Mister Legend

Chapter 620 The First Battle After Reconciliation
Asensio, because of the pronunciation of his name, is nicknamed Asensio by Chinese fans, or simply as Axiao. He has many fans in Spain and even the entire world football.There are nothing more than two reasons, one is handsome, and the other is outstanding skills and chic style.

Needless to say the first reason, although the question of beauty and ugliness is a matter of opinion, but the face profile of this Real Madrid star is indeed in line with the standards of a beautiful man in the West, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a high nose bridge, and just the right figure—Zhu Shimao when he was young If the husband doesn't tilt his neck, he might be able to go to Europe and become a popular lover.

As for the second point, it can be seen from his experience that he was the main force in the first team of Mallorca when he was less than 18 years old, and then he was introduced by Real Madrid and was trained as Ronaldo's successor. , People see the huge potential in Asensio.And when he returned to Real Madrid after the end of the two-year loan period, and made his debut in the three major events of the European Super Cup, La Liga and the Champions League, everyone recognized him as the Bernabéu. The Crown Prince, who believes that he will definitely become the leader who will lead the Galaxy Battleship to the next peak.

It is a pity that after many years, his performance has actually been questioned by the outside world. The media often criticize him in a provocative tone for his lack of daring to take responsibility, being too emotional, and being too distracted by off-court events. The effect is not very ideal.If it wasn't for Lafayette who never gave up on Asensio, or failed to find another local young player who might become the leader of the team, Ah Xiao, who always caused all kinds of troubles, would have been kicked out by Real Madrid long ago.

Fortunately, with growing age, Real Madrid's new No. 7, who finally matured, successfully took over the scepter left by Ramos after leaving, and was officially crowned as the king of the new generation of Bernabeu.Compared with Raul's silently dedicated leadership style, he still prefers Ramos' style of talking and doing, but what he does is far from enough.

At the peak of the Qi Zu era, there is no doubt that the core of the team is Ronaldo, but as the spiritual leader, although Shui Ye always caused varying degrees of damage to the team because of many reckless actions, he took the lead , The strong mental strength to have the courage to fight against all difficulties is the key to Real Madrid's ability to overwhelm the crowd and finally succeed in reaching the top.

When faced with an almost identical state, there is a big gap between Asensio's performance and his predecessors.Although he also wears the captain's armband (second only to Varane's second captain), in the game, you rarely see him stand up to boost the morale of the team when the situation is very stalemate, and it is rare He has the feat of carrying the team forward.It seems that all the energy recovered from the sidelines has been devoted to the competition with Mbappe for who is the top brother of Real Madrid. This alone can prove that he is not a qualified team leader at all.

Li Mudi originally liked this local star very much. When he played football manager games back then, he always trained this high-potential Zheng wife as the core figure of his team.But the reality is not a game, those glamorous ability values ​​will become less exciting under the influence of the player's true temperament.

The confrontation within the team caused by the contract renewal incident made the Real Madrid coach completely see the potential crisis in the team at present, that is, the lack of a leader who is both capable and responsible, and according to the club's tradition of appointing captains (based on The ranking of the years of joining the team is so weird that I can't complain), it is estimated that such a character will not be found for a long time.It's hard for Li Moody to imagine that a wealthy club that aspires to dominate the football world does not have such a core player who can lead the team on the field. This is really rare.

Although many people are saying that Real Madrid is Li Moody's team and that he is the most indispensable leader of the team, the game will ultimately depend on the players on the field. It is impossible to prepare for some emergencies. At this time, players on the field need to stand up to solve the problem, but now Real Madrid does not have such a person.

On the 15th, La Liga's No.20 nine rounds started in batches on this day. Obviously, what everyone paid most attention to was the situation of the leaders, because in the starting list just announced that day, several players who had disappeared from the stadium for more than two weeks The generals have all returned.As the important warm-up matches before the World Cup are about to usher in, everyone is very concerned about the competitive state of the core players in their respective national teams, so this night in the stands of the Rose Garden Stadium, there were many The figures of scouts and even the head coach have become the objects captured by the camera.

However, there was an unexpected game just after the opening, and it still managed to regain the focus of attention that should belong to it.In the 6th minute, when Vallejo was closely marking Malaga center Julen Aribas, he was hit hard on the brow bone by the right elbow erected by the latter when he forcibly turned around. The Real Madrid central defender fell to the ground immediately. He folded his hands together and held down the wound tightly, but he couldn't stop a large amount of bright red blood from gushing out.The tragedy made the rebroadcast cameras dare not stay longer, because they were worried that it would cause discomfort to the audience, especially the young fans.

It's just that when the game was forced to suspend and waited for the team doctor to enter the field for treatment, Asensio, the captain of the visiting team, did not surround Vallejo to comfort him like most of his teammates, nor did he comfort him like before. Master Shui’s frequent behavior was to warn the wounded, but ran to the referee’s side to exchange judgments on the penalty scale.This kind of calm and objective but impersonal behavior became extremely unacceptable in the eyes of Li Moody. On the contrary, Mbappe and Rodrigo, who had confronted the Spanish defender before, rushed from the frontcourt at this moment. When he came back, he pointed at Alibas's nose and scolded him for being dirty.

Because this time it is unclear whether it was an accident or a deliberate injury, the two sides almost had a physical conflict. Fortunately, the Malaga forward expressed his apology in time after being reminded by his teammates, and the referee threatened him again. Only then did the game resume after a full 4 minutes of suspension.

In order to avoid further deterioration of Vallejo's injury, Li Mudi did not allow the former to call for a fight, and replaced Varane who had just recovered from his injury. At the same time, he also ordered his team doctor to take the wounded to a nearby hospital for a formal examination immediately.Because the FM system showed that Vallejo suspected to have symptoms of a mild concussion, although it was not serious, it must be dealt with.

After this turmoil, the game returned to the right track. The advantage of being more familiar with the venue conditions and the cheering and cheering of the home team supporters did not fundamentally change the reality of the obvious gap in strength between the two sides. Real Madrid played away. As soon as he took the initiative on the field, Mbappe, Rodrygo and Asensio formed the front trident. With the support of Valverde, Marcos Llorente and other teammates behind him, they took turns to attack the opponent's defense line. shock.

It's just that in front of Malaga's iron barrel formation, they couldn't find a particularly good chance to score for a while, so the siege continued until the half-time break.During the period, the visiting team also took the initiative to retreat, hoping to lure the opponent to pull the three lines that have been compressed to the extreme, so as to gain more offensive space.However, the "European anchovy" (a small fish that is abundant in the Mediterranean and Black Seas, the nickname of the Malaga team), who is temporarily ranked fourth from the bottom of the standings and is under great pressure to relegation, is obviously holding on to 0-0. , The idea of ​​​​getting a point came into the field, and there was no willingness to take the initiative to attack at all.

As a result, Real Madrid didn't want to press up and attack and had no other choice. They had to accept their fate and started the difficult project of dismantling the bus again.

It's just that the specific performance on the scene could not make Li Moody completely satisfied. Although after a public apology, the two cores of the team have recovered their normal cooperation in training, but it has been a while since they were unable to appear in the official game. However, their on-the-spot feeling is still a bit worse.Perhaps there is also a reason for the desire to express myself more and let the coaches and fans see its value clearly. It is reflected in the fact that there are too many times when individuals do it alone in the game.

This is not to say that the single-point breakthrough strategy cannot be used, but in front of the home team's extremely negative defensive front, Real Madrid's stars do not yet have the dribbling ability to overthrow the team alone, even if Messi is at the peak In the early stage, it is also necessary to rush up to be able to rely on the advantages of speed and dexterity to achieve a good show of passing several people in a row.

But Mbappe, especially Asensio, who is mainly active on the left, still tried to single out multiple opponents, which caused Li Moody on the sidelines to keep shouting to remind everyone to play smarter and make more use of the width of the court. Mobilize opponents.Only due to the low execution efficiency of the players, when the whistle sounded at the end of the first half, Real Madrid failed to create too good scoring opportunities.

In fact, although Malaga has done a good job in the strategy of defending the penalty area, there are still many places that are not in place in the protection of the outside of the penalty area. It is just that the foot style of several players of the visiting team today seems not to be smooth, and they have completed five kicks. A well-placed long-range shot failed to hit the target.So during the intermission, their head coach still emphasized the need to speed up the passing rhythm, try to maintain the pressure on the home team's defense line, and then decisively launch long-range shots whenever there is a chance, so as to force the opponent to adjust the defense way, thus liberating Rodrigo, who was mired in the quagmire and doing nothing throughout the first half.

As for whether Asensio, who had performed poorly before, should be directly replaced, this idea flashed in Li Moody's mind, but he didn't need to think about it any more. Big has completely turned his face, which also means that the team's plan to fight for the Triple Crown can be declared bankrupt in advance.So at this time, in addition to emphasizing in a peaceful tone that this victory must be won, he also specifically reminded the two offensive cores not to be too obsessed with individual fighting alone, and more Make full use of their own advantages in teamwork.

After the rematch, the Real Madrid coach immediately instructed Couch and Elias Zidane on the bench to start warm-up exercises in order to put pressure on the players on the field and warn them that if they cannot follow the coach If the team asks to kick it, it will be replaced.

After this set of methods, Asensio and others finally entered the normal rhythm, and soon created another gap in the middle through continuous passing, and was kicked out by Marcos Llorente who inserted in the back row A wonderful heavy bombarded the goal, forcing the home team goalkeeper Carlos Pina to make an embarrassing save, which was able to keep the safety of his own city.

Afterwards, Mbappe also completed a high-quality volley, forcing Malaga to adjust the center of defense, including a large area outside the penalty area into their key targets, so that they could not get any activity before. Rodrigo of Space had a chance to breathe a sigh of relief.

And it was precisely by taking advantage of the little space left after the home team's two defensive midfielders were all premised, Asensio sent a concealed and subtle oblique pass in the 6 minutes of the game, helping Rodrigo lead the ball through a continuous stop. The action flashed past the defender's interception and directly entered the penalty area.Afterwards, the Brazilian striker shot past the Malaga goalkeeper with a low shot from his left foot before another central defender of the home team stretched out his foot to block and lost his balance. 0 to 1.

This goal also broke the balance on the field, so that the home team, which originally planned to defend until the last moment, could only choose to strengthen their offense, but I believe many people can predict the consequences of doing so.

Before the end of the game, Asensio's long-range shot and Mbappe's header helped Real Madrid expand their lead twice. At the same time, they also got an ideal report card in their "comeback battle".

After winning the opponent who was in danger of relegation with three goals in the away game, Real Madrid completely got rid of the downturn that started last month before the arrival of the first national team match day of the year.Moreover, the internal strife crisis that once appeared in the team can also be said to have been temporarily subsided. This is good news for them who are about to usher in a difficult schedule of four or five months.

Later, during the warm-up for the World Cup, the news that Vallejo, Valverde and others reached a contract renewal agreement with Real Madrid also came out one after another, which further strengthened the confidence of the Meilingers in supporting the team. Everyone believes that there is a high probability that the second triple crown in La Liga history will be born this summer.

(End of this chapter)