Under everyone's gaze, van Nistelrooy easily scored with a penalty kick. Within five minutes, Real Madrid completed a reversal!
The new signing van Nistelrooy and the new signing Qin Xiong were the most eye-catching players.
Perhaps it was the excitement of the reversal that caused Real Madrid's defensive posture to change.
In this stadium, the atmosphere also easily affected the players' play.
As one could imagine, under the roar of the crowd, enthusiasm turned into excitement surging in the players' hearts. That kind of stimulation was simply more exciting than stimulants.
Real Betis, on the other hand, recognized the reality and quickly contracted the defensive line to fight back. They also had the strength to control the ball. Real Betis actually received less pressure from the middle and backfield as Real Madrid's players in the front field fought back in a slightly disorderly manner.
Before Gravesen left, he had complained that the team only had three players running hard.
Now that the club had a change of dynasty, there was a new emperor.
The newly formed Real Madrid, at least in terms of spirit and temperament, did not dare to face the game in a lazy state, regardless of whether it was the new or the old players.
But this led to a phenomenon: the quality of the defense!
Real Madrid's defense now only existed in Capello's thoughts and tactics. The team's defense was still in the process of breaking in and adapting.
To put it bluntly, the players' individual defensive strength was there, but the comprehensive defensive chain effect did not appear!
Therefore, even if the players were very active in fighting for the ball, the most important team chemistry did not appear. In fact, the team's defensive quality was still very bad!
In the 31st minute of the first half, Real Betis played a smooth wave of offense through counterattack.
This time, the opponent seized the opportunity on the left side guarded by Carlos. After Maldonado went down the side, he returned to the front of the penalty area. Asunção pretended to do a long shot outside the penalty area, bypassing Emerson's defense and cutting behind Cannavaro. Cannavaro, who did not form a tacit understanding with Ramos, was stunned to find that the kid did not move at all when he turned around to fill Ramos' position!
Sobis cut diagonally from Ramos' side behind Cannavaro. A striker looking for an opportunity in the penalty area made a fool of the World Cup champion Cannavaro.
In Cannavaro's mind, the position behind him would either be filled by Ramos or Carlos. Then, he would fill in the position so that the opponent's next attack would still be unable to directly face the goal.
When it was impossible for Carlos to fill the gap, Ramos had to fill the position behind him. In the end, he did not expect Ramos to be under a spell. As a result, the two Real Madrid center backs stared at each other. How could Sobis know what the Real Madrid rear defensive line was doing? He directly volleyed the ball into the goal!
Capello's expression finally changed slightly on the sidelines. He raised his hand and made a gesture of scratching his head, as if he was also helpless against the team's defense.
The atmosphere in the Bernabéu was still normal. The team's poor defense was not a matter of a day or two. The league tournament had not started yet, and it was only a warm-up game. The fans could accept it for the time being, as long as the score was not behind and there was still plenty of time.
"Capello preached to improve Real Madrid's defense. In today's warm-up game, we did not see any positive changes in Real Madrid's defense.
If Real Betis can easily break Real Madrid's goal, then when facing other opponents who are stronger than Real Madrid, will the fans be on tenterhooks again in the penalty area of Real Madrid? "
Expectations were beautiful, but reality was cruel.
The specific problems with Real Madrid's defense might be in addition to the defensive tacit understanding, the tactical execution ability had not reached the ideal level, and the lack of control in the offense was also one of the reasons.
Qin Xiong did not think about these. It was not something he could take care of.
He just wanted to gain a position in Bernabéu and do his part well.
He wanted to drive the team with his own efforts.
Before the end of the first half, Qin Xiong controlled the ball in the front field in front of Angel and Qin Xiong. Real Betis was afraid of his ability to suddenly get rid of and break through in place. The two defensive midfielders did not form a tacit understanding. They stood in place at the same time and did not interfere with Qin Xiong.
As a result, Qin Xiong, who was observant, sent out an over-the-top pass after observing Raúl's quick cut inside the penalty area. The football passed over the air between Lopez and Juanito, and Raúl directly headed the ball into the goal from outside the penalty area!
After the goal, Raúl kissed the ring and waved to the stands. Then he turned around and pointed to Qin Xiong with a smile.
Capello stared thoughtfully at Qin Xiong's figure on the sidelines.
In his eyes, Qin Xiong was good and there was no problem!
But he wanted Qin Xiong to be more ideal, and he did not know if it was because of his feud with Francesco Totti in Roma. Capello subconsciously did not want Qin Xiong to become a player with a 9 and a half role like Totti.
He wanted Qin Xiong to be a diligent and talented Grassi warrior: the new Nedved!
Because of this, he would want Qin Xiong to strengthen the improvement in defense.
After all, Qin Xiong was only 21 years old. According to common sense, Qin Xiong's plasticity still existed.
"At the end of the first half, a total of five goals were scored in 45 minutes. Real Madrid is temporarily leading 3: 2. Ruud van Nistelrooy, Raúl, and Qin Xiong are the most dazzling players in Real Madrid's formation. Ruud van Nistelrooy scored twice, Raúl scored once, and Qin Xiong directly assisted to score twice and created a penalty kick. But Real Madrid's defense also has obvious problems. They allowed Real Betis to score two goals, which is not a situation the Real Madrid fans are happy to see. I hope that Capello can make some positive changes during the halftime adjustments."
In fact, Capello did not make any substantial adjustments. He just verbally urged the team to be calm during defense, pay more attention to maintaining the distance between teammates, and strictly control the dangerous areas, etc.
Qin Xiong seemed to have begun to win the trust of his teammates, especially Raúl who was willing to do more cooperation and interaction with him. Ruud van Nistelrooy was also looking for the feeling of a direct connection between him and Qin Xiong.
He believed that he could form a combination with Qin Xiong like Qin Xiong and Henry.
Cassano seemed a little unhappy. He felt that Qin Xiong gave him too little support.
In the 59th minute of the second half, Carlos ran from the side to the front field and sent a straight pass to Raúl. Raúl passed the ball to Qin Xiong, who plugged in from behind in front of the penalty area.
Qin Xiong did not slow down and directly received the ball and strode into the penalty area.
The audience in the stands saw an extremely shocking scene.
Qin Xiong strode from outside the penalty area and kicked the ball into the penalty area. Then, he quickly broke through the opponent's rear defensive line and then shot at the far corner of the goal in front of the goalkeeper, Dofras, in the penalty area!
When the football fell into the lower left corner of the goal, the Bernabéu Stadium erupted in thunderous cheers.
In the box, Sylvia was happy and proud from the bottom of her heart as she applauded Qin Xiong. Even the corners of her mouth were overflowing with a proud smile.
After Qin Xiong scored, he turned to look at the stands and saw countless Real Madrid fans cheering for him crazily!
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