One of Real Madrid's uniqueness was that it was different from most other clubs. When they won, everyone was happy or calm. It was only when they lost that they would be in the teeth of the storm and be condemned in speech and writing!
Even if they won, the outside world's criticism of Real Madrid still existed.
It was all because the Real Madrid fans and the media that paid attention to the team were too demanding of Real Madrid. They had to make it a perfect team!
After beating Real Sociedad at home, Real Madrid's players did not get a breather.
After the game, Emerson and Raúl became the targets of criticism from the Spanish media, and even Real Madrid's mouthpiece media!
This was rare. It was rare to hear voices praising Real Madrid's victory. Instead, they were nitpicking. However, this was precisely the environment that Real Madrid was in.
Trueba of AS wrote in his review of the game: Emerson is a thirty-year-old man with a forty-year-old body!
The Real Madrid fans wanted to see a fast Barcelona style of play. However, when the football reached Emerson's feet, it was like a highway meeting a toll booth. The pace immediately slowed down a lot. It was no wonder that when he was replaced by Robinho, the Real Madrid fans applauded and celebrated.
Before the season, the Real Madrid fans were worried about whether Emerson's physical condition could adapt to the high-intensity games at the beginning of the season after the World Cup. However, when Real Madrid went to Salt Lake City for a tour in the United States, everyone forgot about this small episode.
When the league tournament really started, their worries became reality. Emerson rarely pressed past the center line during the game. After he took the ball, it was cumbersome to deal with it. He did not dare to make any movements, which slowed down the pace of the game.
Emerson's defense in an interview was, "I'm not 100% in my best condition yet. There are also problems with my coordination with my teammates. I can do better, just like in the past with Roma and Juventus."
It was undeniable that after the World Cup, many famous players in their thirties showed signs of instability in the new season, especially star players who had gone through transfers, such as Ballack and Andriy Shevchenko, who also could not adapt to the new team.
In other clubs, perhaps the fans would be more patient, and the media would be more tolerant and understanding. However, in Real Madrid, the fans and media could not tolerate the players dragging down the team's results with various factors.
They wanted the best.
For Raúl, a rare situation occurred.
As the mouthpiece of Real Madrid, AS singled out Raúl for criticism, which was rare in the past, and listed Raúl's "three major crimes" on the field!
Running around blindly, not knowing how to shoot!
Saint Martin, a well-known reporter from AS, listed three major crimes against Raúl:
1. Empty belief can't create opportunities. The fans applauded his running, but Raúl lost his sense of smell.
In the beginning of the match, Raúl constantly switched between the role of organizer and defender. He did not cause any trouble for his opponent.
3. As an archer, his shooting skills were not good. Raúl had many chances throughout the game, but missed a header by a hair's breadth. Not only was his running futile, but it also put him in deep trouble.
The critic, Gatti, wrote a commentary article that said, "Raúl must give in for others."
The article said, "In the game against Real Sociedad, Raúl kept running and running with conviction, and he even applauded his teammates. Capello knows this very well. No one is more suitable to be the leader than Raúl. But no matter what, he 'deprived' Cassano and Robinho of their opportunities, which directly led to Real Madrid's offense not having any depth. I tell myself: Raúl's time in Real Madrid is over. Thank you for everything you've done. Now, no one dares to make him sit on the bench. In the future, only he can do it himself. As I say this, I'm very sad because I'm a firm supporter of Raúl. However, we can't deny the reality. "
Apart from Emerson and Raúl, Beckham's situation was not ideal.
After the World Cup, Beckham, who took the initiative to step down as the captain of the England national team, angered the new England manager, McClaren. In a fit of anger, McClaren shut Beckham out. The frustrated Beckham gradually recognized the reality. He wanted to enjoy football in Spain as he said himself.
But the new reality was that when the media analyzed his and Reyes's efficiency on the field, they believed that Beckham was definitely at a disadvantage in the competition because Reyes, who was stronger and faster in breaking through, could bring more depth to the offense.
What was worse was that nearly half of Real Madrid's fans said in a survey that they did not want the team to give Beckham another three-year contract. This was a sharp contrast to the enthusiastic fan support he received when he came to Real Madrid three years ago.
Calderón also had to appease Beckham and announce that he would complete the contract extension with Beckham within three weeks.
But Capello did not relent. He always insisted that Reyes and Beckham were the main rotation players.
This naturally did not matter to Reyes. He could not play as the absolute main force at Arsenal. He naturally had no complaints when he came to Real Madrid on loan and had a chance to be promoted.
But Beckham was certainly not satisfied. His superstar halo and commercial value required him to have a stable appearance rate. Otherwise, his commercial value would definitely be affected.
Only time would tell what his prospects were at Bernabéu.
Qin Xiong did not attract much attention during the preseason. Other than the sensation caused by his transfer from Arsenal to Real Madrid, he seemed very low-key.
But more than a month after the start of the new season, the Spanish media focused on the smoke in the Real Madrid locker room. When everyone turned their attention back to the game itself, they suddenly realized that Qin Xiong had not done anything out of line and had not made any inappropriate remarks except for yelling at Capello in the game against Lyon.
This made the Spanish media sing praises for Qin Xiong.
Also, most of Real Madrid's training was open. Qin Xiong's training attitude also won the media's praise.
Everyone began to focus their attention on the superstar who had contributed a lot.
Marca praised Qin Xiong as the model of the new Real Madrid.
On the field, Qin Xiong's contribution was unparalleled. This was not only reflected in the offense. When he saw the team at a disadvantage, he would take the initiative to participate in the defense. Regardless of the quality of the defense, his professional attitude and accomplishment were worthy of our admiration.
It was not surprising that the two managers who had coached Qin Xiong in the past praised him.
We could not help but ask: If Qin Xiong could have the authority and status that Zidane once had in Real Madrid, then how high would this Real Madrid be?
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