Chapter 80: Pray for a Miracle

Rafa Benitez was quick to replace Ronaldo with Isco.

The fans in the stands also chanted "ISCO......"

Compared with Ronaldo, who joined Real Madrid for 80 million euros, Isco, as a representative of young players in Spain, obviously has a higher popularity among Real Madrid fans.

He was once hailed as a "Spanish talent" and "Real Madrid's hopeful" like Canales, and with the frequent injuries of Kaka and Canales in the same position in the team and the departure of Mesut Ozil to England, Isco also had the last laugh at Real Madrid.

But what surprised many fans and even Isco himself was that Real Madrid did not have a fixed position for targeted training in the face of such a player who intended to be cultivated!

Isco is like a screw, more like a revolutionary brick, where it needs to be moved, and the introduction of Ronaldo at a high price seems to be a slap in the face of this "future successor......

But Isco has almost done what a player can do: he struggles to adapt to tactics on the pitch, doesn't make noise on the bench, and gets along well with the big brothers and younger brothers in the team in private......

He came on the pitch and Ronaldo's style was very different.

When Real Sociedad got the ball, Isco was like a defender, constantly pressing and making up for the defense in his own half and even in the penalty area, he ran again and again to stop the passing lines of Qu Jing and Canales, not allowing them to easily play in a small area, and also paid extra attention to Zaldo, who was always waiting for an opportunity to get forward......

And when he gets the ball, if the timing is right, he will use delicate footwork to try to break through, or use accurate long passes to hand the ball to the BBC in frontcourt, so that the three who are still not actively retreating to respond have a chance to attack in the front court......

His brilliant performance won the applause and cheers of the Bernabeu fans, and almost limited Canales, who had been active.

Compared with Canales's dexterity, Isco's speed and explosiveness are better, and in several face-to-face duels between the two, Canales seems to have few options, except for a direct steal by Isco, and the other few times he simply gave up the breakthrough and chose a transitional transfer.

"Sergio, you go to the middle, let's switch positions", seeing that Canales was in an embarrassment, Qu Jing proposed to him to switch positions.

Isco's technique and reflexes at his feet were excellent, and he was just substituted and looked more fit.

In the 72nd minute, Isco and Qu Jing had their first head-to-head contact of the game.

Isco, who received Marcelo's pass on the wing, did not pay attention to Ronaldo's gesture in front of him and tried to break through along the wing.

Qu Jing didn't rush up when defending him, just tried to force him to the sideline, and his principle was one - you can pass back or long, but don't want to break through with the ball and then organize the attack comfortably.

Isco, of course, knew the intentions of the Sutra.

If it weren't for the bad effect of the first few long passes to the BBC, he wouldn't have chosen to break through on his own, especially when Qu Jing was on defense.

Before being substituted, Isco watched the performances of both players from the sidelines.

He was very impressed. As a player in the forward midfield position, not only in terms of offensive organization, Modric and Kroos are overstretched when defending, but also when Modric and Kroos switch from defense to attack, this song also reacts very quickly to interfere and intercept at the first time.

He knows the quality of Modric and Kroos, and it seems that it is rare to have these two men such a mess on both ends of the pitch for most of a game.

He paid special attention to Qu Jing's style of play: speed and explosiveness, although the technique is not fancy, but he plays quite intelligently, he always knows how to pass and get rid of the ball in the most concise and effective way, and his one-on-one defensive ability is simply amazing.

But Isco still decided to PK one-on-one with Qujing.

He was a little curious, a little unconvinced, and most importantly, when he saw a young player of the same age, if he performed well on the field, he would subconsciously give birth to a sense of contrast.

Isco, who swept the ball to the sideline, did not try to get rid of the warp with speed, but suddenly used a bulltail to get rid of it, and this beautiful passing action also caused a burst of applause from the fans at the scene.

But as if to see what he was trying to do, he scrambled to cross the ball and got between Isco and the ball.

Isco, who lost control of the ball, was a little annoyed, he struggled to get the ball back, and even brought a push motion in his hand, but Qu Jing just stuck in the position, and then watched the ball slowly roll out of the sideline......

Qu Jing quickly tossed the throw-in to Sanz and then turned and ran back, as Cruyff mentioned, he likes to throw throw-ins, so that when he tosses it to his team-mates, he becomes the only person in the neighborhood who is not being marked.

However, this rule seems to be the exception today, and Isco seems to be competing with him, and when he enters the field from the touchline, Isco quickly sticks to it......

"Still young, ......", Qu Jing sighed heartily in his heart.

Seeing that Isco was somewhat entangled with himself, he had a hint of joy: Real Madrid's attack and defense have obviously improved after Isco was replaced, but if Isco always focuses on the ball, it will obviously not help Real Madrid's passive situation.

Benitez, who was extremely anxious off the pitch, made another change, replacing Kroos with Casemiro.

Casemiro came on the pitch and formed a barrier with the assistance of Modric and Isco, which made the passes of Qu Jing and Canales and Vela no longer fluent, coupled with Pepe's unusually ferocious tackles, which made Canales, who had little advantage in the confrontation, even more ineffective.

Agusli followed suit with Canales replacing Canales and putting on a Christmas tree formation again.

This made it difficult for Real Madrid's three midfielders to talk about the ball comfortably advancing to the front, and watching as time became less and less, they began to frequently kick directly from the back.

This caused the fans in the stands to start booing with dissatisfaction, which also caused the pain of countless Real Madrid fans who watched the live broadcast of the game.

"I was a dignified battleship, and in the face of the Real Sociedad team, I was forced to start a long pass and rush to ......"

"Heart congestion, BBC, this is the rhythm of being blown up by others......"

"Why hasn't Benitez left class yet, is it possible that my superstars are behaving like this to speed up the pace of Bei Bald's class?"

"Class! Class! The cries also continued to sound from the stands......

Benitez, who was unmoved, did not make targeted adjustments, and the facts are in front of him, and no further adjustment will help.

He can only hope for the individual abilities of the players, or a miracle in the few minutes remaining, so that he can take a breather when he is in the whirlpool of classes every day......