Chapter 983 - Substitutions Needed
The Real Madrid players who entered the dressing room were in a rather depressed mood, believing that they had performed perfectly in the first half, leaving no gaps in the defensive battle except for an arch for Ailo to find a diving leap.
But it was against this almost perfect backdrop that Iello took advantage of two set-pieces to send the ball into the back of the net for Casillas.
The result is unacceptable......
Mourinho glanced up slightly at the players who had entered the dressing room, and smiled softly, and he could see at a glance that the players had almost lost confidence in the game, as he studied psychology.
If it weren't for his ability to adjust himself, he would have been deprived of confidence by Ielloh's direct free-kick in first-half stoppage time.
"What a wonder in world football!"
Mourinho scolded secretly, and then took on a new role - psychological counselor.
If you want to become a top manager in world football, in addition to having flexible tactics and forest field scheduling, you must also have a set of solutions to the psychology of players, otherwise if this situation is not solved, the second half of the game will be in a desperate situation, and it is not impossible to directly lose the chance to qualify for this season's Champions League final.
Mourinho shouted directly: "Cristiano Ronaldo! ”
"Huh?" Cristiano Ronaldo was slightly stunned and looked up in surprise.
Mourinho didn't say anything irrelevant and said: "I allowed you to let your guard down in defense in the second half, but your next task is quite heavy!!" Because we need your super individual ability to help the team equalize and even overtake! ”
As the words fell, Mourinho's right fist slammed into the palm of his left hand, making a 'pop' sound, which made people look particularly excited in the luxurious dressing room.
"Can it be done?"
Cristiano Ronaldo hurriedly replied: "Yes, yes!" And guaranteed to complete the mission!! ”
In fact, in his mind, he only likes to attack and defend? In his dictionary, it is almost impossible to find.
But sometimes Cristiano Ronaldo has to compromise and accept the work he doesn't like to do for the sake of the team as a whole.
Now the manager Mourinho has taken the initiative to ask him to focus more on attacking in the second half, and the fool will not agree!
Next, Mourinho gave key instructions on the defensive side and signaled that Xavi Alonso's position could be moved forward appropriately to increase the number of attackers up front.
On the other side, there was a good atmosphere in the away dressing room and there was a great rapport between the coach and the players.
Ancelotti said mechanically as he chewed gum, "...... Although the score of 2:1 away is enough to ensure that we have the advantage in the two legs of the Champions League semi-finals, and it will be much easier for us to return to home, but I hope that everyone here will not let up, Real Madrid has never been an easy team to deal with, they have a lot of superstars on the inside, and the conventional attacking methods may not be able to score goals, but you can't guarantee that their superstars will not shine once in a while, just like our Ai......"
There were some sluggish players, and after hearing Ancelotti's words, their attitudes changed.
The half-time break may be fifteen minutes for the fans, but less than ten minutes for the players, so the managers of both sides of the game explained in the dressing room that they were all shortened and focused as much as possible.
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"Although there were three goals in the whole first half, there weren't many highlights in reality, because Real Madrid at home were too conservative, with a back three, and even Cristiano Ronaldo and Di Maria were recycled to two defensive ribs to help defend, and all the time was to see Valencia attacking around Real Madrid for a large part ......"
“…… However, there is no way to do it, Ai's individual ability is too strong, and there are a lot of offensive scoring methods, if there is not enough defense, I believe he will have more chances in the first half. ”
"Now Real Madrid are 1:2 behind Valencia at home, I believe they will definitely attack in the second half, otherwise once the game ends with this score, Real Madrid will be eliminated 80 percent, so the situation in the first half will not be repeated in the second half......"
"In the first half, there was a huge imbalance in possession between the two sides, and Valencia at the end of the game had 78 per cent of the possession at its peak, almost 80 per cent, is this choice really good to give up possession?"
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During the period when both sides entered the locker room, both the commentators in the on-site commentary seats and the commentators sitting in the live TV studio all analyzed and commented on the 45-minute game in the first half.
Fifteen minutes passed in the blink of an eye, and the relatively empty stands at the Bernabeu Stadium were slowly filling up with fans returning from buying food, and players from both sides were coming to the pitch through the players' tunnel.
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Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola, who is preparing for the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich in Munich, is keeping a close eye on the Champions League semi-final at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Of course, Bayern Munich coach Louis van Gaal is also keeping an eye on the highly-watched version of the Spanish national derby.
The winner of these two teams will go to the final, which is the potential opponents of Barcelona or Bayern Munich in the Champions League final, and it will be necessary to look at the overall quality and form of the opponent in the crucial semi-finals.
Similarly, Barcelona's star Leao Messi is also keeping an eye on the game.
Ello's Valencia have beaten his side Barcelona three times this season, and the defeats in those three games have led to Barcelona almost missing out on the domestic league and losing the Copa del Rey.
For Messi, whether it is Valencia or Real Madrid who will enter the final next, they are opponents who must be beaten, otherwise this year's FIFA Ballon d'Or winner will miss ......
He is really crazy when he thinks of the rankings over the years......
The second half of the first leg of the Champions League semi-final between Real Madrid and Valencia was announced at the whistle of the referee, and the backward Real Madrid finally showed the action they wanted to see.
Xavi Alonso moved forward from a midfielder position to a central midfielder position so that he could devote more of his experience to attacking and ensure the team's attacking operations were on track.
In the first half, he used more long passes to assist, but the success rate of this kind of pass is relatively low, and it may not be successful once in a game.
With Xavi Alonso moving forward, Real Madrid's attack was still in question, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Angel Di Maria both attacking players who didn't know anything about organization.
So the camera showed Kaka and Ozil sitting on the bench......