Mister Legend

Chapter 641 Stick to yourself
In the No.29 round of La Liga against Valladolid at home on the 14th, facing this "friend team" who has a very close relationship with them at the club level, Real Madrid players will naturally not release water. They are working hard to achieve three consecutive championships in the league.

However, the visiting team's technique of placing the bus has really found its own unique way after experiencing the baptism of strong teams such as Barcelona and Atletico Madrid before. The Galaxy Battleship scored only 10 goal with 27 chances to attack the goal, and people have to admire their defensive strength.

Moreover, Valladolid also caught the home team's not-so-obvious mistake shortly after the opening of the second half. Belgian midfielder Niklas Raskin scored a wonderful long shot, breaking the record in five years. The curse of not being able to score goals at the Bernabeu, and gritted his teeth to maintain the 1-1 score to the end, walked out of this football holy place with a point high, leaving the full face of Real Madrid supporters full of mourning .

This unexpected draw made the defending champion of La Liga widen the gap between the top two teams in the standings. Obviously, it is hard to say that the club is satisfied. However, except for some fans who are more emotional, No one has made too many accusations against Lucas Canizares, because everyone has seen the efforts of this young goalkeeper through various channels, and with his current age and accumulated game experience Look, it's really hard to pin the blame on a lad who's already doing his best to help the team.

Therefore, inside the team and on the official forums, there are various words of encouragement for Canizares Jr., which reflects the historical background and momentum that a wealthy club should have.

Even though he has a pair of eyes that can see through the future and knows very well that this young goalkeeper can't achieve his wish no matter how hard he tries—Li Moody, who has become the main goalkeeper of Real Madrid, has never shown a trace of blaming the opponent for not being able to catch Those emotions that are not too difficult to score goals still maintain a strict attitude on the training ground and an amiable attitude off the court in daily training, and do everything possible to help this young player improve.

Especially on December 12nd, Real Madrid, which is at home, lost to Manchester United 2-1 at home in the final round of the Champions League group stage and was double-killed by their opponents. In response to the fierce criticism, the coach of the team stood up immediately and expressed his stand in support of his disciples.

"When the opening whistle sounded, we, like all the fans, fought with the belief of striving for victory with all our strength. It's just that this game will not have any impact on the ranking of the group, so I Will and Qi Zu coincidentally carried out a larger rotation of the playing lineup. On the one hand, it is to let those players who play less time on weekdays find the feeling of the game and train newcomers. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Zizou now, if possible, would he be willing to fly to Madrid for a cutscene, or stay in the UK to prepare for the top battle against Liverpool.”

"It's just that in this contest between rotation players, our state is a little bit worse. The main reason is that several people have been out of battle for a long time and have not been able to show their full strength, so the loss is not a certain thing. For a player’s problem, the coaching staff and I should bear the brunt of the responsibility.”

"As for whether I would be angry with Lucas's performance recently? No, he has performed well enough. Before people want to open their mouths and criticize him, I hope you can put yourself in your shoes. , a 22-year-old young goalkeeper who only had the experience of starting in the second league before, was suddenly given the important task of defending the last hurdle of a giant team like Real Madrid due to the injury of the team's No. [-] and No. [-] goalkeepers. Can he do well? Better than him?"

"From a professional point of view, Lucas's current ability does still have a lot of areas that need to be improved, but we should never have any doubts about his work attitude and determination to strive for victory, so in my opinion It appears that some of the criticism is absolutely nonsense."

It’s just that their remarks not only did not quell too many doubts for Canizares Jr., but were also considered by the outside world to be justified in a stubborn way, because in the weekend league, Real Madrid conceded again. After Moha Ramos was injured, they have not completed a zero seal, and everyone's finger will inevitably be pointed at the young man whose performance is still unsatisfactory.

Fortunately, the frontcourt players regained their form in time and scored more goals, helping Real Madrid end their two consecutive league rounds of downturn. They beat the newly promoted Real Oviedo 4-1 in the away game, temporarily getting rid of the previous predicament.

But soon, in the first half of this season, the most important game for the team is coming. The first national derby will start at Camp Nou on December 12. For Real Madrid, this is an extremely rare opportunity to narrow the point difference, and it is necessary to use 13% or more energy to win once.

It's just that the Catalan giants have been in great shape since the start of the season. They were assigned to a group that could almost be called a walk-off group in the Champions League, allowing them to lock in the top spot early without expending too much energy. Position, so in the league can always be in a posture without worries.

As of the end of the No.15 round, Harvey's team has achieved a total of 12 wins and 3 draws. The performance can be said to be very impressive. Even if it is not comparable to the Galaxy Battleship in the same period last year, it can still be ranked The top ten in La Liga history (tied with multiple seasons).

Moreover, after making targeted adjustments to the striker and defense in the summer, Barcelona's past weaknesses of forward speed and weak defense have been well made up for, making their offensive and defensive performances both fast. Returning to the former peak period, people can see the shadow of Meng [-] and Meng [-].

In particular, the French forward Guiry, who was poached from Lyon at a sky-high price of 1.23 million euros, almost seemed to be custom-made for this La Liga giant, and was quickly integrated into the team's tactics. The positions of Abel Ruiz and Dolberg were all squeezed onto the bench.

In addition to being rested for two games against underdogs, this super shooter who has the reputation of Henry II and is at the golden age of 26 has scored 13 goals in 13 league games played. He has overtaken Pellegri, who has missed more games, and occupied the top scorer list. He is the biggest threat to all teams including Real Madrid.

Therefore, it is not difficult to guess what kind of strategy Li Mudi arranged before the game. In the first two seasons when he had an advantage in strength, he also adopted defensive and counterattack tactics when he was a guest at the Nou Camp. There is still a huge uncertainty in the goalkeeper position these days.

This led to Real Madrid being in a miserable situation of being suppressed for almost 10 minutes in this much-anticipated focus battle, but this was also to provide greater protection for their own goals. The defensive end has to suffer the result of putting more energy into it.

It's just that many Meilinger who are used to gorgeous offensive football and those media who fear the world will not be chaotic can't accept the performance of the Galaxy Battleship. , Shameless, or Li Moody's tactics are too conservative, like being possessed by Mourinho, etc. All kinds of criticisms with strong negative emotions continued until the final whistle sounded, and they did not stop.

For some people, spraying people and black people has almost become his own instinct, and he will not consider the environment of the person involved at all, as long as he sees a situation that does not meet their expectations, he will make brainless accusations .

However, Li Moody doesn't care about these things at all. As a successful football coach, he is very clear about his goals and tasks, and he also knows how to take the road to success, so he will not be influenced by the outside world at all. .Allow others to criticize, because that is the right of everyone, but you must not follow blindly. Only those with great perseverance and firm will can become the ultimate winners.

So even though the tens of thousands of home team fans in the Nou Camp have been trying to provoke the Real Madrid coach and his disciples with all kinds of abuse and ridicule, Li Mudi on the sidelines always put on a calm and calm expression, And constantly remind the players on the field to continue to implement the plan arranged before the game, and did not hit the opponent's aggressive method.

In the end, under the strict defense of the visiting team, Barcelona, ​​which accounted for 68% of the ball possession rate, perfectly interpreted what is called a state of winning and not scoring. The shooting data of 16 of 5 is obviously related to their performance on the scene today Some serious discrepancies.The fantasy frontcourt quartet of Guiri, Haverts, Arthur, and Sergio Gomez, who had been placed high on people before, failed to release their maximum energy under the key restrictions of Real Madrid, and Harvey's ranking arrangement seems to be somewhat questionable, failing to create enough threats on the two wings.

Even though their upgraded defensive line did not leave any opportunity for the opponent's offensive line with super counterattack capabilities, the Catalan giants, suffering from weak scoring, still accepted it helplessly despite their overwhelming advantage. A goalless draw failed to take the opportunity to continue to widen the point gap between Datong's rivals.

And Real Madrid, which has successfully defended the current seven-point difference, can finally say goodbye to the painful days of the previous month, because starting from the 15th, which is next Wednesday, they will leave for China to participate in the annual World Cup. All cups.Since the strength of the opponent is generally weak, logically speaking, it should be a relatively easy trip.

In addition, after the German goalkeeper Flüchter resumed training, his state has also improved significantly, almost regaining the feeling in front of the goal seven or eight months ago in the shortest period of time.Of course, due to the lack of battle for a long time, his overall ability has still declined slightly, and he must not be able to adapt to the rhythm of the real game for the time being.But this is not a problem. I believe that after a series of targeted training, his ability to decline due to injuries can still be fully recovered soon. After all, he is 26 years old here, and the surgery has been done very well. success.

As for the problem of lack of actual combat training, it is better to solve the problem. It happens to be able to use the Club World Cup for training, which is simply perfect, except for the shortcoming that the flight distance is indeed a bit too far.

Here is a little explanation for this year's Club World Cup schedule. In 2020, FIFA once wanted to reform this theoretically the most important international football championship among clubs, changing it to a similar one. For big events like the World Cup and European Championships.That is to expand it to 24 teams (including 12 teams from Europe), divide them into six groups, and then conduct knockout matches to finally decide the third place in Europe and Asia. It will be held every four years, and the time will also be changed to summer. hold.

However, this proposal obviously cannot pass UEFA's hurdle, no matter from the perspective of the huge threat this new competition system will pose to the Champions League, or the fact that the major clubs already have too many games to play, Obviously, this kind of plan cannot win the support of the vast majority of people in Europe.

It's just that due to the power and influence of FIFA, after years of repeated discussions, the Club World Cup has changed since 2026 and returned to the model when it was first established.That is, the most important intercontinental trophy winner on six continents, the host team plus the European League champion, a total of eight teams, the two European teams and the South American champion avoid each other in the first round, and the rest is to fight each other, and then it is The normal elimination system is over, and in addition to a final, there will be a group of three or four duels in the end.

Such a small change increases the number of games and the time consumed, brings more benefits to FIFA, and may also bring a short-term hot football market to the organizers, but for each participant, especially the two For a European team, it really doesn't see much benefit.If you don't get the final championship honor, then this trip is really in vain, and it can't match what you paid for it.

Just as a game similar to the ZZ task, even if they don't want to suffer from the exhaustion of the horses and horses, Real Madrid still have to cheer up to face it.Fortunately, there is the honor of six championships as a bait in front, and there is also the novelty of going to the homeland of the team coach, so everyone is still in a good mood, which ensures that their competitive status will not be affected by the long-term flight. Fluctuations laid a good foundation for subsequent consecutive victories.

(End of this chapter)