Chapter 294 James Rodriguez's In-depth Communication

With J Luo's consent, Bai Ran felt happy. This was the first step in completing his mission.

That is the opportunity to have in-depth communication with Ronaldo.

In fact, when Zidane first gave this task to Bai Ran, Bai Ran refused, but there was nothing he could do. There were reward points here, so he couldn't give them up!

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 mood, the first thing you have to do is to go deep into his heart, understand his thoughts, then know what he is distressed about, and only after you help him solve his distress can you let him cooperate with you. your purpose.

This is human nature.

From an athlete's perspective, not only must things be done well in the game and on the training field, but also relationships must be maintained. This is indeed not an easy task for the inexperienced Bai Ran. .

But Bai Ran still planned to take it seriously.

After making an appointment with J Luo to have dinner together, the two of them first went back to their rooms. Bai Ran simply took out the clothes and things he would wear when going out to eat at night, and then began to think about the next plan.

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

Because before that, Bai Ran also learned that J Luo said this in an interview.

The reporter asked him: "How was your life at Real Madrid?"

James Rodríguez’s answer to this question was: “Very good, I’m very happy, from the first day I came here I knew this was where I wanted to be.”

The reporter continued to ask: "But you are now a substitute, and you are not even scheduled to be a substitute."

As we all know, after Zidane arrived at Real Madrid, especially in the second half of the 2015-16 season, Ronaldo went from being very high-spirited to falling to the bottom in just half a season.

Zidane almost treated this player coldly, and Ronaldo's playing time was minimal.

Originally Zidane's positioning of Ronaldo was extremely embarrassing, and with the arrival of Bai Ran and his extraordinary growth rate, even Toni Kroos has to go to the bench as a substitute, let alone the Colombian who is proud of his talent.

Unlike James Rodriguez, Toni Kroos is able to recognize his position and make sacrifices and contributions for the team.

When Bai Ran had no physical fitness, was injured, or was in poor condition, Cross was willing to play. But when Bai Ran was in peak condition, Cross would rather let Bai Ran start for him and help Real Madrid win another game. A victory.

Ronaldo is not the case. It seems that he is still immersed in the shocking super world wave in 2014 and believes that he is an absolute superstar. Even when he comes to Real Madrid, James thinks that he must be the main force. No matter what happens, he must be the main player. Also starting one of the two lineups.

J Luo’s answer to the reporter’s question was this.

"I want to play more games, but there's always someone calling the shots and deciding who plays and who doesn't play."

"And there's nothing I can do about it, you have to respect these decisions."

It is not difficult to see that Ronaldo's tone was full of dissatisfaction. He never felt that his ability was not up to par, or that his style was not what Zidane needed.

His talent has already made him a little arrogant.

The reporter continued to ask: "You have been here for two years, how do you evaluate Real Madrid as a club?"

Ronaldo made no secret of it: "This is the greatest club in the world, always pursuing victory."

"Especially when the fans at the Bernabeu sing your name, that's the most exciting thing."

"It's a very proud feeling and I don't want to leave here."

Ronaldo is right. There is the fiercest competition here and the most demanding fans, but at the same time, it is also the place closest to the dream.

I don’t think I need to say more about how tempting championships and victories can be to a professional athlete. Even if the price is to risk your entire youth, you will have no regrets.

Furthermore, his rise to prominence in 2014 and his rise to fame with one goal in the World Cup was completely a script for the protagonist of a novel. How could such a proud man easily accept the fact that he was defeated in the competition within the team?

Bai Ran can understand J Luo's mentality, but in fact, only by fully understanding J Luo's thoughts can Bai Ran find every opportunity to solve this matter perfectly.

However, the reality is - Real Madrid is not something you can come and leave whenever you want.

Thinking about the past, Arbeloa, Raul and other Madridistas with established roots can't stay. What qualifications does James Rodriguez have to think that he can always be the main force of the team?

The only way to change the status quo is to recognize the reality.

The 14-15 season was James Rodriguez's first season with Real Madrid. At that time, Ronaldo's appearance rate was pretty good. He was in the starting lineup in 44 out of 49 games and scored 18 goals and 15 assists. People's achievements.

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

The final results were only in single digits.

Even if Zidane sent Isco to play in the midfield in the most critical final, he was unwilling to give the Colombian half a second of playing time. It can be seen that in the past two years, Ronaldo's performance in Real Madrid was worse than one year. one Year.

Putting aside the appearance rate, in terms of his status in the team, Ronaldo is now afraid that he will not even have the opportunity to be a substitute. During Modric's injury and retirement, Bai Ran took on the heavy responsibility of defense.

In the process of practicing game after game, Bai Ran also gradually learned how to defend in the midfield.

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

That's so relevant...

Because before, it was enough for Bai Ran to only be responsible for the offensive end, because Modric and Casemiro would do the dirty work for him and wipe Bai Ran's butt.

Moreover, although Bai Ran’s offensive attributes are among the best in the world, his defensive attributes can basically default to 0.

But now, Bai Ran can also take on the heavy responsibility of defense, which means that according to the previous playing style, Toni Kroos can play Bai Ran's position, while Bai Ran takes on the responsibility of 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 Ronaldo, it is estimated that everyone will choose Bai Ran now.

One is a midfielder who is invincible offensively and is becoming more reliable defensively.

The other one is a midfielder with excellent offense and zero defense.

I believe that even if you are not a football coach, you are a fan who can choose which one to use.

Even when rotating during the game, Zidane's first thought was of the diligent newcomers Vazquez and Isco.

The most critical issue is undoubtedly that Ronaldo's personal style is incompatible with today's Real Madrid.

It may not be objective to say that his ability is not enough. After all, his ability is obvious to everyone.

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

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

Midfielder Casemiro is the most important patch to the leaky Real Madrid defense. In addition, there are no talented players with super defensive attributes in the Real Madrid team, so Casemiro is definitely the best player in Real Madrid's lineup. of scarce talents.

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

And Bai Ran, with his good overall view and excellent footwork, occupies a position as an organizational midfielder. In Real Madrid's formation, at this stage, it is no exaggeration to say that Bai Ran's tactical status is even higher than BBC portfolio.

Modric relied on his ghostly escape ability and superb long-range shots and through balls to occupy a forward position in the midfield.

Is it possible that Ronaldo wants to compete with Casemiro for status?

It's impossible, because the work content of these two players is very different. They are not of the same type, and the work content is also completely different.

If you were to compete with Bai Ran, Ronaldo didn't have the passing skills and the broad vision. His shooting and dribbling were not as good as Bai Ran's performance in the past half of the season.

The only thing he has a chance to covet is Modric's position, but James Rodriguez may not be able to do what Modric can do.

To sum up, the BBC is Real Madrid's political correctness. Unless there are any accidents, they will all be the starters. This is no problem, and the BBC is also a typical representative of "big man football".

There are less and less running on the court, and when facing ordinary opponents, they are not even very active in running positions during offense, let alone returning and defending.

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. Wouldn't it be impossible for them to defend?

Among them, Ronaldo and Benzema are the most representative.

Therefore, Real Madrid now needs a master-level player like Bai Ran who can escape, break through, create space for BBC and send high-quality passes when attacking.

However, breaking away and breaking through on the spot are precisely the Colombian's shortcomings, and it is difficult to open up the situation for the team in the midfield and cut a hole.

The consequence is that Real Madrid often loses itself in the opponent's crowd tactics.

But is Ronaldo really useless under Zidane, and is that why he was left out?

Bai Ran actually felt that this was not the case from the bottom of his heart.

In terms of technical characteristics, the passing ability is the best among this group of young frontcourt players. He plays with his head raised and has a certain awareness of finding open spaces. The stability of continuous short passes is good, and his long overhead pass is particularly eye-catching. He has a certain degree of transfer awareness, and he also has some magical skills such as heel knocking the ball and volleying the ball.

He has perfect in-situ skills and is good at using his body, and his turnover rate is relatively low when there are sufficient contact points.

Shooting is the best part of Ronaldo's technical system. Relying on his excellent flexibility and balance, calf strength and waist and abdominal strength, his shooting movements are stretched and fully developed, and he can often hit long-distance and super-long volleys. World wave.

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 high.

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 sense 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 of one-on-one situations in the zone 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 golf IQ and excellent ability to read the game; his ability to pass and cut in the local team 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. But if you are 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, and I feel sorry for you."

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

"For example, Zidane's arrangement."

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 away batch after batch of new teammates and players, but 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."