Mallorca, which had a complete victory throughout March, suffered a draw in the first game in April, and it was still in the crucial Champions League knockout round, and it was still at its home court!
Why is the home court so important in home and away games? It is the so-called right time, right place, and everyone is on the side of the home team. They are familiar with the local climate and the lawn of their home court. The stands are filled with fans who support them If they cannot win at home, then Going to an unfamiliar place, unfamiliar stadium, surrounded by fans supporting your opponent, it is even more difficult to win in such a place!
"Jose's tactical arrangements in March began to show shortcomingsMallorca's complete victory in March made their state a bit overdrawn. When a more important game like the Champions League knockout rounds came, they But they missed the mark at the most critical moment. At such an important moment, they did not win the home game. Perhaps Mallorca's determination to win the Triple Crown was undermined on the second day of April. Serious setback!¡±
The news that Mallorca was tied 1-1 by Liverpool at home quickly spread to everyone's ears. In the four games in the first round, Mallorca was not the most unlucky team - the most unlucky thing was Chelsea, they lost to Fenerbahce 1-2 on the road. Although they still have a great chance to win at home, Chelsea, who have lost Mourinho, can still continue their strong performance in the Champions League. performance?
Barcelona and Manchester United both won away games. Barcelona defeated Schalke 0-4 away from home, and Manchester United defeated Roma 2-0 away from home. One foot has already entered the quarterfinals. Compared with Manchester United and Barcelona, Mallorca's prospects are not particularly good.
This draw also raised hopes among Real Madrid fans - Mallorca had just been tied in the Champions League, and now their morale should have dropped. If we can beat Mallorca away from home, we can turn the situation around - - After defeating Mallorca in an away game, the gap between them and Mallorca is only five points. Next, Mallorca will have to be distracted in the Champions League and Copa del Rey finals. Real Madrid is not without a chance!
Jose sees this very clearly, so while he is preparing for away games, he is also preparing for the league - he is going to win the Triple Crown this season, and his advantage in the league is still so big. Even if it's not a home defeat against Real Madrid, it's okay, as long as it's a draw, that's enough
So in the 31st round of the league, Mallorca fielded a fully defensive lineup at home. The front trident became Ronaldo, Silva and Balotelli, and Senna was sent in the midfield. , Martinez and Farinos are three defensive midfielders. The two full-backs are players who are good at defense. Riise and Ivanovic serve as the two full-backs, and the center back is Matia. Si and Pepe
No one thought that Mallorca would only score one point at home. This caught Real Madrid off guard. After all, Mallorca has always shown the characteristic of carrying the offense to the end, especially at home. When did they Ever shrunk? Now they are fighting for one point in the league, and they have lost to Real Madrid in the league before, but this time they are willing to just get one point
Real Madrid, who had not expected this at all, seemed to be in chaos on offense after the opening, because Schuster's strategy was to entangle Mallorca in the midfield first, and then wait for opportunities to attack. Who knew that at the beginning of the game, Mallorca It shrank!
This chaos allowed Mallorca to quickly score a goal through counterattack in the first half. Balotelli caught the ball in the midfield and got rid of Diarra and then passed the ball to the left. Silva received the ball while Pushing the ball forward, Ronaldo, who came in at high speed, got rid of Cannavaro, who was rushing back to defend, and then received the ball to form a single, and directly scored the ball into the gate guarded by Casillas!
After taking the lead, Mallorca's defense began to become more comfortable. They recovered their defense and passed the ball directly to the three forwards in front of them when they had the opportunity. This approach made Real Madrid quite annoyed. They attacked, but they didn't dare to overwhelm them. Too high. After all, the three opponents are all players with excellent speed and skills. Let's not attack. Now we are falling behind again
In the end, Real Madrid fought tooth and nail to bring the score back to a tie with Ruud van Nistelrooy in the penalty area in the second half. In the following time, they did not create any chances at all and could only accept a one-to-one draw. Mallorca continued to lead with eight points. The advantage is leading the league standings. The only difference is that Real Madrid still had eight league games to catch up with before, but now there are only seven games left - even if they win all seven games, Mallorca will only need to win the next one. Not losing two of the seven games, and winning five games is enough to win the league championship this season
What Jose hopes for most right now is Real Madrid.The top management is crazy and fires Schuster at this time. In that case, Real Madrid will have no chance to even out the eight-point difference in the next game. Mallorca can just play in the league. After winning the league championship, Real Madrid's top management seemed to be smarter this time. They did not fire Schuster midway, but were determined to at least let him finish the season
After a period of chaos, Real Madrid's military morale has slowly stabilized. They are likely to win all the way, while Mallorca must be distracted from the Champions League in the next games. Here, Real Madrid is not without a chance. They have the advantage of playing against each other. If Mallorca only achieves four wins and one draw in the next seven rounds of the league, it is possible that Real Madrid will tie the points, and then use each other's mutual support. To surpass it based on the relationship between victory and defeat - this is one of the factors that no one expected that Mallorca would only want a draw at home. Jose never thought of winning the championship by sharing points!
Regardless of the controversy that followed the game, the entire Mallorca team flew to Liverpool collectively after the game against Real Madrid, waiting for the second round.
For Liverpool, their attention is now all on the Champions League. The first-leg draw away from the powerful Mallorca has filled them with huge confidence. Even if they cannot defeat Mallorca at home, it will be a zero game. A score of less than zero is enough for Liverpool to advance. Benitez is also a head coach who is very good at coaching defense. It is not unusual for them to be able to do this, although the media all think that at their home court, Liverpool will still attack and use the offense to create opportunities
"I don't think he will. Benitez, the coach, is not like a Spanish coach at all He will never mind using an extremely ugly draw to get what he wants. If Liverpool is in his own If they attack us at home, they have a 90% chance of losing. Neither our offensive ability nor our offensive methods can resist them, and we are more likely to score than them. Even higher, the only thing they can take advantage of is a draw with a goal in the away game Didn't you notice his expression after the game? I found the video and watched it several times. He was right I am very satisfied with the one-to-one score, quite satisfied, very satisfied. I am satisfied to the point where I cannot be satisfied anymore What is he satisfied with? An away goal? What a joke, with our offensive power, we got two or three goals in the away game. It is not difficult to score a goal. Even if we are 2-2 at home, it will not be worse than zero-0. Would a head coach like him be so happy for this advantage? There is only one possibility, and that is him He has never thought about defeating us. He only thinks about one thing, and that is to eliminate us through away goals. Now that he can get a one-to-one draw in the away game, he definitely wants to pass a goalless draw. A zero draw to eliminate us! Waiting for an opportunity to sneak attack will be his tactic." Jose said to Natal.
"No way, how can you say that this game is also played at Liverpool's home court Benitez really has the shame to do this?" Natal didn't believe it.
Jose smiled slightly. It may be hard to believe what he said, but Jose was certain that Benitez was playing such a main force - Mallorca's current overall strength is ranked first in Europe, and Their ability to fight tough battles and single-game finals has always been commendable. Last season¡¯s Champions League final proved that it is difficult for Liverpool to compete with Mallorca as a whole. If Benitez wants to advance, he needs to win at home Forcing a zero-to-zero draw is the most feasible way.
Another head coach might have found it too embarrassing to use this tactic at home, not to mention Anfield, which has a glorious tradition. However, Liverpool's current head coach is Benitez! Jose knows what kind of head coach he is. At heart, he is also the kind of head coach who will do whatever it takes to get results. Historically, Benitez's Liverpool met Mourinho's Chelsea in the league. That's one touch and one loss. However, in the Champions League, Mourinho's Chelsea were eliminated by Liverpool twice when they were infinitely close to winning the Champions League. Benitez had no other choice but to beat Mourinho. Rinho was even more embarrassed. Every time these two teams met in the Champions League, they played extremely ugly. They both hunkered down in their own half and waited for the opponent to attack. Then Mourinho Ou couldn't stand it. After all, he was more famous and had a higher status than Benitez. He could only bite the bullet and command his players to rush out, and then he was fatally hit by Liverpool's counterattack both times In this way, no more than two goals were scored in the two games, and the more patient Benitez had the last laugh.
For such a Benitez, if he would defend at home to get a score of zero to zero, Jose really believed that he could do it.
So in the next two days, Jose began to paralyze Benitez.
"I believe this game will be a wonderful battle, and Mallorca will have the last laugh." Jose said in an interview. Such words made the Liverpool reporters quite unconvinced, but they also There is nothing to refute. After all, Mallorca will indeed not be defeated by offense now, even at Anfield The current Liverpool is no longer the Red Army Liverpool sweeping Europe, and the magic of Anfield is gradually disappearing, even if Even the most die-hard Liverpool fans are not optimistic about Liverpool's attack at home to defeat Mallorca.
Within the team, Jose started closed training. The only content of the training was how to break the opponent's intensive defense. As long as he could score a goal at the beginning, Benitez's entire plan would be defeated. Chaos, that's when Mallorca brought the entire game back on the right track! .
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