Football: After listening to the advice, I became the strongest free man! - Chapter 347

c347 The road to counterattack for the Blue Moon Army!

In the previous few games, Ronaldo was in a position similar to a center forward, and the cooperation between him and the full-backs has been drastically reduced. He also cut inside less frequently than before, relying more on the judgment of the landing point and the support of the running position.

In a word, it is no longer possible for Ronaldo to frequently cut inside, sprint, and make big moves near the center and the front of the penalty area as before. He has the will but not the strength. So in a few games this season, you will feel that “this kind of ball would have been scored two seasons ago”, and so on. There are more and more such words.

This game is slightly different. Of course, Ronaldo still wasted several excellent opportunities. But in terms of creating opportunities, this game is impeccable. Real Madrid quickly entered the rhythm at the beginning, and Marcelo, Ronaldo and Benzema almost knocked on Naples’ goal with the first wing cooperation in the frontcourt. It was unexpected that Real Madrid attacked fiercely at the beginning.

But it was Napoli who scored first. Hamsik passed the ball to Insigne near the midfield. The latter did not make any adjustments and played a curved ball 25 meters away. Navas stood forward and could only watch the ball go into the net. The camera was given to Navas, who was a little disappointed but had to try his best to boost morale.

After the game continued, Napoli continued to press in the frontcourt, and Real Madrid tried to use a long pass to cross Napoli’s midfield defense and launch a counterattack. Real Madrid’s use of the full-backs on both wings is obviously different. Marcelo on the left is more likely to go down the bottom, and after cooperating with Ronaldo, he either crosses or shoots;

Carvajal on the right rarely breaks through to the position near the sideline, and rarely tries to shoot. He is more of a support point for the right winger to pass back and make a 45° diagonal pass. In theory, this kind of pass away from the bottom line and close to the goal will be much less threatening. In fact, the threat of Ronaldo and Benzema in the penalty area makes the 45-degree diagonal pass a killer for Real Madrid.

Benzema’s header equalized the game thanks to this. However, the scene that changed the situation and direction of the game occurred in the 26th minute and a half. Without communicating with James, Ronaldo took the initiative to come to the right, and James slowly moved to the left and got closer to Benzema. This move was very clever.

-The corridor on the right was open, and Ronaldo ran to the middle to shoot, but it was too high, which was a pity;

-Ronaldo made a 45-degree diagonal pass on the right without stopping the ball, and Benzema hit the post one-on-one, but his luck was a bit bad. In addition, Ronaldo’s pass was like Bale and Di Maria, no less than any midfielder;

-James’ left foot could be used, and he began to frequently kick high balls on the left;

-Benzema was not only active in the middle, but also began to cooperate with the midfielders on the left. At this time, Ronaldo became a center forward.

Then in the second half, Ronaldo stayed on the left as a routine after the kick-off, and ran to the right to make trouble.

In the 48th minute and a half, Ronaldo passed the ball back after going down the bottom, and Kroos putted the ball into the hole; in the 53rd minute, Ronaldo ran to the middle, and after Benzema and James cooperated on the wing, the ball came to Casemiro’s feet, and it was like Quaresma was possessed.

Nadal and the Real Madrid bench watching the game on the sidelines were shocked. So far, the overall situation of the game has been decided. Naples is not without opportunities. The 45-degree diagonal lob from the left created a great threat to Real Madrid.

Real Madrid’s defense still has loopholes. The full-backs attacked too fiercely, and the two central defenders stood too far away, resulting in frequent attacks on the middle. Fortunately, Mertens did not seize the opportunity.

But in general, this is a Real Madrid that pays more attention to position changes and knows how to control the overall situation. Although Zidane failed to transform Real Madrid into a team that pays more attention to footwork, can always play dazzling cooperation in some parts, and plays a tiki-taka style, but from the overall layout, he broke the Real Madrid convention of over-reliance on personal ability, detailed position division, and little attention to formation adjustment.

Under him, Isco can play as a left winger, Ronaldo can go to the right, and Vazquez can occupy a starting position most of the time. These are all significant improvements. Kroos is a commander, Modric is a strategist, and Ronaldo is now more and more like a general.

He is not just leading the charge like before, charging back and forth, but more importantly, he can make some adjustments according to the situation, such as going to the right side that he doesn’t like, such as taking on defense most of the time today, and occasionally messing up the situation in the center position. Benzema’s fight in the front court is very scorching.

Casemiro is the barrier in the middle, Carvajal and Marcelo run up and down, and James Rodriguez works diligently. The whole Real Madrid gives people the feeling of being steady and ruthless, with a heavy sword without a front. In addition, Napoli’s defense at the beginning was similar to 4-1-4-1, but in the first half, Real Madrid directly chose long passes, which basically made the 4 midfielders’ defense line useless, and Real Madrid’s position on the defensive end was more like 4-4-2 or 4-2-3-1, and James Rodriguez was still used as a midfielder invisibly.

The advantage of the midfield is also a key to victory.

The game content shown by Napoli in this game reflects the style of a strong team. The players used the ball and passed the ball in an orderly manner to attack, which also made Real Madrid uncomfortable at some time in the game, but Hamsik, Zielinski and others did not do a good job of passing the ball directly in this game, which was below standard compared to their performance in Serie A; otherwise, Napoli would never have led by only one goal in the first 20 minutes.

Another drawback is that I don’t know why Napoli had to play the ball so fancy in this game, with a lot of coordination and trying to play in crowded places. They could obviously speed up and try to attack Real Madrid’s defense directly.

As a fan who has been watching Serie A and likes Milan, I hope that Napoli can make a big news in the Bernabeu and prove that the Italian team is still the world’s top team. But it’s a pity that this game is really far behind Real Madrid in terms of strength.

Real Madrid’s momentum at home is also terrifying. No matter how Napoli can control and drill, and no matter whether I can grab your ball when you are having fun, I will always try my best to score against your goal.

When I was watching the game, I was always sighing in my heart, when will my home team have players like Modric and Toni Kroos? These two people perfectly controlled the midfield, and when Real Madrid attacked, they continuously delivered shells to the front court, connected the whole team, and ran and interspersed. Ronaldo and Benzema repeatedly attacked Napoli’s defense line directly in the front court. People may only see them showing their superb skills, but I have been amazed at the strength of Real Madrid’s midfield in front of the TV.

In recent years, Napoli’s strong performance in European competitions has also proved that this is an aggressive team. From the immaturity of losing to Chelsea in the Champions League 12-13, to the unwillingness of being eliminated by 12 points in the group stage 13-14, to the courage to fight Real Madrid at the Bernabeu this year, the players have been replaced one after another, but Napoli has not changed.

Even if the opponent is the universe team, I will go all out to beat you. Football needs this spirit.

As for Arsenal’s performance this morning… In the first half, they relied on the referee to make a 1:1, and then in the second half, they were arrogant and pressed out to pretend to be B, and then they were beaten head-on and simply lost the ball in front of the penalty area and gave away another one. This is a standard mob.

In the second leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, Real Madrid won 3-0 at home against Wolfsburg, and reversed the total score 3-2 to advance. In the first half, Ramos headed the crossbar. Ronaldo scored twice with a header and a foot kick in 87 seconds. In the second half, Ramos hit the post with a header. Ronaldo completed a hat trick with a free kick, and this season’s Champions League goal reached 16, rewriting his personal Champions League goal record to 96.

Real Madrid lost 0-2 away in the first leg. Compared with the first leg, Zidane only adjusted one position, Carvajal replaced Danilo, and Benzema’s knee injury recovered in time. Ronaldo tied Seedorf with 125 Champions League games and ranked fifth. Wolfsburg coach Hecking remained unchanged.

This season, Real Madrid won all four home games in the Champions League, scoring a total of 15 goals and conceding no goals. The last time they played against a Bundesliga team was the second leg of the 1/8 finals last season, losing 3-4. Before that, they had won four consecutive home games against Bundesliga teams and remained unbeaten for 12 consecutive games. In the past 13 official home games, 11 games scored at least 3 goals. Wolfsburg won the first leg of the previous four European knockout games and advanced.

The game was played in the rain. Before the game, a moment of silence was held for the deceased former Real Madrid player Felipe De Luis. Real Madrid fans hung a banner in the stands with “Three Arrows Hitting Milan”, referring to the 1985 UEFA Cup semi-final, when Real Madrid lost 0-2 to Inter Milan in the first leg away, but reversed 3-0 at home to advance.

After the opening, Real Madrid completely suppressed the opponent in the half. Kroos took a corner kick from the left, Ramos headed the ball in front of the point, and the ball fell above the far crossbar.

Real Madrid took the lead in the 15th minute! Carvajal cut into the front court and intercepted Arnold’s cross. After the pass was blocked by Arnold, he made another cross from the right corner of the penalty area, which hit Arnold and changed its line slightly. Ronaldo pushed the ball into the empty goal 5 meters away from the goal.

After the restart, Real Madrid got the ball and launched an attack again. Modric sent a lob, and Carvajal unloaded the ball from the right side of the penalty area and made a left-footed cross. Vieirinha struggled to get ahead of Ronaldo and headed the ball out of the baseline. Kroos took a corner kick from the left, and Ronaldo headed the ball from a small angle 7 meters away from the goal and bounced into the far corner.

2-0! Real Madrid’s two goals were only 88 seconds apart! Ronaldo has scored at least 45 goals for Real Madrid for 6 consecutive seasons.

Benzema cut in from the left and shot low from the edge of the penalty area, but was caught by Benaglio. Draxler was replaced by Kruse due to injury. Gustavo’s left-footed shot from 28 meters in front of the goal was blocked by Navas.

Wolfsburg missed a good opportunity in the 38th minute. Schurrle broke through on the left and made a low pass. Enrique, who was not guarded, did not shoot directly at the penalty spot. His left foot stopped and his right foot shot was blocked by Marcelo’s leg and missed the right goal post.

Arnold knocked down Casemiro and was given a yellow card warning. He will be suspended for one game. Kroos made a long free kick into the penalty area. Ramos competed for the header. Benzema hesitated to stop the ball and shot from the left side of the penalty area, but was blocked.

The rain had not stopped in the second half. Ronaldo broke into the penalty area and fell to the ground on the left side. The Hungarian referee Kassai did not interrupt the game. Then Ronaldo’s free kick hit the wall 29 meters in front of the goal and went wide. There was controversy in the 66th minute. Kroos took a corner kick from the left. Ramos headed the ball 7 meters in front of the goal and hit the inside of the right goal post. The ball flew along the goal line. Benaglio caught the ball behind him. The referee Kassai ruled that the ball did not go in.

In the 70th minute, Ricardo Rodriguez took a corner kick from the left, and Dante’s header was caught by Navas.

Enrique fell to the ground due to injury and seemed to be dizzy. Caligiuri came on as a substitute. Real Madrid surpassed the total score in the 77th minute! Modric stole the ball and rushed to the top of the penalty area, but was knocked down by Gustavo. Gustavo received a yellow card and will be suspended for one game. He accused his teammate Arnold of poor defense and the two had an argument. Ronaldo took the free kick 25 meters in front of the goal and scored in the lower right corner through the narrow gap between Naldo and Guilavogui.

3-0, this is Ronaldo’s 16th goal in the Champions League this season, second only to his own record of 17 goals in the 2013-14 season, rewriting his own record of goals in the Champions League quarter-finals to 15 goals. He tied Messi’s record with 5 hat tricks in the Champions League.

Black Gold immediately replaced midfielder Gilavoji with striker Dost. Wolfsburg could advance by scoring one more goal on away goals. Ronaldo tackled Arnold and was given a yellow card. Benzema cut in from the left to avoid Vierinha, and his low shot from 12 meters in front of the goal missed the far post! Jese replaces Benzema. Bell cut into the penalty area from the left and shot a low shot which was scored by Benaglio. Varane replaces Modric. Real Madrid advanced 3-2.

Real Madrid’s success this season can be considered a near miss, but compared with its competitors in the “top three Western Super League”, the biggest advantage of Galacticos is stability.

The performance of the midfielders is objectively speaking, it is only relative.

Stability in the midfield means continued good performance on both offense and defense. After Zidane took charge, he continued to trust Modric, Casemiro, and Toni Kroos in the Q-two midfield configuration (strictly speaking, a three-back midfielder), with Ronaldo, Isco, and Vázquez (forwards switching to midfielders). ).

Asensio has become a reasonable rotation player. Among them, the reuse of Isco and the regular starter to win Ronaldo are Zidane’s very bold strokes.

Isco only took the initiative to change his playing style to be more suitable for the team’s requirements (it’s not easy to get the idea). Although Ronaldo is very talented and can form a strong immediate combat power when coming off the bench, in terms of offensive and defensive balance, he cannot beat Real Madrid. The midfielder plays a better role. Vazquez and Asensio have only rotated relatively few starts and have not yet experienced rapid growth. In fact, they are already ready to adapt to the requirements of the team.

Basic statistics of Real Madrid’s back line this season. The season average of 1.08 goals conceded per game is compared to Barcelona’s 0.97 and Atletico Madrid’s 0.71. It can be said that the defensive performance is indeed not outstanding. What Real Madrid needs is long-term highlights. Ramos and Carvajal are the only regular starters.

, Marcelo can meet the requirements, Varane mainly has many injuries, Nacho mainly has problems with running-in and unstable position; Danilo has a lot of playing time, and his personal performance is difficult to meet the requirements of “long-term highlights”, Cohen Tron has basically been given up by Zidane.

In the “six-point battle” between the top three, according to the order of battle, Real Madrid drew away from Barcelona and lost at home, while Atletico Madrid won away and tied at home. Barcelona had a home draw and an away win against Atletico Madrid. This season, both Real Madrid and Barcelona remain undefeated against Atletico Madrid. Xiangma finally won the league championship. The biggest advantage is that they lost less games, which is why it is said that there is no danger.

First of all, Zidane’s analysis shows that in the past ten days, Zidane’s pants accidentally tore twice without any force, directly advertising Ronaldo’s underwear. According to our understanding, the brand of pants he wore was Versace. , so here’s a reminder that you need to pay more attention before buying this brand.

Then analyze the game itself.

Before the game, Manchester City’s midfielder Yaya Toure was injured for many days, which had a slight impact on the Manchester City midfielder. However, Real Madrid suffered a greater blow during the physical examination before the game. Ronaldo was directly declared out of the game during the physical examination.

The absence of these two people had a certain impact on the offensive quality displayed by the two teams in the game.

Casemiro is the barrier in the middle, Carvajal and Marcelo are flying up and down, and Ronaldo is working hard. And the whole Real Madrid gives people the feeling of being steady and ruthless, with a heavy sword but no edge. In addition, Naples’ defense at the beginning was similar to 4-1-4-1, but in the first half Real Madrid directly chose long passes, which basically made the 4-midfield defense line useless, and Real Madrid’s position on the defensive end was more similar to 4-4 -2 or 4-2-3-1, Ronaldo is still used as a midfielder.

During the game, Manchester City set up a 451 formation, and there was a tendency to change to 4411 during the game. With Silva’s injury, Manchester City changed to a 442 formation, and Real Madrid set up a 433 formation.

In the first 25 minutes of the game, Manchester City coach Pellegrini’s idea was obvious. The frontcourt press forced Real Madrid defenders to make mistakes. Fernandinho made consecutive steals during this period. At the same time, the ball also successfully transitioned to De Bruyne’s feet will pose a certain test to Real Madrid’s defense.

The Real Madrid defender fouled twice near the penalty area and received a yellow card, indicating that Manchester City had certain suppression of Real Madrid in the first 25 minutes. However, Manchester City’s free kick did not successfully challenge the Royal team. Kompany even tried to suppress Casemiro with a foul. But after 25 minutes passed, Real Madrid midfielders Modric and Kroos began to take advantage of passing, constantly passing the ball to resolve Manchester City’s press. At the same time, Fernandinho’s activity began to decline.

This is when Real Madrid began to take the initiative to take advantage of the ball possession, but facing Manchester City’s comprehensive defense, Real Madrid did not show many methods, and Manchester City has been very patient with Real Madrid.

In the 25-40 minute period, every time Real Madrid lost the ball, Aguero and De Bruyne took the initiative to pull the main side and form a triangle with Silva, trying to pry open Real Madrid’s right wing guarded by Carvajal. , the effect is not very obvious, but it can also be seen that the Real Madrid full-back is not very comfortable.

In the 40th minute, Silva committed a tactical foul but was accidentally injured, which directly led to his departure. This departure meant that the advantage on the left that Manchester City had begun to establish suddenly disappeared.

It is worth noting here that during the game, Clichy never stepped in to help the three offensive players put pressure on Real Madrid. Throughout the game, Clichy and Sagna did not have many offensive attacks, which shows that Manchester City is somewhat wary of Real Madrid’s counterattack. It is also worth noting that Silva’s injury was caused by a tactical tackle foul on Bell.

In the final stage of the first half, Modric’s master-level vision and magical outside-of-foot straight pass created many cross-court opportunities for Carvajal and Marcelo, but the quality of the cross was average and no substantial threatening attack was created.

In general, Manchester City was more active than Real Madrid in the first half. After a period of discomfort, Real Madrid began to try to control the ball and suppress the rhythm. In this transition process, Modric and Kroos played a huge role.