ASTNovels Chapter 532 Green Quality Inspector, we want Modric!
Chapter 532 Green Quality Inspector, we want Modric!
Bernabeu.
The match between Real Madrid and Leeds United begins.
Since Mourinho switched the cards in his hand from Inter Milan to Real Madrid, he actually needs to observe how Real Madrid's defensive counterattacks perform in top-level battles.
If we just apply the experience of Inter Milan or Chelsea, this is tantamount to trying to find a way out of trouble.
Concentrated, he is eager to find problems in the game and provide him with the basis for adjusting his technical and tactical flexibility.
However, Shen Hao knew very well that today was a big test for Leeds United's defense.
If Leeds United also plays defensive counterattack, the situation may be relatively simple.
But if Leeds United's pressing offense wants to be carried out to the end, it is necessary to use a team like Real Madrid that happens to play defensive counterattack as an opponent.
Tit for tat.
The two teams tested each other in the opening game, and neither team was able to fully exert its offensive power.
Di Maria's cross from the right came to nothing, and Ronaldo cut in and shot from long range.
Kaka's long shot and Suarez's grab failed to hit the goal target.
It seemed as if both teams were restraining their offensive firepower on a cautious basis.
But after 15 minutes of the game, Leeds United, who were away from home, took the lead.
When Gareth Bale broke through Arbeloa from the outside on the left and sent a cross, Pepe destroyed the ball out of the baseline.
Leeds United took a tactical free kick and then passed the ball. Carvalho successfully headered the ball from the back of the penalty area.
The football flew outside the penalty area and was volleyed into the stands by Kyle Walker.
High and far.
The defender's clearance kick to shoot?
It's like a joke.
Leeds United retreated.
Real Madrid fast break.
When 272 passed the ball to Ronaldo who cut inside in the middle of the frontcourt, Kanter and Kyle Walker teamed up to attack. Ronaldo spiked the ball and changed direction to dodge Kanter, but was tripped to the ground by Kyle Walker stretching his leg.
The referee's whistle sounded.
Real Madrid free kick.
Shen Hao couldn't help but frown.
Leeds United's defense was somewhat restrained due to Ronaldo's personal threat.
This gives 272 room to play.
Ronaldo stood in the left area in front of the penalty area. After the referee blew the whistle, he took a deep breath, then took a run-up and fired!
The football shot past like a white rainbow just over the head of the wall and then fell into the upper left corner of the goal with a slightly erratic trajectory!
The Bernabeu was shocked instantly!
"Cronaldo scores a direct free kick! Real Madrid takes the lead at home!"
"This ball is incomprehensible! Ronaldo does have the ability to play this ball. If we really hit it, I have nothing to say."
"The game may become interesting now. Real Madrid leads Leeds United 1:0. The European hegemon Leeds United will definitely not sit still and wait. Let's see how Leeds United will counterattack!"
Ronaldo rushed to celebrate, and Real Madrid fans cheered wildly.
There is no doubt that the brightest star of the new generation of Galaxy Battleship is Ronaldo, and other players do not have his decisive ability to determine the trend of the game.
Mourinho did not smile because Ronaldo scored.
After all, direct free kicks are a scoring method for Real Madrid, but they are definitely not the main method.
The power of the core technical and tactical play has not yet been revealed, so he naturally remains nervous and focused.
Shen Hao did not think for too long. Leeds United must counterattack when they are behind, and they must speed up the pace to guide the development of the game and seize the initiative.
If he doesn’t say it, the players will do it.
But he still signaled to the players.
Mainly Kante.
Leeds United's specific focus on counter-attacking and blocking after pressing up needs to make some changes.
Leeds United kicked off the ball and immediately picked up the pace and started a fast break, while their formation also pressed forward.
Real Madrid's defense naturally shrunk, showing more composure and vigilance than in the past.
To Shen Hao's surprise, Leeds United quickly formed a continuous attack.
If you look closely, Real Madrid's defensive structure is actually still double midfielders and four defenders.
Not all players were on defense. Some players returned but had no specific defensive contribution.
In response to Kaká's pass, Daisler cut into the right side of the penalty area and passed the ball across the ball.
Suarez outflanked and fired in the middle, Casillas made a save and blocked the ball with his body.
As soon as the flying football was controlled by Alonso, Modric's pressing forced him to subconsciously pass the ball to 272.
Before 272 could stop the ball, someone rushed past him, and Kanter successfully stole the ball.
Leeds United organized a fast break in the frontcourt.
Change sides and attack from the left.
Gareth Bale cut in and accelerated the ball directly to the left side of the penalty area.
A volley shot from a small angle hit the side netting.
Shen Hao clapped his hands to show encouragement.
Mourinho frowned.
The situation is not good.
Real Madrid's offensive position battle was not ideal.
Leeds United's striker launched a counterattack in the frontcourt, forcing Real Madrid to have very limited options for passing the ball.
272 blocked by Kanter.
Marcelo is being watched by Deisler.
Alonso could only pass the ball to the right to find Arbeloa, who could only raise the ball forward with Gareth Bale blocking the line.
Hummels took the lead when Di Maria entered the inside and tried to control the ball. Then he headed the ball across the wing and Baines controlled the ball.
Real Madrid's offense began to shrink its defense without any threat.
Leeds United's fast break was ended by Modric's long shot from outside the penalty area.
Kaka's containment effect gave Modric more room to play.
The key is that 272's contribution to defense is pitiful, leaving Modric without pressure from behind.
If not for Casillas' wonderful save, Leeds United might have equalized the score.
Mourinho's face began to look gloomy on the sidelines.
Shen Hao, whose team was lagging behind, was calm and collected.
With so many years of coaching experience, he can see through the specific abilities of players.
He has a keen eye for seeing through the characteristics and weaknesses of some players.
Real Madrid's strongest offensive player is undoubtedly Ronaldo.
There are two ways of thinking when defending players like this.
Either freeze him with a strong tackle or seal him off by cutting off teammates from him.
Shen Hao just gestured to Kanter and chose the latter.
As long as Real Madrid is not playing a complicated offense, there are actually only three players who can directly send the ball to Ronaldo's feet.
Alonso, 272, Marcelo.
The most critical thing here is 272, because 272 is not only able to pass the ball to Ronaldo.
As an attacking midfielder, the choice is of course to deliver cannonballs to the entire front line.
It can only be said that focusing on Ronaldo is the best choice.
When 272 was closely guarded by Kanter and was almost unable to control the ball, Shen Hao, instead of sitting back and relax, decided to add fuel to the fire.
272 This kind of player, give him space, he is a green artist.
But if you give him strength, he will probably become... a softie!
Mourinho certainly discovered this.
But he was helpless.
It is impossible for him to change a person's deep spiritual attributes with a few words.
Real Madrid's overall counterattack was limited in threats.
The most intuitive phenomenon is that it is difficult to organize an offensive.
This is actually the key core of the competition between the two teams.
Once Real Madrid is allowed to launch an offensive smoothly, Leeds United's defense will be in danger.
Real Madrid's defense is full of dangers. If it weren't for the strength of Khedira and Alonso's double midfielders, the defensive system would also operate very well, showing the efficiency of zone defense and the heroic performance of Casillas.
I'm afraid Real Madrid's defense is already riddled with holes.
Real Madrid, which has been unable to organize an effective offensive, is also a little anxious.
When Modric and Kanter teamed up to attack 272 during the scramble, 272 fell to the ground and complained helplessly to the referee.
Even the Real Madrid fans showed expressions of dismay.
Although they will fight for the referee's penalty for 272, they will protest if the penalty is not expressed.
But deep down, they knew that the weakness shown by 272 in the confrontation was too obvious.
Mourinho's face was extremely expressionless.
really.
Leeds United are the quality inspectors of Greenland's combat effectiveness.
A good opponent can help him find problems.
The "weakness" of 272 is obviously not enough to support Real Madrid's backbone in a competition of this level with Leeds United.
It even made Mourinho wonder if it would have a similar effect if the opponent was Barcelona.
As the game approached 40 minutes, Suarez took the initiative to pull over to cooperate with Deisler, but Deisler passed the ball diagonally back to Modric, who also took the initiative to respond.
After the ball was released, Deisler moved in and cut in. Suarez also turned and headed towards the center of the penalty area, which drove the two central defenders and midfielder of Real Madrid's defense to return to the center.
Modric's overhead pass found Deisler!
Deisler faced the falling football in front of the bottom line of the right rib of the penalty area and directly swung his leg to pass the ball.
The football flew over the goal.
Casillas quickly ran towards the left goal post.
Gareth Bale took off from behind the penalty area and flicked his head.
The football flew near the penalty spot.
In a small vacuum zone, Khedira was pushed forward by Kaka to get rid of him. The young man in white stepped forward and hit the ball with a volley.
The ball speed is not fast and the angle is tricky!
The football flew straight to the lower right corner of the goal.
Casillas gritted his teeth and turned back, but this time there was no chance of a successful save. He could only watch the football fly into the far corner of the goal and sigh with excitement!
"Kaka scored! Leeds United equalized the score! In the past 20 minutes of the game, Leeds United's strong pressure and scene control ability were impressive!"
"This is the Bernabeu, the home ground of Real Madrid, but Real Madrid has fallen into extreme passivity. Leeds United's strong team offensive has left Real Madrid unable to fight back."
"It seems that Real Madrid's offensive and defensive transition tactics have not been completely successful. La Liga started late, and it is unrealistic for Mourinho to completely adjust Real Madrid's tactics in two months."
"In fact, it is not easy for Real Madrid to carry on until now in this situation."
The mood of Real Madrid fans has become extremely complicated again.
What they don't want to admit is that they envy Leeds United's passionate and wild offensive and defensive performance.
Mourinho already had the urge to replace 272.
But he also knows that if he wants to use 272 as the core of the organization in the future, or the core of counterattack planning, then he must use him unswervingly.
Real Madrid has no better option in the same position and role.
272 is a softie, how tough can Granero be?
Leeds United is playing away from home after all.
After equalizing the score, the troops were temporarily withdrawn.
Before the end of the first half, the two teams exchanged offense and defense, but neither could create a threat.
Ronaldo walked into the player tunnel with a lot of resentment.
As a powerful scorer, his firepower has no environment to unleash.
At this time, it can be more clearly shown that no matter how strong a star is, in a top-level competition, he still needs to rely on the strength of the team system.
During the halftime break, Shen Hao made careful tactical arrangements, and his thinking did not change for the time being.
In the second half, the two sides returned to the court and changed sides to fight again.
Real Madrid's investment in positional warfare has been reduced, and the overall formation has shrunk significantly.
Shen Hao could guess that Mourinho was gradually adjusting his tactical posture from defensive counterattack to extreme counterattack based on the actual situation.
After all, it's still a bit awkward.
After all, I don’t want all Real Madrid fans to rebel at once.
Another factor is if Real Madrid faces an opponent that is not a top team.
In fact, they do not have an environment where they can play extremely well against counterattacks.
So before meeting Leeds United, I had never played like this before.
After Real Madrid's formation further retreated and contracted, Leeds United frequently intercepted their counterattacks, which made Mourinho also think about ways to crack Leeds United's technical and tactical play.
Five months later, Leeds United seems to be a different team in his eyes.
At this point, he also sincerely admired Shen Hao.
The changes are endless and unfathomable.
In the 64th minute of the game, the pressure of Leeds United's powerful offensive finally overwhelmed Real Madrid's defense again.
Baines' sudden intervention directly tore apart the defense from Arbeloa's defensive side. Baines, who rushed from the outside to the edge of the penalty area, sent a cross and was punched out by Casillas.
The football flew outside the penalty area, but Gareth Bale unloaded the ball on his chest in front of the penalty area. Khedira rushed to press, and Gareth Bell calmly passed the ball across.
Modric stepped in and hit the ball directly with an outside instep volley.
The football flew towards the Real Madrid goal along the outer arc.
At first it seemed that the football was flying towards the center of the goal, but as it rotated in the outer arc, the football flew into the goal near the upper right corner.
Casillas's save was even more desperate, watching the football getting further and further away from him.
There is no way to save it!
Leeds United fans suddenly burst into earth-shaking cheers in the away game.
"Go ahead! Modric's goal gave Leeds United the lead. This shot from the outside arc was so beautiful!"
"Some media say that Modric's style of play is very similar to Cruyff, which reminds me of what Beckenbauer once said about contemporary players. He said that the characteristics of today's players are too single, and players of his era can use He can shoot with the instep, outside instep, or inside instep. Modric’s outside instep volley just now is a reflection of his comprehensive shooting skills, and he is not a striker yet.”
"If we say who is the core player of Leeds United now, it is undoubtedly Modric. I have no intention to belittle Kaká, but in the Leeds United team, the role Modric plays and the role he plays cannot be replaced by other players. of."
Leeds United 2:1 Real Madrid.
When Modric ran to the sidelines to celebrate, Real Madrid fans had a surprisingly unanimous thought: We want Modric!
He should wear a Real Madrid shirt!
Florentino, get on your horse and act quickly!