Football: After listening to the advice, I became the strongest free man! - Chapter 395

c395 The long history of Real Madrid

On paper, Barcelona’s lineup was no worse than Real Madrid’s at that time, but the results were far less than expected. Many people attribute the problem to the bear’s random buying of players, which is actually the funniest thing.

If one or two people have problems, or some of them have problems, it means that the vision of buying people may be a bit problematic. If all the people have problems and none of them can perform normally, then it is the problem of the team itself, and it has nothing to do with buying players.

Barcelona and Argentina have similar problems. They both wrongly established Messi as the core and leader of the team.

However, Messi has proved countless times that he is a very good player, but he is definitely not suitable to be the leader of the team.

He can complete his tasks 100%, but he cannot make his teammates and the team better.

This is also a point that many Barcelona fans have been reluctant to admit, that is, the importance of spiritual attributes.

Think about what kind of roles Barcelona’s former captain Puyol, Argentina’s former captains Maradona and Batistuta, etc., are. They are all stars with extremely strong spiritual power.

So, when Barcelona bought players in those years, they always took money from one place to pay for another. After Neymar left, they had to buy a technical winger, so they bought Dembele at a high price. They thought that the midfield organization was not strong, so they bought Coutinho, the best player in the Premier League at that time, and so on.

They always bought stars from the technical level. In fact, what Barcelona needs most is a spiritual leader, a captain with strong spiritual power like Ramos and Van Dijk, who has the spirit of “I am not afraid of the sky falling down, I have to support it”.

How big is the difference in strength between the strong teams in Europe? Many times, it is the last breath that counts, and the role of spiritual power is infinitely magnified at this time.

Just like the men’s and women’s football teams that have been hotly discussed in recent days. In terms of strength alone, is the men’s football team really worse than Vietnam? Is the women’s football team really the best in Asia?

In fact, the fighting spirit and mental will on the court play a decisive role.

Back to those years of Barcelona, ​​if there was such a person, at least it would not be reversed for so many years, at least it would not be the Bayern tragedy. Maybe it can also use Messi’s ability in the late period to fight for two Champions Leagues.

Zidane’s arrival is a critical factor for Real Madrid. His tactical reforms have changed Real Madrid’s style of play, which was full of ups and downs in 2014 and 2015, and made it extremely resistant to pressure and resilient. It can win tough games and not collapse in adverse situations.

It is not too difficult to win the Champions League in one season, but Real Madrid has been able to pass the level under high intensity and high pressure for three consecutive seasons. This is the biggest difference between Real Madrid and other European giants in recent years.

Barcelona’s system has been thoroughly studied by various giants, and Barcelona’s system is not good at tough games and adverse situations. It is easy to collapse at critical moments, even in the peak of 2009-2012. This is quite fatal in the Champions League knockout stage. In addition, the retirement of Habas and Baibu has had a great impact on the Barcelona system, and the younger generation cannot take over well.

Since Guardiola left, Messi’s strong dialogue in the knockout stage is very unstable. It is true that he is not as stable as Ronaldo. In the past few years, Real Madrid and Barcelona really lacked a key figure in the knockout stage. A typical example is that in 2017 and 2018, they met Juventus in the quarterfinals. Real Madrid passed and Barcelona was eliminated.

It is soft, and it is not good when encountering a hard team. La Liga as a whole plays technical passing and controlling. Everyone in the league plays like this and it is not obvious. It is different in the whole Europe, and each has its own characteristics.

Passing and controlling is not omnipotent. Football playing styles fluctuate and cycle, and other industries are the same. How do they fluctuate?

It happens that there is a group of players and a coach who can produce a playing style era. This group of people may not always have a legacy, just like the small ball era of Curry in the NBA. Do you think there would be a small ball era if O’Neal suddenly came in from 10-20.

So when a group of Samuel and Messi fans said that passing and controlling is the strongest playing tactic in the universe, I was speechless.

Mourinho was the best at breaking Barcelona back then, fighting with his body, playing confrontation, committing fouls, and then making the fastest counterattack in the universe. Mourinho only studied Barcelona back then, which was considered to be a nemesis for himself.

Later, Ancelotti and Zidane retained the counterattack ability and strengthened the midfield, which was considered to be a level up, and it has been quite effective for many years.

Real Madrid Football Club, referred to as “Real Madrid”, is a football club located in Madrid, the capital of Spain. The team was founded on March 6, 1902, formerly known as Madrid Football Team.

On June 29, 1920, the then King of Spain Alfonso XIII added the word “Real” to the name of the club and added a crown to the emblem to promote the development of football in Madrid, the capital of Spain.

From then on, the club was officially named Real Madrid Football Club.

Since its establishment, Real Madrid Football Club has always faced fans and competitors with the attitude of a “strong man”.

The team not only has many world stars, such as Beckham, Zidane, Ronaldo, etc., but also swept all over the world in various competitions. They have many honors, including 14 Champions League titles, 35 Spanish La Liga titles, 20 Spanish King’s Cup titles, 12 Spanish Super Cup titles, 5 European Super Cup titles and 7 club world championships.

Each championship contains the team’s repeated victories, and each victory brings a devastating shock to the hearts of fans. Each shock eventually turns into worship of the stars and loyalty to the club.

Real Madrid Football Club has a wide range of fans and influence in Spain and Europe with its super fighting power, and is one of the most successful football clubs in the world.

With the continuous emergence of fans, Real Madrid has started various marketing methods including brand marketing, ticket marketing, membership marketing, and partner marketing. The diversified marketing methods have increased the club’s commercial exposure, deepened their impression in the eyes of fans, and created more opportunities for interaction with fans.

When the name of Real Madrid has been deeply rooted, Real Madrid Club has also formed the foundation for establishing a brand.

Real Madrid is very willing to invest in the road to establishing the club’s brand. They spend a lot of money every year to introduce world-class stars from other clubs and improve the youth training system to enhance the club’s brand image and popularity.

At the same time, the club also cooperates with well-known brands to jointly carry out marketing activities to expand the club’s influence and popularity.

Strong popularity can always attract fans from all sides to come to the Bernabeu to watch the game. Fans are willing to buy tickets for several months in advance. The emergence of this situation has given Real Madrid a strategy to implement ticket marketing, attracting more fans to watch the game, and at the same time increasing the club’s income.

For example, the club will launch some promotional activities on season ticket sales, such as buy one get one free, etc., to attract more fans to buy season tickets.

The huge number of fans who come to support Real Madrid’s games, contribute tickets to Real Madrid and watch Real Madrid’s games are enough to bring rich exposure and considerable commercial benefits to the club, but excellent clubs always think of danger in times of peace, and excellent clubs will also worry that the attention of fans will be snatched away by competitors.

In order to appear in the eyes of fans for a longer time, Real Madrid cooperates with other companies and organizations to jointly carry out marketing activities to expand the club’s influence and popularity in the market.

For example, the launch of football peripheral products, Real Madrid’s jerseys, Real Madrid’s cups, Real Madrid’s backpacks, Real Madrid’s candies, and various football peripherals continue to increase the club’s exposure. In addition, Real Madrid also cooperates with some well-known brands to launch joint products or limited edition souvenirs to attract more consumers to pay attention to Real Madrid.

Among them, among the many fans of Real Madrid, a part of the players choose to become members of Real Madrid.

As of 2023, the number of Real Madrid members is about 100,000, and a large number of loyal members give Real Madrid the confidence to continue operating.

Real Madrid encourages fans to register as members through official websites and live events.

The membership registration process is simple, and only requires filling in basic information and paying membership fees. Through membership registration, Real Madrid can build a huge membership database to support subsequent marketing activities.

Registering as a member of Real Madrid can also enjoy many privileges, including priority purchase of tickets, priority participation in team activities, exclusive member gifts, points redemption, etc.

These privileges make members feel special and superior, increasing member loyalty and participation.

Real Madrid regularly organizes various member activities, such as meet-and-greets, autograph sessions, team training visits, etc.

These activities allow members to have a deeper understanding of the team and players and enhance their connection with fans.

In addition, the club also encourages fans to interact with the club on social media platforms, publish interesting and attractive content, and attract more attention and fans.

At the same time, Real Madrid also communicates and interacts with fans through social media platforms to enhance its connection with fans.

The club increases member loyalty and participation by providing membership privileges, points redemption, member activities, etc., while also increasing the club’s revenue.

In the past 20 years, Real Madrid has become popular all over the world through its wave after wave of superstar effects, strong management team, rich history and culture, successful marketing strategies and excellent competitive performance.

Speaking of Spanish football, Real Madrid and Barcelona are unavoidable topics. After years of development, the competition between Real Madrid and Barcelona has become one of the most interesting games in Spain and even in the world. This game is also called the “Spanish National Derby”.

Whenever the Spanish National Derby is approaching, reviewing history has become a hot topic. Real Madrid, founded in 1902, and Barcelona, ​​founded in 1899, ushered in the first historical competition on May 13, 1902.

The game was held to celebrate the coronation of Alfonso XIII (the predecessor of the King’s Cup). Real Madrid and Barcelona met in the semi-finals. In the end, Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 2:1 and successfully advanced to the final.

This game officially kicked off the century-old confrontation between Real Madrid and Barcelona.

In the more than 100 years since then, the two teams have jointly presented us with wonderful scenes – there have been hearty final kills, handshakes and peace talks with each other, and sometimes “unsolved cases” that still puzzle the world today.

Looking through history, it is not difficult to see such a game – on June 13, 1943, in the semi-finals of the King’s Cup, Real Madrid 11:1 Barcelona. You know, although Real Madrid had revived at that time, it was far from the prosperity of the five consecutive Champions Leagues in the future. Barcelona was more influential in the Spanish football at that time, so why did it suffer a double-digit bloodbath?

Looking through the club introduction of Real Madrid, it can be found that most websites set the team’s founding date as March 6, 1902.

In fact, if we trace back further, the predecessor of Real Madrid, Skye Club, was already established in early 1896.

In early 1896, several graduates from Cambridge and Oxford University came to Madrid, Spain for academic exchanges.

At that time, the development of European football was far less balanced than it is now – England’s football level was in the leading position, but the football culture in other regions, including Spain, was relatively backward.

These British graduates had a certain understanding of the operating system of English football during their studies, and after coming to Madrid, they met some local football enthusiasts. Therefore, with the help of these British graduates, the first batch of formal football clubs were established in Spain, among which the representative one was called “Skye Club”.

Skye Club is the earliest football club established in Spain, but at that time, the development of Spanish football had not yet formed a system, and institutions such as “League” and “Football Association” similar to the symbols of modern football had not yet been formed.

Therefore, Skye Club participated more in amateur competitions at the beginning of its establishment.

For Skye Club, although it was the first football club in Spain, it was limited by the general football environment, and the club’s initial operation was extremely bleak.

European football players in the early 20th century

At that time, the team had only more than 30 members, and in many games, it could not even make up the starting 11. The monthly salary and logistical support often troubled the team’s top management.

In the early days of its establishment, due to financial difficulties, the Sky Club could not even rent a professional venue and could only play games on an open space on Lista Street.

Under all difficulties, the founders of the Sky Club fully learned from the development experience of English football clubs and decided to find investors with certain financial reserves.

But the other shareholders of the club always insisted that they should develop the grassroots to attract citizens to join in a down-to-earth manner. The two sides fell into a conflict, and the shareholders who decided to find investors (Carlos Padros, Juan Padros, and Julian Palacios) finally left the team resolutely.

In order to distinguish the Sky Club, they established a new team called “New Social Club” (the Sky Club was also called the Social Club at that time).

In the years at the turn of the 20th century, the development of Spanish football finally got on the right track, and a number of teams that had a profound impact on Spanish football in the future were established one after another.

In this context, the New Society Club also dared to keep up with the trend. On the one hand, it increased its promotion efforts in Madrid and recruited many young players; on the other hand, it also actively attracted investors to introduce outstanding athletes from other regions.

On March 6, 1902, Carlos and others held the first board meeting of the New Society Football Club. In the context of the increasing number of football clubs in Madrid, in order to highlight the “historical status” of the New Society Football Club, Carlos decided to rename the team “Madrid Football Club”.

As soon as this news came out, it attracted strong opposition from the Skye Club, causing the name change application submitted by Carlos and others to the Madrid government to be shelved for a long time. Fortunately, the New Society Club had already become famous after years of investment and operation, while the Skye Club, which was unwilling to accept new things, was getting worse and worse. In the end, the New Society Club finally broke through many difficulties and successfully changed its name to Madrid Football Club.

Although the Madrid Football Club had a certain influence in Madrid at the beginning of its establishment, it was not the most competitive team in Spanish football.

In comparison, Athletic Bilbao is the real “giant” – they won all the championships in the first three King’s Cups.

But Madrid came from behind and won the King’s Cup for the next four years. They also won the privilege of permanently retaining the King’s Cup trophy because of their excellent performance in this event.

Off the field, the Madrid Club has gradually developed into a label in Spanish football.

On the one hand, they are one of the most important founding clubs of the Royal Spanish Football Association and one of the eight founding members of FIFA (FIFA was founded in 1904, but at that time Spain had not yet established a national football association, so the Madrid Club represented Spain in FIFA);

On the other hand, the Madrid Club has deepened youth training on the basis of attaching importance to investment, which has driven the development of football in the Madrid region.

Against this background, on June 29, 1920, King Alfonso XIII of Spain officially announced that the name of the Madrid Club would be added with “Royal”, and the familiar “Real Madrid” was born.

Of course, there are many other stories about the Spanish government’s favor for the Madrid Club – the most eye-catching of which is the feud with Barcelona.

Gamper is a businessman from Switzerland. He showed a strong interest in football since he was a child. Unfortunately, due to his financial difficulties when he was young, he did not receive formal football training. In addition, his athletic talent was not outstanding, so Gamper never became a professional football player in his life.

As an adult, Gamper gradually embarked on the road of business, but his many investments ended in failure. After that, he accepted his uncle’s invitation to come to Barcelona to work.

In Barcelona, ​​Gamper gave up the idea of ​​going to Africa for business in the future.

Here, Gamper witnessed the citizens’ interest in football with his own eyes. After work, he also joined an amateur football club in Barcelona.

However, while playing football, Gamper, who has a keen business perspective, realized a major flaw in local football – although football has become popular in Spain, it has not yet been fully integrated into Spanish society. Although citizens love football, they are unwilling to join a team. The real players on the field are often foreigners or Spaniards who have returned from abroad.