Qin Xiong did not realize what he felt was wrong with the lineup until he saw Paven's state.
For a team like Real Madrid that seemed to have a strong lineup, in fact, if you looked at the players sitting on the bench, you would find that there were almost no reliable players on the bench!
The goalkeeper position was special and could be ignored. After all, no matter how powerful a powerhouse club was, it was impossible to have two world-class goalkeepers. Even if they were world-class main players, it was difficult to have a first-class substitute.
The main goalkeeper was Casillas and the substitute goalkeeper was Diego Lopez. This was already a luxurious configuration.
But on the defensive line, not to mention Ramos, who sometimes played as a center back and sometimes as a full back, there were almost no trustworthy substitutes. Cissinho, Bravo, Paven, and Messiah. Bravo was both a defensive midfielder and a full back. Cissinho's confidence had plummeted after he was relegated to the cold palace. Paven and Messiah were the victims of Real Madrid's youth training in the past era.
The midfield line might be passable, but the status of Guti, Reyes, and Xavi Garcia were questionable.
The front line was very bad. A player of Ronaldo's level, in addition to his current physical condition, needed to play games to recover and maintain his condition. If he were to play as a substitute, it would be difficult for him to play the role that everyone expected.
Robinho was not valued by Capello. He was also a rising star and needed stable games to steadily improve.
The pressure Real Madrid was under came from inside and outside the club. The outside paid attention to Real Madrid and the internal pressure to achieve results. Therefore, it was difficult for Real Madrid to have a group of main players in their prime like other teams, supplemented by veterans and young players to ensure the depth of the bench.
The ruthlessness in the issue of cleaning up the veterans led to the fact that there were few stabilizing veterans on Real Madrid's substitutes' bench.
The team was unstable for a long time, the manager changed frequently, and the position of the young players in the growth process was uncertain. This directly led to the young players being unable to grow steadily. On the contrary, the youth players who were loaned out from the youth team and the B team were under relatively less pressure. The club was relatively stable in a relatively stable environment and they created their own sky.
At first glance, Real Madrid's lineup was very strong, but what about the overall strength assessment?
Qin Xiong was not optimistic.
This also seemed to have found the reason why Real Madrid often had big collapses in the past few years.
After the 80th minute of the match, Capello used an on-the-spot strategy that was almost non-offensive to make the Bernabéu stadium resound with deafening boos!
This was what the Real Madrid fans were most afraid of.
Whether the team was in the lead or behind, they did not want to see the team give up attacking.
Capello had learned a lesson from his predecessor. Ten years ago, he defeated Barcelona with the alien Ronaldo. Capello was still fired by Real Madrid for winning the championship trophy. The reason was that Real Madrid under his command was too conservative and could not satisfy the fans.
What the fans were most afraid of was that Capello would make them feel tormented when they walked into the Bernabéu stadium to watch the game after his second appearance.
Perhaps other fans only wanted the results and not the process, or only wanted the process and not the results.
But the Real Madrid fans were very demanding.
Not only did they have to win the competition, they had to win beautifully, or even crush their opponents like crushing dry weeds!
Perhaps Capello was the only one who could maintain his composure despite the boos and resolutely carry out his strategy.
The match came to an end in a dull state.
Real Madrid won the Carranza Cup.
The players entered the stadium for a simple celebration ceremony and then quickly left the stadium to recharge their energy for the upcoming Bernabéu Cup.
Three days later, Real Madrid's last warm-up game for the new season arrived. The opponent of the Bernabéu Cup was the Belgian First Division champion, Anderlecht.
Compared to the previous two Spanish Civil War games, Anderlecht did not play well in the Bernabéu stadium, and their tactics were not outstanding.
This allowed Real Madrid's star players to show their prowess.
Raúl, van Nistelrooy, Cassano, and Robinho, who came on as a substitute, all played well.
Qin Xiong won the fans' cheers in three consecutive games at the Bernabéu.
In the Bernabéu Cup, he performed a hat-trick of assists. When the team's offense did not encounter too many problems, he still suppressed his threat to the goal. It was not that he was unwilling, but he did not want to disrupt the team's rhythm.
Whether it was the shaping of offense or defense, there was no shortcut to success in one step.
Real Madrid was on the way forward at both ends, and Qin Xiong did not want to disrupt this rhythm.
First of all, the trident needed to form a tacit understanding and operate well. Then, they would talk about joining Qin Xiong as a member of the attacking group and how to develop in the future.
At the Bernabéu Cup award ceremony, President Calderón stood in the box with a complacent smile on his face.
Even if he only fulfilled one of the four major acquisitions this summer, Qin Xiong felt that it was worth it for the time being. That was enough.
As for Kaka, he knew that it was impossible to get him this summer, but he still said to the media that Kaka would join Real Madrid sooner or later.
Following the good results of the summer preparations, Marca also gave Real Madrid high praise and a rational reminder.
"Compared to the chaos and disorder of last season, Real Madrid is much more normal this season. Although Calderón made a disgraceful promise without thinking, Bernabéu has been running on a healthy track since the day he officially became Real Madrid's president. The transfer was handed over to Mijatović, and the team was handed over to Capello. Calderón had basically delegated power. Although there was a reversal in the transfer of Hulado, that was because Mijatović went too fast on the road of reform. Calderón had to represent the conservative faction within the club to correct it. From Qin Xiong, Cannavaro, Emerson, van Nistelrooy, and now Diarra, Calderón's only role in the transfer was to sign the check. The marketing department did not overwhelm the sports department, which was Calderón's biggest contribution since he took office.
The club's upper organization had returned to normal, but the team that had the most direct and decisive role in the results had not yet been.
Capello, as always, asked for the players he wanted and patiently built his tactics. But the problem is that Real Madrid is not Roma, not Juventus, and not the Real Madrid of ten years ago. If he wants to implement reform here, Capello has to put in more effort than in Alpe d 'Alpe and the Olimpico Stadium. He has to deal with the relationship between the various factions in the locker room … "
The new season of La Liga and the new season of the Champions League were about to begin!
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