Marca thought that Real Madrid's victory over Atlético Madrid was representative!
The title was: Don't concede the goal first!
"Real Madrid's strength has become a nightmare for every team. Many opponents have chosen a conservative approach in the face of Real Madrid's invincible battleship, trying to give Real Madrid a defeat with a counterattack.
But such an approach requires a great deal of risk, and there is an inherent fatal flaw: if they concede the goal first, they almost lose the hope of a comeback!
In order to contain Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid only sent two pure offensive players, Agüero and Forlan. What was the result? After conceding the goal 32 seconds into the game, Atlético Madrid could not even get a good chance to counterattack.
Real Madrid is not stupid. Under the wise old manager Bosque's leadership, they know what the opponent needs. Before Real Madrid can turn their advantage into victory, this is the only opportunity for the opponent to realize their tactical ideas. Once Real Madrid takes the lead, they will not attack unscrupulously to give the opponent the chance to counterattack. This is a rational approach, and at the same time, it makes the opponent extremely uncomfortable!
In the study of how to restrain Real Madrid, the teams in La Liga are helpless for the time being. It is a bit whimsical to think that they can only rely on counterattacks to throw Real Madrid into chaos.
Either Real Madrid has problems themselves, and the perfect and gorgeous offensive power declines, or there is really a team that can provide other teams with a new way of thinking to contain Real Madrid! "
Levante's approach of only relying on defense and never investing in the offense was not representative. After all, some games have to be won, and sometimes you have to take risks for more points.
It was impossible for every team to set up an iron bucket formation at their home ground, as if begging to get a draw.
On January 24, the first leg of the Copa del Rey 14 finals, Real Madrid once again met Getafe in the Copa del Rey. Bosque sent the substitute lineup to face the first leg and forced a 1: 1 draw with Getafe in the away game. Whether they could advance to the top four would be revealed at the Bernabéu a week later.
Three days later, Real Madrid faced Villarreal at home.
After coming out of the shadow of being crushed by Real Madrid in the new season, Villarreal also played an irresistible effect in the league. They were only behind Real Madrid in the standings, and their lead over Barcelona was also obvious, with seven points!
But when facing Real Madrid, Villarreal seemed to relive a nightmare, and the painful memory of being slaughtered at El Madrigal uncontrollably came to mind.
After half a season, the team's offense had not only matured, but their mentality had also undergone subtle changes.
At the beginning of the season, they were crazy and reckless. Now, after the adjustment, they had a natural feeling of a heavy sword without a sharp edge.
At Bernabéu, Qin Xiong scored twice and Robben and Guti each scored a goal. Pellegrini's team was stabbed four times at Bernabéu. They only stabbed Real Madrid once to save their dignity.
4:1
Real Madrid double-killed Villarreal!
After this game, the Spanish media issued the slogan that Real Madrid had successfully defended their title!
Real Madrid, who was far ahead in the standings, seemed to have broken away from La Liga.
Some people even joked that La Liga was a league for 19-goal teams, but Real Madrid's team in the Spanish Super League was competing for the La Liga title. It was too unfair!
On the last day of January, Real Madrid faced Getafe at home. Bosque sent all the main forces to play continuously.
The team defeated Getafe at Bernabéu 2: 0 without bloodshed, and advanced to the Copa del Rey semi-finals with a total score of 3: 1!
Perhaps the importance of the Copa del Rey was not high, Real Madrid was not too excited after winning. The players began to talk about other topics after returning to the locker room.
Raúl sat next to Qin Xiong. He had just taken off his sweat-soaked jersey and said, "Have you heard?"
Qin Xiong, who was bending down to take off his sneakers, looked up curiously and asked, "Heard what?"
"The team's target for this year."
"Oh, I've heard."
Raúl pondered for a moment and asked, "What do you think?"
Qin Xiong smiled and shook his head. "I don't have any thoughts. It's not something I should worry about."
The Real Madrid Club had announced its most important target for this year.
Calderón could not get Kaka, and now the target was Ronaldo.
Attracting good players was the goal of top teams. Of course, for some rational clubs, it was not possible to form the strongest team by putting the best players together.
But Real Madrid had an obsession with superstars.
The club's management hoped to bring in Ronaldo to create a sensation and enhance the club's influence. Perhaps the fans would idealize that Real Madrid would become a giant with a few more superstars!
But what about the thoughts inside the Real Madrid locker room?
The team was doing well now.
They were on the right track.
If there was an imperfection, it was only on the defensive level.
It was definitely not on the offensive side!
Real Madrid was the team with the strongest offensive firepower in Europe, no, in the world!
Could it be that the addition of another superstar would make their firepower even stronger?
Not necessarily!
The current team configuration was perfect, the primary and secondary were orderly, and the team complemented each other to achieve a balance.
Adding another superstar sounded good, but only 11 players could be in the starting lineup.
Who would the new superstar replace? Would the replacement be better than the previous tacit understanding and balance?
These were all uncertain factors.
And it would directly threaten the vital interests of some of the main players.
Van Nistelrooy, who did not get along with Ronaldo during his time at Manchester United, did not play today. He expressed his personal opinion.
"That brat is a selfish bastard! He only wants everyone to serve him and be in the limelight! In my opinion, he won't perform better than Wesley. "
Snede felt a little uncomfortable when he heard Van Nistelrooy's words.
It was as if he must be worse than Ronaldo.
Of course, the outside world would definitely think that Ronaldo was better than Snede, but Snede himself was not necessarily resigned to his fate.
Baptista, Balboa, and the other players who could not play in the team were worried.
The outside world did not know that Bosque's communication with the management was not pleasant.
The old manager knew that Real Madrid needed big-name star players, but they did not necessarily need frontline players!
Looking at the team's frontline configuration, there was Raúl, van Nistelrooy, Saviola, and Higuaín in the center forward position.
Indeed, there were two veterans, but should Higuaín cultivate them or not?
Snede, Robben, and Robinho were rotated back and forth among the wingers, which was also perfect.
Moreover, Robinho and Snede were both capable as attacking midfielders. Robben was able to take advantage of both sides. Paired with Qin Xiong as the offensive core, Real Madrid's own offensive creativity would evolve into a very rich attacking routine.
If they were to bring in a striker at this time, not to mention whether it was needed in the competition, the fluctuation in the hearts of the people in the locker room would make the old manager very unhappy.
Even if they were to bring in reinforcements, they should continue to strengthen the midfield or the defense.
Guti was in his early thirties, and his replacement was a problem that needed to be solved. If Diarra was injured, the defensive midfielder would also lack a general who could take charge of the defense!
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