Section 302 The Commencement of the Game
The sudden retirement of Ellijie caused a great sensation, not only in foreign countries, but also in other places.
In England, the media ridiculed France with "There is only one couple of Beckhams", and they firmly believed that there might be a star like Beckham, but there was no second person like Victoria who knew how to promote her husband.
The Spanish media, on the other hand, is more focused on football itself. They all hope that Zhao Yaning will affect the state of the game because of this incident, at least not like in the first round, facing the fierce surprise of Real Madrid's papier-mΓ’chΓ© defense.
After all, for the football media, compared to the Champions League game, Ellie's sudden retirement is not a big deal.
Although the score of the away game against Real Madrid was 4-3, Monaco is still not favored. After all, Monaco had only scored three away goals after two breaks. And even then, there is an element of luck. And in this game, everyone is still more optimistic about Real Madrid.
The second round of the match between Monaco and Real Madrid was held at the Stade Louis II, and the rì period of the match was also April 5, which happened to be the birth of Morientes. This matter has long been forgotten by people outside the clouds. Who cares about those at the moment?
But, in fact, this is the only Monaco news that makes this match feel like it needs attention. In Spain, the news headline of "As" newspaper was "Draw can be promoted", and "Marca" was not to be outdone, and already published news such as "Entering the Final Four for Five Years in a Row" to show their confidence. In an interview with television, Carlos speculated with interest whether the semi-final opponents would be Arsenal or Chelsea. And Beckham ...... Well, Beckham didn't say anything, because he was doomed to miss the game because of the yellow card, and he didn't stay in the team, but took the hot girl to Switzerland for a vacation.
In Real Madrid's view, as long as Carlos returns, there will be no problems in the defensive line, and beating Monaco is naturally not a problem.
If it weren't for the unexpected injury suffered by Real Madrid in the last game and the mistaken belief that they could overpower Monaco, Real Madrid would not have been beaten by Monaco in the first half. As long as Real Madrid doesn't mess around in this game, they naturally won't lose.
"We in Monaco lack money, we lack people, but we don't lack ambition. The game hasn't started yet, and we're certainly not going to throw in the towel. β
At the pre-match press conference, in front of the reporters' interviews, Deschamps' eyebrows straightened. He really wants to curse, and if the game is not played, it will be decided that Monaco will lose, is it that you are so sure of the draw away?
"I don't know what to do to guarantee a win." But no matter how excited he was before the game and returned to the dressing room, Deschamps still frankly announced his helplessness, "We don't have any advantage compared to Real Madrid. If we have any advantages, then we can only say that mediocrity is also an advantage. β
"yes, no advantage at all." Luo Teng, who was on the side, also shook his head, "Even my wife can't sing." β
"Hey......" Zhao Yaning shook his head.
Deschamps interrupted them with a smile on the side, "Don't talk nonsense, although there are not many ways, but after I racked my brains for a long time, I think we can still find some advantages." β
This statement made the players all look at him.
"I think our biggest problem is that our technology is not as good as Real Madrid. However, our greatest advantage is that our physical strength is better. Deschamps spoke.
Monaco has not been nervous in these rounds, everyone's rest is still relatively sufficient, and the Monaco players are generally younger and more physical.
"I've seen the specific analysis of the last game." Deschamps continued, "Real Madrid's average running distance is less than 10,000 meters, and Beckham's 13,000 kilometers alone has pulled them a lot of average points. They are not active in running, and can even be said to be lazy. If we speed up the pace of the game and run a lot, then after the first half of the wings, their stamina will be about the same. β
Real Madrid's Zidane and Ronaldo are not people who like to defend back, and their style of play rarely runs, which makes Real Madrid really lack fitness.
"But we're tired of them, and we don't have much energy to spare." Roten retorted.
"We can still hold on. Our average run this season is still over 10,000 meters. This time it was Zhao Yaning who shook his head, "Real Madrid usually runs the most is Beckham, and he is not here." Everyone else played well, but they didn't run very actively. β
"So, if we can get them running, we can win." Roten nodded, "But they have a Zidane." That's a master of controlling the rhythm. And there's a Figo, and it's not bad at all. How do we play so that they can play at our pace?"
"Strengthen the rapid impact, fight more counterattacks, and increase the wide area of transfer." "Anyway, just find a way to get them running." β
A group of people discussed gossip, which made Deschamps laugh too: as long as they can work together, who says that they can't fight?
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Although Real Madrid think they have a chance to win, they are still not careless. After all, they are all stars, and they have foreseen more things about capsizing in the gutter, so they will naturally attach great importance to this kind of game.
You know, in this game, the president of Florentino invited Prince Albert of Monaco to watch the game together. He swore a treble before the season, but Real Madrid lost the Copa del Rey in the final, and now there are only the league and the cup left, the cup was cooked by three people, and the league was chased by Barcelona and Valencia all the way, and now Real Madrid, several fronts are in jeopardy.
And this game, winning Monaco, is naturally the best thing for them.
But as soon as the game started, they sensed something was wrong.
The Monaco players don't know why, they all play extremely violently, no matter who they are, they want to rush when they get the ball, and if they can't rush, they will continue to rush for others, this kind of play has a bit of the style of the Premier League.
But Real Madrid still doesn't care much about this style of play after all, it's just a little more paced and the game is more intense. Monaco are behind on aggregate and will naturally want to play faster. But this kind of attitude is exactly what Real Madrid likes. For them, the more impatient the opponent, the better, and their opportunities will naturally come out.
And at the beginning of the game, Zhao Yaning still didn't forget to try to sneak attack once or twice. In the eighth minute, he fired a long-range shot from outside the box - but unfortunately, Casillas was still in good shape, and his save was effortless, which also put out Zhao Yaning's idea of earning one by sneak attack.
The two teams, right in midfield, went back and forth to win β and in the 36th minute, Real Madrid tasted the sweetness.
After Ronaldo's through shot was played to Raul, Raul opened the scoring for Real Madrid with a beautiful volley.
While this made Real Madrid fans rejoice, some people began to notice Real Madrid's problems.
They are not as fast-paced as Monaco, and they even want to press the tempo with deliberate possession. But Monaco apparently did not give them that opportunity. Zikos dragged behind, and Yaya Toure and Plasil, who had replaced Cisse, rushed out in a rush to disrupt Real Madrid's rhythm.
Looks like it's underestimating...... At this time, the Real Madrid players had a glimmer of understanding in their hearts.
These guys don't speed up the pace at all because they are panicked, they just want to fight with the players of Real Madrid, and they want to consume Real Madrid's physical strength to play like this.
This is a kick that kills 3,000 enemies and loses 800 yourself!
The Real Madrid players couldn't help but complain. If you continue to play like this, you will have to 12,000 kilometers after a game. Monaco is not a rich team, there are not many substitutes, this game is over, the next game, how do you play in the league? Yes, you have an advantage in points, but no matter how big the advantage is, you can't waste it like this.
And the Real Madrid players are also faced with such a choice question: should they go out and fight with Monaco, run and run, see who is tired first, or close the kick, rely on the advantage of two goal difference to defend the whole game, so as to successfully advance, and at the same time take into account the physical strength, and play in the league in the next game?
The Real Madrid players were quick to make a judgment β there was nothing difficult to choose, let alone a fair and honest reason to prepare for the league, and even when there was no reason at all, Real Madrid's players did not like to run actively.
We are artists, how can we do the work of masons?
A team with an artist is a good team. Two, you can play beautiful football. Three, amazing, four, placed is a problem. Today's Real Madrid has a team of artists such as Ronaldo, Zidane, Figo, Guti, and Raul.
Cantona referred to Didier Deschamps as a water porter and coolie player for the French team. But what everyone knows is that it is this coolie-like water porter who is the biggest guarantee for the French team to win the championship, the captain of the team and the person who has contributed the most.
The importance of a team's 'mediocre players', no one knows better than Didier Deschamps.
Three minutes into stoppage time in the first half, Monaco trailed 3-5 on aggregate. Deschamps looked up, looked at the scoreboard, and then at Real Madrid, which was shrinking across the board, and couldn't help but laugh.
Now, the game is officially on. ()ΟΒ· u(8) Update the fastest reading network