Bosque stood up from the technical area and walked to the sidelines. The order for the players to warm up had already been passed down when Pepe was sent off.
The old manager's eyes shone with a calm light. His decision to make a substitution surprised and even shocked many people!
Metzelder came to Bosque's side and Bosque gave him instructions on the battle and defensive tactical adjustments after the game.
Two minutes later, Real Madrid made a substitution.
"Bosque actually replaced the full back with the center back! This was too shocking.
He does not intend to fill the gap in the number of players in Real Madrid's rear defensive line and maintain the integrity of the attacking group in the front field! "
The full back, Marcelo, quickly ran to the sidelines. Perhaps he was the least famous player in Real Madrid's lineup and was also a member of the bottom of the locker room. He did not dare to complain when he was brought off because of the change in the situation!
Bosque patted Metzelder's back and sent him into the field. Then he greeted Marcelo and personally comforted him with a few words in his ear. He hoped that Marcelo could understand that the team did not sacrifice him, but that he was making a selfless contribution to the team!
It had to be said that the old manager's methods of handling interpersonal relationships in the locker room and maintaining a harmonious relationship between the generals were still in place.
Metzelder came on to replace Marcelo!
This was clearly a change of personnel that was beyond common sense.
Generally, when a team's full back or defensive midfielder was sent off, the manager would remove an offensive player to maintain the tightness of the defensive system.
However, Bosque knew that Real Madrid used offense as a substitute for defense!
Defense itself did not rely on the hard strength of the defensive system!
If the offense was weakened to strengthen the defense, it might seem like a normal move, but in fact, the defensive effect would be greatly reduced.
After a player was sent off, Bosque chose the lesser of two evils. Should he remove an offensive player in the front field to destroy the attacking group system that had begun to mature and had powerful offensive firepower, or should he adjust the defensive tactics to continue to let the attacking group put pressure on the opponent?
At the same time, he was also considering the feelings of the big-name players in the team. No matter who was replaced by the attacking players in the front field, it might not be easy to deal with them. However, if he replaced Marcelo as the defender, the job of pacifying them might be a hundred times easier!
Metzelder ran to the back line to take over the center back position after he got on the field. Then, he pointed at the positions of Cannavaro and Ramos and shouted a few words.
Cannavaro and Ramos nodded to show that they understood.
Real Madrid changed to 342!
We don't need a full back anymore!
Ramos was the right center back, Metzelder was the center back, and Cannavaro was the left center back!
After the substitution, Bosque sat back in the coach's seat and observed the development of the game.
Real Madrid's attack group system was not broken and continued to attack Seville.
In the 26th minute of the game, Snede and Qin Xiong did a wall combination in front of the penalty area and cut into the end line of the penalty area. He suddenly knocked the ball back to the front of the penalty area. Under the cover of Qin Xiong, Guti came to the front of the penalty area and had space to raise his foot. He stopped the ball and made an adjustment. Then, he shot a heavy shot at the goal!
Seeing that the football was going to fly into the lower right corner of the goal, the full-back Dragutinović kicked the ball out from the side of the goalpost!
Guti jumped on the spot and roared. He was particularly unhappy that the ball did not go in.
Seville got another chance to fight back in the 29th minute of the game. Navas rushed forward from the flank and no one could stop him. However, after he reached the end line of the flank to pass the ball, Real Madrid easily resolved his pass.
After the change to three defenders, Real Madrid's protection in the penalty area significantly improved.
This made the effectiveness of Seville's passing tactics plummet!
Seville might have seen that after Real Madrid changed to three defenders, it became easier for them to advance the offense, so they decided to invest more forces in the offense.
In the 32nd minute of the game, Qin Xiong was pinched by Keita and Poulsen after receiving Guti's pass in front of the penalty area and could not control the football. Poulsen had a hidden pulling action that escaped the referee's eyes. Qin Xiong raised his hand to complain but did not get any response. Just like that, he was unwillingly robbed by his opponent.
Keita controlled the ball and instigated a counterattack. Diarra consciously moved ahead to block Navas's forward route, but this time, Keita kicked the ball to the front of the left side of the road.
Adriano quickly plugged in and rushed forward after taking the ball, which caught Real Madrid's defensive line a little off guard.
However, after Adriano dribbled to the dangerous area, Ramos risked going forward to intercept. Adriano lacked a middle support and under Ramos's pressure, he barely passed the ball to Kanort, who was in front of the penalty area to receive in the middle. Metzelder could only go forward. He completed the crucial interception in a thrilling manner and destroyed the ball under Kanort's feet.
Guti, who retreated to receive, controlled the football.
The Real Madrid fans had never been so worried about the team's defense this season.
It had to be said that after sufficient preparation and tactical research, Seville was indeed more difficult to deal with than other opponents. Their extreme counterattack could not be said to have completely restrained Real Madrid, but at least they were able to play a counterattack threat after the quality of their defense improved, which was already commendable.
Guti controlled the ball and turned to observe the situation in the front field. With Adriano's assist, Real Madrid's attack had more space.
Guti passed the ball to Snede in the front left and then plugged in all the way. The Snede dribbled the ball two steps forward and then passed the ball back to the middle. Qin Xiong contained Keita and Poulsen. Guti continued to dribble the ball forward after he got into position. He was extremely calm and composed, assessing the situation and waiting for new changes in the offensive situation.
After he stepped into the dangerous area with the ball, Poulsen finally took a step to let Guti make a choice!
He gave up on Qin Xiong and blocked Guti's advance head-on.
Guti was waiting for this moment. He passed the ball straight to Qin Xiong, who was also running in position.
In the middle outside the penalty area, Qin Xiong received Guti's pass and Keita followed him like a shadow, ready to break it at any time.
But Qin Xiong did not give Keita a chance. He kicked the ball out and passed the ball to the right.
After the pass, Qin Xiong immediately plugged forward. Robben, who moved from the right to the middle, also kicked the ball out and accurately passed the ball to Qin Xiong's running route.
Qin Xiong charged into the penalty area and Crespo followed Qin Xiong's running route to block the shooting route. Qin Xiong swung his right leg and pretended to lift his leg to shoot. Crespo immediately raised his leg to intercept, but Qin Xiong hooked the ball under his foot and stopped abruptly at the same time.
Crespo rushed past Qin Xiong's eyes. The moment the two men crossed each other, Qin Xiong's cold line of sight saw Seville's goal open to him!
He pushed the ball with his foot towards the bottom right corner of the goal. Qin Xiong watched as the football rolled into the goal. The goalkeeper, Palop, tried to stop the football with his palm, but he missed by just a little bit!
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