Mister Legend

Chapter 594 The reason for madness

A net loss of three goals in a single game is the biggest defeat since Li Moody started his coaching journey in the summer of 2015, and it all happened in the first two seasons of the Turin team.After all, the overall strength of the Red Bulls at that time was only second-rate in Europe. When facing strong enemies like Juventus and Naples, they would inevitably fall into a comprehensive disadvantage. It is understandable to be beaten occasionally.

However, in the 2018-19 season, the Turin team grew into a Serie A powerhouse, and after he went to the UK to coach Arsenal, although he still cannot guarantee that he will not suffer defeat, he has never lost a game with a difference of more than two goals. The Allianz Arena in Munich on April 4 still made the world's number one football coach feel the long-lost humiliation.

At the press conference after the game, Li Moody, who couldn't hide his disappointment, took all the responsibility for the fiasco in the first round on his own head, thinking that the performance of the players was still within the normal level, but the tactics arranged by the coach appeared made a major mistake.

As for the reporter's question about whether he is confident to complete the comeback after returning to the Bernabeu, the Real Madrid coach did not engage in verbal disputes, but said that he would seriously summarize the experience and lessons of this game and try to find a way to reverse the unfavorable situation.

Just judging from the reactions of most people in the industry and fans, including the Spanish media, the Galacticos will basically stop at the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League this season, although many people believe that they can play at home. To achieve a victory, but the gap of three goals is still too big. In the case that Bayern can resolutely put up a defensive counterattack formation, it is absolutely hellish to complete the task of scoring three goals in a row without conceding one goal. of.

Even if there are successful cases such as Barcelona's 6-1 comeback against Paris Saint-Germain, and Tottenham's 3-0 comeback against AC Milan (finally won by penalty kicks) and other successful cases as references, it seems that there are still some possibilities.But Bayern is not a crazy team like Paris or the Rossoneri. The stability of the Bundesliga overlord is at the same level as Juventus, and sometimes it is even more terrifying. After all, the old lady still has a 0-3 home game , The ups and downs of the away game almost completed the reversal, but it is rare for Bayern to have a big gap in performance before and after a round of home and away knockout games.

But even though the prospects are very slim, there are still some firm Meilingers who are willing to believe that Real Madrid still has a chance, and when the team returned to Madrid, they went to the airport to pick them up, expressing their support for the team, but relatively That being said, critics still have an absolute advantage.

It was in such an atmosphere that Li Mudi once again resorted to the operation of closed training, blocking all outside interference from Baldbebas, quite a bit of closed-door training.

Four days later, Real Madrid defeated the visiting Sporting Gijon 5-0 with their powerful attacking ability at their doorstep, and continued to lead the standings with a three-point advantage. Coruña, they will be able to win this season's La Liga championship one round ahead of schedule.And even if there is an unexpected situation next weekend, there will be a final round of home games against the relegation team Racing Santander as a guarantee. This will, to a certain extent, allow Li Moody to try to break the boat in the Champions League without having to think about staying for the league.

This can be seen from the squad list released by Real Madrid and UEFA official websites on May 5th. The Spanish giants put all the frontcourt players who can play in one breath. Everyone knows what that means.

Sure enough, two hours before the start of the second day's game, Real Madrid's starting lineup was revealed. Li Moody formed a 4-2-2-2 attacking formation, with Villalivre and Rodrygo as two strikers. Mbappe and Asensio lined up on the two wings, and Ceballos and Valverde formed the midfield, completely abandoning everything for a mad attack.

After the opening, the home team's three lines were immediately premised very high, compressing Bayern's defensive formation to an area about 20 meters in front of the penalty area.However, in order to avoid the opponent's counterattack and quickly hit in front of Varane and other defenders, the two central midfielders did not press forward together, but one of them always stepped back to protect, while Asensio came more often. In the center for activities, the left side was given to Rodrigo, who often retreats, so Real Madrid's position is still more like 4-1-4-1 most of the time.

It's just that the active assists of the two full-backs can still keep their frontcourt numbers from falling behind too much, and using the impact and cover of high center Villalivre, the home team's tactics are compared to the Munich battle a week ago. Immediately, it looks very rich.

Although Bayern's dense defense makes it extremely difficult for Real Madrid players to obtain easy space for movement in a position very close to the penalty area, but relying on the strong personal assault ability of the two wings and the running involvement of multiple players who can change positions infinitely, it is still In the first 15 minutes of the game, he created three or four threatening offensives. The only regret is that he failed to score a goal.

However, compared to Li Moody, who is still in the unfavorable situation of three goals behind, Ribery is also under a lot of pressure at this time. The center of gravity has shifted to the defensive end. After finally grabbing the ball, they are unable to launch a quick counterattack because they lack enough support points.And if you choose a direct long pass, the effect will be very poor. After all, the home team's two central defenders Varane and Vallejo are not slow, and it is more than enough to deal with Egerstein alone.

If this continues, it is difficult to say how long Bayern's goal can remain intact. A little carelessness or a world wave from the opponent will rewrite the score.Although a conceded goal cannot reverse the overall situation of promotion, it can bring more confidence to the Real Madrid players and allow them to continue the siege tactics. Then when will the second or even the third goal come? It's hard to say.

So the "Scar Coach" quickly shouted to his disciples a few times on the sidelines, and gave a gesture reminder, signaling the players of the visiting team to push out the formation, and at the same time control the ball as much as possible under their own feet, reducing the number of Real Madrid players. The number of organized offensives.

However, Li Moody has long been prepared for the opponent's change of tactics. The world's top attackers such as Mbappé and Asensio in the past have all turned into crazy interceptors at this time, and they did not hesitate to use their physical strength in the frontcourt. The high-position press forced Bayern players to continue to accelerate the speed of the ball, which led to an increase in turnovers.

According to the basic theory, Kimmich, Leon Gretzka, Jule and others are also well-known stars, and they should have rich experience in dealing with the opponent's fierce press.However, the constant shouts of more than [-] Meilingers at the Bernabéu and the halo attribute of this legendary stadium to suppress the visiting team still affected the performance of the Bundesliga hegemony. Intentionally or unintentionally, the situation on the field quickly returned to the previous state, and the adjustment of the coach of the visiting team became useless.

No.204 minutes, after Mbappe received a ball from Ceballos on the right, he took advantage of his speed to overpower Bayern left-back veteran Nick Schulz, and then suddenly sent a high-speed cross, Billy in the penalty area Alifrey took off desperately, overwhelmed the 1.9-meter-five-foot-tall German international Sule, and completed a slightly reluctant header, which was blocked by Flüchter who reacted in a timely manner.

Immediately Ceballos started a corner kick on the right, and the first point was grabbed by Real Madrid players. Varane, who appeared to be in excellent physical condition after his injury, jumped high from the back point and returned to the front of the goal, ambush there. Vallejo completed the header relay, shook his head and pushed the ball to the right corner.Flüchter, who moved continuously, was powerless at this moment, and could only watch helplessly as his goal was about to be broken.

At the critical moment, the French winger Koeman, who was guarding the side post, made a great contribution. He subconsciously raised his right foot to block the attack of the Real Madrid central defender, and then used his extremely fast second reaction to shoot upwards before other players caught up. The big foot kicked the ball high into the sky.At such a critical juncture, he can still choose this method of clearance in order to avoid an own goal or the kick-off being intercepted by the opponent. No wonder he can be the absolute main force of the Bundesliga giants all year round, and he really has extraordinary abilities.

However, the two consecutive missed goals did not affect the emotions of the Real Madrid players too much. After regaining control of the ball, they continued to attack Bayern's goal wave after wave as if nothing had happened just now. , just relieved for a while when the first wave of physical bottleneck appeared after 35 minutes.

But the German goalkeeper Flüchter continued his excellent form a week ago, and made many saves that made the fans of the home team sigh. probability.

As a result, when the half-time whistle sounded, Real Madrid made 16 shots and 6 shots on goal, but the number of goals was still zero. This result will undoubtedly make those few people who are willing to believe that miracles will happen feel desperate. .

Fortunately, there are still some people who are unwilling to give up. Li Mudi's disciples have been adjusted during the intermission, and their physical condition has recovered. The Bernabéu Stadium, which had begun to be silent, slowly became boiling again.

No. In the 408th minute, Asensio swayed a route with a fake pass in the middle, and shot directly at the upper right corner of the goal, but unfortunately it missed less than ten centimeters.

After 3 minutes, Rodrigo made a diagonal pass from the left. Villalivre held the French central defender Pavard one step inside the penalty area, and waited for the former to run horizontally before returning the pass. The Brazilian striker kept at the top of the penalty area. The ball went straight to the right foot and launched a not-so-fast but extremely arc attack, but it was blocked by Flüchter's sky-defying flying save from the bottom line.

But Ribéry was clearly not a coach in vain either, replacing Egerstein with the faster Portuguese striker Jose Gomez before the second half, a speedy and explosive 18 in the FM system. The super fast horse can pull to the side when the team is defending to wait for the long pass from his teammates, avoiding the frontal interception of Real Madrid's two central defenders.

In 3 minutes, Asensio's cross was ejected, and Gretzka immediately sent the ball to the empty space on the right side of the front court. Gomez first used the impact ability of the 4-meter athlete version to throw off Aron who returned to the defense And Valverde, and then completed a pass before Varane rushed over to block his own move three seconds later, and took advantage of the opportunity to slam the ball into the home team's penalty area.It's a pity that he was not calm enough in the final shot. Under the pressure of Vallejo's defense, he chose to volley vigorously and failed to hit the goal frame. Otherwise, the total score would be rewritten to 0-[-] and he would have an away goal. Bayern with the ball can completely lock the right to advance.

It's just that Real Madrid, who suffered a shocking moment, couldn't worry about whether their goal would be broken. What they need now is to score goals, goals as soon as possible, and more goals, otherwise the ending will not be different.So since the almost conceded goal, not only has the home team's offensive not slowed down, but it has become crazier than before.

And God seemed to be moved by their unyielding spirit at this moment, and it rained as thin as needles without warning. The turf became slightly slippery, leading to the birth of a goal.

No.60 In the second minute, Couch, who had just replaced Rodrigo, sent a diagonal pass in front of the penalty area. Villalivre and Paval ran to the landing point at the same time. During the process, there was suspected physical contact. The French fell He fell to the ground and subconsciously reached out to grab the Real Madrid striker's jersey, causing the latter's sprint to be disturbed, ushering in huge boos from the audience.

However, referee Danny Markle from the Netherlands blew his whistle to indicate that Villalivre had committed a foul first, and awarded the visiting team a free kick in the penalty area, which aroused extreme dissatisfaction among Real Madrid players.

And just when he was about to give a warning about the attitude of the protesting players, a reminder from the VAR team on the sidelines was worn in the headset, so he temporarily stopped the game and went to check the replay video in person.It turned out that Pavar's fall to the ground was not due to the collision of the opponent, but mainly due to the slippage of his feet. The Real Madrid forward did not have any obvious foul actions.

penalty!Markle's timely change of sentence won him applause from more than 8 fans of the home team, but it also attracted complaints from Bayern.But when Mbappe sent the ball into the dead corner on the lower left side of the goal, the fact that the total score became 1 to 3 was still unshakable. The Galacticos, who had been desperate for more than an hour, finally waited, which allowed them to continue. Reason to go crazy.

(End of this chapter)