The outside world now only thought that Real Madrid's victory was a small victory under the influence of Capello's defensive philosophy of victory.
However, in the 20th round of the league tournament, Real Madrid fully demonstrated their weakness in offense at El Madrigal.
1:0
Villarreal defeated Real Madrid with a goal at home!
In the same round of the game, Barcelona narrowed the point gap with Real Madrid to four points with a 3: 1 win over Celta.
At this time, Real Madrid suffered a lot of criticism after the game. The double pressure from the media and fans made the club very nervous.
In the first round of China's King's Cup 14 finals on Sunday, Real Madrid forced a 0: 0 draw with Sevilla in the away game.
Capello announced after the game that Bernabéu would beat Sevilla in a month's time to advance to the top four.
However, Marca compared Real Madrid's goal average after the winter break with the first half of the league tournament. The difference was very strong. Real Madrid scored almost two goals less in every game!
Marca pointed out with sharp words: After the absence of Qin Xiong, whose goals and assists per game could reach one or close to one, the data of Real Madrid's goal rate decline almost coincided with this data.
The facts were in front of them. Capello abandoned the soul of the team, a key player who could bring Real Madrid a stable goal rate and winning rate!
When would the four-point lead over Barcelona be completely lost?
Maybe after two rounds, maybe after three rounds, we don't know. But it's time for Calderón to come out of the rabbit hole. He needs to show the courage as a president to make a decision.
Four days later, Qin Xiong continued to sit in the VIP box at Bernabéu. He calmly watched the game between Real Madrid and Levante for a long time.
When the 90-minute game was over, he stood up and put on his coat. He took Sylvia's hand and left.
On the way to the parking lot, a group of reporters surrounded him on both sides and asked questions.
"Real Madrid lost 0: 1 to Levante at home. What do you think about the result of the game?"
"Do you think that if you were on the field, Real Madrid would definitely not lose at home?"
"Will Capello recall you back to the starting lineup because of the consecutive losses in the league?"
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Qin Xiong held Sylvia's hand and walked to his car without saying a word. He got in the car and drove away.
Capello's days began to become extremely difficult. Fortunately, Barcelona still did not seize such a good opportunity. They shook hands with their opponents in the game against Osasuna, and in the end, they only narrowed the one-point gap with Real Madrid. In the standings, there was still a three-point gap between the two teams.
AS completely targeted Capello, and also criticized Calderón's inaction.
"Although Barcelona is trying hard to catch up, Barcelona also has internal problems. Ronaldinho's form is declining, and Eto 'o has a conflict with the manager. As a result, Barcelona's pursuit of points is actually due to Real Madrid's own mistakes, which narrowed the gap to three points.
If we look at it from another perspective, Real Madrid can maintain the momentum of the first half of the league. Now Real Madrid is more than seven points ahead of Barcelona. It can almost be announced that Barcelona has failed to defend their title, right?
Why did Capello's team miss such an opportunity?
There is no doubt that it is because Capello abandoned Qin Xiong. This is his craziest decision.
Capello is not committing suicide. He is taking Real Madrid down with him!
The club can't go on like this. Calderón must do something. Otherwise, Real Madrid will only repeat the failure of the past! And it will be an extremely painful failure. After all, they once had such a big advantage and a good future! "
On February 10, Real Madrid was finally able to score more than one goal in a game!
In the away game, Real Madrid defeated Real Sociedad 2: 1, and Barcelona also won in the same round.
The point gap between the two teams did not change, three points!
In order to prepare for the first leg of the UEFA Champions League 18 finals, Capello froze some of the main players in the 23rd round of the league.
Real Madrid drew 0: 0 with Real Betis at the Bernabéu!
Barcelona, with undercurrents surging, was defeated in the same round by the Valencia Bat Corps!
The state of the two La Liga giants after the winter break was fluctuating. As a result, Real Madrid's lead over Barcelona was the same as before the winter break, still four points!
As far as the current situation was concerned, Real Madrid was still doing well in the league.
Fans had begun to hold up banners and signs in the Bernabéu stadium with slogans such as "We want Qin Xiong, Capello out!"
But Capello could still vow that the competition in the league was fierce and Real Madrid still had the advantage.
Serie A's Rossoneri and AC Milan were coming!
The first leg of the game would be played at the Bernabéu.
This battle, which was like Mars colliding with Earth, would attract the highest level of attention.
But Qin Xiong could still only be a spectator in this feast.
On February 19, AC Milan parachuted into Madrid.
Kaka, who had become the flag-bearer of AC Milan this season, was the most dazzling star. Countless fans and media actually had a gimmick before the draw results came out: Kaka VS Qin Xiong!
How the two young superstars would compete in the Champions League was what the outside world was most concerned about.
But now Qin Xiong could only be a spectator, which disappointed the outside world.
At the pre-European League press conference, Capello was asked the most by the reporters about Qin Xiong.
This almost made Capello angry.
Qin Xiong, Qin Xiong, Qin Xiong!
Qin Xiong was like a ghost that lingered in his ears all the time.
Capello left some harsh words.
"Real Madrid is not a one-man team. Even without Qin Xiong, Real Madrid will still fight and win the game! Football is a team sport. Your questions are stupid. I feel sorry for you! "
Ancelotti was very cautious at the pre-match press conference.
"Real Madrid is a great team. We can never underestimate the strength of Real Madrid. Their recent performance has fluctuated, which is normal. No team is stable forever. But if Qin Xiong can't play, it's definitely good news for us. It's just that we have to be prepared. What if this is a smokescreen? In such a crucial game, it's incredible that a player like Qin Xiong can't play. "
Ancelotti underestimated the stubbornness of his compatriot Capello. Capello would not bow to Qin Xiong, especially at a critical moment. The more he was unlikely to deny himself.
Two hours before the Champions League game, AC Milan breathed a sigh of relief after the game list came out.
Qin Xiong's name was not on Real Madrid's game list!
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