princely elegance

Chapter 221 Birth of the King of Efficiency

The black and hard return instantly made Real Madrid's call for the championship once again high.After the winter break, although Real Madrid achieved a record of complete victories in the league, without this midfielder, Gago focused more on defense, which resulted in Real Madrid's offense no longer being as invincible as in the first half of the season .Against Zaragoza, Levante and Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid only scored in the last 10 minutes of the second half.

From a certain point of view, the current Real Madrid suffers from Gago dependence. When the Argentine prince plays well, the Blancos can be invincible.But the current Gago still has a distance from his predecessor Redondo, and he cannot be world-class on both offensive and defensive ends by himself.

Everyone admits that Real Madrid with Gago is like a tiger with wings on offense. The most correct thing Schuster did after taking charge of Real Madrid was to continue Capello's double midfielder tactics. With the black and tough Diarra sharing the defense, the Argentine Prince's offensive ability has been fully activated this season.

Schuster originally planned to play a single midfielder, but because Gago and Diarra's cooperation effect is really good, so now Real Madrid still has a double midfielder configuration.And this time Hei Youqiang left briefly because of the Africa Cup of Nations. Although Real Madrid's performance did not decline, it is certain that Gago's state was not as good as in the first half of the season.

And now it is the stage of the league competition. As long as the opponents win in the next few rounds, Schuster will have enough confidence to make a rotation in the Champions League knockout match in half a month.

To win the opponent more easily, Gago's performance is the key, and the return of Diarra, who cooperates more tacitly with the Argentine prince, is undoubtedly a great thing.

So the media in Madrid were overjoyed, but the reporters from Real Madrid's opponents began to cry.

Damn Gago, can't you suffer from several injuries like last season? Now Real Madrid has won eight consecutive victories all the way, and Barcelona can't even catch up in the league. Does it give people suspense?

But probably the prayers of the Barcelona fans were heard by God. When Real Madrid challenged the newly promoted Almeria in an away game, they unexpectedly encountered difficulties.

When Pepe was defending at the beginning of the game, he collided with Almeria's striker Negredo and was injured.After the winter break, the injury inevitably found Real Madrid, and it was found on Pepe, the team's defensive core.

After Pepe left the field, Negredo, who came out of Real Madrid, was not polite to his home team at all. After dragging Cannavaro in the first half, he gave the ball to Juanito. Casillas shot in the small penalty area. Fucked.But the referee indicated that the ball had passed the touchline and the goal was valid.

In the first half, Real Madrid fell behind by one goal and entered the intermission. Schuster quickly used the second substitution quota, and regardless of Diarra's rest after the Africa Cup of Nations, he immediately replaced Baptista.

However, there was no cooperation in several games, and the cooperation between Gago and Hei Youhard actually produced a slight sense of strangeness, which led to the opponent scoring another goal in the opening 40 seconds of the second half.Cannavaro put Negredo in the penalty area very badly. The referee did not soften his heart and awarded a penalty directly.The latter took the penalty kick himself and scored overnight. This is his seventh league goal this season. The center forward who came out of the Castilla youth training camp is now considered a top scorer in La Liga.

However, this kid's characteristic of being energetic as soon as he hits Real Madrid made the Meilingers angry and hated.

After seeing two goals behind, Real Madrid's stars all went crazy in an instant. The last time Los Blancos lost in the league was in the No.11 round last year. At that time, the first team was full of energy because of the national team match day. Injured, defeated by Sevilla 2-0 at the Pizjuan Stadium.

Is it going to lose again today, and will the eight-game winning streak end like this?

"I originally planned to hit the highest winning streak record in La Liga, although that record was also created by Real Madrid!"

Gago whispered to Guti beside him after re-teaming.The winning streak in La Liga was created by Real Madrid in ancient times. The [-]-game winning streak maintained by the Blancos led by Puskas is still very likely to be broken according to the momentum of Real Madrid this season.

"Young people, sometimes you have to respect your seniors."

After Guti knocked the ball to Gago, he said a word, and then began to advance.

"But aren't records meant to be broken?"

After Gago finished speaking, he took a look at the situation in the opponent's penalty area, then directly swung his thigh and shot a long shot.Due to an inexplicable emotion, this long-range shot was shot at a very high level. After hitting the air, it fell quickly and hit the upper corner of the goal before the opponent's goalkeeper jumped up.

"That's it, attack me, equalize, overtake, reverse!"

Schuster, who was off the field, saw Gago blasting into a beautiful world wave, and stood up passionately, shouting at the players on the field.

Naturally, the Real Madrid stars didn't want their winning streak to be stopped by a newly promoted team, so they launched a crazy attack on Almeria's goal in the next time.The monstrous offensive made the opponent's defense crumbling. At this time, Almeria had already retreated across the board, and there was no one in the frontcourt except Negredo for counterattack.

Van Nistelrooy and Raul kept pulling in and out of the penalty area, while Robinho and Gago used their small skills to keep breaking through.

In the No.70 minute, Ruud van Nistelrooy scored a goal after receiving Guti's through ball, but the referee signaled offside first, and the goal was not counted.This penalty aroused the dissatisfaction of the Real Madrid team, but they didn't have time to say anything to the referee, because Ruud van Nistelrooy fell to the ground holding his thigh in pain after scoring.

"F***!"

When Schuster saw the team doctor making a gesture to change players, he couldn't help swearing.Real Madrid's luck this season is good. Apart from Pepe, several important generals have basically never been injured. Of course, Robben's cheating glass guy is not included.But the luck ended here. After the winter break, he passed four rounds of the league safely. Today, two generals on the offensive and defensive lines were injured at the same time. According to the team doctor, the injuries were not serious.

Looking at the bench, Higuain's diligent attitude instantly appeared in the German's mind, and the assistant coach signaled the little smoker to warm up.

After hearing the assistant coach's message, Higuain showed excitement on his face. Due to the excellent condition of the two old guns this season, he has few opportunities to play. He cherishes every substitute.Now Ruud van Nistelrooy is injured, if he can seize this opportunity, maybe he can replace him as the main force during the days when the Dutchman leaves.

Therefore, Higuain worked hard to find opportunities after playing. His talent was recognized by Van Nistelrooy and Raul, but what he lacked was finishing skills.In the final analysis, he was not decisive enough when shooting, and he was not as confident as the king of the small penalty area and the Lord of the Rings.

Real Madrid's two old guns this season are both top strikers who have been in football for nearly a decade and are recognized by the world. Therefore, they are very confident when they shoot, and they shoot when they find an opportunity, without procrastination.And the midfielder headed by Gago is really too powerful. Every game can create many opportunities for the two of them, so now both of them are at the top of the scorer list.

What Higuain needs now is self-confidence, the kind of decisiveness to strike when he finds an opportunity.And these need to be cultivated with a lot of goals. Of course, it may be a sudden enlightenment.

In the profession of striker, some become famous at a young age, and they are also late bloomers.

Raul is a typical boy who became famous. He was called the Prince of the Bernabéu since he was a child, and he was lucky enough to catch up with a peak period of Real Madrid. The fans are more tolerant of newcomers.Under the feeding of the midfield group headed by Redondo at that time, "Lord of the Rings" was born like this.

And Van Nistelrooy can barely be said to be a representative of a late bloomer. When he debuted, he played the position of a sweeper. After the coach suggested that he change to a forward, he was extremely uncomfortable at first.But after personally watching "Ice Prince" Bergkamp's way of playing football, he suddenly became enlightened within one season, and then became one of the most terrifying killers in the penalty area in the world!

Higuain was lucky to have the personal demonstrations of Raul and Ruud van Nistelrooy in Real Madrid. Now that a season has passed, if he hasn't practiced yet, it will be a waste of his talent.

After playing, Higuain and Gago sparked instantly. With a straight pass, Gago knocked the ball lightly with his heel and sent the ball to the left rib of the penalty area.The little smoking gun came to this gap in time, and faced the attacking goalkeeper without any hesitation, he volleyed directly from the close corner.

But it is a pity that after crossing the opponent's goalkeeper Alves, he hit the post and popped the bottom line.

corner kick!

Gago immediately came to the corner to take the kick. Real Madrid players and Almeria players flocked to the goal at the same time, ready to compete for the set kick.

But Gago didn't drive directly to the goal, but pushed it to Robinho who was not far away, and Robinho made a cross to the middle. Master Fourteen let all the fans see his unparalleled through pass, A ghostly white figure turned around and turned offside at the moment Guti passed the ball. This time facing goalkeeper Alves, Higuain did not miss again and sent the ball into the goal with a low shot.

Higuain, who came off the bench, helped Real Madrid score an equalizer at the last minute.

Higuain, who scored a goal, ran around the field very excitedly, and then came to Schuster and hugged him.

Looking at Higuain's goal just now, Gago felt that the South American sharp knife of the later Blancos was born ahead of schedule because of his stimulation.In my impression, Higuain only became enlightened in the last few rounds of the league at the end of this season. Now the league is just halfway through, but the small smoking gun has already shown the terror of the king of efficiency, shooting with two feet and scoring a goal.It seems that after this season, the striker competition of the Argentine national team may be even more tragic.

"Sure enough, geniuses need opponents to improve, but I won't be like a stupid horse."

Gago looked at the excited Higuain, smiled and went to celebrate, the small smoker opened up ahead of time, which is a good thing for the team.

(End of this chapter)