A boring week.

For some players in Leverkusen.

In the last round of the league, Leverkusen defeated Winterhacheng 2:0, ending all the journey of the 99-00 Bundesliga season, winning the Bundesliga championship one round ahead of schedule, and the double champion has been crowned. Leverkusen has only the final European battle at the French Stadium and Real Madrid on May 24.

But Ronaldinho, Barack, Emerson and other guys were not qualified to participate in the finals, so they began to indulge.

From the night after the league ended, they began to celebrate wildly.

This is a very ridiculous phenomenon. Leverkusen is clearly preparing for the Champions League final, but most of their main players are spending time.

Biography - On the night of the league, Ronaldinho held a small party in his house. He invited Emerson, Barack, Lucio and other players who could not participate in the Champions League final, as well as a group of models from Poland, who drank all night until seven in the morning. Ronaldinho, who was still unsatisfied, then drove to Bochum and continued to celebrate with his Brazilian fellow Lucio. Voral seemed to have no restrictions on such matters. Perhaps because none of these players could participate in the game, he gave them a vacation in advance. But all the qualified players stayed at the training base and began to prepare for the game nervously.

The "Picture News" reported the news about the world of flowers and wine with pictures and texts, and also had some interview records.

"For us, the only thing that can help the team is to cheer everyone up. We can't help with other things. Even if we appear on the training ground, it will make them feel frustrated, so we might as well start celebrating in advance. Well, in fact, we are all very uncomfortable. It's so frustrating to miss such an important game. We can only forget this for the time being in this way." Ronaldinho's excuse sounds very magnificent.

Barack also said: "What we can do now is stay away from the teammates in the battle and not distract them, so we have to stay away from the training ground and get them used to the days without us."

But who said Waller didn't care?

When the "Photo Biography" reported the news, he immediately called the team members one by one, scolded everyone, and then summoned them back to the training ground.

"Did you get your brains?"

"I've said I'll give you a holiday?"

"God, you really want to make me crazy!"

"Look at what Real Madrid is doing, and then see what we are doing!"

With a snap, Waller threw a thick stack of newspapers onto the table, all the news newspapers about Real Madrid and Leverkusen for two weeks.

"Although you can't play, it doesn't mean you can't help the team."

"There is one week left, and I need you to cooperate with the participating players' training. From today on, you will be 'Real Madrid'. You must try your best to deal with Zheng Zhi and the others."

"But, boss, Zheng Zhi and his team's current lineup will definitely not be able to beat us. If we lose their confidence, the result may be very bad." Ronaldinho shrank his neck and squeezed out this sentence from his teeth.

“I don’t think this is a good way.”

After hearing what Ronaldinho said, Barack also echoed: "Yes, boss, we will fight them and they are not our opponents."

Waller had a dark face, "How do you know if you haven't beaten?"

"Maybe you can't win."

Actually, he didn't have much confidence in his heart. Compared with the lineups of the two sides, the strength of these people who were unable to participate is really stronger than the ones who participated. Except for Zheng Zhi, he just collapsed? It shouldn't be so!

He still thinks this kind of training is very effective.

"Try it first, then see the effect..."

"It really doesn't work, let's adjust it later."

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In the afternoon, Waller divided the team into two groups.

One group is preparing for the start of the Champions League:

Goalkeeper Matisseke; defenders Hoffman, Hap, Novotney, Grasco; midfielder Zheng Zhi, LaMelo, Ribery, Ponte, and Reb; forward Neuville.

He can still play 451, but the midfielder is too short. Ponte was injured for more than half a year this season, and Rib hardly played any games. These two midfielders have too many hidden dangers. Now he is still thinking about whether to play 442 or 451.

On the other side, goalkeeper Lik; defenders Kovac, Lucio, Mamic, and Hedic; midfielder Emerson, Ronaldinho, Barack, and Renlov; forward Link and Burdalic.

In comparison, the midfield on the other end is stronger, and even the defense line is not much different.

"Hey guys, we'll beat you guys."

Ronaldinho took it seriously.

"But there's nothing to lose to us, because we're really better than you, you just need to win Real Madrid."

Barack was also very confident, "I feel it's quite interesting, but I believe we will win."

Zheng Zhi stood in front of them and didn't say anything. The lineup he is in is indeed a bit unfamiliar. There is no problem with the back line and no problem with the forward line. The change in the midfield five-man combination is a bit big. Without Emerson and Ronalnidio, both offense and defense will definitely drop by a level. And I don't know how Ponte and Rib are in the state. Although Worel often let them play as substitutes, there is still too little game time. They can't achieve the tacit understanding of Emerson and others.

However, there are still ten days to prepare for the battle, so there is still a lot of time left for Leverkusen. The effect was not good a few days ago, which does not mean that it will not work later?

But after the training match began, he was wrong.

Zheng Zhi's midfielder was completely suppressed by Emerson! They knew each other so well that Emerson and Barack were in the center to surround Zheng Zhi and cut Zheng Zhi's goal route. Ronaldinho was at the upper hand on the left, facing Hoffman and Ribery alone. Although Renlov was not famous, he also had the advantage in facing Ponte. Zheng Zhi's best performance was the defense line. Facing the joint impact of Link and Burdalic, they still did not score.

But the score is just an illusion, and it looks very different from the number of shots. In the first half of the half hour, Zheng Zhi only got three shots, while Barack got eight times, and the number of shots was almost three times worse.

After the start of the second half, Waller made a minor adjustment and changed Kovac and Hoffman to the position, which allowed Kovac to return to the starting lineup. However, it still had no effect. Instead, because of Kovac's mistake, Ronaldinho gave Link an assist.

In the end, Zheng Zhi lost 0:1. Zheng Zhi's personal data on defense is good, but the offensive end is very plain.

The training effect on the first day was really not ideal, and everyone was inevitably a little depressed. They couldn't even win the team's game. How to play Real Madrid? Many people will have this idea in their minds.

Fortunately, Voral conducted a closed training. If Spanish and German journalists were allowed to come in, the newspapers flying all over the sky would probably say that Leverkusen was out of the way and there would be no good things to say.

The next day, Woller adjusted the formation, removed Ponte, put Burdalic on the main side, and changed the formation to 442, which was much better than the first day. The two forwards got more shooting opportunities than the first day, but they still failed to score. Barack scored again, and Barack's long-range shot was still 0:1.

But at this time, the proud Ronaldinho was interviewed by Brazil's Global Sports at his doorstep.

"Of course it's a pity that I can't participate in the finals. Leverkusen in the finals is not the strongest Leverkusen. We have even won them two games in a row in training, but I think the team is getting better and they will definitely become stronger on the day of the game."

"I really hope I can play on behalf of the team!"

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has his intention.

Ronaldinho's words were quickly seen by Spanish and German media newspapers.

"Kicker" immediately wrote an article saying that Ronaldinho shocked the team's situation and was in a difficult situation. The main side had lost to the substitute side for two consecutive games and could not form combat effectiveness at all. It seems that Voral has not found the key to victory.

Spain's "Marca" is even more direct - Volal is panicked. In a short period of time, he cannot find a new best lineup to face Real Madrid. Leverkusen, who is stretched in the midfield, cannot even find a reliable starting lineup. Facing such a Leverkusen, Real Madrid undoubtedly increases the chance of winning the championship.

Even the Italian "Milan Sports" came to join in the fun - Leverkusen's prospects are not optimistic. Leverkusen, who lacks soldiers, has encountered the biggest difficulties of this season. Perhaps reaching the Champions League is just a fantasy. Real Madrid, with strong soldiers, seems to be giving them a bloody result.

Early in the morning, Volal was surrounded by reporters at the entrance of the training ground. People wanted to know if what Ronaldinho said was true. But Volal did not accept an interview, and at the same time did not allow anyone to accept an interview. Remarks like Ronaldinho that did not think through the head could not appear again. Volal also specially held a small meeting on the training ground to strictly enforce discipline.

After the meeting, Zheng Zhi gave Wolal a suggestion.

"We may be in a wrong direction."

"The other party doesn't have Ronaldinho,"

"This is a non-existent opponent. And we shouldn't have Frank and Ronaldinho match, aren't we?"

"We should let Ribery hit the side of the relatively weak side, so that maybe our side will survive."

yes?

As soon as Zheng Zhi said this, Waller's eyes lit up.

It makes sense. Two days ago, Ribery was placed in Ronaldinho's counter position. Ribery was basically defending and his offense was completely suppressed. However, Real Madrid did not have a player like Ronaldinho. What is the point of doing this?

It is indeed necessary to switch Ribery to the left, so that Ronaldinho is staggered. In this case, although Ronaldinho's attack is still very strong, Ribery can also play out?

Why didn't I think of it?

Sometimes, it is really boring to chat with Zheng Zhi. I always feel that Zheng Zhi’s football knowledge is stronger than himself…

What's going on...

So that afternoon, he made a new adjustment to the lineup again, and Ribery went to the left. As a result, the game process changed and became much better than the previous two days. Ronaldinho and Ribery performed crazy attacks for their respective teams. Although Ronaldinho's performance was more eye-catching, Ribery's performance was also very eye-catching.

Of course, this is not the most important thing.

The most important thing is that because Ribery performed well on the offensive end, Zheng Zhi also gave Zheng Zhi more offensive space! Emerson often had to go to the side to assist in defense, so Zheng Zhi naturally would not be double-teamed by Barack and Emerson like before.

Hiss ~

This is much better now.

The expression on Waller's face also became much looser and his brows were no longer so frowning.

In terms of choosing the right back, he still chose to trust Kovac. Hoffman was sent away, and he was more willing to trust the old players. Kovac finally got rid of the injury and returned to the training ground, and he couldn't bear to leave it.

After the training, he took the initiative to park his car at the training ground and was interviewed by reporters.

"I know what you want to ask,"

"But what I want to tell you is that we are getting better and better now, and we have found the key to victory."

"I did have a little trouble a few days ago, but now we have solved it. Of course, Real Madrid is definitely a big hit in the championship. I don't mind being depressed and using articles to lower us. This will make us feel less stressed, right?"

On the fourth day, Woller continued to deepen the training of this lineup, especially the rotation between Ponte and Rib. He must ensure that both of them can receive sufficient training and maintain their condition. As long as Ponte and Rib do not drag their backs, the team's performance will be very stable.

Of course, the two most important people in his current lineup are Ribery and Zheng Zhi.

On Saturday afternoon, Waller gave the team a day off. When they gathered again on Sunday afternoon, Leverkusen was heading to France west and arrived in Paris by bus four days in advance.

Real Madrid came a day early. They arrived in Paris on Saturday and stayed at the famous Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Paris. As one of the greatest clubs in Europe, they were naturally the most enthusiastic. Raul, Redondo and other stars have thousands of fans here.

Leverkusen did not swagger like Real Madrid. They checked in a small hotel in Saint-Denis town. Voller didn't want to be disturbed too much by the outside world. As for the training ground, Real Madrid had already booked the training ground for the Paris Saint-Germain Club, which was in line with their identity as Real Madrid. Leverkusen was also very low-key. They contacted another club in Paris, Paris Fc. Paris Fc has been playing in the C League and has just entered the D Class this year. Although Paris Fc is playing in the low-level league, their training ground is still very good and very quiet.

However, Vorel was wrong. Unexpectedly, Leverkusen was also highly sought after. Many French fans were waiting early outside the door of the hotel where Leverkusen was staying, wearing all Leverkusen uniforms. The number on the uniforms naturally belonged to Ribery's No. 17. Although Ribery is young, he now has a lot of fans in France, which is famous. Even Zheng Zhi is not as good as that in France. After all, this is the French mainland. The fans who come here to welcome Zheng Zhi are basically Chinese fans, but there are only more than 300 people.
To be continued...