1066 Can he?
January 6, at the Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid.
Winter nights always come very early and are very cold.
This year, it didn't start to snow in Madrid until after Christmas, and it was cold these days, just like Real Madrid's situation.
Ramos sat in the stands at the Bernabeu in a down jacket.
Although he was suspended for the game due to the accumulation of yellow cards, he and all his team-mates who were not in the squad were on hand to face Real Sociedad with the team.
Real Sociedad, this team has really not been good in recent years, and even sank in La Liga for three consecutive years, but you must know that they have won the La Liga runner-up at the beginning of the century, and they have also performed well so far this season, whether it is the head coach Philippe Montagnier or several players in the team, they have been unanimously praised.
For example, French rookie Antoine Griezmann, Carlos Vera, who played for Arsenal, and Ilia Ramendi, who is known as Xavi Alonso II in midfield, have all shown eye-catching levels and attracted the attention of European football.
In the face of such a strong opponent, Ramos was forced to sit on the bench and watch the game, and he himself felt extremely angry.
What made him even more anxious was that Real Madrid had not been able to open the situation on the pitch.
Just 87 seconds into the opening game, Real Madrid took the lead in breaking through the opponent's goal, and Yang Yang assisted Robben to score a goal.
But in the sixth minute, Real Sociedad launched a quick counterattack, Carlos Vela rushed into the Real Madrid penalty area with the ball, Mascherano who was chasing all the way tripped him while defending, and referee Ignacio did not hesitate to sentence him to death, red card and penalty, Real Sociedad equalized.
Mascherano can't really be blamed for the red card this time, it can only be said that he was very conscientious and chased all the way, but in the end he couldn't stop Carlos Vela, a player who was able to be favored by Arsenal back then, and his strength and potential can be seen.
Real Madrid then knocked on Real Sociedad's goal again and David Silva scored a goal, but just before the end of the first half, it was Carlos Vera who set up Prieto to score a brace.
After the second half of the rematch, Yang Yang received a pass from Robben, a right-footed volley, and broke through the Real Sociedad goal again, but ten minutes later, Griezmann made a direct pass, Prieto shook off Carvajal, and scored with a single push on the right side of the penalty area, equalizing the score again, and Prieto scored a hat trick.
In the 79th minute, Estrada accumulated two yellow cards and was sent off with red cards, and the number of both sides returned to the same level.
But after being sent off, Real Sociedad began to shrink their defence and played very tenaciously.
Ilya Ramendi is the number one interception and tackle stats in La Liga this season, and his passing ability is very good, which can be described as a shine, winning everyone's affirmation, and this game is also a good performance, whether it is organizing and planning the attack, or defending, it is remarkable, very Xavi Alonso's style back then.
Carlo Ancelotti replaced David Silva with Luka Modric in the 74th minute, partnering Xavi Alonso in midfield, and replaced Robben with Morata in the 83rd minute.
Eden Hazard played in a midfield position throughout the game, but was heavily restricted by Ilia Ramendi and his performance was average.
Morata, on the other hand, came on to stand up to Real Sociedad's defense, allowing Yang Yang to free up his hands to create a threat.
Sure enough, Morata came on the field for six minutes, that is, in the ninetieth minute, Yang Yang received a pass from Hazard on the left side of the front field, dribbled the ball diagonally into the penalty area, was fouled by the opponent, and won a free kick in front.
Ramos got up from his seat excitedly, put his hands in front of his mouth, and shouted loudly to Yang Yang.
Although he also knew that Yang Yang on the court couldn't hear his shouts at all, he still hoped that Yang Yang could hear it.
Real Madrid have won 14 in a row in La Liga, and if they win one more, it will be 15 in a row, just two games away from Inter Milan's record in the top five leagues, and a new record of 28 consecutive wins on all fronts.
Today's Real Madrid is difficult, very difficult, the injuries of the whole team, the sluggish state, is undoubtedly in a low period, but the more so, the more you need to grit your teeth and persevere.
This is like the pole phenomenon in long-distance running, stop and give up all the previous efforts, only gritting your teeth and persevering, continue to run forward, can you quickly rush over the pole, and then you will usher in a second breath, and the action will become more and more brisk.
So, what Real Madrid need is persistence.
"Come on, Yang, I can only rely on you, you must come on!" Ramos shouted hard.
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"If you don't score this kick, the game is over." Baldano said worriedly.
He's got a lot of experience in the professional league, so he knows that a lot of times it's all about breathing.
Real Madrid's game is non-stop scoring, non-stop equalising, repeated blows, it can be said that everyone's spirit and will have reached the limit, especially as the game nears the end, the more nervous and vulnerable everyone will be.
If at this time, Yang Yang can't score this kick, then this breath will be vented.
Real Sociedad must have understood this, so they put up a very targeted human wall, and everyone retreated inside and outside the box, tightly controlled, and restrained everyone at Real Madrid.
Yang Yang has only one way to go, and that is to send the ball directly in.
"It's too hard, at this time, it's too hard for anyone." Florentino sighed.
This is after playing a full 90 minutes of the game, the game is 3-3, and it is really difficult for some strong people to score such a kick, even if Yang Yang does not score, it is very normal.
Free kick, who dares to say that they hit every shot?
"It's too difficult, but all hope is pinned on Yang Yang, he scores, we win, the winning streak continues, if the penalty doesn't score, we draw, or even lose, and the winning streak is ended." Baldano said with a frown.
There is one thing he hasn't said yet, and that is that when this long winning streak or unbeaten record is ended, there is often a slump in the team, and those cross-season records are better, like Real Madrid's situation is very dangerous.
Once the record is broken, the team's problems will continue to be exposed.
This is very bad for Real Madrid, because the Champions League will usher in the knockout round, and in terms of the league, Barcelona is biting very tightly, and now Real Madrid has a lot of injuries, and the state has not been adjusted.
It could even be a serious one that could cut off the entire season.
"I believe in Yang Yang, whether he is punished or not, I believe in him." Florentino said heavily.
Of course, he wants to be punished, but if he can't score, then he can only admit it.
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In the stadium, Yang Yang put the ball and stepped on the surrounding turf, and then slowly retreated.
Stand still, take a deep breath, and look straight ahead.
In front of him, he was stared at by Ilya Ramendi in the human wall.
The 22-year-old has shone this season, attacking and defending, and has a bright future, not only Atletico Madrid, Valencia and other teams are eyeing him, but even Real Madrid and Barcelona are said to be interested in him, and together with Malaga's European Golden Boy Award winner Isco, he is known as the best of the new generation of young Spanish players.
They are about the same age as Real Madrid's Alvaro Morata, Jesus, Carvajal and others, and they all have high expectations.
Iljaramendi is not just good because of his defence, but also because he is proficient in passing, has a high success rate and has a relatively clean style of play, which is very rare as a defender who drags behind.
In addition to Ilia Ramendi, the tall players of Real Sociedad are basically lined up in the human wall, and it is obvious that Yang Yang also attaches great importance to this punishment, and the head coach Montagnier even went to the sidelines to constantly direct the team's defense.
Behind the human wall, Claudio Bravo, a 30-year-old goalkeeper from Chile, is constantly directing the movement of the human wall, and he is also defending his and Yang Yang's free throws, hoping to force Yang Yang's free throws to the line he planned in advance.
He is 1.84 meters tall and proficient on his right foot.
Yang Yang's mind came up with all the information about the Chilean goalkeeper that he had seen before the game.
His memory has always been very good, and he will never forget it, so he will not forget the information he has seen, in addition to the information, he has also seen some saving clips of Bravo, which were specially edited out by the Real Madrid goalkeeper coach for Yang Yang.
From all the information, Yang Yang can basically preliminarily judge that Bravo has a very obvious flaw, that is, his control range on the goal line is not large, especially for the area above the left side, which is a dead end.
This is a common problem for almost all right-footed goalkeepers.
Bravo is good at attacking, which is the same as Real Madrid's goalkeeper Casillas, if the small goalkeeper sticks to the goal line, it is really a loss, and he must take the initiative to attack, but with the increase of age, the physical function will continue to decline, and the reaction speed will slow down, and the final result is that Real Madrid has begun to look for Casillas's successor.
And the same problem will arise with Bravo.
Thinking of this, Yang Yang already had a plan in his heart.
At this time, Real Sociedad had already set up a human wall, Claudio Bravo clapped his palms vigorously, loudly reminding and encouraging his teammates, asking them to guard this last hurdle and not let Yang Yang score the ball.
The referee showed a total of two red cards today, one for Real Madrid, a direct red card, and one for Real Sociedad, two yellows and one red, which caused him to feel a lot of pressure now.
Real Madrid led three times in a row but were held to a draw three times, and both sides were arguably quite tenacious.
So far, whether it's a win or a draw, both sides have done their best.
But for Yang Yang's free kick, everyone has heard of it.
It's just that this time, after playing a full 90 minutes of attrition, when his body is not at his best, will he still be able to score this free kick?
Can he?
I saw Yang Yang exhale softly, without any hesitation, his eyes were firm, and he quickly ran forward.