Chapter 373: Fighting the Bernabeu Again (1st Update)
"Now, Ibiza is the litmus test, Atletico Madrid, Valencia, Sevilla, Barcelona are all defeated at the feet of Ibiza, in addition to Sevilla at home at the Pizjuan Stadium is only a small loss of 1-2, Atletico Madrid, Valencia, Barcelona are all in Ibiza's away defeat, now, Ibiza is a guest at the Bernabeu, the real test of the defending champion Real Madrid is coming!" - As.
"Daily Sport" put it more directly: Didn't Real Madrid mock Barcelona for losing to Ibiza? Now Ibiza is here, well, we'll see how you clean up Ibiza.
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On the sidelines of the No. 1 training ground, Real Madrid coach Bernd Brown. Schuster sat in a chair and wore sunglasses as he looked at his assistant David Brown. Cortes. Caballero is directing the team in training.
At first, Schuster thought that the sun was good today, but after a long time, the people in the sun were a little dizzy, and Schuster was a little irritable.
He felt like he had been in charge of Real Madrid for almost a season and a half.
He took charge of Real Madrid last summer and had an excellent record in the first half of that season, beating Villarreal and Valencia away. In the 17th round, Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 1-0 away, and then, after 19 rounds, Real Madrid's record was 15 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, accumulating 47 points, tying the half-way points record since La Liga changed to a three-point system, and Schuster's prestige could be said to have reached a peak at that time.
Although the results in the second half of the season declined, there was no suspense, and Real Madrid successfully defended the La Liga title after defeating Osasuna 2-1 away in the 35th round.
What makes Real Madrid fans even more proud is that as this happened to be the previous round of the national derby, Barcelona players lined up outside the Bernabeu players' tunnel to welcome the winner and applaud the winner in the subsequent derby.
This also made Schuster extremely popular among Real Madrid fans and the media at that time.
However, now Schuster's life is really not good.
In the first round of the league, Real Madrid lost 1:2 to Deportivo La Coruna, due to the so-called "Riazor curse" and the loss of its biggest rival Barcelona, this defeat did not cause much criticism. What followed was a period of calm and quiet, with Real Madrid winning seven and drawing one in all competitions, with both Schuster and Calderón confident of defending their titles.
The turning point came 11 days ago, when Real Madrid lost 2-1 to Juventus in the Champions League group stage away to Juventus, with Piero and Amaury breaking through Casillas' goal. The defeat was like a needle popping a balloon.
Then, the worst happened, when Real Madrid lost 3-2 away to the third division side Real United in the Copa del Rey, and at that time, Marca even used the headline 'A Hundred Years of Shame' to express its displeasure, followed by a 1-1 draw by Almeria in the last round of the league, and Schuster even began to hear sporadic dismissals shouted from the stands.
In this case, in this league match with Ibiza, Schuster and Real Madrid cannot afford to lose, not only to avenge the loss of the championship by Ibiza in the Spanish Super Cup, but also because Schuster really can't afford to lose this game.
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Speaking to reporters ahead of the match against Ibiza, Real Madrid vice-president Guti did not hesitate to say "who is the most important figure in Ibiza": Makelele. ”
'It's only when you've been teammates with Claude Makelle and then you've become rivals that you can feel the importance of him most deeply. Guti said.
As we all know, Guti is a very arrogant character, and being able to make Guti say this shows how deeply Real Madrid's stars have felt in the past few seasons after Real Madrid lost Makelle.
Real Madrid manager Schuster agreed with the vice-president, saying: "I'm very happy with the attacking quality of the team, but the opponent is Ibiza, we have to be careful, Real Madrid want to score, if they want to tear down the Ibiza defence, they have to break through the Makelele zone first. ”
The media recognized Schuester's words, first of all, Makelle is in good shape, the French veteran is indeed an important factor in Ibiza's excellent results this season, with Makelele in the midfield, Ibiza's defensive barrier has been greatly increased, no one expected a 35-year-old veteran to have such a good performance. On the other hand, they also agree with Schuster's confidence in Real Madrid's attacking prowess, with their biggest win in La Liga since the start of the season coming to an impressive 7-1 home win over Sporting Gijón in the fourth round of the league.
Although the situation of Real Madrid in the last half month has been slightly worse, it is a setback in the Champions League and the Copa del Rey, and in the competition, the season has been nine rounds, and Real Madrid's league form is getting better and better.
This time it was a home game again, and the media was generally optimistic about Real Madrid's successful revenge at the Bernabeu: Real Madrid's loss to Ibiza in the Spanish Super Cup before the start of the season was an accident, and the lineup of the Galaxy Battleship changed a lot, and it was still in turmoil at the time, and the loss was understandable.
Fang Jue ignored the reasons that the media was looking for for Real Madrid, and he saw an opportunity to win again at the Bernabeu:
He admits that Real Madrid's attacking power is indeed relatively strong, which is where Schuster's confidence lies, but when it comes to goalscoring ability, Ibiza is the number one.
At present, after nine rounds of La Liga, the third most goals are scored by Real Madrid with 24 goals, then the second most scored by Barcelona with 28 goals, and the most goals scored by Ibiza with 36 goals!
Ibiza scored a full third more goals than Real Madrid, and Real Madrid said they were strong in attack, but Fang Jue smiled but did not say anything.
In addition, the most important thing is that Fang Jue is concerned about the number of goals conceded, Ibiza has conceded 11 goals in nine league games, ranking fourth in La Liga, while Real Madrid has conceded 13 goals in nine league games, which ranks 8th in La Liga, objectively speaking, there are more goals conceded.
You know, Real Madrid's goalkeeper is Casillas, as one of the best goalkeepers in the world, Casillas's state and ability are undoubted, Casillas has excellent saves in every game, in this situation, there is only one reason why Real Madrid have conceded so many goals: their defense is not good......
Real Madrid's two full-backs like to assist, especially the left wing-back Marcelo, who plays so well that he uses himself as a left winger.
Facing such a heavy attack and light defense of Real Madrid, Fang Jue quickly determined the tactics of this game.
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