princely elegance

Chapter 181 Real Madrid in Running-in
This warm-up match finally ended with 3:1, and Gago won by virtue of his excellent tacit understanding.However, the problem of the defense was exposed. Robben of the rookie team took advantage of Torres' mistake and scored a goal.

During the game, Gago felt that the team's scheduling was a little obscure. The two-month vacation made the players have not adjusted from the good life.Everyone reacted a little slower to his pass, which was because he adjusted the frequency of the pass later, otherwise their side might not have won.

Ruud van Nistelrooy's guns were still hot in this game, scoring twice, and the other goal was Robinho's push from a small angle on the wing.Robbie has maintained his good form in the America's Cup until now. Gago assisted him. A long oblique pass from the center was stuffed behind Pepe and Metzelder. Robinho directly Overtaking pushed and scored.

For this game, Schuster didn't say much, because he had to determine the team's main lineup before the start of the new season.

You know, there will be another Super Bowl champion waiting for him in the near future.

Before that, the warm-up match is a good opportunity to test the player's status and run-in the lineup.So, in the warm-up match against Stoke City, Schuster replaced half of the main lineup after leading by two goals in the first half.Gago was also replaced by Diarra in the second half. This game used a single midfielder lineup, and the opponent's strength was not strong. Gago played very happily.He assisted both goals.

However, after the substitution, Real Madrid's midfield suddenly became chaotic. The black and tough Diarra's one-on-one frontal interception ability is extremely overbearing, but let him be as delicate as Gago, unless he is reincarnated to South America.

Sneijder is capable, but the players on the field don't agree with him. The position of midfield core is not something ordinary people can do.Gago's situation is really special. At that time, Emerson didn't work, and Capello acted like a dead horse as a living horse doctor.Coupled with the support of Raul Guti, let the players cooperate with him, and then Gago confirmed his core position with his increasingly excellent performance.

Now on the field, Robben and Robinho alone are much more famous than him, let them both willingly give the ball to him, a rookie, just dream.

So, the final score of the game was 2:0.

Stoke City's strength was insufficient, unable to pull back the score in Real Madrid's chaotic second half, allowing Real Madrid to easily win the first warm-up match.

After the game, the media's reaction was mixed, but overall there were more people who praised it, after all, it was a win.

But after the second warm-up match, the proportion of scolding exceeded that of praise.

Real Madrid lost 2:3 to Hannover 96 in the Bundesliga. It was originally a winnable game. At the beginning of the first half, Guti made a ecstasy through ball to help Raul open the scoring. Binho's in-line diagonal pass from the left tore apart the opponent's defense.The defenders of the Bundesliga team generally turned slowly, and Robinho's cross was easily headed into the goal by Ruud van Nistelrooy.

But at the beginning of the second half, Schuster made a big substitution again. Gago and Guti went off one after another to make Real Madrid's midfield chaotic again. Hannover 96, who was seized by the opportunity, scored three goals in 10 minutes.The central defender combination of Metzelder and Cannavaro was completely overwhelmed, and the two had no tacit understanding at all.

Fortunately, it was not Cassie who was the goalkeeper in this game, otherwise it would be detrimental to his reputation.

The two-goal lead was reversed at the end. Real Madrid's contrast in the second half worried all fans.

However, some media still defended Real Madrid, thinking that Schuster was adjusting the team, and that the newly joined players did not integrate well into the team.When the adjustment is completed, Real Madrid will definitely show their strength.The miss this time was just careless, and he will definitely win the opponent next time.

After the match against Hannover 96, Real Madrid will go to Moscow to participate in the Four Corners Cup.

In addition to Real Madrid, the other three teams invited are the local Lokomotiv Moscow, Eindhoven in the Eredivisie, and the new European champion AC Milan.

Real Madrid face Lokomotiv Moscow, PSV Eindhoven face AC Milan, the winner will determine the champion.

Surprisingly, AC Milan, which was considered the favorite to win the championship, lost to PSV Eindhoven. Kaka's performance was a bit quiet, and it seemed that he hadn't fully rested yet.

However, Real Madrid slaughtered the locomotive with a big score of 5:2, which made the experts and reporters who previously thought that Real Madrid would fail in the new season changed their praises.

In this game, Schuster still changed a lot of people in the first and second half, but the difference is that Gago in the first half and Guti in the second half.The two playmakers took turns to play. In recent years, Guti's state has become more and more stable, especially last season, and his performance surpassed all previous seasons.

This season, he continued his good form from last season. In the second half, the Fourteenth Master used three passes accurate to the millimeter to help the team make three more wins and staged a hat-trick of assists.In this game, Sneijder performed well, scored twice, and Higuain also scored a goal.

But even so, there are still media criticisms, thinking that Real Madrid's defense is too bad.The tacit understanding of the defense cannot be cultivated in one or two games. Metzelder has not yet integrated into Real Madrid's defensive system, and his 1.9m[-] stature makes him too slow in turning around. Lokomotiv's two goals It's all done by hitting the post.

In view of this, Schuster used the starting combination of Pepe and Cannavaro for the first time in the match against Eindhoven. At the last moment, Pepe gave the opponent a penalty for a rough foul, which made Schuster lament that there is no perfect central defender.

However, Real Madrid still won the game with an overall advantage. Gago stepped up and scored at a critical moment. A long shot from outside the penalty area pierced the opponent's goalkeeper.Then, during a side split, Robben relied on his personal ability to cut inside and score the second goal.Then Real Madrid Guti came on the field, and the organization core moved from the backcourt to the frontcourt. The Fourteenth Master tested the striker's ability to seize opportunities with precise passes outside the penalty area.

It's a pity that Higuain missed several excellent opportunities, causing Van Nistelrooy, who was substituted, to shake his head constantly. If he went up, the hat-trick would have been completed.

After winning the Four Corners Cup, Real Madrid immediately returned to Spain non-stop to participate in the Tresa Cup Invitational.This time the four teams are Real Madrid, Portugal's Berenices, Deportivo and Atalanta.

In the month before the start of the season, Real Madrid had to play ten warm-up matches, and the dense schedule made everyone stunned.Fortunately, this is just a warm-up match, which can be constantly changed and adjusted. This is also because Real Madrid has too many new players, so it is necessary to use such a fierce move to get in.

In the Tresa Cup, Real Madrid, which is aiming to run-in the main lineup, did not play well.The match against Berenices has been anxious until the last minute. The newly joined Sneijder scored the only goal with a free kick to help the team win with difficulty.

Then the game against Deportivo was lost directly. In the first half, Deportivo took a two-goal lead. In the second half, Gago broke through three players in a row from the middle to complete a stunning goal, but still failed. Help the team win.

In the end, Deportivo won the Tresa Cup, and the ups and downs of Real Madrid's performance also caused the media and fans to discuss. Some people think that Schuster is adjusting the main lineup, and some people think that Real Madrid This is how his strength is, and the new season is worrying.

However, the only thing that the media and fans praised was Gago's performance. The Argentine prince did not fall quickly after a season of amazing performances, but showed even more outstanding strength. His half-time performance in Real Madrid's warm-up match will not be so bad.

After playing the Teresa Cup, Real Madrid began a week-long recuperation, because in the next game the team will visit Pizjuan to start the first official game of the new season. King Sevilla played the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup.

The second round will be held at the Bernabeu eight days later to determine Spain's first champion of the new season.

In the middle of the two rounds of the Super Cup, Real Madrid will also participate in the Carranza Cup Invitational. They will first face Betis, and then they will face Cadiz or Zaragoza.

In the new season of La Liga, Real Madrid's schedule has also come out. Six days after the second round of the Super Cup, the first round of the league will be the derby between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.

And the first major event in La Liga that attracts the attention of all fans is the first round of the century war between Real Madrid and Barcelona.It was interestingly placed by the Spanish Football Association in the last round before the winter break, the day before Christmas, the No.17 round of La Liga, December 24.

Since it was the first official game of the new season, Schuster made a relatively stable lineup of double midfielders. Gago and the dark and hard Diarra started again as partners at the same time after six warm-up games.

The goalkeeper is the impregnable Iker Casillas, and after a lot of warm-up matches, Schuster has to admit that Pepe, which Real Madrid bought for 3000 million yuan, is really good.As a result, Metzelder sat on the bench, and Pepe will partner Cannavaro as a central defender in the first round of the Super Cup.The two full-backs are Ramos and Torres. As a veteran, Heinze has played full-time in the America's Cup. He is a little lacking in physical fitness and sat on the bench.

Finally, there are two wingers and forwards. Robben and Robinho are on both sides. The striker combination of Raul and Ruud van Nistelrooy is probably the first to be confirmed among all the main positions.The characteristics of these two people are extremely harmonious, and after the running-in of last season, they have a tacit understanding.Raul's strength can only be played out behind a center forward, so Morientes played at his best, and now Ruud van Nistelrooy, the Real Madrid captain's state began to recover late last season.

(End of this chapter)