princely elegance

Chapter 305 Playing Center?
The first semi-final was Pachuca of Central and North America and Liga University of South America. The duel between these two champions ended with the victory of Liga University of South America. This situation did not exceed the expectations of the fans.After all, although it is the Club World Cup, what fans want to watch is the match between the European champion and the South American champion. 90.00% of the sponsors are willing to spend money on these two teams.

And these can be known from the schedule, the champions of other states have to work hard to start from the qualifying round.However, the European and South American teams directly entered the semi-finals, but other teams could not object to such an unfair thing, because without these two teams, this game would not have to be played.

If the first semi-final made the fans look forward to it, then the second Real Madrid game directly detonated the climax of the entire cup.

The number of fans entering the first semi-final was 3000, and the number of fans in the match between Real Madrid and Osaka Feijia directly exceeded 7. If it wasn't for the organizer's safety considerations and the Yokohama International Arena The upper limit is only 3000 people, and it is not a problem to break through 8 people.

Although the Club World Cup is a duo between the European champion and the South American champion, the European champion is the main reason to attract sponsors, especially this year representing Europe is Real Madrid, known as the "best of the century".

Although there is only one Lord of the Rings left among the seven superstars of "Galaxy Battleship", the star-studded white army is still sung in the world football.Then the birth of the "Argentine Prince" Gago in the Galactic Warship period made the white army's starlight even more undiminished.As the head of the four kings of today's football, he alone can make the whole of Japan boil.

Although Flying Football Osaka is playing at home, the cheering and cheering voices on the entire stadium are not the same.

Amidst the cheers of the fans, Raul led the stars of Real Madrid and came to the court with a pink and cute ball boy.The referee is Ezindia from Mexico.

This time, Schuster received a hint from the club's top management, and hoped that he would play better. After all, every club in Asia covets this cake, and Real Madrid, known for its gorgeous offense, is full of advantages in pleasing fans. .What's more, no one thinks that Gammon Osaka can pose a threat to the Los Blancos. On the premise of winning, it is more important to play well to attract more fans and deepen the club's influence in the Far East.

So in this game, Schuster sent the combination with the strongest offensive ability at hand. The goalkeeper is the substitute Dudek, the defense Marcelo, Cannavaro, Metzelder, and Ramos.Pepe's injury has not yet healed, and Cassie is on a rotation. After all, the final is three days later. To be on the safe side, an energetic Saint Cassie is still needed.

In addition to Diarra's defense in the midfield, Guti and van der Vaart served as double midfielders, Gago served as a striker again, and Raul and Higuain formed a luxurious three forwards.

It was almost the same formation as against Barcelona, ​​and after seeing Real Madrid's starting lineup, all the fans cheered. After all, compared with those hardcore fans, they were only attracted by the gorgeous offense.

After the kick-off, Real Madrid did not have any temptations, and entered the rhythm they are most familiar with.Testing this kind of thing only exists when both sides are afraid. Obviously, for Real Madrid, the opponent in front of them is not worth it.

Although the national derby had just been played four days ago, the Real Madrid players did not show fatigue in this game.For the easy work of chopping vegetables, no one will feel tired.

It can be seen that the players of Feijiao Osaka worked hard. Although the players on the field are their idols, they did not give up because of this.Real Madrid's ball will be pressed everywhere after it advances to the opponent's half. Although Real Madrid and other European teams look down on something like the Club World Cup, it is the supreme honor for Japanese teams. Still fighting at home.

The cheering sound of the "Gamba" in the stands made the players of Gamba Osaka play their best abilities from the very beginning.However, the strength gap between the two sides is huge. In the 5th minute, after receiving Guti's oblique pass, Gago lightly dunked, flashed out of space and shot a kick and almost broke through the opponent's goal, but the ball was over. The goalkeeper then hit the post and bounced out.

Such a result naturally made Gago very dissatisfied, and touched his ponytail a little depressed.The feeling of the ball just now was very good. To be precise, Gago has been in a very good state recently. He can convert many opportunities that are not opportunities into goals. This is also the reason why Real Madrid can tightly bite Barcelona in the league. Biggest reason.

Like the opportunity just now, he didn't know how many times he scored in La Liga.But probably because of acclimatization, on this island in the Far East, he seems to have forgotten his shooting boots in Spain.

In the 10th minute, after receiving a pass from Ramos from the right, Gago cut inside again to the center and kicked the goal. His left foot drew a strange arc, but it missed the crossbar.After nearly two seasons of training, his left foot is no different from his right foot, and he can control various arcs with ease.But at this time, the feet felt slightly cold.

The players of Feijiao Osaka worked hard to block the Real Madrid star's goal in the first 10 minutes of the first half.Although the goal looked shaky, it was incredible that Real Madrid did not score a goal.

However, their efforts only lasted for half an hour. In 10 minutes, the Real Madrid star tore through their defense with consecutive kicks and smooth passes in the frontcourt.In the end, Raul, who received the ball, faced the goalkeeper with a single-handed shot and scored easily.

After Raul scored the goal, it seemed that the shackles on the feet of the Real Madrid stars had been opened, and the second goal came easily.Gago's corner kick fell accurately in front of the goal, and Ramos jumped high and smashed the ball into the goal.

In stoppage time in the first half, Gago took a free kick and hit the goal directly. Although the angle was very tricky, it was unbelievably saved by the opponent's goalkeeper.However, the astute Higuain poked the ball into the goal with a supplementary shot. At the end of the first half, Real Madrid led by three goals with an absolute advantage. This result made most of the fans on the scene very happy.

Gago and the others received warm applause from the fans when they walked off the field. Although they didn't score a goal, the fans saw the strength of Gago, who is No.1 in today's football.In the first half, it can be said that he alone messed up the opponent's entire defense line, and the three goals were basically related to him.Raul's single shot was his final pass.

"You played well in the first half, and if you make persistent efforts in the second half, you can stop after scoring a goal. After all, the opponent is the home team, so you have to save some face for them."

Schuster had already asked Sneijder and Garcia on the bench to warm up during the halftime break. Obviously, he was going to replace some of the main players in the second half and take a rest to prepare for the final three days later.

South American teams are enough opponents for Real Madrid to value.

After the start of the second half, Real Madrid slowed down significantly. After all, offense also requires effort.La Liga teams are best at delaying time with passes, and Gago retreated slightly to the midfield in the second half.Since this season, he has started to get closer to the goal.Mainly in the first half of the season, Guti, Sneijder and other generals were injured, and there were not enough players to rely on in the frontcourt. Schuster had to push the almighty Gago up.When Gago was in the Argentine national team, he played as a midfielder and a full-back, and his performance was not bad, so he didn't have any discomfort in the club, and he also played at a world-class level.

Although Guti and Sneijder are back now, Robben was injured again, and Schuster once again pushed Gago to the forward position on a whim.Gago scored twice against Barcelona to show his offensive talent, and the forward position is no problem for him.

Real Madrid's unfavorable start this season is not only due to relatively large personnel injuries, but also because other teams have enough experience with Real Madrid's formation.The Los Blancos last season was so dazzling, so dazzling that everyone was studying how to beat them.

Under the support of various experts, Real Madrid's life is a bit difficult. Today's football is increasingly demanding a single arrow with excellent personal ability. All opponents have experience in dealing with Real Madrid's double forward configuration, especially in Fan After Ni was reimbursed for the entire season due to injury.

Although Higuain made up for Ruud van Nistelrooy's position in terms of goals, compared with the old and spicy king of the small penalty area, he is a fulcrum, controlling the ball and cooperating with others.This is also one of the reasons why he surpassed Benzema in scoring ability in later generations, but was pressed on the bench by the French.

Higuain is suitable to be a finisher, but if he wants to play his full role, he must cooperate with the whole team to feed him the ball.But this is impossible in Real Madrid, the core of the team is Gago.

After the team was repeatedly hindered by mid-range teams, Schuster had to pay attention to changing formations. After all, no team can rely on one lineup to play all over the world.

The peak achievement of the German career was in Barcelona, ​​and he also has his own experience with the 4-3-3 lineup.According to his prediction, Van Nistelrooy, Raul and Robben would serve as the trident in the frontcourt, with Gago, Diarra, Sneijder or Guti in the midfield.

Compared with Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid's strongest point is undoubtedly Gago. As the number one attacking midfielder in today's football, Gago's range of activities on the court can cover from his own penalty area to the opponent's penalty area.With his control in the midfield, coupled with three stars with excellent personal abilities in the frontcourt, Real Madrid can completely play 4-3-3.

However, Van Nistelrooy's injury had to put Higuain in the position, and Robben was still on and off this season, which made Schuster's idea not yet fully implemented.

4-3-3 has very high requirements for a single arrow. Higuain can do it, but he can't be as comprehensive as Ruud van Nistelrooy.

"Or, let Phil play center forward!"

Seeing Gago's all-round performance on the field, Schuster had such an idea in his mind.

Ps: A course ended a few days ago, and I was busy doing final homework, so I delayed the update, sorry!

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