16.chapter 16
Fran, who had finally escaped from reporter Theodore, picked up the handlebars again, and Theodore caught a glimpse of the stern-looking player in the window, and thought that the newbie was in a state of uneasiness to be seen. As everyone knows, Fran, who was evacuating, whistled out of tune, and the whole person was completely detached from the anger that had just been shocked and smashed the car whistle.
What did the reporter say? Villarreal found a loophole in the current tactic? But if he really found out, shouldn't he hide and wait until match day to kill Real Madrid by surprise? What the hell is such a swaggering expression of "naïve Real Madrid, I already see your weaknesses"?
But that's something the manager should worry about, as for him
Maybe he won't have to play that way anymore, and it's hard to hide the joy of thinking about it.
When Fran, who walked into the locker room, quickly changed his pants and shoes, took off his T-shirt and stuffed it into the locker, Casillas helped him carry the kettle and his shirt and ran out together, and on the way Fran hurriedly put on his shirt before he breathed a sigh of relief. Ronaldo came a while earlier than Forlan, and had already publicized that his young teammate was blocked by reporters at the door and almost had a car accident, and Raul didn't care about his almost being late, after all, they also had a rough idea of the views on the next two teams in the Marca newspaper.
It seems that something happened to Villarreal's management that pushed this matter to the forefront, and the media are mostly aware of this, but since there is some hype, why don't they do it? If Villarreal really found Real Madrid's Achilles heel, then it is good, if not, then this farce will not be so easy to calm down, and it will be interesting to see how Villarreal rounds up when the time comes.
Marca is a pro-Real Madrid newspaper? Dear, which newspaper will be completely oriented towards a team? Attention is probably more important to them than anything else.
Raul downplayed the whole thing while tying his shoelaces, and when he looked up, he was startled to see his little teammate crying without tears and lovelessness, if it wasn't for Figo next to him dragging him, the Real Madrid captain almost sat on the ground. He pretended to be calm and stood up, and raised his hand to press his hair down to breathe out of Beckham's movements, knowing that this guy had been saying that he wanted to cut his hair because of some resentment, but in fact he did not act. He didn't see the white eyes he faced, "What's the matter, it's not happy to know that you don't really have to be regarded as a weakness?" He smiled a little malice, he had known Fran for so long, so he naturally knew what the stinky boy was thinking.
In the past two months, even the occasional external training has to remember to collect and receive, do you know how much he misses the time when he was reckless and bold, he enjoyed the scene of the dirt and green grass flying, and he missed it very much. If he continues like this, he must be broken, not the bad of the bad guy, but the bad of the deterioration.
In the next day's game, the whole Real Madrid team went to Villarreal's Love Song Stadium, and Queiroz's pre-match arrangement about Forlan was still as usual, but it seems that the Portuguese himself is a little unsure whether this arrangement is right, and he can't really wait until he concedes a goal to regret it, right? Forlan thinks that Villarreal said this, and it is very likely that he really found it, after all, he was quite famous in the reserve team at the beginning, and his style of play is easy to know, even if he comes to the first team to change the style of play, it is impossible to change it so thoroughly, right?
He really doesn't want to work hard anymore to stick to the wall, it's too tired, okay. And the paste is thankless, people who don't know why think he has become a "mother", and those who know the inside story laugh and watch the play.
In the midst of Fran's reflection, Queiroz's pre-match mobilization was carried out to the end, "I want you to understand that our goal is the championship and that defeat will not be tolerated. ”
"Come on. ”
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Before the game even started, the commentators were already talking about the hot game, and it was clear that the topic had suddenly shifted from Beckham to the development of the rookie defenders before the game. And in the academy, there is also a group of people waiting in the screening room to watch the game, the commentary mentioned Fran is a disciple of Zack's guidance, everyone knows, Zack is sitting next to a thirteen-year-old boy, and his position in the youth team is also a defender, he looked at Zach with some puzzlement, "Coach, do you think my future style of play will develop the same as him?"
Zach was just thinking about some questions, and when he heard the words of his young player, he raised his hand and patted him on the back, "Daniel, sit up straight, and you still want to grow taller?" He looked at Carvajal, Daniel Carvajal, who has been focused on training since joining Real Madrid in 02, thinking of the boneless standing posture of standing with a constant fear of being tired, and when he was a child, he didn't know how many times he patted his back and threatened to make him straighten his waist and sit upright, otherwise he would not grow taller. He didn't answer his question directly, "Talent is such a thing, it's something that needs to be mined before it can be used." "It's like if Queiroz doesn't make such a plan, whether Forlan himself likes this style of play or not, he wouldn't think that this kid has a high level of skill value in the defensive field.
Genius, talent, this is probably under high pressure to show out, maybe Queiroz himself thought that this kind of plan would only work for two or three games, but Fran's excellent watch Xiàn extended its practical life, but in this case, I don't know if the Portuguese will have a kind of happiness because of this. Since this style of play is more than he imagined, will he have the idea of letting Forlan play like this for even a moment?
The two commentators started a conversation, again about the importance of Francisco Alvarez's position before the game, "Whatever Villarreal thinks, it would be irresponsible for him to put pressure on a young player for nothing. Look at Real Madrid's lineup, Raul, Ronaldo, Beckham, Zidane, etc., everyone knows that the youngest and most likely to be regarded as a weakness in this lineup is the kid who has just been completely promoted from Castia, but doesn't Real Madrid know, it's too arrogant to publicize it so lightly. ”
"Actually, although I also think that Villarreal is a bit too blatant to attract attention, but I don't really agree with your first statement," said his partner, "Young player, from the moment this kid completely enters the La Liga arena, he should be treated equally, who cares if it is irresponsible to him except his own team?" He made his debut at Real Madrid and at the Bernabeu, why didn't anyone tell him about equal treatment and fairness at this point?] was swallowed by him, and changed his words, "Of course, counting on the performance of a newcomer, the current newspapers are really getting more and more gimmicks to hype, right?"
The two sides lined up on the field, Beckham patted Forlan on the back as he always did to show encouragement, and then returned to his position, Forlan bent down to adjust his shin guards, and when he straightened up, he met the eyes of Pavon, who replaced Elgra this time, he smiled at Pavon and made a cheering gesture, Pavon hooked the corner of his mouth and nodded.
Real Madrid started with great ferocity, starting with a big forward press into the Villarreal half from the midfield, and the left and right full-backs, of course, did not want to be left behind, and also sprinted to the front. Such a ferocious attack at the beginning of the first game certainly made Villarreal kill in front of the goal, but it was not fully integrated into the game, and the attempted two-footed shot grazed the crossbar and flew straight out, and the other was too caught in the goalkeeper's arms. Villarreal were also affected by this blistering tempo, midfielder Riquelme had already hoisted the ball into the Real Madrid half before he could fully adjust, and was intercepted by Pavon and quickly split the side to Carlos, and the world's No. 1 left-back quickly slipped the ball and started running. It is extremely normal for players to have a decline in energy and concentration after the age of 30, because excessive physical training is also an overconsumption of functions, which is equivalent to overdraft wear and tear of the machine. And this super attacking defender who was praised as the 'immortal side corridor' still showed his speed in front of everyone.
The Brazilian once again showed his pace with almost showmanship, still able to kick 150km/h free-kicks against the goalkeeper, but in the eyes of his opponents, his most threatening attacking tactics were more than just free-kicks. The commentator used his words to mobilize the tension of all the audience, with his words, the cheetah on the green field left his opponent behind him with speed, and in the bottom position of the pass that has been cooperated countless times, Figo in front of the goal instantly grabbed the first landing point, swept the football to the goal, the ball hit the post and popped up under the frightened gaze of the goalkeeper, but in the next second when he thought he could breathe a sigh of relief, he heard the collective gasping sound of the home fans behind him, and the next second, Guti, who did not know when to appear in the penalty area, volleyed the ball into the net with the inside of his foot。
"Goaaaaallllllllllll! Real Madrid led Villarreal by one goal away in the thirteenth minute of the game, and the goal was scored by Real Madrid vice-captain No.14 Guti, none of us noticed that Guti rushed into the box until Figo's goal was blocked by the post, let's rewatch the replay"
The moment of the goal was played on the Love Song Stadium, and the meritorious Guti picked up Figo, who pounced from behind, and led the Portuguese to high-five Raul who came over to celebrate. The beautiful blue eyes of the Real Madrid deputy team in the camera flashed with extreme moving brilliance, and his whole person was like an unsheathed blade at the moment of shooting, wrapped in a kind of bravery that did not make a move, did not shed blood, and did not kill the enemy, which was far easier to impress others than his appearance.
"We once said that the 433 lineup itself is no longer as hot as it was back then because it has been thoroughly studied, but this kind of 'well-researched' is both a way to crack and a way to improve. Dutchman Louis van Gaal had a reformed 433 at Ajax, and it was with this that he led Ajax to the top of Europe, which was changed from the traditional Dutch 343, moving a midfielder back to the back line, which is equivalent to adding a central defender, that is, a double central defender lineup.
The best offense is the best defense, and that seems to be a truth that this Real Madrid team believes in. It's just that in the Cruyff era, this was converted into an all-attack and all-defense, and in Real Madrid, an all-attack is simply too simple, but a full-defense is a life. Fran sometimes feels that his style of drawing is not normal for this team, like now
In the opening ten minutes, Villarreal tried to fight with Real Madrid for a period of time to attack quickly, and finally ended with Real Madrid's goal when the yellow submarine's defense was unstable forward. Villarreal's coach on the sidelines gestured with the midfielder to signal them to recycle some and not to be completely led away by Real Madrid's rhythm, not to mention that the lineup is an offensive configuration, and it may be possible to force the attack, but it is not practical for Villarreal, who does not have a particularly good striker. Villarreal is recycled, but the big names who are happy to play obviously don't plan to take it when they see it.
When Forlan intercepted Villarreal's ball again, but did not immediately give the ball to Forlan or Beckham to quickly organize a counterattack, he looked around with the ball but did not react next, and seemed to be at a loss for onlookers. And when Villarreal's striker rushed over to grab the ball, he even opted to pass it back to Casillas.
Queiroz stood on the sidelines and looked at this qiē, and saw the assistant coach frowning next to him, "The team's overall lineup has moved too forward, he wants to slow down the attack" As he spoke, he saw Casillas pass the ball to Forlan and Forlan handed it to Zidane to start the next round of attack, and what he wanted to say was blocked, and he continued for a long time, "But it is obvious that his experience and qualifications are not enough for them to think that his judgment is correct." The Portuguese looked at his watch after speaking, and there were about ten minutes left before halftime, and it seemed that he had to make new adjustments in the midfield.
But many things don't go as smoothly as planned.
Attacking full-backs sometimes have to be helped by a striker or a central defender to defend well. Whether it's Carlos or Salgado, these excellent full-backs rely on excellent back-and-forth ability to attack, and they also rely on tackles when defending. They certainly can't match a defender like Maldini in defensive positions, after all, no one can be outside the box one second and drop back to the back the next.
Just as the first half was about to end, Carlos was too strong in the first round of attack to come back in time, and Pavon, who was in charge of the defense, was close to the center circle. Forlan is defined in the lineup as a central defender, who should be working for the tinkerer who fills in for his teammates who have been passed, he is explosive and immediately chases after him, but he still didn't expect this long drive to break into the penalty area without even a decent block. He subconsciously slid past and watched as the opposing striker jumped over him as he fell to the ground.
The Villarreal striker burst into the box with a single knife and Casillas sighed at the ball.