princely elegance

Chapter 36 Professional

When Carlos scored the fourth goal, the fans in the audience went crazy, and Redondo and the Real Madrid veterans in the box couldn't help jumping up.

"That ball just now, Gago passed really beautifully, and it was actually with the heel, this is your pinnacle!"

Hierro jokingly said to Redondo, the red wine in his hand shook and almost spilled.

"He's not far off!"

Naturally, the proud prince will not admit defeat easily. Having said that, he still has a smile on his face.

At this time, the goal just now was replayed on the field. Gago went from outside the penalty area to the inside of the penalty area, smashing the ball twice in a row. Finally, when Bayern's encirclement net closed, he hit the peak heel back, and no one Carlos, who was marking, directly volleyed vigorously and scored into the net.

"It won't be long before he catches up to you."

Hierro thought so in his heart.

On the field, Real Madrid's people have dispersed in celebration.

There are still 15 minutes left, and they have to defend the score. If Bayern scores another goal, they will cry.Capello immediately let Bravo on the bench start warming up, ready to come off the bench and strengthen the defense.

Bayern, who managed to close the score with great difficulty, were naturally unwilling. After the referee blew the whistle again, they attacked again, wanting to score another goal.Although two away goals were scored, away goals are only counted when the score is the same. As long as you have one goal less than the opponent, even if you have a hundred away goals, it is useless.

Salihamidzic dribbled the ball in again, trying to open the gap from the left again.But for Carlos, a veteran, it is impossible to suffer the same loss twice.Now fully defending, he let Salihamidzic know why he was able to rule Real Madrid's left side for ten years.Even if he is old now, as long as he is not injured, he will still be the main starter, and no one can shake him.

Salihamidzic's side was blocked, and as a last resort, the core of the attack went to the center again. Van Bommel and Schweinsteiger kept attacking the area guarded by Gago.But because of the lack of decisiveness just now, after letting Lahm score, Gago completely gave up his demeanor this time, and started to stalk the two.His super high anticipation can steal the ball when the two are about to play a one-two. Even if he doesn't steal it for a while, he will chase it back decisively, and he will put a shovel when necessary.

Several consecutive beautiful defenses made the Real Madrid fans in the stands cheer louder and louder for Gago.They can now believe that this Argentine kid who looks exactly like Redondo can replace Redondo's position in Real Madrid and bring Real Madrid to the top again.

Seeing that the attack was unfavorable, Heathfield made two substitutions in a row.

Pizarro replaced Podolski, who was doing nothing in the audience, and then Schweinsteiger, who was physically exhausted, was replaced by Sauer.Two attackers went up instead, and the intention was naturally obvious.

Seeing this scene, Capello immediately replaced Carlos, who was clearly unable to hold on, with Bravo. When he left the field, all the Real Madrid fans stood up and cheered for him.Carlos, who came to the bench, was a little unnatural with his left foot. He sprained his left foot when he slipped just now, but he kept holding on.

On the field, Bayern continued to attack unremittingly, trying to score goals.

In the 83rd minute, Pizarro made a strong long shot and Casillas saved the ball.

In the 85th minute, Van Bommel dribbled the ball into the penalty area, but the shot was blocked by Elguera.

In the 87th minute, Salihamidzic made a cross from the left, and Bravo made a clearance not far away. Van Bommel stopped the ball in front of the penalty area and ejected with his right foot. The ball went straight to the lower left corner of the goal. Casillas made a brave save.This is also Bayern's last and best chance. In stoppage time, Capello replaced Higuain with Robinho, wasting time.

At the end of the game, the score was 4:2.
Although Real Madrid allowed Bayern to score two away goals, they also scored two goal differences.On the surface, Real Madrid has the upper hand, but football is round and anything is possible. It is still too early to say for sure that they will advance.

At the post-match press conference, Capello attended with Raul who scored twice. Facing the congratulations from the media, he said with a very humble attitude that the team had not yet advanced, and it is still fashionable to talk about victory now. morning.

"Mr. Fabio, this is probably the first time we have seen you in an attacking formation at the Bernabeu this season. Will you adopt this tactic in the next games?"

Facing the question from the reporter of "World Sports Daily", Capello answered with a touch of pride on his face.

"What I want to say is that the team's counterattack tactics don't mean we won't attack. It's just that defensive counterattacks are easier to win the championship, so I don't pursue ball possession rate. Because that kind of thing is imaginary, as long as I think my team can do well, and today's game is proof of that."

Originally, media reporters and fans have been scolding Capello for disrespecting Real Madrid's tradition, and actually led Real Madrid with defensive and counterattack tactics, and used ugly 1:0 after another. scolded.But in today's game, the single midfielder controlled the team, which greatly increased Real Madrid's ball possession rate and offensive efficiency. Real Madrid had [-] shots in the game, and the efficiency of [-] shots on the goal frame also made the fans excited. Shout out.

Capello's attitude of "it's not that I can't do it, it's just that I don't want to do it" made the reporters present very upset, but what can be done.Today he is the winner.

"What do you think of Gago's performance today?"

"He will become the best defensive midfielder, and it is not impossible to surpass Redondo!"

Capello said something with a smile, which made the reporters in Argentina very satisfied.Then he asked the same question as Raul, and Raul naturally described Gago in a complimenting language, thinking that he could take over Zidane's class and become the core of Real Madrid's organization.

The press conference turned out to be a happy ending for all, of course, which is why Hitzfeld answered two questions at the beginning and then walked out.

In the news of the next day, Real Madrid and Bayern played a stunning confrontation at the Bernabéu Stadium, and the news of the final 4:2 victory became the headlines of all sports news.

It is not surprising news that Real Madrid won. What is surprising is that Real Madrid scored four goals, and the opponent is not a cat or a dog, but Bayern Munich, the Bundesliga class bully.Although Real Madrid's defense is still not very good, allowing the opponent to score two goals, but its own sharp offense poured four goals into the goal guarded by Kahn. Such an attack has amazed the whole world.

"If Capello had played this kind of tactics from the beginning of the season, he would not have been scolded for so long. The tradition of Real Madrid is a gorgeous attack. The ugly tactics of 1:0 are not worthy of Real Madrid's status as a giant. And every time I think about defeating the opponent with a ball, I will be equalized or even reversed by many teams. Looking at Real Madrid's domestic and foreign games this season, they scored first many times, but they can't take advantage of this advantage. Leading until the end of the game. This represents the sharpness of Real Madrid's attack, but also shows the weakness of the defense."

"The reason why Capello does not play this kind of tactics is that the team lacks a core player who can grasp the overall situation and control the rhythm. The weak state of Emerson, who had high expectations in the first half of the season, made Real Madrid The fans were disappointed, and the boos at home after the winter break even made Emerson afraid to play."

"Fortunately, during the winter break, Calderon bought Boca Juniors' talented player and the core midfielder of the Argentine national team for the next ten years, Fernando Gago. Gago, who was hand-picked as his successor, showed his talent as soon as he arrived at Real Madrid. He sorted out the entire midfield clearly. Lost several games. But now, Gago, who has integrated into the team, has shown his value as the king of winter transfers with 6 assists and 1 goal.”

"I really can't believe that if Real Madrid got Gago at the beginning of the season, would Real Madrid still have such an embarrassing result this season? Is this a result that is so unworthy of being the world's No. [-] giant?"

This was the headline of "Marca" on the second day. They analyzed the situation of the game in detail and believed that Gago's arrival made Real Madrid's team explode with the greatest attack power. The field completely activated Real Madrid's world's top forward line.

They also gave points to every player on the team.

Gago and Raul tied for the highest score, 8 points.

Two people, one with two assists, and one with two goals, from a layman's point of view, Raul should be taller, but the media reporters are all professional.In that game, Gago controlled the entire midfield and assumed the performance of the offensive and defensive hubs. His performance was no less than those of the world's top organizational midfielders.

In the evening, the Spanish COPE radio station interviewed two famous football commentators and asked them to comment on the match between Real Madrid and Bayern.

Modern football is not the kind of era that only looks at goals.As a defensive midfielder, Gago naturally did not appear in as many shots as a forward, but two professional commentators commented on the whole game, analyzing each of his passes, steals, and points in detail. Attacking and shooting are clearly analyzed.

"It was the first shot of the game. Gago predicted the path of the ball. When Van Bommel broke through Beckham and was about to return Lahm's pass, he intercepted the ball early. Then he made a through pass in the middle. After sending the ball to Guti's feet, dodging Ram who had just plugged in, and drawing the defender's attention to the center, Guti then passed to the neutral on the right.

And Higuain got the ball very comfortably in this position. If his shooting skills were more exquisite, I am afraid that Real Madrid would be able to take the lead in the opening minute. "

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"This is No. 16 minutes..."

"No. 407 minutes..."

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The two commentators are indeed professional. They analyzed the offense planned and organized by Gago from various angles, making fans who don't understand football suddenly understand.It turned out that in this game, although Gago only directly assisted two goals, he basically had his shadow in every goal.

Since ancient times, the coach has strategized and won a thousand miles.

(End of this chapter)