The Glory of the Godfather

Now, Ibiza is the touchstone. Atletico Madrid, Valencia, Sevilla, and Barcelona have all lost at the feet of Ibiza, except for Sevilla, who played at home at the Pizjuan Stadium, only lost one to two. Besides, Atlético de Madrid, Valencia, and Barcelona all suffered disastrous away games in Ibiza, and now, Ibiza is a guest at the Bernabeu, the real test for the defending champion Real Madrid is coming! - Aspen.

Daily Sports said more directly: Didn't Real Madrid laugh at Barcelona's loss to Ibiza? Now Ibiza is here, well, we'll see what you do with Ibiza.

Madrid, Valdebebas training base, this is the newly opened training base of Real Madrid, and the training facilities are first-class in Europe.

On the sidelines of the No. 1 training field, Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster sat on a chair, wearing sunglasses, watching his assistant David Cortez Caballero directing the team's training.

At first, Schuster felt that the sun was good today, but after a long time, people who were exposed to the sun became dizzy, and Schuster became a little irritable.

He feels like it's been a journey for nearly a season and a half since he took charge of Real Madrid.

He started coaching Real Madrid last summer, and Real Madrid had an excellent record in the first half of that season, defeating Villarreal and Valencia in away games with big scores. In the 17th round, Real Madrid beat Barcelona 1-0 in an away game. Then, after 19 rounds, Real Madrid had a record of 15 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses and 47 points, tying the half-time point record since La Liga changed to the three-point system. Schuster It can be said that his reputation reached a peak at that time.

Although there was a decline in the record in the second half, there was no suspense. Real Madrid successfully defended their La Liga title after beating Osasuna 2:1 away in the 35th round.

What makes Real Madrid fans even more proud is that since this happened to be the previous round of the national derby, in the ensuing derby, Barcelona players lined up outside the Bernabeu player tunnel to welcome the champion and applaud the champion.

This also made Schuster extremely popular among Real Madrid fans and the media at the time.

However, Schuster's life is really difficult now.

The Spanish Super Cup was double-killed by Ibiza in two rounds, let alone the Super Cup champion. In the first round of the league, Real Madrid lost 1:2 away to Deportivo. Rival Barcelona also lost, a defeat that did not spark much criticism. What followed was a period of calm days. In all seasons, Real Madrid had 7 wins and 1 draw. Both Schuster and Calderon were very confident in defending their title.

The turning point came 11 days ago when Real Madrid lost 1:2 to Juventus in the UEFA Champions League group match against Juventus. The defeat deflated Real Madrid like a needle pricking a balloon.

Then, the worst situation appeared. Real Madrid lost 2:3 away to Real United in the Copa del Rey. In the last round of the league, it was tied 1-1 by Almeria, and Schuster even began to hear sporadic calls from the stands to dismiss get out of class.

Under such circumstances, in this league game against Ibiza, both Schuster and Real Madrid must not lose, not only to avenge the Spanish Super Cup double-killed by Ibiza, What's more, in this game, Schuster really couldn't afford to lose.

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Before the game against Ibiza, Real Madrid deputy Guti accepted an interview with reporters. When asked Who is the most important person in Ibiza, he said without hesitation: Makelele.

Only when you were teammates with Makelele and then became opponents later, can you feel the importance of him most deeply. Guti said.

As we all know, Guti has a very arrogant character. Being able to make Guti say these words shows how profound the realization of Real Madrid's stars has been in the past few seasons after Real Madrid lost Makelele.

Real Madrid coach Schuster agreed with the team's deputy. He said: I am very satisfied with the team's attacking ability, but, the opponent is Ibiza, we have to be careful, Real Madrid want to score, If you want to break through Ibiza's defense, you must first break through Makelele's defense zone.

The media recognized Schuster's remarks. First of all, Makelele is in good condition. This French veteran is indeed an important factor for Ibiza's outstanding performance this season. With Makelele in the midfield, Ibiza The defensive barrier has been greatly increased, and no one thought that a thirty-five-year-old veteran would have such an outstanding performance. In addition, they also agree with Schuster's confidence in Real Madrid's offensive ability. Since the beginning of this season, the biggest victory in La Liga was created by Real Madrid. They beat Sporting Gijon 7-1 at home in the fourth round of the league. .

Although Real Madrid's situation has been a little bit worse in the last half month, it was a setback in the Champions League and the King's Cup. In the competition, the season has nine rounds, and Real Madrid's league status is getting better and better.

This is another home game, and the media is generally optimistic about Real Madrid’s success in revenge at the Bernabeu: In the Spanish Super Cup before the start of the season, Real Madrid’s loss to Ibiza was an accident. The Galaxy Battleship’s lineup changed a lot. Losing is understandable.

Fang Jue ignored the reasons the media was looking for for Real Madrid, and he saw a chance to win again at the Bernabeu:

He admitted that Real Madrid's offensive power is indeed relatively strong, which is where Schuster's confidence lies, but when it comes to scoring ability, Ibiza is the number one.

At present, after nine rounds of La Liga, Real Madrid scored the third most goals with 24 goals, followed by Barcelona with 28 goals and Ibiza with 36 goals.

Ibiza scored one-third more goals than Real Madrid. Real Madrid said they have strong offensive capabilities, Fang Jue smiled and said nothing.

In addition, the most important thing is that Fang Jue is concerned about the number of goals conceded. Ibiza conceded 11 goals in nine league rounds, ranking fourth in La Liga, while Real Madrid conceded 13 goals in nine league rounds. No. 8, objectively speaking, conceded more goals.

You know, Real Madrid's goalkeeper is Casillas. As one of the best goalkeepers in the world, Casillas' state and ability are beyond doubt. Casillas has excellent saving performance in every game. There is only one reason why Real Madrid conceded so many goals in this situation: their defense is not good...

Real Madrid's two full-backs like to assist, especially the left-back Marcelo, who played so well that he even used himself as a left-winger.

Facing such a Real Madrid that focuses on offense and despise defense, Fang Jue quickly determined the tactics of this game.

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