Chapter 501: You Cheer Me on the Bench
Marcelo, who was a little carried away, overestimated his defensive ability and underestimated Messi's offensive ability.
Messi picked up the ball on the right side several times and almost blasted Marcelo out!
Messi is the absolute offensive core of Barcelona, and his talent and talent are not easy for anyone to deny.
Even if Quaresma is the well-deserved number one person in world football, Quaresma still believes that Messi and Ronaldo are the closest people to him, and he never underestimates the destructive power that Messi can cause.
And Marcelo hasn't taken Messi in his eyes yet, he doesn't get blown up, who gets blown up.
Even Quaresma couldn't stand it anymore, and couldn't help but start to mourn for Marcelo, and he couldn't help too much, so he could only pray secretly, hoping that Marcelo wouldn't cry for a while.
That is, Pepe squatted next to him and helped Marcelo to assist in defense, so that Messi did not have a chance to enter the penalty area, otherwise, it is difficult for Real Madrid to say whether it will concede the goal now.
Pepe is simply a big weapon to restrain Messi, not to mention anything else, first give you a set of Shaolin long boxing, do you think Messi can hold it?
Most of Barcelona's attack is concentrated on Messi's side, although Bojan on the left always raises his hand to ask, and even there are empty spaces around him, Xavi and Iniesta, and the number of passes to Bojan is also only a handful.
Although the little prince became famous at a young age, his former name was not weaker than Messi, but his progress was far inferior to Messi.
His ability is already an obvious shortcoming in the Barcelona lineup.
Are there fewer geniuses who are gifted but don't grow up in the end?
There's nothing to be sorry for, anyway, the genius of the next crop has already popped up like a leek.
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After Real Madrid scored a goal, the two sides attacked and defended each other, and the game became a stalemate for a while, and the Barcelona fans in the stands also rekindled their hopes of victory and began to cheer for the team hoarsely, as if this could help Barcelona get rid of Real Madrid.
However, the songs that attacked Quaresma are now gone, because the Barcelona fans are a little embarrassed to sing them again.
Quaresma's temper, they've seen it!
They had just finished singing and scolding Quaresma, who immediately scored a goal and slapped him in the face, and revenge was not taken overnight.
If you sing again, won't it be 2:0 in minutes?
So don't provoke Quaresma, we can't afford to provoke, so we won't provoke.
Barcelona's situation is much better than at the beginning, because of Xavi's control, Barcelona's midfield gradually occupies a little advantage, especially in the possession rate, completely overpowering Real Madrid.
As a result, Quaresma has felt the changes in Barcelona, although Rijkaard did not fully pursue the ultimate in possession, but because of Xavi's real brain, he almost involuntarily developed in this direction.
Of course, Barcelona still have a few pieces of the puzzle behind, so a lot of the time, there is a lack of change in the position of passing and control, and Xavi's tempo control has not really been completed, which makes Quaresma feel a little worse.
Fortunately, Real Madrid is not a team that has to pursue possession, Schuster prefers that the team can complete the attack through more efficient passing and receiving the ball, and if the speed can be improved, it may bring more variety, which is completely different from Barcelona.
Quaresma didn't have a lot of aggressive rushes, and while that was almost his trademark, he wanted to conserve as much energy as possible in this match so that he could still finish incredible sprints when it mattered.
Raul and Robinho will not be involved in defending, so Real Madrid's midfield relies more on Las Diarra and Sneijder to defend, and the two of them are really weak against Barcelona's midfield.
However, as long as Real Madrid gets the opportunity, the situation is completely different, and every time, Real Madrid can make Barcelona break out in a cold sweat.
Robinho and Quaresma flew on both wings, with Raul's constant involvement in the middle and Guti delivering cannonballs behind him, and the fast attack was extremely sharp.
However, neither team was able to score again until the end of the first half, and with a score of 1-0, both teams returned to the dressing room.
In fact, the score, players on both sides are not satisfied.
How can Barcelona be happy when they are behind their sworn enemies playing at home?
And they have empty possession, but there is no way to convert possession into a threat, and that's where they are troubled.
And although Real Madrid led the score, they obviously had the opportunity to score more goals in the first half, but in the end they didn't score again, how can they not regret it!
Real Madrid's defense also has some problems, Marcelo does not have much resistance in front of Messi at all, even if he does not run forward, he can't prevent Messi at all.
As a result, the players of both teams walked off the pitch without much excitement, and even Real Madrid, who were ahead, did not have much smile on their faces.
Barcelona can't be underestimated, a one-goal lead is really nothing!
"Cheer me on the bench in the second half!" Quaresma walked off the field with Marcelo and suddenly smiled and said something to Marcelo.
Marcelo's expression instantly changed to a black question mark face.
what?
I'm cheering you on the bench?
What does it mean?
Seeing Marcelo's reaction, Quaresma couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"Defense is not your strong point, if you can't prevent Messi, it may lead to the collapse of the team's defense, so I guess Mr. Schuster will definitely replace you on the field and replace a defensive player to strengthen the restriction on Messi, so you can only sit on the bench and cheer me on!"
Quaresma's words made Marcelo's whole person bad!
Marcelo's defense was indeed not good, and he was very embarrassed by Messi in the first half, losing his position several times, allowing Messi to almost succeed.
He knows this very well, but if Schuster does replace him, he will still be psychologically unacceptable.
In fact, Schuster is indeed brewing a substitution right now.
Not only does Marcelo's position have to be adjusted, but even Guti, he also wants to be replaced.
Marcelo's problem is that he can't defend against Messi, even if he puts all his energy on defense, but he is not the defensive material at all, and he is obviously used in the wrong place, so it is better to replace it with a wide player with stronger defensive ability.
Schuster hesitated between Heinze and Miguel Torres, Heinze is certainly strong defensively and has more experience, but Heinze has the hidden danger of mistakes, and Miguel Torres's problem is that he is young and inexperienced, but he has a lot of momentum and is more tenacious in defense.
Of course, both options are better than having Marcelo defend, so it's okay to wait and see the mental state of the two before deciding.
However, Guti's position is a blow to the whole body, after all, he is the core of Real Madrid's midfield, once there is an accident in the change of formation, Real Madrid will lose Camp Nou.
Guti's problem is that he doesn't participate in the defense, there is no way to provide protection for the defensive line, and his through ball is not very useful, after all, in the fast attack, Real Madrid is holding the ball from the wing, and the middle can only play a supporting role, or it depends on Quaresma and Robinho's blasting ability on the wing.
Instead of letting Guti hang out in the midfield, it is better to add a defensive midfielder to improve the midfield's interception ability and serve the team's fast-break tactics more.
Real Madrid's manager is not easy to be, the atmosphere in the dressing room is a big problem, after all, Guti is the team's vice-captain, Schuster has to consider Guti's feelings.
Of course, there are other problems with such adjustments, except for the Gago accident, there is no one in the middle of Real Madrid's midfield at all.
Because of Quaresma's huge transfer fee, Real Madrid did not have the spare energy to make more shots in the transfer market, so that the depth of the bench was affected, especially in midfield, and they simply did not have more reserves at the back.
If Guti is replaced, then Schuster will have to bring on the bench centre-back and, for the sake of the previous promotion, play a defensive midfield alongside Las Diarra.
This is certainly a hidden danger, after all, the defender and the midfielder are in completely different positions, and if you are reckless, the defence will be completely exposed to the blows of the opponent.
So, now Schuster is tangled.
After hesitating in the dressing room for a long time, seeing that the second half of the game was about to start, he finally made a decision.
"Jose, in the second half you have to take on more defensive tasks, we have to make the most effective interceptions in the midfield, even if we reduce the attacking input, we must strengthen the defense!" Schuster told Guti that he had decided to keep Guti on the pitch anyway.
However, Marcelo was not so lucky, Schuster replaced him without any suspense, and the man who came on was Argentine defender Heinze, who will replace Marcelo at left-back.
Schuster still chooses to believe in Heinze's experience, after all, Torres can easily lose confidence when defending superstars, and last season's Champions League against Quaresma, wasn't he psychologically shadowed by Quaresma!
No one questioned Schuster's decision, even if Marcelo's face was not good-looking, but he knew that it was for tactical reasons, and if it weren't for the damn Barcelona, he would still have a happy double flight with Quaresma.
As he walked out of the locker room, Quaresma patted Marcelo on the shoulder as a sign of comfort.
There is no way to defend badly, but if the defense really gets stronger, then I'm afraid it won't be Marcelo!
Isn't he just a full-back who doesn't attack or die!
Quaresma hadn't worked with Heinze before, and if it were for another game, the situation might not be clear, but in this game, it doesn't matter at all.
Anyway, he won't defend, Heinze won't attack, even if the two of them are on the same side, they are completely separated and fight separately.
With Shenma, after half a game, they can pass the ball with two feet between each other, which is worthy of the title of wing partner!
Quaresma and Heinze also did not communicate, anyway, the coach's tactics were laid out, and he could play how he wanted, and it was simply unrealistic to expect to establish a tacit understanding with Heinze in the half-game.
I only hope that Heinze can be more effective when defending Messi and relieve some pressure on the team's defense, which is Heinze's biggest credit.
As for whether the Argentines can defend against their little Argentine brother, then Quaresma doesn't know.
However, what Quaresma didn't expect was that Barcelona also made substitutions in the midfield.
Bojan, who was almost invisible in the first half, was substituted and replaced by Ronaldo, the former world footballer of the year, who finally made his debut in the Spanish derby.
However, the imaginary scene of the crowd cheering at the Camp Nou did not appear, and instead was replaced by the indifference of the Barcelona fans, and even sporadic boos, which is really unimaginable.
What used to be the energy of the Camp Nou has now become a burden to the Camp Nou, is there anything more ironic than this?
Xiao Luo's iconic ugly smile was gone, and the white rabbit teeth were no longer visible, and the dark face was deeper than ever.
Quaresma looked at Xiao Luo, and still couldn't help but feel sorry for him, if Xiao Luo hadn't fallen, then how could he be alone now!
Anyway, fighting Xiao Luo again, Quaresma is still looking forward to it, even if you don't have the style of the past, but you still have feelings.
Perhaps, this may be the last time Quaresma and Barcelona's Ronaldo will play each other!
It is said that Barcelona is now looking for a home for Xiao Luo, on the one hand, Xiao Luo's competitive state is no longer suitable for Barcelona, his high salary, is not what Barcelona is willing to bear, and more importantly, Barcelona is afraid that Xiao Luo's rich nightlife will bring bad players to the team.
Finally, Messi came up, if Xiao Luo took Messi again, then Barcelona would really cry and faint in the toilet.
Except for Ronaldo replacing Bojan, Barcelona did not change anything else.
The referee blew the whistle and the second half began.
The change in Real Madrid is obvious, Raul is slightly back in position, almost back to the forward position, and Guti and Sneijder are also back in position, standing with Las Diarra, their task is completely different from the first half, what they have to do is to focus more on defense and intercept Barcelona's attack as much as possible.
Quaresma and Robinho roamed around midfield, looking for opportunities and waiting for them, and the two of them were the two sharp blades that Schuster had in store for Barca.
Such a tactical stance of defending and speeding up the attack made Real Madrid kill at the beginning of the second half, and when Barcelona had to press heavily in order to equalize, once Quaresma and Robinho got the opportunity, Barcelona's half became their racetrack, a smooth road.
In the 49th minute of the second half, Quaresmaras Diarra tackled Yaya Toure and quickly distributed the ball to Guti's feet, Guti did not stick to the ball, and sent the ball to the feet of Quaresma on the left side with a big diagonal line, and the attack and defense changed momentum instantly.
Watching Quaresma dribble the ball on the left flank, the Barcelona fans in the stands were already in despair!
Could it be that Quaresma was sent by God to torment Barça?
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