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Chapter 1314 Giving a Head

"I am sorry to lose a crucial game at the Parc des Princes, which should have been won by us."

At the press conference after the game, Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc was not satisfied with the result of this game, but he believed that Paris Saint-Germain's performance was not bad and took the initiative in the game.

"In fact, in the game, we had a clear advantage, we had close to 60.00% possession, but unfortunately, we faced a very tenacious defensive team and a very good team."

Blanco said that tonight's Real Madrid team feels strange.

"I don't think this is a victory for Real Madrid, because they were very passive in the game. In front of us, they gave up their traditional advantages and were forced to adopt a more passive and conservative style of play. This is a kind of affirmation for us."

For his compatriot Zidane, Blanco expressed his congratulations, but at the same time reiterated that if Real Madrid still adopts this conservative tactic when they return to the Bernabeu, Paris Saint-Germain will definitely give it a fatal blow.

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For compatriot Blanco's remarks, Zidane quickly gave a counterattack at the press conference.

The French bald head coach believes that Real Madrid's strategy is not conservative.

"I think PSG's biggest mistake was misjudging our Real Madrid style of play. We were not a defensive team and we didn't play any passive game. In fact, we could see that most of the games were played around the halfway line."

Zidane also listed some game statistics. For example, Real Madrid had [-] shots, [-] shots on target, and scored [-] goals. Paris Saint-Germain had only [-] shots, [-] shots on target, and no goals.

For the number of corner kicks, Real Madrid has as many as nine, Paris Saint-Germain has only three, the number of free kicks has reached [-], and Paris Saint-Germain has only ten.

"In addition to their superiority in ball possession, there is another important statistic that is better than ours, and that is fouls. They have reached [-] times, while we have only [-] times. They got the first yellow card and the last yellow card in the game."

Having said that, Zidane has an aggrieved expression of being wronged.

"I can't understand how nearly twice as many shots as the opponent, scoring three goals, creating so many chances, and then we're a conservative defensive team? It's obviously illogical, isn't it?"

After Zidane defended, he explained Real Madrid's tactics tonight. He believed that the main reason why the team adopted a balanced tactic in the away game was that the team had a lot of injuries recently, and many important players were unable to participate. In addition, Paris Saint-Germain is a strong team that has reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League for three consecutive seasons.

"Our goal is first and foremost to score goals and win games. It only makes sense to talk about other things on this basis."

"We have Yang Yang, the best scorer in the history of Real Madrid, and even in European history. We also have Suarez and many other players. We will adopt different strategies against different opponents. For example, in some games we need to control the ball, in some games we need to control the rhythm, and in some games we need to put more defensive pressure on the opponent."

Zidane also admitted that Paris Saint-Germain is a strong team, and it is a strong team that is improving every year. "We are always improving. No matter who it is, facing a team like Paris Saint-Germain is a huge challenge."

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The verbal battle between the two coaches at the post-match press conference soon continued outside the stadium.

Most of the media praised Real Madrid's [-]-[-] victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the away game. They believed that Real Madrid could win the opponent with three goals in the top European competition. No matter from which point of view, it is a huge victory.

But in addition to winning, many media also put forward higher requirements for Real Madrid's style in the game.

"In Real Madrid, it is not enough to just win. We must not only achieve excellent results, but also play beautiful offensive football. This should be the goal that Real Madrid has been striving for for so many years."

A Spanish tabloid even believed that the score of [-]-[-] may seem glorious, but in terms of football, Real Madrid is bleak, and it is not as good as Paris Saint-Germain, which lost miserably.

There are also several media who criticized Real Madrid’s conservatism as useless. They believed that Paris Saint-Germain’s [-]-[-] home loss to Real Madrid proved that Real Madrid was capable of defeating their opponents, but both Zidane and Yang Yang were too conservative, which violated Real Madrid’s consistent tradition.

In this game, Modric came off the bench, and Mascherano played the whole game. This gave the media room to play. They called on Real Madrid to restart the technical double midfielder configuration, let Modric and Toni Kroos re-partner, and reproduce the beautiful offensive football in the first half of last season.

But for this sensationalist tabloid that fears the world will not be chaotic, Real Madrid laughed it off. Even if some players were angry, Zidane and Yang Yang also asked the players not to respond.

"If you ignore them, it's all self-defeating!"

"The response hits their trap!"

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For the hype of many tabloids, the famous host of Searle Radio, Dela Morena, criticized it in his own program. He believed that these were malicious hypes by amateurs who did not understand football.

"In their eyes, there is only ball possession, only passing and possession, but they don't see Real Madrid creating more opportunities in the game. On the contrary, Paris Saint-Germain has empty ball possession, but they can't penetrate Real Madrid's defense at all. The whole game failed to create a threat."

De La Morena said that Real Madrid in this game is indeed very strange, but it is also very surprising.

"From the beginning of the season to the present, Real Madrid has been in full swing, with consecutive victories, offensive waves, and frequent creation of big victories. It has indeed brought extraordinary expectations to the outside world, but this battle at the Parc des Princes completely subverted this impression. Based on their unbreakable defense, they suppressed Paris Saint-Germain's offense in a targeted manner."

"The teams of Zidane and Yang Yang showed their comprehensiveness and tactical diversity. They did not stubbornly and blindly stick to a certain tactical play, but pursued a stable and practical way to victory."

"I still remember that when Zidane and Yang Yang took office, everyone in the Real Madrid locker room was given a copy of [Sun Tzu's Art of War] written by the ancient Chinese strategist Sun Wu. At that time, Yang Yang mentioned that he believed that his football philosophy came from the Chinese Art of War."

"Soldiers are impermanent, and water is impermanent. The way to use soldiers is to focus on strategy. The best strategy is to attack soldiers head-to-head. Obviously, Real Madrid fully demonstrated this in this match against Paris Saint-Germain."

Not only De La Morena, but Alfredo, the editor-in-chief of Aspen, also pointed out in a column that Real Madrid in this game is indeed very surprising, but it is a manifestation of Yang Yang and Zidane's tactical philosophy.

Alfredo said that Zidane made his debut in France, but became famous in Serie A. His football style has a deep Serie A imprint, while Yang Yang made his debut in Ajax in the Netherlands, but formed under Benitez and was deeply impressed by Ancelotti in Real Madrid.

"It can be said that both of them have a very deep imprint of Italian football, precision, stability, efficiency...these should be the key to their philosophy."

In the end, the director of Aspen said that the [-]-[-] victory allowed Real Madrid to avoid all accusations and criticisms, especially when facing a strong European enemy like Paris Saint-Germain. Such a victory undoubtedly proved Yang Yang and Zidane's sophistication in coaching.

"The rotation of Real Madrid this season is unprecedented. So far, all the players in the first team have participated in more than four or five games. Every player has fully obtained the opportunity to exercise. Both Yang Yang and Zidane have given them the greatest trust and support, and Real Madrid's success so far also proves their success in coaching."

Alfredo said that perhaps in a short period of time, the advantages of this uniform management model will not be particularly obvious, but as the schedule progresses, especially in the second half, he believes that Real Madrid's advantages will become more and more obvious.

"Maybe, this season's Real Madrid will continue the glory of the past two seasons under the coaching of Yang Yang and Zidane!"

"Another Champions League three-peat? Who says it's impossible?"

"Even judging from the current situation, it is not impossible to win the Triple Crown and the Grand Slam for three consecutive seasons!"

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Real Madrid's [-]-[-] victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the away game basically established an advantage in the competition for the top spot in the group. This also made Real Madrid breathe a sigh of relief.

The other two strong teams in La Liga, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, ​​have also won two victories in the first three rounds. Among them, Barcelona has two wins and one draw, and Atletico Madrid has two wins and one loss. It seems that the results are still stable.

The real eye-popper was Guardiola's Bayern Munich.

In the first two rounds of the group stage, they won their opponents [-]-[-] and [-]-[-] respectively. The momentum was overwhelming, and the limelight was not lost to Real Madrid. Unexpectedly, in the third round, when they challenged Arsenal, who are always in the top [-] of the Champions League and the semi-finals of the Premier League, Guardiola's team lost [-]-[-] in the away game and encountered a Waterloo.

This also shocked the entire European football world.

You know, Arsenal suffered a two-game losing streak in the first two rounds, losing [-]-[-] away to Dinamo Zagreb and [-]-[-] at home to Olympiacos, which was the lowest period.

It's just that I didn't expect that Guardiola's Bayern Munich would send charcoal in a timely manner, and a kill at a critical moment is enough to make Wenger and his Arsenal grateful.

(End of this chapter)