princely elegance

Chapter 248 Ball Control (Part [-])
Ps: The real thing is over, the update will start today, wait for my outbreak!
The match between Real Madrid and Barcelona in 08 was not the kind of Spanish derby that played nearly ten games a year and made all fans tired.

Being dubbed the "War of the Century", each year's duel attracts the most fans in the world to watch.Not even the final of the World Cup is so impressive.Especially now that the strength of the two teams is at the top of the pyramid in the entire football world.

A few years ago, after Barcelona got the invincible Ronaldinho, it became the most powerful team in the entire football in one fell swoop, spanning La Liga and dominating Europe.Especially in the La Liga arena, Real Madrid, which was able to wrestle with Barcelona in the past, was trampled under by their rivals for two consecutive years and could not stand up.

Fortunately, there is a saying called "Feng Shui turns around". When the entire La Liga was ruled by Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid also ushered in its own "savior".Using the relationship of Prince Redondo, the new generation of Argentine princes looted by the entire European giants was brought to the Bernabéu.Then Real Madrid started a Jedi rebound, turned from under attack, overthrew the rule of the sworn enemy last year, and this year is more likely to replicate the glory of Barcelona's double crown in 06.

In this season, Real Madrid and Barcelona have only played against each other once, so fans' attention to the World War remains undiminished.In the league, under Gago's one pass and one shot, Real Madrid leveled the Nou Camp, which had not been able to win for four years, and now it is starting the Champions League version of the Century War. The difference between the two games is the first Messi He was injured and could not play, and this time Gago was suspended and could not play because of the red card he got in the last home game against Manchester United.

All the Argentine fans are very dissatisfied with this. What they most want to see in this year's two games is the duel between Gago and Messi, the two new generation football kings who are now rising strongly.But God seems to be unwilling to do what people want, and arranges accidents every time to postpone the duel between the two.

"I hope there will be no more accidents in the second round of the Bernabeu!"

This is the prayer in the hearts of all neutral fans, Real Madrid and Barcelona are the focus of most people's attention, and the first place in it is naturally the collision of the Argentine twin stars Gago and Messi.

Although Gago could not play in this game, it still inevitably became the focus of the entire football world.

In the stands, Gago, dressed in a black suit, sat beside his two older sisters with a smile on his face, watching the game.Since the game has not yet started, the live cameras are constantly aimed at the stands, allowing the fans to see the scenery they most want to see.

"Fair, smile, don't face stiff, smile softly, that's right!"

On the stands, Xia Weier kept talking, while Jia Ge put on the most perfect image while smiling wryly in his heart.

If possible, Gago wanted to keep smiling throughout the game, but it was a pity that after the game started, the situation on the field made him frown from time to time.

For this game, Rijkaard has been preparing since Real Madrid eliminated Manchester United.The two league games were regarded as training targets by him. If Gago carefully watched the last two games of Barcelona, ​​he would find some very familiar things.

Ubiquitous pressing in the frontcourt, possession of the ball in the backcourt, every player with the ball has at least one point of release in the space around him, facing the siege of the opponent among three or four people, easily throw the ball to get rid of the opponent's The chaotic moment of defensive line mobilization bared its teeth and scored a goal.

Although he tied two consecutive games due to unfamiliarity, Rijkaard stubbornly used this tactic in this life-and-death battle.For this day, he discussed with Cruyff and Barcelona's coaching team more than once.Facing Real Madrid, which is called "the world's sharpest offense" by the media, it is undoubtedly courting death to play against each other at home.Although Gago is absent, but with Guti's appearance on the attack, it is still not much worse.

But dealing with Guti is much easier than dealing with Gago, at least Real Madrid's vice-temper is a big problem.In the first half, Barcelona's players followed Rijkaard's instructions, firmly controlled the ball at their feet, and kept brushing the ball.

"The ball must be under our feet. If it is not under our feet, the opponent cannot comfortably hold the ball, let them attack, let alone score goals."

This is a sentence from Cruyff, which is the essence of Barcelona's tactics in this game.The super high ball possession rate made Real Madrid have no chance to attack in this game, because the ball was at the opponent's feet.

Under such circumstances, the press naturally appeared, and Guti received the second yellow card of the game in the last minute of the first half under the care of the Barcelona players. Ge was also sent off.

"Dry!"

Seeing this situation, Schuster on the sidelines cursed directly, but he really couldn't say anything about Guti's two yellow cards.The Barcelona players saw Guti's irritable temper, and dangled in front of his eyes after dribbling the ball. As soon as the Fourteenth Master got angry, he was a flying shovel.

No matter which team it is, it is always bad if a player is sent off, but if the core of the whole team is sent off, it is a bolt from the blue.Due to the existence of Gago before, Guti didn't realize how important he was in this game. With him off the field, Real Madrid no longer had a playmaker who could hold the scene.

After the end of the first half, the score on the field was 0:0. Barcelona's possession of the ball in the backcourt reduced the number of attacks by Real Madrid, but they also did not realize how strong this tactic was in terms of offense.Rijkaard used possession to the max in this game just to stifle Real Madrid's attack.So they missed a lot of chances to score goals, but in the second half, Rijkaard will never let go of the weakness of Real Madrid's lack of one man.

During the intermission, Schuster had no choice but to send Sneijder to organize the team's offense. The absence of Gago and Guti made all Real Madrid fans feel bad a feeling of.

The situation in the second half was in line with their expectations. Instead of being a tortoise who only controlled the ball in the backcourt in the first half, Barcelona actively attacked in the frontcourt.Real Madrid, with one less player to fight, was immediately at a disadvantage on the scene. If it weren't for the complete defense of Real Madrid and the brave performance of Casillas, I am afraid they would have lost the ball.

"Not good!"

Gago was no longer smiling in the stands at this time. Although Barcelona did not use the tactic of controlling the ball in the first half at the beginning of the second half, Real Madrid's goal still started to ring the alarm bell frequently.As if the next moment, Real Madrid will lose the ball.

Just when Gago clenched his hand into a fist nervously, a warm hand touched his fist.

"Take it easy and trust your teammates!"

Linaya saw her younger brother's nervousness, and she always cared about Gago's immediate comfort.On the other side, Xia Weier also frowned slightly, and also saw Jia Ge's nervousness, but her character was destined not to show it like Linaya.

"fine!"

Seeing the expressions of the two older sisters, Jiago's frowning eased, and he answered with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

But at this moment, a loud noise made him turn his eyes back to the court in shock.I saw the Barcelona player chasing a figure on the field. Surrounded by the crowd, it was vaguely possible to see that the player was a bit fat, but at this moment he became the focus of the audience again.

"Ronaldinho, after coming off the bench, immediately seized the opportunity, broke through Cannavaro and Pepe in a row, and broke through the ten fingers of Casillas. At this moment, he is still the whole Nuo God Kemp, even though his six-pack has turned into a pot belly."

In the stands, Gago could clearly see the Brazilian taking off his jersey to celebrate not far away. Although his belly had protruded, he was still the world-beating magician if he wanted to.

Rijkaard turned around and cheered at the fans. He blocked a moment ago and sent the former Camp Nou God on the field, and the result did not disappoint him.The Brazilian, who has been sitting on the bench this season, showed a rare desire to play at this time. After playing, he received a direct pass from Harvey and scored a goal in a row.

"It would be great if you could maintain this state for another two years, give me some time for that kid to grow up!"

After the Black Swan celebrated, he looked at Ronaldinho, who had already put on a jersey to cover up his fat figure, and sighed secretly in his heart. He no longer had any hope for this favorite player.Even if he was expelled from the big list, he still indulged in the life of nightclubs every day.On the other side, Rijkaard sighed again when he saw Messi whose face was still slightly green.

After Barcelona's goal, Schuster's expression was slightly confused. At this time, he didn't know what to do, whether to change the offensive players to fight for it, or let the team retreat across the board and wait for Gago in the next game. Revenge at home after lifting the ban.

"That's right, Gago!"

Schuster thought of the name of the Argentine prince, and the thoughts in his mind suddenly became much clearer. Now that the team is behind, the morale of the opponent is high, and there is one more advantage. good result.On the contrary, it is possible to make the hole bigger and bigger, directly making the second round a cutscene.

"The disadvantage of sticking to one goal, wait for Gago to come back in the second round to get back the money!"

Thinking of this, the German immediately used the second substitution quota, and Baptista came on to replace Robben.At the same time, he commanded the team to retreat across the board. Even Sneijder and Raul retreated to his own half at his request, leaving Van Nistelrooy alone in the frontcourt to fight back.

This decision has lowered the morale of Real Madrid a lot. Which team in La Liga this season can force them to defend to the death, and it is in front of the deadly enemy.

On the contrary, the Barcelona players, with high morale, launched an impact on Real Madrid's goal under the command of the gradually mature Harvey.

In the No.80 minute, it was Ronaldinho's breakthrough that caused chaos in Real Madrid's defense, and then a deadly cross, Messi inserted into the penalty area from the left to face Casillas and volleyed non-stop.For the second time, Barcelona broke through Real Madrid's goal.

In the end, in the Nou Camp stadium, Real Madrid returned the two goals they won in the last century war to their rivals.And after the game ended, the on-site camera immediately showed Gago, the face of the Argentine prince, with a look of chilling!

(End of this chapter)