[Football] Midfielder

Real Madrid played 442. The starting lineup has not changed much, but the players' positions have been adjusted a lot.

On the front line, Kaka and Higuain are on the left and right, leading the vanguard.Kaka, who is an attacking midfielder, will also act as a hidden forward in the game and stage excellent shots.But this time, putting him directly in the forward position makes people wonder what Mourinho's intentions are?

On the other side, Ronaldo, Real Madrid's top scorer, retreated and became a midfielder.He, Alonso, Khedira and Di Maria formed Real Madrid's diamond-shaped four midfielders.

When Pellegrini saw Mourinho forming such a lineup, he thought at first that the magic bird was suspicious, but there may be such a side in Mourinho's character, and it should not be in a focus game. Such a tactic was given without any preparation.

He must have had some deep meaning in doing this.

Judging from Ronaldo's position, he will face Chenna Mouris, the pivot of the Christmas tree formation. Could this be the reason?

He brought Kaka to the front and pressed Ronaldo to the midfield. Not only did he not damage his own attacking firepower, but he might also launch a surprise attack on Malaga.

The game hadn't started yet, and Pellegrini couldn't figure out Mourinho's intentions for a while.

Such a situation was foreseen from the beginning.With Malaga's continuous high-profile performance in the past two seasons, more and more teams are bound to regard them as opponents and study their style of play.

As the trump card of the team and the core of the entire strategy, Murris will inevitably bear the brunt and become the target that the opponent wants to block.

It's just that Pellegrini didn't expect that the proud magic bird really valued Malaga so much, and spent so much time trying to knock them down.

After all, in the pre-match speech, Magic Bird did not regard Malaga as an opponent at all.

There are two points about the speech of Magic Bird. The first one is to belittle the Christmas tree formation that beat Manchester City in the Champions League group stage last time, saying that this Christmas tree is full of moths, and he has already figured out a countermeasure to destroy it.

When Magic Bird said this, the media speculated that it might be the psychological tactics he has always been good at. He used the aggressive method to force Pellegrini to form a Christmas tree formation.

But in this way, it just shows that Magic Bird already has a comprehensive strategy to deal with this lineup.

The second satirizes that Malaga's team is a group of "old, weak and remnant soldiers". Although it is not so direct, it says that Malaga's so-called gorgeous lineup is all veterans who are on the verge of retirement.Speaking of the real threat, it is the two Spanish internationals.

That is, Cazorla and Murris, these two are in a straight year, both in terms of status and record, are showing a straight upward trend.

Cazorla was just a regular substitute for the Spanish team before. Although Bosque also gave him a lot of opportunities to perform, he is far less famous than those main players.

He can gain a firm foothold in Malaga so quickly, it can only be said that he has a good compatibility with Malaga's ace.Murris fully exploited Cazorla's talent on the wing, which also allowed him to win the attention and praise of more clubs in La Liga.

Compared with "Zhongzheng" evaluation of Cazorla, Mourinho still praised Malaga ace Mouris.He picked up the old saying and still said that Murris is the player he wants to explore the most at present. Malaga with him and Malaga without him are the difference between La Liga and La Liga.Arsani should laugh out loud in his dreams. He acquired such a talented player for only 150 million euros.

This wave of praise made the media blush a little, but from the words, it can be seen how much Mourinho attaches importance to and is optimistic about Murris.

But choosing to say this at this time still makes many media and fans think that Magic Bird has "ulterior motives".

By the way, in addition to these, he also congratulated Pellegrini.It is said that the midfield brain of the Malaga team is not only the trump card of the team, but also the coach on the field.Many changes and deployments are derived from this trump card. Pellegrini can get praise from fans and the media without doing anything on the sidelines, and he has also won the title of a tactical master.

Mourinho seems to have the intention of fighting with Pei Gong before, probably because La Liga is too lonely, without Ferguson and Wenger to accompany him to fight with him, and Guardiola is a restrained person who likes to use practical actions instead of words , Magic Bird also felt a different kind of loneliness.

He promoted Murris to the top of the clouds, and alluded to the veterans like Ruud van Nistelrooy and Joaquin as "old and weak soldiers". Pellegrini gave a blow, and everyone said that Magic Bird's move was really smooth!

In these words, Mulis seems to be praised, but if this soft knife really plays a role, then Mulis' position in Malaga will be embarrassing.

Not only that, Real Madrid's mouthpieces "Marca" and "Aspen" also played up the topic of Magic Bird about Malaga.One praise and one criticism, when it comes to Mulis, it is a big blow, and when it comes to coach Pellegrini and other players, the words are all derogatory words.

Such obvious discriminatory treatment made the fans of other players angry.

However, more fans can know that this is Magic Bird's estrangement. He has used this trick more than once in Serie A and the Premier League.

He knows how to make trouble for the opponent, and he is also good at creating conflicts from within the opponent.

Most of the players are full-blooded. Seeing such reports, even if it is clear that the opponent has ulterior motives, they will still be tricked.

Because there is no guarantee that other fans will not think so. They are all geniuses and elites. Some of them are much more famous and experienced than Murris, and have a glorious past. Who would be willing to be overwhelmed by a yellow-haired boy everywhere?

Pellegrini ignored such reports at first, but when he was sensitive to what was wrong in the dressing room, he knew that he should do the work of all players.

He is also a "victim" of this incident. In the previous games, whether it was the La Liga media or the European media, Pellegrini's tactical play was very interesting and highly evaluated, which can be regarded as solid. The title of a master tactician.

But Mourinho's remarks made the public focus on Murris, the "coach on the field". Realizing that no matter how good Murris performed, he had to obediently listen to the coach.A coach has many ways to maintain his authority.

Pei Gong is a wise coach, he can see through the intention of the magic bird at a glance.

As a coach on the field, this is generally the duty of the captain. He did not give Murris such power, nor did he do so.But his performance and reliability have won the trust of all his teammates, including him.He never dictated to his teammates. The so-called court scheduling and on-the-spot changes were also choices he made based on the situation on the court.

And these are all his acquiescence.

Having lived for so many years, having experienced ups and downs for most of his life, he is no longer a stunned young man who gets angry because of such trivial things.If Murris really had this idea, he would not object.Because that child is likely to grow into a handsome talent after retiring!

And any strong team has a backbone on the court who can boost morale at critical moments and win with them.

Barcelona's coach Pep Guardiola, as far back as a player, was already the king of the Nou Camp and the coach of Barcelona on the field.

After retiring, he spent a year at Atletico Barcelona and was directly promoted to the first team.These years of coaching Barcelona have allowed him to grow from a fledgling football coach to a world-renowned coach, and his achievements are not comparable to the old coaches of the same period.And this is also due to his accumulation in the player period and his understanding of the coaching profession!

Throughout the history of football, most of the players who retired and made achievements in the position of coaches were midfielders.

Their overall view and grasp of the rhythm of the game, as well as the ability to interpret the entire game, player scheduling and organization are not comparable to forwards and defenders.

It can be said that the midfield brain of the team is to some extent the coach on the field. They have to handle the ball, launch offense or shrink defense from the coach's thinking.The ball goes out from them, and the rhythm is also adjusted by them, including the execution of various changes and tactics, and most of them are initiated from them.

From this point of view, Mourinho is not wrong.

Pellegrini held a meeting for the Malaga players in response to the report, but the performance of those players surprised him.

First, Cazorla raised his hand before Pei Gong spoke: "Coach, I have no problem. This is a method used by the opponent's coach to drive Malaga apart. We won't be so stupid and take it seriously."

Fanny: Say I'm an old, weak and disabled soldier. Next time, I must get two more of them to stop their mouths!

Joaquin: Although I was injured before, I didn't think I couldn't play.In the last two seasons, give him a good look!

Fernando: Don't mind Murris, no matter what others say, you are our most trusted teammate and ace!

All team members: Well!

After such an outing, the Malaga players have made up their minds.The Real Madrid coach must never be satisfied, and the best way is to give the best performance to prove to everyone what kind of team Malaga is!

Let's go back to Real Madrid's starting lineup. There have been many changes in the striker and midfield.On the defensive line, Real Madrid vice-captain Ramos continued to play as a central defender, partnering with Pepe.Arbeloa and Marcelo, one on the left and one on the right, strictly guarded their side territory.

Malaga also gave the best lineup on the team.

Goalkeeper Caballero, after coming to Malaga last season, performed well, and now he has become the well-deserved main goalkeeper of the Malaga team.

But as Caballero's reputation in La Liga has grown, more and more clubs are interested in the Malaga goalkeeper.Caballero's agent is also discussing salary increases with the club, but the two sides have not reached a consensus on this.

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The single arrow is still Van Nistelrooy, with Isco and Cazorla one on the left and one on the right, providing support for Van Nistelrooy on both wings.

Mouris partnered Marshal Demichelis and interception master Tulalang, followed closely behind.

On the defensive line, Jesús Gamez, Williton, Mattison, and Monreal lined up.

Although Joaquin's injury has healed, he is still unable to engage in high-intensity competitions.But there is the possibility of a second-half substitute, as it was Joaquin's first time on the waiting list since his injury.

Both Real Madrid and Malaga came prepared. At the beginning of the game, the two sides started a fierce competition in the midfield.

The ball went back and forth between the two teams for a full 5 minutes without breaking this balance.

Although the situation was not broken, the pace of the game went on very fast.The ball was switched at high speed between the two players and was constantly being kicked out of bounds.

This is Mourinho's first move to conquer the enemy.

Christmas tree formation, pay attention to the ball in the midfield.Once the ball is in your own hands, you can use the advantage of possession to put pressure on your opponent.However, too many midfielders crowded together can easily cause chaos in the situation.

Malaga's Christmas tree formation has not been played for long, and the cooperation between teammates is not so tacit.In Manchester City's last game, the overall rhythm was relatively slow, which gave Malaga time to react and handle the ball.

But Real Madrid is different, he will not be so good-tempered to allow them to do whatever they want in midfield.Constantly speeding up the tempo, when the ball is in midfield, suppressing the opponent in terms of speed and not giving them time to think.

A game, simply put, is the process of high-speed passing of the ball.Relying on the large number of people, the opponent thought they could dominate the game.They did their tricks, and the four midfielders were fixed in four positions and compressed into a circle.The two centre-backs press up respectively, while the two strikers turn around to get the ball.Four people turned into eight people, squeezing the Malaga players into the encirclement.

However, Malaga had too many people and was unable to withdraw, and there were not enough people in the frontcourt to support them.There are too many people, all of them are blocked in the midfield, the line of sight is blocked, and it is difficult to pass the ball, let alone break through with the ball.

On the other hand, this tactic can effectively restrain Murris from shooting.

If you want to kick God's goal, you have to have this time.Murris had already fallen into the opponent's encirclement before he got the ball. He didn't even have time to adjust his posture, let alone make such a difficult shot.

Couldn't shoot, and Murris' long pass from the locator was also limited.

When everyone in the midfield is crowded in a circle, Murris's passing space is infinitely compressed. Let alone whether he has a chance to open his feet, the opponents and teammates are everywhere. Even teammates blocked it.

Even though Murris is highly skilled and delivers the ball accurately, how can the player who receives the ball catch the ball in the first place under the obstacles and interceptions of the opponent at a long distance?

At such a high-speed running moment, only short pass penetration can tear apart the opponent's defense.

In the opening 5 minutes, Murris was suppressed by Real Madrid's style of play, and no long pass appeared.

More often than not, the ball arrived at the feet of the Malaga players, and before it could be delivered to Murris, it was ruthlessly cut off by the opponent in the chaos.

Pellegrini watched Malaga's midfielder being ruthlessly dispersed by Real Madrid, and had no choice but to enter a situation where they were fighting each other. He couldn't help but glanced at the magic bird outside the field on the other side.

This trick is really high!

This time Malaga shot itself in the foot.

Mourinho seemed to feel Pellegrini's gaze, hooked his lips, and returned his remembered smile.

Although there was no lack of momentum on the surface, Pellegrini was not as satisfied as his appearance showed.

The game has just started, and he has achieved initial results, so he won't get carried away just because of this.

More importantly, Malaga was not as unbearable as he imagined.Even in this case, Malaga's midfielder still maintains a lot of fighting power.

His tactic is not just to give Malaga a bad start and crush the midfielder, his main purpose is to score goals.

Everything in the early stage was for this purpose.

He frequently looks at Ronaldo and Kaka. This attack focuses on the tacit cooperation between the Real Madrid twin stars.The time is ripe, but the two have not acted for a long time.

Mourinho couldn't help becoming anxious, urging the two to act in his heart.At the same time, his eyes swept across the audience, and after this glance, Magic Bird was quite surprised.

Just when he thought that as long as Ronaldo took the lead in attacking, he would be able to cooperate with Kaka. When Malaga's midfielder was restrained and the defender's defensive ability was limited, these two world footballers would definitely bring goals to Real Madrid. , His purpose was also noticed by another person.

This person is Chenna Mouris!

Every time Ronaldo throws off the defense, there will always be someone in front of him in a timely manner.

Either destroying the ball passed to Ronaldo, or predicting his actions first, blocking his path.His cold gaze seemed to be able to see through the opponent's deepest intentions at a glance.

No matter how chaotic the midfield was, his thinking was always clear.

He doesn't need to stop everyone, he just needs to stop the one who finally moves.

So simple and direct, without sloppy!

Ronaldo tried several times, trying to transfer Mouris, but all failed.

If there is no other way, you can only force a breakthrough.

Cristiano Ronaldo deserves to be a leader in today's football, and his strategies and fake moves are very familiar.When others thought that he was going to repeat his tricks and pass the ball to his teammates, he accelerated suddenly and rushed directly to Murris.

So fast!

Murris froze for a moment, restrained his instinct to retreat subconsciously, and intercepted on the left.But Ronaldo kicked his toes, and the ball went directly from the top of Murris' head to the right. When Murris just felt that it was not good, Kaka had already killed it.

"Excellent cooperation! From between the twin stars of Real Madrid... Oh! Murris intercepted the ball from behind! He didn't turn around, and he didn't judge where the ball was going. It was like he had eyes behind him, and he kicked the ball back to his own in one step. Under your feet! This is the eye of God, with a wide field of vision over the audience, once again played a role at a critical moment!"

Numerous fans screamed at the Rose Garden Stadium. The handling of this ball, whether it was the wonderful cooperation between the Real Madrid twin stars, or Murris' open-handed interception from behind, all screamed.

And not long after the game started, we saw such a wave of offense and counterattack, don't be too exciting!

Kaka shrugged. No matter how fast he was, he couldn't keep up with the man with a pair of eyes behind him.

If you waited until Murris turned around for the ball just now, it would be too late.

Under such circumstances, he can calmly make the most appropriate choice and successfully win the ball back. I am afraid that only Murris can do it.

Until now, Kaka feels that Mulis's God's Eye is evil.

At first, it was just passing the ball from behind, but now he can even intercept the ball with ease, accurately calculate the specific position where the ball will roll, and quickly hook the ball back with one hit. There may not be anyone on the altar who can reach his level.

In terms of talent alone, Murris is definitely superhuman.

As for his football stunts, until now the media and fans have not been able to tell what the reason is.After doing a lot of analysis, citing kinetic gravity and even biological supernaturalism, I can't give an optimal answer.

In Kaka's view, Murris' visual skills, like his passing and shooting, have also begun to evolve.

Since the last game against Manchester City, Murris has been improving his skills, not just a single study, but all-round and multi-field, which also makes it more difficult for them to face him.

No.12 minutes, with the help of his teammates in the pick-and-roll, Ronaldo successfully got rid of Murris' defense.After breaking into the penalty area from the left, he fell down, and the referee did not give any notice. After 50 seconds, Isco was also ignored by the referee after falling in the opponent's penalty area.Judging from the slow motion, Tulalang and Khedira both made leg stretching fouls, and the referee was soft but the scale was fairly uniform.

In the 15th minute, Kaka passed the ball to the right side of the penalty area from the middle, and Monreal stretched his legs to interfere with Khedira's shot and missed the right post. In 18 minutes, Di Maria's long shot from outside the penalty area missed more.

"By the way, that's how it should be. Deal with him well and consume him in the middle."

Mourinho outside the court, although he regretted the team's missed shots several times, but Chena Mulis was successfully held back by them.

Although Ronaldo plays in midfield, his main purpose is to shoot.When Real Madrid attack, he can't play Chenna Mouris.The strategy adopted by Real Madrid is that when Ronaldo takes the ball, Alonso immediately fills in, and the Real Madrid general will play with Murris, and Malaga will not feel wronged.

In the 22nd minute, Cazorla took a direct free kick 25 meters away. The ball bypassed the wall and went straight to the left side of the goal. Casillas flew to save the ball.

Whether it is the timing of the save or the action, this ball is smooth and clean.

In the 26th minute, Di Maria dribbled the ball laterally outside the penalty area and then sent a through pass. Higuain inserted the right time in the middle. He waded through Caballero's penalty area and hit an empty goal from a small angle on the right side of the penalty area. 0-1, the small smoker Higuain Because Real Madrid opened the scoring, Real Madrid took the lead away!

This is also Higuain's seventh goal scored in the last three games, and also his ninth league goal this season. The efficiency is staggering.

After fighting tenaciously for more than 20 minutes, Malaga's gate was finally broken by Real Madrid!