princely elegance

Chapter 235 Gago and Ronaldo

"Friends in the audience, welcome to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Manchester United vs. Real Madrid at home. I am Andy Gray from Sky TV. I am very happy to explain this game for you."

"When I got Real Madrid's starting lineup, I was really taken aback. Schuster completely exceeded everyone's expectations this time. I think Ferguson must have a bad face at this time."

Andy Gray's words can be said to be very normal. When he got Real Madrid's starting lineup, Ferguson was indeed taken aback.The five-back formation completely exceeded his expectations. Originally, he thought that with the German's steady personality, he should adjust the position of the midfielder to strengthen the team's defense.This time, Ferguson wouldn't be so surprised even if Real Madrid played three midfielders, but he really didn't even think about the configuration of five defenders.

This extreme formation has not been seen in football for several years. Anyway, after entering the 21st century, the entire football world has entered the era of four defenders unstoppably. The previous three defenders and five defenders are already evil ways.Even in Serie A, which advocates defense so much, it is difficult to see such a rare lineup.

But in such an important game, Schuster actually had the guts to change into such a formation. Isn't he afraid that the team will suffer a complete defeat due to the confusion of the formation?

"I really don't know how to write the word 'death'."

After thinking for a while, Ferguson said this with a sneer. Guti and Gago's double midfielder is for offense. Robben can also retreat to connect the midfielder when necessary. Real Madrid is a star who is going to play in the frontcourt Personal ability to play the game.Of course, the most important thing is the performance of the commander Gago. Redondo was able to become a legend in this formation back then, but "Redondo II" may not be able to do the same thing.

"The times are advancing. The older the formation is, the more flaws it has. Now Real Madrid has set up a lineup of five defenders. While putting half of their troops on defense, it also means that they will use their strongest attack. Abolished. This game, we will win!"

Although he was surprised, Ferguson looked confident in front of his players.However, his appearance did sweep away the trace of surprise and hesitation in Manchester United's heart, and instead raised the fighting spirit of his players to the limit.

Tevez in the corner curled his lips after hearing what Ferguson said. After transferring to Manchester United this summer, Beast played well in the only few starts, but there is Rooney, a local account in the front line, unless It is a double striker lineup, otherwise he will come off the bench.

In this game, Ferguson once again formed a single striker lineup. Rooney was at the front alone. Ronaldo and Park Ji-sung ambushed on both sides. The combination of Carrick, Scholes and Anderson was in the middle. The defense line was Manchester United this season. The main force, Ferdinand and Vidic's central defender partner, the two full-backs are Brown and Evra.

Tevez continued to sit on the bench in this game, but Manchester United is Ferguson's iron barrel, unless he doesn't want to mess around, otherwise he can only obediently follow the old man's orders.Although 1 were unwilling in his heart, Tevez still walked out of the locker room unwillingly and walked towards his bench.

On the other side, in the dressing room of Real Madrid, Schuster was also making his final speech.

"I don't need to say more about the importance of this game. As long as this game is played well, we can take the initiative in the second round at home. Last year we stopped in the top eight, and this year we have to make up for it with the championship. The starting lineup Just like what I just said, Phil, your task in this game is relatively heavy, but I believe you can do it."

First of all, Schuster is to cheer up his favorite general, the team commander. Although he formed this formation, the Germans are still a bit confused. Not just putting two people in midfield.

"Junior, Sergio, the two of you should pay attention to attacking and putting pressure on each other during the game, especially when you are in a stalemate, you will be the key to breaking the situation."

After hearing what Schuster said, Marcelo and Ramos patted their chests with confidence, especially Marcelo, who rarely played in such an important game, was extremely excited inside.Moreover, the head coach also encouraged him to move forward and give full play to his offensive ability, which gave him a feeling of taking off the weight while running, and suddenly felt that there was a vast sea and sky in front of him.

In this game, Ramos' task is second only to Gago's. He not only wants to help the team on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end against Cristiano Ronaldo, the strongest point of Manchester United. .However, such a task made him, a man who is naturally passionate, exalted, and he couldn't wait to show up to prove that he could do it.

At this time, Schuster suddenly remembered the Brazil team in the 02 Korea-Japan World Cup. At that time, the Samba Army also had a five-back configuration. As a full-back, and in order to make up for the gap between the two of them, Scolari put a double midfielder in the midfield to strengthen the defense.

But now the situation of Real Madrid is different from that of the Brazilian team. After all, the three players in the frontcourt of the Brazilian team were recognized as invincible characters of a certain era, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, the power of the three world footballers It must be stronger than the combination of Real Madrid's Raul, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Robben.In order for the team to reach the level of Brazil's 3R offensively, Schuster put two passers, Gago and Guti, in the midfield, and also used quantity to make up for quality.

"Life or death is a matter of life and death. As long as we win this game, no team will be able to stop us in this Champions Cup!"

This was the last sentence Schuster said before the start of the game. The basic tactical configuration has been instilled into the team in the past few days. Whether it can be done well depends on the players' comprehension.

"set off!"

Raul fastened the captain's armband, then stood up and opened the locker room door like a leading brother.

At the same time, Manchester United also walked down the aisle under the leadership of Scholes, and the two groups met unexpectedly.The battle between red and white began this time.

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In the Manchester United team, Gago is only familiar with Tevez, but the beast is now sitting obediently on the bench, so he can only look up at the sky, pretending to think about life.

On the contrary, Ruud Ruud, many Manchester United players took the initiative to say hello to him. The five-year relationship of the king of the penalty area cannot be eliminated by transfer.However, the contradiction between him and Ronaldo can be seen. The Portuguese looked away when he saw Ruud van Nistelrooy, and followed Gago's way of looking at the sky, turning a blind eye.

But Heinze, who also came from Manchester United, was ignored by anyone. When the Argentine international told the media that he wanted to transfer to Liverpool, he had already cut off his friendship with the Red Devils.If it wasn't for Real Madrid to buy him, I'm afraid he will sit on the bench at Manchester United for a season.

Apart from Ruud van Nistelrooy, there is really no overlap between the players of Real Madrid and Manchester United. After all, Real Madrid's players are mainly from Spain and South America, while Manchester United has the most players from England. The only South American player in the main lineup is Brazil. Anderson is gone.

However, this player who Ferguson called "Ronaldinho No. [-]" is not familiar with Marcelo. The former is already a Brazilian international, while the latter is still fighting for the club's main position.There is no intersection at all.

The referee of this game was Van der from Germany, and he came over to indicate that the players could play.

Gago followed Guti and walked out of the aisle. Coincidentally, he and Ronaldo were in the same position in the team. When the two came out, the scene deliberately put the camera on them, telling the fans that the two The individual is the key to decide the game.

And when Ronaldo and Gago shook hands, the flashing lights in the stands lit up even more, and the sound of crackling was clearly audible.

Ronaldo is 1.8 meters 1.7 tall, while Gago is [-] meters [-], the difference between the two is [-] centimeters, and the height difference can be clearly seen.However, in terms of momentum, they are not weak at all. Both of them know that the other party is the biggest opponent in this year's Ballon d'Or and World Player of the Year selection, so they tried their best to release their aura when shaking hands, trying to overwhelm their opponents.

However, this kind of obvious lack of things was not seen by the fans. On the contrary, the commentator was very interested in introducing the details of the two people who shook hands to the fans. Although Gago and Ronaldo had no grudges, but after After this game, they will definitely be rivals in the future.

Because the media, who feared that the world would not be chaotic before the game, had long listed the data of the two in a long column, and tried their best to let the fans know the comparison of this pair of "future" rivals, so this game was the most popular. Focus on the two of them.

Fernando Gago, Cristiano Ronaldo!

The second of the four kings of the new generation of football in today's football is also the top two when Messi has not yet risen and Kaka has declined.

Of course, in the eyes of the Spanish media, Gago is number one, but in the eyes of the English media, Ronaldo is number one.Although the two are in different leagues this year, the media always compare them together. Ronaldo is because he has played all over the Premier League invincibles, while Gago was shoveled with Messi in La Liga, and he is also aloof and lonely as snow.

Under the careful arrangement of UEFA, the two invincible people finally met as the neutral fans wished. There can only be one invincible on this planet. In the two-round finals, one of them will definitely win. Negative, let the fans know who is number one this year!

With the whistle of the head coach Van der, the most watched game in the world finally kicked off and entered the real competition.

After Gago received Robben's return pass, he didn't blindly take the ball forward, but carefully controlled the ball under his feet, ready to test and familiarize himself with this new formation!
(End of this chapter)