If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't survive in Italian football, Zeman would never have left Italy. After all, he had stayed in the Czech Republic for twenty years, but in Italy for thirty years. For Zeman, Italy is
It is his home. Even if a club from the Italian Second Division invites him, he will not leave Italy. But this time the matter is too big and he has angered the entire Italian football world. There is no way, Ze
Man could only run away and take refuge.
And he is a person who refuses to admit defeat. Even if he takes refuge, he does not want to be inactive. The platform given to him by Lister is just suitable for him to perform.
Sparta Prague is the overlord of Czech football. Since the disintegration of Czechoslovakia, no force in Czech football has been able to shake Sparta Prague's status. Slavia Prague has Borg and Smicer.
At that time, it was strong for a period of time and could compete with Sparta Prague.
Unfortunately, they were quickly defeated by Sparta Prague with Nedved and Boboski. In recent years, Slavia Prague has never had talented players like Borg and Smicer. On the contrary, Prague
However, Bada relied on its abundant funds and Riester's help to recruit many good players and firmly occupied the dominant position in Czech football.
There is no club in the Czech Republic that can challenge Sparta Prague. Therefore, Sparta Prague can participate in the Champions League qualifying rounds almost every season, but cannot break through the qualifying rounds every time. This is a huge shortcoming.
So I found Zeman in the hope that Zeman can help Sparta Prague pass the Champions League and then appear in the Champions League.
Zeman has the same idea. Since he was abandoned by Italian football, he also wants to lead a team to fight back. The only biggest stage that can prove that he is still alive and has not been defeated is the European arena. Or the Champions League.
Or the UEFA Cup. And Sparta Prague has just such a factor. As the largest club in the Czech Republic, it can participate in the Champions League play-offs every year. If it passes, it can play in the Champions League group stage. If it is in the third
If you are eliminated in the play-off round, you can also participate in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Cup.
In other words, he led Sparta Prague to have a chance to compete with the Italian team. This is his biggest idea. Zeman has a very straightforward personality, so he is not suitable for Italian football. Also because of his very straightforward personality, he wants revenge.
It is also so direct. He wants to lead the team to eliminate those Italian teams in the European competition and prove his strength.
Tomas Czerny has nothing to say about Zeman who was hired by Riester. Who is Zeman? He is currently the most accomplished Czech coach. How can he be able to invite a famous coach like Zeman to coach Sparta Prague?
What is there to say.
On December 3, 1998, Zeman officially became the head coach of Sparta Prague. After Zeman became the head coach, Sparta Prague officially began its recruitment operation in Czech football. Those powerful players, those
Young talented players, anyway outstanding players in Czech football, have become targets of Sparta Prague.
The club's requirements for Zeman are very simple. The club can completely obey Zeman's transformation and hope that Zeman can lead Sparta Prague to perform well in the European arena. Soon many Czech clubs have seen what the top Czech club is.
I saw the strong financial resources of Sparta Prague. People like Jankulovski, Ujfalusi, Grigla, Klose, and Baros all came to Sparta Prague one by one. The prices were not high.
It was considered very cheap. Sparta Prague spent more than four million US dollars to buy these players.
Four million U.S. dollars is not a big sum of money among the five major European leagues, but it is a very huge investment within Czech football. And Sparta Prague spent four million U.S. dollars and did not buy all the players.
Ownership. People like Ujfalusi, Grigora, and Baros all have full ownership, but people like Jankulovski and Klose all share ownership with Sparta Prague.
.Some are half and half, and some are even 70% owned by List. Even so, Sparta Prague also spent more than four million US dollars this time.
"Zdenek, what is the strength of our Spartan club?"
Although Zeman became the head coach, he did not rush to make changes. Instead, he inspected the players to understand their strengths.
"The defensive players are good. I heard that you brought the two Brazilian players to Sparta Prague. You have really good vision."
Zeman didn't say anything more to Riester, because he needed to think a lot. When he was watching the game on it, the first thing he saw was Rosicky. Because his performance was so good, his ball-handling skills
His sense of passing, his breakthrough with the ball, his shooting, and even his tackles are all so comfortable for people to watch.
But after watching several training sessions, Zeman was even more surprised by the two Brazilian players, Gilberto Silva and Marcos Senna. It was not because Rosicky was not worthy of his name, but because Rosicky was a great genius, and Zeman was the first
I fell in love with him at first sight. Zeman mainly failed to discover the role of Gilberto and Senna, but he discovered it during training.
These two players are so powerful. Even the existence of the two of them gives Zeman a lot of choices. In other words, Zeman's tactics can be implemented more smoothly because of the existence of the two of them.
"Father, is Coach Zeman a little crazy?"
"Not a little bit, but pretty crazy."
Zeman's transformation began quickly. In less than a month, Zeman began to transform Sparta Prague. If analyzed from the main lineup selected by Zeman, Zeman is a very conservative coach. Zeman became
After becoming the head coach of Sparta Prague, the club made a lot of adjustments. It introduced many players and promoted some players from the youth academy. Some of the original players were either eliminated or became substitutes.
Zeman's transformation revolves around three people. Gilberto, Senna, and Rosicky are the cornerstones of the midfield. The three of them have been working together for a long time, so there are no problems.
Judging from the starting lineup selected, Zeman actually has five defenders, and there is no indication that he is an offensive coach. Jankulovski, Materazzi, Ujfalusi, Huebschmann, Gerry
Guerra's combination.
Among the five defenders, Jankulovski has been famous for many years and has begun to play the main role in the Czech national team. Materazzi has become the main defender of Sparta Prague since last season, while Ujfalu
West is the central defender that Brückner has trained at Sigma Club. As for Grigla, he is currently the main player of the Czech U21, and he was already the main player when he was only seventeen years old. He has been a member of the Czech second division since he was seventeen years old.
He became the main player of the Zlín club and became the main right back of Petrad in the Czech First Division at the age of eighteen. He can be regarded as a super star in Czech football.
There is only one person, Huebschmann, who was personally promoted by Zeman. Huebschmann is a youth training player at Sparta Prague. Although he has played with the first team, he has not yet played for the first team. But after Zeman took office,
But he vigorously promoted Hubschmann.
Five defenders, this is such a conservative formation. But when the game started, you can see why Zeman is the offensive coach. Because during the game, Sparta Prague was like crazy. The defense line moved forward.
, and then Jankulovski and Grigra are the midfielders, constantly breaking through from the wing and making crosses.
The roster looks like 5-4-1, but after the game, it looks like 3-5-2. The strikers are Klose and Wachousek, and it should be said that Wachousek is a wide player. Klose
One person is in front, and when attacking, Jankulovsky and Grigla keep passing in. Then Wachousek and Rosicky take turns to attack, and Baros can also act as a surprise player when needed.
Come on.
And in addition to those attacks, Senna also frequently moved forward, including Materazzi. They also took turns to come forward. Especially when the wide players passed the ball, Materazzi and Ujfalusi would also participate in the attack.
Fighting for a header. Such a crazy tactic is really rare.
As Zeman considered, Gilberto and Senna are the most critical players to support this tactic. They not only need support in offense, but also consider the defense of the wing when defending. Because Senna also needs to frequently advance forward.
So all this work is focused on Gilberto. This style of play is extremely sharp when attacking, but it is also very uncomfortable when the opponent counterattacks. No wonder many people say that Nesta can become a top central defender.
Trained by Zeman's crazy tactics.
It is estimated that in any league, the leader of the league will not make such changes in the middle of the season. But in the Czech League, although it is the middle of the season, Sparta Prague has the capital to play. Because Sparta Prague's strength is the highest in the Czech football team
Altar, there is no problem even if we play like this. Because the opponents in the Czech League are too weak.
It only took Zeman two games to start to find the key to victory. His unscrupulous offensive tactics were almost unstoppable by any Czech club. He was quickly beaten against Sparta Prague. Czech football
When have I ever seen such a crazy coach and such crazy tactics?
Zeman is building a new team in Sparta Prague, and List is optimistic about the success. What List hopes most now is that Zeman can lead this team to perform well in Europe, especially in the Champions League.
You can get a good result on it. Only in this way can Lister be able to sell it at a good price. (To be continued.)
