958 Real Madrid changes formation
In order to better face Liverpool, Bosque did not send Qin Xiong and Raul in the 26th round of La Liga at the weekend, and instead started Higuain and Huntelaar.
In the past 10 days, Bosque has his own ideas on how to transform the team in the difficult situation, but there is too little time left for him, and the external environment of the schedule pressure also makes Real Madrid's transformation lack time to adapt.
Atletico Madrid arrived at the Bernabeu in a big way, and this city derby is unlikely to be used to experiment with new tactics, the cost will be huge, and in three days, Real Madrid will go to Liverpool City.
Atletico Madrid emulated the defensive tactics of Liverpool and Espanyol, and deployed heavy troops in the midfield to carry out frenzied encirclement, trying to make Real Madrid unable to gain a foothold in midfield.
Bosque foresaw that Atletico Madrid would be so arranged, and Real Madrid would play extremely simple and rough, and even lost the Spanish giants' style of playing with delicate technical colors.
At full-time, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid ended in a 1-1 draw, with the two teams drawing hands.
Real Madrid drew three times in a row in the Champions League and the league, while Barcelona won this round to stop the slump, beating Athletic Bilbao 2-0 at home to extend their lead over Real Madrid to four points.
In front of Real Madrid is the Champions League life-and-death battle, and the failure to win this Madrid derby has caused Bosque to encounter huge public pressure after the game.
Even the chairman Boruda has a lot of criticism about Bosque, but he does not dare to say the cruel words of changing the coach easily.
Boruda didn't even know if he would be able to continue to sit in the chair in the summer, when he had no authority and no network of contacts. He can dismiss Bosque in a bad way. But finding a manager who is convincing enough is absolutely impossible.
Real Madrid landed in Liverpool City on March 9.
Circumstances change with the passage of time. A year later, visiting Anfield again was like a star-steady, with Real Madrid and Liverpool in opposite directions, and the situation reversed, with Real Madrid playing as a mourning soldier.
As the Real Madrid players came out with serious expressions, Liverpool coach Rafael Benitez stared intently at every Real Madrid player who walked out of the tunnel.
He wants to confirm that the information he receives is accurate.
Real Madrid's starting line-up for this game was unexpected.
If it is true, then he is not bad, and Bosque should also change the formation.
When he got a clear look at Real Madrid's starting 11. Benitez returned to the dugout and sat down.
Amid the cheering of Reds fans at Anfield, Real Madrid and Liverpool kicked off for the Champions League match.
"Welcome to Anfield, home of Liverpool, England, where the second leg of the 2008-2009 Champions League quarter-final between Real Madrid and Liverpool will be played.
In the first leg, Liverpool played a 2:2 draw with Real Madrid, and Liverpool, who had two away goal advantages, moved to Anfield to sit at home, and the probability of advancing to the quarterfinals of the Champions League will be very high.
What happens in the 90 minutes left for defending champions Real Madrid?
Bosque's starting line-up and line-up have changed today.
Now for the starting line-ups of both sides.
Liverpool started 4231.
Goalkeeper: Reina.
Defenders: Arbeloa, Carragher, Ager, Aurelio.
Midfielders: Kuyt, Mascherano. Gerrard, Alonso. Liela.
Forward: Fernando Torres.
Liverpool's starting XI is unchanged from the previous game, which is also Liverpool's strongest squad this season.
Real Madrid started 4231.
Goalkeeper: Casillas.
Defenders: Ramos, Pepe, Cannavaro, Heinze.
Midfielders: Robben, Diarra, Raul, Qin Xiong, Sneijder.
Striker: Gonzalo Higuain.
Real Madrid withdrew Raul today to play as a striker or shadow striker, while Argentine teenager Higuain was the attacker, and the duo in the middle of the midfield was Diarra and Qin Xiong.
I don't know if Bosque's line-up will be able to turn the tide for Real Madrid.
Okay, the game starts right away, so let's wait and see. ”
Bosque's starting changes today, the changes in the formation actually don't mean much.
However, the level of control in each area has been adjusted.
Among them, Qin Xiong's withdrawal from the midfield to take on the role of offensive commander is the most obvious change.
Guti is old, Gagos is still immature, at this moment, the only way Box can think of is to let Qin Xiong return to the midfield as a commander!
This is perhaps the most intuitive way to improve Real Madrid's midfield control.
The race is on.
Real Madrid went on the offensive right from the start.
Qin Xiong received Higuain's return pass and dribbled to the right side.
In the process of dribbling, he dodged Torres's pressing, and when Gerrard and Liela formed a trap defense, he passed the ball diagonally to Robben in front of the right side, and after the ball was released, Qin Xiong immediately ran in reverse to the middle, and after Robben's horizontal pass reached Qin Xiong's feet, Qin Xiong suddenly sent a direct pass on the spot.
The ball rolled between Mascherano and Alonso behind Higuain.
Higuain didn't have good possession under Carragher's press, but he barely managed to get the ball back to Raul.
Raul then passed the ball to Qin Xiong, who ran to the left in front of the penalty area.
Arbeloa and Mascherano came together to defend Qin Xiong, and Qin Xiong leisurely sent a through ball on the spot!
Sneijder cuts inside from behind Abeloa!
He coordinated with Qin Xiong's passing and running seamlessly, and Sneijder volleyed with his right foot without stopping the ball after entering the penalty area!
Reyna was well prepared and made a cross save to keep the ball out of the touchline.
The Anfield stadium reverberated with a terrified uproar from Liverpool fans.
Real Madrid's attacking fluidity is clearly a different from the previous game.
More fluid and natural!
Qin Xiong calmly ran to open a corner, he knew that this game was very difficult, but first of all, he couldn't put too much pressure on his own psychology, which would only negatively affect his performance.
After Qin Xiong's corner, Liverpool's Ague headed clear.
Alonso's header from outside the box gets the ball over to Steven Gerrard.
It can be clearly seen that Liverpool's main tactical idea in this game is to defend and counterattack!
They don't have to go head-to-head with Real Madrid, taking advantage of Real Madrid's need to score goals, and believe that opportunities will definitely appear in due time.
Gerrard looked back at the situation in front of him, and he saw Torres run out of the void and did not hesitate to pass the ball to Torres' feet.
When Torres had the ball up front, the eyes of all the Reds fans at Anfield were hot.
They shouted for the Holy Child Torres and encouraged him to wreak havoc on Real Madrid's defence! (To be continued.) )