September 17th, 9 pm.
The Bernabéu was full. The third round of La Liga was being played here.
The outside world speculated that Qin Xiong and Raúl might be kicked out of the starting list by Capello.
However, in yesterday's pre-match press conference, Capello seemed to want to further appease the Spanish fans. He repeatedly insisted that Raúl was a great player and the absolute main force of the team.
When the game was about to start, the players from both sides walked into the stadium.
Raúl still led the Real Madrid players as the captain, followed by Qin Xiong. Capello did not kick Qin Xiong out of the starting list after all.
Because he just wanted Qin Xiong to strengthen his defense, it did not mean that he did not need Qin Xiong's offensive creativity!
In addition, Qin Xiong's performance in the past three games was the best of the team. If he took Qin Xiong, there was no reason at all.
"The third round of La Liga is about to begin. Real Madrid will be at the Bernabéu against Real Sociedad.
Will Real Madrid's morale be affected after their failed revenge at Lyon's home ground?
Recently, most of the news surrounding Real Madrid was about the problems in the locker room.
Marca was right about one thing. The Real Madrid that Capello was now coaching was very different from the Real Madrid that he coached ten years ago.
At that time, the star players did not have as much influence as they do now. At that time, Seedorf, Raúl, and Carlos were still young players. Real Madrid definitely did not receive as much attention as they do now.
Therefore, if Capello used the methods of the past to manage Real Madrid now, this strategy would not work. Capello needed to keep up with the times. He wanted to change himself, not Real Madrid's star players!
Well, let's take a look at the starting lists of the two teams today.
Real Madrid starting 433.
Goalkeeper: Casillas.
Defenders: Cicinho, Cannavaro, Ramos, Carlos.
Midfielders: Diarra, Qin Xiong, Emerson.
Forwards: Reyes, van Nistelrooy, Raúl.
Real Sociedad starts 442.
Goalkeeper: Riesgo
Defenders: Rekat, Lavaca, Juanito, Garrido.
Midfielders: Gerard, Rivas, Prieto, Aranburu.
Forwards: Ulanga, Serio.
The game has started, Real Madrid will kick off first. "
As soon as the match started, Qin Xiong felt that today was slightly more comfortable than the previous three matches.
Reyes, van Nistelrooy, and Raúl would not just think about cooperating on the front line and directly attack Real Sociedad's goal as soon as they controlled the ball. They would actively seek to cooperate with Qin Xiong and let Qin Xiong control the rhythm and general direction of the attack.
Although Real Sociedad seemed to be playing a 4-4-2 formation, they had actually come to Bernabéu to play a one-sided winged counterattack tactic. Only one side of the midfield would advance forward during the attack. The two strikers would also stand in a staggered position, forming a triangular offensive system in the front half of the field.
When Qin Xiong controlled the ball in the front half, Real Madrid's front and back halves were basically disconnected.
Because there were two defensive midfielders and four defenders in the middle and back half of the field, under Capello's tactical requirements, the full backs could not cross the half of the field. The two defensive midfielders also had to prioritize defense.
Qin Xiong could not even treat them as a receiving point because their passing of the ball would cause the front offense to start all over again.
In the fourth minute of the game, Qin Xiong moved to the right side of the front field and completed a series of one-two passes with Reyes. When he rushed forward, he tore apart Real Sociedad's midfield defense with lightning speed. Rivas, Prieto, and Alambro could not freeze Qin Xiong because of the tacit understanding between Reyes and Qin Xiong.
Qin Xiong received a pass from Reyes on the right side of the front of the penalty area and suddenly raised his leg to pass. He passed the ball to the back of the goal. Raúl rushed out from the back and hurriedly shot with his foot. He wanted to hit a dead corner in the upper right corner of the goal, which was the reverse cut line that the goalkeeper moved to block. This kind of shot was the most difficult for the goalkeeper to react to unless he stopped in place to save.
The goalkeeper, Riesgo, had already raised his hands in surrender, but after turning his head to look, he was relieved. The football was high over the crossbar.
Raúl sighed dejectedly. Then he cheered up and gave Qin Xiong a thumbs-up, applauding his pass.
From this moment on, Real Sociedad put 90% of their energy into defense.
If Qin Xiong's arrival in La Liga a month ago did not attract attention, especially for the teams that did not participate in the Champions League and did not pay attention to the Champions League games, Qin Xiong did not arouse too much vigilance in them. However, after two consecutive La Liga games, Qin Xiong's performance of scoring three passes in one shot had made all the La Liga teams begin to take his existence seriously.
Three minutes later, Qin Xiong moved to the left flank. He controlled the ball and suddenly sped up along the outside. After passing Gerard, he suddenly sent out a 45-degree diagonal long pass. The outer arc of his right foot was rubbed out to find the front of van Nistelrooy's sprint.
Real Sociedad's defensive line did not shrink to the extreme in the penalty area because the spot where Qin Xiong controlled the ball looked a little far from the penalty area, which just gave van Nistelrooy space to sprint.
Van Nistelrooy ran two steps forward and directly headed the ball. The football flew straight to Real Sociedad's goal. The goalkeeper, Riesgo, performed a wonderful save and blocked the ball out of the end line with one hand!
There was a wave of applause in the Bernabéu stands.
Everyone could see how strong Qin Xiong's ability to create opportunities was. Even the audience could not guess most of the time.
In the 11th minute of the game, Qin Xiong was caught in a double-team situation in the midfield. He poked the ball to the right flank through the gap. Reyes sped along the flank with the ball in his mouth, driving Real Sociedad's defensive line to continue to retreat. Real Madrid's deep offense quickly came out.
After going down the flank, Reyes suddenly passed the ball back to the right side in front of the penalty area.
Qin Xiong, who plugged in from the back, received the ball and directly volleyed it!
The football drew a fleeting trajectory and blasted toward Real Sociedad's goal. The goalkeeper, Riesgo, did not react, but the crossbar saved Real Sociedad.
Bang!
Qin Xiong's shot hit the crossbar and bounced to the stands.
"Real Madrid's offense in the front field today is very smooth. They continuously created shooting opportunities to threaten Real Sociedad's goal. This is Real Madrid's improvement and their best opening game of the new season."
Capello stood on the sidelines and watched the game. In fact, he did not feel that the team had changed too much. Intuitively, Real Madrid's coordination in the front field was smoother and the teammates were more active.
This was the effect he wanted.
It was just that offense and defense were always one.
Real Sociedad was not strong, and they were the visiting team at Bernabéu.
Capello's tactical requirement for the wingers to return to the front of the penalty area when they returned to defend, and whether the players could perfectly execute it, he was afraid that the effect would not be seen today.
At the very least, they had to encounter an opponent who could threaten Real Madrid's defensive line.
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