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Chapter 563 Don't even look, who is my teammate

After defeating Athletic Bilbao, Real Madrid continued their good momentum, achieving 4 wins and 1 tie in five league games, only 1 point away from the leader Atletico Madrid.

Due to the tight La Liga schedule, the Spanish Football Association decided to cancel the winter break.

There is no holiday, which means that the accumulation of physical fatigue of the players is constantly increasing, which will have some negative effects on the various competitions in the second half.

Ever since, the signings of the winter window are very important.

The media focused their attention on Real Madrid, who signed 0 in the summer window.

At present, Real Madrid's momentum is rapid, and all fronts have maintained a good competitive state, launching an impact towards the honor of the Triple Crown.

However, in the absence of a winter break, Real Madrid will participate in the Spanish Super Cup and the Club World Cup within a month, which undoubtedly increases the physical burden on the players.

The outside world agrees that the rich and powerful Real Madrid will definitely strengthen the lineup in this winter window.

But Florentino unexpectedly announced that Real Madrid will not make any transactions in the winter window.

Although Real Madrid has a sufficient budget, Lafayette adheres to the principle of only buying the best players and will not settle for second best.

Moreover, Real Madrid's first-team team is full of talents. Even if the main starting lineup is absent, others will naturally take over.

Real Madrid still has full confidence in the depth of the bench.

The Western Super Cup match was held as scheduled. Real Madrid's opponent was last season's Copa del Rey runner-up Athletic Bilbao.

As a commercial game, how to tap the maximum potential value of the tasteless Super Cup, the Spanish Football Association can be described as painstaking.

Not only expanded the original participating teams to four, but also changed the previous round-robin home and away games to a single-round game in a neutral venue.

Real Madrid and Barcelona have always been the box office guarantees for the Super Cup at a neutral venue.

Rossi's joining has brought a wave of enthusiasm, turning the Western Super Cup from a tasteless event that was not valued at all into a gold-sucking event.

The two teams only played against each other more than a month ago, and there were no signings in the winter window, and there were almost no secrets in the starting lineup.

As for tactics, not much has changed.

After all, it's just a business game.

It is naturally best to be able to eliminate the opponent and advance to the next round, and also get a lot of income from ticket broadcasting.

But the most important thing is that no players should be injured.

In the 4th minute of the game, Real Madrid defender Vazquez's scrambling foul basically set the intensity of the game down.

Rossi sits on the bench, Zidane is not willing to let him play the whole game if he can.

This is to allow Rossi to conserve energy and avoid injury.

However, a large part of the broadcast income of the Western Super Cup is closely related to whether Rossi can play.

After all, his fan appeal is extraordinary.

During the time he was on the bench, the broadcast ratings of this game were not high, not even comparable to the ratings of the match between Real Sociedad and Barcelona that started a day earlier.

This is not what the organizers want to see.

What caused the ratings to plummet all the way was that Bibao general Raul Garcia scored twice in the first half to help the team lead 2:0.

Because of the time difference, fans in the Asian region watched the game late at night.

But Rossi did not play, and Real Madrid was also poured twice in the first half, which directly caused the ratings of overseas broadcasts to plummet.

Who's going to watch a game in the middle of the night that plays like shit.

And their idol didn't show up either.

Under pressure, the organizers had to convey their wishes to Zidane through the top management of Real Madrid.

After all, in order to do a good job in the Super Cup, the Football Association has taken great pains. If it fails to achieve the expected results, then next season's Western Super Cup will hardly have box office appeal.

Although it is a commercial game, Zidane does not want to lose, and the Real Madrid generals do not want to leave empty-handed.

"Luo, warm up for the second half and get ready to play!"

Already 0:2 behind, if you don't become a star at this time, when will you have to wait.

Soon, players from both sides came out of the channel, and Rossi was also wearing a vest and began to warm up on the sidelines.

His appearance immediately attracted warm cheers from the fans, even stronger than when Bi Bao scored.

After the organizer saw it, he couldn't help but feel joy in his heart.

The ratings savior is finally here.

Those fans who stayed up late to watch the game were planning to turn off the live broadcast and go to sleep after going to the bathroom.

As soon as the picture of Rossi warming up on the sidelines came out, he immediately took out a can of beer from the refrigerator and sat back in front of the computer.

From the moment Rossi entered the arena to warm up, the ratings of the live broadcast began to increase sharply, and the comments and interactions in the major live broadcast rooms surged, all of which were topics about Rossi.

How Rossi leads Real Madrid to come back against the wind is what all fans want to see.

In the 60th minute, Real Madrid, whose offense had been ineffective for a long time, finally made a substitution.

Rossi replaces Rodrygo.

Replacing Rodrigo is not because he performed poorly.

On the contrary, he is in good shape.

After being trained by Real Madrid's legendary forward Raul, Rodrigo is transitioning from a winger to a forward, and his off-ball running and shooting skills are becoming increasingly good.

However, with their current strength, they are still unable to withstand the offensive pressure of such a headwind, especially if the opponent is a Basque team with a tough style.

Replacing Rossi is an enhanced tactic for Real Madrid on the offensive end.

Bibao coach Marcelino was slightly pensive after seeing Rossi playing.

In previous matches, he has already experienced the strength of Real Madrid's No. 7 on the offensive end.

Right now I am leading by two goals, and Real Madrid must want to strengthen their offense when they replaced him.

Counter-defense is the best tactic against the attacking team.

With a swipe of his right hand, Bi Bao began to retreat to defend, and turned to defense in a 4-4-2 formation.

Bi Bao has already set up a defensive posture, and it depends on how Zidane makes moves.

Offensive and defensive balance is the biggest feature of the 4-4-2 formation. Teams with different styles use different methods.

Flat defense is a commonly used defensive strategy for Athletic Bilbao.

The advantage of this kind of defense is that the defense line can cover the entire pitch horizontally, and at the same time, it can ensure the compactness between the various defense lines.

Bibao's defense focuses on the middle, with as many as 6 players covering the middle to prevent Real Madrid's pass from penetrating.

In the first half, Benzema retreated and failed to link up with his teammates, which is the reason.

The appearance of Rossi can completely change this dilemma.

Although Bibao's lateral defensive coverage is large, when Real Madrid changes from a strong side to a weak side, Bibao's defense line is between the vertical and horizontal lines, and there will be space for receiving the ball.

That is the rib space.

Rossi is constantly cruising in the rib space, waiting for his teammates to pass the ball.

In this area, players are required to have excellent running positions, decisive ball handling skills, and even the timing of passing and running.

These are the abilities of an excellent shadow forward.

In this regard, Rodrigo is not yet a climate.

Kroos and Modric lined up one left and one right, just to provide Rossi with such a pass.

Real Madrid, who fell behind, was not in a hurry, but patiently organized the pass.

Bibao's marking on Rossi was very tight, and he hardly gave him a chance to catch the ball easily.

Therefore, Zidane moved the formation forward, and the defender was responsible for the ball.

Due to Bibao's retraction defensive tactics, Ramos will not be closely pressed by the opponent when he takes the ball near the center line.

This also creates opportunities for his passing.

In the 70th minute, after a series of pass coordination, Real Madrid's offense shifted to the left rib.

Ramos saw the timing and sent a through ball to Kroos who appeared in the opponent's rib space.

The Bi Bao midfielder quickly approached Kroos, not giving him the chance to catch the ball easily.

Strict defense, timely supplementary defense, Bi Bao's defense gives people a feeling of tight fit.

But Kroos' handling of the ball at a critical moment caused a crack in this impenetrable line of defense.

Cross, who was about to run to catch the ball, did not catch the ball, but cleverly missed it to Rossi behind him, and continued to move laterally.

Although Rossi had a chance to catch the ball, he was closely watched by Bi Bao's right back Capa.

In such a situation, even if Rossi can catch the ball, he cannot turn around immediately.

But after Rossi's handling, the difference between him and Rodrigo can be clearly seen.

After passing the ball back to Kroos without stopping the ball, he turned around and advanced.

Cross, who ran out of space, also kept the ball and sent a through ball behind him, which was just right in advance.

【Pass it on! 】

[Continuously pass the ball with one kick! 】

[Real Madrid's chance to attack! 】

Rossi's starting speed immediately threw off the defense of the right back and right center back.

This forced another central defender, Inigo Martinez, to defend and expose the space behind him.

Benzema, is advancing towards this space.

After seeing the opportunity to attack, Rossi didn't stick to the ball, and directly crossed the goal with his left foot.

Benzema's eyes finally showed the killer's excited light, and he pushed the ball directly to the lower right corner.

In Real Madrid, in addition to Rossi, Benzema's one-handed goal is also reassuring.

He has played ball for Ronaldo all the year round, and he has reached the point of proficiency in handling the ball.

The moment he kicked it out, he already knew in his heart that the goal must be scored.

You can reach a certain level with whoever you mix with.

This sentence couldn't be more suitable for Benzema.

(End of this chapter)