Chapter 132 The Birth of Another New Midfield Combination, Turbo Dual-Core Started!

Many fans predicted that Real Madrid's performance would drop sharply in the new season during the summer transfer window.

After all, Real Madrid sold three rotation midfielders at that time, two of which were important rotations.

One of the two new midfielders was a not-so-famous player in Ligue 1, Black and Hard, and the other was a Tottenham core player who did not seem to be at the top level.

Forget about the deficit, but the new players must have some time to adapt, right?

The old players of Real Madrid who won the treble last season must also swell and relax for a while, right?

This is all very normal.

Inter Milan, which was very successful in 2009-10, and Barcelona, ​​which made a comeback in the 10-11 season, did not continue to be strong enough to defend the Champions League.

Professional players who have just won enough championships and are full of attention and honor always have to take a break before going for the championship.

It's human nature. There are no people who insist on hard training and don't like to enjoy themselves.

After Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 6-3 in two rounds and won the Spanish Super Cup, such voices gradually became less.

After Real Madrid defeated Atletico Madrid and won the European Super Cup again, pushing the annual championship number to five.

The fans who had previously predicted Real Madrid's performance in the new season suddenly fell silent.

Obviously, Real Madrid's players have not been fed by a treble.

These Real Madrid stars are just like the Barcelona players who won the treble in the 2008-09 season.

They have a big appetite and even greater ambitions. They also want to win a six-crown championship!

Moreover, at least for now, Real Madrid's six-crown championship is basically a foregone conclusion.

Having won the more difficult Spanish Super Cup and European Super Cup, will Real Madrid let go of the last and least difficult Club World Cup championship?

Speaking of the prediction of Real Madrid's final performance this season, there is actually a good comparison example in their previous years.

Barcelona, ​​which had just won the treble, failed to successfully defend the Champions League in the 2009-10 season.

The Barcelona team known as the cosmic team was restrained by the tactics of Inter Milan led by Mourinho at that time, and fell in front of the goal of the 2010 Champions League final.

But now, there is no second Mourinho leading the team to snipe the seemingly more comprehensive Real Madrid.

The madman is the helmsman of this big devil Real Madrid, and his style of leading the team in the cup competition is indeed more stable than other coaches.

So, take the Barcelona team in the 2009-10 season as a template for comparison.

If this Real Madrid can learn from the lesson, ruthlessly give up the domestic cup competition, focus on the league and the Champions League, and continue to play their style of positional warfare in the Champions League.

Then they have a great chance of winning the double crown again!

They are also likely to become the first team to successfully defend the Champions League title after the reform of the Champions League.

Then the European football world will really change.

However, Bayern, which has been further strengthened in this summer window, currently looks very strong.

If Barcelona can't be counted on, then it will depend on whether Bayern can get the script of Inter Milan in 2010.

The international match day arrived as scheduled. After enjoying the joy of winning the fifth championship of the year, the Real Madrid players went to their respective national teams to report.

Li Ang stayed in Madrid as usual.

On the one hand, we should try to avoid the generation of unfavorable public opinion. On the other hand, he didn't want to go out for travel and rest at this time.

Because his newly developed abilities that are still slowly improving need a lot of time to exercise.

Li Ang asked Mendes to find him another training team that can take on short-term cooperation.

Originally, he wanted to hire Pintus to accompany him to train strength again in these ten days.

But after hearing that Pintus's family had just moved to Madrid, Li Ang gave up such thoughts.

After the big guy joined Real Madrid, he finally looked forward to the reunion with his family, so he didn't bother him much.

To be honest, the time of special training for one person is not fast, even if Li Ang has been accustomed to the days of extra training on national match days.

Fortunately, the boredom soon dissipated under the full training plan.

When every day was almost filled with training, physical therapy recovery, and rest, Li Ang had no time to think about the boredom.

On September 10, his short-term special training was completed, and the Real Madrid first-team players who had no national team competition missions also arrived at the training base one after another.

The World Cup qualifiers are still in full swing, and the Spanish and Portuguese national teams are still fighting fiercely with their group opponents.

Mourinho and the entire Real Madrid coaching team are quite worried about this.

After all, let’s not talk about the physical consumption of Real Madrid’s core players for the time being.

What they are most afraid of is which players will be accidentally injured.

Then in the upcoming fourth round of La Liga and the Champions League group stage, Real Madrid’s deployment will be passive.

On the evening of September 11, the Spanish national team, which had played this stage of the World Cup qualifiers, returned home triumphantly.

But the injury that Mourinho was most worried about happened again.

Arbeloa was injured in the second half of the match against Georgia, but fortunately he only sprained his ankle.

On the other side, in the Portugal team, which had just finished the World Cup qualifiers with Azerbaijan, Coentrao was also replaced during the halftime break due to a thigh muscle strain.

The situation of both main full-backs being injured made Mourinho feel bad all of a sudden.

On the afternoon of September 12, when most of the main players reported to the Valdebebas base with a little fatigue, Mourinho's brows were almost twisted into a "囧" character.

There was no way. After the team doctor's examination, the main players with injury tendencies were first treated for physical therapy.

Among the remaining players who were in good physical condition, Mourinho was also cautious to let a small number of players start recovery training first.

The two days of preparation time passed quickly, and the names of several main players were crossed off the injury tendency list.

Before the start of the La Liga with Sevilla, Mourinho finally confirmed the starting list of players for this league.

This time Mourinho didn't want to throw any tactical smoke bombs. In the 18-man squad he released, Marcelo and Matuidi's starting lineup was inevitable.

Coentrao was injured, and Alonso, who was still a little tired, was directly excluded from the starting lineup.

Therefore, the outside media didn't need to speculate much about the positions of left back and defensive midfielder.

In the starting selection of right back, most media speculated that Mourinho would directly let Essien take the lead.

Playing this position is not a problem for Essien, he can play right back and center back, and he often played as a guest when he was in Chelsea.

Carvajal and Nacho are still starting when playing against mid-to-lower-level teams in La Liga at this stage, and neither of them is as stable as Essien.

It was the last person in the midfield trio that Mourinho left a suspense.

Di Maria and Modric are both in the 18-man squad, and both can play as central midfielders or even attacking midfielders.

It depends on Mourinho's final decision. At this stage, it is reasonable for either of them to start in the midfield.

On the evening of September 15, with the attention of countless fans, Real Madrid's starting lineup was released only one hour before the game.

Di Maria started the game, but at the same time, Modric also got the chance to start!

Sevilla coach Michel also felt a little tricky at this time.

Because Modric has not had a chance to play since he came to Real Madrid, he has been training and running-in with his teammates.

The level of Modric can be roughly seen from Modric's past performances in Tottenham and the Croatian national team.

But there is no reference to Modric's playing style and tactical position in Real Madrid.

Unless you get the real training video of the Real Madrid team.

In other words, Modric is the X factor in this game.

Michel didn't expect Mourinho to dare to let a new player who had not played for a minute before start in this game.

So now he can only be vigilant and prepare to see Real Madrid's new tactical play today.

He Wei, who partnered with Coach Zhang to comment on the game in the early morning of that night, was actually very curious when introducing the starting players of both sides.

"Luka Modric, the Croatian midfielder, had played very well for Tottenham before, and earlier, he also left a deep impression on many fans and spectators on the stage of the 2008 European Cup.

Today is his first appearance for Real Madrid, and he will start the game. Mourinho also said in a previous interview that if he thinks Modric is ready, he will send Modric to play under appropriate circumstances.

It seems that today is the right opportunity!"

Coach Zhang looked at Modric's profile that resembled Cruyff, and his tone was also expectant.

"Modric took over the No. 8 jersey left by Kaka, which also represents Mourinho and Real Madrid's trust and affirmation of Modric.

Li Ang has also expressed his "love" for his new teammate many times before. Let's see, today is the first time that the two of them will start together on the field. Mourinho dares to arrange it this way. At least the tactical effect during training should be good."

The commentary of the two immediately raised the expectations of Chinese fans for Modric.

Modric was surprisingly clear-headed at this time.

There was some pressure, but not as much as he expected.

Or rather, he had already prepared himself mentally.

Coming to Real Madrid to play football, the attention and scrutiny he faced in every game was hundreds and thousands of times more than in his previous games.

He had this awareness, coupled with his strong ability to withstand pressure, which made him calm.

After the opening ceremony, Modric took a deep breath and stood in his own half.

As soon as he turned his head to observe, the figures of Li Ang and him, who were almost parallel, came into his sight.

"Don't be nervous, Luka, look at me more when the time comes!"

Li Ang seemed to feel Modric's gaze, turned his head and smiled, and shouted loudly.

Modric also smiled, and felt an inexplicable sense of peace in his heart.

The game started on time with the referee's whistle, and more than 40,000 fans of both teams in the Pizjuan Stadium also began to cheer at the top of their lungs.

Sevilla, who kicked off first, adopted a 4-3-3 starting formation today, which was very offensive. They spread out the formation and began to make offensive attempts at the beginning.

Their starting center Negredo is also an excellent attacker "processed" and cultivated by the Real Madrid youth training system.

He is 1.86 meters tall and weighs 85 kilograms, a relatively standard center body template.

He has strong confrontation ability and strong ability to receive and shoot.

Moreover, Li Ang is the only tall defender in Real Madrid's midfield today. Matuidi and Modric basically have no good way to deal with Negredo's ball.

Michel should have also seen the lack of defense in Real Madrid's midfield at this point, and made tactical targeting at the last moment before the game.

Negredo is now pressing on the side of the midfield where Modric is and raising his hand to pass the ball.

His pivot role was very prominent, and Sevilla's left winger Trochowski also got several opportunities to attack Matuidi's defense with Negredo's cover.

Judging from the offensive and defensive responses at the beginning, Modric's slightly weaker body still suffered in the confrontation.

Even though his positional sense was good and he was not pushed away by the opponent, it was already a big loophole in Real Madrid's midfield interception line.

However, Mourinho was not in a hurry at this time, and Modric looked normal.

Just when many commentators felt confused, Li Ang moved.

His range of activities has always been very wide, but it is rare for him to switch positions with his teammates at the beginning.

"It seems that Modric still can't stand the offensive pressure from Negredo. At this time, it is the right choice to let Li Ang switch positions and face Negredo."

He Wei explained dryly.

But the fans of Sevilla seemed to have seen the defensive weakness of Real Madrid and began to cheer and applaud.

Real Madrid fans looked worriedly at the left side of the midfield where Modric was after the position change.

Because Negredo's position change can be very flexible. He is a center forward. If he retreats to the midfield to provide a fulcrum for his teammates to organize the attack, he can run left and right.

Real Madrid's midfield position can't always change back and forth, right?

The offensive characteristics and playing habits of the two sides are different. Li Ang is okay. He often switched between the left and right midfields before, and Real Madrid fans are not afraid of his poor performance.

But Modric has only been in Real Madrid for a short time. Don't let yourself get confused by the position change when you can't integrate into the team's offensive and defensive rhythm.

Real Madrid fans' concerns are not unreasonable. Modric joined Real Madrid too late. It seems that the previous running-in time is not enough for him and his new teammates to get familiar with each other.

However, as the game progresses, Modric gradually justifies himself with steady passes and large-scale position change and running defense.

His familiarity with the running positions of his teammates on the field exceeded the expectations of many Real Madrid fans.

Admittedly, he is doing more to organize the ball possession transmission in the backcourt and the work of supplementing and assisting defense, and there is no outstanding performance on the offensive end.

But his partner is Li Ang.

Today, Modric helped him organize the ball possession in the backcourt, and Matuidi defended behind.

In addition to competing with Negredo on the defensive end, Li Ang can use most of his energy to advance with the ball.

His acceleration ability has improved significantly.

He is definitely not a speed demon, but in the midfield, his acceleration ability is already first-class.

He has stable ball control, fast acceleration, and a precise short pass.

Li Ang used his excellent half-court organization ability to make his two-wing offensive rhythm quite fast.

And the Sevilla fans who were still cheering happily before now also felt that the situation on the field was wrong.

At first, they all thought that Li Ang would clean up Modric's mess today, and Modric was the organizing engine in Real Madrid's new starting lineup.

So when Modric was repeatedly defeated on the defensive end, they even thought that they would take control of the midfield.

After all, a new player with frustrated confidence could no longer effectively organize Real Madrid's offensive rhythm.

Unexpectedly, they were completely different.

It seems that Mourinho sent Modric to the court today to let him do the dirty work, and Li Ang was the core of the attack!

Sevilla's midfield defensive general Medel still has little to do with Li Ang at this time.

This "Chilean Bull", who is also famous for limiting Messi's performance, can't squeeze or pull against Li Ang's arrogant confrontation.

In terms of step frequency, Li Ang is not slower than him, and in terms of reaction, Li Ang is better than him.

After Medel found that his previous defensive advantages of "beating the big with the small" could not be brought into play, he could only adopt a foul tactic.

Seeing this, Li Ang did not hesitate. When there was no good passing opportunity in front, he would fall down directly.

Well, now Real Madrid's set-piece advantage comes in handy.

Several set-pieces in the front court made the Sevilla defenders complain bitterly.

Li Ang used his tough body to constantly exchange offensive opportunities for Real Madrid, which made Mourinho and Karanka on the sidelines laugh.

Well, this way of launching an attack is a bit strange, but it works~

While the entire Sevilla team was troubled by Li Ang's pig-like advance, Modric on the other side was constantly advancing his position.

The defensive players on the Sevilla side didn't notice it at this time.

So when Li Ang once again carried the ball and attracted the attention of Medel and Rakitic, Modric got a chance to advance smoothly on the left side of the half.

Sevilla's right midfielder Maduro was alert at this time and was about to chase back.

As a result, Li Ang's ground pass had already been given to Modric in front of a slightly empty space before him!

"Hey! This is a good opportunity! Li Ang suddenly made a horizontal pass on the ground, and Modric kicked the ball!!!"

Modric, who was almost unguarded, continued to move forward with the ball without hesitation.

However, after seeing Benzema advancing in the middle, Modric did not hesitate and directly made a bold and confident long pass with the outside of his foot!

"Sexy!"

Li Ang looked at the beautiful arc passed from Modric's instep, and subconsciously thought of the word "sexy" in his mind.

This long pass over the top was freehand and chic, and the forward Guo seemed to have not expected that his new midfielder would dare to pass like this!

Fortunately, his eyes subconsciously caught a glimpse of his desperately advancing Luo Ge.

So he used a nearly perfect header to give Ronaldo a fleeting chance to shoot!

If other forwards came, they might have to struggle whether to shoot without stopping the ball, but Ronaldo did not need to struggle like this.

He even had the leisure to pause, wait for the ball, and then stretch his body and swing his right calf!

A small swing of the leg, but a powerful volley shot was hit by Ronaldo lightly.

Sevilla goalkeeper Palop reacted quickly, and his palm seemed to have touched the ball skin at the first time.

But the ball was too fast, Palop's save was not completed, and the ball changed its direction slightly, but still plunged into the Sevilla net!

Only 17 minutes after the start, Real Madrid took the lead at Sevilla's home!

Mourinho and Karanka looked very satisfied and hugged each other to celebrate after cheering in front of the coaching bench!

At this moment, after watching Ronaldo and several nearby teammates celebrate at the first time, many fans followed the live camera switch to look at Modric who was combing his long hair!

He smiled with some relief and some relaxation.

After seeing Li Ang trotting and opening his arms to him, Modric's eyes seemed to be shining, and he looked very happy!

The two hugged each other tightly, and the fans finally reacted.

This is not a single-core start, they were all deceived by Mourinho's tactical arrangement at the beginning!

This is a turbo dual-core start!

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