Mister Legend

Chapter 644 Enjoying the role of the chaser
With Flüchter filling the original hole in the goalkeeper position, Real Madrid, which had lost the momentum of last season's invincible team in the past four months, finally returned with a king The domineering declaration has joined the championship competition of all events.

Just like a large jigsaw puzzle, the filling of the last part not only makes the whole figure more complete, but also plays a role of reinforcement, so that the other parts that seemed to be wobbly when encountering a little wind and rain can finally be used. Worried about being scattered, players in various positions can devote all their energy to their due responsibilities.

截止到一月份最后一场联赛开打之前，位居西甲积分榜头名位置的巴塞罗那取得了16胜3平1负积51分的战绩，是他们最近四个赛季内同时期的最佳表现。排名在他们身后的依然是马德里竞技，不过分差已经被稍稍拉开了一些，不过床单军团目前14胜4平2负积46分的战绩也是他们队史上同期可以并列No.3的优秀发挥了。

Real Madrid, which lost one game due to participating in the Club World Cup, has 12 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses with 41 points, beating Valencia and Sevilla who also scored 36 points, temporarily ranking third in the standings , but the point difference from the top rival is indeed still very large. Even if they win in the make-up match, there are still seven points left.

Theoretically speaking, there is still a certain possibility of chasing seven points in the eighteen rounds of the league.It’s just that Barcelona’s state this season is very good. If we infer according to the situation in the first half, Real Madrid should at least achieve an almost perfect record of 18 wins and 1 draw (including make-up games), accumulating a total of 96 points. points, otherwise it should not be able to catch up with the current league leader.

Needless to say, anyone who has a basic understanding of the rules of football knows that this is basically one of the impossible tasks in football, because so far, no team with such a high winning percentage has appeared in the five major leagues. No super team that once ruled the entire Europe could do this kind of miracle, so many people are not optimistic that the Galaxy Battleship can complete the second consecutive title defense.

Before Real Madrid's No.31 four-round match against Villarreal at home on the evening of the 20st, many reporters who came to participate in the pre-match press conference changed the topic of questions to the La Liga championship after the regular questions In terms of the direction of the battle, I want to find out Li Mudi's opinion on the conclusion that it is difficult for them to achieve the three consecutive championships given by the outside world.

In this regard, the Real Madrid coach did not show any embarrassment or dissatisfaction on his face, but responded with a zombie face like some traffic star actors in China: "To be honest, we are now facing The situation is not very good. I made a lot of low-level mistakes due to various problems before, which led to a little behind in the standings. But this does not mean that we have completely said goodbye to the La Liga champions. If the time is up In mid-April, if the point difference still hasn’t narrowed further, maybe you will hear some of my discouraged remarks. But it’s only the end of January now, and there are still great unknowns, including a big reversal.”

"I know that a large part of you are not optimistic about Real Madrid's ability to complete the counterattack, which is also human, because Xavi and his team have indeed played convincingly in the past few months. I see the great possibility of Barcelona regaining the league title. But this does not mean that other teams have no chance, at least I and Aspers will not agree that you only focus on the top position, And ignore our two teams from Madrid."

"Atletico Madrid is now five points behind Barcelona. Compared to the nearly half of the game, we can still catch up; and we are also only five points away from the teams in the same city. Maybe rounds six or seven, maybe rounds eleven or two. Even if it is smoothed out, you can't say that this possibility will never happen. By then, we will catch up with Atletico Madrid, and Atletico Madrid will catch up with Barcelona, ​​so naturally, we will also Back to the championship game, the math isn't too hard, is it?"

After hearing Li Modi's nonsensical nonsense that he only needs to narrow the five-point gap, the reporters on the scene were a little confused, and at the same time complained fiercely in their hearts: "Even if we admit that the mathematics of Europeans is not as good as that of Asians." People are so nice, and at first glance, this kind of argument seems to be quite reasonable, but people with a little brain can understand it after a little deduction. The difference of five points is really not a big difference, theoretically There is indeed a possibility of catching up, and it is not very small. However, when Atletico Madrid is catching up with Barcelona, ​​your Real Madrid can catch up with Atletico Madrid again. It's a meme of playing the tortoise and the hare, stop on the road and wait for you to overtake all the way!"

So soon a reporter from the Catalonia region stood up and used sharp words to retaliate against the Real Madrid coach who in his eyes was holding on and not admitting defeat, thinking that what the latter said was nonsense. Is daydreaming.

In this regard, instead of being angry, Li Moody showed a slight smile, and responded very calmly: "This is the real difference between the two professions of the head coach and the reporter in football. Most of you Always questioning everything, we prefer to believe them."

"In view of the possible differences in consciousness or brain structure between you and me, I won't waste time here analyzing why you can't explore the true meaning of football, or speak with facts. Regarding those in football In the second half of the great case of more than ten reversals, I think reporters who collect all kinds of data and records and publish unreliable remarks on this basis should be able to do so well. Although at this time Looking at your eyes, I feel a little guilty, but just pretend that you are clear. Since there are so many reference objects, why can't Real Madrid be one of them?"

"And it's very interesting that in my coaching career, I have never encountered a similar situation. Because when I straighten out all the relationships in the team, I will always occupy the top position in the standings, never To give the other competitors a chance to overtake us in the middle of the season, so this is the first time I've been in the chase role, which is pretty fresh."

"However, when my team is being pursued by very powerful opponents such as Juventus, Manchester City, Liverpool and Barcelona, ​​​​although I have always believed that the final champion will not escape my palm. But at that time, I really felt a lot of pressure. At certain moments, I even felt so nervous that I couldn’t eat or sleep. So it’s rare to be able to change my identity and experience the feeling of being a hunter. It’s also quite fresh. Yes, let's see if the fox in front of me is cunning enough to escape my scope."

"I can tell you with certainty that no matter which team it is, if it is marked as my prey, then it will inevitably usher in the persistent pursuit of Real Madrid. In the process of fighting to get rid of us, they will definitely Those who make mistakes will become more and more nervous as the point difference gradually narrows, and mistakes will appear one after another, and that is where our chance to complete the counterattack lies."

This is considered by the outside world to be a wave of psychological offensive forcibly launched by the Real Madrid coach when he was unable to come up with a better countermeasure. The battleship media just kept conservative about Li Moody's views and did not refute them, not to mention those football insiders who maintained a neutral attitude and represented the Catalan region who opposed the will of the Spanish ZF.

It's just that they didn't see that the reason why Barcelona was able to play such a strong performance in the first half of the season was actually thanks to the not too tight schedule, so that their main players could appear on the court as much as possible .And once the game tasks become more and more onerous, this La Liga giants will have some big problems in lineup rotation.

It seems that after the winter break, Harvey is no longer as calm as he was a few months ago in the formation of troops after a week of double matches.Although Barcelona can still win every game as much as possible, but without the plug-in of the FM system, just from the specific performance, it can be found that the absolute core status of Guiri and Haverts is declining.When they have to rest, Harvey can only send Ruiz and other players who have seriously lacked actual combat training. Even if these people are very strong, they will at least bring some hidden worries to the team. , Maybe some crisis will be triggered at any time.

What Real Madrid has to do is to continue to create pressure on the deadly enemies in front of them, so that they cannot get any respite, so that when a crack appears in the seemingly invincible Great Wall, their fear will be infinitely expanded until In a panic.Even if there is only such a moment, it is enough for the Galaxy Battleship to find an opportunity to catch up.

Because from the perspective of the thickness of the lineup, no giant will be the opponent of the team led by Li Mudi, and unlike the previous Arsenal, the Bernabéu has Mbappé and Pellegri who can play in their respective positions. Ranked among the best superstars in world football, whether it is competition for endurance or explosive power, they are the top in the world.

On the evening of the 31st, Real Madrid, which kicked off two hours earlier than its main opponents, sat at its home court and ushered in Villarreal, who temporarily ranked No.9 in the standings.The Yellow Submarine once became the first team in continental Europe to break the myth of the five crowns in the first half of the season, and knocked down the Galaxy Battleship, which could barely support it with one breath, from the altar, exposing A lot of problems made other teams clearly see their already very weak bodies, which started the bad situation of consecutive encounters.

So after returning to their own gate this time, Li Mudi and his disciples will naturally not let go of this great opportunity to take revenge on each other. Even if there will be the first round of the King's Cup semi-final three days later, they will send their main players to play. A look that is about to scuttle the yellow submarine completely.

As a result, Pellegrini, who repeatedly claimed in an interview before the game that he would not be distracted by the competition for the top scorer in La Liga, turned on the killing mode in this game, becoming the first player in nearly 11 years The Real Madrid player who scored a hat-trick in 45 minutes.As for the last one, many people must be able to guess it, it is Ronaldo. On September 2015, 9, in the league away game against the Espanyol, the president scored three goals in just 12 minutes, creating a record that is difficult for future generations to match.

This battle of revenge also lost its suspense early because of the great power of the Italian striker, allowing Li Moody to calmly adjust the personnel in the second half, ensuring that the physical fitness of the core players can continue to play, which can be said to have harvested the most ideal result.

And Rodrigo, who came off the bench, also used a wonderful volley to prove to the coach that his state was also very good, and Pellegri did not let Pellegri focus on the front.In the end, Real Madrid defeated the visiting Villarreal 4-0 at home, continuing the good momentum after returning from the winter break.

However, this big score did not create enough pressure on Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, who played a little bit, as Li Mudi hoped. The two strong teams ranked first and second in the standings also easily scored three points in this round. Continue to maintain the five-point difference.

This situation was also taken up by the "Anti-Capital Front" headed by the media in Catalonia, who satirized the Real Madrid coach in newspapers on Monday, believing that the latter's stubborn attitude has been recognized by people all over the world. It's all in the eyes, and he really doesn't have the No. 1 handsome demeanor in today's football.

In the face of countless ridicules, Li Modi still put on an attitude that there is no need to make any response for the time being, and everything depends on the actual trend, which caused more criticism.

But soon, his slap in the face appeared.In the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final clash on February 2, Real Madrid, despite not being strongly favored by the outside world, played probably the most exciting and efficient game since the start of the season in the Metropolitan Stadium, the opponent's territory. A fast counterattack performance, using their super speed and finishing ability, directly tore Atletico Madrid's defense to pieces.

Although due to the opponent's excellent performance on the offensive end and some mistakes of their own, they failed to complete the block, but the score of 1 to 3 made them almost lock a ticket to enter the final.

In this way of directly defeating his main competitors, Li Moody gave a powerful counterattack to all those who doubted him.

(End of this chapter)