With the victory over Espanyol, Real Madrid ushered in 8 consecutive league wins and is one step closer to tying Real Madrid's record of 10 consecutive wins in a single season in the club's history. For this reason, Xu Feng and other Real Madrid players were happy for a while.
But after being happy, Real Madrid players had to calm down and think about a problem. When playing against Espanyol, they actually didn't play very well, at least in the first 20 minutes of the first half. If coach Schuster hadn't bravely made substitutions and decisively changed tactics just 20 minutes into the game, the consequences would have been disastrous. .
Fortunately, Xu Feng and the others still won in the end, which is undoubtedly a great encouragement to the confidence of the entire team. What they need to do now is to think carefully about how to prevent Real Madrid from having such a problem again. Otherwise, in future games, no matter what kind of opponent they face, they will use fierce defense to contain the team's several ball points. The ball cannot be passed and the offense is blocked. If this continues, Real Madrid's result is destined to be a tragedy.
After all, no one can say whether Real Madrid will be so lucky in the next game.
"But how to solve this problem is the coach's business. The players only need to train and compete well. Besides, even if they have good suggestions, it is impossible for players to tell their coaches. Because this will make the coach feel that you are looking down on him and slandering him. Such a result will also destined the player to be a tragedy.
Time passed quickly. Real Madrid coaches have yet to come up with a practical solution. The competition has quietly arrived.
On October 25, 2007, the third round of the Champions League group stage began. Real Madrid, ranked first in Group C, faced the Greek team Olympiakos at the Bernabeu.
In the previous two rounds of group matches, Real Madrid scored 4 points with one win and one draw, ranking first in the group. Olympiacos, however, only had a poor record of one draw and one loss, finishing at the bottom of Group C. When the top scorer faces the bottom scorer, even a fool knows that Real Madrid's advantage in this game is not that big.
In this game, head coach Schuster continued to choose to rotate the lineup. The goalkeeper remains Casillas. On the right back, Ramos was moved to the center but at center back, veteran Salgado served as the team's right back. Dutchman Drenthe replaced Marcelo, who played last game, at left back. The central defender is paired with Ramos and Cannavaro. Due to some discomfort in his ankle, Pepe was left at the training base for inspection by the head coach and was not included in the squad.
In the midfield, head coach Schuster still arranged a diamond position. Gago serves as the defensive midfielder, while Sneijder's position is further forward, which is often referred to as the attacking midfielder position. Both wingers Robben and Robinho return. Xu Feng and Raul continue on the front line.
From the standpoint of standing. Real Madrid's formation is still the typical 4312 or 4132, which is no different from before. It seems that Real Madrid coach Schuster chose to continue to trust the team's original formation instead of taking risks with a new formation.
Thinking about it, this formation is very familiar to Real Madrid players. The team's performance is also good, currently winning 8 games in a row in the league. It would undoubtedly be a big risk to immediately change the formation just because of a small setback in one game. Real Madrid is in very good shape now, but they cannot afford such a risk.
But the situation that unfolded after the game started made the fans who originally supported Schuster blush.
Yes, Real Madrid is at a disadvantage at home. Facing Olympiacos, who ranked bottom in this group, Real Madrid actually fell at a disadvantage at home. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, probably many people wouldn't believe it. Because the gap between Real Madrid and Olympiacos is so big, and this is Real Madrid's home stadium, the Santiago Bernabeu, how could Real Madrid be at a disadvantage?
Fans who watched the last round of La Liga match between Real Madrid and Espanyol. You will probably know why Real Madrid is like this now.
Yes, in this game Olympiacos copied the tactics used by the Spaniards to contain Real Madrid's offense in the last round of La Liga. The fierce pressing, the desperate interception all of this left Real Madrid at a loss.
Sneijder is better, young and strong, able to withstand interference from some opponents. But this is not a question of whether he can resist, but it is difficult for Sneijder to control the ball well at his feet under the fierce interference of his opponents, let alone support his teammates in front. attack? Sorry, Real Madrid fans haven't seen a Real Madrid player take a shot for a long time. how long? Uh 2 minutes or 5 minutes.
It can be seen that Real Madrid¡¯s current situation is not good.
at this time. Real Madrid fans finally thought of their head coach Schuster. ?If it is said that at the beginning of the season, Real Madrid fans will still question Schuster's coaching position because he is just an unknown coach. So now, as Real Madrid has achieved an unbeaten record on all fronts and has won 8 consecutive league games, it has left its arch-enemy Barcelona far behind. at this point. Real Madrid fans are so impressed by Schuster.
Now, Real Madrid fans are once again looking to the team's head coach to give them hope. Bring joy.
"Oh, what did we see, Schuster, Real Madrid coach Schuster came to the sidelines again. Is he going to replicate the myth of the last game?"
"Nani?"
"Damn, isn't it?"
"Nima, where is the kid?"
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Suddenly, both the Real Madrid fans in the stands at the Bernabeu Stadium and the fans waiting in front of the TV to watch the game began to curse.
What makes fans so filled with righteous indignation and unable to express their "gay feelings"?
It turns out that Schuster actually fooled everyone. Yes, Schuster did get up from the coaching bench and come to the sidelines. But he didn't give any instructions. After walking around for a while, he returned to the coaching bench and whispered something to his assistant coach Ruiz.
"Damn it, I don't care what those two gay friends say, I just want to score goals, I just want Xu Feng to score goals, I just want Real Madrid to win the game." Listening to the commentator's explanation on TV, the Real Madrid fans in China once again endured He kept yelling and cursing.
The fans were yelling and cursing, and the Real Madrid players in the stadium were also furious. Especially Xu Feng, not only did he not get a good shooting opportunity, he was knocked to the ground several times by his opponents. If he hadn't been unable to fight, Xu Feng would have stood up and let that bastard know how powerful a grappler was, beating him until he couldn't take care of himself.
¡°Damn it, come again.¡±
Just as he was talking, Xu Feng pulled over to receive a pass from Robben. He had not yet decided what to do, whether to break in or cut inside. Suddenly, a strong wind hit his ears, and Xu Feng simply passed the ball back. Salgado then jumped up to avoid the opponent's press.
¡°Bang bang!!¡±
"Nah, I've offended someone."
Lying on the billboard on the sidelines, Xu Feng thought with depression in his heart.
"No, I was obviously knocked away by that bastard, but why didn't I feel a lot of pain? Hey, these clothes look so familiar. Damn it, my God, this is a line judge."
Xu Feng quickly stood up, then stretched his head to see how the linesman was doing. Fortunately, this line judge has obviously practiced. As soon as Xu Feng stood up, he stood up immediately, patted the dirt on his body, and looked like he was fine.
¡°What a great guy, a great guy, I admire him so much.¡± Xu Feng thought as he looked at the linesman with admiration.
In the end, the Olympiacos player who collided with Xu Feng and the linesman only received a yellow card. Xu Feng didn't care much (nonsense, the linesman didn't care, so I'm naturally embarrassed) and happily accepted the result. But in Xu Feng's mind, Olympiacos has been blacklisted.
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