23.chapter 23

As Ronaldo put it mildly, but rightfully so, the defence against Ronaldinho is of little use no matter how many times Francisco Alvarez looks at it over the course of two or three days. Sometimes what he does on the court is a habit of his body, sometimes he creates a great goal without thinking, and he may not even know what to dribble in the next second, and how can Fran defend it?

Ronaldinho is undoubtedly a talent, but that doesn't mean Forlan doesn't have talent, it's just that defenders always need to see the opponent's actions and think about solutions when facing forwards, and they are in a disadvantaged position.

But if it is impossible to think that Fran has no way to do this, just waiting for the opponent to lead the nose. Of course, newcomers may be far less experienced than veterans, but they will always have the urge to try to overturn the wheel. Barcelona is a formidable opponent for established players, and for Forlan, in addition to being a formidable opponent, it is also a seemingly distant but close chance to make a name for themselves.

Yes, while his teammates are frowning and thinking about how to win, this guy may still be a little dull and nervous in the eyes of everyone, and he needs to relieve the pressure by ridiculing his rivals who are also friends and foes, but in fact he is quietly planning in his mind how to make a name for himself through Barcelona.

Of course, Real Madrid's newcomer Francisco Alvarez this season is indeed good, and he is already recognized in La Liga, and even he is so 'good' that he has been noticed by several La Liga teams before he is promoted to La Liga. But he knows that the 'good' defender Forlan is not absolutely able to stay at Real Madrid, and Perez has said that "Real Madrid only needs the best", even if the Meilinger do not agree with it on the surface, but in fact they have subtly admitted it.

'Good' defender Forlan wants to make himself a 'good', 'top', 'one-of-a-kind' defender. Although he had always thought that he didn't have much ambition, there was nothing wrong with asking for more and more extravagance in order to realize that ultimate dream.

If it only wants to be the best, then he strives to be the best.

The topic returned to the pitch, Forlan was told by many people before this that Ronaldinho is very strong, yes, it can be seen from the video that his appearance is really strong, but what is the strength of this Brazilian, he must not have experienced it deeply. The action is so beautiful, the pass is really chic, the ball is really weird, and then what?

And then, Fran was in front of him with the ball in front of Ronaldo, who noticed the opponent's pre-game highlight by the manager. Defensive genius', grinning, his facial features that are not handsome or even pleasing to the eye are like playing soft light under this extraordinarily bright smile, a genius like Xiao Luo, the stronger the opponent, the more motivated him to fight, this time is the same, Francisco Pavon has performed well in Real Madrid for more than two seasons, but it seems that at the beginning of this season, this season has been divided by this newcomer A lot of attention and even almost pressed on the bench, this time if it weren't for Elgra's injury, he might not have a chance to play. He would like to see what the talent of this 'genius' who has just been promoted and analyzed by Barcelona is there.

Holding the ball, swaying from side to side, and twisting his waist, Forlan had already seen his center of gravity shift, and immediately blocked his forward ball path, but Ronaldinho, who was the focus of attention, shook his shoulder angle extremely exaggeratedly and forced his center of gravity to the other side. Fran felt bad when he reacted to his own intention, Ronaldinho had deceived too many people with this natural and coherent movement like a dance, and he didn't want to be a backdrop for this guy's highlights, and he didn't have time to close his foot, so he only poked his other foot out desperately.

Some juggling and splitting movements may make people laugh when they are picked out individually, but at this time, everyone who sees the development of the ball, including Ronaldinho, will not make a sound of ridicule, this action is indeed strange, but it is effective. Seeing that he was about to shake off the ball with him, the ball at Xiao Luo's feet turned around under his exploration, although it was still controlled by Xiao Luo again at his feet because the strength was too small, but no one could say that Ronaldinho's first blow just now was a successful breakthrough.

In fact, this ball is not of much effect, if Xiao Luo, who has stopped at this time, continues to attack after regaining control of the ball, Fran, who has temporarily lost his center of gravity, will not have time to deal with it at all. However, in this time-consuming process, Pavon rushed over, grabbed the ball with a double bag, and drove forward with a big foot. Forlan's heart beat faster and looked at the Brazilian who was running away, every coach he taught himself that the center of gravity is the most important point when playing, but his opponent just turned his center of gravity against common sense, and the loss of balance and hindered movement did not happen, and his ball skills were still flexible like a dance.

Flexibility, balance, speed, bursts, shots, ball sense, thinking, talent, imagination

With just one goal, he knew that, apart from those in the Real Madrid squad, this was the toughest opponent he had ever seen since landing in La Liga. Moreover, this Nima is not a pure goalscorer, and Barcelona value him more for his excellent overall vision and ability to organize and pass.

And this time it was Pavon who helped to completely block the attack, but Barcelona is full of talent and there is not only one Ronaldinho, Real Madrid cannot throw out two central defenders to guard Ronaldo, Barcelona knows, Real Madrid also knows.

Fran let out a long sigh of relief, which he should have realized earlier, and he was not too shocked. According to what Queiroz said before the game, Ronaldinho's football is very imaginative, creative and beautiful, in fact, this kind of football will of course create a masterpiece that has been famous for many years, but there has never been a perfect game in the world, and this fancy style of play that is somewhat similar to street football offsets the super high stability. The Brazilian, who has just landed in La Liga from Ligue 1 with the aura of tomorrow's superstar, is still very 'young', and this young man also has a habit that he has not yet broken and is easy to be caught by others.

"Fran, I know you still have a lot of skills that I haven't seen, you are responsible for keeping an eye on Ronaldinho, I know that your reflexes and explosiveness are very fast, and your flexibility is good. You can keep up with him, and you have to do everything you can to keep up with him, to limit his ornamental erratic movements, and to limit the angles of his passes. It's on the defensive," Queiroz pointed to the positioning on the board, "as for the offense—"

When Ronaldinho received Xavi's pass and re-entered the Real Madrid half, Forlan quickly approached him and tangled up with him. Ronaldo is not afraid of pressure, and he even likes pressure from opponents, which is a testament to how important he is to his team. But from half-time, Xiao Luo stepped on two bikes with the ball, Fran didn't even blink his eyes, obviously not deceived by his feints, he suddenly laughed, "Can you really keep up with me?"

Fran didn't say anything, and soon Xiao Luo would understand that it was not a question of whether he could keep up or not, that the kid was clinging to him like a piece of kraft candy. He doesn't need to keep up, but he simply can't be thrown off. His movements were like holding Xiao Luo in his arms, and the picture was so beautiful that Xavi, who was on the same team as Xiao Luo, couldn't help but look away. There were bursts of boos from the home fans at Camp Nou, perhaps as the on-site commentary said, "We all thought that when Barcelona collided with Real Madrid, it was a visual experience of art and beauty", as for the current scene of ball carriers and defenders, people can't wait to cover their eyes, what else to talk about 'art and beauty'?

But despite this, his defense really made it impossible for the referee to blow the whistle, and you can't always call a foul just because the defense will be blind, and the dogskin plaster-like defense is very different from the fierce collision of the first meeting just now. Not only that, but he was secretly tugging at Ronaldinho's jersey, and the foot that was only restricting the angle of Xiao Luo's ball was already very scheming to steal from the side.

Ronaldinho is used to defending himself in this way, but he really hates this unaesthetic approach more than a player who predicts the defense by being in position. And Francisco Alvarez is also a little different, as Queiroz said, Fran is very physical, strong, moderately tall, and quick to turn, close pressing, marking, and quick filling are strong points, and the positional sense and anticipation are also good. The body's endurance and explosiveness are strong there, and he is only a defender who is "overkill", of course, if Fran himself knows this, he will be unhappy. He's a defender, he's just a defender, so what? You've seen a strikerless lineup, you've seen a weird 901, but you've never seen a team without a defender in a game, right?

Close to the close press can be able to break the ball down the lì, why do you have to play what consciousness prediction?

Ronaldinho finally temporarily passed back to Puyol behind him after some temptation, and without football, Fran leaned on him and was no longer as close as he was, but still followed him. Xiao Luo was amused by his series of actions, "Hey, I'm out of the ball, what are you still doing with me?" Forlan still didn't respond, his eyes followed the football and turned to Barcelona's frontcourt, and now it's Real Madrid's attack.

"Technical is fun to play with technical defense," Ronaldinho said as if talking to himself, not caring if the opponent ignored him, "They are all praising your talent, and you are playing like this, don't you think it's boring, don't you think it's a waste of your talent?"

Fran's expression didn't change in the slightest as if he hadn't heard what he said, and although Xiao Luo seemed to complain, Fran knew in his heart that he was still looking for a way to break through the defense. This kind of stalking is certainly consuming Ronaldinho's body, but this consumption is inevitably a problem of coexistence between the two sides. And in order to be truly effective at guarding him, Fran needs to run far more than Rowe. Barcelona don't just have Ronaldinho as a midfielder, and Real Madrid don't have just Forlan as a defender, so when both sides have tacitly chosen another way for the time being, the two have become the most attractive off-ball confrontation on the pitch.

And this kind of scene lasted until halftime.

Fran, who was already sweating profusely and wheezing, immediately left Ronaldinho's side as the referee's whistle blew, knowing that the task is the task, and the feeling and smell of being close to a man like this is not very good. So when Ronaldinho finally waited for half-time to expect him to speak this time, he turned his head to find that Forlan had gone away. He followed the team to the players' tunnel, and Beckham, who had become so accustomed to rubbing his hair indiscriminately, ended up rubbing his hands with sweat on his hands, so he wiped his hand on the No. 4 shirt that was clinging to Forlan's body. Forlan completely ignored this guy's provocation, and Beckham was happy when Real Madrid temporarily gained the upper hand in the first half, "What's wrong with you, Forlan?"

This sentence is really good to ask, Beckham saw that the little teammate who was quite stable in the first half of the game pouted, "That Brazilian always talks to me!" This is not a show-off, Beckham can almost see the embodied grievances, he sneered and smiled as if he was leaking, and asked with a smile in the middle, "Then you, you just ignore him?"

"Then I'll take care of him, why don't he just pass" Before he finished speaking, Beckham had already laughed. In such a tense and high-profile half-time draw, the Englishman's unscrupulous smile obviously attracted the camera on the field, although these two people were about to walk into the players' tunnel, they were still able to record Forlan slumping his shoulders because Beckham forcibly put him on the shoulder, looking blankly ahead, and the whole person was full of 'speechless' feelings.

Back in the locker room, Forlan finally changed into a jersey because the jersey stuck to his body was too uncomfortable. He was so tired that he was in stark contrast to Casillas who was full of energy next to him, and the anger that Casillas had been silently angry in his heart dissipated a lot.

But Barcelona will certainly have a response. At the start of the second half, Barcelona opted to let one man follow Beckham closely, hindering him from receiving the ball and organising the attack. This is not because Beckham's midfielder's smile is too presumptuous and hateful compared to his usual humble image, but Zidane's side has Guti to help transfer and adjust, and Beckham is regarded as Real Madrid's midfield duo's weakness. When Beckham received a pass from Guti but had to pass back to Salgado on the wing because the pass route was blocked again, and then burst through his wing, Forlan, who had been dutifully following Ronaldinho in the first half, finally showed a hint of hesitation. He casually glanced at Queiroz on the side of the pitch and saw Queiroz standing there gesturing his index fingers around his fingers. Seeing this, Fran looked back at Pavon and saw Pavin nodding slightly.

The next time Ronaldinho dribbled into the Real Madrid half, he found that Francisco Alvarez, who had been following him closely, was gone, and was replaced by another 'Francisco', and the previous Forlan had returned to his position as a central defender. The most obvious change in this positional adjustment is that when Xavi, who was entangled with Beckham, tried to stop the Englishman from organising the attack again, a figure was inserted directly between Beckham and Xavi. Forlan received Beckham's short pass and carried Xavi with his back, watching Beckham, who was suddenly relaxed under pressure, move forward and quickly hand the ball back to him, Beckham even had time to adjust the ball to the angle where he was most sure to touch the ball, picked up his big foot and drove the ball to the front of the field. Not only did Xavi not have time to react to this sudden change, but the rest of the team also did not have time to adapt. Beckham's mid-length pass was immediately powerful, and the precise pass was lightly unloaded by Ronaldo, who was waiting for the landing point, and his speed suddenly pulled up, leaving the opponent's defender behind, such a size hides such explosiveness and speed, no wonder he has the title of 'alien'.

Ronaldo drove straight in, raised his foot to volley, and in the eyes of the Barcelona goalkeeper who jumped to prevent blocking, he retracted his foot and stabbed into the outside corner. The Brazilians finally broke the deadlock in the 51st minute of the second half!

Xavi looked at the guy in front of him in amazement, he wanted to ask how you came, when did you show up here? Beckham and Ronaldinho have completely different styles of play, one is good at passing, and can't be too close when defending, and the other is good at breaking, so he will choose Forlan's close pressing. According to their midfield adjustments, even if there is one person to protect Beckham, it should be Salgado or Pavon, and it should not be Francisco Alvarez, who is busy falling in love with Ronaldinho.

But that's the way it is, compared to the marking that was specifically put forward for this game, Real Madrid has been training Beckham and Forlan since the beginning of the season. Finally, under the confrontation of Barcelona, the curtain was opened.