will Casillas stand?"
“This is very important!”
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At the press conference, Rijkald praised his players for a great victory and regained the chance to win the La Liga championship. He praised Etoo, "scoring twice. He still scored a goal at a critical moment to help the team win. He is the best player in this game."
He borrowed the mouth of the media to ease the relationship with Etoo.
Paris Daily reporter Rather asked dissatisfiedly: "Mr. Rijcard, if Don is not replaced, do you think Barcelona has a chance to reverse and win?"
Rijcard was a little embarrassed, and after thinking about it, he said: "I admit that before Don did not end, the initiative was in Real Madrid's hands. His two beautiful goals made Barcelona passive. But there was no if in this world, and time would not go back. The victory ended up belonging to Barcelona."
A reporter from Marca asked: "If it were your Real Madrid head coach, would you replace Don in advance?
This is actually to use Rijkaard's mouth to attack Schuster. For half a season, Tang Jue has conquered not only Real Madrid fans, but also the media in Madrid. They don't want to see Real Madrid sink like this.
Rijkaard thought for a while and said, "It shouldn't be. He has no injury and has not had a Champions League game recently. I will let him play the whole game."
It is best to make Real Madrid mess up. Rijkaard has a good reason to let himself speak like this, but what he said is the truth.
A reporter from Ass asked: "After the game, do you think he is worthy of it?"
Rijkaard said loudly: "Of course, he scored the goal that decided the game, and he was the best in this game."
The team newspaper reporter asked: "If Don was not substituted, do you think Etoo still has a chance to win the best game?"
Rijkald was a little impatient. Why did he always have these questions? His face turned dark and said, "I have said just now. There is no if. Time can't go back. I will not answer these kinds of questions anymore. Please ask other questions."
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Barcelona captain Puyol praised Real Madrid's defense, "They gave us great difficulties, oppressive defense. It compressed our offensive space and made it difficult for us to get a shot."
He praised Casillas, "He performed well tonight and was world-class."
Finally, he did not forget to praise Tang Jue, "In the first half, he broke through the carefully organized encirclement. To be honest, at that moment, I felt powerless. At the beginning of the second half, he scored a goal in lightning, and at that time I thought we might lose the game. Fortunately, the game changed dramatically and he was replaced. I don't know what happened in their locker room."
"I hope Don can get out of this matter soon and play beautiful football again on the court."
Puyol's speech won the favor of French journalists and Madrid-area journalists, and also won the favor of all journalists present. This is a kind of mind, not every player has it.
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Rijkaard and Puyol left the court, and the reporters in the audience began to speculate whether Shuster would appear. In the past, there was a situation where when the team lost the game, the head coach asked the assistant coach to attend the press conference.
"He won't show up, there are countless artillery fire waiting for him," said Lather.
"Not necessarily, he may appear. He is a stubborn person."
"Well, the Germans still have the responsibility, and he shouldn't escape."
"No, I don't agree with this view, he may not show up."
The reporters started to talk, and at this moment, Schuster and Casillas walked onto the speech stage. The reporters became excited. The French media reporters had bad eyes because they believed that the French Trident left the court in this game was the reason for the failure of the game. The fundamental reason lies with Schuster.
"I lost the game tonight, and the responsibility lies with me. I didn't control the emotions of the players well. Looking at the whole game, we did a good job on the defensive end, pressing in an oppressive way. We didn't give the opponent too much offensive space. As for the offense, we performed well. If it weren't for the disadvantage in numbers, the victory of this game belonged to us."
Schuster said to the microphone: "I am here to congratulate Barcelona on winning at home. However, the initiative is still in our hands. We are still seven points ahead, and the La Liga championship is still ours."
Rather asked, after Shuster finished speaking, "Real Madrid has entered turmoil now. Do you think Real Madrid can still win the La Liga championship in this situation? In addition, in this situation, does Real Madrid still have a chance to make a difference in the Champions League?"
Schuster denied the turmoil in Real Madrid: "We did not have so-called turmoil, and in addition, we will definitely do what we do in the Champions League."
Lather smiled and shook his head, and continued to ask: "After Tang left the court, he had an argument with you on the sidelines and almost started fighting. You said there was no turmoil. So, are you discussing the details of the game at that time, or are you communicating with each other intimately?"
Shuster's face looked ugly and said in a deep voice: "He has opinions on the substitutions I made. This is something that happens frequently in football fields. You don't need to make a big deal."
A reporter from Marca asked: "Facts have proved that your substitution failed. After Don came out, it directly caused the players to lose control of their emotions. Henry and Ribery received red cards one after another, which put Real Madrid at a disadvantage in terms of numbers. This is the main reason for the failure of this game. Some people say that you are the culprit of Real Madrid's failure in this game. How do you view this issue?"
Schuster said in a deep voice: "I have said just now that as the head coach, I assume the responsibility for the failure of this game."
Ass was not going to let him go, and asked: "What are your considerations to replace Don? He was not injured at that time. And the Champions League group stage has been completed. Are you preparing for the Cup of Kings three days later?"
Schuster had already been ready to bear the fire and said, "The main reason for him to come out is that the team has already led two goals. I think we can win this game. The change of him is to give him more rest. Fanny has also performed well recently. He also expressed his strong desire to play before the game, so I don't think there is any problem before the substitution."
"As for what happened after the substitution, I really didn't expect him to understand at all. So I said, the responsibility for this game is on me."
Johnson asked: "What happened during Real Madrid's halftime break?"
Schuster certainly won't tell the truth: "Nothing happened, we're fine."
Johnson's lips curled up and nothing happened. Let's cheat!
A reporter from the Daily Sports News asked: "Someone saw a footprint on the gate of Real Madrid's locker room. Whose footprint was it? Is it Tang's?"
Shuster shook his head and said, "I don't know."
A reporter from the Daily Telegraph asked: "Some people think that Henry and Ribery's red cards were applied for voluntarily. This is to retaliate against you and you replaced Mr. 160 million. Do you agree with this view?"
Shuster raised his brows slightly and shook his head and said, "I don't agree with this view. Their fouls are tactical and have nothing to do with Tang. Your association ability is too strong, and there is nothing to do with the two."
"Okay, I've answered a lot of questions." After that, Shuster left the press conference.
The reporters turned their attention to Casillas, and they wanted to dig more inside information from him. Casillas looked at the excitement in the reporter's eyes, exhaled, and said: "It's a pity tonight's failure. We could have won a victory, but who knows what will happen in the next second? This may be the charm of football. Before the game ends, no one can predict the outcome of the game."
"It's like the weather. The sky was clear two days ago, but it started snowing today."
"It's too early to say who will be the La Liga champion. There are still many games in the season. It doesn't mean anything when we take the lead for the time being, and it doesn't mean anything when Barcelona narrows the gap in points. The games are played one by one."
Media reporters heard Casillas' lack of confidence, and he keenly discovered that Real Madrid had really had problems, and it was a big problem. So they became even more excited. There were too many things to repay in this game. In addition to what happened on the field, there were also many things to dig outside the field.
The Spanish National Derby is a visual feast for fans all over the world and a feast for journalists.
"You can ask questions now, but I will only answer three questions." Casillas wanted to leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible.
He first ordered the reporter of Marca. The reporter of Marca asked: "Can you think that Real Madrid has no confidence in the La Liga championship now?"
Casillas shook his head and said, "You may have misunderstood what I mean. I have never lost confidence in the La Liga championship. What I said was that there will be many accidents in the game, but it does not mean that I have no confidence."
Next he called the reporter of the Ass, which made the reporters in the Catalan and British areas very dissatisfied. Casillas had to give Johnson the opportunity to ask questions.
"What do you think of the argument with Mr. 160 million, Schuster, on the court?"
This question is not unscathing. It is to let Casillas take the team. So who will Casillas support? This is very exciting. The problem in Real Madrid's locker room has been exposed to the world. Which side does the strong local gang stand on?
Chapter completed!