Chapter 317 Emotions, Mentality, and Self-Management

Zidane's point of view is that it doesn't matter how many goals Real Madrid scored, or even whether Real Madrid won the game.

What's important is that on the field, the fighting spirit and enthusiasm shown by Real Madrid gave Zidane hope for this season.

In football, although strength occupies a dominant position, other factors also constitute one of the determining factors for winning the game.

Emotions, mentality, and self-management are also personal abilities of players.

This aspect can also be regarded as a spiritual attribute. Bai Ran has not yet developed the attribute slots and skill cards in this regard, but he can be sure that these things will indeed affect a player's performance on the field to a great extent.

Football always makes us passionate. This is a sport where everything is possible.

In fierce football games, players will experience a variety of emotions, and inevitably some negative emotions. If emotions cannot be controlled, players are likely to have extreme behaviors, such as Suarez's iron teeth and Zidane's iron head.

This negative emotion needs to be adjusted immediately, otherwise the game will fall into an absolutely passive situation. Therefore, the application of psychology in football will be particularly important.

Professional football is one of the most emotional and complex environments many people have ever experienced.

Football is an international sport, but its roots are in the dirty streets of the slums and favelas of every city.

One vivid example is how football has become a historical and cultural heritage of Brazil, and another is the incomprehensible passion for the game in Mexico.

Football may have been just a pastime at first, but it soon became a symbol of a country's pioneering spirit. Because the passion, tenacity and competition required to open up new lands are part of this game.

Today, passion, tenacity and competition are regarded as the most basic requirements of football games, at least in addition to these elements: faster speed, better players, more advanced equipment, higher salaries, more passionate public and media, and more ancient and precious sports trophies, all of which constitute the original motivation for this sport.

And psychological effects are precisely the existence of great importance in football.

For example, one thing that often appears in football is physical therapy.

For some people who are tired, overloaded and stressed, physical therapy may be the best initial investment, because physical therapy is closely related to players, coaches and staff, and can often help them optimize and solve the psychological effects they encounter.

Similarly, other staff coaches, equipment personnel, masseurs, strength coaches, etc. need to be aware of and regularly reinforce their important role in optimizing psychological effects.

Head coaches, management, youth training, team managers and team leaders can also benefit from the reaction and suggestion of psychological effects, and should pay more attention to management psychology.

For players, spouses, partners and families should be the biggest factors affecting psychological effects. Let spouses, partners and families feel that they are also part of the team and support players' activities, which can significantly improve psychological effects.

For players, efficient "psychological effects" discussions within the team are very beneficial. Sharing with teammates and being loyal to each other is very helpful to improve individual and collective psychological effects.

However, sometimes, the individual psychological effects of individual players need individual attention.

For example, James Rodriguez and Carvajal are good examples. They have shown different trends after Bai Ran's arrival, and their own hearts are actually different. However, these two problems have been solved after Bai Ran noticed them.

This is the key to Real Madrid's strength. Bai Ran and Zidane can always work together to overcome every difficulty.

And physical therapy is to a large extent an important part of a player's psychological construction.

For example, when a player is injured, he needs to consider his position in the team and what he wants to do from his perspective during the medical assessment, so that he can recover better.

Another example is that substitutes, no matter how long they can play, must realize that they must be fully prepared and willing to contribute.

Players who are worried about the game environment are often players who need psychological help. They need someone to tell them how to think about "what they want to do" instead of "what they must do" from their own perspective.

In recent years, people have always heard various people discuss "mentality" as part of the solution in various media and topics. This is undoubtedly very important in the dynamic world of football, especially when we lose the game, we can really feel the difference.

Mentality is part of basic psychology. We often ignore our fundamentals, so it is always easy to go astray and deviate from the direction that is most beneficial to us.

When players have a strong understanding of their mentality, the psychological effects and skills of players will become more efficient.

Afterwards, the reporter asked Bai Ran.

"You won the MVP again in this game, and Real Madrid's performance before was also very good. It seems that everything is confirming the promise you left before. What do you think?"

Bai Ran laughed. Thoughts?

He took the microphone with a very calm expression on his face, as if what the reporter said was a matter of course.

It is obvious that Bai Ran is now full of confidence, even a little conceited.

This mentality has brought a strong fresh blood to Real Madrid, making the whole team full of vitality and vigor.

"I know that my previous remarks have caused dissatisfaction among many people. Some people think that I am too ambitious, and some people think that I am too conceited."

"I have also seen a lot of voices online, including fans, some coaches and players."

"Even my own coach thinks that my remarks are unrealistic."

At this point, Bai Ran and Zidane smiled at each other.

Zidane's eyes were full of pampering and helplessness towards Bai Ran. He had discussed this matter with Florentino before, and asked whether Bai Ran should not appear in front of the media in the future, because what he said was really too crazy!

Bai Ran continued: "But now it seems that all this is slowly being realized. We are in very good shape. I am also trying my best to win all the games for this team. At present, everything is going smoothly."

"Although that is a lofty ideal, it is also our goal. We often set a big goal and then break it down into several small goals."

"For example, we will win the six championships this season first. Now we have completed three, and the three most difficult ones are left. We are always on the road."

"Break it down again, that is, win every game at present. I think with our condition, this is not an unattainable dream."

"If you ask me how I feel, it is probably relatively peaceful, because up to now, everything is going according to our plan."

"The coach has created a lot of new ideas and formulated more tactics for the team. These tactics are very practical. Our training situation is also very good. Real Madrid has a good chance to win more championships this season."

Bai Ran's words inspired all Real Madrid fans.

Especially the Real Madrid fans who watched this game.

In this match, Real Madrid performed mediocrely in the first half. Zidane used the 4141 tactics, which was a brand new thing. Fans had never seen Zidane use this lineup.

And Bai Ran's position as a free man was also questioned by many people.

But now everything has disappeared. Zidane's tactics have achieved good results. Although there are still many flaws, judging from the results of the game, this tactical system is absolutely feasible.

The role of the free man, strictly speaking, should actually be a special product of that special era.

The 1960s and 1970s were the transition period from the random arrangement of football formations to the meticulous arrangement of formations. Every coach was trying different formations and practicing different playing styles.

It is unlikely that there will be a free man like Beckenbauer who can run through the whole court in modern times, and Sammer can't be said to be as free as Beckenbauer.

Before Gullit was seriously injured, he could be said to be a free man in the frontcourt. Although his physical fitness was not a big problem for the defenders, he would not be needed if there were better and more professional ones behind him.

In the last two seasons of Manchester United, Ronaldo can be regarded as a front-line free man. He was present on the wing and in the middle, and his statistics were very impressive. However, he had no defensive responsibilities, so it was very far-fetched to call him a front-line free man, because his active space was not that wide.

But now Ronaldo is gradually transforming and becoming a goal scorer.

Iniesta, Fabregas, and early Xavi belong to the kind of free exchange that crosses each other, which can only be said to be tactically free.

Van Persie also tried to emulate Ronaldo and wanted to create a front-line free man style in Arsenal, but his ability was limited.

Cocu is a player who is competent in every position, but most of his games are fixed in a certain position, such as midfielder, central defender, etc., and he cannot be free.

In fact, Kball Saint, who is as famous as King Be, is also a free man, but his range of activities is not as large as King Be.

But the arrival of Zidane made Bai Ran an invincible and comprehensive midfielder. Since Bai Ran can perform the duties of every position well, Bai Ran has all the conditions for a full-court free man in the new era.

Thus, a new generation of free men was born.

Zidane's tactical thinking also saw the light of day again with Bai Ran's joining.

This is a landmark event. With the change of the times, the ecological environment of football has changed one after another, but such an ancient system has been used to play modern games, which proves that Zidane has great courage and also symbolizes Bai Ran's super personal ability to turn decay into magic.

There are many so-called "jack of all trades" and "free men". On the one hand, it is because of their desire to touch the ball. On the other hand, it may be more because they do not have outstanding abilities in a certain aspect. They can play anywhere but they are average. Generally speaking, they are more inclined to be engineers. There is also a small probability that he is much better than others!

Bai Ran undoubtedly belongs to the latter.

The position of the free man is somewhat confused with the sweeper. Many people even think that the free man is the sweeper. In short, although the positions are the same on the formation diagram, the sweeper focuses on defense and has a smaller range of activities; the free man is the advancement of the sweeper, developed from the sweeper, born for attack, and has a larger range of activities. This is the essential difference between the two.

The sweeper tactic originated in Italy, while the libero tactic emerged in Germany.

Compared with the traditional sweeper tactic, Inter Milan coach Herrera in the 1960s gave it more tasks.

That Nerazzurri team had famous players such as Facchetti, Mazzola, and Picchi. Among them, Picchi was not limited to defense. He had good ball-handling and ball-passing abilities. After stealing the ball, he could get rid of the opponent's counterattack and deliver the ball to the front court, becoming the starting point of the attack. This transition period from a pure defensive sweeper to an all-around player can be said to be the embryonic period of the free man tactics.

Inter Milan also relied on this tactical system and the pragmatism of 1-0 to be invincible in that era, ushering in the era of the great international.

However, the country that truly established the position of the free man and even the tactical system of the free man and carried it forward was still the Germanic nation.

In the 1970s, the genius Germans broke through the freedom of defense and extended the casual and unrestrained way of playing to the entire football field, so the real "full-court free man" appeared.

In order to bring out Beckenbauer's superior awareness and broad vision, the coach at the time, Tchaikovsky, began to try to let Beckenbauer try to play as a free man without the task of marking, and participate in the midfield organization during the attack.

In the following seasons, Beckenbauer tried to dribble the ball in the middle to the opponent's penalty area.

He was like an omnipotent physical maniac. He first organized the defense in the back line and guarded the city. In a blink of an eye, he broke into the midfield and crossed the hinterland, catching the opponent off guard.

If Cruyff's "all-out attack and defense" tactical system relies on the whole team, then Beckenbauer's "free man" system needs to be completely based on the individual's superb technical ability and physical fitness. This epoch-making tactical innovation is aptly described by the world as "No. 10 on the back line."

In terms of performance, the football emperor used the unprecedented free man kicking method to push Bayern and West Germany to the top of the world.

The reason why no one uses the libero tactic nowadays is that this system has very high requirements for individual players. Not every defensive player can meet the requirements of the sweeper position, and the German libero who can really succeed is rare, because players with this quality must be geniuses among geniuses.

If the player does not meet the requirements and uses it rashly, it is likely to cause the collapse of the team's overall defense in the game, which will affect the overall performance of the team.

The modern offensive rhythm is accelerating, the core trend of the wing is prevalent, and super wingers have emerged. The defender's position is too far back, making it easy for the opponent to find space from both sides. The speed and explosiveness of modern players are no longer the same. Once both sides are penetrated, the rear defender obviously cannot take into account the opponent's ball-holding player and the outflanking player.

In fact, at the beginning, the predecessor of the libero was the sweeper.

The role of this team is a responsibility of only defending and not attacking.

The sweeper in a football match only performs a single defensive task. Before the semi-final of the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, the football emperor of the West German team, defender Beckenbauer, who was good at both offense and defense and had strong organizational ability, suggested to the coach that he hoped to give himself greater freedom of movement, so that he could attack or defend flexibly according to the situation on the field and effectively organize the offensive and defensive rhythm of the whole team.

Beckenbauer's suggestion was immediately adopted by the head coach. At the same time, Beckenbauer had an outstanding performance in this game, and personally rushed into the penalty area to score a goal, sending the West German team to the final.

The traditional sweeper is only the last line of defense of the team, but the libero is a player who can appear in any position in the entire team, is the core of organizing and commanding defense, and is also the initiator of the team's offense.

Therefore, the libero must have extraordinary wisdom and a calm mind, be able to understand the form of the entire game as soon as possible, be able to effectively command defense, and be ready to take necessary actions to disrupt the opponent's offense when the defense line is broken.

When defending, there is no need to guard any of the opposing players in a fixed manner. You must be flexible and flexible to fill in the position and save the opponent, so that other players, especially other defenders, have no worries when marking.

The libero also bears the role of organizing the team's offense, because he is at the back of the court and can see the situation of the whole court. He must have the ability to seize opportunities to organize effective offense.

And this point, Bai Ran already had it as early as the Castilla period.

Zidane also took a fancy to Bai Ran's excellent passing skills and broad vision ability, so he suddenly had an idea and decided to make such an arrangement.

At first, it was just a super crazy fantasy of Zidane. Even he himself did not expect that he could fight in one of the highest level leagues in the world today with the libero tactics.

The libero can move freely throughout the court and is the core of the team on the court. Therefore, the player must be physically fit, both offensive and defensive, and have good awareness and full-court tentacles, strong organizational ability, and rich game experience.

Since the comprehensive quality requirements of the libero are so high, there are very few people who can do it. Therefore, there is no libero comparable to Beckenbauer in the world.

In the distant future, that is, in 2016, no one would have thought that a talented teenager appeared in China. At the age of 17, he once again took up the banner of the libero, carried forward this lineup and tactics, and played his own light and heat in Zidane's hands.

As the saying goes, heroes are made by the times, and this is the case with Bai Ran and Real Madrid.

In today's flourishing football world, there are Barcelona's ultimate passing and control, Arsenal's beautiful football, Juventus and Atletico's iron-blooded defense, and Real Madrid's predecessor's sharp counterattack.

No one had ever thought that the new Galacticos led by Zidane would become the European champion with the tactics of the classic libero, just like metaphysics.