Chapter 524: There are gains and losses
During Zidane's tenure, there have indeed been no sharp dressing room conflicts.
There are minor contradictions, most of which are personal complaints from the players.
Complain about why you have less playing time and low annual salary.
These are minor issues.
If you want playing time, you either take your chances or go to another club.
As for the annual salary, as long as Florentino is happy, there is no problem with the salary increase and the renewal of the contract.
But once the players openly oppose the manager, it will greatly affect the stability and morale of the team.
Especially in big clubs, top giants, some players are even big enough to make conditions with the chairman.
At a club as historic as Real Madrid, this is very rare.
It is common for stars to be dissatisfied with the manager's arrangement and collectively put pressure on the club.
On the one hand, the club needs the quality of the stars to improve the team's results.
On the other hand, there is a need for the market behind the stars to create wealth.
Weighing the pros and cons, clubs usually put pressure on the manager.
In the case of a club's poor results, there are examples of managers being impeached and removed from class by players.
But Real Madrid is not.
The manager is not in office, and it is all about the president Florentino and the results of the Champions League.
Especially during the period when Real Madrid stayed in the title of sixteen in the Champions League, the frequent changes of coaches can be called the first in Europe.
The European competition is an important criterion to measure.
Last season, Zidane's Real Madrid third line collapsed, and there was no protest in the dressing room, but the unhesitating support of the players, which was the key to his continued stay.
Therefore, Zidane dares to say such things, which proves his absolute status in the dressing room.
The media did not have a trace of suspicion, and even after Zidane finished speaking, no one dared to question it.
Because their theories simply don't hold water.
The media's public opinion was temporarily suppressed, but the fans were not happy.
Many fans sang and set off fireworks outside the hotel where Real Madrid was staying late at night, hoping to affect their rest, causing them to be in poor spirits during the game.
This off-the-shelf trick did work, but the police and security quickly drove the extreme fans away and kept the law and order around the hotel.
The Lyon fans, who did not succeed, booed Rossi on the day of the match as the players of both sides warmed up.
Soon, the game between the two sides began.
As soon as Rossi got the ball, he was immediately booed by the Lyon fans.
If it was Benzema who took the ball, the Lyon fans applauded again.
The two extreme performances are undoubtedly to provoke contradictions between Real Madrid's two strikers.
But is that really the case?
Under the methodical combing of Real Madrid's midfield, the BBL combination on the front line got a lot of opportunities.
First, Bale's in-cut shot hit the post.
Then Benzema and Rossi attacked the goal one after another, and they were all close to the goal, which was a fraction of a second.
At home, Lyon not only did not play his efficient counterattack, but was tired defensively and was once suppressed by Real Madrid.
And in this game, Zidane strengthened the pressing of the front, making it very difficult for Lyon to play the ball in the backfield, and the ball was forced to find the front end with a long pass before the ball was passed a few times.
If you're lucky, you'll be able to get the ball on the striker and take a few steps to create a non-threatening shot.
Unlucky, possession of the ball was cut off by the Real Madrid midfielder and lost possession.
Wave after wave of attacks made Lyon's defense stormy.
In the 20th minute, Real Madrid scored first in a positional battle.
After Benzema entered the penalty area against offside, he faced the goalkeeper and selflessly knocked the ball to Rossi to help him score a goal.
Subsequently, it was Benzema who took the initiative to concede the penalty after making a penalty in the penalty area, allowing Rossi to complete the brace.
After scoring this goal, Rossi is also on the Champions League scorer list, surpassing Messi.
Lyon fans were stunned.
Benzema's two selfless assists completely shattered the rumors of his feud with Rossi.
In the first half of injury time, Rossi selflessly assisted Benzema with his heel and reciprocated the favor to help Real Madrid lead 3:0.
With their extraordinary performances, the two not only shattered the rumors of disagreement, but also helped Real Madrid advance to the Champions League semi-finals in advance.
In the second half, Real Madrid completely controlled the tempo of the game and began the half-time offensive and defensive drills.
In the 45 minutes of practice, the attacking side Real Madrid worked together and formed a number of threatening shots.
Unfortunately, Lyon's defense was so strong that not even a fly could fly into it, let alone the official Champions League football that weighed 420 grams.
But Lyon fans weren't buying it.
I'm paying to look at the offense, and you show me the defense has a.
Around the 75th minute, some Lyon fans had already started to leave the stadium to avoid traffic jams.
In the end, Real Madrid defeated Lyon 3-0 away and successfully advanced to the top four of the Champions League.
At the same time as Real Madrid, Bayern Munich also qualified.
They eliminated Barcelona 5-1 over two legs.
The two teams will go head-to-head in Europe, with only the final.
"Say it, I'm the boss of the team!"
Zinedine Zidane, who was present in the post-match interview, jokingly said a word when explaining why the penalty was taken by Rossi.
It fits perfectly with the content of his pre-match press conference.
The conflict in the Real Madrid dressing room has been dissolved.
The media has been full of praise for Real Madrid's performance in recent times.
Not only successfully won the position of the leader of La Liga, but also successfully reached the semi-finals of the Champions League.
The media predicts that Real Madrid will win the championship this year.
As we all know, Real Madrid, which has entered the semi-finals of the Champions League, is very combative.
A team's form is always up and down, but there are a few key lows that are very obvious.
One of them is the April schedule.
Heading into April, the season is coming to an end, and the long game cycle has left the players physically tired and injured.
This time period depends on the training and bench depth of each team on weekdays.
And the later it is in the league, the pressure of winning the championship and relegation comes one after another, and teams with tasks can often play extraordinary and wonderful games, and the upsets are frequent.
Under Pintus' training, Real Madrid is still in high fitness as they enter the final season sprint.
With the training camp of the national team, the body of some players is overloaded, resulting in a sluggish state after returning to club games.
This has become Rossi's advantage.
He is not playing for the national team and is the most comfortable player in the Real Madrid team.
Plenty of rest to keep his body and state fully charged.
Luck, too, is on Real Madrid's side.
Their opponents in the semi-finals are Leipzig, who eliminated Atletico Madrid.
Although both teams have a very rough and tough style, which is what Real Madrid are the least good at dealing with.
Leipzig, who is enthusiastic and unrestrained, is much easier to deal with than Atletico Madrid.
Not all teams can defend like Atletico Madrid.
And they can hold out up to 120 minutes.
But a good sign does not mean good luck.
After being eliminated from the Champions League, Barcelona concentrated on the league and kept chasing Real Madrid.
Zidane is also very cautious, in order to maintain the leader of the standings, he does not dare to carry out a large personnel change.
In the face of Athletic Bilbao, although it won 1-0, Real Madrid paid a serious price.
Rossi has a thigh strain and will miss a week.
This means that he will miss the first leg against Leipzig.
I just came out of the hospital yesterday and am in a bad state, I hope you understand!
It will be updated slowly and stably in the future.
(End of chapter)