striker cool brother

In just one week of joint training, Real Madrid started the last two warm-up matches before the season.

The first game is the A-League champions, Red Bull Salzburg.

This is a young, energetic and aggressive team that can often play passionate offensive football.

Their characteristic is that they are fast.

Attack fast!
Come back fast!
The offensive and defensive conversion is fast!
In the pre-match analysis, coach Zidane focused on one player.

Erling Harland.

The 19-year-old Norwegian genius boy is nearly 190cm tall, but he still has explosive speed and physical confrontation.

What's even more rare is that his shooting skills with his feet are also very superb.

For a moment, everyone looked at Erdegaard.

Also from Norway, he was chased by many wealthy families when he was a teenager.

"I don't know him well!"

Ed shrugged.

He and Harland are two years apart, and they are not in the same youth echelon, so they are naturally unfamiliar.

However, in next year's European Super League qualifiers, the two will play together for the Norwegian national team.

"In short, the opponent's attack will be quite sharp, so don't charge Harland." Zidane repeatedly urged.

Real Madrid captain Ramos, with a look of contempt in his eyes, snorted coldly.

Although it was a friendly match, there were still no empty seats on the court, and the media flocked even more.

They just want to see a game of Mr. Golden Ball Rossi in Real Madrid.

Two hours before the start of the game, in the starting list submitted by Real Madrid, Rossi did not appear on it, but sat on the bench.

This disappointed the media and fans from afar.

The home team Red Bull Salzburg started.

Goalkeeper: Chikan Stankovic.

Defense: Ulmer, Wengquine, Ramalho, Rasmus.

Midfielders: Sobosroy, Benede, Samaseku, Minano Takumi.

Forwards: Haaland, Koita.

The visiting team Real Madrid started.

Goalkeeper: Courtois.

Defense line: Militao, Ramos, Varane.

Midfielders: Marcelo, Toni Kroos, Casemiro, Carvajal.

Front midfielder: Isco, Odegaard.

Forward: Benzema.

It can be seen from Zidane's formation that Real Madrid hopes to use the two wingbacks to limit the opponent's side attack, cut off the opponent's frontcourt connection, and weaken the threat of Harland.

Four technical midfielders allow Real Madrid to control more possession.

After the start of the game, Isco frequently retreated to take the ball, helping Real Madrid quickly grasp the midfield advantage.

Once the advantage is in hand, Erdegao can play an exquisite through ball forward in the midfielder position.

Only 10 minutes into the game, Real Madrid scored first.

After Ode made a high score, Marcelo dribbled the ball into the penalty area.

Isco stepped in from the edge, received the pass and passed it to the goal.

Benzema headed home to help Real Madrid score.

This is one of Real Madrid's familiar offensive routines.

With Bell unable to start, Zidane asked Isco to run more back and forth to attack in series.

The Salzburg Red Bull, who conceded a goal first, made adjustments and hit both sides of Real Madrid's three central defenders through a long pass from the midfield.

In addition, the two full-backs Minano Takumi and Soboszroy frequently harassed the two wings, making Real Madrid have to shrink their defense.

And when Real Madrid shrunk their defense and only had Benzema as a striker, they seemed to be alone.

In addition, after Toni Kroos was restricted from playing the ball, Isco, who played the ball slowly, was lost in the opponent's rapid offensive and defensive conversion.

In the first half, apart from the opening goal, Real Madrid had almost no threatening goals.

It is difficult for the midfielder to advance forward. Only Kroos and Casemiro organized in the backcourt can barely keep the ball under the opponent's high pressure.

But once the ball is lost in the backcourt, Red Bull Salzburg's counterattack will threaten Real Madrid's goal in an instant.

Harland frequently hits Real Madrid's defense in the ribs, causing a lot of trouble for the defender.

Especially in areas defended by Ramos.

In the 25th minute of the first half, Haaland threw off Ramos' defense in a counterattack, and just about to take a shot, the Real Madrid captain shoveled the ball out of the bottom line from the side.

This is a very dangerous tackle, and only Ramos dares to tackle decisively in the penalty area.

Success is world-class defense.

If it fails, it will be a card + penalty package.

In the first half, the shooting ratio of the two sides was 7:8, evenly divided.

In terms of ball possession rate, Real Madrid has a slight advantage with 58% ball possession rate.

At half-time, Zidane was not satisfied with his performance in the first half.

In the absence of Modric, it is difficult for the team to break through the opponent's high press.

This is also a problem he will solve in the new season.

Once one of Kroos, Casemiro, and Modric is absent, and the team's organization is functioning, what will happen?

Zidane had hoped that Odegaard would become a regular main substitute.

But judging from the first half of the game, Modric did not have the ability to break through with the ball in the midfielder position.

In the central midfielder position, the intensity of defensive interception is not enough.

Valverde's playing style on the bench is not as spiritual as that of Odegaard, but he is very aggressive on both ends of the offense and defense, and he can become an excellent midfielder in the future.

After the midfield problem is solved, the next step is the striker.

Benzema still maintains a very high scoring state, but in the face of high pressure, it is difficult for his teammates to give him a lot of support.

In the second half, Zidane made a substitution.

Rossi replaces Odegaard, Vazquez replaces Casemiro, Valverde replaces Militao.

Real Madrid changed to 4-4-2.

Without the threat from the two wings, the Salzburg Red Bull pressed even more forward on the wing.

Also, after adapting to Real Madrid's style of play, their counter-attack began to speed up.

In the 48th minute, under the pressure of the opponent, Kroos suddenly sent a through ball forward after consecutive kicks with his teammates.

Rossi runs down the ribs to chase the pass.

However, the point was too deep and was cut off early by the opponent's defender.

Two minutes later, Isco's oblique pass was given to Rossi, but the opponent was still one step ahead and intercepted the ball.

From these two attacks, Rossi felt a faint discomfort.

When he was at Bayern before, he and his teammates cooperated perfectly in the timing of passing and running. He could give full play to his starting speed and form an absolute one-handed anti-offside.

But in the two passes and runs just now, he was obviously chasing the ball.

In a football game, especially in an attack near the opponent's penalty area, even half a second of passing time is enough to affect the success or failure of the attack.

Zidane also saw the problem.

One is that Rossi has not yet been able to integrate into the team's tactical system.

The second is because he and his teammates have not yet formed a tacit understanding of cooperation.

There is no way to improve it immediately, it can only be cultivated in actual combat and training.

Start, run, stop!

Trot, retreat, start to accelerate!
Trot, walk, stop!

Start, stop, start again!

In the next ten minutes or so, Rossi kept looking for space and opportunities for each attack in the frontcourt, repeatedly running, stopping, and sprinting to interfere with the opponent's defense.

This is not only his responsibility on the court, but also an adaptation.

By constantly threatening his opponents, he is also constantly adapting to his teammates' passing habits.

Kroos has a good view of the overall situation, with small leg swings, fast kicks and high concealment for passing the ball.

Casemiro is physically strong and can accurately find his teammates through short passes or mid-to-long-distance passes in confrontation.

Isco's ability to pass and run is excellent, so pay more attention to the space around him.

Benzema has a strong ability to play the ball, and we must believe that he can pass the ball to any open area.

The playing habits and styles of his teammates flashed through Rossi's mind over and over again.

In the 57th minute, under the continuous high pressure of the Salzburg Red Bull, Real Madrid's backcourt pass suddenly accelerated.

Kroos and Casemiro's passes were completed almost before being intercepted by the opponent.

Benzema began to retreat to meet his teammates.

At the same time, Rossi quickly moved forward from his body.

The two passed by, and when their eyes met, Cross suddenly made a long pass and hit the forward field.

While leaning on the defense, Benzema took off to fight for the top and rubbed the ball behind him.

The central defender of the Red Bull Salzburg was about to double-team Benzema, but he never thought that the French striker would pass the ball behind them in this way.

Rossi, who has already appeared in the most threatening space, drives straight in after receiving the ball, with only the opponent's goalkeeper in front of him.

The opponent's central defender chased back crazily, and raised his hand to signal that Rossi was offside first.

But the line referee ignored him and ran forward following Rossi, keeping his eyes on the same level as him.

Rossi faced the attacking goalkeeper. After standing firmly on his left foot, he opened his body to one side and pushed the far corner of the goal with the arch of his right foot.

The movement was so fast that the goalkeeper had no time to fall to the ground to make a save. The ball had already broken through his armpit and headed towards the dead corner of the goal.

Real Madrid lead 2:0!