Chapter 630: The First Battle After Reconciliation
Asensio, nicknamed Asensio by fans of the Celestial Empire because of the pronunciation of his name, can be referred to as Asen Laugh, and has many fans in Spain and even in the entire world football. There are two reasons, one is handsome, and the other is outstanding skills and chic.
Needless to say, the first reason is that although the question of beauty and ugliness is a matter of opinion, the contours of this Real Madrid star's face are indeed very in line with the standards of Western beautiful men, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a towering nose, and just the right figure - if Mr. Zhu Shimao was young If he didn't bend his neck, it is estimated that he would be able to go to Europe to mix the identity of a public lover.
As for the second point, from the experience of playing in the first team of Mallorca before the age of 18, and then being introduced by Real Madrid and being trained as the successor of Cristiano Ronaldo, it can be seen that at the age of 20, people see what great potential they see in Asensio. And when he returned to Real Madrid from a two-year loan spell and made his debut in the UEFA Super Cup, La Liga and Champions League, everyone identified him as the crown prince of the Bernabeu, believing that he would be the leading figure to lead the Galaxy to the next peak.
Unfortunately, over the years, his performance has been questioned by the outside world, and the media often criticizes him for his lack of willingness to take responsibility, being too emotional, and being distracted by off-the-field events, but the results in the early days were not ideal. If it weren't for Lafayette's never giving up on Asensio, or failing to find another young local player who could become the leader of the team, it is estimated that Ah Xiao, who always causes all kinds of trouble, would have been swept away by Real Madrid.
Fortunately, as he grew older, Real Madrid's new No. 7, who had finally matured, successfully took over the scepter left behind after Ramos left and was officially crowned the king of the new generation of the Bernabeu. Compared with Raul's silent dedication leadership style, he still prefers Ramos's form of talking and doing, but what he does is far from enough.
At the peak of the Qizu era, there is no doubt that the core of the team is Ronaldo, but as a spiritual leader, although Shui Ye always brings varying degrees of damage to the team because of many reckless actions, his strong spiritual power to take the lead and have the courage to fight against all difficulties is the key to Real Madrid's ability to dominate the crowd and finally succeed in reaching the top.
And when faced with almost identical form, there is too much gap between Asensio's performance and his predecessors. Although he also wears the captain's armband (second only to Raphael Varane), it's not often that you see him step up to boost the morale of the team when the situation is very tight, and it's rare to see him carry the team forward. It seems that all the energy that has been regained from the sidelines has been put into the competition with Mbappe for who is the first brother of Real Madrid, and this alone proves that he is not a qualified team leader at all.
Li Mudi originally liked this local star very much, and when he played the football manager game back then, he always cultivated this high-potential Zhengtai as the core figure of his team. But reality is not a game, and those glossy stats will become less exciting under the influence of the player's real temperament.
The standoff within the team caused by this contract renewal incident has made the Real Madrid coach completely see the potential crisis of the team, that is, the lack of a leader who is both capable and responsible, and according to the club's tradition of appointing captains (in order of years in the team, it is so strange that it is impossible to complain), it is estimated that such a figure will not be found for a long time. It's hard for Li Mudi to imagine that a giant club aspiring to dominate football does not have such a core who can dominate the team on the field, which is too rare.
Although many people are saying that Real Madrid is Li Mudi's team, he is the most indispensable leader of this team, but the game ultimately depends on the players on the field to play, no matter how thorough the pre-game plan is, there will always be some emergencies that cannot be prepared, at this time there is a need for players on the field to stand up to solve the problem, and now Real Madrid does not have such a person.
On the 15th, the 29th round of La Liga started in batches on this day, and everyone was obviously most concerned about the situation of the leader, because in the starting list just announced that day, several big players who had disappeared from the stadium for more than two weeks have all returned. As the important warm-up event before the World Cup is about to be ushered in, everyone is very concerned about the competitive state of the core players of their respective national teams, so in the stands of the Rose Garden Stadium this night, many scouts and even head coaches appeared, becoming the object of camera capture.
However, there was an unexpected game at the beginning, and it still managed to grab back the focus that should have belonged to it. In the sixth minute, Vallejo was closely marking Malaga center forward Julien Arribas when he was hit by the latter's raised right elbow when he forced a turn, and the Real Madrid central defender immediately fell to the ground, and at the same time folded his hands together and pressed the wound, but he couldn't stop a large amount of bright red blood from gushing out. The tragic situation made the broadcast camera dare not stop longer, because it was worried that it would cause discomfort to the audience, especially the young fans.
It's just that when the game was forced to be suspended and waiting for the team doctor to enter the stadium for emergency treatment, Asensio, as the captain of the away team, did not surround Vallejo to comfort him like most of his teammates, nor did he warn the injured person as Shui Ye often did before, but ran to the referee's side to exchange the penalty scale. This kind of calm and objective, but impersonal behavior, has become particularly unacceptable in the eyes of Li Mudi, but Mbappe and Rodrygo, who had confronted the Spanish defender before, rushed back from the front at this moment, pointing at Arribas' nose and scolding the latter's dirtiness.
It was unclear whether it was an accident or a deliberate injury, and there was a physical altercation between the two sides, but the Málaga striker was reminded by his team-mates to apologize in time, and the referee made a threatening mediation, which allowed the game to resume after a full four-minute pause.
In order to avoid further deterioration of Vallejo's injury, Li Mudi did not allow the former to ask for a fight, and let Varane, who had just recovered from injury, replace him, and also told his team doctor to immediately take the injured to a nearby hospital for a formal examination. Because the FM system showed that Vallejo was suspected to have symptoms of a mild concussion, although not too serious, it had to be treated.
After this turmoil, the game was back on track, the advantage of being more familiar with the field conditions and the cheering of the home team supporters on the scene did not fundamentally change the reality of the obvious difference in strength between the two sides, Real Madrid, who were playing away, quickly grasped the initiative on the field, Mbappe, Rodrygo and Asensio formed a front trident, and with the support of Valverde, Marcos Llorente and other teammates behind him, they took turns to attack the opponent's defense.
It's just that in front of Malaga's iron bucket formation, he couldn't find a particularly good opportunity to score for a while, so the siege posture was maintained until halftime. During this period, the away team also took the initiative to retreat in the hope of luring the opponent to be able to pull the three lines that had been compressed to the extreme, so as to gain more offensive space. However, the "European anchovy" (a small fish abundant in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, nicknamed by the Malaga team), who is temporarily fourth from the bottom of the standings and is under huge relegation pressure, obviously walked into the stadium with the idea of holding on to 0-0 and gaining a point, and did not have the slightest willingness to take the initiative to attack.
As a result, Real Madrid didn't want to press up and attack, and there was no other way, so they had to accept that their fate had already been doomed, and they started the difficult project of demolishing the bus again.
Although after a public apology, the two cores of the team have found normal cooperation in training, but due to the impact of not being able to appear in official matches for a while, their on-the-spot feeling is still a little worse. Perhaps there is also a desire to show yourself more and show the coaches and fans the value of it, which is reflected in the fact that there are too many times when you go it alone in the game.
This is not to say that the strategy of single-point breakthrough cannot be used, but in the face of the home team's extremely negative defensive front, Real Madrid's stars do not have the ability to overturn the dribbling of a team alone, even if Messi is at his peak, he needs to rush up before he can rely on the advantage of speed and dexterity to achieve a good show of several people.
However, Mbappe, especially Asensio, who is mainly active on the left side, still tried to single-handedly challenge many opponents many times, causing Li Mudi on the sidelines to keep shouting to remind everyone to play smarter and use the width of the court to mobilize opponents. It was only due to the inefficiency of the players that Real Madrid failed to create too many scoring chances when the whistle blew at the end of the first half.
In fact, Malaga has done a very good job in the strategy of sticking to the penalty area, but there are still many deficiencies in the protection of the outside of the penalty area, but today several players of the visiting team seem to have a bad foot wind, and they have completed five long-range shots with good positions but failed to hit the target. At half-time, however, the head coach focused on increasing the pace of passing, trying to keep the pressure on the home team's defence, and then decisively launching long-range shots at every opportunity, in order to force the opponent to adjust their defenses, so as to free up Rodrigo, who had been mired in the mire and inactive throughout the first half.
As for whether he should directly replace Asensio, who had performed poorly before, this idea flashed in Li Mudi's mind, but there is no need to think about it anymore, he also knows very well that doing so is likely to completely turn against the team's local big brother, which also means that the team's plan to fight for the treble can be declared bankrupt in advance. So at this time, in addition to emphasizing in a calm tone that this victory must be won, he also specifically reminded the two offensive cores not to be too obsessed with individual single-handedness, but to give more play to their own advantages in team cooperation.
Immediately after the restart, the Real Madrid boss instructed Kuchi and Elias Zidane on the bench to start a warm-up exercise to put pressure on the players on the pitch and warn them that they would be replaced if they were not able to play as the coaching staff demanded.
After this set of tactics, Asensio and others finally entered the normal rhythm, and soon created another gap in the middle through continuous passes, and Marcos Llorente, who was inserted in the back row, kicked a wonderful heavy bombardment to force the home team's goalkeeper Carlos Pina to make an embarrassing save, which was able to keep the safety of his own city.
Mbappe then completed a high-quality volley that forced Málaga to adjust their defensive focus and include large areas on the edge of the penalty area into their key targets, giving Rodrygo, who had been completely denied space to move before, a chance to breathe a sigh of relief.
Taking advantage of the gaps left behind the home side's two midfield positions, Asensio delivered a subtle diagonal pass in the 56th minute, which allowed Rodrygo to lead the ball past defenders in a single stoppage and into the box. The Brazilian striker then managed to make it 1-0 with a low left-footed shot that penetrated the Málaga goalkeeper before another home centre-back could reach out and lose his balance with his body.
The goal also upset the balance on the pitch, leaving the home team who had planned to hold on until the last minute to strengthen their attack, but the consequences of this are believed to be predictable by many.
Asensio's long-range shot and Mbappe's header doubled Real Madrid's lead before the end of the game, and they also got an ideal result in their comeback battle.
After a three-goal away win over a relegation-threatened opponent, Real Madrid have shaken off the slump that began last month ahead of the first international break of the year. Moreover, the crisis of infighting in the team can also be said to have been temporarily subsided, which is good news for them who are about to usher in a difficult schedule in April and May.
Later, during the warm-up games for the World Cup, Vallejo and Valverde and others have reached contract renewal agreements with Real Madrid, which has strengthened the confidence of the Meilinger in their support for the team, and everyone believes that the second treble in the history of La Liga has a high chance of being born this summer.
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