But in addition to the praise of Ricardo and a few players such as Kaka and Diarra, the media has made sharp criticisms of Real Madrid's backline, as well as most of the players.

Even the spiritual leader Raul was inevitably criticized, and coach Fabio Capello was questioned a lot. The way he hires people, the system he builds, and the tactics that are conservative and ugly for him......

"Capello's team is really not good," Mr. Ricardo said to Kaka in private, "but he can win and win the title." That's what Real Madrid needs most right now. ”

Kaka nodded and said, "I don't care if I play well or not, as long as he can lead us to win, I will support him." ”

Ricardo smiled: "I guess he won't stay long in Real Madrid this time." He may be able to take us to a big trophy or two, but he will soon be swept away by the discerning Real Madrid fans. ”

Kaka said angrily: "Instead of caring about whether he can stay next season, I have to care about whether I can play the main team first." ”

"Don't worry, you can't run in the main position," Ricardo said firmly, "now it's just because you haven't integrated into the team, and after the adaptation period, you will definitely be the core of the team." ”

"Don't be funny," Kaka said, "the heart of the team is you. ”

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On August 28, tens of thousands of Real Madrid fans also recognized this in the first La Liga match of the new season for Real Madrid.

At the Bernabeu, Real Madrid played very conservatively and cautiously, and they were inseparable from the visiting Villarreal.

Riquelme remained the key man for the Yellow Submarine, contributing as many as four key passes in the first half. If it weren't for the good form of the Real Madrid defense in this game, the gate would have been lost.

And Ricardo is the heart of Real Madrid's attack.

Today, Ricardo is still in the midfield position, but in fact he is in charge of the tactical duties of the hidden striker, frequently using his speed and technique to cut in the back row to disrupt the Yellow Submarine's defence.

In the 43rd minute of the first half, he drove the ball down the middle and played a wall link with Ruud van Nistelrooy in front of the penalty area, receiving the ball and striding past the last defender.

Single-handedly facing the goalkeeper who had already attacked, and the defenders who were chasing after him from behind, Ricardo did not take credit, but picked the ball to the back post, and Van Nistelrooy appeared on the ball like a ghost, stretched out his legs, and scored his first goal for Real Madrid.

The more than 60,000 fans in attendance applauded without hesitation. Van Nistelrooy also ran back to hug Ricardo, who had given him the assist, after running wildly to celebrate, looking friendly.

In fact, in the dressing room, Van Nistelrooy and Ricardo had a better relationship than a little colder.

During this time, Ricardo almost figured out the context in the dressing room of Real Madrid.

In general, it is divided into three factions, the local Spanish faction, the Brazilian gang, and other foreign players who huddle together to keep warm.

The bigwig of the native Spanish faction is, of course, Raul, who has become the spiritual leader of the locker room after Hierro left.

The old nature of the Brazilian gang is Ronaldo, and now Ronaldo is not there, and the oldest Robert. Carlos took his gun. However, Ricardo has a special identity, and he is considered the deputy section chief in this camp, and Kaka and Sicinho can naturally only be small minions.

As for the big guys of other foreign players, I heard that it used to be Figo, and Figo has been leaderless since he left.

Although Beckham is the most famous and popular, he has never been able to become a big man, and I don't know why.

Ruud van Nistelrooy, Cannavaro, and Beckham are all famous players, and no one obeys anyone, and Cassano and Diarra are all small characters with no human rights.

Of course, these three factions are not so distinct, and they still have contacts with each other. And the interior of each is not monolithic.

Cannavaro and Cassano, although both Italians, do not see each other because one of them has played for Juventus and the other for Roma. And Cannavaro has a stable personality, Cassano has a jumpy personality, and he can't pee in a pot.

The Spanish faction is also roughly divided into two factions according to whether they were born in the youth academy of Real Madrid.

In general, it is the Brazilian gang that is the most united.

At halftime, the seating arrangement in the dressing room was a subtle expression of the distribution of forces.

Capello is aware of this, of course, but there is nothing he can do about it. For a giant club like Real Madrid, it is normal for big names to gather and mountains to stand on the mountain, and it is the most important test of the manager's skill.

Of course he can't make everybody love each other, but as long as he gets these people to work for the same goal on the pitch, he's successful.

So far, though, he's a little bit away from success.

Otherwise, the team will be more than 1-0 ahead.

Capello still had the same backline and midfield as in the last game, and he also knew that Ramos could be better at centre-back.

But he was not worried about Sicineo's poor defensive ability, and his full-backs did not need to assist for half the game, so Sicineo's attacking ability was also heroic, and the excellent full-back had to sit on the bench.

In the right midfield position, Capello opted for Beckham today. However, Beckham is old after all, and it seems that he has not yet come out of the fatigue of the World Cup, and his performance is really average.

On the left, Raul is still doing nothing.

Capello sighed and looked at Ricardo. I can only count on this child.

In the second half of the game, the Yellow Submarine attacked fiercely, but today Real Madrid's defense withstood the test, and Ricardo's activity made the Yellow Submarine dare not devote themselves to the attack to the fullest, for fear of conceding more goals.

Forlan, on the other hand, was not in good shape today, failing to pick up Riquelme's clever passes on a couple of occasions and squandering one of the few opportunities.

After 60 minutes, Real Madrid defended on all fronts, including Ricardo was ordered to return to the front of his own penalty area, leaving only Ruud van Nistelrooy near the center circle to counterattack.

When the European champions are determined to put a bus in front of their home, even Barcelona has nothing to think of, let alone Villarreal, which is slightly weaker.

They can only do it again and again in vain.

And in the 77th minute, something worse happened. Real Madrid broke the ball at the back, Beckham launched a counterattack with a long pass, and Ricardo used his speed to catch up from behind, overtaking Villarreal's last defender and getting the ball. Then dribble the ball straight in, get past the goalkeeper and score the ball.

It was Ricardo's first goal at the Bernabeu and the fans gave him thunderous applause.

With his first appearance at the Bernabeu, he made a mark and almost immediately conquered the discerning Real Madrid fans.