Chapter 975: It's a Disease, Get Healed!
After the rematch in the second half, Pochettino adjusted the team's tactical play in the first half, as Gao Han expected.
Throughout the first half, China City had the advantage of possession, but what Mourinho is best at is to control the rhythm of the game without possession, resolutely fight against China City, and speed up the tempo, which is not good for China City, but it is more beneficial to Real Madrid.
After the decisive adjustment in the second half, the overall formation of China Town was further back, no longer blindly fighting against Real Madrid, but looking for opportunities more patiently.
Soon, China City seized an opportunity, Herrera dropped back a little deeper, received a pass from a team-mate, and sent the ball directly behind the Real Madrid defence, Aubameyang slashed into the box from the right rib with great speed.
At the critical moment, Casillas rushed out of the penalty area desperately, met the ball landing point, and rushed to the top with a fish leap to clear the ball, which made the entire Bernabeu stadium break out in a cold sweat.
Everyone knows that if Aubameyang breaks into the box, it will be dangerous.
Mourinho was also furious on the sidelines, shouting at the players on the field, signaling Moutinho to pay attention to Herrera, and not let the Spanish midfielder easily get space to take the ball.
The Portuguese midfielder reacted quickly, pressing forward as Herrera dropped back, but Pochettino was quick to respond, cutting from the left to the middle as soon as the distance between the two midfielders was widened.
The two managers played like a trick, Pochettino's core weapon is Hazard, and the bet is on whether Hazard can tear apart Real Madrid's defense without holding the ball in the front.
And as it turned out, Pochettino was right.
Just eight minutes into the second half, China City had a chance to counter-attack when Rakitic played the ball to Eden Hazard, the Belgian turned and immediately rushed into the box, attracting the attention of Felipe Melo and Arbeloa, before suddenly splitting the ball back to the left on the edge of the box.
Alba cut in quickly, and Arbeloa was caught off guard and had to foul on the left side of the box.
Several tall players from Chinatown pressed into the Real Madrid penalty area, with Pelle, Godin, and Miranda all going up.
Eden Hazard took the free-kick himself and spotted the opportunity to hit the ball straight at goal, but Real Madrid were prepared and Bruno Alves leaped high and the ball hit his shoulder and bounced towards the right side of the spot.
At this time, Carvajal, who had been lying in ambush on the periphery of the penalty area, suddenly inserted into the penalty area, grabbed the ball before everyone, stopped the ball, and hit it directly with his feet without thinking.
The ball flew through an arc and crashed into the bottom left corner of the goal, almost grazing the right post and crashing into the goal, but Casillas was too late to react!
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"Wow!!!"
After Carvajal's goal, Gao Han and others jumped up from the sofa excitedly.
"I'll just say that Real Madrid's set-pieces are very problematic, I don't know how many have been conceded this season, the players' concentration is serious, this is a disease, it has to be cured!"
One to one, the race returned to the same starting line, and the current situation is favorable to China City, and Gao Han's mood is naturally good.
"Pochettino should stick to this style of play now, play patience with Real Madrid, this is the Bernabeu Stadium, Mourinho has won 11 in a row, whether it is the home fans or his players, they can't afford to lose such a game, he will play with his life, this is Chinatown's chance!"
Gao Han looked a little excited, and said a lot in one breath.
It has been three seasons since Chinatown were promoted to La Liga, and Barcelona and Real Madrid have always been the bitter masters of Chinatown, and if they can now draw or even beat Real Madrid at the Bernabeu, it will be a huge inspiration for the team to challenge Barcelona in the next game.
Zidane shook his head vigorously, indicating that there was nothing he could do about such a conceded goal.
Coentrão was responsible for this ball, his concentration was really not enough, and when he reacted, he pounced on Carvajal as soon as possible, but the right-back of Chinatown was too decisive and resolute, and hit the goal directly, so that Coentrão had no time to stop it, and even Casillas couldn't react.
"Just wait, the game has just begun!" Gao Han said excitedly.
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Sometimes, that's how things are on the football pitch.
In the first half, after Real Madrid scored, it can be said that it was like a bamboo, playing a wave of high courts, completely stunned Chinatown.
But now, Chinatown equalized and caught Real Madrid off guard, leaving the Galaxy Battleship a little overwhelmed.
After the restart, the home team began to fight back wildly, but Chinatown retreated in full force.
Chinatown's defense is very well organized, especially in the midfield, Rakitic and Herrera both retreated to help, and together with Ilya Ramendi, built an impregnable wall at the front of the defensive line, blocking Real Madrid's attack from the penalty area again and again, and Real Madrid did not back down and pressed Chinatown forward.
With Real Madrid's defensive line pressing, the double midfielders naturally followed forward, which gradually exposed the gap between the midfield and the backline, and Pelle and Hazard frequently got the opportunity to win the ball in this area and create a threat, but Mourinho didn't know whether he didn't see it, or didn't plan to make adjustments, but wanted to take a risk.
The game went back and forth, with Jose Mourinho making a substitution in the 66th minute, bringing on Callejon for Higuain, bringing Diego Costa up front, with Callejon on as a winger.
It was a clear signal of a positive offensive and a sign of Mourinho's determination.
Just two minutes into the game, Callejon knocked over Hazard in a return to defence and was shown a yellow card by the referee.
After that, Real Madrid continued to attack, and China City continued to defend and counterattack.
In the 79th minute, Real Madrid attacked the edge of the Chinatown penalty area, Miranda poked the ball to Diego Costa early, and Ilia Ramendi passed the ball directly to the left.
Alba picked up the ball unguarded on the left flank, but Real Madrid's overall defence did not retreat, and all three players pressed on the left side to get Alba to pass the ball back.
But Alba spotted the time and crossed the ball over the halfway line with a diagonal cross.
Hazard stopped the ball, then turned and started and rushed forward with the ball.
The Belgian was not quick to dribble the ball and Felipe Melo was quick to catch up, with Arbeloa and Albiol coming in from different directions at the same time, while Bruno Alves kept an eye on Pelle and was ready to help Albiol at any time.
Hazard was a daring man, still fearless under the bag of four Real Madrid players, continued to rush forward with the ball, directly into the encirclement of the four, and between Bruno Alves and Albiol, the ball was gently picked up and fell to the right side of the penalty area.
Pelle was behind Bruno Alves, but the ball came quickly, and when he reacted, he had to hit with his left foot, and it was also difficult for him to exert power, he was not very sure, so he deliberately missed it and blocked Coentrão with his body.
The ball fell from the middle to the right rib, Aubameyang understood, like a bolt of lightning, quickly killed, faced the ball that had slowed down, and directly pushed the instep of the instep, the ball in a straight line, crashed into the Real Madrid goal.
“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!”
The TV commentator let out a heart-rending sound of a goal.
The entire Bernabeu Stadium was in an uproar.
Aubameyang was so excited that he turned and rushed off the pitch.
Behind him, assisters Hazard, Pelle, Carvajal, Alba and other players rushed up.
Chinatown players stood in a neat row under the stands at the Bernabeu Stadium, raised their right hands, and a standard flag salute appeared in front of the television.
"Chinatown's counterattack came too suddenly, and it was too sharp. ”
"Eden Hazard's dribbling was very delicate, he forced the ball out of the bag of four Real Madrid defenders, and in this moment, the Belgian reminded me of Messi of Barcelona, he is definitely a talented talent!"
"2-1, Chinatown reversed Real Madrid away. ”
"The current situation is very bad for Real Madrid, Mourinho needs to make adjustments as soon as possible, is it necessary to make immediate substitutions and strengthen the team's attack?"
"But Chinatown's defense is very solid, the two central defenders Miranda and Godin have played quite well, and Hazard and Aubameyang have also been quite sharp on the counter-attack, which is a big problem for Real Madrid. ”
'Jose Mourinho is going to make a substitution, Di Maria is coming on, the Argentine player has lost his place this season because of the arrival of James Rodriguez, and now Mourinho finally remembered him, he replaced James Rodriguez, it was an interesting substitution. ”
'Mesut Ozil is back in the middle, Di Maria is on the right, Callejon is back on the left, and Real Madrid are a bit of a four-three-three, which was Mourinho's usual formation last season. ”
'With 10 minutes left on the clock, Pochettino is obviously going to make a substitution. ”
"Chinatown still has three substitutions on hand. ”
"If they can hold on to a 1-2 scoreline, it will be the first ever win over Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu and it will be a classic game that everyone in China will remember. ”
"China City made a series of substitutions, teenager Isco replaced Pelle, Brazilian teenager Roberto Firmino replaced Eden Hazard, Aubameyang was pushed up the middle of the attack, and Pochettino still had to stick to the style of play after the start of the second half. ”
"Isco is known as the gold medal substitute for China Town, his ability to dribble the ball is very good, every time he dribbles the ball has a dazzling performance, Real Madrid should be careful, his ability to attack with the ball is not lost to Hazard at all. ”
After successive substitutions, Chinatown's determination to defend and counterattack has been revealed.
Real Madrid is obviously also afraid of this, coupled with the continuous substitutions, the game was forced to stop, after the restart, has never been able to play the kind of offensive just now, but it is the young player Isco who came on as a substitute in China City, frequently gets opportunities in the ribs, and every time he gets the ball, he directly impacts Real Madrid's defense, which makes the Galaxy Battleship feel terrified.
The last ten minutes almost ended in a stalemate.
Real Madrid and Chinatown both used up their last substitutions, but neither was able to threaten again.
In the end, China City reversed Real Madrid 2-1 away thanks to goals from Carvajal and Aubameyang, but Hazard was voted Man of the Match.
(End of chapter)