This is a city derby, and Real Madrid also takes it very seriously.

According to the usual practice, Florentino is a game at Real Madrid's home stadium, but he will not easily go away with the team, usually led by technical director Baldano, but this time in the same city derby, the general manager Manuel Redondo also accompanied him to show his attention.

La Liga teams have a tradition of entertaining the opposing club's top management before a match, and Atletico Madrid is no exception.

Baldano and Manuel Redondo were treated before the match by Atletico president Cerezo and general manager Junior Hill, and then sat in the stand, but sat separately from Atletico Madrid's management to distinguish themselves.

Real Madrid's performance in this game is really bad, not only played poorly, but the players are also in poor condition, the whole game is restricted, and even only kicked out one shot in the first half, only one shot, is this still Real Madrid in everyone's eyes?

"It's supposed to be the season and, oh no, it's the worst game I've played in recent years, right?" Redondo shook his head depressedly and said, it was indeed too aggrieved to kick.

It's been more than 70 minutes in the second half, and Real Madrid is still so passive, which really makes him a little embarrassed, especially when he sees the expressions of Cerezo and Little Hill from afar, he is even more annoyed.

Why did Real Madrid meet a strong rival Atletico Madrid when it was at its lowest point?

"It's not just us who play badly, it's a big part of it because the opponent is playing well." Baldano was calm.

Football matches are dynamic, you can't see one side playing poorly, you can't assume that they are not in good shape, but it is also possible that the other side is performing well, just like this game, Real Madrid is in bad form, but no matter how bad it is, it will not be so bad that there is only one shot on goal in the entire first half.

In the final analysis, in addition to Real Madrid's poor form, Atletico's too good form is also an important factor.

"Doesn't it mean that Atletico Madrid has lost a lot of strength after selling players such as Diego Costa and Felipe this season?" Redondo asked, a little puzzled, "But how does it look like this team is getting tougher?" ”

Baldano nodded, this is not only Redondo's doubt, I believe it is also the doubt of countless media and fans.

The reason is also very simple, you must not look at football games with a fixed mindset.

If it's really just about strength, then needless to say, Real Madrid can easily kill all opponents regardless of the main squad or bench thickness, so isn't Real Madrid able to win the championship every season? Is there any point in that competition?

Every team, every game is independent.

As small as a player, as big as a team, the same opponent, this one game may be won, and another game is likely to be lost.

Football is not a data game, it is like a metaphysics, data can only count a probability at most, but when it comes to the field, the player is the key to determining the outcome of the game.

"Atletico Madrid's strength this season has indeed declined, and there is no suffocating pressure like last season, but don't forget, after the tempering of last season's Champions League, Simeone is also improving, and Atletico Madrid as a whole is also improving.

Baldano reminded Redondo, and he was also taking the initiative to explain to Ancelotti.

"Simeone's strategy in this game is very clear, just grab the start, and directly beat you from the beginning, so you see, we were seriously out of shape throughout the game, completely out of our usual rhythm of play, and the offensive organization was a mess."

"Look at Atletico again, the more you play, the smoother it becomes, many people think that Atletico Madrid is just a rough reckless, but if you look at the kind of passing cooperation they played in the game, the kind of offensive routines they played, is this like a rough reckless team?"

Redondo pondered it carefully, and it seemed to be true.

Atletico Madrid is really like a hooligan, and a literate hooligan who knows how to use the rules.

When it is time to play, they are unambiguous, for example, they beat Yang Yang to the point that his nose was broken in the opening seven minutes, but when it is time to plan patiently, they can still patiently organize an effective offensive, and when they use cleverness, they are also unambiguous, such as Miranda to provoke Hesse......

It can be said that this team is really very troublesome, even more troublesome than Barcelona to some extent.

"Is it true that there is no way to encounter this kind of team?" Redondo was a little puzzled.

Baldano shook his head, "Yes and no. ”

"What do you mean?"

"Throughout the history of European football, there has never been a shortage of teams like Atletico Madrid, the most famous should be the 02-03 season, the Champions League final between Juventus and AC Milan, both teams are difficult to entangle, both completely restrained the opponent, the technical and tactical content of the game is indeed high, but the game is indeed extremely dull."

"Why? The reason is very simple, there are generally only two ways to encounter this kind of team, one is to wait for the opponent to make mistakes, and the other is to take the initiative to let the opponent make mistakes, the former relies on ensuring that they do not make mistakes first, and the latter is relying on the on-the-spot play of the stars, if there is no star who can break the deadlock, it will be like that Champions League final, 0-0 in the end, and then a penalty shootout in the end. ”

"You mean, you can only rely on the stars in the front court?" Redondo understood.

Baldano shook his head and corrected: "You can only rely on Yang Yang!" ”

After a pause, Real Madrid's technical director looked at Yang Yang on the field, who was actively retreating, and seemed to be getting farther and farther away from Atletico Madrid's goal, which made the Argentine frown.

Yang Yang, who is far away from the goal, will seriously lack threat!

"In fact, we have been able to persist until now, and we should also thank Yang Yang and Zidane."

"Oh?"

Baldano pointed to the pitch from afar, "Mascherano played well tonight, Vermaelen and Varane have also performed well recently, all three of them played bravely tonight to help the team to tie up the defense, and Mascherano has played consistently in recent rounds, Yang Yang's original initiative was right." ”

As the manager of Real Madrid, Manuel Redondo certainly knows what Baldano said, it was Yang Yang who proposed that Ancelotti should give more opportunities to the substitutes, and then proposed that Real Madrid should return Mascherano to the main position to strengthen the defense and hardness of Real Madrid's midfield.

At the time, the decision was mixed, with some saying it was too conservative, but Valdano now concludes that Yang Yang's decision was right and full of foresight.

"It's hard for me to imagine that if Mascherano hadn't come on with another player, we wouldn't have been able to hold on to our midfield tonight, and what awaits us at the Calderón Stadium would have been a disaster, even a massacre."

Valdano's words made Manuel Redondo feel a little creepy.

Real Madrid slaughtered by Atletico Madrid?

How is this acceptable?

Over the years, Real Madrid have been holding Atletico home down so well that their opponents can barely move.

If Real Madrid is really slaughtered by Atletico Madrid on the road, there is really only one result, Ancelotti is out of class!

'I really understand now why Ancelotti has a big rout every time he takes charge of the team. Baldano shook his head and smiled bitterly, apparently having figured out the shortcomings of the Italians.

"Before, I was worried that Zidane was too young and Yang Yang was not qualified for the position of assistant coach, but now it seems that I underestimated Yang Yang's understanding and insight, he is really a guy who will surprise people anytime and anywhere!"

After finishing speaking, Baldano smiled playfully, obviously his evaluation of Yang Yang was a little higher, and even faintly admired.

Manuel Redondo didn't understand what Valdano meant, and he didn't see what Yang Yang was good about and how good it was, but he understood Valdano's attitude.

In a word, Yang Yang is very good, very good, and even too good to be better!

It's just that he will be able to save Real Madrid tonight?

If this game really loses to Atletico Madrid again and is killed by the city's rivals, then the coach Carlo Ancelotti's position is also worrying, because in Redondo's memory, Real Madrid has not been killed by Atletico Madrid for many, many years.

Can Yang Yang really turn the tide again?

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Another corner kick defense!

Atletico Madrid's attack on the left flank, Griezmann's dribble breakthrough, was blocked by Carvajal, gave the opponent a corner kick opportunity, and Real Madrid was like a big enemy.

The whole world knows that Real Madrid's corner kick defense is a dead end.

Atletico are clearly betting heavily as they are approaching the end of the 80-minute game and will be hoping to score a goal from a corner.

As long as one goal, as long as you can beat Real Madrid, then Atletico Madrid wins!

The two central defenders, Miranda and Godin, entered the Real Madrid penalty area, and with the original Mandzukiic and Torres, Atletico's tall players all rushed into the Real Madrid penalty area and waited for Turan's corner.

Real Madrid is also very aware of its own weaknesses, and its nerves are tense up and down, as if facing a big enemy.

"Everyone, pay attention, cheer up!" Yang Yang clapped vigorously and roared loudly.

It was also at this moment that many people suddenly realized that the captain's armband was actually worn on Yang Yang's arm.

This is not surprising, captain Ramos is injured and absent, and vice captain Marcelo is suspended for accumulating yellow cards, so Yang Yang, the third captain, naturally has to take over, but he really didn't have much presence before, so that everyone forgot about it.

"Calm down, pay attention to your target, don't miss the position!" Yang Yang continued to shout loudly, reminding his teammates.

"Come on, we must be able to hold on, and we will definitely be able to win the opponent!"

The Atletico Madrid players were also nervous, and the Atletico Madrid fans in the stands were even more wide-eyed, counting on seeing that the Atletico players on the pitch could take advantage of this corner kick and take advantage of Real Madrid's years of stubbornness to break the opponent's goal.

With just one goal, more than half a century's wish can come true!

Turan took a deep breath and ran forward quickly, stepping on the familiar pace to quickly take a high-level corner kick that cut through a graceful arc and crashed straight into the Real Madrid penalty area.