Tactical system, this is a term that is becoming more and more important.

But there are still many people who don't understand why a stable tactical system is becoming more and more important.

I believe that everyone will not deny that in the past, present, and future, professional football is constantly developing in the direction of integration, even if it is a talented superstar like Messi, his outstanding performance must be built on the basis of the team as a whole.

Even a star with the characteristics of Cristiano Ronaldo has to be built on the premise of the team as a whole.

Either the team serves you, or you serve the team.

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Since it's a holistic sport, it's important that the 11 players on the pitch work together with each other.

How to knead these 11 players into a whole, twist them into a rope on the field, unify their thoughts, and advance and retreat together has undoubtedly become a major problem that all teams must face.

Over the years, Manchester City has introduced stars who are strong enough and good enough on the cards, but why does it always give people a feeling of weakness? Always can't get the results you deserve?

The answer is simple, lack of a whole!

The Chinese have a saying that one chopstick is easy to fold, and ten chopsticks are not easy.

As long as you can twist eleven players into a rope on the football field, then this team is not far behind, and any team that wants to beat such an opponent will have to work hard, let alone defeat.

Even, the team with a stronger integrity can often stage a dark horse miracle.

It's like Rehhagel's Greece, Jose Mourinho's Porto, and Leicester City this season.

But this is easy to say, but it is very difficult to do.

Because the most difficult thing for a person to be controlled is the mind!

Every professional player who can mix in Europe's top leagues and establish himself is sure to have something unique about him.

If you want to control the minds of these people, you can imagine how difficult it is.

It can even be said that it is impossible!

But is there a way to regulate what these people do on the football field?

The answer is, yes!

That's a tight tactical system!

Through a meticulous and meticulous tactical system, the behavior of players on the field can be well regulated, so that they can clearly know what they should do and when at any time.

Does that mean that the tactical system is stifling the creativity of the players?

Yes, but no!

Blindly asking players to stick to the tactical system and not know how to play on the spot, that is the weakest.

A truly clever tactical system is one that not only provides the team with a solid tactical framework that regulates the responsibilities of the players on the pitch, but also creates a relaxed environment for the players to perform.

Is this contradictory?

No, not contradictory.

To put it simply, the tactical system is the bottom line, and when the players don't have a better option on the pitch, then you follow the tactical system, and that's right.

Because in this case, a hasty decision is often not a good choice, and may even be the worst.

If that's the case, then you might as well choose not to choose and follow the tactical system.

Conversely, in the absence of a rigorous tactical system, players can easily lose control on the pitch, especially when they are frustrated and panicked.

It's like Real Madrid now.

In the first leg, they lost 0-4 at the Glory Stadium in Southampton and returned to the Bernabeu Stadium in disgrace, but Real Madrid played like a game of scattered sand in the cheers of tens of thousands of Real Madrid fans in the stadium.

Is it because they don't work hard enough?

Obviously not, each of them is holding their stomach to vent, and they all do their best.

Is that a tactical misguide?

Neither is it.

In the case of falling behind by a large score in the first leg, in the second leg, Zidane put out an aggressive lineup to give it a go, which is understandable.

Even Zinedine Zidane learned the lessons of the first leg in his formation, with Luka Modric and Casemiro in midfield, James Rodriguez and Gareth Bale on the wings, and Lewandowski and Karim Benzema up front.

Although James Rodriguez was on the wing, he was asked to drop back into midfield to participate in playmaking and defence.

Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Robert Lewandowski were flexible on the pitch.

It is clear that Zidane's intention is to use a world-class attacking line-up to suppress the Southampton defence.

So, from the very beginning, Real Madrid chose to press out and play.

This should be a fairly aggressive set of tactics, and it is theoretically possible to work.

But only theoretically.

In fact, on the pitch, Real Madrid's players are grossly inconsistent and incongruous with each other.

Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Robert Lewandowski were at the front of the pack when Real Madrid were attacking with the ball, pressing down the Southampton defence, waiting for a pass from their team-mates behind them to launch an attack as soon as they got the ball.

Even James Rodriguez, who theoretically wanted to drop back to support midfield, stayed on the left side of the pitch.

The idea is a good thing and proves that the players have a strong desire to win.

But the bad thing is that Casemiro and Modric have been suppressed by Southampton and the distance between them and the strikers is too large.

Carlo Ancelotti had apparently expected Real Madrid to go crazy at home, so the game started with a defensive tactic, with the focus on pinching Modric.

Especially when he realized that the distance between Real Madrid's front and midfield was a little unreasonable, he further increased the pressure on Modric and Casemiro.

This directly led to the complete loss of contact between Real Madrid's front and midfield, and the ball could not be passed to the front at all.

In this way, Real Madrid's attacking effect is greatly reduced.

But if that's all there is to it, it's a matter of underestimating Ancelotti.

Both sides were suspended for yellow cards, with Southampton at left-back Alaba and Real Madrid centre-back Pepe, both vital members of the squad.

But unlike Zidane's choice of substitutions, Ancelotti made tactical adjustments.

Eden Hazard, who had an eye-catching performance in the first leg, went straight up front, pinned down Carvajal, did not retreat to defend, and gave way to Gareth Bale to attack.

At left wing-back, Carlo Ancelotti put Luke Shaw to focus on defence.

In other words, Southampton conceded their left side, which is Real Madrid's right, to attack.

He is well aware that Real Madrid lack a tight tactical system, lack patience, and often defensively the moment they think they have caught the holes of their opponents and want to attack.

Because at this time, the superstars in the front court are all pressing, but it is difficult for the midfield and backfield to keep up.

Therefore, Ancelotti's strategy is very simple, let go of the left side, I am confident that I can defend, because Real Madrid's frontcourt one-on-one breakthrough ability is not strong, as long as the team tightens the defensive position, it is not easy for Real Madrid to break through.

But once Real Madrid pressed up, then their problems in the midfield and back were exposed.

There is a saying that if heaven wants to destroy it, it must first make it crazy!

As it turned out, Ancelotti was indeed an old fox.

With 21 minutes played, Real Madrid continued to press forward, but Southampton broke the ball.

The ball was quickly moved to midfield, Di Maria picked up the ball and saw Pogba sprint down the right to take Modric with him, while Messi took the opportunity to cut diagonally into the top of the box.

Di Maria and Messi cooperated tacitly, and the ball immediately came to Messi's feet.

As soon as Messi got the ball, he accelerated, passed Casemiro, entered the penalty area, and then shook Ramos, who was in a hurry, and after passing diagonally, Suarez followed quickly, and directly pushed the ball into the net.

Southampton completed a very sharp and swift defensive counter-attack!

In an instant, the entire Bernabeu stadium fell silent!

After conceding the goal, Real Madrid fought back frantically, Gareth Bale got two consecutive chances to get up in the left rib area at the front of the big penalty area, but one was defused by Luke Shaw and one was blocked by Neuer, but they couldn't form a chance.

Marcelo also began to be actively involved in the attack, and also got a powerful volley from the left of the field, but it was saved by Neuer flying off the crossbar.

Real Madrid look on the offensive.

But in the 34th minute, Southampton launched another attack.

Di Maria won the ball in midfield, broke away quickly and passed straight into the penalty area.

Messi didn't know when to switch positions with Suarez, knocked a heel pass in the big penalty area, Pogba came up from behind, and directly shot angrily, and the ball went into the net again!

Two to zero!

Two goals in a row completely put Real Madrid's morale into a trough.

I'm afraid no one would have imagined that at the Bernabeu Stadium, the Saints would be able to continue their previous excellent performance.

Real Madrid's players were equally frustrated, wondering why it was so difficult for them to score goals when it was so easy for Southampton to score.

Is it because the teammates behind you are not strong?

Zidane, who was in front of the coach's seat of the home team, also looked frustrated, he never thought that his carefully arranged tactics would fall short in the end.

The team didn't play as well as he wanted, and it looked like they were all in a piece.

Especially when they are behind by one goal, as soon as each of them gets the ball, the first thing that comes to mind is to counterattack, that is, to attack.

But the more anxious you are, the more mistakes you make.

There is no doubt that the 2-0 in the second leg extended the total score of the two legs to 6-0, and Real Madrid need to score seven goals if they want to qualify, which is already impossible.

Today's Real Madrid should not think about qualifying from the knockout rounds, but about saving face.

That's a goal!

But this is usually an easy requirement for Real Madrid at the Bernabeu, but it is extremely difficult to face Southampton.

The team is too cohesive, and Real Madrid's players are fighting in silos and can't pose a threat at all.

It's like Gareth Bale, who passed a Luke Shaw, but soon came another Nastasic.

With a slight pause or hesitation, Luke Shaw turned and pounced, forming a trap.

In this siloed and disconnected situation, it is difficult for Real Madrid's players to threaten Southampton's goal, no matter how strong they are.

Zidane was also helpless in the face of such a situation, because he found that he could not make every player in the team play under the same mind.

This made him feel helpless and frustrated at the same time.

Especially when the game came to the second half, not long after it started, Southampton seized the opportunity again, Messi retreated to the midfield to get the ball, used his personal ability to get rid of Modric, and went straight to the big penalty area, Suarez once again calmly grasped the opportunity, overnight, and further expanded the score.

At this moment, the entire Bernabeu stadium was completely fried.

All the Real Madrid fans are gone!

So many big-name stars, investing so much transfer money, only to be so humiliated by their opponents on their home turf?

Who can stand it?

So, for a while, Florentino's call to step down sounded again at the Bernabeu Stadium.

The noise is getting louder and louder, and finally it is overwhelming!