From the first minute of the game, Braniff faced an extremely strong defence, which also made it difficult for him to receive passes, and even when he did, it was difficult to pass them again.

It's hard to play with your teammates.

As a core player in the midfield, being stubbornly marked by the opponent, connecting the ball and passing the ball are difficult to do, which is not only a personal problem, but also affects the performance of the whole team.

Millwall has two cores, one is Braniff and the other is Josh Simpson, but one core is prevented from death, and the other core can play a lot of discounts.

Josh Simpson is not the kind of player who can dominate the whole game, his style is more offensive, and even said that he is a bit of a forward type of player, and it is almost impossible to rely on the ability to organize the attack and lead the whole Millwall attack.

In this regard, Simpson is the worst of Millwall's several central midfielders, he is not as good as Smitchell, not as good as Morris, not as good as Braeniff, and even Sean Davies, the veteran Hamann is not as good as him, and it is precisely because Braniff is limited to death that Simpson's core performance is a little weak, and Millwall has been suppressed by Real Madrid.

If the two sides play against each other normally, it is nothing if Millwall is suppressed, the opponent is Real Madrid after all, but everyone knows that Capello's Real Madrid pays more attention to defense.

Just look at what Real Madrid look like when they attack.

Real Madrid pressed Millwall, with a clear dominance in midfield and two wings, but in the constant attack, the two full-backs, Salgado and Carlos, barely ran past half-time, and Emerson, as a midfielder, rarely inserted assists.

In this situation, Millwall is still very passive.

Real Madrid had more possession, more attacks and, of course, more chances in front of goal.

Braniff knows that this has a lot to do with his own performance, and if he can perform well and form a 'double core' with Simpson, the team's situation will be greatly improved.

But the defensive pressure he faced was really high.

What to do?

Braniff thought of what Zhang Yang had said to him before the game, "You have to play more freely and play at your own pace." At that time, the coach also added, "In the game, let everyone see your footwork!" ”

Braniff didn't quite understand what that meant.

Of course, the meaning of Zhang Yang is obvious, that is, let Braniff seek individual dribbling breakthroughs, and work hard individually, but that kind of play is not the same as in the previous games, in the face of Real Madrid's solid defense, he will concede a lot of goals.

Braniff hesitated.

When he got the ball again, Braniff found that there were people blocking the line in front of and behind, and he couldn't pass the ball if he wanted to, and he didn't 'passive' to seek a breakthrough.

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Seventeen minutes into the game, Braniff had already conceded three times.

The first was in the opening period, when Braniff had just received a pass and was tackled by Emerson with a clean kick.

The second time was in the sixth minute, when Braniff faced the front and back blockades of Emerson and Cannavaro, and under such a strong blockade, Braniff didn't even have a chance, and was killed by the two together.

The third time was in the 11th minute, when Braniff passed the ball to the wing, and just as the ball was kicked out, it was suddenly intercepted by Raul.

Losing the ball three times in seventeen minutes is equivalent to continuous mistakes, not including the fact that Braniff passed out and was not caught by his teammates, under the continuous mistakes, what the media commentators thought of him, it can be imagined, when Braniff got the ball again, Emerson was still nearby, the Spanish commentator shouted, "It seems that Real Madrid is going to have another chance!" ”

That means, "Let's see how Braniff conceded the ball!" ”

Braniff decided to follow the coach's advice and start dribbling the ball on his own, anyway, being so closely guarded, looking for cooperation with teammates, it is difficult to have any effect, it is better to try it yourself.

Braniff's heart was also on fire.

Showing footwork at the Bernabeu Stadium is what many professional players dream of pursuing, but the vast majority of players can't do it, even if they have the opportunity to come to the Bernabeu Stadium and play with Real Madrid players, the technical ability of their feet is not in place, and they dare not show their footwork in front of Real Madrid players.

Now Braniff is going to do it.

The coach's nod of approval, but it was a rare opportunity, even if it was a series of mistakes, the coach would not blame him.

It's that trust that matters.

The first thing Braniff has to face is the pestering Emerson, who has a certain understanding of Emerson for the past ten minutes, this guy is very experienced, and likes to let his body stick to him the most, as long as he is entangled, it is difficult to continue to do anything.

So Emerson must not be entangled.

When Braniff was thinking, his foot action was very coherent, he moved the ball forward, and suddenly started to accelerate, his action included a swing of his feet, so that Emerson thought he was going to pass the ball to his teammates for a while, and also made a subconscious interception action, and when he realized that Braniff was going to break through, it was too late to change his action, Emerson was annoyed, and could only run after Braniff's ass.

It's not like it's been overdone.

On a few occasions before, Braniff also threw off Emerson like this, but the Real Madrid defense is not just a Ramerson, Braniff rushed with the ball a few steps, and a bald player rushed up-

Cannavaro!

With Emerson chasing behind and Cannavaro in front, Braniff faced such a dilemma again, unlike before, he did not think about passing to his teammates, but focused on facing the front and back packs, trying to rely on his own ability to fight a way.

Cannavaro and Emerson didn't know what Branifer was thinking, they were very attentive to the position of the other Millwall players in the front and back packs, and when they saw a gap on the left, Emerson immediately ran forward to deny Braniv a chance to pass the ball.

If you clip it back and forth like this, it will be a 'certain death' game!

Both Cannavaro and Emerson thought so, they just waited for the moment when the two could come together, and Braniff knew what he was facing, staring at Cannavaro in front of him as he dribbled the ball.

If you want to get out of the predicament, the only way to break through Cannavaro.

How to break through?

In the process of Braniff dribbling the ball, while staring at Cannavaro, his brain was also running rapidly, just when the two were close to one meter, Braniff's eyes suddenly lit up, and in the process of stepping with his right foot, the action of stepping on the ground became a forward swing, and the tip of his right foot poked the ball, and the ball accelerated violently and passed between Cannavaro's feet.

Braniff then lunged to the right!

Cannavaro is furious!

At the moment when the football passed, Cannavaro had already reacted, if the kid in front of him used the crotch to pass himself, it would really be discredited and become the laughing stock of the whole team, Europe and the world.

Cannavaro did not hesitate, and immediately squeezed Braniff with his body, because it was only a side body collision, as if he was running to do a collision that he couldn't do, and the referee couldn't determine whether it was blocked, but it was enough to slow down Branifer's sprint.

Braniff was affected and didn't rush over the first time, and the ball rolled towards the goal.

Goalkeeper Casillas held the ball with his hands.

Real Madrid resolved the crisis.

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Most people don't think there is any crisis at Real Madrid just now, because Cannavaro and Emerson are defending Braniff together, and they don't think there will be an accident.

The Spanish commentator laughed sarcastically and commented, "Braniff has a shot on goal!" Perhaps he felt that he was playing very delicately and flexibly through Cannavaro's shots with both feet, but unfortunately his strength was a little too little to threaten Cassie's goal. ”

This statement will probably put Cannavaro in a bad mood, as he was indeed crotched by Braniff.

If he hadn't managed to stop Braniff just now, the opponent might have passed him through the crotch and faced the door of Casillas' handle, regardless of whether he could score in the end or not, Cannavaro felt that his face would be seriously damaged, his familiar teammates would have teased him after the game, and the media reports would have made him a 'foil' for Branifer's goal.

This is something that Cannavaro cannot accept.

As a 'successful' player, Cannavaro has won a series of personal honors such as the World Footballer of the Year and the Ballon d'Or, becoming the first defender in history to win the double Footballer of the Year, does he still have any personal honors to pursue?

In this case, face becomes very important!

Braniff almost lost face, and Cannavaro looked at him unfriendly, and he felt that it would be good for him to let this guy know for a while that he had to treat his seniors with due respect.

Braniff's failed breakthrough was actually nothing at all, except for an increase in individual performance, and there was no other impact.

But soon the second time came.

Braniff was tightly confined and increased the number of times he dropped back to get the ball, he was originally a midfielder, and he retreated to the midline position, and there was no way for Real Madrid's defense to be targeted.

This time Braniff easily shook off Raul and Diarra's interceptions.

When the football was about to be handed to Braniff's feet, Raul and Diarra started to intercept at the same time, they wrapped up from behind and on the left side, but Braniff did not stop the ball, and started to sprint instantaneously in front of the goal, Raul and Diarra pounced.

After that, Braniff ran wildly with the ball for more than ten meters before he met Emerson, who came to block him.

Emerson again!

Braniff's brow furrowed slightly, and he watched Emerson's movements carefully as he approached, while his two feet kept scratching the ball in a dazzling motion, and he kicked forward sharply, and then forced an overtake from the right.

The ball passed between Emerson's feet!

Emerson was shocked, he was affected by Braniff's fancy movements, he didn't make a timely judgment, and when it was too late to make another move, he could only force a turn and run after Braniff.

Fortunately, Ramerson behind him reacted in time and met a big foot to drive the ball out of bounds.

Braniff couldn't get the ball.

However, the crotch piercing action just now was enough to anger Emerson, and now Emerson's eyes were full of deep annoyance.

Braniff was no one to suffer, and when he felt unfriendly, he immediately glared back, and the meaning in his eyes was, "How are you?" Defy? Next time, Lao Tzu will do this to you! ”

Emerson was immediately exasperated.

Since making a name for himself at Bayer Leverkusen, few opponents have dared to challenge themselves in this way, and Emerson feels compelled to teach them a lesson.