Florentino sits in the administrative area of the stand of the president of the Bernabeu.

Sitting next to him are his right-hand men, José Angel Sánchez, who is in charge of commercial and transfer operations and is known as the CEO behind the Galaxy model, and Butragno, the club's press and public relations celebrity.

There are also the team's director, Fernando Martin, and the team's lawyer, Ramón Calderón.

These people represent the very core of Real Madrid's power and execution.

And at this moment, each of them has a solemnity on their faces, and they don't look easy.

Led by Italian referee Stefano Farina, the two teams slowly walked onto the pitch.

The scene resounded with deafening cheers.

Although the team's results are not particularly ideal, Real Madrid fans are still full of excitement and desire for the stars.

In this game, Carlo once again discharged a four-one-four-one formation.

The goalkeeper is Casillas, and the backline from left to right is a combination of Carlos, Woodgate, Ramos and Ciciño.

Gravison lagged behind in midfield, ahead of him were Robinho, Zinedine Zidane, Guti and David Beckham.

The lone striker up front is Ronaldo.

This is also the most attacking lineup configuration of Real Madrid this season.

Only captain Raul is absent.

On the Ajax side, the captain led by Yang Yang, whom Florentino admires very much.

Looking at the starting line-up, the goalkeeper is Stekelenberg, and the backline is Maxwell, Vermaelen, Heitinga and McConn.

The midfield from left to right is a combination of Pienaar, Galasek, Yaya Toure, Sneijder and De Jong.

And the single striker in the front court is Yang Yang.

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"Judging from the line-up, Ajax's starting XI was a bit of a surprise."

Butragueno is a Real Madrid legend who knows professional football very well, and as soon as he saw the starting line-ups of both sides, he guessed Ajax's intentions.

"To take a high striker like Charlie Steas and choose Galasek, it is obvious that this is to defend and counterattack, so Yang Yang in front will be very threatening, but how to line up in the midfield is the key."

The most important thing about the targeted tactics is the details, the people are still the same, but Sneijder moves forward, and the situation is completely different, and even these will be adjusted according to the development of the game situation.

"Carlo is still Guti and Zidane in this game, this is to strengthen the possession, after all, it is our home field, but Ajax over there is mainly defending, so whether our attack can play a threat, it's hard to say."

The combination of Guti and Zinedine Zidane allowed Real Madrid to play well in several games in 2006, and the attack became very sharp, winning consecutive victories, which is why Carlo continued to play this style.

'But we also have the problem that Guti has not been consistent all the time, and with Galasek, Yaya Toure, Sneijder and De Jong, Ajax has four midfielders who are good defensively, especially Galasek, Yaya Toure and De Jong, which will be a problem.

"If our offense doesn't threaten, then the strategy of attacking instead of defending won't work, and then our defensive problems will be exposed, which will also be quite fatal."

Butragueno said worriedly.

Obviously, he didn't look at ease.

Real Madrid's lineup is seen as the least suspenseful, because several superstars in the front field have to play, so there is not much suspense left.

Attacking instead of defending is a tactic that looks beautiful but is actually very difficult to implement.

At the very least, the players up front need to provide enough pressing, but this is obviously something that Real Madrid's frontcourt superstars don't have, and it is impossible to expect a group of superstars in their thirties to be as desperate as young people in their early twenties.

Even if they wanted to, their bodies wouldn't be able to bear it.

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Florentino has watched the ball all his life, and he naturally knows how to see the clues.

It's not that he doesn't understand the team's problems, it's that he's helpless right now.

Real Madrid now seem to be stuck in an endless loop.

The superstars he personally introduced are all old, and they are not young from the time they were introduced, making Real Madrid seem to have become a superstar retirement home, and there is a lack of healthy competition in the dressing room.

He has maintained good friendships and friendships with superstars, which makes him always ruthless, and he has brought these superstars one by one, especially legends like Zidane.

can not be sold, the team's results have always been difficult to improve.

The board was already unhappy with his approach and the members had reached the limit of their patience with him, even standing up to applaud Ronaldinho in the 3-0 defeat at home to Barcelona.

This was definitely the biggest blow to Florentino.

In tonight's game, if he loses again, he really doesn't know what will happen tomorrow.

What's even worse is that the opponent in tonight's game turned out to be Yang Yang and his Ajax.

Thinking of this, Florentino sighed softly when no one was paying attention.

His own pressure is also great, and his patience is also at the limit.

He was starting to get a little overwhelmed.

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With the whistle of Italian referee Farina, the focus of the world's attention finally kicked off.

Ajax kicked off first, but the ball was quickly cut off by Real Madrid when it was passed up front.

After losing possession of the ball, Ajax was not in a hurry at all, but retreated all the way.

At this time, the team's targeted tactics also showed.

Sneijder dragged behind, mainly avoiding Graveson's defensive area, while Frenkie de Jong and Galasek were responsible for defending Robinho on the right and Guti and Zidane in the middle, while Yaya Toure was also actively involved in the defence to cut off the link between Guti and Zidane.

Under Ajax's pressing, Real Madrid's ball could not be passed at all in the midfield.

Just over a minute into the opening period, Yaya Toure broke the ball successfully, and Sneijder made a through pass to the feet of Yang Yang in the front.

Yang Yang took the ball behind Gravison, in the gap in front of Real Madrid's defence, turned sideways, rushed to the left with the ball, attracted the attention of Siciño, and crossed diagonally to the back point to find Pinal.

The South Africa international wasn't fast, dribbling down the left and then crossing back to the middle.

It's a pity that Yaya Toure's shot was blocked by Casillas with one hand.

Although he couldn't score, the Bernabeu stadium still broke out with a shock.

When Yaya Toure walked back, he didn't forget to wave his hand at Pienaar and Yang Yang, saying that he was indeed a little nervous just now, didn't let go, and pursued the angle too much when shooting.

"It's okay, keep up the good work, there's still a chance!" Yang Yang clapped his hands and encouraged.

Soon, Real Madrid launched an attack.

Robinho won the ball on the left and forced a foul on De Jong.

The referee didn't take a card, but gave Real Madrid a dangerous set-piece on the left.

David Beckham took the penalty himself and curled the ball into the box.

Sneijder scrambled to head the ball clear.

But the ball was still in control at the feet of Real Madrid, and Ajax retreated all the way to organise the defence.

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"Siciño, watch your position!"

"When Robert goes up, you're supposed to come back some, understand?"

'We can't press on both flanks, watch out for the counter-attack.'

"Guti, run, get excited!"

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In front of the home team's coach's box, Carlo shouted excitedly.

It was clear that he was not happy with the team's performance on the pitch.

Real Madrid dominated possession but were never able to threaten by getting the ball into the box.

This is definitely not a good sign.

Ajax's Ronald Koeman has been very good at targeting, cutting off the link between Guti and Zinedine Zidane, while using Yaya Toure as a highly mobile midfielder to get forward and keep Guti at the back.

Guti was suppressed, the midfield could not get the ball out of the back, and Zidane had to retreat frequently.

But in this way, Zidane also fell into the defensive quagmire of Galasek and Sneijder.

After the opening, the player who got the most balls in Real Madrid turned out to be Graveson.

This script is not right, seriously wrong!

Although Gravison has played both offensively and defensively at Everton, he can't play the game in Real Madrid's midfield, he is obviously not on the same channel as the superstars, how can he pass the ball?

The midfield can't get the ball, Ronaldo retreats frequently, and there is no threatening arrow in the front.

The wings are pressed up frequently, and Roberto Carlos and Cicinho are themselves strong and weak full-backs, and they often lose their positions, which can be scary.

Sure enough, in the eighth minute of the opening period, Ajax broke the ball again in midfield.

Yang Yang took the ball in the direction of attack this time, directly attacked with the ball, the speed was very fast, and he rushed to the front of the Real Madrid backline at once, and before Ramos grabbed it, he stuffed it straight into the penalty area behind him.

Pienal cut diagonally into the box from the left rib and hit the goal with his right foot.

Thankfully, Robert Carlos was able to defend well and make the first tackle.

The South African international's shot hit Carlos right and bounced off the line.

In less than ten minutes, both counter-attacks were threatening.

Now, anyone can see that Real Madrid have problems in midfield and defence.

Carlo himself knows it all too well.

Ajax used the same defensive counter-attacking tactics that other teams often used against Real Madrid this season, and they tried and tested repeatedly, but Real Madrid had no way to do it.

Why?

Because their players limit their tactics.

With so many stars up front having to play, no one can really solve Real Madrid's current problems, even with so many head coaches.

It's like a dead knot that can't be untied at all.

The only thing Carlo can do now is for Real Madrid's stars to break through Ajax's defense as soon as possible by relying on their individual ability and cooperation.

As long as you can score, then everything will be easy.