Chapter 43: A Coruña

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If there's one team in the Devil's schedule that's not so "devilish", it's Deportivo La Coruna. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Deportivo La Coruna used to be very powerful, and in the eight years that Irueta was in charge, the "Super Laco" became the "Champion Laco". He led the team to the first Spanish Liga title in the club's history, as well as the Copa del Rey and two Spanish Super Cups. In addition to these titles, Deportivo La Coruna has also won four La Liga runners-up, three third places, and reached the UEFA Champions League for five consecutive seasons, creating classic matches such as falling behind AC Milan 1:4 in the first leg and 4:0 in the second leg in the European arena.

But Deportivo LaCoruna's performance has weakened as the club's hierarchy has cut the team's budget. Irueta also eventually left the team.

The team became a supermarket for players. Now it can only linger in the middle and lower reaches of the league.

It has long lost the edge of the Irueta period.

Although it was an away game, it was not a difficult game for Real Madrid.

Real Madrid are in very good form at the moment, they are almost invincible in the domestic league, and maybe only one team can stop them, and that is Barcelona.

Similarly, Barcelona are in good form, winning back-to-back games and beating rivals Real Madrid on goal difference. Who can beat Barcelona now? Maybe it's just Real Madrid.

Both teams want each other to go to hell, but neither can live without the other. If you find that you don't have each other in your life, you will lose the meaning of continuing to exist.

The game against Deportivo La Coruna is the final game of the league round, and Chinese fans will have to get up at 5 o'clock in the morning on Monday to watch the game.

Although Chu Zhongtian's joining La Liga has greatly increased the attractiveness of La Liga to fans in the Far East, especially in China. But many teams in La Liga still have little interest in currying favor with Chinese fans. Since last season, the Spanish Football Federation has not selected a match to be played at noon in Spain, which happens to be around 6 to 7 pm Beijing time. The Spanish Football Federation hopes to use this way to attract Chinese fans to watch La Liga and open up the market in the Far East.

But with little success. Because the timing of the Spanish Football Federation's adjustment can be described as unpleasant. On the one hand, for Chinese fans, 6 and 7 o'clock is the news time, and there will be no TV station to broadcast foreign football matches at this time, so the ratings arranged at this point are not as good as late at night...... On the other hand, for the Spaniards, the game starts at noon is also not in line with their habits, Spain is a night owl nation, ten to twelve o'clock in the evening is the most abundant nightlife for them, so many games in La Liga are placed in this time period, and the big noon is a time for them to rest, it is really difficult for them to play under the scorching sun at noon...... It is precisely for this reason that the Spanish Football Federation can only arrange some less important matches at noon, and the competition between two lesser-known teams is naturally not as attractive as giants like Real Madrid and Barcelona. If it's so unappealing, why should Chinese fans tune in to watch such a chicken game between 6 and 7 o'clock?

So this policy was only done once by the Spanish Football Federation, and it was canceled this season.

Chu Zhongtian's move to Real Madrid this season has made La Liga attractive to Chinese fans. The Spanish Football Association has not considered adjusting Real Madrid's game to a time period that is in line with the viewing habits of Chinese fans, but it has been strongly opposed by Real Madrid Club, Mourinho believes that this time period is a torture for Real Madrid, and Real Madrid does not need to change their habits in order to meet the habits of Chinese fans and put themselves in a very dangerous situation.

So now Chinese fans still have to get up in the middle of the night to watch the game, but sometimes it's five o'clock, sometimes it's one o'clock.

The match was also not able to be broadcast on CCTV's sports channel and Fengyun football channel, because CCTV and the local station have an agreement that if CCTV broadcasts the Barcelona game on the same weekend, then the Real Madrid game will be ceded to the local station, and vice versa.

Because the match between Barcelona and Valencia was broadcast live on CCTV in the early hours of Sunday, the match had to be broadcast live to the local station. This is a pain for those fans who can't see other local sports channels, and can only watch it through the Internet, if they can't watch the game online...... Then I'll have to wait until tomorrow when I go to the website to read the news.

In yesterday's match between Barcelona and Valencia, Barcelona won again without any suspense, winning quite easily, not like playing Valencia, who are fourth in the league, but like a group of adults bullying a child.

When Barcelona lost the Champions League final, many people who hated Barcelona chanted that Barcelona's era was over, and it was time for European football to change its dynasty. But as the new season begins, everyone finds that the era that belongs to Barcelona is not over, and the change of dynasty is not so simple, they are still strong, still unmatched.

Real Madrid, who have a game in hand, are three points behind and must win against Deportivo La Coruna.

Although Deportivo is no longer on par with Iruetta's "champion Laco", after all, it is at home, and it can still cause some trouble for Real Madrid.

So Real Madrid can't be taken lightly.

※※※ Mourinho's most important words before the game is to be careful not to underestimate the enemy.

As a result, Real Madrid still habitually underestimated the enemy. In the first fifteen minutes of the game, Deportivo Deportivo was shocked by his desperate crazy style of play, and Chu Zhongtian tried his best to reorganize the team, but he couldn't do it. Deportivo played like crazy, they were like they were only playing the first half.

Everyone was rushing frantically, and it was really worrying about whether their stamina would be able to sustain it until the second half.

"I wondered if the fifteen-minute break would have helped them relax...... assistant coach Karanka was also surprised by Deportivo LaCoruna's tactics.

On the contrary, Mourinho looked like he was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai and sat in the coach's seat without saying a word.

For him, of course, it is very bad for Real Madrid to play like this. However, he felt that this was also a good opportunity to see how Chu Zhongtian would deal with this situation...... and that Chu Zhongtian was now facing a situation where Real Madrid did not expect the other party to use such a tactic. You must know that Deportivo La Coruna in the previous Irueta era was a team known for its gorgeous style of play.

So Real Madrid was so rushed by Deportivo La Coruna, it looked a little messy. Coupled with the fact that everyone is a super capable star, and when they encounter a problem, they want to solve it themselves, and the whole team is in a situation where they are fighting on their own.

He needs to reorganize the team.

In fact, it is not impossible to rely on the individual strength of the star, as long as you can win, you can do anything. But the problem is that the individual strength of the stars cannot be used all the time. If you only bet on stars, there will always be times when you hit a wall. The chances of one person being up and down are much higher than the chances of the whole team being up and down.

What is the whole used for? It is used to counteract the problems caused by a person's poor condition.

When the team couldn't be organized, Chu Zhongtian didn't shoot hard from a distance this time, but kept passing the ball to his teammates to create opportunities. As soon as a teammate runs to the position, pass the ball over.

Even if the opportunities he created were then squandered by his teammates, he was still the same.

Passing, running, asking for the ball.

If a teammate passes the ball, he passes it to a teammate in a better position and then continues to run and keep asking for the ball.

And so on until you find a better opportunity.

He passed the ball to C. Ronaldo, and then ran to ask for the ball, he was in a good position, there were no Deportivo players around to defend him for the time being, as long as C. Ronaldo passed the ball to him, he could move the ball to a more threatening place.

He had seen Ozil run to an open position.

However, C. Ronaldo took two steps and shot directly from a distance. As a result, the soccer ball is over the crossbar.

No threat posed.

However, Chu Zhongtian did not complain about him, but looked for the next opportunity to attack.

Of course, he didn't do that to everyone.

In the twenty-seventh minute, he passed the ball to Gareth, who was inserted at left wing-back. Bale, and then ran to ask for the ball, but Bale rushed with the ball himself, did not pass the ball to Chu Zhongtian, nor passed the ball to other teammates. Eventually led the ball to a dead end and was cut off by the opposing player.

Chu Zhongtian rushed back to defend and teamed up with Khedira to shovel out the sideline. Deportivo La Coruna won a throw-in.

Chu Zhongtian shouted at Bell, who ran back: "You should pass the ball to me, or other teammates in a better position, instead of leading it forward by yourself." If you don't defend quickly, it's dangerous. In this case, we should be more cooperative, and they want us to fight them alone. ”

Although Chu Zhongtian and Bale joined Real Madrid at the same time, their positions are completely different - Chu Zhongtian has already established his core position through these games, while Bale is still a fringe figure who starts for the first time and desperately needs a chance to prove himself.

So although everyone is a newcomer, Chu Zhongtian's status is higher than Bell, and Bell can only nod and listen to what he says.

After reminding Bale, Chu Zhongtian was still creating opportunities for his teammates to pass the ball.

※※※ In the 31st minute, Real Madrid instigated an offensive again. Chu Zhongtian passed the ball to Bell again, and then moved closer to Bell himself to provide support. Seeing that there were Deportivo defenders in front of him, Bale did not easily break through, and passed the ball to Chu Zhongtian, who received him, and then ran forward without the ball, making a look of wanting to play a one-two with Chu Zhongtian, attracting the attention of the opposing fullback.

Deportivo full-backs followed Bale back, and there was a gap in the ribs of their defence, and Chu Zhongtian made a decisive stop.

"Beautiful!"

"Fatal pass! Ronaldo-"

C. Ronaldo was originally in the middle, but suddenly a diagonal insert appeared in the rib gap, just receiving Chu Zhongtian's pass.

Deportivo La Coruna's central defender turned around and saw Real Madrid's number seven, and his first reaction was not to chase back, but to raise his hand to signal to the linesman and referee that C. Ronaldo was offside.

But the referees didn't say anything, and the Deportivo players woke up like a dream and hurriedly returned to the defense.

At this time, Ronaldo had already dribbled the ball into the penalty area, the box was empty, and the goalkeeper of Deportivo La Coruna abandoned the goal!

In addition to the goalkeeper, other defenders also rushed to Ronaldo.

Since Ronaldo always chose to shoot on his own before, Deportivo Riportivo only defended him from shooting.

Unexpectedly, after Ronaldo drew out the goalkeeper of Deportivo La Coruna, he slammed the football sideways!

"Ronaldo, shoot ...... Pass the ball! ”

He deceived not only the Deportivo defenders, but also the commentators.

Everyone knows what such a pass means.

When Gonzalo Higuain appeared in front of goal unguarded, the result was already sealed.

"Higuain - gooooooo!!" The narrator shouted.

How could the Argentine striker let go of such an opportunity? No one expected C. Ronaldo to pass the football to him, so he didn't have a Deportivo defender around him, and all he had to do when he was unmarked was very simple, which was to break his ankle, let the ball crash into it and change direction, and roll into the goal.

"Real Madrid has finally broken the deadlock! In the thirty-second minute, they took the lead away from home! The one who scored the goal was Higuain! But it was a beautiful teamwork!! ”

Real Madrid's players gathered together to celebrate the goal.

Chu Zhongtian took this opportunity to instill in everyone the idea that "the team is more important": "Look, just kick it like this!" Just kick it like that, and they can't help it! Use our passes to motivate them and keep them running back and forth, draining them all! ”

"Just kick it like that, guys!"

After the crowd dispersed, Chu Zhongtian also hooked C. Ronaldo's neck and asked him: "I thought you would shoot directly......"

Ronaldo smiled: "Hey! I knew you were going to think that, so I just passed the ball, how about it? Didn't expect that, right? ”

I have to say that C. Ronaldo sometimes behaves particularly irritable and ignores the big picture, but sometimes his performance is impeccable.

For example, this time just now, it stands to reason that it doesn't matter if he shoots by himself, after all, he has already made a single knife, and with his ability, he may not be able to score if he shoots directly. Instead, he opted for a pass and handed the football to Higuain, who was more sure to score.

What is teamwork, and that's it!

Real Madrid have found a way to deal with Deportivo La Coruna and after taking a one-goal lead, the game is going to be a good one. Deportivo La Coruna will be able to press out and attack, leaving a huge gap behind them, while Real Madrid can take advantage of their quick counter-attacks.

Coupled with the fact that this style of play for a long time will make Deportivo players physically exhausted. After they lost their way in the second half, Real Madrid would regain control of the situation, and by that time, Deportivo La Coruna would be fat on the chopping block.

Therefore, Chu Zhongtian was not in a hurry to attack, he was more likely to take his teammates to pass the ball and return to his feet to fully mobilize Deportivo La Coruna's players.

Originally, the A Coruña was going to take a proper break and adjust the rhythm. But Chu Zhongtian continued to fall to his feet, and then took a cold shot and saw the opportunity to fight back violently, not allowing Deportivo La Coruna to get the opportunity to adjust the rhythm and rest.

After playing like this for forty-five minutes, Deportivo players generally felt very tired.

This time it was different from Valencia, and although he only led by one goal in the first half, Mourinho was not worried about being overturned by Deportivo La Coruna in the second half. Because the opponent's physical strength was almost consumed in the first half. Especially Chu Zhongtian's performance after taking the lead made his eyes shine, he didn't make such an instruction, but he had already started to do it in advance.

This is a natural commander!

※※※ After the start of the second half, Deportivo La Coruna was still vigorous for a while, after all, he had just rested for 15 minutes, and his physical strength recovered a little. But Mourinho had expected it long ago, and he demanded that his team guard hard after the start of the second half and never allow the home team to score. After just ten minutes, the balance of victory and defeat will tip in Real Madrid's favor.

He expected it right.

Real Madrid faced Deportivo La Coruna's attack, and after holding on with one heart, they began to counterattack. It was at this time that Mourinho was replaced by Xavi. Alonso, for Khedira.

With two midfielders who are good at organising attacks, it's clear that they want to score.

After Alonso went up, he mainly assisted Chu Zhongtian, and Chu Zhongtian's position was higher than before. Of course, he poses a greater threat to Deportivo La Coruna...... Sure enough, in the ensuing game, Alonso was responsible for delivering the cannonballs in the back, while Chu Zhongtian constantly used threatening passes to create opportunities for his teammates to face the goal directly.

Whether it is C. Ronaldo, Higuain, Ozil, or Di Maria, they all have the opportunity to receive a pass from Chu Zhongtian and shoot.

After the 70th minute, the pace of the whole team slowed down significantly, and the movement was not as active as before. Most of the chances that used to be open to five or five now fall into the hands of Real Madrid players.

The goals also came in a concentrated manner after this time.

In the 76th minute, substitute Gonzalo Higuain came on for Benzema's first league goal of the season after receiving a cross from Di Maria. He finally broke his goal drought this season.

Three minutes later, Real Madrid made a comeback, Chu Zhongtian passed through, Benzema's shot was saved by Deportivo goalkeeper Alan Subia, and the follow-up Di Maria made a follow-up shot, and the ball rolled into the empty net. It was clear from this goal that Deportivo La Coruna was exhausted. The person who was closer to football at that time was definitely not Di Maria, but Deportivo defender Ze. Castro, but his speed is not as fast as Di Maria, his steps seem very heavy, he can't move at all, and in the end he can only watch the football being preempted by Di Maria, and then push the empty goal successfully...... In the 87th minute, Real Madrid scored again, and this time the scorer was C. Ronaldo. He finally scored his own goal in the game.

In the end, Real Madrid defeated Deportivo La Coruna with a disparity of 4-0 away from home. The home team's tactics were almost successful, but in the end they still lost, and the overall difference in strength was a major reason. But if Real Madrid didn't have a backbone player like Chu Zhongtian, maybe the result would be completely different......

(To be continued)