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At half-time, the atmosphere in the home team's dressing room was completely different from what it had been when we first played.

Vazquez stood at the door for a while and did not enter.He actually knows why this change came about. Mourinho has accurately grasped Deportivo's weakness.

Their midfield is simply too weak.

Compared with Deportivo, Real Madrid's midfield lineup is almost a bit rich. They can even put the German Ozil, who played well, on the bench. It is enough to see that the large number of midfielders is a headache for the coach Who to send.On the other hand, in Deportivo, the midfielder has always been the combination of Alex and Pizi. The advantages and disadvantages are obvious. They have courage and can fight, but after all, the two are too thin, and their speed and foot skills are not top-notch. , It is more than enough to deal with some low-intensity games, even against a technical team like Barcelona that does not engage in physical confrontation.

Nowadays, Deportivo will not rely more on midfield scheduling, because Clemens' excellent performance often directly instigates the frontcourt to attack from the backcourt, but due to the recent good situation in Deportivo, Often have to face the opposing team's iron barrel formation, so Vazquez restarted the midfielder, and more to pass and receive the ball to open up the situation.

But now facing Real Madrid, Mourinho's tactics in the first half were very clear, which was to directly cut off Deportivo's midfielder, cut off the front and back, and let the team without a connection let Deportivo's Both offensive and defensive ends are very unsmooth.

Vazquez closed his eyes and thought about it. His midfielder is Alex Pizi, his midfielder is Kaka Alonso Khedira, and there are Ozil and Di Maria who are not playing...

Although I don't want to admit it, this gap in strength is really too big.

I thought that Real Madrid would take into account the midweek Copa del Rey match and the upcoming Champions League schedule, so they would spare some effort in this game. Who knew that Real Madrid would not be polite at all and directly sent all the main players to start.

Vazquez paced back and forth a few steps outside the door, and opened the locker room door after making a decision in his heart.

The atmosphere was a bit oppressive, and the Deportivo players were obviously not satisfied with their first half.Vazquez did not criticize anyone, nor did he say a single serious word. Instead, he praised and encouraged him, especially for Clemens, who made many wonderful saves. .

Then, he walked back to the front of the tactical board and drew two big red arrows with a pen.

Pointing directly from the goal to the opponent's half, the point in front of the goal was heavily circled by Vazquez.

That was the familiar dismissal of the Deportivo players, and all eyes were on Clemens again.

"Direct pass, precision, that's what I want from you in the second half." Seeing Clemens nodding, Vazquez looked at his attacking trio in the frontcourt, "Are you tired?"

"Not tired!" They shook their heads hastily. They were very clear about Vazquez's temper. This is an easy-going old coach, and he is very considerate to the players. They didn't miss the expectant eyes of Bruno Gama's children.

Tired is indeed tired, but they don't want to be replaced.

Vazquez also knew what the three people were thinking, and tapped the whiteboard with his knuckles: "You don't need to participate in the defense in the second half, stay in the frontcourt and pay attention to your position, the rest of the people all retreat, pay attention to the accuracy of passing and receiving the ball."

The directionality of this tactical arrangement is very clear. Deportivo will once again abandon the control of the midfield and focus on their defensive counterattack.

This is actually Deportivo's most familiar tactical play, and the players also showed some expressions of relief on their faces.Blood is blood, passion is passion, but players must always make sacrifices for the team's victory.

Alex, a midfielder who has been performing steadily, is destined to not get a chance to perform in this game, and Clemens' already heavy workload has now added another one.

To block Real Madrid's cake, and then throw it backhand to his own striker, it's tiring to think about doing the work of three people alone.

Clemens, on the other hand, had a calm face, and refreshed the news interface while arranging his socks.

Barcelona has already led the Spaniard by three goals, and it seems to be another big victory. Originally, the difference between Barcelona and Real Madrid was only three points. Real Madrid encountered the same situation as Barcelona before.

It was Deportivo who kicked Barcelona off the top of the standings. They took away the three points originally planned by Barcelona and sent Real Madrid to the top of the standings. Now once Deportivo wins, then it will be Indirectly dragged Real Madrid down, and in turn made the Catalans cheaper.

Clemens actually doesn't care about which of them is the first and who is the second. After all, no matter who is at the top of the league, it has no effect on Deportivo.

But the current situation is not only known to himself, but also very clear to Real Madrid. The stormy offensive in the first half may become more urgent in the second half.

What Real Madrid wants to keep is not only a victory, but also a position in the league.

Clemens frowned and thought for a while, then lowered his head slightly and said to Nelson when he left the locker room door: "I hope you are still running fast."

Nelson blinked, and then showed a big smile: "Of course!"

Clemens also bent the corners of his lips, lowered his head and said softly, "How about a quick attack?"

Nelson had a look of excitement on his face.

In the first half, Real Madrid played a fast break, which made Deportivo lose all face and was completely confused. Then returning to them in the second half may play an unexpected role.

This is the direction that people like.

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After Mourinho came out of the player tunnel, he sat on the seat at the far end of the bench. Although he didn't put Casillas on the bench for a long time in the past, as long as they sat here at the same time, the bench The atmosphere near the bench will be very depressing. Now that Casillas unfortunately injured his metacarpal bone and is still recovering from his injury, the atmosphere on the bench is much better now.

There is no winner in this game. Both Mourinho and Casillas know this, but these will not affect other players too much. After all, no matter how they argue, they hope that Real Madrid will get a good result. .

The assistant coach hesitated for a while before picking up a mineral water bottle and putting it at Mourinho's feet, as if he was afraid that he would attract the attention of the referee after throwing the water bottle on the ground, and punish his hot-tempered head coach to the stands.Then the assistant coach opened the notebook and said in a low voice: "In the first half, we took the lead in various statistics. Sir, do you plan to make substitutions in the second half?"

Mourinho looked at the field expressionlessly, and then said: "Tell Mesut to warm up and wait until the team takes the lead..." But Mourinho's voice suddenly froze.

The situation on the court has suddenly changed a lot!

Deportivo, who won the kick-off in the second half, did not rush forward. Instead, he kicked the ball back to Ke Alex in the backcourt. Alex, who had retreated to the backcourt and was about to participate in the defense, knocked it with his heel. With a touch of the ball, the black and white ball bounced to Clemens' feet.

Clemens stepped on the ball and looked forward. Ronaldo, who had been cruising in the half of Deportivo, felt something was wrong instantly, and wanted to run forward to force Clemens to take the ball quickly, but before him, Clemens volleyed the ball vigorously, and the black and white ball flew straight past Ronaldo's ear!

The speed was too fast, so fast that Ronaldo could only dodge subconsciously to pass the ball passing by like a cannonball.He glanced at Clemens in astonishment, then turned around abruptly, and found a familiar yet unfamiliar scene.

In the first half, Nelson, who was invisible throughout the game, suddenly started, threw away Marcelo beside him, and headed for the ball's landing point!

"A fast break belonging to Deportivo!" Sesam's voice was extremely passionate. This seemed to be the most exciting moment for Sessam so far in this game. Throw the ball, the ball finds Nelson... oh no, not Nelson! Griezmann gets the ball first!"

Griezmann didn't even see Nelson running behind him, he just subconsciously ran after the ball.

The French always remembered what Clemens said.

As long as he can score a goal, he has helped Thomas... a goal, and he must make Thomas' situation easier no matter what.

Griezmann was running after the ball almost subconsciously. Rather than running, it might be better to say that this young man was following the ball around the field following his instinct.

This also created a very weird situation.

The original left winger and right winger are now all on the right side, and Deportivo's left side is actually empty!

This startled Real Madrid's defensive players. What are these Deportivo people doing?Hu kick it?They were indeed a little chaotic in the first half, but they were not so useless in tactics!

But in fact it was Nelson who yelled, "That's my ball!" and ran desperately to catch up with his teammates.Griezmann drove straight in completely as if no one else was around, while Rich followed with a helpless expression.

It's a pity that Griezmann can't hear anything at this moment, he can only hear the sound of blood flowing in his ears and his own heartbeat.His hair, which had been well fixed with hairspray, was slightly disheveled, and a few strands of blond hair were hanging from the corners of his eyes. His lips were tightly pursed, and his footsteps fell extremely fast, straight forward with the ball!

If it was before, Griezmann would definitely seek cooperation with his teammates. He is a newcomer to Deportivo. He plays the ball, and Griezmann often reciprocates and gives them some good opportunities.

But now the young Frenchman didn't care about much at all, frowning all the way forward, he had only one thought.

To score a goal, only one is enough!

There is no doubt about Griezmann's extraordinary skills. Compared with Nelson's simple and rough use of speed, Griezmann is more delicate. He is obviously a Frenchman but has the skills of a Spanish player.Griezmann dexterously passed Pepe who was rushing towards him viciously. Griezmann shook off Pepe's hand that wanted to pull his jersey, and went directly to the goal guarded by Adan!

This process is really similar to Real Madrid's attack in the first half, and the chances are even better than Real Madrid's!

"Deportivo made a change in the second half, the midfielder moved back a lot, and while Real Madrid's players were still looking for a match, Griezmann found an excellent opportunity!"

Chance?That is obviously my chance!

Nelson wanted to cry without tears and wanted to get back the pie that was snatched by Griezmann, but found that the Frenchman was running faster and faster. He rushed forward like a full string, and soon To the frontier of the restricted area!

Adan is not Real Madrid's starting goalkeeper, but now Casillas is injured and unable to play, Jesus is too young to be useful, so Adan was placed in the starting position.But the goalkeeper who can stand here is not an ordinary player. He left the small penalty area after Griezmann passed Pepe. After directly meeting Griezmann, he took the initiative to seek physical confrontation and hit him directly!

The body under high-speed running is often very easy to lose balance. Adan's strength is not strong, but Griezmann was directly brought down and rolled to the side several times before stopping!

He lay down on the ground and thumped the turf vigorously, his head, which had been burning red with eager desire, became somewhat sober at the moment.

Damn it, I would have passed the ball if I knew it!Obviously he had seen Ricky stand firm and knew that Nelson was behind him, but he didn't pass the ball, but chose to move forward...

Griezmann could feel the tingling pain in his knee, but what was more uncomfortable was his clenched teeth, almost sore.

But in the next second, he heard cheers like a mountain roar and a tsunami, and then the familiar melody sounded in the Riazor Stadium.

At that time, only the sound of scoring can be heard.

Griezmann froze for a moment, then hurriedly turned over to look at the goal.

Inside, there was a ball bouncing and rolling back and forth in the net, and it took a while to stop.

Griezmann, who was sitting there stupidly, was knocked to the ground by Nelson in the next second. He could feel his chin hitting the opponent's collarbone. It was so hard that it hurt him, but he was listening. Griezmann grinned when he heard Nelson's voice.

"For the sake of kicking the ball in, I forgive you for stealing my ball! Kid, you are really accurate!"

And Rich, who ran up immediately, grabbed Nelson's arm, pulled him up from Griezmann's body, and scolded his head and face: "What do you want to do? If you crush Anthony, I will kill you." Bind to the goal post!" Then, ignoring Nelson's expression of "you are biased, you are ruthless, you are making trouble for no reason", Rich waved to the team doctor outside the field.

The team doctors rushed into the field and surrounded Griezmann. It was not until now that Griezmann realized that the reason why his knee hurt so much was because he was bleeding.

But this is not the point, the point is that the goal is scored.

Griezmann turned his head away with a smile. He didn't know if Clemens could see it, but he still smiled, his ears were red, but he was innocent and beautiful.

Kaka looked at the big screen with his hips crossed, and above it was the replay of Griezmann's goal just now.

Clemens's pass was very tricky. He directly passed Real Madrid's midfielder and passed all the way to the frontcourt position. The moment Kaka passed Kaka's head, Kaka knew that this was definitely a crisis. This result also confirmed Kaka's thoughts. .

The goal just now was replayed from all angles on the big screen, and the fans shouted "Anthony Griezmann!" excitedly.

Sessam also exercised his lung capacity: "L! A goal belonging to Deportivo, a standard Deportivo goal! Clemens' precise direct pass, Griezmann's long drive , and the last shot... In fact, half of the credit for this goal should be attributed to Real Madrid's goalkeeper Adan. His attack made Griezmann off balance, and Griezmann fell to the ground. He poked the ball with his toe in a strange way, and let the ball go directly over Adan's head, drew an arc and flew into the gate! We can't find out whether this is Griezmann's deliberate or unintentional move, in short This time the fast break was completed, and Deportivo led Real Madrid 1-0 at home!"

Mourinho kicked away the mineral water bottle at his feet, and his face was no longer expressionless, but he was grinding his teeth with anger.

He has arranged all positions very well, forward, midfielder, defender, where is not as strong as Deportivo over there!But he miscalculated the only one point...

They have a goalkeeper who can block difficult shots and one-handed shots, but here I have no goalkeeper who can hold up the city gate at all!

Clemens raised his hands to celebrate the goal, and his back was once again remembered by the fans in the South Stand.

Mourinho may be right. Always thinking about relying on one player to change the situation on the football field is a beautiful luxury, but a good goalkeeper can block all opportunities and create the dawn of victory.

Stop failure and create glory, that's what Clemens has been doing.

The final result was that the ball went into their own goal, but Real Madrid's indiscriminate bombing did not knock on the city of Deportivo!

"Jorge, if you dare to sell him to someone else..." Mourinho gritted his teeth in a low voice, but in the next second he completely ignored the mineral water bottle flying far away, and then walked to the sidelines and clapped his hands vigorously Let the team not be afraid to continue pressing!

What happened just now was just an accident, yes, an accident!

Mourinho will never allow the team to fall twice on the same team!

On the contrary, Vazquez felt that all the pressure on his body was relieved at this moment. He looked at Griezmann as if he was looking at a baby.

The second half of the game will not be easier because of this goal, but will be more difficult, but this goal that was not in Vazquez's plan has already given the old coach comfort.

He is like a man with a treasure, showing off and proud from head to toe, he wants to hide it, but he can't hide it at all.

Vazquez only feels that he is full of pride at the moment. This feeling can be felt every time Deportivo Vazquez breaks the opponent's goal. It seems that he can directly lead the gang of boys under him to rush out of Europe and go to the world. Conquer the whole universe!

So, Vazquez waved his big hand mightily: "Ricky! Take them..." Vazquez's voice paused, "Return to defense!"

One sentence made Mourinho, who was already upset, even more frustrated.

Just now, seeing your embarrassing appearance, it is clear that you are about to attack aggressively, why are you scared?Don't be cowardly if you have the ability!We are straight up!

Then Mourinho suddenly remembered——

Doesn't he like this kind of dismissal where all the players shrink the defense and put on the bus after leading by one goal?When did Vazquez start playing like this!

It was only after the position was transferred that Mourinho could truly feel how upset the head coaches who played against him in the past were.

After the team doctor treated Griezmann's knee wound briefly, he quickly left the field. Griezmann didn't celebrate too much. He got up and followed Rich and Nelson directly to his own half. Crisp and neat, without any nostalgia at all, this situation of coming up like a tide and receding like a tide made Ronaldo stare.

Is this a bus for a goal?

Mourinho used to play like this before, but that was when he was at Chelsea. Anyway, he would leave a striker at the front to wait for an opportunity. It's good for you, if you don't leave one, why don't you stack the Arhat to block the goal?

Deportivo, who is already in a 7-3-0 position, doesn't care if the kick is ugly or not. The goal just now is simply the right time and place. Even if Griezmann is thrown over, it may not be able to win again into one.

That being the case, keeping the fruits of victory is the most important thing!

The fans at the scene don't care what is ugly or not, they cheer and jump for joy, as long as one goal is enough for them to rejoice.

Ronaldo was unwilling to accept this result. Taking advantage of the kick-off in the middle circle, he held Kaka and said something in a low voice. Kaka hesitated and then nodded.

Real Madrid players can't accept the fact that they are behind when they are dominant. They must seek changes.

This action was noticed by Clemens, and he frowned slightly.

He looked up at the timing board on the big screen.

Five and ten minutes, four and ten minutes before the end of the game, Deportivo took the lead with one goal.