Chapter 853: Keeping the "Throne" (6th Watch)
Although the Champions League group stage was drawn at home by Liverpool, which slowed down Real Madrid's early steps, but back in the domestic league, Real Madrid still maintained high morale and very good form, defeating the incoming Valladolid 3-0 at home.
In this game, Zidane gave Lin Yu twenty minutes of playing time, and he rested on the bench for the rest of the time.
Not because he was not in good shape, but because he was in too good shape, which made Zidane a little worried, what he was most afraid of was that Real Madrid's record plummeted after Lin Yu's sudden injury, which would be really troublesome, so he let Lin Yu stay on the bench to rest in this game, also to train other players.
The substitute team also performed very well after coming on the field, before Lin Yu came on the field, the score had become 2:0, and after Lin Yu came on the field, he scored another goal, continuing his excellent scoring feeling and excellent form, helping the team expand the score to 3:0.
However, what the media saw in this game was not Lin Yu's excellent state, but Real Madrid was still able to play a very good game after leaving Lin Yu, so that even if Lin Yu was suddenly injured or had an accident, it would not be too worrying.
On November 26, it was the 14th round of the league, Real Madrid played away against Elche, the opponent was not strong, but Zidane still let Lin Yu start, he knew Lin Yu's desire to score, if he didn't let him play, he wouldn't say it, and his heart would be uncomfortable.
In this game, Real Madrid still won very easily, and Lin Yu also scored a goal. The away team continued their winning streak with a 3-1 win over Elche. Catching up with Barcelona, who are still on a winning streak so far.
So far, the league has played fourteen rounds. Lin Yu has scored eighteen goals and is still ranked first in the scorer list, but the gap with Messi is still not big, because Messi also has sixteen goals, and it seems that if he wants to open the distance, Lin Yu really has to continue to start the motor and run it at full strength, otherwise he may be caught up by Messi after one or two games.
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After 14 rounds of league play, the Champions League group stage is also a new journey. This time, Real Madrid will play Basel away.
won Basel at home, and of course wanted to win away, but Basel's strength really can't be ignored, so Zidane sent the best and strongest elite troops to play this time.
Maybe Basel thought a little too much, thinking that he could kill Real Madrid at home like Liverpool, but he didn't expect to be humiliated by Real Madrid, with a big score of 5:0!
Lin Yu's foot wind was not very smooth in this game, although the team was a big score. But he just scored a goal, which is a fly in the ointment, but it doesn't matter, even if he only scores one goal. He is still at the top of the scorer list, as Messi has only scored one goal in the Champions League group stage.
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November 30 is the fifteenth round of La Liga. Real Madrid host the oncoming Osasuna.
With a lot of luck and form, this game was won cleanly. The final score was 3:0, and Lin Yu scored a hat trick in the game.
Twenty-one goals were scored in fifteen league games. It's horrible everywhere, and now all of Europe is ...... No, it should be said that the whole world is terrified by his goalscoring efficiency.
He once said that he wanted to make the whole European team tremble under his feet, although he hasn't done it yet, but it's almost there, this kind of goal efficiency, it is estimated that anyone who hears it will tremble in their hearts.
Now that the league has not yet reached the halfway point, no one is discussing the topic of who belongs to the top scorer in the league, because this is basically no need to guess, with Lin Yu's efficiency, other players have no play, and Messi has no play either.
For Lin Yu, of course, this is a good thing, no one competes with him for the top scorer in the league, he can devote himself wholeheartedly to the competition for the Champions League Golden Boot, but for others, it is a little sad.
You're like Diego. Costa.
This guy also made a bold statement that he must surpass Lin Yu this season, but now that there is no play in surpassing, it is impossible to even catch up.
And Messi, don't look at Messi, although he has never said that he wants the league's top scorer, but he doesn't want it, do you believe it?
As a person who once monopolized the La Liga scorer list, and even the European Golden Boot and the Champions League Golden Boot, Messi is now pressed on his head by Lin Yu, to be honest, it's really pitiful, but what can be done, this world is the world of the jungle, whoever is strong will get more glory, and whoever can play will be able to dominate football.
Think about when Messi dominated the football world, Cristiano. Isn't Ronaldo just as sad?
Sympathize with whom?
Pity whom?
No one in football believes this, football only recognizes results and strength! If you don't get honor, others will not only not sympathize with you, but will ridicule you for your incompetence and belittle you to worthless.
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After the match with Osasuna, Real Madrid officially entered the days of third-tier battles, and the Copa del Rey game began.
In December, Real Madrid's events can be said to be very intensive, the Copa del Rey, the league, and the Champions League are almost crowded together, plus the Club World Cup is also squeezed in December, so as a coach like Zidane, you really have to arrange the team's physical strength well, otherwise there will be really big problems, one wrong step, and the possibility of losing the whole game will be lost.
Zidane thought about it, the Copa del Rey was not a strong opponent at the beginning, so he could let the main squad focus on the league and the Champions League, and the Club World Cup is not a game worth paying too much attention to, even if he sends a substitute to play.
Therefore, in the first Copa del Rey 1/16 finals, the match between Real Madrid and Nastic, Zidane sent all the substitutes, and even Lin Yu did not play, but this opponent is really weak, not even a team in the First Division, so the result of the game is also very optimistic. The first leg was 3:0 at home, and it was basically a safe entry into the round of 16.
Lin Yu did a good job in the stands for a while this time. He took Qu Hong to sit in the VIP seat, flirting and watching the game. It's not a lot of fun.
Sometimes it's not necessarily a bad thing to take a break like this.
Lin Yu can not play in the Copa del Rey game, because there is really no need to grab the opportunity to play with his teammates at this stage, but in the Champions League game, even if it is only the last round left, Lin Yu is still unwilling to give up the starting opportunity.
He was worried that Zidane would send a substitute lineup to practice in the last round because the team's qualification was already stable, so after the Copa del Rey match, he found Zidane privately. He wants to tell Zidane what he really thinks.
He is such a person, since he thinks something in his heart, he must say it, otherwise he will hold it in his heart, and others will not know what you want to say.
His goal is clear, and that is to score! Goal! Score again! must crush Messi to death, don't give Messi a chance to raise his head at all, and then keep his position as the world's No. 1, although it is tiring. But I'm tired and happy.
If a person doesn't even have this pursuit, then he must be very boring.
The final round of the game is at home against Galatasaray, although the opponent is not a fish belly team, but it is not as good as Liverpool. The defense wasn't as good as Basel, so it wouldn't be a bad thing if they could score a few more goals. So he's definitely going to play.
Zidane has no problem with rotating other players, because he now has a good understanding with the main players and substitutes. He believes that whoever is on it, he can score goals. Just don't let him sit on the bench or simply not even get close to the squad.
He wanted to compete.
Zidane actually knew that Lin Yu wanted to score 20 goals in the Champions League, but that was already something that happened earlier, he thought it was a joke at the time, so he didn't pay much attention to it, plus there have been more games recently, and he was also busy, so he forgot about it.
When Lin Yu found him and said that he must participate in the final round of the Champions League group stage, he was very confused.
"Our team's qualification is basically fine, and this game is played at home, don't you trust your teammates?" Zidane asked.
"No, no, no, coach, you're getting the point wrong, it's not about trust or distrust, I think the key is to score goals!"
"What do you mean?"
"You forgot? As I said, I'll have to score at least 20 goals in the Champions League this season, so I don't have to seize the opportunity to brush up on a few more in the group stage, and when it comes to the knockout stage, it's not as easy as it is now. β
Hearing Lin Yu's explanation, Zidane suddenly remembered what happened at that time, and he couldn't help but ask with some surprise: "Are you serious?" Not kidding? β
"Are you kidding? Do you think I'm joking? Lin Yu asked rhetorically.
"But it's too difficult, it's not that I don't believe in your ability, it's just that there are too many unknown situations in the game, and you want to score more than twenty goals, which is a bit of a fantasy." Zidane shook his head, he felt that Lin Yu was a little burnt.
"Coach, I've done it before, and it's not the first time." Lin Yu was dissatisfied with Zidane's attitude and said a little angrily.
"Lin Yu, you were able to score so many goals at that time, it was purely luck and accident, plus your strength was a result, but it is impossible for that situation to happen a second time." Zidane shook his head and said.
Lin Yu was anxious when he saw that Zidane didn't believe it, and said: "Coach, it's not bad for the team anyway, right, you have the right to play with me, it's up to my temperament!" β
"Play? Do you really dare to play? Zidane smiled bitterly: "You kid, I don't even know what to say." β
Lin Yu scratched his head and didn't speak, he saw Zidane with a smile on his face, he knew that this could be done, anyway, there was no harm to the team, Zidane had no reason not to agree.
After thinking for a while, Zidane asked solemnly: "Can you tell me?" Why do you have to score more than 20 goals? β
"That's not easy, I'm going to trample Messi under my feet!" Lin Yu said categorically.
"You have a grudge against him?"
"That's not it, I have a grudge against a lot of Barcelona players, but I have a good relationship with Messi." Lin Yu shook his head and said.
"Why?"
"Coach, have you watched those TV series from the Middle Ages? What would you do if you were a king and someone wanted to take your throne? β
"Of course it's resolute."
"Isn't that all there is to it? I'm the number one in the world right now, and I won't allow anything to climb on my head, so it's a must! β
I have to say that Lin Yu's words are a bit of a middle two, just like Luffy in "One Piece" who said "I'm the man who wants to be the King of the Pirates", and Naruto in "Naruto" said "I want to be the Hokage", few people in reality will put such words on their lips, because they will be ridiculed and scolded for ignorance.
To put it nicely, it is naΓ―ve and simple, and if it is ugly, it means that the brain is sick.
But Lin Yu still said it, because he didn't feel embarrassed about it, he thought so in his heart, why couldn't he say it?
Others laugh at him?
Who would dare to laugh at him?
He is now a king in football, a unique king, even Maradona and Pele may not have a higher status than him, what is wrong with a king wanting to keep his throne? (To be continued......)