It was as if time had turned back to more than three months ago, when Qin Xiong was once again caught in a double-team of more than five players.
The last time he was caught in such a situation in such a high-profile game was when he faced Barcelona in the Champions League final.
But he was very calm.
Atlético Madrid's defensive players were probably caught off guard by Real Madrid's free kick. They were a little flustered, so they came out in full force to encircle and suppress Qin Xiong!
But Qin Xiong took control of the ball after the kickback. He scanned the situation around him and calmly passed the ball horizontally.
The football rolled between Maniche and Peña. They turned around and were stunned to see Raúl striding up and decisively poking the ball forward. Sprint!
Raúl easily broke into Atlético Madrid's penalty area and no one could stop him!
Because almost all the defensive players' attention was on Qin Xiong.
Raúl faced the goalkeeper, Franco, and did not hesitate to kick the goal. The football rushed in from the inside of the near post and ignited the passion of the Bernabéu!
Raúl laughed wildly after he broke the goal, accompanied by Qin Xiong rushing out of the encirclement. The two men hugged each other's shoulders and rushed to the sidelines to welcome the cheers of the fans.
"Real Madrid completed a reversal before the end of the first half!
Raúl continued to score twice in the Champions League midweek and scored another goal in this game!
This goal is thanks to Qin Xiong's assist. He attracted a number of Atlético Madrid's defensive players. It can be said that he alone contained the opponent's entire defensive line and created space and opportunity for Raúl to plug in from the back!
Qin Xiong's pass seemed to be understated, but Raúl's break was clean and neat. There was no chance for Franco to save! "
The fans in the stands cheered wildly for Qin Xiong and Raúl.
Sylvia, who was sitting in the VIP box, was also smiling happily. Freddy, who was sitting next to her, was looking around with a smile.
When Sylvia sat down after celebrating, she noticed Freddy's actions and asked curiously, "Kyle, what are you looking at?"
Freddy retracted his gaze and said matter-of-factly, "Look at the fans here celebrating. They seem to have forgotten something."
"What?"
"Hehehe."
Freddy didn't tell Sylvia the answer.
But in his heart, he proudly shouted out the people forgotten by the Bernabéu fans.
Zidane!
Yes, more than a month after the start of the new season, almost no fans would talk about Zidane anymore. Only Zidane's appearance in the media would evoke memories of the fans.
On the field, Qin Xiong became the focus of the Real Madrid fans.
He was able to do incredible things. His role and contribution, just in the past month or so, were absolutely above everyone else.
As for the fact that no fans went to Calderón to ask for Kaka, Freddy didn't care at all.
At the end of the first half of the game, the derby between Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid came to an end with a score of 2: 1.
Real Madrid achieved a reversal in the first half, which was a good situation.
But in the locker room, Capello flew into a rage.
He scolded Emerson, the direct descendant he had brought from Juventus, until his head bled.
Emerson was unhappy, but he couldn't argue anything. He found that he was about to lose himself in Bernabéu.
After all, Capello was not a manager who could isolate the locker room from the media.
He was tough, iron-fisted, and arbitrary.
But he himself was still in a situation where he was besieged by the media. He could not fulfill his duty to protect the locker room. Perhaps it was directly related to the public opinion environment in Real Madrid.
At least Qin Xiong had seen two managers in England who could do a better job than Capello in protecting the locker room. In other words, Qin Xiong had seen the best.
The first was Ferguson. This situation was too special. After all, Ferguson, who had been in charge for a long time, was able to completely dominate the locker room and make the players in the locker room follow his lead.
The second was Mourinho. His situation was completely different from Ferguson's. From the moment he came to Stamford Bridge, he contended with the entire media circle on his own. The positive effect was to isolate Chelsea's locker room from the outside world, which could prevent the players from suffering too much pressure from public opinion.
But in Real Madrid, Capello himself had not escaped the media's battle of words. The locker room was like a forest of mountains. Who would protect who?
No one could protect who.
Therefore, Emerson was about to lose himself here.
On the one hand, it was the boss, Capello's request. On the other hand, it was the pressure from the bombardment of public opinion from the media.
The two happened to be opposites!
Capello wanted him to do well in defense and then do other things.
The media attacked him for not doing well in defense, for not contributing to the offense, and for being a burden!
One could imagine how Emerson could remain calm under the tearing of these two opposing pressures.
Madrid was not Rome or Turin. The media here was not so generous. The media here was full of two-faced people. Many of them were honeyed and vicious. It had long been known that they wished for the world to be in chaos.
After tasting the sweetness of the game against Kyiv Dynamo, Emerson thought he had made the right choice.
But Atlético Madrid was not Kyiv Dynamo. The significance of the Madrid Derby was far beyond the Champions League group stage.
When Atlético Madrid's offense was smooth, fast, and sharp, Emerson sometimes did not know what to do on both ends of the offense and defense.
Should he quietly do the dirty work and then be attacked by the media after the game?
Or should he boldly and decisively attack the city in order to let the fans and media recognize him?
Capello roared at him on the sidelines!
Now he was being called out and criticized by Capello in the locker room under the watchful eyes of the crowd.
He only felt that Real Madrid was not a place for people to stay!
After Capello lectured Emerson, he also warned him that if he did not perform well, he would be taken off the field.
Guti must have been very excited to hear the news.
Capello then looked at Messiah and hesitated to speak. In the end, he still arranged the offensive and defensive tactics for the second half.
Capello turned a blind eye to van Nistelrooy's lack of form in the front line. After all, he could not criticize everyone at once. At least van Nistelrooy's "non-existence" in the front line was not as glaring as Emerson's "non-existence" in the midfield!
Capello asked the team to focus on the side defense in the second half. The offensive and defensive rhythm had to maintain the speed of the first half!
At the same time, he told Qin Xiong that he could have a wider range of activities to drive the team's offense in the front field.
It seemed that Capello himself understood the significance of the Madrid Derby. After all, he was the manager who coached Real Madrid ten years ago. In the Spanish Civil War, there were two opponents who had to fight to the death. Barcelona and Atlético Madrid!
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