Chapter 294 James Rodriguez's In-Depth Communication

After getting James Rodriguez's consent, Bai Ran was delighted. This was the first step to complete his mission.

That was to have a chance to communicate deeply with James Rodriguez.

In fact, when Zidane gave this task to Bai Ran at the beginning, Bai Ran refused, but there was no way. The reward points were here, and he couldn't refuse it!

At first, Bai Ran thought that this task was not as difficult as he imagined, but during training today, Bai Ran suddenly realized that this task was really not that easy to complete.

Because if you want to adjust a player's emotions, the first thing to do is to go deep into his heart, understand his thoughts, and then know what he is worried about. Only after helping him solve his worries can he cooperate with you to achieve your goal.

This is human nature.

From the perspective of an athlete, not only do you have to do things well in the game and on the training ground, but you also have to maintain relationships. This is indeed not an easy thing for Bai Ran, who has no experience.

But Bai Ran still plans to take it seriously.

After making an appointment with James Rodriguez to have dinner together, the two first returned to their own rooms. Bai Ran simply found out the clothes and things to wear when going out for dinner at night, and began to think about the next plan.

First of all, Bai Ran can be sure that James Rodriguez has no intention of leaving Real Madrid. He just wants to seek a higher status in Real Madrid and guarantee playing time.

Because before this, Bai Ran also learned that James Rodriguez said so in an interview.

The reporter asked him: "How are your days in Real Madrid?"

To this question, James Rodriguez replied: "Very good, I am very happy. From the first day I came here, I knew this is the place I want."

The reporter continued to ask: "But you are now a substitute, and you can't even be a substitute."

As we all know, after Zidane came to Real Madrid, especially in the second half of the 2015-16 season, James Rodriguez went from high spirits to the bottom in just half a season.

Zidane almost ignored this player, and James Rodriguez's playing time was minimal.

Originally, Zidane's positioning of James Rodriguez was very embarrassing, and with Bai Ran's arrival and his extraordinary growth rate, even Toni Kroos had to go to the bench as a substitute, let alone the arrogant Colombian.

Unlike James Rodriguez, Toni Kroos can at least recognize his position and make sacrifices and contributions for the team.

When Bai Ran has no physical strength, or is injured, or in poor condition, Kroos is willing to play, and when Bai Ran is in good condition, Kroos would rather let Bai Ran start instead of him and help Real Madrid win one victory after another.

James Rodriguez is different. It seems that he is still immersed in the amazing super world wave in 2014, and he believes that he is an absolute superstar. Even if he comes to Real Madrid, James Rodriguez thinks that he must be the main force, and at least he will be one of the two lineups.

James Rodriguez answered the reporter's question like this.

"I want to play more games, but there is always someone here who orders everything. He decides who to play and who not to play."

"And I have no choice, you have to respect these decisions."

It is not difficult to see that James Rodriguez's tone is full of dissatisfaction. He never thinks that his ability is not up to the standard, or that his style is not what Zidane needs.

His talent has made him a little arrogant.

The reporter continued to ask: "You have been here for two years. How do you evaluate Real Madrid?"

J. Luo did not hide his words: "This is the greatest club in the world, always pursuing victory."

"Especially when the fans at the Bernabeu sing your name, it is the most exciting."

"That feeling makes me very proud. I don't want to leave here."

What James Luo said is actually right. There is the most intense competition and the most demanding fans here, but at the same time, this is also the place closest to the dream.

For a professional athlete, the temptation of championships and victories can be reached. I don't think I need to say more. Even if the price paid is to bet on the entire youth, there is no regret.

Besides, in 2014, he emerged and became famous with one goal in the World Cup. It is completely the script of the protagonist of a novel. How could such a proud child easily accept the fact that he lost in the competition within the team?

Bai Ran can understand James Luo's mentality. In fact, Bai Ran can only find a way to solve this problem perfectly if he fully understands James Luo's ideas.

But the reality is that Real Madrid is not a place where you can come and go as you please.

Think about the past, Arbeloa, Raul and other genuine Madridists could not stay, so what qualifications does James Rodriguez have to dream that he can always be the main force of the team?

If you want to change the status quo, you have to face the reality.

The 14-15 season was the first season for James Rodriguez to join Real Madrid. At that time, James Rodriguez's appearance rate was still acceptable. He was in the starting list 44 times in 49 games and achieved an impressive record of 18 goals and 15 assists.

In the 15-16 season, with the joining of Bai Ran and Zidane's tactical changes, his appearance rate dropped sharply to one-tenth of the previous one.

And the final results were only in the single digits.

Zidane was unwilling to give the Colombian half a second of playing time even when he sent Isco to play in the midfield in the most crucial final. It can be seen that in the past two years, James Rodriguez has been getting worse and worse in Real Madrid.

Putting aside the appearance rate, James Rodriguez may not even have a chance to be a substitute in the team. During Modric's injury, Bai Ran took on the responsibility of defense.

In the process of training in one game after another, Bai Ran gradually learned how to defend in the midfield.

Some people may wonder, what does this have to do with James Rodriguez?

That's very relevant...

Because before, Bai Ran was only responsible for the offensive end, because Modric and Casemiro helped him do the dirty work and clean up Bai Ran's ass.

Moreover, although Bai Ran's offensive attributes are the best in the world, his defensive attributes can basically be defaulted to 0.

But now, Bai Ran can also take on the responsibility of defense, which means that according to the previous style of play, Toni Kroos can play Bai Ran's position, and Bai Ran will take on the responsibility of the engineer.

Bai Ran can be used as a little Modric, and Toni Kroos can be used as a little Bai Ran.

Not only that, even when Modric is not injured, when it comes to the abilities of Bai Ran and James Rodriguez, everyone will probably choose Bai Ran now.

One is a midfielder who is invincible in offense and is approaching reliable in defense.

The other is a midfielder with relatively good offense and zero defense.

I believe that even if you are not a football coach, you can choose who to use between the two.

Even if you rotate during the game, Zidane first thinks of the diligent newcomers Vasquez and Isco.

To say the most critical issue, it is undoubtedly that James Rodriguez's personal style is incompatible with the current Real Madrid.

If you say that he is not capable enough, it may not be objective, after all, his ability is also strong for everyone to see.

As we all know, the position of the main force of Real Madrid BBC is unshakable, and the forward combination of Bale Benzema and Ronaldo is the strongest in the world.

So there are only three chess pieces left for the coach to arrange in the midfield.

Casemiro is the most important patch for the Real Madrid defense line, which is leaky. In addition, there is no one with super defensive attributes in the Real Madrid team, so Casemiro is definitely a scarce talent in the Real Madrid team.

Although Bai Ran and Modric can also participate in defense, they are still offensive midfielders after all. Even though Modric has contributed everything he can to Bai Ran in the past half season, protecting and supporting Bai Ran, the most important defensive barrier is still Casemiro.

And Bai Ran, with his good overall view and excellent footwork, occupies a position in the organizing midfield. In Real Madrid, at this stage, it is no exaggeration to say that Bai Ran's tactical position is even higher than the BBC combination.

And Modric, with his ghostly ability to get rid of, superb long shots and through balls, occupies a midfield forward position.

Is it possible that James Rodriguez is going to compete with Casemiro for status?

Impossible, because the work content of these two players is very different. They are not of the same type, and the work content is completely different.

If he competes with Bai Ran, James Rodriguez doesn't have the passing skills, nor the broad vision, and his shooting and dribbling are not as good as Bai Ran's performance in the past half season.

The only chance for him to covet is Modric's position, but Modric can do things that James Rodriguez may not be able to do.

In summary, BBC is the political correctness of Real Madrid. If there is no accident, he will definitely be the starter, which is no problem, and BBC is also a typical representative of "old man ball".

He runs less and less on the field, and when facing ordinary opponents, he is not even very active in the offensive position, let alone back and defense.

Bai Ran occupies such a good position in the midfield and delivers artillery shells to the front. In this case, BBC is too lazy to move. Isn't it a fantasy to ask them to defend?

Among them, Ronaldo and Benzema are the most representative.

So when Real Madrid attacks, they need a god-level player like Bai Ran who can get rid of, break through, and create space for BBC and send high-quality passes.

However, the Colombian's weakness is to get rid of and break through on the spot, and it is difficult for him to open up the situation for the team in the midfield and cut a gap.

Then the consequence is that Real Madrid often loses itself in the opponent's human sea tactics.

But is James Rodriguez really useless under Zidane, so he is neglected?

Bai Ran actually feels that this is not the case from the bottom of his heart.

From the perspective of technical characteristics, his passing level is the best among this group of young frontcourt players. He kicks the ball with his head up and has a certain awareness of finding space. The stability of continuous short passes is good. One long pass over the top is particularly eye-catching. He has a certain transfer awareness. At the same time, there is no lack of heel knocking the ball and volleying such as magical strokes.

His on-site skills are perfect and he is good at using his body. When there are enough receiving points, the error rate is still relatively low.

Shooting is the best part of James Rodriguez's technical system. Relying on excellent flexibility and balance, calf strength and waist and abdomen strength, his shooting action is stretched and fully exerted, and he can often hit long-distance and ultra-long-distance volley world waves.

He has a strong ability to throw off the defensive player with one move at the front of the penalty area and force a kick to hit the goal. He is also capable of kicking to hit the goal while moving. His long-range shot is not only powerful, but also has excellent control of the ankle force and the arc of the shot. It is big and spins strongly. There are obvious traces of repeated practice in the two upper corners of the goal, and the confidence in shooting and scoring is very strong.

When shooting in the penalty area, the leg swing is small and the movement is concealed. At the same time, he also has the best awareness of grabbing points among players in the same position.

The level of set kicks is excellent, the indirect free kicks have a large arc, fast speed and accurate landing point, and the direct free kicks have good angles and angles. There is no shortage of examples of directly scoring goals from set kicks in the national team and clubs.

Breakthrough ability is the weakest link in Ronaldo's technical system. He has good explosive power but lacks speed on the way. His dribbling is not very good, and his control of the ball at high speed is unstable. He can advance in short distances from the wing and in the core. The success rate in one-on-one situations is acceptable, but the defender cannot be shaken off, and there are very few consecutive breakthroughs to penetrate the opponent's formation.

To a certain extent, Ronaldo's technical characteristics are similar to those of Rivaldo, but of course his strength and talent are not as good as those of Wadao.

In terms of consciousness attribute, Ronaldo has core consciousness and has honed a certain awareness of switching between primary and secondary cores in the club, and can play the role of front-end organizational core. There is a sense of the overall situation, but the ability to control the rhythm is limited to the local area and cannot radiate to the whole scene.

He has a high IQ and excellent ability to read the game; his ability to pass and cut in local groups is getting stronger and stronger, he can both play around and play, and he has certain variation ability.

His vision is not particularly good, and his ability to find hidden openings is not top-notch, but he has the awareness to move to the side. In terms of playing style, Ronaldo is the core playing style, and it is a classic attacking midfielder style of standing, surrounded, and with the ball at his feet. It also has a certain ability to handle the ball on the wing. This feature is It is most obvious in the national team, but it has been modified in the club, and it is positioned as a partial core + attacker in the frontcourt.

All in all, Bai Ran's view on this issue is actually - Ronaldo's ability should not be questioned. What needs to be changed now is Ronaldo's mentality.

His style is not suitable for Zidane's tactical template, but his ability is here. The only thing he has to do is to be willing to do what he can. Even if he plays less games, he cannot make the locker room uneasy.

In fact, Bai Ran felt that J Luo was a bit like himself in the previous life.

It is indeed a bit dissatisfying to become famous at a young age, show off your talents, and then spend your career sitting on the bench.

But there is no way, things have changed, and now Bai Ran has become the athlete running on the field by virtue of his strength, so someone has to wipe his butt for him.

Thinking of this, Bai Ran didn't seem to think that this task had anything to do with him. On the contrary, comforting Ronaldo's emotions was of great significance to both Real Madrid and Bai Ran himself.

The time soon came to eight o'clock in the evening. Bai Ran looked at his watch, made an appointment with J Luo, and set off to the restaurant on time.

It was at the hotel, and there were quite a lot of people in the restaurant. Bai Ran looked left and right, and his eyes quickly locked on a small round table in the corner. J Luo was leaning against the glass window, waiting for Bai Ran's arrival.

With a smile on his handsome face, Bai Ran came to J Luo's side, found a seat and sat down, and said, "You're here so early."

"Awaited."

J Luo was obviously quite happy and said hello to Bai Ran.

These two people didn't have much interaction before, so Bai Ran inevitably seemed a little overwhelmed, so the two could only enjoy the delicious food on the table.

After three rounds of wine and five tastes of food, he took a deep breath and said, "By the way, those few balls you passed to me during training today were very strong."

"How did it come out? With the arch of the foot?"

Bai Ran started to use a topic to open up the situation, while Ronaldo shook his head: "No, no, no, generally we use the arch of the foot to pass the ball, but the kind of pass I gave you today is actually more of the instep. "

"You can understand it this way, that is, using shooting kicks to pass the ball will be more powerful, but the accuracy will be less. However, if you become proficient, you will find the feeling and you will naturally pass the ball accurately."

"This way the ball will be very fast and the opponent will not be able to react. You can try it next time you play."

Bai Ran nodded and said, "Is that so?"

"Your talent is really very high."

"It's a pity that you rarely play in the current games. I also feel sorry for you."

"What about you? Do you have any emotions?"

"For example, Zidane's arrangements."

Finally, Bai Ran cleverly cut to the chase and asked Ronaldo if he had any opinions on the head coach.

J Luo said: "Well..."

"have nothing to say."

What he said has fully proved the problem in Ronaldo's heart now. He has always been resistant to Zidane. Even in a relaxing occasion like eating out with Bai Ran, he was unwilling to mention being with the host. Coaching relationship.

Logically speaking, apart from teammates, the person with whom the players of a team get along the most is the head coach. Some mentor-apprentice combinations have even sent off batch after batch of new teammates and players, and still remain unchanged.

The coach can also be regarded as the player's mentor and best friend, as well as the person with the closest working relationship.

When Ronaldo talked about Zidane, he avoided talking about it, and there was a hint of displeasure in his expression, which fully explained the problem.

You know, last season Real Madrid was the best team in the league and won the double championship!

With such good results, normally when talking about the coach, he should be smiling and happy, right?

James Rodriguez's dissatisfaction has already overflowed.

Bai Ran sighed lightly and looked at James Rodriguez.

"If possible, I want to hear you talk."